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VP calls for change in attitude towards NE Proposes friendship formula to strengthen the unity of the nation NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI/AGENCIES): Mesmerised by the beauty and “positive stories” emerging in the once militancy-hit Northeast during his weeklong visit, Vice-President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged students from the rest of the country to make at least one friend from the region to know it better and fight the stereotyping of its people.

Stressing the need to include lessons about the history and culture of the Northeast in the curriculum, Naidu said, “In addition to correcting the imbalance in curriculum, more student

exchange programs should be conducted with the North Eastern states... I would urge students from across India to make at least one friend from the North-East and learn about their rich linguistic and cultural heritage. This is the way forward to strengthen the unity of the nation.”

Lamenting that despite being such a wonderful place, the general attitude toward the North East to this day is largely characterised by ignorance, lack of appreciation and stereotyping in the rest of India, Naidu urged people to visit the region to appreciate its beauty and cultural richness, DH report stated.

In a long Facebook post, Naidu highlighted the positive developments taking place in the Northeast despite the “single biggest” challenge of road commu-

M. Venkaiah Naidu (NP File)

nication and stressed that many of them could be emulated by other states.

“After my seven-day trip, I have returned assured that the North Eastern Region is witnessing a new era of resurgence...A welcome development is a decline in the insurgency in the region. The fact is that seven of the eight states of the region performed better than the country’s Human

Development Index (HDI) in 2019. But how many of us are aware of this?” Naidu asked in his post on Sunday.

Not many outside the region would know that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report finds Nagaland as the safest state for women in India, he pointed out. Naidu also said that Assam is world renowned for its tea and silk, while Manipur, a state with just 0.24 per cent of the country’s population, produces a good number of international sportspersons.

“I have a better understanding of the men, matters, aspirations, challenges and opportunities of the region.

A welcome development is the decline in insurgency in the region. I am confident that the North Eastern region would become totally free of insurgency in the near

future in view of the various developmental initiatives and the strong desire of the people for peace and progress,” he said.

Naidu urged people from other parts of the country to visit the North-East to appreciate the natural beauty and cultural richness of the region.

“We have a lot to learn from the North Eastern states. Some time back, I saw a video of a road in Aizawl, Mizoram and was amazed to see motorists observing strict traffic discipline even though no traffic cop is in sight. This is a rare sight in other big Indian cities,” he said to drive home his point.

Naidu said he had to cut short his visit to Mizoram to enable the state administration focus more on dealing with an upsurge in COVID-19 cases.

Rio, Zeliang meet Mishra, Fuel prices surge to record-high levels NSCN (I-M) leaders in Delhi Correspondent

KOHIMA, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, planning & coordination, parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu and leader of NPF Legislature party leader T.R. Zeliang met with NSCN (IM) leaders and Government of India representative and Interlocutor, AK Mishra in Delhi on Sunday in connection with the Naga political issue.

Rio flew to Delhi Saturday along with NPF leader T.R. Zeliang to join Neiba Kronu who was already there in their mission to play their role in ensuring talks were on track. According to highly placed sources, Rio, Zeliang and Kronu met A.K Mishra at Nagaland House Delhi. The three had reportedly conveyed the resolution

of the UDA all-party government for early settlement of the Naga political issue.

Rio along with Kronu and Zeliang also met with NSCN (I-M) leaders-- ato kilonser and chief negotiator Th. Muivah, chairman Q. Tuccu and vice chairman Tongmeth Wangnao at the Lodhi road residence of Th. Muivah. Sources said that the three leaders conveyed to the NSCN (I-M) leadership the desire of the Nagas for early solution to the Naga political issue at the earliest.

As reported in this newspaper, NSCN (I-M) leadership besides WC/ NNPGs led by convenor N. Kitovi Zhimomi have been holding talks with Mishra.

Niki Sumi-led NSCN (K) members who were also in Delhi returned to Nagaland on Friday after meeting Mishra.

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Petrol and diesel prices rose again on Sunday for the sixth consecutive day, hitting a fresh record high.

According to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers, petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre. After the price revision, petrol has become costlier at Rs.103.60 a litre in the state capital Kohima while in Dimapur its was Rs. 102.60.

Diesel is being sold at Rs. 95.77 a litre in Kohima and in Dimapur Rs.94.96 a litre.

A litre of petrol and diesel in Kiphire was the highest in the state at Rs. 106.09 and Rs. 98.18 respectively followed by Tuensang-- petrol at Rs. 105.99 a litre and diesel at Rs. 97.97 per litre. (See table) The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highestever level of Rs 104.14 a litre and Rs 110.12 per litre

Petrol price per litre in `

Diesel price per litre in `

Kiphire

106.09

98.18

Tuensang

105.99

97.97

Noklak

105.78

97.89

Mon

105.52

97.57

Phek

105.23

97.26

Zunheboto

105.21

97.21

Longleng

105.01

97.18

Mokokchung

104.93

97

Wokha

104.31

96.43

Kohima

103.60

95.77

Peren

102.97

95.29

Dimapur

102.60

94.96

District

in Mumbai, the notification showed. In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 100.66 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 92.82. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.

State-owned fuel merchants have begun passing on the higher incidence of cost to consumers starting

Wednesday, abandoning the mild price change strategy.

The price of petrol has risen by 30 paise per litre for four days in a row, while diesel has risen by 35 paise, the largest rate increase in history.

Because the international benchmark Brent crude has risen to over USD 82 a barrel as a result of OPEC’s resolution not to increase output by more than 0.4 million barrels per day, fuel prices have risen by a larger percentage.

State-run oil refiners such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum revise the fuel rates on a daily basis, by taking into account the crude oil prices in the international markets, and the rupeedollar exchange rates.

Any changes in petrol and diesel prices are implemented with effect from 6 am every day.

Naga issue: NSCN (I-M) cautions Nagaland logs 8 fresh Covid cases against misleading statements OVER 11 LAKH PEOPLE INOCULATED TILL OCT 10 DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Expressing happiness that the IndoNaga political talks had picked up pace after a gap of nearly two years, with the focus on the contentious issues of Naga national flag and constitution (yehzabo), NSCN (I-M), however, cautioned that the misdeeds of some unscrupulous persons were floating on social media groups that could dampen the atmosphere of Indo-Naga political talks.

NSCN (I-M) through its MIP said that misleading statements were seen on social media that Government of India had accepted the Naga flag and yehzabo (constitution) to signify the Naga political identity and sign the Naga solution at the

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earliest. “When nothing is official yet on these sensitive issues, no wild conjecture should be made out of the Indo-Naga political talks. Anything official on the talk outcome will be issued by the MIP,” it satted.

Meanwhile, MIP said that government of India representatives led

by AK Mishra and NSCN (I-M) team led by its general secretary Th Muivah were leaving no stone unturned to find a way out of the imbroglio.

“Till then no one should comment on the Indo-Naga political talk results in equivocal manner and jump to conclusion when the matter is under negotiation with all seriousness and sincerity,” the statement emphasised.

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DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland on Sunday recorded eight fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, five were from Kohima, two in Dimapur and one in Mokokchung, taking the total caseload to 31449.

The death toll remained unchanged at 671 (including 15 nonCovid deaths).

M e a n w h i l e, a t o t a l o f 1106828 persons (696188 first dose and 410640 second dose) have been inoculated till Sunday.

According to Health & Family Welfare department data released on Sunday, the state’s total target was 1250645. Out of

16062 targeted health care workers (HCWs), 15997 have been given the first dose while 13306 received the second dose.

Out of 61209 targeted frontline workers, 60943 received the first dose and 47607 second dose.

For 45 years and above targeted group (454527), 199662 have received the first dose and 145638 second dose and those between 18 to 44 years age group (796118), 419586 received the first dose while 204089 got their second dose.

PTI: India on Sunday logged 18,166 new cases taking the total tally of COVID-19 infections to 3,39,53,475, while the death toll climbed to 4,50,589 with 214 fresh fatalities, Health ministry stated.

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India doesn’t yet have that Covid safety armour, says top virologist NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (AGENCIES): Even as coronavirus-related curbs across the country are being eased due to declining second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, top virologist Dr W Ian Lipkin has cautioned against this, saying that India does not yet have the sort of “safety armour” needed to start reopening.

The “safety armour,” according to Lipkin, is that a large percentage of people should be vaccinated against the viral illness, which, he said, is “very small” in India’s case.

“Less than 20 per cent of your population that’s vaccinated. Then 30 per cent of your population under the age of 18 who are not yet eligible for vaccination. So this means that you don’t have the sort of armour that you need to safely reopen in that way,” Lipkin said while addressing India Today Conclave 2021.

War ning about the long-term effect of Covid-19, the virologist said people usually don’t talk about it “which I think is going to be extraordinary in terms of its impact.

“These are not people

Dozens injured in Manipur pollrelated violence Correspondent

IMPHAL, OCT 10 (NPN): Dozens of people were hurt during a fight among the workers of rival political groups in poll-bound Manipur. The violent incidents were reported while BJP national president JP Nadda was in Imphal on his twoday visit to the State to kickoff the party’s election campaign.

As many as 10 people were injured when a group of armed miscreants opened fire at the residence of Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress Committee’s (MPYC) State coordinator Usham Manglem, who is also an aspiring candidate of the party, at Kairembikhok in Thoubal district on Saturday night.

Same number of people were also injured in another poll-related violence incident that occurred in Singjamei area of Imphal West district among workers and supporters of BJP and NPP on Saturday night.

In the first incident, armed miscreants opened several rounds of fire at a poll-related gathering at the residence of MPYC coordinator around 8 p.m.

(Cont’d on p-8)

Mixed response to oil palm mission in NE, experts fear ecological effect GUWAHATI/AGARTALA, OCT 10 (IANS): Oil palm farmers are excited that several North Eastern states inspired by the Centres National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) have undertaken oil palm cultivation in a big way.

However, experts and a section of politicians have diverse opinions over the possible adverse impact on the environment and wildlife. The Centre in August launched the Rs 11,040 crore National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm as a new

centrally sponsored scheme with a special focus on the northeast region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Farmers supported by the state governments in Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland had undertaken oil palm cultivation in a limited manner around 10 years ago. Two weeks ago, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu in principle agreed to the proposal of Andhra Pradeshbased Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd to invest over Rs 500 crore on nurseries, planta-

tion, setting up of palm oil factory and refinery.

The company urged the state government to allot at least 25 hectares of land to it for the establishment of a 5 MT per hour capacity mill in the state.

Assam, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh governments have already undertaken ambitious plans to expand oil palm cultivation to a few lakh hectares of land. Hyderabad based 3F Oil Palm company last week announced that it would invest Rs 1,750 crore in the

next five years to expand oil palm cultivation to 62,000 hectares of land in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh creating employment opportunities for over 3,000 people.

Company CEO Sanjay Goenka said in Guwahati that the area under oil palm cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh would be expanded from 2,000 hectares to an additional 30,000 hectares with an investment of Rs 750 crore.

He said that additional 30,000 hectares of land

would be brought under oil palm farming in Assam investing Rs 1,000 crore.

Several hundred farmers in Goalpara, Kamrup and Bongaigaon districts are now cultivating oil palm trees in about 550 to 600 hectares of land for the past few years.

After the Union government launched the NMEOOP, several political parties including the Congress, NGOs, experts and environmentalists strongly objected to its large-scale cultivation.

(Cont’d on p-8)

Dr W Ian Lipkin

who necessarily have an acute disease, they may have an only mild form of it, but they remain permanently or at least for a long period, crippled with cognitive dysfunction, shortness of breath, fatigue. This can represent as many as 30 per cent of people who become infected,” Lipkin said.

“These individuals, even if the virus were to magically disappear, might continue to be infected and have a huge impact on their lives for decades to come,” he said.

Lipkin said there were many lessons from the Spanish flu of 1918 which have not been carried forward. “I hope we will revise our approach in the future.

But I’m not even confident that this is the worst of potential pandemics. We need to make sure that

whatever we’ve learned here carries forward into the next months and years,” he said.

He warned there are several more variants of SARS-CoV-2 which are circulating.

“There are variants, already circulating, don’t have names. Will they be more capable of transmission? We don’t know. Delta variant seems to be extraordinarily well adapted to spread in humans,” Lipkin said.

He said the world needs to start thinking not only about vaccines to prevent severe disease, but also that can prevent transmission.

“We need to improve our public health infrastructure, be able to track and trace individuals who have been exposed so that we can adopt a ring vaccination strategy, which was so successful in India in eradicating smallpox.

“Masking, even if these masks are not what I would consider state-of-theart can also be useful. But people need to change the way they think about themselves and others and be less selfish,” Lipkin added.

Masking and social distancing compliance hits new low: Survey NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI): As India enters the festival season, a survey by a digital communitybased platform that has measured basic Covid-19 safeguards found that only 13 per cent people rated mask compliance in their area and district as effective while just 6 per cent termed social distancing norms as beneficial.

The survey by LocalCircles, which received 65,000 responses from citizens residing in 366 districts of India, found out how people were complying to mask and social distancing protocols in cities and districts, while travelling in flights/airports, trains/ railway stations and bus/ bus stands as well as places like vaccination centres which many have visited in the last few months.

Sixty-four per cent were men and 36 per cent

respondents were women.

Forty-six per cent respondents were from Tier-1 areas, 29 per cent from Tier-2 areas, and 25 per cent from Tiers-3, 4 and rural districts.

A previous LocalCircles survey from June 2021, which was shared by the Union Ministry of Health in its briefing on July 6 this year, had indicated that mask compliance was rated as effective by 29 per cent people then and social distancing compliance as effective by 11 per cent.

“The drop in mask compliance ratings from 29 to 13 per cent and in social distancing compliance ratings from 11 per cent to 6 per cent indicates that complacency has set in with many now believing that Covid-19 is gone,” said Sachin Taparia, founder of LocalCircles.

(Cont’d on p-8)

Power shutdown under Mokokchung division DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): There will be total shutdown of power from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily between October 11 and November 6 under Mokokchung transmission division due to scheduled vegetation clearance of 132kV & 66kV transmission lines.

Mokokchung transmission division executive engineer Ahoto Aye, said that the exercise has been necessitated with the aim to provide stable power supply and avoid unwarranted disruption of power supply.

The power department appealed to everyone in the affected areas to extend cooperation and bear the inconvenience during the shutdown period.

As per the schedule provided by the executive engineer, Tuli sub-division,

Longleng and Mon district would be affected by the shutdown between October 11 and 19 when vegetation clearance will be carried out on 66kV MokokchungTuli, 66kV Tuli-N/Mora, 66kV N/Mora-Tizit and 66kV Tizit-Mon transmission lines.

Similarly, Zunheboto district will be affected when the vegetation clearance is carried out on 66kV Mokokchung-Zunheboto transmission line from October 18 to 23. Tuensang district will be affected between October 23 and 26 on when the clearance is carried out on 66kV Mokokchung-Tuensang transmission line.

The vegetation clearance will be carried out on 132kV MokokchungMariani transmission line between November 1 and 6.

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WEATHER FORECAST OCTOBER 11

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy, very warm and humid

35 26

Sunshine and patchy clouds

31 20

Aizawl

Guwahati Very warm with hazy sunshine 35 25 Imphal

Sunshine and patchy clouds

Itanagar Sunny

32 20 32 22

Shillong

Mostly sunny and comfortable 26 17

Kohima

A stray morning thunderstorm 28 18

Dimapur Partly sunny Mkg

A t-storm around in the p.m.

33 24 31 20

Tuensang Partly sunny and humid

24 15

Mostly sunny and humid

28 22

Wokha

Zunheboto Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm

28 17

Body recovered at railway track DIMAPUR: Dimapur police has informed that an unidentified male dead body of a non-Naga aged around 30-35 was recovered lying outside Dimapur railway track at KM-260/7 towards Khatkhati end on October 8.

In a press release, D i m a p u r p o l i c e P RO informed that the deceased was suspected to be runover by a moving train.

PRO has requested claimant/relatives/ friends of the deceased to contact the officer-incharge, GRPS, Dimapur, (7085055021).

World Mental Health Day observed across state

KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland joined the rest of the world in raising awareness on mental health issues by observing World Mental Health Day Sunday under 2021 theme, “Mental Health in an Unequal World”.

In Kohima, the day was graced by principal director, health and family welfare department, Dr Neikhrielie Khimiao as special guest.

In his address, he said that Naga society often neglects mental health and often people realise the importance of mental health only when tragedy hits them which was often too late.

H e o b s e r ve d t h a t mental health issues have now come to the forefront especially since the outbreak of the pandemic.

With this in mind, he said the department had taken up various mental health programmes with utmost importance.

He disclosed that under the District Mental Health Programme which was now operational in six districts, more activities in this particular field would be taken up.

Also making a presentation on the theme, senior medical officer, Dr Viketoulie Pienyü, pointed out that mental health illnesses were common a m o n g l owe r i n c o m e families, a finding backed by scientific studies.

H e o b s e r ve d t h a t with around 80-90% of

Doctors with inmates and others during World Mental Health day at Kohima on Sunday. (NP)

population in the lower income strata, Nagaland was also in a vulnerable situation to becoming victim of mental health issues.

Citing cor relation between economic inequality which leads to social inequality creating status anxiety in a person, Dr Pienyü said this whole situation becomes circular when income inequality leads to poor access to quality education and subsequently social inequality.

He added that to break this chain and reduce the crises a global concerted response would be needed.

Dr Pienyü said NGOs and social activists would be able to intervene at the local level since they would have a better understanding of the local population.

He also opined

that churches could also play important roles by becoming advocates of mental health care since they do not have social discrimination.

Kohima District Legal Services Authority members Asenla Walling and Medokhrie Therie made presentations on the legal provisions that were available for people with mental health issues.

Asenla highlighted the free legal services that were available for persons with mental illness under Legal Service to mentally ill and disabled persons scheme 2015 underwhich judicial intervention, counseling and advices were provided.

Medokhrie, while citing a report from a survey conducted by National Institute of Mental Illness and Neurosciences said 1 out of 40 and 1 in 20

people suffers from past and current episodes of depressions respectively in the country.

He said the survey showed that lifeline prevalence of mental disorders was 13.7% which means atleast 150 million Indians were in need of urgent mental health intervention.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Dr. Temsukong Pongener while inmate Medozelhou and intern Tsuktisenla Longchar made special presentations.

Meanwhile, DMHP Kohima also celebrated the day at Good Samaritan Old Age Home Kohima.

The theme for WMHD was shared by Cl. Psychologist, DMHP, Ketousenuo Phewhuo.

Elderly helpline team also joined the programme and

SAMETI organises training on bio-fertilizers

DIMAPUR: Twoday virtual training on “Bio-fertilizers: Efficient use and application” was organised by State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI)for Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) functionaries on October 6-7 at SAMETI,

Medziphema.

A press release by SAMETI, Medziphema stated that the training was aimed at imparting technical knowledge on bio-fertilizers, its efficient use and applications to the participants.

Re s o u r c e p e r s o n s for the training were agriculture officer, bio-

NDPP 10th NA 1 A/C backs UDA govt. for early solution

f e r t i l i z e r l a b o r a t o r y, IETC Medziphema, Mhonchumo and ag riculture inspector, bio-control laboratory, IETC Medziphema, Dr.Moasunep. Topics on introduction, importance and scope of bio-fertilizer in organic farming and INM, various types of bio-fertilizers popularly

NDPP party workers at the leaders consultative meeting-cum-get together.

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Kohima Region, Prasielie Pienyü highlighted the activities of the party throughout the state saying that it was striving to live up to its motto of “Deeds, not words” for overall welfare of the people of the State.

The party strongly stands on gender equality and also for the welfare and development of the state in general, he said.

Asserting that the Neiphiu Rio led government was strong and working sincerely to deliver goods to the people, he called upon the constituency leaders and workers to stand firm and continue to strengthen his hands.

He further said that efforts should be made to win all the six seats of Kohima region to further strengthen the NDPP government in the State.

NDPP Central vice p r e s i d e n t M e nu ov i l i e Kesiezie encouraged the party leaders and workers t o d o away w i t h t h e petty differences and to have a cohesive spirit to strengthen the party in the

constituency.

NDPP central youth president Kelhouneizo Yhome extended greetings from the parent youth body and also conveyed messages from NDPP president Chingwang Konyak and NDPP secretary general Abu Metha.

He also conveyed chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s message to the party workers to be prepared for the winning prospect of the Party’s candidates in the 2023 state general elections.

NDPP central executive council member Neiba Pienyü and representatives from women and youth wings also shared concern during the meeting.

NDPP 10th NA-I A/C president Neitsu Khezhie chaired the meeting while Lhousiezhü Sachü pronounced invocation, Keduozonyü Whourie enthralled the gathering with special number and NDPP Kohima Region working president Nathan Sote tendered the vote of thanks.

the doubts and queries of the participants were cleared and explained by nodal officer for DMHP, Dr. Ngopelo and clinical psychologist, Nikou Koza.

In a keynote address, superintendent of police Phek, Vesupra Kezo appreciated the organisers for organising such programme for the police personnel and their families. The closing remark was delivered by judicial magistrate first class-cum-secretary PDLSA, Cheliam Khiamniungan.

Mokokchung: District Mental Health Programme in collaboration with All Nagaland Counsellors Association (ANCA) Mokokchung and Child helpline Mokokchung observed the day at Town Hall, Mokokchung.

A press release by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) office, Mokokchung stated that, on the occasion ADC Mokokchung, Sashant Pratap Singh exhorted the participants on the certain misconceptions in regard to mental health.

N o d a l o f f i c e r, D M H P M o k o k c h u n g, Temsuyanger addressed the participants based on the objective of the programme and theme of the day.

C o u n s e l l i n g Psychologist, Childline, Merenchila Imchen and counselling psychologist and educator, ANCA, Alemrenla educated the participants on “mental health within home

environment” and “mental health in the workplace” respectively.

The programme ended with a vote of thanks

by Monica (psy. social worker DMHP).

Dimapur: District Mental Health Programme, District Hospital Dimapur observed the day at DMHP, District Hospital Dimapur.

Psychiatric Nurse, D M H P, D i m a p u r , Mughatoli Zhimomi in her speech on the theme “mental health in an unequal world” highlighted the growing inequalities in mental health which has direct impact on people’s mental health.

The program was also attended by Dr. Chikrozho Kezo, SPO, NMHP. He also highlighted the various inequalities due to race, ethnicity gender identity, lack of respect for human right including people with mental health.

Tuensang: Tuensang also observed the day under the theme “Mental Health in an Unequal World” at Tuensang Town Baptist Lashong (TTBL).

D u r i n g t h e programme, MO P s y c h i a t r y D H D r.

Senilo Magh spoke on the importance of mental health, Psychiatry, mind matters, types of mental illnesses, Myths etc.

Talk on the theme was presented by Clinical Psychologist DH, Yangkhumla. More than 500 youths from different churches of Tuensang town attended the programme.

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used in agriculture, method for application of biofertilizers in agronomical and horticulture crops, methods for preparation of bio-fertilizers at farm level were covered during the training.

Altogether 22 participants from different districts attended the training.

Acknowledgement

We, the bereaved family members of Dr. Temsutoshi Ao (Meküli), would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to all those who stood with us during our difficult and trying times through your kind prayers and financial support.

We deeply regret to acknowledge each and every individual but it is our sincere and humble prayer that our Father Almighty God will bless you all abundantly.

Loving Wife, Daughter & Son dp-4912/21

DIMAPUR: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Par ty (NDPP) 10th Northern Angami-I Assembly Constituency has resolved to extend support to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) gover nment to pursue an early solution on the Naga Political Issue.

The resolution was adopted at the leaders consultative meetingcum-get together held at Kire Farm, Chünyüca, D Khel, Kohima village on October 9.

In a statement, NDPP 10-Norther n Angami-I A/C president Neitsu Khezhie stated that at the meeting the party has also resolved to work hard for the party candidate from the constituency in the next state general election and strengthen the hands of chief minister Neiphiu Rio. It also resolved to vigorously pursue the enrollment drive within the constituency for likeminded people willing to join the NDPP party.

At the meeting, NDPP ge n e r a l s e c r e t a r y i / c

highlighted their activities.

After the programme, DMHP team also conducted screening and mental health check-up for the elders and distributed medicines according to their diagnosis.

(Correspondent) Phek: District Mental Health Program District Hospital, Phek and Phek District Legal Services Authority jointly observed the day at Police Baptist Church DEF Phek.

The main objective was to sensitize priorities and raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

Re s o u r c e p e r s o n , advocate PL, PDLSA Sekhotso Rokha while s p e a k i n g o n NA L S A (Legal Services to Mental Disable Person) scheme 2015 informed the participants the objectives of NALSA and its various fundamental rights and entitlement of a person with mental health issues.

Clinical mental health programme DH, Phek, Nikou Koza while speaking on the theme lamented that people suffering from mental health issues does not seek medical care due to stigmatisation and discrimination.

She also highlighted the importance of seeking t i m e ly t r e a t m e n t f o r mental health person and briefed the gathering on the consequences of delaying the treatment.

Interactive session was also held during which

Born: 24.01.1955 – Died: 04.10.2021 We, the family members of Late Mrs. Vinu Tandon, deeply appreciate and acknowledge the sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us throughout the period of her illness till her demise. We also thank everyone who stood by us and supported us morally, physically, mentally, financially at her final rites.

It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God blesses you all abundantly.

Loving husband, children, grand-children. dp-4896/21

1ST

6th DEAth ANNIVERSARY

Remembrance DEATH ANNIVERSARY

OF OUR BELOVED FAthER

LT. R.F.LOTHA 11th OCt 2015

N. KODOLHOU MOWO Our hearts still ache with sadness and many tears still flow.

What it meant to lose you, no one will ever know We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain forever.

To walk with us throughout our lives, until we meet again.

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If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die , we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die we belong to the Lord.

– Romans 14:8 Forever in our hearts. We miss you!

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Spear Corps pays tribute to war heroes

corps, Maj Gen. RS Guraya, VSM. The Victory Flame was then escorted by a team from Rangapahar Military Station to Dimapur to collect the soil from the resting place of late Lt Col Cyril Jonathan Eliyas, a 1971 War Awardee.

It can be noted that the reception and participation of receiving the Victory Flame in Dimapur would go down in history and a testimony that the Victory Flame would Maj Gen. RS Guraya, VSM laying the wreath at War Memorial, Rangapahar. be received by other parts of North-East with more enthuStaff Reporter (COS) Spear Corps, Maj by chief of staff, spear siasm and fanfare.

Gen. RS Guraya, VSM to D I M A P U R , O C T 1 0 start the commemorative (NPN): After a grand re- programme whereby 364 ception ceremony at Ran- individuals participated gapahar Military Station to in the mini-marathon, welcome “Swarnim Vijay composed of women and Mashaal”- Victory Flame, children.

After the mini marSpear Corps on Sunday athon, a wreath laying organised a series of commemorative events to cel- ceremony was organised ebrate “Swarnim Vijay at War Memorial where Varsh” to mark the 50th Spear Corps paid homage anniversary of the 1971 to eternal flame depicting immortal souls of those Indo-Pak War. A mini marathon was who made supreme sacriflagged off by chief of staff fice. The wreath was laid

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continue to extend its full support on any social issues where the general public are deprived of their due share or any injustice was meted out against them provided “the matter was mutually tabled and genuine for any kind of agitation to bring free and fair judgment”.

The organisation has also warned against random felling of trees and said it would check arbitrary collection of different vegetation and hunting in the village bio diversity conservation area. JPYO said it was committed to check illegal activities for the better interest of the general public.

DIVISIONAL OFFICE, “JEEVAN PRAKASH”, JORHAT, ASSAM-785014 Tender for Office upkeep/House keeping/Security Services.

LIC of India invites tenders from reputed Agencies/ Services/ Contractors in two bid system, having registered office in Assam for providing Office upkeep/ House keeping & security services to different offices of LICI under Jorhat Division. Last date for submission of Tender is 01.11.2021 up to 16.00 Hrs. The tender documents can be downloaded from our website www.licindia.com or by hand from Manager(E&OS), LIC of India, Divisional office, Jorhat, ASSAM on payment of Rs.590/- as tender fee at our cash counter for Security Services and Housekeeping Services separately. LIC of India reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers in full / part without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

Corrigendum, if any, will be published in LIC website, www.licindia.in only.

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DIMAPUR: In view of “excessive bandhs/strike called by certain organisations” without seeking the cooperation of the stakeholders, Jalukie Pumling Youth Organisation (JPYO) has informed that “any form of agitations” would not be entertained in Jalukie area without proper consent of the stakeholders.

In a press release, JPYO president Azuna Hiekha and general secretary Keheiku Nring said Jalukie Town has become a “hotspot bandh/strike town” for any issue in the entire district without its relevance to the settlers of Jalukie Town.

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Manipur on the path of development: JP Nadda

Correspondent IMPHAL, OCT 10: With days of destruction gone, Manipur has come into the path of development and become India’s gateway to development, said BJP national president JP Nadda, in a speech here on Sunday.

On the second day of his two-day visit in the state, Nadda inaugurated a newly constructed building of state BJP office in Imphal Nityapat Chuthek. He also virtually inaugurated two district level offices of the party in Thoubal and Bishnupur.

In his speech at the gathering, Nadda named the offices as ‘Thambal Shanglen (House of Lotus)’ and urged the state BJP leaders and members to keep the office open the offices for 24x7.

“You should keep these offices open 24x7 and record activities of the BJP and show them to the people to let them know changes that were brought about by the saffron party in the country as well as in the state,” he said.

He claimed that the popularity of the party was

JP Nadda increasing in the state and people of the state now have faith and trust in the BJP. “Still we need to work harder to gain more support and retain power,” he added.

The state has become a gateway of India’s development, he said, while crediting all these achievements to state BJP leaders, particularly chief minister N Biren Singh.

All these are possible because of hard and tireless efforts of the state BJP leaders and workers under the “dynamic” leadership of chief minister N Biren Singh, he said.

State chief minister N Biren highlighted various welfare programmes taken up by the BJP-led government for the welfare of the

public, especially for the underprivileged groups in the past four and a half years.

“Addressing the grievances of the public is the prior duty of the BJP,” he said.

At the same time, he credited the achievements that were seen in the state today to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said “The developmental changes that we have witnessed in the past four and half years are all accredited to our hon’ble PM Narendra Modi Ji.” “He is the epitome of modesty, simplicity, hard work and humility,” he added.

The function was also attended by state BJP president A Sharda Devi, Union minister of state Bhupender Yadav, Union minister of state RK Ranjan, BJP (Manipur in-charge) Sambit Patra, ministers, MLAs of the party and state BJP leaders among others.

Earlier, in the day, Nadda interacted with achievers and prominent personalities of the state at a programme in Imphal’s City Convention Centre.

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Wild elephant Assam, M’laya ministers meet Will take up with HM move to ‘evict’ Sikhs in Shillong: Pb Dy CM tramples woman to try resolve border disputes

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa CHANDIGARH, OCT 10 (PTI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said he will take up with the Union Home Minister Meghalaya government’s alleged move to “evict” Sikhs living in Shillong.

Days after the Meghalaya cabinet approved a proposal to relocate “illegal settlers” from the Them Iew Mawlong area in Shillong, the Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC), which represents members of the Sikh community there, has said it will “fight tooth and nail” to stop the government from carrying out the drive.

The Meghalaya state cabinet took the decision earlier this week, based on a recommendation made by a high-level committee (HLC) headed by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong.

Randhawa, according to an official statement, said

he opposes the decision of the Meghalaya government “to evict the Sikhs living in Shillong” and has decided to take up the matter with the Union Home minister and Meghalaya chief minister.

Two years ago, a Punjab government delegation led by Randhawa had visited Shillong and met members of the Sikh community living there and had assured them at that time too that he would vociferously oppose any move against their displacement. Randhawa vehemently opposed the Meghalaya government’s latest move, saying it was totally unjust to evict the Sikhs. The deputy chief minister said the Sikhs have been living in Shillong for decades and the Punjab government strongly opposes this decision to displace them. He said the civil rights of these Sikhs who have been living in Shillong for more than 200 years would not be allowed to be trampled upon at any cost.

Randhawa alleged that the BJP-led NDA government has failed to create a sense of security and confidence among minorities across the country “who are feeling insecure, the latest examples of which can be seen in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh”.

to death in Assam

GUWAHATI, OCT 10 (PTI): A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district, a Forest and Environment Department release said here.

According to reports, the incident took place when the woman identified as Jyoti Tanti was on her way to take bath in river Dhansiri at 6 am on Saturday when the wild elephant attacked her at Bahbariline under Bokial beat of Golaghat Forest Range killing her on the spot, the release said.

Her body was recovered by police and forest personnel who sent it to SKK Civil Hospital, Golaghat for post mortem. Assistant Conservator of Forest, in charge of Golaghat Range has been asked to collect documents of the deceased to start the process for sanction of exgratia, it added.

SILCHAR,OCT 10 ( PTI): Top ministers from Assam and Meghalaya met to try thrash out a resolution to the long standing border dispute between the two neighbouring states at Ratacherra village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills.

The meeting, held on Saturday, was attended

by Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patwary and Meghalaya’s Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui, among others, an official release said.

During the meeting, both the sides laid down procedures for resolving the border dispute, the release added. Later Patwary said the meeting was successful and both the sides also exchanged relevant documents. However, no conclusion was reached and the next meeting on the issue will be held in Shillong, the

release added.

Meghalaya’s Minister Rymbui also termed the meeting as fruitful and added that the next meeting will be held in October itself, it said. Also present at the meeting were the deputy commissioners of Cachar and East Jaintia Hills districts, the Superintendent of Police of Cachar and MLAs Khalil Uddin (Assam) and Shitlang Pale (Meghalaya), among others.

Another team of ministers from the two states had also conducted a joint inspection of the inter-state border areas near Guwahati on Saturday. Meghalaya was carved out of Assam as a separate state in 1972 and it had challenged the Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971 soon after it was created, leading to disputes related to 12 areas in different parts of the shared 884.9 km long border.

Four militants killed in gunfight in Manipur Correspondent IMPHAL, OCT 10: Four militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Sunday evening.

The gunfight between troops of 21 Para Regiment and suspected militants of Kuki National Liberation Army (KNLA) was reported at the forest area of Bongbal Kullen under Thoubal Dam police sta-

tion.

Details of the incident could not be culled out from the police for the time being as a police team who rushed to the spot was yet to reach the place till the time of filing this report.

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‘World day for decent work’ observed in Dimapur Training on WQMS for FTK users in Tsg

DIMAPUR: National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM) Nagaland region in collaboration with Dimapur District Legal Services Authority (DDLSA) and Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID) commemorated “World Day for Decent Work” on October 7 at ACID Hall, Dimapur.

A press release by NDWM Nagaland region stated that special invitee, W. Tamwang Konyak said that domestic workers need to be united and that they needed to recognise their work as important.

He also informed the gathering about E Shram portal and appreciated the contribution of domestic workers to the society.

Members of NDWM, DDLSA and domestic workers at the programme.

Konyak also assured to help the domestic workers become “visible part of the society”. In his address, Yanbemo Ngullie from DDLSA stressed on

the theme, “Making decent work reality beyond pandemic” and explained to the domestic workers the four pillars of the decent work.

Earlier, in a welcome

NEWS IN BRIEF Dimapur Bengali Samaj greets: Dimapur Bengali Samaj has extended greetings to the devotees on the pious occasion of Navaratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra. The samaj hoped that the Goddess would wipe away all sufferings and sorrows and usher in peace, prosperity, good health and happiness to one and all.

KWS Khezhakeno seminar: Kada Welfare Society (KWS), Khezhakeno, Phek has informed that it would be organising three days seminar on festivals of Chakhesang tribe from October 12-14 at Khezhakeno village.

NIIT Dimapur informs: NIIT Dimapur Center has informed those who have completed computer courses from the centre till March 31 to contact the centre at Marwari Patti by October 30 for any pending services, certification etc.

BS&G Wokha conducts course: Wokha district Bharat Scouts & Guides organised beginner’s course and reaffirmation programme on October 9 at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Wokha wherein youth resources officer-cum-DSO, Libemo Jami was

reaffirmed as BS&G DC Wokha.

Community toilets inaugurated: Eight community toilets under SBM-I were inaugurated on October 9 at Kitsubozou Colony, Kohima by Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) office secretary, Zakiekhotuo Kiso.

Sumi community organise social work: In memory of COVID-19 victims, Sumi Community Bamunpukhuri 1 organised a social work on October 9 at New Naga Cemetery, Dimapur.

NAAME observes foundation day: Nagaland Association for Adventure Mountaineering and Education (NAAME) observed its 15th Foundation Day on October 3 at NSONJI, Sendenyu Village and reaffirmed to continue “green initiative” and promotion of eco-tourism in state.

‘Swar nim Vijay’ celebration at Zakhama: As part of “Swarnim Vijay” celebration commemorating 50th anniversary of victory of Armed Forces in 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Zakhama Military Station conducted pipe band display on October 3at Kigwema Local Ground.

address, NDWM Nagaland region coordinator, Sr. Pramila said NDWM along with All Nagaland Domestic Workers Union (ANDWU) would join in

the struggle for living minimum wages and a pay a decent wage for the domestic workers were they would be able to sustain their family.

Pointing out that Dimapur alone has almost 2050 domestic workers, both migrants and of the place, Sr. Pramila said it was high time to recognise domestic workers as workers.

In a demand to Nagaland gover nment by NDWM Nagaland region, Sr. Pramila said the government needs to enrol the domestic workers under the schedule of employment thus entitle them for the minimum wage. NDWM also demanded for social security of the domestic workers and access to benefits.

Training on WQMS for FTK in progress.

DIMAPUR: Two-day training on Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS) for Field Testing Kits (FTK) was organised

by District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Tuensang on October 3 and

October 5 at Chungliyimti Village and District Water Quality Testing Laboratory PHED Tuensang respectively.

A press release by PHED Tuensang stated that the main objectives of the FTK training was to achieve the Jal Jeevan mission objec-

tives on community base participation on the WQMS system at the village level.

It said the training aimed to let the FTK users test the water sample by themselves, to know the quality of water and upload in the WQMIS from their respective villages.

‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ commemorated across state DIMAPUR: In line with the Government of India’s initiative “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements, various events were held across Nagaland.

Wokha: Wokha Forest Division and Doyang Plantation Division celebrated “Azadi ka amritmahotsav– Iconic Week 2021” on October 4-10 at Doyang Reservoir Wetland, Wokha.

To commemorate the occasion, a set of activities were conducted by the two divisions under Nagaland State Wetlands Authority during the Wetland Iconic Week 2021.

An awareness programme was also held at the Recreational Hall, NEEPCO Doyang on October 9.

Amur Falcon was declared as “wetland ambassador” of Doyang Reservoir Wetland.

Various organisations were also recognised for their effort to protect Doyang Reservoir Wetland and the biodiversity in and around it. Participants were from NEEPCO (North-East Electric Power Corporation Limited), CISF Force Personnel (NEEPCO), Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV) School, Doyang, Natural Nagas, DAWN (District Anglers Wokha Nagaland), AFRAU (Amur Falcon Roosting Area Association, Pangti village, Pangti Village

Council, local eco-clubs, Wetland Mitras and Division staff. The programme was funded by Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, Government of India.

NPCB: Keeping in line with the ministry of environment, forests & climate change’s observation of iconic week in commemoration of 75 years of India’s Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav), Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) organised a webinar on the theme, “plastic pollution” on October 9.

A press release by NPCB stated that the webinar was organised by NPCB which is the state nodal agency for the National

Green Corps (Eco Club) programme in Nagaland in collaboration with its ENVIS Cell and attended by students and teachers of various schools in Nagaland.

Resource persons environmental engineer, NPCB Er. Aghali A. Swu and scientific assistant NPCB, Sentinaro highlighted the different issues related to use of plastic, its adverse effect on human health, wildlife, marine life and the environment. They also educated students and teachers on ways to minimize the use of plastic by citing alternate solutions so as to reduce the adverse effects on the environment.

The webinar was hosted by senior scientific assistant, NPCB, Mhasizonuo

Angami and the welcome address was delivered by member secretary, NPCB, K. Hukato Chishi.

ICAR: Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)Research Complex for NEH region commemorated “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” by organising “Fit India Freedom Run 2.0” on October 1 at the Residential Complex of ICAR Research. A press release by ICAR stated that director of the institute Dr. V. K Mishra while flagging off the run said that the concept of healthy lifestyle should be incorporated into the younger minds at a very tender age. The participants also pledged to make effort towards a healthy lifestyle.

Medical department trains health workers

DIMAPUR: State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department conducted trainings on Family Planning Logistic Management and Information System (FP-LMIS) and Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) - Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) for health workers across Nagaland.

Phek: Training on FP-LMIS for block program managers, community health officers and Auxiliary Nursing Midwiferies (ANMs) was conducted on October 8 at the Conference Hall of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Phek.

A press release by CMO Phek office stated that state FP-LMIS consultant of Manipur and Nagaland, Kh Kanta was the resource person of the training.

The release informed that A non-government organization, “Matri-Foundation” was formed with a FP-LMIS is a dedicated software motto to serve underprivileged women at Hotel Jal Mahal, Dimapur on to ensure smooth forecasting, procurement and distribution of family October 10. The the organisation will be headed by Sweety Biswas.

planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities. It’s a web based, mobile and SMS based application that deals with demand forecasting, procurement, inventory management and monitoring of family planning commodities from national level to Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) level.

FP-LMIS would also provide a common platform for effective supply chain management including forecasting and demand- based supply. The application would help in calculating annual demand and usage for online inventing, distribution and stock management linking up stores/ warehouses, health facilities and frontline workers with this software. The programme was chaired by DPM NHM Phek, Sede Rupreo and welcome address was delivered by deputy CMO Phek, Dr.Chitale Hiese.

Dimapur: Refresher training

on IDSP-IHIP for health workers under Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dimapur was held batch-wise from September 28 to October 7 at the Conference Hall CMO Dimapur.

A press release by CMO Dimapur office stated that 66 health workers were given hands-on instruction on how to upload quality data from their respective health units.

The resource persons were surveillance co-ordinator, JhpiegoNISHTHA, Dr. Antara Sharma and data manager, IDSP Dimapur, Aomar and supported by Dr.Molung Jamir (epidemiologist).

At the training, district surveillance officer Dimapur, Dr.Kavito Zhimomi stressed on the importance of daily reporting and providing quality data for strengthening the disease surveillance system.

Mokokchung: Re-orientation training of healthcare workers on IHIP was held from September

21 to October 7 at Alongkima, Tsurangkong, Tuli, Changtongya, Ongpangkong and Mangkolemba blocks under Mokokchung district.

A press release by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mokokchung office stated that the training was organised by IDSP with surveillance coordinator, NISHTHA, Jhpiego, Angelina Jungi as the resource person.

The release stated that the purpose of the training was to improve the S, P, L forms data reporting in IHIP portal and the trainees were oriented on transition from IDSP paper-based reporting to IHIP - case based surveillance, sickness and death reporting, event alert generation and outbreak investigation.

A total of 60 health care workers were trained, which included medical officers, CHOs, ANMs, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, LDAs and medical attendants.

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Lakhimpur: Ashish sent to 14-day judicial custody Varun Gandhi warns against ‘Hindu vs

LAKHIMPUR KHERI (UP), OCT 10 (PTI): Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, was produced before a court here late on Saturday night, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the October 3 Lakhimpur violence.

After around 12 hours of questioning in connection with the violence in which eight persons including four farmers were killed, a medical team examined Ashish Mishra in the crime branch office here after which he was taken for production before a judicial magistrate, who sent him to custody, senior prosecution officer SP Yadav told PTI. He said an application for police remand of Ashish Mishra was submitted to the judicial magistrate who fixed it for hearing for 11 am on Monday.

Ashish Mishra was named in an FIR following allegations that he was in one of the vehicles that

Ashish Mishra looks after the political activities of his father in his Kheri Parliamentary constituency.

The Supreme C o u r t h a d o n Fr i d ay questioned the non-arrest of the accused, directed preservation of evidence and mulled transferring the probe to another agency.

Wi t h o u t m i n c i n g words, a bench headed

by Chief Justice N V Ramana had said, the law must take its course against all accused and the government has to take all remedial steps in this regard to inspire confidence in the investigation of brutal murder of eight persons.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws, had alleged that the violence was held under a pre-planned conspiracy and demanded the arrest of the minister and his son.

The farmer unions said if the government does not accept their demands

by October 11, they will take out a ‘Shaheed Kisan

Yatra’ from Lakhimpur Kheri with the ashes of slain farmers.

The SKM has also gave a call for a “rail roko” protest across the country from 10 AM to 4 PM on October 18 and a “mahapanchayat” in Lucknow on October 26.

Ajay Mishra should be “dismissed from the cabinet and arrested on charges of spreading disharmony, murder and conspiracy.

He is also protecting the culprits in the case”, SKM leader Yogendra Yadav had alleged during a press conference in Delhi.

A nine-member team headed by by the SIT team headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Upendra Agarwal has been formed to investigate the FIR lodged against the minister’s son and others in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

After two men were arrested on Thursday in the case, police had put up a notice outside Ashish Mishra’s house asking him to appear before it.

Sikh’ narrative in Lakhimpur violence

attempt to turn Lakhimpur Kheri into a Hindu vs Sikh battle is being made. Not only is this an immoral & false narrative, it is dangerous to create these fault-lines & reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal. We must not put petty political gains above national unity.”

Police had arrested Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, in connection with the October 3 Lakhimpur violence.

Farmer organisations have blamed the father-son duo for the incident and are

alleging that the minister had made a provocative speech while his son was inside a vehicle that hit farmers. Both have denied the allegations.

Ashish Mishra was named in an FIR following allegations that he was in one of the vehicles that mowed down four farmers p r o t e s t i n g ove r U t t a r Pradesh De puty Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit last Sunday.

Two BJP workers and their driver were allegedly lynched by angry farmers in retaliation. Local journalist Raman Kashyap also died in the violence, which has triggered a political storm and put the BJP government on the back foot in pollbound UP. Gandhi has been sympathetic to the farmers’ cause over their protests against three agricultural laws and often tweeted in their support, a stand which is said to have not gone down well with the BJP leadership.

Danish PM visits Taj Mahal, calls it beautiful Situation to normalise in three-four days, Union Minister on coal crisis

Two UP cops held for businessman’s death in Gorakhpur

AGRA, OCT 10 (PTI): Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her husband Bo Tengberg visited the Taj Mahal on Sunday morning and described it as a beautiful place.

Frederiksen had landed at Airforce Station in Agra around 8.30 pm on Saturday. She was received there by Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Kant Sharma, who was accompanied by officials from the city and police administration.

After the welcome, Frederiksen departed for Hotel Amar Vilas for the night stay.

On Sunday morning, the Danish PM, her husband and a delegation arrived at the Taj Mahal in

Ashish Mishra being taken from crime branch office to be produced before magistrate, in Lakhimpur Kheri. (PTI)

mowed down four farmers protesting over UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit last Sunday.

Farmer leaders and opposition parties had been demanding Mishra’s arrest but the minister and his son had denied the allegations.

Two BJP workers and their driver were allegedly lynched by angry farmers in the incident. Local journalist Raman Kashyap also died in the violence, which has triggered a political storm and put the BJP government on the

back foot in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Ashish Mishra, who is known as ‘Monu Bhaiya’ in the area, spent the night in the district jail. He had appeared before the SIT at around 10.30 AM on Saturday after a second s u m m o n s wa s s e r ve d to him the previous day when he did not turn up for interrogation. He was arrested at around 11 PM on Saturday after being grilled by the SIT at the crime branch office in the Police Lines.

Aged around 35,

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen and her husband. (PTI)

eco-friendly vehicles. There the guests were welcomed by local artists of the ‘Braj’.

Frederiksen spent oneand-a-half hours inside the Taj Mahal with her husband

and took interest in the history of the monument explained by the tour guide.

In the visitors’ book, Frederiksen expressed thanks and said “this place

is beautiful”.

After the Taj Mahal, the prime minister visited the Agra Fort at 10.50 am and explored the monument till 11.50 am.

During the VVIP visit, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort were closed for two hours, according to an order of the Archaeological Survey of India, Agra Circle.

The Danish prime minister is on her first state visit to India. She arrived in the national capital on Saturday and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A g e d 4 3 n o w, Frederiksen became the youngest woman prime minister in Danish history when she was elected to the post in 2019 -- and only second woman ever to hold the post.

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): Acknowledging the current coal crisis, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday assured that the situation will normalise in next three-four days.

The Union minister noted that despite adverse circumstances, countr y recorded highest coal production in October.

He asserted that the price of coal in the international market has suddenly risen shar ply, which resulted to reduction in import. While on the other hand heavy rains affected the domestic coal production significantly.

Joshi was reacting to Delhi Chief Minister

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI): BJP MP Var un Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimapur Kheri incident into a “Hindu vs Sikh battle”, saying it is dangerous to create these fault lines and reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal.

The Pilibhit MP, who was recently dropped from the BJP national executive, said the struggle for justice in Lakhimpur Kheri is about the “cruel massacre of poor farmers in the face of an arrogant local power elite”, and the issue has no religious connotations. “ To u s e t h e wo r d ‘Khalistani’ liberally to describe the protesting farmers is not only an insult to the generations of these proud sons of the Tarai who have fought and shed blood on our borders, it is also extremely dangerous for our national unity if this provokes the wrong kind of reaction,” he said.

In a tweet, he said, “An

Arvind Kejriwal’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the later’s intervention in resolving the coal crisis. The Union minister said that he has come to know that the Delhi Chief Minister has written a letter and he will give a statement on it only after taking detailed information.

However, he added that the NTPC looks into it.

Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the prevailing coal shortage situation that has struck the national capital for the third month in a row, affecting power generation in the city.

The problem that has been continuing since

Varun Gandhi

August “has affected the power generation from the major Central Generating Plants supplying power to NCT of Delhi”, the Kejriwal wrote.

An expert from energy sector said as the Covid scare is subsiding, the demand for electricity has increased rapidly amidst the increase in industrial and economic activities. This demand is increasing not only in India but all over the world, due to which the demand for coal is also increasing continuously.

This is pushing the coal prices at the international level and thus imported coal is becoming very expensive for India.

NCB records statement of SRK’s driver, arrests 1 more in drugs case NIA carries out raids across

Aryan Khan being taken to Arthur Road jail from NCB office after being arrested in Mumbai, October 8, 2021 (PTI)

Haj 2022 process in India to be 100 % digital: Union minister Naqvi MUMBAI, OCT 10 (PTI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said the entire Haj 2022 process in India will be 100 per cent digital.

Naqvi on Saturday inaugurated an online booking facility at the Haj House in Mumbai and later in a statement said India sends the second largest number of Haj pilgrims after Indonesia.

He said the Haj could not take place in 2020 and this year due to COVID-19 and decision taken by the Saudi Arabia government in view of the pandemic.

The Haj 2022 will be announced after consultations with different departments concerned in the upcoming Haj review meeting to be held in New Delhi on October 21, the statement said. Officials from

the minority affairs, external affairs, health and civil aviation ministries, India’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, India’s consul general in Jeddah and other senior officials will be present in the upcoming Haj review meeting in the national capital, it said.

Arrangements for special training for Haj 2022 regarding COVID-19 protocols and health and hygiene were being made in India and Saudi Arabia for the pilgrims, he said.

“The entire Haj 2022 process in India will be 100 per cent digital,” the minister said.

More than 700 women had applied for Haj 2021 under without ‘Mehram’ (male companion) and over 2,100 women applied for Haj 2020 under the same category.

including actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan.

Aryan Khan and some others were arrested by the NCB last Sunday following a raid on a Goa-bound

Khatri’s name cropped up during the interrogation of some of the accused persons, who were earlier arrested in the drugs seizure case, the official said, adding that the NCB has been cracking down on drug peddlers and suppliers in the metropolis.

NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Saturday alleged that the NCB had initially detained 11 people following raid on the cruise ship, but let off three of them, including the brotherin-law of BJP leader Mohit Bharatiya, a couple of hours after the operation.

Bharatiya hit back s ay i n g h e w i l l f i l e a defamation suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages against Malik.

Kashmir Valley, 70 detained

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): The National I nve s t i g a t i o n A g e n c y (NIA) on Sunday carried out raids at 16 locations across Kashmir Valley in connection with two cases -- ISIS voice of Hind case and TRF case.

The raids are still going on at nine locations in Srinagar, Anantnag, Kulgam, and Baramulla as part of its probe, according to sources.

Several stone pelters and anti-India elements have been detained and are being questioned, they said.

As many as 70 youths have been detained in Srinagar and a total of 570 people have been detained across Kashmir in the past 2-3 days. The crackdown on anti-India elements by security forces took place just after the terror attacks on minorities three days ago.

A group of masked militants barged into a school in Kashmir demanding to know the religious identity of its teachers.

Then they separated two non-Muslim teachers and shot them at close range, according to the police.

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area on Friday night in connection with the case of drugs seizure, the official said.

So far, 19 people have been arrested in the case,

cruise ship, based on a tipoff that a party was to take place onboard the vessel.

An NCB team led by its zonal director Sameer Wankhede had raided the ship and claimed to have recovered banned drugs.

On Thursday, the court had rejected the NCB’s request for further custody of Aryan Khan and seven others and instead sent them in 14-day judicial custody.

The NCB on Saturday also conducted searches at the residence and office of film producer Imtiyaz Khatri here in connection with the seizure of drugs from the cruise ship and also questioned him.

The agency asked him to appear before it again on Monday, the official said.

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MUMBAI, OCT 10 (PTI): The Narcotics Control Bureau has recorded the statement of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s driver in connection with the seizure of drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast, an NCB official said on Sunday.

The driver reached the NCB’s office in south M u m b a i o n S a t u r d ay evening. The anti-drugs agency sleuths recorded his statement following which he was allowed to leave, the official said.

The NCB personnel late Saturday night carried out multiple raids in Mumbai’s suburbs, including Goregaon. They also arrested one more person, identified as Shivraj Ramdas, from Santacruz

GORAKHPUR (UP), OCT 10 (IANS): S u s p e n d e d U P Po l i c e Inspector J.N. Singh and Sub Inspector Akshay Mishra, both accused in the alleged murder of a Kanpur businessman during a hotel raid in Gorakhpur, have been arrested.

Both were arrested from Ramgarh Tal area on Sunday evening and will be handed over to the Special Investigation Team probing the case.

According to sources, the two were planning to surrender in court after t h e s t a t e g ove r n m e n t announced a reward of Rs one lakh each on their heads.

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Flippancy and sycophancy

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ike the saying knee jerk reaction, the Congress party responds in a similar manner only when it is compelled to. The party has again reacted only after the Punjab crisis and the Lakhimpur incident on October 3, to mull finalizing a date for holding CWC elections. In order to correct the drift, on August 24, 2020, twenty three (23) senior Congress leaders wrote a letter to Sonia urging upon her to initiate early election of CWC and full time party president. The letter was written by five former chief ministers, sitting Lok Sabha MPs Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, former Rajya Sabha member and then leader of Congress Rajya Sabha parliamentary party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, members of Congress Working Committee and over a dozen former union ministers with years of political experience. Even since 2014, the Congress has been sailing on the choppy political waters without a compass and tossed from side to side by electoral setbacks. Rahul fulfilled Sonia’s long cherished dream of stepping into the national arena when he was “elected” as president of the party in 2017. Rahul was made as the lone star campaigner and party’s undeclared prime ministerial candidate during the 2014 parliamentary elections. He flopped but was still made the president in 2017 because the loyalists and sycophants can see none beyond the family. Then Rahul chose to look like a martyr when he resigned on July 3, 2019 after the party’s electoral drubbing. In reality, he chose to run away and went on vacation under the pretext of ‘owning moral responsibility’ at a time when the party could have done without such a drama. After he resigned Sonia was forced out of retirement by the family loyalist-packed CWC, to take up the responsibility as ‘interim president’ on August 11,2019. The post Sonia presently holds ‘interim president’ does not exist in the Congress party constitution but created to facilitate the Gandhis and prevent any non-Gandhi from entering even the precincts of the family court. Even so, an interim president cannot be expected to remain beyond three to six months; which means elections should have been held by end of 2019 or even by January 2020. Fortunately, for the courtiers of the Congress, the covid-19 pandemic may have come as a blessing in disguise as it provided the best excuse of not having the CWC election for the party president till today. The question is who will be ‘selected’ and not elected by the family loyalists if at all, the CWC election actually take place? It is a shame that a party that had led Indians against the colonial rulers, is today reduced to a family party limited. It is clear Rahul will be named by the loyalists as their unanimous choice for party president. Though Rahul pretends he does not want to be president, yet in reality, it is he who still runs the party without any designation.

Also, it should be noted that Rahul is not only a poor orator but what Modi described- he may have grown physically but not mentally. No one can ever forget the tamasha Rahul enacted in parliament on July 20,2018 when he went and hugged Modi and then winked at Jyotiraditya Scinda, as if to mean he was jesting. If the Congress is serious about politics, it needs to do away with flippancy and sycophancy.

DailyDevotion How Will I Know?

Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father… that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.”

—Matthew 11:25 We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin— “But if we walk in the light,” we are cleansed “from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for even one second, darkness and death are immediately at work again.

All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately. Let God’s truth work into you by immersing yourself in it, not by worrying into it. The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find out and by being born again. If you obey God in the first thing He shows you, then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could read volumes on the work of the Holy Spirit, when five minutes of total, uncompromising obedience would make things as clear as sunlight. Don’t say, “I suppose I will understand these things someday!” You can understand them now. And it is not study that brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God immediately become yours. Yet God will never reveal more truth about Himself to you, until you have obeyed what you know already. Beware of becoming one of the “wise and prudent.” “If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…” (John 7:17).

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The world is round so that friendship may encircle it. ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Tata gets AI for Rs 2700 crore, Power crisis new jolt

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he sale of Air India, eight-year tax reprieve to Tatas, a severe power crisis that may give a jolt to industry and agriculture and the stepping down of Chief Economic Advisor K Subramanian give a new twist to the economy.

It is not an easy situation to steer through. The country may have a sigh of relief as it hives of an airline with over Rs 70820 crore losses as on March 31, 2020, combined debt of Rs 61,562 crore.

Tatas virtually take the assets over for a cash of Rs 2700 crore. It does not get Air India tower at Nariman Point in Mumbai.

Its AI businesses would be funded from its future tax savings. Of the total debt, the Tatas take over Rs 15300 crore and the remaining Rs 46262 crore will be repaid by the AI Assets Holding through monetizing of Rs 14,000 crore assets that are not given to Tatas, including Air India tower, and the rest will be paid through government revenues. Since 2009-10, the government has pumped in Rs 1.10 lakh crore to support AI. Tatas effectively takes

over AI, AI Express and 50 percent of cargo handler AI SATS Airport Services for Rs 2700 crore in cash and the rest is adjusted against its debt takeover of Rs 15300 crore.

No wonder CEA in his exit statement avers that he served “a period of tremendous uncertainty and epochal change”.

The addition to AI to its portfolio gives Tata a significant leg-up in its international operations as it gets access of 1800 international landing and parking slots in India and 900 slots at airports overseas. It also gets 4400 domestic slots.

The country effectively reduces the recurring losses. For eight years, Central Board of Direct Taxes allows Tatas not to bother about the taxes as these would be adjusted against losses Tatas are sharing.

Still nobody knows why AI and Indian Airlines merger in 2007-08 by UPA led to continuous losses to a moderately profit maker. This was marked by a process of allowing many profitable routes to its competitors.

The power crisis is also unique. Almost entire generation is in the public sector while distribution

and revenue earning has been virtually hived off to the private sector. With coal shortage, despite high reserves, it is to hive off profits, increase costs as coal prices rise internationally. It would heap a heavy cost on all activities as the tariff has to increase, add to severe inflation and cause production losses at a time when the country post-pandemic needs to move faster. The problem accentuates as petroleum crude prices also going Shivaji beyond $ 77 a barrel. There could be more job losses against recent hopes of adding to employment.

Even AI sale would have repercussions on the 12085 AI plus 1433 employees of AI Express jobs for a year. After that Tatas can decide on the terms and effectively that means large number of people would exit and new fewer new jobs would be created. The private sector has virtually tailored its operational strategy on fewer staff, long working hours and less concomitant benefits and It has not emerged as model employer with hire and fire being

the rule causing extreme uncertainties in the society.

That does not mean that the decision to hive off is not proper. It raises questions on why the 2007-08 merger happened and who was responsible for it. The country may have to decide on the process of decisionmaking, without a public discussion. The power sector is going through such a crisis. Since Independence, despite the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru government offering to Sarkar the private giants, no private sector has tried to get into the critical power generation. India is the world’s third largest producer and third largest consumer of electricity.

The national electric grid in India has an installed capacity of 388.134 GW as of 31 August 2021. Private sector is marginally there.

India being the highest consumer of coal, as it reaches the inter national market, coal prices shoot up. Recently it has increased by 40 percent.

During pandemic when crude prices fell to its lowest, it is shooting up now.

It is turning into a global crisis. The international

agencies are concerned and it may lead to another shock post-2007-08 Lehman meltdown. It means for 12 years the globalised economy could not come out of a crisis.

Another shock is the more the globe gets ‘smaller’ and supposedly integrated more it is getting into different kinds of economic shocks. More it is digitised, more is the crisis. The model of activity in the digitised world has changed. It has moved out of production-linked market to service and finance-oriented secondary operations. World over there are efforts to reduce on manpower but aim at high growth. The impractical is happening and causing social instability.

This is in contrary to the model of employing larger number of people and empowering them for social good even at financial losses. It has changed to the opposite – minimum jobs and not bother much about the social distress, working conditions. The Air India interestingly enough fits into this bill.

The troubled national carrier has earned the dubious distinction of being

an airline with the highest number of employees on its rolls per aircraft as it has been hiring staff to oblige political bosses. The AI has the highest 221 worker per aircraft. British Airways has 178 employees per aircraft, 140 by Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa has 127. So a cut in jobs is natural. While such high employment ratio looks impractical, the lows that many are adopting also are problematic and that to at low wages. These include some of the highest degree holders in various private sector jobs or contractual jobs in public sector.

While the Tata takeover may have many emotional moments such as its creation by Jamshedji Tata in 1932. Then in 1953 the government takes it over and after a long rollercoaster journey once again goes back to Tatas.

It is a lesson for countries to learn that the system has to be mixed. Public sector is needed and cannot be wished away as the present power crisis demonstrates. Similarly, private also has to exist for overall development. None should be given the extra weightage.

Post-mortem Career options in Mental Health 2021 Nobel peace prize for

Journalists: from truth to power

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nusual, and yet surprising that the Nobel peace prize for the year 2021 awarded to two journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, who braved the wrath of the leaders of the Philippines and Russia exposing authoritarianism, corruption, misrule and abuse of power.

It is a powerful reminder and candid endorsement of free speech against those totalitarians and abusers of power and authority who throttle and heckle those journalists who dared and braved exposing the ruthless autocrats who believed in silencing those who come out openly writing about their regimes.

Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression” in their countries, chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. She also added that “At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions”.

Norwegian Nobel Committee has clearly endorsed in its citation that the world in which we live democracy and freedom of press are at stake.

Therefore, it went beyond its conventional position from awarding to those representing other domains to those engaged in journalism. Increasingly in recent times free, independent and fact-based journalism is under attack by those leaders who tend to abuse their power and authority across the world.

The totalitarians across the world do not want free press and freedom of expression as they hurt them. They do not want the truth to be uttered as it exposes their false narratives and blatant lies.

Ressa in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a news website that the committee observed and noted that it had focused critical attention on President Rodrigo Duterte’s “controversial, murderous anti-drug campaign” in the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte gave full powers to the antidrug police unit to shoot and kill anyone suspected of drug smuggling, peddling or drug possession. The vigilance and enforcement wing abused their powers indiscriminately in the name of “encounters” killing hundreds of innocent people.

Rule of law has reached the

lowest ebb in the Philippines.

In such an atmosphere and political climate, Ressa, a Fulbright scholar and also named by Time Magazine “Person of the Year” in 2018, for her crusade against disinformation. She has exposed government’s financial holdings, corrupt dealing and potential conflict of interests of political figures. She has also criticized with facts about government’s handling of drug-campaign in violent ways.

Similarly, Dmitri A Muratov has defended freedom of speech in Russia for decades.

He was one of the founders of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta in 1993. Since then, six of the newspaper’s journalists have been killed, including Anna Politkovskaya, who wrote revealing articles about the war in Chechnya, Igor Domnlkov, Anna Politkovskaya, Stas Markelov, Anastasia Baburova and Natasha Estemirova. These are the people who have today won the Nobel Prize, Muratov said, dedicating the prize to the six.

Novaya Gazeta’s factual data and analytical news with professional integrity has made it as the most accepted source of information that the Russian society thought as against the censured and hyped information disseminated by others.

It also covered the totalitarian Putin of Russia, known for silencing and eliminating his political opponents and the journalists. Dmitri A Muratov managed to provide authentic news about Russia despite Putin’s ruthless reign and yet surviving though six of his colleagues were annihilated by the State.

Likewise, Resa, the first Filipino to win the peace prize and the first woman to be honored this year with an award by the Nobel Committee was convicted last ear of libel and sentenced to jail in a decision seen as major blow to press global freedom.

Currently out on bail but facing seven active legal cases.

Resa, 58 years old hopes that the award will bolster investigative journalism “that will hold power to account”. Continuing She said that that Rappler “have also documented how social media is being used to spread fake news, harass opponents and manipulate public discourse”.

Muratov, 59, dedicated the award to Novaya Gazeta journalists who covered Russia’s bloody conflict in Chechnya as “a recognition

to the memory of our fallen colleagues”. He also said that he would have given the prize to Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic and political opponent, who is now behind the bars. Along these, in an interview with Reuters in Manila, Ressa called the prize “a global recognition of the journalist’s role in repairing, fixing our broken world”.

Nonetheless, “It’s never been as hard to be journalist as it is today”.

The world in which we live by and large is under the grip of totalitarians and autocrats. With false narratives and fake news and by providing fictious data, the totalitarians and autocrats keep building their image. In order to consolidate their power base and to be in power the autocrats/ totalitarians would go to any extent and one of the important actions they tend to go all out is to mute the media that are against them. Media being the fourth pillar of democracy play the most crucial part in the life of a given society/country.

Democracy is still alive in the world of blatant lies and false narratives because of those committed journalists who provide authentic facts and news, despite dangers and insecurity. There are some who have defied those in power and thus paid the price. The Nobel Peace Award given to the two journalists is indeed a recognition and an extension of solidarity to those who dared the state power with countervailing truth to power.

Democracy and rule of law are still alive because of those journalists who sacrificed their lives for truth and better world, while others despite all sorts of onslaughts and yet committed to investigative journalism pursuing truth.

Most of the print and visual media have succumbed to the pressures of the government, whereas they are just a few who continue to provide authentic data with deeper analysis by identifying and pointing those be it state actors and others involved. We live in a volatile world.

To set the wrongs right in the society, journalism and journalist play the most important part that calls for huge risks. Nonetheless, there are journalists who take their vocation seriously and thus called for by pursuing a world of justice, peace, equality, freedom and fraternity.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

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hen we are hurt or feel uneasy or get fever or other symptoms then we consult doctors for our wellbeing. Physical health can be easily accessed and the cause of various health problems can be identified. There is a challenge when it comes to assessing our mental health as we do not have many professionals or experts in this field. Moreover the recent pandemic has brought more challenges and issues which are affecting our mental health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people’s mental health. Some groups, including health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions, have been particularly affected. And services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders have been significantly disrupted.

Yet there is cause for optimism.

During the World Health Assembly in May 2021, governments from around the world recognized the need to scale up quality mental health services at all levels. And some countries have found new ways of providing mental health care to their populations.

There is a focus on mental health around the world and 10th October is observed as World Mental Health Day. During this year’s World Mental Health Day campaign, there would be a showcase of the efforts made in some of the countries and encourage others to highlight positive stories which are an inspiration to others. The campaign slogan is “mental health care for all: let’s make it a reality” .

There are career options and opportunities for many people in India to work in the field of mental health.

The scope is not limited to doctors but there are many other designations and job responsibilities which can be opted by our young people. Mental health professionals work with children and adults of all ages, helping them with things like: stress, communication, aging, self-esteem, divorce and marriage and other family issues like parenting, grief, anger, depression, addiction and substance abuse and other serious mental illnesses.

Aspirants may take up courses like psychology to be in the field of mental health. As there are different job roles or designation, academic qualification may vary like someone

may come from the field from nursing, social work, sociology, etc. But to be a professional counsellor in the field of mental health profession one can choose psychology which is offered by different educational institutions in India and abroad. This subject is taught from senior secondary level as well as in masters level and there are special diploma and certificate programmes available.

This field is very challenging for which other skills are also required.

Skills which are required include compassion, empathy, critical thinking, active listening, effective communication, etc. Patience is a must as one needs to work in different situations which are very challenging. One must remember that as a mental health professional, one needs to examine people with mental health illnesses and help them to deal with their illness by various methods.

The methods which may be used include medical, psychotherapeutic, psycho-social or as a combination of various methods depending upon the person.

There is a confusion regarding two designations in this field which are related with psychiatrist and psychologists. Both psychiatrists and psychologists will be studying the behavior patterns of the patients. The psychiatrist will be conducting various tests and provide the diagnosis based on the symptoms. Psychiatrists are trained medical doctors and therefore they can prescribe medicines and psychologists focus on therapy sessions or other counseling sessions for the patients.

One must get admission into medical colleges to become a psychiatrist and there are very few psychiatrists in the country which brings more options for doctors who do their specialization in the field of mental health.

There would be more demand for mental health professionals as people are facing challenges due to different family issues and other similar issues which are affecting them negatively.

Apart from joining government or other areas one may be self employed and earn if they are qualified, trained, skilled and passionate to work in the field of mental health.

Ranjan K Baruah (Ranjan K Baruah is a career mentor and skill trainer and can be reached at 8473943734 or bkranjan@gmail.com for any career related queries)

Reader’s Post Sir,

On Alcoholism

Through your esteemed column I want to highlight that alcohol has infected our society and even the prohibition Act 1989 and holy doctrines seem ineffective. “Truth is bitter” and we need to accept the reality. By glitch, even so call protector of the law are sometimes under the influence of “amrit”. We always blame the system. We always blame that it had failed, we complain its execution was not successful yet we forget “We’re part of the system”, we live within the system and we make the system. It’s my earnest appeal to all the good thinking citizen to come forward and fight against alcoholism, fight against those protectors who misuse the law, it won’t change until and unless we change ourselves. It’s better to question than to be a mute spectator.

Swuto Swu, University of Hyderabad

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.

India, China hold military talks

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI): After a gap of over two months, India and China on Sunday are holding another round of high-level military talks with an aim to move forward on the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said.

The 13th round of Corps Commander-level talks are taking place at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, they said.

The talks began at around 10:30 AM, the sources said.

The fresh round of talks is taking place over three weeks after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the two sides should work for an early resolution of the remaining issues in eastern Ladakh.

The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Du-

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shanbe on September 16.

The two sides held the 12th round of talks on July 31. Days later, the two armies completed the disengagement process in Gogra, which was seen as a significant forward movement towards the restoration of peace and tranquillity in the region.

The Indian delegation at Sunday’s talks was to be led by Lt Gen PGK Menon, the Commander of the Lehbased 14 Corps.

On Saturday, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said if the Chinese military continues with its large-scale deployment in the eastern Ladakh region,

then the Indian Army too will maintain its strength on its side which he said is “as good as what the PLA has done.”

The fresh round of talks is taking place in the backdrop of two recent incidents of attempted transgressions by the Chinese troops with one in the Barahoti sector of Uttarakhand and another in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief face-off near Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh around 10 days back and it was resolved within a few hours following talks between

commanders of the two sides as per established protocols. Last month, close to 100 soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) transgressed the LAC in the Barahoti sector of Uttarakhand.

The transgression took place on August 30, and the Chinese troops returned from the area after spending a few hours. India has been insisting that resolution of outstanding issues including in Depsang, Hot Springs and Gogra is essential for an overall improvement in ties between the two countries.

The border standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries erupted on May 5 last year following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas and 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 in the Gogra area in August.

Odisha BJP MLA escapes bomb attack

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KEONJHAR (ODISHA), OCT 10 (PTI): BJP’s chief whip in the Odisha assembly Mohan Charan Majhi had a narrow escape on Sunday when two unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at his car in Keonjhar district, police said.

Majhi and his security officer were not injured in the incident but the lawmaker’s vehicle was partially damaged, a senior officer said.

The blast occurred near Mandua area under the Keonjhar Town Police Station limits when the saffron party’s legislator was returning home after attending a labour union meeting, he said.

PM Modi democratic leader, patient listener: Amit Shah

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI): Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “democratic leader”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said even his critics will agree that the Union Cabinet has never functioned in such a democratic manner as it is functioning in the Modi government.

Rejecting allegations that Modi is an autocratic leader, Shah said that he has not seen a “patient listener” like the prime minister, who gives importance to all worthy suggestions given by anyone irrespective of their designation or position in the hierarchy. In an interview to SANSAD TV, the Union minister said Modi does not hesitate in taking political risks for decisions that are in national interest, and at times has taken bitter decisions for the welfare of the nation. Responding to a question that opposition and critics term Modi an autocratic leader who takes all decisions on his own, Shah

Amit Shah

described the prime minister as a “democratic leader”.He is a very patient listener and gives importance to all worthy suggestions irrespective of the person’s designation, Shah said. “...I have closely seen both Modi and his style of working. I have never seen a patient listener like him.

Whatever may be the issue, he patiently listens to everyone and speaks least, and then takes a proper decision.

He takes decisions patiently after considering suggestions given by all including a …. small-time official or worker,” the home minister said. Underlining that Modi does not impose his decisions, Shah, a former

BJP president, said, “Those who have worked with him or at times there are critics also among those who worked with you, they all would agree that the Union Cabinet never functioned in such a democratic way as it is being run in a democratic manner with Modi ji being the prime minister.”

Shah said that Modi insists on discipline and therefore, details of some meetings, which are required to be confidential as they are premature, do not come out in public. The home minister stressed that decisions in every meeting are taken after collective consultation.

Shah said that Modi has always maintained that he is in power to change the country for the better and not merely to run the government. Therefore, he does not hesitate in taking harsh and risky decisions which may be against the party’s supporters but are in the interest of the nation and the people, the minister said.

Truce being worked out with Priyanka Gandhi begins UP election G-23 ahead of big Cong meet campaign with blistering attack on BJP

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): Truce is being worked out between G-23 leaders and the Congress leadership in the party ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting slated for Saturday. The CWC, which is the highest decision making body of the party, is likely to give a nod to the organisational polls, which is the key demand of the dissenting group.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is reaching out to the other camp through emissaries.

Kamal Nath has been talking to the dissenting group and Priyanka has also been trying to reach out to the G-23 by involving Bhupinder Hooda’s son Deepender Hooda with her protest on Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

She has also taken the junior Hooda to Varanasi for her rally. The sign of thaw emerges from the Congress letter, which has been written by party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal seeking an appointment with President Ram Nath Kovind to submit a memorandum on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The signatories of the letter include Ghulam Nabi Azad -- on the second number after Rahul Gandhi.

Azad is one among the G-23

leaders. The Congress has been mired with internal rift since August 2020 last year when a letter was written to Sonia Gandhi for visible and effective leadership. Last month Ghulam Nabi Azad again wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi for calling CWC meet, and now the Congress high command has called the meeting on October 16.

Senior party leader Kapil Sibal had recently said, “There is no president in our party, so we do not know who is taking all the decisions. We know it, yet we don’t know, one of my senior colleagues perhaps has written or is about to write to the interim president to immediately convene a CWC meeting so that a dialogue can be initiated.” But after the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, the G-23 has toned down its statements. One of the G-23 leaders Anand Sharma has been all praise for the Gandhis, “Commending @ RahulGandhi and @PriyankaGandhi’s courageous act of compassion and solidarity with farmers whose sons were killed. A sincere and expressed commitment to fight for justice for the bereaved farmers which must be supported by all who respect the rule of law.”

VARANASI (UP), OCT 10 (IANS): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday, kicked off her party’s campaign for the upcoming UP assembly elections by mounting a blistering attack on the ruling BJP. Addressing a mammoth rally in Varanasi, Priyanka took on the Centre and State governments on the issue of farmers and injustice to the poor.

“In the past two years, I have been working in UP. Two years ago, 13 adivasis were killed in a land dispute in Sonbhadra. Some leaders of the ruling BJP were involved and the people said that they had no hope for justice. I went there and each of the victims’ families said that they wanted justice,” she said.

Priyanka said that then came the pandemic and we saw people dying without oxygen, without medicines.

People had hoped that the government would help but no help came and so many died in this hope.

“After this, Hathras happened and the government shielded the accused and there was no justice for the victim’s family. The

same has happened in Lakhimpur where farmers were mowed down by a minister’s son and the government is shielding the accused,” she said.

Priyanka Gandhi announced that the Congress would continue to fight on the Lakhimpur issue untill the union minister Ajay Mishra Teni submits his resignation to allow an impartial probe into the incident.

She said that nowhere in the world, does the police send an invitation to the accused to record his statement. “But in Lakhimpur, the minister’s son was invited to give his statement.

Is this how justice is done?” she asked.

In an attack on UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, she said that he insulted Dalits who work as safai karamcharis.

“I went to a Valmiki temple in Lucknow and swept the floor. I met the residents of the Dalit basti and every family told me that though their children were educated, they had no employment. Today the Prime Minister’s ‘crorepati’ friends are earning thousands of crores every day but the people of this

country are facing unemployment,” she said.

The Congress leader said that the Prime Minister had bought two aircraft for himself, each costing Rs 8,000 crore. “The two aircraft cost the country Rs 16,000 but Air India has been sold for Rs 18,000 crore to benefit his friends,” she stated.

She said that farmers were the real ‘Ganga putra’ of the country but the Prime Minister, who travels across the globe, has not found time to even talk to those who are sitting on Delhi borders.

Priyanka said that it was the sons of farmers who are protecting out borders, who ensure our safety and freedom.

“This countr y is a hope. Gandhi ji had hope for freedom and justice for the poor but today, justice and hope is only for those who are with the BJP, its leaders and their friends. The country is being destroyed and the media is being used to create a campaign that shows all is well. We will fight against injustice and force them to give us justice just like we fought for Independence,” she said.

The goddess is shown as a mother with her children being taken to a detention camp in a vehicle. (India Today)

KOLKATA, OCT 10 (PTI): Several Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata have themed the marquees and idols on issues such as farmers’ agitation, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the partition of India.

Naktala Udayan Sangha, one of the prominent

clubs, has themed its pandal on refugee migration by train. “We have recreated a train coming with refugees from Pakistan to showcase the sufferings of the displaced people,” Naktala Udayan Sangha spokesperson Samrat Nandi told PTI. Conceived and execut-

ed by Bhabatosh Sutar, the depiction drew references from Khushwant Singh’s novel ‘Train to Pakistan’ and Atin Bandyopadhyay’s ‘Neelkantho Pakhir Khoje’.

Barisha Club in Behala has themed its puja on NRC, highlighting the plight of displaced people.

Titled ‘Bhager Maa’ (divided mother), the pensive-looking idol of the goddess symbolises the plight of hundreds of mothers who had to leave their dwellings and head for uncertainty.

However, she is seen clutching an idol of Durga symbolising that she is determined to continue the puja, which used to be celebrated with much fanfare at her ancestral home.

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The notice also mentioned that immersion of all idols have to be completed between October 15 (Dashami) and October 18 in consultation with local police stations.

It further suggested, “The community puja organizers should be asked to engage adequate numbers of volunteers in Puja pandals to keep vigil on the movement of suspicious persons and all the volunteers should be directed to keep in touch with local police constantly.”

“The state government’s effort to involve the puja committees in the security mechanism is a significant development.

It shows that the state home department is planning for a wider safety and security chain which in itself is conclusive enough to understand the importance and the possibility of an attack,” a senior official of the state home department said.

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The state government has sounded a terror alert in the state during the ‘pujas’ -- an indication that West Bengal is the new terror target.

Though senior police officers are yet to jump to any conclusion, arrests made by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Kolkata Special Task Force (STF) in the last few months show the movement of terror modules in the state.

According to the NIA, these terror operatives use the porous Bangladesh border to enter the country.

The alert issued by the state home department asked Durga puja organisers to set up systems to monitor crowd movement.

They have been asked to install CCTV cameras and watch towers in the vicinity of puja pandals and work in close coordination with the local police station.

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were supporters of a rival party.

Meanwhile, several people were injured in a clash in Singjamei area of Imphal West district around 9 pm on Saturday.

The clash erupted after a group of people, alleged to be BJP supporters, tried to stop hoisting of NPP flags at road median of NH-102 in connection with opening of a party office at Singjamei. The situation was, however, brought under control by the police who rushed to the spot.

would be mostly in single digit across key segments except commercial vehicles.

To be sure, growth momentum would have slowed compared with the 47 per cent on-year increase seen in the first quarter.

On a sequential basis, overall revenue is likely to have grown 8-10 per cent.

Revenue from consumer discretionary products is expected to have risen 23-25 per cent sequentially after demand was hit by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter.

Construction-linked sectors are estimated to have grown a moderate 3-5 per cent as seasonal weakness slowed down execution and volume growth.

Revenue in the automobiles sector is estimated to have grown 27-30 per cent sequentially, led by an increase in realisations.

That, in turn, is expected to steer growth for ancillary segments such as auto components and tyres, which

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(From p-1) After the firing, a large number supporters allegedly of a political party stormed the residence and assaulted the people there. At least 10 people sustained bullet injuries, while many others suffered minor injuries in the confrontation that followed the firing, reports said.

Manglem, the aspiring Congress candidate from Wangjing Tench Assembly constituency, alleged that the attackers

MUMBAI, OCT 10 (IANS): Higher commodity prices and continued revival in demand for consumer discretionary products likely lifted corporate revenue 1820 per cent on-year to Rs 8.2 lakh crore in the second quarter of this fiscal, indicates a CRISIL Research study of 300 companies (excluding from the financial services and oil sectors) that account for 55-60 per cent of the market capitalisation of the National Stock Exchange.

Revenue from consumer discretionary products such as automobiles likely spurted 19-21 per cent onyear, aided by higher realisations and volume.

Construction-linked sectors are estimated to have grown 22-25 per cent on-year, benefiting from the low-base effect of last fiscal.

Overall revenue growth would be primarily supported by price hikes driven by costlier commodities.

On-year volume growth

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NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (PTI): Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman has asked stateowned telecom research and development organisation C-DoT to start working on 6G and other futuristic technologies in order to catch up with the global market in time, a statement said on Sunday.

Samsung, Huawei, LG and some other companies have started working on 6G technologies which is said to be 50 times faster than 5G and is expected to be commercially launched between 2028-2030. As per theoretical calculations, peak data download speed of 5G is pegged at 20 gigabit per second (gbps). However, Vodafone Idea has claimed to have achieved the highest peak speed of 3.7 gbps during trials in India. “The telecom secretary has stressed upon C-DoT to keep track of emerging technologies, aligned with the technology life cycle.

India Inc revenue likely grew 18-20% on-year in 2nd quarter

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The report also suggested that the Central government, state governments and district administrations must ensure that clear guidelines are formed and enforced for community gatherings and compliance to masking and social distancing norms.

Special focus is needed on awareness creation and ensuring compliance in Tier-3, 4 towns and rural districts where some cases of the citizen feedback received showed that compliance is at near-zero levels.

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locations where they have observed low social distancing compliance were vaccination centres, trains, buses, malls and indoor shopping complexes.

“With 2021 festive season already on and likely to see significantly higher levels of socialising, shopping and community events, the risk of Covid cases rising is now high”, he warned.

The travel euphoria currently is stronger than the one LocalCircles reported in February-March this year, Taparia said.

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(From p-1) On the mask front in the latest survey, just 13 per cent respondents said that “more than 90 per cent” people in their area, district or city are compliant and only 30 per cent respondents termed mask compliance as effective during travel at airports, stations, bus stands, etc.

Regarding social distancing norms, just 6 per cent respondents said compliance levels are effective in their area, district or city.

The survey respondents also said the top indoor

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(From p-1) Scientist Anjan Sen Gupta, however, said that there is no proven study about the ecological effect of palm oil.

“However, there should not be any monoculture of palm oil or any other crops or plants. Genetically modified cultivation of any crop or plant is always not good for the society and environment,” Sen Gupta told IANS. Health expert Apurba Kumar Dey said that palm oil has high saturated fat content, which can be harmful to cardiovascular health. Experts and researchers associated with various research groups including Guwahati based Aaranyak said that large scale palm oil cultivation might cause destruction of forests leading to a crisis of food for many wildlife species and birds as they do not consume palm oil fruits. According to experts, the further destruction of forests would worsen the already ongoing human-animal conflict in the North Eastern region. Wildlife species like monkeys, hoolock gibbon or the golden langur and various birds are likely to be largely affected if oil palm cultivation is undertaken in a big way in the region, the experts said. Congress Lok Sabha members from Assam Gaurav Gogoi, Pradyut Bordoloi and Meghalaya MP Agatha Sangma recently in separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly objected to the Centre’s NMEO-OP, fearing large-scale effect on the environment and wildlife. Of the outlay of Rs 11,040 crore for the NMEO-OP, Rs 8,844 crore would be borne by the government of India and Rs 2,196 crore is the states’ share. Under this scheme, it is proposed to cover an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectares for palm oil by 2025-26 and thereby reach the target of 10 lakh hectares ultimately. The production of crude palm oil is expected to go up to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26 and up to 28 lakh tonnes by 2029-30, an official document of the NMEO-OP said.

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index.

As a result, the strategic disinvestment proposals of companies such as Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited (FSNL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, Container Corporation of India, IDBI Bank and Neelanchal Ispat Nigam may get a fresh lease of life and the process may get extensions if more time is required to bring larger number of overseas investors into the picture.

The government is also seeing an increased interest of foreign investors in the proposed initial public offer

Secretary, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, said that for all these enterprises, the government had received adequate interest from bidders, now at the second stage of due diligence.

Both portfolio investors and direct foreign investors have shown increased interest in running and investing in Indian companies up for privatisation.

The government had budgeted for Rs 1.75 lakh crore from stakes sales in PSUs and state-owned financial institutions, including two PSU banks and one insurance company, in 2021-22. It is hoping that larger overseas participation would help complete the process of strategic disinvestment of the larger PSUs. So far, the government has mobilised around Rs 10,000 crore as disinvestment proceeds from the sale of minority equity sale in PSUs under the ‘offer for sale’ (OFS) route.

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upgrade of the country’s ratings, to put its strategic disinvestment plan on the fast track.

Government sources said they had received inquiries from multinational corporations about their possible participation in the strategic disinvestment plan post the Centre’s decision to amend retrospective taxation provisions in the Income Tax Act. The amendment introduces certainty on taxation regulations and has improved India’s ranking by several notches on the ease of doing business

(IPO) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), which is likely to be floated soon.

The government has a list of 34 PSUs that have been given ‘in principle’ approval for disinvestment.

These include Scooters India, Bridge and Roof Co., Cement Corporation of India and Pawan Hans.

The government has not yet made its stand clear on the pending cases of disinvestment where the process has reached the financial bidding stage, but sources said a second thought on re-inviting investors even in these cases may be considered. This could help increase the participation of MNCs in the disinvestment of companies such as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Shipping Corporation of India and Pawan Hans.

DIPAM’s views on this matter could not be ascertained, but recently its

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NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): The government’s final move to privatise the national carrier Air India has given a fresh lease of life to its strategic disinvestment plan.

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), which oversees the disinvestment policy, is now planning to cede management control over a dozen public sector enterprises in the next six months.

Sources said the successful culmination of the Air India disinvestment process has upped investor interest in picking up management control of public sector undertakings put on the block for privatisation.

Overseas investors are also looking at the country’s disinvestment plan with interest.

The government wants to tap into this positive sentiment, which has also been heightened with a Moody’s

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Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China: Prez TAIPEI, OCT 10 (AGENCIES): Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force them to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, in a riposte to Beijing that its government denounced.

Claimed by China as its own territory, Taiwan has come under growing military and political pressure to accept Beijing’s rule, including repeated Chinese air force missions in Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, to international concern.

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realise “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan and did not directly mention the use of force. Still, he got an angry reaction from Taipei, which said only Taiwan’s people can decide its future.

Addressing a National Day rally, Tsai said she hoped for an easing of tensions across the Taiwan Strait, and reiterated Taiwan will not “act rashly”.

“But there should be absolutely no illusions that the Taiwanese people will bow to pressure,” she said in the speech outside the

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Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen waves during the national day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10. (Reuters)

greatest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” it added, referring to Tsai’s ruling party.

Beijing has refused to deal with Tsai, calling her a separatist who refuses to acknowledge Taiwan is part of “one China”, and does not recognise Taiwan’s government.

She says Taiwan is an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name, and that she will not compromise on defending its sovereignty or freedom. Still Taiwan’s goodwill will not change, and it will do all it can to prevent the status quo with China from being unilaterally altered, she said.

Tsai warned that Taiwan’s situation is “more complex and fluid than at any other point in the past 72 years”, and that China’s routine military presence in Taiwan’s air defence zone has seriously affected national security and aviation safety. She is overseeing a military modernisation programme to bolster its defences and deterrence, including building its own submarines and long-range missiles that can strike deep into China.

Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb AQ Khan passes away I S L A M A B A D, O C T 10 (PTI): Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced atomic scientist known as the ‘father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb’ under the clandestine enrichment programme and infamous for his controversial role in nuclear proliferation, died here on Sunday after a brief illness. He was 85.

Khan, who was born in 1936 in Bhopal and migrated to Pakistan along with his family after the Partition in 1947, breathed his last at about 7.00 AM (local time) at the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) Hospital – the medical facility named after him.

According to the staterun Associated Press of Pakistan, Khan had been admitted to the KRL Hospital on August 26 after he tested positive for Covid-19.

Later, he was shifted to a military hospital in Rawalpindi but was discharged after recovering from the virus.

Khan was brought to the KRL Hospital early in the morning after he faced difficulty in breathing, Geo News reported.

Doctors said Khan’s

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health deteriorated after bleeding in his lungs. He could not survive after his lungs collapsed.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that all efforts were made to save his life. “The prime minister has directed to bury Dr Qadeer with full (state) honours,” Rashid said, adding that the national flag Pakistan shall fly at half-mast on Sunday.

“Deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan.

Had known him personally since 1982. He helped us develop nation-saving nuclear deterrence, and a grateful nation will never forget his services…,” President Arif Alvi said in a post on Twitter.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he was “deeply saddened by the

passing of Dr A Q Khan”.

“He was loved by our nation bec of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state. This has provided us security against an aggressive much larger nuclear neighbour.

For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon (sic),” he said in a tweet.

Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Khan’s contributions in making Pakistan’s defence stronger were “significant”, while Defence Minister Pervez Khattak said he was “deeply grieved” over his passing and called it a “great loss”.

“Pakistan will forever honour his services to the nation! The nation is heavily indebted to him for his contributions in enhancing our defence capabilities,” Khattak said.

Funeral prayers for Khan were held at Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque. A large number of people, including ministers and representatives of the armed forces, attended his funeral despite rain. He was buried at the H-8 graveyard, in accordance with his family’s as well as his own wishes.

presidential office in central Taipei. “We will continue to bolster our national defence and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us,” Tsai added.

“This is because the path that China has laid out offers neither a free and democratic way of life for Taiwan, nor sovereignty for our 23 million people.”

China has offered a “one country, two systems” model of autonomy to Taiwan, much like it uses with Hong Kong, but all major Taiwanese parties have rejected that, especially after China’s security crackdown in the former British colony.

Tsai repeated an offer to talk to China on the basis of parity, but Beijing, responding some nine hours after she spoke, offered condemnation, saying the coun-

try must be “reunified” and that seeking independence closes the door to talks.

“This speech advocated Taiwan independence, incited confrontation, cut apart history and distorted facts,” China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said.

“The independence provocation by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities is the source of tension and turbulence in cross-strait relations and the

Nepal minister quits two days after joining Deuba’s Cabinet

Six die in Bolivian Air Force plane crash

Merkel and Israel’s Bennett differ on Iran, Palestinians

KATHMANDU, OCT 10 (PTI): Nepal’s Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister Gajendra Bahadur Hamal resigned on Sunday following a controversy over his appointment, just 48 hours after his formal induction into the Cabinet.

Hamal tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who accepted it, according to the Cabinet sources.

Hamal, a district-level leader of the Nepali Congress, drew considerable flak after the media reports suggested that he was appointed a minister at the recommendation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, who happens to be his brother-in-law.

Consequently, Hamal’s elevation had also created unrest within the Nepali Congress, with many members terming it a move that undermined democratic values.

Hamal is also not a member of either the Lower or Upper House of Parliament. However, there is a provision in the Constitution that one can become a cabinet member for a six

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months period even if he or she is not a lawmaker.

According to sources, Hamal had resigned after facing relentless pressure over his appointment.

“Currently, the news spread in various media outlets and lawyers have unfairly misrepresented my appointment, and such news has devalued my years of struggle for democracy, rule of law, and the principle of separation of powers between state organs.

“However, since the question of my appointment has been raised, I have resigned from the post of the minister as it is not appropriate for me to remain as a minister amid such speculations,” Hamal wrote in his resignation letter.

L A PA Z , O C T 1 0 (IANS): Six people died on Saturday, including four officials from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, after a Bolivian Air Force plane crashed in the Amazon area of Agua Dulce in the Pando department, local police said.

Colonel Luis Cuevas, deputy commander of the Bolivian Police, told reporters that the aircraft crashed and hit a tree just seven minutes after taking off from the municipality of Riberalta, Xinhua news agency reported.

“All the passengers and crew perished in the incident,” he said, adding that the cause of the crash is under investigation.

According to the police, the aircraft was carrying four officials from the Ministry of Health’s National Dengue-Chikungunya Program.

The deputy minister of Promotion, Epidemiological Surveillance, and Traditional Medicine at the Ministry of Health, Maria Renee Castro, wrote on Twitter.

JERUSALEM, OCT 10 (AP): Germany’s lame-duck chancellor, Angela Merkel, received a warm welcome Sunday as she paid a final official visit to Israel, but differences quickly emerged between the close allies on the key issues of Iran’s nuclear program and the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Merkel said that Germany remains committed to reviving the international nuclear agreement with Iran — a step Israel opposes.

She also said that Germany believes that a two-state solution remains the best way to end Israel’s decades-long conflict with the Palestinians.

“I think that on this point, even if at this stage it seems almost hopeless, the idea of a two-state solution should not be taken off the table, it should not be buried … and that the Palestinians should be able to live securely in a state,” Merkel said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. She also said that Israeli settlement construction on occupied territories sought by the Palestinians was unhelpful.

Bennett, a former settler leader who opposes the

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli PM Naftali Benett, give a joint press conference in Jerusalem. (AP/PTI)

establishment of a Palestinian state, quickly pushed back.

“Based on our experience, the meaning of a Palestinian state means that very likely there will be established a terror state, roughly seven minutes from my house and from almost any point in Israel,” he said.

Calling himself a “pragmatic man,” he instead said he was prepared to take steps on the ground to improve living conditions for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official who oversees relations with Israel, responded angrily.

Iraqis vote in snap parliamentary polls BAG H DA D, O C T 1 0 (IANS): Millions of Iraqis headed to cast their ballots on Sunday to elect a new Parliament amid hopes that it could solve the country’s long-standing crisis.

Voters lined up to cast their ballots at 8,273 polling centres across Iraq, which opened their doors at 7 a.m., reports Xinhua news agency.

Voting will end at 6 p.m. and according to the countr y’s Inde pendent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the results are expected to be announced in the next 24 hours.

Noting that the elec-

Iraqis voters cast their votes at a ballot station in the country’s parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

tions are the first carried ation in the country has out without imposing a improved, Prime Minister curfew, as the security situ- Mustafa al-Kadhimi praised

‘Taliban ready to set up inclusive but not selective govt’ KABUL, OCT 10 (IANS): The Taliban is ready to set up an inclusive government in Afghanistan but not a selective one, said Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesperson in Doha. In response to the western pressures for an inclusive government in Afghanistan, Shaheen said that they have included ethnic minorities in their caretaker government and will soon add women in, reports Khaama Press.

The Taliban’s interim cabinet is not only criticized by the international community but also by the people in Afghanistan as it does not include women and nonTaliban figures. Shaheen added that the west must respect the wishes of the Afghan people. The remarks come as the Taliban delegation led by the acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi met with a US delegation in Doha and will continue talking on Sunday.

the elections as an important achievement, and called on Iraqis to participate in the polls to further change the country’s situation themselves.

“I prefer to be the first voter to cast my ballot, and all of us have to work to bring about the change, and this is an opportunity to achieve that,” he told reporters in the first minutes of the voting at a polling centre in a Baghdad school.

President Barham Salih cast his vote at a polling centre inside the Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Baghdad Hotel in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad.

“This is a memorable day because early elections are a popular demand and an opportunity for Iraq to move towards reform,” Salih told reporters.

The Iraqi parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for 2022, were advanced in response to months of protests against corruption and a lack of public services.

According to the electoral commission, about 24 million Iraqis are eligible to cast their ballots for 3,249 candidates, running individually and within 167 parties and coalitions, vying for 329 seats in the legislature.

“The worst form of terrorism is the occupation, not the establishment of a Palestinian state,” he wrote on Twitter.

It was one of the few disagreements between the close allies during Merkel’s two-day visit, which caps a 16-year term marked by near unwavering support for Israel.

At every stop, she was welcomed as a “true friend” of Israel. She repeatedly professed Germany’s commitment to Israel’s security and said she was confident that Germany’s next government — to be determined in lengthy coalition talks following an inconclusive elec-

as saying. Girls in Balkh were happy to be allowed to return to school. Sultan Razia, a female student in Balkh’s capital Mazare-Sharif where there are over 4,600 students and 162 teachers, said: “Initially, there were a few students but the number is getting larger and the lessons are good.”

Another student at the school, Tabasom, said: “Education is our right, we want to improve our country and no one can or should

take the right of education from us.”

According to the statistics of the Balkh educational department, over 600 schools are active in the province with around 50,000 students.

Last month, the Taliban appointed Education Ministry had announced that only boys’ schools will reopen, and only male teachers can restart their jobs. The Ministry however, did not say anything about

this question,” she said.

Israel considers Iran its greatest enemy, citing the country’s military presence in neighboring Syria and its support for hostile militant groups across the region.

It accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons — a charge Iran denies — and says a nuclear-armed Iran would pose an existential threat to Israel.

“There is no point in trying to appease the Iranians. They interpret conciliation as a weakness,” Bennett said, accusing Iran of trying to delay while it moves forward with its weapons efforts. ”This is a critical point in time, and Germany’s position is particularly important.”

Later Sunday, Merkel met with Israel’s figurehead president, Isaac Herzog, who told her that the Weizmann Institute, a prestigious research university, had named a fellowship after her.

Merkel also made a stop at Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, where she laid a wreath in memory of the 6 million European Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II.

16 killed in plane crash in Russia M O S C OW, O C T 1 0 (IANS): Sixteen people were killed and six others injured after an L-410 aircraft crashed in Russia’s Tatarstan on Sunday, TASS news agency reported.

Earlier, reports said that seven were wounded and there were 23 people on board.

The plane carrying two crew members and 20 parachutists crashed immediately after takeoff from a local airport. Both pilots were killed and the survived have been hospitalised in serious condition, Xinhua reported.

The L-410 is a twinengine light aircraft that can

Afghan girls return to schools in 3 provinces KABUL, OCT 10 (IANS): For the first time since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan, girl students returned to schools in the provinces of Kunduz, Balkh and Sar-e-Pul, said a media report.

The head of Balkh’s provincial department of education, Jalil Sayed Khili, said that all girl schools have opened, TOLO News reported. “We have segregated the girl students from the boys,” he was quoted

tion last month — would take a similar stance.

“I am optimistic that every German government, including the one that follows mine, will feel committed to Israel’s security, and I think any successor who becomes German chancellor will see it that way,” she said.

Much of the agenda was expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program.

While the two leaders both vowed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, they voiced different approaches on how to do that.

Germany was a leading player in the 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran. The deal fell apart after then-President Donald Trump, with Israel’s support, withdrew from the agreement in 2018.

The Biden administration has been trying to revive that deal — known as the JCPOA — over Israeli objections.

“I never considered the JCPOA to be ideal, but it’s better than having no agreement,” Merkel said. She said the situation is “very difficult” as Iran continues to enrich uranium. “We are facing critical weeks around

female teachers or girls returning to school.

Based on numbers of the Education Ministry, currently 14,098 schools operate in Afghanistan, of which 4,932 are schools with students from grade 1012, 3,781 from grades 7-9, and 5,385 from grade 1-6.

According to the statistics, out of the total schools, 28 per cent of grade 10-12, 15.5 per cent of 7-9, and 13.5 per cent of grade 1-6 are girls’ schools.

The L-410, a Czech-made twin-engine turboprop, crashed near the town of Menzelinsk east of Moscow, Sunday. (AP/PTI)

carry up to 19 passengers. It cal malfunction or crew has been in operation since errors could be the cause of 1987. Overloading, techni- the tragedy, TASS said.

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With immense pride and honour the Head GB, on behalf of the Sungro Council would like to acknowledge and thank our Honourable MLA and Advisor, Horticulture and Border Affairs Shri Mhathung Yanthan for his tireless efforts and initiation in the successful upgradation of the GHS Sungro to GHSS, which was a long felt need and dream for the people of the Sungro Range. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Advisor, School Education Shri K.t. Sukhalu for upgrading the School and appreciate the PDA Government under the Dynamic leadership of our Honourable cM Shri Neiphiu Rio for all round development in our state. May the good Lord bless you all in your future endeavours.

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2 Indian among top 15 finalists to join Prince William’s ‘Eco Oscars’ ceremony virtually A 14-year-old Tamil Nadu school girl’s solar-powered ironing cart project and a Delhi entrepreneur’s agricultural waste recycling concept will be among 15 finalists competing for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, dubbed the “Eco Oscars” for their carbon neutral setting.

Vinisha Umashankar, with her solar-powered street ironing concept, and Vidyut Mohan, with his cheap tech to convert crop residues into sellable bio-products, will go head-to-head with worldwide finalists as they join the star-studded event virtually. The five winners of the Earthshot Prize, created

by William – the Duke of Cambridge in December 2019, will each receive 1 million pounds in prize funding.

“A truly global event, the ceremony will connect London with the finalists and winners all over the world, showcasing the incredible global community working to repair our planet,” the Earthshot Prize announced on Sunday.

“The ceremony will be

a carbon neutral production and broadcast, taking a zero waste to landfill approach, including the set design and staging across all locations,” it noted. Performances, storytelling, and state of the art technology will make up the one-hour ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London, to be broadcast on BBC and Discovery channel’s Facebook page next Sunday, October 17.

The ceremony will feature performances from globally renowned artists Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, KSI with Yemi Alade, and Shawn Mendes.

Mendes will perform virtually and a fossil fuel-

free set designed by worldrenowned set designer Peter Bingemann, made using recyclable or reusable material, with low-energy or LED lighting.

“This will be an award show unlike any you’ve seen before that will entertain you and inspire you to take action to repair the planet in this decisive decade,” said Jason Knauf, CEO of the Royal Foundation, behind the prize alongside Prince William. The Earthshot Prize is designed as a global search for the most inspiring and innovative solutions to the greatest environmental challenges facing the planet.

“Over half a century

ago, President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ programme united millions of people around the goal of reaching the moon. Inspired by this, the Earthshot Prize aims to mobilise collective action around our unique ability to innovate, problem solve and repair our planet,” William had said earlier, in reference to the initiative.

He unveiled the finalists last month, with Bangladesh, China, Nigeria, Costa Rica and Switzerland among the other country projects in the running besides India.

The Indian finalists are both competing in the “Clean Our Air” category, with Vinisha’s solar powered cart making the cut for its concept of replacing dirty charcoal with clean energy from the sun.

Vidyut Mohan’s social enterprise Takachar was picked for its efforts to combat the very serious health impact on people in Delhi and its surrounding areas from the burning of agricultural waste, a leading cause of air pollution and reduced life expectancy.

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hejangulie Kuotsu and Tatongmongla were crowned as Mr. and Miss Fresher 2021 of KROS College, Kohima respectively during the college freshers’ day held at its campus on October 9.

The programme segments included formal and casual rounds, where 13 males and 13 females contested for the title of Mr. & Ms. Fresher 2021. The judges selected the five best contestants each from both the categories for the final round.

Number of special songs and dances were also presented by the senior’s students as well as the freshers during the occasion. (DIPR)

atients with breast, pancreatic and certain other types of cancer may survive longer if given an anti-nausea drug during surgery, finds a new study.

The study, presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2 0 2 1 a n nu a l m e e t i n g, indicated that three months after cancer surgery, more than three times as many patients who did not receive dexamethasone died, compared to those who received the drug.

“Dexamethasone has positive and negative effects -- it inhibits cancer growth, but also suppresses the immune system,” said researcher Maximilian Schaefer from the Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Dexamethasone is given to patients to prevent n a u s e a a n d vo m i t i n g after surgery and during chemotherapy.

The research team found dexamethasone can improve mid-to-long-term outcomes in patients with non-immunogenic cancers (those that don’t provoke a strong immune response) such as sarcoma and cancers of the breast, uterus, ovary, e s o p h a g u s, p a n c r e a s, thyroid, bones and joints.

For the study, the team

analysed the records of 74,058 patients who had surgeries to remove nonimmunogenic cancerous t u m o r s b e t we e n 2 0 0 5 and 2020 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and between 2007 and 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Overall, 25,178 (34 per cent) patients received dexamethasone during surgery. After 90 days, 209 (0.83 per cent) of the patients who had received dexamethasone died vs. 1,543 (3.2 per cent) of patients who did not receive the drug. After taking into account various factors, including that dexamethasone is often administered to younger patients, those who received the drug still had a 21 per cent reduced risk of dying within one year after surgery.

A second analysis determined dexamethasone was particularly beneficial for patients with cancers of the ovary, uterus or cervix.

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ASA has officially postponed the launch of its Orbital Flight-Test 2 until next year due to an unresolved valve issue. NASA said that the team behind OFT-2 “is working toward launch opportunities in the first half of 2022.”

“Safety of the Starliner spacecraft, our employees, and our crew members is this team’s number one priority,” said John Vollmer, vice president and program manager, Boeing’s Starliner program. “We are taking the appropriate amount of time to work through the process now to set this system up for success on OFT-2 and all future Starliner missions.”

Boeing and NASA had originally aimed to launch Starliner’s Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2), a crucial uncrewed trial mission to the International Space Station (ISS), from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 30. But preflight checks revealed 13 stuck valves in Starliner’s service module, nixing that liftoff plan.

Boeing had signed a contract with NASA’s Commercial Crew Programme to fly operational missions to and from the space station with Starliner in 2014. However, a series of setbacks have thus far prevented the Starliner from reaching the ISS. (IANS)

The link was particularly strong with those teenagers who had not completed their upper secondary education and who had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

Almost half of these teenagers who had ex p e r i e n c e d p s yc h o s i s and almost three-quarters of teenagers who had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder experienced long-ter m exclusion from education and labour market in their early adulthood. (IANS)

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published in the British Jour nal of Psychiatr y, the team included 55,273 individuals after exclusions for intellectual disability, death or emigration.

The results are concerning because they highlight the link between mental health disorders and long-term exclusion from education and labour market.

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The study indicated that almost 11 per cent of adolescents who had received a psychiatric diagnosis were excluded from the education and labour market for at least five years in their early adulthood. “ Vo c a t i o n a l rehabilitation and tight collaboration between p s yc h i a t r y a n d s o c i a l ser vices are impor tant for enabling adolescents suffering from mental health problems to access the labour market,” said lead author David Gyllenberg from the University of Turku (Finland).

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TURIN (ITALY) OCT 10 (AGENCIES): Nicolo Barella’s thunderous strike and a penalty converted by Domenico Berardi earned hosts Italy a 2-1 victory over Belgium on Sunday and third place in this year’s Nations League.

It offered some consolation for the European champions, whose semifinal loss to Spain in Milan on Wednesday ended their record 37-match unbeaten run.

They returned to winning ways as Barella volleyed a poor corner clearance into the net one minute into the second half and Berardi added the second from the spot in the 65th minute, after Timothy Castagne had brought down the tricky Federico Chiesa.

Belgium claimed a consolation in the 86th minute when substitute Charles De Ketelaere finished off a quick counterattack.

Belgium, who were without Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku and only brought on Kevin De Bruyne in the second half, hit the woodwork three times but were outplayed for large portions of the match by their hosts at the Juventus Stadium.

Italy’s Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni during the Nations League third-place playoff at Allianz Stadium, Turin on October 10. (Reuters)

“Today we played very well, we were excellent. We have different solutions and quality in midfield, today they did well,” Italy coach Roberto Mancini told RAI televi-

sion.

Early chances for Berardi and Giacomo Raspadori were dealt with by the Belgian defence before Alexis Saelemaekers, who plays in Serie A with AC

Milan, slammed a shot against the Italian crossbar in the 28th minute.

But immediately after the break, the Belgians fell behind to Barella’s snap effort, cleanly hit after a

clearing header from a corner fell perfectly into his path.

Michy Batshuayi then had an effort come back off the woodwork as Belgium came close to a 60th minute equaliser but fell 2-0 behind when Castagne mistimed a tackle on Chiesa to offer Italy a chance to extend their lead from the penalty spot. Berardi’s kick squeezed past Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Toby Alderweireld then proved an unlikely attacking threat with two efforts that brought out fine stops from Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma before Yannick Carrasco smashed a curling shot against the Italian post in the final 10 minutes.

Courtois’ quick clearance set up Belgium’s goal with De Bruyne passing to the youthful De Ketelaere to squeeze it past Donnarumma from close range, but it came too late to offer a dramatic finish to the game.

“We had a lot of younger players today and they did decently,” Belgium’s De Bruyne said. “It was good for them to play against a team of Italy’s quality.”

Mooney, McGrath set up Australia’s MTB cyclothon on October 23 14-run win over India in final T20I

GOLD COAST, OCT 10 (IANS): An unbeaten 44 off 31 balls by Tahlia McGrath apart from 61 of 43 balls by Beth Mooney followed by consistent strikes from the bowlers helped Australia to a 14-run win over India in the third and final T20I at the Metricon Stadium here on Sunday. The victory also meant that Australia finished the multi-format series on a high, winning by 11-5.

Chasing 150, Smriti Mandhana smashed 52 off 49 balls after starting slow in the power-play and losing Shafali Verma cheaply.

She also shared a stand of 57 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 26 balls) for the second wicket to keep India in the hunt.

Smriti’s dismissal off Nicola Carey in the 15th over triggered a slide for India, losing Harmanpreet Kaur (13), Pooja Vastrakar (5) and Harleen Deol (2) in three successive overs for just 10 runs. Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten on 23 off 11 balls in a late cameo with four boundaries. But at the end, 150 proved to be too much for India to hunt down.

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ia scored critical knocks to post a respectable total for Australia, who were 73/4 in 11.1 overs. In desperate need of a fightback, Beth and and Tahlia joined forces for a 44-run partnership in 6.1 overs. Tahlia started off with a slog-sweep off Rajeshwari Gayakwad through square leg. Mooney, who geared up with a hat-trick of boundaries against Harmanpreet Kaur in the eighth over, reached her half-century with a creamy cover drive off Renuka Singh.

Though Beth fell in the 18th over when Harmanpreet pulled off a brilliant diving forward one-handed

catch off Rajeshwari, Tahlia along with Georgia Wareham ensured that Rajeshwari’s over costed 16 runs.

Shikha Pandey and Deepti Sharma leaked 10 runs each in the final two overs Tahlia’s late onslaught pushed the target out of India’s reach.

Brief scores: Australia 149/5 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 61, Tahlia McGrath 44 not out, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/37, Renuka Singh 1/23) beat India 135/6 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 52, Richa Ghosh 23 not out, Nicola Carey 2/42, Annabel Sutherland 1/13) by 14 runs.

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Dorians Society, Dimapur will be organizing a competitive MTB cyclothon in Dimapur on October 23.

In a press release, Dorian Society Dimapur informed that it will be an ‘open’ event for both men and women and youths from the 13-19 years age category. The route for men will cover 57 km and for women will be 25 km. It also informed that it will be the longest competitive cycling route in Nagaland till date.

The flag off point will be at the DC office traffic point at 5 a.m. and will culminate at the State Stadium (Multi-Disciplinary Sports Complex). The route will cover DC office Police Point - City Tower Junction - Holy Cross Junction - Bata Charali - Town Hall Police Point

- Kuda Village - Lungwiram Junction - Toulazouma Zoological Park – Singrijan – New Chümoukedima Village – Sukhovi Gate – Vidima – Kiyeto – Dhansiripar Junction - OTS - Singrijan Zoological Park – Thahekhu Junction - Thahekhu Village - Signal Basti - Dhobi Nala - Midland - State Stadium.

The competition carries a total cash prize of Rs 80,000.

The release stated that the event is likely to be conducted annually with national and international cyclists participating in future events. For more information, one can log into mydorians.in.

It may be mentioned that the Dorians Society is a non-profit organization with one of its visions being the promotion of sports, besides social activism.

Open futsal tourney from Oct 29

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Dimapur Changki Students Union (DCSU) will be organizing the Open Futsal Tournament from October 29- 30 at the Backyard Futsal Ground, Nepali Bosti, Dimapur.

The matches will be played in knock-out format. Interested teams have been requested to register by October 27 on payment of Rs. 2000 registration fee.

Further details can be contacted at 70053 93330/70052 11452. The winning team will receive prize money of Rs. 30000 and the second placed team Rs. 15000. Individual prizes such as best goal keeper and golden boot will be Rs. 1000 each.

Gauff, Krejcikova advance at Indian Wells No.5 seed Muguruza 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, to reach the third round at Indian Wells for the first time in her 7 main-draw appearances. Tomljanovic will face No.26 seed Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia in the third round. Zidansek, a

Saina retires after injury, Indian women beat Spain 3-2 in Uber Cup Final opener AARHUS, OCT 10 (PTI): Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal was forced to retire midway through her opening match but India’s young brigade produced a clinical display to notch up a fine 3-2 win over Spain and make a winning start to their campaign at the Uber Cup Final here on Sunday.

Starting the proceedings for India, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina had to concede her match after losing the first game 20-22 against Spain’s Clara Azurmendi as she developed discomfort in her groin area.

However, Malvika Bansod ensured that India quickly recovers from the opening game reversal as she dished out a dominating 21-13 21-15 win over former world No. 20 Beatriz Corrales to bring India at level par with the Spanish team.

Tanisha Crasto and Rutaparna Panda then produced an equally impressive display, completely outplaying Spain’s Paula Lopez and Lorena Usle 21-10 21-8 as India grabbed a 2-1 lead in the five-match rubber.

In the third singles, Aditi Bhatt gave ample display of her talent during the 21-16 21-14 win over Spain’s Ania Setien in the third

Issuing forms for Lt. N. Lotha & Lt. D. Lotha trophy

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Dimapur Lotha Students’Union (DLSU) will be organizing it’s 26th edition of Lt. Nyamo Lotha & Lt. Daniel Lotha running trophy 2021 on the theme “A team above all.

Above all a team”.

DLSU has informed that issuing of forms for the trophy has started that interested Lotha teams and clubs have been requested to collect the form from Lotha Hotel near Lotha Hoho ki, DC court junction.

The last date of collection of form is October 20.

The winner of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs. 80,000/and runners-up will pocket a cash amount of Rs. 50,000/-. Meanwhile individual prizes will be awarded to the Best Player of the tournament, Highest Goal Scorer, Best Goal keeper and Best Defender.

For more information, one may contact secretary games & sports, DLSU at 9774281721 or 7630975493.

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singles as India sealed the contest 3-1.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, however, could not get past world No. 122 pair of Azurmendi and Corrales, losing 18-21 21-14 17-21 in the second women’s doubles match.

India will face Scotland in their second group B match on Tuesday.

Saina was forced to walk out from the court after feeling a sudden pain in her groin midway through the first women’s singles match.

“There was a certain catch in my groin. I was surprised at how it happened.

I was trying to get back my rhythm and I couldn’t get it and I had to give it up because it was hurting when I was taking long lunges,” Saina was quoted as saying by olympics.com.

The 31-year-old from

Hyderabad said she will monitor her injury in the next few days.

“I think let us see the next three, four days, how it is. There are two more matches, so I just want to see how it goes. I don’t want to take any sudden decision at the moment because my body feels good but this groin issue has to go.”

It was, however, a delightful sight to see the youngsters stepping up.

First up was the lefthanded Bansod, who produced a superb display, making Corrales run around the court with her angled returns to dominate the proceedings.

The Indian entered the break with an 11-8 lead before grabbing nine game points. She lost two chances before sealing the opening game with a precise net return.

Bansod, who has won Uganda and Lithuanian internationals this year, played some magnificent shots to erase a small deficit early on in the second game and held a 11-5 advantage at the interval. Corrales tried to come back in the later stages but Bansod grabbed five match points before unleashing a brutal smash to seal the contest.

Men’s T20 WC winner to receive cash prize of 1.6 million dollars DUBAI, OCT 10 (IANS): The winner of the men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will take home a prize money of 1.6 million dollars while the runners-up will get half of the winning amount, said the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday. The ICC also said that the two losing semifinalists will receive 400,000 dollars each from the matches taking place on November 10 and 11.

All the 16 competing teams in the tournament will receive part of the 5.6 million dollars allocated as prize money for the tournament, which will be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14.

Just like the 2016 edition of the tournament, there will be a bonus amount for every match that a team wins in the Super 12 stage. The winning team in each of the 30 games in that phase will this time win 40,000 dollars, a total pot of 1,200,000 dollars. The teams confirmed to be competing in the Super 12 stage are Afghanistan, Australia, England, India,

New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the West Indies.

The eight teams whose men’s T20 World Cup campaigns end at Super 12 stage will automatically receive 70,000 dollars each, totalling to 560,000 dollars. The same structure is in place for the first-round victories -- with 40,000 dollars available to those who win each of the 12 games, amounting to 480,000 dollars. The four teams knocked out in the first round will take 40,000 dollars each from an overall 160,000 dollars. Teams whose campaigns begin in the first round are Bangladesh, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, and Sri Lanka.

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2021 French Open semifinalist, defeated Ana Konjuh of Croatia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. No. 12 Ons Jabeur also needed 3 sets to make it into the third round defeating Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia, 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3.

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Coco Gauff

INDIAN WELLS, OCT 10 (IANS): American teenager Coco Gauff had a winning debut at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-1 victory over former top-10 player Caroline Garcia of France on Sunday (IST).

In her first match in over a month, since losing to compatriot Sloane Stephens in the second round of the US Open, the 17-year-old secured a 2-hour and 10-minute victory to reach the third round. Pushed to deuce on serve in the first game of the match, Gauff surrendered just 5 points in her ensuing service games in the opener, and never relinquished her lead after breaking serve to move ahead 3-1. An agK Y M C

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gressive performance from Gauff was what helped her secure victory. Gauff racked up an amazing 40 winners, thus balancing out her 40 unforced errors, while Garcia only totalled 19 winners.

In addition, Gauff served up 12 aces. Gauff has another first-ever meeting on the cards in Round 3, as she faces No.21 seed Paula Badosa of Spain, who overcame Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

Also making her BNP Paribas Open debut, No.3 seed and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic needed three sets to edge Kazakh qualifier Zarina Diyas, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Krejcikova cruised in the final set after splitting the first two with Diyas. The reigning French Open champion will next face 2019 Roland Garros semifinalist Amanda Anisimova of US. Anisimova upset No. 30 seed and Montreal champion Camila Giorgi of Italy to reach the third round, 6-4, 6-1.

Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic eliminated No.5 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain for her fourth career top-10 win, while No.1 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and No.12 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia also moved into the third round. Tomljanovic notched the biggest upset by ranking thus far here, as she shocked

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev arrived in Indian Wells with a 3-3 record at the BNP Paribas Open. But the world No. 2 consolidated his status as tournament favourite with a resounding 6-4, 6-2 win against American Mackenzie McDonald to reach the third round here on Sunday (IST).

Medvedev has been in dominant form of late, winning 17 of his past 18 matches and 38 of his past 41 sets.

Medvedev will next play American Marcos Giron or Serbian Filip Krajinovic.

The top seed put his skills on display inside the main stadium, producing some jaw-dropping winners. He did not face a break point against the world No. 57, and broke McDonald’s

Anthony Joshua in action against Oleksandr Usyk Daniil Medvedev

serve three times to triumph in one hour and 13 minutes.

Medvedev is not just winning, he is doing so convincingly. Of the past 38 sets he has won, the Russian has been extended further than 6-4 just four times. He will next try to move past the third round at this event for the first time. The world No. 2 now leads McDonald 5-0 in their ATP head-to-head.

L O N D O N, O C T 1 0 (AGENCIES): Britain’s Anthony Joshua has triggered his clause for a rematch against heavyweight rival Oleksandr Usyk and the fight could take place in March, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said.

Joshua lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts to Ukraine’s Usyk on a unanimous points decision at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last

month. “He (Joshua) has got his head back in the game,” Hearn told DAZN on Saturday. “He is training now and today we officially triggered the rematch for the Oleksandr Usyk fight, which we will see early next spring.

“We’re looking for him to become a threetime heavyweight world champion. I think realistically March is when you’re likely to see the rematch.”

A p o s s i b l e wo r l d heavyweight unification fight between Joshua and compatriot Tyson Fury, the WBC champion, was thrown into uncertainty after Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said he could not see it happening.

Fury is due to face American Deontay Wilder for the third time on Saturday in Las Vegas, with the Briton’s WBC heavyweight title on the line.

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minister questions Hockey India’s IPL: Gaikwad, Uthappa power Chennai to final Sports decision to withdraw from 2022 CWG

DUBAI, OCT 10 (IANS): Ruturaj Gaikwad (70 off 50 balls) and Robin Uthappa (63 off 44 balls) played important knocks before MS Dhoni (18 not out off six balls) helped Chennai Super Kings book a spot in the IPL final for the ninth time. After winning the toss, Chennai conceded 172 runs before hunting down the target with two balls to spare to beat Delhi Capitals by four wickets in Qualifier 1 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

A target of 173 seemed tough as Anrich Nortje bowled Faf du Plessis through the gate on the fourth ball of the innings.

Robin Uthappa, promoted to one-down ahead of Ambati Rauydu, got off the mark with a drive through covers before welcoming Avesh Khan in the next over with a boundary.

Delhi pulled things back by drying up the boundaries in four overs after power-play. But Gaikwad and Uthappa kept the scoreboard with the latter reaching his half-century in 35 balls.

B u t To m C u r r a n broke the 110-run partnership in the 14th over, as Uthappa miscued the pull

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa of Chennai Super Kings during the IPL qualifier 1 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, in Dubai. (PTI)

to be safely pouched by Shreyas Iyer at long-on after tossing the ball in the air. In the next over, Rayudu was run-out as Iyer fired a throw from long-on which Rabada collected quickly to whip off the bails.

Gaikwad continued to march before finding deep mid-wicket in the 19th over

off Khan. But Ali hit Khan for a four through backward point before Dhoni clobbered a six over deep mid-wicket to take 11 off the over. With 13 needed off the final over, Ali mistimed a pull to deep square leg off Curran on the first ball. Dhoni then struck consecutive boundaries off Curran; slapping over extra

cover followed by an inner edge running through fine leg. Dhoni finished off the chase in style with a pullthrough mid-wicket, giving his team a spot in the final.

Earlier, Delhi were lifted from 80/4 in 10.2 overs to a competitive 172/4 in 20 overs, thanks to an excellent recovery staged by Shimron Hetmy-

er (37) and Rishabh Pant (51 not out). Delhi reached 51/2 in power-play, 43 of which came off Prithvi Shaw’s bat off just 19 balls.

Hetmyer and Pant shared an 83-run partnership off 50 balls for the fifth’s wicket. The duo’s partnership meant that Delhi regained rhythm which had slowed down in the overs 10-13. Dwayne Bravo separated the pair in 19th over as Hetmyer mistimed pull to wide long-on. Pant reached his fifty on the final ball with a brace as Delhi finished beyond’170, which wasn’t enough in stopping Chennai from maintaining their clean slate while chasing this season.

BRIEF SCORES: Delhi Capitals 172/5 in 20 overs (Prithvi Shaw 60, Rishabh Pant 51 not out, Josh Hazlewood 2/29, Ravindra Jadeja 1/23) lost to Chennai Super Kings 173/6 in 19.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 70, Robin Uthappa 63, Tom Curran 3/29, Anrich Nortje 1/31) by four wickets.

MONDAY’S MATCH Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Time: 7: 30 pm

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday came down heavily on Hockey India’s decision to pull out of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England next year, saying that this is not the federation’s decision alone to make.

Speaking to reporters here, the minister said the government should have been consulted before announcing such a major decision. “I think any federation should refrain from passing these kinds of statements.

They should discuss it with the government first. It is not the federation’s team that is going. It is the country’s team that goes for an event.

In a country of 130 crore, there just are not 18 players who can represent the country. I believe Hockey India should consult with the government and the Sports department,” Thakur said.

“There is no shortage of talent in hockey in our country. If you see cricket, the IPL is going on and then there is the World Cup. If they can’t play, then why cannot the same be done in other sports? I understand Asian Games is being prioritised, I am not going into this issue. I am just saying

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where India will be playing just does not lie with the federation; it lies with the government as well,” he added. Hockey India recently confirmed the withdrawal of its men’s and women’s teams from next year’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games, citing COVID-19 concerns and UK’s discriminatory quarantine rules for travellers from the country.

Fury defeats Wilder with 11th round knockout to retain WBC title

Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder during the WBC Heavyweight Title in Las Vegas. (Reuters)

responded in the fourth, knocking Fury down twice with shots to the head from close range.

But like he did when he was knocked down in the 12th round of their first meeting, Fury absorbed the punishment and picked himself up.

From there, Fury took control and bludgeoned Wilder, knocking him off his feet in the 10th round before ending the brutal affair with a clean right

hand to the side of his head that sent Wilder face-first into the canvas. Although down on the score cards, the fight never felt completely out of reach for Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) due to his right hand but the defensive-minded Fury mostly managed to avoid it. With the win, Fury (310-1) has now taken two of the three meetings between the rivals after the first fight ended in a draw and Fury dominated the second.

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LAS VEGAS, OCT 10 (AGENCIES): Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The enthralling slugfest was more competitive than many expected but still ended as most predicted, with the Briton outboxing the American to remain the undefeated lineal champion.

After losing the WBC belt to Fury 20 months ago in a one-sided bout, Wilder was the aggressor early, using his jab to back up the larger Fury while seizing on every opportunity to throw his powerful right hand.

Fury weathered the early storm and knocked Wilder down in the third round with a short uppercut but the American

Bottas wins Turkish GP

ISTANBUL (TURKEY), OCT 10 (IANS): Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won an engrossing Turkish Grand Prix that was run in damp conditions, with the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez completing the podium. A late decision to change tyres cost Lewis Hamilton some points as he had to be satisfied with a fifth-place finish despite moving to third spot, starting from 11th spot, at one time. Light rain peppered the track well before the race and while the rain stopped, conditions called for intermediate tyres throughout.

With his second-place finish, Verstappen overtook Hamilton at the top of the table with 262.5 points, six points ahead of close rival Hamilton (256.5 points).

Bottas is in third place with 177 points. On Sunday, Bottas led the race starting from the pole, his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton having started 11th thanks to his 10-place engine-related penalty, while Verstappen followed the Finn.

By the 11th lap, Hamilton was up into the top-five having passed Pierre Gasly.

The defending champion was promoted to fourth when Sergio Perez pitted on

lap 38. The pit stops came thick and fast from lap 35 onwards as Lando Norris was first to choose new inters, Verstappen in next on lap 37 from P2, and Bottas pitting from the lead one lap later.

Charles Leclerc was released into the lead but on lap 48 of 58, he decided the gamble to forgo a pitstop wasn’t going to pay off and came in for new intermediary tyres, according to a report on the official website.

Bottas delivered his first win since Russia 2020 with a flawless performance from then on, a bonus point bagged as he also took the fastest lap. Leclerc’s stop put Hamilton into third, the Briton seemingly trying to make it to the end on his starting tyres, or at least make it to dry conditions.

With clouds still out, he finally boxed on lap 51 - his tyres having turned into slicks. He was left furious, ask”ng his team: “Why did we give u” that place?!” He finally finished fifth.

That promoted Leclerc back into the top three but he was passed by Perez on lap 52, the Red Bull driver taking the third position and his first podium since France.

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