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Vol XXXI No. 246

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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excommunicated from the village would also require to have their ancestry authenticated in the native village.

The exercise will only be a process of confirming the antecedents of the individual and will not amount to restoration of citizenship.

It suggested that there shall not be only one authority to authenticate the identity of an individual.

With a view to ensure that the authentication process is carried out without influence or manipulation, it was recommended that the information furnished in the application of each individual will be first verified at the family level in the village, then to be confirmed by the clan and khel.

In case the village has a citizens forum, the particulars will be checked by the forum, before the village council certifies the

Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland

document, at the final stage.

The document will then be submitted to the deputy commissioner, through the concerned administrative officer.

In the authentication, it said that the role of the tribal hoho shall be limited to settling disputes that cannot be resolved at the village level.

Permanent Residents including pre-1940 Gorkhas: Unlike the groups mentioned above, the commission noted that this category will not have the source to confirm their ancestry, prior to settlement in Nagaland.

Therefore, it said that the documents furnished by them as proof of identity and proof of pre-1940/1963 residency would have to be the basis of authenticating their identity.

Registration of Naga and non-Naga tribes of Nagaland: The commission,

through various deliberations and having examined in detail, said that the required process for preparing the RIIN may not be relevant to choose a particular place for registration.

The commission suggested that every individual would need to mandatorily authenticate their ancestry from one of the villages, notified as a native village.

The information of each individual, after due process, will be entered into the data bank, which would be at the district level-- the district in which the native village is located. Thereafter, the information will be fed into the main data bank at the state level.

Registration of permanent residents including pre-1940 Gorkhas: The commission said that it is likely that an applicant may be employed outside his/ her permanent residence in the State. Since it may not be relevant for an applicant to choose a particular place of registration in Register of Permanent Residents (RPR), the commission said that application may be submitted to the DC of the district of work place, if within the State, furnishing all the required details for

RPP alleges graft in construction of Covid-19 Hospital at CHISR D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Newly floated political party in the state—Rising People’s Party (RPP), Tuesday alleged mismanagement in the construction of 300-bedded COVID hospital at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) in Dimapur.

In a press release, RPP said party members visited the under-construction COVID hospital on August 7, 2021 and alleged that the construction of the hospital was “mired in corruption as pointed out by MLA Imkong L. Imchen and the NPF Legislature Party (NPFLP).”

The party stated a twostorey building (45,000 sq ft) in Dimapur could be constructed easily within

Rs.10 crore. With the Rs. 30 crore sanctioned amount, the RPP maintained that state government could have constructed at least two 300-bedded hospitals with at least one hospital provisioned for eastern Nagaland.

Reiterating that points raised by Imkong L Imchen, MLA, the RPP questioned why was tender not floated for the construction of the COVID hospital?

It also queried under which expenditure head was the construction of the hospital being sourced?

Further, RPP questioned why was this project “conceived and implemented in a hush-hush manner, without discussion in the Cabinet?”

Asking whether Glocal

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (NPN): The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on Tuesday released 5th monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs. 9,871 crore to the States to 17 States including Nagaland for the period 2021-22.

As per the state-wise details of the grant released, Nagaland received Rs.379.75 crore for the period July 2021 as the fifth instalment and total amount received till July 2021 was Rs. 1898.75.

Besides Nagaland, the States recommended for PDRD grant include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): DimaWest Bengal. pur police have reportedly arrested four persons on charges of abduction and illegal detention of a woman.

According to ADCP (Crime) and PRO Dimapur police, the arD I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 rests were made on different dates (NPN): In view of the Inde- following a complaint lodged by the pendence Day celebration, victim that she was illegally detained deputy commissioner (DC) by unknown people for four days in Dimapur has ordered clo- an unknown location. sure of markets/ shops till During investigation, the PRO 12 noon on August 15, 2021. said it was ascertained that the issue

Healthcare was involved in the construction of the hospital, the RPP said that according per website, Glocal Healthcare was not a construction firm.

Demanding that PDA government immediately clarify the points raised, the RPP also urged the NPF to follow up the issue from within the government since it was the first to raise the issue. It maybe recalled that the State government, Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CIHSR) and Kolkata-based Glocal Healthcare Systems Private Limited signed a tripartite agreement on June 10 this year for additional 200-bedded Acute Care Facility (ACF) at CIHSR.

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I-Day: Half-day shop closure on Aug 15

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originated from the victim’s inability to pay back a loan amounting to several lakhs of rupees to a local credit society.

The four arrested have been identified as-- Semato Shohe (35) “Leacy” NSCN (I-M); Ahuka Yeptho (36) “Secretary” NSCN (I-M); Sunjemtoshi Aier (42) and Supong Ao (46).

In this connection, PRO said that a case has been registered with East Police Station.

authentication in the district of permanent residence.

Authentication exercise for all categories: Since there will be variations in the information required to be furnished by different groups and the content of the format being lengthy and complex, the Commission suggested different formats and also recommended that in respect of Naga and nonNaga tribes of the State, the format be translated into different local languages.

It further said that house to house enumeration will not be involved in the exercise, while forms may be made freely accessible in offices of the DCs and sufficient forms may be provided to the administrative officers for distribution to all the villages and towns in their jurisdiction, ward offices under Municipal and Town councils.

The Commission said that the onus of completing and submitting the form will rest on each individual.

The Commission said that irrespective of the manner in which submission is made, an acknowledgement of receipt must be given by the office of the DC/area administrative office/village council. (Cont’d on p-7)

PM launches Ujjwala 2.0 for free LPG connections LU C K N OW, UAG 1 0 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched Ujjwala 2.0 — the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)-- by handing over LPG connections in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh.

After the formal launch, Modi distributed free gas connections to 10 women virtually. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath handed over the documents to the women on behalf of the PM. During Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to five crore women members of BPL households. (Read more on p-7)

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that political parties must publish criminal records of their election candidates within 48 hours of selection, Live Law reported.

The court modified its judgement from February 13 last year, which said that the criminal history of election candidates must be made public either within 48 hours of selection or two weeks prior to the first date of filing of nomination papers for an election. The Court had added that political parties must publish the records in one regional and one national newspaper and also on Twitter and Facebook, PTI reported.

In November 2020, a lawyer filed a contempt petition before the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and political parties in Bihar for allegedly violating the order to publish the criminal history of candidates who fought the Assembly polls, according to the Hindustan Times. “Political parties mainly published the criminal antecedents of their candidates on their websites and in some less circulated news-

Under the Scanner

Close to 43% winners of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have criminal cases against them, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms

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papers and some in a limited manner on social media but nobody got it published in any national newspapers as directed by the apex court,” Brajesh Singh, the petitioner, had said, according to the newspaper. The court had decided to examine Singh’s petition in February this year, The Hindu reported.

A bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman had issued a notice to Arora, Bihar Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas, Jagada Nand Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Bihar president, Janata Dal (U) general secretary KC Tyagi, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala and BJP’s BL Santosh.

Political parties fined: During Tuesday’s hearing, Nariman along with Justice BR Gavai fined eight po-

litical parties, including the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, for not making criminal records public as per the February 2020 order, reported NDTV. The Congress, BJP, RJD, JD (U), CPI and LJP were fined Rs 1 lakh each for partial non-compliance of the court’s order, reported Bar and Bench. The court also fined Rs 5 lakh each on the CPI (M) and NCP for total non-compliance.

The bench told the poll panel to start a campaign to make citizens aware of their rights to know about the criminal history of the candidates. This has to be done across various platforms, including social media, websites, television advertisements, prime time debates and pamphlets.

Border dispute: NH advocates reviewing Interim Agreements

Assam: DNLA calls for 36-hr bandh in 5 districts from Aug 14

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Naga Hoho (NH) Tuesday called for reviewing various Interim Agreements signed between governments of Assam and Nagaland with special reference to Interim Agreement of 1972 “in the best interest of the two states.”

NH through its communication cell expressed regret that both the states particularly Assam had “literally failed” to uphold the agreements leading to “continuous volatile situation in the border areas.”

NH said that every society or community was defined by a distinct boundary line drawn either traditionally inherited or drawn out of administrative convenience with the consent

of the people.

However, the hoho said that Assam-Nagaland border was in conflict due to arbitrary demarcation by the then British government without the prior informed consent of the people.

It said that the then Naga occupied areas were not included in the creation of new Nagaland state, which led to incessant conflict over the borders.

NH maintained that imposition of the state’s will on the people had only invited conflict rather than peace and tranquility in the region. “If only India is serious and have political will, the issue would be resolved once and for all,” the hoho asserted.

GPRN to lodge a complaint against one Urimilla J Mech, for having allegedly duped them of a huge amount of money given to her on loan on mortgaged of her plot of land. NSCN (I-M) said it was under that circumstance, when the “UT, GPRN put itself into action to deliver justice.”

It said during investigation, it was revealed that Urimilla was “a woman of deceptive and deceitful character.” However,

Correspondent

DIPHU, AUG 10: Newly formed outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) has called for 36 hours bandh in five districts of Assam starting 5 a.m. of August 14 till 5 p.m. of August 15 demanding a separate nation “Hirimba Raji State”. In a statement, DNLA chief Karmindao Dimasa said that the bandh will be imposed in Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj districts of Assam. It may be recalled that the group was formed in early 2019, committed to revamp the struggle and fight for the liberation of a sovereign and independent “Dimasa (Cont’d on p-8) Nation”.

NSCN (I-M) clarifies to allegations DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): Reacting to the arrest of its cadres, NSCN (I-M) through its MIP Tuesday explained that the matter pertained to its judiciary department which handles any case when approached by the Naga people for “fair delivery of justice.”

NSCN (I-M) said two “appellants” Supong Ao and Sungjemtoshi Aier approached the Union Territor y (UT),

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D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) commission report that was tabled on the floor of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly on the last day of the twoday 8th Session, has made several recommendations to the state government after holding consultations with various stakeholders, civil society organizations, NGOs, political groups, individuals etc.

Some of the highlights of the report include-- authority to authenticate claims of being indigenous Naga and non-Naga permanent resident/pre-1940 Gorkhas of Nagaland, registration, manner of conducting the authentication exercise for all categories etc.

Naga and non-Naga tribes of Nagaland: The panel recommended that authentication of identity of very eligible individual, belonging to the 18 recognized tribes of the state-male, female and child, must mandatorily be done in their respective native village. For those who had voluntarily left the native village, with or without the blessings of the authority of the parent/ native village or had been

NSCN (I-M) said that throughout the process of investigation Urmilla was never mishandled or unfairly treated.

Further it said “Crafty woman as she is, she filed FIR at the East Police Station, Dimapur with unfounded allegations against UT officials, even leading to the arrest of innocent appellants, Mr. Supong Ao and Mr. Sungjemtoshi Aier and un(Cont’d on p-8) necessary

State logs 102 fresh Covid cases

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded 102 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported for the second consecutive day.

Of the fresh cases, 40 were from Kohima, Dimpaur-27, Mokokchung-15, six in Tuensang, five in Wokha, four in Longleng, three in Zunheboto and one each in Peren and Phek, taking the total caseload to 28811.

With nil deaths, the tally remained the same for the second consecutive day and convicts are lodged at at 585 (including 14 nonMokokchung District Jail, Covid deaths). which takes two to three hours to traverse between the district headquarters.

The first work order was sanctioned on February D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 2, 2006 and more than 20 (NPN): Nagaland Foothills orders have been sanctioned Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has called to the parties to date.

A division bench of for a consultative meeting the court comprising Justice with all Dimapur based tribal Songkhupchung Serto and hohos, students’ bodies and Justice S Hukato Swu first CNSA on August 14 at 10 heard the matter on August a.m. at Hotel Saramati. In 4 and listed the matter again this regard, NFHRCC has requested all concern to attend after five weeks.

(Cont’d on p-8) the meeting without fail.

PIL filed in HC over non-construction of Longleng district Jail KO H I M A , AU G 1 0 (NPN): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed at Gauhati High Court Kohima bench through Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) panel lawyer over non-construction of a jail in Longleng district.

The PIL, filed by Odi Jamir and Temsuyapang, has prayed for “issuance of appropriate order or direction directing the respondents to complete the construction of the District Jail at Longleng, for which

the work orders were issued in 2006 and also to constitute an inquiry committee under the supervision of this court for inquiry/investigation into the utilisation or mis-utilisation of funds sanctioned for construction of the jail.”

The PIL submitted that since February 2, 2006, numerous work orders were awarded to two private parties by the State government for construction of Longleng District Jail and huge amount of money running into crore of rupees Construction of jail left abandoned in Longleng district.

were being withdrawn for such constructions. However, the jail construction has not been completed to date, resulting in violation of prisoners’ rights, denial of speedy trial and various inconveniences to the justice delivery system, the PIL stated. It also stated that representation was made to the parties, which only yielded empty assurances. It may be mentioned that Longleng is the only district in the State that does not have a district jail to date for which under trial prisoners (UTPs)

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STATE

LRD launches five-day barista training

LRD officials and trainers at LRD directorate Kohima, Tuesday. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , AU G 1 0 (NPN): With growing number of coffee bars in the state, department of land resource launched a five-day barista training at its directorate office here Tuesday to equip trainees/entrepreneurs from across the state with professional and relevant barista skills to run coffee bars.

LRD being the nodal department for coffee development has looked

the whole ambit of the crop from “field to cup” although initially it was considered as failed crop.

Speaking at the launching programme, LRD commissioner and secretary Vikeyie Kenya said that it was the first barista training to be conducted in the state.

He expressed confidence that in a few years’ time, Nagaland could become coffee capital in the country.

Vikeyie urged the trainees to be sincere, pro-

mote Naga coffee and assured that service of the department officials in all the district could be sought if required, while setting up the coffee bars.

In his keynote address, director LRD Renben Lotha recalled how coffee plantation at the initial stage did not succeed, however the department conducted surveys, researches and in 2014 decided to revive coffee in the state sensing the huge potential of the crop.

It also decided to gen-

NEWS IN BRIEF ZSUN executive council meet: Zeliangrong Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) has convened its first executive council meeting on August 13, 11 a.m. at its president’s residence, Jalukie Town. All executive council members have been asked to attend the meeting.

Power deptt Wokha informs: Executive Engineer (EE) electrical division Wokha Er. Chonrothung Ezung has informed electrical consumers of Wokha town and its adjoining villages (Chukitong range and Englan range) that there would be a power shut down from time to time in view of the electrical utility shifting along NH-2, 2-lannning stretch from 72.4 km Longsa to 105 km Doyang bridge till the shifting work is completed. All consumers have been requested to bear the inconvenience caused.

NLA notifies: Commissioner & secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Dr. P.J. Anthony has notified in modification of the bulletin partII No. 52, the following members have been nominated to the committees of the assembly for the year 2021-2022: Zhaleo Rio (member and chairman, committee on estimates); Yangseo Sangtam (member, rules committee) and Namri Nchang (member, house committee).

Noklak DPDB meeting: DC Noklak has informed that Noklak District Planning and Development Board meeting would be held on the August 17, 11 a.m., in the conference hall of the DC. All members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

ADC Tening informs on mass social work: As part of the preparation for the upcoming Independence Day celebration, ADC Tening, Rosietho Nguori has informed that there would be a mass social work on August 12, 7 a.m., onwards. In this regard, all the citizens of Tening town would be involved in the work and all heads of offices would ensure that the staff personnel are involved in the social work. Shops in Tening town would also remain closed till the completion of the work.

erate coffee-based employment, promote new plantation and mitigate the widespread practice of jhumming.

LRD has been promoting Naga coffee at Kisama during Hornbill Festival since 2015 but as the festival was limited only to 10 days, the department decided to make Naga coffee available year-round and the Nagaland coffee bar came into existence in 2020 in the directorate manned by professional baristas,

CVC on preservation & protection of ‘heritage village’

DIMAPUR: Chümoukedima Village Council (CVC) has issued three-point guidelines in an effort to preserve and protect the “old heritage village” and in pursuance of its standing resolution on complete ban of hunting and other activities that could deplete the flora and fauna under its jurisdiction.

In a press release, CVC GB Khriezo Shüya and joint secretary, Sedevikho Tsükru has informed the public that “old Chümoukedima heritage village is a historical site holding both traditional and sentimental values to the Chümoukedima natives” and that the standing resolution encompass the old heritage villages jurisdiction.

CVC has further issued the following directives for strict compliance by visitors – the council has asked all visitors of the heritage village primarily the viewpoints to refrain from disposing plastic waste at the sites randomly. CVC has appealed that the plastic wastes/ non degradable wastes be carried back by visitors and disposed off at available waste bins.

The council has cautioned vandalism and defacement of monuments and public utilities by anti-social people and warned that vandals or anti-social elements henceforth caught in such acts would be sternly dealt with imposition of “heavy fines” as per customary law.

CVC has also reiterated its standing resolution on ban of hunting, fodder collection, gathering of firewood, bamboos or other wild resources at the old village site.

The council warned that defaulters Wokha batallion of Assam Rifles constructed a drainage road at Airfield colony, would be penalized upto Rs. 1 lakh Wokha on August 10 with the collaboration of Airfield Colony Council, Airfield depending on the severity of the Eloe Hoho and Airfield Colony Youth Organisation (ACYO). (Media Cell, ACYO) damage.

One held with pistol in Dmu

25th Death Anniversary of our Beloved Late Moatemjen

PHED activities highlighted at monthly Wokha DPDB meeting

Monthly DPDB meeting in progress at DC’s conference hall, Wokha. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Wokha District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting was held on August 9 at the conference hall of the deputy commissioner.

According to a DIPR report, proposal for registration of society for “Air Gun Sporting Association Nagaland” (ASAN) proposed by its president, Achamo Odyuo was approved by the board and forwarded to government.

While presenting a PowerPoint on Jal Jeevan Mission, executive engineer, PHED Imnazulu Ao highlighted the civil works undergoing in the district under District Water & Sanitation Mission (DWSM).

The EE also stated that Implementation Support Agency (ISA) would carry

DIMAPUR: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Peren division, District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) organised a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise on Swach Bharat Misson (Gramin) Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) objectives from August 5-8.

According to a DIPR report, the programme was sponsored by sanitation and WSSO, PHED, Kohima under the theme “One step closer to building an ODF Plus Village” at Old Tening and Tening village under Tening block and at Punglwa and Lower Gaili Namdi Village under Jalukie Block, Peren.

During the exercise at Tening village, SDO (PHED) Tening block, Volie Rentta spoke about the objectives of JJM and said that it was based on community approach to water and envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person every day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024.

He also appealed to

Participants and representatives from PHED Peren division during the PRA exercise. (DIPR)

the community to contribute 5% to the mission through community participation as per JJM guidelines.

District coordinator-cum-IEC consultant DWSM Peren, Binsaniu Rentta also spoke on JJM and encouraged the community to work together with the department in implementing and successfully finishing the project at the villages.

She also encouraged the participants to say no

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of hand washing with soap while chemist DWSM, Moanaro Imchen trained two persons from each village in using field testing kits (FTK).

Water samples were also collected from the water sources, schools, anganwadis and homes to be tested in the district water testing laboratory.

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of our beloved Dad

Lt. rev. Dr. najekhu yeptho “When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him, lies on the paths of men.”

Always remembered, Mrs. Kitoli Naje, Children, Grandchildren and In-laws.

28/12/1956 – 11/07/2021 Beyond the sunset A hand will guide me To God, the Father, Whom I adore; His glorious presence, His words of welcome, Will be my portion On that fair shore...".

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Died: 11.08.1996 We mark 25 years of your passing with the same feeling as every other day and celebrate your life. Those special moments we created help us to live on even though you are gone.

Sadly missed along life's way, quietly remembered everyday wishing to celebrate each mile stone of our lives. Your departure left a heartache no one can heal but your love and care left a memory no one can steal.

Separated by death; together by love; always alive in our hearts.

Until we meet again Oba! Loving wife, children and family members mkc-288

to single use of plastics and to practice segregating waste at household level and to follow sustainable measures in making the villages an ODF+ village.

Hygiene and sanitation consultant DWSM, Sashinaro spoke on solid and liquid waste management and also demonstrated the different steps

16th Death anniversary

NASU annual sanitisation drive

DIMAPUR: Nor ther n Angami Students Union (NASU) 3rd annual sanitation drive has been scheduled on August 13, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. from Mohon Khola, BOC till Samuorü Bridge, Kohima.

NASU has sought cooperation and support and has invited denizens of Kohima to partake in the drive.

out following functions: need assessment of FHTCs and motivate communities to have FHTCs, act as coordination platform between DWSM and VWSC use participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools for community mobilisation and carry out need assessment, assisting the community in water campaigns initiated by government of India/ state government, carry out social behavioral change communication (SBCC) activities.

The duration of engagement for JJM work is from 20202025.

Imnazulu also highlighted the function of DWSM. At the district level, DWSM is responsible for overall implementation of Water supply and sanitation.

DWSM is headed by deputy

commissioner as a chairperson, further pointed that district water and sanitation mission was formed during 2003 and is functional till date.

Chief medical officer, Wokha replying to queries raised by chairman DPDB, Wokha, Mmhonlumo Kikon informed that the district has intensified random testing and special vaccination drive during the previous two/three weeks. He also informed that the district witnessed an increase of 752 numbers in testing, while increase in numbers of vaccination, the CMO further informed the chairman that several action plans were being worked out to increase the level of awareness and sensitization in the district.

Advisor, Mmhonlumo Kikon urged the DTF to conduct various meetings with the colonies in order to increase the percentage of testing and vaccination in our district.

Earlier, the meeting was chaired by ADC (HQ), Wokha, T. Lankonsen Tsanglao. New members of the board, district forest officer, SDO (water recourses) and SDO (NH) Yanthanshan were introduced during the meeting.

PHE deptt conducts PRA exercise on ODF+ in Peren

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DIMAPUR: Dimapur police arrested one Mugha Khulu (37) Razoupeyu (NSCN-IM) from ISBT area, purana bazaar for illegal possession of a countrymade point 32 pistol.

According to Dimapur police PRO, a case was registered with east police station, Dimapur.

he said.

Renben Lotha also shared that subsequently, it expanded in all the districts and LRD district offices.

In order to equip the educated unemployed, the department chose to train more entrepreneurs to man their own private coffee bars.

The director said certificates would depend on the assessment report after completion of the training.

In his concluding remark, joint director Vanchamo Ngullie pointed out that Naga coffee was tagged as one of the best coffees in the world because of its taste and aroma.

Batista trainers Tokaito K Achumi, Nzanthung Ngullie and Vito Swu would be conducting the five-day training which would cover the history and origin of coffee bean, 10 barista skills, different parts and types of espresso machines, manual brewing method and grinders, milk frothing techniques and basic latte art, personal grooming and hygiene and health benefits of coffee among many others.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021

We, the family of Late Mrs. Chubayangla Yaden takes this honour to extend our deepest gratitude to all our friends, relatives, neighbours, various churches, unions, organizations and well-wishers for your untiring support, prayers and love during her sickness and ultimate demise. All the words of comfort and act of kindness have comforted us beyond words and we remain indebted. We thank you all for walking this difficult journey with us. And even though we can never repay what we have received, we pray that the Lord who gives so abundantly and generously will bless each of you.

With gratitude and prayers, Loving husband, children, in-laws, grandchildren and relatives k-1475 K Y M C

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Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Activities and information

NSRLM representatives, participants and others during the training.

DC Phek Razouvolie Dozo flagging off the freedom rally on August 10. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: To commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav), various departments in the state are organising events and conducting activities for a resurgent “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.

Nagaland police to organise national f lag rally race: Police headquarters (PHQ) has informed that it would be organising a national flag rally race as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration on August 14.

According to a DIPR report, the rally race would begin at 6 a.m., from secretariat plaza and culminate near PHQ, Kohima. The rally race would be followed by a celebratory programme at PHQ main lobby.

The celebratory pro-

planted.

AIR Kohima to organise quiz: As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Regional News Unit (RNU), AIR Kohima informed that it would be organising a quiz programme titled “India@75 Quiz with AIR News” to keep the citizens informed and to create awareness about the aspects of India’s journey over the past 75 years.

According to a DIPR report, regional news unit AIR Kohima would ask a common question in the regional news bulletin (Nagamese & English) at 7:10 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. respectively. The quiz would be held every Thursday once in a week till August 15 or beyond to space the quiz programme into 75 episodes.

gramme would be held at PHQ main lobby, 8 a.m.

P l a n t a t i o n d r ive, sales day organised in Wokha: To commemorate the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and as per the HoDs meeting held on August 5 to chalk out work distribution for the Independence Day celebration, events/ programmes such a plantation drive by department of forest, essays & painting competition by SDEO, PM SVANIDHI camp with self-help groups (SHGs) and street vendors

by AUDO, sales of agri products involving the SHGs by DRDA and sale of farm products (citronella oil) by general manager, DICX, Wokha would be organised.

AUDO informed that the motive behind organis-

ing this event was aimed at making proper survey of street vendors, to register their names and to give them vending certificates and issue ID cards.

It also informed that under PM SVANIDHI scheme, once street vendors names are registered under this scheme, the vendors could avail loan up to 10, 000 for their sustainability.

Around 30 street vendors were registered under PM SVANIDHI scheme on August 10.

Meanwhile, August 9, tree plantation drive was organised at new deputy commissioner’s office complex. The plantation drive was led by deputy ranger, I/C, Wokha, P. Janbemo Ezung where more than 150 different varieties of trees were

The quiz would begin from August 12 and the first correct reply received through email will be adjudged the winner of the quiz. Participants have been requested to send their answers at airnewskohimaindia75@gmail. com. The winner would be announced the next day at the morning news bulletin at 7:25 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. respectively.

S p e c i a l va c c i n a tion camp to be held in Noklak: SDO (C) Noklak, C. Phuniang has informed that a special vaccination camp would be held in Noklak town in commemoration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on August 12, 10 a.m., at the following locations: Sub Center High School-B for the sectors of High School -A, High school-B

and Koungao; Anganwadi Center of Punyaongan for the sectors of Punyaongan, Khaokhan and Danlepdond; Government Middle School, Penshe for the sectors of Penshe and Leng, and CHS, Noklak for the sectors of Medical, Pengan and Kiamngan.

Beneficiaries have been requested to come with a valid ID card viz.

Aadhaar card/ epic-voters ID/passport/driving licence/Pan card/NPR smart card/pension documents with photographs.

All 18 years and above would be eligible for vaccination.

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development department Dimapur Tuesday organised training cum distribution of morpho device at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur.

According to DIPR report, speaking as the special guest, ADC Dimapur Atokhe Aye lauded the Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Dimapur for their sincerity and hard work.

He also lauded the banks for continuous support and requested them to further elevate the SHGs through their constant cooperation and intervention. He then handed over the morpho devices to 13 beneficiaries.

P r o j e c t d i r e c t o r, DRDA Dimapur, Kethosituo Sekhose, in his brief address, advised the beneficiaries to master the

art of handling the device properly before using it for any transaction.

He fur ther sought ideas from the beneficiaries so that the department could extent support in the best interest of the rural community.

He also asked the line departments utilising direct bank transfer to study the feasibility of converging the digi pay which is being introduced in Nagaland.

Officials from the banks and others also spoke on the occasion.

A D P M , D M M U, NSRLM, M. Yimok Phom delivered the welcome note while DC- FI, DMMU, NSRLM, Y. Agnes Ezung said the vote of thanks and AC- BMMU Kuhuboto, NSRLM, Zgevi Achumi chaired the programme.

3 villages in Longleng district ICFAI holds workshop on ‘cyber ‘XV finance commission’ trg underway security & ethical hacking’ achieve 100% vaccination DIMAPUR: A virtual workshop on “Cyber security, ethical hacking & career prospects of CyberSecurity” was organised by the department of Computer Science, ICFAI University, Nagaland in colaboration with Dataspace Security Pvt. Ltd. on August 9.

A press release by the University stated that the main topic of the workshop was “how hacker can hack our social media and smart phone through OTP bypass and E-commerce website bypass and how to secure from such attack”.

Medical personnel along with the beneficiaries during the vaccination drive.

DIMAPUR: Three villages namely Yongnyah village, Chingong village and Shamshangching village under Yongnyah Block of Longleng district have

achieved 100% COVID-19 vaccination on August 8 and August 9 respectively.

In a press release, office of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Longleng stated that the three vilnagalandpost.com Poll lages have vaccinated its eligible population with Q . : Should politicians 100% of second doses for head sports bodies?

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Womenfolk of self-help groups displaying the Made in Nagaland products.

DIMAPUR: YouthNet Van Dhan Vikas Kendra Cluster (VDVKC) was conferred with three state van dhan awards during the first “Van Dhan Annual Awards, 2020-21”.

A press release by YouthNet informed that the organisation was awarded “Scale of diversified operations at VDVKC”, “maximum range of value-added

items produced & marketed”, “best innovation and most creative marketing idea” awards on August 6 during the celebration of 34th foundation day of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs by the regional manager NE, TRIFED through a webinar.

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their best and perform well.

The two days training include introduction to XV finance commission

by RDO, J. Wesley Magh, PFMS by accounts assistant NSRLM, Tokivi Shohe, onboarding of XV finance commission bank accounts

by BAPO, Simon Kulnu followed by onboarding exercise.

DBYES team of Dimapur province handed over 28 Bibles in different languages of Nagaland to the assistant inspector general (AIG), central jail Dimapur on August 10. This was done to fulfil the request made in the month of February DIMAPUR: St. John College (SJC) on those times. when six computers were installed in the central jail.

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cination drive in the village started on February 18, 2021 where all beneficiaries were vaccinated except some members due to some health issues.

The department informed that those who were not vaccinated in the first vaccination drive were vaccinated in the following vaccination sessions conducted in the health unit.

Resourse person, CEO & director Datasplace Security Pvt. Ltd. Samiran Santra briefed on how phishing websites are created and the risk of clicking unknown link, as it could lead to compromising basic details about the device resulting data breach.

Delibrating on career prospect of cyber security, he said with the current situation the demand for cybersecurity expert was increasing and cited security specialist, security analyst, security auditor, etc. as come Participants and resource persons during the training. of the job prospects.

D I M A P U R : T w o - d ay Neibou Sekhose asked the training cum onboarding participants to be attentive exercise of XV finance com- and learn so that they could mission organised by the train their respective district department of Rural Devel- staffs. opment (RD) got underway He acknowledged that Tuesday in the conference the central ministry keeps hall of RD department. changing and updating the A press release by the working system year by department informed that year which makes it hard during the inaugural ses- to achieve targets. However, sion, joint director RD K. he encouraged them to give

& Consumers Federation Ltd. (MARCOFED) and depar tment of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, government of Nagaland launched Van D h a n Vi k a s Ke n d r a (VDVK) in Tuophema Botsa Blocks under Kohima district.

Under this scheme, tribal community owned MFP-centric multi-purpose

Van Dhan Vikas Kendras was set up in Tuophema Botsa blocks where 15 SHGs/SAMUH comprising of 300 members were trained under the Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) & Development of Value Chain.

The scheme is implemented by YouthNet with Made in Nagaland Centre (MIN) Kohima as common facility centre for procurement and value addition to locally available MFPs and skill-based handicrafts.

VDVK is a component of the mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP scheme which is a Van Dhan tribal start-ups programme for value addition, branding and marketing of MFP by establishing VDVKs to provide employment for tribal populations and increase in their income.

August 7 conducted two webinars, under the themes “contemporary cinema and the portrayal of the youth”, and “historic day of swadeshi movement”.

In a press release, SJC informed that bollywood film-maker, writer and director, Shashank S Singh was the resource person.

The speaker talked about how cinema was the mirror image of any society and in order to understand youth of different decades, they needed to watch movies of

The programme was moderated by assistant professor, English department, Temjentula Pongener and introduction of the speaker was addressed by assistant professor and HOD, English department, Inakali Assumi.

Meanwhile, department of History welcomed Dr. MN Razvi of R D S College, Muzaffarpur on for his lecture on “Swadeshi & self-reliance in the 21st century”.

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SHILLONG, AUG 10 (PTI): Two people, including a woman were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, which was triggered by the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militant outfit, in Meghalaya’s state capital Shillong on Tuesday, police said.

State chief minister Conrad Sangma has strongly condemned the blast, saying in a tweet that Home Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui and Meghalaya police officials have apprised him on the matter and further investigation is being carried out.

Sangma also denied any intelligence failure in the blast and said that the government will ensure that all the people who are involved in this particular incident will not be spared.

The IED explosion, which occurred behind a wall of a tea shop at Ïewrynghep (Laitumkhrah

East Khasi Hills superintendent of police (SP) S Nongtnger confirmed that the blast was caused by an IED. (NP) market) around 1:30 pm, shattered windows glasses of the adjacent building doors.

IGP (Eastern Range) Manbha Kupar Dkhar said that two persons sustained minor injuries in the blast and were rushed

to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. One of the injured person is a woman tea seller where the IED bomb was planted behind their tea stall, while the other victim was a passerby. “The electricity went off 10 minutes

before the blast. First we thought it was a cylinder blast and then thought a transformer had exploded.

We were inside the shop and couldn’t see anything after the blast,” said Cynthia Nongkynrih, the sister of the victim, who made a narrow escaped when the blast ripped occurred behind their tea stall.

“We were cleaning our tea stall since we had plans to reopen our shop tomorrow. My sister sustained injuries. She couldn’t come out as the shop was filled with smoke. However, I managed to pull her out,” Nongkynrih said.

The State Cabinet, which met on Tuesday, has condemned the IED blast and has taken a decision that strong action will be taken against those responsible, Sangma said “The police department has been working aggressively on and in the process a large number sleeper cells were arrested in connection with the recent blast in Khliehriat

Police Reserve and other blasts in East Jaintia Hills district,” Samgma said.

On the other hand, opposition Congress legislator, Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh has condemned the blast and demanded that the police should arrest those people who were responsible for the blast.

Following the blast, a team of forensic experts, bomb squad and a dog squad had examined the site of explosion preliminary investigation, it is ascertained that blast occurred due to IED. HNLC general secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw has claimed responsibility for triggering the blast.

East Khasi Hills district, Superintendent of Police, Sylvester Nongtnger have urged citizens not to panic and if found any abandoned or suspected item in the locality, immediately inform to the nearest local Police Station or Police Control Room Shillong Contact No. 03642222214 / 0364-2222215.

DIMAPUR, AUG 10: The President of India, in a press communique, has announced that governors of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will be given additional charges of Manipur and Arunachal respectively due to leave of the governors in the states.

The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

According the press comminique from Press Secretary to the President Ajay Kumar Singh, Governor of Sikkim Ganga Prasad, is appointed to discharge the functions of the Governor of Manipur Najma A. Heptulla, in addition to his own duties, while Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh will discharge the functions of the Governor of Mizoram, of Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati in addition to his own duties.

‘I am the most honest person in Mizoram reports 937 fresh COVID-19 cases Assam politics’, says Akhil Gogoi

NE to witness widespread rain for next 5 days GUWAHATI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): Widespread showers are likely to hit several parts of the Northeastern region. This was informed by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) which also said that many parts of north India will also be affected by the heavy showers along with sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim for the next five days.

According to a report published by IMD, cyclonic circulation lies over eastern Uttar Pradesh that is likely to extend up to the mid-troposphere levels.

The cyclonic circulation would influence these systems, hence causing heavy rainfall activity over the northeast and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.

IMD further added, “Under the influence of stronger south-westerly or southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal, the rainfall intensity is very likely to increase over these areas from Wednesday (August 11), resulting in isolated extremely heavy falls over Assam and Meghalaya during August 11-13.”

The Dimapur Kikon Ekhung congratulates Mr. Etsungmomo Kikon a bonafide member of this Ekhung being elected as President of Naga Council Dimapur.

We wish you all the best in your future endeavour and good health.

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K. PITHUNGO KIKON V/Chairman

CHUKITONG RANGE PUBLIC ORGANIZATION H.Q. CHUKITONG, WOKHA: NAGALAND

EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING The Chukitong Range Public Organization (CRPO) is convening an Emergency General Meeting at Chukitong Range Community Hall, Chukitong at 10 am on August 13, 2021.

The meeting will deliberate on the issue where one particular family is claiming a part of the Range Community Land which was bought in two batches in the years 1941 and 1949.

Therefore, all Village Councils of Chukitong Range, CRPO Executive Members, CTPO, land allottees, and Chukitong Range citizens everywhere, who have genuine concern for the welfare of Chukitong Range are requested to attend the meeting and contribute your valuable thoughts and suggestions.

Ezanimo Kikon N. Abemo Ngullie Rhanthungo Kikon Chairman, CRPO Gen. Secy., CRPO Info. & Pub. Secy., CRPO

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Regd. No. 05/2021 Dt. 10/08/2021 I, Mrs. TALIRENLA, wife of No. 15344884, Lt Ex LNK TAKUSUNGBA, of the Bengal Engineer Group (Roorkee) 63 ENGR REGT, C/o, 56 APO Regiment, residence of village – Ungma, Post Office – Mokokchung, Thana (PS)Mokokchung, Teh – Mokokchung, District – Mokokchung, State – Nagaland, Pin – 798601, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under : 1. That, I am the deponent of this affidavit.

2. That, my son’s name changed to “TIAKUM” from “LONGRITEMJEN”.

3. That, my son’s former name LONGRITEMJEN has been reflected in my husband’s Pension discharge book.

4. That, the above named deceased soldier is my real husband.

5. That, my son’s date of birth is 16-12-2012 and his birth place is Ungma Village.

6. That, I have sworn this affidavit to declare my son’s full and correct official name as “TIAKUM” and he shall use the same in all his future correspondence and records.

7. That, the statements made above from para 1 to 6 of this affidavit is made by me which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and nothing is concealed therein. And I signed this affidavit on this the 10th day of August 2021.

Talirenla Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declare before me by the deponents, on this the 10th day of August 2021 at Mokokchung.

Sd/Sd/Limanungsang Jamir (1st Class Magistrate) Advocate Chief Judicial Magistrate Mokokchung : Nagaland Mokokchung : Nagaland

KHEZHAKENO STUDENTS’ UNION

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FELICITATION The AKUK STUDENTS' UNION takes immense pride and pleasure to congratulate the following :1. Dr. Robin Humtsoe, S/o Zizao Humtsoe on being conferred Doctorate of Ministry from the Hindustan Bible College and Institute, Chennai under Asian Theological Association.

2. Miss Noyingbeni R Odyuo, D/o N Renthungo Lotha for securing top 20th position in the HSLC Examination 2021.

3. GHS AKUK students and the teaching faculty for the cent percent result in the HSLC 2021.

4. And all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC examinations 2021 conducted by the NBSE. The Union further wishes them good health, wisdom and more success in their future endeavors.

(Yantsuthung Patton) (Shanjothung Patton) President Gen. Secy.

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The khezhakeno Students' Union takes great pride and extend our heartfelt congratulations to MiSS KAVieO SONO, D/o Dr collins Zekotso Sono of Delhi Public School, Dimapur for securing a remarkable 99.4% in the recently declared cBSE secondary school examinations (class X) 2021. This herald a new dawn of excellence and a walking testament to the value of your hardwork.

The Union through this column, also acknowledge our most dedicated senior kozabomi officers on their new assignments; 1. ShRi KeVeKhA KeViN ZehOL, NcS who has been promoted to the rank of Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. ShRi MeDOViLie LADU on his promotion to the rank of Joint Director, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Nagaland.

We laud their achievements and wishes them the best as they shoulder higher responsibilities.

Petsho Koza Neivetso-u Ngotha President, kSU Press Secy, kSU

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P.O. Tuli-798618 Dist: Mokokchung, Nagaland

KOHIMA : NAGALAND

Sd/DR. TEMJENWABANG President

Sd/IMTIYONGDANG General Secretary

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The Kohima Aliba Senso Telongjem conveys our heartiest congratulations to the following citizens for achieving excellence in their respective examinations and field.

The Union further wishes them success in their future endeavours.

1. Mrs. B. Burtola Jamir, D/o Lt. S. Bendang & Mrs. Imrongsungla, conferred Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary of the United Methodist Church, Washington District of Columbia (USA) for the dissertation topic titled “Interfaith Counselling Manual for Healthcare in India”.

2. Ms. Moamenla Jamir, D/o Lt. Lolenkaba & Mrs. Yarmongla, Geologist, conducted by Union Public Service Commission, for Geological Survey of India (2020-2021).

3. Ms. Yimlimongla Pongen, D/o Er. Longzo & Mrs. Limayangla, Subject Topper in Music, HSLC exam 2021, under NBSE. The Union further extends congratulations to all the students who have successfully passed HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2021.

With immense pride and gratitude, the LUYONG STUDENTS’ UNION congratulate the under mentioned fellow Molungyimsen citizens for their achievements and bringing laurels to our village.

1. Mr. Temsutoshi Sanglir, SDAO Tizit for being promoted to Deputy Director, Agri Dept.

2. Mr. Yimjungjungshi Sanglir, S/o I. Anungba Sanglir for securing 94.4% in AISSCE (Arts Stream).

3. Ms. Sentimenla B. Ao, D/o Lt. Bendangnukshi for scoring the highest marks in Environmental Education with 4 Subject distinctions in HSLC 2021.

The Union pray that the God Almighty maneuver their ways to attain more success in their endeavours.

Sd/Mangliangba Jamir Gen. Secy., LSU

KHRIMTOMI UNION DIMAPUR AREA DIMAPUR – 797112: NAGALAND

FELICITATION With immense pride and honour, we, the Khrimtomi Union Dimapur Area extend our heartiest congratulations to Er. S Lisela Sangtam, S.D.O, wife of Er. Toshika Swu on being promoted to Executive Engineer, EE (D) under CE, PWD (R&B) Kohima.

The Union further wishes her good health and wisdom to carry out her esteem responsibilities.

Sd/(P KHETOHO CHISHO) General Secretary

FELICITATION The New Colony Council & New Colony Youth Organization (NCYO), Wokha on behalf of the general public with immense pride and honor would like to convey heartiest congratulations to Miss Kithunglo Humtsoe, D/o Mr. Mhonchan Humtsoe & Mrs Chumchano Humtsoe for securing the Top 10th Position in recently declared HSSLC 2021 (Science Stream) under Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) and for bringing laurels to the Colony. The Council & Youth Organization wishes her best in her future endeavor.

Further, it also congratulates all the bonafide successful candidates of HSLC, HSSLC & Under Graduates’ exam 2021 from Colony and wishing them the best of luck in their future endeavor.

Sd/(Chichanbemo Kikon) Chairman New Colony Council

Sd/(Zubemo Tungoe) Vice-President NCYO

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MOPUNGCHUKET SENSO MUNGDANG H.Q. Mopungchuket Village, P.O. Impur – 798615 Dist – Mokokchung, Nagaland

The Mopungchuket Senso Mungdang (MSM) is pleased to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following personalities for their distinguished achievements in their respective fields of profession: 1. R. Bendangtemsu Jamir (R B Jamir), on being promoted to the post of Director of Airworthiness under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

2. A. Temjen Jamir, on being promoted as Joint Director under the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Nagaland.

MSM wishes them all good luck and success in their chosen fields of endeavor and pray that Almighty God guide and bless them all.

L. Tali Jamir President, MSM

Tiasunep Jamir General Secretary, MSM

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or Meghalaya? Loyalty is one of the primary criteria, while second criteria is your history, and third is administrative convenience. States exist for the welfare of the people.

“So if you have to travel 10 km in Meghalaya to reach the district headquarters and 30 km in Assam for the same purpose, administrative convenience is definitely not on Assam’s side. So, four broad criterion have been formulated -- historical prospective, continuity, administrative convenience and will of the people, which is the most important factor,” Sarma said.

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Dal president also said that his party is ready to form an alliance with all the opposition parties except the AIDUF to take the BJP-led front in the upcoming byelections of five assembly constituencies of the state.

Terming the AIUDF as a communal party, Gogoi further added, “As the ruling BJP, the AIUDF is also a communal party. We will never form an alliance with the party. We want to warn the Congress that the Raijor Dal will form an alliance with them if they cut relations with the AIUDF.”

day, he said.

Aizawl topped the list of fresh cases with 600 infections, followed by Kolasib (103) and Lawngtlai (74).

Mizoram’s recovery rate stands at 72.27 per cent, and the death rate at 0.37 per cent, the official said.

It has tested over 6.89 lakh samples till date.

According to State Immunisation Officer Lalzawmi, more than 6.4 lakh people have been vaccinated thus far.

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GUWAHATI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi claimed that he is the most honest person in Assam politics, reports The Sentinel Assam.

Reacting to AIUDF leader Aminul Islam’s allegation that the Raijor Dal president demanded Rs. 10 crores to form an alliance with the Badaruddin Ajmal-led party prior to the Assam assembly elections 2021, Akhil said that that the former is a silly person.

“I do not think that

AIZAWL, AUG 10 (PTI): Mizoram’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 45,457 on Tuesday after 937 people, including 196 children, tested positive for the virus, a health department official said.

A 47-year-old man from Aizawl died due to the contagion at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Monday night, raising the toll to 169.

The state now has 12,434 active cases, while 32,854 patients have so far recovered from the disease, including 648 since Mon-

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state has no claim over any land, adding that he does not want anyone to leave their land.

Talking to the media in the national capital, Sarma said, “We cannot fight with the bordering states for small villages. We do not want anybody to leave their land, as Assam has no claim over any land.

“Assam did not ask for any land. It is not a question of them leaving the land because we have never in our history asked for any land from our bordering states,” Sarma said.

Sarma was referring to the border disputes between Assam and its neighbouring states. Recently, a border dispute between Assam and Mizoram had turned violent, killing at least six people.

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The NDPP mokokchung Region would like to appreciate all the hard work and diligent effort of the Hon’ble chief minister of Nagaland Shri Neiphiu Rio and Dy. chief minister Shri Y. Patton for timely intervention in regard to the border dispute with AssamNagaland in mokokchung district. It was your relentless attempt that has diffused the tension between the two neighboring states. On behalf of all rank and files of mokokchung region, we remain ever grateful for your effortless endeavor for the people of Nagaland and affected villages in general.

It is for your kind approval to take up the mega project of the ongoing foothill road to complete at the earliest possible time through any sources of financial program, so as to facilitate the whole of Nagaland in near future which also is a long cherished dream of all the commuters avoiding all unwanted harassments and economic blockades facing day on and day off in the hands of Assam. may your esteemed office take the above mentioned matters seriously as always and fulfill the dream of the people in reality.

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250 to 300 terrorists waiting at launch pads in Pak ‘IAF focused on boosting capabilities

JAMMU, AUG 10 (PTI): After initial ‘zero infiltration’ in the wake of renewed ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan in February, fresh attempts are on to push terrorists from across the border where 250 to 300 terrorists are trained and waiting on the launch pads, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday.

He also said that 57 cases have come to their notice where the local youth who had gone to Pakistan on valid documents for studies or tourist visas ended up becoming terrorists.

“The training camps and launch pads being run

by Pakistan’s ISI and other agencies are full to their capacity. We generally assume the number of terrorists at such camps remains between 250 and 300 who are trained and ready for launching into Jammu and Kashmir,” Singh told reporters in the border district of Rajouri.

He said in the wake of February 20 ceasefire agree-

ment reached between India and Pakistan, a period came when the infiltration from across the border dropped to zero and the cross-border shelling and firing also stopped completely which was welcomed at all levels, including by the border residents.

“Unfortunately, the infiltration (of terrorists) from different launch pads has started once again over the past some time. We had three encounters in RajouriPoonch, including Dadal in Nowshera, Sunderbani and the recent Pangai (Thanamandi) and one in Bandipora. All these were fresh groups of infiltrators and we have information that the activity across the border is still on and there is a possibility of more such attempts (in future),” the police chief said.

However, he said the security forces are fully alert to the threat and as “impure actions (of Pakistan) is continuing, our border grid is working satisfactorily” which led to the foiling of

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four infiltration attempts since July.

The DGP said four terrorists who had infiltrated from Machil-Gurez sector of north Kashmir were eliminated in Bandipora on July 23-24.

“They were launched from the Kail sector of Pakistan and as per our information, there were 14 more people when they were launched into this side,” Singh said.

He said three to four groups crossed from Pakistan into Rajouri-Poonch sector and a joint search operation is on to track down the terrorists who managed to flee the three encounters in July and August.

“As per our assessment,

three to four groups crossed into this side and some of them were neutralised in the first two contacts (in Nowshera and Sunderbani in July). Two more terrorists were eliminated in the latest encounter (in Thanamandi) on Friday last, while the search is on for two others who are believed part of the group,” he said.

He said there is a possibility of one more group which has managed to sneak into this side (Rajouri) and is believed to have either crossed into Shopian district of south Kashmir or still holed up in the region.

The operation to track them down is on.

The DGP said a family from Shopian claimed that one of the two terrorists killed in Thanamandi was their son Rameez Ahmad who had gone to Pakistan some time back.

“We have taken the DNA sample and the things will get cleared once the report is received,” he said.

Singh said the infiltrating group comprised both

Rahul says visiting Kashmir feels like coming home SRINAGAR, AUG 10 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he feels like “coming home” when he visits the Kashmir Valley as he pitched for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood before holding assembly elections.

Addressing his party workers after inaugurating a new party headquarters here, a visibly emotional Gandhi said, “My family lives in Delhi. Before that my family lived in Allahabad. And before Allahabad, my family lived here.”

“I can tell you that I understand you, my family must have drank water from the river Jhelum. Kashmiriyat, the culture and thought process must be in me too.

When I come here, I feel like I am coming home,” he said, while referring to his family ties to Kashmir and added that he had come with a message of love and respect.

Gandhi, a former Congress president, said that there was an urgent need for restoration of statehood

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits the Hazratbal shrine, in Srinagar, Tuesday. (PTI)

before holding the assembly elections. “Statehood should be restored and then the democratic process should be started, that is election (to state assembly),” he said.

B e f o r e t h e e ve n t , Gandhi offered prayers at the Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine, the revered shrine of Kashmiri Pandits, in Ganderbal in central Kashmir.

Reacting to the suggestion of senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that a bill for restoration of statehood to J-K be brought during the current session of Parliament, Gandhi said there were several issues that

he wanted to raise in Parliament, but the opposition was not allowed to speak there.

He said he was told by his colleagues that J-K was not a big state with many Lok Sabha seats, but stressed upon the importance of the place.

“It is not a state with many Lok Sabh seats...It is not even a state now. But the strength of J-K is the way you live. India and its foundation has Kashmiriyat. This feeling is in me too.

What you can get me to do with love and affection, you will never achieve it through

force and hatred. That is Kashmiriyat. If you own J-K with love and respect, you will get done whatever you want to,” he said.

The former Congress president said when his party was in power, it tried to unite and join the country, but the BJP believes in divisive ideology.

“When we were in power, we started lots of programmes like Panchayat elections, Udaan, etc. We also brought in industrialists to invest in J-K. We were trying to unite and join. They (BJP) have attacked it,” he added.He said the new office building of the party’s J-K unit is a new beginning and added that the workers were the party’s army.

“I tried to come here earlier also, before Covid outbreak, but I was not allowed beyond the airport,” he said, referring to his visit immediately after the Centre’s August 2019 decisions to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcate in into union territories.

local and Pakistani terrorists.

“In the Bandipora encounter, two each local and Pakistani militants were killed,” the police chief said.

Expressing concern over the local youth going to Pakistan on student or tourist visits and ending up becoming terrorists, the DGP said “I think guns are given preference over pens in Pakistan and therefore, there is a need to strengthen our measures to give security clearance for Pakistani visas.”

“Many youths went to Pakistan on valid documents pertaining to student or tourist visas in 2017-18.

We have come across 57 cases of such youth who got involved in terror activities and 17 of them were killed in encounters after infiltrating through the border,” he said.

Singh said they have gone there on valid passports but came back illegally after crossing the border along with arms after undergoing training there.

after Balakot, Galwan Valley clashes’

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): India’s air power capabilities in terms of hitting targets with precision, defending assets and use of new technologies have gone up significantly after the Balakot air strikes and rapid developments in eastern Ladakh following the Galwan Valley clashes, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday.

In an address at a leading think-tank, the IAF Chief said India now has an “edge” in its ability on both the Western and Northern fronts to “react fast, respond fast and hit fast”, noting that induction of Rafale jets has helped in bringing the “next level” of operational transformation. About the drone strike on the Jammu airbase, he said the IAF is taking a series of initiatives including procuring next-generation jammers to deal with such challenges and added that the attack would not have been possible if it was at-

NCP launches anti-BJP campaign in UP LUCKNOW, AUG 10 (IANS): After the Congress launched its ‘BJP Gaddi Chhodo’ campaign a day ago, it is now the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that is launching its ‘Samvidhaan bachao, UP bachao’ campaign from Tuesday.

The state unit of the NCP will organise the campaign in every district and officebearers of the party will visit the various districts to take part in the campaign.

State NCP president, Uma Shankar Yadav, said that besides staging a dharna, the party workers will also hand over a memorandum to the district magistrate in every district.

The Nationalist Congress Party in UP has decided to support the Samajwadi Party in the state assembly elections next year.

The decision is propelled by its strategy to check the BJP from coming to power in every state and uniting the opposition.

This is also a shift from the stand the NCP took in the previous assembly elections in UP. It had contested the state assembly elections in 2017 and 2012 on its own.

The NCP is organising the campaign to lay ground for itself in the state as it intends to contest the election and have some representation in the state assembly.

“We have yet to work out a seatsharing arrangement with the SP. We will make it known as soon as it gets decided,” said the state party president.

tempted two-three months later. Referring to the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in May, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said that Israel’s use of air power in carrying out operations with surgical precision to achieve its objectives in Gaza against the militant group while ensuring minimum collateral damage was a reflection of the ability of the air assets.

Explaining the role of air power, the IAF Chief also talked about the general perception to look at only its offensive role and the general tendency to say “no-no” for its use in certain situations, saying the paradigms

Covid-19: 37 ‘districts of concern’ in 9 States driving India’s surge

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said 44 districts in India are reporting more than 10 per cent weekly positivity rate and Kerala is the only state which has more than 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases. It also noted that a total of 37 districts from nine states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Mizoram are a matter of “concern” as they are showing rising trend in daily coronavirus cases over last two weeks.

Addressing a routine press briefing on Covid-19 situation in the country, the ministry said, “51.51 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases in last week reported from Kerala.

A total of 37 districts from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Mizoram are still showing increasing trend. Of these, 11 are from Kerala.” It also said that an overall declining trend has also been observed across the country in weekly positivity since week ending May 10. “Weekly positivity less than 2 per cent for second con-

secutive week. In India, 44 districts are reporting more than 10 per cent weekly positivity. Only one state (Kerala) has more than 1 lakh active cases,” said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry.

LIST OF DISTRICTS REPORTING INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASE: 1. Kerala: Malappuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Palakkd, Kollam, Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta and Idukki 2. Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Chennai, Erode, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Pudukottai and Ariyalur 3. Himachal Pradesh: Hamirpur, Kangra, Bilaspur, Chamba, Mandi and Shimla 4. Karnataka: Kodagu, Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagara, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi 5. Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam and East Godavari 6. Maharashtra: Solapur and Beed 7. West Bengal: 24 Pargannas North and Nadia 8. Meghalaya: West Khasi Hills 9. Mizoram: Saiha

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and scenarios have shifted and there is a need to keep this in mind. “The ability of air power which was largely seen as an offensive, as a nono in some situations particularly in the subcontinent... the paradigms have shifted, the scenarios have shifted and we need to keep this in mind as we go ahead,” he said at the United Service Institution of India (USI).

At a seminar last month, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, while referring to the proposed integrated theatre commands, described the Air Force as a “support arm” but Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria disagreed with him, saying airpower has a huge role to play. About the IAF’s operational readiness, he said the focus was to bring in the next level of operational transformation including in the cyber-security domain after the Galwan Valley clashes and his force has been largely successful in its endeavour.

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“What happened here? We are afraid of discussing a small matter, the Pegasus snooping issue, in Parliament. We are running away. Why? This was our issue,” he said, defending his party against the ruling BJP’s charge that it is not letting the House function by repeatedly disrupting it.

The onus of ensuring transaction in Parliament is on the government, he said.

Pitching for a discussion on the Pegasus issue, opposition parties have repeatedly disrupted the proceedings in Parliament, resulting in frequent adjournments in both houses since the Monsoon Session began on July 19.

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Leader of the Congress in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that countries like Israel, Hungary and France have ordered investigation into the issue of suspected snooping and asked why the Narendra Modi government is “afraid” of a debate on the matter.

Speaker Om Birla repeatedly told him to speak on the bill, following which Chowdhury returned to speak on the proposed legislation.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also raised the issue and proposed that the Lok Sabha hold a discussion on it on Wednesday.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXI NO. 246 DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021

Game on for 2022

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ith the second semi-final match between the NDA and other non-NDA parties slated for 2022 assembly elections; all rival contestants are strengthening and expanding their party organisations as the first step in fighting fight big battle. Five states will go to polls in February-March 2022 - UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur.

Four of the states are ruled by the BJP or in alliance with regional parties, while Congress rules only in Punjab. These states will be a crucial test for the BJP since they have a combined total of 43 Rajya Sabha seats. The NDA has been able to achieve majority with 114 members after BJP and allies captured state after state. The opposition UPA alliance has 54 members in the Rajya Sabha while other parties, some inclined with either NDA or UPA make up 64 members of the house. In the Rajya Sabha, UP has -31 members, Uttarakhand-3, Punjab-7, Goa-1 and Manipur 1 each. There are 13 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha. The five states together have a combined total of 102 Lok Sabha seats. In the Lok Sabha UP has the largest seat share of 80 seats, while Uttarakhand has 5, Punjab has 13, Goa and Manipur two each. The assembly elections in 2022 will also be a dry run for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The two national parties –BJP and INC- have their imprint in almost all states and strategic alliances will be crucial. Even though Congress is not a serious contender against BJP, yet it has votes in each state. Even in states like UP and Bihar where it has lost considerable support, Congress has a 6%7% vote share. Even in 2019, Congress received its highest votes from Madhya Pradesh with just 10.6% of its total votes. The maximum votes BJP has is from one state - UP, which accounts for 18.6% of its total votes polled. NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is planning a grand alliance without Gandhis whom he knows are presently politically vulnerable. Even other parties such as the Samjawadi Party(SP) is unwilling to do anymore business with the Congress.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has already predicted that his party and Mahaan Dal will win over 400 seats in 2022. Congress was expecting to form an alliance with the SP or BSP but both parties have rejected any such proposal. In 2017 Congress prevented SP from coming near to power when it demanded and got 105 seats but could win only seven. Of the five states , Congress has the best chance of retaining Punjab but the Gandhis have ensured that infighting will overshadow electioneering. Under chief minister Capt.Amarinder, Congress was to achieve an easy victory but the Gandhi siblings Rahul and Priyanka thought otherwise. They are probably very nervous if a leader like Capt.Amarinder, who is indispensible , popular and who has his own mind, is given a big say. The Gandhis therefore, cut Capt.

Amarinder by propping up the perpetual rebel, BJP turncoat and former cricketer Navjyot Singh Sidhu who joined the party from BJP in 2017 by making him the state unit Congress president. If Congress loses Punjab it will be the beginning of the end. If it loses Punjab, the Congress will lose its bargaining power in any anti-BJP alliance for 2024. The Congress , especially the Gandhis have to shoulder the blame for failing to correct the drift.

DailyDevotion The Holy Suffering of the Saint Let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good… —1 Peter 4:19 Choosing to suffer means that there must be something wrong with you, but choosing God’s will— even if it means you will suffer— is something very different.

No normal, healthy saint ever chooses suffering; he simply chooses God’s will, just as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not. And no saint should ever dare to interfere with the lesson of suffering being taught in another saint’s life.

The saint who satisfies the heart of Jesus will make other saints strong and mature for God. But the people used to strengthen us are never those who sympathize with us; in fact, we are hindered by those who give us their sympathy, because sympathy only serves to weaken us. No one better understands a saint than the saint who is as close and as intimate with Jesus as possible. If we accept the sympathy of another saint, our spontaneous feeling is, “God is dealing too harshly with me and making my life too difficult.” That is why Jesus said that self-pity was of the devil (see Matthew 16:21-23). We must be merciful to God’s reputation. It is easy for us to tarnish God’s character because He never argues back; He never tries to defend or vindicate Himself. Beware of thinking that Jesus needed sympathy during His life on earth. He refused the sympathy of people because in His great wisdom He knew that no one on earth understood His purpose (see Matthew 16:23). He accepted only the sympathy of His Father and the angels (see Luke 15:10).

Look at God’s incredible waste of His saints, according to the world’s judgment. God seems to plant His saints in the most useless places. And then we say, “God intends for me to be here because I am so useful to Him.” Yet Jesus never measured His life by how or where He was of the greatest use. God places His saints where they will bring the most glory to Him, and we are totally incapable of judging where that may be.

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No legacy is so rich as honesty. ~ William Shakespeare

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021

Post-mortem

Rising vacancies of judges in high courts

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few days ago, speaking in Parliament, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that 453 vacancies of High judges are lying vacant currently in all High Courts in the country.

In addition to this, Mr. Rijiju also informed the House that the Supreme Court collegium recommended 80 names for appointing the judges to the High Courts during the last one year, out of which 45 persons have been appointed and the remaining recommendations are under various stages of processing with the Central Government, and the Supreme Court collegium.

The total sanctioned strength of judges in 25 High Courts in the country is 1098, but currently, only 645 judges are working in the High Courts. Given the volume of pendency of cases in the courts of law in the country, it is indeed a matter of grave concern, and all essential stakeholders involved in judicial appointments must take serious note of this grim situation. After 1993, the Supreme Court collegium led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) has conclusive power in the appointments of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. In the existing system of judicial appointments, the Central Government plays

a limited role. To appoint a judge to any High Court, the High Court collegium led by the Chief Justice and comprising two of his seniormost colleagues initiates the proposal after thorough deliberation. The collegium sends its recommendation to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice and the State Government for seeking their inputs/ comments/objections, etc.

Once these constitutional functionaries approve the High Court collegium’s proposal, the matter comes to the Supreme Court collegium’s consideration where the Chief Justice of India and two of his senior-most colleagues consider the proposal in detail and if they recommend it unanimously to the Central Government, the latter has no option but to advise the President of India to appoint the recommended person as a judge of the High Court as per Article 217 of the Constitution.

However, the Central Government has the power to return the recommendation to the Supreme Court collegium for its reconsideration by recording the reasons for disagreement, etc. But if the Supreme Court collegium reiterates its recommendation, the Central Government is bound to accept the same.

In other words, the Supreme Court collegium has primacy in making judicial appointments. Notably, despite the Supreme Court collegium’s primacy, there was no clarity regarding the timeline during which the President of India had to appoint the judges of the High Court on the recommendation of the collegium.

As no specific timeline was prescribed in any judges’ case, the Central Government did not spare any opportunity to delay judicial appointments and put several recommendations of the Supreme Court collegium put on hold for a long time.

The Supreme Court took this issue seriously, and expressed its displeasure on several occasions. Recently, in the Lok Prahri case, the Supreme Court asked the Chief Justices of the High Courts to appoint the Ad Hoc judges in the High Courts to clear the backlog of cases and also observed that the pipeline of recommendation of judges should be kept flowing to cover the vacancies of judges in the High Courts.

Finally, in M/S P L R Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. & Ors. the Apex Court fixed a timeline for the Central Government to appoint the judges of the High Courts. It was indeed

a courageous step that was much required to solve the problem of motivated delays in judicial appointments.

The Court asked the Central Government to follow these guidelines to expedite the appointments of High Court judges in the country: (1) The Intelligence Bureau(IB) should submit its report/inputs within 4-6 weeks from the date of recommendation of the High Court collegium, to the Central Government; (2) It would be desirable that the Central Government forward the files/recommendations to the Supreme Court collegium within 8 to 12 weeks from the date of receipt of views from the State Government and the report/input from the IB; (3) It would be for the government to thereafter proceed to make the appointment immediately on the aforesaid consideration and undoubtedly if the government has any reservations on the suitability or in the public interest, within the same time it may be sent back to the Supreme Court collegium with the specific reasons for reservation recorded.

If the Supreme Court collegium, after consideration of the aforesaid inputs, still reiterate the recommendation(s) unanimously(cl.24.1), such

appointment should be processed and it should be made within 3 to 4 weeks.

Ironically, the Central Government forgot these guidelines within a few months. Recently, Mr. Kiren Rijiju, the Union Law Minister, while replying to a written question in Parliament, said: “Hence, the time needed for filling up of vacancies of judges in the higher judiciary cannot be indicated. While every effort is made to fill up the existing vacancies expeditiously, vacancies of judges in High Courts do keep on arising on account of retirement, resignation or elevation of judges and also due to increase in the strength of judges”.

The Union Law Minister’s reply in Parliament rules out any timeline for judicial appointments. It is indeed a piece of disturbing news.

The Union Law Minister is expected to be fully aware of the recent judgment of the Apex Court regarding judicial appointments and he should inform Parliament about the judgment properly.

It seems the Law Ministry of the Union Government is not taking the Supreme Court’s ruling seriously.

As per Article 141 of the Constitution, the timeline fixed by the Supreme Court

constitutes the law of the land and the Central Government is bound to implement the ruling under Article 144 of the Constitution.

People need speedy justice. Around 60 lakh cases are pending in all the High Courts in the country. Willful ignorance of the judicial rulings is not an option at all to avoid the responsibility.

Is the country short of lawyers to fill up the posts of judges in High Courts? I do not think so.

The High Court collegium, the Supreme Court collegium, and the Central Government have to work together to fill up the vacancies of judges and Chief Justices in the High Courts on a priority basis. Four High Courts in the country are functioning without permanent Chief Justices. As vacancies of High Court judges can be anticipated fairly accurately, the High Court collegiums should start the process to fill up a post well in advance before the retirement of a judge. The High Courts are the backbone of our judicial system and all efforts should be made to ensure that the High Courts function with the full strength of judges.

Lokendra Malik, Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Saudia plagued by an unIslamic practice Nagas are not a minority group or an indigenous people in India An allegedly unIslamic practice has mushroomed in Saudi Arabia, with wider societal and moral implications, while the Saudi authorities remain indifferent to it.

The Saudi society currently is facing a dilemma bordering on societal norms, morals and Sharia. This peculiar situation has developed mainly due to the increase in number of Zawaz Al-Misyar or Misyar marriages in the Kingdom.

A Misyar marriage is considered legal across Arab countries, but is not favoured upon due to its immoral basis, though legally it stands the trial of Sharia.

Its opponents say that no reference to such marriage is found in the Holy Quran or Ahadith (the saying and practices of the prophet Muhammad-PBUH). They further put it at par with Muttah marriage, which is prevalent amongst the Imamiyyah Shiites.

What is Misyar?

Basically, Misyar is a contract under which the husband and wife give up several rights by their own free will, such as living together, equal division of nights between wives, the wife’s rights to housing, and maintenance money (nafaqa), and the husband’s right to home-keeping and access etc.

The couple continue to live separately from each other, as before their marriage, but get together regularly, often for sexual relations in a permissible and halal manner. Although allowed in some Muslim countries, Misyar is not popular with many because women lose nearly all their rights in this confidential marriage.

A large number of such marriages end up in divorce. A Saudi study conducted by Mada Bint Abdul Rahman Al Qurashi at the King Saud University confirmed the necessity of working to reduce the exorbitant costs of marriage so that some men do not have to resort to a Misyar marriage for economic motives. The study stressed the need not to increase the mehr (gifts and money given by husband to his wife after the nikah), as it is one of the main reasons for the spread of Misyar marriage in Saudi society, particularly among not well-off young Saudis.

The Saudi study showed that one of the reasons for husbands resorting to Misyar marriage is that most Saudi women do not accept the idea of polygamy. The study further called for conducting studies aimed at uncovering the reasons for the spread of a Misyar marriage among different segments and groups of the Saudi society in different cities of the Kingdom, so a proper strategy could be formed and a campaign started against it.

It showed that women often resort to Misyar marriage, forfeiting their right to maintenance and overnight stay, in order to obtain a husband who provides her with the life needs that were difficult for her, and that most divorced women resort to Misyar marriage because of their desire to marry and chastity, as well as the woman’s desire to move and travel freely.

Even the Saudi government is aware of the ill effects of Misyar, Al Watan newspaper quoting government sources reported in 2018 that such marriages are often short-lived, with most ending in divorce from anywhere between 14 and 60 days. Some time back a prominent Riyadh cleric attributed its proliferation to men unwilling to shoulder the full responsibilities of polygamous marriage, which is permitted in Islam as long as all wives are treated equally.

Senior Saudi journalist Tariq Al Maeena in one of his columns published in the Saudi Gazette daily in 2019, termed Misyar as a “license to have multiple partners without much responsibility or expense”. “Reports in the Saudi press have spoken of growing concerns over the number of children fathered by Saudi males in their trips abroad and abandoned for all practical purposes.” he wrote.

Misyar and Sharia Though no reference to Misyar is found either in the Holy Quran or the Ahadith, one is also not sure how and when it crept in the Saudi society. Moreover Misyar is permissible only under Hanbali Fiqh (school of Sharia or jurisprudence), which is prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Saudi clerics say the practice has proliferated since 1996, when the then Grand Mufti, the kingdom’s highest religious authority Abed Al Aziz Ibn Baz, legitimised it with an Islamic edict. But no one is ready to ascertain what were the factors based on which the Grand Mufti issued such a controversial fatwa.

Since then many fatwas have been issued concerning the legality of the Misyar marriage. At the beginning Sheikh Al Athemain, made a distinction between the legal aspect and the moral or social consequences of the ambulant marriage.

Nevertheless he did not say that it is against the Sharia; however, what scholars fear, are its dangerous and unpredictable social consequences, which no one is ready to address.

According to Sheikh Al Athemain and Sheikh Al Yusef Qardawi, the Misyar is a lawful marriage since it includes a contract, a declaration and a dowry.

However, within this marriage, the fact that the Misyar wife gives up her rights of cohabitation and nafaqa are ones which no jurist is ready to address. Most of the Islamic jurists take a very convoluted and cautious approach to the issue by saying that it fulfills the requirement of the Sharia and when pointed out that no reference to it is present in either the Holy Quran or the Ahadith, they evade response. But most of the Indian fuqah (Jurists) who follow the Fiqh-e Hanafi describe Misyar as an unIslamic practice.

Mufti Amanat Al Qasmi, Mufti at Dar-ul Ifta (Department of Jurisprudence) at Darul Uloom - Waqf, Deoband says categorically that fulfilling the legal aspects of a lawful marriage in certain aspects doesn’t grant the status of legality to Misyar marriages. He opines that as a jurist and alim (scholar) one should also consider the moral and customary aspects of a decision and should not be bound by the legalese and take cover under them. In addition Misyar also exposes the contradictions found in the Saudi society.

One can only hope that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who has taken many progressive steps to ensure rights to women, he might also take-up this issue with jurists and campaign against it. In addition he should also call for decreasing the mehr amount, which not every young Saudi is able to meet, therefore trying to solve two issues with one edict and also freeing the Saudi society from an allegedly unIslamic act.

Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi. He was also associated with BBC Urdu Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai. He writes on Muslims, educational, international affairs, interfaith and current affairs @asad-mirza. blogspot.com

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e have come across that some educated Nagas often speak and write as if Nagas are a minority group and an Indigenous people in India. To this I would like to bear witness of the historical facts that Nagas are not a minority group or an indigenous people in India or in any other foreign country.

Because Nagas are not Indian and Nagaland does not belong to India. We, Nagas are a Nation in our own birthright and tradition. Therefore the Naga Nation will never accept such thing that was and is non-existent.

From time immemorial, Nagas are a distinct people living in our own land, Nagaland. Every Village had its own democratic way of life. By the grace of God, the father of our Nation A.Z. Phizo brought every Naga village under one umbrella of the Naga National Council (NNC) and declared Naga independence on 14th August 1947 one day ahead of India’s independence. Then NNC conducted the Naga voluntary Plebiscite on 16th May 1951. Where 99.9% of Naga people voted to remain a sovereign Nation. Thus our people led by the NNC proclaimed the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) on 22nd March 1956 at Parashen through a federation to govern all Naga territories and raised Naga Army to defend our people and Nation as the Indian Army invaded our country in 1955 and this led to the undeclared Indo-Naga war of ten years. But the war came to an end by signing of an International Ceasefire Agreement between the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and the Government of India (GOI) in 1964 and which was officially effected on 6th September, 1964 through the tireless efforts of the Nagaland Peace Council (NPC) and Peace Mission members, viz; Jayaprakash Narayan, Sarvodaya leader, Bimala Prashad Chaliha, C.M. of Assam and

Rev. Michael Scott (British) an international peace maker.

The NNC/FGN therefore upholds this Ceasefire Agreement up to this day.

Besides, our people sent A.Z. Phizo, President, NNC in 1956 abroad to make known the invasive situation in Nagaland to the World.

A.Z. Phizo in his notes titled “Nagaland as a country” Said, NA G A L A N D i s a n ancient country, as old as any other ancient Country in South East Asia.

1. The Nagas are not a migratory people.

2. Nagaland is a Christian country, now over a century old.

3. N a g a l a n d e n j oy s Pure Democracy. The system had been evolved and perfected first not as a political system but as a way of life and it has not undergone any change since it is rooted in the people which serve the country best.

4. The Naga society is a classless society since it enjoys pure democracy. Men and women are equal which our Forefathers had laid it that men and women are the same and equal.

5. Traditionally the Nagas do not maintain prison nor arrest anybody and police was unnecessary for maintaining law and order. The country is so organized that the people live together as one family.

6. Land belongs to the people individually or collectively as private and personal property and it does not belong to the state.

7. Lastly, the organization of the Naga way of life is such that Nagaland had never been conquered by its neighbours at any time in Human history.

The political foundation of Nagaland is firm and strong as it is based on the consent of the people as a whole, and it has proved from hundreds of years experience that we have perfected what we need and

that we need nothing better or higher a system than Pure Democracy.

Since the Nagaland is ruled by the people’s authority, land belongs to the people as private and personal property which inspires man to pave greater confidence in themselves for self-reliance and it gives one a sense of joy and happiness that you are your own master. We are thankful to God for all what we have because we are free and equal in every respect and that from time immemorial.

And, we are thankful to our forefathers who have laid the foundation for us to stand upon with dignity and without fear and we look forward to the future without worry or anxiety. We know that we have reached our goal for our nation to continue to live in real Human freedom without giving offence to anyone in the country and this freedom nobody can take it away from us. A.Z. Phizo, London 1988.

Knowingly some Nagas who received the highest honor from the government of India the aggressor tried to confuse the Nagas by saying not to repeat the past events rather to move forward for development. But because of the past history Nagas have a bright future and therefore the words to go forward for development should not confuse our people. Naga nation cannot be put into the Ocean of the enemy for someone’s personal gain.

Nagaland is a God gifted land that we should preserve and protect it so dearly. And Nagas will not force anyone who wants to live in the socalled Nagalim. But the true Nagas will always live in Nagaland as a free people.

The Nagas are not minority in India and the word tribal is the dirties word in politics.

It is an insult, said A.Z. Phizo.

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Acüyi Vadeo, Joint Secretary, NNC, Naga National Council, NNC Nagaland

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Every time Dimapur receives heavy rains, we witness most of our drains clogged with garbage and roads flooded due to the absence or non-existence of nullahs. In this regard, I wish to draw the attention of the concerned authorities and the citizens. I was shocked to see one of the nullahs in the town area clogged with garbage. I would like to request the authority to look into the issue and address it.

Authorities should also act tough against such irresponsible citizens who throw garbage wherever they want. They not only clog the drains but the stench they release also spoils the whole environment. As responsible citizens, it is our duty to keep our city and our environment clean.

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PM launches Ujjwala 2.0 for providing free LPG connections Targets previous govts for taking ‘decades’ to fulfil people’s basic needs LU C K N OW, AU G 1 0 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that people had to wait decades for basics like hospitals, roads and electricity, indirectly targeting the previous governments as he launched the second phase of the Ujjwala cooking gas scheme.

“As we celebrate the 75th year of Independence this year and look at the progress in the past seven-and-a-half decades, we feel that some situations and conditions should have changed decades ago,” he said through video conference.

Modi launched the second phase of the nationwide Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), or Ujjwala 2.0, by virtually presenting cooking free LPG connections to some beneficiaries in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh, where assembly elections are scheduled early next

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year. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was present at the Mahoba event, handed over the documents to the women on his behalf.

“For many fundamental needs such as roads, power, hospitals, cooking gas, schools, water and homes, the people of the country had to wait for decades. This is unfortunate and women suffered the most due to this,” the prime minister said.

“When a family or a society struggles for the basic facilities, how can it fulfil its big dreams?” he said.

Modi said when his government took charge in 2014, it became clear that a solution to such issues had to be found within a stipu-

lated time. Only then could women leave their homes and the kitchens to contribute to nation-building.

“So in the last six years, we worked on mission mode for solutions to all such problems,” the PM said in his televised address.

He said crores of toilets have been built across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission and pucca houses constructed for the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

“Most of these houses are owned by our sisters,” he said while also listing other schemes launched by the BJP-led government at the Centre.

Modi said in the first phase of the PMUY, eight crore poor families, including from the Dalit and tribal communities, were given free cooking gas connections.

“We saw how much this helped during the Covid-19 pandemic. When there was no movement and businesses were closed, crores of poor families were given free gas cylinders for many months.”

out at Centre over Ghatal situation

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes stock of situation in flood-hit areas of Paschim Medinipur district.

GHATAL (WB), AUG 10 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre on Tuesday over flood in the Paschim Medinipur district, stating that the situation was a result of the Centre dillydallying the Ghatal Master Plan project.

After touring the floodhit areas of Ghatal, Banerjee said she would send a team to New Delhi to pursue the Centre in approving the project.

“This is a man-made flood. The Centre is not paying heed to our requests for the Ghatal Master Plan.

Repeated requests are falling into deaf ears,” she said.

“I have conducted a survey of the area. I will

prepare a report on this,” she added.

As per the Ghatal Master Plan, several projects would be undertaken to desilt the rivers in the area, repair the canals and build a dam on the Shilabati river, among others.

Banerjee conducted an aerial survey of the areas while returning from Jhargram.

Her helicopter landed Moyrapukur from where she went to meet people affected by the flood.

The administrative meeting, which was scheduled to be held at an auditorium in the area, was cancelled because it was inundated in floodwater, officials said.

‘Delta variant confirmed in more than 80% of fresh COVID-19 cases’

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): The Delhi government on Tuesday said the Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in at least 80% of the samples sent for genome sequencing during the second wave of COVID-19 in Delhi, reports Zee News.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that more than 80% of fresh coronavirus cases are also of Delta variant.

“The fresh samples that we are sending now have more than 80 per cent of the Delta variants case. Earlier we were sending samples to

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ICMR, they had also told the same. Now we are testing it in our labs, only Delta variants are coming out in them too,” added Jain.

Replying to a question related to deaths due to oxygen shortage in Delhi, Jain

said that the Centre has not yet asked them for data regarding the casualties during the COVID-19 second wave.

Delhi Health Minister said, “We haven`t received any letter from the central government asking for the data on oxygen-related deaths.” At a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, which devises COVID management policies for the capital, the health department shared that the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has been detected in 83.3 per cent of the samples sent for genome sequencing in Delhi in July. In May and June, the

variant was found in 81.7 per cent and 88.6 per cent of the samples, respectively. In April, it was found in 53.9 per cent of the samples.

The data also showed that the Delta variant has been found in 1,689 of the 5,752 samples from Delhi processed at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) so far. The Alpha variant ( B.1.1.7) has been detected in 947 samples.

Both Alpha and Delta variants have been classified as “variants of concern” by the World Health Organisation. The Delta variant was identified in India in De-

cember 2020 and has subsequently been detected in over 95 countries. It was majorly behind the deadly second COVID wave that infected lakhs and killed thousands in the country. The Alpha variant was first detected in the UK last year. However, the Delhi government has started its preparation for the third wave, said Jain.

The AAP leader added, “We are preparing 37,000 beds, 12,000 ICU beds for the next wave.” It may be noted that the Delhi government has launched a colour-coded graded response system for COVID-19 management.

Karnataka minister attacks Cong leaders, apologises later BENGALURU, AUG 10 (PTI): Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday courted controversy by making some objectionable remarks against Congress leaders which drew a strong response from the opposition party.

Moments later he apologised for his utterance and asked the media not to play it up.

At a press conference, he attacked the Congress and used an objectionable term. “...Why I am using this term is because they don’t have any idea what to utter and what to omit,” Eshwarappa, who holds the Rural Development and

Panchayat Raj portfolio, said. Eshwarappa’s outburst was following a query from a journalist that someone from Congress had called him (the minister) a joker.

To buttress his point, the minister said Congress leader Siddaramaiah had demanded that a Dalit leader should be made chief minister.

“Since independence the Congress had been in power but why they did not make any Dalit a chief minister. Should we give them any weightage?” Eshwarappa said.

“Let them say now who is joker whether Congress, BJP or Eshwarappa?” he said.

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(From p-1) Further, in respect to the village level body, the Commission said that special care be taken to ensure that all the members are authenticated citizens of the village. “This provision is necessitated, as it had come to the attention of the Commission that in one particular village, the chairman of the village council is not an indigenous Naga of the State,” the Commission stated. Further, Considering the various stages of activity involved, the Commission recommended that a strict time-line be prescribed for start and finish of each activity, in respect of Naga/ non-Naga tribes/permanent residents/pre-1940 Gorkhas.

In the event of detecting a discrepancy at any stage, accountability must necessarily be fixed, the Commission said. As a precautionary measure, a self-declaration has been suggested in the form itself.

The commission further stressed that Land laws require to be tighten and adoption of preventive measures was an immediate felt need. It said that the practice of transfer of land and mutation of patta, in favour of non-tribals, on the

basis of indigenous inhabitant certificate speaks either of ignorance or of blatant violation of the land laws of the State.

The Commission also noted that in recent times, there had been an increasing number of cases of procurement of land in Dimapur, by indigenous tribal woman. Although no specific instance was cited, it was alleged that many of these women are married to non-tribals and persons not indigenous to Nagaland, it added.

While pointing out that the right to purchase and own land by women cannot be compromised, the Commission however said that in such instances, it must categorically be notified that ownership will only be during her lifetime and that neither her husband nor their children shall have hereditary rights to the property, if she is married to a non-indigenous/non-tribal.

With reference to the peculiar history of the State, the Commission said that an opinion was expressed that the tribals, not indigenous to Nagaland, particularly those belonging to the adjoining states, be exempted from the ILP regime. However, the Commission said that

this was a subject outside the mandate given to the Commission. But in view of the apprehensions voiced by the Naga Hoho, NSF, NMA and South Nagas’ Union of Nagaland, the Commission said that the state government may like to flag this issue for consideration.

Meanwhile, with regard to the issue of a nonindigenous person of Nagaland being the chairman of a village council, the Commission pointed out that the criteria/conditions of according recognition to a village had been modified via Home department OM dated March 22, 1996 Sl. No.iii which read as: “A new village should be constituted by indigenous inhabitants only”, which has implications on the qualifying criteria to be a member of a village council.

In this regard, the Commission recommended that the prescribed qualification to be a member of the village council, as per Section 5 of the Nagaland Village and Tribal Councils Act, 1978, be suitably amended by incorporating “indigenous inhabitant” as a third condition to the existing conditions of being “a citizens of India” and “has attained the age of 25 years.”

Kerala reported more than half of India’s total Covid cases in past 7 days

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Kerala reported more than half of the total COVID-19 cases recorded in the country in the past seven days, the central government said on Tuesday.

At a joint press briefing on the pandemic, an official said that 37 districts across nine states, including Kerala (11 districts) and Tamil Nadu (seven districts), were showing rising trend in daily new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks.

As many as 44 districts across 11 states and union territories reported a weekly positivity rate of more than 10 per cent, the official said.

Kerala reported 51.51 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded in India in past seven days, he said.

According to the central government, the reproduction number that denotes the spread of COVID-19 was more than 1 in five states -- Himachal Pradesh,

Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The increasing trend of reproduction number in some states is cause of concern, although there is stabilisation in COVID-19 cases in the country, it said, adding there are significant reasons to enforce pandemic control measures. The government said Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in 86 samples in India, including 34 in Maharashtra, as on August 9.

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I, Peleviko Chase, am applying for a duplicate copy of HSLC, HSSLC of NBSE and B.A of NU Admit Card and Marksheet as I have lost them.

Name : Peleviko Chase F/ Name: Vitsü Chase Class 11 Roll No. 1411039 HSSLC Rol No. 1510462 Regd. No. 1320244 B. A Roll No. AH15010755 Regd. No. 15010998

I, sungmochemden, am applying for duplicate copy of B.Sc 3rd Semester Admit Card as I have lost it.

F/Name: N.Imkong M/Name: S.Akala Roll No. : 181211 College: Kohima Science College

Lost NotiCe I, threnso Chang, am applying for duplicate copy of Nagaland University Registration Card as I have lost it.

F/Name: Hothrong Chang M/Name: Hochula Chang Regd. No. : 18030395 of 2018

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LOST NOTICE i, Honly P Konyak am applying for duplicate copy of B.a. 1st Semester Marksheet as i have lost it.

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CorreCtioN apropos to the acknowledgement of Late Zhevili Yepthomi published on august 9 issue of of Nagaland Post in Page No. 2, the name of the village should be read as Yezutu village and not as published. the inadvertent error is regretted.

i, Zhimoka Zhimo am applying for duplicate copy of B.Sc admit Card as i have lost it.

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using the state machinery which was a violation of CFGRs. NSCN (I-M) alleged that governor RN Ravi has “over stretched his hand to get involved in a case where one notorious woman, Mrs. Urimilla J Mech is the focus of controversy.”

Asserting that its duty was to dispense fair judgement to its people, the NSCN (I-M) said: “Justice must prevail but without criminalising the Naga issue with vested interests.”

i, K S Ramngachan Kashungnao am applying for duplicate copy of Class-X Pass Certificate as i have lost it.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Bharat ATM, a rural banking platform that offers banking services to small merchants and customers through its assisted banking app, on Tuesday said it plans to bring around 20 lakh outlets in its fold by the end of the next year. Currently, it has on-boarded 4.5 lakh small merchants covering 14,645 PIN codes. The company has served over 20 lakh retail customers with their banking needs, Bharat ATM said in a statement.

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carrying out this activity,” the auto major said.

The action is also in compliance with voluntary code on vehicle recall.

Last month, the company announced undertaking a proactive inspection and replacement of diesel engines in some of its vehicles manufactured at Nashik factory for suspicion of premature wear of engine parts due to contaminated fuel that was received in the factory on a particular date and was filled in the select batch.

The exercise was for a limited batch of less than 600 vehicles manufactured between June 21 and July 2, 2021 and was keeping in line with the company’s customer centric approach, the company had said in July.

In February, the automaker recalled 1,577 units of its SUV ‘Thar’ with diesel power train to replace faulty camshaft, an engine part.

Bharat ATM to add 20 lakh outlets by 2022

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Tuesday said it is recalling 29,878 units of its pick up vehicles to replace faulty fluid pipe amid suspicion of improper assembly.

The company has announced a proactive inspection and replacement of a fluid pipe in some of the pick up vehicles manufactured between January 2020 and February 2021 for suspicion of improper assembly, M&M said in a regulatory filing.

The recall is limited to a batch of 29,878 vehicles and is keeping in line with the company’s customer-centric approach, it added.

“The inspection and subsequent rectification will be carried out free of cost for all customers, who will be individually contacted by the company. In an endeavour to ensure a hassle-free experience for its customers, the company is proactively

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questioned the Cease Fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC), NSCN of violating CFGRs by UT personnel in Urimillla case.

NSCN (I-M) said that its activities were “not subjected to Nagaland state government or at the whims of Nagaland state Governor by using the state police or Assam Rifles.”

It accused the Nagaland governor of getting involved in law and order

of the people,” the hoho cautioned.

NH said that historical accounts must be taken into account to arrive at a long-lasting solution and have mutual relationship between the Naga people and Assam. “The age old relationship can be revived and strengthened only when the historical facts are placed in the right perspectives,” NH said.

Welcoming the constitution of a High Powered Committee on Border Affairs under the chairmanship of the chief minister of Nagaland, the NH has urged (From p-1) the committee to expedite the matter and bring about a During the time period, the respondents, including permanent settlement. the State government, have been asked to take cognisance of the notice.

The petitioners were allowed to serve notice to private parties, who were made respondents to the case, through newspaper publication. “They shall do so by publishing the notice in two local dailies for two conThe app offers banking secutive days making the same returnable on or before services, including account 08.09.2021,” the court ruled. opening, deposits, remittances and cash withdrawals JOB VACANCY to rural masses in tie-up with T.B.D Printing Press local kirana stores, thereby In need of Computer Operator (Photoshop, Indesign, Page eliminating the need to inAdmission Going On Maker, Corel Draw) vest time and money travelrd Minimum 2 Year Experience.

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tre’s fiscal deficit in the quarter stood at Rs 2.74 lakh crore, 18.2 per cent of BE (budget estimate), much lower than that in the corresponding period of the last year. The Centre continues to lend unflinching support to state governments towards pandemic management and stepping up of their capital expenditure for faster economic revival, it said.

The Centre also frontloaded the release of assistance under the back-to-back loan facility in lieu of GST compensation for the current fiscal year. Almost 50 per cent of the total shortfall for the entire year, -- Rs 75,000 crore was released in a single instalment to all the eligible states and UTs (with legislature).

The review noted that bright prospects of economic normalisation are also evident in the external sector indicators with

consumption of petroleum products recovering in June and exports rebounding strongly to their highest ever monthly achievement at $35.17 billion in July (47.9 per cent YoY growth).

Global investors continue to be upbeat about India’s economic prospects as gross FDI inflows more than doubled to $18.3 billion in April-May 2021 compared to $8.5 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Foreign exchange reserves reached $620.1 billion by end July 2021, equivalent to more than 18 months of 2020-21 imports, thereby acting as a critical cushion against possible hot money outflows from Indian markets. On the health front, the DEA cited recent seroprevalence results and said that India can reduce the likelihood of severe illness due to Covid if it sustains the momentum of the vaccination programme.

Having antibodies reduces the probability of acquiring serious illnesses, as is borne by studies. So, any subsequent waves are expected to be mild in terms of severity of disease.

(From p-1) harassment to NSCN members attached with UT,” MIP stated.

MIP said that “this factual status” of Urimilla against UT was notified to the chairman of Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) Lt. Gen. Retd. Amar jeet Singh Bedi to clarify that in no way NSCN violated the Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGRs) when CFMG

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): With the receding impact of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, signs of economic recovery have been visible since the second half of May, according to the Finance Ministry.

The Monthly Economic Review for July, released by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), noted that the robust recovery in tax collections cushions the fiscal towards meeting the budgeted support to the economy.

“With the second wave abating in most parts of the country, and state governments lifting the restrictions in phases, there are visible signs of economic rejuvenation since the second half of May,” it said.

The report noted that the Central government finances showed an improved performance during Q1 of FY 2021-22 as compared to Q1 of the previous year with buoyant direct and indirect tax collections, continued emphasis on capital expenditure with 26.30 per cent YoY growth during the quarter, and re-prioritisation of revenue expenditure.

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(From p-1) Further, NH stated that the decision of the government of India to demarcate boundaries of the North Eastern states through satellite imaging would “not be viable or acceptable to the people.”

If any border disputes were to be resolved, the NH said the indigenous people of the area must be taken into confidence first. It said that the affected people in the border areas needed to be consulted and should mutually agree for any resolution of the conflict.

“Forceful demarcation of boundary line against the wishes of the people would only invite the wrath

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Taliban tighten control of Afghan north Imran ‘helpless’ PM, says banned Pak scribe KABUL/NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (REUTERS/ IANS): Taliban fighters tightened their grip on captured territory in Afghanistan on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to fight to the death to defend Mazari-Sharif, the biggest city in the north.

President Ashraf Ghani called on regional strongmen to support his government after a stunning string of Taliban gains as US-led foreign forces pull out, while a UN official said the gains made in human rights over the past 20 years were in danger of being erased.

In the capital, Kabul, Ghani’s aides said he was seeking help from regional militias he has squabbled with over the years to rally to the defence of his government. He also appealed to civilians to defend the country’s “democratic fabric”, aides said.

In the town of Aibak, capital of Samangan province on the main road between Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul, Taliban fighters were consolidating their control, moving into government

neighbouring Pakistan to stop Taliban reinforcements and supplies flowing over the porous border.

Pakistan denies backing the Taliban. The United States has been launching air strikes in support of government troops but said it was up to Afghan forces to defend their country.

India evacuates citizens from Mazar-e-Sharif

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Monday. (AP)

buildings, residents said.

“The only way is self-imposed house arrest or to find a way to leave for Kabul,” said Sher Mohamed Abbas, a provincial tax officer, when asked about living conditions in Aibak.

“But then even Kabul is not a safe option anymore,” said Abbas, a father of four and a sole bread winner for a family of nine.

Abbas said Taliban

had arrived at his office and told workers to go home.

He and other residents said they had not seen nor heard fighting on Tuesday.

For years, the north was the most peaceful part of the country with only minimal Taliban presence.

The militants’ strategy appears to be to take the north, as well as main border crossings in the north, west and south, and then

China cases hit 7-month high; worst outbreak since virus emerged in Wuhan

B E I J I N G, AU G 1 0 (AFP): China’s coronavirus cases hit a seven-month high on Tuesday, after a cluster at a test site helped drive up numbers as the Delta variant challenges Beijing’s grip on the pandemic.

State media has described the current outbreak -- which has sparked local lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions -- as the most severe since the virus emerged in the central city of Wuhan.

Authorities had brought domestic infections down to virtually zero, allowing economic activity to rebound albeit with tight border restrictions.

But now, cases are rising.

On Tuesday, Chinese

health authorities reported 143 new coronavirus infections -- 108 of them locally transmitted.

Dozens of cases in recent days have been linked to a Covid-19 testing site in eastern Yangzhou city.

In a sign of the anxiety over even relatively minor outbreaks, several officials have been issued warnings for mishandling mass testing, which city authorities said allowed the virus to spread.

Yangzhou city authorities said “a small number of party members and cadres have yet to perform their duties properly”.

The city of about 4.6 million people has so far conducted five rounds of widespread testing, collecting 1.6 million samples in an attempt to stamp out

Temple attack a conspiracy against minorities in Pak

QU E T TA , AU G 1 0 (IANS): Senator Danesh Kumar, a leader of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), has condemned the attack on a Hindu temple in the Bhong area of Rahim Yar Khan and termed the incident as a conspiracy against minorities living in Pakistan.

He said it was condemnable that police failed to protect the temple located just 2 km from a police station, Dawn news reported.

He said the Hindu community in the area had informed the police about a possible attack, but the police did nothing.

Kumar added antisocial elements entered the temple and not only ransacked it but also looted gold and other valuables before setting the place on fire.

It was unfortunate that such incidents were taking place in Pakistan, adding that these events were tarnishing the image of Pakistan abroad, the Senator noted.

Kumar said it was deplorable that the political leadership only issued a statement and no practical step was taken to stop such incidents, creating unrest and fear among the minorities living in Pakistan.

the spread.

The latest surge started after infections among airport cleaners in neighbouring Nanjing city sparked a chain of cases across the country.

Tuesday’s numbers are the highest since January, when the country logged 144 new cases and 126 domestic infections, mostly in the northern regions.

Authorities are now working to shore up confidence that the latest resurgence is controllable.

“We have successfully contained the epidemic in Guangzhou, and the epidemic in Nanjing is gradually being put under control,” the official Xinhua news agency cited infectious diseases specialist Zhang Wenhong as saying.

close in on Kabul. The Taliban, battling to defeat the U.S-backed government and reimpose strict Islamic law, swept into Aibak on Monday meeting little resistance.

The government has withdrawn forces from hard-to-defend rural districts to focus on holding major population centres while officials have appealed for pressure on

India is evacuating its nationals from Afghanistan on Tuesday on a “special flight” from Mazar-i-Sharif - the country’s fourth largest city as the Taliban launch another offensive.

“A special flight is leaving from Mazar-eSharif to New Delhi. Any Indian nationals in and around Mazar-e-Sharif are requested to leave for India in the special flight scheduled to depart late today evening,” the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif tweeted. It asked Indian citizens who want to leave by the special flight to submit the details like their full name and passport number to the consulate immediately. Around 1,500 Indians are currently staying in Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 10 (PTI): Hamid Mir, a prominent Pakistani journalist who was taken off air indefinitely for making hardhitting remarks against the powerful military establishment, has said that Imran Khan is a “helpless” prime minister and underlined that there is a growing “climate of fear” for media personnel in the country.

Mir, the host of the now-off air primetime political talk show ‘Capital Talk’ of Geo News channel, on May 28 delivered a fiery speech at a protest staged by scribes against an attack by three “unknown” persons on journalist and YouTuber Asad Ali Toor in Islamabad.

Mir demanded accountability for the attack, which was a series of such assaults on media persons who are critical of the country’s military. Following his speech, he was taken off air on May 30.

In an interview to the BBC World Service from Islamabad, Mir criticised the shrinking space for press freedom and the growing “climate of fear” for journalists in Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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in Pakistan but there is no democracy. There is a Constitution in Pakistan but there is no constitution.

And I am a living example of censorship in Pakistan,” Mir told Stephen Sackur, the host of the BBC show HardTalk, on Monday in reply to a question on if Pakistan is out to silence independent journalism.

When asked whether he thinks Prime Minister Khan personally wants him taken off air and tried, Mir said, “Imran Khan is not directly responsible for imposing a ban on me. I don’t think he wants me to be off air. But like past prime ministers, he is not a very powerful prime minister... he is helpless and he can’t help me.”

The Army, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 70 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of

security and foreign policy.

However, the military has denied meddling in the country’s politics.

Replying to a question on if intelligence agencies were behind the attack on journalists, including Toor who was attacked in his home in the capital by masked men, Mir said: “These are documented facts and the state agencies and the intelligence agencies were blamed again and again for organising attacks or kidnapping journalists.”

At the start of the talk show, Sackur introduced Mir as a high-profile journalist who has faced a string of threats and attacks.

“He (Mir) says shadowy forces operating beyond public view wield enormous power in Pakistan and are seeking to control the media,” Sackur said.

In June, Mir had apologised and said he had no intention to defame the Pakistan Army.

“The purpose of my speech was not at all to hurt the feelings and sentiments of others but still I sincerely apologise if my words lacerated the sentiments of someone,” he had said in a statement.

Ebola like Marburg virus found in Guinea

L O N D O N, AU G 1 0 (AGENCIES): Guinea health officials have confirmed West Africa’s first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus needed to be “stopped in its tracks”.

Marburg virus disease is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads between humans through the transmission of bodily fluids, BBC reported.

Cases are extremely rare with the last major outbreak in Angola in 2005.

It is a severe, often fatal illness with symptoms including headache, fever, muscle pains, vomiting blood and bleeding.

No treatment yet exists for Marburg but doctors say drinking plenty of water and treating specific symptoms improves a pa-

tient’s chances of survival.

Samples taken from the patient in Guinea, who has since died, were tested in the country’s laboratories, and returned a positive result for the Marburg virus.

It was identified in Guéckédou last week, the same region where recent Ebola cases were found in an outbreak which is now over.

The WHO’s Africa director Dr Matshidiso Moeti said the virus had the potential to “spread far and wide”.

But she praised “the alertness and the quick investigative action by Guinea’s health workers”.

Efforts are now under way to find people who may have been in contact with the man who died.

Four high-risk contacts, including a health worker, have been identified, in addition to 146

The Marburg virus was first detected in the city of Marburg in Germany in 1967.

others who could be at risk, The systems in place expert Dr Krutika Kup- in Guinea and neighbourpalli, who has been follow- ing countries to control ing the case, told the BBC. recent Ebola outbreaks are

being taken up again in response to the Marburg virus.

In Africa, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, the WHO says.

The first ever Marburg outbreak was in Germany in 1967 where seven people died.

The virus killed more than 200 people in Angola in 2005, the deadliest outbreak on record according to the global health body.

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said, adding that Trump’s policy of maximum pressure has failed. Asked about the pause in Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA, he said that Iran was busy with the transition of administration recently and new President Ebrahim Raisi will decide on the process of negotiations.

Anti-Tehran sanctions should be lifted, Khatibzadeh said, adding that “Iran would not accept anything less than the JCPOA” which resulted in the removal of western sanctions on the Islamic Republic in 2015.

Trump withdrew from the 2015 agreement in May 2018 and unilaterally reimposed old and new sanctions on Iran.

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T E H R A N, AU G 1 0 (IANS): A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has urged the US to give up the “pressure policy” pursued by former American President Donald Trump.

Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a press conference on Monday that the incumbent US administration should realise that it will not gain anything related to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known also as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if it adheres to “Trump’s mentality”, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Is the Delta Variant Hitting Kids Harder?

he Delta variant is proving just as infectious for children as for everyone else, with pediatric cases surging in some parts of the United States, pediatricians and children’s hospitals say.

However, it’s not clear yet whether the variant is any harsher on kids compared to earlier COVID-19 strains, leading to more hospitalizations and brushes with death rather than just the sniffles.

Child cases of COVID-19 steadily increased throughout July, as Delta became the dominant strain in the United States, according to tracking data kept by the Children’s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

More than 71,700 COVID-19 cases in people under the age of 18 were reported between July 22 and July 29, with kids and teens representing about one in five new cases that week, the data shows.

Doctors and nurses at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.— a state hammered by the Delta surge — “have been extremely busy caring for pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19

in the past few weeks as we’ve seen one of the highest increases in COVID-19 cases at our hospital since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Angela Green, the hospital’s vice president and chief patient safety and quality officer.

But there are mixed reports regarding the severity of illness linked to the Delta variant in kids.

The tracking numbers show that the rate of pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations is about the same as it has been for earlier variants, varying between 0.1% and 1.9% depending on the state.

“While we are seeing an increase in overall cases, our hospitalization rate for COVID has remained the same,” Green said.

The AAP agrees, saying that “at this time, it appears that severe illness due to COVID-19 is uncommon among children.”

Some doctors seeing more severe COVID in children as cases rise But one front-line doctor disagrees, suspecting that Delta is indeed harder on kids although there’s currently no hard numbers to prove it.

In the past, doctors in the emergency room at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., usually learned that a kid had COVID while treating some other problem, like a broken leg or arm, said Dr. Nick Hysmith, the hospital’s medical director of infection prevention. Routine testing

would reveal an asymptomatic infection while doctors treated the immediate medical issue.

The Delta surge has changed that equation for Le Bonheur, which receives patients from Arkansas, Mississippi and west Tennessee, Hysmith said.

“In the past week and a half to two weeks, we’ve seen kids presenting and being admitted for COVID. They’re having respiratory symptoms, shortness of breath that has required hospital admission,” Hysmith said, noting that these patients are mainly between the ages of 10 and 13.

“We’ve had kids intubated over the past week with COVID pneumonia.

We’ve had kids that have required very aggressive pulmonary interventions just shy of being intubated in our critical care area,” he continued.

Hysmith thinks “there’s something about Delta that’s a little different, in that we are seeing more severe disease.”

Other experts aren’t so sure, instead wondering if the sheer number of new cases caused by the Delta variant has simply led to a misperception of that strain’s severity.

“I think the jury’s still out. There’s not enough data at this point to say for sure if it’s going to be more severe,” said Dr. Kristin Oliver, an assistant professor of pediatrics with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City.

Rise in infections could trigger more cases of inflammatory condition in coming weeks The infectiousness of the Delta variant has meant that more kids are catching the virus, said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, co-director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.

That’s compounded by the fact that kids younger than 12 still don’t have a vaccine approved for them, while a majority of older folks now are vaccine-protected against severe COVID, Emanuel and Oliver said.

“If you’re looking just at the straight numbers, even if it’s not more severe, as you get more infections you’re going to get more kids hospitalized and unfortunately more kids die,” Oliver said. “We’ll be seeing that increase whether or not it’s more severe.”

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for current child COVID-19 patients that should be kept in mind, even if their Delta infections are no worse than with previous strains, said Dr. Alice Sato, hospital epidemiologist at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. A small number of kids with an initially mild COVID-19 infection can later develop MIS-C (multisystem inf lammator y syndrome-children), a syndrome in which hyperactive inflammation damages the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain and other organs.

“We expect to start seeing more of those cases as well, and a third to a half of those children require ICU care,” Sato said. “It very heavily impacts their heart in most of those children.

Those are the ones who need ICU care, when we really need to support their heart function.”

Because of the delayed onset of MIS-C, we’ll start seeing those cases in one or two months, Sato and Hysmith predicted.

“If we’re seeing this surge in our pediatric population, I’m very concerned that we’re going to see a surge in MIS-C as well, four to six weeks from now,” Hysmith said. (US News)

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he 2021 edition of the ArtEast Festival, which is being held virtually this year, will focus on art and storytelling, and is “an effort to revive our interest through an understanding and reinterpretation of art that tells a story”. It is ongoing till August 22.

Curated by Kishalay Bhattachar jee, ArtEast 2021: Tell me a Story is a virtual documentation of a very strong and sustained element of art-storytelling.

Through paintings, illustrations, photo collages, visual poetry, dance, cinema and conversations, ArtEast 2021 is an attempt to understand and reinterpret narrative art practices.

An underlying focus of the festival is on art, history, livelihood, migration, documentation and discussion. It began as an attempt to present India’s Northeast region and its neighbourhood from a more contemporary perspective. But the project now seeks to go beyond the region and trace the lineage of art and narrative practices that defy geography and has been at odds to endure and sustain, said the festival.

The online exhibitions

available to see on www. iicdelhi.in include displays of Pattachitra Paintings of Odisha, photographic collages and painting by Isaac Tseten Gergen, illustrations

by Sirawon Tulisen Khathing from Shillong, illustrations by Sirawon Tulisen Khathing on Shillong and its cherry blossom season, collated art by Siddhartha Das, photographs by Parasher Baruah on the lives of migrant workers in Mumbai and more.

Speaking about the pandemic, the curator’s note said: “Art and artists were amongst the worst hit.

But art heals and people found solace in visual narratives, shapes, colours and imagination. ArtEast 2021, a virtual festival invokes Art as Storytelling and showcases a slice of folk or traditional craft and contemporary art that were originally storytelling rituals with a visual and performative aspect that over time became a practice. Many such practices today suffer from lack of patronage or support and have either succumbed to commercial pressures or have slowly faded to the margins. Some have disappeared.

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Opang Jamir becomes the brand ambassador of Liso on Tuesday, Opang said he was first introduced to a lip balm from the brand which impressed him and welded the bond between himself and the brand.

Opang, who has become a well known Naga face in the modelling industry for the past 12 years said the need for him to be health conscious even with beauty products had gained momentum.

He said all these years he had been using beauty products without giving much thought to its ingredients however after using some of Liso’s products his views were completely changed and that with his motto “vocal for local” he proceeded to becoming the brand ambassador for Liso.

Po i n t i n g o u t t h a t chemicals such as paraffin wax which are commonly used in cosmetic products for preservative purposes pose huge danger to human, Opang said the general population was not aware of such dangers and were

blindly using unhealthy products.

Opang said Liso products on the other hand were made purely from natural and organically harvested products.

Giving a tip on any health products especially for hair and skin, he said

those with a shorter shelf life were healthier as they have lesser or no preservatives.

As such, Liso products are made with the sole objective of making it sure to be healthy for humans although it lacked shelf life, Opang added.

He said ingredients like

potatoes are bought from Pfütsero while other raw materials like papaya, need and aloe vera are procured from local farmers, Opang disclosed.

He said the product during its initial stage was only shared among family members and neighbours however it slowly gained popularity simply because of its health benefits and low cost, he said.

The brand is currently into mass production and subsequently we plan to make our products available at various stores in Kohima and Dimapur and we hope to place the products in over 40 stores by this year, Opang said.

He said he plans to take the brand to the whole of northeast and international market.

Liso has now over 35 products which can be found in online store including Ilandlo.com and Jaong. in besides a few stores in Dimapur and Mokokchung.

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o achieve a well-balanced and a meaningful life one needs to have a positive psyche and do away with all the negativity within. It is a known fact that humans respond well to positive emotions and stay motivated under its influence.

However, there various motivations affect the happiness of an individual differently.

By enabling yourself to work with positive thoughts, you’ll improve your your efficiency in life and be content with all you do. You can achieve this by making little changes in your lifestyle like: Don’t judge yourself- All of us are bound to have unhappy and -- negative thoughts -- throughout the day. As you become more aware of them you may feel embarrassed or ashamed about how many you have.

However, you don’t need to overthink as it is perfectly normal to have all sorts of strange thoughts. We can overcome it by thinking about the happy moments in life.

Always focus on smiling- Force a smile on your face as you bring your happy thought to your mind. This will help erase the effects of the negative thoughts.

Make most of the little moments- On adopting the positive psychology in life one can begin to find happiness all around. In fact, this is the very reason why we say that a way a mind thinks can change the world. Most of us big occasions rarely and occasionally in life, but its the little things like bringing home a new television or going out for a meal or just a little drive to the super mart with the family which should be enjoyed and cherished.

Don’t expect changes overnight- If you are one who has a negative outlook, don’t anticipate overturning into an optimist overnight. However, with regular practice, eventually you will contain less self-criticism and more self-acceptance. You may also become less critical of the world around you. (IANS)

“An accomplishment reflects the potential and hard work”. The Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) is overjoyed to felicitate and congratulate SHRI. ETSUNGMOMO KIKON for being elected as the President, Naga Council Dimapur (NCD). The NCD under his dynamic and proficient leadership will continue work and safeguard the aspiration and interest of the denizens of Dimapur.

The LHD also expressed profound gratitude to all the Councilors representing different Tribal Hohos and Organizations for having faith and confidence on the new President and his team. Shri. Etsungmomo Kikon had served as the Chairman, Lotha Hoho Dimapur and having vast experiences and potential with imminent personality, the Lotha Hoho Dimapur is hopeful that with his enormous experiences, he will continue to serve with commitment and greater wisdom in shouldering the responsibility entrusted to him and his Team in the service of the citizens of Dimapur in general.

Your passion, perseverance and steadfast commitment during the trying moments lead you to the ultimate success. The Hoho wishes and pray that our Almighty God give you good health, greater wisdom & many higher achievements.

The LHD shall remain committed and continue to extent our full support and co-operation to the NCD. Y. L JAMI (IAS Retired) (W. RAINBOW NGULLIE) CHAIRMAN, GENERAL SECRETARY, LOTHA HOHO DIMAPUR. LOTHA HOHO DIMAPUR.

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aga supermodel and Mr International India 2012, Opang Jamir who is known for his zeal to promote local entrepreneurship has now become the face of local beauty product “Liso”.

Liso is a local brand specialising in skin, hair and beauty products and boasts of manufacturing all its products from natural and organic ingredients.

The range of products in Liso includes skin care products, perfumes, soaps, shampoos and essential oils with a range of products designed specifically for children.

On one hand the brand is indigenous to Nagaland since all the products are manufactured at its factory in Dimapur.

While on the other hand it also promotes local entrepreneurs as most of the raw ingredients are procured from local farmers.

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Anurag to launch Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 on Aug 13 NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur will launch the nationwide programme “Fit India Freedom Run 2.0” as part of the celebration of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav-India@75”, on August 13.

The ministry, through the programme aims to reach more than 7.50 crore youth and citizens across the country and make them take part in the run.

A statement from the ministry on Tuesday said, “Taking inspiration from the inaugural speech of Prime Minister of India, during the curtain raiser of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 12th March 2021, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has conceptualized celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav under the pillar of Actions and Resolves @75.””

Usha Sharma, secretary, Youth Affairs and

Sports, said that Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the nationwide programme, where organisations like the BSF, CISF, CRPF, Railways, NYKS, ITBP, NSG, SSB would also join virtually from iconic locations across the country.

“There will be 75 physical events at different historical locations on launch day -- August 13,” said Sharma.

“Subsequently, each week programmes will be held in 75 districts and at 75 villages in each district till October 2, 2021. Fit India Freedom Runs will be organised in 744 Districts, 75 villages in each of the 744 Districts and 30,000 educational institutions across the country. Through this initiative, more than 7.50 crore youth and citizen will be reached to take part in the run,” she said. Thakur said, “As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, we

must resolve for a fit and healthy India because only a fit and healthy India can be a strong India. So, I urge everyone to take part in the nationwide fit India Freedom Run 2.0 and make it a people’s movement.”

“The aim is to encourage people to take up fitness activities such as running and sports in their daily lives and get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases etc.

Through this campaign, citizens will be given call to make a resolve to include physical activity of at least 30 minutes daily in their lives ‘FITNESS KI DOSE AADHA GHANTA ROZ’”, said the statement.

The first edition of the campaign was organised from August 15 to October 2, 2020. More than five crore people from Central/state departments and organisations including Central Armed Forces, NGOs, private organisations, schools, individuals and youth clubs participated and covered around 18 crore kms distance.

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SPORTS Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati

NEW YORK, AUG 10 (IANS): World No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, had withdrawn from the Cincinnati Western & Southern Open -- the ATP Masters 1000 tournament -- to “recover” and “recuperate” from a “taxing journey from Australia to Tokyo”.

Djokovic has been playing non-stop on the Tour, winning the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon.

The Serbian was aiming for a “Golden Slam” and had competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games but lost to world No. 4 Alexander Zverev of Germany in the semifinals, ending his dream of an Olympic gold medal.

Competing in the bronze-medal match, Djokovic lost to Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and later withdrew from the mixed doubles bronzemedal match at the Olympics due to a left shoulder injury.

Cincinnati is the top tournament ahead of the last Grand Slam of the season, the US Open, which starts later this month.

Indian hockey should aim to achieve benchmark set by Belgium, Aus: Reid

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): A historic Olympic medal, not with standing, the Indian men’s hockey team should try to emulate the benchmark set by Belgium and Australia if it wishes to reclaim the gold in three years time in 2024 Paris Games, said the side’s chief coach Graham Reid.

While Australia has been a hockey powerhouse after the 1980s, reigning Olympic and world champions Belgium took the game by storm in the last 10 years by finishing runners-up in 2016 Rio and then winning the gold in Tokyo Games.

Besides, Belgium also bagged the World Cup title in 2018 before claiming the European championship crown in 2019.

“They (Belgium and Australia) are two worldclass teams we saw in the final (in Tokyo). I think they are the benchmark and that’s what we need to be aiming for,” Reid told reporters during an open media session.

“If you look at Belgium, it’s a pretty good mirror to what we should be aiming for.”

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The Manpreet Singhled Indian men’s hockey team scripted history in the just-concluded Tokyo Games by winning a medal, a bronze, after a hiatus of 41 years. India’s last of the eight Olympic gold medals came way back in 1980 Moscow Games.

Reid, a master tactician, said a strong bonding developed between the players during the COVID-19 forced lockdown was the key to success in Tokyo.

“If you go back 15 months, it was very tough for all of us because most of us haven’t seen our family for a long time. So it was great to go to Tokyo and finally being able to play.

Competition before the Games was very limited and to play at the highest level, you need competition to keep improving and that

was difficult,” he said.

“The group bonded well once we got there.

I kept saying them don’t underestimate the affect of the last 15 months that can have on a team when you go through adversities together as a group and that helped in bonding and that’s what you saw in the bronze medal game.”

After a hard-fought 3-2 win over New Zealand in their opener, India were slammed 1-7 by eventual silver medallist Australia in their next match.

Despite the scoreline, Reid, a former Australian player-cum-coach, said the Indians actually had impressive statistics against the Kookaburras in that match.

“We look at the data behind the loss, the scoreline was 7-1 but we created a lot of opportunities in that game and we actually played better I feel.

“I showed the guys the numbers and told them look we are not far off, with Australia having one of those days. So, it was all about helping the team’s mentality to look to the next game,” he said.

BCCI invites applications for top NCA post

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): The Indian cricket board on Tuesday advertised for the top post at National Cricket Academy (NCA), currently occupied by Rahul Dravid, leading to speculations that the former India captain may not continue at the NCA and join the senior team in some capacity.

In an advertisement on its website, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it is inviting candidates to apply for the position of Head of Cricket at NCA. Dravid can also reapply for the position, the tenure of which is two years.

“The Head Cricket NCA will be overall responsible for running all Cricket Coaching programs at the National Cricket Academy, Bangalore (NCA). He will be responsible for the preparation, development and performance of all cricketers attending training at the Academy,” the Board stated in the advertisement.

“He will be singularly responsible for the development of emerging and youth cricketers within the male and female player development programmes who are sent to the NCA.

Sindhu says meditation helps, everyone must try Murray handed slot in US Open draw lakh trees near the Yatra Garden at the Heartfulness global meditation center Kanha Shantivanam, Hyderabad. The drive aims to plant saplings in various land pockets, including schools and colleges, industrial lands, village panchayat lands, private farmer lands, and individual homes. Each sapling will be geo-tagged to monitor and track its growth accurately. Carefully selected trees native to the region and with medicinal values will be a part of the drive.

Heartfulness Guide, Daaji and Sindhu also launched the nationwide environmental initiative Forests by Heartfulness to celebrate Team India’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics, by planting 7

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FELICITATION The Kuki Youth & Students' Union Chümoukedima with immense pride & honour take the privilege to congratulate Ms. Kimnunhoi Chongloi, daughter of Lt. Lamlet Chongloi & Mrs. Veipi Chongloi for securing Gold Medal in M.Sc (Geology) 2021 with a CGPA of 9.49 under Patkai Christian College (Autonomous).

The Union also congratulate all the successful members for Ms. Kimnunhoi Chongloi clearing the HSLC, HSSLC, Undergraduate & Post-Graduate Examinations 2021 & wishes success in all their future endeavours. God bless.

(Mr. Paominlen Haokip) Chairman, KYSUC

(Ms. Nemneichong Chongloi) Edu & Statistic Secy., KYSUC

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The Office of the Kohima Ngullie Khumshum (KNK) would like to take pride and honour in extending heartiest congratulations to Miss Narsen Ngullie, daughter of Mr. Habemo Ngullie and Mrs. Renboni Ngullie for securing the top rank no.3 in the recently declared result of HSLC Examination 2021.

The KNK would also like to congratulate all students who have successfully cleared HSLC and HSSLC Examinations 2021.

Further, the KNK wishes and prays that the Almighty God continue to give them all good health, wisdom and greater success in their future endeavors.

SD/SD/(NGANGSHITHUNG NGULLIE) (TSENBEMO NGULLIE) Chairman, KNK Secretary, KNK

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The Piphema Students' Union held its 9 th Felicitation program for the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC on the 6 th of August 2021 at Piphema 'A' Council Hall, with Seyieneilhou Keyho President, Chakhroma Youth Organisation as the guest speaker, Pelezeto Koutsu, President, Piphema Khenu Krüta Krotho (PKKK) delivered greetings. A total no. of 26 students were felicitated, Thinosalie Keyho secured the highest in HSLC with 93.7 % and Zasivolie Keyho with 74.8% in HSSLC. The Union wishes all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC 2021 the very best in their future endeavors.

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LO N D O N, AU G 1 0 (AGENCIES): Worcestershire all-rounder Moeen Ali has been added to the England squad for the second Test against India. Moeen, 34, last played Test cricket in February in the second match of the series against India at Chennai. That was his first Test since the Ashes opener at Edgbaston in 2019.

Fe l l ow a l l - r o u n d ers Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are currently unavailable for England, who were outplayed for large periods as they drew last week’s series opener at Trent Bridge. Moeen has represented England in limitedovers cricket this summer while being captain of Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred, helping them to the top of the men’s table.

He made his 61st Test appearance in India earlier this year, returning match figures of 8-226 in the 317run defeat while also scoring 49 runs. The off-spinner then chose to miss England’s last two Tests of that series. After being recalled for the tour of Sri Lanka he contracted coronavirus in January and spent 14 days in isolation.

England squad: Joe Root (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood.

Slam Murray had played in 2021, after missing the Australian Open because of a positive coronavirus test and deciding not to compete in June’s French Open.

The two-time Wimbledon champion, who had hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019, lost in the second round to Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at the 2020 US Open.

Wawrinka, who won the event in 2016, withdrew as the 36-year-old continues to recover from foot surgery.

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me, it calms my mind and helps me understand my emotions better. It also helps me plan my next steps. Especially during stressful situations, like the pandemic, meditation helps maintain calmness.”

LONDON, AU 10 (AGENCIES): Andy Murray has been added to the US Open main draw after Swiss former champion Stan Wawrinka withdrew.

Murray, who won his first Grand Slam title at the tournament in 2012, withdrew from the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympics with a thigh strain, BBC reported.

Andy Murray Murray, 34, played in the Olympic doubles and bledon third round in July, Shapovalov in straight sets.

It was the first Grand lost in the quarter-finals losing to Canada’s Denis alongside Joe Salisbury.

He made it to the Wim-

The Kohima Japukongtsür Telongjem extends our heartiest congratulations to the following esteem members: 1. Smti. Amenla Sashi of Aonokpu Village, on being promoted to Secretary, Government of Nagaland.

She is the first amongst Japukongtsür to have reached the coveted position.

2. Er. Limanaro of Lakhuni Village, on her promotion to Engineer-in-Chief NPWD, the first amongst Japukongtsür and also the first amongst Naga women to have reached the coveted position.

We immensely appreciate their remarkable achievements imprinting valor for the younger generations to look upon and strive for. We pray that they will continue to serve the people with dignity and excellence.

May God grant them good health, wisdom and longevity.

Sd/Sd/CHUBASENLA ALANGLA WALLING President, K.J.T Secretary, K.J.T

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HYDERABAD, AUG 10 (IANS): Olympic bronze medal winner and badminton champion P.V. Sindhu has credited meditation for her ability to face difficult situations during matches. Sindhu said that meditation helps calm her mind and understand her emotions.

Participating in an event, Monday, at the Heartfulness Institute, to celebrate India’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Sindhu clarified that there is nothing like a magic pill for success.

“People also wonder whether meditation leads to success. I want to convey that meditation is not a magic pill for success, but it brings clarity within your mind and heart. For

The NDPP Central Women Organization is extremely delighted to have learned that Shri. Abu Metha has been nominated as Associate Vice President of Athletic Federation of India for the term upto 2024.

We take this opportunity to congratulate you on your well deserved and overlong success.

You must be highly contended with this post as you have undoubtedly worked very hard to achieve this position. Your commitment and dedication has helped you attain this respectable post. You will be able to pour many things back on track in the athletic era.

The attention needed for sports in our state will now be given priority. Those athletes who are no less than the sportsmen of the country particularly of our state Nagaland will be given a chance to exhibit their talent .

You are the perfect candidate for this post. All your profound work has been paid off. The zeal to do something for the sportsmen and for the young masses of the country has made your nomination more realistic.

Wishing you all the very best for your future endeavours.

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Olympic gold, Neeraj Chopra AFI to celebrate Aug 7 as National Javelin Day After eyes World Championships title

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): The day Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning Olympic gold medal at Tokyo Olympics, August 7, will be celebrated as National Javelin Day by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

The 23-year-old Chopra became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in Tokyo on Saturday when he clinched the yellow metal in javelin throw with a best effort of 87.58m.

“To encourage javelin throw pan-India, we will celebrate August 7 as National Javelin Day and from next year onwards our affiliated units will hold javelin competitions in their respective states,” AFI’s Planning Commission chairman Lalit Bhanot said during a felicitation function of the athletes, including Chopra.

“After that we will have inter-district competitions and we will provide javelins (because there will be lot many required). We will enlarge the competi-

Neeraj Chopra, who won gold medal in the javelin throw event, shows his medal to AFI Planning Committee Chairman lalit Bhanot during a press conference, Tuesday. (PTI)

achievement to be remembered in the days to come.

I will be happy if my achievement becomes a reason to inspire the youngsters of this country to take athletics, especially javelin,” Chopra said.

“If the children are

getting javelin and other facilities, I hope they will come and take up the sport and I will be happy to cheer for them and they can be the future medal winners.”

C h o p r a ’s f a t h e r Satish, mother Saroj Devi and uncle Bhim were also

WFI suspends Phogat for indiscipline; notice issued to Sonam for misconduct

YRS invites sports persons for award

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday “temporarily suspended” star grappler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her forgettable Tokyo Olympics campaign and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct. It has been learnt that Vinesh, who crashed out of the Tokyo Games in the quarterfinals after a crushing defeat by ‘fall’, has been given time till August 16 to reply to the notice that mentioned indiscipline on three counts.

Vinesh, who had travelled to Tokyo from Hungary where he had trained with coach Woller Akos, had refused to stay at the Games Village and train with the other Indian team members.

She also did not wear the name of the official sponsors of the Indian contingent, Shiv Naresh, and chose to wear a Nike singlet during her bouts. “This is gross indiscipline. She has been suspended temporarily and barred from all wrestling activities. She can’t compete in any national or other domestic event until she files a

tions in the coming years to become a national event.”

The AFI started National Open Javelin Throw Championships in 2018 and its third edition is scheduled in October this year. “I am feeling good that the AFI is making my

reply and WFI takes a final decision,” a WFI source told PTI. “WFI was pulled up by IOA why can’t they control their athletes. IOA is issuing a notice to WFI i n this regard,” t h e source added.

The officials who were in Tokyo told PTI that Vinesh had created ruckus when she was allotted a room near those of her Indian teammates -- Sonam, Anshu Malik and Seema Bisla -arguing that she might contract coronavirus since these wrestlers travelled to Tokyo from India. “She did not train with any of the Indian wrestlers. It appeared as if she had come with the Hungary team and had nothing to do with the Indian contingent.

“One day her timing clashed with the training timings of the Indian girls and she chose not to train at

the same arena with them,” the official added.

“This is not acceptable.

This is not how senior wrestlers are supposed to behave.”

DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): Directorate of Youth Resources and Sports, Nagaland, has invited applications from eligible candidates, who won medals under recognized disciplines in the North East Level, National Level and International Level during 201920. According to DIPR, eligible candidates have been directed to submit their merit certificates through the concerned association for onward submission to the Directorate office on or before August 31, 2021.

Kovind to host Indian Olympics contingent Vinesh had entered the Games as a top medal contender but ended up suffering defeat by fall against Belarus’ Vanesa. The 19-year old Sonam has been given a notice for misconduct.

“These kids think, they have become star wrestlers and are entitled to do anything.

Before leaving for Tokyo either Sonam or her family are supposed to collect their passport from the WFI office.

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind will host the Indian Olympics contingent over a high tea at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre on Saturday, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. “The President will host the Indian Contingent of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 over a ‘High Tea’ on August 14, 2021 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre,” said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

present at the felicitation.

Asked about stories of mischievous activities of Chopra in his childhood days, Satish said, “Woh sahi hey magar Neeraj jo bhi kam karta hey, man laga ke karta hey (That is correct but when Neeraj does something he does with dedication).

“Humko kya jane woh ek din aisa karega, desh ko roshan karega (How do we know that one day he will light up the country).”

India’s lone World Championships medallist Anju Bobby George described Chopra’s gold winning feat as the best achievement in Indian athletics.

“It is the proudest moment in the history of Indian athletics, a gold medal in Olympics, nothing is better than this. I hope Neeraj’s gold inspires the children of this country to take up athletics,” said Anju, who won a long jump bronze in 2003 World Championships.

Anju is currently senior vice president of AFI.

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): A history-making Olympic gold in his pocket and having won the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games titles, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now targeting a top podium finish in the World Athletics Championships to be held in USA next year.

The World Championships was to be held this year in Eugene, Oregon, in US but was pushed to 2022 after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed by one year due to the Covid pandemic. It will now be held from July 15-24, 2022.

“I have already won gold in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games and now an Olympic gold.

So my next target is winning gold in the World Championships next year,” Chopra said during a press conference arranged by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to felicitate him on his Olympic gold-winning feat. Chopra

Olympics medal winners.

India signed India signed off the Tokyo Games with seven medals-- 1 in athletics, 2 in

wrestling, 1 in weightlifting, With this, India also 1 in hockey, 1 in boxing, and went past the mark of 6 med1 in badminton, Times of als, which was the country’s India reported. best ever medal haul at a

scripted history on Saturday in Tokyo when he clinched India’s elusive Olympic medal in athletics to become only the second Indian to win the yellow metal in an individual event with a best throw of 87.58m in the final.

“World Championships is big a competition and sometimes tougher than the Olympics. I am not going to be content with this Olympic gold and sit on this laurel. I would like to do even better and win gold again in Asian Games, CWG and again in Olympics.” The 23-year-old superstar also felt that his inclusion in the national

Messi agrees to join PSG on 2-yr contract LO N D O N, AU G 1 0 (AGENCIES): Lionel Messi has agreed a two-year deal to join Paris St-Germain following his shock exit from Barcelona, says BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague.

According to BBC report, the deal, which has the option of a third year, is subject to a medical.

The 34-year-old Argentina captain left Barca - the only club he has ever played for - as they were unable to afford a new deal under La Liga’s financial fair play rules.

Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG finished second to Lille in Ligue 1 last season.

“It’s all been confirmed. Lionel Messi is going to be a PSG player,” Balague said on BBC Radio 5 Live. “That’s it, it’s done.

It’s happened in the last few minutes.

“At the moment there are as much police as there are fans [at the stadium].

That’s going to change soon.

There’s eight cameras here, again that’s going to change.

It seems like it is a two-year deal, plus one. “His idea was to do it at Barcelona but it’s going to be PSG. Then if he feels OK he will stay one more year maybe. But in any

case his aim is to be at PSG and then to do well in the Qatar World Cup.” Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Messi scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barca, the club he joined as a 13-yearold.

He won the Ballon d’Or a record six times and lifted 35 trophies with the Catalan club.

The signing of Messi who would be reunited with former Barca team-mate Neymar at the Parc des Princes - is one of the most noteworthy captures in football’s history.

He will play in a front three alongside the two most expensive players of all time - Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Unless there are any late hitches, he will become PSG’s fourth free-transfer signing this summer after the arrivals of Netherlands midfielder

List of cash rewards announced for Indian medal winners

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): It’s raining cash rewards and promotions for or India’s Tokyo

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camp by AFI in 2015 despite finishing fifth during the National Games in Kerala was a turning point in his career. Before joining national camp in early 2015, he was training at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula after being shifted from Shivaji Stadium at Panipat.

“We did good training but the facilities, equipment, diet were not that good (at Panchkula) but once I joined the national camp (at NIS Patiala) everything changed.

“I got better facilities, better diet and equipment only after joining national camp. And the most important thing is the feeling that I am training along with the best javelin throwers of this country. That is a different feeling. “So, joining the national camp changed my career and I want to thank the AFI for that.”

He said having got all the requirements and facilities he needed it was for him to work hard which he did.

single edition of the Games before this (London, 2012) to register their most successful Olympic outing of all

time. Here is the full list of the cash rewards announced for the Tokyo Olympics medal winners from India.

Georginio Wijnaldum, Spain defender Sergio Ramos and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

PSG are yet to win the Champions League in a decade of Qatari ownership and subsequent heavy investment, with the 2020 final defeat

against Bayern Munich the closest they have come.

Balague said: “Clearly what PSG’s ownership want is a team that is in the Champions League final every year.

“With Messi you have vantage. Poan adchettino being in charge and his contract being renewed as well means they have an idea how to do that and Messi will complement

that. “They will win the league, that’s almost a given now, even though they lost last season. It will be a less competitive league which means he will be fresh of course, or should be, for the Champions League campaign.”

Messi had agreed a new deal - on 50% of his old wages - to stay at Barcelona but the club could not afford to implement it because they were so far above the wage limit allowed by La Liga.

“He used to earn 140m euros gross a year at Barca, that’s around £125m,” said Balague. “Take off about 40-50% for tax.

“He agreed to stay at Barcelona by reducing his wages by 50%, not more than that because that’s illegal to do so [under Spanish law].

Basically the league wouldn’t believe he was reducing his wages to zero, which is what Barcelona may have tried to do as they are 1bn euros in debt.

Basically they cannot afford him.” If the deal goes through quickly, he could make his PSG debut at home to Strasbourg on Saturday.

ICC to bid for cricket’s inclusion in Olympics

DUBAI, AUG 10 (IANS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to bid for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games beginning with Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) edition.

“We would love for cricket to be a part of future Games. Our sport is united behind this bid, and we see the Olympics as a part of cricket’s long-term future. We have more than a billion fans globally and almost 90 percent of them want to see cricket at the Olympics,” said Greg Barclay, the ICC chairman in a statement issued by the ICC. The ICC has convened a working group meeting which will be focused on cricket becoming part of the Olympic family for Los Angeles Games 2028, Brisbane Games 2032 and beyond.

“Clearly cricket has a strong and passionate fanbase, particularly in South Asia where 92% of our fans come from, whilst there are

also 30 million cricket fans in the USA. The opportunity for those fans to see their heroes competing for an Olympic medal is tantalising,” said Barclay.

England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Ian Watmore will chair the ICC Olympic Working Group and he will be joined by the ICC independent director Indra Nooyi, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket Tavengwa Mukuhlani, ICC associate member director and vicepresident of the Asian Cricket Council Mahinda Vallipuram and chairman of USA Cricket Paraag Marathe.

“We believe cricket would be a great addition to the Olympic Games, but we know it won’t be easy to secure our inclusion as there are so many other great sports out there wanting to do the same.

But we feel now is the time to put our best foot forward and show what a great partnership cricket and the Olympics could be,” added Barclay.

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