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Oting massacre: SIT submits Covid situation may change rapidly: Centre preliminary report to State Govt

State logs 32 new Covid-19 cases D I M A P U R , JA N 1 0 (NPN): Nagaland on Monday recorded 32 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, 16 were from Dimapur, 12 in Tuensang, two in Kohima and one each in Mokokchung and Peren, taking the total caseload to 32302.

The State’s sample positivity rate on January 10 surged to 7.34% from 1.28% on January 9.

Meanwhile, Nagaland along with the rest of the country on Monday started administering ‘precaution dose’ of Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country.

CASE POSITIVITY TRAJECTORY Weekly Positivity Rate 7.92%

Daily Positivity Rate 13.29%

Daily positivity rate: 7-day moving average

1.28%

and evolving. Therefore, the need for hospitalisation may also change rapidly.”

Bhushan advised all states to keep a daily watch on the situation of the total number of all active cases.

Citing global data, the INSACOG said that in view of Omicron’s explosive spread potential the threat level is still very high globally, especially in regions with low population immunity, as the apparent reduction in

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7.92% Data as on Jan 10, 2022 (Approx 10 am) Source: PIB (News18 creative)

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): As India registered the highest single-day spike of new Covid-19 infections in nearly eight months, Centre on Monday said five to 10% of active cases in the current surge so far needed hospitalisation but the situation is dynamic and may change rapidly, and cautioned states against any “lapses” in their preparedness.

Centre sounded a note of caution on a day when the country began administering a “precautionary” dose against the viral infection. It asked states to keep a watch on cases under home isolation and in hospitals.

In a letter all states, union health secretar y Rajesh Bhushan said that during the second surge of COVID infections in the country, the percentage of active cases that needed hospital care was in the range of 20-23%.

“In the present surge, five to 10% of active cases needed hospitalisation so far. The situation is dynamic

severity compared to Delta and other previous outbreaks is mainly because of higher population immunity from previous infections and vaccination.

According to data updated by the Health ministry at 8 am, India recorded 1,79,723 new infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727 including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far.

No need to test contacts of Covid +ve patients unless identified as high-risk

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases do not need to get tested unless identified as “high-risk” based on age or comorbidities, according to a new government advisory.

Indian Council of Medical Research, Advisory on Purposive Testing Strategy for COVID-19 also said individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travels do not need to get tested either.

It said testing can be undertaken either through RTPCR, TrueNat, CBNAAT, CRISPR, RT-LAMP, Rapid Molecular Testing Systems or through Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

A positive point-of-care test (home or self-test/RAT) and molecular test is to be considered confirmatory without any repeat testing, the advisory said.

Symptomatic individuals, testing negative on home/ self-test or RAT should undertake RT-PCR test, it stated.

“People who need not be tested: Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities and individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel,” said the advisory.

It further said that asymptomatic individuals in community setting, people who stand discharged as per home isolation norms and patients “being discharged” from a Covid facility as per revised discharge policy also need not be tested.

Listing the category of people who could be tested, the advisory said in community settings, symptomatic individuals, at-risk contacts (elderly over 60 years of age and individuals with co-morbidity) of laboratory confirmed cases may be tested for COVID-19.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to probe the incidents at Oting and Mon on December 4 and 5 which claimed the lives of 14 innocent civilians, has submitted its preliminary report to the State government on Sunday.

Confirming this to Nagaland Post, sources in the Police Head Quarters (PHQ)said though the provisional report was submitted, it would still take some time before the team submitted its final report.

Considering the nature of the case where external factors too were looked into, the sources explained that the investigation was still going on and could take some more time.

Though SIT’s onemonth deadline to complete its investigation ended on January 5, sources said it was difficult give any

specific timeframe as they were awaiting the reports from the Central Forensics Science Laboratory (CFSL).

Once the forensic reports are made available with few more other details to be compiled, the SIT would then be able submit its final report to the government. The sources claimed that SIT was receiving cooperation from all and the investigation was going on smoothly.

They also mentioned that efforts were on to complete the final report, adding that examination of army personnel at Jorhat (Assam), who were reportedly involved in the massacre of civilians, had been completed as well.

Meanwhile, Konyak Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have convened an all “Konyak summit” on January 14 to deliberate on the further course of action due to non-compliance with their charter of demands by

the government. The CSOs said that the resolutions adopted at the proposed all Konyak summit will be final and binding upon all. It was also decided that the summit will declare the stance of the Konyaks regarding the December 4 and 5 incidents, which should be adhered by all citizens.

They also reiterated that, as mentioned in its charter of demands, all “officers and jawans involved in the killing of the 14 innocent lives should be booked under applicable civil court and the action taken report must be brought before the public domain within 30 days”.

It asserted that Konyaks would not rest if the demands were not met.

The CSOs said the summit is to be attended by all nine Konyak legislators, presidents and secretaries of all KU units/branches, subordinating units, unions, councils, associations etc.

March against AFSPA: 2-day walkathon commences RPP slams BJP over silence on Amit ENSF reiterates demand for justice to Oting victims

Participants of the ‘March against AFSPA’ and the two youngest participants seen with placards.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Hundreds of people from different walks of lives began the two-day ‘March against AFSPA’ from Super Market Dimapur to Kohima around 6 a.m. on Monday, even as more joined the march along the way.

The walkathon was organised by likeminded citizens with

no political affiliations, to voice their demand for complete withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958, from Nagaland vis-à-vis the Oting massacre, the organizers said.

The walkathon began after a prayer by Forum for Naga Reconciliation member Rev Dr Ellen C. Konyak. The participants including noted church leaders, FNR convenor Dr. Wati Aier

and NMA president Abeiu Meru began their march by singing the song “We shall overcome”, even as the elderly group led the march by humming folk songs.

Participants were seen holding placards some that read: “Repeal AFSPA”; “Is Nagaland still under colonial rule?; Repeal this colonial Act- AFSPA”; “There is no freedom without justice” etc.

(Cont’d on p-8)

Shah’s statement in Lok Sabha

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Rising People’s Party (RPP) termed the “continued silence” of BJP, along with NDPP and NPF, over Union home minister Amit Shah’s “condemnable” statement in Parliament on Oting killings as deafening.

RPP president Joel Naga and general secretary Amai Chingkhu, pointed out that BJP was yet to public correct, let alone question or condemn Shah’s “fabricated” statement in the Lok Sabha regarding the killing of 14 innocent Nagas (On December 4 and 5).

RPP pointed out that the deafening silence of the state BJP, its Mahila Morcha and Yuva Morcha, was in sharp contrast to their recent uproar against the Punjab government for the security lapse when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was left stranded at Ferozepur in Punjab (Cont’d on p-8) for 15 minutes.

Correspondent adds: Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has reiterated its demand for justice to victims of Oting massacre.

Addressing the media at Piphema, where participants of the walkathon arrived after marching from Dimapur, ENSF president Chingmak Chang said another way to do justice to the victims would be by booking all jawans and officers of Indian Army involved in the gruesome killing of 14 innocent civilians at Oting and subsequently at Mon. He said the government should also give Rs. 1 crore to each of the victim’s families and Rs 50 lakh to each of the injured as they were currently admitted at various hospitals.

RPP pointed out that the helter-skelter scenes of Nagaland BJP and their leaders while trying to outdo each other in condemning the Charanjit Singh Channi government on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms was perhaps part of their job.

RPP however said that what was “un-digestible for Naga public” was that none from the same party dared question their high command when Amit Shah lied to Parliament.

RPP said such double standard of BJP had hurt the sentiments of every patriotic Naga and angered all right-thinking citizens. They said that perhaps BJP thinks that “15 minutes is more important than 15 lives” which seemed to be on track. “Sycophancy and nautanki have been part and parcel of Indian politics, but Nagas in BJP seem to have taken it to another level,” RPP stated.

4 die in separate mishaps in Dimapur, Tuli T-cells from common colds can protect against Covid: study According to PRO Dimapur police, three persons travelling in a Baleno that was exiting from Diphupar died near Diphupar village junction (NH-29) when a speeding Toyota Innova rammed into their car at around 10.30 p.m. Sunday night PRO informed that all three occupants in the Baleno were immediately rushed to CIHSR hospital by some people, but were declared brought dead. The deceased included one lady The ill-fated excavator crushed by a boulder. and two males. As per preliminary investigation, PRO said that the visuals Staff Reporter of the CCTV footage showed that the DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Four Innova had over speeded.

PRO said the driver of Innova fled persons were killed in two separate mishaps that occurred on Sunday night the site immediately after the incident.

However, PRO said the driver was arand Monday morning.

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"These days we can blame the virus for not doing any work at all."

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rested from Nepali Kashiram around 3:30 a.m. Monday as per documents from the vehicle. He said that a suo motu case was registered by traffic police at Diphupar police station.

In another incident, the driver of an excavator (Poclain) was crushed to death in a freak accident at Zero Point, Merangkong-Tamlu road on Monday when a huge boulder fell on the excavator.

SDPO Tuli, K. Moa said that the incident took place around 11.30 a.m.

The deceased was identified as one Nitul Deka (20), son of Bhajirath Deka of Naburka village, Assam. The body was taken to Mokokchung for postmortem and later handed over to the company where the driver was working.

LONDON, JAN 10 (REUTERS): High levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can provide protection against COVID-19, an Imperial College London study published on Monday has found, which could inform approaches for second-generation vaccines.

Immunity against COVID-19 is a complex picture, and while there is evidence of waning antibody levels six months after vaccination, T-cells are also believed to play a vital role in providing protection. The study, which began in September

2020, looked at levels of cross-reactive T-cells generated by previous common colds in 52 household contacts of positive COVID-19 cases shortly after exposure, to see if they went on to develop infection.

It found that the 26 who did not develop infection had significantly higher levels of those T-cells than people who did get infected.

Imperial did not say how long protection from the Tcells would last.

“We found that high levels of pre-existing T cells, created by the body when

infected with other human coronaviruses like the common cold, can protect against COVID-19 infection,” study author Dr Rhia Kundu said.

The authors of the study, published in Nature Communications, said that the internal proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which are targeted by the T-cells could offer an alternative target for vaccine makers.

Current COVID-19 vaccines target the spike protein, which mutates regularly, creating variants such as Omicron which lessen the

efficacy of vaccines against symptomatic infection.

“In contrast, the internal proteins targeted by the protective T-cells we identified mutate much less,” Prof Ajit Lalvani, co-author of the study, said.

“Consequently, they are highly conserved between the various SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron.

New vaccines that include these conserved, internal proteins would therefore induce broadly protective T cell responses that should protect against current and future SARS-CoV-2 variants.”

Naga Club observes ‘Naga Day’ in Kohima Rajnath, Nitish, Bommai, Nadda, others test positive Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): Naga Club observed “Naga Day” at Kohima Village Council hall here on Monday in remembrance and commemoration of January 10, 1929-- the day Naga Club submitted a memorandum to the Simon Commission.

Speaking on the occasion, Naga Club president Koulachalie Seyie emphasised that Nagas needed to be adaptive and equip themselves to face complexities of the fast-moving modern

Naga Club members and others during 'Naga Day' observance.

world. He reaffirmed the club’s commitment to work for the welfare of all Nagas, urging them not to be divided through lies and manipulations. (Full text on p-6) In his speech, former

additional chief secretary TN Manen requested the people to create new identity of “Naganess” and spoke on the impact of Simon Commission in the history of Nagas. He said the memoran-

dum was submitted to Simon Commission on behalf of all Nagas, showing oneness and unity and preserving, which out to be preserved for generations to come.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Naga Club’s vice-president John Lohe, while the welcome speech was delivered by Kohima Village Council chairman Helievio Solo. A discussion was held on the occasion, which was moderated by Robert Solo. Special numbers were presented by Aeterna and Meleat.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP president J P Nadda were among the leaders who were tested positive for Covid on Monday.

In a tweet, he said, “I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested.”

Bihar chief minister’s

office uploaded his health status on different social media platforms and asked people to stay safe. Nitish Kumar has isolated himself in his residence.

BJP president JP Nadda said he has isolated himself on the advise of doctors and urged those who came in his contact recently to get themselves tested for the virus.

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai also said he is doing "fine" and is under home quarantine.

“I have tested positive for COVID-19 today with mild

symptoms. My health is fine, I am under home quarantine…,” Bommai tweeted.

CPI (M) senior leaders Prakash Karat and his wife Brinda Karat have tested positive for COVID-19, a senior leader of the Left party said on Monday.

CPI(M) Telangana said the leaders were in the city to attend the party's Central Committee meeting held from January 7-9.

Former Union Minister and Lok Sabha member Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also tested positive for Covid on Monday.

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YBBA, SRSU celebrate jubilees

(L-R): Rev. Dr.Zelhou Keyho. Members of SRSU at the celebration.

DIMAPUR: Yimkhiung Baptist Borü Amukhungto (YBBA) celebrated “gospel platinum jubilee”, commemorating the advent of Christianity in Yimkhiung land from January 8 and 9, at Shamator Town Baptist Church. Satoi Range Students’ Union (SRSU)

also celebrated its golden jubilee under the theme ‘Towards New Hope’ (Lajupu Akithe küdau) at Satoi Town from January 7 to 9.

YBBA jubilee was held under the theme “Christ our rock and hope”.

In a press release, ju-

bilee planning committee convenor reverend R Thsankiu, stated that speakers of the programme were ABAM Impur executive secretary Rev. Dr. Mar Pongener, NBCC general secretary Rev. Dr.Zelhou Keyho and Nito Theological College, Zunheboto,

principal, Dr.Niholi Sumi.

Christianity in Yimkhiung land came from Sumis when late Lhovixe Evangelist of Tichipami landed in Huker Village and baptized Pungji and Rikiumong on March 15, 1947.

S. Keoshu MLA, YTC officials, Kihoto Theo-

logical College community and pastors from YBBA Churches attended the celebration.

SRSU: Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation, Kaito Aye graced the SRSU golden jubilee as chief guest while S. Kavito Aye asst. director F&CS Dimapur, K. Atovi Awomi president of All Nagaland field workers Association PWD and Khekihe K. Zhimo asst. director industry and commerce raced as special guests. Pastor SBCZ Dr. Hutton Sumi was the theme speaker of the celebration.

Other highlights of the programme included unveiling of jubilee monolith and unfurling of SRSU flag by G. Kaito Aye. The celebration was followed by an extravaganza night featuring NK Naga first Naga Bollywood singer Abel Asumi, Vejalo Chiqhe and others.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022

Handloom Expo underway in Dimapur

Zakabo V Rotokha inaugurating the Handloom expo on Monday.

DIMAPUR: State Handloom Expo organised

by Nagaland Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., Dimapur got underway at Urban Haat, Dimapur on Monday.

The expo was inaugurated by managing director, NHHDC Ltd., Zakabo V

Rotokha.

A total of 60 participants from various statesManipur, Assam, Delhi and the host Nagaland will be exhibiting Handloom products which will continue till January 23.

The expo is sponsored

by Development Commissioner (Handloom), Minis-

try of Textiles, Government of India, New Delhi.

Meanwhile, Nagaland Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation informed that SOPs will be strictly followed and entry will be free however, visitors have to produce Covid vaccinated ID or recently taken negative Covid test report.

‘Ride for peace and justice’ kicks off Gospel Riders Ministry holds Inclusive Camp for youths

Bikers at the ‘Ride for peace and justice’.

DIMAPUR: To express solidarity over the December 4 and 5 incidents at Oting and Mon, Hong Kong riders under the guidance of MHSU and TASU took

off a bike ride on January 10 under the theme, “Ride for peace and justice”. The bikers will cover the border of Konyak soil conveying the message “ride for peace

and justice” and appealed to the government of India to revoke the AFSPA in the state land and to deliver the justice to the killings of innocent civilians.

DIMAPUR: The three-day “Inclusive Youth Camp” organised by Gospel Riders Ministry was held from January 5 to 7 under the theme, “Equip to Conquer” at Living Tree Prayer Tower, Shokhuvi.

The event was supported by the office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare Department Kohima and Living Tree Prayer Tower Ministry.

The event was graced

by Income Tax Officer, West Bengal, Kiyekhu Kiba as special guest.

The organiser in a press release stated that the resource persons of the events were State Commissioner

Participants and resource persons at the youth camp. for Person with Disabilities, Diethono Nakhro and assistant program officer, Department of IT&C, Er. Kumughato Chophi.

The speakers of the

camp were convenor Gospel Riders Ministry, Awoto Awomi and chaplain GLPHC, Kuhoxu, Shunato Sumi. The camp saw active participation from the dis-

able community without special treatment. The camp open to all denominations and tribes was participated by 150 youths including 16

In Loving Memory of our Father Lt. Inakhe Kets On his 1st Death Anniversary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Woha district Bharat Scouts and Guides inducted Sr. SDEO Wokha, Mhathung Humtsoe as district secretary WDBS&G at DC conference hall, Wokha on January 10.

In EtErnal MEMory of our Most BElovEd KRUROVI PESEYIE (26-01-1935 to 11-01-2021)

Our sincere gratitude to each and every individual, churches, neighbours, various organisations and well wishers, who stood with us in prayers and good deeds at the demise of our beloved Late Nühüsolü Pienyü on the 1st of January 2022.

We would also in particular, like to thank the following: 1. Doctors, nurses and staff of Oking Hospital 2. Primary Health Centre, Ziekezou, Kohima Village 3. Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo (Koinonia Baptist Church) 4. Baptist Mission Church, Kohima 5. Shalom Baptist Church, Kiyake We regret our inability to thank each and every individual, however, fervently pray to God Almighty to bless all abundantly. k-56/22

persons with Disabilities.

The camp director was Kuputo Shikhu while Hinoto Achumi and Ashe Kiba were co-camp directors.

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A year has passed by since you left us on this day for your eternal home, but your presence is still in our hearts. And will always be until we meet again.

Loving wife, children, grandchildren and relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the family members of Late VIKEKROL PUSA (Viswema Village) convey our heartfelt and sincere gratitude to each and every individual, Pastor and Deacons (VCRC), VBFK, doctors and nurses, neighbours, friends and relatives for your physical, financial and material support during his prolonged illness and at the demise of our beloved brother on 14th December 2021.

Although we are unable to thank each one of you personally, it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all.

Loving children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and family members.

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Family Members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved Family Members of Late N. Wangba Nyamphong Konyak express our heartfelt gratitude to all the churches, societies, unions, neighbours, relatives, friends and individuals who supported us physically, morally, financially and materially at the sudden demise of our beloved son. It is our humble prayers that may our Almighty God bless you all abundantly for your acts of kindness as we mourned his loss.

Besides innumerable individuals, we convey our special thankfulness to :

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Born on: 25.09.2004 Died on: 04.01.2022

22. United Konyak Baptist Fellowship Naga United Dimapur 23. Ukha Lampong Fellowship 24. Yakshu Baptist Church 25. Yakshu Village Council 26. Yakshu Students' Union 27. Thiyong Baptist Fellowship 28. Tobu Town Baptist Church 29. Police Baptist Fellowship Tobu 30. Ukha Village Council 31. Nodrir Automobiles Aokong Ward Mkg 32. Longleng District Driver Union 33. BJP 55 Mandal Tobu

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A year ago today, God called you home for his safe keeping.

It was the hardest, the most painful day of our lives.

Nevertheless, God’s timing is always perfect; Jeremiah 29:11 says so.

“For nothing loved is ever lost... and He was loved so much” (E. Brenneman).

Today we remember you with love as much as we long to have you back.

We miss you.

You were our greatest blessing and the sweetest gift from God. We were so proud to have had you and called you as our most precious APUO, APUTSA and KRUROVI. Safe inside our hearts you’ll stay, that’s where you always will be.

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CPO celebrates Chakhesang Day

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): The 40th general session of Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO)-cum-8th Chakhesang Day was held at Zapami village, Phek on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion as the main speaker, minister of Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu called upon the Chakhesang community to uphold the integrity and unity of the tribe.

Stating that Chakhesangs were known for hardworking, trustworthy and straight forward, he urged the community to continue the same practice and uphold the good image of the community.

He also called for strengthening the hard working culture of the forefathers for the society to progress. Kronu also stressed on the need to conduct seminar on socioeconomic development to draw a comprehensive road map and way forward on human growth and development.

Dr.Chotisüh Sazo, MLA who also graced the event, lauded the act of the foresight and broad vision of the Chakhesang leaders “who had brought

Neiba Kronu and others during 40th general session of CPO- cum- 8th Chakhesang Day at Zapami village on January 10. (NP)

us together and made us as a recognized tribe which has thus far worked to our advantage.”

“Let us maintain the unity & fraternity that is enshrined by our past & pioneer leaders. Let us not divide ourselves because of our different dialects or languages,” he said.

He also stressed on the need to strengthen the CPO resolution of banning the import of pig and cattle for meat purposes into Phek district.

Local MLAs, Kuzholuzo Nienu and MLA Kezhienyi Khalo in their speeches called for unity among the community.

CPO president, Mikha Kenye also spoke on the

occasion.

Meanwhile, the new team of CPO for the tenure 2022-2025 was also announced during the session by search committee convenor, HiisaziiEpao.

The new team will be headed by Veziihii Keyho as president and Kelelo Mero as general secretary.

Installation of the new team and act of blessing was done by Rev. Khrotso Mero, executive secretary Chakhesang Baptist Church.

M e a n w h i l e, C P O resolution was read out by resolution Committee member Wepe Mekrisuh.

In the resolution, the CPO “vehemently condemned the treacherous at-

titude of the Govt. of India for misjudged extension of AFSPA (1958) in Nagaland and termed as ‘Disturb Area’ for another period of 6 (six) months w.e.f. 30th December, 2021.”

The CPO resolved to uphold unity of the Nagas and appealed to all sections of the Nagas to shun enmity and violence amongst the tribes.

To give prior emphasis on Human Resource Development in the field of education, the CPO has resolved to conduct a seminar in coordination with CSU, Frontal Organisations including all VECs for the improvement of the educational system in the village.

Rising Youth slams ‘opposition less govt’

DIMAPUR: Rising Youth, youth wing of Rising People’s Party (RPP) has stated that the patience and understanding of the Yimkhiung tribal body (YTC) and Yimkhiung people, has been further slapped by the “opposition less government” by forming another “unnecessary Third party committee” to study the Shamator district demand.

In an open letter, convenor of Rising Youth, Zali Zakaria R stated that deception of the ruling government has deeply hurt the sentiments of the Yimkhiungru people.

The convenor said in view of the proposed Cabinet meeting and a promised of “positive response” by the ruling coalition for the formation of Shamator district, the YTC had “stayed” the demand for the mass resignation of all the NDPP party leaders, party workers and the MLAs”.

Stating that oppositionless coalition government should not misinterpret the fortitude and composure of the Yimkhiung Nagas for frailty, the youth body demanded that the Shamator district be announced at the earliest without “political partisanship”.

3 Tseminyu welcomes first DC, SP Correspondent

KO H I M A , JA N 1 0 (NPN): With the creation of Tseminyu as the 13th district of Nagaland, a civic reception programme for the first Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) was held on January 10 at RSA ground, Tseminyu. Dr. Zasekuolie Chusi and Kanchan Kandpal Kumar will served as the first DC and SP of the newly declared district.

While welcoming the officers, advisor Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services and Women Resources Development, R Khing on behalf of the Rengma community expressed gratitude to chief minister and the cabinet ministers for declaring Tseminyu as the district.

Khing hoped that the officers would bring positive changes to the newly created district while asserting that they still lagged behind with

the others tribes.

He also urged the citizens to be a law abiding people and extend continuous support to the police and administrators to move forward.

Dr. Zasekuolie in his speech sought cooperation from all citizens, societies and organizations and expressed joy for the warm reception by the people of the district. Stating the under his supervision the district would fight for equal opportunities, Dr. Zasekuolie sought for cooperation from all sections without any political colour.

Kanchan Kandpal Kumar in his speech expressed excitement to be posted in the new born district.

Recalling his early posting in Tuensang as SDPO and stated that with this new journey, Kumar hoped that Tseminyu would be a model district not only within Nagaland but across the country.

ZSUN serves Jan 25 deadline to govt

DIMAPUR: Zeliang Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) has once again reminded the state government on their demand for appointment of Mathematics teachers and other required teachers at GHSS, Tening. Noting that the department has not taken up the matter despite of appeal, ZSUN president, Kinsalt Hewang, general secretary, Sanlakbo Namdau and education and statistical secretary, Ngaurailung Hieme in a press release warned that failure to meet their demands will lead to agitations and other form of protest. The union stated that it will not be responsible in the event of any untoward incidents.

NORTHEAST Manipur BJP worker, IRB personnel BJP, Congress locked in SC restraints Tripura cops from taking shot dead ahead of assembly polls close battle in Manipur action against journalist for tweets

Residents of Samurou area in Imphal West block road in protest against killing on Monday. (NP) ferent hospitals in Imphal where John succumbed to bullet injuries at Advance hospital in Imphal’s Palace Compound.

Sashikanta, who was admitted at Raj Medicity in Imphal’s North AOC succumbed to bullet injuries on Monday early morning.

While police were yet to ascertain the reason behind the killing, state chief minister N Biren Singh who is also holding the home portfolio claimed that they were workers of the BJP and termed it as political violence in the poll-bound state.

The families of the deceased also related the killing with the forthcoming poll in Wangoi Assembly constituency, the home

constituency of agriculture minister O Lukhoi Singh.

The chief minister visited the victims’ families morning along with the agriculture minister on Monday. Strongly condemning the incident, Singh said that it was an attack on the BJP supporters to terrorize the people.

He assured that perpetrators of the crime will be arrested asserting that the government will not remain silent until they (perpetrators) were arrested and brought to justice.

On the other hand, locals of Samurou area imposed blockade on Mayai Lambi inter-district road to protest the killing. They demanded immediate arrests of the assailants.

Lock-down only if compelled, says Meghalaya CM

After joining BJP, Chaltonlien resigns from assembly

Correspondent IMPHAL, JAN 10: A BJP worker, along with his cousin, was gunned down at Samurou Bazaar in Imphal West district Sunday night as political violence continued in the poll-bound Manipur.

Police sources said that an unknown armed miscreants shot Abujam John, 57, who was close to Agriculture Minister O Lukhoi, and his cousin Abujam Sashikanta, a havildar in the India Reserve Battalion, while they were chatting on the side of the street at Samurou Bazar under Wangoi police station at around 9:45 pm.

With critical injuries, they were rushed to dif-

Correspondent SHILLONG, JAN 10: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday maintained that going for lockdown was yet not a consideration but the government could be compelled to undertake such a measure if the spread of COVID-19 I the state went “out of control”.

“We have not decided yet and in all likelihood we are not going ahead with lockdown as we want to ensure the livelihood is not affected,” Sangma told reporters.

“But obviously if the situation goes beyond a certain point then we will be forced to take a decision,” he added.

Stating that the focus of the government was on the hospitalisation rate in view of the outbreak of the K Y M C

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (IANS): The BJP and the Congress are locked in a close battle in Manipur, as they are projected to poll 36 per cent and 33 per cent votes in the upcoming Assembly elections, respectively, as per the ABP-CVOTER Battle for the States survey The 60-member Manipur Assembly will go to the polls in two phases on February 27 and March 3, while the counting of votes will be taken up on March 10.

The sample size for the survey was 2,100 across 60 Assembly seats in the state.

The BJP has led over the Congress consistently, albeit with a wafer-thin margin. The trend observed so far seems to be crystallising and the BJP’s edge has withered over the Congress from the previous round of tracker.

It is currently expected to win 25 seats while the Congress is close on the heels with 24 seats. The

Naga ethnic party NPF is expected to mop up 4 seats and “others” could tag around the 7 remaining seats.

The crystallisation of electoral trends has a lot to do with polarisation along ethnic lines witnessed in the state. The renewed Naga assertion and reaction to it from Manipuri tribes is the defining feature of the coming elections.

In case the BJP loses its slender edge or if there is a sudden surge from Congress, we may observe yet another hung Assembly with the role of kingmaker resting with NPF and others. The probability of that happening is more than what it was a month ago.

Manipur polls are important for the BJP to show its continued dominance in Northeast India, especially with the worsening internal security situation casting a shadow over its track record.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday restrained Tripura Police from acting on its notice to Twitter Inc with regard to a journalist’s tweet about alleged communal violence in the state.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna issued notice on the plea and tagged the plea of Samiullah Shabbir Khan with other pending matters.

Advocate Shar ukh Alam, appearing for Khan, said the notice issued by the Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime) cell of Tripura Police under section 91 of CrpC to the Twitter Inc has sought browsing history of the petitioner, his telephone number, and IP address, besides preserving of the tweet for investigation of the criminal case lodged against the petitioner. Alam sought to know since when writing about communal violence amounted to contributing to

the violence, and submitted that the police notice was an invasion of the petitioner’s privacy.

The bench recorded Alam’s submission that the petitioner had put out a tweet through his Twitter account referring to the violence and vandalisation of religious places and had tagged Tripura Police.

It noted that on November 22 last year, a communication was addressed

by Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime) of Tripura Police to Twitter Inc adverting to the FIR registered against various sections of IPC and UAPA. The bench said the communication sought removal of contents of the said twitter account, whose links are provided and the preservation of the content from October 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022, details of user, browsing logs from October 1, 2021 to November 7, 2021 and

mobile number registered with the Twitter account.

“It is being submitted that writing about violence will certainly not attract any of the offence to which reference has been made in the communication,” the bench recorded the submission of Alam.

In his plea, Khan has said that he received a notice from Twitter informing him about the communication from Tripura Police and about the inquiry which has been initiated.

On November 17 last year, the top court had directed Tripura Police not to take any coercive action against the three civil society members, including a journalist, in connection with an FIR lodged under the harsh UAPA provisions against them for allegedly bringing facts through social media posts about “targeted violence” against the minority community in the state.

Low key 50th Meghalaya Statehood Day celebration

Correspondent

SHILLONG, JAN 10: Meghalaya would go for a low-key 50th Statehood Day on January 21 next in view of the renewed threat from COVID-19, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma said on Monday.

The government has also decided to launch 300 Omicron variant, the Chief Minister said, “We are see- IMPHAL, JAN 10 (PTI): projects this year to mark ing the numbers are rising. A day after joining the BJP, the golden jubilee celebraIt is important for the state Manipur Congress MLA tions. to ensure we are looking Chaltonlien Amo on Monday resigned as a member at the hospitalization rates of the state assembly, an and the people who are in official said. the ICUs and people who In a blow to the Conrequire hospital beds.” gress, its Manipur vice-presThe Chief Minister ident Amo switched over to also reiterated his appeal the ruling BJP after elections Correspondent to the people of the State to the state assembly were to focus on two aspects announced. “Chaltonlien IMPHAL, JAN 10: An –vaccination and follow- Amo has resigned from the owner of a pharmacy has ing protocols, including membership of the Manipur been arrested with Heroin wearing of masks.

Legislative Assembly,” its powder worth over Rs. 3 Earlier, the Chief secretary K Meghajit Singh Minister held a meeting said. Since elections to the crore in international marwith senior health officials state assembly in 2017 when ket by police in Manipur’s and reviewed the process the Congress won 28 seats Bishnupur district.

A team of police comto revamp our health infra- in a house of 60, the grand structure under the ECRP old party has been beset with mandos of Bishnupur disdesertions that depleted its trict police on frisking and Phase II scheme.

Conrad K Sangma strength in the house. checking duty at Kwakta Amo, who was elected Bazar along Imphal-Churasaid that he have instructed the officials to expedite the from the Tipaimukh constit- chandpur road arrested process to ensure speedy uency, has been suspended implementation of the from the Congress after he the MD Munal Khan (42) on Sunday night and rejoined the saffron party. scheme.

“The golden jubilee celebration of Meghalaya’s statehood would be held as scheduled on January 21and it’s not yet confirmed if Prime Minister Narendra Modi would come to inaugurate the celebrations,” the Chief Minister said after a review meeting.

Nonetheless, the state has geared up for the inaugural celebrations that would be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Com-

plex at Polo ground.

“A makeshift hangar would be constructed in which just 3000 people would attend. This would be 30 per cent of the total capacity of the hangar,” Sangma said.

“We are expecting that people from all over the state would be part of the celebrations and all district headquarters would be connected virtually with Shillong to take part,” he

added. The Chief Minister informed that there would be no separate celebrations at the district headquarters and they would be able to take part online in the celebrations.

“Different programmes would be held during the day,” he said.

Announcing that the State government plans to launch just “one or two” important projects on the inaugural celebra-

tions, Sangma said since the celebrations would be conducted year long several more projects would be launched.

“About 300 projects would be launched this year to mark the golden jubilee celebrations. We would launch the projects throughout the year so the meaning of the celebrations increases and there would be more local participation,” the Chief Minister said.

Drug worth Rs. 3 cr seized from pharmacy owner in Manipur covered 578 gm of heroin powder packed in 49 soap cases from his possession, Bishnupur district SP N Herojit told reporters today. He claimed the arrested person to be the owner of Lifecare Pharmacy at Kwakta Bazar.

The arrested person along with the seized contraband item was paraded at the district police headquarters before handing over to the concer ned A woman prepares traditional food ‘pitha’ ahead of the Bhogali Bihu festival, in Moirang police station for Guwahati, Monday. Bhogali Bihu is a harvest festival and marks the end of the further investigation. harvesting season. (PTI) K Y M C

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NORTHEAST

NE states roll out Covid -19 booster dose

Correspondent/PTI

SHILLONG/ GUWAHATI/AGARTALA, JAN 10 (PTI): Governments of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura health department on Monday started administering the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, or the booster dose, to vulnerable groups such as healthcare and frontline workers and elderly people.

In Meghalaya, amid administration of the third booster or precautionary dose of the vaccine, surge in Covid -19 cases continued with the state registering 70 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday, which increased the number of active cases to 448 and two deaths due to the viral disease, taking the fatality figure up to 1487, even as 14 more cases of recovery from the virus surged the number of recovered cases to 83,369.

So far, Meghalaya has registered 85304 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Director Health Service (MI), Dr. Aman War said one COVID-19 related death each was recorded in the East Khasi Hills district and West Khasi Hills district. He said the new COVID-19 cases detected included 62 in the most

Assam has started giving precautionary vaccine dose to eligible beneficiaries in the state. (PTI) pandemic-hit East Khasi Hills, including state capital Shillong with the number of active cases in the district having soared up to 371.

While two new COVID-19 cases were detected in the West Garo Hills district, which now has 45 active cases, four new cases were detected in the Ri-Bhoi district, which has 15 active cases and one case each was detected in the South West Khasi Hills district, which has four active cases and West Khasi Hills district, which has one active case, as per the latest case count.

The West Jaintia Hills district has seven active COVID-19 cases, followed by three active cases in East Jaintia Hills district, one ac-

tive case each in East Garo Hills district and North Garo Hills district, while the South Garo Hills district and South West Garo Hills district have no active case.

Of the 12,71,367 persons tested for Covid-19 in the state till Monday, 11,86,063 persons were tested negative for the virus, the state Covid dashboard reflected.

Meanwhile, 32,100 health care workers have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 and 29,165 have been administered with the second dose, 96976 front-line workers have got the first jab and 84,420have taken the second shot, while 11,23,339 persons from among the

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inspects guard of honor during Police Week Parade Programme in Agartala, Monday. (PTI)

Mizoram government asked to provide protection to farmers near Assam border

AIZAWL, JAN 10 (PTI): Mizoram’s main opposition party Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) on Monday urged the state government to provide protection to broomstick growers to ensure that they reap their harvest.

In a statement, the party said that many broomstick farmers at Aitlang area near Vairengte, a disputed land along the state’s border with Assam, are facing an acute crisis because their farmlands are still “occupied” by the Assam Police.

The farmers will be unable to harvest their produce unless security is provided to them, it said. There are more than 18 farmers in Aitlang area and Assam Police have been camping face to face with Mizoram Police there since June last year, it added.

The ZPM also alleged that areca nut farmers at Saihapui ‘V’ village, one of the

disputed areas in Kolasib district, were not allowed to collect their harvest by the Assam Police.

It alleged that the Assam Police personnel plucked betel nuts from these farms by hiring labourers. It asked the government to provide protection to the farmers so that they freely harvest their produce.

Mizoram shares a 164.6 km long interstate boundary with Assam.

The boundary dispute between the two northeastern states is a long-standing issue, which stemmed from two colonial demarcations in 1875 and 1933.

The border dispute took an ugly turn on July 26 last year when police forces of both states engaged in a gunfight at the disputed area near Vairengte village, leading to the deaths of six policemen and a civilian from Assam.

more than two lakh people every day and we have a stock of 75 lakh jabs at the moment.”

In its daily bulle tin on Sunday night, the National Health Mission (NHM) had said that a total of 3,89,91,520 doses of vaccines have been administered. This included 2,26,32,703 first doses and 1,63,58,817 second doses.

It had said that a total of 57,158 people were vaccinated on Sunday, down from 2,22,016 shots on Saturday.

A total of 11,498 children between 15 and 18 years of age received the first jab across the state on Sunday, NHM had said.

TRIPURA: Tripura health department on Monday started administering a third or precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers and co-morbid people aged 60 years and above, who took their second dose of vaccine nine months ago.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb took to social media to appreciate the frontline workers “who played an important role in strengthening our fight against COVID”.

Urging people to maintain COVID-Appropriate Behaviour (CAB), Min-

Sikkim reports 112 COVID-19 cases, one fatality

Ghy HC asks East Pak immigrant to apply for citizenship

G A N G TO K , JA N 1 0 (PTI): Sikkim on Monday reported 112 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 32,831, a health department bulletin said.

One fresh fatality during the day took the state’s coronavirus death toll to 410.

Seventy people had tested positive for coronavirus in the state on Sunday.

Of the new cases, East Sikkim logged 67 positive cases followed by 42 in West Sikkim, two in South Sikkim, and one in North Sikkim.

Sikkim now has 314 active COVID-19 cases, while 366 patients have migrated to other states, the bulletin said. The recovery count stood at 31,741.

The Himalayan state has tested 411 samples for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such clinical examinations to 2,82,760.

Sikkim’s COVID-19 daily positivity rate stood at 27.2 per cent, while the daily recovery rate was 97.8 per cent.

In the revised COVID-19 guidelines issued on Monday, Sikkim made a negative coronavirus test report mandatory for entering the state.

chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Dignitaries like state DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar were also present among others.

“We cannot confirm that the infection spread from the conference as almost a week has passed since then and they have tested positive in the last one or two days,” the senior official said. An additional director general of police, a deputy inspector general of police, six officers in the rank of superintendent of police

and another official were afflicted with coronavirus in the past two days.

Besides, many junior officials and personnel have also tested positive in the last few days since the third wave hit the state, sources said.

The chief minister last week said the state is under the third wave of the pandemic since January 1.

Assam’s single-day COVID-19 cases on Sunday came down for the first time in nine days with the detection of 988 fresh infections, but the positivity rate soared by nearly double to 6.48 per cent in a day.

Arunachal Deputy CM tests positive for Covid

ITANAGAR, JAN 10 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Sharing the information on his Twitter handle, Mein requested everyone who came in contact with him in the last few days to quarantine themselves and get tested.

“Today, I got myself tested for Covid through RAT and was found positive. I have got mild symptoms but doing well with no other problem. I request all those who came into contact with me in the last few days, to isolate themselves and get their Covid test done,” the deputy chief minister tweeted. Chief Minister Pema Khandu wished for speedy recovery of his deputy. “Get well soon @ChownaMeinBJP ji, our prayers are with you for speedy recovery,” Khandu tweeted.

According to the petitioner, his grandfather had entered through West Bengal but thereafter settled in Assam and his name appeared in the voters’ list of the state in 1966. He died later. The Tribunal also noted that the petitioner had studied upto class five in Gandhi Colony Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Kolkata and after attaining his majority was engaged in jewellery business at Jadavpur area of that city. “... It is on record that the petitioner came to Patharkandi, Karimganj, Assam, only in the year 1984 and settled there and started his jewellery business,” said the High Court judgement on December 14, 2021.

The judges said that considering the evidence on record, there is no doubt that the petitioner had entered India in 1964 and thereafter stayed in Calcutta (now Kolkata) till 1984, then shifted to Assam and settled in the state. “The question which naturally will arise is, what will be the status of the petitioner, who had entered India in the year 1964 from East Pakistan and continued to stay in India? Is he to be declared a foreigner?” they wondered. The two-judge bench expressed its inability to declare Paul as an Indian citizen as claimed by him as he was not born in this country but in East

Congress workers at the protest in Tinsukia. (NE Now) GUWAHATI, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): The Assam Congress, on Monday, staged protest in different parts of the state against alleged land grabbing by the family chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

According to NE Now, Monday’s protest by the Congress is part of the series of agitational programmes the party has initiated seeking an investigation into alleged land grabbing by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife and son.

Earlier, Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah had said that party workers and leaders will hold protests from January 10 to February 6

Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and entered India in 1964.

As to whether a person who enters India in 1964 from East Pakistan can be considered to be an Indian or not, there is no provision under the Citizenship Act, 1955 except for Sections 6A(2), the judges said.

“Under Section 6A(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, a person entering India before 01.01.1966 can be deemed to be a citizen provided he enters Assam from the specified territory (East Pakistan) and he has been ordinarily residing in Assam after the date of entry,” the bench said.

According to the Assam Accord, foreigners entering Assam on or before March 25, 1971 can get the benefit of citizenship if they register themselves before the competent authority. Those who entered the state after the date will be declared as foreigners. The High Court said that as the petitioner did not enter Assam but West Bengal and also as he has not been a resident of Assam after his date of entry in 1964, he cannot get the benefit of deemed citizenship under Section 6A(2) of

in all districts to press for the demand of a judicial probe into the allegations.

“The chief minister is evicting poor people from encroached land while he and his family have grabbed government land meant for the landless people,” the Assam Congress chief said.

A company belonging to Chief Minister Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma and son Nandil Biswa Sarma has allegedly illegally grabbed government land on Guwahati outskirts.

The Congress leaders said a total of seven plots in North Guwahati were allegedly allocated to RBS realtors between 2008 and 2009.

the Citizenship Act, 1955.

“Under such circumstances, the question which arises is, whether the petitioner will be declared a foreigner, in which event, he will be liable to be deported also,” it said. The bench then pointed to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which said any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014 shall not be treated as an illegal migrant. Such immigrants are also exempted from the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Foreigners Act, 1946 and any rule or order made thereunder, it added.

“Since the petitioner cannot be considered to be an illegal migrant by virtue of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and since he had been staying in India for more than seven years from now having entered in 1964, in our view, he will be entitled to be considered for grant of citizenship by registration under Section 5 of the Citizenship Act, 1955,” the HC said.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

PUBLIC NOTICE No. GEN-24/NST COLONY/2019-D/- Dated Dimapur, the 10th January ‘2022

9 senior Assam police officers down with Covid GUWAHATI, JAN 10 (PTI): At least nine senior officers, including an Additional DGP and one DIG ranked officials, of Assam Police have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two days.

On condition of anonymity, a senior Assam Police official told PTI on Monday that some of his colleagues are admitted in hospital, while others are in home isolation. “All of them are doing fine and there is nothing to worry about,” he said. These officers attended the twoday conference of superintendents of police on January 3-4 in Duliajan,

Cong stages protest against alleged land grabbing by Assam CM’s family

general public have been inoculated with the first dose and 7,83,089 citizens have been vaccinated with the second dose across the state till date, as per the National Health Mission record.

Data for the administration of the third booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine was yet to be furnished by the health department.

ASSAM: State Health Minister Keshab Mahanta ceremonially rolled out the drive at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital in presence of local BJP MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami.

NHM Mission Director Lakshmanan S said that the exercise has begun across the state in the existing vaccination centres and beneficiaries have started coming in. “We have around 4.5-5 lakh healthcare and frontline workers in Assam.

They all will be given the booster dose and the drive has begun,” he told PTI. Lakshmanan also said that an estimated 23 lakh people above 60 years of age will also get the third dose if nine months have passed since their second dose.

When asked about the vaccine stock, he said, “There is absolutely no shortage of vaccines. On an average, we are vaccinating

GUWAHATI, JAN 10 (PTI): Gauhati High Court has set aside the order of a Foreigner’s Tribunal in Assam which had declared a person who had migrated from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) as a foreigner and asked him to apply for citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The order was passed in the judgement to a writ petition filed by Bablu Paul alias Sujit Paul of Karimganj district of Assam by a High Court Bench comprising Justices N Kotiswar Singh and Malasri Nandi.

The Foreigners’ Tribunal-II of the district had in May 2017 declared Paul a foreigner who came to India illegally from Bangladesh on or after March 25, 1971.

The High Court in its order said that Paul was about two years old when he entered India with his father Boloram Paul and grandfather Chintaharan Paul on September 30, 1964 from the then East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh on March 26, 1971. “...They were given refugee status by the Government of India as (is) clearly evident from the certificate issued by the Government of West Bengal to the members of the minority community in East Pakistan desiring to stay in India,” the order said.

ister for Information and Cultural Affairs, Sushanta Chowdhury said health experts have predicted that the border state might witness a peak in coronavirus cases in January and February.

He told reporters that in view of a health department report that the state now has an overall 5 per cent positivity rate, while the Agartala Municipal Corporation has a 16.95 per cent positivity rate, people need to take extra precautions to curb the spread of the infection.

The minister said the Tripura government has made all necessary arrangements to tackle any crisis.

“The state government has decided to recruit around 500-700 doctors, nurses, and lab technicians on contract basis to handle the situation,” Chowdhury said. Highlighting that 22 oxygen plants are operational and 2,562 beds, including 700 for serious patients, are available in the state at present, he said, if required, the number of beds would be increased, the minister said.

As many as 1,729 oxygen concentrators, 2,263 oxygen cylinders, 2,391 pulse oximeters, and 192 ventilators are in stock, Chowdhury said.

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LAKHS OF 60-PLUS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS GET THIRD COVID JAB

SC agrees to hear PIL on alleged hate speeches made in Haridwar, Delhi

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, JANUARY11, 2022

‘Precautionary’ dose drive kicks off NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): Lakhs of 60-plus citizens and frontline as well as health workers queued up for their third Covid jab on Monday as India began administering a “precautionary” dose against the infection, a critical step that comes as cases spike alarmingly in the country.

Braving snow, plummeting winter temperatures, rain in some places or unrelenting sun in others, many people could be seen waiting their turn outside vaccination centres across the vast expanse that is India.

An estimated 1.05 crore healthcare and 1.9 crore frontline workers, and 2.75 crore co-morbid people in the 60-plus category is the estimated targeted population, Health Ministry sources said as the ramped up vaccination drive to increase the Covid protection umbrella kicked off -- 17 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement on December 24.

In the national capital, which added 22,751 cases to its tally of infections and a positivity rate of 23.53 per cent on Sunday,

A man receives the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, at a health centre in Srinagar, Monday. (PTI)

around three lakh people who took their second dose nine months ago are eligible for their third “booster” dose of the vaccine.

The vulnerable population -- also including personnel deployed for election duty – will get a “precautionary jab” of the same vaccine they took 39 weeks ago, the government has said. Slots are booked using existing CoWin accounts.

In Maharashtra, a particular area of concern for its huge numbers, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Twitter just before noon that the state had adminis-

tered 91,648 doses.

As the “immunity booster drive” got off the ground -- in accordance with what several countries are doing to enhance protection for their populations -- scenes of the elderly and others getting another layer of protection were replicated in villages, towns and cities.

In Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was present at an urban health centre in the capital Gandhinagar as the drive kicked off. The aim is to cover nine lakh eligible people in about 3,500 vaccination centres

where more than 17,000 health workers would be engaged for the purpose, a statement from Chief Minister’s Office said.

His Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin was on hand too to launch the drive in a Chennai centre.

The state government said in a statement that the drive has been initiated following instructions from the Central government to roll out the precaution dose for eligible populations.

In Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania and Inspector General (Bhopal rural) Irshad Wali were among those who took the precaution dose at a special camp at the collector’s office in the state capita. The drive to administer the precaution doses to eligible people was also going on at the Pandit Khushilal Sharma Government Ayurveda College in Bhopal, as well as other places across the state, officials said.

“Today, we plan to administer the booster dose to at least two lakh frontline and healthcare workers. The drive will be carried out in

all vaccination centres. At present, we have 1.4 crore doses. Hopefully, this will help us give the booster dose also to vulnerable senior citizens in the state,” a health official in West Bengal said as the scheme rolled out.

Giving details, the official said 22 lakh senior citizens, 10.5 lakh health workers, 7.5 lakh frontline personnel and 5 lakh doctors in the state are scheduled to receive the precautionary dose.

“As doctors, nurses, policemen and healthcare and frontline workers got COVID-19 vaccine doses well before the masses, their antibody count has touched rock-bottom. Hence, they must get the booster dose first so that their immunity levels increase,” Dr Anima Halder, principal of staterun Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital told PTI. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has opened over 100 urban primary health clinics to administer the booster dose.

Other state-run and private establishments are also giving the jabs, officials said.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a PIL seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who made hate speeches during two separate events held recently at ‘Dharam Sansad’ in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and in the national capital.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya kant and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal that no action has been taken against those who made the hate speeches despite registration of FIR by the Uttarakhand police.

“I have moved this PIL in respect of what happened in Dharam Sansad in Haridwar on December 17 and 19 (last year). We are living in difficult times where slogan in country has changed from ‘Satyamev Jayate’ to ‘Shastramev Jayate,” Sibal said.

“All right, we will take up the matter,” the CJI said, asking whether some inquiries were on.

The FIR has been filed but no arrests have been

made, the senior lawyer said, adding that no action would be possible without the intervention of this court.

The petition, filed by journalist Qurban Ali and former Patna High Court Judge and senior advocate Anjana Prakash, have sought a direction for “an independent, credible and impartial investigation” by an SIT into the incidents of hate speeches against the Muslim community.

The plea, which specifically referred to the “hate” speeches delivered between “the 17th & 19th of December 2021 at Haridwar and Delhi”, has also sought compliance of apex court’s guidelines to deal with such speeches.

One event was organ-

ised in Haridwar by one Yati Narsinghanand and the other in Delhi by ‘Hindu Yuva Vahini’ allegedly “calling for genocide of members” of a community. .

The Uttarakhand police have filed the FIR on December 23, 2021 under various provisions of the IPC against some persons including Wasim Rizvi, Sant Dharamdas Maharaj, Sadhvi Annapoorna alias Pooja Shakun Pandey, Yati Narsinghanand and Sagar Sindhu Maharaj.

A similar complaint has been filed with Delhi Police for the second event organised in the national capital.

The plea said no effective steps have been taken

by Uttarakhand and Delhi police.

Looking forward to constructive dialogue: NIA charge sheet against 5 Union Home Ministry seeks more Sources on military talks with China for radicalising Muslim youth time to frame rules under CAA NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): India is looking forward to “constructive” dialogue with China to resolve issues in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said on Monday ahead of the 14th round of military talks between the two sides on the 20-month row.

The talks will take place on January 12 at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the sources said.

The ‘Senior Highest Military Commander Level (SHMCL)’ talks will begin at 9:30 am, they said.

“Indian side is looking forward to constructive dialogue to resolve the balance friction areas,” a source said.

It is learnt that major

focus of the talks will be on disengagement in the Hot Springs area.

The Indian side is expected to press for disengagement as soon as possible in all the remaining friction points including resolution of issues in Depsang Bulge and Demchok.

The 13th round of talks had taken place on October 10, 2021 and they ended in a stalemate.

Both sides failed to make any headway in the talks with the Indian Army saying after the dialogue that the “constructive suggestions” made by it were neither agreeable to the Chinese side nor it could provide any “forward-looking” proposals.

In their virtual diplomatic talks on November 18, India and China agreed to hold the 14th round of

military talks at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh.

The eastern Ladakh border standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas.

Both sides gradually enhanced their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry.

As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed the disengagement process last year in the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and in the Gogra area. Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the sensitive sector.

KO L K AT A , J A N 1 0 (PTI): The NIA has filed a charge sheet against four Bangladeshi and an Indian operative of the proscribed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh for their alleged involvement in radicalising Muslim youth and their recruitment by JMB/AQIS (al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent), an official said on Monday.

Najiur Rahman Pavel, Mikail Khan, Rabiul Islam and Mohammad Abdul Mannan Bachu, all Bangladeshi nationals, have been named in the charge sheet along with Lalu Sen, a resident of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas, the official said.

The Bangladeshis have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC, the UAPA, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act, the NIA official said.

The case pertains to a criminal conspiracy by three Bangladeshi nationals who had illegally entered India along with their associates of JMB/AQIS, to recruit, motivate Muslim youth to establish a ‘Caliphate’ and for the furtherance of terrorist activities in India and Bangladesh, the official said.

The four Bangladeshi and the Indian accused were actively involved in establishing JMB/AQIS module and had conspired to propagate its ideology and execute terror activities in India, the NIA official said.

They had received funds from Bangladesh through ‘hawala channels’ and also fraudulently obtained Indian identity documents, to evade detection, the official said, adding that further probe into the case is underway.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): The Union Home Ministry has approached the parliamentary committees seeking more time for framing rules under the CAA through which the Modi government wants to grant Indian nationality to non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019 and the Presidential nod was received the next day. Subsequently, it was notified by the home ministry.

However, the law is yet to be implemented as rules under the CAA are yet to be framed.

According to the Manual on Parliamentary Work, the rules for any

legislation should have been framed within six months of presidential assent or seek extension from the Committees on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Since, the home ministry could not frame rules within six months of the enactment of the CAA, it sought time for the committees -- first in June 2020 and then four more times.

The fifth extension came to an end on Monday.

“We have approached the parliamentary committees seeking more time.

Hopefully, we will get the extension,” a home ministry official told PTI. The Central government has already made it clear that the Indian citizenship to the eligible

beneficiaries of the CAA will be given only after rules under the legislation are notified.

The objective of the CAA is to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Those from these communities who had come to India till December 31, 2014, facing religious persecution there, will not be treated as illegal immigrants and given Indian citizenship.

After the CAA was passed by Parliament, widespread protests were witnessed in different parts of the country leading to deaths of nearly 100 people in police firing and related violence.

Cong’s padayatra in Karnataka enters second day; top leaders booked for Covid rules violation However, Congress leaders and workers are continuing their march for the second day today, and are scheduled to cover a distance of about 15 km from Shivakumar’s native Doddalahalli to Kanakapura.

The government has imposed curfew on weekends and restricted public gatherings to fight the surge in COVID-19 cases, till January 19. It has also prohibited all rallies, dharnas and protests, among others, as part of containment

measures. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, hitting out at Congress leaders for continuing their march, said the law will take its course against the organisers and important people who have violated the rules.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, anybody who violates the law will face action. “Further action will automatically follow with the case registered. Whatever action should be taken under particular sections, will be taken, it will defi-

nitely happen and there will be no differentiation in it.

How much ever big a leader or a common man the person involved is, action will be taken in accordance with law,” he added.

The 10 days padayatra with the theme ‘Namma Neeru Namma Hakku’ (Our water, Our right) that began at Sangama, the confluence of Cauvery and Arkavathi rivers at Kanakapura in Ramanagara district on Sunday under the leadership of Shivakumar and Sidda-

Michael Lobo resigns as Goa minister, quits BJP

Michael Lobo

from the BJP,” Lobo told reporters.

Asked whether he will join the Congress, Lobo said he is in talks with other political parties.

He claimed that people were unhappy with the ruling BJP in the coastal state.

“The voters told me that the BJP is no more a party of the common people,” he said, while claiming that the grass-root level workers were feeling ignored by the party.

However, Goa BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanavade said Lobo’s decision to leave the party will have no impact on its prospects in the upcoming state polls.

Lobo had left the party long back and he was “only physically present with us,” Tanavade said.

He may have left, but other workers in the Calangute Assembly constituency are with the party, he said.

The BJP will field a fresh candidate to retain the Calangute Assembly seat in the elections, Tanavade said.

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced that elections to all 40 Assembly constituencies in Goa would be held on February 14.

The BJP, Congress, Goa Forward Party (GFP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress Party (TMC), and NCP are the main political parties in the fray.

In the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, the Congress had emerged as the single largest party, but it failed to form government.

The BJP had then tiedup with some regional outfits and independents to form government.

The Congress currently has only two MLAs in the state.

rules, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said there were violations on Sunday as well and more cases may be registered. “Everything is left to the Ramanagara district administration, if there is any violation, whether by Congress people or anyone else action will be taken,” he said. Asked whether the police and government who take action on common people are feeling helpless in acting against politicians, the Minister replied in the negative. “FIR has been

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registered against 30 people yesterday, they have also mentioned others in FIR for violation, and action will be taken against all those responsible...legal action will be taken,” he said.

Noting that stopping the padayatra is not a big thing with the police force available, he said, to avoid any untoward incident there, the government decided to act smoothly in the interest of the people, and accused the Congress of playing politics during the pandemic.

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The Goa BJP unit later said Lobo’s move will not have any impact on the party’s prospects in the state Assembly elections, to be held on February 14.

Lobo, who represented the Calangute Assembly constituency and held charge of the state port and waste management departments, submitted his resignation to the chief minister’s office and the Goa Assembly’s Speaker.

He is likely to join the Congress, according to sources.

“I have resigned from both the posts. I will see what steps are to be taken next. I have also resigned

ramaiah, will be spanning a distance of nearly 139 km.

H oweve r S i d d a r a maiah, who returned to the city from the padayatra last evening due to fever, is not taking part today too, and is taking rest on doctor’s advice. According to his office, he is likely to participate in the march from Tuesday.

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BENGALURU, JAN 10 (PTI): The Opposition Congress’ ‘padayatra’ (march) demanding implementation of the Mekedatu reservoir project across the Cauvery river entered the second day on Monday, even as the police has booked senior party leaders including Siddaramiah and DK Shivakumar for taking out the protest defying Covid-19 curbs.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 35 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022

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Writ of AFSPA

t is speculative whether, the draconian Armed Forces(Special Powers)Act will become infructuous if solution to the Naga political issue is secured , as maintained by the state Congress. The AFSPA has been extended for a further six-month period from December 31,2021 by the ministry of home affairs. The extension of AFSPA comes even as the December 20 resolution at the one-day special session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly for repeal in addition to protests across Nagaland and other parts of the north east that the Act be scrapped. The entire region united and got reignited against AFSPA after the massacre of six coal miners on December 4 by a unit of the 21 Paras (Special Forces) in the first incident and subsequently, seven others in the second incident during an abortive cover-up. Prior to the Oting massacre , the political narrative was all about Naga political solution, upon which the regional party, first NPF and later NDPP, took up the single-point agenda at the top of their respective manifestos since 2003. Both NPF and later NDPP vowed to stay the course for early solution to the Naga political issue. In their respective innings in power, NPF heading the DAN-I,DAN-II and DAN-III with BJP as a constituent and followed by the NDPP-led BJP coalition under PDA were part of Joint Legislators Forum(JLF) comprising of all legislators with the avowed aim of being active facilitators for solution to the Naga political issue. NPF walked out of JLF and formed its Political Affairs Mission(PAM) on August 28,2020 after claiming that the chief minister did not convene the JLF after the Interlocutor announced that since all aspects have been discussed, official negotiations will wind up by October 31,2019.

Just when all were awaiting eventual solution during 2020 and 2021, all 60 MLAs became part of the Core Committee for Naga Political Issue in June 2021 to work together in getting talks back on track. The committee sought to work to put negotiations back on track despite the announcement by the government of India’s Interlocutor that since all issues were covered, October 31,2019 will herald the end of all official talks. Efforts have been made to reconnect with one group after communication snapped with the former interlocutor. The appointment of a representative (not interlocutor) to reset links is supposed to restart the process for securing a settlement. Now with the focus turned on AFSPA and quite understandably so due to the massacre at Oting, the state Congress reminded that solution should remain the priority so that AFSPA becomes redundant. This does not mean the Oting be forgotten as the issue has to be pursued with all means to bring the killers to book and punished. The argument of the Congress that AFSPA would become infructuous once solution is achieved is debatable.

It may be mentioned that AFSPA remained in force in Nagaland even after cease fires were signed with various groups since 1997 onwards. During the period of ceasefire and peace talks/negotiations, there have been no killings nor attacks on security forces.

Nagaland has been as peaceful as Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura, the three states where AFSPA was revoked. AFSPA exists only in Manipur(except Imphal municipality), three Naga dominated districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The currency of AFSPA and its extension(without the nod from the state cabinet) indicates that the Centre feels Nagaland can only be governed through this black law.

DailyDevotion The Opened Sight

I now send you, to open their eyes…that they may receive forgiveness of sins… —Acts 26:17-18

This verse is the greatest example of the true essence of the message of a disciple of Jesus Christ in all of the New Testament.

God’s first sovereign work of grace is summed up in the words, “…that they may receive forgiveness of sins….” When a person fails in his personal Christian life, it is usually because he has never received anything. The only sign that a person is saved is that he has received something from Jesus Christ. Our job as workers for God is to open people’s eyes so that they may turn themselves from darkness to light. But that is not salvation; it is conversion— only the effort of an awakened human being. I do not think it is too broad a statement to say that the majority of so-called Christians are like this. Their eyes are open, but they have received nothing. Conversion is not regeneration.

This is a neglected fact in our preaching today.

When a person is born again, he knows that it is because he has received something as a gift from Almighty God and not because of his own decision.

People may make vows and promises, and may be determined to follow through, but none of this is salvation. Salvation means that we are brought to the place where we are able to receive something from God on the authority of Jesus Christ, namely, forgiveness of sins.

This is followed by God’s second mighty work of grace: “…an inheritance among those who are sanctified….” In sanctification, the one who has been born again deliberately gives up his right to himself to Jesus Christ, and identifies himself entirely with God’s ministry to others.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022

Post-mortem

not necessary, do not AFSPA - the evil within goIfon a journey this month M C uch has been said and talked about Armed Force Special Power Act (AFSPA).

However, those who suffered the pain and agony of AFSPA have more to say. The GOI seems to be enjoying the sufferings of the Nagas. The Oting incident triggered the collective hearts of the people to raise one voice against the atrocities meted out to Nagas under the guise of AFSPA. AFSPA should be revoked at all costs. Nagaland is not a firing zone for the Indian armies.

We cannot afford Nagas to suffer under the iron rule of AFSPA. For decades, Nagas have seen the ocean of tears and cries of its people. No sooner did the ocean dry; there came the massacre of innocent Nagas at Oting.

Nagas have the right to live in freedom and peace without the supervision of superficial acts and external threats like AFSPA. Nagaland is not a training ground for Indian armies to practice torture, rape and killing. There was a better and peaceful life without AFSPA. There can be better life without it.

Nagas know the art of living. AFSPA knows the art of killing. They are contradictory. They cannot co-exist.

AFSPA is a wild animal in the land of the Nagas. The wild animal has been eating up all innocent lambs. The

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churches, homes, fields and forests are desecrated by AFSPA. The presence of AFSPA will lead to the construction of another war cemetery in Nagaland. AFSPA has to go. The evil must disappear for good.

The history of Nagas is written with the blood and tears of numerous martyrs who suffered under the cruel hands of the Indian armies with a special power. Coldblooded murder, rape and torture are ashamed to be mentioned. The inhuman treatments meted out to Nagas are witnesses to this suffering era. The GOI sit and enjoy the crime scene. The GOI is less affected by the feelings and emotions of Nagas.

Politically, Nagas are still dependent. This has made the Nagas even more susceptible to the wrong policies of the central Government. Can Nagas start working out to achieve the common interest? Failure in this will lead us to be slaves to the policies and acts of the central Government. AFSPA is the best example. Numerous policies are intruding on the culture of the people.

Nagaland, the land of festivals is filled with numerous threats from within and outside. Killing, a spray of bullets, bombs and threats are nothing new to Nagas.

AFSPA has now become the author of life and death.

Sadly, the victims are Nagas.

Lots of life has been lost under the tyranny of AFSPA. This crime scene has to change. Give way for peace and harmony in Nagaland by revoking AFSPA. People and land are holy. Let no one defile this sanctity.

Like AFSPA, the Naga political factions also contributed their equal share in the shedding of blood. Every story happens in front of the State Government. The Government has fed both the parties well to be qualified gladiators in Nagaland.

Now, they may play a blame game to hide the duplicity of life. The number of Nagas killed by the Indian armies and Naga political factions can be a comparative statistical study for this generation.

Killing innocent lives should not become the daily morning news. Let justice, liberty, equality and fraternity reign in our land.

As a welfare state, let us pursue peace and freedom in the truest term. We do not believe in violence and killings as means to pursue our dreams. We hope the GOI will implement welfare policies and acts, not deadly AFSPA. The State Government must be vigilant in the exercise of its duty to protect and uphold every citizen with respect and dignity.

With much concern, Rev. Fr. G. L. Khing

ovid cases in India are increasing at the speed of a storm.

Many states have imposed various types of restrictions. Even the Election Commission of India has issued precautionary guidelines in view of the upcoming assembly elections in five states and asked all political parties to campaign through digital means and while on a door to door campaign there should not be more than five persons in the team.

Till now it was a big question on the people’s mind that on one hand restrictions are being imposed across the country, then why are crowds being allowed in the election rallies in states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa etc.

After studying the trend of Corona in four metros of the country, it was found that during the second wave in the month of May last year, while there was a severe shortage of Oxygen support and hospital beds, nothing like that is being seen in this third wave. More than 90 per cent beds in Delhi hospitals are lying vacant. It is another matter that the Omicron variant spreads many times faster than the previous Delta variant. Doctors believe that the third wave will last only for a few weeks more, then it will slow down. That is, it would be better if people avoid going out on a journey during this time.

A professor of neurosurgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) says that the rapidly increasing Covid 19 cases in the country will start declining in a few weeks, but caution is necessary. That is why hospitals have been asked to be

Presidential address on Naga Day celebration by Naga Club

, on behalf of Naga Club bring you greetings in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, on this auspicious occasion of Naga Day. Our forefathers, passed on to us a great heritage and historic legacy based on mutual respect, selflessness, openness, integrity, humility, self-reliance, hardworking, consistency, hospitality, courage etc. We are indebted to them for an illustrious and distinguished history in all fields, be it social, political, ecology and eco -system, community living etc. apart from our priceless traditions and customs.

Nagas are moving fast into the modern world and new threats and challenges are staring us in the face. It is a litmus test of our age-old virtues, human values and unity and how best we respond to these threats and challenges with clarity of thought, integrity and steadfast moral courage, will define “who we are or where we are heading”, so we need to be adequately equipped to face the complexities.

The Naga Club reaffirms its commitment and mandate to work for the welfare of the whole Nagas and stands strong in its belief that differences or disputes, arising out of hatred, lies, corruptions, manipulations or bitterness will not be allowed to weaken and divide the Nagas.

Nagas, facing greater challenges today, should place the common good above all else and

work as one, to acquire wisdom from the Almighty God to set aside their differences, whenever they occur, to rise above narrow interests, to make them stronger, to achieve what is right and best for Nagas as a whole.

For many centuries, Nagas lived scattered but freely without subjugation to anyone, also with little awareness of each other.

However, each village was a republic by itself, self contained and completely independent.

There were few intermittent skirmishes and warfare between the villages, but most of the times against ruthless alien intruders.

Head hunting was a practice on the premises of defending their vulnerable women, children and common men. The Naga people had no connection with the new independent India whatsoever; they were not Indians and their territories were not a part of the Indian Union since many centuries ago till date, may I refer an example?

Sir Alexander Mackenzie’s book titled as “History of the Relations of the Government with Hill Tribes of North Eastern Frontier Bengal”, wrote as; “In 1851, no fewer than 22 Naga raids were reported, in which 55 persons were killed, 10 wounded and 113 taken captives. From 1854-1865, there had been 19 Angami raids in which 232 British subjects had been killed, wounded and carried off and these losses have occurred

when a chain of outposts was in existence from Barapathar to Assaloo”. The Nagas had taken series of punitive actions due to nonpayment of yearly tribute as was practiced, since time immemorial.

The ruthless exploration of the British Government into the Naga homeland encountered some of the fiercest battles from 1832 to 1880. Then British Government sought peace from the Nagas, to end the duration of wars, as such, a “no more fight agreement” had to be made in our Naga tradition, in our favor as per our terms under the leadership of Kienitso Seyie of Khonoma and Pelhou Dolie of Khonoma on March 27 at Mezoma in 1880. The amiable nature of the British won over the hearts of the innocent simpleminded people to find acceptance as a friendly nation into our homeland. To ensure a peaceful situation, a rule of law and order was mutually established in our land but not by military conquest or by a treaty condition of surrender or subjugation. The Naga sovereignty has never been colonized by the British at any point of time.

Later, this was unilaterally interpreted by the British as the small portion of western Nagas, known as Naga Hills District becoming a part of the eastern edge of the British Empire thereby betraying the above mentioned “no more fight agreement” terms

and conditions. Therefore, the Naga Club on behalf of the Nagas submitted a historic memorandum to the British Statutory Commission popularly known as Sir John Simon Commission on January 10, in 1929 at Kohima.

It means to say that the British were to “leave us alone for sovereignty” as and when their departure from their South Asian colonies took place. This clarification was made much earlier before the new independent India came into existence.

As such, Nagas were treated as non- Indians and their territories were not considered to be a part of British India Empire under the Naga Hills Excluded Area Act of 1935.

The Naga Hills Excluded Area was proposed by the British Government to be made a Crown Colony of England under the Queen of England, which was unanimously rejected by our farsighted forefathers who took a firm stand consistent with their original stand namely “leave us alone to determine for ourselves as in ancient time”.

Thus, when the Nagas reaffirmed their original stand and declared their decision to continue as a people and a nation on the departure of the British, they were acting on the basis of the facts of their unquestionable history as understood by them.

Nagas expressed their original stand as People’s Republic of Nagaland, “KHUNAK NGEU

Some questions on the order of re-imposition of fresh Covid-19 restriction

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prepared in every manner. The new variant was first reported in South Africa and now cases are decreasing there. Also, this time the symptoms of Covid are getting very mild. That is why neither patients have to be admitted to the hospital and nor anyone is dying this time. Most of the patients are being instructed to remain in isolation at their own houses.

This is a good sign, but it does not mean that negligence should be done. The new variant is much more contagious. So keep wearing a mask, keep a safe distance from people, and work from your home. Do not travel if it is not necessary. Do not go to public meetings and use more digital means.

In a panel discussion, Dr. HK Bali, Former Consultant, PGI Chandigarh and a well-known Cardiologist said that the sudden increase in Omicron cases in the country is a matter of concern. Even though Omicron’s symptoms are not severe, if not addressed promptly, it can burden hospitals and cause systems to collapse. Another expert said that most hospitals are not prepared to deal with the crisis. Epidemics usually have a life span of two and a half to three years and they end when a milder but more contagious virus replaces the deadly virus. Viruses never die and cannot be destroyed. However, the severity of the disease can be reduced by increasing immunity. Occasionally, a mutated, more dangerous virus can reappear and cause outbreaks.

Narvijay Yadav, The writer is a senior journalist and columnist.

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he fresh surge of the Covid-19 virus across the country is indeed alarming and the measures taken by the Government of Nagaland is imperative and therefore needs to be honoured.

However, to remove certain doubts, it is pertinent to raise questions on some points of the restriction order {No.NSDMA-ER-COVID19/301/2020 (PART II). DATED KOHIMA the 8th Jan’ 2022)}for clarifications and public perception henceforth.

1. Restriction point/s no. a) and c) says, “subject to all participants being asymptomatic and fully vaccinated (taken both doses) against Covid-19.”

As such, what about asymptomatic and NOT vaccinated participants?

2. Restriction No. d) says, “ if the incoming traveller is not carrying a negative COVID-19 report, or has a negative report, but is symptomatic, or is below 12 years of age and is symptomatic, he/she.........till the declaration of the test result.”

Does a traveller who is carrying “Negative report” but not fully vaccinated and/or Not at all vaccinated but is asymptomatic/symptomatic come into the same category? and, 3. Restriction Point No. f) says that students of class IX and above, who have completed 15 years of age, will be allowed to attend classes, only if he/ she has taken at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19, Isn’t this an imposition?

The one-sided motive behind the covid-19 vaccine policy

is disheartening and uncalled for. It is more or less a direct decree to coerce a section of people who doesn’t want to take vaccine against Covid-19 into taking it.

Thus, it flouts legality, because ‘vaccination is voluntary’, and so, it is an actionable offence.

Therefore, until a covid-19 vaccine or drug that can fully deter the virus is invented or as long as the virus does not necessitate a vaccine mandatory, it will be good to leave the welfare of every soul in the abled hands of God, and in the interest of the public, the order should be withdrawn or modified or rectified and reissued to accommodate all sections of the people.

Rilo Therie, Upper Agri Colony, Kohima, Nagaland

KHUM”. Chang Naga peoples’ war-cry for defending their ancestral homeland, meaning “Our Land Our Own”. Exercising their self-defense in their own homeland which according to them was a divine duty, and was never a case of secession or anti- India reaction, however, the sad reality was that the outwardly superior barbaric Indian military firepower and other resources seems to have decided the outcome of the lengthy Indo- Naga clash.

As such, their history is a witness to many twists and turns, characterized by durations of war, violence and military barbarism in our land for seven decades.

Although we have suffered subjugation by vastly superior powers outside in our modern history, we ought to be proud that our forefathers did not hand down to us a “legacy of defeat or a defeated story.” They stood unwavering, in defiant defense of our history and honor as a people and a nation.

Praise the Lord, for the blessing hands of Almighty God is upon us from the beginning till date. As such, “our Minds and our Naga National Soul” have never been colonized or compromised at any point of time. It is the solemn responsibility and bounden duty of every Naga generation to preserve the integrity of this priceless inherited legacy.

Kuolachalie Seyie, President, Naga Club

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Sir,

Use dipper at night

As a regular reader, I came across some articles expressing opinions in this column about “Using dipper at night”.

Today, almost every household owns a car or bike (be it SUVs or Maruti 800 or bike/scooter) where all drivers need lights to travel at night.

It is observed that many Nagas drive at night without using dipper, which is dangerous for other drivers to be blinded by the lights that could promptly lead to accident.

Using of dipper may not be advised to be used while driving in isolated areas where there are no other cars around, but driving in crowded roads, one must remember that others’ life could be at risk for not using dipper.

One must not grab the advantage of driving SUVs and disregard another who is driving small cars or two wheelers; the roads belong to all and every driver must maintain the proper driving etiquettes to avoid accidents.

Let us at least use dipper at night and respect one another irrespective of the cars we drive.

Inabo, Chekiye village, Dimapur

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.

SC panel to probe PM’s security breach

KPCC President D K Shivakumar speaks during the 2nd day of the 10-day ‘padayatra’ Monday. (PTI)

of the people by imposing restrictions for the sake of politics. I demand a judicial probe on the numbers being reported.”

“The rising positivity rate is BJP’s. It is BJP’s positive, BJP’s COVID, BJP’s Omicron, BJP’s lockdown and curfew. Despite people not having the disease, they are creating one,” he claimed, even as the state on Sunday registered a spike in numbers, by reporting 12,000 new cases.

Further alleging a conspiracy to get him COVID infected or positive certificate, the KPCC chief said, according to his information the ADC who came and met him last night is now corona infected. “He is the primary contact or something. Then why did they (BJP govt)

send that officer to me?

Where did they learn this trick? They somehow want to create trouble. Why do they want to do such petty politics?” he asked. Asked why he suspected, even before the test, that officials will give his positive report, he said, “Don’t we get information? I have all the information of the bureaucracy, the Ministers and officials share information with me.”

Meanwhile, a viral video of Shivakumar purportedly reprimanding officials who wanted to test him for COVID-19, last evening, has gone viral. “.....I’m fit and fine.

You can’t compel me. I know the law of this land,” Shivakumar can be heard telling officials including the ADC, in a high tone.

As EC bans rallies, political parties take to digital mode for UP polls also preparing for virtual campaigns.

The party has been telecasting key events and press conferences addressed or attended by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on its YouTube channel.

“It’s difficult to reach out to rural folk through digital platforms but the party is looking at the best possible ways,” SP national spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said.

“In rural areas, 40 per cent people do not use smart phones but the SP’s focus is on youths, who mostly have them (smartphones).

The party has been creating thousands of WhatsApp groups in rural areas and adding youths,” Verma said.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) termed the EC’s directive for virtual campaigns a blessing and said it will use its experience in social media to whip up support.

T h e p a r t y ’s s t a t e spokesperson Vaibhav Maheshwari said the AAP always believed in reaching

Worker removes a political banner as the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect in Lucknow. (PTI)

people individually and social media was the best way to establish this connection.

“Our agenda includes power, water, health and education. Showing photoshopped images, creating hatred on temple-mosque issues is no longer liked by the people,” he said, adding the people are liking his party’s ideology.

He said in the past couple of days, virtual rallies of AAP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh was

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He said the AAP will focus on local issues and that it has made separate social media cells for “Pur-

vanchal, Paschimanchal, Bundelkhand and Madhyanchal”.

“These cells are preparing messages and memes in local languages,” he added.

Congress media coordinator Lalan Kumar said his party will keep the state’s burning issues before the people through social media. “The party already has a strong presence on social media, but we are making extra arrangements for virtual campaigning,” he said.

“From the Assembly to the booth level, the party has appointed social media in-charges with an objective to reach out to people with the party’s views on their issues,” Kumar said.

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LUCKNOW (UP), JAN 10 (PTI): With the Election Commission imposing restrictions on poll rallies till January 15 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, political parties in Uttar Pradesh are gearing up for virtual campaigning.

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) already has a good presence on social media platforms, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and others are putting in efforts to strengthen their digital army and chalking out strategies to boost their support base.

“We are miles ahead of rival parties in leveraging our social media presence.

Further, we are working on a strategy for virtual campaigns,” BJP state media in-charge Manish Dixit told PTI. The party has assigned separate responsibilities to booth level office-bearers to associate people on WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms, he said.

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great happiness for us that a young woman who has earned a name for herself by running an NGO and dedicated herself to the people’s service is joining our party,” Sidhu said while welcoming her into the Congress.

Sonu Sood, who hails from Moga, had earlier also said that his sister has done a lot of “amazing” work in the past. The actor is known for his humanitarian works, both Sidhu and Channi said while talking to reporters.

Referring to Malvika Sood’s joining the Congress, Sidhu said, “In the cricketing world, it is called a game-changer.”

“She is an young and educated woman, and her education as software engineer will help her in her life ahead,” Sidhu said.

Speaking on the occasion, Malvika Sood said she has taken the political plunge to dedicate herself to serve the people.

RAMANAGARA (K’TAKA), JAN 10 (PTI): Accusing the the BJP government in Karnataka of giving false COVID-19 positive reports, aimed at creating trouble for his party’s ongoing padayatra (march), by citing rise in cases, Congress Karnataka president D K Shivakumar on Monday demanded a judicial probe into it.

He also alleged there is a conspiracy to somehow declare him COVID positive to scuttle the march.

The Cong ress had commenced its 10-day padayatra on Sunday demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river, despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

“The Karnataka government is conspiring against me and my party to somehow stop this padayatra, it is their main programme...last night Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC) was sent to me to get me tested and get my positive report,” Shivakumar said.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines on the second day of the padayatra, he said, “They (govt) are giving false positive reports, so there should be an inquiry... they are trying to end the life

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CHANDIGARH, JAN 10 (PTI): Actor-philanthropist Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood on Monday joined the Congress, with the party’s Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu describing the development as a “game-changer” ahead of the February 14 assembly polls.

She joined the party in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu.

“It is very rare that a party chief and the chief minister both have gone to someone’s home to grant the honour, and she deserves it,” Sidhu said. The joining in was held at the Sood residence in Punjab’s Moga district and the actor had last year in November said that his sister would join politics.

Asked if Malvika Sood will fight the election from the Moga assembly constituency, Channi indicated that she would be the party’s choice. “It is a matter of

CHANDIGARH, JAN 10 (PTI): Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s newly launched political outfit Punjab Lok Congress on Monday said it has got a “hockey stick with ball” as the party symbol for the February 14 state assembly polls.

“Happy to inform that Punjab Lok Congress has received its Party Symbol -- Hockey Stick with Ball. #Bas Hun Goal Krna Baki (Making goals only left now),” the Punjab Lok Congress said in a tweet.

The PLC has struck a pre-poll alliance with the BJP for fighting the state assembly polls. Amarinder Singh who was made to resign last year following a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu had left the Congress and then had formed his own political outfit Punjab Lok Congress. Voting will be held in Punjab on February 14 and the counting will take place on March 10.

JAIPUR, JAN 10 (IANS): Two brothers were run over by a train in Rajathan’s Alwar when they were busy playing PUBG while squatting on the railway tracks, police said.

The victims were identified as Lokesh Meena, 21, and Rahul Meena, 18, who were studying in Alwar.

They had gone to railway tracks on Saturday to relieve themselves when they were run over by the Ranikhet Express running from Delhi to Jaipur. According to the police, they were engaged in playing the game that they took no notice of the approaching train.

Police have seized their mobiles on which the PUBG game app was on.

Their post-mortem examination has been done and the bodies handed over to their families.

Their father Ram Kishore Meena said that his sons were attending coaching in Alwar. While the elder son was pursuing coaching for competitive exams, the second son was undergoing graduation. They were at home in their village for the last two years due to pandemic, however, for the last one month, they had been in Alwar.

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Charanjit Singh Channi and Navjot Singh Siddhu with Sonu Sood and his sister Malvika Sood Sachar. (PTI)

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to the state government officials being issued show cause notices despite the panels being asked to hold their hands till January 10, and asked what purpose would remain for the court to intervene.

“Your show cause notice is totally self-contradictory. By constituting a committee you seek to enquire if there was a breach and then you hold state Chief Secretary and the DGP guilty.

Who held them guilty... The state and the petitioner want a fair hearing and you cannot be against a fair hearing.

So why this administrative and fact-finding enquiry by you at all,” the bench asked.

The show-cause notices were issued before the order of the court, the Solicitor General replied, adding that the central government’s panel may be allowed to inquire into the lapses, and a report would be submitted to the bench.

Moreover, the show cause notices were based on “admitted non-compliance of statutory schemes”, Mehta said and referred to various provisions of the ‘blue book’ relating to the SPG, the Prime Minister’s security and the role of the local police. The bench then said that both the committees should be permitted to continue with the inquiries.

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At the outset, Advocate General and senior advocate D S Patwalia, appearing for the Punjab government, said: “I don’t think that I will get a fair hearing because there is some politics behind it also. My fear has come true as seven show cause notices have been sent to the state officials ranging tom the chief secretary to the SSP by the central government’s committee saying you are guilty...”

“Please hang me and my officers if we are guilty but please do not condemn us unheard,” the state’s law officer said, adding that an independent committee be set up as he apprehended that the state officials will not get fair hearing before the Centre’s panel.

The committee’s inquiries were put on hold, where have these show cause notices come from, Patwalia asked and this led the apex court to express its displeasure. The bench referred

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due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur after which he returned from poll-bound Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.

“We are thinking on these lines... One retired Supreme Court judge will head the committee and the members would be DGP (Director General of Police) of Chandigarh, the Inspector General of the NIA (National Investigation Agency), the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and one more person from Punjab...and he can be Additional DGP (Security),” the CJI observed, hinting at the broad parameters of the proposed order which will be passed later.

The top court also took note of the concerns of the Punjab government that its officials are being condemned by the central government panel without any proceedings and ordered, “All inquiries should stop.”

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday said it would set up a panel headed by its former judge to probe the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Punjab and stayed the parallel inquiries by committees of the Centre and the state government into the lapses.

Stressing that the apex court was not “undermining the importance of the security of the Prime Minister” and dealing it with “all seriousness”, a bench headed

by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said that the separate inquiries by panels set by the Centre and the state government will be stayed.

The bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta about the time frame within which the court-appointed panel should give the report and said it will keep this aspect in mind.

The top court was hearing the plea of an organisation, Lawyers Voice, seeking a thorough investigation into the breach in Modi’s security in Punjab to ensure there is no such incident in the future. On January 5, the Prime Minister’s convoy was stranded on a flyover

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Besides village councils, women hohos and other organisations extending their support to the walkathon, members of RE Brothers (motorcycle club), along with Dimapur Traffic Police personnel, escorted the marchers, while an ambulance followed the marchers.

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tus will also enable hotels to avail benefits of lower taxation, utility tariffs and simplified approval process for projects.”

A d d i t i o n a l l y, i t said,”the road to recovery can also be aided through measures like extended moratorium, rationalisation of taxes and facilitating ease of doing business.”

Hospitality industry contributes 9 per cent to India’s GDP employing nearly 4.5 crore people and providing livelihoods to around 16 crore people, HAI said.

“Due to the pandemic, the potential shock to the livelihood of millions working in the hospitality industry is enormous.

The Indian hospitality sector has a critical role to play in the post-pandemic economic revival and has been announced as the fourth pillar of the Indian economy,” it said.

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prolonged periods of flipflop in business prospects,” HAI said in a statement.

Among the major demands from the sector is according hotels the status of ‘Infrastructure’ as it will resolve a large number of the issues being faced by hotels and hospitality companies, it added.

The step will also help survive operationally and encourage investments in the sector.

“Access to softer funding, longer periods to repay loans, resultant shortening of the gestation period will make hotel investments more attractive and sustainable. More hotels would mean more jobs, more development,” HAI said.

Stressing that the sector’s cascading effect on the economy has already been well established and documented, the association said, “infrastructure sta-

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): Total employment by nine select sectors stood at 3.10 crore in the JulySeptember 2021 quarter, which is 2 lakh more than that of the April-June period, according to a quarterly employment survey by the labour ministry released on Monday. The quarterly employment survey (QES) report released by Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said that total employment numbers in the nine select sectors were 3.08 crore in April-June 2021.

The rise shows improvement in economic activities after lifting of lockdown restrictions by states to curb the spread of deadly virus after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in April 2021.

These nine sectors are Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and Financial Services, accounting for a majority of the total employment in the non-farm establishments.

the State government that the jawans and officers of Indian Army involved in the killings would be suspended, Chang pointed out that till now no action had been taken against them.

He demanded that the Centre should come out

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): With the fresh wave of COVID-19 plunging the hospitality sector back into uncertainty, industry body HAI on Monday said it has asked the government to consider granting infrastructure status to hotels, extend moratorium on loans and rationalise taxes.

I n i t s p r e - B u d ge t memorandum, the Hotel Association of India (HAI) said policy interventions are imperative for the sector’s survival and its early and quick rebound to normalcy.

“The hospitality industry was slowly getting into a recovery mode on the strength of domestic tourism – leisure and events, only to be plunged back into uncertainty on account of the Omicron threat.

It is critical to protect the industry during such

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month now but there was still no news about it.

He insisted that the promises that were made should be fulfilled at the earliest. Referring to the decision made at the meeting between Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and

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putting up placards and also arranging light refreshments. On the December 4 incident at Oting, he said it was a reminder of how AFSPA worked. He said that the participants were taking part in the two-day march demanding complete withdrawal of the “draconian” law from the State, adding that Nagas would not be satisfied with “partial” repeal or removal of the Act. An elderly person, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged that Nagas were now standing up together against AFSPA. He spoke with grief as he recalled the killing of

ENSF reiterates demand for justice to Oting victims

(From p1) He also questioned the Central and State governments over the promise of providing jobs to the victims’ families as made by chief minister Neiphiu Rio during a funeral event. He regretted that it was over a

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to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and is designed to showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India.

Goyal said his ministry is now at a position to recognize at least four startups in an hour, and the government has recognised more than 60,000 startups so far. Inspiring the young entrepreneurs, innovators, incubators, funding entities, Goyal said, “We all should take failures as stepping stones to success and

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neurs should also focus on strengthening the make in India programme, innovating in India and mentoring young startups.

“As the world is facing successive waves of this pandemic, our entrepreneurs must start thinking of making our startups more resilient… I think our startups can play a very important role to socialise and democratise the availability of healthcare across the world.”

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organising the first-ever Startup India Innovation Week from January10-16.

This virtual week-long innovation celebration aims

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (IANS/PTI): Union Minister of commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday inaugurated the first Startup India Innovation Week here to bring together the country’s key startups, entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, funding entities, banks, policymakers, etc., under one platform to celebrate entrepreneurship and promote innovation.

Addressing the inaugural session, Piyush Goyal said startups can play a key role to socialise and democratise the availability of healthcare across the globe at a time when the world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.

He also said that entrepre-

on January 11. On arrival at Kohima, the marchers will submit a memorandum to the Centre through Nagaland Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi.

Till the time of filing this report, it was learnt that all participants had safely reached Piphema, where they were received by PVC officials. Speaking to this reporter, Kevitho Kera, one of the core members of the organising committee, remarked he was overwhelmed with the support received from various organisations. He said many organisations displayed their support along the way by

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should focus on three goals -- strengthening Make-InIndia, innovation and mentoring the young talents.”

Sharing data about the participation of startups from the Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns, Goyal urged the established startups to come forward to mentor them and help them to flourish their innovative ideas.

Emerging as a global innovation hub, India is now boasting the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem. DPIIT has recognised more than 60,000 startups as on date.

Indian startups representing 55 industries, spread across 633 districts with at least one startup from every State and UT of the country have created over six lakh jobs since 2016. 45 per cent of the startups are from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, and 45 per cent of them are represented by women entrepreneurs.

(From p-1) Along the way, members of many village councils, women hohos (mother organisations), student bodies, etc, showed support by distributing light refreshments, putting up placards and waving at the marchers, whilst also praying for them.

The youngest among those who joined the march included a five-year-old boy and seven-year-old girl, while the eldest comprised of 65-plus.

The marchers are to halt for the night at a place arranged by Piphema Village Council (PVC)and resume the march to Kohima

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MUMBAI, JAN 10 (PTI): Rising for the second straight session, the rupee surged by 29 paise to close at 74.05 against the US dollar on Monday amid robust buying in domestic equities.

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened strong at 74.15 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 74.03 and a low of 74.21. It finally settled at 74.05, a rise of 29 paise over its previous close.

In the previous session, the rupee had settled at 74.34 against the US dollar.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 650.98 points or 1.09 per cent higher at 60,395.63, while the broader NSE Nifty jumped 190.60 points or 1.07 per cent to 18,003.30.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.19 per cent to 95.90.

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Vladimir Putin takes part in an extraordinary session of CSTO on Monday. (AP/PTI)

at checkpoints.

Putin sent paratroopers last week to protect strategic facilities after anti-government protesters ransacked and torched public buildings. Dozens of people are believed to have been killed in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in cities across the country.

Russia’s swift deployment demonstrated the Kremlin’s readiness to use force to safeguard its influence in the exSoviet Union, at a time when Moscow is also in a standoff with the West over thousands of troops massed near Ukraine.

Putin told a virtual

‘Third country’ should not interfere in China-Sri Lanka ties, says Wang Yi

KHARTOUM, JAN 10 (IANS): A fresh round of demonstrations took place in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other cities to demand civilian rule in the North African country.

Groups of protesters set out from Bashdar bus station in the capital city and marched towards the Republican Palace in central Khartoum, reports Xinhua news agency.

In a bid to contain the demonstrations, authorities have closed most of the state’s bridges linking the three major cities of Khartoum, Omdurman, and Bahri, leaving only AlHalfaya and Suba bridges open to traffic.

The security bodies have also closed most of the roads around the army’s general command headquarters and those leading to the presidential palace.

On Saturday, the UN launched an intra-Sudanese political process to end the crisis.

BEIJING, JAN 10 (PTI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who held talks with Sri Lanka’s top leadership on Sunday, has said that no “third country” should “interfere” in their close ties, in an apparent reference to India’s concerns over Beijing’s big-ticket strategic projects in the island nation in the Indian Ocean.

Wang, who travelled to Colombo during the weekend from the Maldives on a two-day visit, in his meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the friendly relationship between China and Sri Lanka benefits the development of both countries and serves the fundamental interest of both peoples, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

“It does not target any third party and should not be interfered with by any third party,” Xinhua quoted Wang as saying, in a thinly veiled reference to India.

China is seeking to deepen its ties with Sri Lanka making billions of dollars of investments in ports and infrastructure projects amid criticism that they are debt traps.

China’s takeover of the Hambantota port on 99 years’ lease for USD 1.2 billion debt swap drew international concerns over Beijing acquiring strategic assets far away from home by providing heavy loans and investment to smaller nations.

The Hambantota port together with Colombo port city project where China is building a new city with reclaimed land in the sea were viewed with concern, especially in India as Beijing seeks to increase its presence in the Indian Ocean.

There have been global concerns over debt traps and regional hegemony by China using its Belt and Road (BRI) infrastructure projects.

Israel not bound by any nuclear deal with Iran: Bennett

Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown

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JERUSALEM, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel would not be bound by any nuclear deal with Iran and would continue to consider itself free to act “with no constraints” against its archfoe if necessary. Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed a week ago in Vienna. France’s foreign minister said on Friday that progress had been made, although time is running out.

“In regard to the nuclear talks in Vienna, we are definitely concerned ... Israel is not a party to the agreements,” Bennett said in public remarks, in a briefing to a parliamentary committee. “Israel is not bound by what will be written in the agreements, if they are signed, and Israel will continue to maintain full freedom of action anywhere any time, with no constraints,” he said.

K A M PA L A , JA N 1 0 (AGENCIES): Uganda’s schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world’s longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reopening caused traffic congestion in some areas of the capital, Kampala, and students can be seen carrying their mattresses in the streets, a backto-boarding school phenomenon not witnessed here for nearly two years.

Uganda’s schools have been fully or partially shut for more than 83 weeks, the world’s longest disruption, according to figures from the U.N. cultural agency.

The shutdown affected more than 10 million learners.

The East African countr y of 44 million people first shut down its schools in March 2020, shortly after the first coronavirus case was confirmed on the African continent.

Some classes were reopened to students in February 2021, but a total lockdown was imposed again in June as the country faced its first major surge.

For many parents, the reopening was long overdue.

“Inevitably, we have to open up schools,” said

China is doling out huge sums of money for infrastructure projects in countries from Asia to Africa and Europe. The US’ previous Donald Trump administration had been extremely critical of the BRI and was of the view that China’s “predatory financing” is leaving smaller counties under huge debt endangering their sovereignty.

Last month, China suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka’s north, citing “security concern” from a “third party”, amid reports of Indian concern over its location which is not far from Tamil Nadu’s coast.

Significantly, Wang during his talks with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G. L Peiris proposed to establish a forum for the development of Indian Ocean island countries, which observers say is an attempt by Beijing to expand its influence in the region.

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Health care a ‘moral obligation’: Pope Francis on COVID vaccines

MOSCOW, JAN 10 (AP): The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation has faced since gaining independence 30 years ago.

Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry reported that a total of 7,939 people have been detained across the country. The National Security Committee, Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terrorism agency, said Monday that the situation in the country has “stabilized and is under control.” The authorities have declared Monday a day of mourning for dozens of victims of the unprecedentedly violent unrest. The country’s Health Ministry said Sunday that 164 people, including three children, were killed in the unrest. The demonstrations began on Jan. 2 over a neardoubling of prices for a type of vehicle fuel and quickly spread across the country, apparently reflecting wider discontent with the authoritarian government.

ROME, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives.

Francis used some of his strongest words yet calling for people to get vaccinated in a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, an annual event in which he takes stock of the world and sets out the Vatican’s foreign policy goals for the year.

Francis, 85, has generally shied away from speaking about vaccination as a “moral obligation,” though his COVID-19 advisory body has referred to it as a “moral responsibility.”

Rather, Francis has termed vaccination as “an act of love” and that refusing to get inoculated was “suicidal.”

On Monday he went a step further, saying that individuals had a responsibility to care for themselves “and this translates into respect for the health of those around us. Health care is a moral obligation,” he

B G H DA D, J A N 1 0 (IANS): The Iraqi parliament has held the first session in its fifth legislative term, signaling important progress in forming a new government.

A total of 228 lawmakers in the 329-seat Assembly attended the session which was held on Sunday afternoon under the chairmanship of Khalid al-Darraji, re-

ports Xinhua news agency.

During the session, parliament re-elected Mohammed al-Halbousi as the Speaker.

Al-Halbousi won by an overwhelming majority of 200 votes while Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a former speaker, secured only 14, with the remaining ballots confirmed invalid.

According to the Iraqi

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Felix Okot, the father of a 6-year-old kindergartner.

“The future of our kids, the future of our nation, is at stake.”

The country’s schools cannot “wait forever” for the pandemic’s end, he warned.

The protracted school lockdown proved controversial in a country where measures aimed at stemming the spread of the virus were ignored by many.

Vaccine skepticism, even among health workers, remains a problem, with growing reports of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards sold in downtown Kampala.

Many students returning to school are believed to have had no help during

the lockdown. Most public schools, which serve the vast majority of children in Uganda, were unable to offer virtual schooling. The Associated Press reported in November on students in a remote Ugandan town where weeds grew in classrooms and some students worked in a swamp as gold miners.

Some critics pointed out that the government of President Yoweri Museveni — an authoritarian who has held power for 36 years and whose wife is the education minister — did little to support homebased learning. Museveni justified the lockdown by insisting that infected students were a danger to their parents and others.

asserted. He lamented that, increasingly, ideological divides were discouraging people from getting vaccinated.

“Frequently people let themselves be influenced by the ideology of the moment, often bolstered by baseless information or poorly documented facts,” he said, calling for the adoption of a “reality therapy” to correct this distortion of human reason.

“Vaccines are not a magical means of healing, yet surely they represent, in addition to other treatments that need to be developed, the most reasonable solu-

Newly elected lawmakers attend the first parliament session, in Baghdad, Iraq Jan. 9, 2022. (AP/PTI)

We the Namchong Bühü Pangthai Kohima with immense pride and honor, extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Baüong Phom, S/o Late Bongnyei Phom on being promoted to Joint Director under the Department of School Education and Smti. B. Moishen Phom, D/o Shri Bangyan Phom on being promoted to Section Officer, Nagaland Civil Secretariat, Kohima.

The Union further wishes and prays to Almighty God to continue to guide and bless them in all their future endeavour.

Pupils wear face masks as they attend class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Jan. 10, 2022.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican Jan. 9, 2022.

tion for the prevention of the disease,” he added.

Some Catholics, including some conservative U.S. bishops and cardinals, have claimed vaccines based on research that used cells derived from aborted fetuses were immoral, and have refused to get the jabs.

The Vatican’s doctrine office, however, has said it is “morally acceptable” for Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used cells derived from aborted fetuses.

Francis and Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI have been fully vaccinated with PfizerBioNTech shots.

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normal on Monday after nearly a week of unrest, by far the worst violence in the 30-year independent history of what had been the most stable former Soviet state in Central Asia.

Cleaners were removing debris from streets still littered with burnt-out cars.

Most shops reopened, public transport and regular traffic returned, and the internet was switched back on for several hours in the city, for the first time since last Wednesday.

The square near the mayor’s office, burnt out during the uprising, was firmly held by the security forces and closed to the public. Police searched cars

summit of the CSTO military alliance of ex-Soviet states that the body had managed to “prevent the undermining of the foundations of the state, the complete degradation of the internal situation in Kazakhstan, and block terrorists, criminals, looters and other criminal elements.”

“Of course, we understand the events in Kazakhstan are not the first and far from the last attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of our states from the outside,” he said. “The measures taken by the CSTO have clearly shown we will not allow the situation to be rocked at home.”

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the summit his country had weathered “an attempted coup d’etat”.

“Under the guise of spontaneous protests, a wave of unrest broke out,” he said. “It became clear that the main goal was to undermine the constitutional order and to seize power.” Russia and Kazakhstan have both portrayed the unrest as a foreign-backed insurrection, although they have not said who they blame for organising it.

Kazakhstan unrest: Nearly 8,000 detained

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The Sungratsu Students' Union, Yisemyong express our heartfelt appreciation and take immense pleasure to congratulate the following individuals for their achievements and merits in their respective fields.

1. Er. Tekayanger Walling, S/o Lt Repatsungba Walling on his promotion to the post of Executive Engineer under Nagaland Public Works Department.

2. Dr. Imochujang Longchar on being conferred Doctorate in Theology (D.Th) on the topic "the Contested Hegemony:Revisiting the role of Protestant Indian Christians towards the nation building in the nineteenth and twentieth century India" from United Theological College, Bangalore.

The Union further wishes them good health and success in their future endeavours.

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NUR-SULTAN, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that unrest in Kazakhstan had been exploited by destructive internal and external forces, and that the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military alliance would not allow other forces to destalibilise them. He said the deployment of CSTO troops had prevented armed groups from undermining the basis of power in Kazakhstan and that they would be withdrawn once their mission was complete.

The events were not the first and would not be the last attempt to meddle in the region, he said, and the CSTO would not allow “colour revolutions” to take place, a reference to several revolutions in exSoviet countries over the last two decades.

President Putin also claimed in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a foreignbacked terrorist uprising.

He promised leaders of other ex-Soviet states that a Moscow-led alliance would protect them too.

Kazakhstan’s biggest city Almaty returned to near-

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Constitution, the Council of Representatives, or Parliament, must elect its Speaker, and his first deputy and second deputy by an absolute majority of the total number of the lawmakers.

According to Iraq’s

power-sharing system, the first deputy must be from the Shia community and the second from the Kurds.

Parliament should also elect a new Iraqi president from the candidates by a two-thirds majority of its members within 30 days of the first session.

According to the power-sharing system, the President should be reserved for the Kurds, the speaker for the Sunnis and the Prime Minister for the Shias.

The new president will ask the largest parliamentary alliance to name a prime minister-designate to form a government within 30 days.

The Iraqi parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for 2022, were held on Octember 10, 2021 in response to months of protests against corruption, poor governance, and a lack of public services.

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This is to inform all the Village Council Chairman / WATSAN Chairman of Kohima, Phek & Wokha districts.

It has come to our knowledge through RTI that under SLWM/ SBM 2016-2020 there was a huge mismanagement by the PHE Department.

Therefore on the first phase, all the Village Council Chairman/ WATSAN Chairman of the three districts are hereby informed to contact us through the given phone numbers for more details and also collect your Village work order photocopies for your information.

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CHANGKI SENSO EDUCATIONAL TRUST (CSET) 11th AWARD CEREMONY, 6th JANUARY 2022 @ CHANGKI

Changki Ayim Asem Senso Mungdang & Changki Senso Educational Trust are very pleased to honour the following 15 individuals as recipients of the CSET Award 2022 for their excellent achievement in various academic fields and for bringing laurels to Changki village. It is our prayer that God bless you even more in the years ahead.

1. Ms. ENDIYALA PONGEN, D/o Mr Imlitemsu, 12th Position HSLC 2019 Exam NBSE 2. Mr. EMJUNGWAPANG AMER, S/o Mr M. Moasashi, 15th Position HSLC 2019 Exam NBSE 3. Ms. IMLITULA PONGENER, D/o Mr Lanusungkum, 8th Position HSLC 2021 Exam NBSE 4. Ms. IMNATILA T. LONGCHAR, D/o Mr Taliwati, 2nd Position HSSLC (Commerce) 2019 Exam NBSE 5. Ms. YANGERJUNGLA PONGENER, D/o Mr Lanusungkum, 6th Position HSSLC (Science) 2020 Exam NBSE 6. Mr. EMJUNGWAPANG AMER, S/o Mr M. Moasashi, 5th Position HSSLC (Arts) Exam 2021 NBSE 7. Ms. KISUNGLA CHANGKIRI, D/o Mr Changtsupong, 1st Class First Position Bachelor of Arts (English) Exam 2020, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous).

8. Mr. LIMATEMJEN AMRI, S/o Mr Pangjung, 1st Class First Position Master of Science (Biochemistry) Exam 2016, CMR Institute of Management Studies (Autonomous).

9. Ms. YAPANGLA CHANGKIRI, D/o Mr Changtsupong, 1st Class First Position Master of Arts (Political Science) Exam 2021, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous).

10. Dr. MAONGKALA LONGCHAR, D/o Mr Rongsentemsu, Ph.D in English in 2016 from Nagaland University.

11. Dr. T. ESTHER LONGKUMER, D/o Lt. T. Akum, PhD in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science in 2016 from Nagaland University.

12. Dr. NINGSANGRENLA LONGKUMER, D/o Mr Imrongtemsu, Ph.D in Social and Behavioral Sciences in 2019 from Martin Luther Christian University.

13. Dr. SENTINARO LONGCHAR, D/o Mr Rongsentemsu, Ph.D in Political Science in 2019 from North-Eastern Hill University.

14. Dr. LANUCHILA CHANGKIRI, D/o Mr Jakchemtiba, PhD in History in 2019 from University of Hyderabad.

15. Dr. T. IMCHANOCHETLA CHANGKIJA, D/o Mr Tinurepba, PhD in Science and Humanities in 2020 from National Institute of Technology Nagaland. mkc-09/22

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DeBose picked up the prize for supporting actress. Nicole Kidman (‘Being the Ricardos’) won best actress in a drama, while Will Smith (‘King Richard’) won best actor. Andrew Garfield (‘Tick, Tick � Boom!’) won best actor in a musical or comedy.

For TV, ‘Succession’ won best drama series and ‘Hacks’ won best musical or comedy series, both from HBO. The awards body has been embroiled in scan-

dals since the 2021 show, around when it was revealed that the HFPA had no Black members and participated in questionable business practices, ‘Variety’ reports.

The American television network NBC pulled out of the telecast for this year’s ceremony, and since then the HFPA has diversified its membership and revamped its bylaws in attempts to save face in Hollywood, according to ‘Variety’.

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hania Twain has congratulated Taylor Swift on beating her Billboard Country Albums chart record.

The ‘Shake It Off ’ hitmaker surpassed the ‘You’re Still The One’ hitmaker’s 97 weeks atop the chart, meaning she is now the female artist with the most weeks at number one. And the 56-year-old music icon

tweeted a touching message to the 32-year-old pop megastar and highlighted the “hurdles” women have to go through in the maledominated music industry.

Quoting the lyrics to her hit ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’, Shania wrote: “Let’s Go Girls!!!! Proud of you Taylor Swift.

“Historical records are meant to be made and then

broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are [flame emoji] inspite of the hurdles.”

Taylor recently beat another music legend’s record.

The singer’s 10-minute version of ‘All Too Well’ overtook Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ as the longest-in-length chart-topper in US history. He said: “Taylor takes the whole new form of entertainment to the peak by making these phenomenal videos and records and doing these massive tours that are successful, and so on and so forth.

“It’s really good for young people who want to get into this business.

You can make it as a singer with a guitar if you figure out what Ed [Sheeran] did.

And you can make it as a major rock and roll force of nature, which is what I call Taylor Swift, if you want to do that.” Don, 76, also suggested he’d be open to collaborating with Taylor one day. He said: “Anything is possible, if it’s done the right way. I’m always interested in doing anything.” (The List)

In her opening remarks during Sunday’s sparse ceremony, HFPA President Helen Hoehne emphasised that with members from more than 50 countries, “we have a unique place in the awards universe”.

In addition to announcing the winners, the HFPA showcased its philanthropic efforts and spotlighted organisations such as St. Elmo Village, which provides a place for people to explore their creativity, and Get Lit, which

uses poetry to increase teen literacy. (IANS) The winners in the film categories: Best Film - Drama: The Power Of The Dog Best Film - Musical/ Comedy: West Side Story Best Director: Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog Best Actress - Drama: Nicole Kidman (Being The Ricardos) Best Actor - Drama: Will Smith (King Richard) Best Actress - Musical/Comedy: Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) Best Actor - Musical/ Comedy: Andrew Garfield (tick, tick...BOOM!) Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power Of The Dog) Best Screenplay: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast) Best Foreign Language Film: Drive My Car (Japan) Best Animated Feature: Encanto Best Original Score: Hans Zimmer

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come the latest artist to sell rights to his recording catalogue in a big money deal.

According to Bloomberg, the companies KKR and BMG have each acquired a 50 per cent stake in Legend’s catalogue for an undisclosed fee.

The two companies first came together to purchase the publishing rights and back catalogue of ZZ Top last month, while BMG have also recently acquired the rights to the back catalogues of Mick Fleetwood, Tina Turner and Mötley Crüe.

The new report, coming from a US regulatory filing, sees KKR and BMG each owning half of Legend’s rights for music recorded between 2004 and 2021, including his 2004 debut album ‘Get Lifted’ and biggest hit ‘All Of Me’ (2013).

Another huge catalogue sale recently came from the estate of David Bowie, who sold the late singer’s publishing catalogue to Warner Chappell Music for a price reported to be upwards of $250million (£186million).

LOV E W I N S. To my young LGBTQAI babies WE ARE HERE the door is now open now reach the stars!!!!! @goldenglobes.”

Mj concluded her statement by speaking out about her fellow nominees, which included the likes of Uzo Adaubo for ‘In Treatment’ and Jennifer Aniston for her role in ‘The Morning Show’.

She wrote: “To the nominees we are Queens.

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The catalogue spans Bowie’s career from 1968 to 2016, including songs from the musician’s 26 solo studio albums and the two albums from his Tin Machine side project. Bowie’s “lost” 2001 posthumous album, ‘Toy’, which is released this Friday (January 7), also falls under the agreement.

Last year, Warner Music announced that it was bringing all of Bowie’s albums under the Warner umbrella, including the ones that were originally released on Sony Music.

A wide-ranging series of deals by Warner Chappell have seen them strike catalogue deals with Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Quincy Jones, Anderson .Paak, Saweetie and the estate of George Michael, among many others.

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ondemning a “lewd and inappropriate remark” by actor Siddharth against badminton player Saina Nehwal on Twitter, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday sought “prompt and strict action” against the actor for using indecent language for women on social media.

In a statement issued by the NCW, which was shared by its chairperson Rekha Sharma on Twitter, the commission said that it had come across a post of actor Siddhart using lewd comments on Twitter on the post of Saina Nehwal.

The NCW termed Sidharth’s tweet as being

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“misogynist and outrageous to the modesty of a woman amounting to disrespect and insult to dignity of women on social media platform. (sic)” Stating that it had taken suo moto cognisance of the issue, the commission said that its chairperson Rekha Sharma had written to the Director General

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of Police, Maharashtra to investigate the matter and register an FIR under the relevant provisions of law.

Rekha Sharma has also written to Twitter India’s Resident Grievance Officer, asking the social media platform to immediately block Siddharth’s account and take appropriate action against him.

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With profound pleasure and pride, the Ighanumi Baptist Church convey our heartiest congratulations to Dr. James Inaho Swu, S/o Rev. Inaho G Swu & Mrs Kanili I. Swu on being conferred Doctorate of Theology from the Senate of Serampore College University on the Topic:- Psychosocial Well Being of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Nagaland: Implication for Pastoral Care and Counsellor.

It is our sincere prayer, continue his good health and may he continue to work for God's glory.

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if you paid attention, the clues were there.”

In December, Dinklage called on ‘Game of Throne’ fans to “move on” from the show’s finale.

The actor urged viewers to rethink their criticisms of the much-maligned final season.

He said: “They wanted the pretty white people to ride off into the sunset together. By the way, it’s fiction. There’s dragons in it.

Move on.”

He also likened the show’s conclusion to a break-up. He explained: “I think the reason there was some backlash about the

ending is because they were angry at us for breaking up with them.

“We were going off the air and they didn’t know what to do with their Sunday nights anymore. They wanted more, so they backlashed about that. We had to end when we did, because what the show was really good at was breaking preconceived notions: Villains became heroes, and heroes became villains.

“It was the right time.

No less, no more. You don’t want to wear out your welcome, although I’m not sure that show could have.”

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The Sorünuo Union, Zhadima convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Keneilelie Sorünuo, S/o Lt. Dziesevituo (Balie) Sorünuo for securing 2nd Place in Men’s Athletic Physique category in the 13th Mr. India, Men’s Senior National Body Building & Physique Sports Championship 2021, held at Khamman, Telangana on 6th to 8th January, 2022.

The Union is immensely proud of his achievement and wishes him good health and unlimited success in his future endeavours.

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ctor Peter Dinklage, who played the part of Tyrion Lannister in the hit TV series ‘Game of Thrones’, has warned HBO about the potential pitfalls facing the makers of ‘House of the Dragon’, the upcoming prequel show.

The 52-year-old actor explained: “I think the trick is not to try to recreate ‘Thrones’. If you try to recreate it, that feels like a money grab. With a lot of sequels, the reason for them is that the first one made a lot of money, which is why they aren’t as strong.

He added: “But I am excited to watch the ‘House of the Dragon’, purely as a viewer, not knowing what will happen next.”

‘Game of Thrones’ came to an end in 2019 and although some viewers were disappointed by the finale, the actor suggested that their frustration was over the top, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

He told The Independent: “People were just mad because nobody wanted it to be over. I know a lot of people were supposedly surprised by the ending, but

Best Original Song: No Time To Die from No Time To Die by Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell The winners in the television categories: Best TV Series - Drama: Succession Best TV Series - Musical/Comedy: Hacks Best Miniseries or TV Film: The Underground Railroad Best Actress - Drama: Michaela Jae (Mj) Rodriguez (Pose) Best Actor - Drama: Jeremy Strong (Succession) Best Actress - Musical/Comedy: Jean Smart (Hacks) Best Actor - Musical/ Comedy: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) Best Supporting Actress: Sarah Snook (Succession) Best Supporting Actor: O Yeong-su (Squid Game) Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film: Kate Winslet (Mare Of Easttown) Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film: Michael Keaton (Dopesick)

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he controversywracked Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) named the winners of the 2022 Golden Globes via Twitter on Sunday night (U.S. time), with no media in attendance or celebrities walking the red carpet like in the past.

‘The Power of the Dog’ (Netflix) picked up best drama and Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ (20th Century/Disney) won best musical or comedy, reports ‘Variety’. Jane Campion scooped the best director trophy for helming ‘The Power of the Dog’, and Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee won best supporting actor for the western set in Montana of the 1920s.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’, which is based on a Haruki Murakami short story, continued its winning streak, driving home with the trophy for the best picture in a foreign language.

‘West Side Story’ star Rachel Zegler won best actress in a musical or comedy; her co-star Ariana

ctress Mj Rodriguez has become the first black transgender woman in history to win a Golden Globe.

The 31-year-old actress was named Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista in the hit show ‘Pose’, which centers on the drag culture of the 1980s, reports femalefirst. co.uk.

Reacting on Instagram, Mj wrote: “OMG OMGGG!!!! @goldenglobes Wow! You talking about sickening birthday present! Thank you! This is the door that is going to Open the door for many more young talented individuals. They will see that it is more than possible.”

The star, who had celebrated her 31st birthday just two days before her win, added how the “door is now open” for fellow LGBTQAI talent to “reach the stars.”

She added: “They will see that a young Black Latina girl from Newark New Jersey who had a dream, to change the minds others would WITH LOVE.

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bags 7 medals in KIO NE Serie A: Juventus beat Roma in 7-goal thriller ANKA Zone Karate Championship

Juventus players celebrate after the Italian Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus in Rome, Italy. (AP/PTI)

to make a change in the 30th minute when Federico Chiesa limped off with an injury after a collision with Chris Smalling, making way for Dejan Kulusevski.

The Giallorossi restored the lead straight after the break, as Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s rocket took

a huge deflection off Mattia De Sciglio to loop over Szczesny before Pellegrini added another with a stunning free-kick.

However, Juventus turned around the game just in a matter of minutes, as Manuel Locatelli’s header and Kulusevski’s deflected

strike helped the Bianconeri to equalize before De Sciglio atoned for his error by sweeping it in.

It was not finished yet, De Ligt was sent off in the 81st minute after his second yellow card for a handball in the box, but Szczesny played heroics to parry Pel-

RSA celebrates platinum jubilee

60th SASA sports meet 2022 on January 27 & 28

Zale Neikha, R Khing and others after unveiling the monolith.

D I M A P U R , JA N 1 0 (NPN): Rengma Sports Association (RSA) celebrated its platinum jubilee at Tseminyu RSA ground on January 10, with advisor Youth Resource & Sports Zale Neikha as special guest and advisor Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Woman Resources Development, R Khing as guest of honour.

Zale congratulated the RSA for reaching the milestone and lauded the people for their influence and dedication in sports.

He encouraged the participants to challenge themselves and reminded them

to aim high and persevere in whatever circumstances they face. With the establishment of Sports Academy at IG stadium Kohima as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence, Zale urged the youths to benefit and upgrade the state to national level. Stating the 2011 census, Zale mentioned that the youths constituted 40.2% of the state’s population and an important segment of the society and that they should strive for upliftment in the field of games and sports as long as he was in-charge.

The RSA also presented a resolution to Neikha which he stated that he

would do his best and press on to take up the matter to Delhi.

Khing expressed his gratitude to the remarkable RSA and the pioneers for their 75 years celebration.

He also complimented the people for their support and cooperation and expressed his appreciation to the government for declaring Tseminyu as a district.

Khing lauded the people and encouraged them to strive for excellence with all the activities they uphold.

The programme was chaired by Benjamin Lorin while presidential speech was delivered by president RSA, G K Rengma.

D I M A P U R , JA N 1 0 (NPN): The Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) will be organising its 60 wrestling-cum-games and sports meet 2022 on January 27 and 28.

A press release issued by SASA president, Rokovizo and publicity secretary, Bodevikho has informed that the event will witness wrestling for both senior and junior categories as well as indoor games on at Kohima local ground and indoor stadium Kohima respectively.

Athletics and outdoor games will be held from February 1 to 4, 2022 at Jakhama local ground and Kimipfüphe ground Kigwema. The ground manage ment for wrestling at Kohima local ground will be done by the Souther n Angami Catholic Youth Association.

The association has requested all its federating units to be ready with their players.

The association also invited each and every one to come and witness the week long exciting wrestling-cum-games and sports meet 2022.

India is ready for AFC Women’s Asian Cup, says Praful Patel MUMBAI, JAN 10 (IANS): The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India local organising committee (LOC) has expressed its readiness to stage Asia’s marquee women’s national team competition that kicks off in 10 days. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) President and LOC Chairman Praful Patel shared the tournament’s preparations leading up to the first match on January 20.

“All facilities to be used for the prestigious AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 are ready. Special care has been taken to make sure the best women footballers in Asia are provided with world class infrastructure across the three venues and also the training sites,” Praful Patel said in a release.

“The pitches at all venues have been significantly upgraded to support modern football. Other facilities including dressing rooms, media tribunes, broadcast compounds and K Y M C

hospitality areas have been refurbished. In Pune, new floodlights with LED panels have been installed.

And now, we cannot wait for the teams to come to India and play their best game.”

The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 will be played in three stadiums at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai and the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune with all three venues and training facilities spruced up.

Over in Pune, new training facilities were reconstructed for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022™ while the pitch at the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex has been upgraded, and new floodlights installed. Two additional practice pitches have also been constructed to cater to the tournament.

Apart from that the team dressing rooms, hospitality areas and the media tribune have been upgraded.

The D.Y. Patil Stadium, the venue of the Final on February 6, has seen renovation of floodlights while the pitch has been upgraded to meet international standards. Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA) Training Ground and the Yashwant Rao Chavan Ground in Navi Mumbai have revamped their team dressing rooms and both training grounds have been upgraded with new and modern facilities.

Additionally, two training grounds have been built at the CIDCO Centre of Excellence in Navi Mumbai - increasing the training pitches to six for the teams in the tournament.

The pitch at the Mumbai Football Arena stadium, the venue of six matches, has also been upgraded as well as the dressing rooms, hospitality area, referee rooms and media tribune, further underlining the LOC’s commitment to provide teams with the best facilities.

legrini’s spot-kick.

With the win, Juventus still ranks fifth with 38 points, three points behind Atalanta who destroyed Udinese 6-2 on Sunday and has a game in hand.

Inter Milan took revenge on Lazio by defeating the Biancocelesti 2-1, claiming the opening win in 2022 after its away fixture against Bologna was postponed due to COVID-19.

Alessandro Bastoni’s stunner out of the box gave the Nerazzurri a 1-0 lead, before Lazio’s hitman Ciro Immobile scored the equalizer, but it was Bastoni’s night as his assist for Milan Skriniar helped Inter seal the win.

Inter Milan continued leading the table with 49 points, one point ahead of AC Milan who beat Venezia 3-0 away, thanks to Theo Hernandez’s double on top of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s opener.

Also on Sunday, Napoli beat Sampdoria 1-0 on Andrea Petagna’s winner, Sassuolo sailed away with a 5-1 victory against Empoli, Spezia narrowed past Genoa 1-0, Salernita won Hellas Verona 2-1 away.

All Nagaland Karate-Do Association team with certificates and medals.

D I M A P U R , JA N 1 0 (NPN): All Nagaland Karate-Do Association has bagged 7 medals in the Karate India Organisation (KIO) Northeast Zone Karate Championship which was held on January 8 and 9 at Khuman Lampak sports complex indoor stadium, Imphal.

Out of 11 participants, the team has bagged 7 medals; 3 gold and 4

bronze medals. The team was led by official T. Lanu Imchen, Yatetla as team manager, boys coach Sempai Kasheto Yeptho and girls coach Sampai Akumienla.

The medallists are: 1. Limitangla - gold medal (under 8 years girls) 2. Akumienla L. Imchen - gold medal (senior girls) 3. Sinam Yaiphaba -

gold medal (under 10 years boys) 4. Tiabenla Jamir bronze medal in Kata (under 18 years girls) 5. Europila Sangtam - bronze medal (under 10 years girls) 6. Lijingla Sangtam - bronze medal (under 14 years girls) 7. Mungulila Sangtam - bronze medal (under 16 years girls)

Hurricane, Blackcaps Tsemniyu register wins in T20 WCC D I M A P U R , JA N 1 0 (NPN): Hurricane CC and Blackcaps Tsemniyu have won their respective match at the ongoing T20 Winter Cricket Challenge (WCC) on January 10 at local ground Wokha town.

The first match was played between Dynamic Comrades Club and Hurricane CC. Tinning the toss, Hurricane CC opted to bat and scored 129 losing 9 wickets in the 20 overs.

Mhabemo of Hurricane 28 runs with Alamo Kithan’s 19 runs helped the team score.

Kumchen of Dynamic Comrades Club in his 4 overs, 15 runs and Along 4 overs 24 runs claimed two wickets each.

Dynamic Comrades Club could only gather 87 runs losing all wickets in 18 overs. Lumeer the lone striker with 21 runs could not help the team to mark the target.

Rhondemo of Hurricane 4 overs, 4 wickets and 15 runs, Renchio 4 overs, 2 wickets, 9 runs took the team to victory by 42 runs in 18 overs and the man of the match was awarded to Mhabemo Murry.

Blackcaps Tsemniyu took on Lancer ‘B’ in the second match where Blackcaps Tsemniyu won the toss and opted to bat and

Special guests, president WDCCI, Renpithung Kikon and president Lotha Youth Hoho, Yanpothung N Ezung, being introduced to the players on Monday.

collected 156 runs in the 20 overs with a loss of 7 wickets.

Alisosang’s 65 runs and Along’s 29 runs contributed to the total team score.

Liremo of Lancer ‘B’ in 4 overs, 39 runs claimed 3 wickets.

Lancer ‘B’ were restricted to 90 runs all out in 16.4 overs. Hayithung and Nongothung Ngullie collected 15 runs and 13 runs respectively.

Alisosang from Blackcaps Tsemniyu in 3.4 overs

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claimed 3 wickets, 16 runs with Along 3 overs, 2 wickets and 12 runs.

Blackcaps Tsemniyu won the match by 66 runs in 16.4 overs and Alisosang was adjudged the man of

the match.

Tuesday’s matches 1 s t m a t c h : Roya l Strikers Tsumang Vs Salix Cricket Club 2nd match: PWD vs Tritons Mokokchung

aCKnOWLedGeMent We, the family members of Late Pfulhouviü Flavia Khezhie wish to express our heartfelt acknowledgement to all the friends, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us and support us spiritually, financially, physically and prayerfully as well as to those who made charitable donations, at the time of sudden demise of our beloved mother on 03.01.2022.

A special word of thanks to :1. S.F.S Kohima 2. Legion of Mary Kohima Words are not enough to express our heartfelt gratitude but we pray that the good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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At this time as we mourn the demise of our beloved father Late Rev. Imnalemba Jamir (Longsa), we would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our friends and relatives from far and near, neighbours, doctors and nurses of Lenjem Hospital, and various churches and organisations who have shown your most thoughtful gestures towards us through your kind words, prayers, financial & material support and physical presence. Your deed has been a great source of comfort for us and has helped us immensely as we pass through this time of bereavement. We regret our inability to thank each one of you individually. However, it remains our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you richly in return. mkc-07/22

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ROME, JAN 10 (IANS): Despite Matthijs De Ligt’s red card, Juventus fought back from 3-1 down to overturn Roma in a topsy-turvy 4-3 thriller, with Wojciech Szczesny making a result-saving save to deny a penalty.

Juventus opened the new year with a 1-1 tie with Napoli, and it had Giorgio Chiellini back to the squad in Sunday’s game after he recovered from Covid-19. Roma had to play without injured Leonardo Spinazzola and Stephan El Shaarawy, while Rick Karsdorp and Gianluca Mancini were suspended.

Roma went ahead in the 11th minute when Jordan Veretout’s corner found Tammy Abraham for a twisting header. It sparked a controversy in the 13th minute as Lorenzo Pellegrini’s attempt in the box struck De Ligt’s hand, but the referee waved play on, reports Xinhua.

The away side got back on level terms minutes later, as Paulo Dybala collected the ball on the edge of the box, before finishing with a trademark left-footed curler.

Juventus was forced

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You will always remain in our thoughts.

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

This special message is sent to heaven above for the angles to take care of you and give you all the loved, until we meet again.

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star Novak Djokovic wins Bengaluru FC outclass Mumbai City FC 3-0 Tennis court battle to stay in Australia

FAT O R DA , J A N 1 0 (AGENCIES): Bengaluru FC pile more misery on Mumbai City FC with a 3-0 victory in match number 56 of the Indian Super League 2021-22 at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda.

The defending champions miss the chance to regain the top spot and have collected only two points in the last five matches whereas Marco Pezzaiuoli’s men are only three points away from fourth place in the points table.

Danish Farooq (8’) gave the Blues an early lead which was extended to three by Prince Ibara (23’, 45’) who scored a first-half brace with two towering headed goals.

Gurpreet Sandhu was called into action early who saved two attempts from Cassio Gabriel and Bipin Singh within minutes following the kick-off. However, it was BFC that took the lead through Danish Farooq, whose left-footed drive from outside the box gave no chance to Phurba Lachenpa in goal. Prince Ibara then joined the party after burying a header from close range to double the

Prince Ibara (C) of Bengaluru FC heads the ball to score a goal during the match between Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC, at the Fatorda Stadium, Monday. (PTI)

lead with only 23 minutes on the clock. The cross from Roshan Naorem was brilliant and the striker from Congo made no mistake in finding the back of the net.

The Blues continued

to pile more pressure on the Islanders and created several scoring opportunities around the half-hour mark. Des Buckhingam’s men could not manage to contain the deficit to two goals as Ibara scored again

with a header moments before the halftime whistle.

Roshan Naorem was again the provider with an accurate corner which saw the tall forward leap the highest to head the ball.

The start of the sec-

ond half saw more of the same, with BFC threatening to score. However, MCFC got more hold of the possession and created better chances to reduce the deficit. Sunil Chhetri was brought on to replace Ibara who left the pitch owing to an injury. Five minutes past the hour mark, Apuia saw his half-volley from longrange hit the right-sided post and come out.

Ajith Kamaraj replaced Naorem who was struggling with a muscle issue late into the match.

The fourth official added five minutes for stoppages but MCFC could not break the BFC defence.

The Blues held on to a well-deserved clean sheet and secured all three points in a sensational overall performance.

Bengaluru FC will next turn up against ATK Mohun Bagan at the PJN Stadium on Saturday while Mumbai City FC meets Kerala Blasters FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday.

TUESDAY’S MATCH Jamshedpur FC Vs SC East Bengal Time: 7:30 pm

S Y D N E Y, J A N 1 0 (IANS): World No. one t e n n i s p l ay e r N o va k Djokovic on Monday won the legal battle in his bid to remain in Australia, with a court ordering his immediate release from immigration detention.

“Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention, finding the government’s decision to revoke the tennis star’s visa to enter the country was unreasonable,” Judge Anthony Kelly said.

Judge Kelly ordered D j o k ov i c b e r e l e a s e d within 30 minutes and his passport and other travel documents returned to him, rekindling the world number one’s chance to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the upcoming Australian Open.

However, lawyers for the federal government told the court the country’s immigration minister was reserving the right to exercise his personal power to again revoke Djokovic’s visa.

With the Australian government facing a humiliating and high profile

Novak Djokovic

defeat, lawyer Christopher Tran informed the judge that immigration minister Alex Hawke may step in with executive powers and could still cancel his visa on new grounds.

“I’m instructed (the minister) will consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation,” he said.

Djokovic, 34, has been held in an immigration detention hotel alongside long-term asylum seeker detainees since Thursday.

He was permitted to attend his lawyers’ chambers for the virtual hearings but has not been seen in

public since he arrived in Australia.

His lawyers argued that a recent Covid-19 infection qualified Djokovic for the medical exemption from a requirement for non-Australian citizens entering the country to be double vaccinated.

The Australian government, however, said non-citizens had no right of guaranteed entry to Australia, questioned his claimed exemption and stressed that even if Djokovic wins the court action, it reserved the right to detain him again and remove him from the country.

Cavani staying at Man Utd until Arsenal crash out of FA Cup; Liverpool, West Ham and Spurs through end of season, says Rangnick

Edinson Cavani

MANCHESTER, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is staying at the club until the end of the season, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said.

Cavani’s contract expires at the end of June and the Uruguay international had been linked with Barcelona and Juventus, while some reports said the 34-year-old could return to

South America during the January transfer window.

“Edi said that I can rely on him until the end of the season and that he will continue to give his very best in order to be a role model for the younger players,” Rangnick told the United website.

“If he should play from the start he’s always happy to do so and to give his all but if even if he is not playing he will try to be the best possible role model for the other players.

“Edi is one of those players with a very strong mentality. He has vast amounts of experience and a good work ethic that can also set a good example for the rest of the players.”

United host Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup later on Monday before travelling to Villa Park in the Premier League on Saturday.

LO N D O N, JA N 1 0 (IANS): Arsenal were knocked out of the third round of the FA Cup by Championship (second division) Nottingham Forrest, here on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta’s side follow Newcastle United (who were beaten by thirdtier Cambridge United) in losing to lower league opposition after Lewis Grabban scored the only goal of the game from close range to remind the home side of their glory days of the late 1970’s and the 1980’s.

Arsenal swapped their traditional red shirts for an all-white kit for the game to draw attention to the need to stop knife crime but produced a poor display against a rival that has been in good form in their division.

Liverpool cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday after a much-changed side brushed past Shrewsbury

Warriors win in Thompson’s long-anticipated return he and Thompson combined for seven of Golden State’s 10 threes in the team’s 42 attempts. Lamar Stevens had 17 points to pace Cleveland, which was making its second stop on a six-game Western swing.

Grizzlies 127, Lakers 119

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) celebrates his 1800th career three-point basket.

SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Klay Thompson returned from a 2 1/2-year absence with 17 points in 20 minutes of play, and Stephen Curry scored a game-high 28 points Sunday night as the Golden State Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 96-82 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in San Francisco.

Playing for the first time since tearing the ACL in his left knee in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson needed just 40

seconds to record his first basket of the season and less than a half to throw down his first dunk and splash his first 3-pointer.

The five-time All-Star finished 3-for-8 on 3-pointers and 7-for-18 overall from the field. He also had three rebounds, one assist and one block following a 941-day absence that included a ruptured right Achilles in a comeback attempt before the 2020-21 season.

Curry shot 4-for-11 on 3-pointers on a night when

Desmond Bane shot 5-for-8 from 3-point distance and scored 23 points as visiting Memphis beat Los Angeles to earn its franchise-record ninth straight victory.

Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the Grizzlies, and Ja Morant finished with 16 points and seven assists after he sat out Saturday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers with a sore left thigh.

LeBron James had 35 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who came in riding a season-long four-game winning streak. It was the 11th consecutive game that James scored at least 25 points; James, 37, is the oldest NBA player to accomplish that feat.

Nets 121, Spurs 119 (OT)

Rookie Cam Thomas hit the tiebreaking basket with 1.7 seconds left in overtime as Brooklyn ended a five-game home losing streak by outlasting San Antonio in New York.

The Nets won their first home game since beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 16 and survived blowing a 12-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation.

Kevin Durant led the Nets with 28 points but also missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining in regulation, and the game reached overtime when an alley-oop layup by Kenta Bates-Diop was short at the buzzer.

Clippers 106, Hawks 93

Amir Coffey matched his career high of 21 points and helped Los Angeles end its three-game losing streak with a win over visiting Atlanta.

Coffey, playing on a two-way contract, was 8-for-12 from the field and tied another career high with five 3-pointers. He added five rebounds and three assists. Six other Clippers players scored in double figures, including veteran Serge Ibaka with 16 points off the bench.

Atlanta’s Trae Young scored 19 points and saw his franchise-record streak of 25-plus-point games end at 17. Young was 8-for-21 from the floor and only 1-for-6 from distance, with seven assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic also scored 19 points, one shy of his season high.

Liverpool’s Fabinho celebrates scoring their fourth goal Tottenham’s Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his with Kostas Tsimikas. side’s third goal during the English FA Cup. (AP/PTI)

Town 4-1 after suffering an early shock. Youngster Kaide Gordon took his chance when he opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 34th minute, just seven minutes after Daniel Udoh had given the visitors a surprise lead, reports Xinhua.

A Fabinho penalty in the 44th minute put Liverpool ahead and it stayed 2-1 until Roberto Firmino added a 3rd in the 78th

Keys knocks out 2nd seed Svitolina in Adelaide A D E L A I D E , JA N 1 0 (AGENCIES): American Madison Keys br ushed past Ukrainian second seed Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 in the opening round of the Adelaide International on Monday.

Keys sent down 14 aces and won 84.8% of her first serve points in a dominant performance as she wrapped up the win in an hour 17 minutes.

The American got off to a rip-roaring start, breaking Svitolina’s serve twice in the first four games of the match to race into a 4-0 lead, before closing out a strong opening set with a couple of comfortable service holds.

The 87th-ranked Keys kept her foot planted on the gas in the second set, forcing Svitolina to defend a break point in the first game and then breaking minutes later to take a 2-1 lead, which she rode on to take the set 6-4.

Czech sixth seed Marketa Vondrousova fought back from a set down to beat Viktorija Golubic 5-7 6-4 6-3 and set up a clash against Croatia’s Ana Konjuh.

In the men’s Adelaide ATP 250 event, Spaniard Jaume Munar made light work of local John Millman, breaking the Australian’s serve twice in both the first and the second set for a 6-2 6-2 win.

minute, and Fabinho’s second of the game rounded off the scoring in injury time.

Controversial goals from Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen gave West Ham United a 2-0 win at home to Leeds United in an all-Premier League tie.

Tottenham were given a big shock by League One (third tier) Morecambe, who opened the scoring

with Anthony O’Conner’s 33rd minute goal. The visitors held on to their lead until 74th minute when Harry Winks drew Spurs level but it wasn’t until the last five minutes of the game that goals from Lucas Moura and Harry Kane won the game for the north-London side.

Daniel Podence netted twice and Nelson Semedo added a third as

Wolverhampton Wanderers enjoyed an easy afternoon at home to Sheffield United from the Championship.

Sunday’s winner join Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, Brighton and Southampton in the draw for the fourth round, while Manchester United play Aston Villa on Monday.

New Zealand in firm control against Bangladesh on Day-2 CHRISTCHURCH, JAN 10 (IANS): New Zealand ended the second day of the Christchurch Test firmly in control after taking a 395run lead over Bangladesh, here on Monday Bangladesh were bowled out for 126 by the end of the day - trailing New Zealand’s 521/6 by a mammoth 395 - with Boult going past the milestone of 300 Test wickets with his 5/43.

New Zealand resumed on the second morning on 349/1, with Devon Conway bringing up his third century in only his fifth Test match. Captain Tom Latham brought up his double century at the other end, as New Zealand continued their domination in the first session.

Conway was eventually run out for 109, ending a 215-run partnership with Latham. In walked Ross Taylor to a standing ovation and a guard of honour, the veteran playing his final Test.

Taylor cracked four fours during his 39-ball stay, as New Zealand looked to up the ante. That meant the wickets flowed as well, and Bangladesh picked up four in the first session, including that of Taylor’s.

The Black Caps picked up the scoring rate after Lunch. Latham was the aggressor, and eventually

Tom Latham of New Zealand celebrates his 200 runs with Ross Taylor on day two of the second cricket test. (AP/PTI)

got out for 252, the highest individual score at the Hagley Oval.

New Zealand declared at 521/7, but not before wicketkeeper Tom Blundell joined the party and scored a quickfire 57 (not out) off just 60 balls.

Bangladesh were looking to build on their historic Test win at Mount Maunganui but Boult and Southee came out firing, claiming four wickets before Tea to leave the visitors struggling at 27/4. Boult picked up his third wicket of the first innings shortly after the break, inducing an edge from Liton Das for nought.

From 27/5, Bangladesh found some fight in Yasir Ali (38*) and Nurul Hasan (41). The two steadied the ship with a 60-run

partnership for the sixth wicket before Southee got the crucial wicket of Nurul, trapping in front.

Boult then returned for another spell, and soon had Mehidy cleaned up for his 300th Test scalp -he became just the fourth New Zealander to take 300 Test wickets, after Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, and Southee. The rest of the Bangladesh line-up crumbled, and the visitors now face a huge task to stay alive on the third day.

Brief scores: New Zealand 521/6 dec. (T Latham 252, Conway 109, Young 54, Ross Taylor 28; Shoriful Islam 2-79, Ebadot Hossain 2-143) v Bangladesh 126 all out in 41.2 overs (Yasir Ali 55, Nurul Hasan 41; Trent Boult 5-43, Tim Southee 3-28).

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