13 sept 2021

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MV AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 Issued by: Dimapur Traffic Police “Cares for You” Initiative, 2021 MV AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 Issued by: Dimapur Traffic Police “Cares for You” Initiative, 2021 Section 3 of the MV Act: Prohibits driving a vehicle in any public place without licence.

Sec. 4: Prohibits under age driving (below 18 yrs).

Sec 5: No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause/permit any person who does not satisfy the provisions of Sec. 3 & 4 to drive the vehicle.

Punishment: Driving without licence is punishable u/s 181 MV Act with a fine up to Rs.5,000/-, U/S 199 A of MV Act for offences committed by juveniles-- guardian/owner deemed guilty, fine of Rs. 25,000/- and imprisonment up to 3 years and cancellation of registration of motor vehicle used by the juvenile in the offence for 12 months and juvenile ineligible to obtain learner’s license until the age of 25 years.

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3-year-old kidnapped boy rescued; 5 held Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): A three-year old boy, who was kidnapped by unknown miscreants on September 10, was rescued on Sunday near Bokajan area.

Soon after receiving the report, a police team launched an operation and rescued the boy in the wee hours of Sunday around 2 a.m. near Bokajan area under Karbi Anglong district.

According to police sources, it was a case of abduction for ransom.

Five persons were also apprehended in connection with the kidnapping case.

No further details were made known.

NEET exam held

DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): After several postponements, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2021 for admission in Undergraduate medical courses was held across the country including Nagaland following Covid-19 protocols on Sunday.

The NEET 2021 examination was delayed due to the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak. In Nagaland, the exams were held in two centres-- Dimapur and Kohima.

Days ahead of the NEET 2021 exam, social media was abuzz with news of an alleged scandal involving an exam paper leak.

Many raised concerns and claims about a mafia being behind the “leak,” however, officials denied the claims, terming the news fake.

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Centre asks states to remove check posts at state borders

NEW DELHI/DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked the state governments to remove the check posts at the state borders, stating that after the roll-out of goods and services tax (GST) in July of 2017, there is no longer a need to have regular check posts, reports Economic Times.

The Ministry also emphasised that the online data with respect to vehicles and drivers have been strengthened through the Ministry’s VAHAN and SARATHI portal. In the official letter from the Road Transport Ministry to the various state governments, the ministry asked the states to intimate it about the present status regarding the removal of check posts at the their borders at the earliest.

The Ministry has also overseen the nationwide implementation of the FASTag regime which is backed by a robust technology backbone and has been aimed at ensuring swift movement at toll gates on the massive net-

A file photo volunteers at New Field check gate during ‘operation check gate’ in September 2019. (NP)

work of national highways all across the country.

It may be mentioned that the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) had expressed strong resentment against inaction of the state government and its machineries over illegal taxation and also against multiple taxation being imposed in addition to Goods and Services Tax (GST) being paid by traders/businessmen.

As a mark of protest, the trade body has called for a total shutdown of all shops and business establishments in Dimapur on September 16, 2021 against rampant

multiple and illegal taxation by various groups as well government agencies, affecting the business community.

DCCI also said that the total shutdown will cover restriction of goods transport entry into Dimapur as against various DMC taxes/ fees at check gates collected on GST items.

Despite highlighting the issue in the media, DCCI stated that state government chose to remain silent by not taking any concrete action against illegal and multiple taxation.

Taking serious note of the alarming rise in ‘illegal taxation’ by various groups,

crippling the entire business community in the state’s commercial hub, DCCI warned that the business body would be compelled to resort to further/extreme courses of action if the government failed to address the genuine plight of the business community.

It may also be recalled that the Public Action Committee (PAC) launched a week-long “Operation Check Gate” in September 2019 with volunteers of tribeaffiliates of Naga Council Dimapur, against illegal and unabated taxation resulting rise in prices of various commodities in the market.

Pharmacies to remain shut in Dimapur on Sep 16 NVCO backs DCCI’s call for closure of shops

D I M A P U R , S E P 1 2 its outlets indefinitely if the (NPN): Supporting Dima- government did not take pur Chamber of Commerce appropriate action.

Nagaland Voluntary & Industry’s (DCCI) call Meanwhile, the Naga- Consumers’ Organisation for a total shutdown of all land Medicine Dealers’ As- (NVCO) has announced shops and business estab- sociation has also requested its support to Dimapur lishments on September 16, the state power department Chamber of Commerce Nagaland Medicine Deal- to take necessary steps in & Industry’s (DCCI) call ers’ Association (NMDA) improving the electricity for total closure of shops has also announced closure supply in the town as most and business establishments of all pharmacies and medi- of life-saving drugs and on September 16 against cal business establishments vaccines should be kept in rampant, multiple and illegal in Dimapur on September refrigerators. taxation by various groups 16.

The association fur- and government agencies.

The shutdown call is ther pointed out that due Claiming that multiple NEW DELin protest against the State to power failure, storing taxation was at the root of HI, SEP government’s alleged inac- and maintaining these life- price rise in the market and 12 (IANS): tion against multiple and saving medicines as per pro- mentioning that consumers Senior BJP illegal taxation by various tocols had become difficult. have realised this, NVCO leader Bhu“Due to power failure president Kezhokhoto Savi groups. pendra Patel NMDA in a press re- it has become strenuous to in a statement maintained was on Sunlease further warned that store and maintain neces- that the consumers cannot B. Patel day elected it would be compelled to sary obligations of these life remain a silent spectator over the new Gujarat chief min- take its own course of ac- saving medicines,” NMDA this. He regretted that though ister, replacing Vijay Ru- tion by shutting down all stated. the weaker section of the sopani, who abruptly resigned on Saturday.

The MLA from Ahmedabad’s Ghatlodia, Patel was earlier Chairman DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): Nagaland COVID-19 STATUS AS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 ACTIVE CASES of the Ahmedabad Urban on Sunday recorded 36 fresh Covid-19 Symptomatic Non Covid positive cases while three more patients Development Authority.

Deaths MiSEVERE AsModRecovTotal District ympDeath with graterate ICU ICU Bhupendra Patel will succumbed to the infection. ered Cases Covid 19 ed tom- Mild On On (without (On OxyPositivity atic OxyOf the fresh cases, 16 were from take oath as the seventeenth ventila- ventigen lator chief minister of Gujarat on Kohima, Dimapur-10, four in Wokha, Dimapur 254 31 gen8 16 tor) 10 6 12728 379 10 630 14071 Monday. three in Mokokchung, two in Zunheboto Kiphire 6 0 1 0 0 0 229 9 0 1 246 Kohima 43 54 2 2 0 3 8808 118 0 171 9196 Patel met Governor and one in Tuensang, taking the total Longleng 0 2 0 0 0 0 270 0 2 17 291 Acharya Devvrat on Sun- caseload to 30630. Further, three more Mokokchung 72 3 1 2 0 0 2039 50 0 54 2220 day evening and staked patients succumbed to the infection in Mon 34 0 0 0 0 0 1084 11 2 17 1148 8 0 0 0 0 0 882 5 0 7 903 claim to form the next gov- Dimapur, pushing the death toll to 639. Peren Phek 30 0 0 0 0 0 495 17 0 7 550 ernment in the state after PTI: India recorded 28,591 cases, Tuensang 4 0 0 0 0 0 993 11 0 3 1010 the sudden resignation of taking the overall tally to 3,32,36,921, Wokha 16 0 0 1 0 0 328 11 0 16 375 Zunheboto 7 2 0 0 0 0 583 14 0 11 620 Vijay Rupani from the top while death toll climbed to 4,42,655 with Total 474 92 12 21 10 9 28439 625 14 934 30630 post.

338 daily fatalities reported Sunday,. *14 deaths not due to Covid-19 *0 deaths under investigation

Bhupendra Patel is new Gujarat CM

ciety has been hit more badly, especially due to Covid-19 pandemic, State government agencies failed to maintain prices in the market and barely applied the Essential Commodities Act. Blaming the State government for failing to control the rampant, multiple and illegal taxation, especially upon transporters and business community, the NVCO specifically asked the chief secretary and DGP to respond to this menace.

NVCO pointed out that noted human rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy had even filed a petition before National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) alleging that (Cont’d on p-8)

Section 3 of the MV Act: Prohibits driving a vehicle in any public place without licence.

Sec. 4: Prohibits under age driving (below 18 yrs).

Sec 5: No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause/permit any person who does not satisfy the provisions of Sec. 3 & 4 to drive the vehicle.

Punishment: Driving without licence is punishable u/s 181 MV Act with a fine up to Rs.5,000/-, U/S 199 A of MV Act for offences committed by juveniles-- guardian/owner deemed guilty, fine of Rs. 25,000/- and imprisonment up to 3 years and cancellation of registration of motor vehicle used by the juvenile in the offence for 12 months and juvenile ineligible to obtain learner’s license until the age of 25 years.

MV AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 Issued by: Dimapur Traffic Police “Cares for You” Initiative, 2021

Section 3 of the MV Act: Prohibits driving a vehicle in any public place without licence.

Sec. 4: Prohibits under age driving (below 18 yrs).

Sec 5: No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause/permit any person who does not satisfy the provisions of Sec. 3 & 4 to drive the vehicle.

Punishment: Driving without licence is punishable u/s 181 MV Act with a fine up to Rs.5,000/-, U/S 199 A of MV Act for offences committed by juveniles-- guardian/owner deemed guilty, fine of Rs. 25,000/- and imprisonment up to 3 years and cancellation of registration of motor vehicle used by the juvenile in the offence for 12 months and juvenile ineligible to obtain learner’s license until the age of 25 years.

NFHRCC indefinite stir kept in abeyance DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has announced suspension of its proposed indefinite agitation scheduled from Monday in view of the State government’s move to construct and make the foothill road pliable.

In a press release, NFHRCC convener Supu Jamir, general secretary, W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary Chenithung Humtsoe said that during a meeting with Dimapur-based civil society organisations (CSOs) here on Sunday, the committee in response to the government’s gesture decided to keep the proposed indefinite stir in abeyance in greater interest of the people till an agreement was reached with PWD (R&B) for execution of the work.

However, it warned that the newly-constituted Young Nagas Action Committee for Foothills Road (YNACFR) would be active for any eventualities.

NFHRCC and Dima-

pur-based CSOs welcomed the decision of chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Yanthungo Patton to allot necessary fund for making the Foothill road pliable despite acute financial constraints.

Warns, newly formed ‘Young Nagas Action Committee for Foothills Road’ to be active for any eventualities Urges Centre to declare Trans Nagaland Expressway (Mega Project) from Khelma to Tizit at the earliest Noting that the decision showed that the State government was fully aware of the pulse of people, the meeting also acknowledged all MLAs and PWD (R&B) for their commitment in making the historic Naga project a reality.

The meeting demanded that construction for making the Foothill road pliable should be started at the onset of the upcoming working season.

The meeting further acknowledged Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur; Chang Union Dimapur; Lotha Hoho Dimapur; Konyak Union Dimapur; Khiamniungan Union; Dimapur; Phom Union Dimapur; Sangtam Union Dimapur; apex Lotha Hoho; Western Sumi Hoho; Western Yimkhium Hoho; Nagaland Zeliang People’s Organisation; CNTC, ENPO, CNSA, DENSU, ZLSU, DAYO, LYOD and WSYF for their unflinching support to the initiatives of NFHRCC. The House also appreciated the role of the media in covering all events judiciously.

Urging Government of India to declare the Trans Nagaland Expressway (Mega Project) from Khelma to Tizit at the earliest, the meeting unequivocally endorsed the committee to apprise the Union ministry of road transport & highways and approach the Prime Minister’s Office at the earliest to expedite the relentless efforts made by the State government.

Solution on basis of Framework Agreement, not agreements with surrogates: NSCN (I-M) DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) through its MIP, has said the government of India has gained notoriety for over indulgence in “duplicitous dealings” when it came to playing the role of “scheming villain to kill the Naga issue by keeping the Nagas divided.”

Against the backdrop of signing of cease fire agreements with various Naga political groups since 1997, NSCN (I-M) said the world is not blind and keenly watching the political situation in Nagalim (Nagaland) and taking cognizance of the political wisdom of India’s political leaders who are steering negotiations with NSCN leaders. NSCN (I-M) reaffirmed that it was the only “authentic political organization of the Naga people” that agreed to hold

dialogue on the basis of mutually agreed points “at the highest level, without any conditions and in third countries.”

NSCN (I-M) said subsequent talks with the government of India, with better understanding of each other’s position and respecting the historical and political rights of the Nagas resulted in achieving an indelible milestone when the historic Framework Agreement was signed on August 3,2015.

It said the FA “clearly reflects the unique history of the Nagas, sovereignty of the people and shared sovereignty of the two entities.” It also said the agreement brought hope of the “two people on a high level, for a durable solution and peace in the land.”

However, NSCN (I-M) said against this backdrop, what

had caught its attention was the “deceitful dealing of the government of India, in signing ceasefire agreement after ceasefire agreement with its surrogate factions.”

NSCN (I-M) said “such double dealing” by the government of India only fueled doubts about its sincerity and commitment and reiterated that the Naga political issue was not something to be displayed in such a deceptive manner before the world. NSCN (I-M) maintained that “the issue is one and there will be one solution” and that even if “one may deceive a few cronies” one can never deceive the people. Further it said even if one may bribe a few corrupt people, it is not be possible to bribe the bona fide revolutionary people.

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Nagaland logs 36 fresh Covid cases, 3 deaths PSAN asks govt to fast track NSSB recruitment

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DIMAPUR, SEP 12 (NPN): Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN) urged the State government to pay attention to the desperate plea of the citizens and fast track NSSB recruitment process for all Grade III posts that did not fall under the purview of Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC).

In a press release, PSAN convener Mughaka Jakhalu warned that the

anger and frustration levels of educated unemployed youth had surpassed the boiling point and cannot be contained any further.

“While the government has been resorting to delay tactics, the aspirants are losing valuable years and many are nearing or have even crossed the age limit in the process,” the press release pointed out.

Reminding the PDA government of its swearing-

in ceremony in 2018 in the presence of thousands of Nagas, especially the educated youth of Nagaland, and its manifesto “Change is coming”, PSAN said this had been ringing in the ears of the citizens of Nagaland ever since.

Now, with the formation of opposition-less government, the organisation hoped that the promise would be finally fulfilled. It also cautioned the govern-

ment not to turn a deaf ear to the urgent call of unemployed youth as this would only result in resentment and agitation.

According to PSAN, it was a misfortune and a huge disappointment to see lack of urgency in implementing NSSB even after months and rounds of consultations. It was high time that the government acted on the issue and turned its words into (Cont’d on p-8) action.

Fully vaccinated people 11 times less likely to die of Covid: US Pegasus row: SC to hear pleas WASHINGTON, SEP 12 (AGENCIES): Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of Covid and 10 times less likely to be hospitalized compared to the unvaccinated since highly contagious Delta became the most common variant, US health authorities said.

The data came from one of three new papers published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of which underscored Covid vaccines’ ongoing effectiveness against severe outcomes.

For reasons that are not yet well understood, data from one of the studies suggests Moderna’s vaccine has offered a slightly higher level of protection in the Delta period.

It comes a day after President Joe Biden announced an aggressive new immunization plan that includes requiring companies employing more than 100 people to either vaccinate their workers or test them weekly. “As we have shown in study after study, vaccination works,” said CDC

director Rochelle Walenksy during a press briefing on Friday. The first study examined hundreds of thousands of cases in 13 US jurisdictions from April 4 - June 19, the period before Delta was dominant, and compared them to June 20 - July 17.

Between these periods, a vaccinated person’s risk of Covid infection rose slightly: from being 11 times less likely to be infected compared to an unvaccinated person, to five times less likely.

Protection against hospitalization and death re-

mained more stable, but fell more among people aged 65 and above than for younger age groups. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration are assessing the need for booster shots, and it is likely the elderly will be among the first to receive them when the Biden administration starts to roll them out later this month.

One of the studies, which assessed vaccine effectiveness from June-August at more than 400 hospitals, emergency departments and urgent care clinics, stratified

efficacy by brand. Efficacy against hospitalization was highest for Moderna at 95 percent; then Pfizer at 80 percent; and finally Johnson & Johnson at 60 percent.

Overall efficacy against hospitalization was 86 percent for all age groups but this fell to 76 percent for those over 75.

The two mRNA vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna, have always performed slightly better than the J&J adenovirus vector vaccine -- possibly because the latter is administered as one dose.

seeking independent probe

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping on certain people in India involving Israeli spyware Pegasus.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had on September 7 had granted more time to the Centre to decide on filing a further response on the petitions after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said

that due to some difficulties he could not meet the officials concerned to take a decision on the filing of the second affidavit.

The Centre had earlier filed a limited affidavit in the apex court saying the pleas seeking an independent probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations are based on “conjectures and surmises or on other unsubstantiated media reports or incomplete or uncorroborated material”.

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Local food show marks Poshan Maah 2021

Vithwel Kweho with the participants at Kikruma.

Participants of the cooking compeition in Phek

DIMAPUR: As a part of the month long celebration of Poshan Maah 2021, cooking competitions and local food show was conducted at various districts on September 10.

MON: Mon block (ICDS) and district jointly conducted cooking competition-cum-local food show programme at Chi village in collaboration with RD-NRLM. According to DIPR, at the programme DPO ( I C D S ) Y. T a u h o n g Ngonyen, while delivering welcome address stressed on the importance to health nutrition especially among women. He also briefly spoke on the importance of

In the competition, Mongjum SHG bagged the first position while the second and third positions went to Teimongpu SHG and Shamei SHG Phek: De par tment of Social Welfare, Phek organised cooking competition at CDPO office meeting hall on the theme, “Preparation of Nutritious Food locally available fruits and vegetables” Six group participated in the competition namely Vekuhu SHG, Phek village AW W, w o m e n S H G federation Phek block, Phek town AWW, Kuphulu SHG Ketsapo, Ketsapo Village AWW. The panel of judges consisted of EAC

PMMVY schemes.

SDO (C) Hq, Lithrila Sangtam encouraged all to preserve the indigenous crops and food items locally available while encouraging the participants to render cooperation in the days to come. BDO Mon block Tingyeih in his short speech called upon the participants not to stay idle but to give importance on the organic crops available.

Chi village chairman conveyed g ratitude on behalf of Chi villagers for conducting the programme.

Eight SHGs particpated in the cooking competition while for local food show six SHGs participated.

Security forces seizes illegal liquor DIMAPUR: Security forces in joint operation with state police apprehended two individuals and seized illegal liquor at general area Zubza, Kohima on September 8.

According to PRO, HQ IGAR (N), based on specific input, the combined forces apprehended two individuals and recovered 785 cases of illegal liquor worth around Rs. 28 lakh at Zubza.

The apprehended individuals and recovered items were handed over to Zubza Police Station, for further investigation.

Phek, Er. Mechietsho Koza; BDO Phek, Heipeuding Illunglang and District Health Mobilizer, CMO office Phek, Azenuo.

New Jalukie: Department of Social Welfare, Jalukie ICDS Project organised a block level cooking competition at local ground, New Jalukie.

The programme was chaired by project coordinator Peren, Kulule.

Speaking at the p r o g r a m m e, C D P O Jalukie, Namhuheing spoke on proper nutrition and also emphasized on the impor tance of organic food which are locally available for consumption.

The first position was

SASRD observes NU foundation day

bagged by Jalukie town AWWs & Helpers while Mhainamtsi, Jalukie B and SHG Kariugai, New Jalukie bagged the second, third and fourth positions respectively. 43 Anganwadi centres and two SHGs from New Jalukie participated in the competition.

Chiephobozou B l o c k : C h i e p h o b oz o u block also organised local food show and pickle making competition at Chiephobozou CDPO office on September 10.

A press release from CDPO office stated that anganwadi workers from 17 villages participated in competition, whereby the panel of judges were ADC, EAC, SDAO and chairman Chiephobozou town.

In local food competition, participants from Gariphema, Tsiesema Basa, Tuophema bagged the first, second and third positions while in pickle making, Zhadima, Tuophema and Seiyhama bagged the first, second and third positions. Winning groups were awarded with cash prizes by the CDPO.

Pro-vice chancellor, professor M Aleminla Ao hoisting the university flag.

DIMAPUR: Joining the rest of the campuses, School of Agricultural Sciences & Rural Development (SASRD), Medziphema also observed the 28th N a g a l a n d U n i ve r s i t y foundation day at its campus on September 6.

In a press release,

deputy registrar Otova Swu informed that during the programme, pro-vice chancellor, professor M Aleminla Ao hoisted the university flag which was followed by university anthem.

Aleminla highlighted the pur pose, aims and

NCC cadets of SJC (A) receive DG NCC commendation card DIMAPUR: Two NCC cadets of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Jakhama, namely SUO Mhashienu Lothii (Senior Wing) from 1 NL Girls’ BN NCC-Kohima and SUO Liyanthung J. Kikon from 24 NL (I) COY NCC-Kohima under NCC G r o u p - Ko h i m a w e r e awarded the prestigious Director General NCC Commendation Card and Medal-2020 for their utmost sincerity, dedication and exemplary performance to National

Cadet Corps on September 9.

They received the commendation card along with a badge and a cash award. The award of DG NCC Commendation Card for the year 2020 was announced on the occasion of NCC Day (November 22, 2020) and the cadets were conferred the award

by Col Abdul Hameed Khan, CO, 1 NL Girls’ BN NCC, Kohima.

The management and (L) Liyanthung J. Kikon and (L) Mhashienu Lothii receiving the award. staff of the college extended to all the officers of the such high recognition to them to keep up the noble their heartfelt gratitude organization for giving the cadets and wished gesture.

objectives of the university and called all the stake holders to dedicate themselves to make Nagaland University a vibrant university to fulfill the aspirations of the society.

Earlier, invocation was said by professor, L. Daiho.

MTC holds national webinar DIMAPUR: Research and Seminar Committee, in Collaboration with IQAC, Mt. Tiyi College (MTC), Wokha, organized a one day national webinar on “Research Methodology and Academic Writing Skills”, on September 9.

A press release by MTC stated that resource persons, Prof. Vivek Kumar, chairperson, Centre for the study of social system (CSSS), school of social sciences (SSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Prof Zarenthung Ezung, Head of Dept. Dept of Economics, Nagaland University, spoke on practical “how” of research writings and its methods.

The lecture purpose of webinar was to enhance and equip teachers and scholars with necessary knowledge to undertake better research or to develop in research writing.

The release added that Co-ordinator IQAC, MTC, Medongunuo Ngone delivered welcome note, while member of research and seminar committee, MTC, Dr. Roland K Kikon moderated the wenbinar.

ATMA holds capacity building programmes for farmers

Demonstration on nursery bed at Leangnyu village.

thanks was delivered by LongerkabaAo. Altogether 32 members participated in the programme.

Meanwhile, the block also conducted training and demonstration on September 7 at Changlang village wherein resource person Leiwang Konyak conducted training on cultivation practices of potato.

Demonstration on nursery bed preparation of

cabbage was also conducted by resource person Longerkaba Ao. Altogether 18 farmers benefitted from the activities and seeds were distributed to the participants.

AT M A Wa k c h i n g block: The capacity building on sustainable agriculture was conducted a Wakching Chingla, on September 9.

A press release by ATMA Mon, stated that resource person Weeniyie

Yanlen, spoke on how to far m in sustainable far ming ways to meet present society’s needs without compromising needs of future generation.

Further, demonstration on preparation of Bordeaux mixture was fur ther demonstrated, whereby its advantages were also elucidated. Winter vegetable seeds and mixture were handed over to 18 farmers.

Meanwhile, ATMA Mon block conducted t w o - d ay t r a i n i n g a n d demonstration on “Value addition in Naga King Chilli” and “Nursery bed preparation of Cabbage” on September 9 and 10 respectively, at Leangnyu village.

A press release by ATMA Mon block, stated that resource person BTM, Vimeno Zao discussed about importance of value

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On day two, resource person BTM, Mhachamo Ngullie demonstrated on how to prepare raised nursery bed for cabbage, and shared about importance and advantages of raising seedling in nursery.

1st Death anniversary

3 rD Death anniversary Of Lt. Phelukhwe Kirha

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DTHF meeting: Dimapur Tribal Hoho For um (DTHF) has convened a meeting on September 15 at 10 am at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur.

All tribal presidents have been requested to attend the meeting without fail as crucial agenda on NCD will be discussed.

ANHTUWU informs: All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union, Wokha Unit (ANHTUWU) will be hosting the 28th State level Hindi Diwas celeberation, on September 17 at 11 am at WDVDBA and WDCCA multipurpose h a l l Wo k h a . A l l gover nment Hindi teachers’ serving under Bhandari, Sanis and Wokha establishments have been informed to attend without fail. A fine of Rs. 500/- would be imposed on absentees.

addition in Naga king chilli to minimise post harvest losses and add value to produce. Process of making pickle and sauce from Naga king chilli were also discussed at length, while training materials on topics covered were given to the

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DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) blocks in Mon district organised capacity building training programmes for farmers on different occasions.

ATMA Angjangyang block: The block conducted the said training programme for women Self Help Groups (SHGs) on September 9 at Angjangyang village.

A press release by the block stated that the resource person BTM Nemchaba Jamir spoke on the objective of the programme. An interaction was held with the members and leaders of the four SHGs interacted wherein they were encouraged to develop competencies and skills that could make them more effective and sustainable.

The programme was chaired by ATM Leiwang Konyak and vote of

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The e-conference in progress at SJC. DIMAPUR: A two-day International Multi-disciplinary e-conference on “Changing Narratives in the Learning Curves PeriPandemic” organized by Post Graduate Studies, St Joseph’s college (A), Jakhama in collaboration with Veda Vignana Academic and Research Centre, Hyderbad and Ochre (India) came to an end on September 11.

Ke y n o t e s p e a k e r, Raveenthiran Vivekanantharasa of the Open Universi-

KVC assures support for all developmental activities DIMAPUR: Kohima Village Council (KVC) has assured full support to the chief minister and the state government and smooth execution of all developmental activities under its jurisdiction.

In a statement, KVC chairman Helievio Solo and information secretary Thejao Sekhose acknowledged that the present government under chief minister Neiphiu Rio under has initiated various developmental projects in the capital city Kohima like expansion of NH-150 and proposed Kohima bypass roads, two-lane bridge over Sanuorü river and the Kohima Smart City project which was nearing completion.

KVC conveyed its commitment and welcome any kind of developmental work in the capital, most areas of Kohima town fall within the ancestral land.

The council also appealed to every individual/organization to give earnest support to the government in the execution of all developmental activities.

It further warned that the council would not tolerate anyone hampering any developmental projects, or hinder the progress of any governmental activity under its jurisdiction.

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ty of Sri Lanka reflected on the theme of the conference and addressed the need for innovative learning in an age of digital learning and enhancing sustainability with quality education. The conference was organized through online mode.

This was followed by the first technical session, where resource person, Dr. Prasenjit Biswas, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong talked of a new human predicament that

was marked by a perennial state of insecurity where everyone has become wary of one another. There were nine paper presenters during the session on numerous sub-themes and topics.

In the second technical session, Dr. J. P Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Finance, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru emphasized that re-learning has become the new norm of learning.

There were 10 paper presenters during the session.

A total of 30 papers were presented by students, scholars and faculty members from various academic disciplines across the country and overseas. The econference was attended by around 300 participants.

The technical sessions were followed by a panel discussion that focused on ways and means of envisioning sustainable strategies post pandemic.

The panelists of the discussion were Dr. Ngoru Nixon of Dr. B.R Ambedkar University, Delhi, Dr. Rita Bansal of Amity University, Mumbai, Akshaya Desai of Amity University, Mumbai and Sentilong Ozukum, SDO (Civil), Mokokchung. Dr Mhonthung Yanthan of St Joseph’s College (A), Jakhma moderated the discussion. The conference ended with a valedictory session wherein Rev. Fr. Dr. George Pezalhoukho Rino, Co-ordinator, Post Graduate Studies delivered the address.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by Rev. Fr. Dr. George Keduolhou Angami, Principal, St. Joseph’s College (A), Jakhama.

TCRS releases album on cultural activities

Achakbo Newmai being honoured by TCRS at Tening.

DIMAPUR: Tening Cultural Research Society, Tening village has released their first album on cultural activities on September 10 at Tening village council hall.

Superintendent Engineer, department of Agri-

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles, Tuensang Battalion, under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North), conducted Gaon Bhuda Mela in Mon on September 10.

According to PRO HQ IAGR (N), chairperson, head

GBs and village guard heads from villages of remote villages of Monyakshu, Mienchangle, Changlangshu, Pessao, Changsa and Bumei were invited at the mela where issues related to security situ-

ation along border, various ongoing development projects and COVID related situation were discussed.

All village heads were appraised in detail regarding efforts of Assam Rifles and

culture and identity.

The programme was chaired by the society vice chairman, Kinkariulung.

Welcome address was delivered by secretary of the society, Kigabo and vote of thanks society president, Kaidinlung Chawang.

Phevima Eco Club observes foundation day

DIMAPUR: Phevima Eco Club (PEC) celebrated its first foundation day on September 10, with Assistant Professor of History, Dimapur Government College, Neisenuo Apon Rengma, as guest speaker.

The event was also joined by NSS Unit-DGC. A press release by PEC stated that Rengma expressed inspiration and motivation for club’s success and congratulated PEC on their one year mark. She also

Assam Rifles interact with GBs; hold medical camp

Assam Rifles personnel with the GBs and others in Mon.

culture, Achakbo Newmai graced the event as guest of honour.

In his speech, Newmai stated that the motive of organising this kind of programme was to encourage younger generation to know how to preserve the

their contribution towards growth and development villages in areas of education, health, infrastructure, employment opportunities and skill development programmes.

A total of 40 GBs and chair persons attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, Assam Rifles Ghaspani battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North), organised health check up camp under the theme “Stay Fit Stay Healthy” at New Chumukedima, Vihoku, Tsiphema, Jotsoma and Zubza villages, on September 11.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), apart from medical check up, awareness against Covid -19, distribution of masks and medicines to patients with illnesses were conducted.

shared how NSS got into close proximity with village and PEC. She further suggested for herbal garden and advised on plantations that were beneficial for the environment.

President, PEC Vibozo delivered welcome address and highlighted foundation of Eco Club, while chairman, Phevima Village, Vitho Zao conveyed appreciation to the club for their progressive work in village.

Skill trg imparted to school dropouts DIMAPUR: District Horticulture Officer (DHO) Kiphire organized a skill development training programme for the school dropouts under PMKSY programme on Sunday.

Altogether, 20 participants from 11 villages attended the training.

Speaking on the occasion as special guest, social activist, Issac Tsalembi Sangtam stressed on the importance of skill development for self employ-

ment and sustenance.

The main resource persons during the programme were DHO, Senti Longchar and HEA, Sero Sangtam. The programme was chaired by Horticulture inspector, Rishu Philip.

The next skill development programme targeted on unemployed housewives will be held on Monday and farm women on Tuesday at Sanphure village.

Power outage under Nito Farm sub-station DIMAPUR: Power department has informed all consumers under Nito Farm sub-station 66/33/11kV, that there will be power shutdown on September 13 and 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (daily) for stringing of 66kV line at Henivi village to facilitate National Highway four-lane.

Transmission division executive engineer sought the cooperation of all during the period.

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400 ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendras’ to be set up in Assam: CM Wanted Assam dacoit gunned GUWAHATI, SEP 12 (PTI): Four hundred ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendras’ will be set up in Assam to focus on livelihood creation for the tribal population in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

A typical ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendra’ includes 20 tribal members and 15 such ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendras’ form one ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendra’ cluster. ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendra’ clusters provide economies of scale, livelihood, and market linkages, as well as entrepreneurship opportunities to the kendras. After a meeting with Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda here, Sarma tweeted “Glad that @VanDhanSeVikas will set up 400 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to promote tribal art & craft, providing liveli-

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hood impetus to our tribal population.”

The chief minister further said the Central government has also decided to set up seven more Ekalavya Vidyalayas as well as five Tribal Food Parks, TRIFOOD, in the state.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Munda said his two-day visit which began Sunday is intended to review the progress of the tribal areas and the schemes implemented for

the development of the tribal population of the state and the North East region, an official statement said.

“Van Dhan Kendras can be a game-changer for promoting tribal livelihoods and enterprises in Assam while Ekalavya Vidyalayas will impart uniform and high-quality education to tribal children,” the statement quoted him as saying.

The chief minister had met a TRIFED team in New Delhi in August to chalk out plans for expanding tribal development in the state and defining the steps for the way forward. These plans were also discussed during this meeting.

“There should be a development programme through which the entire Northeast region can progress. It has to be in a way that the entire region can

be presented as a development model. The gateway to Northeast is Assam and this is a very important state,” Munda said.

He further said his ministry is trying to add value to the existing traditional system and lifestyle of the tribal people and taking the artisans and their work to the national and global levels. The Tribal Affairs Ministry has awarded the Van Dhan National Award 2021-22 to TRISSAM of Assam in the category of Collaborative Initiative for co-branding in Van Dhan Yojana, which was formally presented by the Union minister to the chief minister at the meeting. Assam has a substantial tribal population, with 3,308,570 forest dwellers who constitute 12.4 per cent of the total population, the statement added.

down in police encounter

DHUBRI (ASSAM), SEP 12 (PTI): An alleged dacoit wanted in several cases has been killed in a police encounter in Assam’s Dhubri district, police said on Sunday.

With the fresh incident, 25 accused have been gunned down and 39 injured in police encounters in the state under the Himanta Biswa Sarma government.

Acting on a tip-off, police set up check-posts between Chapar and Salkocha areas on Saturday night to nab the accused persons.

On seeing the law enforcers, the dacoits allegedly attempted to flee, forcing the police to give them a chase leading to an encounter in which one of them was killed, while five

others managed to escape, Superintendent of Police Abhijit Gaurav said.

A manhunt has been launched to nab the remaining accused, he said, adding that a pistol and several cartridges have been seized from the encounter site.

Assam has witnessed a spurt in police encounters since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed office on May 10, with the opposition alleging that the police has turned “trigger happy” and is indulging in “open killings” with his support.

Police claimed that most of the accused who have been killed or injured in police encounters so far had either tried to snatch service firearms, or escape custody.

Assam govt to provide free marine engines to private ferries GUWAHATI, SEP 12 (PTI): The Assam government on Sunday said it will provide free of cost marine engines to hundreds of private passenger vessels.

A number of safety measures as part of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for plying of vehicles across the state, especially between Nimati Ghat in Jorhat and Majuli where a tragic boat accident last week had claimed two lives with a third person still missK Y M C

ing, has also been issued, a statement issued by the Government said.

The decisions were taken at a review meeting of the Directorate of Inland Water Transport (DIWT) here, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday evening.

The state government will provide marine engines to 850 private passenger vessels, free of cost, that have applied under a special scheme. Marine engines

will be fitted after survey of the boat’s fitness by a surveyor appointed by DIWT, Assam, the statement said.

“DIWTA in consultation with DC (deputy commissioner) concerned will assess the requirement for more than one ramp /temporary jetties at each Ghat and arrange to construct accordingly,” it said.

The statement added that the DCs, DIWTA and other senior officers will have to frequently visit and

inspect arrangements made at the ghats to ensure that the ferry service are operating smoothly.

As a part of the SOP for Nimati Ghat and Majuli, plying of private vessels with single engine, except those with marine engines with reversible gear, will remain suspended, the statement further said. Six government vessels, including two Ro-Pax, will remain in operation between Majuli and Jorhat and one dredger

will be used to maintain the channel/gradient for smooth ferry services even in the lean season.

All 19 private passenger vessels plying between Majuli and Jorhat will be fitted with marine engines with reversible gear at the expense of the government within six months, it was decided at the meeting according to the statement.

All passengers will be required to wear life jackets before departure of the ves-

sel and tickets will be issued to all passengers and their names and contact details will be maintained in a register. Minimum two ramps/ temporary jetties will be maintained at each ghat of Majuli and Jorhat for docking and mooring of boats.

One life-buoy ring against four passengers has been made mandatory and the life-buoys should be kept on the guard rails for immediate throwing towards people in the water.

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UPLA formally disbanded in KA TO GIVE UP ARMS AND PURSUE AUTONOMOUS STATE MOVEMENT DEMOCRATICALLY

Spokesperson of UPLA addressing the press.

BOKAJAN, SEP 12 ( AGENCIES) : After almost 8 years of arm revolution, the UPLA (United Peoples’ Liberation Army)a signatory of the recent tripartite Karbi peace accord, have formally disbanded their outfit in a ceremony held at their designated camp at Balipathar in Bokajan Sub-division of

Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.

The disbandment of the outfit came in accordance with the peace pact signed by the MHA with six ethnic outfit on September 4. A total of 387 cadres of UPLA are set to return home and join mainstream through the rehabilitation programme

of the government.

UPLA is a splinter group formed by former members of UPDS in 2013 and was primarily active in Karbi Anglong district.

Later, the outfit declared unilateral ceasefire with the government in 2018 and subsequently laid down arms in February, 2021.

Briefing the media,

2 held with illegal drugs worth Rs. 5 COVID-19 recovery rate increase in M’laya crore in Manipur

NE COVID-19 UPDATE

SHILLONG, SEP 12: The recovery rate from the virulent COVID-19 infection is inching upwards in Meghalaya with 214 more patients having recovered from the infection on Sunday, health officials said.

As on Sunday, the recovery rate was 95.94 per cent, pushing the number of recoveries to 74,964 of the total confirmed 78,133 COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic. On the other hand, 118 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected on Sunday, taking the total number of active cases up to 1,813 while the death toll mounted to 1,356 564 following four more COVID-19 fatalities. The positivity rate in Meghalaya currently stands at 2.32 per cent while death rate due to COVID-19 stands at 1.73 per cent. Director of Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said the new deaths reported were two each from East Khasi Hills district and West Jaintia Hills district. Meanwhile, the number of active cases in East Khasi Hills district, which includes state capital Shillong and the most affected district is slowly inching downward to 831, while the number of fatalities has mounted up to 931.

Moreover, night curfew relaxation hours has been extended by an hour to be promulgated from 9 pm to 6 am daily in East Khasi Hills district and Shillong City.

“Opening of shops and other economic activities (both essential and non-essential) including ‘teer’ (archery) counters, saloons and beauty parlors, gymnasiums will now be permitted up to six days a week and close by 6.30 pm and restaurants, cafes, teashops, bars and takeaway services will close by 8 pm,” District Magistrate of East Khasi Hills, Isawanda Laloo stated in her order.

“Shops, including vendors will remain closed on Sundays. Dine-in establishments, public parks and tourist spots which have received permission from this office/ concerned SDO (C) may open on Sundays,” the order said.

“All shops are required to prominently display vaccination status of the staff, the order underscored. (Correspondent)

1,089 new COVID cases in Mizoram AIZAWL, SEP 12 (PTI): Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally breached the 70,000-mark on Sunday as 1,089 more people, including 245 children, tested positive for the infection, which is 364 more than the previous day’s count, a health official said.

The northeastern state’s coronavirus death toll rose to 236 as three more people succumbed to the infection at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl. The daily test positivity rate also rose to 13.98 per cent from 10.73 per cent on Saturday as 7,791 samples were tested, he said. Aizwal district registered the highest number of new cases at 635, followed by Kolasib (104) and Siaha (78). Only one patient has a travel history, while the remaining 1,088 infections were detected during contact tracing. The COVID-19 tally stood at 70,840. Mizoram now has 12,429 active cases, while 58,175 people have recovered from the infection so far, including 1,004 on Saturday. The state has tested over 9.63 lakh samples to date, and inoculated over 6.63 lakh people, of whom 2.98 lakh have been fully vaccinated.

Arunachal reports 47 fresh cases

ITANAGAR, SEP 12 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 270 as one more person died of the disease, a senior health official said here on Sunday. A 44-year-old woman of Lower Dibang Valley district on Friday died due to Covid Pneumonia, the official said. Meanwhile, single-day recoveries continue to surpass fresh coronavirus cases in the northeastern state, as 68 more people recuperated from the disease on Saturday while 47 new infections were registered, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The new cases pushed the total caseload in the northeastern state to 53,710. As many as 52,879 people have recovered from the disease thus far, he said. The COVID-19 recovery rate improved marginally to 98.45 per cent from 98.41 per cent the previous day, the official said. The positivity rate currently stands at 1.67 per cent. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 561 active COVID-19 cases. The Capital Complex Region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 96, followed by Lower Subansiri at 69, East Siang (56) and West Kameng at 53. So far 10,92,145 samples have been tested for COVID-19, including 2,816 on Saturday, Jampa added. According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung, a total of 10,32,805 people have been inoculated thus far in the state.

Correspondent IMPHAL, SEP 12: Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested with contraband amphetamine tablets commonly known as ‘yaba’, valued around Rs five crore in the international market in Manipur’s Kakching district on Sunday.

Personnel of the antismuggling unit of Imphal Customs Division Imphal arrested the two persons during a special operation launched based on specific input, said SP Imphal Customs Division.

In a release, the SP identified the arrested persons as Dangswa Kosam Maring (34) of Laiching village of Chandel district and Md Salim (37) of Sekmaijin Khunou of Kakching district.

A bag containing five polythene packets containing amphetamine tablets was seized from their possession during operation at Khoibu village of Kakching district bordering Chandel district today, around 2.30 pm.

When counted, a total of 50,000 pieces of the contraband narcotic drug were found in the five packets. The value of the drugs would be Rs five crore in the international market, the SP added.

The operation was launched based on specific information regarding movement of drug traffickers in the area.

A case was registered against the two alleged drug paddlers under NDPS Act 1985 and initiated an investigation, he added.

the UPLA leadership have expressed happiness over the government’s effort to bring peace in the region and solve the long standing demand of the people of Karbi Anglong.

“We are not putting a full stop to the Autonomous State demand by singing the peace accord as it is being propagated by APHLC and 24+ organisation in Karbi Anglong. We have kept the door open for negotiating the statehood demand and shall pursue it in a democratic manner.”

Said the outfit Chairman Sorjon Lo-eh.

Replying to a question of stiff opposition by 24+ orgainsation, the Chairman said “We have realized that we cannot attain statehood by means of arm revolution. It is only through dialogue that we can resolve the long standing issue. A section of organisation is trying to take political advantage by spreading false propaganda among the public.”

Tripura CM inaugurates hospital AGARTALA, SEPT 12 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday inaugurated a 100bed hospital at Sabroom in the southern part of the state.

The Sabroom SubDivisional Hospital has been constructed at an expenditure of around Rs. 13.5 crore, officials said.

Replying to a query, Deb said, “A specialist medical officer (medicine) has been posted in the hospital.

Two hundred and fifty-six doctors have been recruited in 39 days, so there will be no shortage of doctors.”

The chief minister was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, MLA Sankar Roy, and others.

“The people of Sabroom were deprived of development for a long time. But the present state government is working for the overall development of this southernmost part of the state,” he told journalists.

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Assam boat capsize: 6 Inland Water Transport staffers arrested; 3 detained GUWAHATI, SEP 12 (PTI): At least six employees of Assam’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two persons dead and one missing.

Police said they have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

At least two persons died and one went missing after a private boat with 92 passengers on board capsized following a head-on collision with a governmentowned ferry near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district on September 8.

Three people working in the private boat were picked up for questioning, while several officials were summoned for recording their statements, Jorhat Superintendent of Police Ankur Jain said on Sunday.

“We have arrested six IWT staffers from Nimati Ghat after finding out that

they had not followed the procedures. The accident could have been avoided,” Jain said.

The police have registered a case under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) read with Section 34 (criminal act done by several persons for the common intention of all) of the Indian Penal Code, and all the accused have been charged with these provisions, he added.

“Three persons working in the private boat at Kamalabari in Majuli district were also picked up for questioning. We are coordinating with Majuli Police and a team from Jorhat will reach there,” Jain said.

Asked whether any IWT officer has been taken into custody, Jain replied in negative but said that many officials posted at Nimati Ghat were called for questioning for recording their statements.

“Presently, we are trying to reconstruct the scenario and find out how the accident took place,” the SP said without sharing further

details. The collision took place when private boat ‘Ma Kamala’ was heading towards Majuli from Nimati Ghat with passengers and vehicles, while government ferry ‘MB Tipkai’ was coming from the world’s largest river island.

Visiting the accident spot the next day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that in the initial probe, “mismanagement” was found to be the prime reason for the accident.

Meanwhile, various agencies such as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police and district administrations are conducting an extensive search in the accident spot and even 100 km downstream for the missing person.

He was identified as Bikramjit Barua, a doctor hailing from Jorhat who was posted in Majuli. The deceased were Parimita Das, a college teacher from Guwahati, and Indreswar Bora, a school teacher from Lakhimpur.

Smirti Irani rides cycle during POSHAN rally in Manipur

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IMPHAL, SEP 12: Union minister for women and child development Smriti Zubin Irani on Sunday rode a bicycle as she took part in a POSHAN cycle rally in Manipur’s Bishnupur district.

Irani was in the state on her two-day visit to take part in various programmes organized as a part of the ongoing country-wide Rashtriya Poshan Maah-2021.

‘POSHAN Maah’ is celebrated across the country during September and this year, the campaign was being celebrated as part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

On the second day of her visit, Irani visited Bishnupur district of the state to attend a series of programmes including Anaemia Screening Camp and POSHAN cycle rally.

After flagging off the POSHAN cycle rally, the

Union minister rode herself a bicycle as she took part in the rally of the Anganwadi workers and helpers on the streets at the district headquarters. Earlier, the Union minister attended an Anaemia Screening Camp held at the district headquarters in which many source persons talked on the subject.

Speaking on the occasion, the Union minister said that nutrition was a concern not only for a mother or a doctor but for the economy and community as a whole.

She stressed the need for building a people’s movement around malnutrition while asserting that the country can be a prosperous nation only when all women and children were totally nourished and healthy She said that only the dedicated efforts of the Anganwadi workers will be able to fight the challenges before malnutrition.

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Union WCD minister Smriti Irani taking part in a POSHAN cylce rally at Moirang in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Sunday. tion was in the dedication of COVID-19 pandemic. the Anganwadi workers and She said that amid helpers in their services, she the pandemic crisis, they said. She lauded the Angan- continued their doorstep wadi workers and helpers services so that young chilfor their role in fighting the dren, pregnant and lactating

mothers do not face the problems of malnutrition.

Everybody should praise their services as Covid warriors, she added.

The Union minister also flagged off POSHAN Walk at INA Memorial Complex at Moirang of the same district to create awareness on the nutritional needs for children, pregnant women, lactating mothers.

It was followed by an interaction programme with the Anganwadi workers and helpers at the INA Memorial Hall.

During the interaction, the Union minister said that the Central government, particularly her ministry, acknowledged the contribution of the Anganwadi workers and helpers.

Asserting that they (anganwadi workers and helpers) were bearing the additional burden, her ministry was considering relieving them from the extra workload they were engaging in.

M’laya girls rescued from Haryana, ‘Lemon village’ coming up in eastern Assam Rajasthan, traffickers arrested

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SHILLONG, SEP 12: Two girls, including a minor, who were ‘sold’ for marriage in Haryana and Rajasthan, have been rescued by the Meghalaya police and four women traffickers have been arrested, police said on Sunday.

Both the girls were successfully traced and rescued by the police, which had been carrying out investigation after their parents had lodged missing complaints with the Ampati police sta-

tion in South West Garo Hills district in February this year. “One of the victims was abducted and sold for the purpose of marriage in Haryana’s Mahendergarh district, whereas another girl, who is a minor was taken to Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district for the same purpose,” Siddharth Kumar Ambedkar, the district police chief of South West Garo Hills, said over phone.

Of the four women arrested who were involved in human trafficking, Kumar said two were nabbed from

Tura and another woman from Tikrikilla area in the West Garo Hills district.

“Another woman, a native of Tura, but settled in Haryana has also been arrested for playing a key role in selling the two girls and marrying them,” the police official said.

Kumar said the rescue operation succeeded following the arrest of the three women from Meghalaya, who had subsequently admitted to have taken the girls from Tura to Haryana with the help of some others.

DIBRUGARH (ASSAM), SEP 12 (PTI): The sour lemon is promising to be the sweet reason for economic success of a remote village on the eastern fringe of Assam’s Dibrugarh district.

Nearly 70 kms away from Dibr ugarh town, Cheleng Chuk is being developed as a model ‘lemon village’ to boost self-employment and per capita incomes, an official said on Sunday. The village is already known for its lemon cultivation, with two varieties of Assam lemon, locally known as ‘gol nemu’

and ‘kaji nemu’ found in abundance in the village.

The GI-certified ‘kaji nemu’ has already found much appreciation in foreign markets with this lemon variety being exported to Dubai and London, among other places, by farmers from other parts of the state. As part of an ambitious programme undertaken by the Dibrugarh district administration and the Agriculture department, Cheleng Chuk village of about 570 people will be developed as a model village for growing lemons, the official said.

Displaced Brus from Mizoram find new permanent homes in Tripura

AGARTALA, SEPT 12 (PTI): Laksiti Reang, a 40 year old Bru woman, who fled from her house in Mizoram’s Mamit district 24 year ago following ethnic conflicts and took shelter at Naisinghpara relief camp in Tripura’s North Tripura district has finally got a permanent home at Haduklau, a tribal hamlet in Tripura’s Dhalai district.

She along with her four member family now live at her own house with all amenities built out of money from a relief package sanctioned by the union government.

Over 400 Bru people left a relief camp in the third week of April last to set up houses on land provided by the government as a measure to permanently solve the refugee status of the community.

Thousands of the Bru

File photo of Bru refugees. tribal people have been living in relief camps in Tripura since 1997. They had fled their ancestral homeland in Mizoram to reach the neighbouring state, victims of ethnic clashes. By now, the number of the internally displaced people has risen to over 37,136. Altogether 426 people belonging to 92

families living in Naisinghpara camp in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura district were brought to Haduklau in Dhalai district, an official said.

“We have got land, money to construct our own house. English medium schools were set up for our kids and we were assured by

the administration that Antoday cards would be given to us for subsidised ration”, visibly happy, Lakshiti told a group of visiting reporters.

They are the first batch, who were rehabilitated, following an agreement signed in January last year among representatives of the community, the Centre and the governments of Tripura and Mizoram.

A 1,200 square feet plot has been allotted to each rehabilitated Bru family and Rs 1.5 lakh provided by the government to set up a home. The agreement guarantees a fixed deposit of Rs 4 lakh for each family, a monthly sum of Rs 5,000 and free monthly ration for two years besides setting up of schools in all cluster villages. “The process of settling the Bru tribes exiled for 23 years in Tripura has begun. The central govern-

ment under the leadership of PM has taken a humanitarian view and worked to solve the problem,” Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, said.

Tripura government has decided to provide Antodaya cards to 6,959 Bru families, who are being permanently resettled in Tripura.

This decision was taken in the first week of this month following a thorough review of the Bru rehabilitation process by the union Home Minister with Deb. Antodaya cards would benefit around 37,136 members of 6,959 Brus families—they would get 35 kg rice per card for Rs. 2/ kg.

Besides, the members of such families would get 5 kg rice each free of cost.

When contacted, Dr Manas Dev, an officer on special duty (OSD), who oversees the entire reha-

bilitation process, said that 1,638 Bru families were rehabilitated at four places - Hadukuluk and Bongaphapara in Dhalai district and Cascao and Waimbukcherra-Ranipara in North Tripura district.

Altogether 6,959 families would be rehabilitated in 14 places of the state.

The vexed Bru issue started in September, 1997, following demands of a separate autonomous district council for the community by carving out areas of western Mizoram adjoining Bangladesh and Tripura. A large number of Bru people fled from Mizoram to Tripura as ethnic clashes broke out.

The Centre, along with the governments of Tripura and Mizoram, had been trying to repatriate them to their home state over the past decade, with little success.

‘Transforming UP’ ad sparks BJP-TMC row

Priyanka attacks UP CM on advertisement

The full page ‘Transforming UP’ ad on Indian Express.

the advertorial on Uttar Pradesh produced by the marketing department of the newspaper. The error is deeply regretted and the image has been removed in all digital editions of the paper.”

The TMC, however, left no oppor tunity to ridicule the BJP over the episode, claiming that the saffron party has now indirectly accepted the “development spree” under the Mamata Banerjee government and even tried to appropriate it.

“Transfor ming UP for @myogiadityanath means stealing images from infrastructure seen in Bengal under @ MamataOfficial’s leadership and using them as his own!

Looks like the ‘DOUBLE ENGINE MODEL’ has MISERABLY FAILED in BJP’s strongest state and now stands EXPOSED for all!” TMC national general

secretary Abhishek Banerjee tweeted.

“Mr. @narendramodi is so helpless to save his party that other than changing CMs, he has also had to resort to using pictures of growth & infrastructure seen under @MamataOfficial’s leadership, as his own. #BengalModel > #BJPRuledStatesModel Mr Modi?” Mukul Roy, who has returned to the TMC after winning a West Bengal assembly seat on a BJP ticket, tweeted.

State Transpor t Minister Firhad Hakim said, “By posting the image of our pride Maa flyover of Kolkata as one built in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP government in the northern state has touched a new low of falsehood. It also indirectly admitted the spree of development under the rule of Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal and tried to appropriate it as its own.”

Mamata eyes alliance with Samajwadi Party in UP polls

File photo of Mamata Banerjee with Akhilesh Yadav.

president Neeraj Rai said, “We will tell the people about the policies implemented by us in West Bengal and will seek public feedback on the welfare policies of the state government. We will prepare the manifesto of the Trinamool Congress based on the expectations of the people.”

He said the Trinamool was focusing on building a strong organisational structure and cadre base in Uttar Pradesh.

“The party has added 100 committed members in more than 30 districts through the membership drive launched in May,” he added.

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was reelected as the national convenor of the AAP for the third time at the national executive meeting of the party on Sunday, according to an official statement.

Party leaders Pankaj Gupta and N D Gupta were elected as secretary and treasurer, respectively, it said.The office bearers have been elected for a tenure of five years.

The national executive of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had elected a new 34-member executive body, which included Kejriwal, on Saturday.

In its first meeting held on Sunday virtually, the newly elected national executive of the par ty proposed to appoint a

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national convenor, national secretar y and national treasurer, the statement said.

“All the executive members unanimously agreed to elect senior party leader Arvind Kejriwal as the national convenor. The national executive members unanimously elected senior leader Pankaj Gupta as national secretary and N D Gupta as national treasurer,”

the statement added.

The executive members include senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Ja i n , I m r a n H u s s a i n , Rajendra Pal Gautam, Raghav Chadha, Atishi, Rakhi Birla among others.

The statement said the body unanimously agreed to Kejriwal’s name as the national convenor.

“Kejriwal stood for the party and its ideology even in the most unprecedented times and it would be the wisest decision to elect him for the third time consecutively,” the statement said. In the next national executive meeting, there will be discussions on the upcoming state assembly elections and current political scenario of the country, the statement added.

War of words between Hakim & Tibrewal over young girl remark

KOLKATA, SEP 12 (PTI): A war of words Sunday broke out between Trinamool Congress leader Firhad Hakim and Priyanka Tibrewal, the BJP candidate from the Bhabanipur seat after Hakim said she is a young girl who has been pushed to fight against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the September 30 by-election.

Tibrewal had joined BJP few years back and unsuccessfully contested from the Entally seat in last assembly polls. She is a lawyer who flagged alleged attacks on her party activists after the polls in court cases.

Asked to comment on Hakim’s comments, Tibrewal told reporters while

out campaigining, “a young girl doesn’t forever remain a young girl, a `bachha’ (child). She grows up to face challenges.”

“Obviously my rival Mamata Banerjee and her party campaigner Firhad Hakim are much older than me in age. But I am here to fight the battle, to save democracy, to save people from terror of Trinamool,” she said.

Hakim told reporters a day before “Priyanka Tibrewal is a young girl. She had been defeated earlier in Entally. With no senior BJP functionary ready to contest against Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, they have pushed this young girl into the battlefield.”

Shiv Sena vows to ‘teach a lesson’ to BJP, to contest UP, Goa polls

LUCKNOW/MUMBAI, SEP 12 (IANS): The Shiv Sena has vowed to “teach a lesson” to the Bharatiya Janata Party by contesting all 403 seas in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, plus the Goa polls, both due to be held in early-2022, top officials said here.

The pre-poll bugle was sounded after a high-level meeting of Sena leaders, led by the state president Thakur Anil Singh in Lucknow, after deliberating on what it ter med as ‘jungle raj’ prevalent in UP under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath since the past four-and-half years.

“We deliberated on several issues ranging from the education system to the healthcare sector, the bungling of the Covid

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pandemic, the problems of farmers, the spectre of unemployment among youth, etc,” said UP Shiv Sena Secretary Vishwajeet Singh.

Confirming the d eve l o p m e n t s, S e n a ’s Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut said that as per current plans, the party may put up at least 100 candidates in UP and 20 in Goa polls.

In a no-holds barred

attack, Singh said that the (UP) regime has joined hands with the ‘mafia’ resulting in a ‘jungle raj’ where sisters and daughters are not secure, and the government has completely failed on the law-and-order front.

He charged the Yogi regime of not honouring the Supreme Court verdict giving 15 per cent fee remission to students, while youth reeling under unemployment and inflation are fleeing the state.

“The UP government is giving a step-motherly treatment to the farmers, the health infrastructure has collapsed and they could make no arrangements to even cremate those claimed

by Covid,” Singh said.

“However, now the Sena will stand up ‘as the voice of the masses’ and ‘teach a lesson’ to the BJP in UP by contesting all the seats in the state assembly,” he said.

“We have been fighting UP elections since 1991 when one MLA Pawan

Kumar Pandey was elected.

We also have many Shiv Sainiks elected in various civic bodies across the state,” Singh told IANS on the party’s prospects.

We l c o m i n g t h e move, Sena’s farmer face Kishore Tiwari, accorded a MoS status, said tersely: “The people of UP have not forgetten those dead bodies f loating in the Ganga though the Yogi gover nment refused to acknowledge the mess it made during the Covid pandemic.”

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L U C K N OW, S E P 1 2 (IANS): The Trinamool Congress is looking towards an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, due early next year.

A decision on this is expected to be taken by the leaders of both the parties in the coming weeks.

The Trinamool has already launched its mass contact programme in Uttar Pradesh from Pilibhit where farmers had staged a protest on the issue of cane dues.

At least two districts in each of the 18 divisions will be covered to gauge the mood of the people and their expectations.

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The West Bengal BJP tried to save face saying that even if the image was indeed that of Maa flyover, t h e T M C g ove r n m e n t does not have any other infrastructural development to flaunt.

“Several expressways have been built under the Adityanath government in UP. In comparison, West Bengal has witnessed several flyover collapses in the last few years.

“It is yet to be confirmed whether the image is that of Maa flyover as claimed by the TMC. But their knee-jerk reaction to the advertisement proves they don’t have anything else to flaunt. Even if it is indeed the image of Maa flyover, it was nothing but a mistake and does not take away Adityanath’s credit for accelerating UP’s growth,” West Bengal BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu said.

After a full-page a dve r t i s e m e n t c a r r i e d in a national English d a i ly s h owc a s i n g t h e industrialisation and d eve l o p m e n t o f U t t a r Pradesh under UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth featured a photograph of Kolkata’s Maa flyover, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lashed out at him.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who is also In charge of Uttar Pradesh, tweeted, “They give fake advertisement, fake jobs of lekhpal were offered to youths, now giving fake pictures of flyover and factories and claiming fake development. Neither they have any understanding of the people’s issues nor have they anything to do with it. The government is of fake advertisement and false claims.”

The adver tisement issued by the state government drew sharp criticism from Trinamool Congress also as several top ministers and leaders accused Adityanath of “stealing images from infrastructure scenes in Bengal”. The advertisement “ Tr a n s f o r m i n g U t t a r P r a d e s h U n d e r Yo g i Adityanath” carried on Sunday in an English language publication has a cut-out of Adityanath with a flyover that resembles Kolkata’s “Maa flyover”.

Kejriwal re-elected as AAP national convenor for 3rd consecutive term

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KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (IANS): The Trinamool Congress on Sunday took strong exception to the use of a purported image of a Ko l k a t a f lyove r i n a n Uttar Pradesh government advertisement to project the economic progress of the state under its Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Noting that it was yet to be confirmed that the image was that of a Kolkata flyover, West Bengal BJP claimed that while the UP gover nment constr ucts expressways, flyovers come crashing down under the Mamata Banerjee regime in the eastern state.

The adver tisement t i t l e d ‘ Tr a n s f o r m i n g Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath’ showed an image of a flyover painted in blue-and-white colours synonymous with the TMC gover nment along with high-rises and industries juxtaposed below a cut-out of Yogi Adityanath.

“Before 2017, UP was not taken seriously with regard to investment, but in his four-and-a-half-year rule, that negative perception has been broken and in 2020, it has emerged as the second largest economy in the country,” the message in the advertisement read.

The Indian Express, which had car ried the a dve r t i s e m e n t , i s s u e d a cor rigendum saying, “A w r o n g i m a g e wa s inadver tently included in the cover collage of

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Alarming situation

here is a perceptible change over transparency in the department of health & family welfare (DoHFW) in Nagaland since the past few months as there seems to be a willingness to respond to media queries and for straight talk. In the past, the department was shrouded under layers where persistent of efforts to elicit answers to uncomfortable questions were stonewalled. Earlier, during the first pandemic wave in 2020 and when new covid-19 cases were on the rise, the DoHFW stuck with the position that it was at local transmission or Stage 2. The surge in new cases since mid-2020 transmissions beyond quarantines, had caused apprehensions especially since many had no travel history nor contact with known source(s) of COVID-19. As per the WHO definition, this fulfilled the criteria of a stage called ‘community transmission’.

At this stage, there are widespread transmissions but the sources cannot be identified. However even during 2020 when cases rose, the DoHFW borrowed a phrase from the ministry of health & family welfare (MoHFW) to describe it as a stage between local transmission(Stage 2) and community transmission (Stage 3).However, on September 11, the DoHFW was candid enough to admit that is was seriously concerned that 75% of cases reported from the week were without any contact history that clearly signified “high community transmission.” In its weekly bulletin report released on Saturday, H&FW also stated that many cases from self-test were still not reported. The department said that 311 cases were detected (between September 4-10) out of 13,356 samples that were tested. The disclosure by the DoHFW has been long over due but nevertheless, it is better late than never. While the state was going on a path towards further Unlock of various restrictions; now the issue of concern, if one may describe the DoHFW’s statement, should spur proactive action from both the government and public. The manner in which the DoHFW had been handling the covid-19 pandemic is a copy book of how the MoHFW has been fumbling with the problem. Even almost a year ago during the first COVID-19 wave, despite uncontrolled spikes the MoHFW tried to stretch the WHO criteria by preferring to describe it as ‘limited community transmission’. It may be recalled, that in 2020 scientists had predicted that India was most likely to witness the second COVID-19 wave by March-April 2021 that would be worse than the first. The prediction came true as India’s covid-19 cases spiked up since March,2021 from 15,522 cases on March 2 to 61,117 cases by March 31. The number smashed through the roof on April 15, when a total of over two lakh fresh cases were recorded. However cases reached the sky when the four-lakh barrier was broken with 4,08,323 new COVID-19 cases recorded until 11 p.m. on April 30. India became the first country in the world to register over 4 lakh infections in a single day. India officially, has a total of 3,32,36,921 covid-19 recorded cases.

This was long predicted by April 2020 when a group of noted scientists of the Indian Institute of Science Centre, Bangeluru, predicted that by January 1,2021 India may have possibly reached close to 30 million or three crore infected cases (over 6 million ‘active’ cases and 1 million fatalities). If a stage of community transmission has been reached in Nagaland and with imminent third wave predicted, a high level emergency has to be declared to prevent a catastrophe.

DailyDevotion Going Through Spiritual Confusion

Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask.” —Matthew 20:22 There are times in your spiritual life when there is confusion, and the way out of it is not simply to say that you should not be confused. It is not a matter of right and wrong, but a matter of God taking you through a way that you temporarily do not understand. And it is only by going through the spiritual confusion that you will come to the understanding of what God wants for you.

The Shrouding of His Friendship(see Luke 11:5-8).

Jesus gave the illustration here of a man who appears not to care for his friend. He was saying, in effect, that is how the heavenly Father will appear to you at times.

You will think that He is an unkind friend, but remember— He is not. The time will come when everything will be explained. There seems to be a cloud on the friendship of the heart, and often even love itself has to wait in pain and tears for the blessing of fuller fellowship and oneness. When God appears to be completely shrouded, will you hang on with confidence in Him? The Shadow on His Fatherhood(see Luke 11:1113). Jesus said that there are times when your Father will appear as if He were an unnatural father— as if He were callous and indifferent— but remember, He is not.

“Everyone who asks receives…” (Luke 11:10). If all you see is a shadow on the face of the Father right now, hang on to the fact that He will ultimately give you clear understanding and will fully justify Himself in everything that He has allowed into your life.

The Strangeness of His Faithfulness(see Luke 18:18). “When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). Will He find the kind of faith that counts on Him in spite of the confusion?

Stand firm in faith, believing that what Jesus said is true, although in the meantime you do not understand what God is doing. He has bigger issues at stake than the particular things you are asking of Him right now.

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The object of the superior man is truth. ~ Confucius

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PSU, private must stay together to stem monstrous digital stock loot

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t is not easy to be on the driver’s seat on a bumpy road that began long before the pandemic in mid-2019 when the first contraction was reported raising doubts on the policies and privatisation prescription.

The 30-year hackneyed policies have not helped the country become global hub and flipflop policies favouring high tax regime and doing away with the public sector caused uncertainties.

The pandemic itself has become a problem but the real story begins before 2019. The GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1 of 2020-21 is estimated at Rs 26.90 lakh crore, as against Rs 35.35 lakh crore in Q1 of 2019-20, showing a contraction of 23.9 percent as compared to 5.2 per cent growth in Q1 2019-20, according the National Statistics Office (NSO). Real GDP growth for 2019-20 has now been revised downwards from 6.9 per cent in the August policy to 6.1 percent– with risks evenly balanced; GDP growth for Q1:2020-21 has also been revised downwards to 7.2 per cent.

The NSO in its August 31, 2021 report says

that first quarter 2021-22 growth is estimated at Rs 32.38 lakh crore (at current prices Rs 51.23 lakh crore) as against Rs 26.95 lakh crore , plus 0.5 percent than data last year, in Q1 of 2020-21.

The growth is marginal due to limited activities.

Some of the areas not doing well are private education, rural sectors, manufacturing, textiles and even the prime IT. The government has now announced five-year Rs 10883 crore productivity-linked-incentive for textile industry with high employment of women but that is sectoral and a move to boost man-made fibre apparel. It could have a gradual effect on the textile sector particularly small ones investing Rs 100 to 300 crore. It is an effort to come out of a difficult situation.

Meanwhile, officially the growth is lowered in 2019-20 to 4 percent from earlier 4.2 percent. That is where the real story begins. The trend indicates a gradual slump since 2017, post-demonetisation.

So where is the country faltering? This calls for a review of the 1991 liberalisation that was equated with making the government redundant

and the private the master of the economy. Policy confusion and lack of economic clarity has led to deceleration in all spheres.

The exit bid of the government from all sectors and handing key national assets to the private has led to a difficult situation.

The stress to showcase the stock market has led to too many frauds.

The share and insurShivaji ance agents are targeting telephonically gullible citizens and possibly lakhs, if not crores, of them have been digitally looted leaving little trace of the pugmark. This is despite the SEBI’s stringent rules. It calls for a probe to punish big agents and their small time partners. It may have taken monstrous proportions. This is eroding the economy. The higher the stock number still higher may be the criminal digital fraud. Each stock numbers may be indication of growing frauds. It may be worse than Harshad Mehta and Ketan Parekh scams. It is said that the agents are diverting official digital payments to their accounts – something grim. A crackdown should be imminent.

The not so well

thought of privatisation began in 1991-92 by the PV Narasimha Rao government, with 31 selected PSUs disinvested for Rs 3038 crore. In August 1996, the Disinvestment Commission under GV Ramakrishna was set up to advice and monitor gradual PSU divestment. It submitted 13 reports for 57 PSU disinvestments. The much hyped disSarkar investments did not yield much but many prime PSUs were sold. Between 1991-92 and 2000-01, the government raised Rs 20,078.62 crore against target of Rs 54,300 crore. There were problems in valuation, opposition from the staff, unfavourable market conditions and all through no clear policy.

And since 2007-08, the private sector got into deep debt distressing banks and the slowdown even as PSU sales continued.

Nobody has answered why profit-making VSNL was sold for a song or clarified the controversy of Centaur Hotel sale.

But between 2009-10 to 2019-20 those disinvested include NHPC, Oil India, NTPC, REC, NMDC, SJVN, EIL, MOIL. Some are prime Navratna com-

panies.

The government in 2020-21 has set an ambitious Rs 2.1 lakh crore target including in four banks, Air India and LIC. Though this may be earning small moneys for the budgetary expenditure, it is eroding the strength built in decades. No wonder the GDP remains shaky. It also possibly answers that privatisation, prime Manmohanomics principle, is not the panacea. That also possibly speaks out the reason for poor GDP numbers while Bangladesh with 8.2 percent growth thaws its population exodus.

On the contrary India’s PMI (purchasing managers’ index) has slumped in August to 52.2 from 55.2 in July suggesting deceleration in demand and recovery.

It is leading to employment concern. Except in government salaried jobs there is no growth of the workers. The private sector is continuously cutting numbers and wages.

The pivot unfortunately has become jobless, low or no- wage, growth.

More private hiring freeze is reported in August affecting demand. It means that the government that has been trying to ease

itself out of the driving seat has to saddle itself strongly for real growth.

It is also an indication that except for a few large companies the private sector is heading to an abyss.

The rising inflation is adding to the slowdown.

The government has to rethink on excise, cess and VAT on petrol prices vis a vis its revenue earnings. Taxes hit all, create uncertainties but do not help growth.

It calls for a national discussion to choose the path. The country must accept that private does not have capacity to lead growth.

The government has to reset the button for a stronger PSU and the private sector must learn to compete and treat PSUs as compatriot not adversary.

The country has to move on the two critical wheels.

The nation has to change 1991 into 2021 for a new pragmatic policy for balanced growth. The undercutting of the PSU must end as that benefit only unethical power players. The private and public have to grow, supplement each other and ensure the country grows to become global power. The New Order must come before it is too late.

Post-mortem Hindi Journalism and its contribution in Indian freedom struggle

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dant Martand” was the first Hindi newspaper published by Shri Yugal Kishore Shukla from Kolkata on 30th May, 1826. It was a weekly, which was published every Tuesday and priced Rs 2/- annually. It went on publishing for one year and seven months.

The Hindi-speaking Kolkatians took no interest in the magazine, as expected, that caused its untimely closure with the following editorial on 4th December 1827- “The day marks the death of Udant Martand, Here it goes to sunset the sun at last”. Udant was not a political newspaper; but it can never be looked down upon for its contribution to Hindi language. Born on 1788 in Kanpur, Shuklaji was a Proceeding Reader in Dewani Kachehari of Kolkata and has ability to edit a magazine. Besides Hindi, he could write in Brajbhasha.

He, though might have opposed the English, but his eyes remained glued to the method of the English merchandise.

Udant Martand, though of very short journey, constructed the path for Hindi journalism, which lateron not only acted as vehicle of social, political and academic change, but became the voice of Indian freedom.

“Banaras Akhbar” (1845) from Kashi was one of the first weekly published from any Hindi state. Though the name of the paperis in Hindi, yet it was composed using words from three languages Devnagari, Arabic & Persian making it complex for commoners to read. Strangely, the editor of this bilingual spirited newspaper was a Marathi-speaking Govind Raghunath Thatte.

A m o n t h l y, “ B u d d h i Prakash” came out from Agra in 1852 under the editorship of Munshi Sada Sukhlal. For this magazine an eminent French Professor Gariand Tasse went to the extent of saying, “He used to print interesting essays and news items.

Even articles of sheer academic values such as history, geography, mathematics, education and on other subjects were published in it”.

The outbreak of 1857 mutiny brought out new political consciousness in Hindi belts and a vehement protest against the brutal tyranny of the British colonialists. With new political awareness and earnest eagerness for the advancement of his own language Hindi, Bharatendu Harishchandra was inspired to promote social, economical

and academic reforms in Hindi regions.

He used to go through the contemporar y newspapers, books and magazines to find out paths for Hindi readership.

He was not only well versed in Urdu, Hindi, Brajbhasha, Khadi Boli, Bangala but also in English, that shows his link with western literature. In 1868, he motivated the Hindi writers by publishing the monthly “Kavi Vachan Sudha” from Kashi. In the beginning it published the collected works of the poets, but later it became a fortnightly allowing prose-works too. In 1875 Sudha turned into a weekly and began to be published both in Hindi and English by 1885.

Bharatendu had created flicker by publishing “Sudha” in Hindi speaking areas.

When all of us were deep delved into the sleeps of ignoranace, he brought mass consciousness and advocated for gender equality. He dreamed of India’s self-rule, her complete sovereignty and that was earlier than the foundation of Indian National Congress.An influential magazine “Bharat Mitra” was edited by Rudra Dutta Sharma on 17th May 1878 from Kolkata. Bharatendu revealed that Bharat Mitra was a political journal, though contained genetics subjects. The Bharatendu Age in Hindi literature and journalismis deemed to be a golden era and marks not only awareness among the Hindi speaking people, but also the sharp reaction against the British repression.

“Saraswati” is supposed to be the first most popular Hindi monthly, which was published

by Chintamani Ghosh from Prayag at the Indian Press in 1900. It was recognised

by Nagari Pracharini Sabha.

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi took charge of editorship of “Saraswati” in 1903 and third stage of Hindi Renaissance began by his consciousness campaign among the Hindiwallas both socially and culturally. Though its main object was to do away with feudal andcolonial system in every walk of life, yet somewhere it was patronized by the government, that prevented the paper from voicing directly and openly against the English Rule. Dwivediji was full of patriotism, though he was much in favour of the British judicionsness and good governance.

He cared both for the proprietor of the newspaper and the British government. He reformed his faults after 1906 and stopped talking less against the British

government; if necessary, he vehemently criticized her. The Hindi Renaissance during the Dwivedi Age was the age of revival when social, political & economical problems were gradually mirrored in poetry; while songs emoted a theme of social arousal.

In 1907 weekly “Sahitya” was brought out by Madan Mohan Malviya from Prayag and in the same year “Hind Keshari” was started from Nagpur by Madhav Rao Sapre.

A young enthusiasit from K a n p u r, G a n e s h S h a n k a r Vidyarthi launched a flamboyant and revolutionary weekly “Pratap” in 1910, which was the mouthpiece of the rebellious youths who had yearnings for an Angrej-mukt Bharat.

The paper rendered not only revolutionary dimension but also novel upheavals. Another significant journalistic contribution to Hindi is appearance of “Prabha” in 1913, first published from Khandwa by Kaluram Gangrade and Makhanlal Chaturvedi and later in 1919, began to come out from the Vidyarthi’s “Pratap Press” of Kanpur. “Prabha” too was a dedicated newspaper to the freedom struggle.

“Chand” was a significant journal allied with “Prabha” and “Pratap”. It planted the seeds of poisonous cactus in the Indians for the English by publishing Nand Kumar written “Phansi”. “Chand” showed the seed hatred against the English Colonial Rule as Winston Churchill had for the Indian natives and played a pivotal role during freedom movement.

The popular book in three volumes written by Shri Sundarlal “Bharat mein Angareji Raj” were immediately banned and seized; but despite governmental intrusions, thousands of its copies were circulated nationwide.

In 1920, Shiv Prasad Gupta started “Aj” from Kashi to facilitate the freedom struggle. On 19th August 1921, Gandhiji launched Hindi version of “Navjiwan”. Acharya Shiv Poojan Sahay began with editing the monthly journal “Adarsh” in 1922. In the same year, a weekly journal “Madhuri” was launched from Lucknow under the editorship of Dulare Lal Bhargav. “Madhuri” earned good reputation in a shorter span, as it was primarily a literary journal.

Publication of Hindi weekly “Matwala” started on 26th August 1923 from Kolkata, to which eminent Hindi littra-

teurs like Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Mahadev Prasad Seth, Shivpoojan Sahay, Bechan Sharma “Ugra”and Navjadik Lal Srivastava were attached.

“Matwala” was an outspoken paper of wisdom and humour, whose comments were sharp and stringing. It had unrestrained fearless comments on culture, society, communalism and politics, due to which it had to walk on the sharp edge of censorship for six years. In 1928, it was again from Kolkata, Banwari Das Chaturvedi began to edit the monthly “Vishal Bharat”. It is opined that Chaturvediji had more jouranalistic morality than literary foresights andthere was no tip toeing of freedom struggle in the journal. In 1933 Gandhiji started “Harijan Sevak” which was the vehicle of his crusade against untouchability & poverty.

Later phase of Munshi Premchand was the trend of extremism. The Jalianwalla Bagh massacre, going back of Simon Commission, commitment for “Purna Swarajya”, Sentence of Hanging to Bhagat Singh, Round Table Conference in London hold testimonials of political extremity. Such was the time of political repressions and upheavals that Premchand began to publish “Hans” in 1930. The firelight of patriotism which was lit

by Bharatendu, and passing through editorial excellences of Vidyarthi, reached at climax by Premchand’s politico-literary journal. The early works of Premchand reflect that the idea of Gandhism have influenced

him. But, gradually, he evolved his own vision on politics and literature. He entered the world of literature by abandoning the service of a school inspector during the turbulent period of political passion by turning Premchand from Dhanpat Ray. He illustrated the odds and oddities of the British Rule to the Indian People with fierce virulencein his literature as well as in his editorials of “Hans”, which resulted in punitive sentences by the Raj. He introduced a weekly called “Jagaran” along with “Hans”; though it vanished but “Hans” is still alive.

Premchand is one of those Hindi writers who condemned the British course of actions through his regular writings.

In September 1936, in the last issue of “Hans” of his lifetime, a brilliant essay “Mahajani Sabhyata” was published, which is the testimony of Premchand’s sharpening revolutionary consciousness.

The country has witnessed up & down of numerous Hindi journals & newspapers during the fight for independence and most of them have acted as an effective weapon for social & political renaissance. Hindi journalism has been the backbone of the freedom struggle through formation & propagation of the nationalist ideology and bulding up of strong national sentiment & consciousness among the masses. Its contribution has always been saluted by the Indian people.

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Reader’s Post

Strategy/Plan to reopen schools Sir,

I would like to request the state government and the education depratment to start formulating plans for the resumption of physical classes from now. If the impact of the third wave will be one-fourth of the second wave and the numbers drastically decrease, there should be a plan whereby schools can be reopened in a staggered manner.

Small private schools with less students have been hit the hardest as they find it difficult to even pay teachers. Students have lost out of great deal and a vast learning gap has been created.

I hope the state govt takes cognisance of this and chalks out a strategy in the best interest of students, teachers and parents.

While most schools have resorted to online teaching, the truth is nothing can replace classroom and the more traditional method of learning/teaching for now.

Teachers want to get back to the school and students to their classrooms.

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vice-chairman suggests India, Aus for ‘inclusive govt’ in Afghanistan Ex-NDMA Scindia to‘flood audit’ all airports

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): India and Australia have called for a “broadbased and inclusive” government in Afghanistan to ensure long-term peace and stability in the war-torn country, signalling their clear unwillingness to accord any recognition to the Taliban regime.

In a joint statement issued early on Sunday following the inaugural IndiaAustralia 2+2 ministerial dialogue, the two sides sought the protection of rights of women and children and their full participation in public life and expressed concerns over targeted violence against the defenders of their rights.

The two countries underlined the urgent need for all countries to take “immediate, sustained, verifiable and irreversible” action to ensure that no territory under their control is used for terrorist attacks and to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of such strikes.

Australia reiterated its condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne in New Delhi. (PTI)

26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot and Pulwama attacks, and reiterated its support for New Delhi in the fight against terrorism, the joint statement said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held in-person talks on Saturday with their Australian counterparts Marise Payne and

Peter Dutton.

In the talks, the ministers renewed commitment to achieving an “early harvest” announcement by December on an interim agreement to liberalise and deepen bilateral trade in goods and services that would pave the way for an early conclusion of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agree-

ment (CECA).

“The ministers also underscored the importance of an early resolution of the issue of taxation of offshore income of Indian firms under the India-Australia Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement,” the joint statement said.

On the situation in Afghanistan, the statement said the ministers expressed deep concern over it. “The ministers called for the Taliban to guarantee safe passage for foreign nationals and Afghans wanting to leave the country. They reiterated calls on those in positions of power and authority across Afghanistan to adhere to counterterrorism commitments and human rights, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2593,” the statement said.

UNSC resolution 2593, adopted on August 30 under India’s presidency of the global body, demanded that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter and train terrorists and plan or finance terrorist attacks.

The joint statement said the ministers noted reports of a rapid roll-back on women and girls’ rights and access to services and public spaces, as well as targeted violence against the defenders of their rights.

“In this regard, the ministers reiterated their call for protection of rights of women and children and their full participation in public life,” it said.

“The ministers agreed that a broad-based and inclusive government is necessary for long term peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The ministers also agreed to remain alert to the broader repercussions of the developments in Afghanistan for the ongoing terrorist threats around the world, and in our region,” it said.

The joint statement said Australia also expressed its strong support for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

Referring to the threat of terrorism, the two sides strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism.

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): Expressing great concern over the recent waterlogging in parts of Delhi airport, former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vicechairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a “flood audit” of all airports in India. Reddy, who had the longest stints as a member (2005-2010) and as vice-chairman (20102014) of the NDMA, also suggested widening of a drainage system from Delhi airport’s terminal three to Najafgarh to check flooding.

“It is a matter of great concern that the world-class airport in Delhi was flooded on the morning of September 11, 2021, causing severe disruption to the public -- about 100 flights were delayed and five diverted,” he said in the letter to Scindia.

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to rains, Reddy said.

In a statement on Saturday, the spokesperson of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said the airport operator has been requesting the state and the central government agencies for the past few years to widen the underground drainage system that goes from terminal 3 to Najafgarh.

The spokesperson had said that due to sudden extremely high downpour, the forecourt of Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport saw some waterlogging, which was cleared within a few minutes. In his letter, Reddy said Delhi has been experiencing very heavy rainfall and the previous day’s rainfall may

have saturated the soil, but this type of flooding yesterday was certainly avoidable.

He said there is a 17-metre steep gradient between National Highway 8 (NH8) and T3. Due to this, the entire area in between acts as a catchment and drains water towards T3, Reddy wrote in the letter.

“Normally, this water gets cleared by the drainage system from T3 to the Najafgarh Drain. Apparently, this did not happen,” he said.

Reddy highlighted a media report of a major rainfall event on September 15, 2011, when the national capital had recorded 117 mm of rain in three hours and severe flooding was experienced inside the baggage belt area at T3 arrivals and other parts of the Delhi airport.

“I am given to understand that consultants were hired by the operator of the Delhi airport for Rs 70 lakh in 2011-12 to address this issue. It appears that their recommendation was to widen the drainage system from T3 to the Najafgarh drain.

Increase sugarcane prices, double PM Some leaders ‘misused’ Verbal duel intensifies between KISAN funds: Varun Gandhi writes to Yogi G-23: M Veerappa Moily Cong and BJP over Bishop’s remarks

Farmers should be given additional bonus of Rs 200 per quintal above the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat and paddy, Gandhi said in the letter.

He also demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN) scheme should be doubled to Rs 12,000 per annum for farmers with the state government contributing Rs 6,000 from its own funds.

The PM KISAN scheme is an initiative by the Centre through which all farmers will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support.

Sharing the farmers’ concern of high prices of electricity and diesel, Gandhi in the letter requested the UP Chief Minister to give subsidy of Rs 20 per litre on diesel to farmers and reduce the power prices with immediate effect.

Earlier on September 5, when large number of farmers gathered in Muzaffarnagar for a mahapanchayt

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Sunday said some leaders “misused” the G-23 and asserted that if anyone persists with its institutionalisation it would be for “vested interest” as reform of the party was already underway under Sonia Gandhi.

The for mer Union minister also voiced strong support for poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s induction into the Congress and said those opposing his entry into the party were “antireform”. In an interview with PTI, Moily, who was among the 23 leaders who wrote to Gandhi last year seeking organizational overhaul, opposed the institutionalisation of the G-23 and said “some of us put our signatures only for reform of the party from within and to rebuild the party, not to destroy it”. “Some of our leaders misused the G-23. No sooner did Sonia ji think of reforming the party from within and from the grassroots level, we did

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not subscribe to the idea of G-23,” the senior Congress leader said, without taking any names.

He said with the initiation of reform under party chief Sonia Gandhi’s leadership, the G-23 has “no role and has become irrelevant”.

“If they (some leaders) persist (with G-23) that means there is a vested interest for a few of them to work against the Congress party which we don’t subscribe to and rather oppose it,” Moily said. Anybody who again uses the instrument of G-23 is doing a great disservice to the Indian National Congress and its legacy, he said, adding such actions would help the Congress’ rivals.

T H I RU VA NA N T H A PURAM, SEP 12 (PTI): The verbal duel between the Congress and BJP over the controversial ‘love and narcotic jihad’ remark by Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt, intensified on Sunday with the former saying it does not want the Sangh parivar to gain foothold here while the latter claimed that both CPI(M) and Congress were cornering the Bishop over the issue.

Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan, while speaking to the media said the party was not attacking the Bishop, but was only pointing out a mistake as

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the prevalence of liquor and drug mafia in the southern state should not be foisted upon a certain religious community.

That is where Congress has a difference of opinion with the Bishop remarks, he said and added that the party does not want any communal disharmony in the state nor does it want

the Sangh parivar to gain a foothold here.

Responding to Muraleedharan’s comments, BJP state president K Surendran said that the Bishop’s remarks were against terrorism, “but it hit Congress and CPI(M)” who are now attacking the Bishop from all sides, which is “unacceptable”.

Addressing reporters at the 84th birthday of SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan, Surendran alleged that the response of the two parties indicated that the Congress and CPI(M) were encouraging religious terrorism “as part of their vote bank politics”.

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organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha against the three farm laws, Gandhi had said the government should re-engage with them to reach common ground as they are “our own flesh and blood.”

“Lakhs of farmers have gathered in protest today in Muzaffarnagar. They are our own flesh and blood.

We need to start re-engaging with them in a respectful manner: understand their pain, their point of view and work with them in reaching common ground,” Gandhi had tweeted by posting a video of the large crowd in attendance.

The mahapanchyat was held ahead of the crucial UP assembly polls early next year.

The farmers have been protesting against the three farm laws at the borders of the national capital. Several rounds of discussions were also held between the representatives of protesting farmers’ unions and Union ministers but talks have remained inconclusive.

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NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (PTI): Seeking various relief measures for farmers in Uttar Pradesh, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday wrote to state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath demanding substantial rise in sugarcane prices, bonus on wheat and paddy, doubling the amount of PM KISAN scheme and subsidy on diesel.

Gandhi, a three-term MP from UP, has been advocating for re-engaging with protesting farmers to reach a common ground.

In the two page letter to Adityanath, the Pilibhit MP listed out all the problems and demands of the farmers and at the same time also suggested solutions for the same.

Tagging the letter on his Twitter handle, Gandhi said he has written to Adityanath indicating the problems of the farmers. “I hope issues of the sons of the soil will be heard,” he tweeted in Hindi.

In the letter, Gandhi suggested increasing the sugarcane selling price to Rs 400 per quintal that is currently fixed at Rs 315 per quintal in UP. Cane is mainly grown in western UP, which is the epicentre of the farmers’ protest in the state against the Centre’s farm laws.

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It said both sides have come a long way through negotiations for Naga solution that is honourable and acceptable to both parties and that no matter how complex the matter, there was no running away and that both sides must go deep into the crux of the problem “with mutual respect and commitment.”

NSCN (I-M) again cautioned the government of India against taking a wrong step and complicate the Naga issue by “taking pleasure” of going for many agreements under the false pretext that bore no political meaning on Naga solution, adding “no amount of agree-

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ments will bring solution, if it is not issue-based.”

NSCN (I-M) said talking of solution was meaningless and a waste of time, unless it is with “the mandated organization, that holds the trump card.” Further, it stated that in the world of political conflict, solution is to be materialized through the work of people’s mandated organization or government, and never in the hands of collaborators” as history says that “ collaborators have no room in it.” NSCN (I-M) said it was of firm conviction that both parties have much to gain from the FA and reaffirmed that it will “take the stand to stick to it, in any eventuality.”

(From p-1) As unemployment problem had peaked, the organisation also appealed for assistance and support from different CSOs, church bodies and various other bodies that shared the same concern for the unemployed youth in the Stateto achieve the common goals smoothly without hindrances from any quarter.

Meanwhile, PSAN lauded Rising People’s Party (RPP) for filing a PIL at Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench, which led to suspension of the office memorandum of July 16, 2021 that allowed departmental exams till Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) was made fully operational for open recruitment through meritocracy.

It assured support and cooperation to any civil society organisation (CSO) that works for common interest.

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bodies were still demanding a check on illegal activities of insurgents in the State.

According to the NVCO president, illegal multiple taxes and threats by insurgents, coupled with inaction of the government, amounted to denial of the right to life. He maintained that the mushrooming of such illegal collections by all and sundry, including the police and government agencies, had contributed to price rise in the State. He claimed that trucks had refused to enter Nagaland on several occasionsdue to numerous illegal tax counters where the truck drivers were stopped and forced to pay.

NVCO said it had submitted several representations to the State government to execute the Gauhati High Court’s order of June 3, 2014 that barred all illegal cash collections at the check gates and highways.

It also reminded the government of its June 6, 2009 order which specified that henceforth no collection of taxes would be made by any organisation or individuals, including government departmentslike the police, excise, forest and taxes etc, and that no collection of cash would be allowed at the check-gates or in any part of the highway.

Public sector banks are stable now after PCA, says Nirmala Sitharaman

CHENNAI, SEP 12 (IANS): India’s public sector banks are stable now after the prompt corrective actions (PCA) when it was caught in turbulence, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Speaking at the Tamilnad Mercantile Bank’s (TMB) centenary celebrations in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, Sitharaman said prior to 2014, the public sector banks were facing various problems.

The public sector banks were laden with huge nonperforming assets (NPA) which was a serious concern for the future of the banking sector itself.

Sitharaman said a problem in the banking sector would impact the entire economic activity.

According to her, the government infused additional capital into public sector banks. It was then prompt corrective action was taken and the public sector banks are back on the rails now, she said.

Even as the banking sector was in turbulence, TMB was carrying out its business efficiently, Sitharaman added. Appreciating TMB, which was started as a Nadar community bank in

Nirmala Sitharaman 1921 and now gained universal acceptance, Sitharaman said the way forward is digitisation.

She said technology related solutions take away a lot of other problems.

And even without a branch in a place, banking services can be offered now through digitisation.

Referring to TMB’s deposit base of Rs 41,000 crore and advance portfolio of Rs 32,000 crore, Sitharaman said: “If that is the rapidity with which you are using the money to make more busi-

nesses work, it is possible to be more efficient if you adopt complete technology related solutions.”

According to her, using financial technology one can cross populate data and one can assess credit rating which is possible only with digitisation. According to K.V. Rama Moorthy, MD & CEO, TMB, as a part of their Centenary celebrations, the bank is kick-starting multiple initiatives, starting with the issuance of a special postage stamp and postal cards.

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(From p-1) NSCN (I-M) said even if the government of India may stoop low to twist its words, “but one can never twist history to dilute God’s given Naga political issue.”

It also said the deceptive manner in which the Naga political issue was being handled by the government of India, has compelled it to ask the government whether it will enter into agreements with other people, also on the Naga political issue in the name of stakeholders? If so, then it will certainly show insincerity on the part of the government (GoI) besides a breach of trust and a mockery of the Naga issue. NSCN (I-M) said at this juncture, the govern-

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allel government run by five insurgent groups -- NSCN ( I - M ) , G P R N / N S C N, NSCN(K) and the two factions of Naga National Council (NNC)– apart from paying the government taxes. He said Tripathy had mentioned that people of Nagaland were forced to pay multiple taxes to underground groups and extortion on commercial vehicles went unchecked along highways and at check-gates.

Following this, chief secretary and DGP Nagaland informed NHRC that all possible efforts were being made to curb the illegal activities of insurgents.

Subsequently, several trade bodies, including Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce &Industry (CNCCI), DCCI and Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) came out strongly with a demand that all Naga political groups(NPGs) should immediately refrain from such multiple taxation and asked the State government to immediately curb all such multiple taxation.

But, considering the hardships faced by trade bodies, Savi questioned the chief secretary and DGP’s claim before NHRC that all possible efforts were be-

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NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (IANS): Food tech major Zomato has decided to scrap its grocery delivery service for the second time amid growing competition in the segment.

The company is of the view that its investment in Grofers will generate better outcomes than its in-house grocery effort. Zomato has informed its grocery partners through a mail that it plans to stop its pilot service with effect from September 17. “We have decided to shut down our grocery pilot and as of now, have no plans to run any other form of grocery delivery on our platform,” a Zomato spokesperson said. “Grofers has found high quality product market fit in 10 minute grocery and we believe our investment in the company will generate better outcomes for our shareholders than our inhouse grocery effort,” the spokesperson added.

The recently-listed company had started its grocery service pilot in select markets offering delivery within 45 minutes to its customers. Last month, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposed acquisition of 9.3 per cent stake in e-grocer Grofers by Zomato.

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The gross domestic product (GDP) had contracted by 24.4 per cent in the corresponding AprilJune quarter of 2020-21.

The RBI expects the GDP growth at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22 consisting of 21.4 per cent in the first quarter; 7.3 per cent in Q2; 6.3 per cent in Q3; and 6.1 per cent in Q4 of 2021-22.

On a question related to private investment picking up in India, Gupta said that one of the biggest economic challenges that India has faced in the past decade has been an anaemic private investment.

The data, she said, show that the rate of investment declined from a peak of 36 per cent of GDP in 2007 to 27 per cent in 2020.

A large part of this decline is on account of the slowdown in private investment.

on India’s experience with inflation targeting shows that monetary policy has catered to growth concerns, as much if not more than to the inflation concerns.

The pro-growth stance has continued even during the pandemic.

The RBI, she said, has indeed been very supportive of growth, through both its key policy rate as well as the implementation of liquidity measures and regulatory forbearance.

“These have yielded positive results, so much so that not only do the worst times seem to be behind us, but we have ensured macroeconomic stability while handling the fallout of the pandemic,” she said and added that this is a very delicate and complex balance to attain for any emerging market,” she added.

Gupta has taught at the Delhi School of Economics, and the University of Maryland. She started her professional career as an economist at the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC. She holds a PhD in Applied Macroeconomics and International Economics from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.

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Professor of Macroeconomics at ICRIER. On the challenges being faced by the Indian economy, she said the first one is to recover from the impact of COVID-19 and the second is to sustain postCOVID-19 growth rates of at least 7-8 per cent.

India has done rather well during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily because of the rapid pace of vaccination, Gupta said, adding, “Currently, ensuring rapid and widespread vaccination is the best pro-growth policy that any country can implement.”

I n d i a ’s e c o n o m i c growth surged to 20.1 per cent in the April-June quarter of this fiscal, helped by a low base in the year-ago period, amid a devastating second wave of the COVID-19.

She noted that the Economic Survey 2017-18 had shown that the investment cycles often tend to be longdrawn. Notwithstanding even this cross-country experience, India’s downturn in the realm of private investment has been longer drawn than anticipated, as it has now stretched into a second decade.

“What is more puzzling is the failure of private investment to show a revival despite ample liquidity in the economy. The reasons for this persistence have to be structural.

“Since investments, particularly large investments, are usually made while keeping a mediumto-long-term view in mind, reviving it may necessitate the adoption of a more holistic approach, such as being able to tap into not just domestic but also global demand, creating a stable, pro-growth, and pro-entrepreneurship policy climate, and promoting competitive input markets,” she said.

Nurturing an environment of regulatory freedom wherein entrepreneurs can enter, grow, and exit simply on the basis of their own calculations of viability would certainly help, Gupta said.

To another quer y, Gupta said her research

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Indian economy expected to grow 10% in FY22

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (AGENCIES): The Indian economy is expected to grow around 10 per cent during the current financial year on the likelihood of fewer COVID-19-linked supply disruptions and buoyancy in the global economy, said Poonam Gupta, director general of economic thinktank NCAER. The real challenge, however, would be to sustain a growth rate of 7-8 per cent in years to come, she said.

“We could see annual growth in the ballpark range of about 10 per cent. The reasons for this perceived optimism are: fewer supply disruptions; increased pentup demand in the traditional and contact-intensive services; and a buoyant global economy.

“Even so, if two pandemic years are taken together, there would be a very small net growth. In other words, the economy at the end of 2021-22 would be only slightly larger than at the end of 2019-20,” Gupta said.

Gupta is the first woman director general of NCAER. Before joining the think-tank, she was the lead economist at the World Bank. She was also the Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor at NIPFP, and a

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9/11 stark reminder of continuing threat of terrorism, says Ambassador Sandhu NEW YORK, SEP 12 (PTI): September 11 is a “stark reminder” of the continuing threat of terrorism and the world must unite against this menace, India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, as he paid homage to the victims of the terror attacks at the 9/11 Memorial here.

“Paid respects at the 9/11 Memorial in #NewYork today. Remembering all the innocent victims of the dastardly attacks,” Sandhu said in a tweet on Saturday.

“20 years on, 9/11 is a stark reminder of the continuing threat of #terrorism. The world must unite against this menace!” Sandhu said. Sandhu, accompanied by India’s Consul General in New York Randhir Jaiswal and officials from the Indian Embassy and Consulate, visited the 9/11 Memorial and paid respects at the memorial pools that sit in the footprints of the former North and South Towers that had collapsed as American Airlines and United Airlines planes hi-

Lightning kills 14 in Pakistan P E S H AWA R , S E P 1 2 (PTI): At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of northwest Pakistan on Sunday.

Violent rains, coupled with lightening and thunder, began on Saturday night and continued till the early hours of Sunday, destroying the three mud houses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province’s Torghar village, officials said. These mountainous districts under Hazara Division are usually prone to mudslides and rainrelated incidents during the monsoon months.

Locals and rescue teams retrieved the bodies from the debris and shifted two injured persons to Abbottabad Hospital. The fourteen killed included women and children, officials said.

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jacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crashed into them.

The names of the 2,983 people who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 terrorist attacks are inscribed on the bronze parapets edging the memorial pools.

Flowers and national flags were placed on the bronze edges of the memorial pools in memory of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

The Indian tricolour was also placed near the names of some of the people who were from India and had died in the attacks.

Nearly 3,000 people from over 90 countries, including India, were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Prime Minister Na-

rendra Modi had visited the 9/11 memorial site in September 2014 and paid a solemn homage to victims of the 2001 terror attack, placing five rose buds one by one on the memorial slabs where names of the victims are etched. As America marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, President Joe Biden visited all three sites of the 9/11 attacks - New York City; Arlington, Virginia; and Somerset County, Pennsylvania where the hijacked planes had crashed.

Biden, along with First Lady Jill Biden and accompanied by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and former First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton observed moments of silence at the 9/11 Memorial where the Twin Towers were brought down as the hijacked planes crashed into them.

During the memorial, relatives and friends read out the names of all those who had died in the attacks.

On the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, Biden in a video message said that the 2,977 people from more than 90 nations killed on September 11, 2001 in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the thousands more who were injured, America and the world commemorate you and your loved ones. The pieces of your soul.

“We honour all those who risked and gave their lives in the minutes, hours, months and years afterwards. The firefighters, police officers, EMTs and construction workers and doctors and nurses, faith leaders, service members and veterans. All of the everyday people who gave their all to rescue, recover and rebuild.” “But it is so hard. Whether it’s the first year or the 20th. Children have grown up without parents, parents have suffered without children, husbands and wives had to find ways forward without their partners in their life with them,” he said.

Ex-US Prez Bush warns against domestic extremism WASHINGTON, SEP 12 (IANS): Former US President George W. Bush has warned against domestic extremism, saying the country has seen “growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within”.

“There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home,” said Bush in a speech on Saturday marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

“But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit, and it is our continuing duty to confront them,” he said.

Bush, who was in his first year as president when the horrific attacks took place, paid tribute to the passengers and crew members of Flight 93, which crashed in a field after those on board fought back against the hijackers and diverted them from their intended target.

School bells ring in Bangladesh after 543 days of COVID break

Students arrive at the Narinda Government High School as schools reopen after being closed for nearly 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic in Dhaka, Sept.12. (AP/PTI)

DHAKA, SEP 12 (PTI): School bells rang after a hiatus of 543 days in Bangladesh on Sunday, as tens of thousands of students returned to classes, amid an ease in the coronavirus situation in the country and the vaccination programme picking up pace.

News channels aired footages of students in school uniform entering campuses with broad smiles, visible despite masks. Many reached their classes many

hours in advance as excitement among students was palpable.

In many schools, teachers welcomed their pupils with flowers and chocolates.

Guardians were barred from entry in the campuses as precaution against overcrowding and infection-spread.

Education Minister Dipu Moni has warned against any lax enforcement of safety measures, while authorities earlier said every class will convene only

once a week initially, while schools are to strictly maintain the health guidelines.

“If it appears that the infections were reappearing, the government may decide to re-introduce online classes,” she told newsmen after visiting a school in the capital’s Azimpur area.

Bangladesh closed schools on March 17, 2020 after the coronavirus began to spread in the country, which has one of the highest population densities in the world.

Israeli fighter jets strike Hamas facilities Women can study in gender-segregated varsities: Taliban

Smoke rises from the site of the Islamic Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip after Israeli fighter jets struck military post.

TEL AVIV, SEP 12 (IANS): Israeli fighter jets on Sunday struck military posts and facilities belonging to the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets attacks, according to security sources.

The sources said that the Israeli fighter jets struck by air-to-ground missiles

military posts and facilities in the central and southern Gaza Strip for the second day in a row, reports Xinhua news agency.

On Friday and Saturday, unknown militants fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, according to Israeli media.

No injuries or damage were reported after the rock-

et landed on empty areas.

The Hamas-run alAqsa television said that witnesses heard the buzz of Israeli army drones and fighter jets, and then several explosions were heard in the southern and central Gaza Strip after striking military posts that belong to the movement.

On Saturday morning, Israeli fighter jets attacked military posts and facilities that belong to Hamas in the northern and central Gaza Strip, according to the sources, which added that no injuries or damage were reported.

In two separate statements on Saturday and Sunday, an Israeli army spokesman said that fighter jets attacked posts that were used for manufacturing homemade rockets besides attacking weapons caches in the Gaza Strip.

KABUL, SEP 12 (AP): Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the higher education minister in the new Taliban government said Sunday.

The minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, laid out the new policies at a news conference, several days after Afghanistan’s new rulers formed an all-male government.

The world has been watching closely to see to what extent the Taliban might act differently from their first time in power, in the late 1990s. During that era, girls and women were denied an education, and were excluded from public life.

The Taliban have suggested they have changed,

Girls walk upstairs as they enter a school before class in Kabul, September 12. (AP/PTI)

including in their attitudes toward women. However, they have used violence in recent days against women protesters demanding equal rights. Haqqani said the Taliban did not want to turn the clock back 20 years. “We

will start building on what exists today,” he said.

However, female university students will face restrictions under the Taliban, including a compulsory dress code. Haqqani said hijabs will be mandatory but

did not specify if this meant compulsory headscarves or also compulsory face coverings. Gender segregation will also be enforced, he said. “We will not allow boys and girls to study together,” he said.

Al-Qaida chief appears in video Japan detects suspected China submarine near southern island marking 9/11 anniversary BEIRUT, SEP 12 (AP): Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept.

11, attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.

The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released Saturday. In it, al-Zawahri said that “Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized,” and praised al-Qaida attacks including one that targeted Russian troops in Syria in January.

SITE said al-Zawahri also noted the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. It added that his comments do not necessarily indicate a recent recording,

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as the withdrawal agreement with the Taliban was signed in February 2020.

Al-Zawahri made no mention of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the capital Kabul last month, SITE added. But he did mention a January 1, attack that targeted Russian troops on the edge of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa.

Rumors have spread

since late 2020 that alZawahri had died from illness. Since then, no video or proof of life surfaced, until Saturday.

“He could still be dead, though if so, it would have been at some point in or after Jan 2021,” tweeted Rita Katz, SITE’s director.

Al-Zawahri’s speech was recorded in a 61-minute, 37-second video produced by the group’s asSahab Media Foundation.

In recent years, al-Qaida has faced competition in jihadi circles from its rival, the Islamic State group. IS rose to prominence by seizing large swaths of Iraq and Syria in 2014, declaring a “caliphate” and extending affiliates to multiple countries across the region.

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TOKYO, SEP 12 (AP): Japan detected a submarine believed to be Chinese off a southern Japanese island, the defense ministry said Sunday, heightening Japan’s caution levels in the East China Sea as China increases its military activities.

The submarine remained submerged, but the

ministry said in a statement that it believes the submarine is Chinese because a Chinese Luyang III-class guided missile destroyer is near the submarine.

The submarine moved northwest off the eastern coast of the Amamioshima Island, about 700 kilometers (420 miles) northeast of the

disputed East China Sea islands controlled by Japan but also claimed by Beijing, the ministry said.

The submarine on Sun-

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IAEA chief arrives in Iran for talks

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to allow access to the IAEA for surveillance equipment installed by the agency in Iran’s nuclear facilities. In the meantime, an informed source told state-run Press TV that “during Grossi’s visit to Tehran, the agency will still

have no access to the surveillance cameras’ footage”. “The talks during the director general of the IAEA’s visit to Tehran will only be about servicing some of the agency’s monitoring equipment and there is no other issue on the agenda,” the source was quoted as saying.

A law passed by Iran’s Parliament in December 2020 mandated the government to stop implementing the IAEA’s Additional Protocol if US sanctions were not lifted by February 23, 2021.

sovereignty, security and development interests.

Japan, alarmed by China’s growing naval activities in the East and South China seas, has been stepping up defense in the country’s southwestern regions and islands north of the disputed islands.

Tokyo says it opposes China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the region, and regularly protests the Chinese coast guard’s growing presence near the disputed islands.

Japanese officials say Chinese vessels routinely violate Japanese territorial waters around the islands, sometimes threatening fishing boats.

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TEHRAN, SEP 12 (IANS): Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials on bilateral cooperation.

During the visit, Grossi will hold talks with Mohammad Eslami, new head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Xinhua news agency reported. Western media reported on Saturday that Iran and the IAEA have reached an agreement for Tehran

day morning was heading west in the East China Sea. Neither the submarine or the ship entered Japanese territorial water. Under international law, submarines passing off the coast of another country are required to surface and show a national flag inside territorial waters.

Japan’s Maritime SelfDefense Force sent three reconnaissance aircraft and two destroyers to the area for early warning and information gathering to analyze China’s intentions.

A submarine believed to be Chinese also was spotted in the area in June 2020.

China has defended its maritime activities and says it has the right to defend its

Applications are invited for walk-in-interview to the below mention post under “Estimation of Contribution of Non Timber Forest Products (Minor Forest Products) towards Rural Economy of Nagaland”, project, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema Campus. Interested Candidates are required to bring with them the documents supporting educational qualification and experiences in original with one set photocopies to be retained by the institution on 22nd Sept. 2021 at 11.00 AM in the office Chamber of the Dean, SASRD, NU, Medziphema Campus.

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Rs. 31,000/+ 8% HRA

Note : 1. No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidate appearing in the interview.

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Foods to avoid if you have high Triglycerides Baked Beans With Sugar or Pork Added

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your heart. But too much of it can drive up your triglyceride levels.

That’s because of the sugars that are naturally part of alcohol, whether it’s wine, beer, or liquor. Too much sugar, from any source, can be a problem. Your doctor may recommend that you not drink at all if your triglyceride levels are very high.

oconut is trendy.

You can find coconut milk, coconut water, coconut flakes, coconut oil, and the fruit itself. Some say coconut has health benefits, but it’s also high in saturated fats, so ask your doctor if you should limit it or avoid it completely.

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Two scientists awarded $3 million for developing tech used in COVID mRNA vax

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ow in their 10th year, the Breakthrough Prizes recognize leading researchers in the fields of fundamental physics, life sciences and mathematics.

This year, one of three prizes in the Life Sciences category will go to Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman, whose work over the last few decades led to the development of the technology needed to deliver mRNA into cells,

paving the way for today’s COVID-19 vaccines, specifically those produced

by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

In essence, Karikó and Weissman figured out how to quiet alarms from the immune system long enough for synthetic messenger RNA to slip into cells, send commands to the cells to make proteins, and be broken down harmlessly once those instructions were delivered.

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Audrey Diwan’s ‘Happening’ wins Golden Lion at VIFF

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he 78th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, held between 1 and 11 September, has now come to an end in the Sala Grande.

The closing ceremony, hosted by actress Serena Rossi, saw Audrey Diwan’s Happening [+] crowned the winner by jury president Bong Joon-ho, who awarded it with the highly prestigious Golden Lion for Best Film. The Korean director was assisted in his jury duties by Chloé Zhao, Saverio Costanzo, Alexandre Nanau, Virginie Efira, Cynthia Erivo and Sarah Gadon.

In her speech, Diwan reeled off a long list of thank yous, praising Anamaria Vartolomei in particular, whom she described as “not just a simple actress, but the film itself ”.

The director invited her protagonist up on stage

with her, to lengthy applause from the audience.

The French drama which was adapted from Annie Ernaux’s novel of the same name, recounts the author’s experience of abortion when the latter was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

The other big winners of this year’s edition were Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded the Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize for his intimate tale The Hand of God [+], and Jane Campion, who scooped the Silver Lion for Best Director by way of The Power of the Dog. Before handing out these prizes, the protagonist of the Philippine film On the Job. Missing 8 John Arcilla was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, which he acknowledged via a video-message relaying his thanks, while leaving director Erik Matti to accept

the trophy in person, on his behalf. Penélope Cruz, for her part, bagged the Volpi Cup for Best Actress following her performance in Parallel Mothers [+].

Delivered in Italian and English, her acceptance speech saw her singing the praises of her director Pedro Almodóvar and the various “parallel mothers” in her own life, namely her mother, and her motherin-law Pilar Bardem who recently passed away.

Visibly moved, Filippo Scotti was entrusted with the Marcello Mastroianni Award, having blown the judges away with his portrayal of Fabietto, Paolo Sorrentino’s alter-ego, in The Hand of God. Jury president Jasmila Žbanić and her fellow jury members from the Orizzonti section - Mona Fastvold, Shahram Mokri, Josh Siegel and Nadia

Director Audrey Diwan (R) receives the Golden Lion for her film Happening.

Terranova – handed out awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Short Film, in addition to a special prize. The Best Film of this particular line-up was Pilgrims [+] by Laurynas

Bareiša, who thanked the festival selection committee profusely, along with the cast, the crew and the Lithuanian Film Centre.

This section also saw the drama Full Time [+] achieve an impressive double victory: Eric Gravel was

named Best Director while Laure Calamy bagged herself the trophy for Best Actress.

Last but not least, the Future Lion went to the Romanian film Immaculate [+], directed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark (also the winner of the GdA Director’s Award in the Giornate degli Autori read news). Announced by Uberto Pasolini, the film’s triumph was followed by a speech given by Stan, who thanked his crew as well as the Giornate degli Autori team for having selected the film, and the Biennale College where the project had been developed some years earlier. The prize consists of $100,000, to be shared between the directors and the producer. (cineuropa)

Haisuiyile Epuing crowned Miss Peren 2021

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aisuiyile Epuing was crowned with the coveted title of Miss Peren 2021 at the 13th Miss Peren 2021 organised by Peren District Beauty & Aesthetic Society (PDBAS) at Peren Town Hall on September 11.

The first runner-up was bagged by Heikiebuile Thou while Rokovino was the 2nd runner-up. The subtitle of Miss Talented was adjudged to Incale while Miss Ramp Walk was bagged by Thaichuiliu Gonmei.

The event was hosted by Namgwangheile Nsa, with EAC Peren, Er. Seyievilei Pfukri (NCS) as the chief judge with advisor PDBAS, Hungngaule and president BASN, Mele Pucho as judges of the event.

A special melody was presented by Etwapeule Nza while president PDBAS, Keyiningle expressed gratitude to all the donors and well-wishers for all their support and making the event a success.

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Ricciardo wins Italian GP as Max, Lewis collide Inter Milan held to 2-2 draw by Sampdoria

Daniel Ricciardo

MONZA (ITALY), SEP 12 (IANS): Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix for McLaren, their first victory in nine years, as title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crashed out on lap 26 of the 53 lap race here on Sunday.

British driver Lando Norris, in the other McLaren, finished second with

Lewis Hamilton after crashing out of the race with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen

Mercedes’ Valteri Bottas sealing the podium position by finishing third. Ricciardo and Norris sealed the first 1-2 finish of the season.

Sunday’s results mean the gap between Verstappen (226.5) and Hamilton (221.5) at the top of the drivers’ standings is still five points.

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stappen crashed out after a collision on lap 26, putting both title rivals out of the race. The incident happened as Hamilton was exiting the pits when he arrived alongside Verstappen, the pair going side by side through the Variante del Rettifilo, but making contact, with Verstappen flying through the air and coming to rest on top of

the Mercedes. Both drivers were unhurt, but out of the race, with the stewards set to investigate after the Grand Prix.

Ricciardo had taken an early lead after beating Verstappen, who started the race in pole position, to the opening corner. He maintained his lead throughout and with Verstappen and Hamilton out, did not face

any challenge for the chequered flag.

Hamilton started fourth and moved up to third after fighting his way past Norris. He and Verstappen were wheel-towheel heading into the Variante Della Roggia but Hamilton was forced to divert off track, dropping back behind Norris.

Ricciardo won his eighth Grand Prix race while teammate Norris secured his best-ever race finish with P2, having been told to hold station behind his teammate in the final moments of the Grand’Prix. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was placed fourth.

Having started P19, Bottas claimed third, finishing fourth on the road’behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, before Perez had a five-second penalty added to his time for passing Leclerc off the track.

Match in action between Inter Milan and Sampdoria during the Serie A match.

ROME, SEP 12 (AGENCIES): Italian champions Inter Milan were held to a 2-2 draw as Sampdoria twice came from behind to claim a point on Sunday.

Federico Dimarco thumped a free-kick into the top corner, but exSouthampton defender Maya Yoshida equalised.

Lautaro Mar tinez then delightfully finished off a slick counter-attack for Inter on the stroke of half-time before Tommaso Augello smashed in a left-footed volley after the break. Sampdoria remain winless after three games this season. Simone Inzaghi’s Inter side dropped

points for the first time this campaign following backto-back victories.

On Saturday, Napoli maintained their 100% record by beating winless Juventus, who were playing their first game since the departure of forward Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United.

India lose to Bahrain in Gokulam Kerala left to rue missed chances in 2-2 draw Asian volleyball opener

K A LYA N I , S E P 1 2 (IANS): Defending Champion Gokulam Keralas opening game of the 130th Durand Cup football championship ended in a 2-2 draw against Army Red Football Team here on Sunday.

The Malabarians started on a positive note, courtesy a spectacular goal from long-range by Ghanaian Rahim Osumanu in 9th minute. But they failed to capitalize in the later stages and had to settle for a draw..

It was a windy day at Kalyani and both teams had started well. Gokulam secured the lead in the 9th Match in progress between Gokulam Kerala and Army Players of Indian volleyball team and Bahrain during the opening Group A match at minute as Osumanu scored the Durand Cup on Sunday at Kalyan. a stunner. the Asian Volleyball Championship 2021.

H o w e v e r, a m a - goalkeeper Rakshit Dagar ugly and Ajmal PA had to CHIBA (JAPAN), SEP 12 (IANS): The advance to the next stage to finish among jor turning point came collided with Army Red’s take R’kshit’s place. The Indian men’s team got off to a poor start the top eight in the competition. They as Gokulam Kerala FC’s Mukesh Kumar. It was momentum of the game in the Asian Volleyball Championships had finished eighth in the 2019 edition in 2021, losing to Bahrain in their opening Tehran, Iran.

Group A match on Sunday.

India face an uphill task next against India, ranked 84th in the FIVB rank- world No. 31 Qatar on Monday before ings, went down 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-21) taking on nine-time Asian champions to Bahrain, ranked 87th in the world.

Japan on Tuesday in their remaining two NEW DELHI, SEP 12 bam, Namita Toppo, Rani, (IANS): Following their Vandana Katariya, Navjot It was a disappointing result for matches in Group A. India as Bahrain was the only team They have appeared in all but three success at the Tokyo Olym- Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Udita ranked lower than them in Group A. editions of the men’s Asian volleyball pic Games, Hockey India who were part of the Indian Japan are ranked 10th and Qatar 31st championships since it began in 1975 (HI) has called up 25 play- team at Tokyo Olympics.

Experienced player in the World, thus making the Indian and have the best finish of fourth in the ers for the senior women’s national coaching camp Lilima Minz, Rashmita team’s task more difficult in the Group. 2005 edition.

Things went on expected lines in SunA biennial event, the 2021 Asian scheduled to begin in the Minz, Jyoti, Rajwinder Sports Authority of India Kaur and Manpreet Kaur day’s other match in the group as de- Volleyball Championships also acts as a campus in Bengaluru on too have received a call-up fending champion Japan beat Qatar 3-0 qualifier for the 2022 FIVB World Cham- September 13. for the camp along with (25-20, 25-23, 25-21). pionships - with the finalists gaining direct The core group, which Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana India have to finish in the top two to entry to the tournament. also includes the 16 players Kujur, Suman Devi Thouwho were part of the Indian dam and Mahima Choudcontingent at the Olympic hary who have been moved Kharibam who was also Games, will report later to the senior core group part of the Olympic core on Sunday for the camp from the junior ranks. group will now join the which will conclude on OcMeanwhile, Salima junior national camp. tober 20. The core probable Tete, Lalremsiami and The junior women’s group includes Savita, Ra- Sharmila who were part of core group is currently preC O LO M B O, S E P 1 2 sions from the squad were Klaasen, has been included. jani Etimarpu, Deep Grace the Olympic squad will join paring for the FIH Junior (IANS): Dasun Shanaka Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal The youngster was also Ekka, Reena Khokhar, the junior Indian women’s Women’s World Cup to be will lead a 15-member Sri Mendis and Danushka impressive in his ODI de- Gurjit Kaur, Nisha, Nikki team’s ongoing national held later this year in South Lankan squad for the up- Gunathilaka, who were but earlier this week, pick- Pradhan, Monika, Neha, camp at the same campus Africa. coming ICC Men’s T20 banned for a year for break- ing up a four-wicket haul. Sushila Chanu Pukhram- in Bengaluru. Bichu Devi “I believe the players World Cup 2021 to be held ing the Covid-19 protocols The other spinners making in the UAE and Oman in on their tour of England the squad are left-armer October-November this in July. With Kusal Per- Praveen Jayawickrema, year. era’s return after an injury, who made his international Sri Lanka will begin Minod Bhanuka, who was debut earlier this year, and their campaign on October keeping the wickets in Per- Wanindu Hasaranga.

18 against Namibia in Abu era’s absence, also misses Jayawickrema is the Dhabi in Group A of the out. Off-spinner Maheesh only uncapped member DUBAI, SEP 12 (IANS): The ICC Men’s First Round, where they Theekshana, 21, who made in the squad but has been Cricket World Cup League 2 is set to rehave also drawn Ireland and his T20I debut in the first included on the basis of sume for the first time since the COVID-19 the Netherlands. match against South Af- his terrific performances in pandemic when Nepal faces second-placed The only major omis- rica and dismissed Heinrich other formats.

USA in Muscat on Monday.

Nepal is currently ranked sixth in the points table featuring table-toppers Oman, the USA, Scotland, Namibia, the UAE Fixtures for September 13 and 14 of the ongoing 1st Nagaland Futsal Cham- and Papua New Guinea. Nepal so far has pionship, being held at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur. The matches for Monday played four matches in the four-year League and Tuesday will start at 4pm.

2 cycle and have registered two wins and 1. Alpha FC (Peren) VS Thriving Club (Longleng) two defeats.

2. Vanguard FC (KMA) VS Liyo Lotha Futsal Club Oman leads the standings winning 3. Sechü Zubza FC (KMA) VS Spartan FC (Peren) eight of the 10 matches played. The USA 4. Bulldog Club (DMP) VS Phek Warriors (Phek) is second in the standings with six wins out 5. Thriving Club (Longleng) VS Kuki FC (DMP) of 12 matches played and PNG are at the 6. Telongjem FC (MKG) VS Sata United FC (ZBTO) bottom having lost all eight matches played 7. Burma Camp FC (DMP) VS Aphuyemi FC (ZBTO) so far. In a recent two match ODI series 8. Dimapur FC (DMP) VS Mascot FC (MON) that USA played in Oman, USA’s Jaskaran 9. Lazers FC (WKA) VS New Site FC (MON) Malhotra stole the show with his feat of six 10. Telongjem FC (MKG) VS Thriving Club (Longleng) sixes in an over against Papua New Guinea.

11. Alpha FC (Peren) VS Kuki FC (DMP) Becoming the fourth player and second 12. Vanguard FC (KMA) VS Aphuyemi FC (ZBTO) player in ODI cricket after Herschelle Gibbs 13. Burma Camp FC (DMP) VS Liyo Lotha Futsal Club (WKA) to strike six sixes in an over in international 14. Sechü Zubza FC (KMA) VS Mascot FC (MON) cricket, the batsman has become an over15. Sata United FC (ZBTO) VS Thriving Club (Longleng) night sensation and will be hoping to bring 16. Dimapur FC (DMP) VS Spartan FC (PEREN) his superb form into the series.

17. Bulldog FC (DMP) VS New Site FC (MON) Malhotra and his USA team will play 18. Lazers FC (WKA) VS Phek Warriors (PHEK) Nepal in the first fixture followed by Oman 19. Alpha FC (PEREN) VS Sata United (ZBTO) on 16 September. For Nepal, globe-trotting 20. Telongjem FC (MKG) VS Kuki FC (DMP) leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will hold *All the Clubs/Teams are advised to report to the ground by 3 pm. the key with the ball.

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changed after that as Jain P quickly scored the equalizer for the regimental side.

Minutes before half time, Bikash Thapa scored the second goal for Army Red and they had the allimportant lead going into the second half.

Gokulam played an attacking game in the second half and even had a brilliant opportunity to score when their captain Sharif ‘ Mohammad’s shot missed the target by a small margin and went over the crossbar onto the nets. He made up for it though later, courtesy a penalty.

The Malabarians had several close chances in the final quarter but failed to convert any and would be the more disappointing side for sure. Their next game is against Hyderabad FC who are in red hot form. Army Red Football Team still leads Group D with four points.

25 players named for senior women’s national hockey camp

Shanaka to lead 15-member Sri Lankan squad to T20 World Cup

are looking forward to regroup at the national camp in Bengaluru. While the campaign in Tokyo ended on a disappointing note for the players as it was a case of so near yet so far from the medal, the love and support the players have received over these past few weeks has been incredible

and this has motivated them to do better. An important year is coming up with big tournaments and I am sure this camp will be the beginning of a good season ahead,” said Hockey India president Gyanendro Ningombam.

Core Probable Group: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Deep Grace Ekka, Reena Khokhar, Manpreet Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, Nisha, Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha, Lilima Minz, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Namita Toppo, Rani, Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Udita, Rashmita Minz, Jyoti, Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana Kujur, Suman Devi Thoudam and Mahima Choudhary.

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US Open: Raducanu is new women’s champion in an all-teen affair

NEW YORK, SEP 12 (IANS): Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who had made her tour-level main-draw debut in Nottingham just three months ago, emerged the new US Open women’s champion, defeating 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada 6-4, 6-3 in an all-teenage final to win her first Grand Slam title and her first tour-level title overall on Sunday (IST).

The 18-year-old British teenager had a perfect three weeks in New York.

She made it through three rounds of qualifying without the loss of a set, was equally composed in her main-draw debut, where she also did not drop a set in seven matches.

She is the first woman to win the US Open without dropping a set since Serena Williams in 2014. Raducanu is also the youngest Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova of Russia won the 2004 Wimbledon aged 17.

Ranked world No.150, Raducanu is the lowestranked player to win the US Open title since an unranked

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the women’s singles final of the 2021 U.S. Open

Kim Clijsters of Belgium earned the first major of her comeback in Flushing Meadows in 2009. Raducanu is projected to reach a world ranking of 23 on Monday.

Raducanu also makes history by becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title -- she had already become the first qualifier to make a Grand Slam final on Thursday.

She is also the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in over 40 years. Virginia Wade triumphed on home soil at Wimbledon 1977, the year of the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Wade is the only other British woman to reach a US Open final in the Open Era, when the she won the first of her three Grand Slam singles titles in New York

in 1968.

As she had in all of her previous matches here, Raducanu eased through two sets mixing power and precision that belied her lack of experience at this level. Against world No.73 Fernandez, Raducanu had 22 winners to Fernandez’s 18, while firing one fewer unforced error than the Canadian.

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ued to use her tremendous court coverage and timing to extend rallies past their breaking points and win games other players might not have, as she saved 14 of the 18 break points she faced in the match.

However, Fernandez was able to break the Brit twice. Raducanu won 67 per cent of points behind her first-service, while Fernandez took only 56 per cent of points on her own first delivery in the 1-hour and 51-minute match.

Raducanu took the early lead after earning a break for 2-0 on her sixth break point of that game.

However, any thoughts of a runaway were dispelled when Fernandez broke back on her fourth break point of the next game.

There were no more break points until 5-4, where Raducanu fired a backhand crosscourt winner to line up double set point. Fernandez fended off that pair, as well as a third, but on the fourth chance of another lengthy game, Raducanu slammed a forehand winner to notch the one-set lead.

Joe Salisbury and Desirae Krawczyk reunited to claim mixed doubles

Desirae Krawczyk and Joe Salisbury

Britain’s Joe Salisbury and American Desirae Krawczyk reunited to cap brilliant Grand Slam campaigns on Saturday beating Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and El Salvador’s Marcelo Arevalo 7-5 6-2 to lift the U.S. Open

mixed doubles title.

Krawczyk bagged her third consecutive Grand Slam mixed doubles title, having triumphed at Roland Garros and Wimbledon earlier this year. Salisbury was also competing in

his third straight mixed doubles Grand Slam final but was on the losing side at Wimbledon, where Krawczyk partnered with Neal Skupski.

For Salisbury the win completed a U.S. Open doubles double having also won the men’s championship on Friday with Rajeev Ram. T h e 2 9 - ye a r - o l d Salisbury becomes the first player to sweep U.S. Open men’s and mixed doubles titles since Bob Bryan in 2010.

Krawczyk and Salisbury broke open a tight contest with a break to go up 6-5 before holding serve to take the set.

The duo carried that momentum into the second with an early break to move ahead 2-0 and would break Olmos and Arevalo again to go up 5-2 before serving out the match.

ECB writes to ICC on outcome of cancelled 5th Test against India

LONDON, SEP 12 (PTI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has officially written to the ICC to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating that the two boards are far from reaching a settlement. The series-deciding fifth and final Test in Manchester was called off after a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp forced its senior players to express their apprehensions to both the BCCI and ECB on going ahead with the match.

“Yes we have written to the ICC,” an ECB spokesperson told PTI when asked if they want the global body to decide on the fifth Test.

Heading into game, India led the rubber 2-1. The standalone Test will not be part of this series.

The ECB wants the ICC’s

Dispute Resolution Committee to address the issue and expect that a forfeiture would be granted so that they can claim insurance as they are going to lose 40 million pound if the match is declared abandoned due to COVID. COVID is an acceptable non compliance and the Indian camp has stated that it was unable to field a team for the match. However, the ECB’s contention could be that the Indian players returned two negative RT-PCR results and were still reluctant to play.

Seniors such as skipper Virat Kohli didn’t budge from their stance that there was risk involved during the incubation period, which overlapped with Test dates as most players were treated by physio Yogesh Parmar, who is in isolation after contracting the virus.

Your achievements will boost athletes: PM to para-athletes

Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI, SEP 12 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a glimpse of the event in a trailer video posted in the tweet, where he is seen interacting with India’s Tokyo Paralympics stars.

Earlier, this week PM Modi had a special interaction with Paralympians at his official residence.

He had a candid interaction with the Paralympics medallists and asked them about their journey, struggles, and how they defeated adversity to become successful athletes for the nation.

The footage of PM Modi’s interaction with the Indian Paralympics contingent was shared by his official handle on Twitter on Sunday.

“Your achievement will significantly boost the morale of the entire sporting community in the country, and budding sportspersons will feel encouraged to come forward to take up sports. Your indomitable spirit and willpower are praiseworthy in light of the insurmountable odds that the para-athletes have overcome in their lives,” said PM Modi during his interaction with the para-athletes.

“The whole contingent along with the support deserves credit for enhancing India’s reputation in Japan with their performances. When you play for India, you are India’s ambassadors and they see the country through you,” the Prime Minister added.

He also urged the athletes to take defeat in the stride and set an example for the society to follow. “A true sportsperson does not get bogged down by defeat or victory, and keeps moving forward.”

A stole, signed by all the medallists, was also gifted to the Prime Minister.

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