12 nov 2021

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A day of fires in Dimapur and Kisama Correspondent/Staff Reporter

KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, NOV 11 (NPN): Two major fire incidents occurred at Dimapur and Kisama on Thursday though so far, there was no report of any casualty in both the incidents.

DIMAPUR: A massive fire broke out at Khermahal area (near NST Workshop) Thursday at around 8 p.m. after fire engulfed dozens of hutments. According to police the CGI sheet and bamboo walled huts housed around 80-100 rooms over a leased plot by daily wage labourers and their families.

Around ten fire tenders were pressed into action to fight the inferno made worse due to explosions of around 10 gas cylinders. The intermittent explosions of LPG cylinders sent huge balls of flame skywards and adding to the inferno. It took over one hour to bring the fire under control as fire tenders, both from central and west, were pressed into service to douse the fire. As per initial reports, some residents of the area suffered minor injuries, however, there was no report of loss of any life till the time of filing this report.

Lessons from such incidents have not been learnt and which has led to con-

State logs 6 fresh Covid-19 cases D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday recorded six fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no fatalities were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, five were from Dimapur and one in Kohima, taking the total caseload to 31966.

Further, 12,31,548 persons had been inoculated against Covid-19 as on November 11 (716309 first dose and 515239 second dose.

PTI: India added 13,091 new Covid cases taking the country’s total tally to 3,44,01,670, while the death toll climbed to 4,62,189 with 340 fresh fatalities.

(L) Fire rages at Khermahal area, Dimapur and (R) Remains of Ao and Chang morungs destroyed by fire at Kisama on Thursday. (NP)

cerns expressed among police and fire service officials.

Almost all roads inside colonies are so narrow that it is difficult even for two vehicles to pass leave alone fire tender trucks. The narrow roads become a hindrance for fire tenders reaching the scene during any emergency.

This issue has been highlighted several times by this newspaper and also reportedly raised during district board meetings. However, nothing has been done.

Another problem faced by fire personnel is lack of high standard protective clothing and equipment.

Fire fighters are exposed to highly variable environ-

ments including elevated temperatures and convective and radiant thermal flux.

With more high-rise buildings coming up in Dimapur, the need for water hydrant at places including fire tender with turntable ladder is urgent. However, the government appears to have little interest to spend for improved manpower training and equipment which can save lives and properties.

KOHIMA: At Kisama heritage Village (some 12 Kms from Kohima) two traditional halls (morungs) caught fire near dawn at around 3.10 a.m.

According to reports, while the Ao morung was

completely burned down, the Chang morung was partially damaged.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

However, it was suspected that electrical short circuit may have caused the fire.

Kakihe, assistant director of Tourism department and nodal officer for Hornbill Festival, who was present at the site to oversee the repair works of the morungs, said it was unfortunate that fire took place just when works for the morungs were completed except for some final touches.

Kakihe informed that the fire was detected by three persons, camping at

Covid vax for children: Govt in no rush NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government does not want to make haste about administering COVID-19 vaccine to children and any decision in this regard will be taken based on expert opinion.

On when vaccination for children could start as Zydus Cadila’s Covid vaccine has been granted emergency use authorisation for 12-year-old and above, he said children were not being inoculated against COVID-19 on a large scale anywhere in the world though it has been initiated in some countries in a limited manner.

Mansukh Mandaviya

“We do not want to rush this thing. Since this is a matter related to children, the expert group is carrying out further studies,” he said at the ‘Times Now Summit 2021’.

All vaccines which have currently received emergency use authorisation will be granted full authorisation only after a detailed study and based on

the data of four to five years, he said.

“About vaccinating the children, we will make a decision based on expert opinion. We have decided to think and evaluate before going ahead with vaccinating children as they are the future of our country and we need to tread with caution in this matter,” he said.

On the probability of administering a booster dose, he said adequate stocks are available and the aim is to complete the vaccination of the target population with two doses. After that, a decision on booster dose would be taken based on expert recommendation, Mandaviya said.

CBSE, CISCE students move SC, seek online option for board exams NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (AGENCIES): A group of six students have moved the Supreme Court seeking an option of taking the upcoming board exams 2022 in hybrid mode.

Currently, both national boards- CBSE and CISCE have decided to hold term 1 board exams in offline mode.

While the CISCE had earlier given the option to students to take term 1

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board exams in either offline or online mode, it later took a u-turn and said it would hold exams in offline mode only.

Now, a writ petition has been filed which seeks urgent directions from the apex court for both CBSE and CISCE on holding class 10 and 12 board exams in both online modes.

Students demanded that since there has been a sharp increase in Covid-19

cases again in the country, there should be an option of appearing for exams in online mode. The petition has been filed by Advocate Sumanth Nookala.

This year both boards will hold class 10 and 12 exams twice.

The CBSE board exams 2022 are set to begin from November 30 for class 10 students and from December 1 for class 12 students. Fearing the exams

could be a “super spreader” event, students claim that exposure through offline exams could increase the risk of COVID-19 infections.

Further students appearing for board exams are under 18 years of age and hence could not be vaccinated. Both CBSE and CISCE have already informed that they will hold exams amid the COVID-19 safety protocol.

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Power shutdown in Dimapur, Peren D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Power department has informed that there would be a shutdown of 132/66/33kV Nagarjan substation on November 13 from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. for maintenance of sub-station.

In a press note, executive engineer transmission division Dimapur informed that during the shutdown period there would be no power supply in and around Dimapur and Peren districts.

Acknowledging the inconvenience caused to the consumers, the department has requested cooperation from all.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated Framers’ Hostel cum Beekeepers’ Summit and Horti Expo at Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Medziphema on Thursday as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence.

In a press release, CIH Nagaland director said the farmers’ hostel, which was constructed at a cost of Rs.3 crore, has a capacity of 40 beds with facilities like meeting hall and accommodation for resource persons. The facility would host the farmers of North East Region during various trainings and programmes at CIH. In his address, the union agriculture minister expressed his happiness at the coming up of small farmers from Nagaland and North East with very good marketable products through the technical support and programmes of CIH. Highlighting various

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (NPN): State Tourism director, Ajanuo Belho on Thursday received Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendations 2021 award for “promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and India.”

The award was given away by the Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki in a ceremony held at the Japanese Embassy, Delhi.

Besides Belho, Savee-

Ajanuo Belho and Saveena Gadhoke with Japanese Ambassador Satoshi Suzuki in Delhi. (Via Twitter)

na Gadhoke also received among 77 individuals and the award on the occasion. 41 groups whose names Ajanuo and Gadhoke were were announced for the

Tomar addressing the inaugural programme through videoconference.

Central schemes for the farmers and beekeepers, Tomar emphasised that the Honey Mission, which was collaborating with NAFED for marketing of honey products, would highly benefit the small and marginal farmers/beekeepers of Nagaland and Northeast.

The union minister asserted that his ministry was always ready to support small farmers and work hand in hand through various government schemes, programmes and line departments under the ministry like CIH. Tomar requested the small and marginal farmers to come forward and avail various services and benefits available for improving their farming activity.

The union minister congratulated the staff of CIH, state department and the farmers of Nagaland for working together and achieving greater heights in horticulture sector.

The inaugural programme was held in hybrid mode—both physical and virtually.

According to CIH Nagaland, presently 232 beekeepers/beekeeping societies/firms etc and 4265 bee colonies have been registered with the National Bee Board from Nagaland.

It stated that Nagaland has produced 650 metric tonnes of honey in the year 2020-21.

CIH director stated that Nagaland and the North East Region have huge potential in the Beekeeping sector. He said that two districts of Nagaland— Dimapur and Peren—have been identified for formation of FPOs of Beekepers/ Honey producers under the scheme “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)” of Government of India.

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NBA calls for ‘collective wisdom’ before making any move on SARFAESI Act

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Nagaland Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to all the legislators to exercise collective wisdom “uninfluenced by any extraneous consideration” before initiating any move vis-à-vis the SARFAESI Act, 2002.

Reacting to media reports in this regard, NBA president Talitsungba Ao and secretary V Hukavi Zhimomi in a statement alleged that the SARFAESI Act, 2002 was a beneficial legislation exclusively for the profitable business of secured creditors, assets reconstruction companies and rich people entirely at the cost of defaulting money borrowers.

Stating that land rights protected by the constitution and other statutes were the rights for the entire natives of Nagaland, they warned that diluting these rights by contrary legislation at the behest of and for the interest of the members of certain section of the society would be highly detrimental to the natives of the State as a whole.

They said it was “disgraceful” to see how the social security legislation for tribal economy of the natives of Nagaland was sought to be compromised for the profitable business of secured creditors and assets reconstruction companies

at the behest of members of certain sections of society.

It pointed out that the constitutional and legal provisions for protection of the natives of Nagaland against economic exploitation from outside and also exploitation of the poor by the rich within the society were individual and collective rights of the entire society.

NBA further said that such law shall contribute and legalize concentration of landed properties at the hands of the rich entirely at the cost of the poor, and such legislation shall cause irreparable damage to the society as a whole.

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NBOCWWB reminds depts to pay 1% cess timely Correspondent

KO H I M A , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Newly-appointed Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) chairman Dr Kekhrie Yhome has appealed to government establishments to maintain financial honesty and pay 1% cess timely to avoid financial burden.

Addressing media persons here Thursday, Yhome cautioned that cess defaulting departments and con-

Dr Kekhrie Yhome

cerned disbursement officers could attract legal actions, which could affect their service, fines, or even imprisonment.

He mentioned that even though then ACS &

Ajanuo Belho receives Japan FM’s commendation award Spl. Correspondent

"Probably as he's now part of the government, he feels he's back in business."

the Phom morung for painting works. He said they informed the fire station after locating the number on Google.

The official said that the quick response of the fire personnel prevented a catastrophe as the fire could have ravaged the entire structures.

President Kohima Ao Union (KAU) L Chubalepzuk, who was also present at the site, said the Union came to know about the fires only in the morning after news went viral on social media.

He also said Ao Senden will oversee the re-construction of a new morung, which will cost around Rs.10 lakh.

Tomar virtually inaugurates framers’ hostel and beekeepers' summit at CIH

award in August this year.

Ambassador Suzuki in his remark, lauded Ajanuo Belho for “greatly contributing to Japan and the people of Japan through collecting bones of valiant Japanese soldiers buried in Kohima, which was one of the stages of the Battle of Kohima during World War II.” “ B e c a u s e o f yo u r warm support, many families of our Japanese soldiers could heal their hearts,” Suzuki said.

He also acknowledged

that Belho in April 2019 established the “Indo Japan Friendship Association, Nagaland” towards promoting youth and cultural exchanges with the aim of furthering friendship between Japan and India.

M e a n w h i l e, a dv i sor Tourism H. Khehovi Yepthomi congratulated Ajanuo Belho on receiving award. He also lauded Belho for her contribution and dedication towards promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and India.

finance commissioner had issued an office memorandum to DDOs in 2012 to ensure deduction of the cess, some departments did not follow the order as the officials were perhaps not aware of the cess.

He said NBOCWWB, which was comprised of 13 members and whose tenure was for three years, was established by an Act of Parliament and hence was a statutory body, adding that it was a welfare-oriented board with enforcement

powers. Yhome claimed that the board endeavoured to ensure welfare or improve skills of building and construction workers, while alleging that local construction workers were discriminated against as contractors preferred migrant workers.

He maintained that poor financial administration was responsible for systematic corruption and creation of financial liabilities, and cited poor understanding of financial (Cont’d on p-8)

International flights to 6 destinations from Guwahati GUWAHATI, NOV 11 ( AG E N C I E S ) : U n d e r the international Udaan scheme, Guwahati will soon be connected with Kathmandu, Dhaka, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, and Malaysia.

C u r r e n t l y, N o r t h Eastern states have no international flights. State Transport minister Chandra Mohan Patowary recently informed that under the said scheme, six Southeast Asian countries will be connected with Guwahati. He added

that their government gave a commitment of Rs.100 crore to the Centre for the viability gap funding. The authorities have already released Rs.10.9 crore and bidding to select the operators has also been done. They are expecting to start the new flights as and when international air connectivity fully resumes.

As per the reports, the first international flight under the Udaan scheme in India was launched between Guwahati and Dhaka on July 1, 2019.

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Awareness on Elder Line ‘14567’ held in Dimapur

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Officials of department of social welfare, NHSC representatives and stakeholders at the programme on Thursday. (NP)

of highly committed partners, government agencies, Nonprofit organisations and volunteers.

Speaking on the vision of NHSC, she said that NHSC was aimed at facilitating happy and healthy ageing by serving senior citizens with honor and compassion and was missioned to bring positive differences to the lives of senior citizens.

On the operation of NHSC, she informed that

NEWS IN BRIEF

TAUK convenes 13th general session: Tobu Area Union Kohima has convened its 13th general session & felicitation programme on November 13, 11 a.m., at Gorkha Public Panchayat Hall, Chandmari, Opp. directorate of printing & stationeries, Kohima. All Tobu area people residing within Kohima jurisdiction have been requested to attend the programme.

NRPO first general session: Nyiro Range Public Organisation has convened its first general session on November 13, 11 a.m. at Nyiro Government High School compound. All office bearers, the executive members, advisors and members from each village under NRPO have been requested to attend the meeting.

NSAMB Dmu informs: Nagaland State Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing Board has informed that Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR) Mysore would be organising a skill development and export-oriented training programme in food processing at Dimapur, exclusively for Nagaland state. The training would be held from November 15-19, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at NSAMB, 4th mile agri expo site.

LEED general meeting: Lotha Eloe Ekhung Dimapur has convened a general meeting cum induction of its new office bearers on November 13, 10 a.m., at Lotha Hoho Ki, DC Court junction Dimapur. All members have been asked to attend the meeting.

KCCI to hold night carnival: Kohima Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has informed that it would be organising Annual Hornbill Night Carnival for which forms would be issued from November 12-16. KCCI has asked shop owners/trading community, to give a fresh coat of paint and whitewash to their shutters and premises and also fix proper LED lights and decorate their shop facades with Christmas lightings on or before November 15. For any queries, one could approach KCCI office at South Gate, Kohima Local Ground during office hours.

Food processing training: Five days training on “food processing” would be organised by CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) for entrepreneurs and exporters Nagaland from November 15-19 at Nagaland Tool Room and Training Centre, Dimapur.

the state helpline consisted of a connect center (call center), operational from all throughout the week from 8 am to 8 pm, to be managers by five call officers. She stated that the helpline consisted of six field response officers to work towards resolution of problems through field intervention and rescue of senior citizens in close association with all partners/ stakeholders.

With regard to ser-

vices rendered by NHSC, Liegise said the helpline was mandated to facilitate services such as information, guidance, emotional support and direct field intervention.

While speaking on stakeholders and their roles Field response officer, NHSC, Vivoto Poru disclosed that most of Elder Line field operation could be conducted only with support from police and that in cases of rescue and

Organisations condemn raid by Assam Rifles

DIMAPUR: Kohima District Congress Committee (KDCC) and Northern Angami (NA) Group-C GB Union have vehemently condemned the raid carried out by the 1st Assam Rifles at the private residence of Roko Angami in the wee hours of October 30.

KDCC: Kohima District Congress Committee while condemning the “treacherous act” said that Assam Rifles, the “so called friends of the hills people reacting on its false informers” and ransacking the house of Roko Angami had created a fear psychosis among the public.

In a condemnation note, KDCC president Kevi Vizo stated that this was “totally against their claims of being the friends of the hills

people but actions which would rather distant the security forces from the local people.” KDCC said that the Assam Rifles “should desist from indulging in such nefarious activities based on false information in order to have cordial relationship with the common Naga people. “ The committee extended its full support to the decisions of Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) and NAYO in demanding justice.

NA g r o u p - C G B union: Condemning the raid carried out by AR, Northern Angami GroupC GB Union alleged that the battalion with wrong motives broke the private residence of Roko Angami who it said was a dedicated

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conducted a workshop at Government Primary School (GPS) Nerhe-Phezha on account of “National Education Day”.

In a press release, CAT informed that based on the theme, “teach make create”, activities such as paper crafting, pencil sketching, singing and the art of storytelling were imparted to the students.

The activities were undertaken by the 5th semester students of the college.

MHBHSS: Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School (MHBHSS) Kohima organised science exhibition competition for various classes to mark “World Science Day” and “National Education Day”.

In a press release, MHBHSS informed that the principal spoke on the

history of National Education Day. He also stated that the main objective of organising science exhibition was to promote interest in science and technology among younger generation and to develop a scientific spirit, curiosity and creativity.

SCC Tuensang: Sao Chang College, Tuensang, department of education observed the National Education Day 2021 on the theme “education for all” by organising a poster competition.

SCC media cell informed that during the the poster competition.

Amongla K Tikhir of BAIII semester secured the first position and Bendangwati of BA-V semester and Thungpang Chang of BA-V semester secured the second and third positions.

Phek DPDB holds meeting

DIMAPUR: Phek District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner on November 10 under the chairmanship of DC and vice chairman, DPDB Phek, Razouvolie Dozo.

According to a DIPR report, DC asked the HoDs to urge their respective staff to get vaccinated.

Phek district being declared as ginger and cardamom zone, he called upon the members to disseminate to the people for more production.

Upgrading of S. Pethury Montessori School, Meluri and registration of Phoyisha Cultural Organisation, Phor was approved. Creation of postal branch at Phor village was also approved during the meeting and was sent to the higher authority for further action.

The house discussed

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on conducting a pre-Christmas celebration and decided to conduct it between 13 and 18 December.

Meanwhile ADC & administrator, Phek Town Council, Phuleshe asked the members to inform the public to pay their sanitation fees on time and to maintain dustbins to keep the surrounding clean.

CMO Phek, Khriezotuo Paphino informed that about 600 COVID cases

were detected and death rate was 2.98%. He urged the members to put up vaccination poster on entry at their respective offices.

The departments of agriculture, tourism and economics & statistic were requested to present their departmental activities in the next DPDB meeting.

Winners of district level essay competition were also felicitated during the meeting.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late Cekhwuveyi Swuro

Born in : 1944 – Died on : 12.11.2020 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted”.

(Matthew 5:4)

A year has passed since you left us on this day (12/11/2020), but your love and memories are still etched in our hearts. Memory is a lovely lane where hearts are ever true, a lane we so often travel down; because it leads to you. We sadly miss you along life’s way; you are quietly remembered each day. A thousand words won’t bring you back, but you remain in depth of our hearts forever. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. We will hold you in our hearts until we can hold you again in Heaven.

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5th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Beloved Wife and a Mother Lt. Kerekha-ü Kenye 12.11.2016

CRIME BEAT

NSCN-K (YA) member held in Mon

Lt. IMNAKUMLA LONGCHAR 12th Nov. 2020

A faithful Soul The backbone of our family Thankful to God for her life MUM We cherish you everyday and feel your love guiding us.

Your incessant prayers echo in our mind reassuring us to continue to walk in faith.

You are always in our heart.

- With fond remembrance Loved Ones

Apprehended cadre along with the SF and police personnel.

DIMAPUR: In a joint operation, security forces and police apprehended a cadre of NSCN-K (YA) on November 8 at Tizit, Mon district.

According to PRO IGAR (N), the joint team

person and a law abiding citizen.

In a condemnation note, its president Zevolhoulie Chüpuo and general secretary Rüünyü Kenguruse said that the GB union was a union established during the times of the British government and their duty was to judge and protect the rights of the people at village levels.

In this regard, it said that in the midst of the ongoing peace talk between Indian government and the Nagas, “such disgraceful acts towards a law abiding citizen is intolerable.”

Northern Angami Group-C GB Union therefore extended its support with various organisations that rendered their condemnation against the raid.

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the country, College of Arts & Technology (CAT) and Ministers’ Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School (MHBHSS) Kohima celebrated the “National Education Day” Thursday.

It may be noted that National Education Day is observed every year on 11 November to celebrate the birth anniversary of India’s first education minister Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin.

Fo n d ly k n ow n a s Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India played a significant role in shaping the education system of the country.

CAT: Department of economics & education, College of Arts & Technology (CAT) Nerhe-Phezha

Born on : 01/03/1962 – Died on : 09/11/2021 We, the bereaved family members of Late akangtemjen (inaxu) would like to convey our sincere gratitude to one and all who stood by us physically, materially, financially, and in constant prayer support during the prolonged illness and at the time of his demise.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Valley View Sumi Baptist Akukuhou.

2. VVSBA Dept. of Women Ministry.

3. VVSBA Dept. of Youth Ministry.

4. Valley View Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu.

5. Dimapur Dibuia Senso Telongjem.

6. Dimapur Dibuiatsur Telongjem.

7. Natsumi Kuqhakulu Dimapur.

8. Shri. Jacob Zhimomi, Minister PHED. We express our inability to mention each and every one individually, but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Department of Social Welfare, Dimapur conducted an awareness programme on Elder Line “14567” here, on Thursday.

Addressing the gathering on the visions and objectives of Elder Line 14567, programme manager, National Helpline for Senior Citizens (NHSC), Neithonuo Liegise informed that Elder Line was a national helpline for senior citizens set up by ministry of social justice and empowerment, national institute of social defense, and state government, with NGO as implementing agency and Good Samaritan Women Society as the implementing agency.

She added that NHSC aims to create positive differences for the lives of senior citizens (60 years and above), by creating reliable national helpline to redress grievances and timely intervention through collection

re-union of homeless elderly, helpline representatives would contact the police.

Poru also said that the health department played a crucial role in services, major one being rescue of homeless elderly.

He requested medical department to conduct health campus at senior citizens home under their jurisdiction once a month, for free health checkups and dispensing medicines required through mobile medical unit (MMU).

The programme was chaired by welfare inspector, DWOD, Y Shikaro Jimo and invocation by Rev. K Methako Mesen.

Former president, senior citizens association of Nagaland, KK Sema also delivered short speech.

In his brief address he pointed out that the state government should provide financial assistance old age homes and also acknowledged the department for carrying out the awareness programme on Elder Line.

Colleges, schools observe ‘National Education Day’

Loving Wife, Children, Grandchildren and Relatives

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Remembering and honoring you on this day, 5 years after we lost a precious soul. The unconditional love and care you had for us is immeasurable. We deeply miss you dearly, the smiles, the laughter and all the times we had with you will forever be cherished in our hearts.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

apprehended the cadre who was involved in “multiple extortion activities”.

PRO said the apprehended individual was handed over to Mon Police Station, Mon district for further investigation.

Two held with IMFL

Security forces in a joint operation with police apprehended two individuals with illegal Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) on November 10 at Dessoi, Mokokchung district. The joint team apprehended two individuals and recovered 220 cases of illegal IMFL worth around Rs. 8 lakh. The apprehended individuals along with recovered items have been handed over to Longtho Police Station, Mokokchung district for further investigation, informed PRO.

Two nabbed with Burmese goods

In a joint operation, security forces and police apprehended two individuals with counterfeit Burmese goods on November 9 at Pherima, Diampur district.

In a press release, PRO HQ IGAR(N) stated that the joint team while acting on a specific input apprehended the duo and recovered Burmese Goods worth Rs 29,84,000 (approximate). PRO said the apprehended individuals along with recovered items have been handed over to Custom Department Dimapur, Dimapur district for further investigation.

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We, the family members of LATE NTHONGWA RENGMA would like to express our sincere gratitude to one and all who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during his brief illness and sad demise on 05/11/2021.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless each and everyone abundantly.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021

DAPO Peren conducts ‘disabilities awareness’

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GNF initiates ‘Shilloi Relief & Peace Mission’

DIMAPUR: Global Naga Forum (GNF) initiated “Shilloi Relief & Peace mission” from November 6-8 for Nagas in Myanmar who were “living in conditions of extreme deprivation”.

In a press release, GNF informed that many of them lacked proper housing, “some were made to do forced labour by government agents, and they lived under constant threat from security forces including villages being attacked on suspicion of anti-government activity”.

In this regard, GNF members initiated a relief mission with 21 volunteers

travelling from both ends, who coordinated and met in Shilloi to transfer the donated goods. The goods were donated by church communities, public, GNF members and others included blankets, warm clothes, shoes, rice, dal, salt, face masks, sanitisers, over-the-counter medicines, user-friendly daily utilities donated by Nagas from near and far.

The group was received by local and civil society leaders including the Pochury Mothers Association, Pochury Students’ Union leaders, VCC, DB, chairman and the headmaster of Avakhung.

DAPO representatives along with students of the college.

DIMAPUR: An awareness and sensitisation on Disabilities for students of St. Xavier College Jalukie was organised by Differently Abled People’s Organisation (DAPO) Peren on November 10.

I n a p r e s s r e l e a s e, DAPO Peren informed that the sessions are conducted by DAPO president, Ngaugongbe, who is also the joint secretary of Nagaland State Disability Forum (NSDF) and a fellow of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) – Javed Abidi Fellowship.

During the sessions,

Ngaugongbe highlighted the scenario of People with Disabilities (PwDs) in the district and state of Nagaland as a whole adding that there were many things that needed to be done so as to bring effective inclusion for PwDs in the district and state.

He asserted that inclusion should always be in the family, community, schools, colleges and other public institutions to promote equal opportunities for PwDs. Expressing concern that many families are confining their Children with Disabilities (CwDs) within their homes, Ngaugongbe said parents should be pushed and

encouraged to bring CwDs forward for their participation in every social activity so that CwDs could explore their abilities to the best.

He also expressed concern over the discriminations and exploitation meted against the disabled people based on their disabilities by the society in general or “so called non-disabled community”.

In his message, St. Xavier College principal, Rev. Dr. Fr. Francis S Cheerangal said the efforts of “enabling the disabled” was important and that it would begin with “sensitization of both abled and disabled”.

BRO carries out Mon-Longwa road renovation works

BRO along with volunteers carrying out the road works.

DIMAPUR: Border Roads around. The union said that Organisation (BRO) 100 RCC the road, which was constructed GREF Mon began road renova- between 2005-2007, was in bad tion along Mon-Longwa border shape. road on November 9 from It said that the renovations 0-Point Longwa village after were undertaken along the road the requests made by Longwa stretch between Mon Town and Students’ Union (LSU) to repair Tangnyu village, but the rest of major portion of Mon-Longwa the stretch, which covered over Road that had been in poor 20-25km (between Tangnyu vilcondition. lage and Longwa village), was In a press release, LSU “routinely ignored ever since president Jeilei and general the construction.” secretary Longshah N informed As a result, LSU said that that the road was being repaired the people of Longwa faced after a span of 14 years. various problems. The student It said that the ML Road body has acknowledged BRO was a lifeline not only to Long- for ending the “miseries of our wa village but also to Nyahnyu people” and assured to extend village, Longwa Wasa village, cooperation to the organisation Phomching Town, Longzang for successful completion of village and other villages the works.

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NH-61/2 works: DC assures land compensation DIMAPUR: In connection with the construction of NH 61/2 KM 72.40 to KM 83.00, a coordination meeting was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC), Wokha on Thursday in the presence of Dr. Chumben Murry, MLA. In a press release, NH-61/2 core committee media cell informed that after a thorough deliberation, the DC Wokha presented a written assurance to the committee that the land compensation towards the effected land owners would be dispersed from November 15 and all necessary modalities would follow suit.

In this regard, the core committee has acknowledged the deputy commissioner, responsible department officials and stakeholders for their effort in bringing a positive outcome.

The core committee also appealed to the affected landowners to cooperate with the responsible agency while executing the work at NH- 61/2 (KM 72.40 to 83.00).

It warned that necessary action would be initiated against any individual or group failing to comply with the directives of the core committee.

The committee also urged the responsible agency to strictly adhere to the DPR guidelines while executing the project.

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Trinamool stages protest in Tripura violence: SC to hear plea to quash FIR Tripura against pre-poll violence

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a plea of two advocates and a journalist seeking quashing of a criminal case lodged under the harsh UAPA provisions against them for allegedly bringing facts through social media posts about the “targeted violence” against the minority community in Tripura.

The members of the civil society, who were part of a fact finding committee, have also challenged the Constitutional validity of some provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on the grounds that the definition of “unlawful activities” is vague and wide; moreover, the statute makes grant of bail to accused very difficult.

Recently, the northeaster n state witnessed incidents of arson, looting and violence after reports emerged from Bangladesh that the Hindu minorities there had been attacked during ‘Durga Puja’ on allegations of blasphemy.

A paramilitary soldier patrols past a shop that was set on fire in Rowa village in Tripura on October 26. (AP)

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna a n d H i m a Ko h l i wa s i n f o r m e d b y a dvo c a t e Prashant Bhushan that the two lawyers and the scribe who had gone there on a fact finding mission have been proceeded against by the Tripura police under the UAPA for their social media posts and an FIR has been lodged and a notice under the CrPC has been issued to them.

“Why did not go to the High Court? You go before the High Court,” the bench observed initially and later agreed to consider listing

CMs of Assam and Meghalaya to inspect inter-state boundary

Correspondent

SHILLONG, NOV 11: Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya are scheduled to go on a joint visit to disputed Langpih village on the MeghalayaAssam border sometime next week.

“Most probably on November 17, the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and myself will be making a joint visit to Langpih,” Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.

L a n g p i h v i l l a g e, which is about 60 km from Guwahati in Assam and 140 km from Shillong, has been a bone of contention between the neighbouring states, Assam and

Meghalaya.

He said that the joint visit will be more of a confidence building exercise by the Chief Ministers of the two neighbouring states, aimed at resolving the interstate boundary issue.

“It’s just a question that the chief ministers of the two state governments are together on this issue and that we want to find a solution,” Sangma said.

The Chief Minister also informed that the regional committees set up by both the states are also expected to submit their respective reports soon.

“We will then see how to move forward, based on the response we get from them,” he said.

the plea after the lawyer said that besides seeking relief of quashing of the FIR, the plea also challenged the constitutional validity of some UAPA provisions.

“Please list it as these people are imminently under threat,” Bhushan said.

“Circulate the bundle.

I will give a date (for hearing),” the CJI said.

The plea, filed through Bhushan, alleged targeted political violence against “Muslim minorities” in Tripura in October as also the subsequent efforts by the state to monopolise the flow of information and facts emanating from the affected

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): The Solicitor G e n e r a l o n T h u r s d ay assured the Supreme Court that the Manipur Governor will take a decision soon on the Election Commission of India opinion on disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs in the office-of-profit matter.

A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he should use his good offices in the matter.

Citing the opinion given by the Election Commission of India, in January, the bench, also comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and B. V. Nagarathna said: “According to Article 192 (of Constitution), the Governor has to go with

filed against him by an advocate two days later at the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Karimganj under various sections of the IPC for the “hate speech”.

The court then summoned the BJP MP for an appearance.

But as he did not appear, a nonbailable arrest warrant was issued against Swamy, who approached the Supreme Court for quashing the case. The apex court asked the petitioner to institute appropriate proceedings before the competent court, including the Gauhati High Court. Swamy then moved the Gauhati High Court, which stayed the warrant and started hearing the case in July 2015.

the decisions. In 11 months, nothing has happened. We don’t want to pass an order, but please your good offices so that an opinion is given so that it can be challenged”.

Mehta replied, “I assure we’ll do something and no direction will be required to be passed”.

On November 9, the Supreme Court had observed that the Manipur Governor cannot delay a decision on the recommendation made by the Election Commission of India on disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs on the issue of the office of profit.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the petitioner, had submitted that a constitutional authority cannot kee p the decision pending, and emphasised that just one

AGARTALA, NOV 11 (IANS): The Trinamool Congress on Thursday organised a massive demonstration in front of the police headquarters here to protest against the alleged attacks on its workers ahead of the November 25 elections to the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and 19 other urban local bodies.

A f t e r t h e demonstration, a delegation of Trinamool leaders led by the party’s Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev, state leader Subal Bhowmik and Rajib Banerjee met Deputy Inspector General (Southern Range) R.G.K. Rao and demanded immediate action against the attackers and to put an end to the violence against the opposition party workers and candidates.

Addressing the protesters, Dev said that the Trinamool has filed several FIRs with the police across Tripura after a series of violent attacks on the party

month remains in the expiry of the term and post that everything will be over.

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, representing the Election Commission, submitted before the bench that its opinion was binding on the Governor.

The Election Commission had furnished the opinion in January this year.

The bench agreed with the submissions of counsel that the Governor cannot delay the decision in the matter. The bench, citing the case of Rajiv Gandhi convicts, observed there have been instances where the Governor has been nudged to take decisions in a time-bound manner.

The bench issued notice to the Secretary to the Governor on a plea

seeking to bring on record the decision and scheduled the matter for fur ther hearing on November 11.

The apex court was hearing a writ petition

by Congress MLA, D. D. T h a i s i i , s e e k i n g disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs. The plea had pointed out that these MLAs were holding posts of Parliamentary Secretaries which amounted to an office of profit.

The state government counsel sought adjournment stating the Solicitor General was engaged before another bench, but the bench replied that the government cannot make this petition infructuous by taking adjournments and pointed at the one month left in the expiry of the term.

5 new MLAs take BJP-led alliance’s strength to 78 in Assam Assembly

GUWAHATI, NOV 11 (IANS): With five newly-elected MLAs taking oath as legislators on Thursday, the ruling BJP-led alliance’s strength rose to 78 in the 126-member Assam Assembly.

Of these, the BJP has 62 MLAs, the Asom Gana Parishad nine, while seven members belong to the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL).

The BJP is still two members short from securing absolute majority of 64 in the House.

Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on Thursday administered oath to three BJP MLAs -- Phanidhar Talukdar,

Rupjyoti Kurmi and Sushanta Borgohain -- along with two members of the UPPL -- Jiron Basumatary and Jolen Daimary.

Elected in the October 30 by-elections, the BJP members took oath in Assamese, while the UPPL MLAs did so in Bodo language.

Turncoats Talukdar, Kurmi and Borgohain were elected from Bhabanipur, Mariani and Thowra Assembly seats, respectively, while UPPL’s Basumatary and Daimary won from Gossaigaon and Tamulpur, respectively.

Talukdar was earlier elected on an All India United Democratic

10 killed in truck-autorickshaw collision in Assam G U WA H A T I , N O V 11 (PTI): Ten people, including four women and two children, were killed in a head-on collision between a cement-laden truck and an autorickshaw while returning from Chhath Puja celebrations in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday, police said.

The accident took place on the Assam-Tripura highway at Baithakhal in Patharkandi area of the district. Nine autorickshaw passengers died on the spot, while one later succumbed to the injuries at a hospital, a police officer said.

T h e a u t o r i c k s h aw driver died in the accident while the truck driver fled the spot with the vehicle, he said, adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab him.

Irate locals blocked the highway and demanded the immediate arrest of the driver. A huge police contingent has been rushed to the spot.

The deceased, all residents of Longai tea

itself is criminalised then the victim in the process is the idea of justice,” the plea said.

It said that around October 14, reports emerged from Bangladesh about the violence against Hindu minorities during Durga Puja on allegations of blasphemy and “in a perverse counterblast, political right wing forces in the state of Tripura started fomenting religious passions against the Muslim minorities.”

Processions by right wing political forces were led ostensibly to protest against the violence in Bangladesh but that led to violence against Muslim minorities in the state, the plea said.

“There were incidents of arson, looting, and violence on the establishments of Muslim citizens and attacks and burning of mosques.

There was major violence during a rally by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on October 26. News of the ensuing violence have been widely reported in international media...,” it said.

Mnp Gov to decide soon on 12 BJP MLAs, SC told

Gauhati HC reserves verdict against Swamy in hate speech case GUWAHATI, NOV 11 (PTI): The Gauhati High Court on Thursday reserved the verdict of a case against Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy for allegedly delivering hate speech in Assam in 2015.

The BJP leader filed a writ petition in the high court challenging the case and a nonbailable warrant issued against him by a local court. He argued the case in person. After hearing both sides, Justice Manish Choudhury reserved the verdict.

On March 15, 2015, Swamy had delivered a speech on the Ayodhya issue at Kaziranga University. A criminal case was

areas by invoking UAPA provisions against members of civil society including advocates and journalists who have made the effort to bring facts in relation to the targeted violence in the public domain.

Advocates, Mukesh and Ansar ul Haq, and journalist Shyam Meera Singh have been accused in the FIR lodged at the West Agartala Police Station under the IPC and the UAPA provisions for allegedly disseminating information about communal violence in the state.

“If the state is allowed to criminalise the very act of fact finding and reporting -- and that too under the stringent provisions of the UAPA in which anticipatory bail is barred and the idea of bail is a remote possibility -- then the only facts that will come in the public domain are those that are convenient to the state due to the ‘chilling effect’ on the freedom of speech and expression of members of civil society. If the quest for truth and reporting thereof

Front (AIUDF) ticket, while Kurmi and Borgohain had won as Congress candidates in the Assembly elections held in March-April this year before jumping ship to the BJP. The strength of the main opposition Congress has now reduced to 27 from 29, the AIUDF now has 15 members as against 16, the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) has three against four, while the CPI-M has one MLA. Local party Raijor Dal has one member, while one seat is lying vacant after former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal got elected to the Rajya Sabha.

IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT

DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND

Guardianship Petition No. 23/2021

NOTICE

(Sec 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.) Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Shri A Wati Phom for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Master Sungtah Y Phom before this Court and whereas the 09th day of Dec 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter.

NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 9th day of Nov 2021.

JUDGE DP-5443/21 IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT

DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND

Guardianship Petition No. 19/2021

NOTICE Police personnel and locals at the site of an accident after head-on-collision between a truck and an auto rickshaw in Karimganj district of Assam, Thursday. (PTI)

garden in Patharkandi, have been identified as Duja Bai Panika, Shalu Bai Panika, Gaurab Das Panika, Lalan Goswami, Sambhu Das Panika, Puja Gaur, Dev Gaur, Mangali Karmakar, Topu Karmakar and the

autorickshaw driver Sonuri.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed deep grief over the accident and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased.

He also directed the district administration to extend all possible help to the family members of the deceased in their hour of grief, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said.

(Sec 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.) Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Smti Hanlenla for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Miss Layinla A Yim before this Court and whereas the 07th day of Dec 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter.

NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 9th day of Nov 2021.

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men, but no arrest has been made so far. “ T h e p o l i c e h ave become a puppet at the hands of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. A reign of terror has been unleashed in Tripura and all the agencies, including the National Human Rights Commission and Women’s Commission, have remained silent. This is the nation of Mahatma Gandhi, not the country of Nathuram Godse,” she said.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tripura police to ensure that no political party is prevented from exercising its right to campaign for the upcoming municipal elections in a peaceful manner.

Dev said the Trinamool wholeheartedly welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court, which would help every person in Tripura exercise his/her democratic right in peace and with even more enthusiasm.

“I thank the Supreme

Court for intervening to ensure that elections are free and fair in Tripura.

The lawlessness and the complacency of the Tripura Police has made a mockery of democracy,” she tweeted.

The top court passed the interim order after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing the Trinamool, and Dev. The plea cited alleged violence against the party members and sought a direction to protect them for the municipal polls slated on November 25.

Trinamool’s Tripura unit chief Bhowmik later told the media that so far, 13 Trinamool candidates, including women, have been attacked by the BJP workers and their goons in different parts of the state, but the police did nothing.

Bhowmik claimed that homes of many Trinamool candidates were attacked by the BJP workers and their goons and many of them were physically assaulted.

Tripura’s dengue cases jump to 255 in 2021 AGARTALA, NOV 11 (PTI): Tripura reported 255 dengue cases this year, a more than 10 times increase compared to 2020’s count of 24, despite preventive measures taken by the government, a health department official said on Thursday.

The number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease shot up this year as a result of increased screening and migration of infected people into Tripura from outside, State Surveillance Officer Dr Deep Kumar Debbarma said.

“Though all preventive measures have been taken, the number of cases of dengue rose to 255 in the state till November 10, which is much higher than last year’s tally of only 24,” Debbarma told reporters.

The Nor th-easter n state recorded a total of 360 cases in the past four years - 127 in 2017, 100 in 2018, 109 in 2019 and 24 in 2020. Debbarma said the high number of cases this year can be the result of increased screening.

Altogether 1750 samples have been tested for dengue so far in the current year, he said without disclosing the details of tests in the past years.

Of the eight districts of the state, 76 cases were registered in Gomati district, 56 in Unakoti and 27 in Sipahijala.

“A e d e s A e g y p t i mosquitoes spread dengue

and they are day biters. As per preliminary assessment, the possible source of dengue is mosquito bites in rubber plantation areas,” Dr Debbarma said after visiting some of the affected regions.

The number of ditches or waterlogged bodies, which are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, is more in those areas.

Mainly the workers and people associated with rubber cultivation were afflicted with the disease, Debbarma said.

“Another reason (for the high number of cases) may be arrival of dengue affected people from other places into the state. The infection might have spread from them,” he said.

The state surveillance officer said seven dengue cases were recorded in August this year, 20 in September, 58 in October and 161 till the afternoon of November 10.

The positivity rate which was 7.48 per cent in August jumped to 24.24 per cent this month. The health department is closely monitoring the situation, Debbarma said.

IN THE COURT OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

No.M-571/21/5180 Dated Dimapur, the 10/11/2021 Notice is hereby given that Smti Lamana Pamei Vrs- Smti Likhumla Sangtam, resident of Angangba Village in the Dsitrict of Tuensang, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of the Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of Land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invite Claims/ Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this Court on or before 1(one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY

Name of Patta Holder : Smti Lamana Pamei Block No. : 11(Eleven) Dag No. : 181/1087 Patta No. : 934 Area : 00B-00K-16½Ls North : Lamana Pamei East : Ningolie Kamei South : Colony Road West : Colony Road

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SD/- RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN, IAS Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND S/C No. 913/2021 NOTICE NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Robert Odyuo has been applied by Smti Ongaro Odyuo, W/o Lt. Robert Odyuo. R/o H/No. 179, Duncan Bosti 'B', Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of: 1. Pension Benefits 2. SBI A/c No. 11274135149 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the pension benefits/estates of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear before this Court within a period of 30 days from the date of publication.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this the10th Nov, 2021.

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India got ‘real freedom’ in 2014: Kangana Ranaut

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Actor Kangana Ranaut kicked off a firestorm on Thursday for declaring that India attained “real freedom” in 2014, when the Modi-led government came to power, and describing the country’s Independence in 1947 as “bheek”, or alms.

The “Manikarnika” actor, known for provocative and often inflammatory statements, was once again the centre of debate – and ire – with politicians across the spectrum, including BJP MP Varun Gandhi, among the host of social media users and others who reacted with outrage for her comments at an event on Wednesday evening.

BJP’s Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi shared a video of Ranaut’s remarks on his Twitter handle. In a 24-second clip distributed widely, Ranaut says India’s Independence in 1947 was not freedom but “bheek” (alms).

“And we got real freedom in 2014,” she said at the event organised by a new channel

Kangana Ranaut

with some people in the audience heard clapping.

“It is an anti-national act and must be called out as such. To not do so would be a betrayal of all those who shed blood so that today we may stand tall and free as a nation,” Gandhi said in his tweet in Hindi.

People can never forget the infinite sacrifices of our freedom movement and the millions of lives lost and families destroyed, he added. Belittling it all in this “shameless manner” cannot be condoned simply as a careless or callous statement, he said.

“Sometimes an insult to the sacrifice and penance

of Mahatma Gandhi, sometimes showing respect to his killer and now this disdain for the sacrifice of millions of freedom fighters from Shaheed Mangal Pandey to Rani Laxmibai, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and others...

“Should I call this kind of thinking madness or treason?” the Lok Sabha MP asked. The ever combative Ranaut, whose Twitter account has been suspended, hit back on Instagram.

“Even though I clearly mentioned 1857 revolution first freedom fight which was curbed... which lead to more atrocities and cruelties from the British and almost a century later freedom was given to us in Gandhi’s begging bowl... Ja aur roo ab,” she said in her Insta stories.

R a n a u t , w h o wa s awarded a Padma Shri earlier this week, also targeted the Congress in her remarks at the show.

“If we get freedom as a ‘bheek’, is it even freedom?

What the British left behind

in the name of Congress...

They were the extension of the British...,” she said.

“This statement is an insult to our freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India’s Independence.

Shame on you Kangana!” said Congress’ Salman Nizami.

Salman Soz pointed out in his Twitter post that some people clapped when Ranaut said India’s real independence was in 2014 because 1947 was a charity case. He also recalled the millions who “resisted the British, those who were killed or jailed, those who loved India”.

“Today is Malauna Azad’s Birth anniversary.

He gave up his whole life for India’s independence.

He was also Independent India’s first education minister. Today is National Education Day -what a day to hear this gem from #wassap educated joker aka #KanganaRanaut,” added Yasmin Kidwai, a Congress worker.

Shiv Sena leader Pri-

yanka Chaturvedi compared Ranaut’s remarks to another BJP member who recently claimed that India has been given freedom as lease for 99 years.

Chaturvedi said, “New Ruchi Pathak on the block.

Nawab Malik’s son-in-law sends Rs 5 cr defamation notice to Fadnavis

From 99 years lease to bheek main mili azaadi.

All the blood, sweat and balidan (sacrifice) of our freedom fighters including Jhansi ki Rani dismissed to please the master. The WhatsApp history fans.”

Complaint filed against Kangana Ranaut

National executive chairman of the Aam Aadmi Party Preethi Menon has filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police seeking an FIR against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for her seditious remarks at a conclave where she was a guest speaker.

The Bollywood actor’s comments on the freedom movement have stirred a row as she said Congress is an extension of the British rule and India attained her ‘real freedom’ in 2014, apparently referring to the BJP coming to power in 2014. What India got in 1947 was ‘bheek’ (alms), the actor said. “The RSS could never accept the fact that their British masters were forced to leave in 1947. Their slavery knew no bounds. No wonder they didn’t hoist the tricolour for half a century. The return of slavery in 2014 was their ‘independence’. Kangana Ranaut is just one of them,” Congress’s Gaurav Pandhi tweeted. Another FIR has been filed against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for allegedly spreading hate propaganda and inciting communal violence in West Bengal. The complaint has been filed by an activist and spokesperson Riju Dutta who also alleged Kangana to have maligned the image of West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee. In the letter, he has urged to take the necessary action against the ‘Queen’ actor.

Modi asked me not to bother about Bitcoin scam: Bommai Partial lunar eclipse on Nov 19 try, he underlined. The Transparency Act brought by the state government was liked by the Prime Minister who called it a “revolutionary” step. There was also a long discussion on implementation of National Education Policy (NEP), Bommai said.

“On losing Hangal bypoll, the Prime Minister advised to take winning and losing in the same way and asked me to set a target for 2023 general elections and win people’s hearts,” Bommai said.

Bommai also said he met BJP President J.P. Nadda and discussed upcoming elections in the state. “I also Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai meets PM Narendra met Union Home Minister Modi in Delhi. (PTI) Amit Shah on Wednesday.

It was a brief meeting,” he Minister happily agreed for ects in Bengaluru. said. a Karnataka visit. He asked He said Modi apprecime to split the programmes ated the scholarship scheme and assured he would visit aimed at the farmers’ chilthe state twice,” he added. dren. He said this project The Prime Minister has should succeed as Karnaagreed to lay the foundation taka is the only state which stone for the Railway Subur- has farmers’ data in digiban Project, and inaugurate tal format. He expressed the Ambedkar School of his desire to emulate the Economics and other proj- scheme in the entire coun-

1 nation, 1 portal to redress public grievances: MoS

Mayawati seeks probe into custodial death of youth

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LU C K N OW, N OV 1 1 (PTI): BSP president Mayawati on Thursday sought a high level inquiry into the “shameful” death of a youth in police custody in Kasganj district, and slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for its alleged failure to prevent custodial deaths.

A youth called for questioning at Kasganj police station in a kidnapping case died in custody on Tuesday, with his family members alleging that he was killed

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party will be”, it said. The allegations were “baseless and without any merits”, Sameer Khan said in the notice. The NCB’s panchanama clearly says that Khan’s house was searched and “no contraband/suspicious substance was found in the house or under his possession”, the notice said.

“But from which source you obtained such false, frivolous and baseless report?” Sameer Khan asked. The notice said Khan was facing continuous mental torture and harassment and not only was he defamed, but his entire family, including wife and children, were equally affected.

Hence, he was demanding Rs five crore as damages for the mental torture, agony, financial loss and injury inflicted to his reputation due to Fadnavis’ statements, and also a written apology from the BJP leader over his remarks, as per the notice.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP’s chief spokesperson Keshav Upadhye said, “Devendra Fadnavis has levelled allegations against Malik’s son-in-law based on an ongoing case against him. He was behind bars for eight months.”

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.DTE/ESTT-2/12/2018-19/

Dated, Kohima the 10th November, 2021

NOTIFICATION In continuation of this office Notification of even Number Dated 22nd September, 2021, it is to inform that, the last date for submission of NEET(UG) 2021 filled application form along with NEET Score Card and required documents by hand to the undersigned has been extended up to 17th November 2021, 5 PM. No form shall be entertained thereafter.

(Er. M. NAKRO) Additional Director & HoD Issued by DIPR

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LUCKNOW, NOV 11 (PTI): Union Minister of State for personnel, public grievances Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Centre is moving towards creating ‘One Nation, One Portal’ to redress public grievances.

He said efforts are being made to integrate state grievance portals with the Centre’s CPGRAMS (Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System), an online system that mainly allows filing of complaints by people against different central government departments.

Addressing an event here, Singh said Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to have a district-wise good governance index.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in his address, said it would strengthen the state public administration institutes and empower the state civil servants in bringing development. Singh announced that the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) shall collaborate with the government of Uttar Pradesh in developing a district good governance index, the first for any state, on the lines of the national good governance index for improving the efficiency of governance across districts.

by police personnel. However, the police claimed that Altaf, 22, had strangulated himself using a string from his jacket hood in the washroom of the police lock-up .Five policemen have been suspended for negligence in the wake of the incident. In a tweet in Hindi, the BSP president said, “Death of another youth in police custody in Kasganj is very sad and shameful. The government should give strict punishment to the culprits by conducting a high level inquiry into the incident and also help the victim’s family.” “It is a matter of great concern that the Uttar Pradesh government is proving to be a failure in preventing deaths in custody,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said. The opposition Samajwadi Party has also demanded a judicial probe into the matter.

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): A partial eclipse of the moon will occur on November 19 and a small span of the partial phase of the eclipse towards the end would be visible from parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. “The partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 12.48 p.m. and will end at 4.17 p.m.,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

Apart from these two states in India, the eclipse will be visible from western Africa, western Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

According to IMD sources, the next lunar eclipse will be visible from India on November 8, 2022. It will be a total lunar eclipse. Lunar

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NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked him not to bother about the Bitcoin scandal in the state.

After meeting Modi at the Prime Minister’s Office, he said that discussion on the Bitcoin scandal did not come up in the meeting.

“When I started telling him about the scandal, he cut me short asking me not to bother about all this,” he claimed.

Modi asked him to continue serving the people with more dedication and courage, Bommai said.

“The meeting with the Prime Minister went off very well. We discussed a lot of issues. He was especially keen on administration and our decisions during the last 100 days. How things could be made better was also deliberated upon,” he said.

Bommai said that he had extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to attend four programmes in December. “The Prime

MUMBAI, NOV 11 (PTI): Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan has sent a Rs five crore defamation notice to former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for making “baseless allegations against him without any merit”, and also demanded written apology from him.

A state BJP spokesperson, however, said they will respond to the notice legally.

Nawab Malik’s daughter Nilofer Malik Khan posted a snapshot of the legal notice, dated November 10, on her Twitter handle on Thursday. “False accusations ruin lives. Before one accuses or condemns they must know what they are talking about. This defamation notice is for the false claims & statements which Mr. @Dev_Fadnavis has put on my family. We will not back down,” she tweeted.

Sameer Khan was arrested in an alleged drugs case by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in January this year. He was granted bail in September by a court, citing lack of evidence.

In the legal notice to Fadnavis, Sameer Khan’s lawyer mentioned that his client was “falsely implicated” in a case lodged by the NCB, which had alleged that he was involved in a drug syndicate. After filing of the charge sheet in July, Khan was released on bail, it said. But, Fadnavis in a statement to a news channel on November 1 said Malik’s son-in-law was “found with drugs in his possession” and that “in whose house drugs were found then what their

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Tuning into development

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mproving over-all connectivity in Nagaland with particular reference to its most populous cosmopolitan city of Dimapur, which is also the commercial hub and gate way of the state, is crucial for the promotion of trade and tourism in the state. Connectivity to Dimapur with other states must meet the needs of people travelling to and from Dimapur either by road, rail and air. Development is a process of evolution to attain better and higher standard of living for the people.

Several important arterial roads in Dimapur are in a state of disrepair and in a state of neglect. It is a matter of shame that the state government has shown an over abundance of patience and tolerance against the snail pace for road construction or repairs. Even till today, people travelling by highways through Assam to Nagaland, experience two kinds of highways.

The smooth ride abruptly ends on entering Nagaland and thereafter, it becomes a bit smooth for a hundred feet intermittently over a long period of rocky ride.

The same national highway, funded and executed by the same ministry yet in Nagaland being a special category, projects are subjected to misinterpretation of land laws. On the eve of the Hornbill Festival, it will not work to just do a patchwork over roads in Dimapur and Kohima since it only perpetrates a sham.

The roads linking district headquarters are still hardly repaired or reconstructed unless there is immense public pressure as in the case with the highway from Kohima-Tseminyu-Wokha. The other concern is air connectivity at Dimapur which urgently needs attention of the state government so that facilities such as aerobridge and connectivity and flight frequency for benefit of travellers as well as ensuring that Dimapur airport takes its place as among the top in the region.

The state government should have the political will to ensure that land needed for improvement of Dimapur airport including Dimapur railway station is made available. Much needed space for improvement of Dimapur railway station has been ‘occupied’ when a few mandirs have turned into permanent structure.

This is much against the directive of the Supreme Court which ruled that no religious structure be allowed in public area. It needs to be reminded, that Dimapur station(though not a junction like Lumding) is the second highest revenue earner for the NF Railways after Guwahati. However, it is very strange indeed that despite being so, not even a single long distance train starts from Dimapur. There are around 42 long distance trains which emanate either Tinsukia or Dibrugarh. It is only right that Dimapur should have at least ten long distance train to cater to the needs of thousands of travellers. It may also be noted that Jan Shatabdi was introduced during 1996 to connect Dimapur with Guwahati but later, was been extended to Mariani. As a consequence, passengers at Dimapur are no longer are able to buy tickets because of acute shortage of seat quota. If they want to travel by Shatabdi then they have to purchase tickets starting either from Mariani or Furkating of Jorhat.

The Nagaland Express between Dimapur and Guwahati, introduced in 2012, was initially promising but gradually turned into a passenger express with several stops added between Dimapur and Guwahati. These are few issues that the state government needs to grapple with if it is serious about all-round economic development.

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When God spoke, he did not “confer with flesh and blood” (Galatians 1:16). Beware when you want to “confer with flesh and blood” or even your own thoughts, insights, or understandings— anything that is not based on your personal relationship with God. These are all things that compete with and hinder obedience to God. Abraham did not choose what the sacrifice would be. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it. But never decide the place of your own martyrdom, as if to say, “I will only go to there, but no farther.” God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed. If you are not living in touch with God, it is easy to blame Him or pass judgment on Him. You must go through the trial before you have any right to pronounce a verdict, because by going through the trial you learn to know God better. God is working in us to reach His highest goals until His purpose and our purpose become one.

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his press release is directed to the news items published in some Dimapur based local English dailies on 15-092021, 02-10-2021 and 0410-2021, the matters which pertained to the proposal for adaption of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and to introduce land reforms bill in the ensuing Winter Session of NLA. It is disgraceful to see as to why and how the social security legislation for tribal economy of the natives of Nagaland has been prompted for consideration to be compromised for the profitable business of secured creditors and assets reconstruction companies at the behest of the members of certain sections of the society. The Constitutional and legal provisions of protection of the natives of Nagaland against economic exploitation from outside and also exploitation of the poor by the rich within the society are individual and collective rights of the entire society, and these rights cannot be lawfully compromised at the instance of certain members of the society as distinguished from the community as a whole.

It would be indisputable that the prospective money borrowers comprised all section of the society.

Businessmen and Entrepreneurs Interested to take money loans from Banks and Financial Institutions even to the extent of foregoing Constitutional and statutory protection against alienation of ancestral land for the society as a whole

may be a negligible ratio in its numbers as against the entire populace of the state.

The Constitutional and legal safeguard against economic exploitation of the tribals both from within and outside the society extends to the entire country under the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India for the natives of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes, and the natives of tribal areas under the Sixth Schedule. It is a legacy inherited from the British-Indian Government culminating in the two Schedules the under the Constitution Of India, 1950, in as much as, among other tribals, Naga Hills has been brought under the statute as early as by the Government of India Act, 1854, followed by the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874, the Government of India Act, 1915 and 1919, and the Government of India Act, 1935. All throughout these periods, we have been provided statutory protection against economic exploitation at par with the rest of other tribals. It may be noted that the Naga Hills Tuensang Area comprising the Naga Hills District and Tuensang Frontier Division formerly called Naga Tribal Area, which was shown in PART B 2 of the TABLE in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, has been omitted by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962; However, consequent upon political negotiation, Article 371A has been added to the Constitution by the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1962. There cannot be any

question of doubt that the autonomy conferred to the natives of the State under Article 371A is not a gracious gift, but the outcome of inhuman torture and sacrifices suffered during the past, inherited by the present generation as a precious legacy and regarded so dearly by all the conscious people, That statutory safeguard against economic exploitation of the poor by the rich has also been provided under the Naga Hills Jhum Land Act, 1946, which prohibited transfer of ownership of hum land by the people of one village to the people of another village, or by one village or community to another village or community, and similar safeguards are provided under the succeeding law Nagaland Jhum Land Act, 1970.

The then socio-economic life of the Nagas have been lucidly reflected in the speech of Rev. J.J.M Nichols Roy, delivered during the Constituent Assembly debate on the draft of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, which may be quoted as “Among the Tribesmen there is no difference between class and class.

Even the Rajas and Chiefs work in the field together with their labourers. They eat together. Is that practiced in the plains? The whole of India has not reached that level of equality.”

However today, even among the natives of the State, the difference between the poor and rich are becoming so much that providing a law that authorizes to sell

the mortgaged and acquired land only to the Nagas or the aboriginals of the State shall be of no protection against economic exploitation of the poor by the rich from within the society. It is only the rich people who may be capable to compete in bidding in the public auction of the mortgaged landed properties tendered by the assets reconstruction companies.

Such law shall contribute and legalize concentration of landed properties at the hands of the rich entirely at the cost of the poor, and such legislation shall cause irreparable damage to the society as a whole.

Certainly, a steadily recovering money loan is not subject to reconstruction of assets as the process of reconstruction of assets shall come into play only when the borrower’s loan recovery account is classified as non performing assets due to default in repayment of the loan or any of the installment payments. Such legal process are of no salvage to the violation of Constitutional and legal safeguard against exploitation of the poor by the rich. Apart from securities, money loan can be secured by any collaterals both tangible and intangible assets and not necessarily land or immovable properties. Money loan may amply be secured by indemnity and guarantee and not necessarily mortgage or pledge of immovable properties. In fact, immovable properties are only certain forms of assets in the category of collaterals. Further, all loans do not require collaterals, espe-

cially, when the borrowers do not have any property to offer. The unsecured money loans are those granted by the lender depending upon the credibility of the borrower in the estimation of the lender. Banking is a subject matter reserved exclusively for the Union Government which falls under Entry 45, List 1 in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. As for the Finance Department, the consideration of difference in credit deposit ratio between Nagaland and National level is wholly extraneous and without jurisdiction.

The loss or profit making business of the banks and financial institutions both national and multinational have nothing to do for Nagaland Government. Matters affecting tribal economy and tribal economic security laws shall certainly be within the jurisdiction of Tribal Affairs Department.

The subject matters of the present natures are purely legislative policy formulation which are exclusively within the jurisdiction of parliamentary panel for examination.

The SARFAESI Act, 2002, as may be made out from the statements in the introduction to the Act, is a beneficial legislation exclusively for the profitable business of the secured creditors, the assets reconstruction companies and the rich people which are however entirely at the cost of defaulting money borrowers. The land rights protected by the Constitution and other statutes are the

rights for the entire natives of Nagaland, and diluting these rights by contrary legislation at the behest of and for the interest of the members of certain section of the society shall be highly detrimental to the natives of the State as a whole. No officers of the authorities, bureaucrats, Constitutional or statutory, having experienced or came across the inhuman hardship suffered by the native of the State prior to the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act,1962 (28th December, 1962) and the tumultuous political transitional period thereafter, shall dare to suggest legislation to the contrary diluting these land rights. The hard earned legacy is the common inheritance for the entire aboriginals of Nagaland, and it would not be proper to degrade the status of this legacy at the instance of certain members of the society by legislation to the contrary. The concerned authorities of the Government may extensively explore the various tribal welfare and economic development schemes including those tied-up with NGOs both national and international.

Hence, it is an open appeal to all the MLAS of Nagaland to exercise collective wisdom uninfluenced by any extraneous consideration, so as to continue to preserve the common legacy undiluted in the statute book.

Talitsungba Ao, president Nagaland Bar Association and V. Hukavi Zhimomi, Nagaland Bar Association secretary.

Beware, mobile apps What worsening water quality in Ganga’s lower stretches means for us are thieves and spies

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he Ganga river supports mil- water quality of the lower stretches Yash. Such situations arise due to lions of lives along its bank of the Ganga, which is referred to anaerobic degradation of nutrients, and has been given the status as Bhagirathi-Hooghly as it enters which depletes the dissolved oxygen of India’s National River. Ganga is West Bengal. The team established in the water, resulting in dwindling the social, cultural and economic several study sites along roughly a fish populations. lifeline of India. It supports many 100 km stretch of the river, starting The pH was usually was acidic critical wetlands (a number of from Kalyani in the river upstream in these belts which further influRamsar sites) including the char- to Diamond Harbour. The study ences productivity and water health. ismatic Sundarbans mangroves. sites included the densely populated Heavy precipitation during monThis river happens to be the habitat areas of Kalyani, Tribeni, Halisahar, soons further degraded the water of endangered Gangetic dolphins Chandannagar, Naihati, Palta, Bar- quality owing to increased effluent whose sightings in particular have rackpore, Dakshineshwar, Kolkata flow from the nearby regions in dwindled over the years in the lower and Diamond Harbour. Each study addition to increase nutrient inflow stretch of Ganga close to the eastern site was then divided into several from the upstream regions. “Our metropolis of Kolkata. stations based on proximity to water work clearly highlights the zones Owing to the rapid increase outlet sources from municipalities that need immediate attention under in human activities, Ganga’s water and industries.

National Missions,” added Bhadury. quality was visibly deteriorating.

The team conducted several For the assessment of river To improve its health, the Indian rounds of water sampling spanning water quality, WQI is an efficient government established the Ganga different seasons to monitor the method, said Chakresh Kumar. WQI Action Plan (GAP I) which was health of the river. Using small boats, helps policymakers to come up with launched in 1986, followed by GAP the team, comprising usually of two comprehensive river basin manageII. The main objective of GAP was or three members, spent hours mak- ment plans to restore river health to decrease the pollution load and ing important observations. “During and maintain a healthy functional improve the water quality but there sampling, we encountered floating biological community including was little success. In 2014, ‘Namami plastic items such as plastic bottles fishes within the river Gange’ was launched by the Indian and packets. Clearly, such large “We have now developed dedigovernment with a budget of ap- chunks of plastic could be filtered cated biobanks of novel microbes proximately Rs. 20,000 crore (Rs. out using nets. We even found long (e.g. algae) from the lower stretch 200 billion). According to a study stretches of the river that had turned of river Ganga and these organisms co-ordinated by professor Punyas- black from the released waste,” can be integrated as part of costloke Bhadury at the Indian Institute Chakresh Kumar, a researcher effective sustainable approaches to of Science Education and Research, hailing from Bihar and working in clean the river. We are exploring and Kolkata (IISER-Kolkata), the lower Bhadury’s team. The team docu- developing new prototypes for such stretch of the Ganga is under severe mented the presence of solid waste interventional strategies that in the pressure from human disturbances. that covered up large sections of the long run can significantly improve “This will have cascading long-term bank. “During sampling, dumping basin management of this river as consequences on biologically rich of the solid waste directly into the well as restore the healthy aquatic ecosystems such as the Sundar- river was a common sighting. We biodiversity,” said Bhadury. bans and also on the coastal blue closely monitored the drains releasTherefore, monitoring the Ganeconomy,” he said. ing solid wastes and effluents from ga, in particular, the lower stretch, The study was funded by the municipalities and industries,” said has huge consequences on human Water Technology Initiative of the Yash, who also works with Bhadury. and societal health, linking charisDepartment of Science and TechThe team monitors important matic biodiversity and blue economy nology under the scheme National environmental parameters that of the country.

Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). could provide critical insights into “We have conducted elabo“Over the last three years our study the health of Bhagirathi-Hooghly. rate experiments to understand the has provided the much-needed Measured environmental param- changes in biological communities deeper understanding of the state eters included pH, surface water under influence of increased nutrient of health of lower stretch of Ganga, temperature, dissolved oxygen, total inflow,” added Bhadury. source of pollutants and beyond dissolved solids, electrical conductivThese experiments should prosuch as point sources of release of ity and Secchi depth. Each of these vide better insights into ecosysuntreated sewage,” said Bhadury. It components adds up to give the tem-level resilience and biological highlights the alarming situations in water quality index (WQI). Loosely community-mediated remediation. certain points of this mighty river, in put, WQI helps put a numerical At large, the team feels that timely particular those close to semi-urban value on the health of a river. intervention by policymakers followand urban areas such as Kolkata, The study, led by Chakresh ing strict scientific approval can go a which has grown over the riverbank Kumar, showed most sites to have long way in restoring the health of across several centuries. ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ water quality the river Ganga.

Plastic in the Ganga which did not change across the Anwesha Ghosh is a microbial Professor Bhadury and his seasons. “Some sites have a strong ecologist affiliated with team of researchers conducted a sulfur and ammonia smell, and IISER-Kolkata three-year study to monitor the the water was entirely black,” said (As published by Mongabay India) Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of

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ost of the people in the country use smar tphones. Social media plays the role of an effective communication mechanism. On the other hand, the use of mobile and net banking, debit and credit cards has increased for transactions of money. With this, the pace of cyber crimes has also increased. These include cases like frauds, fake news, character assassination on social media and blackmailing through objectionable viral videos. To create awareness on these crimes. The issue of cyber security was discussed in detail at one of the twitter chats of Bloggers Alliance. A number of startling facts came up in the discussion.

Mobile apps are the in thing these days, but one should keep only those apps in the smartphone that are trustworthy. Keep the minimum number of apps in a mobile. Never grant permission that is not necessary for the functioning of the app. Do not allow access to your photos and videos. “Your mobile apps are thieves and spies who steal your confidential information and data all the time,” says Sumit Nagpal, Advocate, Delhi High Court. The apps will track your habits, places visited, lifestyle, health condition, means each and everything about your personal life. Your life is under constant watch.

Similarly, the use of WhatsApp has increased tremendously nowadays. Its chat can be used against a person who has indulged in illegal activities. This is a great tool for the investigating agencies to track illegal activities in depth.

In the latest case of Aryan Khan, it was seen that NCB has been relying on WhatsApp chats. Every word written on WhatsApp or any other app can be further evidence against the user. Always assume that there is someone other than the receiver who is reading your messages. Remember, whatever goes on in the internet world, stays there forever.

People think that if they delete what they write on social me-

dia, they will be saved. It is not so, deleted chats can be found in the backup server or other person’s history.

Never forward or transmit communally sensitive or obscene material from your mobile phone or computer devices. There are specific provisions under the IPC and the IT Act to deal with such offences.

Avoid coming in contact with fake and suspicious people.

Don’t answer their queries.

Do not download, forward or save fake, false, defamatory and character assassination kind videos on WhatsApp. In case of financial loss due to an online fraud, inform the police immediately or within 24 hours on toll free number 112 or 55260. The police try to recover the missing amount as soon as possible. Jamtara area in eastern Jharkhand is considered a major hub of cyber crimes in India. There is poverty, there is no electricity, but there is a lot of cyber fraud in hundreds of villages in that area. These illiterate thugs are adept at cheating from mobile phones. Experts suggest that one should check the privacy settings regularly.

Don’t keep your profile open to everyone. Do not accept requests from unknown people on Facebook or any other social media. If someone has created a fake account in your name, report to that platform and cyber crime cell of your region. Fake accounts come into existence because people allow different apps to access their photos and contact lists.

Fake social media accounts are a big threat. Always cross check if you are getting friend requests from someone who is already on your friend list.

If someone asks for money on social media, do not give it, nor give your bank account details to any unknown person.

Similarly, never do personal work on the office computer, nor save the data in a pen drive.

Doing so can put the employee in serious trouble.

Narvijay Yadav is a senior journalist. Email: narvijayindia@gmail.com this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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have faced no problem had Yogi Uniting 130 cr people is true Hindutva: Kejriwal UPnotwould ‘migrated’ from U’khand: Akhilesh polls on all seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarkhand due to be held early next year.

“I don’t know what is soft Hindutva. I want to unite 130 crore people of this country, unite one human being with another.

This is Hindutva...Hindutva unites, Hindutva doesn’t break,” Kejriwal said.

Underlining that Lord Ram is adored by every Hindu, he said every word that Ram said, his life and character is Hindutva to him.

“Whatever is going on in the name of Hindutva today is not Hindutva. These people hurl dirty abuses on people on media, threaten people, engineer riots, this is not Hindutva. Atrocities are being committed on Dalits, this is not Hindutva, he said in reply to a question without naming any political party or group.

Without taking any names, Kejriwal said “abuses” were hurled at him by some people after he re-

Arvind Kejriwal (PTI)

cently celebrated Diwali in Delhi and visited Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for “darshan of Shri Ram”.

“I want to ask is it a sin to celebrate Diwali nicely, visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram ji?” he said.

To a question on his government approving the ‘teerth yatra’ scheme to take senior citizens in Delhi on pilgrimage to Shirdi, Ajmer, Ayodhya and other religious places, Kejriwal said everybody has spiritual needs and the Delhi government is ensuring these are fulfilled.

“What is wrong in that?” he asked.

Replying to questions

‘Fight against COVID-19 at final stage, should not let our guard down’

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Stating that the fight against COVID-19 is at the final stage, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday cautioned against letting the guard down before it is completely over and requested states to enhance the vaccination coverage and motivate the over 12 crore beneficiaries who are due for their second dose to take it.

He also urged states and union territories to ensure the entire adult population is administered the first dose during the ongoing ‘Har Ghar Dastak’

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campaign. During a virtual interaction with the health ministers of states and union territories, Mandaviya observed that the fight against COVID-19 is at the final stage, a health ministry statement said.

“The two weapons

of vaccination and CAB (COVID-19-appropriate behaviour) will be our greatest defence against it and we should not let our guard down before it is completely over,” he said.

The minister stated that at present 79 per cent of the adult population has got the first dose of vaccine and 38 per cent has also received the second dose.

“Let us reach each corner and household across the country and motivate people to take both the doses under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign,” he said.

on his party’s poll strategy in Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, the AAP national convenor said his party will showcase the “Delhi model” of governance and development.

“People want the Delhi model in every nook and corner of this country. If people want us, why shouldn’t we go? We ask for votes to improve the quality and standards of schools, provide good hospitals and electricity. This is what we have done in Delhi,” he said.

On his party’s poll prospects especially in Punjab and Goa, he hoped that the voters there will appreciate the Delhi model of governance and give their mandate to the AAP. “People will decide,” he said as he explained how infighting in the Punjab Congress and the “people’s resentment” with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) could help AAP win people’s trust.

Taking on those who criticise him for doling out

freebies, Kejriwal defended his decision and termed it “good politics”.

“All ministers get free power but that is not called a freebie. I give 200 units of free power to people, free education to children and they have problems. I want to give everything to people that the ministers get for free,” he said.

I apply the formula of good politics, good economics, good intent and honesty to provide free power and other facilities to people, he said.

Facing criticism over the formation of toxic foam in the Yamuna, the Delhi chief minister asserted that the river will be cleaned by the time next assembly polls are held in the city.

“Yamuna is my responsibility. There are charges and counter charges but cleaning of Yamuna is my responsibility. Give us some time, we are working on it.

We will definitely clean it by the time next elections come, he said.

M U Z A F FA R NAG A R (UP), NOV 11 (PTI): The people of Uttar Pradesh would have faced no problem had Yogi Adityanath not “migrated” here from Uttarakhand, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday.

Yadav took the dig at the Uttar Pradesh chief minister days after Adityanath promised compensation for the families of industrial town Kairana in adjoining Shamli district, who had migrated from here under the extortion threat.

Referring to Adityanath’s visit to Kairana, Yadav said, “He came and recalled exodus, the reality is that had there been no exodus of the CM from Uttarakhand, our five years would not have been wasted.”

Adityanath was born as Ajay Mohan Bisht in Panchur village of Pauri Garhwal in June 1972 before the formation of Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Nepal Army Chief Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and discussed matters related to bilateral defence and security cooperation.

Gen Sharma began a four-day visit to India on Tuesday with a focus on exploring ways to further deepen defence cooperation between the two countries.

“Pleased to receive General Prabhu Ram Sharma, Chief of Army Staff, Nepali Army. His visit underlines the closeness of our relationship,” Jaishan-

BHOPAL, NOV 11 (PTI): The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board’s rural tourism project bagged the award for “best project” at the World Travel Mart (WTM) World Responsible Tourism Awards-2021, an official said on Thursday.

As per an official release, the International Responsible Tourism Centre gave the award to the state tourism board in the “Best Post-Covid Tourism Destination Development” category.

Madhya Pradesh Rural Tourism was also given “Swarn Puraskar” at the zonal level in the same category, it was stated.

The state tourism board also won an award for its “safe tourism for women” project, the release said.

“It is a matter of pride for the country and the state that Madhya Pradesh tourism was honoured on a global platform,” said Sheo Shekhar Shukla, the principal secretary tourism and culture department.

spects to the martyrs, and later she arrived in the city where farmers and congress workers protested against her visit.

Far mers said they wanted to meet the former minister but they were not allowed to do so.

Harsimrat accused

some Congress workers of holding a protest against her under the garb of farmers and also attacking Akali leaders, including Vardev Singh Mann and Joginder Singh Jindu. She demanded that Congress workers be booked immediately.

Meanwhile, the Sa-

myukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), in a statement, alleged that some Akali leaders tried to run over some farmers in Ferozepur, a claim vehemently denied by the party.

Akali leader Vardev Singh Mann alias Noni refuted allegations, saying that he himself had a narrow escape as some Congressmen under the garb of farmers allegedly fired upon him and attacked his vehicle which was damaged in the incident.

Mann also alleged that his gunman was thrashed and his uniform torn apart.

Local Congress leader Rinku Grover denied that his party had any role in the incident.

Gehlot calls on Sonia to discuss cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday and the two leaders are learnt to have discussed the political situation as well as the impending cabinet reshuffle in the state.

Gehlot met Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with AICC general secretary incharge of Rajasthan Ajay Maken and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, at former party chief Rahul

Gandhi’s residence here on Wednesday night and held lengthy discussions on the cabinet reshuffle in the state.

A major reshuffle is on the cards in Rajasthan in the next few days and various modalities are being worked out by adopting the “one man, one post” formula while considering appointments in the cabinet, sources said.

Gehlot later told reporters that the Congress high-command will decide on the reshuffle and Maken

has all the information about it. He said the party wants good governance to continue in the state.

Gehlot said the Centre should further reduce the excise duty on petrol and diesel and the states would follow suit by reducing VAT. Rajasthan is not among the states that have reduced the VAT on petrol and diesel so far after the Centre reduced the excise duty by Rs 10 per litre on petrol and by Rs 5 per litre on diesel.

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out of Uttar Pradesh.

Addressing a public meeting in Kairana on Monday, Adityanath had slammed the “Taliban mentality”, saying that it will not be accepted in the state.

Referring to the 2013 communal riots in Muzaffarnagar, Adityanath had said the opposition did not act when houses of Hindus were being burnt and innocent youths killed in Muzaffarnagar.

The alleged exodus from Kairana was a key poll issue before the 2017 assembly elections as the BJP had claimed then that scores of Hindu families had left the

Nepal Army Chief calls on Rajnath, Jaishankar kar tweeted.

Defence ministry officials said matters relating to bilateral defence and security cooperation figured in the meeting between Singh and Gen Sharma.

In continuation of a tradition that started in 1950, Gen Sharma was conferred with the honorary rank of ‘General of the Indian Army’ by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday.

Nepal had conferred the honorary rank of ‘General of Nepal Army’ to Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane during his visit to Kathmandu last November.

S Jaishankar meets Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff General Gen Sharma has al- Prabhu Ram Sharma, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Scuffle between farmers and Akali workers Delta remains main Covid

FEROZEPUR, NOV 10 (PTI): A scuffle erupted between a group of farmers and some Akali activists following a protest against the visit of former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal here on Wednesday.

Both the factions accused each other of opening fire in the air and indulging in physical assault, while police said that they were investigating the matter.

The incident took place when Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal was here to attend some programmes to drum up support for her party for the upcoming assembly polls.

Earlier, she went to Hussainiwala to pay re-

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town after receiving threats from criminals. The claim, however, was contested by others.

Addressing the ‘Kashyap mahasammelan’ in Budhana area here, Akhilesh Yadav said the “Baba CM” does not understand anything and makes tall claims on law and order.

“Can anyone tell if police are indulging in murders anywhere in the country?

I can give many examples of innocents being killed in UP,” he said, recalling the Gorakhpur murder of a Kanpur trader and Kasganj custodial death of a youth and held BJP responsible for the same.

“The CM who cannot extend security to a trader in his home district, what could be expected of him on the law and order front,” Yadav said, adding that the National Human Rights Commission data says that most cases of injustice and custodial deaths are in UP.

variant of concern: INSACOG NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to be the main variant of concern and other variants of interest or concern are now negligible in sequencing data from India, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said.

The INSACOG, in a bulletin, said there is no change in the global scenario.

“Delta, including B.1.617.2 (AY) and AY.x sublineages, continues to be the main VOC globally. As per the latest WHO update, Delta has outcompeted other variants in most countries and there is now declining

prevalence of other variants among SARS-CoV-2 sequences submitted to publicly available datasets or reported to WHO,” it said.

In India, it said, Delta (B.1.617.2 and AY.x) continues to be the main variant of concern (VOC).

“No new VOI or VOC are noted and other VOC and VOI other than Delta are now negligible in sequencing data from India,” it said.

Delta, which was first detected in India in October last year, led to the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which was at its peak in April and May.

ready held talks with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Gen Naravane and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari in the last couple of days.

Nepal is important for India in the context of its overall strategic interests in the region, and leaders of the two countries have often noted the age-old “Roti Beti” relationship.

Land-locked Nepal relies heavily on India for the transportation of goods and services. Nepal’s access to the sea is through India, and it imports a predominant proportion of its requirements from and through India.

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Dividing people in the name of religion, engineering riots and committing atrocities on Dalits is not Hindutva but to unite one human being with another is, he said in a veiled attack on the BJP while replying to a question at a summit organised by news channel Times Now. Kejriwal also dismissed as “absolutely wrong” the charge that he is playing soft Hindutva card for votes in the run-up to assembly polls in four states with his recent visit to the Ram temple in Ayodhya and his government’s approval to the Tirth Yatra Yojana for senior citizens in Delhi.

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(From p-1) During the technical programme of Beekeeper’s summit, NBHM team member Mhathung Tsopoe gave a presentation on “Pollination-Production & Productivity of Agriculture & Horticulture Crops by Bee-Pollinating Services” while NBHM team member Nzanbemo K Lotha spoke on “Quality Control of Honey & Marketing Strategy”.

On the occasion, the union minister also launched seven different types of fermented fruit b eve r a ge s a n d c a n dy prepared from locally available underutilized fruits manufactured by N G. B a i o, f o u n d e r & owner of Hills Foods from Senapati, Manipur and Naga King Chilli Pickle p r e p a r e d b y Vu s e n o Yakhro, founder & owner of Dwellington Home, Kohima.

Both the young entrepreneurs initiated the startup after undergoing three months Certificate

Course on Post Harvest Management at CIH. Cer tificates were also distributed to ten Accredited Nurseries of North East Region a n d r e l e a s e d va r i o u s publications of CIH. Vegetable seed kits were also distributed to the farmers in commemoration of the International Year of Fruits & Vegetables 2021 under Aatma Nirbhar Krishi.

On the occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Molsang Organic Pineapple Producers Company Nagaland formed under MOVCD programme of the Govt. of India and Satsumi Farms LLP, New Delhi for marketing of Pineapple.

A l t o g e t h e r, 2 0 exhibition stalls have been set up by various departments/Exhibitors.

More than 150 farmers attended the programme physically and around 100 officials’ and dignitaries from around the North East

and the country attended the programme virtually.

Dignitaries who attended the programme included Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudary and Sushri Shobha K a r a n d l a j e ; DA & F W secretary Sanjay Agarwal; DA & F W a d d i t i o n a l secretary Dr.Abhilaksh L i k h i ; , DA & F W agriculture & horticulture c o m m i s s i o n e r D r. S K Malhotra; additional commissioner (Hor t.) & Managing Director, National Bee Board D r. N K P a t l e ; commissioner and secretary and team leader, Beekeeping & Honey Mission, T Mhabemo Yanthan; commissioner and secretar y (Hor ti), Anenla T Sato; Nagaland horticulture director Dr.E Lotha; Board of Management (BOM), CIH & MD, Fosse Holdings, Kolkata member Shiv Anjan Dalmia and BOM, CIH Member Diwakar Chachari.

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(From p-1) KAU members also expressed sincere gratitude to the fire personnel, volunteers from Phesama and Kigwema villages for rendering their services in the clean-up process.

They also expressed gratitude to the first three responders-- Kohima Phom Union cultural secretary Longtin Phom, T Hongthei Phom and T Shingmei Phom for alerting the fire service personnel.

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The NBOCWWB chairman mentioned that any government agency, Central or State, engaged in any civil work was under legal obligation to pay 1% cess of the total project cost every time a part or full payment was released.

Explaining that cess was not a revenue, he warned that any disbursement officer found deducting cess amount and not depositing it with the board would be dealt with strongly as per the law.

He assured that NBOCWWB would strive to improve the living condition of all building and construction workers through training and skill development, formulate comprehensive studies on the challenges faced by construction workers.

change in the next 2-3 years. “ I n d i a ’s t e l e c o m sector regulation has to be benchmarked with the global best, so we will come with a series of reforms in this, such that the global benchmark of regulations is achieved in India,” he said.

Vaishnaw said that with major reforms for telcos outlined in September, the government expects the industry to focus on stepping up investments by 2-4 times, reaching out to the unconnected and improving service quality.

“See call drops...classic case, call drops because the investment in the sector is very less, that investment has to step up to 2-4 X. That’s what we need,” he said.

The telecom sector, as such, got a shot in the arm with the government recently approving a fouryear break for companies from paying statutory dues, permission to share scarce airwaves, etc.

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mining and storage of minerals. In the present fiscal year, 5384 such cases have been registered by the department. The department has also seized 5472 vehicles and machinery and charged Rs 49.01 crore in penalty.

Supportive policies of the state government and their effective implementation has been able to generate a conducive environment for the mining sector.

The sector thus has been able to rise above the pandemic challenges and is contributing more revenue for the state. In October 2021, revenue collection from the sector was recorded at Rs 516.18 cr that is considerably higher than the revenue of Rs 390.3 cr recorded in October 2019, he added.

(From p-1) management, rules and policies as the reason for growing trust deficit between the government and public.

He recalled that then finance minister Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu had in May-end, 2017 hurriedly introduced and passed Goods and Service Tax (GST) legislation without any public debate or consultation.

He remarked that it was ironic that a seasoned politician whose political party always raised voice and protested against “tax” enthusiastically introduced the first permanent Central tax for Naga people.

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estimate is by April-May. I was earlier estimating March. But, I think it will take...because consultations a r e c o m p l e x , d i ve r s e opinions are coming...,” he added.

The gover nment is keen to ensure that auctions are technology-neutral, and wants to give a spectrum that is consistent for many years to come.

“So, 4G can be used in that, 5G can be used. So, that’s the thinking based on not just short term but more like thinking at least 5-10 years ahead,” he said.

The last round of spectrum auction, held in March this year, had rakedin winning bids of over Rs 77,800 crore for 855.6 MHz of spectrum.

The minister also announced that the Centre is looking to bring a series of further reforms for the sector.

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minimise losses.

Expressing delight at the revenue growth, Dr Subodh Agarwal, Additional Chief Secretar y, Mines and Petroleum and Energy Department, said that efforts are being made to make it the maximum revenue generating sector for the state government.

He said that effective m e a s u r e s h ave b e e n initiated to curb illegal mining and efforts are also being made to increase transparency in the sector.

The rise in electronic transit pass or e-rawannas has been a major achievement in this direction. An average of over 8 lakh e-rawannas are issued in the state every month. The department has implemented strict measures against illegal

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NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (AGENCIES): The muchawaited auction for 5G spectr um may happen sometime around April-May next year, Union minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

Addressing the Times Now Summit 2021, the minister stated that the Te l e c o m R e g u l a t o r y Authority of India (Trai), which looks at the structure of auctions, is undergoing consultations on the matter and may submit their report

by February 2022.

“I think they will submit their repor t by Fe b r u a r y - m i d i s w h a t we are thinking, maybe February-end, maximum to maximum March.

Immediately after that, we will have the auctions,” the communications minister said.

However, he refrained from giving a specific timeline for the auction until Trai submits its report. “ B u t , t o d a y, o u r

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J A I P U R , N OV 1 1 (IANS): The mining sector in Rajasthan has been on a steady rise and in the initial six months of the current fiscal, the state government’s revenue has surpassed the earnings of 2019-20 in the same period.

In the current fiscal, the Rajasthan Mining Department has recorded a total revenue of Rs 2641.45 crore till the month of October.

This is nearly Rs 626 cr more than recorded in the same period last year and Rs 616 cr higher than the revenue in the same period during 2019-20.

The nearly 25 percent rise from pre-COVID levels became possible with the adoption of modern mining techniques and strict monitoring to

and listed the appeals by FCPL and FRL for further hearing on January 4, 2022.

FRL and FCPL move the top cour t recently against the order with fresh pleas.

Kishore Biyani and 15 others including FRL and FCPL have been embroiled in a series of litigations with Amazon, an investor in FCPL, over the deal with Reliance. Following the EA, subsequently, a threemember arbitral tribunal was constituted to decide the issues arising from the deal.

On September 9, the apex cour t had stayed for four weeks all proceedings before the high court in relation to the implementation of the EA and also directed statutory authorities like National Company Law Tribunal ( N C LT ) , C o m p e t i t i o n Commission of India (CCI) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) not to pass any final order related to the merger deal in the meantime.

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you and now it appears that you have lost there and the interim award has been confirmed...let the high court pass some orders,” the bench orally observed and later fixed the pleas for hearing after taking note of the submissions of the advocates concerned.

The dispute over the merger deal has seen several rounds of litigations after SIAC passed the EA in favour of the US firm on October 25, 2020 staying the merger.

On October 21 this year, a duly-constituted panel of arbitrators at SIAC reiterated the decision of the EA. Then on October 29, the Delhi High Court declined Future Group’s p l e a f o r s t ay o n t h e arbitration tribunal order refusing to interfere with the EA which restrained it from going ahead with the Rs 24,731 crore merger deal with Reliance Retail.

The high court sought response from Amazon which had challenged the merger before the SIAC,

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petitions filed by the parties briefly before adjourning them for final hearing on November 23 through hybrid mode.

The top court was hearing a fresh petition of Future Group against the Delhi High Court’s recent order declining its plea for stay on an arbitration tribunal decision refusing to interfere with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s (SIAC) Emergency Award (EA) which restrained it from going ahead with the Rs 24,731 crore merger deal with Reliance Retail.

The bench was also hearing a counter plea

by Amazon, seeking to restrain the regulators from approving the merger deal.

The top court issued formal notices on both the fresh petitions.

Meanwhile, the IDBI trusteeship also moved the apex court seeking to defreeze Future Retail shares pledged to it and said the Delhi High Cour t has attached its shares.

Since the top court had barred the high court from proceeding with the case, the IDBI trusteeship has failed to access its shares, the lawyer said and was told by the bench that this aspect will also be taken up for hearing on November 23.

During the brief hearing, the bench suggested both the parties move the Delhi High Court in view of the fresh development in which the SIAC arbitral tribunal has rejected the FRL plea on October 21 and reiterated the EA’s interim award.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (PTI): Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Thursday offered to recuse herself from hearing a batch of petitions arising out of the Amazon-Future Retail case, saying she and her family members have shares in Reliance Industries Ltd group firms, one of the interested parties to the litigation. “ We h av e n o objection,” said a battery of lawyers appearing for parties including the USbased e-commerce giant Amazon, Future Retail Limited (FRL) and Future C o u p o n s P r i va t e L t d (FCPL). “ I a n d my f a m i ly members have some shares in Reliance Industries Ltd and if you have any problem with this then I will recuse,” said Justice Kohli who was sitting on the bench presided over by Chief Justice N V Ramana.

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est attempt to turn back decades of decentralisation by Chinese leaders that began under Deng and continued through other leaders like Jiang Zemin-- a sign that China might be moving back to a so-called cult of personality, the report said.

The four-day closed door session gathered more than 370 full and alternate members of the party’s 19th Central Committee -- the country’s top leadership.

It was the last major meeting of party leaders

Climate finance isn’t charity, says Indian minister at COP26

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G L A S G OW, N OV 1 1 (AP): India’s environment and climate minister says rich countries have “an obligation, responsibility, duty and a vow” to provide climate finance to developing nations and should deliver on an unfulfilled promise to raise USD 100 billion a year.

In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Bhupender Yadav said addressing the shortcomings on finance was paramount to making the UN climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, a success.

“I believe the biggest responsibility ... lies with the developed countries,” Yadav said. “Because if there is any

gap that remains it is in the action for climate finance.”

Yadav heads the Indian delegation at the twoweek talks scheduled to end Friday. A draft deal under negotiation noted “with regret” that rich nations had failed to meet their promise to provide USD 100 billion each year in climate finance to poor nations as of 2020.

Currently, rich nations provide an estimated $80 billion annually, which poorer nations say isn’t enough to develop clean energy systems and to adapt to worsening climate shocks. India alone said it needs USD 2.5 trillion, in a 2019 finance ministry document.

“Climate finance isn’t charity,” Yadav told AP on the sidelines of the conference. “This is an obligation, responsibility, duty and a vow.”

He said helping the developing world cope with climate change is a call of conscience that “should be in the heart of every person. But especially in those who’ve a greater historical responsibility than others.”

ahead of the national Congress next year, where Xi is expected to seek a historic third term as President.

In 2018, China had scrapped the two-term limit on the presidency, effectively allowing him to remain in power for life. Essentially, it cements Xi’s hold on power, experts told the BBC. “He is trying to cast himself as the hero in the epic of China’s national journey,” said Adam Ni, editor of China Neican, a newsletter on Chinese cur-

BANGKOK, NOV 11 (AP): The United Nations Security Council has issued a press statement expressing “deep concern” about ongoing violence in Myanmar, whose military-installed government is using force against opponents.

The Security Council’s action comes as Myanmar’s army appears to be undertaking a major offensive in the country’s northwest amid warnings that the humanitarian situation throughout the country is sharply deteriorating, with food shortages and a weakened public health system.

A press statement carries less weight than an official resolution, and can serve as a way of achieving consensus among the Security Council members that would otherwise be difficult to achieve. The body appears to be constrained from taking more serious action because two of its permanent members, Russia and China, maintain warm relations

with Myanmar’s current government.

Myanmar’s military seized power in February, ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The takeover met with widespread public protests that were suppressed by the use of deadly force. In response, armed opposition to military rule has arisen, and several U.N. experts have warned that the Southeast Asian nation risks tumbling into civil war. The Security Council statement, issued late Wednesday in New York, said it “underlined the importance of steps to improve the health and humanitarian situation in Myanmar, including to facilitate the equitable, safe and unhindered delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.”

It also called for “full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to all people in need, and for the full protection, safety and security of humanitarian and medical personnel.” The security sit-

WASHINGTON, NOV 11 (PTI): US President Joe Biden cited India and Brazil to explain how the complex global supply chain has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher prices and long delays in shipment of products, ahead of Christmas.

Speaking in Baltimore on Wednesday, Biden vowed to modernise America’s ports, airports and freight rail to make it easier for the US companies to get their goods to market and end supply chain woes.

Biden said as long as goods and materials are reaching where they need to reach in time, there’s usually no need to worry about the supply chains.

The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched global supply chains like never before, he said, adding that “suddenly, when you go to order a pair of sneakers or a bicycle or Christmas presents for the family, you’re met with higher prices and long delays”.

TLP chief removed from Pak terror list

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): The Pakistan Punjab government has removed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi’s name from the Fourth Schedule a list of proscribed individuals who are suspected of terrorism or sectarianism under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997, Dawn reported.

A notification issued by the Punjab Home Department dated November 10 stated that the “name of Hafiz Mohammad Saad, being Ameer of Tehreeki-Labbaik Pakistan, a proscribed organisation, was listed in the 4th Schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, under Section 11-E on the recommendations of District Intelligence Committee, Lahore”.

It noted that the government had removed the TLP from the First Schedule of the Act as a proscribed organisation on November 7.

“Therefore, name of Hafiz Mohammad Saad is hereby deleted from the list of 4th Schedule of AntiTerrorism Act, 1997, with

UN Security Council states fresh concern over Myanmar crisis

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rent affairs.

“By pushing through a historical resolution that puts himself at the centre of the grand narrative of the Party and modern China, Mr Xi is demonstrating his power. But the document is also a tool to help him retain this power,” he said, as per the report.

Chong Ja Ian from the National University of Singapore said the latest move has set Xi apart from other previous Chinese leaders. “[Former leaders] Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin never had as much consolidated authority as Xi. However, it is unclear whether they had the inclination to do so even if presented with similar opportunities,” said Chong.

There is certainly a lot of emphasis on Xi as a person at present. The degree to which it becomes more formally institutionalised is what many are watching out for at the moment,” the report added.

Biden cites India, Brazil to explain supply disruptions

uation in Myanmar, as well as the difficulties aid agencies face in getting permission from the government to operate in remote areas, have greatly restricted the flow of assistance.

On Monday, the U.N. humanitarian chief urged Myanmar’s military leaders to provide unimpeded access to the more than 3 million people in need of life-saving assistance “because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing economy.”

Martin Griffiths warned that without an end to violence and a peaceful resolution of Myanmar’s crisis, “this number will only rise.”

The council’s new statement reaffirmed support for Myanmar’s democratic transition, and also reiterated its earlier call on the military “to exercise utmost restraint.” The government blames the violence on opposition groups, some of which it has officially designated “terrorist” organizations. The council also reiterated support for the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in helping find an end to the violence and the political crisis. It called for a fivepoint program suggested by ASEAN to be implemented, including a visit to Myanmar by the regional group’s special envoy.

immediate effect,” it stated, the report said.

Police had arrested Rizvi on April 12 this year ahead of planned protests by the TLP. The next day, police registered a first information report (FIR) against the TLP chief under sections of the ATA. His name was placed on the Fourth Schedule shortly after, on April 16.

The government had

declared the TLP a proscribed outfit under the anti-terror law in April this year, after three days of violent protests by the group’s activists across the country.

The matter of TLP’s de-proscription again came under consideration following another days-long protest by the TLP, which started on October 20 in Lahore.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We express our deepest appreciation to the Ao Senso Telongjem, Dimapur for having organised a grand Civic reception at the airport in Honour of Dr. S.C. Jamir, Former CM of Nagaland and Governor who was conferred with PADMA BHUSHAN, the Third Highest Civilian Award in the country by the President of India and further escorting him to his residence at Chumoukedima. We are very grateful and honoured by the presence and felicitations by the following apex organisations : 1. Naga Council Dimapur 2. Nagaland GB Federation 3. CNTC 4. Western Sumi Hoho 5. Lotha Union 6. Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur 7. Ao Senso Telongjem Chumoukedima 8. Ungma Council 9. Ungma Jamir Kedong (Clan) 10. Shri. Sharingain Longkumer, NLA Speaker 11. Dimapur Ao Lanur Telongjem 12. Watsu Telongjem Dimapur 13. Ao Kaketshir Dimapur 14. All the well wishers lined up along the National Highway to Chumuokedima.

Thank you very much.

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Afghan Taliban interested in having communication with world: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD, NOV 11 (PTI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said the Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised and warned the international community not to repeat the mistakes of the past when the isolation of Afghanistan created multiple problems.

Addressing the opening session of the Troika Plus meeting on Afghanistan attended by representatives from China, Russia and the US, Qureshi urged the international community to immediately help Afghanistan to avoid a looming human catastrophe due to lack of financial resources.

Pakistan is hosting senior diplomats from the US, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan.

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cannot even pay salaries,” Qureshi said while pleading for international help.

He said common people were facing a famine-like situation which was badly impacting the government.

“So, it is vital that the international community should provide assistance on an emergency basis,” Qureshi said.

The Taliban were interested in having communication with the world so that their government is recognised, Qureshi said, warning the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past when the isolation of Afghanistan created mul-

tiple problems.

The meeting in Islamabad coincided with the visit of Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who arrived here on Wednesday on a maiden visit to the country, as part of efforts by the two sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in midAugust.

Muttaqi is expected to meet officials of Troika Plus members.

Qureshi also urged the international community to unfreeze the assets of Afghanistan, asserting that “it will help to launch economic activities” and help the Afghan government. The US froze over USD 9 billion of assets of the Afghan central bank after the Taliban insurgents seized power in the war-torn country.

He hoped that the Troika Plus meeting would be helpful for the Afghan interim government and play a role in eliminating terrorists from the country’s soil.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Lotha Hoho Committee on Tokhü Emong Mini Hornbill Festival 2021 would like to express heartfelt gratitude to enlisted personalities below for their tremendous contributions and support towards the success of the Tokhü Emong celebration 2021.

1. Mr. Mhathung Yanthan, Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Horticulture & Border Affairs, GoN 2. Mr. Mmhonlumo Kikon, Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, IT, ST & NRE GoN 3. Dr. Chumben Murry, Hon’ble MLA, GoN. 4. Mr. Orenthung Lotha, Deputy Commissioner Wokha 5. Mr. Menangmeren Ao, Superintendent of Police Wokha 6. Mr. Benrithung Kikon, Accounts Officer, DRDA Wokha 7. Mr. M. Ben Yanthan, Director Agriculture, GoN 8. Mr. Mhathung Kikon, Additional Director Sericulture, GoN 9. Mr. Wonthungo Tsopoe, Director Education, GoN 10. Dr. Apeni Lotha, Director Higher education, GoN 11. Smti. Liponi Humtsoe, Director Rural Development, GoN. 12. Mr. Renben Jami, Director LRD, GoN. 13. Mr. R N Yanthan, Principal Director, Treasuries and Accounts, GoN. 14. Mr. C Peter Yanthan, Additional Director Agriculture GoN. 15. Mr. C Vanjamo Ngullie, Joint Director LRD GoN. 16. Mr. Tepunol Yore, DPO LRD, Wokha.

17. Mr. Penrithung Yanthan, Chief Engineer (T&G) Department of Power, GoN. 18. DRDA, Wokha.

19. HoP, Doyang Hydro Electricity, NEEPCO. 20. T K Engineering Constructions.

21. Mr. Lankonsen Tsanglao, ADC Wokha 22. Mr. Chonpenthung Ezung, SDO (Civil) Wokha.

23. Er. Mhathung Kithan, PD, GIS & Remote Sensing, GoN 24. Mr. Yanthungo V Kikon, President, BJP, Wokha Unit 25. Mr. Chumbemo M Patton, PRO to Advisor Horticulture & Border Affairs, GoN. 26. Mr. Yanrenthung Kikon, Superintendent of Jail Wokha 27. Mr. Lichio Richard Kikon 28. Dr. Orenthung Lotha 29. Mr. Augustine Yanthan, Joint Commissioner Planning, GoN 30. Mr. Soren Kikon, Joint Coordinator Bushan Abhiyan, Social Welfare Dept. Kohima 31. Department of Tourism and Department of Art & Culture, GoN 32. Rengma Hoho, Rengma Selo zi & Rengma Cultural Troupe 33. M/s Naga Traditional Corner Wokha 34. Miss Grace Murry, Etsutchuka Colony Wokha 35. Press & Media Fraternity 36. All Government Departments, Wokha 37. Programme Dignitaries & All Cultural Troupes 38. Tokhü Emong Sub Committee Members 39. 40th Assam Rifles, Wokha 40. WHESYWF, LSU, LYH, LEH, WDVCCA, WDGBs Association, WDCCI, WDCRO, WTCU, ACVA Wokha, Auto Union We regret our inability to thank each and every individual who had tremendously supported for the success of the festival, but it’s our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you abundantly.

Sd/Sd/JOHN EZUNG AMOS ODYUO Convener, Secretary, Tokhü Emong Committee Tokhü Emong Committee

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CCP seeks to establish Xi Jinping as equal to Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping

NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has passed a “historical resolution” cementing Xi Jinping’s status in political history, the BBC reported.

The document, a summary of the party’s 100-year history, addresses its key achievements and future directions.

It is only the third of its kind since the party was founded-- the first was passed by Mao Zedong in 1945 and the second by Deng Xiaoping in 1981, the report said.

The resolution was passed on Thursday at the sixth plenary session, one of China’s most important political meetings.

As only the third Chinese leader to have issued such a resolution, the move aims to establish Xi as an equal to party founder Mao and his successor Deng, the report said. Some observers see the resolution as Xi’s lat-

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Luke Combs wins ‘Entertainer of the Year’ at country music awards topped charts across multiple territories. “The show had its winners largely falling along predictable lines -- except for Combs’ entertainer win, which was a matter of some suspense, and Carly Pearce winning female vocalist for the first time -- but the telecast took the road less taken with some of its socially conscious performance spots,” writes ‘Variety’.

Mickey Guyton was definitely making a statement when she sang her recent album track ‘I Love My Hair’, joined by fellow Black artists

YouTube removes public dislike counts on all videos

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ouTube on Thursday announced that the count to dislike button will no longer be visible to the viewers.

However, the creators can view the dislike counts in YouTube Studio.

Creators will still be able to find their exact dislike counts in YouTube Studio, along with other existing metrics, if they would like to understand how their content is performing.

“We are making the dislike counts private across YouTube, but the dislike button is not going away. This change will start gradually rolling out today,” the firm said in a statement.

Viewers can still dislike videos to tune their recommendations and pri-

vately share feedback with creators. “We heard during the experiment that some of you have used the public dislike count to help decide whether or not to watch a video,” the firm added.

With this, YouTube is trying to create an inclusive and respectful environment where creators have the opportunity to succeed and feel safe to express themselves.

This is just one of many steps the brand is taking to continue to protect creators from harassment.

YouTube has also started rolling out a redesignated “New to you” tab on its platform to enable users to explore content that is not a part of usual recommendations that show up on the home feed.

(IANS)

Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. ‘I Love My Hair’, which Guyton said in a tweet was “a song of self-acceptance”, was introduced by Faith Fennidy, a Black student in Louisiana who was sent home from school after being told her braids violated school policy, an incident that inspired Guyton to write the song.

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n time for Children’s Day (November 14), a Compassionate Kid Award is on the way from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to 13-year-old Anya Kunder, daughter of celebrated Bollywood filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan Kunder, in recognition of her work to help homeless animals during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Community animals are dependent on restaurant waste and handouts, as a result many struggled on the streets during the lockdowns. So, Anya came to their rescue by sketching the animal companions of celebrities in exchange for a Rs 1,000 donation.

She raised Rs 4 lakh for numerous animal welfare charities, including PETA India. Anya also helped feed community animals on Mumbai University’s Kalina campus and joined her mother in encouraging people to help these animals by giving them food, water, affection and veterinary care. The duo even adopted Indian dogs ‘Gulab’ and ‘Jamun’.

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‘Squid Game’ garners 17 bn YouTube views, eclipses ‘GoT’

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etflix’s South Korean sensation ‘Squid Game’ has eclipsed HBO’s juggernaut ‘Game of Thrones’ on YouTube, attracting a staggering 17 billion views across a spectrum of long- and short-form videos, according to the content analytics firm Vobile.

The viewership comes from numerous types of video content, including official trailers and clips from

the series, fan recreations of iconic moments, real-world challenges inspired by the plot, and even narration of user-generated video games based on the property (found on services like Roblox), reports ‘Variety’.

“In 10 years looking at YouTube, we’ve never seen anything quite like this,” Jared Naylor, Vobile’s vice president for audience development, told ‘Variety’. The company identi-

fies and analyses how intellectual property is shared and co-opted in the digital space.

Vobile estimates that the 17 billion views have come from 129,000 uploaded videos, including traditional long-form YouTube clips and their recently-launched TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts. Those videos also count 533 million engagements (likes, dislikes and comments).

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T h e Ku k i U n i o n Chümoukedima & Kuki Youth & Students’ Union Chümoukedima take this opportunity to congratulate Dr. Neipihoi, D/o Mr Letthang Lhouvum & Mrs Phavah Lhouvum on being conferred Doctor of Philosophy PhD in the Department of Chemical Science on the thesis “Chemical profiling and biological properties of the traditional medicinal plants (Cronin caudatus Gloseler and Eurya acuminata DC) used by the Kuki community of Manipur and Nagaland” at CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India.

The Union acknowledges her for bringing laurels to the Kuki community and wishes her good health and success in all her future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/ Mr Seilun Khongsai Mr Paominlen Haokip Chairman, KUC Chairman, KYSUC

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merican singer, prolific songwriter and five-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton nearly swept the CMA Awards with four trophies in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday night (U.S. Central Standard Time), but the Country Music Association reserved its top prize for Luke Combs, reports ‘Variety’. “(Presenter) Alan Jackson said my name twice just now,” marvelled Combs, accepting the Entertainer of the Year period as the telecast slipped across the threehour point. “I have never written a speech for something like this, which is not serving me very well right now ... I don’t deserve to win it, but I’m sure as hell glad that I did,” he added.

Earlier in the night, he had premiered a brand new song, ‘Doin’ This’. It was Combs’ second shot at Entertainer of the Year; last year he lost it to Eric Church. The 31-year-old’s 2020 album, ‘What You See is What You Get’,

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With immense pleasure, the Thsoiphu Students’ Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Y.P. Chillio on being appointed as the Non-Official Director, NALCO India.

The Union expresses our gratitude for bringing laurels to Khiamniungan Community and the Nagas in general and further wishes him success in all his future endeavors.

P. Khuming Khiamniungan Tamong T. Chai President, TSU General Secretary, TSU

A contestant being auditioned by judges for Global Mr Nagaland, at Hotel Four Seasons, on Thursday, here at Dimapur. It may be noted that, apart from cash prize and gift hampers, the winner of the event would also get a direct entry into Global Model India. (NP)

TENYIMIA CHURCH WOKHA GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION Theme: “Proclaim liberty throughout the land” Lev. 25:10 Date: 13th & 14th November 2021 Venue: Tenyimia Church, Church Colony, Wokha

The Tenyimia Church Wokha Golden Jubilee Organising Committee cordially invite all the past and present members and well wishers to join in the Golden Jubilee Celebration Programme which will commence on 13th Nov, 2021 at 3:30 PM. Sd/Sd/Pastor Convenor Tenymia Church Wokha Organising Committee K Y M C

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Medziphema gets new indoor stadium D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (AGENCIES): A new indoor badminton stadiumcum-1st winter badminton tournament was inaugurated near ADC office Medziphema Town by MLA & Advisor, Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio, IAS (Retd.), on Thursday.

A press release by NDPP 5 Ghaspani-II A/C, press secretary, Thejangukho Yalietsu stated that the standard stadium was constructed with meagre funds under LADP 201920 (Iconic project) and has all the required facilities including toilets, dressing rooms, etc.

Speaking at the ceremony, Zhaleo expressed satisfaction at the overall construction works and lauded the concerted efforts of all concerned towards its successful completion.

While noting that it was built for men and women alike, he called upon the youths to take advantage of the available infrastructure and move ahead to compete with others at all levels.

He also advised that the standard infrastructure should be maintained and utilised to it’s optimum, taking it as a challenge to secure it from elements that may be detrimental to the

Zhaleo Rio inaugurating the new badminton indoor stadium at Medziphema Town on Thursday. (DIPR)

new stadium. Zhaleo opined that sportsperson should possess not only sporting spirit but also “cleanliness, civic sense, good behaviour in and out of the court”, and a sense of belonging as they benefit from the stadium.

Zhaleo expressed utter dissatisfaction at the degree of land encroachment not only in Medziphema but everywhere in Nagaland and appealed every individual to abstain from stealing government’s land but rather protect public property for holistic development in future. He also requested the ADC and administrative officers to sternly deal with violators.

Highlighting that more projects and schemes would be brought throughout the coming years, he sought

local’s support especially in matters related to land ownership which is a regular stumbling block in the state.

While voicing strong resentment against land encroachers, Zhaleo asked people to “stop the selfish practice of land encroachment” revealing that all administrative officers in Medziphema have always expressed discouragement and regret at the plight of government’s land and informed government offices to contain their allotted land as well as submit proposals to protect the same.

The advisor also acknowledged the noble contributions of Medziphema Village and appealed that proper demarcations and landmarks should be erected to warn violators of the evil

Gokulam Kerala lose to Iran club in AFC Women’s Club C’ship

Gokulam Kerala FC and Shahrdari Sirjan in action.

and the Iranian sides, but Gokulam were able to get off to a better start, enjoying more possession in the opposition half in the opening exchanges.

Manisha managed to break free on the left flank, in the first quarter of an hour, as she entered the box, she dribbled past two defenders and proceeded to the goal-line, before producing a cut-back for Gokulam’s Burmese midfielder Win Theingi Tun. However, Shahrdari Sirjan goalkeeper Arefeh Kazemi intercepted

the cross, according to a report by AIFF. Close to the hour mark, Zahra Alizadeh was put through on goal via an aerial through ball, that bounced outside the Gokulam penalty area. Keeper Aditi Chauhan rushed out of the box to clear the danger, and in her attempts to do so, collided with Alizadeh.

The Gokulam custodian was sent off for the challenge, and Sirjan were awarded a free-kick, which was duly converted by Afsaneh Chatrenoor, after a delay that lasted almost 10 minutes while Alizadeh was being treated on the pitch.

Despite being down to 10 players, Gokulam pressed forward, looking for the equaliser, and almost found it on the 87th minute, when Acheampong started a counter-attack from the centre, playing it to substitute Soumya Guguloth, who put Dangmei Grace through on goal. The pacey winger attempted a delicate finish, that was palmed onto the post by Sirjan keeper Kazemi.

practice. He also requested organisations or NGOs to continue assisting the government in all related issues so that public properties are protected while expansion and development activities can be executed in due course of time without hindrances.

He also wished the participants of the tournament and advised them to render their best so that they excel with a vision for higher levels, be it at the district, state, national or international level.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by ADC Medziphema, Imsongmeren, while pastor BCAMT, Rev. Zhabu Terhüja invoked God’s blessings and a short speech was presented by president NDPP 5 Ghaspani-II, Dosau Kuotsu. Dr. Er. Vekho Swüro delivered the technical report and gave a detailed account of the construction works while president MTYO, Kepe Nakhro, also delivered a speech and Akhriezo Solo presented a special number. The women organisation, NDPP 5 Ghaspani-II A/C, bestowed dignitaries with mementos while ADC Medziphema pronounced the rules and regulations to be observed for utilisation of the new stadium.

BWF: Pramod nominated in 2 categories awards M U M B A I , N OV 1 1 (IANS): India’s parabadminton star Pramod Bhagat, who scripted a great comeback to win a gold medal in the men’s singles SL3 category at this year’s Tokyo Paralympic Games, has been nominated in two categories in the Player of the Year Awards 2020/2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

R e i g n i n g Wo r l d Champion Bhagat, who won 11 successive points in the second game to beat Daniel Bethell of Great Britain 21-14, 21-17 in the men’s singles SL3 final, has been nominated in the Male Para-Badminton Player of the Year category.

He and his doubles partner Manoj Sarkar, who won bronze Men’s Singles SL3 in Tokyo Olympics, has been nominated in the newly created category -- Para-Badminton Pair of the Year. While Bhagat is ranked No 1 in the world, Sarkar is the third-ranked player with Bathell sandwiched in between.

DECF and KVCC exhibition match on November 13

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): The Dimapur ExCricketers Forum (DECF) and Kohima Veterans Cricket Club (KVCC) will be playing an exhibition match on 13 November at Sovima Cricket Ground, Dimapur.

The game will be a day/ night affair and is scheduled to start at 12 noon.

A press release by DECF convenor, Harjinder Singh Ahluwalia stated that in the match, two teams of 11 players will play a four innings match of 20 overs per inning. Both Kohima and Dimapur will field two separate teams for this match.

The main objective of the exhibition match is to play together, maintain physical fitness and help promote the youngsters. The release stated that there are plans to promote veterans’ cricket all over Nagaland, and for this purpose, the DECF has collaborated with Kohima Veterans Cricket Club because of its close association and hoped to move to other districts of Nagaland.

A special trophy will be awarded to the champion team and runners, and Man of the Match will be awarded for both innings.

Mavericks FC lifts 15th M Noke Trophy

Mavericks FC, Tehok FC with guest of honour, match officials and others.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (NPN): Mavericks FC emerged as the champion of the 15th edition of M Noke Trophy organised

by Mon District Football Association (MDFA) at Mon town local ground.

The tournament that kick started on November 2 with ten teams concluded on November 11.

In the final match, the two contending teams Mavericks FC vs Tehok FC ended in a draw 1-1 in the stipulated time, after

State level catapult target hitting competition on Nov 15 D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (AGENCIES): The department of Tribal Affairs, government of Nagaland is set to organize a State level catapult target hitting competition at Heritage village, Kisama on November 15, at 12 noon sponsored by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, government of India.

This was announced in a press conference by nodal officer TRI, K. Ongligaku on November 11 at conference hall, Directorate of Tribal Affairs, Kohima.

Ongligaku said that in commemoration of “Azad Ka Amrit Mahotsav” and as part of the celebration of the “iconic week of Bhagwan Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary”, who was an Indian tribal freedom fighter from the state of Jharkhand, several events will be held from November 15 - 22 across the country.

He informed that, the participants for the event will be from different Naga tribes of Nagaland, with maximum of 30 participants. The registration of participants will be done

on the spot from 11 am to 11:30 am on November 15. The participants are to wear their traditional attires for the event and carry their own traditional bags. The target distances will be 100 metres and the top three winners will be given cash award and certificates. The event will be inaugurated by additional secretary, Nchumbemo Lotha.

Keeping in mind the objective of the government, the department decided to select an indigenous game which is lost and forgotten and revive it, for which catapult had been particularly selected for the week event. The department of Tribal Affairs urged the tribal youths to participate and witness the event.

which Mavericks FC defeated Tehok FC 4-2 in a tie breaker.

The champion team walked away with the cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000/with trophy and certificates; runners-up team pocketed Rs 1,00,000/ with trophy and certificates, while the discipline team was awarded to Royal FC with cash prize of Rs 10,000/- and certificates.

The two semi-finalists CCF and New Site FC walked away with cash prize of Rs

20,000/- each.

I n t h e i n d iv i d u a l prizes, Hotwang of Tehok FC was awarded the Best Keeper; Eshong of New Site FC received the Highest Scorer award while Langphong of Tehok FC was awarded the player of the tournament.

Executive Engineer Electrical Mon, Tingtenmoie Konyak, was the guest of honour and special appearance displayed by 27 Assam Rifle pipe band and jazz band.

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The Office of the Khiamniungan Union Kohima (KUK) conveys heartiest congratulations to our leader Shri. Y. P. Chillio on being appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of NALCO under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The Union is extremely proud for proving the skeptics wrong and accomplishing what most could have ever dreamt of and also becoming the first person to be appointed at such esteemed position amongst the Nagas in general and the Khiamniungans in particular.

As we rejoice with the accomplishment, the Union would also like to acknowledge the Government of India and Nagaland for the special privilege and recognition.

We are sure that your work ethic, determination and integrity will take you to better places. It is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God grants good health and bless you in all future endeavors.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (IANS): Gokulam Kerala FC lost to Iran’s Shahrdari Sirjan in their second match of the AFC Women’s Club Championship, going down by a solitary goal at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium in Aqaba, Jordan.

After the first half had ended in a stalemate on Wednesday evening, Sirjan took the lead through an Afsaneh Alizadeh free-kick after goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan was sent off for a tackle.

It was a tightly-contested affair between the Indian

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Princepal Singh signs up with Aus beat Pak by 5 wkts to enter T20 WC final NZ Breakers in Australia’s NBL 17-ball unbeaten 41 and Marcus Stoinis was not out on 40 off 31 deliveries as Australia overhauled the target with an over to spare.

Shadab Khan was the best bowler for Pakistan with figures of 4 for 26.

Australia will now face New Zealand in the final on Sunday.

Brief scores: Pakistan: 176 for 4 wickets in 20 overs (Moh a m m a d R i z wa n 6 7 , Fakhar Zaman 55 not out; Mitchell Starc 2/38).

Australia: 177 for 5 in 19 overs (David Warner 49, Matthew Wade 41 not out, Marcus Stoinis 40 not out; Shadab Khan 4/26).

Babar breaks Kohli’s record to become fastest batsman to 2500 T20I runs

Australia’s Matthew Wade bats during the T20 cricket seminal match between Australia and Pakistan on Sunday in Dubai.

DUBAI, NOV 11 (PTI/ IANS): Australia defeated Pakistan by five wickets to enter the final of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

Sent into bat, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman smashed quick fifties as Pakistan posted a

challenging 176 for four.

Opening the innings, Rizwan scored 67 off 52 balls during which he hit three boundaries and four sixes, while Zaman remained unbeaten on 55 off 32 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes.

Together with skipper

Babar Azam (39), Rizwan shared 71 runs for the opening stand before stitching 72 runs with Zaman.

For Australia, Mitchell Starc picked up two wickets for 38 runs.

Chasing, David Warner made 49, while Matthew Wade smashed a

Pa k i s t a n c a p t a i n Babar Azam on Thursday broke Virat Kohli’s record to become the fastest batsman to score 2500 runs in the T20Is during his team’s semifinal match against Australia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. India skipper Kohli took 68 innings to breach the 2500-run mark in T20 internationals while Azam achieved the feat in 62 innings. Azam, who scored 39 in 34 balls, also registered the most number of runs in a maiden T20 world cup with 303 which makes him the first batsman to score 300 runs in the T20 World Cup 2021.

Meanwhile, Babar’s teammate Mohammad Rizwan also became the

first player in the history of the game to score 1000 T20I runs in a calendar year.

En route his 67, he also broke the record England’s Jos Buttler had set for the most runs by a keeper in a Men’s T20 World Cup. Buttler, who broke Craig Kieswetter’s record from 2010 in this year’s edition, had scored 269 runs to his name before England crashed out on Tuesday in the semifinals.

Rizwan now has 281 and is only behind his fellow opener Azam for most runs in this year’s T20 World Cup. FINAL (NOVEMBER 14) New Zealand Vs Australia Time: 7:30 pm

M U M B A I , N OV 1 1 (IANS): India’ss top basketball player Princepal Singh has signed up to play for New Zealand Breakers in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) in the upcoming season.

The Aucklandbased club announced on Wednesday the signing of the 20-year-old power forward Princepal Singh, who stands 6’9” in his shoes, on a two-year development contract with an option of extending into the third year.

Singh, who in 2020 became the first NBA Academy graduate to sign in the NBA G-League for the NBA Ignite, had represented Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League 2021 and was recently selected by the Stockton Kings in the 2021 NBA G-League draft. He is the second player from India after Palpreet Singh Brar to be drafted by a GLeague team.

Singh said he has chosen to play for Breakers as it has become a proven pathway for the NBL. “The Breakers have

Princepal Singh

shown with guys like RJ Hampton, Ousmane Dieng, and Hugo Besson that they are the premier team at developing players in the world. I am really excited to join the team and continue my development under Dan Shamir,” Singh was quoted as saying by the Breakers while making the announcement of his signing.

Breakers owner Matt Walsh was quoted as saying by the club on its website that Singh’s arrival into

camp will further solidify the Breakers as an elite destination in the world for global talent.

“Prince comes with experience from the NBA global academy and GLeague Ignite,” said Walsh.

“He’s a very talented young man, one of the top prospects ever from India, and we’re excited to have him.”

Singh is expected to join the Breakers in Australia at the end of the month for the NBL22 season that starts in December.

13th inter-district catch them young underway Aston Villa name Steven Gerrard as head coach D I M A P U R , N OV 1 1 (AGENCIES): The 13th edition of the U-14 InterDistrict Catch Them Young Tournament was formally inaugurated by advisor to chief minister, Abu Metha at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on November 11.

The two-day sport event is organised by the department of Youth Resources & Sports, government of Nagaland.

Speaking at the event, Abu Metha said “there are no shortcuts in sports, like elsewhere and if you put in your hard work success will come searching for you”.

He went on to say that today in the arena of sports and games, being the State champion is no longer good enough and being national champion is also no longer good enough but to be champion in sports means an international champion.

Metha added that the bottom line of success is measured no longer by certificates but by international medals and the amount of money they earned at the international arena.

He further encouraged the athletes saying that nothing is impossible in this

Abu Metha speaking at the inaugural programme. (DIPR)

world, especially in sports.

He also congratulated the department of Human Resources for carrying out excellent initiatives, despite enormous challenges and hurdles due to pandemic and lockdown in the State.

Metha said despite the challenges, they have observed all the SOPs and they have managed to successfully bring the event to the state level tournament.

Abu Metha stated that the government of Nagaland continues to give utmost importance to the development of youth activities and sports and games comes to the forefront which is the aspiration of the government.

He said that the aspiration

of the Naga Olympic Association is for Nagaland to produce champions at the highest levels in sports in the months and years to come. Metha added that to make that happen, the State, the citizens of the State, and all stakeholders must make investments and efforts towards realization of those dreams.

He also said that for one athlete or a team to get on the podium one day, investment in infrastructure, development of sports at all levels, approaching sports as a science and no longer taking it as a hobby or recreation are the foundations of sport to take off.

Director YRS, Akumla Chuba delivering her wel-

come address said that the Catch Them Young is an annual programme of the department where young talents are identified with an aim to give greater opportunities for their future endeavours. She added this year, 1,532 children have enrolled in different sports discipline from all 12 districts adding that the huge enrolment shows the love of sports is growing fast in Nagaland and the message sent across is that sports can be taken as profession and not merely as a hobby.

She also informed that in the inter-district tournament, 89 boys and 78 girls selected from 12 districts are participating in the tournament. She also urged the stake holders to support and help the children to achieve their goals to bring laurels to the State.

Highlights of the event included oath taking by host team captain on behalf of the players and T Imtisungit Ao took oath on behalf of the officials. The special guest declared the tournament open followed by the boys 100 m. Athletes from twelve districts are participating in the tournament.

the Board, it was apparent how ambitious their plans are for the club and I am looking forward to helping them achieve their aims,” said Gerrard.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everybody associated with Glasgow Rangers for giving me the opportunity to manage such an iconic football club. Helping them secure a record-breaking 55th league title will always hold a special place in my heart,” he added. Gerrard

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Steven Gerrard

BIRMINGHAM, NOV 11 (IANS): Steven Gerrard has been appointed as the new head coach of Aston Villa following his departure from Rangers, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

The 41-year-old Gerrard replaces Dean Smith, who was fired on Sunday after Villa lost five straight

games in the English Premier League. Villa are 16th in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone.

“Aston Villa is a club with a rich history and tradition in English football and I am immensely proud to become its new head coach.

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Murray, Shapovalov, Tiafoe reach quarters in Stockholm

Andy Murray

STOCKHOLM, NOV 11 (IANS): Former World No 1 Andy Murray, Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, the third seed, second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and eighthranked Frances Tiafoe of the United States have made it to the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open ATP tour event.

Mur ray claimed his second top-10 scalp in recent times when he stunned top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy in straight sets in a Round of 16 clash on Wednesday night.

Before the victory over World No. 10 Sinner, Murray had defeated France’s Hubert Hurkacz, ranked No. 10 at that time, in Vienna.

In a match packed with lengthy all-court rallies, Murray managed to

stave off the only break point he faced to close out Sinner in two hours and 10 minutes.

“It was a very tough match. He hits the ball huge from the back of the court so there were a lot of long rallies and a lot of running. But it’s probably my best win this season. I want to keep it going now,” Murray was quoted as saying by the ATP. In the quarterfinals, Murray will take on second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, after the Canadian dodged the upset bug and closed out Filip Krajinovic in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Auger-Aliassime’s compatriot Shapovalov made it to the last eight with a 7-6(1), 6-1 win against Andrea Vavassori of Italy while fourth seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain too advanced by beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 7-6(5), 6-2.

Tiafoe overcame Spani’s Pedro Martinez 6-4, 6-4 while fellow American Tommy Paul caused an upset by beating his fifth-seeded compatriot Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4.

is considered one of the greatest players in Premier League history, scoring 186 goals in 710 appearances for Liverpool and winning nine trophies.

Fo r m e r L ive r p o o l captain guided Glasgow Rangers to a first Scottish Premiership title in 10 years last season, finishing the campaign undefeated in the league. Gerrard is England’s fourth-most capped player with 114 international appearances, in which he scored 21 goals.

In a bid to streamline and optimize our Branch network, we would like to advise our esteemed customers and public in general that our State Bank of India, Capital Complex Branch (Code:16933) will be closed and merged with our State Bank of India, Nagaland Secretariart Branch (Code:10671). The merger will tentatively be effective from 25.11.2021.

We, therefore request all our customers of Capital Complex Branch to avail all our banking services from our Nagaland Secretariart Branch post merger.

State Bank of India remains committed to extend excellent customer services. Thank you for banking with us.

Sd/Regional Manager State Bank of India Regional Business Office, Dimapur.

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