11 Aug 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 246

DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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CNTC warns of stir over PMJVK scheme

Legislators will resign only after final agreement has been signed: Chingwang

press statement on July 24 demanding that funds be equally distributed districtwise for all districts, the state government issued another notification on July 26 for

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Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for record 8th time India to start Covid Tax devolution installment:

State logs 9 fresh Covid-19 cases

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded nine fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total caseload to 35,855.

Three cases each were reported from Mon and Zunheboto, two in Wokha and one in Dimapur.

The state currently has 55 active cases-- four admitted to Covid hospitals and 51 under home isolation.

The death toll remained unchanged at 773.

India Wednesday recorded 16,047 new Covid-19 cases and 54 fatalities.

With these additions, the overall Covid figures rose to 4,41,90,697 cases and 5,26,826 deaths.

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“My department has prepared fantastic project for sea ports in some districts but sad to say, money has been diverted again.”

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Demands immediate ‘recall for recasting of PMJVK scheme’ submitted to Centre district-wise submission of PMJVK schemes but as “additional proposals from the state”. CNTC said this district-wise submission of PMJVK schemes was only an “after thought action of the state government”.

CNTC pointed out that, since the last date for submission of proposals to the Centre was August 6, 2022, it was practically impossible to prepare schemes within such a limited period.

It said the procedure required approval of Block Level Committee (BLC) and District-Level Committee as per para 2.1.1. of PMJVK

PATNA, AUG 10 (PTI): Nitish Kumar on Wednesday was sworn in as Bihar’s chief minister a day after quitting – ostensibly over a row with coalition partner BJP – and will now govern in alliance with his former rivals in RJD and Congress.

His deputy and RJD’s leader Tejashwi Yadav was the only other minister sworn in by Governor Phagu Chauhan, in a no-frills ceremony at Raj Bhavan here as lists of ministers to be nominated by parties in the coalition and their berths were yet to be finalised.

Kumar who heads JD(U) took oath for a record eighth time, as head

In the light of the above, CNTC therefore termed the July 26 notification for inclusion of the remaining 12 districts as “a mockery and after thought of the chief minister as the documents of the four districts which have been allocated PMJVK schemes have already reached Delhi.”

In this regard CNTC demanded to know on what basis will the remaining 12 districts get funds under PMJVK when the matter has already been finalized.

The council also questioned why two areasCNTC and ENPO- have

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment.

He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27 August, 2022,” a law ministry notification said.

Justice Lalit will have a brief tenure of less than three months.

He will turn 65 on November 8 when he demits (Cont’d on p-8) office.

(L-R) Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav take oath on Wednesday. (PTI)

of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) which it had dumped in 2015, to join hands with BJP. The change effected by the wily leader, has in the eyes of many analysts potentially pitted him against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, soon after the swearing in ceremony,

KTC condemns firing incident at ITC Dan D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Khiamniungan Tribal Council (KTC) has strongly condemned the firing incident that occurred at ITC Dan on August 9, 2022.

In a press release, KTC president M Thangou and general secretary NSM Pakhiu said that the members of the Khiamniungan community were peace-loving citizens, but “some insurgent groups” were, on many occasions, trying to create fear psychosis and tension in the region.

Asking the responsible groups not to make Khiamniungan land a battle field

always been “ignored in all developmental fronts”?

Meanwhile, CNTC has clarified that it was not against any tribe of community or against development activities in the state but “was fighting for what was their due share and that funds should be equally distributed district-wise”.

It may be recalled that Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla, during his visit to Nagaland on May 7, had informed chief minister Neiphiu Rio that under the new guidelines, the tribal populations in all districts in Nagaland would be covered under ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram’ (PMJVK) brought out by the Ministry.

Further, drawing attention to the circulations on social and print media on the proposals submitted to the government of India under PMJVK 2023,

Justice UU Lalit appointed 49th Chief Justice of India

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D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) comprising of Ao, Lotha and Sumi communities, has demanded immediate “recall for recasting of PMJVK scheme” submitted to the Central government by the State Level Committee, since only four out of the 16 districts were included in the scheme and warned that failure to meet with its demands will compel them to call for a mass agitation.

CNTC, through its media cell, expressed disappointment at the allocation of the scheme for 2022-2023 in the State, pointing out that only four districts– Dimapur, Kohima, Chümoukedima and Niuland– were approved by the State government while the remaining districts were left out. It therefore demanded that chief minister Neiphiu Rio recall and recast the allocation of entire scheme.

CNTC said after its

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Konyak Union, Mon branch and the contractor for construction of the road from Tizit (Namtola) to Mon (NH-702) have signed an undertaking wherein the contractor has agreed to make the road motorable by August 15, 2022.

As per the undertaking jointly signed by KU Mon branch president, general secretary, PRO and the representative of the construction firm, the road shall be repaired as per the DPR and completed with the timeframe given by the department (National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation).

guidelines. Therefore, in such a situation, CNTC said it was impossible for the official involved to do the needful “within a period of two weeks.”

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specially ITC Dan, the KTC said Khiamniungans cannot be a silent spectator if such fighting keeps happening in their land. Stating that their tolerance level has already crossed the limit, the KTC appealed to the responsible “insurgent group” not target their land only for firing and use it as battle field.

KTC asserted that Khiamniungans instead need peace and development in the district. Therefore, KTC has appealed to both the Indian army and the Naga insurgent group to restrain from engaging in gun battle in Noklak district.

Kumar while dismissing rumours that he may now eye the Prime Ministerial race in the next general election, asserted Modi-led NDA government at the Centre does need to “worry” about its prospects in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“They should remember 2014 (when BJP stormed

Beware of fake messages on power bills: DoPN

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Department of Power Nagaland (DoPN) has informed that a disconnection message, which was circulating, claiming to be from an electricity officer, was likely to be a scam.

According chief engineer (D&R), power, Er. Moa Aier, the department does not send such messages.

In this regard, Er. Aier has directed executive engineer (E) Kohima to file a case with the cyber police unit.

All other divisions have also been informed to educate the consumers and inform the police if a similar case arose.

to power at the centre) is past. They need to worry (‘chinta karni chahiye’) about 2024,” Kumar said.

Leaders of BJP, which is the second largest party in the assembly with 77 MLAs, were conspicuous by their absence at the swearing-in ceremony.

Kumar has given in a list of 164 MLAs who support him to the Governor including his party’s 46 MLAs (45 party MLAs and 1 Ind), RJD’s 79 MLAs and Congress’s 19. CPI(ML) which has 12 MLAs, CPI – 2 and CPI(M) are giving him support. HAM party which 4 MLAs has also thrown in its lot with Kumar.

D I M A P U R , AU G 1 0 (NPN): NDPP president Chingwang Konyak in statement on Wednesday categorically stated all legislators were firmly committed to solution, but resignation en bloc will only be after an agreement is signed and not before, in order to pave way for any arrangement.

He, therefore, asserted there was no question of resignation of MLAs prior to a final agreement on the Naga political issue.

Chingwang pointed out that the State government and political parties of Nagaland were not the contending parties– Government of India (GoI) and various groups of Naga national workers being the contending parties.

He said that right from 1964, after the first Assembly election in the State, political parties’ stand had

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been to work for solution of the vexed Naga political issue and bring the contending parties to negotiating table. He said the political also declared that they would not stand in the way for solution of the issue, besides promising in their respective manifestos that as and when the agreement was signed for a final solution, the elected members of Nagaland Legislative would pay the way for implementations of the agreement.

Therefore, he said the question of resignation of MLAs without an agreement for a final solution did not arise.

Chingwang claimed that the creation of Nagaland on December 1, 1963 was a clear indication of government of India’s desire to solve the Naga political issue and usher in peace and prosperity in the region.

Thus, the Naga people were

given the power, responsibility and opportunity to govern their own affairs, he added.

He recalled that for the first time in the history of Nagas, a responsible and popular government was formed by Nagaland Nationalist Organisation (NNO) in January 1964.

Since then, he mentioned that successive State governments has set upon themselves the task of running responsible administration with firm determination to solve the Naga political issue and bring peace and development to Nagaland.

According to him, the immediate and supreme task for the State government was to put an end to hostilities and uncertainties by creating goodwill among the people and restore normal condition in the State.

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Nagaland gets `663.82 cr

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (REUTERS): India said on Wednesday that Biological E’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax can be administered as a booster dose in people who have taken the country’s other two main shots, Covaxin and AstraZeneca’s Covishield, from Friday.

Corbevax will be available to over 18s as precautionary booster six months after a second dose, the health ministry said in an August 8 letter to state authorities and shared with reporters on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (NPN): Centre has released two instalments of tax devolution to state governments amounting to Rs 1,16,665.75 crore as against normal monthly devolution of Rs. 58,332.86 crore. As per the state-wise breakup of amounts released, Nagaland received Rs. 663.82 crore.

According to the Ministry of Finance, this release was in line with the commitment of Government of India to strengthen the hands of States to accelerate their (Cont’d on p-8) capital and developmental

expenditure. The Centre had released Rs 8.8 lakh crore to the states in 2021-22, up from Rs 7.4 lakh crore in 2020-21 and more than Rs 6.7 lakh crore budgeted for the year. Nearly half of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore in 202122 was released in fourth quarter. After releasing Rs 2.4 lakh crore in February 2022, it released Rs 95,100 crore in March-end.

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance released the third monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states.

TNR releases ‘roadmap’ for Naga political issue Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): The Naga Rising (TNR) on Wednesday released “Roadmap to a peaceful, honorable and early solution” with the hope that it would serve as a way forward in taking the process to its logical conclusion.

Speaking at the release programme at Hotel Saramati here, TNR convener Along Longkumer stated that modern challenges confronting Naga people could only be resolved through a broad-based inclusive framework and peaceful means. He said

Members of the The Naga Rising during the press conference. (NP)

that Nagas were now confronted by the confusion and dilemma with two parallel agreements, which has further polarized the Nagas.

Longkumer also said that Nagas have become restless and were now losing faith in the long-drawn peace process of 25 years.

With the hope to pave a way forward, he said TNR, in its motive to find answers, had come up with the “Roadmap to a peaceful, honorable and early solution”.

TNR convenor, however, maintained that the roadmap was not a unilateral document to benefit

only one side, party or faction. He said that the roadmap was a unifying draft that could have positive impact on present peace process.

Further, Longkumer said that TNR’s initiative should be seen not as contradictory, but as complementary to the resolve of the Naga public for early and inclusive solution.

He said TNR acknowledged, supported and respected the different public initiatives, movements, platforms and voices working for peace, unity, reconciliation, and resolution of the Naga political issue.

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5000 from Nagaland register for Agniveer recruitment rally DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): Around 5,000 Naga youth have registered for the Agniveer army recruitment rally proposed to be held at Bhagat Stadium, Rangapahar Military Station, from September 7 to 15. This was disclosed by army recruiting officer Col Rajesh during a coordination meeting of stakeholder departments of Dimapur district held at the conference hall of Dimapur deputy commissioner’s (DC) office here on Wednesday.

Chaired by Dimapur additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Mhalo Hum-

ADC Dimapur chairing the meeting for Agniveer recruitment rally at DC conference hall, Wednesday. (DPRO)

stoe, the meeting discussed issues for convenience of Naga youth aspirants for the Agniveer recruitment rally.

Terming the recruitment rally as a good opportunity for the unemployed

youth of Nagaland, the ADC impressed upon the members for taking the matter seriously by way of disseminating the message to all.

Col Rajesh sought support from the district

administration during the rally with regard to transportation and accommodation, especially for those coming from interior districts.

He also stressed the need for medical staff, including a doctor and ambulance, during the entire rally period.

He further stressed on the need for at least five officials from the Education Department to help the army during verification of documents.

The army recruitment officer informed the meeting that activities at the rally ground would include

pre-height and document check, 1.6-km run, physical measurements, physical fitness tests and medical check.

Selected candidates would appear for the common entrance exam on October 16, 2022 and results would be declared

by October-end. The candidates selected on merit basis would be despatched to different training centres

by December, Col Rajesh added.

The candidates had been asked to bring their admit cards to the rally.

This was stated in a DIPR release.

Flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall on Wednesday wee hours damaged several properties including vehicles in Mangkolemba sub-division while two persons were reportedly injured. As per reports, the road to Mangkolemba has been cut off. (Pics via social media) K Y M C

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Tiranga rallies held in Kma, Dmu

Participants at the rally in Kohima on Wednesday. (NP) Autorickshaw drivers with Indian national flags. (NP)

DIMAPUR: District Executive Force (DEF) Kohima in collaboration with district administration Kohima organised a Tiranga rally under “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, as part of the 75th year of Independence, in Kohima, on Wednesday.

A contingent led by senior superintendent of police Kohima, Kevithuto Sophie started a march from PHQ junction while the other contingent led by deputy commissioner (DC), Shanavas C from Pezielietsie gathered at Old MLA junction

LFI college organises lecture programme DIMAPUR: Livingstone Foundation International (LFI) college organised a lecture programme on August 6. In a press release, LFI college informed that President Diocesan Fraternity, Reverend Father Benny Varghese addressed the faculty and staff. Based on his various experiences as an academician and administrator of various educational institutions, Rev. Fr Varghese encouraged the faculty and staff to work as one for the growth and one common goal of the college.

He stressed on the importance of strengthening the head with knowledge and wisdom and to channelise that to the hearts and later into the hands as actions and outcomes to be effective educators and change makers.

Further, he encouraged the gathering to be humble and united as well as flexible to the needs of the college. Rev. Fr Varghese also encouraged the faculty and staff to be leaders and to become team players. The programme was moderated by assistant professor, department of English, Lito Zhimomi, while principal Dr. R.K.Behera delivered welcome address and introduced the speaker.

The program concluded with vote of thanks from HoD, Political Science department, Achilo Kikon.

Corrigendum KO H I M A , AU G 1 0 (NPN): Apropos the news item “ENPO reaffirms demand for Frontier Nagaland” published on August 10, the paragraph should be read as Kiusam EAC headquarter under Kiphire district and not as published.

where a short programme was held.

Both the contingents comprised of personnel from police, district administration and students waving the national flag started the march in the morning before the heavy traffic began.

During the programme DC thanked the participants for displaying a show of unity and celebration of India’s history.

He pointed out that no other country in the world was as diverse as India and although people had a wide array of lifestyles, beliefs and cultures, there was “a

strong sense of unity among the people.”

Shanavas said India getting freedom from the bondage under British rule was celebrated and that “Nagaland also enjoyed that freedom in several ways.”

Sr SP, Kevithuto in a short remark said the main purpose of the gathering was to show the freedom the people were enjoying after being under British rule for close to 200 years.

He said citizens of the country were reaping benefits of ceaseless efforts put in by the freedom fighters in securing independence.

Kevithuto said the celebration was a progress towards creating a casteless, classless and sexless society where everyone would be treated equal.

Meanwhile, in Dimapur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conducted an autorickshaw rally with Indian National Flag hoisted on 125 autos in view of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign.

The rally was flagged off from Thahekhu local ground and proceeded towards Clock Tower to Dilai Gate and back to Thahekhu village.

NEWS IN BRIEF Kohima DPDB rescheduled to August 12: Deputy commissioner Kohima has informed Kohima DPDB members that due to Independence Day celebration, the DPDB meeting has been rescheduled to August 12, 10 am, in the conference hall of Kohima DPDB. All the members have been requested to note the change and attend the meeting.

HoDs, award recipients informed to collect passes: All head of departments and awardees have been informed that invitation cards/car passes for the celebration of the Independence Day may be collected from the Establishment Branch, office of the deputy commissioner, Kohima on August 12 and 13 during office hours.

DMC directs on waste management: Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has directed all concerned under its jurisdiction not to spread/dump construction and demolish waste in roads without prior permission from the authority. It has informed that the waste was to be disposed at DMC designated procession unit after payment of transportation and loading unloading expenditure.

ABAM informs: In view of Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) sesquicentennial celebration, ABAM has informed that it was undertaking a video project on the history of ABAM ministries. ABAM said the first video was released on August 9 by ABAM executive secretary, Rev. Dr. Mar Pongener and has been made available on ABAM YouTube channel.

RPOK meeting: Rengma Public Organisation Kohima has convened a meeting on August 13, 1 pm, at the residence of its vice president, Kegwanyo Tep, Billy Graham Road near Directorate Youth Resources & Sports Kohima. All the office bearers, advisors, president and general secretary of ranges, RMAK and RSUK have been asked to attend the meeting.

DC Tseminyu informs on training: DC Tseminyu, Dr. Zasekuolie Chusi has informed that the Administrative Training Institute, Nagaland, Kohima would be holding

AAPO, AAYO appeal for ‘cohesive Moka’

DIMAPUR: Angjangyang Area Public Organization (AAPO) and Angjangyang Area Youth Organization (AAYO) have appealed to every upright citizen and civil society organisation of 48 Moka assembly constituency to distance oneself from having prejudiced opinion and refrained from issuing statements against the sentiment of the government.

In a joint statement, AAPO president Hamchen and AAYO president S

Hanghuh said that Moka A/C was administered by two adjacent administrative circles and RD Blocks—Mopong EAC circle under ADC and RD Block Tobu and Angjangyang circle under ADC Aboi and RD Block Chen—causing huge inconvenience to the general public and jeopardizing the smooth functioning of government works.

However, in 2008 and 2011, the two bodies said the state government un-

der the leadership of the chief minister Neiphiu Rio, the Angjangyang SDO (Civil) and RD Block were created respectively, with the “good intention” to amalgamate under a single umbrella so as to provide relief to people from untold grievances.

As such, considering the decision “as a good fortune” for the future and all-round development of the constituency, the two bodies urged upon the people to rather bring forth

constructive inputs in the interest of the community.

They pointed out that on August 17, 2021 the combined consultative meeting of Mopong circle headed by KU Mopong Unit, MHSU & GB Union and Angjangyang circle headed by ad-hoc town committee, KU Longchang Unit, LASU & GB Union was held at Angjangyang town.

At the meeting, both the parties resolved to put aside the disparities and

a training on office procedure and accounts from August 23-26 at Town Hall Tseminyu. All heads of office under Tseminyu district and headmasters of government high school have been informed to ensure that two officials each from their office attend the said training.

KUK informs on membership drive: Khiamniungan Union Kohima (KUK) has informed that it would be carrying out annual membership drive from August till September 30. It has asked all Khiamniungan members residing in and around Kohima to enrol. For those persons residing as domestic helpers, KUK has asked the guardians/house owners to take note and compulsorily register in the union. For further queries, one has been asked to contact at 8731051950/ 9612853022.

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focus on the matters concerning 48 Moka A/C. They said the meeting unanimously adopted resolutions and formed a core committee consisting of the following members Yangkon Konyak – president (KU Mopong Unit) as convenor; N. Chaohong, as co-convenor; president, LASU; president, MHSU; GB Union President of Mopong Hongkong and Longchang; vice chairman, Angjangyang Ad-hoc town committee.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022

1924 – 2022 We, the Kamei’s family would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude for your expressions of love and kindness extended to us at the demise of our beloved Mother Lt. MAGASINGLIU KAMEI, who left for her Heavenly abode on 24th July 2022 living her life to the fullest, fulfilling the role of a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a great grand-mother.

We would also like to thank the doctors and staff of KOHIMAS and OKING hospitals for the professional care given to her in her final days. We would also like to express our gratitude to Pastor and members of Rongmei Baptist Church, Upper and Lower Nagabazar Baptist Church, Nagamese Church Nagabazar, Colony Panchayat & Youth and various Rongmei organisations in Kohima and every individuals, friends, neighbours and well wishers. We will ever remain indebted for the love and support showed to us during our moment of grief.

It is difficult to express our gratitude to each and every individual in such a brief note, but it is our humble prayer that our God Almighty bless you all abundantly in His gracious love.

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26 February 1944 – 28 July 2022

In Gratitude

LATE ZHEKHUYI AWOMI

(Born : 10th October 1935 – Died : 5th August 2022) We, the bereaved family members of Late Zhekhuyi Awomi, Sumi Settsü village would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us at the time of his ultimate demise.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to the friends, neighbours, churches, associations, organizations and well-wishers for their unconditional support and prayer.

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The family of Late Shri P. Talitemjen Ao, IAS (Rtd.) would like to express our deep gratitude and appreciation to each individual and organisation for your comforting presence, prayers and immense help in kind and cash during the homegoing of our most beloved one.

We regret our inability to thank each of you in person. Nonetheless, we would like to acknowledge and mention the following organisations: the Doctors and Nurses of Oking Hospital; Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo; Chuchuyimlang Town Baptist Arogo; Akhoya Baptist Arogo; Akhoya Kosasanger Putu Menden; Chuchuyimlang Village Council; Langpangkong Tsükong Mungdang and Langpangkong Senso Telongjem Kohima and Mokokchung; Akhoya Senso Telongjem Kohima, Mokokchung and Changtongya Town; Home Department, Government of Nagaland; SSP and all ranks of DEF Kohima.

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Mrs. Moala T. Jamir, sons, daughter, daughters-in-law, granddaughters and all family members.

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Entrepreneurs and innovators at the stakeholders meet in Kohima on Wednesday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, AUG 10 (NPN): Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), SELCO Foundation in collaboration with Sustainable Development Goals coordination centre (SDGCC) Planning & Coordination department and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised a stakeholders meeting on “Building an Ecosystem for Tech Innovators and Vernacular Entrepreneurship through Localising SDGs”, here, on Wednesday.

Addressing the meet, AIC SELCO, CEO, Dr. Ditismita Chowbay stressed on tapping the pool of resources and of the innovators and entrepreneurs with emphasis on sustainability of startup enterprises to bring real change in the region.

She said this would

put special focus on areas such as agriculture, animal husbandry, food processing, textile and crafts with enterprise including—technology incubation programme and clean energy enterprise incubation programme.

Dr. Ditismita presented introduction of AIC SELCO Foundation and spoke about the possibilities in North East India in building an ecosystem where rural innovators were provided with pre-incubation and incubation support through localising SDG goals. She discussed topics including innovation of local technologies, knowledge partners, policy and research, funding and investment etc.

OSD (Planning) & SDG nodal officer, Nagaland, Nayantra Sashikumar in her welcome address said SDG Innovative Participatory Research Action Initia-

tive was aimed at fostering innovation and community participation at grassroots level for achieving specific SDG goals.

She informed that three projects have been identified in 2021 and are being implemented in the state.

Nayantra also disclosed that this year, they would be inviting four more innovative proposals from different organisations. She said in order to turn Nagaland SDG vision 2030 into reality, they were focused at strengthening the institutional mechanism, mainstreaming SDG indicators into existing state government schemes/development programmes along with capacity-building and outreach at the district, block and village levels.

Further, she acknowledged the initiative of AIC S e l c o Fo u n d a t i o n a n d UNDP for seeking collabo-

ration with the state in identification of stakeholders and mobilisation of rural innovators in Nagaland.

Betsie Khaingte presented an introduction of UNDP while AIC SELCO, Gaurav, delivered context setting and informed that AIC-SELCO Foundation focused on the region to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in a manner that would lead to socially, financially and environmentally friendly solutions. The main objective of the meet was to focus on innovation and incubation centre for sustainable energy driven enterprises in the North East with focus on Nagaland state by working closely with innovators and entrepreneurs in the domain of sustainable energy and sectors influencing rural livelihood.

Atal Incubation Centre-SELCO Foundation in Guwahati is a centre that seeks to provide management expertise, intellectual capital, and handholding support to enhance the capacity of potential local energy enterprises to innovate and deliver energy-based solutions to low-income communities.

Men and women of Kuthur village performing a folk dance in traditional attires.

DIMAPUR: Metümnyo festival, the premier festival of Yimkhiung community, was celebrated with much pomp and gaiety at Kuthur village, Tuensang on August 8.

The festival was organised by the Kuthur Village Council (KVC) with NDPP, central executive committee member, H Zungkum Chang as special guest.

In his speech, Chang while lauding the people on the grand celebration emphasised on building friendship and unity as significance of the festival.

He also underscored the importance of the el-

Mokokchung has highest ‘TB score’ in Nagaland: Report

DIMAPUR: Mokokchung district has recorded the highest Tuberculosis (TB) score followed by Longleng, Wokha and Mon districts, as per district wise TB Score Nagaland (January-June 2022).

In a press release, state programme officer National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), directorate of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW),

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Dr. Tiasunup Pongener informed that the report was revealed during the NTEP half yearly review meeting cum new strategic plan held on August 9-10 at the IDSP Conference Hall, DoH&FW, Kohima.

“District wise TB Score Nagaland (Jan-June 2022), Mokokchung district rank 1st position followed by Longleng and Wokha and 3rd position

by Mon district”, stated the release.

At the meeting, medical consultant WHO (NTEP), Dr. Collins Z Sono highlighted about the program’s performance based on TB notification vs achievement, TB comorbidity, Nikshay Poshan Yojana, Universal Drug Sensitivity Testing, screening for HIV among TB patients, treatment success

rate, contact tracing and chemoprophylaxis, TPT, community support for TB patients etc.

Mission director (NHM), Dr. Thorhusie Katiry reminded the staff about the vision to eliminate TB and urged them to work harder to achieve the goal. Katiry said districts should work according to District Action plan.

Sharing on district

strategic plan, WHO consultant RTL NE, Dr. Deka Dhrubajyoti said the objectives are to develop thematic areas wise strategies and activities with broad operational targets for each state/UT and to align or refine the state strategic plan for all states/UTs. Earlier, in an opening remark, State TB Officer (NTEP) Dr.Tiasunup Pongener stressed on the

importance of district strategic plan. He urged the district TB officers to be more sincere and dedicated in their works.

The programme chaired by assistant programme officer Dr. Apichetla Amer was attended by the district staff of NTEP along with the state TB Cell staff, medical consultants WHO (NTEP), districts TB officers and district staff.

derly in the village who have paved way for younger generation by passing down cultural values.

Acknowledging 15 elderly people in the village between age 90 to 100, the special guest said that a festival was a time for people to remember the sacrifices their ancestors had made for them.

Pointing out that festivals were tools of unity, Zungkum said the people must always keep the spirit of love and unity alive, only then, there will peace and happiness among neighbouring villages.

The programme was chaired by Lily and C

H Amongba, invocation

by Kuthur Baptist Borü (KBB) Pastor Y Mongchim George, welcome address was delivered by KVC chairman, S Kejingkhum while significance of the festival was shared by 2nd head GB, Kuthur village, S Neojichung; A cultural song rendition was presented by youth department, KBB and womenfolk presented a number of cultural songs led by S Mahbala and C Moasangla; young kids led by C C Churün GB and A Shocha GB showcased children’s favourite activity and KBB deacon K Shichuba said the benediction.

‘Mentally ill’ man kills mother in Pfütsero

DIMAPUR: In a delayed report, a 35-year-old ‘mentally ill’ man reportedly killed his mother on August 8 evening in Pfütsero.

According to police, the victim was attacked with a machete and suffered grievous injuries on the head and other parts of the body.

After receiving information, police team rushed

to the spot and apprehended the accused, police informed. Police said since the accused was reported to be mentally ill, a medical examination would be conducted to ascertain his condition.

Meanwhile, the body of the deceased was handed over to family members after conducting formalities.

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HAR GHAR TIRANGA:

Over 53 lakh flags sold in Assam

GUWAHATI, AUG 10 (PTI): More than 53 lakh national flags worth more than Rs 16.07 crore have been sold in Assam so far as the state machinery gears up for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme, under which the Tricolour will be flown at private and commercial establishments nationwide as part of the 75th anniversary of the country’s Independence.

While 33 lakh tricolours prepared locally under Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) have been sold, another 20 lakh have been sold through fair price shops.

The state government had set a target of hoisting 80 lakh national flags across residences, government and private establishments, including educational institutions, from August 13 to 15 as part of the nationwide programme.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on Twitter that the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is on in full swing in the state.

“I’m happy to share that so far over 53 lakh #Ti-

Workers prepare the Indian national flags ahead of the Independence Day celebrations in Guwahati. PTI. ranga have been sold – 20 12.47 crore, with the flags lakh from Fair Price Shops being sold through 19,110 & 33 lakh from ASRLM – in SHG outlets. our State,” he wrote.

More than 23,000 Sarma said national members of SHGs have flags worth more than Rs stitched total of 35, 95,167 16.07 crore have been sold flags. Apart from local proso far in the state ahead of duction, the state governthe Independence Day and ment had placed a requirethe campaign. ment for another 50 lakh An official release said flags to the ministry of 32, 58,134 national flags culture. made by self-help groups So far 39.26 lakh flags under ASRLM have been have been received by the sold till Tuesday across the state government. state. The total amount The state government received from this sale is Rs has entrusted the food,

civil supplies and consumer affairs department to make these flags available at 34,000 fair price shops across the state.

The fair price shops are providing these flags to NFSA beneficiaries at Rs 18 per flag and around 20 lakh of them worth Rs 3.60 crore have been sold at these shops so far, the release added.

Chief Minister Sarma had said earlier that the government is refraining from providing the Tricolour free of cost as it wants greater people’s involvement in the programme and turn it into a people’s movement.

He had also said that 22 lakh beneficiaries of the state’s ‘Orunudoi’ scheme, under which the government provides Rs 1,000 monthly in bank accounts of economically-weaker section of people, will receive additional Rs 18 next month for buying the tricolour. A theme song and video were also released by the state government on July 31 to create greater awareness about the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme.

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Manipur Congress alleges police obstructed its ‘Gaurav Yatra’

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IMPHAL, AUG 10: Police on Wednesday obstructed a march with national flag by Congress leaders and workers as a part of its Gaurav Yatra in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.

“It is unfortunate that police obstructed us from carrying out the march. This is disrespect of the national flag,” said MPCC president K Meghachandra, in a video uploaded to MPCC Facebook page.

He asked the reason behind the police obstructing the Congress, saying that the march was a part of celebration of the country’s 75 years of independence.

The Gaurav Yatra of the MPCC on Wednesday marched from Moirang to Oinam Bazar in Bishnupur district. The Congress organized the yatra to mark the completion of 75 years of India’s independence.

Like in other states of the country, the Congress will cover 75 km in the state too.

The march, participated by hundreds of MPCC leaders and workers, kicked

Gaurav Yatra of the MPCC marched from Moirang to Oinam Bazar in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. off from the INA complex after paying befitting tributes to the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

MPCC president K Meghachandra and many other leaders of the MPCC, including Congress MLAs, took part in the march while former chief minister O Ibobi Singh and CWC member Gaikhangam took part in offering floral tribute to the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

MPCC president K Meghachandra said that the Gaurav Yatra was being organized to pay tributes to

freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the freedom struggle.

“We are remembering the sacrifices they made for the freedom of the nation,” he said.

The march, started today, will reach out nooks and corners of the state.

The Congress will also hear the sufferings of the people due to the rapid hike in the prices of the essential commodities under the BJP government and the additional burden on their heads due to increase of the GST (Goods and Service Tax).

Nadda to visit Tripura on Aug 27

AGARTALA, AUG 10 (PTI): BJP national president J P Nadda is scheduled to arrive here on August 27 on a two-day visit to Tripura to oversee organisational activities ahead of the Assembly poll next year, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The visit is also important in view of the recent change in guard in the state cabinet.

“BJP national president J P Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Tripura beginning on August 27 to see the party’s preparedness for the 2023 Assembly elections”, state party vice-president Rebati Tripura said.

During the visit, Nadda will hold meetings of the party’s officer bearers and the core committee to check organisational activities in the poll bound state.

“We are trying to organize a rally of the party’s frontal organization which will be addressed by Naddji. Besides, he may sit with IPFT leaders for the electoral understanding for the Assembly poll,” Tripura said.

Nadda had cancelled visits to the state twice due to the Covid pandemic.

BJP mulls organisational Border talks: Assam, Mizoram CMs to meet in Aug or Sept Meghalaya court remands BJP leader to 14-day judicial custody changes in Meghalaya

Ernest Mawrie

Correspondent SHILLONG,AUG 10 :Ahead of the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided restructure its party machine by bringing about organisational changes at all levels, state party president Ernest Mawrie said on Wednesday.

The decision to restructure the organisation right from state office bearers to district and all mandals is significant in the wake of some non-BJP legislators expressing their desire to contest the 2023 assembly election on a BJP ticket.

“The party will try to achieve booth level organization in near about 20 plus constituencies where the winning stake is high by the end of September.

The state election committee will be notified at the

earliest. Reports of MLAs joining us will be welcomed and we shall ensure 5-10 sitting MLAs will join us by November,” Mawrie said.

“There are 5-6 aspiring candidates in some constituencies with whom we are trying to strike a formula in which all candidates will work together for the party.

Those, whose survey report is good, will get the ticket.

If needed we will soon restructure the organizational set-up in all mandals,” he further said.

Mawrie said the BJP party will take a decision after getting a report from booth level ‘sashaktikaran abhiyan’ committee.

In some of the cases where an aspiring candidate or sitting MLA from another party is keen on joining BJP, Mawrie said, “we will advise our party karyakartas to join the aspiring candidate.”

The party will ensure that the procedure for full organisational restructuring will be completed by this month and the state election committee will scrutinise all the requirements as per the constitutional mandate of the party.”

GUWAHATI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES) : The chief ministers of Assam and Mizoram are likely to meet in New Delhi to discuss the inter-state boundary issues between the two states later this month or early September, reports Shillong Times.

This was conveyed to mediapersons in Aizawl

by Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga after a “courtesy” meeting with a delegation of Assam ministers on Wednesday.

“We are likely to meet in New Delhi later this month or in the beginning of September. But before I go to Delhi, I will inform Assam chief minister Himanta ji,” Zoramthanga said, while reiterating that building of faith and trust between the two states “is important to take the border resolution process forward in an amicable manner.”

It may be mentioned that Assam Cabinet ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal had called on Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga and discussed issues related to resolution of the vexed boundary problem amicably. The ministerial delegations of both states had a crucial second round of border talks

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Mizoram CM Zoramthanga with Assam cabinet ministers Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal.

in Aizawl on Tuesday and signed a joint statement to take the process of interstate boundary resolution forward in the coming days.

It was also decided that the third round of border talks between the high-level delegations of Assam and Mizoram will be held in Guwahati in October 2022 where issues and claims would be deliberated in detail.

It may be recalled that the first round of talks was also held in Aizawl on August 5, 2021, ten days after clashes between police forces of both states along the border during which six policemen and a civilian had died while around 60

Remote Tripura village gets solar electricity after 80 years SARKHIPARA (TRIPURA), AUG 10 (PTI): Lifestyle in remote tribal hamlet of Sarkhipara in Tripura’s Khowai district has gone a sea change as, after remaining in the dark for 80 years, it is now shining bright with the help of solar power.

After sundown, children now study under electric bulbs, while men make bamboo-based traditional handicrafts and women weave tribal attires under the cool air of ceiling fans.

Those were unthinkable in the recent past. But, thanks to the solar power project, the duration of working time has increased, and so is the business hours, boosting rural economy.

‘Haats’ (village markets) are now open even after dusk while roads from the village to the market are illuminated, helping villagers to cover the distance easily.

“It is like a dream come true for us. Kerosine lamps and battery-operated flashlights were the only sources of light after dusk earlier.

The village looked like a ghostly place at night. Now children can study at night; we can watch TV and recharge our mobile phones.

Our life has changed,” Kalaha Reang, a farmer, said.

persons were injured.

On the strategy to be adopted, the Mizoram chief minister hinted that the “easiest problems” would be resolved first. “It depends on the requirements. We will start with the easiest problems before we try to resolve the most difficult ones,” Zoramthanga said, while anticipating a resolution to the vexed border problem in due course through goodwill meetings.

It may be mentioned that the two chief ministers had earlier held informal talks in New Delhi after the first round of ministerial-level talks were held in August last year. Speaking to reporters later, Assam

border development and protection minister Atul Bora said that both the chief ministers, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga, had a telephonic talk during the course of the Assam ministerial delegation’s meeting with the Mizoram chief minister on Wednesday morning.

“We are grateful to chief minister Zoramthanga for his strong political will, cooperation and positive attitude. We are determined and certain that Assam will be able to resolve the border problems with Mizoram much like the progress made in the border talks with Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh,” Bora said.

SHILLONG, AUG 10: The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya on Wednesday remanded State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President, Bernard N. Marak to 14day judicial custody in a prostitution racket case an official said.

However, the same court has also allowed the Investigating Officer of Tura to arrest Marak in another case related to the seizure of explosives from his farmhouse at Edenbari.

Police have seized 35 gelatine sticks, 100 detonators apart from four cross bows and 15 arrows from Marak’s far mhouse on July 29. A police official said Marak will be arrested

later tonight from Tura Jail and produced in court on Thursday. Marak, a former militant leader of the nowdisbanded militant outfit Achik Nationalist Voluntary Council (B), was arrested on July 27, by Uttar Pradesh police from Hapur district after Meghalaya police issued a nation-wide alert against him.

The senior BJP leader, who is also a sitting member of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, was on the run after police raided his farmhouse from where six minors were rescued and 73 people were arrested on July 22. Meghalaya police has booked Marak under the Immoral Trafficking Act, 1956, the Explosives Substances Act, 1908 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

DECLARATION I, Smt. Kathleen Paudel, D/o Shri. Igolung Paudel, of Peren District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare before the Magistrate on this day, the 4/08/2022 as follows.

That my actual name is Smt. Kathleen Paudel. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as Smt. Kathleen Rangkau, in some of my documents. That from this day of signing this affidavit, my name Smt. Kathleen Paudel, shall be the right name and shall be used for all purposes.

Declarant Solemnly declared before me on this day, the 4-8-2022.

1st Class Magistrate db-863/22A

DECLARATION I, Shri. Isaac Paudel, S/o Shri. Igolung Paudel, of Peren District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare before the Magistrate on this day, the 4/08/2022 as follows.

That my actual name is Shri. Isaac Paudel. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as Shri. Isaac Rangkau, in some of my documents. That from this day of signing this affidavit, my name Shri. Isaac Paudel, shall be the right name and shall be used for all purposes.

Declarant Solemnly declared before me on this day, the 4/8/2022.

1st Class Magistrate db-863/22b

DECLARATION TREDA has installed 2930 solar street lights in 239 markets in 12 blocks in the state.

An official said a 2 KW ‘Risa’ is worn to cover microgrid power plant each the upper part of a womwas installed at Sarkhipara an’s body while ‘Pachhra’ is and 11 other remote hamlets draped around the lower part. of Tripura for supplying elecBesides the dozen micro tricity to villages in September grid power plants that have last year. Prime Minister been installed, 50 more such Narendra Modi officially facilities will be established inaugurated the project in a very soon, Joint Director of virtual programme on July 30. Tripura Energy Development Jetanjoy Reang who lives Agency (TREDA), Debabrata in neighbouring Nonachera Sukla Das, said. village under Mungiyakami He said another 500 such block said the solar plant remote villages were identihas changed the lifestyle of fied for installation of solar the village, perched on the microgrid to serve people Atharamura hill range. who are still living without “Now we can make electricity. handicrafts even at night The government is emand women weave Risa and barking on an ambitious projPachhra. We can also gather ect of illuminating markets together in the evening under and roads in remote tribal electric light and watch TV,” hamlets also through solar he said. power.

I, Shri. Keyiteilube Paudel, S/o Shri. Igolung Paudel, of Peren District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare before the Magistrate on this day, the 4/08/2022 as follows.

That my actual name is Shri. Keyiteilube Paudel. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as Shri. Keyiteilube Rangkau, in some of my documents. That from this day of signing this affidavit, my name Shri. Keyiteilube Paudel, shall be the right name and shall be used for all purposes.

Declarant Solemnly declared before me on this day, the 4-8-2022.

1st Class Magistrate db-863/22C

AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. Yanpvuthung Lotha, S/o Shri Nrinimo Lotha, R/o. E-Khel, Wokha Village, Dist Wokha, Nagaland do hereby affirm an oath and declare as under:That, I am the natural father of Miss Mharhoni Y Tungoe, DoB 18/08/2007 and through an Affidavit Regd.

No. 230/2022 now my name shall be used/recorded as Yanpvuthung Lotha instead of Yanpvuthung Tungoe, in my daughter's academic documents and for all purposes.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me.

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(C Jacob Kikon) Advocate & Notary Public, Wokha

PM Modi taunts Cong over black clothes protest SAYS ‘BLACK MAGIC CANNOT END YOUR BAD DAYS’; ‘POINTLESS ISSUE’, RETORTS CONG

The Congress staged nationwide protests against rising prices on August 5 with its leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi wearing black clothes in Parliament and outside.

“Some people think wearing black clothes can ward off their pessimism and negativity but they don’t know that they can resort to any such tactics but can’t win back people’s confidence,” he said.

In an apparent reference to the Congress, Modi also said that “black magic cannot end your bad days”. The Congress hit back at the prime minister over his ‘kala jadu’(black magic) remark, saying while

AAP promises Rs 1K monthly allowance for women in Guj; not revdi, says Kejriwal AHMEDABAD, AUG 10 (PTI): Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 to all women above the age of 18 years in Gujarat if his party came to power, and stressed that this was not a freebie.

He also promised to increase the entry-level salaries of police personnel in the state. The allowance for women was the fifth “guarantee” Kejriwal gave as part of his poll campaign i n G u j a r a t . A s s e m b ly elections are due in the BJP-ruled state by year-end.

The allowance will be given to those who are willing to accept it, he said.

“Rs 1,000 is not revdi (freebie). This is your right.

People’s money should go to people, not to the Swiss bank,” said the Delhi Chief Minister while making the announcement at a gathering of hundreds of women. Recently, Prime

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Minister Narendra Modi had cautioned against “revdi culture” or the culture of freebies in politics.

Ke j r i wa l ’s e a r l i e r poll guarantees to people of Gujarat included free electricity up to 300 units and an allowance of Rs 3,000 per month to the unemployed youth.

The Rs 1,000 allowance will help girls pay their college fees or bear transportation costs, the AAP leader said.

“Many bright girls had to leave their studies because their poor parents could not afford bus fare or college fees. This allowance will help such girls continue

‘Shah backstage hero, stuck to duties without desire for credit’

Rajnath Singh (PTI)

N E W D E L H I , AU G 10 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday described Home Minister Amit Shah as “nepathya ke nayak” (backstage hero) who has worked without any desire for credit and stuck to his duties despite bittersweet experiences in life.

Releasing the book “Shabdansh”, a collection of Shah’s speeches on a variety of issues, Singh said Shah combines the rare mix of politics and spirituality and added that the range of his study will surprise many people.

“It will not be an exaggeration to say Shah is a backstage hero. He has no desire for credit. He remains in background and does so many big works for the government and the party and still gets time to study so much,” the senior BJP leader said about his colleague.

Shah’s life has been a laboratory and has had

its share of bittersweet memories, Singh said, noting that the Gujarat leader had to spend several months in jail, a reference to the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in which he was later acquitted by the court of all charges.

Investigation agencies harassed him so much, he said, noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then chief minister of Gujarat, was also targeted, a reference to the Gujarat riots case in which the SIT gave him the clean chit later.

Shah had faith that truth will come out which it did, he added.

“Shah went wherever probe agencies summoned him and never raised a hue and cry or launched an agitation,” Singh said, in an apparent swipe at the Congress for its protests over the questioning of its leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. The Congressled United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in power when the two BJP leaders were investigated by federal agencies.

Singh said, “Ever y challenge made him (Shah) stronger. Without being concerned about acclaim or ignominy, he walked the path of his duties. Rarely do we get an amalgamation of politics and spirituality but it is in him.”

their studies. The allowance will also help housewives meet their expenditures as the cost of living has increased,” he said.

The Indian economy would improve if money is given to the common people, and the opposite would happen if it is given to the rich, Kejriwal said.

“Many people ask where the money would come from.... AAP formed a government in Punjab in March. In the first three months of April, May and June, Punjab government’s revenue was Rs 21,000 crore, Rs 6,000 crore more than what it was in the same period last year. This extra revenue was enough to cover our free electricity cost of Rs 3,000 crore,” he claimed.

There is no scarcity of money but there is a scarcity of “good intentions”, he said, alleging that the BJP gover nments spent the revenue by waiving loans and taxes of the rich.

children of their due and prevent the country from becoming self-sufficient.

Such selfish policies will put more burden on honest tax payers of the country,” Modi added.

Those who promise freebies will never will able to find resources for investment in new technologies, he said. “This is not a right policy but misleading one; this is not in national interest but it is against the nation; this is not nation building but an effort to push back the country”.

The prime minister further said that people who have a tendency to avoid problems by adopting shor tcuts for political selfishness can never solve the problems permanently.

Those adopting shortcuts may get applause for some time, and may gain political advantage, but that does not solve the problem, he said.

Adopting a short-cut will definitely result in a short-circuit, he said, adding that instead of following

3 LeT terrorists killed in Budgam encounter SRINAGAR, AUG 10 (PTI): Three Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, police said.

The security forces had launched a cordonand-search operation at Waterhail in the Khansahib area of the district following inputs about the presence of terrorists there. The search turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire, they said.

“All the 3 hiding LeT #terrorists #neutralised.

Bodies being retrieved from the site, identification yet to be ascer tained. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition recovered. A big success for us,” ADGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted. Earlier, Kumar said 3 Lashkar men, including most wanted Lateef Rather, had been trapped at the encounter site.

short-cuts, our government is engaged in permanent solutions to the problems.

The Supreme Court had on August 3 also asked stakeholders like the Centre, Niti Aayog, Finance Commission and the RBI to brainstorm on the “serious” issue of freebies announced during elections and put forth constructive suggestions to tackle this practice, saying no political party will oppose such handouts or like to debate it in Parliament.

Vi c e P r e s i d e n t M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday also cautioned against announcement of populist measures by political parties on the eve of elections, and said the “freebie culture” has led to deteriorating financial health of many states.

However, parties like the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have said welfare of poorer sections of society is not a freebie and welfare measures taken by gover nments should continue.

PATNA, AUG 10 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Wednesday asserted that it was “not scared of ED and CBI” following its breakup with the BJP, which rules the Centre and is often accused by the opposition of misusing investigating agencies.

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, who addressed a press conference here to reply to the BJP’s c h a r ge o f “ b e t r aya l ” , accused the former ally of having deceived the coalition dharma “by weaning away our MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh, who were already supporting their government”.

Lalan also mocked former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for claiming that Kumar got miffed over not being considered for the vice president’s post.

“He has been shunted by the BJP as a punishment for the close relations he shared with Nitish. May such antics bring him some degree of

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political rehabilitation,” Lalan said. Modi had made the allegation at a press conference earlier in the day.

Besides the JD(U), he drew flak from the RJD which has now become part of the new ruling coalition.

“Sushil Kumar Modi had alleged police assault when Lalu Prasad was the CM. He got himself bandaged but when Lalu challenged him to show his wounds he never agreed because that would have exposed him. He is a habitual liar,” alleged RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary who has known Modi, Kumar and Prasad since the 1970s.

To a q u e s t i o n o n Kumar having said that had Sushil Kumar Modi

been around, things would not have come to such a pass between JD(U) and BJP, Lalan said: “It is true that old timers are being side-lined in the party so that the ideals espoused by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi could be buried. Many state leaders of that period have been replaced with those who can ride on other people’s toes”.

Lalan was also asked whether parting ways with the BJP would make the JD(U) vulnerable to alleged political vendetta through probe agencies. “Let them unleash the agencies. We are not afraid of the CBI and ED. Only those who run companies need to live in fear. We depend on the salary we draw as MPs or MLAs besides other legal sources of personal income for survival,” replied the Lok Sabha member.

The JD(U) chief accused the BJP of having used the LJP, then headed

by Chirag Paswan, “to field its own rebels against our candidates” in the last assembly polls.

ICAR develops vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle

N E W D E L H I , AU G 10 (PTI): In a major breakthrough, two institutes of ag ri research body ICAR have developed an indigenous vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle which has spread across many states in the last few months.

The Centre plans to commercialise this vaccine, developed by the two institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), at the earliest in order to control the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which has led to the death of cattle in six states.

As of August 8, Rajasthan has reported 2,111 deaths of cattle, followed by Gujarat at 1,679, Punjab at 672, Himachal Pradesh at 38, Andaman & Nicobar at 29 and Uttarakhand at 26.

ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (ICAR-NRCE), Hisar (Har yana), in collaboration with ICARIndian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar,

Uttar Pradesh has developed a homologous live-attenuated LSD vaccine “Lumpi-ProVacInd”.

The new technology was released by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala at an event held in the national capital.

While addressing the event, Tomar said: “It is our big responsibility to save animals.”

He stressed expanding the production capacity of this vaccine so that it reaches the ground level at the earliest to vaccinate 30

crore animals.

O n t h e s i d e l i n e s, Rupala complemented the ICAR scientists for the development of this indigenous vaccine, which he said would help in controlling the LSD. “Scientists were making efforts to develop this vaccine since the LSD disease was first reported in Odisha in 2019. Today, the technology has been launched and now we will move forward to ensure how this vaccine reaches farmers who have cattle,” he said.

Rupala said it is a very “encouraging” development as the spread of the LSD has

become a serious issue.

He said there is a protocol for the commercialisation of vaccines and the animal husbandry department will see how it can be expedited. “ We h a v e g o t a solution for this deadly disease,” Rupala said.

Till now, the minister said the states are currently using goat pox to control this disease, which is also effective. Rupala said the mortality in Rajasthan has reduced.

B N Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR, said the two institutes can produce 2.5 lakh dosages per month.

“The cost of per dose is Rs 1-2,” he said, adding that the immunity induced by homologous live attenuated L S D va c c i n e s u s u a l ly persists for a minimum period of one year.

The LSD disease was reported for the first time in India in 2019 from Odisha.

In the initial years, it was mainly restricted to the eastern part of our country.

Nitish serving last term as CM, will not get the chair again: Giriraj

NEW DELHI/PATNA, AUG 10 (PTI): BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj S i n g h o n We d n e s d ay claimed Nitish Kumar is serving his last term as Bihar chief minister and will never get the chair again and dubbed him as a “snake” while referring to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s fiveyear-old remarks.

Singh further said the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will wield real power in Bihar as Kumar has joined hands with it for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions.

He, however, made light of Kumar’s prospects saying anyone could nurse such an ambition. JD(U) leader Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a record eighth time on Wednesday, a day after snapping ties with the BJP-led NDA and joining hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government.

Re f e r r i n g t o R J D supremo Lalu Prasad’s old remarks in which he had described Kumar as a “snake”, Singh said that now the same snake has entered Yadav’s house for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions.

When Kumar snapped ties with the RJD in 2017 and allied with the BJP again, Yadav in a tweet described him as a snake that sheds its skin every two years. Sharing Yadav’s

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tweet, Singh, who has often been critical of Kumar, on Wednesday said, “The snake has entered your home.”

Underlining that Kumar can never become chief minister on his own, Singh said, “Nitish Kumar is serving his last term as chief minister, he will never get this chair again.” He said that Kumar considers himself prime minister material and his ambition leads him to ditch the people’s mandate and jump to the other side to form the government.

“RJD will wield real

power in Bihar, Nitish joined hands with it for furthering his prime ministerial ambitions,” Singh told PTI. He further said one who cannot become chief m i n i s t e r o n h i s ow n , dreams about becoming the prime minister. He also dared Kumar to seek a fresh mandate from the people of Bihar. Even when the BJP was in alliance with JD(U), Singh had many times expressed his reservations about various decisions of Kumar and his stance on various ideological and Hindutva-related issues.

A dharna was held in front of the BJP office at Birchand Patel Marg in Patna that was attended by all party MPs and MLAs from Bihar who vowed to “expose” the 71-yearold JD(U) leader through agitations at district and block levels later this week.

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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a picture of Modi in black clothes and said he is making a pointless issue about black clothes.

“They could not do anything to bring black m o n e y, n ow t h e y a r e making a pointless issue about black clothes. The country wants the prime minister to talk about their problems, but ‘Jumlajeevi’ keeps saying anything,” Ramesh said in a tweet in Hindi.

In his speech, the prime minister also attacked certain opposition parties for engaging in politics of freebies, saying such things would only do a disservice to the nation as it hampers investment in new technology.

He said that if there is selfishness in politics, then anybody can even promise free petrol and diesel.

“Such steps will amount to depriving our

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PANIPAT/NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress over its recent black clothes protest against price rise, saying resorting to ‘black magic’ cannot end the opposition party’s “bad days” and help it earn the trust of people again.

Dedicating to the nation a Rs 900 crore second generation ethanol plant at Panipat in Haryana, Modi also renewed his attack on the culture of freebies for votes, and said they are a spoke in India’s effort to become self-reliant and a burden on taxpayers.

Without naming Congress, he said some out of frustration resorted to ‘black magic’ on August 5.

“On August 5, we saw how some people tried to spread ‘black magic’. These people think that by wearing black clothes they can end their despondency. But they do not know that by engaging in witchcraft, black magic and superstition, they cannot earn the trust of people again,” Modi said.

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ihar’s longest serving politician and chief minister Nitish Kumar has rightly earned the sobriquet as ‘kursi kumar’ meaning a self-serving survival whose politics is about being in power through all means fair or foul. Nitish is also known as a politician who gets along with every political party when the need arises. In recent times, Nitish backstabbed the grand alliance – Mahagathbandhan- comprising of RJD, Congress, Left and other anti-BJP parties to jump over to BJP. In the-- election, Nitish formed a pre-poll alliance with the BJP and won only – seats while BJP won --. The JDUBJP alliance under Nitish formed the government in Bihar. Halfway through the innings Nitish realized his political innings was drastically on the wane. The plea that BJP was going to trying to get rid of him as it did with Uddhav Thackeray was not enough material to flip over. It is true that BJP does not have much trust in Nitish because he has a record of betrayal but nevertheless allowed him to hold on to the kursi because it wanted to prevent RJD under a younger and dynamic leader Tejashwi Yadavn from becoming the main party in Bihar. Traditionally Nitesh has been part of NDA since the Vajpayee era. Nitish Kumar has been appointed chief minister on five occasions beginning from 2000 as Samata Party leader but resigned when the NDA did not have majority. Nitesh again became chief minister in 2005 after joining the NDA. He left the NDA in 2013 due to Modi. He resigned in 2014 following his party’s poor showing in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. He then teamed up with RJD in 2015 and formed the Mahagathbandhan coalition government comprising of JDU, RJD and Congress. Nitish however repeated his “resignation cycle” on July 26,2017 as chief minister of the Mahagathbandhan on the plea that his deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav refused to resign on allegations of corruption. That was a specious plea but for Nitish any excuse is good enough to dump allies. Nitish has been occupying the chair since 2000 at various intervals by walking in and out of coalitions. His betrayal of the Bihar Mahagathbandhan in 2017 over Tejashwi Yadav and now rejoining the same alliance with the support of Tejashwi is perhaps the lowest form of survival politics. Nitish attacked and betrayed Tejashwi on the issue of corruption and flipped back to BJP and it was meant to suggest that the flip over transformed Nitish into a saint and the BJP turned into a paragon of virtue. After Nitish did another somersault to the other side, BJP is righteously furious at Nitish and calling him names. Now that Nitish has returned back to the Mahagathbandhan because he knows that BJP, in ascendency in Bihar, would not need him anymore because he has become less relevant in Bihar and whose time has come to be in the file of political history. Nitish has always been skeptical of the kind of politics of Narendra Modi who functions through the totalitarian style politics followed in Gujarat. Nitish may not be wrong that Modi was about to break the JDU and have complete dominion over Bihar. BJP did it in many states as a precursor to the 2024 after which India will likely have a single dominant party under the most powerful of all prime ministers in its history.

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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To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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Habits either create wealth or poverty

ealth Creation through integrity is the most honourable and acceptable solution for the situation that the Nagas are in today, next to the permanent political Solution which is earnestly desired by one and all. It would not be an overstatement I believe, to say so because then we will not just speak for our own belly being continual parasites to Delhi which has been the usual practice of the moment, but speak with courage and dignity from the core of our being which will heal our land from the many ills that afflicts our society as a consequence of the pursuit for easy money without labour, effort and sacrifices.

We shall then have a just and respectable Pan Naga Community and the land of the Naga people would be a utopia, if people live in dignity, honesty, purity, love and unselfishness without extortions, fratricides, kidnappings and corruptions.

It is not money and assets alone, but habits and character that either creates wealth or poverty in life. Your future is in your hands, in your successful behavioural traits, and no force or power can stop a promising future if you have the willpower and the determination to create it.

After meeting successful Naga athletes, Naga businessmen etc, I

have drawn some practical and positive qualities that make them highly successful. I have always been fascinated by the thought process of successful people in our midst in Nagaland – their strict and strong discipline, their focus and above all, their unshakeable determination in the face of difficulties and crisis and ability to use failures as a springboard to success.

There are seven traits that will determine whether you are going to be successful or a failure. It also goes on to show how capable you are, of making your dreams a reality.

Good Habits: Successful people channel their energy for self- development and develop great habits along the way while unsuccessful people have self- destructive habits such as smoking, drinking, prolonged and extended hours of viewing T.V and mobile smart phones. According to Dan Lok, a business magnate, author and global educator, “Habits determine 95 % of a person’s behaviour”.

Where you are today is because of your habits.

Everything that you are today and everything that you will accomplish in the future is determined by the quality of the habits that you inculcate. Best people have the best habits. Successful people are those with successful habits.

These habits can be getting up early in the morning

to use time productively, reading regularly, meditating, exercising etc.

Purpose driven- Successful people are purpose driven and result oriented.

Even in the face of disappointments, they do not give up but keep pushing themselves harder, till their dreams are realized.

They do not laze away or procrastinate. Some people work for 16 to 18 hours, every single day.

Elon Musk, one of the richest man of the world is reportedly known to work 22 hours a day, even at the age of 50 years.

Such successful people are driven to provide for their family basically then to the society, fuelled by their vision and driven by their respective missions.

Believe in self- Successful people believe in themselves and hone their abilities without being negative and pessimistic, which sometimes stem up from their own fears and self- doubt. Confidence is often lost when one listens to people, who put you down and magnifies the weaknesses more than the strengths.

Developing self- confidence comes from sharpening one’s competence, through mind training and developing one’s faith. It demands going beyond the ordinary, believing in oneself when no one believes in you.

There is however a thin line between confi-

dence and arrogance and one needs to be cautious.

Being proud and boastful is not confidence but knowing that you can do it in the face of criticism and hardships is about being confident and believing in oneself. Positive self talk and actions make successful people.

Good orators- Successful people communicate effectively and they are able to articulate their ideas, in the best possible manner. Communication comes in many forms and can be of written, spoken, interpersonal skills etc,.

The pursuit of success requires one to pay attention to this aspect and sharpen oratory skills and develop public speaking skills. Successful people have great communication skills so they are able to persuade, influence and inspire other people.

G r ow t h m i n d s e t Dan Lok also states that successful people have a ‘growth mindset’. He gives the example of Mark Cuban who reads three hours a day, and also Bill Gates who is said to read at least one hour per day.

“It is not just reading a book, but listening to a podcast, talking to other successful people, getting coaching from your mentors is important,” he adds. Some people while taking meal would pull out journals and take notes for reference, which turns out into a learning session. So basically, it

would be capitalizing on every moment, to turn it into a self- development and learning experience.

Embracing failuresSuccessful people do not allow failures to soak into them and sulk. They do not disregard failures but they take it in their stride and move on. They analyse, reflect and draw lessons from it, taking a path of self -correction or develop strategies to correct the mistakes that caused the failure. They have a strong positive mindset, envisioning a future full of positivity, and they work towards it by turning their ideas into actions.

Your positive expectations determine your great future, which is faith in God. Without faith, you cannot achieve anything great. The most successful people in any field have known failures and disappointments, and they have probably failed more than anybody else.

The difference between a successful person and everyone else is neither a lack of strength, nor a lack of knowledge, but a lack of will power. Winston Churchill said it best, “success is going from failure to failure, without losing enthusiasm”.

High Emotional Quotient- Successful people normally have a high Emotional Quotient (EQ). Wikipedia describes emotional intelligence (also known as EQ) as the ability to perceive,

use, understand, manage and handle emotions.

How one handles one’s emotions or empathizes with people around them deter mines their EQ. Studies show that people with high emotional intelligence know their limitations and capabilities, have greater mental health, job performance and leadership skills and they handle pressure well.

Successful people surround themselves with people smarter than them, who complement them, to propel them into success.

Successful people stay calm, even when they are met with stress and failure, even when things don’t go their way. Successful people assess their strengths and weaknesses from a young age. They prove their mettle no matter what comes their way.

They do not waste time doing something they are not good at but they work on their knowledge to build their skills.

Wealth can be created by turning one’s potentials into wealth, and to achieve that it is imperative to possess the right set of skills and attitude. While good habits alone do not guarantee success, acquisition of the right skills along with perseverance without being complacent, can go a long way as one climbs further up to the top.

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Political settlement: Is the state govt and TNR roadmap to peaceful, 60 members of NLA responsible for delay honourable & early solution in settlement of Naga political problem? W

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he creation of Nagaland State on 1st December, 1963 was a clear indication of Government of India’s desire to solve the Naga political problem and to usher in peace and prosperity to Nagaland.

Thus, the Naga people were given the power, responsibility and opportunity to govern their own affairs.

In the history of the Nagas, for the first time, a responsible and popular Government was formed by the Nagaland Nationalist Organization (NNO) in January, 1964. Since then the successive State Government of Nagaland has set itself to the task of running responsible Government with firm determination to solve the Naga Political Problem and to bring peace and development to Nagaland.

Most immediate and supreme task for the Government of Nagaland was to put an end to hostilities and uncertainties by creating and goodwill among the people, and to restore normal conditions in the State. In the meanwhile, God gave a vision to the Baptist Church leaders to form a Peace Mission in the Third Baptist Church Convention at Wokha in 1964. The proposal to form a Peace Mission consisting of Mr. B.P. Chaliha, Mr. Narayan, Mr. Shankar Rao Deo and Rev. Michael Scott in February, 1964 was approved by the NNO party in Dimapur Session in February, 1964. The Government of Nagaland, after careful consideration, agreed to the proposal and introduced a Government Resolution in the Nagaland Assembly which was passed unanimously on 13th March, 1964.

The Peace Mission as well as the Church leaders worked hard to affect a stoppage of operations.

An agreement was signed for cessation of hostilities on 25th May, 1964 and a period of stoppage of operation was effected from 6th September, 1964.

The first round of Peace talks was held at Chedema on September 23, 1964 between the Government of India delegation and the Underground Naga

representatives. After 9-rounds of talks in the official levels, the underground leaders wanted to have talks with the Prime Minister of India.

The NNO party and the State Government having pledged to bring peace and political settlement, declared that they will not stand on the way, and allowed the underground leaders to have direct talks with the Prime Minister. This is the reason why the underground leaders could hold six rounds of peace talks with the Prime Minister.

In a series of meetings between the Government of India and the underground leaders, the question of settlement was discussed but nothing concrete came out of the talks. When it became clear that there could be no way out in arriving at a political settlement, the Peace Mission proposed a formula whereby ‘the Naga should of their own volition decide to participate in the Indian Union; while the Government of India would consider to what extent the pattern and structure of relationship between Nagaland and the Government of India should be adapted and recast so as to satisfy the aspirations of all sections of Naga opinion’.

At once the State Government hailed the Peace Mission proposal and appeal to all concerned to seriously consider the proposal in the interest of mutual peace and existence.

This proposal was supported by all the Church leaders and the entire public of Nagaland with great hope and expectation that at last a ray of hope was raised in the horizon. However, the underground leaders completely ignored the Peace Mission proposal and discarded the desire and wishes of the Naga public.

The Government of India made their position amply clear to the underground that any talks with them could only be on the basis of Nagaland’s continuance as a constituent State within the Indian Union. However, the sixth and final round of talks by the underground with the Government of India came to a dead-

lock because the underground did not come down from their original stand for sovereignty.

Since there was no meeting ground for further negotiation, the underground left Delhi in a huff in October, 1967.

On 5th Febr uar y, 1993, in the Congress Party election Rally at Dimapur Stadium, Shri.

P.V. Narasimha Rao, the Prime Minister and the Congress President, announced that the Naga problem is a ‘Political Problem’; and after that an emissaries such as late Rajesh Pilot and others were assigned to contacts the NSCM (IM) leaders and the Ceasefire Agreement was signed in August,1997. And on August 3, 2015, between the Government of India Interlocutor, Shri.

R.N. Ravi and the NSCM (IM), leaders signed the ‘Frame Works Agreement. On November 17, 2017, between the Government of India Interlocutor, Shri. R.N. Ravi and the NNPGS leaders Working Committee signed Agreed Position for Resolution of Naga Political Issue.

The State Government and the political parties in Nagaland are not the contending party(s). The contending parties are the Government of India and the various groups of Naga national workers. Right from the year1964, after 1st General election in Nagaland State, the political parties stands have been to work for the solution of the vexed Naga political problem and to bring the contending parties to negotiating table and declared that they would not stand on the way for solution of the problem. The Political parties have also promised in their respective Manifesto that as and when the Agreement is signed for the final solution, the elected members of the Nagaland Legislative will pave the way for the implementations of the agreement. Therefore, the question of resignation of MLAs without such agreement for final solution does not arise.

Chingwang Konyak, President, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

e value and support the resolve of the Naga public for early solution to the 25-year long peace process.

We recognize the moral responsibility of all Nagas to work collectively and prepare the ground for political solution.

We express concern at the deep division prevailing in the present Naga society that is unhelpful for early and peaceful solution.

Therefore, the way forward is for all Nagas to work together in the interest of early and peaceful solution.

Towards this end, The Naga Rising humbly proposes to our elders, leaders and organizations the following: 1. To help supplement efforts of the Core Committee on Naga Political Issue comprising all 60 legislators of Nagaland, a community platform with representation of all shades and opinions should be formed through

the initiative of the Church.

2. To work towards convergence of the Naga political groups as there will be only one solution to the Naga issue, as announced by the Gol. 3. To help break the stalemate between the GoI and the NSCN (IM) on the unresolved issue of flag and constitution.

This roadmap is based on the resolution passed at The Naga Rising annual meeting, June 29, 2022.

TNR convenor Along Longkumer, secretary Khriezodilhou Yhome, vice president Dorothy Chang, treasurer Mar Longkumer and TNR members Khesheli Chishi, Villo Naleo, Joel Naga, Y. Aheto Sumi, Vitho Zao, Phyoben Odyuo, Hukavi T. Yeputhomi, Tsukti Longkumer, Amai Chingkhu, Moie Bonny Konyak, Simon Kelio and Ngukato K. Tsuipu

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Need for more recreational activities

There is a need for more recreational activities in Nagaland but there are only few recreational places where adults and kids can spend time in recreational activities.

Recreational activities have a considerate effect on the mind and the overall health of an individual. This in return also supports the improvement of their self-image, self-esteem which ultimately contributes towards improving the overall quality of life.

Socialization: Through recreation, people discover who they are as individuals and who they are as members of a group. They learn the give-and-take of relationships, appropriate manners and customs, and the skills necessary to make and keep friends. People also discover what gives them joy, passion, and meaning in life. Through recreation, people have new experiences, engage more fully in living, and develop healthy lifestyles.

Recreation is important for all ages, but it is especially crucial during children’s formative years. Socialization opportunities through recreation are needed to support their social-emotional maturity into healthy adulthood.

Concerned citizen Kewepelo Mero (Kewe Mero), Lower Naharbari, Dimapur, (kewepelomero@gmail.com) Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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regard, there is no such change,” he said in response, when told that an ex-BJP MLA has indicated about replacement of the CM. Bommai, who took over from Yediyurappa as Chief Minister, completed one year in office on July 28. He is currently under home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Congress in a series of tweets has been speculating about Chief Minister Bommai being replaced and has even called him a “puppet CM”.

There has been some buzz on and off within the state BJP in recent times, regarding some kind of an overhaul including at the top level, especially after the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the state.

Former BJP MLA

B Suresh Gowda’s recent statement indicating some changes that the high command will take a call on replacing the chief minister and other matters in the interest of the party and to win the elections in future, had added to the speculations.

Clarifying that Shah discussed with him about the political developments and other issues when both met last week here, Yediyurappa said there was no discussion regarding leadership change and that question did not arise at all.

“I’m 100 per cent confident that Bommai will continue and complete the next eight-month period as Chief Minister,” he said, adding that the CM at the earliest after consulting the national leadership will decide on cabinet expansion and other matters.

Regarding the new state party president, the veteran BJP leader said naturally once the term of the current president is completed, change will happen, and the high command will decide.

The incumbent state president Kateel’s term is ending by August 20.

To a q u e s t i o n o n any discussion with Shah regarding his recent announcement about vacating his Shikaripura assembly seat in favour of his son, Yediyurappa said, “I have openly said that B Y Vijayendra (Yediyurappa’s son) should contest from there.

Ultimately, the central leadership will take a decision and we will abide by it.”

Asked about former chief minister Jagadish Shettar meeting him, Yediyurappa said, “He is a senior leader and former CM, he had come to discuss political developments on getting to know that I’m going out of town.”

Yediyurappa, who is travelling to Mantralaya, a pilgrim village located in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, said, after coming back he along with other leaders will begin travelling together across Karnataka, and will see to it that Congress doesn’t come to power and BJP once again

Did my best as RS chairman, am leaving satisfied: Naidu

Shameful to extract price of ‘Tiranga’: Varun

Invite people mentioned by PM in ‘Mann Ki Baat’, kin of martyrs: MHA to states

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that ration card holders are being forced to buy the national flag, and said it will be unfortunate if celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Independence becomes a burden on the poor.

It is “shameful” to extract the price of ‘Tiranga’, which lives in the heart of every Indian, by snatching the poor’s morsel of food, he said in a tweet in Hindi.

The Pilibhit MP posted a video purportedly showing some ration card holders complaining about being forced to pay Rs 20 to buy the flag.

“It will be unfortunate if the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Independence becomes a burden on the poor. Ration card holders are being forced to buy Tiranga or denied a share of grains they are entitled to,” he said.

The central government has urged people to hoist or display the national flag at their home during August 13-15 as part of “Har Ghar Tiranga” programme.

The BJP has been running a campaign to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call a big success.

Var un Gandhi had been critical of the government over a host of issues.

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Women village heads, kin of martyred soldiers and people mentioned

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address will be among the invitees at the ‘At Home’ function to be hosted by the governors and lieutenant governors on Independence Day. In a communication to states and Union Territories, the Union Home Ministry stressed that apart from the usual protocol-based invitees, the attendees should represent diverse fields.

The invitation for the ‘At Home’ function to be held at Governor or LG House on August 15 evening should be sent to physically challenged achievers in different fields, people who made an exemplary contribution to society, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, eco-warriors and those who have contributed to environmental conservation, it said.

The home ministry said those mentioned in references from states and UTs in the prime minister’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address, Padma awardees from the state, families of

communication said, adding at least 25-50 invites may be reserved for such achievers.

The names of such invitees should be announced in advance to enable them to prepare for the occasion.

The home ministry said there should be a system whereby the invitees’ list is generated afresh every year so that the opportunity is given to a broad set of people.

It could be considered that a person gets an invite just once.

It said that special attention may be paid to the band at Governor and LG House.

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During his monthly radio address, Prime Minister Modi usually speaks about people from various walks of life who have contributed to society and the nation and can be an inspiration to others.

Frontline health workers, children bravery awardees, women ‘sarpanches’, student toppers, best researchers and innovators should also be invited, the

JAMMU, AUG 10 (PTI): The Election Commission of India has set a new deadline of November 25 for the final date for publication of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. It said youngsters attaining the age of 18 years on October 1 or earlier will be eligible to become voters in the Union territory.

Earlier, the poll panel had given a timeline of October 31 for the publication of the finalised electoral rolls in J-K, where the special summary revision is being undertaken after a gap of three years and the first such exercise after the boundaries of assembly seats were redrawn in the delimitation exercise.

According to the rescheduled timeline issued by the Election Commission, an integrated draft electoral roll will be published on September 15. The period for filing claims and objections has been set between September 15 to October 25 followed by disposal of claims and objections on November 10. Checking of health parameters and obtaining the commission’s permission for final publication and updating database and printing of supplements has been fixed for November 19 before the publication

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): The Congress on Wednesday said it would launch an agitation against the defence recruitment scheme Agnipath and unemployment after August 15 even as it extended full support to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ campaign.

Congress leader and RS MP Deepender Singh Hooda said the party would demand rollback of the Agnipath scheme during its agitation. He said the SKM and some organisations of jawans and the unemployed youth had announced jointly launching ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ campaign against the Agnipath scheme and holding seminars all over the country from August 7 to 14. The Congress party will extend its full support to the campaign, he added.

forms the government in the state.

Hitting out at Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar without naming them, he said, “Some people are under illusion about becoming chief minister, there is no opportunity for it. It is certain that a BJP person will become the CM. BJP will make 100 per cent efforts to come back to power and win more than 130-135 seats.” “We have the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and we are 100 per cent sure about the BJP returning to power,” he added.

Earlier in the day, senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister R Ashoka challenged the Congress to name its CM candidate for the 2023 assembly polls as he accused the opposition party of unnecessarily raking up the issue of Karnataka Chief Minister replacement to cover up the rift within.

Ruling out CM Bommai’s replacement, Ashoka said BJP’s top leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have already said that the election will be under Bommai’s leadership and the party will abide by it.

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over invoking Rule 267 seeking suspension of all other rules for taking up certain issues of importance as felt by some sections of the House.

“The Rule 267 should be resorted to in the rarest of the rare cases that justifies suspension of other rules of the House. It should not be taken lightly.

Different Members giving notices under this Rule on different issues on the same day is another issue impacting the perceived priorities for the day,” a source quoting him said.

Naidu is learnt to have told them that he acted tough on some occasions as warranted by the rules of the House and it was in the larger interest of the functioning of the House.

Despite the limitations imposed on the Chair in the matter of allocation of time to different parties and MPs, Venkaiah Naidu told the members that he did his best to give more time to members of small parties represented in the House.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Outgoing Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on his last day in office on Wednesday said he is leaving satisfied with his work and urged the members of the house to make judicious use of rules and instruments to raise various issues.

In a meeting with the secretary general and other senior officials of the Secretariat this morning, Naidu said, “During the last five years I have done my best as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha and I am leaving this office satisfied.”

Sources said he referred to the reversal during the last three years of the declining trend of productivity of Rajya Sabha since 1995 and various initiatives taken to enable effective functioning of the House and the Secretariat.

Naidu complimented the senior officials of the Secretariat for their commitment and hard work and assistance extended to him during the last five years.

He urged them to identify deficiencies, if any in the system and to strive to remove the same.

Later, in a meeting with some members of Rajya Sabha, recourse to various rules by the MPs to raise issues was discussed at length.

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BENGALURU, AUG 10 (PTI): Rejecting speculations that the Karnataka Chief Minister would be replaced ahead of assembly polls next year, state BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said Basavaraj Bommai will complete the term and no such discussions about a change has taken place in the party.

The former chief minister also said the party leadership will decide on the next state BJP president, once the incumbent Nalin Kumar Kateel’s term is over, and that he and other state leaders will tour Karnataka with an aim to come back to power in the 2023 assembly polls.

“There is no truth in it. There is no question of changes when it is seven to eight months for election. Basavaraj Bommai will continue as the Chief Minister. Such unnecessary reports in the media are not right, I appeal to you to stop it,” Yediyurappa said in response to a question on Congress’ tweets regarding replacement of the CM. Speaking to reporters here, he said no one in the party is discussing changing the CM and there is no need for it.

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RBI releases digital lending guidelines DGCA removes price cap on air fares

CNTC warns of stir over PMJVK scheme (From p-1) Minority Affairs cell of the Planning & Coordination department through DIPR on July 27 clarified that no funds were received from the Centre under PMJVK 2023 or disproportionately distributed such amount.

It said that the PMJVK scheme, as was being implemented till 2021-22, was limited to the block of Niuland only. The department said it had strongly taken up with the Centre to extend it to the entire state, and with the personal intervention of chief minister, Centre agreed to extend the scheme to the entire State under the revised PMJVK guidelines with effect from 2022-23.

India to start Covid mix-and-match booster vaccines

(From p-1) New test can tell how much immunity you have: Meanwhile, researchers in the US have developed an easyto-use test that can predict the degree of immune protection people have against COVID-19, either from vaccination, infection, or a combination of the two.

Easy access to this kind of test could help people determine what kind of precautions they should take against COVID-19 infection, such as getting an additional booster shot, the researchers said.

Described in the journal Cell Reports Methods, the test

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measures the level of neutralising antibodies -- responsible for defending cells from the virus -- that target SARS-CoV-2 in a blood sample. “Among the general population, many people probably want to know how well protected they are,” said Hojun Li from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, US. Li and his collaborates developed a device that can detect the presence of antibodies that block the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) from binding to ACE2, the human receptor that the virus uses to infect cells.

The first step in the test is to mix human blood samples with viral RBD protein that has been labelled with tiny gold particles which can be visualised when bound to a paper strip.

After allowing time for antibodies in the sample to interact with the viral protein, a few drops of the sample are placed on a test strip embedded with two test lines. One of these lines attracts free viral RBD proteins, while the other attracts any RBD that has been captured by neutralising antibodies, the researchers said. A strong signal from the second line indicates a high level of neutralising antibodies in the sample, they said.

TNR releases ‘roadmap’ for Naga political issue (From p-1) Beyond making appeals for early solution or mobilizing masses, Longkumer said TNR was clear and firm in its understanding that the prevailing situation also demanded decisive plan of combined action and strategy.

In this regard, he stated that Nagas by nature become emotional and impulsive at a given situation. “We tend to lose our way in confusion we create, exposing our isms and division,” Longkumer said and stressed the need to apply more of mind, to think critically and objectively.

Responding to a query on how to break the stalemate between the government of India and NSCN (I-M) on the unresolved issues of flag and constitution, Longkumer said that the idea of early solution could only happen if there was a breakthrough to the roadblock or issues that were stopping the solution from being achieved.

Longkumer said that TNR had taken the initiatives to reach out to experts on how to find a bigger ground between the Government of India and NSCN ((I-M) on the issue of Flag and Constitution. Meanwhile, TNR has appealed to all Nagas beyond borders to take ownership of the roadmap.

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limits on air fare after the resumption of services in May, 2020 following the two-month nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Thereafter, the limits were relaxed in a phased manner as per the improvement in air traffic in the country. The lower caps were meant as a relief for airlines struggling after the pandemic. At the same time, the upper caps on

air fare were fixed ensuring that passengers do not have to pay a hefty amount for air travel. Earlier, discussions on removing the fare bands for domestic air fare were held among the stakeholders, including the government authorities and airlines.

The airlines were of the view that removal of the pricing cap is required for the full-fledged recovery of domestic air traffic.

Banks write off Rs 10L cr in last 5 FYs

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): A recent Parliament reply disclosed that scheduled commercial banks have written off loans worth about Rs 10 lakh crore in the last five financial years.

According to a reply by the Finance Ministry, during 2021-22, the write-off amount came down to Rs 1,57,096 crore compared to Rs 2,02,781 crore in 2020-21.

As per the written reply by Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat K. Karad in Rajya Sabha, during 2019-20, the write-off was worth Rs 2,34,170 crore, down from

Rs 2,36,265 crore, the highest in five years recorded in 2018-19. During 2017-18, the write-off by banks stood at Rs 1,61,328 crore. In all, bank loans to the tune of Rs 9,91,640 crore have been written off in the last five years -- 2017-18 to 2021-22.

He also said that “scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) and all Indian financial institutions report certain credit information of all borrowers having aggregate credit exposure of Rs 5 crore and above to RBI under its Central Repository of Information on Large Credits database.

Maruti Suzuki opens bookings for the all-new Alto K10

N E W D E L H I , AU G 10 (AGENCIES): Carmaker Maruti Suzuki, on Wednesday, announced the opening of bookings for the all-new Alto K10, the latest rendition of the entry-level hatchback. The new Alto K-10 has been equipped with a host of comfortable, safety, connectivity and convenience features, Business Standard reported.

Customers can prebook the Alto K10 with an initial payment of Rs 11,000. They can do so at any Arena showroom, or online. Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “With over 4.32

million customers, Alto is the most influential car brand in the country. Immensely loved by Alto families, the legendary Alto is a testament to an iconic brand that evolved itself with the changing aspirations of young India. With a strong brand legacy of 22 years, Alto has become a symbol of pride, trust, and reliability and has been a very successful product for Suzuki.”

He said that the Alto K10 will democratise new age technology and features in hatchback cars.

Srivastava expects the Alto K10 and Alto 800 to bring the convenience of mobility to many more customers.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (PTI): Gold prices eased by Rs 60 to Rs 52,811 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday in line with losses in the precious metal in the global markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had closed at Rs 52,871 per 10 grams in the previous trade.

Silver declined by Rs 575 to Rs 58,985 per kg from Rs 59,560 per kg in the previous trade. The rupee appreciated by 11 paise to 79.52 against the US dollar in afternoon trade on Wednesday on easing crude oil prices and foreign fund inflows. In the international market, gold was quoting lower at USD 1,789 per ounce while silver was flat at USD 20.35 per ounce.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday announced the removal of lower and upper limits on air fare in the country.

“After review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations viza-viz passenger demand for air travel, it has been decided to remove the fare bands notified from time to time regarding air fare with effect from 31.08.2022,” said the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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formalises US support Will use military force to annex Taiwan: China forBiden Finland, Sweden joining NATO

A People’s Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises around Taiwan. (AP)

BEIJING, AUG 10 (AP): China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring selfgoverning Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years.

The statement issued by the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed almost a week of missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace by Chinese warships and air force planes.

The actions have dis-

rupted flights and shipping in a region crucial to global supply chains, prompting strong condemnation from the US, Japan and others.

The Chinese statement said Beijing seeks “peaceful unification” with Taiwan but “does not pledge to relinquish the use of military force and retains all necessary options”.

In an additional response, China said it was cutting off dialogue on issues from maritime security to climate change with the US, Taiwan’s chief military and political backer.

China says the threat-

ening moves were prompted by a visit to Taiwan last week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but Taiwan says such visits are routine and that China used that merely as a pretext to up its threats. Taiwan’s foreign minister warned Tuesday that the Chinese military drills reflect ambitions to control large swaths of the western Pacific, while Taipei conducted its own exercises to underscore its readiness to defend itself.

Beijing’s strateg y would include controlling the East and South China seas via the Taiwan Strait and imposing a blockade to prevent the US and its allies from aiding Taiwan in the event of an attack, Joseph Wu told a news conference in Taipei.

Beijing has extended the ongoing exercises without announcing when they will end.

Taiwan split with the mainland amid civil war in 1949 and the island’s 23 million people overwhelmingly oppose political unification with China, while preferring

to maintain close economic links and the status quo of de-facto independence.

Through its maneuvers, China has pushed closer to Taiwan’s borders and may be seeking to establish a new normal in which it could eventually control access to the island’s ports and airspace.

The US, Taipei’s main backer, has also shown itself to be willing to face down China’s threats. Washington has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in deference to Beijing, but is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itself and to treat all threats against it as matters of grave concern.

Chinese envoy tells Australia to show ‘caution’ over Taiwan

CANBERRA, AUG 10 (AP): Australia’s recent change of gover nment was a chance to “reset” its troubled relationship with China, but the new administration must “handle the Taiwan question with caution,” a Chinese envoy said on Wednesday.

Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said he was “surprised” that Australia had signed a statement with the United States and Japan that condemned China’s firing of missiles into Japanese waters in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last

week.

“We hope that the Australian side could take China-Australia relations with serious attitude. Take the One China’ principle seriously, handle the Taiwan question with caution,” Xiao told the National Press Club. Xiao would not say when the live-fire military exercises near Taiwan might end. He said an announcement would be made at a “proper time”.

China wanted a peaceful reunification with Taiwan, which Beijing considers a self-governing province, but Xiao did not rule out use of force.

WASHINGTON, AUG 10 (AP): President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.’s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact, part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“In seeking to join NATO, Finland and Sweden are making a sacred commitment that an attack against one is an attack against all,” Biden said at the signing as he called the partnership the “indispensable alliance.”

The U.S. became the 23rd ally to approve NATO membership for the two countries.

Biden said he spoke with the heads of both nations before signing the ratification and urged the remaining NATO members to finish their own ratification process “as quickly

President Joe Biden signs the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols in Washington.

as possible.”

The Senate last week approved the two, oncenon-aligned nations joining the alliance in a rare 95-1 vote that Biden said shows the world that “the United States of America can still do big things” with a sense of political unity.

The countries sought out NATO membership earlier this year to guarantee their security in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offensive in Ukraine.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s rules require the consent of all

of its 30 existing members before Finland and Sweden can officially accede into the alliance, which is expected in the coming months.

The candidacies of the two prosperous Northern European nations have won ratification from more than half of the NATO member nations in the roughly three months since the two applied. It marks one of the speediest expansions of the pact of mutual defense among the United States and democratic allies in Europe in its 73-year history.

Russia targets reporter with Iran offered to pay $300,000 to kill ex-white house NSA: US raid, probe over war criticism MOSCOW, AUG 10 (AP): Russian authorities on Wednesday raided the home of a former state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine, and launched a criminal case against her on the charge of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces, her lawyer said on social media. The case against Marina Ovsyannikova was launched under a law, enacted after the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, that penalises statements against the military, lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said.

A conviction is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Zakhvatov told the independent news site Me-

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duza that the case is likely linked to a protest Ovsyannikova staged last month, holding a banner that said “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is a killer, his soldiers are fascists.” He said on Telegram that after the raid Ovsyannikova is ex-

pected to be brought into the Investigative Committee for questioning. Ovsyannikova used to work as a producer with Russian state-funded Channel One. She made international headlines on March 14, when she appeared behind the anchor of an evening news broadcast holding a poster that said “stop the war, don’t believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here.”

She was charged with disparaging the Russian military and fined 30,000 rubles (USD 270 at the time).

After quitting her job, O v s ya n n i k ova b e c a m e somewhat of an activist, staging antiwar pickets and speaking out publicly against the conflict.

WASHINGTON, AUG 10 (AGENCIES): The US Justice Department said Wednesday it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, and announced charges against a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Justice Department said 45-year-old Shahram Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi, had offered to pay an individual in the United States $300,000 to kill Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations.

The Justice Department said that plan was likely set in retaliation for the US killing of top Guard commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq in January

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2020. The allegation came as Iran weighs a proposed agreement in Vienna talks to revive the 2015 agreement that aims to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

For months Tehran has held up the deal, demanding that the United States remove its official designation of the Islam-

ic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a sponsor of terrorism.

“This is not the first time we have uncovered Iranian plots to exact revenge against individuals on US soil and we will work tirelessly to expose and disrupt every one of these efforts,” said US Assistant Attorney General

Matthew Olsen.

According to the charges, Poursafi tried to arrange Bolton’s murder beginning in October 2021, when he contacted online an unidentified person in the United States, first saying he wanted to commission photographs of Bolton.

That person passed the Iranian onto another contact, who Poursafi then asked to kill Bolton.

He offered $250,000, which was then negotiated up to $300,000.

“Poursafi added that he had an additional ‘job,’ for which he would pay $1 million,” the Justice Department said.

But that second person, court documents say, was a confidential source for the US Federal Bureau

of Investigation.

The ostensible assassin stalled, waiting for an initial payment, but only in late April did Poursafi send money, paying a total of $100 in cryptocurrency.

Poursafi was charged with the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-forhire, which brings up to 10 years in prison, and with providing and attempting to provide material support to a transnational murder plot, which carries a 15year sentence.

Bolton, one of the leading “hawks” of the US foreign policy establishment and a strong critic of Iran, was the national security advisor in the White House of President Donald Trump from April 2018 to September 2019.

SL’s anti-govt protest that ousted Prez Rajapaksa ends after 123 days Boris Johnson defends leaving cost-of-living crisis to new UK PM

Protestors outside the Presidential Secretariat. (Reuters)

group, said. “We press for ending the state of emergency, a fresh parliamentary election and an end to the presidential system,” Koswatte Mahanama, a young monk said. “Our campaign for a system change would continue, although we ended our campaign here at this site,” Vidarshana Kannan-

Nine dead, 7 missing in record rainfall in S.Korea SEOUL, AUG 10 (IANS): Nine people have been confirmed dead and seven others remain unaccounted for in this week’s record rainfall that battered Seoul and South Korea’s central and eastern regions, officials said on Wednesday, adding that more than 2,500 homes and buildings were flooded.

A total of 525 mm of rain pounded Seoul from Monday to Wednesday morning, while Yangpyeong, 45 km east of the capital, recorded an accumulated 526.2 mm of rain during the period, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

Nine people were killed -- five in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi and one in Gangwon -- while seven others went missing, four of them from Seoul and the

three others from Gyeonggi, and 17 were injured, according to government data.

A total of 2,676 houses and buildings were inundated, most of them in Seoul, reports Yonhap News Agency.

About 570 people from 398 households, mostly from the wider Seoul area, have been displaced, which left them staying at local schools and gyms.

A further 1,253 people from 724 households across the country have temporarily evacuated, officials said.

The three-day downpours also left many public facilities out of service, with six cases of flooded railroads reported in the wider Seoul area, and caused temporary suspension of services in sections of some railway and subway lines.

gara, another activist said.

The protestors came under pressure to quit the site after former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected by Parliament to complete Rajapaksa’s fiveyear term until 2024.

After his election, Wickremesinghe authorised the military and police to

forcibly dismantle the protest camps and arrest those they identified to have trespassed the presidential palace and other state buildings. On July 22, the security forces removed the protesters from the presidential secretariat and cleared the gate they had occupied since April 9. This came under international criticism. Since then a spate of arrests of activists have raised concern with the main Opposition and rights groups labeling arrests as state repression. The government defended the arrests, saying all those who had been arrested were either those who had defied court orders or those who had forcibly entered state buildings.

The police last week notified the protesters to

leave the Galle Face site

by August 5, but they defied the order and filed writ applications in the Appeal Court, claiming their right to protest. However, when the protesters quit the Galle Face site it was announced that they had withdrawn the writ applications.

The street protests had already culminated last month when Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives and then to Singapore and resigned on July 14 after demonstrators stormed his official home and occupied several key government buildings. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as prime minister in May and four other family members had quit as ministers before him.

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties TOKYO, AUG 10 (AP): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.

The reshuffle was the second in just 10 months since Kishida took office following the July election victory that had been expected to ensure long-term stability until 2025. But Abe’s shocking assassination on July 8 and its impact on politics increased uncertainty as public support for Kishida’s Cabinet plunged.

Kishida told reporters Tuesday that a “strict review” of candidates’ ties to the church would be a

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“prerequisite” in the new lineup of Cabinet officials and Liberal Democratic Party executives.

He said he had instructed his ministers and other senior officials to clarify their connection to the Unification Church “so that we can achieve political and administrative work that can be trusted by the people.”

Abe was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech two days before the parliamentary election. Po-

lice and media reports say the suspect targeted Abe over suspected ties to the Unification Church, which the man hated because his mother’s massive financial donations to the church ruined his family.

Abe, in his video message to the church affiliate the Universal Peace Foundation, in September 2021, praised its work toward peace on the Korean Peninsula and its focus on family values. Some experts say Abe’s video appearance may have motived the suspect.

The ties between the church and Japan’s governing party go back to Abe’s grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who served as prime minister and shared U.S. concerns over the spread of communism in Japan in the 1960s.

LONDON, AUG 10 (PTI): Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended leaving his successor, either former Chancellor Rishi Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, to deal with the soaring inflation and cost-of-living crisis, saying he is confident the government will have the fiscal firepower and the headroom to look after people.

Addressing a Downing Street reception on Tuesday evening, Johnson said he was “absolutely certain” his successor would do more to help people with rising fuel bills. It came as Downing Street had ruled out any fresh government spending commitments during Johnson’s remaining time in office, despite pressure from Opposition parties.

“Whoever he or she may be, they, I’m absolutely certain, will be wanting to make some more announcements in September, October about what we’re going to do further in the next period, in

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December, January,” Johnson said, with reference to the finalists in the Conservative Party leadership race – Sunak and Truss. “I just want you to know that I’m absolutely confident we will have the fiscal firepower and the headroom to look after people as we’ve done throughout,” he said.

While Truss has promised immediate tax cuts, her rival Sunak has vowed targeted support to provide more money to vulnerable households if elected early next month.

But the Opposition Labour Party accused the Conservative government of leaving a “political vacuum” and called on Johnson and the prime ministerial hopefuls not to wait but to act now.

At the moment what we have got is bickering in the Conservative party, a race to the bottom amongst the candidates, an absent PM nowhere to be seen,” David Lammy told the BBC.

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COLOMBO, AUG 10 (PTI): After 123 days of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw the ouster of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the agitation over the country’s worst economic crisis formally ended on Tuesday, even as the demonstrators said that their campaign for a “system change” would continue. The protesters left the main anti-government protest camp at Galle Face promenade where they had been parked since April 9 branding it as the ‘Gota go home village’ (Rajapaksa go home). “We have collectively decided to quit the Galle Face site today. It does not mean that our struggle has ended,” Manoj Nanayakkara, a spokesman for the

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Busta Rhymes to receive Valedictory programme for FTII BMI Icon Award training held at DIPR Kohima

C Elina Sangtam crowned ‘Miss World Diversity’ B C Elina Sangtam from Nagaland was crowned “Miss World Diversity” 2022-2023 at an event held from July 25 to 29 in Ibis Styles Dubai Airport Hotel. India was represented by C Elina Sangtam who was crowned in the National level competition held in New Delhi from Akshara Theatre back in April 2022 as Miss India World Diversity.

A very new and unique concept celebrating Diversity and International Culture established in South Africa by model and businesswomen Limakatso Makutle with an aim to promote Friendship, Unity and Cultural Understanding on International platform in the form of Beauty Pageant had organized its 5th year of its successful journey in Dubai with the selected 30 candidates of ever y s h a p e and size from different countries and continents across the globe.

The winners were selected based on

usta Rhymes is set to be honoured with the BMI Icon Award at the 2022 BMI R’n’B/HipHop Awards on September 7.

The hip-hop legend has been announced as the recipient of the prestigious accolade and will collect his prize at the LIV Nightclub Miami Beach.

BMI Vice President, Creative (Atlanta) Catherine Brewton, commented: “As one of the pioneers of hip-hop, we are excited to honour Busta Rhymes as a BMI Icon.

Through his awardwinning solo work, countless collaborations and acting, Busta is a true innovator in every sense of the word and has made a dynamic impact on legions of fans and music creators worldwide. His quick wit and intricate rapping style have made him legendary, inspiring many young performers to follow in his footsteps. We’re also thrilled to be back in person in Miami, celebrating our top music creators behind some of today’s most-performed s o n g s. We ’r e l o o k i n g forward to a fantastic night of great music.”

their project works, talent round, cultural shows, stage presentations and final question and answer round. The main final events witnessed Miss India emerging as the winner.

The Beauty Queen had faced many challenges financially and emotionally to prepare for this event as this was the first International Journey of her life. She accepted every hurdle and overcome her fears and weakness with courage, strong-willed and positive self-determination by motivating herself as she wanted to make her country proud.

W i t h G o d ’s grace upon her and with lot of hard works, she won the honourable title of Queen of Diversity 2022-2023. She also bagged the subtitle of “Miss Friendship International” at the same event and that had made her dream come true by making her country India proud once again.

The 50-year-old rapper-and-actor became an original member of Leaders of the New School, who shot to fame after opening for Public Enemy.

After they split in 1994, Busta became a regularly featured artist - appearing on hits by the likes of The Pussycat Dolls, Kanye West and Mariah Carey.

He’s also released nine solo albums to date; the most recent being 2020’s ‘Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God’.

The ‘Ante Up’ hitmaker has scored 12 Grammy Award nominations, making him one of the mostnominated artists without winning.

The BMI ceremony will also see the R’n’B/HipHop Songwriter, Producer and Publisher of the Year named. (Contactmusic)

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he valedictor y programme for Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) training was held at the Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Nagaland on August 10.

Speaking at the programme, advisor IPR & village guards, S Keoshu Yimkhiung, said that this kind of training is important and he was happy to see the enthusiasm and response of the participants. He added that if such training is held regularly by the department and the younger generation makes good use of the opportunity, it will go a long way in moulding their career.

Secretary IPR Maria Yanthan, exhorting the gathering, encouraged the participants to explore their creative side and focus less on getting government jobs.

She also said that Nagas are very talented and asked the youths to venture out from their comfort zone and flourish in their chosen fields. She also expressed her happiness about the successful completion of the first phase of the training conducted by the department.

Joint director, Asangla Imsong, sharing the overview of the programme, said that the online training was conducted as part of the countrywide celebration under “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” of the Government of India through the Google meet platform from Januar y to June 2022. She also highlighted in brief, the profiles and topics of the resource persons for Smartphone filmmaking

by Ajmal Jami, screenplay

writing by Sudipto Acharyya, screen acting

by Anita Salim, and Film appreciation by Avinash Roy and Jasmine Kaur Roy. She further informed that the second phase of the training will be held eventually.

Takumpula, Arienba Jamir, Kikrupfelie Neikha, and Tiakumzuk shared their experiences in smartphone filmmaking, screenplay writing, and screen acting and appreciation courses.

A total of 51 certificates were issued to all the participants by FTII upon successful completion of the training. A short film was screened during the programme which was directed and produced by the trainees. The programme was chaired by additional director IPR, Dzuvinuo Theunuo.

Which plant-based foods have the highest protein?

Understanding Plant Protein Our bodies need 20 amino acids for optimal function.

Our bodies need 20 amino acids for optimal f u n c t i o n . We c a n n o t produce nine of those amino acids independently, so the nutrients must come from a food source. Experts say that animal sources are “complete” proteins because they contain all nine amino acids.

Most plant protein sources do not contain all nine. Because of this, variety in a plant-based diet is very important when it comes to getting the right protein. Learn more about plants with the highest protein and how you can incorporate them into your diet.

Beans You can get 6 to 9 grams of protein in a halfcup of beans You can get 6 to 9 grams of protein in a halfcup of beans. Plus, beans contain just as much fiber, so you’ll feel full longer and have better digestion.

Beans are good for you because they help balance the bacteria in your gut and lower your bad cholesterol levels.

Examples of beans you can add to your diet include: • Pinto beans • Adzuki beans • Fava beans • Lima beans • Garbanzo beans (Chickpeas)

• Kidney beans • Mung beans • Black beans Lentils Lentils come in several colors and taste great in a variety of dishes.

Lentils come in several colors and taste great in a variety of dishes. You can get 18 grams of protein in one cup of lentils. You can add them to: Curries • Loaded baked potatoes • Protein bowls • Salad • Soup • Tacos Edamame Edamame is a whole soybean, and it is one of the highest plant food proteins.

Edamame is a whole soybean, and it is one of the highest plant food proteins.

It is one of the best sources of plant protein because soybeans are one of the only plant protein sources that contain all nine essential amino acids. Eat one cup of edamame for 18 grams of complete protein. You can boil or steam edamame and eat it with the shell still on.

Tofu Tofu is a great plantbased protein made from whole soybeans, making it a complete protein.

Tofu is a great plantbased protein made from whole soybeans, making it a complete protein. 3.5 ounces of tofu contains 8 grams of complete protein.

Tofu is a great alternative to animal meat when making recipes. You do have to be

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Try to choose natural nut spreads and read ingredient lists to avoid added salt and sugar.

Seeds Seeds like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds make a healthy snack.

Seeds like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds make a healthy snack. Each ounce of sunflower seeds has 8 grams of protein, and each ounce of pumpkin seeds has 7 grams. Hemp seeds have 10 grams of protein per ounce and are very versatile. Add them to salad and soup or grind

them up to make a plantbased protein powder.

Soy Milk Soy milk is one of the only plant-based milks that contains almost as much protein as cow’s milk.

Soy milk is one of the only plant-based milks that contains almost as much protein as cow’s milk.

Because of the processing, it is not a complete protein like whole soybeans, but it’s rich in other nutrients, including calcium, protein, and vitamin D. If you replace cow’s milk with soy milk, you don’t have

to worry as much about replacing other important nutrients found in cow’s milk.

Nutritional Yeast Sprinkling nutritional yeast on meals adds 2 grams of protein.

Sprinkling nutritional yeast on meals adds 2 grams of protein. This may not seem like much, but it adds up over time – especially when you add an extra spoonful every day.

Plus, it’s a great source of vitamin B. Reviewed By: Poonam Sachdev, MD

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With immense pride and appreciation, the Office of the Longjang Kaketshir Telongjem Kohima (LKTK) extends our sincere congratulations and gratitude to Miss Sungjemlila Jamir, Daughter of Mr. Nungshimar Jamir and Mrs. S. Akala Imsong for securing Gold Medal in Zoology Honours from Kohima Science College, Jotsoma.

The Union is proud of your achievement and wishes greater success in your future endeavours.

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careful when shopping for tofu because additives can quickly make it less healthy.

Read packages and look for organic or non-GMO labels that contain very few other ingredients.

Tempeh Another soybean product, 3 ounces of Tempeh contains 17 to 18 grams of protein.

Another soybean product, 3 ounces of Tempeh contains 17 to 18 grams of protein. To make Tempeh, fermented s oy b e a n s a r e p r e s s e d together to form a block.

The fermentation process means that Tempeh is also a great source of prebiotics, making it great for your gut health. It’s slightly firmer than tofu and makes an excellent substitute for ground meat in recipes.

Grains

of peas you can eat fresh, like snap peas, or cooked, like green peas.

Nuts Peanuts are the nut with the greatest source of protein at 9 grams in a fourth of a cup.

Peanuts are the nut with the greatest source of protein at 9 grams in a fourth of a cup. Almonds contain seven grams of protein for the same serving size, and pistachios contain W h o l e g r a i n s a r e 6 grams. They make a especially healthy for you great snack whole, and because they are high in nut spreads are delish for protein. sandwiches and snacks.

Whole grains are especially healthy for you because they are high in protein. One-half cup of oats contains 5 grams of protein. One-fourth cup of barley or quinoa contains five to 6 grams of protein.

Bonus: Quinoa is also a complete protein. Cook grains for breakfast or add them into recipes for a protein boost.

Peas When you think of protein, you may not think of peas, but one cup contains 8 grams of protein.

When you think of protein, you may not think of peas, but one cup contains 8 grams of protein. There are a variety

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Wokha Town Kikon Ekhüng (WTKE) heartily congratulates Lt. Col. (Retd) S. Yisanbemo Lotha on his appointment as Member, Collective Leadership, NSCN/ GPRN. WTKE also takes this opportunity to extend profound appreciation and gratitude to the Collective Leadership, NSCN/GPRN for appointing our fellow member to the prestigious position.

WTKE further wishes Lt. Col. (Retd) S. Yisanbemo Lotha, Member, Collective Leadership, NSCN/GPRN a successful future.

K. Simon Kikon Jomio Kikon Chairman, WTKE General Secretary, WTKE

The Ungma Senso Telongjem Dimapur extends our heartiest congratulations and appreciation to: 1. er. tsuknung jamir, promoted to the post of Director, Deptt. of Geology and Mining, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. ms. Sentimenla, W/o Kilang Lkr for achievement Ph.D on the topic Response of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merril) to sources and levels of Zinc from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Service.

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Osaka retires; Raducanu exits in Toronto

Naomi Osaka takes treatment for a back injury before withdrawing from her match against Kaia Kanepi. Emma Raducanu returns a ball to Camila Giorgi (not pictured) at Sobeys Stadium. (USA Today sports)

TORONTO, AUG 10 (REUTERS): A tearful Naomi Osaka retired injured and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu fell at the first hurdle as the top women’s players continued their preparations for Flushing Meadows at the Toronto Open on Tuesday.

News of the pending retirement of Serena Williams overshadowed proceedings at the tune-up for the year’s final Grand Slam but there were no shortage of first-round upsets for fans to enjoy, including one by local Bianca Andreescu.

Tw i c e U. S. O p e n champion Osaka, in only her second tournament back from an Achilles injury, battled on gamely before retiring while trailing Kaia Kanepi 7-6(4) 3-0.

“I felt my back from the start of the match, and despite trying my best to push through it, I just wasn’t able to today,” said Osaka.

Toronto-born Raducanu conceded a tight first set to Camila Giorgi but looked on course to level up the contest when she took a 2-0 lead in the sec-

ond.

The Italian defending champion stormed back to rattle off the last six games with a mix of solid returns, net play and movement, however, easing into the second round 7-6(0) 6-2.

“I think it was a really good match, to be honest,” said ninth seed Raducanu.

“I just need to get better at dealing with players who play as quick as she does.”

Andreescu later delighted a packed house with a 7-6(5) 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina in an evening match that left

Olympiad medal winning women players to compete in the Tata Steel Chess

C H E N NA I , AU G 1 0 (IANS): The world’s top women chess players including the members of the Chess Olympiad medal winning teams will be competing in the Women’s Edition of Tata Steel Chess India, said officials here on Wednesday.

This is the first time a separate women’s section has been added with the prize money equivalent to that of the Open section.

“Tata Steel Chess India (rapid and blitz) is the most important chess tournament in India. In addition to the Open category, this time around a separate Women’s section has been added,” former World Champion Grandmaster V. Anand told media.

In the last edition a

couple of Indian women chess players participated in the Open event.

Asked as to the option of expanding the tournament having more women players and with category prizes, Anand said such a move would alter the tournament schedules.

He said that the rating difference between the men and women players is huge and pairing will be skewed against the women players.

“First the upcoming Indian women players should be given the opportunity to play against world’s top women players. Once their rating goes up, they can compete in the Open category,” another official, not wanting to be named, told IANS. Further many female

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players like to play in the women’s category than in the Open as the chances of winning the prize money are higher in the former, the official added.

Queried when there will be an Indian ‘Judith Polgar’, Anand said it is a work in progress and will happen.

Hungarian GM Polgar competed in the Open section in chess tournaments and is the first women player to cross the ELO rating of 2,700 and has several achievements to her credit.

Women GMs who have confirmed participation at the Tata Steel Chess India are Anna and Mariya Muzychuk from Ukraine, Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia and Alina Kashlinskaya from Poland apart from Indian stars like GMs K.Humpy, D.Harika and WGM R.Vaishali.

According to Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, the event will give young Indian talent the opportunity to play against top international GMs. It is encouraging to witness the increasing level of interest among the Indians for chess, said Jeet Banerjee, Director, Gameplan.

the Russian world number nine, fresh off a title win in San Jose, clearly disgruntled.

The Canadian, who took the Toronto title in 2019 before winning the U.S. Open, twice called out the trainer, including during the first-set tiebreak, before prevailing in a topsy-turvy match on centre court.

“I was honestly a mess,” said the 53rd ranked Andreescu. “I’m so sorry for my attitude, I really do not feel well, I don’t know what it was ... maybe I

ate too much before the match.”

There were also first-round wins for 10th seed Coco Gauff, China’s Zheng Qinwen, Belgian Elise Mertens, Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo and Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic.

Greek third seed Maria Sakkari stamped out any chance of another upset in the final match of the day, fighting off a comeback from 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens to take a 6-2 4-6 6-2 victory in a second round tie.

The news that sixtimes U.S. Open champion Williams would soon be hanging up her racket dominated talk among players and fans around the complex.

“She changed the sport and she did a lot and now she can bow down,” spectator Natalie Chapusette said of the 40-yearold.

“It is good news for her, but not for the fans.

But if you see the human behind the sportsperson, she deserves it.”

Kanepi, however, was unmoved by the news.

ICC T20: Yadav stays no. 2, Iyer moves up; Bishnoi, Kuldeep rise DUBAI, AUG 10 (PTI): Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav held on to his second position while compatriot Shreyas Iyer moved up six places to 19th in the latest ICC T20 rankings released on Wednesday.

Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan’s Babar Azam.

Iyer, who had hit a 40ball 64 in the final T20 after a subdued show in the first four matches of the recentlyconcluded series against West Indies, has 578 points.

Among bowlers, spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav also made massive gains in the rankings.

The 21-year-old Bishnoi, who scalped six wickets in two matches in the T20I series against the Windies, galloped 50 places to take 44th position, while Kuldeep, who had a threewicket haul in the last game, leapt 58 places to 87th.

However, senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped a spot to 9th despite having had a good outing in West Indies.

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Hendricks is the main gainer in the T20 rankings, moving up to 13th position with knocks of 74 and 42 in a 2-0 series win over Ireland.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj is up 10 places to 18th among bowlers, while fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi (23rd) of South Africa and Lockie Ferguson

of New Zealand (31st) are others to move up the chart.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has managed to hang on to his mantle as the No.1 ranked T20I batter while Australian Josh Hazlewood and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi continue to top the chart as the best bowler and all-rounder respectively.

Lanka Premier League 2022 to held from December 6 to 23 The news was also confirmed by IPG, the LPL’s official promoter, on Twitter.

According to ESPNcricinfo repor t, the sponsors of LPL felt that organising the tournament in August during the crisis was suboptimal, which led to the official postponement in July. Later, the Asia Cup, set to begin on August 27, was also shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE due to similar reasons.

Meanwhile, no decision has been taken yet on

COLOMBO, AUG 10 (IANS): The rescheduled 2022 Lanka Premier League will be held from December 6 to 23, the organisers announced on Tuesday.

The third season of the LPL was initially slated to be held in August, but the economic crisis engulfing the island nation had forced a postponement last month.

“It’s my pleasure to announce that the LPL will be held from 6th to 23rd December,” LPL tournament organiser Samantha Dodanwela told the media.

a potential LPL re-draft.

It is understood that the tournament organisers are deciding between two options: either holding a fresh draft, or going ahead with as many of the available players as possible with only the slots taken up by any unavailable foreign players being re-drafted.

As per Sri Lanka’s Future Tours Program, the tournament will likely be sandwiched between a home Test series against West Indies in November and an away ODI series

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Talk with FIFA: SC to Centre on U-17 Women’s WC

NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the court-appointed Committee of Administrator (CoA) and Centre to hold talks and engage with FIFA to ensure the U-17 Women’s World Football Cup is held in the country.

A bench headed by justice DY Chandrachud agreed to consider the case for hearing on Thursday, after it was informed that FIFA threatened to withdraw the hosting rights.

Mentioning the matter before the top court, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan said this is the All India Football Federation Counsel (AIFF) matter and unfortunately, there has been some disturbing development. He added that some entities are interfering with the top court’s order to conduct elections and “we have preferred contempt on behalf of CoA”.

The bench asked the counsel to hold the contempt petition for a while, and if any application comes it will be tagged.

The Centre’s counsel submitted that FIFA said that they will withdraw hosting rights and the FIFA’s letter is striking at the very root of the interim order and pointed at an application filed by the government.

The bench told the Centre’s counsel that he and his clients would have to engage with FIFA, to ensure that whatever is required is done and the tournament is held. After a brief hearing, the top court agreed to list the matter for hearing on Thursday, and added that the way forward is through dialogue.

The CoA has moved the top court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against former AIFF president Praful Patel and state associations accusing them of indirectly stalling the court-ordered elections for governing body members.

The plea filed by CoA said after the apex court on August 3 had recorded the consensus among the various parties to first conduct the elections to the AIFF in a time-bound fashion and then to finalise the constitution, the state associations have attempted to resile from the same, but

indirectly. “The evidence enclosed with this Contempt Petition would show that Praful Patel who had been removed as President of the AIFF has consistently abused his position as Council Member of FIFA to orchestrate a campaign among the State Associations to undermine the various steps taken by this Hon’ble Court for the betterment of football, including having footballers involved in governance and administration,” added the plea.

On August 3, the Supreme Court directed that the interim executive committee for All India Football Federation (AIFF) would be elected not only by 36 state football federations, but also by 36 eminent former football players -- 24 male and 12 female players who played international matches for the country.

A bench comprising justices DY Chandrachud and JB Pardiwala directed the Committee of Administrators (CoA) to conduct AIFF elections expedi-

tiously as per the timeline laid down by the CoA and in consonance with the football federation’s draft constitution.

The top court clarified that the elected committee would be an interim body, which would continue for a period of three months subject to further orders.

The top court asked CoA to hold the election expeditiously to ensure that the Under-17 Women’s World cup is managed by an elected body.

The U-17 Women’s World Cup Tournament will commence on October 11, 2022 and India will host it. The top court decided to expedite the election as FIFA requires a democratically-elected body of AIFF to oversee the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The bench declined to entertain the state football federations’ plea that they should only have voting rights, instead it pointed out that even the National Sports Code says that players should be represented in sports federations.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022

Qatar WC to start a day earlier to give hosts opening game: Reports B E R L I N, AU G 1 0 (IANS): The upcoming football World Cup is to start a day earlier to allow hosts Qatar playing the first match, according to news reports on Wednesday.

The Athletic and other media said that the world governing body FIFA is expected to grant a request from Qatar which would make the World Cup run from November 20 until December 18. The match would start at 7pm (1700 GMT) at Al Bayt Stadium, reports DPA. Under the original tournament format, Qatar’s match against Ecuador would have been the third of four matches scheduled for the opening day November 21, starting with the Netherlands v Senegal and the other games being England v Iran and the United States v Wales.

The host nation has played the first match since the 2006 tournament in Germany.

In another football-re-

Qatar’s opening match against Ecuador was originally scheduled on November 21 at the Al Bayt Stadium lated development, Bayern Munich will look into their controversial sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways after the World Cup in the Arab country, club president Herbert Hainer has said.

Bayern fans are critical of the deal with the national carrier of the World Cup host nation because Qatar has been criticised for its human rights record, mainly concerning the treatment of migrant workers.

“The contract expires in 2023. We have agreed that we will carry out a

detailed analysis after the World Cup. Then we will consider how to proceed,” Hainer told Wednesday’s edition of the Abendzeitung daily.

“This is a very common process, with every sponsorship contract we check towards the end how it went and what the future could look like.”

The last club members’ assembly in autumn ended with chaotic scenes after the Bayern leadership refused to allow a motion up for a vote calling for an end of the deal with Qatar Airways.

Bhavani Devi bags gold at DNSU sports meet-cum-debate competition underway Commonwealth Fencing C’ship Staff Reporter

Bhavani Devi NEW DELHI, AUG 10 (IANS): Indian ace fencer CA Bhavani Devi on Wednesday won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Champi-

onship 2022 in the Senior Women’s Sabre Individual category.

According to information received here, she defeated Veronika Vasi-

leva of Australia 15-10 to win the title in London. “BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION @IamBhavaniDevi wins GOLD at Commonwealth #Fencing Championship 2022 in Senior Women’s Sabre Individual category.

She won 15-10 against Vasileva in the Sabre final.

Hearty congratulations, Bhavani.#IndianSports,” the Sports Authority of India (SAI) wrote on Twitter.

Bhavani Devi scripted history by becoming the lone Indian fencer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after she reached the quarter-final of the 2020 Fencing World Cup in Hungary. She qualified through the adjusted Official Ranking Method (AOR). At Tokyo Olympics 2020, she won her opening match against Tunisia’s Nadia Ben Azizi.

DIMAPUR, AUG 10 (NPN): The sports meetcum-debate competition organized by Dimapur Naga Students Union (DNSU) got underway at Dimapur Government College ground here on Wednesday.

The inaugural session was graced by founder and chair, YouthNet, Hekani Jakhalu Kense as special guest. In her address, Hekani spoke on the divisionism amongst the Nagas including the Churches.

She added that Nagas were consumed by tribal lines, adding that every issue was looked at by and through tribal lines.

In this, Kense questioned the younger generation to ponder on how they would have the time to think with clarity about their future and how to build it.

Citing the example of

Hekani Jakhalu Kense speaking at the inaugural session of the DNSU sports meet.(NP) YouthNet, she claimed that the success of YouthNet was because of its thumb rule, “No Tribalism, Only Merit”, and thereby urged all young people to stand up in one voice and say “Enough is enough”.

She stated that 10 to 15 years from now, youths of this generation would be looking after the affairs of the state and its people,

therefore if Nagas wanted to see Nagaland progress and developed, it was crucial that youths were mentored and nurtured in the right direction.

“If we seniors mess up your life, then your future is very bleak”, she stated.

Further speaking on the importance of Dimapur, she maintained that Dimapur being the com-

mercial hub, the economy and progress of the state was stirred largely by the youths of Dimapur.

Meanwhile, Kense also spoke on how sport was related to personal growth, adding that sports helps in the development of qualities such as leadership, team, set goals, power of focus, and perseverance and dedication. She later expressed hope that there would be more unity though the initiatives of DNSU. Delivering the welcome address, DNSU president, Moayanger Jamir, focusing on the theme, asserted that over the past years DNSU has been organizing various events, be it be sports, cultural or literary, however with more focus on schools and colleges.

In this, he stated that that the event was organized to uphold the core objective of DNSU, which was to bring entire units repre-

senting different tribes and cultures in one accord and to keep spirit of relationship and connection healthy and strong.

He further expressed hope that the event would re-ignite the past glories of our elders and forefathers who were known for their harmonious dwelling and understand the true essence of “Unity in Diversity”.

Jamir also spoke about the importance of sports and further encouraged participants to give their best as true sportsmanship.

Earlier, the programme chaired by general secretary, DNSU, Sedelo T Vadeo began with an invocation by youth pastor, Dimapur Rengma Baptist Church, Soyhunlo Kath, and special number by Kimi Zhimomi.

Altogether, 12 units will be participating in the Football for men and Volleyball for both men and women.

Meghalaya to host North East Olympic Games Correspondent

S H I L LO N G, AU G 1 0 : Meghalaya will host the second edition of the North East Olympic Games, which will start from October 30 to November 6.

The Games will feature 18 disciplines archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, judo, karate, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, cycling, golf, weightlifting and wrestling.

Apart from wrestling, all the disciplines were conducted at this year’s 4th Meghalaya Games.

A joint meeting between the North East Organising Committee, Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) and the North East Olympic Association (NEOA) was held here on Wednesday to finalise the disciplines.

Meghalaya Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh, who chaired the meeting, stated that the sports selected were decided based on the availability of infrastructure and on the advice of the Meghalaya State Olympic Association.

Also present were NEOA and Manipur Olympic Association president, Th Radheshyam, NEOA secretary general Abraham K Techi, Meghalaya State Olympic Association working president John F Kharshiing, MSOA general secretary Finely L

Pariat and other officials.

Representatives from the Olympic associations of all eight states attended (those of Sikkim and Tripura through video conference).

The DSYA stated that the venues and accommodation for the athletes and officials are being prepared in a war footing for the mega event in consultation and coordination with the MSOA. State government departments have also been assigned different tasks for the smooth and successful conduct of the Games.

During the meeting, Lyngdoh informed that, on a recent trip to Gujarat, he had invited Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur to attend the opening of the NE Olympics.

He said the chief ministers of all eight states and other dignitaries will also be invited.

The meeting also accepted the proposal by Techi to invite a few of the top athletes from the North East who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics and the recent Commonwealth Games as special invitees to the opening ceremony.

Radheshyam said that this edition is an important sporting event as it is part of the celebration of Meghalaya’s golden jubilee.

The Games will also benefit the youth of the North East and promote unity and understanding among the youths, he said.

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