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Vol XXXI No. 309

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Covaxin recommended for children in 2-18 age group

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): An expert panel of India’s Central drug authority has recommended granting emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children and adolescents in the 2 to 18 years age group with certain conditions, sources said on Tuesday.

If approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), it will be the second COVID-19 vaccine after Zydus Cadila’s needle-free ZyCoV-D to receive EUA for use in those below 18 years.

H yd e r a b a d - b a s e d Bharat Biotech, which completed the phase 2/3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for use in children aged between 2 and 18 years, had submitted the data to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its verification and subsequent approval for emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the jab in the beginning of this month.

Overall geometric mean titre (GMT) for the paediatric population is comparable with GMT of the adult population in phase-3 efficacy study The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 examined the data and deliberated on the EUA application on Monday.

“After detailed deliberation, the committee recommended grant of market authorisation of the vaccine for the age group of 2 to 18 years for restricted use in emergency situations subject to the certain conditions,” the SEC recommendations stated. The recommendations have been forwarded to the DCGI for final approval.

If approved by DCGI, it will be the second vaccine after Zydus Cadila’s needlefree COVID-19 vaccine

ZyCoV-D to receive EUA for use in those below 18 years.

Bharat Biotech had presented its proposal for grant of market authorisation of its Whole Virion, Inactivated coronavirus Vaccine (BBV152) in the 2 to 18 years age group for restricted use in emergency situation along with the interim safety and immunogenicity data of phase 2/3 clinical trial conducted.

The committee noted that the interim safety data of the phase 2/3 clinical trial was reviewed in a meeting on August 26, sources said.

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Naga talks: BJP legislators leave for Delhi DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): State BJP legislators led by deputy chief minister and BLP leader, Y. Patton flew to Delhi Tuesday to meet Central leaders and Naga Political Groups (NPGs) presently camping in Delhi in connection with efforts to push for an early political settlement of the Naga political issue.

According to a press note issued by Dy.CMO media cell, the BJP delegation will be meeting the Interlocutor A.K Mishra, Naga negotiating groups who are already in Delhi- NSCN (IM) and WC/NNPGs. The BJP delegation, as facilitators for Naga political

talks, will urge upon the negotiating groups to expedite the protracted Naga peace talks by hammering out differences in order to bring about an acceptable and honorable solution, which has eluded the people for decades, the media cell stated.

While asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were serious about resolving the Naga issue for the benefit and betterment of the people, the State BJP legislators also expressed strong belief that peace can be achieved only by meaningful and respectable deliberations.

The BJP legislators

also expressed gratitude to chief minister Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma for his proactive role in reaching out to different parties during this crucial talks.

BJP media cell also informed that the party unit president and minister Temjen Imna Along, who was in Imphal , was expected to join the delegation in Delhi had to cancel the trip due to the demise of former state BJP president and chairman NBDA, Visasolie Lhoungu.

BJP legislators-- Tovihoto Ayemi, Kazheto Kinimi and Mmhonlumo Kikon were among those who left for Delhi with Patton.

mean titre (GMT) for the paediatric population is comparable with GMT of the adult population in phase -3 efficacy study, the recommendations stated.

After detailed deliberation, the committee recommended the grant of market authorisation of the vaccine for the 2 to 18 years age group for restricted use in emergency situations subject to certain conditions, they stated.

According to the conditions, the firm should continue the study as per the approved clinical trial protocol and provide updated prescribing information/package Insert (Pl), Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and Factsheet.

So far, indigenously developed Zydus Cadila’s needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D has received EUA from the Drug Regulator, making it the first vaccine to be administered in the age group of 12-18 years in the country, besides.

Covid: 19 fresh cases, 2 deaths DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded 19 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while two more patient succumbed to the infection. Of the fresh cases, eight were from Dimapur, seven in Kohima, two in Phek and one each in Tuensang and Wokha, taking the total caseload to 31492.

Further, one patient each succumbed to the virsu in Kohima and Phek, pushing the death toll to 673.

Meanwhile, a total of 1123832 (first and second dose) persons have been inoculated against Covid-19 till October 12.

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randa, the agenda for the cabinet meeting and the minutes of the cabinet meeting were secret documents and must not be handled by unauthorized persons and non-officials.

Alam stated that the agenda and the cabinet minutes are circulated by the cabinet cell under sealed cover through the office of the cabinet ministers and the concerned advisors.

However, the government has regretted that the cabinet memoranda, cabinet agenda and the minutes were sometimes circulated in the social media, which is a serious violation of

rules and an offence under Official Secrets Act. Govt informs AHoDs, HoDs: State government, through the Home department, has directed all AHoDs and HoDs to make necessary arrangements to take note of various representations/demands/ultimatums being published in the newspapers and in other forms of media by various organizations on issues/ matters pertaining to different departments of the state government and take prompt steps for getting the matter/ grievances looked into.

In a memorandum, state home department

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Centre making efforts to meet coal demand: Joshi

NECTAR project aims to enhance governance of schools: Sukhalu

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said the government is making full efforts to meet the coal demand of power producers and stressed that steps are being taken to soon ramp up the dry-fuel supply to two million tonnes per day, from the current overall dispatch of 1.95 MT per day.

“We at the ministry and Coal India Ltd (CIL) are making full efforts to meet the coal demand...,” the minister said. The statement comes at a time when the country’s power plants are grappling with fuel shortages.

“I assure all the stakeholders and even people of the country that whatever coal is needed for power generation, that coal will be provided from the coal ministry,” he said.

Meanwhile, amid reports of shortage of coal stock in the country, the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) said that in the coming one or two weeks the problem will be stabilized.

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KOHIMA, OCT 12 (NPN): Advisor school education KT Sukhalu Tuesday said that World Bank-funded Nagaland Education Project (NEP)—The Lighthouse [Nagaland: Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources (NECTAR)] holds immense relevance to the education system in Nagaland as it aims to enhance the governance of schools across the state and improve teaching practices and learning environments in selected school complexes.

Speaking at the state level orientation and sensitization on the NEP—The Lighthouse (NECTAR) held at hotel Vivor here Tuesday, Sukhalu said that the project envisages developing a comprehensive, sustainable reform programme that can guide efforts at two levels: system-wide reforms that improve overall governance of schools in the state and school focused reforms that directly improve school level teaching practices and learning environments.

KT Sukhalu speaking at the state level orientation and sensitization programme on Tuesday. (NP)

Advisor reminded that the success of the project depends predominantly on the collaborative efforts of all the entities and stakeholders that have various roles and responsibilities albeit in varying degrees.

Sukhalu said the project implementation at the state level was led by the department of school education and managed by four constituent agencies— DoSE, SCERT, NRSE and SSM, which would collaborate with each other as well as with relevant departments of the government, NGOs and CSOs working in the region on similar focus areas.

Asserting that a transformation and overhaul in education would mean

better quality education and improvement in human capital, the advisor, therefore, said that the project holds value and promise to transform not only the education system, but also impact the lives beyond the classroom and sowing the seeds of much needed transformation of the society.

The Central government, State government and the World Bank had signed a $68 million project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools.

NECTAR project seeks to improve classroom instruction; create opportunities (Cont’d on p-8)

ENSF dissatisfied with cabinet subcommittee draft report on NSSB

PM Modi to launch masterplan for multimodal connectivity

main objective of constituting the NSSB was to put an end to rampant backdoor appointment.

ENSF also said that implementation of the present form of NSSB as per the report of cabinet subcommittee would only open another door for backdoor appointments.

The federation has, therefore, reiterated its demand that the state government include all the exempted departments under the purview of Nagaland Staff Selection Board so as to put an end to backdoor appointment in toto.

The federation cautioned that the state government’s failure to address the genuine and legitimate demands (Charter of Demand

NEW DELHI, PCT 12 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch a national masterplan for multi-modal connectivity, called PM GatiShakti, on Wednesday, the PM’s Office said on Tuesday. The PMO said infrastructure development had faced many problems for decades, like lack of coordination between departments leading to multiple agencies digging up roads for laying cables, pipelines etc.

The masterplan would cover projects of many Ministries and State governments like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland waterways, dry/ land ports, UDAN, textile clusters, defence corridors, industrial corridors, fishing clusters and agri zones etc.

DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has expressed dissatisfaction over “non-fulfilment” of its charter of demands in the cabinet sub-committee’s draft report on Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB).

In a representation addressed to the state chief minister, ENSF president Chingmak Chang and assistant general secretary Kaibo Konyak stated that the federation disagreed and objected to the recommendation of the cabinet sub-committee meeting held on October 5, 2021, since it has excluded major departments from the purhas asked the AHoDs and view of NSSB. HoDs to also suitably reply ENSF said that the to the persons/organizations concerned and, wherever necessary, issue press releases without delay with the approval of the compe- Correspondent tent authority concerned.

It stated that a copy IMPHAL, OCT 12: At of the action taken report least five civilians, includon every such representa- ing a minor boy, were killed tion/demand/ultimatum after suspected militants appearing in the media opened indiscriminate fire be provided to the office at a mass gathering at B of the Home department, Gamnom village in ManiPolitical Branch, addressed pur’s Kangpokpi district, to Nchumbemo, deputy sc- on Tuesday around 11.30 retary, Home department at a.m. email id nchumbemo.ncs@ The incident comes gov.in, and phone number just two days after a joint 08974632008. team of Assam Rifles and

Govt bans circulation of Cabinet memoranda DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): State government has directed all cabinet ministers, advisors and heads of administrative departments to issue proper instructions to the responsible officials attached to them that the cabinet memoranda, cabinet agenda and cabinet minutes being handled should not be circulated to any unauthorized persons/ non-officials or through any social media platforms like Whatsapp etc except through official e-mail in case of urgency.

According to DIPR, state chief secretary J. Alam stated that cabinet memo-

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No, 2 & 3) would compel the federation to resume its democratic agitation till our legitimate/genuine demand was fulfilled and the state government would be solely held responsible for any untoward incident.

Meanwhile, re-affirming its order dated September 16, 2020, the federation has directed those from Eastern Nagaland, intending to apply for the re-advertisement No. AR-8/NSSB5/2020 dated Kohima 4th Oct’ 2021 and Advt. No. AR-8/NSSB-1/2021 dated Kohima 4th Oct’ 2021, to refrain from applying.

Failing to comply with its directive, the federation said the concerned individual would be solely held responsible.

Mnp: Five, including minor killed as militants fire at gathering Army personnel gunned down four Kuki National Liberation Army (KNLA) militants at at Hingojang.

Police sources said that four persons, including a village chief, died on the spot while the minor boy succumbed to bullet injuries while on the way to a hospital in Imphal.

Soon after the incident, police rushed to the area and found a critically injured two-year-old minor

boy. The injured rushed to JNIMS hospital Imphal and was struggling for life, sources said.

Sources said that the villagers were conducting a condolence service for the four KNLA cadres killed on October 10, at B Gamnom village ground when the militants indiscriminately opened fire at the gathering.

It was reported that a rival faction had strongly

objected to holding the condolence service in the area.

The firing incident took place soon after the villagers began the condolence service, police said.

Police said the death toll may increase as they were informed of some missing persons.

A large contingent of police led by ADGP rank officers also rushed to the spot till the time of filing this report.

Former State BJP president Visasolie passes away Centre allows airlines to operate DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency chairman and former State BJP president, Visasolie Lhoungu passed away in Kohima on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 70 and survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and four grandchildren.

According to family sources, the funeral will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Eralibill Dimapur.

Born in 1951, from Dihoma village, Lhoungu hails retired as the chief executive officer of National Rural Livelihoods

PM, CM and others condole

Late Visasolie Lhoungu

Mission and joint director under Rural Development department in 2014. After his retirement, Lhoungu joined active politics and became the State BJP unit president in 2016.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Neiphiu Rio and national BJP president JP Nadda led in condoling the demise of chairman Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency and former State BJP president, Visasolie Lhoungu.

PM: Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter to send condolences to the family. He described late Visasolie Lhoungu as a hardworking and dedicated person who was passionate about the progress of Nagaland and empowerment of the Naga

people. “He made noteworthy efforts to strengthen the BJP in the state. Pained by his demise.

Condolences to his family and supporters. RIP.” Moid tweeted.

Rio: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio expressed deep pain to hear about the demise of Visasolie Lhoungu.

Rio said Lhoungu served the state government before joining state politics. He was a hardworking, sincere and diligent officer and apart from his professional career, Visasolie was also someone (Cont’d on p-8)

with 100 pc capacity from Oct 18

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI/ AGENCIES): Airlines can operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18 onwards, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday keeping in mind the “passenger demand for air travel”.

The carriers have been operating 85 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic services since September 18, according to the ministry’s order. The ministry stated in its order that “it has been decided to restore the scheduled domestic air operation with effect from October

18, 2021, without any capacity restriction”.

However, apart from strictly following Covid protocols, a few other restrictions will continue to be applicable on domestic flights.

Minimum and maximum fare caps will continue to be applicable.

Besides, there will be no serving or selling of meals on less than 2-hours of journey.

The order noted that the decision was taken “after a review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations vis-à-vis passenger demand for air travel”.

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DPDB Noklak adopts Wansoi, Thonoknyu villages

The DPDB meeting in progress on October 12. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Noklak District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) held its monthly meeting on October 12 in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Noklak under the chairmanship of vice

chairman DPDB & deputy commissioner Noklak, Hiazu Meru.

According to a DIPR report, the house discussed on the adoption of villages

by DPDB Noklak and resolved to adopt Wansoi

village under Noklak assembly constituency and Thonoknyu Village under Thonoknyu assembly constituency as DPDB villages.

DC urged respective departments to work out and contribute in possible

NEWS IN BRIEF CMO Wokha informs: Office if of the chief medical officer Wokha has informed that medical board examination for service confirmation of the state government employees under Wokha district would be conducted on October 21, 10 a.m. Government employees who are yet to appear for the said examination have been requested to be present at CMO conference hall Wokha along with appointment order on the said date.

PD informs departments: Principal director, school education & convenor inter department badminton club Kohima Shanavas C has informed all the departments in Kohima and general public that the last date for submission of form for 1st inter-departmental badminton tournament-Kohima has been extended till Saturday October 16. One could download the form at https://bit. ly/3uivJQC. DEO Dimapur on JNV online admissions: District education officer Dimapur has informed interested students under Dimapur district that Jawahar Navodaya Nihokhu would invite free online application for admissions to

classes VI and IX (2022). Last date for submission of application for class 6 is November 30 and October 31 for class IX. One could apply online at www. avodaya.gov.in or contact the office of the principal JNV Nihokhu, Dimapur for further details.

WCSU union assembly on Oct 14: Western Chakhesang Students’ Union has invited all the unit presidents under WCSU jurisdiction to its 1st union assembly (2020-2022) which would be held on October 14, 11 a.m., at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur. Any relevant agendas and concerns from the invitees could be forwarded and discussed at the assembly.

NSCN (I-M) UT recovers two-wheeler: NSCN (I-M) UT has informed that a two-wheeler Hero Maestro scooty bearing chassis number MBUF32ADFGC11401 and Engine number JF32MFGC17988 has been recovered. Rightful owner has been informed to claim it by producing original documents within seven days from the date of this publication. One could contact at 7085596462 for more information.

PHE department holds training on skill development in Wokha DIMAPUR: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Wokha division organised basic training on skill development for at PHED, EE office complex, under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) support activity on October 12.

According to a DIPR report, in his keynote address, EE, Imnazulu Ao said that the skill development workshop was organised to equip the stakeholders on various related trades to ensure the sustainability of water supply infrastructures.

He urged the stakeholders to take proper responsibility of operation and maintenance of the

water supply infrastructures once the schemes were completed and handed over to them by the department.

During the workshop, a thorough theoretical and practical session on the use of equipment and tools on four trades such as plumbing, masonry, welding and electrician were imparted by skilled master trainers.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by JE Thungchanbemo Tungoe while vote of thanks was proposed

by JE Sanis, Zuchanbemo Tsanglao. The same programme was also conducted at Bhandari sub-division headed by SDO Bhandari, K.Hukato Shohe.

ways they can. He also updated on the ongoing work at Noklak town under DPDB which was adopted earlier.

The house resolved to conduct handicraft festival at Noklak HQ in order to promote handicrafts in the district.

Since the district had various artisans, the house felt the need to organise the festival to provide a platform and opportunities to artisans.

For the aspirational block of Thonoknyu, the house approved for construction of rest house at Thonoknyu HQ, soiling & metalling (carpeting) within Thonoknyu town area, construction of road from Pang to Chiphur village and construction of irrigation at Pangking which has been recommended to

responsible departments.

The house approved for establishment of science stream at GHSS Noklak and construction of boys and girls’ hostels at GHS Panso was recommended to the responsible department.

Notification and declaration of new national highway from NH-202, Chendang/Saddle to NH702(B), Tobu via Noklak and Pansha was deliberated and the house approved and recommended to the concerned department.

The house also discussed inter-department meeting with NSACS. New members of the board, district project officer, land resources department Lichamo Murry and SDPO, Shangthing Khaim were also introduced at the meeting.

‘Spiritual Awakening Crusade’ at Khehoyi designated camp

The congregation at the three-day crusade at Khehoyi designated camp.

DIMAPUR: Council of Nagaland Churches (CNC) and Council Headquarters Church organised a threeday “Spiritual Awakening Crusade” on the theme “.....it is high to awake out of sleep....” (Romans 13:11) from October 8-10 at CHQ, Khehoyi designated camp with WSBAK evangelist Rev. Ghoheto

Zhimo and SBCK senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Hokheto as speakers.

GPRN/NSCN through its MIP informed that during the three-day event, convenor, National Peace Prayer Centre, Nihoto village, Kiholi Khuvung led the fasting and prayer service.

The programme con-

cluded with healing service from assistant director life reformation, Vikato Katy.

Pastor CHQ Church, Vikato L. Aye offered service dedication of the crusade while Kilonser, MRA Kewongkhum Yimchunger and speaker, NTH Huvito Yepthomi delivered welcome address and vote of thanks respectively.

APC asks centre to consider N-IsF as major component under RKVY DIMAPUR: State agriculture production commissioner (APC), Y. Kikheto Sema met several central agriculture ministry officials and discussed various issues pertaining to the development of agriculture sector in Nagaland on October 12.

According to a DIPR report, Kikheto apprised additional secretary Vivek Aggarwal that there was requirement of post-harvest management infrastructure in the state such as cold storages, pack houses, marketing facilities in the district headquarters & towns; transportation of agricultural produce etc.

He said that this could extend services to farmers, FPOs, entrepreneurs, self-help groups (SHGs) and the community under agriculture infrastructure fund (AIF).

Although the centre

has allocated funds under AIF, where credit guarantee coverage was available for eligible borrowers upto Rs. 2 crores with interest subvention of 3% per annum upto a limit of 2 crores, banks were shying away to come forward to give loan primarily due to issues of mortgage of landed properties, he said.

Kikheto requested the centre to simplify the procedure under AIF and to direct banks to come forward to help farmers and entrepreneurs for which Aggarwal assured that he would personally look into it.

He also advised APC to identify potential entrepreneurs, farmers, FPOs for viable projects who would be willing to repay the loan to the banks.

Kikheto asked Aggarwal for early sanction of “digital agriculture mission” which was assured to

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be considered within this month.

M e a n w h i l e, A P C met additional secretary (PMKSY), Prasanta Swain.

During the meet, APC requested Prasanta to consider enhanced allocation of action plan both under “other interventions and micro irrigation” since food security could be assured only through water security by creation of water bodies.

Later, he met joint secretary (RKVY), Chhavi Jha and apprised her that RKVY was implemented by eight departments and four missions and to consider enhancing allocation of action plan in the current year.

He appealed to her

to consider supporting the new programme on “Naga model of integrated settled farming” (N-IsF) as major component under RKVY for ecological services where agri and allied departments could participate in a single cluster.

A model has already is being implementing at Boke-Botsa under Kohima District, the APC informed.

Kikheto met Rajbir Singh, joint secretary (MIDH) and requested him to increase the cost norms under MIDH especially for Nagaland and hilly regions of North East.

He also met joint secretary (crops and oil seeds), Subba Thakur and joint sec-

retary (INM), Priya Ranjan.

H e a c k n ow l e d g e d union government for providing soil testing laboratory in all 12 districts and mini laboratories in all the 74 blocks in the state.

APC apprised him that since MOVCD cannot provide organic certification to all block levels, creation of an organic certificating agency in the state would help farming community which can be taken up as the state was now equipped with infrastructure under soil health management programs such as STL, quality control labs, micronutrients & biofertiliser production units and treatment of acidic soil.

Acknowledgement

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

2 Timothy 4:7

In remembrance of Lipoknungsang imsong (unger) 28th February, 1957 – 13th october 2020

Loving, kind and selfless in all your ways. A year has passed and there is not even a day we do not remember your compassion and generosity.

Apart from the love of Christ that keeps us strong, journeying on without you in our lives, your presence, we miss terribly. The wonderful and priceless soul that you were can never be replaced.

In parallel with this emptiness, your wise words, life and deeds still inspire and guide us. You shall live on forever in our thoughts and hearts.

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Late t. Pangerwati ao Born on 02/11/1962 – Died on 5/10/2021 We, the bereaved family of Late t Pangerwati Pongen, extend our profound gratitude to everyone who stood by us with prayers and support during the unfortunate demise of our beloved father.

Late t Pangerwati ao was an exemplary leader who lead from the front, a great mentor, selfless giver and a great motivator. His contribution in different spheres will always continue to inspire us.

Though words seems inadequate, we once again express our deepest appreciation to all those from whom we have received love, strength and succour in our moment of grief. May God’s Grace be upon you all.

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2 nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY In Remembrance of Late H CHISA

“Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” - Joshua 1:9

It seems like yesterday but two years have gone by since you left for Heavenly abode on 13 October 2019. We still miss your presence and love everyday- at each birthday, anniversary, in ordinary moments and major milestones. But we take comfort and draw strength from the blessed memories of you we hold dear and in knowing that you watch us from the Heaven’s above. db-282/21

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WEATHER FORECAST OCTOBER 13

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Agartala Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid 33 25 Aizawl

A stray afternoon t-storm

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Guwahati Increasing clouds; hot, humid 36 26 Imphal

A t-storm around in the a.m.

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Tuensang Increasing clouds and humid

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

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‘Ism’ dividing Naga society: Kaito Venkatesan meets Safai Karamcharis

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Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Agriculture & cooperation minister G. Kaito Aye lamented that “ism” had not only divided the Naga society but had also become an impediment to bring about an early solution to the vexed Naga political issue.

Under the present circumstances, Kaito said “we are all on the losing side, and if at all we continue without eradicating ‘ism’, we will be left behind without any solution.”

He said this while addressing the “1st Brotherhood Sports Meet” between Angami, Chakhesang and Sumis, hosted

by Western Sumi Sports Association on the theme

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“Eradicating Ism among the Rizes through sports” here at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur on Tuesday.

Kaito therefore called upon all to stop provoking each other and usher in peace and unity among each other.

“We need to grow together, strength to strength for there is no word beyond brotherhood”, he said.

Advisor for sericulture, excise & minority affairs, Zhaleo Rio also said it was time for the Naga society to do away with “isms” and take a pledge to reflect good example, to be instrumental for peace and unity.

Stating that Angamis, Chakhesangs, and Sumis were brothers, Zhaleo encouraged the gathering to

support each other to do what was right, adding that it would not only bring the three brothers together but also encourage other communities to imbibe the sense of brotherhood.

He advocated the need to encourage intertribe mar riage among Nagas and called on the youth to be torchbearers of change.

Senior NPF legislator, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu in his address described it as a historic and a new beginning for the brothers to be united through sports.

He said that the three brothers-Angami, Chakhesang and Sumi, descendants from Khezakeno village once owned majority of land in Dimapur, but now other tribes owned

more land as they were wiser.

Azo reminded that the three communities coming together was not about creating dominion but to usher in unity and set an example for others to follow.

He pointed out that Nagas as a whole were brothers and the sole objective of all is to be united under one umbrella.

Brief speech was also delivered by Western Sumi Hoho president Shikaho Zhimo.

Earlier, executive secretary WSBAK Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sema invoked God’s blessing. The welcome speech was delivered

by WSSA sports director Mughato Aye and the introduction was done by WSSA president Vikuto Zhimo.

WSSA vice president Mughapu Yeptho delivered the vote of thanks and invocation by WSBAK women secretary Kakheli Inato.

Dimapur Surumi Community also showcased a cultural performance.

The two-day sports meet would conclude on October 13. Six teams each for football (only for men) and volleyball (only for women) would be participating at the meet.

Hindu Seva Samiti Dimapur issues guidelines for puja

DIMAPUR: In view of the Durga Puja celebrations, Hindu Seva Samiti (HSS) Dimapur has issued various guidelines in order to ensure public safety during the pandemic.

In a press release, HSS Dimapur president Y.P Gupta has informed puja committees to perform pujas in the true religious spirit with discipline and decorum “so that the image of Hindu faith is held high”; All puja pandals should be erected in such a way that they do not disturb public thoroughfare and pandals should display posters and banners on the theme of “clean Dimapur, green Dimapur, save energy”.

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Loud speakers should not disturb the neighbourhood and general public and should be put off by 9 p.m.; puja committees to keep strict vigil to prevent consumption of alcohol during the days of puja and immersion functions.

Only devotional songs and music should be played in the puja pandals; puja committees to keep strict vigil on suspected or unclaimed articles lying in or around puja pandals and be immediately informed to the police.

On Vijaya Dashmi day, no procession would be held for immersion as such all trucks carrying idols have been requested to assemble at immersion

ghat at purana bazaar on the bank of river dhansiri (below over bridge), 9 a.m., onwards.

Members of puja committees are requested to wear traditional costumes or white cholapyjama during the immersion procession; to control river pollution, all puja committee have been asked not to bring any type of waste along with the idols; every puja committee is requested to bring any unattended idol lying on the road side for immersion so that idols are not desecrated; puja committees have been requested to prevent scuffles with puja committees or general public.

Hindu Seva Samiti stated that immersion was a solemn ceremony, therefore, “strict discipline and religious decorum should be maintained and avoid such actions by which the religious sentiments of other communities may hurt.”

Puja committees given 15 volunteer cards along with two guest cards would be permitted inside the Ghat who are vaccinated; puja committee to avoid use of candles and to use only diyas/ deepaks in their pandals and temples.

Puja Committees have been requested to cooperate with district administration, police,

Dimapur municipal corporation and Hindu Seva Samiti to ensure smooth conduct of the pujas and immersion.

Hindu Seva Samiti also advised the community not to bring children below 10 years and senior citizen above 65 years; devotees have been requested to visit puja pandals till 9 p.m., only.

ASSURES TO TAKE UP SALARY ISSUE THROUGH NCSK

T Venkatesan along with DC, KMC officials and sanitary workers in Kohima. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , O C T 1 2 (NPN): National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), chairman, M Venkatesan had an interactive session with safai karamcharis (sanitary workers) at Kohima municipal office, here on Tuesday.

In a brief remark Venkatesan shared about how he grew up from a family with both his parents employed as sanitary workers.

He said the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, with his vision to uplift young Indians gave the chairmanship post to young person like himself and that too the first from South India to hold the position.

Venkatesan urged the sanitary workers to share their grievances with him so that he could take it up with the higher authorities through the commission and if necessary even with the PM and president of the country.

Later, he interacted with sanitary workers and took notes of their griev-

ances and problems.

In his closing remark, he pointed out that the main issue of faced by the karamcharis were low salary and lack of work equipment.

He assured them that he would take up the salary issue through the Commission.

Meanwhile he urged the deputy commissioner (DC), Kohima, Gregory Thejawhelie to assist karamcharis to get registered under PM’s life and accident insurances to which the DC assured that he would help.

Venkatesan further said he had arranged a meeting with the governor of Nagaland at Guwahati tomorrow and therefore he would take up various issues faced by the karamcharis.

Earlier, DC in his welcome address thanked the chairman for coming to the state to look into the wellbeing of the karamcharis.

He expressed hope that the state karamcharis would be benefited in many ways through the visit.

The interaction programme was chaired by

KMC administrator T Lanusenla Longkumer who also proposed the vote of thanks.

The programme was attended by more than 50 karamcharis employed under KMC.

Interaction with state government officials

NCSK chairman, Venkatesan also held a meeting with state government officials in the conference hall of the Nagaland civil secretariat, Kohima on Tuesday.

During the interaction programme, he said that there were various schemes and programmes in place initiated by the government of India for the benefit of safai karamcharis and their families.

Venkatesan encouraged the state government machineries to work towards creating awareness so that targeted beneficiaries would be able to avail the benefits.

Earlier, the meeting was chaired by principal secretary p&ar, Ramakrishnan while commissioner & secretary Sarah R Ritse proposed vote of thanks.

KSU demands appointment of teachers at GPA

DIMAPUR: Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) has urged the responsible department to appoint the required number of teachers at Government Polytechnic Aboi (GPA), Mon at the earliest.

In a press rel e a s e, Ko n ya k S t u dents’ Union president,

T. N o k l e m k o n y a k and general secretary A Pangnan stated that while such institutes in other districts were functioning in full swing, the classes at GPA had not yet started.

The union lamented how having an institute w i t h o u t l e c t u r e r wa s “equivalent to not having

an institution at all”.

“No degree of administrative inconveniences should compromise the career of youth and students’ welfare” Konyak Students’ Union stated.

Meanwhile, the union also expressed dissapointment over the absence of some medical officers

and health staff even after the detachment order served by the responsible authority.

In this regard, Konyak Students’ Union has directed all the absentee officers and staff to report to their respective place of posting within five days.

DDCF greets Hindu community

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DIMAPUR: Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum has extended Durga Puja and Dussehra to the Hindu community of Dimapur in particular and the Hindu community of Nagaland in general.

DDCF urged festival-goers to maintain COVID appropriate behavior keeping in mind the pandemic which was not yet over and to “keep the celebrations in an eco-friendly manner (pollution free) as much as possible.”

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Govt will deal with pre-poll violence firmly: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, OCT 12 (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday warned to take stern action against the perpetrators of political violence ahead of the Assembly elections sheduled early next year.

The Chief Minister’s warning came a day after six persons were injured, most of them with pellet wounds, when workers of two rival political groups clashed during an election rally in the Yairipok Yambem area of Imphal East district on Monday.

Singh, who also holds the home portfolio, told the media that if anyone instigates any kind of violence or attacks any individual or organisation, the law enforcing agencies would take stern action against that person.

N. Biren Singh “Before the Assembly elections, every political party/group/individuals have their democratic right to undertake campaign maintaining the procedure and law. But none should vitiate the peaceful and democratic environment of the state,” the Chief Minister said, condemning Monday’s violent incident.

The six injured persons, including a woman, have been admitted to government hospitals, while

Justice More sworn-in as CJ of Meghalaya High Court

Ranjit Vasantrao Correspondent SHILLONG, OCT 12: Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More was on Tuesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court here, officials said.

Governor Satya Pal Malik administered the oath of office to him at the Raj Bhavan, while

Sikkim schools to re-open from October 18 G A N G TO K , O C T 1 2 (PTI): The Sikkim government on Tuesday lifted inter-state travel restrictions in the festive season allowing people to enter the state without producing negative RTPCR test reports or vaccination certificates at the border, as the Covid-19 situation has improved, according to a notification.

The notification was issued by the home department. This will help both homegrown and outside tourists who want to travel during the festive season.

In another notification, the education department of the Himalayan state said students from Lower KG to Class 8 can now attend offline classes from October 18. Classroom teachings have already started for classes 9 to 12 from September 27. ”Initially only 50 per cent of the students should be called on alternate days with parental consent, which shall be further increased based on monitoring of the situation,” the notification said.

strictly observing all social distancing norms. Justice More replaced Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder who has been transferred as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew, Justice Wanlura Diengdoh were also present at the swearing-in ceremony. Born on November 4, 1959, Justice More hails from Satara district in Maharashtra. He did his schooling and BA from Kolhapur and obtained a law degree. Justice More was elevated as Judge of the Bombay High Court on September 8, 2006.

the police have registered a case and launched a probe.

O n M o n d ay, o n e group of workers was led by former minister Shyamkumar, while the other was headed by a prospective candidate in the Andro Assembly constituency, Lourembam Sanjoy.

The elections to the 60-seat Manipur Assembly are expected to be held in February-March next year as the term of the state Assembly would end on March 19, 2022.

The ruling BJP has been running the government since 2017 with the support of the National People’s Party (NPP) led

by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and the Naga People’s Front (NPF), which has organizational base both in Manipur and Nagaland.

New chief justice of Sikkim High Court sworn-in G A N G TO K , O C T 1 2 (PTI): Justice Biswanath Somadder was sworn in as the new chief justice of the Sikkim High Court on Tuesday.

He was sworn in by state Gover nor Ganga Prasad at a function held at Raj Bhavan, in which Chief Minister PS Tamang and other dignitaries were present.

Justice Somadder was previously serving as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High court.

He succeeded Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari who was elevalted as a judge of the Supreme Court.

NORTHEAST Mizoram reports 1,430 COVID-19 cases, 5 fatalities AIZAWL, OCT 12 (PTI): Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally surged to 1,07,566 on Tuesday as 1,430 more people tested positive for the virus, while five new fatalities pushed the death toll to 363, an official said.

The single-day positivity rate was 15.18 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 9,422 sample tests.

At least 288 children were among the newly infected people, he said.

Aizawl district reported the highest number of fresh cases at 761, followed

by Lunglei district (149) and Siaha district (113), he said.

Five patients have travel history and the rest 1,425 were found to have contracted the virus locally, he said.

The number of COVID-19 active cases now stands at 14,381, while 92,822 people have recovered from the infection.

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Union Min urges IIT-Ghy to develop affordable technology GUWAHATI, OCT 12 (PTI): Union Minister Devusinh Chauhan has stressed on the need to develop technology that is both affordable and accessible for the masses.

He urged upon the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, to play a pivotal role in this regard during a visit to the higher education establishment here on Monday, a statement issued by IITGuwahati said on Tuesday.

Inspecting the various facilities at the IIT-Guwahati during his trip, the Union Minister of State for Communication expressed satisfaction on the various advanced research areas being pursued by Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEE).

He said the infrastructure that the Institute has developed in frontier areas of communications and other allied areas will be a boon for pursuing research and development in Com-

Indrajit Mahanty sworn-in as 6th Chief Justice of Tripura HC AGARTALA, OCT 12 (IANS): Indrajit Mahanty was on Tuesday sworn-in as the sixth Chief Justice of Tripura High Court at a simple ceremony in the Raj Bhavan in Agartala.

Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office to Justice Mahanty at a function here, maintaining the Covid protocols. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, his council of ministers, leaders of various political parties, judges of the High Court and senior bureaucrats were present on the occasion.

Justice Mahanty was serving in the Rajasthan High Court before being transferred to Tripura High

Court as Chief Justice.

He succeeded Justice Akil Kureshi, who was transferred to Rajasthan High Court as Chief Justice.

Justice Kureshi, who took oath as the Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court on November 16, 2019, one of the seniormost high court judges in the country, was originally elevated as an Acting Chief Justice in the Gujarat High Court in November 2018 and has been in news due to his non-elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Tripura High Court was set up in March, 2013 along with the full-fledged High Courts in Meghalaya and Manipur.

Devusinh Chauhan munications and IT. He also stressed on developing technology that will be affordable for the masses and has deep penetration in the rural areas as well, the release added.

On behalf of the EEE department, Prof Sitharam, director of IIT-Guwahati, handed a project proposal to the Union minister for setting up a “Centre for Excellence in Advanced Communication” at the Institute to develop specific areas of next-generation communication systems, which will enable the coun-

SHILLONG, OCT 12 : The Meghalaya government on Tuesday rolled out a mobile and web application for integrated road accident database (IRAD) that will help in analysing causes of road crashes and in devising safety interventions to reduce such accidents in the State.

The IRAD mobile application will enable Police,

Public Works Department (PWDs), Health, Highway etc to enter details about a road accident, along with photos and videos, following which a unique ID will be created for the incident.

The IT tool has been developed by the Indian Institute of TechnologyMadras (IIT-M) and executed by the National Informatics Centre with the support of World Bank.

Launching the app,

Chief Secretary Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang said the IT application will go a long way in addressing the issue of road safety and rectify the identified problem areas which causes accidents.

Reiterating the importance of adhering to road safety rules, Suchiang stressed on the importance of awareness campaigns and also urged drivers, particularly the youth to

Brahmaputra river sweeps away ferry after motor failure in Guwahati

DIBRUGARH, OCT 12 ( AGENCIES): Five insurgents belonging to the proscribed National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (K-YA) and NSCN (IM) surrendered before the Additional Deputy Commissioner, the police and the 6th Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Monday, reports The Northeast Today.

The surrendered insurgents include Goliam Gangsa (36), a self-styled (SS) lance corporal of the NSCN (K-YA), who had joined the outfit in 2008.

He also surrendered a 32 mm pistol along with live 32 mm ammunition and a

GUWAHATI, OCT 12 (AGENCIES): On Monday, a loaded ferry was swept away by the strong currents of the mighty Brahmaputra after it experienced a mechanical glitch, reports The Northeast Today. The ferry reportedly experienced a motor failure after it collided with a bridge that was being constructed across the river.

The passengers were in a state of panic after the

ferry loaded with people, vehicles and other goods found itself being swept away across two poles of the under-constr uction bridge.

This incident took place on Monday evening at about 5:30 pm. The ferry which is called Baghbar was reportedly headed towards North Guwahati when the incident took place. Adding to the fear was the realization that there were no

rescue boats.

Fortunately, the ferry was later rescued by another ferry called Ropex which sailed towards the boat and saved the passengers’ lives.

Just last month, a major ferry accident had taken place near the Nimati Ghat in Jorhat when two ferried were involved in a head-on collision. Though most of the passengers had been rescued, a few others had lost their lives in the incident.

AFFIDAVIT

Date 07/10/2021

I, Shri S. Kahoshe Yepthomi, S/o Shri Shihoto Yepthomi, R/o H/No.-B-3, Room No. 1, PWD Rental Complex, Dimapur - Nagaland, do hereby state and declare : 1. That I am Indian citizen by birth and an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland.

2. That I am known by the names Kahoshe Yepthomi and Kahoshe S Yepthomi in my service document and S. Kahoshe Yepthomi in my Aadhaar Card and PAN Card.

3. That my families and friends alike know me by the all above said names.

4. That the names Kahoshe S. Yepthomi, Kahoshe Yepthomi and S. Kahoshe Yepthomi belongs to the one and same person.

5. That henceforth, I shall be known as Kahoshe Yepthomi for all purposes.

6. That this affidavit is made to declare that the name S. Kahoshe Yepthomi will be officially used from this day forth.

7. That the content of this affidavit are true to my personal knowledge, which I believe to be true and no part of this affidavit is false and nothing material has been concealed.

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Sworn before me on this 7th day of Oct. 2021 at Dimapur.

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AFFIDAVIT

Date : 12/10/2021

I, Miss. Teresa Awomi, daughter of Heyito Awomi,

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Date :25/02/2021

I, Shri Neikhrolo Lasuh, F/o Rikhro-u Chakhesang, R/o H/No.-1 Netaji Colony, Dist-Dimapur, State-Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under: 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and as such competent to swear this affidavit.

2. That Miss. Rikhro-u Chakhesang is my adoptive daughter.

3. That, I am declaring this affidavit to declare that Miss Rikhro-u Chakhesang is my Adoptive Daughter, and also to state that I shall be known as her Father for now onwards.

5. That, the contents of this affidavit from para (1) to (3) are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing are concealed therein.

And I signed this affidavit on this 06th day of March, 2021 at Dimapur:Nagaland.

Sworn before me by the deponent.

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This is for kind information to all the plot (land) owners within the jurisdiction of Kiyeto Village, that for proper regulation and management of land resource, the Village Council has adopted the following resolution.

1. To compulsorily obtain land registration certificate from the office of the Kiyeto Village Council.

2. Henceforth, N.O.C for buying and selling of land within its jurisdiction shall not be issued without the land registration certificate.

3. Buying/ Selling of land within its jurisdiction without N.O.C from concerned authority shall be liable for penalty.

For further inquiry, contact the undersigned.

(L. Holuvi Sema) Chairman Contact No. 9615670081

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and Chaifut Pansa (34). The cadres had joined the outfits between 2004 to 2010, and had been part of various operations.

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AGENCIES): Durga Puja Animal sacrifices will celebrations began with begin from Maha Saptami Maha Sasthi on Monday. on Tuesday and end on Beautifully decorated idols Maha Navami. One buffalo of Goddess Durga were will be offered for sacrifice installed in pandals across on Maha Navami at the the city as per traditional Ugratara Temple in the rituals, reports The Sen- city. To avoid crowding due tinel Assam. Animal sac- to the COVID pandemic, rifice is a part of Durga the temple management Puja celebration, especially will not allow any more in the eastern part of the animal sacrifices.

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permanent resident of Hekheshe Village, Sub-Div. Medziphema, Dimapur : Nagaland and presently residing at Burma Camp, Dimapur : Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the aforementioned address.

2. That my father's name has been recorded as D.M. Nair in all my educational documents and certificates and whereas, in my other official documents including my PAN Card and Aadhaar Card my father's name has been recorded as Heyito Awomi.

3. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use my father's name Heyito Awomi for all future correspondences.

4. That this Affidavit is sworn for declaring that henceforth, I shall use my father's name i.e. Heyito Awomi for all official purposes, intent and future correspondences and further to initiate necessary rectifications and acceptance by the concerned authority/ies for correcting my father's name to as Heyito Awomi in lieu of D.M. Nair in all my educational records.

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acquaint themselves with traffic rules and signs.

Stating that Meghalaya registers accidents cases on a daily basis, which accounts for nearly 180 deaths annually, Additional Director General of Police Heimonlang Nongpluh, expressed optimism that with the launch of IRAD, the information collected from all stakeholders will help mitigate preventable accidents.

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millimeter-wave, Multi-user OTFS modulation under heterogeneous user mobilities, Wireless Information and Energy Transfer in a Heterogeneous Network, being pursued at the EEE department and the contributions IIT-Guwahati can make as well as the strong capability to support futuristic Communication initiatives from the ministry.

Chauhan also visited the Computer & Communication Centre (CCC) at IIT-Guwahati.

He was shown the Supercomputer facility Param-Ishan and its capabilities for multiple scientific, technological, weather forecasting and healthcare applications. The Institute’s director also informed him about the upcoming Supercomputer facility ParamKamrupa, which is being installed.

The minister inaugurated BSNL EPBAX Exchange and Bharat Fibre Services at IIT Guwahati.

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try to take a lead in niche areas of communication technologies.

The director highlighted the importance of communication and connectivity in North East region for its overall economic and social development.

He stressed that IIT Guwahati being a knowledge hub can provide technology platforms to deliver the best solutions to overcome impending problems of this region and join hands with the Ministry of Communications to provide solutions to enhance connectivity, improve telecom infrastructure and provide training to human resources for better management and operations of telecommunications facilities.

Prof Roy P Paily, Head, EEE Department, and Prof R Bhattacharjee presented an overview of 5G related research activities, IC design, fabrication and characterisation for 5G

The Tsütuonuomia Model Village express our sincere gratitude to all organizations, individuals and all well wishers for your immense support to our Tsütuonuomia Model Village Social Work cum Get Together on 9th October, 2021 financially, materially and physically of different communities who resided in our Model Village.

The Union also erected a signboard; community well, planted flowers, and ornamented tree plants.

Cleaning link roads and National Highway requesting everyone to take responsible of keeping the environment clean and save nature. This positive change for the people of model village is a giant leap forward for the people of Kohima.

Words aren't enough but if it is our prayer that our Almighty God bless each and every one of you abundantly.

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Modi slams ‘selective’ interpretation of rights

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Slamming those who engage in “selective interpretation” of human rights with an eye on political gains and loss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that such conduct harms human rights as well as democracy.

Speaking at the 28th foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Modi said the country should be wary of such people who try to dent its image in the name of raising the issue of human rights violations.

In his speech, Modi highlighted a number of measures taken by his government to empower the poor, women and persons with disabilities and prevent injustice against them, before launching a scathing criticism of those who choose to see human rights violations in some incidents and not in others.

“There is another aspect associated with human rights which I want to speak about today. In recent years,

at the peak of COVID-19, 80 crore Indians got access to free food grains,” he said, adding that the mantra of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas, sabka prayas’ guarantees human rights to every person.

He also touched on pro-farmer steps like cash transfer and crop insurance and said production of crops hit a record during the crisis due to these efforts as farmers are no longer forced to take debts from others.

He cited a number of measures taken by his government during the last seven years to deliver basic needs like toilets, cooking gas, electricity and homes to the poor and said this gives rise to their aspirations and makes them more aware of their rights.

Modi said the concept of human rights is closely related to the dignity of the poor and when their basic needs like toilets, housing, bank accounts or cooking gas are taken care of, then they also grow more aware of their rights.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 28th NHRC Foundation Day programme, through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI)

some people have begun interpreting human rights in their own ways prioritising their interests.

“They see human rights violation in one incident but cannot see it in another incident of similar nature. Such mindset harms human rights a lot,” he said.

He added, “Human rights suffer a great deal when they are looked at through a political prism and considered according to political gains and loss.

Such selective conduct harms democracy a great deal too.”

Though Modi did not

name any person or organisation, the ruling BJP has been critical of a section of human rights groups, including those with a global presence, claiming they have highlighted cases of alleged rights violations selectively and in a onesided manner to target the government.

The prime minister stressed that duties are equally important as rights and they should not be discussed separately as they complement each other.

Highlighting his government’s efforts during COVID-19 to help the poor,

including providing free grains and cash transfer to the elderly and other vulnerable sections, Modi said a pandemic in such a big population has triggered instability in society in the past but India proved all apprehensions wrong with its work for the rights of the common man.

“India on the one hand has been courageously fighting a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic while on the other it has ensured that the basic rights of every individual are respected,” Modi said.

“I feel proud that even

No need for more troops or lessening their numbers at LoC: Army and Kashmir who will attend various courses in the Mewar University in Rajasthan under Operation Sadbhavana, General officer Commanding (GoC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen. D P Pandey said militants across the border will try to make last-ditch efforts to infiltrate into the Indian side before the onset of winter.

“This is a last-ditch opportunity for our inimical agents across (the LoC) to ensure that they can

push terrorists and terrorist groups.

We have been getting inputs. There have been two infiltration attempts in Uri and Rampur sectors, which were not only foiled, but they were neutralised and eliminated.

“The inputs will keep on coming and I can assure you that we are absolutely vigilant on the LoC. We will not allow any infiltrators to come through. One or two who will come through, will be eliminated with the help of the people of Kashmir inside the

Modi govt’s welfare policies protecting people’s human rights, says Amit Shah NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been relentlessly working for the welfare of poor, backwards and deprived sections of society, thereby protecting their human rights, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.

Addressing the foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) here, Shah also appreciated the work being carried out by the rights body for creating awareness among people of the country about their human rights over the last 28 years of its existence.

The home minister said a government with absolute majority was formed at the Centre for the first time in a long period in 2014 and since then it has been doing welfare work for the poor and deprived sections.

He said that after the Narendra Modi government came to power, 10 crore families were given toilets, thereby protecting the human rights of the

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women, girls and all others.

Four crore families were given electricity connections, which is helpful for the old and children alike, 13 crore families were provided clean cooking gas connections that has helped in saving women and others from various diseases, he said.

Shah said the central government has built two crore houses for the poor while five crore more houses will be built soon.

Seven crore people were given financial assistance by the central government directly to their bank accounts, which were opened for the first time.

He said the Centre has launched an ambitious scheme to provide potable water to every household in

the country and two crore families will be given clean water through pipes soon, thereby protecting their basic human rights.

The home minister said the NHRC, since its inception, has disposed of 20 lakh cases and awarded Rs 205 crore compensation to scores of people for violation of human rights, which is commendable.

The NHRC is a statutory body that was constituted on October 12, 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act for the promotion and protection of human rights.

Kashmir valley,” Lt Gen. Pandey said.

He said counter-infiltration measures are already in place along the LoC and there is no need for additional forces or lessening their numbers for keeping infiltration under check.

“I do not think that there is a requirement to push in more forces or take out any forces (from the LoC). I have got enough forces to ensure it (stop infiltration),” the GoC said.

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is displaying such courage as it knows that our prime minister will give it a clean chit before the world,” he alleged.

The Congress leader recalled Modi’s June 19, 2020 statement at an allparty meeting that there has been no transgressions into Indian territory and asked, “Why did the prime minister of India lie to the nation and gave a misplaced clean chit to China.”

He also alleged that Modi has diluted five agreements entered between India and China in the past and the balance is now tilting towards China on these deals.

“Why is this weak government unable to make sure China adheres to these five agreements. We have a strong Army and why do we have a weak prime minister who dilutes India’s strengths,” he asked.

Khera said there was no agreement coming out of the 13th round of Corps Commander Level meeting as the Chinese have been “brazenly entering Indian territory, while our jawans at the borders are bravely stopping, but this government

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and especially the prime minister is scared of even taking the name of China and holding them accountable”.

He also asked how over 100 Chinese troops enter 5 km into Indian territory near Barahoti crossing the Tun Jun La pass in Uttarakhand and stay there for over three hours on August 30.

“Hasn’t this government and its agencies failed at protecting India’s national security and sovereignty,” he further asked.

Khera alleged that Chinese incursions over the past couple of years have happened in almost all sectors - from Ladakh to Uttarakhand to Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh, but the government is silent.

“Even the Army Chief of India said, ‘China is here to stay’. Why are the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and Minister of External Affairs silent,” he asked, alleging that the implications of the Chinese incursions are extremely critical, especially when the PLA isn’t even open to discuss deescalation in two extremely strategic and critical sectors for India - Depsang and Daulat Beg Oldi sectors.

Khera claimed that there was danger looming large on our borders as China has made a massive troop build-up in Daulat Beg Oldi sector and has upgraded its weapons and deployed S-400 air defence missile system which is 400 km in the vicinity of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (IANS): The suspected Pakistani terrorist who was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police in the national capital was sent to 14 days police custody on Tuesday.

The suspected terrorist was arrested from the Laxmi Nagar area of the city at around 9 p.m. on Monday, an official told IANS. Delhi Police in the court demanded custody of the accused so that they can unearth the whole conspiracy of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out terror strikes in the national capital during this festive season.

Notably, the ISI had trained this terrorist, identified as Mohd Ashraf alias Ali, for at least six months back in 2004.

Since then he was living in India as a sleeper cell. “After entering India, he went to Ajmer and befriended a Maulvi at a local Masjid. In the year 2006, he accompanied the said Maulvi to Delhi,” an official said.

Earlier also on September 14, the Special Cell of Delhi Police which prevents, detects, and investigates cases of terrorism, organized crime, and other serious crimes in the national capital, had busted a Pakistan-based terror module and arrested seven suspected terrorists, including two people who were trained by the ISI.

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being more concerned about the “artificial image” he has created about himself than the geographical integrity of India’s borders and questioned his silence on China’s continued incursions.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took a swipe at the prime minister asking why he does not show red eyes to China. “’Mr 56 inch’, why don’t you show red eyes,” he asked in a tweet in Hindi, tagging a news report that China was not ready to step back at the borders after the 13th round of commanderlevel talks.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged at a press conference that a strong country like India with a strong army has a “weak” prime minister who was not ready to even name China.

“Here is the prime minister in India who is more worried about an artificial image which he has created about himself and is much more worried about it than the geographical integrity of the borders of India,” he told reporters. He said the prime minister and ministers should talk with sensitivity especially while speaking about foreign policy.

“We have a strong country and a strong army but a weak prime minister.

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Speaking to reporters at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here after the send-off ceremony for 300 students from Jammu

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Politician-criminal nexus

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ecent incidents across several states in India where police have come under heavy flak from the courts over conduct of criminal investigations is a very grave issue which if ignored, can invite dangerous consequences on the very foundation of effecting rule of law. As enforcer of the law, the police is not only called upon to prevent crimes but also ensure that offenders are brought to book and made to pay for their crimes. When the police is found to be wanting in effecting the rule of law especially with regard crime prevention then investigation and prosecution; it means that the very tool of the law has become redundant. The causes of such failings are mostly due to compromises made with regard to ensuring that the uniformed personnel who are tasked to enforce the rule of law are themselves found to be either unfit or have become willing tools in the hands of politicians. In order to ensure that the Indian police system functions to the best of its ability, the focus has been, at least theoretically, on improving policing. It was only when the Supreme Court took suo moto notice to intervene in the October 3, Lakhimpur Kheri case, the rule of law appears to be on course after the arrest of the prime suspect, the son of a Union Minister of State.

In Lakhimpur Kheri, the UP police allowed a tense build-up that led to violence which claimed eight lives on October 3. Hardly a week earlier, in Gorakhpur, a visiting businessman was killed by a police posse in a midnight hotel search. At both places, the initial hierarchical cover-up was boosted with a liberal dose of compensatory ‘blood money’, promptly released as compensation by the state government. This is the UP Police living up to its image as the most controversial force trying to police the land where a majority of politicians of all parties are history sheeters or known offenders with pending criminal cases.

The need for reform of police in India has been long recognised and the debate has been on for almost 30 years. Though the debate rages on whether 21st century India should continue to use the 19th century Indian Police Act written in 1861 by the British rulers, whose primary use of the police was to protect their commercial interests against the rising tide of Indian nationalism? Acting as a tool of the ruling party, the Indian police is often brutish and insensitive, siding largely with the powerful rather than protecting the weak. That’s why India needs a new law structured around democratic policing and human rights. Many committees on police reforms have recommended major reforms in the police system coupled with systematic accountability. It would be unfair to lay the entire blame for the abysmal law and order situation on the Indian Police Service (IPS). The police is crippled in large part because of its masters – elected members and ministers- as many of them are corrupt to the core. Any honest police officer who stands up to them is promptly transferred. States opposed to police reforms, mostly run by NDA constituents are trying to cover their hypocrisy by politicizing it. They had been making so much noise on corruption, but now stand exposed when it came to the test.

DailyDevotion Getting into God’s Stride

Enoch walked with God… —Genesis 5:24 The true test of a person’s spiritual life and character is not what he does in the extraordinary moments of life, but what he does during the ordinary times when there is nothing tremendous or exciting happening. A person’s worth is revealed in his attitude toward the ordinary things of life when he is not under the spotlight (see John 1:35-37 and John 3:30). It is painful work to get in step with God and to keep pace with Him— it means getting your second wind spiritually. In learning to walk with God, there is always the difficulty of getting into His stride, but once we have done so, the only characteristic that exhibits itself is the very life of God Himself. The individual person is merged into a personal oneness with God, and God’s stride and His power alone are exhibited.

It is difficult to get into stride with God, because as soon as we start walking with Him we find that His pace has surpassed us before we have even taken three steps. He has different ways of doing things, and we have to be trained and disciplined in His ways. It was said of Jesus— “He will not fail nor be discouraged…” (Isaiah 42:4) because He never worked from His own individual standpoint, but always worked from the standpoint of His Father.

And we must learn to do the same. Spiritual truth is learned through the atmosphere that surrounds us, not through intellectual reasoning. It is God’s Spirit that changes the atmosphere of our way of looking at things, and then things begin to be possible which before were impossible. Getting into God’s stride means nothing less than oneness with Him. It takes a long time to get there, but keep at it. Don’t give up because the pain is intense right now— get on with it, and before long you will find that you have a new vision and a new purpose.

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Kind words do not cost much.

Yet they accomplish much. ~ Blaise Pascal

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Post-mortem

Aircraft carrier - a reality check for Indian Navy

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uch newsprint was devoted to a naval exercise undertaken between the USA and India.

The exercise was designated a two day “passage exercise”, and, inarguably, contributed to strengthening bilateral cooperation and military coordination.

Apart from the myriad advantages accrued, the exercise also threw up a somewhat worrying aspect, viz the stark disparity in the two naval forces participating.

While the US Navy fielded a full ‘Aircraft Carrier Strike Group’ with USS Ronald Reagan, India was represented by two ships and shore based aircraft, and aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Earlier, in March this year, the two navies had undertaken a similar exercise.

Then too, while the US Navy had a full carrier strike group participating, India sent a single ship and shore-based aircraft.

Apart from these bilateral exercises, the Indian Navy also took part in a French Navy led multilateral exercise named La Perouse in April, where two ships and shorebased aircraft were deployed, though in this instance other participating nations did not field an aircraft carrier.

Evidently, with its sole aircraft carrier being under maintenance, the Indian Navy is constrained in operating across all dimensions at sea, including during such exercises that bear the potential for valuable lessons and experience to be gleaned. Exacerbating the situation further is the fact that, given the size and complexities of a large ship like an Aircraft Carrier, its maintenance durations are likely to be of an extended nature.

Consequently, the naval fleet remains hamstrung in undertaking operations related to maritime air power in such periods. Orchestrated deployment of shore-based aircraft over the seas is unlikely to fructify or indeed be available during a live conflict, where there will be concurrent requirement of air operations on land as well.

Clearly, here and now air capability at sea will have to manifest from the sea itself.

This operational reality has motivated all significant navies of the world to include aircraft carriers in their forces levels.

Military experts across the world are unanimous in the view that aircraft carrier operations are a skill learnt and perfected through sustained practice and long experience. This is borne out by the fact that China, despite having inducted its first aircraft carrier nearly a decade back, is still figuring out carrier operations.

The UK, with its return to being an aircraft carrier navy, has also been dependent on USA to assist in re-learning the ropes of such operations. Does a long layoff period for the Indian carrier then not have an effect on India’s ability to protect its interests at sea?

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently during his visit to Kochi in end June to review the progress of construction of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier or IAC, had highlighted the historical fact that all major powers in the world have boasted powerful navies. In the present day, as evident from China’s focus on building aircraft carriers and UK’s U-turn on doing away with its carriers, it is clear that

any navy will need to have such capability if it hopes to be a serious contender on the global or even regional stage.

While the minster’s pronouncement indicates a clear understanding about this aspect within the government, ancillary agencies and organisations appear to be stuck in a state of flux. The abysmally slow progress on the IAC project is a case in point. In case the ship had been built and delivered in a timely manner, the Navy would have been able to keep one of the two ships operationally available.

Whatever be the past, unless the relevant agencies wake up and smell the coffee at least at this point, India and its Navy are staring at a bleak operational capability for the near future.

A reality check is long overdue and the problem is fast approaching critical mass.

An attitude of business-asusual is unlikely to get the second ship inducted any time soon.

Every possible effort needs to be channelized into the project, including working round the clock, imposition of stringent penalties on every source of delay, daily monitoring at the PMO itself, etc.

India needs to act now lest we are left behind because China would act and is acting with a clear aim.

We also need to think about what lies in the future 15 to 20 years down the road.

When the existing carrier gets de-inducted. What then?

Given the long lead time to build carriers, how will India retain her edge as a major naval power? Well, the answer is obvious.

Sumit Kumar Singh can be reached at sumit.k@ians. in (IANS)

Effect of music on animals

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usic that we listen may be stressful to the ears of animals. Today science has revealed how different animals react to music. Animals have diverse reactions to tunes.

Studies by researcher’s shows that dogs in kennels might be less stressed while listening to classical music. They tend to sleep more while listening to all kinds of classical music as it relaxes them while on the other hand music like heavy metal had the opposite reaction like increased body shaking which is a sign of nervousness.

Cats don’t care about human music but it is reported that scientist have created music that the cats can enjoy and is established by the cats response by moving towards and rubbing against the researchers when they put on the particular music.

Scientists have also created music for monkey to relax and they even eat more while listening to those music. On the other hand the monkeys becomes agitated when the music that contained sounds similar to ones the monkeys make when they are expressing fear is played.

Cows produce more milk when they are listening to relaxing music. Researchers have found that cows can produce 3 percent more milk per cow per day when calming music is played which probably reduces stress. What music is for a human may be a moo-sic for a dairy cow. Elephants might be better at playing music than humans are. It is said that elephants in Northern Thailand play specially developed instruments like steel drums and even harmonicas.

Parrots ability to talk helps them keep to a beat when the researchers slowed down videos of animals dancing so that they could accurately measure how close they were to matching a beat and discovered 14 species

of parrot all capable of vocal mimicry showed convincing evidence they would match the beat.

Studies were conducted by researchers to determine on how different type of music influences the performance, egg quality, behaviour and economics of raising Japanese quail. The analysis revealed that the quails that listened to a mix of styles and classical music had greater body weight in comparison to other groups.

Quails exposed with reggae music significantly improved eating habit and are less aggressive while provision of random and classical music increase egg production and improve feed conversion ratio that consequently increases profit than the normal management practices in quails reared without any exposure to music.

Conclusion It is widely accepted that music is a uniquely human phenomenon but recent and ongoing research shows that animals actually do share our capacity for it. Researchers have developed “ species- specific music” which tunes specially designed using the pitches, tones and tempos that are familiar to their particular species. Music is all about scale: human like music that falls within our acoustic and vocal range, uses tones we understand and progresses at a tempo similar to that of our heartbeats. A tune pitched too high or low sounds grading or ungraspable and music too fast or slow is unrecognizable as such. To most animals, human music falls into the ungraspable, unrecognizable category where the vocal ranges and heartbeats are very different from ours which is why they simply aren’t wired to appreciate songs tailored for our ears.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Animal Science Division, Tuensang, Nagaland

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Every girl child must be digitally empowered

his year the first medal was won by a female athlete for India in Tokyo Olympics and she is from Manipur.

Four years back India got two medals in the Olympics and both were won by female athletes. We are aware that women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. The recent pandemic has brought a digital divide amongst many in the world. The digital divide could be seen in rural areas more than urban areas due to gadgets and connectivity and also purchasing powers.

The global internet user gender gap is growing, from 11 per cent in 2013 to 17 per cent in 2019, and widest in the world’s least developed countries at 43 per cent. 2.2 billion people below the age of 25 do not have internet access at home, with girls more likely to be cut off. Globally, the percentage of females among Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates is below 15 per cent in over two-thirds of countries. And in middle and higherincome countries, only 14 percent of girls who were top performers in science or mathematics expected to work in science and engineering compared to 26 per cent of top-performing boys. Nearly 1 in 4 girls aged 15–19 globally are not in education, employment or training, compared to 1 in 10 boys.

The pandemic has accelerated digital platforms for learning, earning and connecting, while also highlighting girls’ diverse digital realities. The gender digital divide in connectivity, devices and use, skills and jobs is real. It is an inequity and exclusion gap across geographies and generations that is our challenge to address if the digital revolution is to be for all, with all, by all. We must ensure that no girl child is left out from digital learning. In case there is any digital divide then it is our foremost responsibility to bridge the gap and ensure their participation in digital learning.

There is no doubt that girls know their digital realities and the solutions they need to excel on their diverse pathways as technologists for freedom of expression, joy, and boundless potential.

Let’s intensify the diversity of these tech trailblazers while simultaneously widening the pathways so that every girl, this generation of girls – regardless of race, gender, language, ability, economic status

and geographic origin – lives their full potential.

In 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of not only women but girls. The Beijing Declaration is the first to specifically call out girls’ rights. On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations in his message on the occasion said that “today’s girls are part of a digital generation. It is our responsibility to join with them in all their diversity, amplify their power and solutions as digital change-makers, and address the obstacles they face in the digital space.” He also said that “the strength, health and empowerment of the world’s girls is a matter for every single day of the year. The International Day of the Girl is an opportunity to recommit to this global imperative.”

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women.

If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world – both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is integral to all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We must empower our girl child from all perspectives and in return they shall empower all of us by taking up challenges in future. Together we can make a difference and let us join hands to bring positive social transformation by empowering all girl children.

Ranjan K Baruah (With direct inputs from UN publication and feedback can be sent to bkranjan@ gmail.com)

Homeland for Nagas

here are many perspectives on the current Indo-Naga negotiations for settlement.

The Global Naga Forum (GNF) is deeply troubled about the future of the Nagas as a people. Our chief concern is whether or not the settlement will recognize the peoplehood of the Nagas. Will it include a provision for Nagas to live as one people with a self-determined future? This question is at the heart of the negotiations for us. The Naga people are at a most critical moment in our long struggle for self-determination. Our survival as a human group, and as indigenous people in the world, is at stake. The threat is no less. This is why for GNF (composed of Nagas in many walks of life, men and women, young and old, from every region of the artificially divided Naga homeland, and from four continents), the rockbottom stand in the settlement must include a provision for Nagas to live as one people with a self-determined future. The reasons for our firm stand include the following: 1. Absence of such a provision, at the very least, in the settlement package would amount to burying alive the Naga cause sustained by our people’s movement for nearly a century. Such a settlement would not qualify as a just and honorable solution to the unique history of the troubled Indo-Naga political relations.

2. If there is no homeland that Nagas can claim together as ours,

then “Nagas as a People” cannot be sustained. Naga peoplehood will disappear by the time the present generation dies, or earlier.

3. A settlement without such a provision, at the very least, would mean Nagas can all go back to our respective areas, post-settlement, and do the best we can. In that case, where was the need for negotiation in the first place? The negotiation would have no meaning for the Nagas as a people. And a settlement coming from it is certain to leave out some Nagas to dream even more and create fictional worlds of a peoplehood far into the 21st century.

4. What about the NPGs? In the context of the long history of Naga struggle for self-determination, any group that does not support a provision in the settlement package for a viable Naga people’s homeland is, by definition, against the survival and dignity of the Nagas as a people. This is basic history: a people must have a homeland to be a people.

5. And what about the Nagas living outside of the majorityNaga state of Nagaland? They will have the right to feel let down, abandoned, by their own people.

Even if some don’t feel that way, they would be denied their right as indigenous people to live in an undivided homeland with fellow Nagas.

Nagas living in different parts of the world would, likewise, feel the loss of their cultural homeland, because

although they left the homeland, they did so because they had to for education and personal growth and employment they couldn’t find in the land of their birth. They didn’t leave to renounce being Naga.

6. On the other hand, a clear provision in the settlement package for Nagas to live as one people with a self-determined future would provide Nagas plenty of opportunities to live together, get to know one another better over time, grow an eco-friendly economy, and engineer for ourselves a healthy, happy, just, peaceful society. But absent such a provision, Nagas are all on our own, wherever we may live.

7. On a related note, a caution that Nagas might consider is sometimes a truism can become a fallacy.

“Shoot for the Stars if you wish to land on the Moon” is one. This is often true in personal life. But it may not work in group situations. GNF believes Nagas have a right to shoot for the highest star in the sky, but dreads all of us landing in a muddy ditch, all in a bunch, and slugging it out among ourselves, endlessly, for survival of the fittest.

GNF along with our people long for a bigger, better, brighter future for Nagas, and believe we can make it happen, together, starting with an acceptable and just settlement for all the stakeholders – India, Myanmar, and Nagas.

Kuknalim!

Media Cell, Global Naga Forum

Reader’s Post Sir,

On cultural preservation

Culture is the lifeblood of a society expressed in many ways we tell stories, celebrate, remember the past and imagine the future. Today, it is rare to see a kid to sing a cultural song or reciting a cultural poem. While keeping ourselves up to date with the world and development, let us also focus on the enrichment of our cultures for the next generation who would inherit them because in an era of globalisation, cultural heritage helps us remember the diversity and its understanding develops renewed dialogue among different cultures.

Younger generation must grasp the need for cultural preservation and they can do this only if they value it and only if it’s been passed on.

Aren Jamir, New Delhi

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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5 terrorists killed in encounters in J&K’s Shopian Lawyers can’t disrupt court proceedings,

LAKHIMPUR KHERI (UP), OCT 12 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Police took MoS Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish to the Crime Branch office here on Tuesday for interrogation in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, a day after a court sent him to three-day police custody, an official said.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Chintaram on Monday had granted three-day police remand, with the condition that Ashish Mishra would not be harassed and his lawyer would remain present during interrogation.

He was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.

The police had demanded a 14-day remand of Ashish, but got a three-day remand beginning October 12 and it will end on October 15, senior prosecution officer (SPO) SP Yadav had told reporters.

Ashish Mishra was questioned for 12 hours in the Crime Branch office on Saturday before his arrest.

Now the Special Investigation Team, set up by the state government to probe the case, will interrogate him about the incident, the senior police official said.

tunities to surrender. However, they fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated, leading to an encounter, the spokesperson said.

“Due to darkness, the operation was suspended, but the cordon was kept intact. In the wee hours, repeated announcements were again made asking the terrorists to surrender, but they again fired on the joint search party and it was retaliated,” he said.

In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter, the official

added.

He identified the slain terrorists as Danish Hussain Dar, a resident of Ray Kapren in Shopian, Yawar Hussain Naikoo, a resident of Pahlipora, and Mukhtar Ahmed Shah, a resident of the Sindbal area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal.

The official said the three slain militants were affiliated with The Resistance Front (TRF) -- a shadow outfit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

“According to police records, the slain terrorists had links with proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF) and remained part of groups

put clients interest in jeopardy, says SC

NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): It is “unprofessional” and “unbecoming” for a lawyer to refuse to attend the court due to a strike or boycott by the Bar Associations as they cannot disrupt court proceedings and put the interest of their clients in jeopardy, the Supreme Court has said.

The top court further observed that an advocate is an officer of the court and enjoys a special status in the society.

A bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna made the observation while hearing a case in which the advocates in the Rajasthan High Court went on strike on September 27, 2021. “...it is unprofessional as well as unbecoming for a lawyer to refuse to attend the court even in pursuance of a call for strike or boycott by the Bar Association or the Bar Council. It is further observed that an Advocate is an officer of the court and enjoys a special status in

the society; Advocates have obligations and duties to ensure the smooth functioning of the court; they owe a duty to their clients and strikes interfere with the administration of justice,” the bench said.

“They cannot thus disrupt court proceedings and put the interest of their clients in jeopardy. Despite the law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid decisions and even the concern expressed by this Court against the strikes by the lawyers, things did not improve...,” it said. The apex court took note of the submission of Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra that BCI has issued the notice to the Bar Association of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur.

The senior advocate stated that there was a call to boycott only one court.

The apex court said even that also cannot be tolerated. “To boycott only one court will hamper the inde-

pendence of the judiciary and there may be a pressure on the particular judge whose court is boycotted and it may lead to demoralization of the judiciary,” the bench said.

The bench issued notice to the President, Secretary and the Office Bearers of the Bar Association of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur to show cause why contempt proceedings may not be initiated against them. The matter is listed for next hearing on October 25.

The apex court directed the Registry to serve notices through the Registrar General of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur.

“The Registrar General of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur is directed to see that the notices upon the office bearers/President/ Secretary of the Bar Association of the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur is served upon them well in time,” the bench said in its October 4 order.

Priyanka, farmer leaders take part in ‘antim ardas’ reached the venue around 1 pm.

Samajwadi Party leaders, including district president Rampal Singh Yadav, Dr R A Usmani and others were also among those

who reached to pay tributes and RLD president Jayant Chaudhary is scheduled to arrive later in the day.

No political leader has been allowed to share the stage, as announced earlier.

Congress delegation to meet President, present memorandum on Lakhimpur incident

Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘Antim Ardas’ of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence victims, in Lakhimpur, Tuesday. (PTI)

LAKHIMPUR KHERI/ NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined a large gathering of farmers from various states in Tikonia village here on Tuesday as part of last prayers in honour of the four deceased farmers and a journalist, who were killed in the recent violence.

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D. Karthik, who contested for the post of ward member in Periyanaickenpalayam union in Coimbatore district, has become a butt of jokes on social media platforms with the hashtag #Single_Vote_BJP trending on Twitter.

Writer Meena Kandaswamy who is a known critic of BJP and its policies, tweeted: “BJP candidate gets only one vote in local body elections. Proud of the four other voters in his household who decided to vote for others”. Another Twitter user, Suresh Raj said: “He has five members in the family but got one vote.. great going BJP”.

Karthik had campaigned extensively even using the photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party President J.P. Nadda.

party, which was retaliated, leading to an encounter, the official said.

In the ensuing gunfight, two terrorists were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter.

They were identified as Ubaid Ahmad Dar, a resident of Ray Kapren, and Khubaib Ahmad Nengroo, a resident of Braripora.

“According to police records, both the slain terrorists had links with the LeT and were involved in several terror crime cases,” the spokesperson said.

Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were seized from the site of the encounter and taken into the case records for further investigation.

Police have registered a case under the relevant sections of law.

The spokesperson said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Vijay Kumar congratulated the joint teams that worked with great synergy and coordination on the ground to carry out the anti-terrorist operations in a professional manner and without any collateral damage.

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Security personnel during an encounter with terrorists at Thanamandi in Rajouri, Tuesday. (PTI)

involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on security establishments and civilian atrocities.

“It is pertinent to mention that Mukhtar Shah was involved in the target killing of a non-local vendor in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar and had shifted to Shopian after committing the crime,” he said.

Virendra Paswan, a “chaat” vendor from Bihar, was shot dead in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar on October 5, immediately after famous chemist M L Bindroo was killed near his pharmacy. Terrorists also killed Mohammad Shafi Lone, president of a local taxi stand, in the Naidkhai area of Bandipora district on the same day.

Meanwhile, the police spokesperson said the search operation at Feeripora also remained suspended throughout the night and was resumed in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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SRINAGAR, OCT 12 (PTI): Five terrorists, including the one involved in the recent killing of a nonlocal street hawker here, were gunned down in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Tuesday.

A police spokesperson said two of the four recent cases of target killings in Srinagar and Bandipora have been solved with the elimination of the terrorists involved in these incidents.

“In the last 24 hours, based on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in the twin villages of Shopian -- Tulran and Feeripora -- two anti-terrorist operations were carried out, resulting in the elimination of five ultras. The slain terrorists include Mukhtar Shah, who was involved in the targeted killing of a nonlocal vendor at the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar,” he said.

According to the spokesperson, acting on specific inputs, the security forces launched cordon-andsearch operations in the two villages in south Kashmir.

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(From p-1) and prayed that God will comfort them adding that his contributions in who had sincere concerns for the during the time of sorrow. strengthening the BJP was remarkable. welfare of the marginalised section of TR Zeliang: NPF legislature party Describing him as a man of the society, Rio said. leader, T.R. Zeliang also conveyed his few words, BJP state president said As a person personally known to condolences to the bereaved family. late Lhoungu was, however, a leader him, Rio said Lhoungu was a cheerful, In a tweet, Zeliang said Lhoungu was whose principle and integrity were friendly and helpful person, who had a a capable and hardworking leader. unquestionable. He was a refined big heart and a delightful personality. “His untimely demise leaves behind a statesman and a tall political figure in “The Naga society as a whole huge vacuum. May the departed rest the State, Along said. has lost a leader and a mentor. The in eternal peace,” he said.

On behalf of the party rank vacuum created by his demise will be BJP national VP: BJP national and file, Along conveyed deepest difficult to fill. However, let us cherish vice president M Chuba Ao has condolences to the near and dear ones the wonderful memories he has left expressed grief over the passing of of late Visasolie Lhoungu and prayed behind,” Rio said.

Visasolie Lhoungu and said that his for divine solace and comfort to the Rio, joined by his family, demise was a great loss for the party bereaved family members. conveyed deepest condolences to and the state of Nagaland.

NDPP: Nationalist Democratic This is the first time The first debarment the bereaved family and prayed that In a condolence message, M Prog ressive Par ty (NDPP) has that the RBI has taken such done under this provision Almighty God grant them comfort and Chuba Ao said described late Lhoungu expressed shock over the demise of action against an auditor of of RBI Act. strength to bear the irreparable loss. as a very humble man and a person Visasolie Lhoungu and said that in any systemically important This will not impact Nadda: BJP president JP Nadda of great vision, who dedicated and his passing, the Nagas have lost a NBFC. audit assignments of also took to twitter and expressed sacrificed important part of his life capable leader whose “concern for “The Reserve Bank Haribhakti & Co LLP in pained to hear about the demise of the for the party. the common people was foremost and of India (RBI) in exercise RBI regulated entities for former State BJP president Visasolie BJP national vice president said most admirable.” o f t h e p owe r s ve s t e d the financial year 2021-22, Lhoungu. that it was during Lhoungu’s tenure In a condolence message to Mrs. under section 45MAA it added.

“He played an important role in as state BJP president in 2018 general Neivonuo Lianmoi Lhoungu, NDPP of the Reserve Bank of In 2019, the RBI had strengthening the party in Nagaland. election, party won 12 seats. M Chuba president Chingwang Konyak said he India Act, 1934, has, by imposed a one-year ban My condolences to his family and said Lhoungu has left behind a solid found late Lhoungu to be soft-spoken, an order dated September on SR Batliboi & Co, an supporters in this time of grief. Om foundation for others to build upon. but very persuasive when it came to the 23, 2021, debarred M/s affiliate of global auditing Shanti.” Nadda tweeted BJP national vice president welfare of the general public. NDPP Haribhakti & Co LLP, firm EY, after it found Patton: Deputy chief minister extended his thoughts and prayers to president described late leader as “a Chartered Accountants several lapses in the audit Y. Patton also condoled the death of the bereaved family and prayed that the thorough gentleman” who never lost (ICAI Firm Registration report of a bank.

Visasolie Lhoungu. departed soul rest in peace. his cool and was a level-headed leader.

No 103523W / W100048), RBI had last week Patton said that late Lhoungu BJP state unit: Expressing deep Chingwang Konyak said late from undertaking any type superseded the boards of took over as the State BJP president sadness over the demise of Visasolie Lhoungu never had any ulterior of audit assignment/s in Srei Infrastructure Finance when the party was struggling to Lhoungu, the BJP Nagaland state motives while discharging his duties any of the entities regulated Limited (SIFL) and Srei make its mark in state politics. His unit said that his passing was a great and spoke out his mind openly without

by RBI for a period of two E q u i p m e n t F i n a n c e contributions towards the upliftment loss to party, adding that his immense any hesitation when the need arose. years with effect from April Limited (SEFL) for their of the party and also towards the sacrifices rendered towards the uplift NDPP president along with 1, 2022,” it said. failure to repay debts.

Nagaland Bamboo Development of the party would ever be remembered the party rank and file mourned the Agency will be remembered by the for posterity. demise of the leader and conveyed people, Patton said and mourned that In a condolence message, BJP heartfelt condolences to bereaved the state has lost a good leader.

Nagaland state unit president Temjen family members. The party also On behalf of the state BJP Imna Along said late Lhoungu was prayed that the Almighty grant them (From p-1) 18.2 % respectively as per UDISE would be quarterly tripartite review for the professional development 2016- 17. between the World Bank, ministry of legislators, Patton conveyed deepest instrumental in manoeuvring the BJP solace and comfort during this hour of teachers; and build technology Sukhalu said that the situation economic affairs, State government. condolences to the bereaved family Nagaland with much zeal and patience, of grief. systems to provide students and further deteriorated at the secondary He, therefore, said that submission of teachers with more access to blended and higher secondary stages. He said utilisation certificate was important for and online learning as well as allow that at the secondary level, Nagaland timely release of the fund. better monitoring of policies and ranks second from the bottom among Stating that the project officially On Monday, the rupee and hedgers dragged the 76,” he noted. programmes. states in India on NER with 34.03 % took off on April 7, 2021, he said MUMBAI, OCT 12 (PTI): On the domestic About 150,000 students and against 51.77 % at national level and Nagaland’s education system faces Falling for the third day in slid by 37 paise to close at r u p e e l owe r. M a r k e t a 15-month low of 75.36 participants should keep equity market front, the a row, the rupee weakened 20,000 teachers in the government third from the bottom in retention several challenges and therefore the eye on crude oil, Dollar BSE Sensex ended 148.53 education system in Nagaland would rate with 30.9 % against 55.5 % at department through this project was further by 16 paise to end against the US dollar.

Brent crude futures, index and US Treasury points or 0.25 per cent benefit from the state-wide reforms in national level. committed to prioritize its efforts on at 75.52 against the US the global oil benchmark, yields for shor t ter m higher at 60,284.31, while cur rency on Tuesday, schools.

At the higher secondary level, addressing three specific problems Advisor said that as per Unified he said the NER drops to an abysmal within a fixed project duration: Quality weighed down by a strong advanced 0.29 per cent to movement,” said Dilip the broader NSE Nifty Parmar, Research Analyst, advanced 46.00 points or District Information System for 19.62 % compared to 30.95 % at improvement of the state’s teaching greenback in the overseas USD 83.89 per barrel.

The dollar index, HDFC Securities.

0.26 per cent to 17,991.95. market and firm crude oil Education (UDISE) 2016-17 data national level. workforce, improving management which gauges the Parmar further said for elementary schooling, Nagaland P r i n c i p a l d i r e c t o r s c h o o l and governance systems and improving prices.

A t t h e i n t e r b a n k g r e e n b a c k ’s s t r e n g t h that the medium-term was among the bottom five states education Shanavas C, who is also school-level learning environments. in India for its Net Enrolment Rate the project director of NECTAR Earlier, special secretary school foreign exchange market, against a basket of six t r e n d f o r U S D / I N R (NER) with 75.63 % against 85.89 % said The Lighthouse project would education and vice chairman project the local currency opened currencies, was trading remains bullish while Vacancy open for national rate, retention rate at 45.5 % be implemented in all the districts. steering committee NECTAR, at 75.41 and witnessed an 0.02 per cent up at 94.33. short-term profit booking Agriculture Teacher and IT “The Indian rupee can’t be ruled out after against national level of 70.6 % and He said the project was for five years Kevileno Angami, have opening intra-day high of 75.16 and a low of 75.66 against the touched a low of 75.67, vertical rise. “The pair rates of transition from elementary and on completion of the project remarks.

Qualification : Graduate to secondary education was at 79% the institution would function on its Department officials, chairman US dollar in the day trade. a level last seen on June is having support in the Preference (B.Ed) The local unit finally 25, 2020. The dollar index area of 75.30 to 75, while against 88.5% for India. own. Therefore, he said community NBSE, officials from the line He said Nagaland has the second participation was vital for continuity departments and others attended settled at 75.52 a dollar, stayed calm while dollar continue to face resistance Contact details : highest dropout rates at primary and of the institute. the orientation and sensitization down 16 paise over its demand from oil importers in the range of 75.90 to 9612612120 previous close. upper-primary levels with 20.9% and PD also reminded that there programme.

MUMBAI, OCT 12 (PTI): In an unprecedented move, t h e Re s e r ve B a n k o f India on Tuesday banned one of the country’s top chartered accountant firms Haribhakti & Co LLP from undertaking any type of audit assignments for regulated entities for a period of two years starting April 1, 2022.

Haribhakti & Co LLP was the auditor of Srei Infrastr ucture Finance Limited (SIFL), whose board was superseded by the RBI and insolvency proceedings were initiated last week. The term of the firm expired with the conclusion of the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on September 19, 2020.

The banking sector regulator has taken this action against the firm for failure to comply with a specific direction issued by the RBI with respect to its statutory audit of a Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), the central bank said in a statement.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday admitted the insolvency pleas moved by banking sector regulator RBI against the two Srei Group firms and appointed an administrator to run the companies.

It is alleged that the practice of evergreening was rampant and existing accounts were being closed by sanction of new loans, often to group entities of the borrower.

In some cases, loans were sanctioned to new loan accounts opened in changed names of existing NPA borrowers, which were then used through circuitous means to close the earlier NPA accounts.

In November 2019, the Reser ve Bank had superseded the board of directors of DHFL owing to governance concerns and defaults by DHFL in meeting various payment obligations. It was the first finance company to be referred to NCLT by the RBI using special powers under Section 227 of the IBC.

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DOHA, OCT 12 (AFP): The Taliban held their first face-to-face talks with a joint EU-US delegation Tuesday in Qatar as the hardline Islamists pursue their diplomatic push for international support.

Afghanistan’s new rulers are seeking recognition, as well as assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster, after they returned to power in August following the withdrawal of US troops after 20 years of war.

UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the world to donate to Afghanistan to head off its economic collapse, but also slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls. The direct talks in Doha were facilitated

by Qatar which has long hosted a Taliban political office.

EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said the meeting would “allow the US and European side to

The Taliban are seeking international recognition (AFP. Getty).

address issues” including free passage for people wanting to leave, access for humanitarian aid, respect for the rights of women and preventing Afghanistan becoming a haven for “terrorist” groups.

“This is an informal exchange at technical level.

It does not constitute recognition of the ‘interim government’,” she said.

The Taliban badly need assistance as Afghanistan’s economy is in a parlous state with international aid cut-off, food prices

rising and unemployment spiking.

The regime, still yet to be recognised as a legitimate government by any other country, is also facing a security threat from the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group, who have launched a series of deadly attacks.

“We want positive relationships with the whole world,” the Taliban’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said at an earlier event in Qatar.

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anced international relations. We believe such a balanced relationship can save Afghanistan from instability,” said Muttaqi, who led the Taliban delegation Saturday for the first in-person talks with US officials since the American pullout.

Ahead of Tuesday’s talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the bloc was looking to bolster its direct aid to the Afghan people in an effort to stave off “collapse”. “We cannot ‘wait and see’. We need to act, and act quickly,” Borrell said after discussions with EU development ministers. The international community is facing a tough balancing act trying to get urgently needed aid to Afghans without endorsing Taliban rule.

G20 leaders were to hold a virtual summit on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian and security situation following the

Taliban takeover. It was not clear if all the leaders of the G20 economic powers, which include the United States, EU, China, Turkey, Russia and Saudi Arabia among others, would join the meeting organised by Italy. But an Italian government official said it would be “mostly heads of state and government”.

Guterres underscored discontent with the Taliban over its treatment of women despite vows it would not repeat its earlier hardline rule.

“I am particularly alarmed to see promises made to Afghan women and girls by the Taliban being broken,” he told reporters Monday. Afghanistan’s boys were allowed to return to secondary schools three weeks ago, but girls have been told to stay at home along with women teachers in much of the country, though they can attend primary school.

Israel PM urges UN to hold Iran Magnitude 6.3 earthquake to account for nuclear moves jolts Greek island of Crete

Russia logs another record in daily COVID deaths MOSCOW, OCT 12 (AP): Russia registered a new record number of daily coronavirus deaths Tuesday as it faced a rapid surge of contagion amid laggard vaccination rates. The government coronavirus task force reported 973 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic.

The country has continuously registered new coronavirus mortality records this month, and daily infections also have been hovering near all-time highs, with 28,190 new confirmed cases Tuesday. In total, Russia’s coronavirus task force has registered over 7.8 million confirmed cases and 218,345 deaths — the highest death toll in Europe.

The state statistics agency Rosstat that also counts deaths where the virus wasn’t considered the main cause has reported a much higher total — about 418,000 deaths of people with COVID-19. The Russian government has blamed a sharp rise in infections and deaths that began last month on a slow vaccination rate.

Only 47.8 million Russians, or almost 33 per cent of its nearly 146 million people, had received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, and 42.4 million, or about 29 per cent, were fully vaccinated, the government said Friday. Despite the rapidly mounting coronavirus caseload and mortality, the Kremlin has ruled out a nationwide lockdown, delegating the power to make decisions on toughening coronavirus restrictions to regional authorities.

Some Russian regions have restricted attendance at large public events and limited access to theatres, restaurants and other places to people who have been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID-19 or tested negative in the previous 72 hours.

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to grow. Bennett said he has made the case to other leaders, including President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, that Iran is violating basic international commitments in the shadow of the nowtattered 2015 nuclear deal.

Merkel, who visited Israel on Sunday in her final

official visit, said that Germany remains committed to reviving the deal — a step Israel opposes. The Biden administration is also trying to revive the nuclear deal.

Bennett said he expects global powers to “bring (Iran) to the U.N. Security Council, hold Iran accountable for it.” That, he added, “would be the peaceful route” forward.

Bennett spoke as Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid traveled to Washington, where he was expected to detail Israel’s message on Iran in meetings with Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and congressional leaders in both parties.

ATHENS, OCT 12 ( AP ): A strong earthquake has jolted the Greek island of Crete, three weeks after another temblor killed a man on the island and damaged hundreds of buildings.

The Geodynamic Institute in Athens said the earthquake that struck Tuesday morning had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and occurred at 12:24 p.m. local time (9:24 a.m.

GMT) undersea off the eastern coast of the island.

Magnitude 4.1 and 4.5 quakes that are believed to be aftershocks took place minutes later, the institute said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injury. Authori-

ties said police and fire crews were checking buildings in eastern Crete for damage. The quake was felt on Greek islands to the east of Crete, including Karpathos, Kassos and Rhodes.

“The quake was felt all over the island, and it did cause concern because we are still feeling the aftershocks from the previous quake,” Crete’s deputy regional governor, Yiannis Leondarakis, told Greece’s state-run radio.

Hundreds of people from villages south of the island’s largest city, Heraklion, remain homeless following a 5.8-magnitude quake that struck on Sept. 27.

Kim vows to build ‘invincible’ military while slamming US SEOUL, OCT 12 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed a rare exhibition of weapons systems and vowed to build an “invincible” military, as he accused the United States of creating tensions and not taking action to prove it has no hostile intent toward the North, state media reported Tuesday.

In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also said his drive to build up his military isn’t targeted at South Korea and that there shouldn’t be another war pitting Korean people against each other.

Kim gave the speech Monday at the “Defense Development Exhibition Self-Defense-2021’,” an event meant to mark the previous day’s 76th birthday of the ruling Workers’ Party. The event featured an array of new weapons, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that North Korea has already test-launched or displayed during a military parade.

“The U.S. has frequently signalled it’s not hostile to our state, but there is no action-based evidence to make us believe that they are not hostile,” Kim said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. “The U.S. is continuing to create tensions in the region with its wrong judgments and actions.”

Calling the United States a “source” of instability on the Korean Peninsula, Kim said his country’s most important objective is possessing an “invincible military capability” that no one can dare challenge.

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9 dead, 11 missing as tropical storm batters Philippines

MANILA, OCT 12 (IANS): At least nine people have died and 11 others were reported missing after severe tropical storm Kompasu triggered flash floods and landslides in the Philippines, the government said on Tuesday.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the victims were residents of northern Philippine provinces and Palawan, an island located off Luzon island, reports Xinhua news agency.

Two others were also injured, it added. The agency said the storm triggered flooding in 15 areas and landslides in four regions, affecting roads and bridges.

The storm also displaced more than 1,600 people in at least three regions on the Luzon island.

People cross floodwaters at Brooke’s Point, Palawan, in the Philippines, Ocotober 12, 2021.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that at 10 a.m., the storm was spotted 315 km west of Cagayan province in the northeast of Luzon island.

The bureau said the storm was blowing westward northwestward 20 km per hour, packing 100 km per hour winds and gusts

of up to 125 km per hour.

It warned that heavy to intense rains were expected over the northern Philippines, further triggering flash floods and raininduced landslides.

Typhoons and tropical storms regularly batter the Philippines, claiming hundreds of lives and cause billions of dollars in damages.

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The long awaited three newly established Churches i) Tchuphyangza Baptist Church, NST Colony, Wokha Town ii) Tiyichan Lotha Baptist Church, Saron Colony, Wokha Town iii) Samyan Baptist Church, Vungoju Colony, Wokha Town take immense pleasure to express our heartiest gratitude to Lotha Baptist Churches Association (LBCA) HQ. Vankhosung, Wokha, Nagaland for Officially Granting and Recognized by LBCA as Local Churches Vide No. LBCA/ES/E-M/2020/1848, Dated 13/11/2020, LBCA/ES/E-M/2020/1860, Dated 25/11/2020, LBCA/ES/Cir/ 2021/1608, Dated 08/02/2021, LBCA/EM/1/Feb.2021, Dated 16th & 17th Feb/ 2021, LBCA/E-M/12/2021, ‘Church Survey Report’ Dated 25/04/2021. Dated 13th & 14th Aug/2021, LBCA/ ES/Cir/2021/1639, Dated 27/08/2021, LBCA/ES/E-M/2021/1904, Dated 28/08/2021, ‘Church Recognition Certificate’ for declaration and Recognition of Full Fledged Churches of Tchuphyangza, Tiyichan and Samyan Baptist Churches under LBCA, Dated LBCA Okying Vankhosung the 29th of Aug, 2021.

The three newly recognized Churches with all sincerity and pledged to obediently abide the Constitution of LBCA and support in fullest all that pertaining to LBCA guide lines and functioning.

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TEL AVIV, OCT 12 (AP): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called Tuesday on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Iran over its escalating nuclear programme.

Bennett spoke at a conference in Jerusalem, where he suggested that Iran’s conduct is every nation’s problem, and subject to global accountability.

After talks between Tehran and world powers on reviving the nuclear deal stalled earlier this year, Iran has breached limits set by the accord. It has been enriching small amounts of uranium to its closest-ever levels to weapons-grade purity as its stockpile continues

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks in front of an ICBM in Pyongyang, North Korea.

cause it criticizes North Korea’s weapons development as provocations while spending heavily to increase its own military capabilities, including purchasing advanced U.S. stealth fighters. But he still said his military doesn’t target South Korea.

“I say once again that South Korea isn’t the one that our military forces have to fight against,” Kim said. “Surely, we aren’t strengthening our defense capability because of South Korea. We shouldn’t repeat a horrible history of compatriots using force against each other.”

North Korean state media photos showed Kim, clad in a dark suit, walking on a red carpet lined with big missiles mounted on trucks, passing by a multiple rocket launch system and watching jets flying in a formation.

Seoul’s Defense Ministry said South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities were analyzing the North Korean weapons displayed but didn’t elaborate. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Monday’s exhibition was the first of its kind since Kim took power in 2011.

Yang Wook, a military expert who teaches

at South Korea’s Hannam University, said the weapons shown in the photos were largely what the North has already displayed during military parades. Among them was what appears to be a new ICBM that North Korea disclosed during a military parade last year but hasn’t test-fired, Yang said. That missile mounted on an 11axel launch vehicle during the parade is considered to be the North’s biggest-yet ICBM. South Korean media reported Monday’s exhibition also featured another ICBM and shorter-range missiles that North Korea has already test-launched. “ B a s i c a l ly, N o r t h Korea wants to send this message: We’ll continue to develop new weapons and arm ourselves with nuclear force, so don’t slap sanctions with these as we can’t agree on the double standards,’” Yang said.

North Korea has sent mixed signals toward its rivals in recent weeks.

Last month, North Korea performed its first missile tests in six months, including nuclear-capable weapons that could reach targets in South Korea and Japan, including U.S. military bases there.

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Instagram will soon alert users Strange radio waves from galactic Oscar-nominated ‘Moti when the platform suffers outage centre indicate hidden planet Bagh’ wins big at ALT-EFF B A O

one is not catering to pop culture. ‘Moti Bagh’ was not an easy process. It is an honest depiction of the plight of the villages in Uttarakhand.”

He is happy the jury at ALT-EFF believed in his work and the world will now know about it because of his Oscar nomination.

It just makes things a lot easier, says the elated Oscar nominee.”

The festival has roped

in a great jury this year including internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Micheal Snyder, six-time National Award-winning filmmaker Anand Patwardhan and Amin Hajee.

This year the festival had 44 films from 31 countries being screened all themed around topics of environment, conservation, climate change, and other related matters. (IANS)

the company added.

The global outage on October 4 brought millions of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger users to Twitter.

The social network later said that configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic between our data centres caused issues that interrupted this communication.

Instagram also said that it is introducing a new tool called “Account Status” that will notify users if their content is reported as inappropriate. “ “We’ll start by making it easier for people to know whether their account is at risk of being disabled,” said Instagram.

“In the coming months, we plan to add more information to this tool, giving people a better sense of how their content is being distributed and recommended across different parts of Instagram,” it added.

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‘Squid Game’ is a global hit, but its star says H’wood isn’t calling him yet

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he was also attracted to ‘Squid Game’ by the stellar track record of writerdirector Hwang Donghyuk, whose feature films include historical action drama ‘The Fortress’ and the musical comedy ‘Miss Granny’. “(Hwang’s) success comes from being very detailed about explaining the characters, their roles and their feelings. Sadness wears many different faces and (in ‘Squid Game’) the characters’ different sadnesses can easily be felt by viewers,” says Jung-jae. “ ( H wa n g ) i s ve r y capable of building characters from the ground upwards, which is why when the characters have to take big decisions, they are believable. And it is why the audience is willing to believe in the show’s climactic ending. It is actually touching.”

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that Lee is now the most bankable actor in South Korea, but he shakes off the idea that he has been fundamentally changed by ‘Squid Game’.

“Nothing much has changed for me as an actor.

But Gi-hun’s character

changes a lot over the course of the show. It has a large spectrum, which any actor would want to try out at least once in his career. This was possibly the first time I’ve played a character with such a range,” says Lee.

South Korean films have grabbed the global spotlight thanks to titles like ‘Old Boy’, ‘Snowpiercer’ and Oscar winner ‘Parasite’.

Jung-jae added: “There are always questions about whether something is better as a film or as a series. I’m not sure how much that matters. What is important is whether the script fits the form, whether the story is entertaining and captivating.

“We are living at a time when an actor can choose freely between the two. These days in Korea, many series of ten episodes or less are being made by writers and directors from the film scene. That makes me feel very at home.

“But series are naturally longer, which gives you more time to develop a character. Maybe as an actor I should do more series, explore some more.”

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reappeared. This behaviour w a s e x t r a o r d i n a r y, ” Professor Tara Murphy, from the Sydney Institute for Astronomy and the School of Physics. The findings are published in the Astrophysical Journal.

The team first detected six radio signals from the source over nine months in 2020. The astronomers tried to find the object in visual light, but found nothing.

They turned to the Parkes radio telescope and again failed to detect the source.

Because the signal was intermittent, the team

observed it for 15 minutes every few weeks, hoping that to see it again. However, this further discovery did not reveal much more about the secrets of this transient radio source.

“The strangest property of this new signal is that it is has a very high polarisation. This means its light oscillates in only one direction, but that direction rotates with time,” said lead author Ziteng Wang, doctoral student in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney.

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Stiffness of arteries could indicate severe Covid risk: Study

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ssessing the stiffness of the arteries could help identify patients most at risk of dying from Covid-19, new research has revealed.

Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) -- a readily available marker of aortic stiffening -- has been shown to be an effective addition in identifying patients at risk of death in hospital due to the virus. Accurate risk stratification at hospital admission of these patients is of utmost clinical importance as it is needed to guide therapeutic strategies, suggest researchers in the paper published in the journal Scientific Reports.

A team led by N e wc a s t l e U n i ve r s i t y researchers demonstrated that ePWV provides an additional clinical tool to refine risk stratification of hospitalised patients beyond

established risk factors and scores. The study included 1,671 people from the UK, Italy and Greece.

It was found that the addition of ePWV to clinical predictive markers or a validated mortality score improved the prognostic value for in-hospital mortality and therefore, could facilitate therapeutic

decisions in acute Covid-19 disease.

“Our findings suggest that increased aortic stiffening may serve as a predictor of mortality in Covid-19 infection reflecting a cumulative surrogate of ageing and highrisk cardiovascular profile,” said Konstantinos Stellos, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Newcastle.

The findings showed that ePWV was significantly higher in Covid-19 patients as compared to their nonCovid-19 counterparts.

Pulse-wave velocity (ePWV) is a measurement of arterial stiffness that is an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. (IANS)

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op South Korean star Lee Jung-jae, who is currently enjoying the global success of ‘Squid Game’, Netflix’s survival game TV series, says that Hollywood has not called him yet for work.

“No proposals or requests have come my way,” Jung-jae told Variety, adding: “But, if the right one came along, I’d be happy to be in an overseas production. It could be fun.”

Jung-jae plays Gihun, a penniless wastrel who gambles too much, steals from his family, gets beaten up by loan sharks and accepts a mysterious i nv i t a t i o n t o b e c o m e contender #456 in the deadly competition.

His affability and carefully crafted backstory make him an easy-to-like protagonist who faces an evil organisation that’s l i t e r a l ly p l ay i n g w i t h people’s lives.

It was a role that Jungjae accepted with relish after a more than twodecade career, in which he played romantic leads early on but lately has been cast as austere princes, killers and crooks. His credits include ‘Il Mare’, ‘The Housemaid’, ‘New World’ and 2020’s ‘Deliver Us From Evil’.

Independent producer Jonathan Kim, who has known Jung-jae since he was 19, said: “He thoroughly deserves the success hea¿s enjoying with ‘Squid Game.’ It couldn’t happen to a nicer person.”

“I didn’t expect this kind of success at all when I first boarded ‘Squid Game’ as a project. But when I read the script, I understood that it contained elements that could resonate with everyone and work outside of Korea,” said Jung-jae.

Jung-jae added that

n international team of astronomers have for the first time ever discovered unusual signals coming from the direction of the Milky Way’s centre.

The radio waves fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of planet, said the team from Australia, US, Germany, Canada, South Africa, Spain, and France.

The astronomers first thought it could be a pulsar - a very dense type of spinning dead star - or else a type of star that emits huge solar flares, but the signals did not match these types of celestial objects.

Using the CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope, the team found ASKAP J173608.2-321635, and followed-up with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s MeerKAT telescope.

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scar-nominated film ‘Moti Bagh’, a directorial of Nirmal Chander, has won the Best Indian Feature at the second edition of All Living Things, E nv i r o n m e n t a l F i l m Festival.

The All Living Things E nv i r o n m e n t a l F i l m Festival is India’s first and only environment cinemabased festival.

Speaking on the occasion, Oscar nominee Nirmal Chander congratulated the team of ALT EFF for creating a platform that allows environmentalists and moviemakers to work together to form a unified voice for the environment.

Talking about his film, Nirmal said, “In a world where there is no dearth of content anymore, it is sometimes difficult to get people to notice your work. The battle is all the more difficult if

attered by the sixhour long global outage earlier this month, Facebook-owned Instagram is now testing a feature that will alert users when the platform is going through major technical glitches.

The photo-messaging platform will notify users in their Activity Feed when the service experiences an outage or technical issue, and when it is resolved.

“We won’t send a notification every single time there is an outage, but when we see that people are confused and looking for answers, we’ll determine if something like this could help make things clearer,” Instagram said in a statement.

This test will initially run in the US and go on for the next few months.

“Just like any experiment, this may be something we roll out more widely, but we want to start small and learn. And if it makes sense to, we’ll expand to more people,”

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Medvedev, Keber win in Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, OCT 12 (IANS): Top seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia endured a lengthy rain delay to oust Serbian 27th seed Filip Krajinovic 6-2, 7-6(1) and reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open here on Tuesday.

In women’s singles, Germany’s Angelique Kerber overcame a strong challenge from 20th seed from Russia Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, to reach the fourth round. In a showdown that started late due to rain, the Russian managed the cold, windy conditions better at Indian Wells to set up a clash with 23rd seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. It was the world No. 2’s 18th win from his past 19 matches on North American soil.

The Russian won 70 per cent of first-serve points and hit 28 winners to just 16 unforced errors for his 50th match win this season. Krajinovic finished the 90-minute contest with 15 winners and 20 unforced errors. Krajinovic had always been a tough opponent for Medvedev. Two years ago, as a No. 113-ranked qualifier, he

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defeated the then-15th seed in straight sets to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.

This year, in the third round of the Australian Open, Medvedev let a two-set lead slip before he stormed home in the fifth to win his 17th straight match. It was his first five-set victory in seven attempts.

G r i g o r D i m i t r ov ’s strong form continued as he overcame the wind and 6’ 11” Reilly Opelka’s serve, overcoming the American 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the

Angelique Kerber

fourth round in Indian Wells.

Dimitrov stood two or three feet closer to the baseline on return as he countered the height and angle of the Opelka serve, breaking twice to advance after 74 minutes.

Angelique Kerber, the No.10 seed at the BNP Paribas Open will next face the winner of the match between No.26 seed Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia and Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in the fourth round. She’s never faced the Slovenian and is 2-0 against the Aus-

sie all-time, but says she’ll be focused on what’s been the key to her resurgent season so far. Canada’s Bianca Andreescu’s two-year reign as BNP Paribas Open champion came to an end at the hands of Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, 7-6(5), 6-3. For the second time this year, the Estonian got the better of the Canadian in straight sets, having beaten her in the second round in Eastbourne, and extended her head-to-head advantage over Andreescu to 3-0.

Samson asked to stay back in UAE T H I RU VA NA N T H A PURAM, OCT 12 (IANS): Speculation is rife here ever since news surfaced on Tuesday that Kerala’s Sanju Samson, who captained Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021, has been asked to stay back in the UAE until further notice.

T h o u g h S a m s o n’s team failed to make it to the playoffs, his form with the bat came to the notice of many, and with India’s final squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, beginning on October 17, to be named on October 15, hopes are high here that Samson might be drafted in as some of those selected are either struggling with niggles or poor form.

The performance of players like Hardik Pandya and Rahul Chahar during the UAE leg of the IPL has not been up to the mark. Samson being asked to remain put in UAE till further notice, even while his team was knocked out of the IPL on October 7, seems to be the basis of the speculation.

India beat Scotland 4-1 in Uber Cup AARHUS (DENMARK), OCT 12 (IANS): With former World No 1 Saina Nehwal sitting out with a groin injury, India handed lowly Scotland a 4-1 defeat in a Group B match at the Uber Cup finals, coming back after losing the first singles in the second match in a row.

With Saina still to recover from the groin injury she suffered during India’s opening match against Spain, Malvika Bansod played the first singles but found World No. 26 Kirsty Gilmour too strong an opponent.

The 104-ranked Malvika went down 12-21, 9-21 in just 39 minutes.

Saina had retired after losing the first game to Spain’s Clara Azurmendi on Sunday.

On Tuesday, Aditi Bhatt, ranked 10th in the juniors list and playing her first major singles team event, levelled the scores by beating the 237-ranked Rachel Sugden 21-14, 21-8 -- the 18-year-old Indian getting the better of the 19-year-old Scot who has around 86 wins on the circuit in all sections. The

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women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto andRituparna Panda made it 2-1 in favour of India by defeating Julia MacPherson and Ciara Torrance 21-11, 21-8 in a 34-minute encounter.

India sealed the tie 3-1 when Tasnim Mir defeated Lauren Middleton 21-15, 21-6 in the third singles.

India also decided to rest the seasoned doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy and instead sent in their third-choice pair of Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, who defeated

Kirsty Gilmour and Eleanor O’Donnell in three games, 21-8, 18-21, 21-10 to seal a 4-1 win for India.

India, who started their campaign with a 3-2 win against Spain in their opening match, are placed second behind Thailand in Group B with two points from two matches. Thailand lead the group with two 5-0 wins against Scotland and Spain.

Spain and Scotland have lost both their matches and are out of contention for the knockout competitions from this group.

Not explained why I was dropped After Bahrain high, Indian women faces Chinese Taipei as SRH captain: David Warner NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (IANS): Former SunRisers Hyderabad captain David Warner on Tuesday made a shocking revelation, saying that he was not explained by the owners or the team management why he dropped as captain.

The Australian opener, Warner was replaced

by Kane Williamson in the first half of the Indian Premier League 2021 in April, when the team was plumbing the bottom after losing five of their six matches.

“With the utmost respect for the owners, Trevor Baylis, Laxman, Moody and Murali, when a decision gets made, it has to be a unanimous one. You don’t know who the person is going for you and who isn’t,” Warner told Sports Today. “The other disappointing thing for me was not being explained why I

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was dropped as captain. If you want to go along the lines of form, it is a difficult one because I guess whatever you have done in the past would have some weight moving forward, you would think. “ E s p e c i a l ly w h e n you have played about 100 games for the franchise, I think I had four bad games in those first five matches in Chennai. It is difficult, a tough pill to swallow.

There are still questions to which I think I’ll never get answers, but you have to move on,” he added.

The Australian further said that he would “love to represent SRH” again but it’s not in his hands. “I would love nothing more than to represent SunRisers but obviously, that decision is with the owners,” he said. Sunrisers finished at the bottom of the IPL 2021 points table.

M A NA M A , O C T 1 2 (PTI): The Indian women’s football team will face its toughest test of the ongoing exposure tour when the side takes on a higher ranked Chinese Taipei in an international friendly here on Wednesday.

Coming off a 5-0 domination of Bahrain in their previous outing on Sunday, India will enter the match with some confidence and look to build on that big win.

The players have had a good start under new head coach Thomas Dennerby, with two victories against UAE and Bahrain.

However, the coach is fully aware of the challenge that Chinese Taipei will present. Chinese Taipei are ranked 40th in the FIFA chart.

On the eve of the clash, Dennerby said, “The games till now have shown us what we need to work on going forward.

The friendly match was a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February (Twitter/ Indian Football Team)

means that we will have more space to attack in behind their defence, which makes it an interesting encounter.”

There is evidence of a change in style for the Indian team under Dennerby so far. He seems to be emphasising on possession-

based football. “While defending, we tend to play with a zonal defence now.

The girls are starting to understand what I want them to do in the defensive phase of the game,” he said.

“In the attacking phase, we have changed our style of play, trying to

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phie Devine and Suzie Bates are fifth and seventh respectively.

After the first T20I against India was washed out, Mooney returned with scores of 34 and 61 as Australia emerged victorious in the multi-format series.

Mooney was originally not part of the squad but came in as a replace-

ment for Rachael Haynes, who had to bow out owing to an injury.

Mooney’s teammate Sophie Molineux too made significant gains in the latest rankings update, breaking into the top 10 for bowlers after climbing 12 spots to be placed at No. 9. Molineux scalped three wickets in the series

CWG roster revamped: athletics, aquatics compulsory NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Athletics and swimming will be the only compulsory sports in the Commonwealth Games from the 2026 edition as part of a “strategic roadmap” which will allow host cities greater freedom to include disciplines of their choice from a core list which also features T20 cricket and 3×3 basketball.

The roadmap was approved at the Commonwealth Games Federation’s General Assembly, which was held virtually. “…to increase hosting benefits and make the Games even more cost effective, whilst engaging new audiences, the Commonwealth Sport 20262030 Strategic Roadmap invites future hosts to explore innovative concepts, including co-hosting and mass participation events,” read a statement from CGF. “As part of an ongoing consultation with International Federations, there are ambitions for a K Y M C

revised Sport Programme to provide hosts with more flexibility to choose from a wider list of core sports,” it added.

The new additions to the core disciplines, that have previously been listed as optional sports, are T20 Cricket, Beach Volleyball and 3×3 Basketball. Other disciplines in the 15-strong core list include badminton, shooting, table tennis, wrestling (freestyle) and hockey among others.

“This will allow hosts the ability to propose entirely new sports, relevant to their nation or culture, to enhance cultural showcasing and community engagement,” the CGF stated.

T h e C G F r e c o mmended that approximately 15 sports feature at the Games. The event is still looking for a 2026 host, while the 2022 edition is set for Birmingham.

While shooting has been dropped from the Birmingham Games, T20 cricket (women) has been

added. “There will be flexibility with the maximum number of sports, with athletics and swimming proposed as the two compulsory sports,” it said.

“This is due to their historical place on the programme since 1930 and based on universality, participation, broadcasting, spectator interest, Para inclusion and gender balance.”

The Commonwealth Games Federation said it will continue to work with future hosts on the minimum and maximum cap on athlete numbers, helping ensure that the size, scale and cost of the multi-sport event is continually “optimised and carefully managed”.

Coupled with a strong proposition for prospective hosts, the roadmap will allow a more sustainable long-term agenda, with increased awareness of how sport and culture can positively impact communities. Among other approved recommendations,

the roadmap has outlined that an integrated parasport programme must remain a “key, focal part of the Games.”

“Future potential hosts would be encouraged to consider alternative Athlete Village solutions, rather than being required to accommodate athletes in a new build environment or on a single site,” the CGF said.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Dame Louise Martin said the event needs to innovate.

“Our Games need to adapt, evolve and modernise to ensure we continue to maintain our relevance and prestige across the Commonwealth,” she said.

“Our next step is to work closely with our International Federation partners to ensure they can contribute to the vision and direction of the Roadmap in order to underpin the future of the Games,” she added.

at an economy of 5.60 that helped restrict India to below-par scores in the last two games.

Among other Indians, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who ended up as the leading wicket-taker of the series with five wickets in two innings, rose to the 12th spot.

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broke into the top 10 to occupy the 10th spot in the all-rounders’ list, thanks to her fine display with the ball that saw her finish the series as Australia’s leading wicket-taker.

Georgia Wareham, who finished with three wickets and 23 runs in the three games, jumped 14 spots to a career-high 48.

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A u s t r a l i a ’s B e t h Mooney climbed a spot to top the chart with 754 points.

The Australians dominate the ranking chart as besides Mooney, two other from the country — skipper Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy (6th) — feature in the top 10.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 12 (PTI): Indian opener Shafali Verma dropped a place to be second among batters while her compatriot Smriti Mandhana is static at the third position in the ICC Women’s T20 rankings released on Tuesday.

Verma has 726 rating points in her kitty while Mandhana has 709 points.

The game against Chinese Taipei will be our toughest test so far on this tour. But we are ready for that.”

He continued, “I expect an attacking game from Chinese Taipei, which means our defence will be under more pressure. However, it also

play short passes and build out from the back.

“Starting from the goalkeeper through to the attackers, we try to play a short passing game. The quality of the game also becomes better with this,” Dennerby stated.

Besides the positive result against Bahrain, India had beaten UAE 4-1 and lost to Tunisia 0-1 in Dubai in international friendly matches earlier this month.

The friendly matches are a part of preparations for the AFC Asian Cup, which will be hosted by India in January-February.

Before the victor y against 100th ranked UAE on October 2, the Indians were winless in the five previous matches this year, though all of them were against higher ranked European sides.

Match starts at 8.30 PM IST.

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NSF Trophy: Chüziema, Berenike, Viswema win

Players of Viswemi FC and Kohima Bible College in action during final match of the day at IG Stadium on Tuesday. (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , O C T 1 2 (NPN): Chüziema FC, Berenike FC and Viswema FC won their respective matches in the third day of the ongoing 21st NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy at IG Stadium, here Tuesday.

In the first match of the day, Chüziema beat Kigwema Students Union 2-1. Kigwema SU took the lead in the 21st minute, but Chüziema made a late comeback in the second half with two consecutive goals in a span of three minutes in the 71st and

74th minutes to snatch victory from their opponents.

In the second match of the day, Berenike FC Meriema thrashed Chizami United 5-3.

K h we t e c h i T h o p i securing a hat trick for Chizami United but could not rescue his team from defeat. In the final match of the day, Viswemi FC displayed their dominance by scoring 4 goals against Kohima Bible College who had to be contended with a single goal.

The tournament is organised by Angami Students’ Union (ASU) in

honour and remembrance of Lt. KekuojalieSachü of Kohima Village and Lt. VikhozoYhoshü of Kigwema Village, who were victims to an indiscriminate firing by Armed Police from Alichen on March 20, 1986.

WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES 1st Match-11:30 a.m.

Billy Graham FC Vs Seiyhazou Hill Boys FC. 2nd Match-1:00 p.m.

Bandits FC Kohima Vs Wokha Town Club.

3rd Match-2:30 p.m.

Asüfü CI Vs Jakhama Youth Organization.

SPORTS State Chess Championship rescheduled

DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Nagaland Chess Association has rescheduled its 1st Rapid Nagaland State Open Chess Championship 2021 from October 22 to 23 at NCA office Kohima. The championship will be held under the theme “Drive safe” “Do not checkmate your life” Interested persons may contact for payment of entry fee at account number name:-Vekukho Soho: A/C no. 31147966227; IFSC code: SBIN0008306; Googlpay no.8837098422.

The entry fee is Rs.1000 for open category and Rs.500 for under- 14 and 18 years category.

The association has made it compulsory for all the players to fill up the following particulars: Name; FIDE ID/Aadhaar card; AICF ID no; birth certificate/Aadhaar card under-14 & 18 years and 60 yrs and above; residential proof/office ID card for non-Nagas and AICF registration to be made by the respective players through online made at https:// prs:aicf.in/entry.

Further details can be contacted at: 7005580245 and 7005157622.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021

WBB extreme terrain expedition flagged off

DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Advisor of Tourism, Art and Culture, H. Khehovi Yeputhomi on Tuesday flagged off the “WBB second international extreme terrain expedition” at the Niathu resort 7th mile Chumukedima Dimapur.

Wa n d e r B e y o n d Boundaries (WBB) with the support of Nagaland Tourism will embark on its second extreme terrain expedition through remote parts of Nagaland from October 11 to 22. On this expedition, the convoy comprises of eight capable expedition ready 4x4 vehicles modified suitable for extreme off-road conditions. The route starts from Dimapur and will proceed to Kohima via Niuland and Zadima. From Kohima, it will head to Lake Shilloi, further offroads to Kiphire, then to Tuensang, and finally at Mon. Folk dance performances have been organized at a number of places: Kigwema (Sema and Angami cultural performances), Sangtam performance at Kiphire, and Konyak war dance at Longwa. The expedition will finally end at Dibrugarh.

H. Khehovi Yeputhomi flagging off the WBB second international extreme terrain expedition on Tuesday.

The expedition led by Nidhi Salgame and Col Satty Malik comprises of global travelers and offroad drivers from across India.

Through travel over the next few days, the team will get an authentic glimpse into the Naga way of life in remote pockets.

WBB uses the medium of extreme terrain 4x4 travel

to explore remote lands and its people, in order to help discerning travellers, recalibrate their own lens for life.

Titled “Log & Drum Naga Land”, the team will face challenging mud tracks and roads across the state to some of the least explored and untouched areas, in an effort to explore the land and its

Amy Hunter is youngest to hit century

Associate vice president of Athletics Federation of India, Abu Metha attended the 3rd National 300M Championships as special guest and awarded medals to the national level winners at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on Tuesday. He also called on secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association, Rajeev Mehta and discussed strategies and issues related to promote sports in Nagaland and North East.

Advisor, Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio and others at the inauguration of Dimapur District Football League at Chekiye ground, Dimapur on October 11.

HARARE, OCT 12 (IANS): It was a birthday to remember for Ireland’s Amy Hunter who became the youngest centurion in international cricket at 16 years of age in the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe, helping her team win by 86 runs. Amy beat Mithali Raj’s record as she helped Ireland to a series win against Zimbabwe. Mithali had set the women’s record with an unbeaten 114 against Ireland in 1999 at the age of 16 years and 205 days.

Needing a win to level the series and avoid a series loss, Zimbabwe won the toss and put Ireland into bat first in the fourth and final ODI. Ireland openers Leah Paul and Gaby got the team off to a steady start yet again but could not replicate their performances from the previous two games where they strung a 100-run partnership in each game. Esther Mbofana struck for Zimbabwe in the Powerplay and rattled the stumps of Leah to send her back to the pavilion for 12.

At the other end, Gaby’s purple patch continued as she registered her third consecutive fifty. At the other end, Amy Hunter

too played her shots as the two put on a 104-run partnership for the second wicket before Lewis made the long walk back.

Skipper Laura Delany joined Amy at the crease and upped the scoring rate after the top-order had laid a solid foundation for a huge score. Amy, who had registered a string of low scores in the first three ODIs of her career, brought up her maiden fifty soon.

Amy, who turned 16 on the day, made the occasion even more memorable as she went on to score her first ODI century, thus becoming the youngest player in the history of the game, male or female, to score an international century in any form of the game.

By the time Laura got out after scoring 68 off 53, Ireland were in a box seat.

Amy and Orla Prendergast put the finishing touches to the innings and propelled Ireland to 312/3 at the end of the 50 overs.

Ireland broke through early in the second over with the wicket of Modester Mupachikwa.

Ashley Ndiraya and Josephine Nkomo did manage to steady the ship with a 96-run stand but some great bowling from Ireland

Amy Hunter struck eight boundaries in her 127-ball knock. (Twitter/@cricketireland)

meant that the asking rate kept climbing.

Josephine brought up her maiden ODI fifty but did not find enough support at the other end as Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals as they slipped from 139/2 at one stage to 178/6, by which time the required

run rate was over 13.

The tail-enders ensured that Zimbabwe batted out the 50 overs but fell short by 86 runs as they finished on 227/8.

Ireland, who were playing their first ODI series since 2018, completed a great turnaround after going 1-0 down to seal the series 3-1.

people.

The entire expedition is being documented through photographs and video by Sandesh Ravikumar (adventure photo and video professional from Bangalore) and a collector’s edition coffee table book will be created post expedition by senior travel writers Anurag Mallick and Priya Ganapathy.

Catch them young tourney in Phek DIMAPUR, OCT 12 (NPN): Phek District Sports Association (PDSA) on Tuesday informed that it would be conducting District Level ‘Catch Them Young Tournament” (under 14 years) in collaboration with the district office of the Youth Resources and Sports from October 29 and 30.

The association informed that Athletic events will be conducted on October 29 in sub-divisional headquarters viz. Chozuba, Pfutsero and Meluri in disciplines- 100 Metre dash; Long Jump; High Jump; Shot Put and 800 Metre Race.

While Table Tennis and Badminton both doubles and single along with Athletic events for Phek circle will be held at Phek Town on October 30. In this regard it has informed all the area presidents and sportsperson to take note of the same and accordingly participate by producing Aaadhar for age proof.

It added that the winners will be selected to represent Phek district at State Level to be held in Kohima from November 10 to 12, 2021. Interested players can contact (+91 7085483878, 7085650681 and 9862548070) for further details.

controls world cricket Germany qualifies for World Cup; Russia, Croatia clinch playoffs India now, says Imran Khan

LONDON, OCT 12 (AP): As Germany became the first country to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, its former under-21 team coach was crying tears of joy after his first win in charge of Turkey. Stefan Kuntz was unable to keep his emotions in check after Burak Yilmaz’s penalty in the ninth minute of injury time earned Turkey a dramatic 2-1 win in Latvia to keep its qualification hopes alive.

Germany booked its place on Monday with an error-strewn 4-0 win in North Macedonia. The goals all came in the second half as the home team tired, and the win went some way to atoning for Germany’s surprise 2-1 loss to North Macedonia in Duisburg in March. That was the only blip in an otherwise perfect qualifying campaign with seven wins from eight games in Europe Group J. In Rotterdam, Memphis Depay scored twice, had two assists and missed a penalty as the Netherlands overpowered

Timo Werner, left, shakes hands with Lukas Klostermann after the World Cup 2022 group J qualifying match between North Macedonia and Germany, Monday. (AP)

Gibraltar 6-0 to remain on course for qualification, two points ahead of Norway and four points ahead of Turkey in Group G. Croatia and Russia are assured of at least a playoff place after their respective results in Group H. GROUP E Belgium would have qualified if Wales hadn’t beaten Estonia. But Kieffer Moore’s early goal for Wales

was enough for a 1-0 win in Tallinn.

Wales stayed level on points with the Czech Republic, which defeated Belarus 2-0 away. The Czechs have played a game more, however. Belgium is virtually assured of qualification being five points ahead. The Belgians next play Estonia on Nov. 13, when Wales hosts Belarus.

GROUP G Depay put his disappointing club season at Barcelona behind him with a productive night for the Netherlands against one of the world’s soccer minnows. His first goal against Gibraltar was his 13th of the year for Oranje, breaking the Dutch record of 12 in a calendar year by Patrick Kluivert. The Netherlands

moved to two points ahead of Norway, which defeated Montenegro 2-0 without injured star striker Erling Haaland.

Yilmaz’s late winner in Riga kept Turkey in the chase. Turkey next hosts Gibraltar on Nov. 13, when Norway hosts Latvia and the Netherlands visits Montenegro.

GROUP H Croatia midfielder Luka Modric scored from a free kick to salvage a 2-2 draw with Slovakia, and Russia capitalized with a 2-1 win over old rival Slovenia to move top of the group.

Dropping points means 2018 World Cup runner-up Croatia is likely to need a win over Russia next month to qualify automatically for the World Cup. Slovakia needed a win to keep its qualifying hopes alive and can no longer qualify.

GROUP J Germany booked its place at next year’s tournament in Qatar despite a tough game against the a

rival that pushed it hardest in qualifying.

Kai Havertz broke the deadlock in the 50th minute before Chelsea clubmate Timo Werner’s quickfire double sealed the result. Jamal Musiala got the fourth goal for Hansi Flick’s team in the 83rd, set up by fellow substitute Karim Adeyemi.

Germany stretched its lead in the group to an unassailable eight points with two rounds of games remaining. Flick has overseen five wins since he took over from Joachim Law after the summer’s European Championship.

Ionut Mitria’s 26thminute goal was enough for Romania to beat Armenia 1-0 in Bucharest. Iceland defeated Liechtenstein 4-0 in the other group game.

Romania moved to second in the group on 13 points, one ahead of North Macedonia and Armenia on 12. Iceland has eight points and Liechtenstein one from a draw with Armenia in September.

ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that money has become a “big player” in cricket and that countries like New Zealand and England wouldn’t have dared to cancel their tours of India because “India controls” the sport.

The former Pakistan skipper added that “England let itself down” by deciding to cancel the men’s and women’s teams’ short tour of Pakistan recently, days after the New Zealand cricket team decided to abandon their while-ball series and fly out of Pakistan citing “security fears”.

In an interview to Middle East Eye, Imran said, “Money is a big player now.

For the players, as well as for the cricket boards. The money lies in India, so basically, India controls world cricket now. I mean, they do, whatever they say goes. No one would dare do that to India because they know that the sums involved, India can

Imran Khan

sort of produce much more money.” In the wake of the New Zealand and England cricket teams cancelling their tours of Pakistan, some Pakistan ministers and former cricketers have started dragging India’s name in their statements. They are also allegedly blaming the BCCI for the cancellation of their tours. Imran said in his interview that England think they do Pakistan a great favour by touring the country. “England let itself down (by cancelling the series). I think that there is still this feeling in England that they do a great favour to play with countries like Pakistan.

One of the reasons is that, obviously, the money,” the Pakistan PM said.

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