11 MAY 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 154

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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Shoot at sight orders in SL as protests intensify

C O LO M B O, M AY 1 0 (IANS/PTI): With escalating violence in Sri Lanka, including torching of houses belonging to ruling party politicians and family members of President Gotabaya Rajapksa, armed forces have been given orders to open fire at anyone causing personal harm, or damaging/looting the properties of others.

Eight people, including a politician from the ruling party, a police officer and civilians, have been killed since violence broke out on Monday, while as many as 219 injured persons are undergoing treatments at government hospitals.

Secretary in the Defence Ministry, Kamal Gunaratne, said that 60 vehicles, including buses and jeeps, have been torched and over 40 vehicles have been damaged since Monday.

“While peaceful protest is being conducted, there are sections of the society who have resorted to

Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard next to burnt buses in Colombo on Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

violence and looting. We are going to strictly impose the law against anyone violating it,” the Defence Secretary said.

Amid the spread of violence, President Rajapaksa has extended the curfew from Wednesday to Thursday.

Gunaratne said that acts of violence are continuing throughout the country, ignoring the state of Emergency and curfew imposed by the President.

President appeals: Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday urged people to stop “violence and acts of revenge” against fellow citizens and vowed to address the political and economic crisis facing the nation, even as his elder brother and former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was evacuated to a naval base after a series of attacks on his supporters left at least eight people dead.

A curfew is in force across the island nation after mobs burned down the ancestral home belonging to the ruling Rajapaksa family amid mounting anger for their mishandling of the economy, leading to the island nation’s worst economic crisis. Though Mahinda Rajapaksa quit as prime minister on Monday, this has failed to bring calm.

The protesters are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya as well.

“I appeal and urge people to remain calm & stop violence & acts of revenge against citizens, irrespective of political affiliations.

All efforts will be made to restore political stability through consensus, within constitutional mandate & to resolve economic crisis,” President Gotabaya tweeted in his first comments since the outbreak of the violence that saw arson attacks on the homes of several former ministers and politicians.

Throughout the night on Monday, the police fired teargas shells to quell mobs trying to enter the Temple Trees residence. In the early hours of Tuesday, police fired tear gas and warning shots to hold back mobs as security forces moved Mahinda and his family out of his official residence.

As word spread about Mahinda’s reported presence at the Trincomalee Naval Base, people started a protest near the key military facility. On Tuesday, Sri Lankan media showed a video of a house of former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa’s house in Malwana that was vandalised. Basil, 71, is the younger brother of Mahinda and Gotabaya.

Anti-government protesters have set up a checkpoint on the road leading to the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo to prevent the Rajapaksa family loyalists from fleeing the country.

GT beat LSG by 62 runs to seal play-off berth SPORTS, PAGE 12

BAN plea to govt on illegal taxation D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 (NPN): Business Association of Nagas (BAN) has again expressed serious concern over the continued illegal collection of money and urged upon the state government to come up with strong laws and stringent measures “to curb the evil of collection of money” without legal sanction by anyone involved.

In a press release, BAN president L Mongkum Jamir and general secretary Dr. Yan Murry said that the “long prevailing evils of illegal collection of money” by various groups, organisations and governmental agencies continue to haunt the business community in Nagaland including those involved in inter-state transportation of goods.

BAN pointed out that ACAUT (Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation), PAC (Public Action Committees) and BAN (Business Association of

Nagas) and other organisations, for decades, have been raising the issue and pleading the state government to protect the rights and interest of the affected persons, facing constant harassment and torture while transporting goods and conducting businesses.

BAN lamented that nothing has been done by the government to ease the sufferings of the affected despite the hue and cry.

It also claimed that there were evidence of vehicles transporting goods being imposed with tax based on the number of wheels in the trucks, by various organisations and government agencies. (See pics on p-8) BAN said this was the reason why “transportation cost to Dimapur is 100% to 400% higher compared to the cost in places with similar topography.

Due to artificial cost on transportation, BAN said every item imported

becomes more expensive and ultimately affects the prices of all essential products and increases cost of living. BAN said it was high time that the government devise monitoring mechanisms to safeguard the fundamental rights of the business communities to facilitate overall development in the state and to control inflation of goods and services.

Further, BAN also appealed to the state government to make practical policies to make provision for the aggrieved persons to address their grievances by maintaining an online portal for registering complaints.

BAN also suggested making provisions for appointment of Ombudsman to look into such complaints and also setting up CCTV in all existing check gates and take appropriate legal action against the offenders.

NLSF demands probe First Edu Connect Conclave held at Kohima State logs 2 new AKM flays alleged encroachment the “high handedness” of into tree-felling COVID-19 cases Correspondent Addressing the inauguAssam police has hurt the ral function, Sukhalu stated D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 MOKOKCHUNG, MAY sentiments of the Aos parat police complex Lack of awareness that growth and diversifica- (NPN): Nagaland on Tues- 10 (NPN): Ao Students’ ticularly the student comDIMAPUR, MAY 10 should not lead to tion have not had equitable day logged two new CO- Conference (AKM) has munity. AKM reiterated that (NPN): Notwithstandreach, either geographically VID-19 cases, pushing the expressed anguish and re- AKM Reserve forest was ing the clarification over loss of opportunity or in terms of awareness, tally to 35,492. According sentment at the alleged en- donated by Aokum village controversial felling of 50 across the State. He stressed to health department’s daily croachment incidents at of Tsurangkong range under - KT Sukhalu highly valued teak trees the need to address these bulletin, two new cases were Aokum and Yajang villages Mokokchung district in 1997 inside police complex Chümoukedima , Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) has urged the state home minister to “properly investigate” the matter book all those involved and penalise them under Section 33 (f) of the Indian Forest Act 1927 and other provisions of the law, if found guilty.

NLSF through its media & publicity wing said the 50 teak trees were cut down and transported in gross violation of the Indian Forest Act 1927.

Thus, NLSF said it was of the opinion that the statement issued earlier by the DGP Nagaland , who claimed that the teak trees “posed a security risk and were a hazard to the nearby buildings” was nothing but “disinformation baseless justification to manipulate public opinion” .

The DGP Nagaland had stated that the trees were felled “due to security reasons to the under-construction VIP guest house and also posed hazard to the existing Police mess and cottages.”

NLSF demanded that in the light of the DGP’s clarification, all the required procedures for felling down teak trees be made available in public domain.

This is it!

“I’ve decided to use excavator for my election symbol. It signifies strength and will power.”

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KOHIMA, MAY 10 (NPN): Acknowledging Investment & Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) and North East Educational Council (NEEC) for organising the first Nagaland Edu Connect Conclave under the theme ‘investment for the future’ here at the Capital Convention Centre, School Education and SCERT ad-

challenges and said that lack of awareness should not lead to the loss of opportunity for the students.

As the education sector was dynamic, he said it was important that proper information, knowledge about educational institutions of K. T Sukhalu inaugurating the stalls at Capital Convention choice and customised inKohima on Wednesday. (NP) formation access to a wide viser KT Sukhalu remarked tional interface between top array of educational instituthat the event was a step educational institutions and tions from across India on a single (Cont’d on p-8) towards facilitating educa- the students of Nagaland.

detected in Dimapur district. COVID-19 death toll remained at 760 as no new fatality was reported.

The state now has three active COVID-19 cases, while 33,244 people have recovered from the disease and 1,485 patients have migrated to other states, the official said. A total of 4,72,691 samples have been tested for the infection in the state till date.

by Assam police and forest officials.

It said that on May 7, Assam police and forest officials allegedly removed AKM’s Reserve Forest signboard board at Aokum village. They also destroyed some plantations at Yajang village on May 5, it added.

Addressing media persons, AKM led by its president Nungdokyanger and other officials stated that

and that AKM had never encroached others land till date.

It, therefore, demanded that Assam government restore the damage done on or before May 12. In the event of any unprecedented and unwanted situations, Assam government will be solely held responsible, it said, adding that AKM anticipated prompt actions from the authorities in order to maintain peaceful coexistence.

HC ruling on NSSB victory for student community: RPP Oting case: ENPO seeks prosecution sanction

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 (NPN): Rising People’s Party (RPP) said Guwahati High Court Kohima Bench had on Monday finally disposed of the PIL on Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) by ruling that the board should start functioning at the earliest.

Mentioning this, the party in a release said based on the compliance affidavit filed by the State government, Justice S Serto and Justice Nelson Sailo were satisfied with the government undertaking and ruled that “Since everything is in place the Board shall start functioning and conduct

exams at the earliest as people of the state have been eagerly waiting for so long.”

After numerous hearings and delay tactics of the State government, the party said the judges finally saved the day for the student community, terming the development as a “victory” for the student community and credited the efforts of Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN), Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) and others like Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) for this in the

initial years.

Requesting NSSB to start the recruitment process at the earliest, RPP alleged that though the case could have been disposed of as early as November 2021, the delay tactics of the State government’s advocates ensured otherwise and that many students crossed the age limit unfortunately.

It called for considering age relaxation since it was the UDA coalition that created the problem in the first place, including adopting delay tactics during the hearing period.

As per the affidavit, NSSB chairman took

charge on February 16, 2022 and the board’s office at the new directorate building of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences was up and running since April 20, 2022.

The party recalled that though the Neiphiu Rio government had issued a notification constituting NSSB in July 2020, it remained only on paper even after lapse of more than one year. Instead, the State government had on July 16, 2021 opted for backdoor appointment of more than 1,400 posts, which horrified every right thinking citizens, it added. (Cont’d on p-8)

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 (NPN): Easter n Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO), which held a joint consultative meeting at KU Hall, Mon town on May 10, post its temporary withdrawal of non-cooperation with the Indian security forces, has resolved to urge the Central government, the Defence ministry to grant prosecution sanction as sought by the state government.

ENPO demanded that based on the prosecution sanction the culprit should be booked under relevant court for trial and bring the action taken in public domain. At the joint consulta-

tive meeting, the house also demanded that the Centre extend compensation to the families of the victims and to those who have sustained life-long injuries.

In the event of delay in delivering justice, the ENPO cautioned to take its own course of action. At Tuesday’s meeting, ENPO president gave brief accounts on how ENPO prior to the lifting of non-cooperation had “initiated ground works based on the endorsement from the concerned bodies”.

ENPO said its president “categorically” made the stand clear that the people of Eastern Nagaland had not

given up their stand. ENPO said that with the support of other Naga brethren, they would continue to fight for justice against the “barbaric acts meted out to the innocent civilians” on December 4 & 5, 2021 at Oting village and Mon town respectively by the Indian security forces.

ENPO president, however, asserted that in order to pave way for smooth physical interaction with the government of India and for arriving at a desired conclusion at the earliest, the ENPO had on April 28, 2022 temporarily lifted the non-cooperation with the Indian security forces.

NPCC appeals political parties to demand VVPAT State’s first keyhole surgery of spine performed Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has appealed to all political parties in the State to demand use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), asserting that Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) had been proven several times to be tampered.

Addressing the media at Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday, NPCC president K Therie urged all rightthinking citizens and political parties to demand opting VVPAT, adding that it was the right of citizens to be satisfied that their vote were accounted in favour of

(L) NPCC president K. Therie addressing the media, Tuesday. (NP)

their desired candidates. As a voter could not provide evidence that his/her vote was cast in favour of the desired candidate and nor Election Commission (ECI) could prove that the vote was indeed registered in favour of the desired candidate, he alleged that EVMs lacked transparency.

“It is all assumption and citizens are not satisfied with assumptions,” he said.

He said a memorandum would be submitted to ECI in this regard.

Referring to the alleged missing of 19 lakh EVMs, he said a PIL was pending at Bombay High Court and questioned EC’s inability to reply convincingly to the court over several hearings for four years. He asserted that this had raised suspicions among the people. He added that the petitioner had

also filed special leave petition at Supreme Court for direction to dispose the case expeditiously.

Therie claimed that the missing EVMs between 2014 and 2018 were found in trucks, buses, schools and residences of BJP leaders, alleging that these were used to commit “vote theft”.

He also demanded oneday polling and simultaneous counting of votes at the polling station itself, in the presence of polling agents of candidates, which can be noted in the presiding officer’s diary signed by all polling agents and endorsed to the returning officer (RO) for result declaration the next day.

(Cont’d on p-8)

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland’s first tubular microdiscectomy surgery was performed at Putuonuo Nursing Home, Kohima by Naga spine surgeon Dr Neilakuo Kire.

The surgery was performed on a 37-year-old farmer with long duration back pain and left leg weakness with wasting of the muscles. She was unable to climb stairs and was having difficulty carrying out her routine work.

The keyhole surgery took one hour with near zero blood loss. The highlight of the surgery is that the patient was able to walk “pain free” within 24 hours of the surgery.

An alumni of Jawaha-

rlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, Kire had completed his MS Orthopaedics from Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata and Fellowship in Hand & Micro-surgery from Coimbatore. He pursued his Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery from Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, training under one of the best spine surgeons in India, Dr Vishal Kundnani.

Advantages of “keyhole” or minimally-invasive spine surgery over “open” spine surgery included much smaller cuts (less than an inch), shorter hospital stay, lesser blood loss, lesser pain, early ambulation and faster recovery time. Such ad-

vanced high skill surgeries require intense training and good knowledge of the spine anatomy, which is intricate and fragile.

Many patients travel outside the State to avail specialised spine surgeries at a high cost of more than Rs 3 lakhs. Cost estimate of the same keyhole surgery performed in Nagaland was approximately Rs 60,000 only, which was 20% of the cost of surgery outside the state.

Patients also saved on travelling, accommodation, food and other unforeseen expenses that they would have to be incurred if they sought treatment outside Nagaland. This was stated in a press release.

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LREs handed to Govt.

Hr. Sec School in Mon

DC Mon Thavaseelan K and others before handing the equipment.

DIMAPUR: Learning Resource Equipment (LREs) sponsored by American India Foundation (AIF) under the Digital Equalizer Programme, were handed over to Government Higher Secondary Schools of Aboi, Tizit, Naginimora and Mon town on May 9.

According to DIPR report, the equipment which included - 5 Lenovo Desktops with UPS, 1 HP Laptop, 1 Epson Projector with screen, and 1 Ahuja speaker for the setting up of Digital

Labs to enhance student learning were handed over to the schools by DC Mon, Thavaseelan K at the virtual programme.

The schools were selected under the Digital Equalizer Programme of AIF. The programme focuses on bridging the educational and digital divide by bringing technology to under-resourced schools across India. AIF will provide training to school teachers in technology use as well

as project-based learning methods. The teachers will be trained in interactive and dynamic teaching methods to replace rote learning.

D i r e c t o r, D i g i t a l Equalizer, AIF, Sanyukta Chaturvedi, apprised the members about the programme and road map for its activities in Mon. Speaking at the event, DC Mon, conveyed gratitude to AIF for their assistance, and solicited continued support in the educational sector in Mon district.

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Wokha, Phek DPDBs welcome new chairmen DIMAPUR: Wokha District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) and Phek District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) have welcomed their new chairmen on Tuesday.

According to DIPR repor t, vice chairman DPDB and DC Wokha, Orenthung Lotha congratulated and welcomed the new DPDB chairman Wokha, Dr. Chumben Murry.

Dr. Chumben in his opening remark thanked the Chief Minister and the Planning minister for reposing faith in him to be the chairman of the august house and said that the concept of this particular District Planning Board was to give a political will to execute/ implement all the common schemes to address the needs of the district.

H e u r ge d a l l t h e board members, especially the development departments to contribute accordingly to bring change in the district and in some departments.

He said the depart-

Kezhienyi Khalo addressing the members of DPDB meeting in Phek. (DIPR)

ment of Agri and allied sectors need to give special emphasis to the district as Covid -19 pandemic has created a destructive impact on the economy of the State as well as the district.

The board also welcomed two new members, S.S. NST Khriezotuolie Angami and Functional Manager (DIC) Bhandari, N.Zuben Odyuo.

Later in the day, following department officials led by DC, PD DRDA, DAO, E.E R&B, DPO (LRD), DFO (For-

NDPP Mkg Women Wing hold consultative meeting Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, MAY 10 (NPN): A consultative meeting of NDPP 27 Mokokchung Town Assembly constituency Women organization was held on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by party workers from all five wards of the constituency. At the meeting, president Women Organization NDPP Mokokchung region, Arenla Pongen exhorted the gathering and stressed on the various responsibilities that a party worker must shoul- Members of NDPP Mokokchung Town women organisation on Tuesday.

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der upon. The meeting was also attended by Alemla Metsubo who spoke about the importance of women participation in politics.

Also, all the unit presidents of the constituency shared their responsibilities to be carried out under their respective units. Earlier, the meeting was chaired

by Meyila, president 27 Mokokchung Town A/C Wo m e n o r g a n i z a t i o n NDPP who also delivered the welcome address. The vote of thanks was delivered by Awala, general secretary (Admin).

est), DWCO, Assistant Planning Commissioner (P), Horticulture and Veterinary and Animal Husbandry accompanied the DPDB chairman to Wokha village and held interaction with the village council members, SHGs and progressive farmers.

Deputy Commissioner, Wokha Orenthung Lotha thanked all the members, Wokha village council, SHGs and progressive farmers for making the programme a grand success.

Citizens, Nagaland, Constr uction of GHS Old Phek Village Building, and Upgradation of GPS upper Khomi to GMS were discussed and approved.

The PowerPoint presentation was given by the Department of Urban Development and Fire service Department.

In the next meeting, the Industries & Commerce, Chozouba, and Land Resources Departments were entrusted to give their departmental presentation.

NNC/FGN informs ANMOL trg prog conducted

DIMAPUR: Naga National Council (NNC) and Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) through its MIP have informed that the 71st anniversary of Naga Voluntary Plebiscite will be celebrated on May 16, 10 a.m. at Peace Hall, Chedema Peace Camp.

It therefore requested everyone to participate in the celebration.

NSCN (I-M) change of guard DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has informed that executive member steering committee, Hutovi Chishi, has taken over as the Speaker of the Tatar Hoho, GPRN from Arep Jamir on May 10.

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DIMAPUR: A one-day training programme on ANMOL (ANM Online) for ANMs of Longleng district was conducted on May 10 at CMO conference hall.

In a press release, chief medical officer (CMO) Longleng, Dr. Obangjungla stated that the training programme was led by district programme manager (DPM) Viroli and introductory address was delivered

by CMO Longleng.

CMO emphasised on importance of being digitalised in today’s fast paced world and encouraged trainees to approach the office if there were any problems.

DPM Viroli in his address stressed on ANMOL; how it functions and how to use it. He further added that the office would be ready to assist the trainees.

2nd Death anniversary of Late Puhonol thapo (Pueso) 11.05.2020

It’s been two years since you left us for your heavenly abode, but not a single day has passed by without you in our thoughts, memories, prayers and wishes.

The void that you left behind, as a towering shadow and strength is irreplaceable. Your love and teachings shall be our source of guidance as we tread through life’s journey.

You are Always Remembered and Missed Apo.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Phek DPDB: Phek District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) has organised a programme to welcome the new chairman DPDB, Kezhienyi Khalo, MLA on May 10.

According to DIPR report, the MLA thanked the members for their co-operation and urged everyone to continue to give their best services and at the same time assured his support.

At the meeting, agendas such as National Helpline for Senior

Loving Wife, Children, In-laws, and Grandchildren

1st DEATH ANNIvERsARY Marwapang

Born : 20.10.1981 – Died : 19.04.2022 The family of Late Mr. Marwapang (Mangmetong), wishes to acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual and various organisations who stood beside us during our recent bereavement. Your consistent help be it prayers, financially and physically will forever remain in our hearts. May our good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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of Late Kekhriezhaü Kire

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Nchumbemo Kikon, who left for his heavenly abode on 07/05/2022, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals and organizations who stood by us through prayers and support in many ways.

We regret our inability to thank individually by name and pray to Almighty God to grant His abundant blessings upon everyone.

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IN REMEMBRANCE of

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lt. Vitsuzono Kielienyü

Lt. TONIHO AYE

A man of God, patient husband, wonderful dad, loyal friend and an amazing person who will ever live in our hearts.

Dad you are always loved and dearly missed.

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“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord”. Romans 14: 8

Loving wife, children & relatives.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT "But as God calls us one by one the chain will link again"

With profound grief and regret, we announce the sad and untimely demise of our beloved E. Thungbemo Ezung on 7th May 2022. A wonderfully genial, simple and generous soul, a loving father, husband, brother and friend to many. The void created by his absence will be unfathomable.

We are humbled by the overwhelming and generous outpouring of grief and support in all forms from all quarters, including: 1. Zion Hospital and Research Centre, Dimapur.

2. Hindi Baptist Church, Haralu Colony.

3. District Industries Centre, Chozuba, Phek.

4. Merapani Village.

5. Friends, family members, batchmates, relatives and individuals.

May the Almighty bless you all abundantly.

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17th August 2007 – 23rd April 2022 Gone too soon to Heavenly abode, yet your memories and the love we have for you will live on eternally. Until we meet on the other side, God will protect you and give you rest. Job 11:8 We, the bereaved family would like to express our heartfelt and sincere gratitude to all the churches, organizations, friends, relatives and well wishers who stood and supported us at the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved son T. Throngrun on 23rd April, 2022 in the flash flood at Dhansiri river Dimapur.

A special thanks to: 1. Yimkhiung Baptist Church Dimapur 2. Yimkhiung Union and Yimkhiung Students’ Union, Dimapur 3. Youth Department and Women Department, YBCD 4. Yimkhiung Union Kohima 5. Managing Committee Dayanand Vidya Niketan, Naharbari (Purana Bazaar), Dimapur 6. Yimkhiung Berü Arihako, Dimapur 7. Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Union Dimapur 8. Disaster Management Team, Dimapur 9. Police Personnel, Dimapur 10. Ward and Community People Naharbari (Purana Bazaar) and Walford, Dimapur 11. Community and GB Phaipijang Village, Dimapur 12. Local Rescue Team, Dimapur We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one of you personally, but your kind gestures will always be remembered. May our Almighty God bless you all immensely.

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Loving husband, sons and relatives

Ever since you left me for heavenly abode, Life now entangles with tornado and bewilderment, Bereft of what happiness means in life.

Breaking the chain of your wisdom, prayers, guidance, love..

Placed me nowhere to carry on, Indeed the darkest last three years in life.

Yet, knowing well you are now in the bosom of Christ, Heaven seems closer, death looks lesser dreadful.

Yearning to be united again....

Mom, not a single day has lapsed without you in my thoughts, Will do all means to make alive your legacy.

Longs to hear you call me affectionately....NEIBANO k-934/22

- Loving daughter Dr. Kikruneinuo Kielienyü

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Students taking out a peaceful procession on Tuesday. (NP)

Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, MAY 1 0 ( N P N ) : Tz u r a n g kong Students’ Conference (TKM) on Tuesday launched a peaceful procession in protest against state government failure to address shortage of teachers under Tzurangkong range.

More than 500 students took part in the procession.

TKM president, Imlisunep said that it has raised these issues and had

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even submitted representation to the responsible department on many occasions but their demands were not met.

The Conference has therefore exhausted all means and has restored to peaceful procession to raise their grievance, he said.

He said “instead of deploying teachers more transfers orders of teachers had been issued without replacement till date.”

Earlier, the peaceful procession started from Watiyim Village Gate to

Moayimti junction and back to Tzurangkong, and TKM submitted a representation to Border Magistrate and to SDEO, Mangkolemba addressed to the Principal Director, Department of School Education, Kohima demanding that the teacher shortage crisis under various Schools in Tzurangkong range be resolved at the earliest.

TKM further warned that it has decided to take up “diverse steps” until the matter is addressed and fulfilled.

Assam Rifles conduct Yoga, seminar

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles Jalukie battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a Yoga Camp and fitness session and seminar-cum-awareness on tourism and hotel management on May 9.

According to AR source, Jalukie battalions conducted Yoga camp and fitness session for the students of Heraka School, Tening.

The students were also briefed about importance of practising yoga in daily life for a healthy lifestyle. A of total of 81 students participated in the event.

The battalion in collaboration with Pragati Edu tech, Guwahati conducted seminar-cum-awareness programme on Tourism & Hotel Management for local youth at Peren Town Hall.

At the event, local youth was given awareness on various job opportunities available in private and public sector as per their qualifications and capabilities. The team laid emphasis on numerous employment opportunities in Tourism and Hotel Management, in which they could be provided with, free of cost courses, for three months with free hostel facilities at Pragati Edu tech Institute, Guwahati. The seminar was attended by 60 local youth in and around Peren Town.

Registration forms for upcoming courses were also distributed among the youths.

Monolith in memory of 1851 battle erected at Kikruma

Sachopra Vero with village leaders at the newly constructed battlefield memorial at Kikruma.

DIMAPUR: In commemoration of the fierce battle of 1851 fought between Kikruma village and the British, the Kikruma Village Council (KVC) has erected a monolith at Rünyitu (battlefield zone then), under Kikruma village.

According to KVC, retired secretary to Government of Nagaland, Sachopra Vero dedicated the monolith on May 4 by unveiling the plaque which read “In memory of the battle of 1851 - The bloodiest battle ever fought in the North Eastern Frontier Hills between the British Imperial Army led by Capt. REID, Lt Vincent and Lt Campbell of the 1st and 2nd Assam Light Infantry,

Students witness live broadcast No question of NPF merging with of 1st Edu Connect Conclave other parties: Dr. Shürhozelie

Students attending the live broadcast of Edu Connect Conclave in Peren. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Class X and XII students of Peren witnessed the live telecast of the 1st Nagaland Edu Connect Conclave 2022 jointly organized by the Investment & Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) and the North East Educational Council (NEEC) in col-

laboration with the Department of School Education, Department of Higher Education and Department of Technical Education was Live broadcasted at GHSS Auditorium Hall, Peren on Tuesday.

A DIPR report stated that around 350 students

from three Schools of Peren town- Government Higher Secondary School, All Saints Higher Secondary School and Baptist Higher Secondary School witnessed the live event which was broadcasted through MyGovNagaland YouTube Channel.

NGBF dedicatory programme

DIMAPUR, MAY 10 (NPN): Veteran regional politician and NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Tuesday said that the talks about NPF merging with other political party was out of question.

Addressing the consultative meeting of the Kohima division, Shürhozelie said since NPF belonged to the entire Naga people, other political parties wanting to merge with NPF was most welcome, NPF Kohima division media cell stated in a press note.

Dr. Shürhozelie further said that the defection of 21 of its legislators was a blessing in disguise for NPF, as it would now allow the party to work out the modalities for the betterment of the party and its future. “True politics is to work for the people base on its principal, whereas, power and money monger politics is not true politics”, he said.

Though NPF has faced the good and bad times, Dr. Shürhozelie the party was deeply rooted to the Naga people and was growing day by day.

With the recent development, Dr. Shürhozelie said there would be rumours to confuse the party leaders. He, however, urged the party leaders to stand firm on the party’s principle. Also speaking on the occasion, former MLA Kropol Vitsu said that the recent defection of the NPF MLAs was not a worry

for the party but it is for the defectors and their followers who should be more worried for their future.

Senior central vice president, Kruzakie Kelio in his speech called upon the Kohima division to be fully prepared and work out the best strategy in the six assembly seats under Kohima District if election is held in 2023.

NPF central general secretary, Guoneiu Sirie said that the regional NPF party was a blessed party for the Western Angami constituency.

Though the defection of its MLA was disheartening, he however said that the leaders who holds the true principle of the party was still intact party.

Party’s central secretary, Sievotso Seyie who also spoke on the occasion maintained that NPF faced different kinds of political wave but was still surviving and remain so, adding that that in politics many leaders leave the party but many new capable leaders join the party.

Earlier, the Kohima division president, Neisakuolie Rutsa chaired the programme while invocation was said by CEC member Suosahie Sachü. Welcome address was delivered by Kohima division working president Vira Lhousa and vote of thanks pronounced by Kohima division general secretary, Vilasalie Theünuo.

along with 800 Naga allies, and the warriors of Kikruma village on 11th and 12th February, 1851”.

Vero, in his dedicatory message stated that the monolith would serve as a constant reminder for the present generation of Kikruma village, the great values that the ancestors of the village cultivated and practiced – values such as bravery, courage, valour, and above all, unity among its people.

The event marked a historic day for the people of Kikrüma as they came together to honour the common future based on those admirable values handed down to the present generation, Vero added.

Power shutdown in parts of Chümou DIMAPUR, MAY 10 (NPN): Power department has informed that there would be power shutdown under Sovima village, Unity village, Sodzulhou village, 7th Mile village, 5th Mile Model village, Tenyiphe-I (C-Khel) from 6 a.m.- 9 a.m. w.e.f. May 12-15.

In a press release, SDO electrical sub-division Chümoukedima, Vikhozolie Nisa, informed that shutdown has been necessitated to facilitate the ongoing work for re-conductoring of 132kv ImphalDimapur transmission line.

Nagaland Stall display in Dubai

Members of NGBF at the dedicatory programme.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) held a dedicatory prayer programme for the new office bearers on May 10 at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur. In a press release, joint secretar y NGBF,

Akhu Naga stated that the dedicatory programme was conducted by vice president, Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF), Rev. Dr. Paphino. In his short message, he shared a passage from Ezekiel 33:

1-7 characterizing Gaon buras as “watchmen of the society”.

Congratulating the new team, Paphino urged all Gaon buras present to render their services with conviction and sincerity.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Stall has been prominently displayed at the India Pavilion in the ongoing Arabian Travel Market (ATM)in Dubai.

The ATM will be held from May 9 to 12 with the India Pavilion being inaugurated by Rupinder Brar, and Addl. Director-General, Ministry of Tourism, Gov-

ernment of India. I. Kitto Zhimomi, Commissioner & Secretary Tourism and V. Doulo, Addl. Director Tourism, Government of Nagaland are participating at the Arabian Travel Market hard-selling Nagaland Tourism, especially the Hornbill Festival, Nagaland Offroad, and the unique Naga way of life.

HIV Ombudsman holds review meeting

DIMAPUR: HIV Ombudsman for Nagaland and joint secretary Health & Family Welfare, Ajit Kumar Ranjan held a review meeting with the NSACS on the steps taken for dissemination of information and awareness regarding the rights of HIV affected persons under the provisions of the HIV & AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017 at the IDSP Hall of the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare on Tuesday.

At the review meeting, the ombudsman deliberated on the activities that has been carried out and suggested for more dissemination of the Act in the Districts and at K Y M C

the Sub-districts level.

The review meeting was attended by Project Director and Program Officers, Nagaland State AIDS Control Society.

Meanwhile, for any complaints and grievances, the form can be downloaded from https://nsacs.nagaland.gov.in/hiv-aids-pcact-2017/ and a person can lodge complaints by email: hivombudsman.ngl@gmail. com; or by telephone: 0370 2270047; or by post: The Ombudsman & Joint Secretary, Department Health & Family Welfare, New Civil Secretariat, Kohima – 707004, Nagaland.

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‘Confident AFSPA will soon be revoked from Assam’ Bangladesh Mukti Jodhas visit EAC Hq

Manipur Congress demands whitepaper on Rs 668.68 crore sanctioned to PWD

Man kills wife, then hangs himself

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IMPHAL, MAY 10: Opposition Congress in Manipur on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government in the state has recently cancelled 1255 work programs for improvement of roads across the 60 Assembly constituencies, sanctioned in the financial year 2020-21.

The opposition demanded white paper in where the funds amounting to over Rs 668.68 crore sanctioned for the work programs had gone.

Addressing a press conference, MPCC president K Meghachandra alleged that

Amit Shah from the entire state soon,” he said.

The Act was extended 60 times in the state since 1990 but now, instead of special laws, youths can look forward to development and a bright future, the union minister said.

He said that those who have surrendered and returned to the mainstream are being rehabilitated by both the central and Assam governments and they will participate in the development journey of the state.

Shah said accords were signed with all four factions of the NDFB and militant outfits in Karbi Anglong, while 274 cases against 427 cadres of them were withdrawn by the state government.

“The Assam Police

the then BJP-led government had sanctioned 1255 work programs to improve road connectivity across the 60 Assembly constituencies with PWD as the work agency, during the previous financial year 2020-21.

Later, administrative approvals were accorded to 669 works at a sum of Rs 562.4476 crore and 586 works at a sum of Rs. 106.2374 crore. Of these total works, 444 were to be implemented in the hills area and 811 in valley areas.

Some contractors had already started implementing the works after the PWD awarded the works with the

completion of tender processes. However, the PWD had issued an order, cancelling the work programs citing fund constraint and failure to accord expenditure sanction by the state finance department. The Congress called the cancellation of work programs funds already sanctioned citing fund constraint on the part of the implementing agency was unreasonable.

“Where had the sanctioned funds gone? Has the top officials of the department looted the funds from the backdoor conspiring with the people in power in the government,” he asked.

Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta at the ‘Alankaran Parade’ ceremony held at the Nehru Stadium here.

Assam tackling illegal migration, Bengal is not: Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday while praising the BJP-led Assam government for strongly tackling illegal migration, alleged that the West Bengal government was not cooperating with the Centre in dealing with the problem.

The TMC which runs the Bengal government and with which the BJP has long been at daggers drawn, was quick to respond calling the home minister’s claim “a white lie” and pointing out that stopping illegal migration was the job of the BSF which the central government runs. Addressing a public rally to mark the first anniversary of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led NDA government in Assam, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to end the problem of infiltration but claimed ‘Bengal is not cooperating with the centre’. ‘On the other hand, Assam is standing rock-solid behind the centre and is fighting the problem strongly with result evident in the remarkable decrease in illegal infiltration’, Shah said.

TMC termed Shah’s allegations as baseless and pointed out that it was the duty of the Borders Security Force to stop smuggling and illicit movement of people.

“It’s a white lie by the Union Home Minister.

The West Bengal government has extended all support to the union government and the central agencies in tackling infiltration. It is because of dereliction of duty by the BSF (run by the central government) that cross border infiltration and smuggling is taking place,” TMC national spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Ray told PTI. He claimed that in the recent past, some BSF officials have been arrested “for their involvement in smuggling”.

AGARTALA, MAY 10 (PTI): A man killed his wife by hitting her with an iron rod and then hanged himself at his residence in a remote village in North Tripura district, police said on Tuesday. Somen Nath, who was suffering from mental disorder for some time, was having lunch with his father-in-law while his wife Sanjita Nath was serving the food on Monday. When his father-in-law went to wash his hands after finishing lunch, Somen suddenly hit his wife with an iron rod and she died on the spot, Officerin-Charge (OC), Kanchapur police station, Krishnadhan Sarkar told PTI over the telephone on Tuesday.

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SHILLONG, MAY 10: A 25-member delegation of Bangladesh Mukti Jodhas (Freedom Fighters) visited the headquarters of Eastern Air Command at Upper Shillong in Meghalaya on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh delegation, led by Haroon Habib, a member of the Bangladesh Mukti Jodhas are currently visiting India to take part in the events as part of the “Swarnim Vijay Varsh” celebrations organised to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of victory over Pakistan in 1971 war.

Senior Air Staff Officer Air Marshal AP Singh interacted with the brave Mukti Jodhas and praised their role and efforts towards liberation of Bangladesh during the 1971 Bangladesh war.

The 25 Bangladeshis Mukti Joddhas were involved in operation in 1971 from the Meghalaya Sector.

Meghalaya Commissioner & Secretary for Arts & Culture Department, Frederick Rou Kharkongor, who accompanied the delegation , thanked the

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Joddhas, Haroon Habib paid homage to the heroic members of the Indian Armed Forces who fought for the liberation of Bangladesh and said that their contributions will remain enshrined in Bangladesh’s independence history.

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GHOKIMI UNION KOHIMA FELICITATION

The Ghokimi Union Kohima (GUK), extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Babika K. Shohe, D/o Mr. K. Kikheho Shohe & Mrs. Abo Shohe, for securing the post of Stenographer (Gr-III) under Home Department, Police Establishment Branch, Kohima through NPSC Exam.

The union further wishes her great success in all her future endeavours.

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Sd/Ikiye Swu Jt. Secretary

Application Invited for the Post of Director cum Dean

The Seyochung Village Union Kiphire Town with immense pride and honour take this opportunity to convey its heartiest congratulations to Mr. K. Chumseli Sangtam, S/o Shri. Khaliba on being appointed as official Personal Secretary (PS) to Hon'ble Deputy Speaker NLA, Govt. of Nagaland.

The union also thank Hon'ble Deputy Speaker Shri. t. yangseo Sangtam for having faith upon our fellow citizen by choosing him to be his official Personal Secretary, we further pray and expect good health & success for bringing more laurels to the people of Seyochung Village and wishing him all the best in his new assignment.

(Kunyangli Sangtam) General Secretary

Eastern Air Command for organising a befitting function and said that some members of the delegation even got emotional during the function as they relived their memories of the war.

Speaking on behalf of the Bangladeshis Mukti

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has a glorious history and has successfully tackled insurgency, border issues, smuggling of arms, drugs and cattle, rhino poaching and social issues like witchcraft to emerge as one of the foremost police forces of the country,” Shah said.

The force also successfully dealt with partition, the communal clashes that followed, refugee problems, infiltration and the Bangladesh Liberation War, he said.

Assam Police has tackled banned insurgent bodies like ULFA, NDFB, NSCN and other outfits for three decades within the constitutional framework and under the Unified Command has helped the army effectively to ensure both border and internal security, Shah added.

“It rightly deserves to be honoured with the President’s Colour and I, as the home minister, am very proud of the force,” he said.

The union minister who inspected a guard of honour before the presentation of the President’s Colour said the state government has embarked on the path of modernisation

GUWAHATI, MAY 10 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday exuded confidence that AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam, as improved law and order and peace accords with militant outfits during the last six years have already led to its partial withdrawal in the state.

He said that due to the efforts of the Centre and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, most of the militant outfits have entered into peace agreements and the “day is not far when the entire state will be completely free from insurgency and violence”.

Shah was addressing a gathering after presenting the President’s Colour, a special flag, to the Assam Police. It is the highest honour to be given to any military or police unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation, both in peace and war.

“The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been revoked from 23 districts, and partially from one district. I am confident that it will be completely withdrawn

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the post of Director cum Dean, NIMSR. The details of the Qualification, Experience, Pay Scale, Application Form etc. may be obtained from the website https://nagaland.gov.in Filled in Application Form along with two copies of attested documents should be submitted to the office by mail/hand/post on or before 10th June 2022, 03:00 PM. The shortlisted candidates will be intimated for further interaction.

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UNIVERSITY

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dated- 09-05-2022

NOTICE INVITING TENDER On behalf of Nagaland University, sealed tenders are invited from appropriate class of enlisted contractors under Nagaland University as per notification for the under mentioned work and to be received up-to 2:00 p.m on 17-05-2022. sl.

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Name of Works Extension for building for classroom/ demonstration hall at NU SASRd campus, Medziphema

Cost of estimated earnest tender Time for cost money paper completion (Rupees) (Rupees) (Rupees) 10,00,000/- 20,000/-

1. Issue of Tender Papers : 2. Last date of receipt of Tenders : 3. Opening of Tender :

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All relevant details can be obtained from the office of the Junior Engineer (civil) NU, SASRd campus, Medziphema. The enlisted contractors are advised to apply according to their tendering limit as specified.

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PUBLISHED IN PUBLIC INTEREST BY

NAGALAND STATE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY HOME DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PUBLIC NOTICE

The general public is hereby informed that Hon'ble Supreme Court vide its Order (Reportable) dated 24.03.2022 in the Miscellaneous Application No 1805 of 2021 in Writ Petition (C) No 539 of 2021 has issued key directions: 1. Fixing the outer time limit of 60 days (w.e.f. 24.03.2022, the date of the Hon'ble Supreme Court Order) to file the claims for compensation in case the death occurred due to covid-19 prior to 20.03.2022.

2. For future deaths, ninety days time shall be provided from the date of death due to covid-19 to file the claim for compensation.

3. In case of extreme hardship if any claimant could not make an application within the time prescribed, it will be open for the claimant to approach the Grievance Redressal Committee of the concerned district and make the claim through Grievance Redressal Committee which shall be considered by the Grievance Redressal Committee on case to case basis and if it is found by the Grievance Redressal Committee that a particular claimant could not make the claim within the stipulated time which was beyond their control his/her case may be considered on merits.

4. The Court has noted that making a false claim and obtaining relief on that basis is a punishable offence under Section 52 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and if it is found that anybody has made a fake claim, the same shall be considered liable to be punished accordingly.

The Public Notice is issued for information, compliance and necessary action for all concerned.

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DECLARATION I, Shri. Likyuse Sangtam, S/o. Tsinghose Sangtam, aged about 34 years, R/o Naga United Village, Dimapur : Nagaland bearing Army No. G/5012313 RFN/(GD)/C. Coy 42 AR do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my full name is Likyuse Sangtam which is recorded in all my official correspondence.

3. That my name has been erroneously entered/recorded in short as Likyuse in my Service Record which is incorrect.

4. That I intend to make necessary correction before the competent authority, my name as Likyuse Sangtam which is correctly spelled.

5. That I swear this declaration to correct my name as Likyuse Sangtam for further official correspondence and intend and not as recorded.

6. That the name Likyuse Sangtam and Likyuse is same and one person.

VerIfICAtIoN I, hereby verify that the content made in paras 1 to 6 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and beliefs and nothing material is concealed therein.

DEPoNENT Solemnly sworn before me.

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DECLARATION OF NAME

Regd. No. 267/2022 Date: 09-05-2022 I, SHRI. IMNAWAPANG AO, S/o MR. TSUKTIMAR AO, permanent resident of Mopungchuket Village, Dist. Mokokchung, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Ao Naga Tribe.

2. That my actual and correct name is SHRI. IMNAWAPANG AO 3. That my biological father's name is SHRI. TSUKTIMAR AO and my stepfather name is SHRI. SURESH. 4. That in all my educational documents, Aadhar card, Bank Passbook and other official documents my name has been written/ entered as DANIEL PHOM, S/o AKANG PHOM @ SURESH, which is a false name.

5. T h a t h e n c e f o r t h , m y n a m e s h a l l b e o r k n o w n a s SHRI. IMNAWAPANG AO, S/o MR. TSUKTIMAR AO and not as DANIEL PHOM, S/o AKANG PHOM @ SURESH in all my official purposes.

6. That this declaration shall be used as a piece of evidence to proof my identity and paternal status.

7. That the statements stated above are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and, nothing false has been stated or conceal thereof. And I signed this affidavit on this 09th day of May 2022 at Kohima, Nagaland.

Solemnly sworn and declared before me by the deponent on this 09 May 2022 at Kohima, Nagaland.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022

PM Modi created two Indias, one for Prez confers 13 Shaurya Chakras to army personnel rich and another for poor: Rahul

DAHOD (GUJ), MAY 10 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of creating two Indias, one for the rich and another for the poor, and claimed that the resources of the country are being given to a few wealthy people.

Launching his party’s campaign for this year’s Gujarat Assembly elections at an “Adivasi satyagrah rally’ in tribal-dominated Dahod district, Gandhi said he was confident that Congress will come to power in the state.

This is the first public rally of the Congress party in Gujarat in the run-up to the 2022 state elections, due in December.

“In 2014, Narendra Modi ji became the prime minister of India. Before that, he was the chief minister of Gujarat. The work he started in Gujarat, he is

NGO bribes case: CBI detains 7 MHA officials

doing in the country. It is called the Gujarat Model,” Gandhi said.

“Today, two Indias are being created, one India of the rich, a few select people, billionaires and bureaucrats who have power and money.

The second India is of the common people,” he said.

The Congress party does not want two Indias but equality for everyone, he said. Gandhi said Congress wanted proper distribution of resources for everyone,

conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty.

The President also conferred 14 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, four Uttam Yudh Seva Medals and 24 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals for distinguished service of exceptional order.

Indian Army chief General

Manoj Pande was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. On April 30, Gen. Manoj Pande took charge as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff from incumbent Gen. Manoj Naravane who retired from service.

General Pande became the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to head the 1.3 million-strong Army.

National database being created to crack down on terror, hawala cases

NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (IANS): With the aim to crack down on cases related to terror and its funding, narcotics and fake Indian currency notes and to increase conviction rates, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has stepped in to create a national database, officials in the Home Ministry said.

They said that the Union Home Secretary chaired a meeting last week wherein the heads of the Intelligence Bureau, National Investigation Agency, National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate (ED) participated and discussed the modalities to create an integrated national database. On April 21, Union Home Minister Amit Shah while speaking at the foundation day of NIA, said the MHA has been mulling to create a

national database related to internal security covering bomb blasts, terror funding, fake currency, narcotics, hawala, arms smuggling, and terrorism. He had said the database will help the central agencies and police in the states and union territories in investigations.

According to MHA officials, the NATGRID, IB and NIA are preparing

a database of seven major crime fields to help the investigation agencies in probes, based on the data of crimes and criminals involved in it. The NIA will be the custodian of the data related to drug trafficking, terrorist incidents and other cases on an integrated platform and will be available to the probe agencies at a single click.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (IANS): The CBI on Tuesday raided 40 places across the country and detained seven Union Ministry of Home Affairs officials for allegedly taking bribe from NGOs in lieu of helping them in renewal of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act registrations. The raids were conducted in Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Mysuru, and other states.

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) source said that a hawala connection has also been exposed in the raids through which they sent around Rs 2 crore.

“We have detailed few MHA officials for allegedly helping NGOs which were issued notices for FCRA violation or those seeking renewal of FCRA registration. FCRA is mandatory to receive foreign funds.

Around 40 locations have been raided so far,” the source told IANS.

Rahul Gandhi being felicitated with a bow and arrow by party workers during a public meeting, in Dahod, Tuesday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras, including six posthumous, to the personnel of the armed forces during a Defence which it had ensured when Investiture Ceremony held at Rashin power in the past. trapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

“In the BJP model, The gallantry awards were people’s resources such as given to the personnel for displaying water, forest and land which belong to tribals and other poor people, are being given to a few,” he said.

The Congress leader also said that the BJP-led government in Gujarat had deprived tribals of their rights.

“The BJP government will not give you anything, but take away everything from you. You (tribals) have to snatch your rights and then only you will get what is yours,” he said.

Gandhi said that tribal people worked hard to build roads, bridges, buildings and infrastructure in Gujarat but didn’t get anything in return, including good education and health service. He also slammed PM Modi over handling the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

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The application may kindly be submitted to the address given below: north East christian University Anchor Complex Burma Camp, Dimapur Nagaland- 797112 Or email to hmc@necu.ac.in / necuvarsity@gmail.com The last date of submission will be 31st May, 2022.

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Nagaland Post

Post-mortem

VOL. XXXII NO. 154 DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022

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trikes, ultimatums, locking offices and blockades during the past months in Nagaland serve to indicate that things are not quite right as these have also set in bad precedence about the state of affairs. The consequences of such negative developments only fuel despair and the result of which invites serious introspection. There could be any number of reasons as to why various communities or organisations have taken to the streets for a variety of demands. Often, decisions made by the cabinet have been challenged through spate of agitations, locking offices or blockades. There has been more than enough reportage and comment about the mess which comprises of a whole range of problems and perhaps the reason for the response, whether rightly or wrongly, is mainly because there is a current and popular feeling that ultimately the government is inclined to stick to its decisions. Worse than not sticking to decisions is another popular ploy of forming high power committees or sub-committees to “study” the issue(s) through consultations with various organisations. Often, the reports of the committees or panels have not seen the light of day.

Some of the committee reports formed by the government to look into various issues have yet to be made public. Among these is the report of the Banuo Commission, formed on July 10,2019 to look into the issue of Registration of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland(RIIN) . The commission submitted its report to the government by end of 2019 but till date the cabinet has yet to take any decision. After outcry and agitation by Joint Committee for Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) to table the report in the Assembly, the government did so in the February 2021 session but only at the last day and because of which,the assembly could not discuss the report. The delay tactic has led to the report being again referred to consultative meetings and later to state level and district level committees. The other much publicised issue was on unabated taxations by NPGs, government agencies and scores of organisations at check gates, godowns, market etc. Since 2013 public raised their voices through rallies and peaceful marches under the aegis of ACAUT Nagaland. The government responded by constituting a three-member high power committee on August 5,2014 to look into taxation and corruption. The HPC submitted its report to the cabinet on June 10,2015 but since then, nothing has come out from the government. All agitations, blockades etc may be justified in their own way and any government worth the name has to address these issues in a transparent and responsible manner instead of conveniently relegating them to various committees and panels whose reports eventually end up in twilight zone and never made public. A government is mandated by people who elected their leaders to form the government. People have elected their leaders to address and resolve various issues and problems. Unfortunately, too much of everything is bad and so, the greatest tragedy confronting Naga society today, is a perplexing veneration of profane politics that is bereft of rationality. It is unfortunate that veneration of the political issue has provided a fig leaf for the elected to cover their failures on many crucial issues at the huge cost to providing good governance to their people. On this scale, this failing can only result in negative contribution and ensure that the cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

DailyDevotion Take the Initiative …add to your faith virtue… —2 Peter 1:5

Add means that we have to do something. We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do.

We cannot save nor sanctify ourselves— God does that. But God will not give us good habits or character, and He will not force us to walk correctly before Him. We have to do all that ourselves. We must “work out” our “own salvation” which God has worked in us (Philippians 2:12). Add means that we must get into the habit of doing things, and in the initial stages that is difficult. To take the initiative is to make a beginning— to instruct yourself in the way you must go.

Beware of the tendency to ask the way when you know it perfectly well. Take the initiative— stop hesitating— take the first step. Be determined to act immediately in faith on what God says to you when He speaks, and never reconsider or change your initial decisions. If you hesitate when God tells you to do something, you are being careless, spurning the grace in which you stand. Take the initiative yourself, make a decision of your will right now, and make it impossible to go back. Burn your bridges behind you, saying, “I will write that letter,” or “I will pay that debt”; and then do it! Make it irrevocable.

We have to get into the habit of carefully listening to God about everything, forming the habit of finding out what He says and heeding it. If, when a crisis comes, we instinctively turn to God, we will know that the habit has been formed in us. We have to take the initiative where we are, not where we have not yet been.

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India’s thrust at the global stage

nation’s strategic approach is by definition meant to take care of the security and economic interests of the country and it is truly remarkable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy on international relations has stood its ground amid a festering UkraineRussia military conflict, deepening geopolitical alienation between US -led West and the Russia-China camp and the progressively hardening regime of economic sanctions imposed by the US and its allies against Russia.

That India’s foreign policy -- again a product of the nation’s security and economic concerns and hence a strategic instrument -- has remained consistent through these turbulent times, speaks volumes of the wisdom of following bilateral relations that were mutually beneficial and consistent with world peace, the line of ‘positive’ non-alignment that the largest democracy of the world is able to put forth before the world and above all the rare political will that a strong leader like Prime Minister Modi has been able to demonstrate in the intrepid exercise of India’s sovereignty, by him.

Never before had India risen so fast on the global stage as an advocate of universal peace, a promotor of economic advancement of the world and a strong voice for renewable energy, environment and poverty elimination -- all in the interest of the larger good of the humanity.

When the UkraineRussia conflict broke out in February-end with Russia launching what it called ‘a military operation’ to protect the interest of the Russian speaking population in the

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eastern part of Ukraine, India was the first country to show an understanding of Russia’s security concerns in a situation where the US-backed NATO had been egging on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to confront Vladimir Putin, in an avoidable replay of the Cold War tussle.

In reality, the sensible thing for the West was to work for peaceful coexistence of the East European neighbours with Russia after the USSR had been dismembered and a Unipolar world order had been established.

Significantly, Prime Minister Modi became the first world leader whom the two warring sides favoured as the peacemaker and responding upfront to this situation, Modi called for immediate cessation of military offensive in Ukraine and return to exploration for a negotiated solution. The strength of Modi’s political will was rooted in his belief in doing what was right and this led India to abstain from voting on resolutions moved in the UN Security Council -- first by the US and then by Russia -- on the Ukraine imbroglio.

India has not condemned Russian military action in Ukraine but has also lost no time in demanding immediate stoppage of hostilities and resumption of talks for peace. On his three-nation tour of Europe last week, Modi underscored the Indian view that on the present going, there would be no winner in the Ukraine-Russia armed conflict and -- again without taking sides -- warned that the entire world would suffer because of the impact of this confrontation on the people in the affected zone and the

eminists have long argued that women’s unpaid and unacknowledged character as caregivers is a form of ‘domestic slavery’ which we have socialized into accepting. The recession shadowing the COVID-19 pandemic has been recurrently characterized as a “she-cession,” which has disproportionately negative effects for women. The risk of mental illness among women engaged in unpaid work had been evidenced to rise during the crisis with exposure to greater and more hectic workloads. Nevertheless, the crisis might more precisely be called a “momcession,” as women’s work losses were driven in large part by the outcomes of mothers particularly.

KFF Women’s Health Survey suggests that nearly 1 in 10 women (8%) report quitting their job for a reason related to COVID-19. Lowincome women are three times more likely than higher income women to report quitting a job for a reason related to COVID-19.

Almost half of women who have quit a job for a reason related to COVID-19 (48%) say they quit because they did not feel safe at their workplace. Half of mothers who quit a job because of the pandemic said one of the reasons was because their child’s school or daycare was closed. Mothers were more likely than fathers to miss work due to school and daycare closures. Women are more likely than men to have taken time off work, especially for childcare reasons. A substantial share of women have had to take unpaid sick leave because of COVID-19.

Over two-thirds of working mothers who were low-income and nearly three in four working part-time jobs were not paid when they had to take time off because their child’s school or daycare was closed due to the pandemic. Family care giving responsibilities before and after the pandemic have largely fallen on women. More than one in ten women report they were caring for a family member who needed special assistance prior to the pandemic.

Over one in ten women report that they have new care giving responsibilities as a result of the pandemic. Most mothers report the pandemic has taken a toll on their mental health.

At the same time, they make out that women undertake care for family members and loved one for all kinds of reasons, to consolidate their position within relationship, to express love and to feel love in

economic consequences that it would produce globally.

To the extent the military conflict in Ukraine is becoming an unending phenomenon, among other things, because of supply of arms and ammunition to Ukraine by the US and its allies, India is counselling both Russia and the Western supporters of Ukraine -- the former to stop military action and the latter to abstain from adding fuel to the fire -- and implicitly calling for peace on a minimal give and take.

Significantly there is no criticism of India by President Joe Biden of the US -- beyond the appeal from his administration for India’s support for economic sanctions against Russia. There was in fact an expression of understanding for India’s impartial stand on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, from Quad.

Prime Minister Modi has kept up India’s commitment to this multilateral forum that was meant to safeguard the Indo-Pacific against any aggressive moves by China and at the same time, maintained friendship with Russia for preserving India’s enlightened self-interest -- all of this was broadly understood by the democratic world.

It is a tribute to Prime Minister Modi’s grasp of the current geopolitical situation that all through the turbulence created by UkraineRussia military confrontation over the last two months and the threat of escalation held out by both sides, India has steadily worked its way up in building mutual cooperation with other major powers, in the sphere of trade and economy. From free trade agreement with Australia to long-term economic

pacts with UK and Japan and strategic partnership on energy and environment with Germany, all of this was facilitated by the personal cord of friendship struck by Prime Minister Modi with his counterparts in these countries, including Scott Morrison of Australia, Boris Johnson of UK, Fumio Kishida of Japan and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, not to forget Emmanuel Macron, the reelected President of France.

Prime Minister Modi made a short stoppage at Paris on his way back home to specially congratulate Macron in person and became the first world leader met by the French President on his fresh election. Modi has opened into Nordic region by striking a green alliance with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, at Copenhagen, besides participating in the summit of Nordic countries at the Danish capital.

India has thus pushed ahead with consolidating economic ties with Europe -- steering clear of the sanctions US had placed on Russia in the wake of the military intrusion in Ukraine.

India is somewhere giving a message to the world that the issues of economic development and betterment of the people should not be allowed to be drowned into the negative fall-out of military conflicts howsoever serious they might seem to be.

In what will prove to be of far-reaching advantage for India in future, the Modi regime has succeeded in proving to the world that the Indian model of post-Covid economic recovery built on a bottom-up restoration of market and demand supported by

the ‘vocal for local’ campaign, coordination from the top of all efforts to make India the global hub of production of vaccines and a sustained push towards making India the preferred destination for foreign investment, particularly in manufacture, has delivered.

The political executive of the nation headed by Modi has produced a bench mark in integrity, dedication and macro-vision that is enabling the country to move towards becoming self-dependent in defence, security and economic growth.

N o n a r r a t i ve b u i l t against it by a desperate opposition would cut much ice. It is, however, extremely important that the nation remains totally alert against the concerted mischief the two prime adversaries of India on our borders -- Pakistan and China -- which might indulge to create internal destabilisation here for which they do have a potential as India’s next-door neighbours.

In recent times, India has reached out to Southeast Asia, countries of the Gulf and the Central Asian Republics to expand the areas of interest in both security and economic cooperation. Following the return of Taliban Emirate in Kabul with active collusion and support of Pakistan, the NSA of India invited his counterparts from Russia, CARs and even Iran to a conference in Delhi where a consensus was reached on the need to counter the danger of spread of radicalisation from Afghanistan.

This was a timely initiative that has kept in check the doings of Sino-Pak axis in Afghanistan and thus helped to maintain the security of this region.

Women, work and woe amidst pandemic

return. When females encounter moral issues, they are concerned with nurturing these relationships, avoiding hurt to others in these relationships, and caring for their wellbeing. For women, morality is primarily a matter of ‘caring’ and ‘being responsible’ for those with whom we have personal relationships. Men are rarely expected to perform the sweat-intensive parts of caring and loving. Therefore, the risk of mental illness among women engaged in unpaid work had been evidenced to rise during the crisis with exposure to greater and more hectic workloads.

Our economies are built on millions of hours of unpaid labour carried out every day. Time spent caring for children, the elderly and the sick; cooking and cleaning; and collecting water and firewood, is significantly done by women and girls. The heavy nature of this work leaves women time-poor, and less able to take up educational, political and economic opportunities. The survey found that most of the world’s richest people are men.

As highlighted in Public Good or Private Wealth, they control over 86percent of all companies in the world, hold more resources than women and are more likely to be at the top of the income ladder.

Globally, women earn 23 percent less than men and have a 50 percent lower share of wealth. And women living in poverty bear the most unpaid care work of all.

Internationally, during the covid-19 pandemic, time spent on care and domestic work has increased for both men and women, but the increase and intensity of this work has been far greater for women.

India is in the bottom five countries when it comes to the share of men supporting household work. Mothers were more likely than fathers; they took on most or all of the additional unpaid care work caused by school and childcare closures.

In reality, throughout the world, women have historically spent far more time on unpaid work than men. Women’s experience of unpaid domestic work and care, and the hard work associated with these activities, varies a great deal not only between those in high income countries and lower income countries but also between different income groups within countries.

Higher earning women in all countries are able to give more attention to and spend more quality time with their children by outsourcing more onerous household tasks—for

example, by using care services and domestic help. The gender gaps in care giving are largest, by far, when a mother is not employed and the father is employed. The gender gap in unpaid care giving persists even when both parents are employed.

Moreover, mothers were disproportionately burdened by the added unpaid care obligations caused by COVID 19 in 2020. Recent COVID 19 pandemic has exposed the pessimistic consequences of longstanding gender gaps and norms around care giving.

If we look at the distressed position of women in India, we found that women in India spend double the time than men on unpaid household chores as revealed by Govt study in 2020. A woman in India spent an average over seven hours in a day cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and looking after children and adults without being paid a single penny last year while a man gave just over three hours of his time for the same. Estimates of daily time spent on unpaid work, such as routine housework, shopping, care for household members, childcare, adult care, care for nonhousehold members, volunteering, travel related to household activities, and other unpaid activities, in minutes per day, by gender have been first time revealed in the firstever ‘Time Use Survey in India 2019’ by the National Statistical Office (NSO). It revealed that a men spent more time at work compared to women, a statistics that unravel the skewed numbers of women in the women in the workplace.

Altogether, in a day, both men and women in both urban and rural areas spent an average 248 minutes for unpaid domestic services like cooking, cleaning, pet care, washing clothes among others while another 114 minutes are spent on unpaid care giving services, child care, helping dependent adults and travelling with them among others.

Of the 248 minutes or 4:08 hours spent on domestic chores, a woman gives 299 minutes or nearly three hours while a man gives only 97 minutes of his day. The women in urban space spent 293 minutes for domestic work while rural women gave 301 minutes for running the house-hold. In rural areas, men spent 98 minutes on average on domestic services while in cities, it was 94 minutes. On unpaid care-giving services for household members, 114 minutes are spent on a day. Of this, a woman spent 134 minutes while a man spent 76

minutes. The survey covered 4.47 lakh people in 1.38 lakh households and information of time use during January-December 2019 was collected from each member of age 6 years and above of the selected households. Of the 1,440 minutes available in a day, the survey presents that the maximum amount of time - 429 minutes or 7:09 hours - is spent by both men and women in employment and related activities.

In rural India, a man spent 434 minutes (7:14 hours) on work while it was 317 minutes (5:17 hours) for women. In urban areas, the gap was wider with men spending 514 minutes (8:34 hours) while women spent 375 minutes (6:15 hours).

For “learning”, 424 minutes were spent on average by a person in the country a day. The gap between male (426 minutes) and female(423 minutes)was miniscule both in rural and urban areas.

The contribution of women to household chores is higher on the days when their husbands utter higher levels of work stress; in these cases, women must subtract energy and time from work due to their husbands’ increased work stress.

However, men do not adjust their contribution to household chores when their wives bring their work stress home. Research on family processes shows that stressed couples show a high level of negative interactions and conflicts.

Thus, increased stress associated with Work-Family Conflict and its correlative frustration, leads individuals to initiate or exacerbate their sequence of negative interaction with the partner. By contrast, women who lack the financial means are often burdened by repetitive, time consuming, and physically demanding domestic tasks. This chore component, which makes up the largest share of poorer women’s total unpaid work burden, may cause substantial fatigue and stress, whereas the relational component of unpaid work, such as playing with children, may be stress reducing and fulfilling.For women, higher levels of objective stress may also transform into higher levels of perceived stress (burden and role strain) compared with men. Moreover, the cognitive and emotional involvement and the lack of respite (eg, time for leisure, communication with partners or friends, and self-care) from unpaid work can eventually lead to physical and emotional anguish, gloominess, and anxiety.

The “double burden” of paid and

Modi has brought the UK, Germany, France and the Nordic region on a grid of lasting economic relations with India -- notwithstanding the differential that existed on their approach to the current Ukraine-Russia conflict.

If anything, Modi’s initiatives have enhanced the stature of India as a counsel for global peace. This strengthens the claim of India on a permanent seat in UN Security Council and certainly establishes India’s position as a star of the democratic world that deals with international situations on merit and leads the world towards multi-polarity to avert the return of Cold War. India lends a powerful voice to the collectively of democratic nations against the dictatorial and fundamentalist regimes. In all his interactions abroad, Modi has given a call for united action against terrorism and elicited endorsement of India’s consistent policy towards Pakistan based on the principle that ‘talks and terror did not go together’.

India under Prime Minister Modi has universally established this country’s civilisational wisdom of upholding what is right and opposing what is violative of political morality and human values. This honesty of purpose will carry India ahead on the mission of becoming the sane voice of the world.

It is already creating a world consensus in favour of India getting actively involved in the mediation for restoring peace between Russia and Ukraine.

D.C. Pathak (The writer is a former Director of Intelligence Bureau. The views expressed are personal)

unpaid work has differential effects, with household stress seeming to affect women more than men.

As the nation begins to turn a corner on the pandemic, more schools are re-opening, still placing additional childcare burdens on parents and limiting the ability of many mothers to work at the same level as pre-pandemic. Moreover, as more businesses reopen, women’s roles in the workplace will not essentially be restored at the same pace. Some still have additional childcare responsibilities; some may be handling COVID-related illnesses for themselves or family members as well as the major mental health toll on women and their families. Some jobs may not be available anymore, some women had to scale back their workload and lost income, and many women will have missed out on career advancement opportunities.

It is quite evident that the gendered nature of economic inequality reinforces inequality in all areas of women’s lives. This denies them the power to challenge systems of discrimination. Governments should also take a gender-sensitive approach and think of inequalities in unpaid work when edifying their public policy response to the crisis. This policy approach should include larger public investments in good-quality childcare, education, and out-of-school supports; increasing the length of, and mandating take up of paternity leave, which has implications for fathers’ longterm care giving behaviour; and normalising the use of telework across men and women, so that women are not penalised for using it.Governments should come forward to comply with the care needs of their populations by providing collective public services and social protection. Collective public services, especially in areas such as health, education and water—as well as social protections like pensions and child support grants—have a profound impact on gender equality. Freeing up women’s time would go a long way towards tackling economic and gender inequality.

Dr Sarbapriya Ray The writer is Associate Professor, Dept. of Commerce at Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, WB. Dr Ishita Aditya is Associate Professor, Dept. of Political Science at Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly, WB.

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

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Right-wing protest at Qutub Minar; 44 held Replay of Babri on Gyanvapi: Sangeet Som

NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (PTI): Members of a rightwing group on Tuesday recited the Hanuman Chalisa outside the Qutub Minar complex and staged a protest demanding that the iconic monument be renamed ‘Vishnu Stambha’.

Police said no permission was granted for the gathering and 44 demonstrators were detained and taken to a police station.

“Permission was not granted for the gathering.

However, 50 persons, belonging to United Hindu Front and Rashtravadi Shiv Sena had gathered for the demonstration. Out of whom, 44 protestors were detained under relevant section of the Delhi Police Act,” said Benita Mary Jaiker, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).

International working president of the United Hindu Front, Bhagwan

Members of right-wing organisations recite Hanuman Chalisa outside the Qutub Minar demanding to rename the monument as ‘Vishnu Stambh’. (PTI) Goyal, claimed that the Qutub Minar is the ‘Vishnu Stambha’, which was built by the “great king Vikramaditya”.

“But later, Qutubuddin Aibak claimed credit for it. There were 27 temples in the complex and those were destroyed by

Aibak. Proof of all this is available as people can find idols of Hindu gods kept in the Qutub Minar complex.

Our demand is that Qutub

Minar should be called as Vishnu Stambha,” he told PTI. The protestors chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’, recited the Hanuman Chalisa and displayed placards reading “Qutub Minar should be called Vishnu Stambha”, after the Hindu God Vishnu.

Goyal claimed that idols are kept at different spots in the complex and demanded that they should be kept at one place and that the people should be allowed to pray there.

“We have given a memorandum of our demands to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy,” he said.

He said that Tuesday’s Hanuman Chalisa recitation and protest programme was to highlight the demand of several Hindu groups.

Security personnel outside the court during hearing of the Gyanvapi mosque survey case, in Varanasi, Tuesday. (PTI)

LUCKNOW, MAY 10 (IANS): Former BJP MLA Sangeet Som has made an objectionable remark on the Gyanvapi mosque controversy.

He allegedly said at a function to mark the anniversary of Maharana Pratap said people should remember 1992 -- the year when the Babri mosque was demolished). “That was 1992 and

this is 2022. The strength of the youth has doubled now and time has come to take another decision,” he said.

Som also wrote on his Facebook page that “Aurangzeb made the Gyanvapi mosque. In 1992, it was Babri and now in 2022 it is the turn of Gyanvapi. It is time to take back the temple which was demolished to make a mosque.”

Congress spokesman Surendra Rajput said: “This is exactly the gameplan of the BJP, to create unrest and divisions in society. We hope that the BJP realizes the damage it is doing to the social fabric with such statements. The Gyanvapi issue has bene raised and so has the Taj Mahal issue. We are heading for dangerous times.”

Fashion to give ‘communal colour’ to illegal Mohali attack: Punjab Chief Minister says arrests made acts: Naqvi on Shaheen Bagh demolition row

Police cordon off the area after a blast outside the Punjab Police’s intelligence dept office in Mohali. (PTI) nade was fired at the third floor of the highly-guarded building in Mohali’s Sector 77 at 7:45 pm on Monday, following which an alert was sounded in Punjab.

The chief minister held a meeting with the DGP and top officials of the intelligence wing on Tuesday

and directed the state police chief to probe the matter thoroughly.

Mann said nobody would be allowed to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in Punjab, adding that a few inimical forces are constantly trying to foment trouble across the state, but they will

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Later, after a meeting with senior officials at the intelligence wing headquarters, Bhawra told reporters in Mohali that a projectile had hit the building and the explosive used in it seems to be TNT (trinitrotoluene).

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I humbly state in all honesty that I am greatly ashamed of my act and regret doing what I have already done. I promise that this will not happen again. The only thing I can do to rectify the wrong committed by me is to tender my unconditional apology before your authority to kindly forgive me on humanitarian ground.

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Of the 50 teams, 22 have been deployed on the ground in West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh while the remaining 28 have been asked to be on alert within these states, a spokesperson for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said.

“Out of the 22 deployed teams, 12 teams have been positioned in the coastal districts of West Bengal, nine teams in Andhra Pradesh and one team has been based at Balasore in Odisha,” the spokesperson said. A single NDRF team usually has a strength of 47 personnel who are equipped with tree and pole cutters, communication gadgets, inflatable boats and basic medical aid to rescue affected people and to launch relief operations.

The official, in an update issued at 5 PM, said according to the India Meteorological Department, the cyclone is likely to move towards north-west Bay of Bengal.

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AAP MLA of the area Amanatullah Khan had on Monday accused that the BJP of using the municipality to “spoil” the environment in Shaheen Bagh and indulging in “Hindu-Muslim rhetoric”. Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Khan, and the

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Congress had reached the spot and staged a dharna.

Asked about the allegations of Opposition parties such as the AAP and the Congress, Naqvi said it is unfortunate that it has become a fashion to give a “communal colour” to criminal and illegal acts.

Legal action against illegal acts should be supported and not given a communal colour, the senior BJP leader told PTI. “Be it crime, illegal acts, some political parties make it a part of their pseudo-secular agenda,” he said.

The minority affairs minister said if someone has committed a crime, an illegal act, then action is taken without discrimination.

never succeed in their nefarious designs. After his meeting with the DGP, the chief minister said, “Some arrests have been made and more will be made. Whoever tries to spoil the atmosphere of Punjab will not be spared and the strictest punishment will be given to them, which

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NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (PTI): Amid a row over the demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said it has become a fashion to give a “communal colour” to illegal acts and rued that the “bulldozer was getting defamed” for action against encroachment.

Parodying a popular Bollywood song, Naqvi said of the controversy, “Bulldozer badnaam hua, encroachment tere liye.”

Protests erupted at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, the scene of the epic sit-in against the new citizenship law, on Monday with hundreds of people, including women, physically blocking bulldoz-

CHANDIGARH, MAY 10 (PTI): A day after a rocketpropelled grenade attack on the Mohali-based intelligence wing headquarters of the Punjab police, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said “some arrests” have been made and the strictest punishment will be meted out to those trying to spoil the state’s atmosphere.

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) V K Bhawra said they have got a few leads and the case will be solved soon.

At a meeting with the chief minister, the DGP informed the former that some suspects have been taken into custody for interrogation.

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BUSINESS/STATE Gold declines Rs 115; silver gains

States borrowing cost soar to 7.69%

NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (PTI): In spite of a sharp 40 per cent decline in bond issuances, states have been forced to pay more for their market borrowings as the weighted average interest rate touched a record 7.69 per cent at the latest auctions of state government securities.

So far this fiscal, the issuance of State Development Loan (SDL) as state debt is known, has declined 40 per cent as 10 states did not participate in the auctions conducted so far.

However, at the auctions held on Tuesday, the issuances were 7 per cent higher-than-indicated. After four consecutive weeks of trailing the indicative level, it is the largest weekly auction so far in FY23, according to a note from Icra Ratings.

As per the note, at the auctions held on Tuesday, the weighted average cut-off

hardened by a whopping 34 basis points (bps) to 7.69 per cent from last week, with rising cut-offs across tenors leaving the spread between the 10-year SDL and G-Sec at 46 bps. Andhra Pradesh paid a whopping 7.76 per cent for its 10-year money, reflecting the hardening cutoffs across tenors, in spite of a decline in the weighted average tenor to 11 years from 13 years during the same period. This was the first 10-year instrument issued by any state this fiscal.

The benchmark 10year G-Sec yield rose 18 basis points to 7.30 from 7.12 per cent last Monday), following the RBI hiking the repo rate by 40 bps to 4.40 percent on May 4.

Four states borrowed Rs 10,000 crore on Tuesday, which is Rs 700 crore more than the total amount that had been indicated, and was 7 per cent higher than the Rs 9,300 crore initially indicated in the auction calendar.

The issuance was high-

er as Haryana (Rs 1,500 crore) and Punjab (Rs 500 crore) participated in the auctions even though they did not indicate their participation for this week earlier.

Two states borrowed more than indicated with Maharashtra selling Rs 3,000 crore more than indicated and Andhra Pradesh selling Rs 2,000 crore more than the amount notified in the auction calendar.

In contrast, eight states did not participate in the auction at all, even though they had initially indicated they would borrow Rs 6,300 crore.

However, today’s issuance was 17.7 per cent lower than Rs 12,200 crore states borrowed last year.

Cumulatively, four states have raised Rs 22,400 crore so far this fiscal, which is nearly 40 per cent lower than Rs 37,200 crore issued by 13 states/UTs in the same period last year.

NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (PTI): Gold in the national capital on Tuesday declined

by Rs 115 to Rs 50,983 per 10 grams amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

The precious metal had settled at Rs 51,098 per 10 grams in the previous trade.

Silver, however, gained Rs 214 to Rs 61,569 per kg from Rs 61,355 per kg in the previous trade. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat at Delhi were Rs 115 down pressured by rupee appreciation despite strong global gold prices,” said Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (Commodities), HDFC Securities.

Snapping its two-day losing streak, the rupee appreciated 12 paise to end at 77.32 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday.

In the international market, gold was trading higher at USD 1,860 per ounce while silver was flat at USD 22.24 per ounce.

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NPCC appeals all political parties to demand VVPAT

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In case of sensitive polling stations, “They have no political idea. They where counting cannot be held at the have no vision. Their sole vision is to be polling station, Therie suggested that in power with BJP and get some money counting can be held in the counting hall for election,” Therie alleged. with adequate security.

Asked whether NPCC would be He further said that VVPAT paper fielding candidates in the upcoming elec(vote) can be collected and counted using tion, he replied in the affirmative if the a currency counting machine in order to polls were to take place in 2023, claiming save time. that the party had several contenders.

Regarding re-polling, he suggested On whether the party was open to that re-polling could be conducted in case any alliance, he remarked that nothing the winning margin was lower than the could be said as of now. said polling station’s votes.

It may be recalled that the NPF and Meanwhile, commenting on ongoing Congress had fielded KL Chishi of ConNaga peace talks, he maintained that the gress as their consensus candidate in the State had elected representatives who did 2019 Lok Sabha election against Tokheho stone, basalt, Chert, dunite, not want a solution to the Naga political Yepthomi of NDPP and BJP combine. gabbro, granodiorite, serpentine, spilite pyroxenite and quartzite.

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Speaking on investment in the Nagaland’s education sector, Mizoram University vice-chancellor Prof KRS Sambasiva Rao said the State should think globally and not locally considering its huge potential of becoming an investment hub. He declared that Nagaland would be a destination of choice for investment in education.

He said if logistics were provided, the State would be able to attract even foreign investors to the sector, assuring that there would not be any financial burden if publicprivate- partnership (PPP) was adopted for developing Nagaland as an Investment hub.

Rao noted that Nagaland had a vast untapped natural reserves of limestone and marble (about 1,000 million tonne), 600 million tonne of petroleum and natural gas, 50 million tonne of coal and substantial reserves of slate, sand-

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benefit the student community, adding that Nagaland had a huge youth resource of 40.2% in the age group 15-35 as per the 2011 census, which was about 8 lakh of the total population. He assured everyone that the government was committed to extend all possible help, support and guidance to be the lead partner in facilitating potential investors In his opening remarks, IDAN CEO Alemtemshi Jamir clarified that education was not the mandate of IDAN but, considering the sector’s huge potential for investment, especially in medicine, engineering, technical, digital management, vocational and skill development, it was trying to provide a platform to all those interested in investments in Nagaland’s education sector.

He remarked that with the successful hosting of the event, the baton would now pass on to the line departments such as education and technical to elevate the

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istry of Labour and Employment for 2019-2020, which was the highest in the Northeast and second in the country after Lakshadweep which had 31.6%.

He said the government sector in Nagaland was the largest employer providing jobs to about 1.30 lakh people or around 15% of the State’s total population, adding that to fund and sustain the government machinery, the State was heavily dependent on the Centre government as salary component ate up about 60% of the financial resources that came from the Centre.

In such a situation, Yhokha remarked that IDAN and NEEC had organised the event with the objective to provide a platform and rope in individual firms desiring to invest in the State’s education sector.

He said the State government was ready to welcome investment in the education sector from any willing entity, which would

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(From p-1) platform to explore and exercise options was made available to “our students”.

He said the event would enable the students to explore and get simplified access to information about various colleges, institutes and universities, the courses offered, facilities available, fee structure and admission procedure, educational loan and scholarship on offer from various exhibition stalls set up at the venue.

S u c h i nve s t m e n t would not only bring quality education to the doorstep, but would be mutually beneficial for both the institutes and the student community, he added.

In his keynote address, Technical Education and Elections adviser Medo Yhokha said, in the absence of big and medium industries, Nagaland had a high percentage of educated unemployed – 2.57% as per the statistics of Union Min-

Russia pounds Ukraine’s vital port of Odesa

Ukraine alleged at least some of the munitions used dated back to the Soviet era, making them unreliable in targeting.

But the Center for Defense Strategies, a Ukrainian think tank tracking the war, said Moscow did use some precision weapons against Odesa: Kinzhal, or “Dagger,” hypersonic air-tosurface missiles.

Ukrainian, British and American officials warn Russia is rapidly using up its stock of precision weapons and may not be able to quickly build more, raising the risk of more imprecise

rockets being used as the conflict grinds on.

Ever since President Vladimir Putin’s forces failed to take Kyiv in the early days of the war, he has said his focus is the country’s eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas — but one general has suggested Moscow’s aims also include cutting Ukraine off from its entire Black Sea coast.

That would give it a swath of territory that would link Russia to both the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized in 2014, and Transnistria, a proRussian breakaway region

of Moldova. Even if it falls short in the goal of severing Ukraine from the Black Sea Coast — and it appears to lack the forces to do so — continuing missile strikes on Odesa reflect the city’s importance as a strategic transport hub. The Russian military has repeatedly targeted the city’s airport and claimed that it has destroyed several batches of the Western weapons that have been key to Ukraine’s resistance.

Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port, is also a major gateway for grain shipments, and Russia’s blockade of it is already threatening global

China-backed projects testament to SL mismanagement falls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums on ill-considered infrastructure projects that have further drained public finances. It is now in the grip of its worst financial crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, with months of blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel plaguing its 22 million people. After weeks of largely peaceful protests demanding the government resign over its economic

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Office Of the NAGA PeOPLe'S fRONt

8-WeSteRN ANGAmi ASSembLy cONStitueNcy The Naga People's Front (NPF) 8-Western Angami Assembly Constituency with all its constituent units were dissolved with immediate effect against the joint meeting resolution adopted on the 7th May 2022 at Naga People's Front, Assembly Constituency Office, Kohima. Whereas the party rank & file has unanimously agreed in principle of common consensus to steadfastly uphold & unconditionally support Hon'ble MLA, Shri. Keneizhakho Nakhro, 8-Western Angami A/C, in joining Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party NDPP. The Assembly Constituency Units wholeheartedly unite to support the dynamic & charismatic leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri. Niephiu Rio & Chingwang Konyak, President, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP).

(VichASieLie meDOZe) President 8-Western Angami A/C.

(mhieS iLhuKhO yALie) General Secretary 8-Western Angami A/C.

Yoon Suk Yeol waves from a car after the Presidential Inauguration. (AP/PTI)

market economy, a nation that fulfils its responsibility as a trusted member of the international community, and a nation that truly belongs to the people,” he said before some 41,000 people gathered at the ceremony, noting that he is mindful of his “solemn duty to rebuild this great nation”.

The new President also offered North Korea an olive branch amid its in-

creased saber rattling “While Nor th Korea’s nuclear weapon programmes are a threat not only to our security and that of Northeast Asia, the door to dialogue will remain open so that we can peacefully resolve this threat.

“If North Korea genuinely embarks on a process to complete denuclearization, we are prepared to work with the international community to present an audacious plan that will vastly strengthen North Korea’s economy and improve the quality of life for its people,” he added. Yoon takes over at a time when South Korea is struggling to deal with economic challenges stemming from the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the threat of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and other factors resulting in the phenomenon of “three simultaneous highs” in inflation, interest rates and exchange rates.

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Nokpu village couNcil P.O. Mangkolemba, B.P.O. Longchem Dist. : Mokokchung, Nagaland

Condemnation

Nokpu Village Council strongly condemns the inhumane act committed by Mrs. Watila, d/o Temjenniken of Nokpu Village presently residing at Alempang Ward, Mokokchung Town, for mercilessly torturing a minor boy on 27th April 2022 at Mokokchung Town.

The Village Council also demands the competent authority that the culprit be punished in a befitting manner as per the law.

(T. Lanusosang Ao) Chairman Nokpu Village Council Dist. Mokokchung

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Felicitation

With immense pride and joy, the Sumi Community Dubagaon extend heartiest congratulations to Er. Kahuli Sema on being promoted to Engineer-in-Chief, pWD, Government of Nagaland.

The Community further wishes her good health and greater success in her future endeavor.

Toni Chikhe Chairman, SCD

Hetolu Yeptho Secretary, SCD

FELICITATION Wi t h i m m e n s e p r i d e and joy, we the thakiye ghami Kuposhukulu dimapur (tgKd) extend our heartiest congratulations t o M i s s to v i h o l i S w u , D/o Rev. Hekiho Swu for being qualified for the post of Assistant Election Officer in recently declared NPSC results, thereby bringing laurels to the TGKD and village as a whole. We congratulate and wish you more success in your future endeavours.

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The Office of the Naga Students' Union Mizoram congratulates Mr. gwahyulo Semy, son of Mr. Nyenlo Semy and Mrs. Dasi Fithu Semy of Hebenji village, Tseminyu district for achieving Gold Medal in Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) 2021 under Mizoram University.

He was conferred the medal on the 16th Convocation held on 5th May, 2022 at Mizoram University (MZU) with the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind as visitor.

The Union wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

(Sd/-) Alisongla R Jamir General secretary

post into a major economic hub. The centrepiece of the infrastructure drive was a deep seaport on the world’s busiest east-west shipping lane, which was meant to spur industrial activity. Instead, it has haemorrhaged money from the moment it began operations. Hambantota port was unable to service USD 1.4 bn in Chinese loans rung up to finance its construction, losing $300 mn in six years.

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mismanagement, things turned violent Monday after pro-government supporters clashed with demonstrators, leaving 8 people dead and at least 225 wounded.

Many of the whiteelephant projects that helped fuel the crisis now gather dust in the Hambantota district, home of the powerful Rajapaksa clan, which used its political clout and billions in Chinese loans in a failed effort to turn the rural out-

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H A M BA N TOTA ( S R I L A N K A ) , M AY 1 0 (AGENCIES): An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport -- Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has been exacerbated

by Chinese-funded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance.

The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget short-

SEOUL, MAY 10 (IANS): Yoon Suk-yeol, a former prosecutor, took the oath of office as the 13th President of South Korea on Tuesday and vowed to rebuild the nation on the foundation of a liberal democracy and market economy.

The 61-year-old kicked off his five-year term at midnight in the underground bunker of the new presidential office building in Yongsan by receiving a briefing from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. To usher in the new administration, a bellringing ceremony was held at the stroke of midnight in downtown Seoul.

His inauguration ceremony was attended by 41,000 people, including foreign envoys such as US Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.

In his inaugration address, Yoon outlined various challenges facing the country and the world from pandemics and rearrangements in global supply chains to record-low growth and rising unemployment in South Korea.

“It is our generation’s calling to build a nation that espouses liberal democracy and ensures a thriving

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Ukrainian servicemen carry their injured comrade on stretcher to the hospital after an attack

by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday. (AP/PTI)

food supplies. And the city is also a cultural jewel, dear to Ukrainians and Russians alike and targeting carries symbolic significance as well. The strikes came the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country’s biggest patriotic holiday without being able to boast of major new battlefield successes. On Monday, he watched troops march in formation and military hardware roll by in a Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square to celebrate the Soviet Union’s role in the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany.

A symbol of Russia’s difficulties is the city of Mariupol, where Russian forces have sought for weeks to end the resistance of Ukrainian defenders making their last stand.

Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the city’s mayor, estimated in a socialmedia post that at least 100 civilians remain trapped in underground bunkers in the Azovstal mill. Ukrainian and Russian authorities previously said a convoy over the weekend led a third evacuation of hundreds of civilians from the mill to safety in a governmentcontrolled city.

New S. Korean President takes oath, vows to rebuild nation

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ZAPORIZHZHIA (UKRAINE), MAY 10 (AP): Russian forces pounded away at the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as part of an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and weapons shipments. On the other end of the southern coast, they hammered a steel plant where Ukrainian fighters are denying Moscow full control of another critical port.

Days after the dramatic rescue of what some officials said were the last civilians trapped at the plant in Mariupol, authorities said about 100 were still believed to be in the network of underground tunnels under bombardment. The strikes come as the grisly toll of the war continued to take shape, with the Ukrainians saying they found the bodies of 44 civilians in the rubble of a building in the northeast that was destroyed weeks ago.

The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that Russian forces fired seven missiles a day earlier from the air at the crucial Black Sea port of Odesa, hitting a shopping center and a warehouse.

One person was killed and five were wounded, the military said.

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OFFICE OF THE

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With immense pride and joy, the Toluvi Village Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Bohuka Zhimo, S/o Lt. Samuel Zhimo for successfully clearing IBpS exam and securing the post of probationary Officer(pO).

The Union further wishes him good health and success in all his future endeavours.

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Viola Davis to be honoured with Cannes Women in Motion Award

Severe COVID May Age Survivors’ Brains 20 Years: Study

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serious bout of COVID-19 can prompt a serious loss of brain power, new research warns, triggering a drop in IQ that’s equivalent to aging from 50 to 70 in a matter of months.

“Previous research has indicated that people who have recovered from COVID-19 may suffer from lasting problems in terms of their ability to concentrate and problem solve,” noted study author Adam Hampshire. He’s an associate member with the U.K. Dementia Research Institute Care Research and Technology Centre, in London.

“What we were trying to find out was how pronounced these [thinking] difficulties were in patients who had been more severely ill, which aspects of [thinking] were most affected, whether there was any sign of recovery over time, and what the underlying cause might be,” Hampshire added.

To that end, the research team focused on a group of 46 British patients who had been hospitalized with severe COVID-19 during the first few months of the pandemic (from March 2020 through July 2020). At the time, one-third had been so sick that they needed to be put on a mechanical ventilator.

Mental health assessments conducted six months after first being hospitalized — at which point the initial viral infections had resolved — revealed a significant drop in memory and concentration skills, alongside a notable slow-down in the ability to problem-solve accurately and quickly.

Patients were often very forgetful, Hampshire stressed, struggling with the sort of “brain fog” that would often make it difficult to find the words to express themselves.

All told, the study team found

the diminished post-COVID brain capacity would likely translate into a 10-point drop in IQ. Hampshire, who is also a professor of restorative neurosciences in the department of brain sciences at Imperial College London, said that although he had expected to see some degree of lingering brain performance issues, he was “surprised by the scale of the [thinking] problems that the patients had.”

“The level of [thinking] under-performance is similar to that seen when aging from 50 to 70,” he noted.

Normally, “a person slows down substantially during those two decades,” Hampshire said.

“But they also have a lot of time to adjust. For these patients, it must come as a sudden shock. I expect that some of them may not ever fully recover or be able to return to work.”

So far, he said, recovery has been “so slow as to be statistically non-significant. That is, we could not confirm that there was any cognitive recovery over time, though at least a trend was there.”

As for what’s going on, Hampshire acknowledged that the jury is still out.

“The cause remains to be determined,” he said. “But our study indicates that it is more likely to be something that happens during the initial illness as opposed to mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, after recovery. That is, the patients also show signs of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress, but these appear to be separate to the [thinking] problems.”

Going forward, Hampshire said it will be important to continue to track such patients over a longer period of time to see who recovers, or if recovery is even possible.

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A Meanwhile, h o w e v e r, “the truth is at the moment we do not know what will help them.”

The findings were published in the May issue of the journal eClinicalMedicine.

Dr. Colin Franz, a physicianscientist with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, said the findings dovetail with his own experience with COVID-19 survivors.

“As a physician who regularly sees people post-COVID, I am not surprised that there are persistent mental health issues like memory or concentration in the months after hospitalization,” he said.

“This is one of the more common concerns our ‘long-COVID’ patients bring to us.”

The precise reason may vary from patient to patient, added Franz, who was not involved in the study.

“For example, in one person it could be connected to an issue with the very small blood vessels in the brain,” he noted. “But in another one, they have persistent breathing issues that disturb sleep and increase fatigue that may play into poor test performance.”

Franz’s advice for those with persistent brain health issues postCOVID “is to seek help from a well-coordinated, and comprehensive post-COVID clinic in your area,” whether that be an outpatient therapy program or a personal doctor.

More information There’s more detailed information on the long-lasting impact of COVID at the American Psychological Association.

(By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter)

disadvantaged people in society. Accordingly, Davis was praised by the award’s organisers both “for her acting roles and her commitment to the rights of women and minorities”, they said, calling her in a statement “one of the most influential American actresses and producers of her time”.

“Her talent, hard work, choice of roles and the way she interprets them have earned her the very highest recognitions in the film industry,” the statement underlined.

It noted that Davis “is one of the few Hollywood personalities to have won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, four SAG Awards, and what Hollywood calls the Triple Crown of Acting: two Tony Awards, an Oscar and an Emmy, for her roles in the stage play ‘King Hedley II’, in ‘Fences’ and its remarkable film adaptation, and in the TV series ‘How to Get Away with he santoor maestro one of whom, Rahul Shar- Murder’.

This record makes her and music composer, ma, is also an accomplished the only African-American Pandit Shivkumar santoor player. (IANS) Sharma, passed away after a cardiac arrest at the age of 84 in Mumbai on Tuesday, May 10. He had been suffering from kidneyrelated ailments for the last six months and was on dialysis.

T h e Ja m m u - b o r n musician, who elevated the santoor, once a littleknown musical instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, to its present exalted global status, will also be remembered for the music he composed with the flute legend, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, for films such as ‘Silsila’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Chandni’ and ‘Darr’.

He is survived by wife Manorama and two sons, ctor and producer Viola Davis will be honoured with the 2022 Women In Motion Award bestowed by Kering Group and the Cannes Film Festival.

Davis currently appears on screen in the Showtime series ‘The First Lady’, where she plays Michelle Obama. She re-

cently published her autobiography, ‘Finding Me’, written during lockdown, that recounts her childhood experiences in an underprivileged environment in Saint Matthews, S.C, reports ‘Variety’.

The book, which has rapidly become a bestseller, also highlights harassment and abuse faced by the most

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actress to have received so many nominations and awards for her roles in theater, television and film, it went on to point out.

As a committed activist Davis has repeatedly called out the blatant lack of diversity in the film industry, whether in production, writing or directing, “which remains a very powerful brake on equality”, the award’s organisers added.

Francois-Henri Pinault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kering; Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes; and Thierry Fremaux, Executive Director of the Festival de Cannes, will present the award to Davis during the official Women In Motion dinner in Cannes on May 22 .(IANS)

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The film, an Amazon Prime Video co-production with Abundantia Entertainment, will see Vidya reuniting with her ‘Shakuntala Devi’ director Anu Menon.

Billed as a nail-biter, the official logline of ‘Neeyat’ reads: “When guests start dropping dead at exiled billionaire Ashish Kapoor’s birthday getaway, detective Mira Rao must unravel devious motives as the suspects are Kapoor’s close friends and family.”

‘Neeyat’ is directed by Anu Menon, who has also co-written the story with Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani. The screenplay is

by Menon, Priya Venkataraman, Kala and Dhyani, and the dialogues by Kausar Munir.

The cast comprises Ram Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Mita Vasishth, Neeraj Kabi, Shahana Goswami, Amrita Puri, Dipannita Sharma, Shashank Arora, Prajakta Koli and Danesh Razvi.

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wants Leeds to believe Stephen Curry helps Warriors to UEFA confirms new format for Marsch like Gandhi, fight like Ali late win against Memphis in NBA Champions League from 2024

N YO N ( S W I T Z E R LAND), MAY 10 (IANS): Following consultations with stakeholders in the game, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) executive committee on Tuesday confirmed a new format for the Champions League from the start of the 2024-25 season.

The reformatted group stage would still grow from 32 to 36 teams starting in 2024 but the number of rounds will only jump from six to eight per team rather than 10. The Europa League will also follow the format of the new Champions

League with eight matches in the league stage. There had previously been a plan that each team would play 10 games at that point of the competition as part of the new “Swiss model”.

“The eight matches of the UEFA Champions League will be played over the ten European weeks foreseen by the decision made in April 2021. The UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League will all enjoy one week of calendar exclusivity,” UEFA said in a statement.

“The four additional places created by the increase from 32 to 36 teams in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League will be allocated,” it added.

Commenting on the decisions, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said, “UEFA has clearly shown today that we are fully committed to respecting the fundamental values of sport and to defending the key principle of open competitions, with qualification based on sporting merit, fully in line with the values and solidarity-based European sports model.

“Today’s decisions conclude an extensive consultation process during which we listened to the ideas of fans, players, coaches, national associations, clubs, and leagues to name but a few, with the aim to find the best solution for the development and success of European football, both domestically and on the international club stage,” he added.

L O N D O N, M AY 1 0 (AGENCIES): Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch will dip into his collection of inspirational quotes from the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali in a bid to motivate his players for their battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

The American, who took charge of Leeds in March following Marcelo Bielsa’s dismissal, faces a daunting task to keep the 18th-placed Yorkshire club in the top flight after they dropped into the bottom three at the weekend.

They have 34 points from 35 games, the same as 17th-placed Burnley who have a better goal difference.

Everton, in 16th place, have 35 points having played one game less.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s vital clash against Chelsea, Marsch said motivational messages and quotes from Indian independence hero Gandhi and heavyweight boxing great Ali were amongst his large collection.

“I have hundreds of quotes I use at different moments,” Marsch told reporters, adding that the likes of NBA icon Michael Jordan, former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson and American football coaching great Vince Lombardi also inspire him.

“I try to think how they fit with who I am and how we play football,” he added. “I love quotes, learning from people of the past.

Sports figures, historical figures, whatever. The key is understanding what messages to use at the right time.”

Marsch said France’s 1998 World Cup winners and the 2008 American Olympics basketball champions also inspired him.

“I love basketball culture in America,” Marsch added. “The way they combine inner-city kids with university graduates and incredible mentors is amazing. “I use things that resonate with me... there are historical figures, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, presidents like John F Kennedy.”

FIFA tells Brazil, Argentina to replay abandoned WC qualifier match Z U R I C H , M AY 1 0 (IANS): Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has asked Brazil and Argentina to replay their abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier despite having already secured a place in football’s showpiece tournament, to be held in Qatar later this year.

The decision followed appeals from both the countries’ football associations, according to a statement issued by FIFA. The South American rivals had been scheduled to play the qualifier in September 2021 but the fixture was

suspended minutes after kick-off because of alleged Covid-19 rule breaches by the Argentine side.

Brazil and Argentina finished first and second, respectively, in the South American Zone qualifying standings for the World Cup, to be played in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.

Both associations had submitted their appeals in February after FIFA imposed hefty fines and ruled that the match must be rescheduled.

“After analysing the submissions of both parties and considering all circumstances of the case, the appeal committee confirmed that the match would be replayed,” FIFA said. The sport’s world governing body also upheld a USD 50,000 fine for both associations because of the abandonment.

However, additional fines of USD 500,000 and

200,000 imposed on Brazil and Argentina, respectively, were halved, FIFA added.

Last month, officials in the Australian state of Victoria announced that Brazil and Argentina would play a friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in June. It was not immediately clear if the match could serve as the qualifier or if the teams would have to find another date before the World Cup. In a statement late on Monday FIFA said, “The FIFA Appeal Committee has taken decisions on the appeals lodged by the Brazilian Football Association

(CBF) and the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) against the decisions issued by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on the abandoned Brazil v. Argentina match in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers on September 5, 2021.

“After analysing the submissions of both parties and considering all circumstances of the case, the Appeal Committee confirmed that the match would be replayed and also upheld the fine of CHF (Swiss Franc) 50,000 that was imposed on both associations as a result of the abandonment.

Stephen Curry celebrates with the crowd in the final minute against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of Game 4 of NBA playoff semifinal in San Francisco. (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 10 (AGENCIES): Stephen Curry’s late scores helped the Golden State Warriors to a 101-98 win against the Memphis Grizzlies to extend their Western Conference semi-final play-off lead to 3-1.

Curry had a game-high 32 points and snatched victory with key free throws in the final minute to leave the Warriors one win away from the finals.

Al Horford’s careerbest play-off haul helped the Boston Celtics win.

Horford had 30 points in a 116-108 victory at the Milwaukee Bucks.

Despite playing without the injured Ja Morant, the Grizzlies established a 12-point lead early on in San Francisco and never fell behind until Curry’s heroics in the last minute.

The Warriors travel to Memphis on Wednesday

as they aim to reach a sixth finals in eight seasons.

Celtics overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to tie their Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2 and will host Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Jayson Tatum also had 30 points for the Celtics as well as 13 rebounds, while Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 34 points and 18 rebounds were not enough to secure victory for the Bucks.

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CAXIAS DO SUL (BRAZIL), MAY 10 (PTI): India’s Diksha Dagar put herself in line for a second medal at the Deaflympics when she cruised into the semi-finals of the women’s golf competition here.

The Indian star, who has won twice on the Ladies European Tour, once each in an individual and team event, outplayed Germany’s Amelia Paloma Gonzalez Podbicanin 6 and 5. She was six up with five holes to go in the match-play contest.

Diksha will next take on Norwegian Andrea Hovstein Hellegjerde, who had a bronze medal in the 2017 Deaflympics, the year Diksha lost in the final.

Andrea beat Canada’s Sasha Laoun 4 and 3. While Diksha is a professional golfer, Andrew combined golf with a job as a kindergarten teacher.

T h e d ay ’s b i g ge s t winner was Ashlyn Grace Johnson of the USA who beat Zuzana Lesse 8 and 6, which means she was eight holes up with six to go.

Ashley will take on Margaux Brejo of France, who defeated Stefanie Mayer of Germany 5 and 4.

Diksha had topped the 36-hole stroke play, where Ashlyn was placed 14 shots behind the Indian. The top eight players qualify for the match-play section of the competition.

Diksha, who won the silver medal in 2017, is looking to go one better this time.

She also took part at the Tokyo Olympics last year.

Born : 25.12.1920 – Died : 06.05.2022 We, the bereaved family of Lt. Rev. L.T. Maja (Kinunger) who left for his heavenly abode on 6th May 2022, would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the associations, churches, unions, neighbours, friends and all the well-wishers who stood with us through prayers, physical presence, extending emotional, material and financial support during this difficult time, for those who comforted us in wake service, travelled long distance, sent floral tributes and condolences, attending Funeral Service and escorted us even to last leg of the journey to our Village.

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City reach agreement GT beat LSG by 62 runs to seal play-off berth Manchester to sign Haaland from Dortmund

PUNE, MAY 10 (PTI): Gujarat Titans returned to winning ways after back-toback losses and became the first team to seal their place in the play-offs by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 62 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Even though LSG did a decent job with the ball to restrict GT to 144 for 4 after being asked to bowl, the KL Rahul-led side flopped with the bat as they were bowled out for 82 in 13.5 overs.

Rashid Khan (4/24) starred with the ball for GT, while Yash Dayal (2/24) and R Sai Kishore (2/7) picked up two wickets each.

Earlier, opening batter Shubman Gill hit a fine halfcentury but LSG produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict GT to the modest score.

Gill remained not out on 63 off 49 balls with the help of seven fours but lacked support from the other end. He was left stranded as GT’s next highest scorer was David Miller (26).

Avesh Khan (2/26) picked up two wickets for LSG, while Mohsin Khan (1/18) and Jason Holder (1/44) scalped one apiece.

GT sealed their playoff berth, reaching 18 points from 12 games. The defeat snapped LSG’s five-match winning streak but they

Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans plays a shot during the IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, Tuesday. (PTI)

are still comfortably placed in the second spot with 16 points and need just a win to book their last-four berth.

LSG made a slow start to their chase and their problems were further compounded after they lost Quinton de Kock (11) and skipper KL Rahul (8) in consecutive overs to slump to 24 for 2 after four overs.

While Yash Dayal accounted for De Kock, Rahul top-edged a Mohammed Shami short delivery to Wriddhiman Saha behind the stumps.

Debutant Karan Sharma didn’t help his cause either, handing a catch to David Miller inside the cir-

cle to give Dayal his second scalp of the day.

Introduced into the attack in the eighth over, Rashid Khan struck with his third delivery, foxing Krunal Pandya with a googly and Saha was quick to whip off the bails. With wickets falling in quick succession from the start, LSG never got any momentum to their chase, reaching 58 for 4 at the halfway stage.

The ever-rising asking rate led to the downfall of Ayush Badoni (8), who was stumped by Saha off R Sai Kishore.

LSG’s scorecard cut a sorry figure as the likes of Marcus Stoinis (2) and

Women’s World Boxing: Lovlina off to flying start in Istanbul NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (IANS): Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign in the 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win on Monday.

The 24-year-old star Indian boxer dished out a splendid show to secure a 3-2 win against the former world champion Chen Nien-Chin in the 70kg opening round bout.

The Chinese Taipei boxer entered the match with a 3-1 head-to-head record. She had defeated the Indian boxer in the 2018 World Championships semi-final. On the other hand, Lovlina’s only win against Chen came in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics quarter-final enroute her bronze medal-winning triumph, according to a release by the Boxing Federation of

Lovlina Borgohain after her win against former world champion Chen Nien-Chin in the 70kg opening round bout. (PTI)

India (BFI).

Both the boxers started off cautiously and maintained a distance from each other. Making her first outing on the international circuit after heroics in Tokyo, the boxer from Assam showed no signs of rustiness and hit some timely punches.

The intensely-fought second and final saw both the boxers exchanging heavy

punches. Chen, who won gold and bronze medals in 2018 and 2016 respectively at the World Championships, tried attacking but the swift-moving Indian managed to block with a good defence technique and tilted the result of the nail-biting match in her favour.

Lovlina will take on Cindy Ngamba of the Fair Chance Team in the Round of 16 match on Friday.

Jason Holder (1) too failed to rise to the occasion.

Deepak Hooda topscored for LSG with a struggling 26-ball 27.

Earlier, GT’s decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired big time as they lost Wriddhiman Saha (5) and Matthew Wade (10) cheaply with the scoreboard reading just 24 inside five overs. With wickets tumbling from the other end, Gill went about his business cautiously and in the company of skipper Hardik Pandya shared 27 runs for the third wicket before the latter departed, edging one to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps to give Avesh his

second wicket of the day.

Once Hardik departed, Gill took the onus on himself and upped the ante, first chopping Avesh to the square boundary and then reverse-swept Krunal Pandya to the third-man fence in the next over.

But thereafter, both Gill and Miller failed to open their arms as Mohsin and Krunal bowled tight line and length to stem the run flow.

Miller finally broke the shackles in the third delivery of the 16th over with a huge six off Jason Holder over extra cover, in what was the first maximum of the innings.

Miller, however, perished in the final ball of the over, caught by Ayush Badoni as he slashed one straight to deep third man.

Gill, on the other hand, went about his innings in a smooth fashion and brought up his fifty in 42 balls with a single off Dushmantha Chameera.

Once he reached his fifty, Gill opened up and struck Chameera for back-to-back boundaries to pick up 14 runs from the 17th over.

Rahul Tewatia (22 not out off 16 balls) used the long handle to good effect in the final over, smashing Holder for three boundaries to take the score close to the 150-run mark.

MANCHESTER, MAY 10 (AGENCIES): Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Norwegian striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund on July 1, the two clubs announced on Tuesday.

“The transfer remains subject to the club finalising terms with the player,” City said.

City did not provide financial details of the deal but German media reported that the total cost of buying Haaland in a multi-year deal could exceed 300 million euros ($316.08 million), including his salary, agent fees and bonuses.

Dortmund said once the transfer goes through, the club expects a “positive effect on the key earnings figures for the 2022/2023 financial year” in the range of 35-40 million euros.

The 21-year-old striker’s value has skyrocketed thanks to his prolific form at Dortmund after joining them from Austrian side Salzburg two years ago.

British media reported Haaland had passed his medical on Monday, with Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp saying it was a transfer that will “set new levels” in the Premier League.

Haaland has scored 85 goals in 88 games for

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Dortmund since his debut in January 2020. He was last season’s top scorer in the Champions League as well as the UEFA Nations League.

This season he has 21 goals in the Bundesliga from 20 starts, with Dortmund set to finish second in the league behind champions Bayern Munich when the season concludes on Saturday.

But Dortmund failed to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages, dropping to the Europa League where they did not

make it past the playoffs.

City have been in the hunt to replace Sergio Aguero after the Argentine striker -- the club’s all-time top scorer with 254 goals -- moved to Barcelona on a free transfer last year.

Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus failed to seal his place in the starting lineup, with Guardiola often deploying a midfielder as a ‘false nine’ leading the attack.

Dortmund are interested in Salzburg forward Karim Adeyemi as a possible Haaland replacement.

Nagaland beat Assam in 6th Agape Cup opener Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 10 (NPN): Nagaland defeated Assam 2-0 in the inaugural match of the 6th edition of Agape Cup, National Christian Football Championship on Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima.

In the first match, Nagaland beat Assam by 2-0 where both goals were scored by Tianuksang in the 6th and 18th minutes.

In the second match, Kerala thrashed Arunachal Pradesh by 7-1, while in the third match, Goa defeated Tripura 2-0. In the fourth match, Odisha beat Manipur 1-0 and in the fifth match, Kerala and Jharkhand played out 2-2 draw.

Altogether, 11 teams are participating in the tournament namely Goa, Nagaland, Assam, Tripura, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and West Bengal.

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Team Nagaland and Assam posing for lens before the inaugural match at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on Tuesday. (NP)

sources and Sports, Zale Neikha, who graced the ceremony as the special guest, encouraged all players to go beyond and endeavour oneself in reaching national and international levels. He also stressed that the Agape Cup was for promotion of Christianity across the country to glorify God’s name not just

for promotion of football.

With leadership trainings also provided, Zale also maintained that through the tournament the participants would be able share their testimonies about what Christ has been doing in their lives.

Convenor, Sports Coalition of India, Kennedy D’Silva, mentioned that

Agape tournament was not just a tournament for a football but a Cathedral to worship God with the talents given to every individual.

He announced that they are planning to have the Unity Cup 2024 in the country and said if things went well, Nagaland would be the host in 2024.

The convenor also pointed out that through this initiative, the players of team India will be selected from among the players of Agape Cup, who will be participating in the upcoming Unity Christian Football World Cup to be held in 2024 either in Colombia or India with the participation of 16 countries.

D’Silva highlighted on the history of the Agape Cup which initially started in 2013 with four teams in Goa and at present in 2022, eleven teams had joined however Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat unfortunately could not join due to issues regarding reservation for trains and the long train journeys.

He also informed that the fourth Unity World Cup which is scheduled to be held on December 7 – 14, 2022 in Venezuela, where the Indian team will also be participating and selection will be done through this tournament for the Indian contingents.

Uber Cup Final: India seal QF berth with 4-1 win over USA

P V Sindhu returns a shot to U.S. Jennie Gai during their women’s singles qualifying match, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

BA N G KO K , M AY 1 0 (PTI): Indian women’s badminton team sailed into the knockout stage of the Uber Cup Final after humbling USA 4-1 in a lopsided Group D match here on Tuesday.

India, who had defeated Canada 4-1 in their opening tie, notched up a second successive win to cement their position in the top two spot in their group to qualify for the quarterfinals.

P V Sindhu once again lead the proceedings with a 21-10 21-11 win over Jennie Gai, doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Treesa Jolly then beat Francesca Corbett and

Allison Lee 21-19 21-10 before Aakashi Kashyap notched up a 21-18 21-11 victory over Esther Shi as India took an unassailable 3-0 lead.

Young doubles pair of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker then went down fighting to Lauren Lam and Kodi Tang Lee 12-21 21-17 13-21 to salvage some pride for USA. In the final match, Ashmita Chaliha prevailed 21-18 21-13 over Natalie Chi to wrap up the match.

Indian women’s team, which has won two bronze medals in the past, will next face Korea on Wednesday in their last group match.

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