14 July 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 218

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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency

President flees to DIMAPUR MLAS DEMAND EVICTION AND ACTION AGAINST ERRING OFFICERS Maldives; protesters Staff Reporter storm PM office D I M A P U R , J U LY 1 3 (NPN): Nagaland Post has been highlighting the causes and factors that have affected economic development of Dimapur for the past decade but the state government appears to have turned a blind eye.

Dimapur railway station, which contributes the second highest revenue after Guwahati to the Northeast Frontier Railways(NFR), can no longer grow. Dimapur railway station cannot expand because lands are encroached and which has driven NFR to despair that the case is hopeless and so has set its eyes on other alternative points in nearby Karbi Anglong.

Karbi Anglong could even steal a march over Dimapur when new railway development projects are implemented in Diphu, Dhansiri and Bokajan.

Nagaland Post had recently reported how various development projects in Diphu, the district headquarter of Karbi Anglong district in Assam, was on full throttle. This is because land is ensured for development by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).

It may be recalled that the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), NFR Lumding Division, Sabyasachi De, told Nagaland Post recently that 30.283 hectares out of 53.806 hectares of railway lands have been encroached in Dimapur. Dey also lamented that no appreciable assistance has been provided by the state government or district authorities in Dimapur in demarcation of land boundaries, or re-

State logs 11 fresh cases of Covid-19 DIMAPUR, JUL 13 (NPN): Nagaland recorded 11 fresh positive cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday taking the total caseload to 35566, according to health department’s daily bulletin.

Of the 11 cases, four were reported from Dimapur, three from Kohima, one from Longleng and three from Peren.

With total of 90 total samples tested in the last 24 hours, today’s sample positivity rate stands at 12.22%.

Currently, there are 42 active cases in the state.

While two patients (one from Dimapur and one from Peren) have recuperated from the virus taking the recoveries to 33,260.

This is it!

“So, is it Solution for Election or Election for Solution or simple Solution and Election?”

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Some structures erected near platform no. 2 (right) of Dimapur railway station. (NP)

moval of encroachers from railway land.

It may also be pointed out that the NFR has not uttered a word over encroachment of land by three mandirs within Dimapur railway station. These structures are at the centre of the railway station and not at the periphery.

When Nagaland Post contacted MLAs of Dimapur- Moatoshi Longkumer (Dimapur-II) and Azheto Zhimomi (Dimapur-III),both legislators were firm that development cannot be allowed to be hijacked by encroachers in the larger interest of the people of Nagaland. The MLAs also maintained that the state government should not hesitate to evict all encroachers and action be taken against officials who have issued pattas on these encroached lands.

Azheto Zhimomi: The veteran legislator from Dimapur-III, maintained that the district administration

should consult with elected representatives in handling grievances and complains of public. He suggested officials involved in issuing land pattas to encroachers without proper verification and examinations should be identified and summoned for questioning. “It is insincerity of the land resource department for issuing the patta without proper investigation”, Zhimomi added.

Azheto also disclosed that he had succeeded in having five pattas cancelled that were issued by land revenue department when he was chairman of DPDB Dimapur district.

Without naming the officers, Azheto revealed that the pattas were issued by the then EAC Chümoukedima and Revenue Officer without the administrative approval of the state government. Zhimomi, stated that he was ever ready to join hands with all three MLAs of Dimapur (I, II & III) to evict encroachers if allega-

tion made by NFR were proved in the court of law.

He also demanded that all those involved in issuing the patta, without proper screening and investigation, should be penalised or suspended after being given show cause notice to explain why land pattas were issued without proper screening.

“It is the duty of state government, district administration, land records and concerned department, not to issue pattas without proper screening and investigation”, Zhimomi said.

On the other hand, Zhimomi said that state government or officials involved in issuing the illegal pattas should be the ones compensating the encroachers.

Moatoshi: Meanwhile, MLA of Dimapur-II, Moatoshi Longkumer backed Azheto Zhimomi’s view that the rule of law should be applied with respect of encroachers of railway lands in Dimapur.

COLOMBO/MALE, JUL 13 (PTI): Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as angry protesters stormed the prime minister’s office in Colombo, hours after president Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet, amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Rajapaksa, the 73-yearold leader who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country, escalating the political crisis and triggering a fresh wave of protests.

Announcing that Rajapaksa has appointed Wickremesinghe to act to perform his functions while he is abroad, Parliament Speaker

NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): People in the 18-59 age group will get free precaution doses of the Covid vaccine at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive likely to begin from July 15, the government said on Wednesday.

The drive, aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses, will be held as part of the government’s Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, they said.

In a tweet, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, “As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, free COVID-19 (Cont’d on p-8) precaution dose will be ad-

J. Alam addressing the seminar in Kohima. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUL 13 (NPN): Chief secretary J Alam has called for fixing the problems plaguing the State’s educational system and stressed that State Curriculum Framework (SCF)

citizens by impart values and right knowledge to students.

As education touched everybody, he said it was good to having strong views on the state of education and how it should be improved. He also admitted that there were things many might not agree upon because of the weaknesses in the system, though there were also many good works being done.

He recalled that the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020 was framed after a gap of 34 years, claiming that it was announced after an exhaustive consultation with subject

experts both within and outside the country.

The chief secretary lauded officials of the Higher Education, Technical Education and School Education departments, besides SCERT, for conducting a series of consultations on how to translate NEP into action. He also reminded them of the challenges in transmitting transacting knowledge between teachers and students in classrooms and suggested how best it could be done. He stressed on proper imparting of knowledge to students as this impacted the learning outcomes.

Ballot box and polling materials on arrival, Wednesday.

the material were directly transported to the strong room at NLA secretariat, Kohima. The authorized officers deputed for collec-

tion of election materials from Nagaland included Darhu Shupao, joint secretary & assistant returning officer NLA secretariat;

ministered to all the citizens above 18 years of age at government vaccination centres, from July 15, 2022, till the next 75 days. I thank PM Narendra Modi Ji for this decision.”

“The decision will further strengthen India’s fight against COVID-19 and add an extra layer of safety! I urge all those eligible to get their precaution dose at the earliest,” he added.

So far, less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77.10 crore in the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose.

However, 25.84 per cent of the 16.80 crore eligible population aged 60 and above as well as healthcare

dent’s Office, the President’s Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s official residence must be returned to proper custody,” he said.

“Those who are in my office want to stop me from discharging my responsibilities as acting president. We can’t let them tear up our Constitution. We can’t allow fascists to take over...,” Wickremesinghe said.

He said he has instructed the security forces to enforce the emergency and curfew to bring the situation

R Mathung, deputy chief election officer, Nagaland; KV Vitoho, section officer, NLA secretariat; Khiudia Newmai, junior section officer, NLA secretariat.

CEO informed that election materials have been stored in previously sanitized and properly sealed strong rooms under strict Videography monitoring.

After the poll is over on July 18, the polled and sealed ballot boxes and other election material would be transported back to Delhi on July 19 to the office of returning officer (secretary general, Rajya Sabha, PC Mody).

and frontline workers have received the booster dose, an official source said.

“A majority of the Indian population got their second dose over nine months ago. Studies at ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and other international research institutions have suggested that antibody levels wane around six months after the primary vaccination with both doses... giving a booster increases the immune response,” the official said.

The Union Health Ministry last week reduced the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine for all beneficiaries from nine to six months.

Panel on Naga issue to meet on July 16

DIMAPUR, JUL 13 (NPN): Parliamentar y Committee on Naga Political Issue (PCNPI) has convened a meeting in the State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister’s Residential Complex on July 16, 2022 at 10:30am.

In a meeting circular, the parliamentary affairs minister & member secretary of the Parliamentary Committee, Neiba Kronu, requested all the elected members of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly including the MPs of both the Upper House and Lower House to attend the meeting.

The meeting will be followed by lunch and thereafter, proceed to Nagaland Legislative Assembly for a Mock Drill for the upcomformed that a temporary ing Presidential Poll at 2pm. check point would be set up near Chathe Bridge, Ward1 to check the transit of restricted vehicles.

DC said overloaded D I M A P U R , J U L 1 3 vehicles would be fined an (NPN): Nagaland Legislaamount of Rs.20000 and tive Assembly additional an additional amount of secretary, Khruohituonuo Rs.2000 per tonne of excess Rio has taken charge as load, together with the li- secretary in-charge (temability to pay charges for porary officiating charge of offloading of excess load. the secretary) of the NLA Meanwhile, according Secretariat with effect from to Kohima police, 50 heavy July 5. trucks were penalized and According to DIPR, nine others detained for all DO confidential comdriving vehicle exceeding munications, etc. intended permissible weight (over- for NLA may be addressed loading) along NH-29. to her. Therefore, it said that necessary corrections may be carried out in the records of Parliament, Legislature, office accordingly.

DC Chumou notifies goods transport vehicles

DIMAPUR, JUL 13 (NPN): Following the state government prohibiting movement of transport vehicles beyond three-axle along NH-29 stretch, deputy commissioner Chumoukedima Abhinav Shivam has notified that goods transport vehicles are to carry only permissible weight as per the Registration Certificate and obtain a weight measuring certificate from the weighing stations located at 7th Mile Inter-State Truck Terminal, Chumoukedima, for which the diversion point would be at 7th Mile Junction.

In a notice, DC in(Cont’d on p-8)

Presidential polls: Ballot box reaches Nagaland DIMAPUR, JUL 13 (NPN): Ahead of the conduct of presidential election 2022 scheduled on July 18, 2022, the ballot box, ballot papers, special pen, and other sealed election materials dispatched by Election Commission of India, have reached the Nagaland Legislative Assembly secretariat on Wednesday.

In a press note, chief electoral officer (CEO) Nagaland, V Shashank Shekhar, informed that authorized officials brought the ballot box and other election materials by Delhi-Dimapur flight on July 13. After reaching Dimapur airport,

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said he has informed him over the telephone that he will resign today as promised. The speaker also said the vote for the new president will take place on July 20.

In a special televised statement, Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide emergency and imposed a curfew in the city and surrounding areas. “We must end this fascist threat to democracy. We can’t allow the destruction of state property. The Presi-

Free Covid precaution doses from July 15

SCF should have positive outcome in education system: CS should lead to a positive outcome when developed.

Addressing a State-level seminar on Development of Nagaland State Curriculum Framework organised

by SCERT Nagaland at Capital Convention here on Wednesday, he said developing SCF required a lot of diligence and hard work.

He acknowledged the experts involved in developing position paper for tirelessly working and submitting 25 position papers already within a short span of time.

Alam claimed that SCF would contribute to improving the quality education and producing good

Police use tear gas as protesters storm the compound of prime minister‘s office in Colombo Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

to normalcy, adding that a committee comprising the heads of armed forces has been given the responsibility of doing so with zero political intervention.

However, the development enraged anti-government protesters, who wanted both the President and Prime Minister to quit over mishandling the economy.

Thousands of protesters waving Lankan flags defied the emergency and surrounded the building of the PM Office. The police fired tear gas on protesters who broke through a barricade and stormed the prime minister’s office, calling for his resignation.

S r i L a n k a ’s s t a t e owned television channel Rupavahini briefly suspended its telecast on Wednesday as protesters stormed the building.

Also, a second state television channel went off the air, less than an hour after Rupavahini suspended its operations.

K. Rio takes charge as NLA secretary

Army takes steps to prevent misuse of new combat uniform CNTC to boycott matter said on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): The Army has initiated a series of measures to ensure that its new combat uniform is not misused, people familiar with the

They said the steps included preventing unauthorized sale of new uniforms and seeking a design patent for it. The new uniform was unveiled on Army Day on January 15.

The people said strict instructions have been issued prohibiting any serving Army personnel to procure the new uniform from unauthorised vendors. They said once the patent process is completed, any shopkeeper selling the new combat dress without authorisation will face legal actions and subsequent prosecution.

solidarity walk

DIMAPUR, JUL 13 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has directed all apex hohos under CNTC to not participate in the “so called Naga Solidarity Walk” organized

by Global Naga Forum scheduled on July 28 and 29 starting from Kohima to Senapati (Tahamzam) Manipur, at this juncture.

According to CNTC, the decision was made after thorough deliberation among officials at a meeting held on July 12.

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Officers and staff of UVBDS Dimapur, CMO and members of DUCCF.

DIMAPUR: The office of the Urban Vector Borne Disease Scheme (UVBDS) Dimapur in collaboration with Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) observed “antidengue month” with chief medical officer (CMO) Dimapur, Dr. Moatemjen Jamir as special guest in Dimapur, on Wednesday.

In a press release, UVBDS assistant director Kikolul Khieya informed that, Dr Moatemjen Jamir highlighted about the importance of source reduction to control the spread of dengue fever. He also asked DUC-

CF to organise cleanliness drive & social work within respective compounds by disposing and removing unnecessary water containers in their surroundings.

In his speech, DUCCF president, Tsenthungo Nyamo acknowledged the Medical department for taking DUCCF on board in various departmental activities under the initiatives of CMO Dimapur and UVBDS Malaria.

He also expressed gratitude to UVBDS for efficiently distributing Long Lasting Insecticides Nets (LLINS) covering all colonies of

Dimapur urban areas in 2019. Later, Kikolul Khieya highlighted about the transmission of dengue fever, prevention and control measures. The programme was chaired by LDA UVBDS, M Zachamo Ezung. After the programme, office of the UVBDS and DUCCF resolved to organise cleanliness drives & social work every Saturday till November 30, 2022 within respective compounds by disposing and removing water containers and to fill up ditches and other unwanted water collection sites around houses/compounds.

GSKSK observes ‘Bhanu Jayanti’ in Kohima

DIMAPUR: Gorkha Sahitya Kala Sanstha Kohima (GSKSK) organised a programme for Gorkha and Nepali community in Kohima on the 208th birth anniversary of Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya at Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK) Hall on Wednesday.

In a press release, Gorkha Youth Association Kohima president, Narayan Bahadur informed that GPPK president Santu Thapa in his speech urged upon the gathering to take Nepali language forward and to preserve the culture.

He expressed hope that the occasion would bring peace, prosperity, progress and strengthen the bond of relationship among the Nepali speaking community.

Sharing a brief life sketch of Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, GSKSK literary secretary Sankar Rai said he was a Nepali writer, poet and translator who was regarded

as the first writer in Nepali language.

Acharya was the one who translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali, Rai said.

The occasion was marked with gold medal felicitation for excellence to mechanical engineer Kapil Thapa and felicitation for Art and Poem competitions conducted by GSKSK and 10-day long hands-on training on computer and library for children by GPPPK. Highlights of the programme included cultural songs and dances, poem recitations by various clubs and organisations.

The programme was chaired by GSKSK general secretary Binod Mothey, garlanding of the sculpture of Adikavi Bhanu Acharya by heads of Gorkha NGOs in Kohima while GSKSK president CK Lama delivered the welcome address and vice president Ganga Thapa proposed the vote of thanks.

Dimapur excise seize assorted IMFL

DIMAPUR: Dimapur excise narcotic cell (NC) enforcement duty party during routine checking around Highway Area Dimapur, seized 120 cans of beer, 112 bottles of assorted Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 315 litres (ap-

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022

NEWS IN BRIEF Dimapur police retrieve unidentified body: Dimapur police on July 12, retrieved one unidentified dead body of a non-local male (45-50 years approx.) at Rail Bazaar Colony, Dimapur. According to police PRO, deceased was wearing a yellow t-shirt and a pair of grey long pant. On completion of all legal formalities, the dead body was shifted to District Hospital Dimapur Morgue for PM examination. Claimant(s) of the deceased have been requested to contact officer-in-charge, sub-urban PS Dimapur at 7085055026.

SLCC review meeting on July 15: Home commissioner & chairman State Level Co-ordination Committee, Abhijit Sinha has convened a review meeting of SLCC on disaster statistics on July 15, 11 am in the home commissioner’s office to review the progress of disaster data at both state and district level and to bring out disaster statistics of the state. All committee members along with nodal officer for disaster management have been directed to attend the review meeting.

TBBWA informs: Tibetan Bhutia Buddhist Welfare Association has informed that a doctor and his colleagues from Tibetan medical and astrological institute of His Holiness the Dalia Lama (Shillong branch) will be available for consultation on July 15, between 9 am—4 pm and on July 16 between 9 am—12 pm at TBBWA community hall, Elora lane, near Yak hotel, Dimapur.

ANAG Wokha unit convenes meeting: All Nagaland ad-hoc Group Wokha unit 4th ROP has informed GT, PT, CI, DT, PET, KI and grade IV, who fall under 4th ROP 1993 that a meeting will be held on July 16, 11 am at WDVCCAA Hall Wokha. Members have been asked to attend the meeting. ANAG Wokha unit informed that it would not be held responsible for those failing to attend the meeting. For more enquiry, one could contact at 7630914881.

KYU Sales day: Kohima Yikhum Union has informed that a sales day will be held on July 16, near Head Post Office Kohima. KYU said the sales day was organized in aid of 125 jubilee of Yikhum Baptist Church Wokha.

Organic crops, fruits, vegetables, local handicrafts and other essential items will be sold. Further, KYU has informed its members and public of Kohima to participate in the event.

IGNOU informs: Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched the July 2022 admission cycle. In this regard, IGNOU Kohima has informed interested students to take fresh admission for programmes under master’s degree, bachelor’s degree, PG diploma, diploma and certificates at www.ignou.ac.in, https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in or submit downloaded application form at nearest study centres or regional centre Kohima.

For more queries, one could contact at (0370) 2260366 or email at rckohima@ignou.ac.in.

EF&CC deptt organises ‘Hariyali Mahotsava’

Officers and staff of the department along with participants after the programme in Kohima.

DIMAPUR: The Silviculture Division, department of Environment Forest and Climate Change (EF&CC) organised a plantation drive and other activities, to commemorate “Hariyali Mahotsav”, at State Botanical Garden, Kohima on July 9.

In a press release, Silviculture Division, range officer, N. Sanchu informed that the nation-wide programme which was organised by the ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) through a video conference was also attended by the department on July 8, in commemoration of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

During the programme at State Botanical Garden, state silviculturist, Lhinghoikim Touthang spoke about the concept of Nagar

Tw o y e a r s h a s passed already yet your memories still enchant within, we deeply miss you.

Van which was basically a City Forest within the city limits, easily accessible to city dwellers for the purpose of recreation and a number of health benefits.

Nagar vans will also bring ecological rejuvenation, improve environment by mitigating pollution, reduce heat islands effects and make cities climate resilient, she informed.

During the interaction, T. Khel council secretary & KMC ward no 16 chairman, Thepfuzakie Suohu and T. Khel Council vice chairman, Kelhousinyii Solo thanked the Forest department for the invitation and expressed their solidarity with the department to protect forest resources.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by N. Sanchu. Earlier, a ceremonial

plantation was carried out at the garden along with a nature trail expedition in the botanical garden by school children and interested individuals.

The programme was attended by senior officers of the Forest department, T. Khel Council, T. Khel Youth Organisation, KMC Ward 16 Panchayats, GBs of Lerie colony and Kohima Village T. Khel, GMS Forest Colony teachers and students and staff of Silviculture Division and Social Forestry Division.

It may be mentioned that Hariyali Mahotsav, the “tree festival” was organised to create awareness about the importance of trees in sustaining not only the life of the present generation but also to secure the future of forthcoming generations.

First Death anniversary of our beloved Dad

Late Kiyekhu swu

2nd Death Anniversary

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‘Anti-dengue month’ observed in Dimapur

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It has been a year since you left this world but still feels like you are amongst us On this day we had lost one of its angels with an acceptionally beautiful and noble soul You were the backbone of the family Not even a single minute passes without remembering you You are living with us forever in our hearts

Fondly Remembered, Today & Always

Loving Husband and Children

prox.) of country liquor on visions of NLTP Act, 1989.

July 11.

According to deputy ACknowLeDgemenT commissioner of excise (NC), Katoho Sumi, the “For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to Psalm: 48:14 seized items were deposited the end” to office Malkhana and the case is presently under investigation as per relevant pro-

Lt. Ghoheni Achumi 14-07-2020

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Loving Wife, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren & great grandchildren.

GRATITUDE

1sT DEATH ANNIVERsARY of Late Sangyukala

Temsunaro (Changki) Died on : 08-07-2022

With heartfelt gratitude, we the bereaved family of Late. Temsunaro (Changki) would like to acknowledge each and every individual who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during the time of her illness and till her last breath on 08-07-2022.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually, but it is our humble prayers that our Almighty God bless you all immensely.

14/07/2021 A year has gone since you left for heavenly home.

Yet your love and memories always stayed close to our hearts.

We hope you are resting peacefully in the world of creator.

We love and miss you deeply.

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Loving Children, In-Laws, Grand Children and Relatives.

10th April, 1955 to 8th July, 2022 “For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection”. Romans 6:5

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Saying that we feel sad would be too shallow. Words just can’t explain how we’re feeling; so low, so empty. It hasn’t sunk in; no, not yet. We can’t believe you‘re gone, gone so soon. How we wish we’d never woken up to see this agonising day! But we know, we’ll have to move on. We know, we’ll have to let go of the pain, knowing sure that the heavens rejoices to embrace you for eternity. And rightly so, your life deserves to be celebrated again and again here in our hearts. Mom, this goodbye is going to be painfully hard and long. But knowing that we will reunite again in heaven, gives us the reason to smile and move on. Like you always have been; and constantly told us, ‘We will be Strong’.

Rest In Peace, Our Beloved Mom

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We, the bereaved family of Late Yashipokla Longkumer, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, churches, organizations, friends and relatives from near and far for your overwhelming love and support. Your solidarity and kindness shown to us during our moment of sorrow will be cherished forever. We are truly blessed and humbled that during this darkest hours you all have shown the most sincere love and empathy which can never be forgotten. Although we are unable to mention each and every individual by name, we extend our sincerest gratitude and pray that your act of kindness, help and generosity will be rewarded manifold by our Almighty God.

We the family members of Late YASHIKABA LKR (Longsa) would like to express our profound gratitude to all the individuals, organizations, Churches, Family friends, Neighbours and well wishers who stood by us through physical emotions, Financial support and prayers, who breathed his last on 22nd June 2022. Your love and kindness will be always treasured and remembered. db-255/22

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Loving Wife, Children & Family members.

Husband, Son, Daughters, Sisters, In-laws, Grandchildren and Relatives. db-755/22

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WEATHER FORECAST JULY 14

(Temperature in ºC)

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Agartala Warm with a stray t-storm

35 27

A shower in the afternoon

30 22

Guwahati Partly sunny and very hot

38 27

Aizawl Imphal

A morning shower; clearing

Itanagar Very hot

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Shillong

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Kohima

Partly sunny with a t-storm

29 20

Dimapur Hot; a little morning rain Mkg

Partly sunny with a t-storm

36 26 32 22

Tuensang A stray morning thunderstorm 25 18 Wokha

Sunshine and humid

Zunheboto Partly sunny, a stray t-storm

32 24 29 19

DPDB meetings held in Phek, Wokha districts

DIMAPUR: The monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meetings were held in Phek and Wokha districts where the boards discussed various agendas.

Azo asks DPDB members to remain in station Phek DPDB was held on Wednesday in the DPDB Hall with DPDB chairman Phek, Kezhienyi Khalo, MLA as chairman of the meeting.

According to a DIPR report, the chairperson acknowledged the members for taking up their responsibilities and tirelessly performing their duties in the district.

Küzholüzo (Azo) Nienü, MLA also encouraged the members to be regular in station, for the welfare of the public.

Department activities through PowerPoint presentations were given by PHED and DFO (Forest) Phek while School Education and Fisheries departments were entrusted to give PowerPoint presentations in the next meeting.

In his address, deputy commissioner (DC) and DPDB Phek vice-chairman, Razouvolie Dozo congratulated Pfütsero Town Council and Phek Town Council for securing first and second position in category 2 of the

DPDB chairman Kezhienyi Khalo, MLA speaking at the meeting on Wednesday. (DIPR)

competition for “Cleanest Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and wards award-2022 Nagaland” respectively.

DC informed about Phek Town Council being awarded the best innovative solutions in the special category of the competition for the “Cleanest Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and wards Award-2022 Nagaland”.

Earlier, new members were also introduced in the meeting.

Wo k h a D P D B t o award outstanding teachers Apart from the state and national awards for teachers, Wokha DPDB has decided to award cash prizes to outstanding teachers.

According to a DIPR report, the board decided this at the DPDB meeting, in order to encourage teachers to produce good results during the HSLC & HSLLC

examination.

It also agreed to reserve some amount from LADF Common Pool fund and entrusted the district administration and district school authority to bring out certain modalities/criteria for teachers to receive the award.

Welcoming the new DC, advisor IT, Science & Technology and New & Renewable Energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon asked him to treat the district as his own and to take ownership of all the development processes to ensure that development indicators improve during his stay.

On the improvement of quality education in the district, he urged upon the district administration, School Education and stakeholders to be vigilant so that no proxy teachers would be

NZP team rescues female Asian black bear at Thahekhu village

Michael Yeptho (3rd from left) with NZP security officer, Mughato L. Awomi, NZP rescue team leader Disurai Kaurinta and rescue staff.

DIMAPUR: The Animal Rescue team of Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), Rangapahar rescued one female Asian Black Bear (ursus thibetanus laniger) at Thahekhu village under Dimapur district on Wednesday.

In a press release, NZP director, Dr. C. Zupeni Tsanglai informed that ato kilonser NSCN (Akato faction), Michael Yeptho assisted in rescuing the animal, which was found abandoned in the wild as an infant.

Michael Yeptho later

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handed over the animal to the zoo for rehabilitation.

NZP director, Dr. C. Zupeni Tsanglai in a statement, lauded his effort to save the cub and informed that the Asian Black Bear also known as Asiatic Black Bear, Moon Bear or Whitechested Bear was a subspecies of Himalayan Black Bear and is a threatened (vulnerable) species under IUCN(3.1) and a Schedule II (Part I) species protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

She said these bears were medium-sized bears, native to Asia and mainly inhabits the Himalayas from South-eastern Iran, Northern India to parts of South East Asia.

She further said that rescue of the species was a commendable contribution towards the conservation efforts of the department.

Dr. Zupeni hoped that more like-minded persons would come forward to save the little of what Nagaland had as wild species.

encouraged.

DC also assured that the district administration along with district school authority will submit an action plan for overall improvement of education in the next DPDB meeting.

Highlighting the status report on Wokha-Bokajan road, EE PWD (R&B) Wokha Er. Mhathung Kikon said that the road was divided into two sections and was looked after by two divisions—Wokha division and Baghty division from Wokha “O” Point to 52 KM is under the Wokha division and from 52 Km till Rengmapani is under Baghty division.

The latter was handed over to Border Road Organisation (BRO) by the department of PWD (R&B) in the year 2009–2011 which the BRO was not maintaining.

He said a bridge has also collapsed affecting the connectivity with Bokajan/ Dimapur.

He urged upon the district administration to call a meeting with BRO to solve the problem at the earliest.

Later, advisor for Law & Justice, Dr. Chumben Murry along with vice chairman DPDB Wokha & DC, Ajit Kumar Ranjan and various heads of offices visited Longsa village and interacted with the village council and the public.

In his keynote address, Dr. Chumben Murry stressed on the importance of economic recovery at Longsa village, especially in agriculture production, and added that along with agri and allied department personnel, he visited Longsa village to highlight various schemes.

Following heads of offices in the district highlighted their activities in the district—DRDA, Agriculture, Horticulture, Soil & Water Conservation, Water Resources, Fisheries & Aquatic and Forest.

The board also welcomed the new members— DC Ajit Kumar Ranjan, CVO Dr. Sentinungla Ao, DEO (Evl) Zajamo Kikon, DPO, LRD Puthuto, SDO (C) Tsidi, and DFO (Fishery) Rulanthung Ezung.

PVC, NSCN/GPRN hold meet; adopt resolution DIMAPUR: A consultative meeting was held between NSCN/GPRN and Pangti Village Council (PVC) on July 8 at Pangti village under Wokha district.

In a press release, PVC secretary W. Tsenthungo Jami and PVC chairman N. Rakamo Jami informed that during the meet, Rakomo on behalf of the council members and the people of Pangti village welcomed the NSCN leaders led by kilonser, ministry of information & publicity (MIP), O. Mozamo Ngullie and kilonser Yizamo Shitiri.

Mozamo Ngullie spoke on the present status of the ongoing Indo-Naga political negotiations and the Framework Agreement.

In this regard, he appealed to the people of Pangti to extend their prayers support for an honourable political settlement.

In his speech, Yizamo Shitiri recalled the sacrifices made by the pioneers of Pangti in the Naga national movement and

emphasised on the need to stay united and firm for the common interest of Nagas.

A t t h e m e e t i n g, members of PVC and NSCN/GPRN resolved to extend cooperation to each other for the welfare of the public and to uphold each other in times of need for the people of Pangti.

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the inception of Naga freedom movement, the people of Pangti village have been selflessly participating in the Naga struggle.

In this regard, the members reaffirmed to uphold the integrity of Pangti village and to participate in the Naga political movement for a peaceful political settlement.

Zisaji Presidency College celebrates 25th anniversary

Lerimong Sangtam and DC Kiphire T Wati Aier unveiling the monolith. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Zisaji Presidency College Kiphire celebrated its 25th anniversary on at the College campus on July 12.

According to a DIPR report, state BJP executive member, Lerimong Sangtam delivered a message minister for Higher Education & Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along.

Along in his speech, mentioned some of the visionary leaders and founding members of Zisaji Presidency College Kiphire and expressed happiness to know that the college was working in sync with the changing times.

He acknowledged the college for making use of modern technology for administrative functioning and curriculum transaction which he said, was a great boost to take forward the New Education Policy.

The college is also rapidly progressing with facilities such as digital smart classroom, E-library, entrepreneurial skill development program, integrated farming and incubation centre for horticulture in collaboration with Horticulture department, Along stated.

The minister said that celebrating 25th anniversary was not only a time to rejoice over the accomplishments, but also to look back at the formative years and the sacrifices made

by founding members and teachers.

Further, he acknowledged ZPC for being awarded with permanent affiliation in the year 2022 and accredited by NAAC with Grade B in the year 2019.

As Zisaji Presidency College Kiphire attains 25 years, he expressed hope that the college would continue to shine more as a centre of excellence and produce many fine men and women who will bring laurel to the state.

In his exhortation, deputy commissioner (DC) Kiphire, T Wati Aier said students should put God first in order to excel and achieve. He urged upon every student to inculcate the culture of hard work to build the society and the nation and to bring changes in the society.

The DC also appealed to the teachers and staff to conduct career guidance seminars for the benefit of the students.

The programme was chaired by assistant professor Bokali Shohe, Jubilee College Choir presented a special song, short speeches were delivered by founding member, alumni students, department of Higher Education and former principal while welcome address was delivered by principal incharge of ZPC Kiphire, Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra.

SAMETI conducts training for ATMA functionaries

DIMAPUR: State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) organised a twoday training programme on “post-harvest management & value addition of horticulture crops” for ATMA functionaries at SAMETI, Medziphema from July 12-13.

I n a p r e s s r e l e a s e, SAMETI Medziphema informed that during the training, participants were made aware of thermal and non-thermal system for postharvest management in hor-

ticulture crops, prospects of processing under-utilized crops in North East region.

Practical sessions on value addition of passion fruit and guava, development of protocols for preparation of RTS, development of protocol for sauce preparation were also conducted during the training.

Resource persons for the training included— assistant professor, department of Horticulture, NU: SASRD Medziphema campus, Dr. Animesh Sarkar, Central

Institute of Horticulture (CIH) Medziphema, Vinika K. Aomi, high skilled worker ICAR Jharnapani, Veralu Hesuh and scientist (spices, plantation, medicinal and aromatic plants) ICAR NER, Jharnapani, Dr. Azeze Seyie.

During the visit to CIH and ICAR, hands-on demonstration on making value additions on raw materials such as jackfruit squash, plum squash, spices, etc were imparted to the participants.

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also encouraged the participants to make the best use of the rich and bountiful organic resources that Nagaland was blessed with.

Earlier, the valedictory programme was chaired by deputy project director, SAMETI, Janet Chishi, feedback on the training was given by participants of 11 districts, director SAMETI and principal IETC Dr. Watimongla Jamir distributed the certificates while DPD SAMETI, Yezaho Swu proposed vote of thanks.

MALT dismayed over power outages at Mangkolemba

A free diet and physiotherapy health camp for employees of Nagaland Post was organised on Wednesday, by You & Health Team, comprising of clinical dietitian Zuthunglo Odyuo, Nagaland Multispecialty Health & Research Center Dimapur and physiotherapy rehab team Dr. Tiatula PT (MPT neurology), Dr. Inavika Swu PT (BPT), Nagaland Multispecialty Health & Research Center, Dimapur, Dr. Soni Phom PT (BPT).

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DIMAPUR: Mangkolemba Ao Lanur Telongjem (MALT) on Wednesday, expressed dismay over frequent power outages at Mangkolemba town, under Mokokchung district.

In a statement, MALT president, I Tia Jamir stated that the town has been reeling under darkness for the past three days and the supply has not been restored.

Pointing out that power cuts during rainy season was often not restored on time, the organisation stated that power infrastructure in the town was worn and required “major overhaul.” On contacting resident SDO (Power) to restore the supply and to improve power infrastructure in the town, MALT learnt that there were technical issues and that these could only be resolved through technical support staff who were not in the station. In this regard, MALT has appealed to the concerned authority to look into the matter, send required manpower and resolve the same without delay.

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‘If elected, will ensure CAA is not implemented’

GUWAHATI, JUL 13 (PTI): Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said that if he is elected, he will ensure that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not implemented.

Interacting with opposition lawmakers of Assam, Sinha said the BJP-led government has not been able to implement the CAA so far as it was “foolishly drafted” in a hurry.

“Citizenship is a major issue for Assam, and the government wanted to bring in the Act across the country but has not been able to do so yet,” he said.

“Earlier, the government gave the excuse of COVID, but even now they have not been able to implement it because it is an Act foolishly drafted in a hurry,” he added.

Sinha alleged that the Constitution was in danger not from any outside force,

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but from those in power.

“This presidential election is of special significance as it is a fight to save Constitution,” he asserted.

“If I am in Rashtrapati Bhavan, I will ensure that CAA is not implemented,” he said.

Sinha said he was compelled to leave the BJP in 2018 after realising that the present leadership has taken “a completely wrong” path.

Later, speaking to reporters, he alleged that every institution of the country is being subverted by the ruling party and its

government.

“Agencies like the ED, CBI, Income Tax department and even the governor’s offices are being used to target opposition leaders, to engineer defections and topple opposition-run state governments,” he claimed.

“The ruling party has embarked on an evil design to communally polarise India’s multi-faith society, and its agenda of one nation, one party, one ruler is meant to convert democratic India into an imitator of Communist China,” he said.

Sinha said he was dismayed that NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu has not addressed a press conference yet.

“People do not know what she stands for. I have great personal regard for Droupadi Murmu, but this election is not about persons and their identities but about their commitment to Constitution,” he said.

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Poet arrested for ‘anti- national’ poem; parents demand release

5 suspects summoned over vandalism of Congress leaders’ vehicles in Tripura

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GUWAHATI, JUL 13 (PTI): Amid demands for the release of a 19-year-old Assam girl arrested for her poem allegedly supporting a banned outfit, police on Wednesday said the law will take its course.

The girl, Barshashree Buragohain, was arrested on May 18 this year in Uriamghat in Golaghat district for allegedly writing on social media a poem titled ‘Akou Korim Rashtra Droh’ (will again rebel against the nation). Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) G P Singh, in a Twitter post, said there is “a specific call to indulge in waging war against the State in her Facebook post”.

“When someone publicly professes support for a banned organisation and

declares intent of waging war against the Indian state, we are legally bound to prosecute that person. Following due process, a chargesheet shall be filed in a competent court of law.

Let the law take its own course,” the senior police officer said. The girl is a second year student of Mathematics at Jorhat’s DCB College and her examinations are scheduled to be held later this month.

Her parents have appealed to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the police to release her from jail so that she can appear for her semester-end examinations. Congress’ Barpeta MP Abdul Khaleque has also tweeted demanding Buragohain’s release from prison.

The car on which Szarita Laitphlang, the all-India secretary of the Congress, and Ashish Kumar Saha, a former MLA from Tripura were travelling was attacked.

AGARTALA, JUL 13 (PTI): Notices have been served five people, who are ostensibly BJP supporters, for allegedly vandalising two vehicles of Congress leaders in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, police said on Wednesday.

The vehicles were allegedly torched by BJP supporters at district headquarters Bisramganj when Congress national secretary Szarita Laitphlang and former MLA Asish Saha were holding an organisational meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

In an FIR, Saha alleged that a group of men came

Materials for prez poll reaches Mnp, other NE states Tripura approves rules to ban ponzi schemes

Correspondent IMPHAL, JUL 13: With only five left to go to the presidential poll, polling materials, including ballot papers for the election, arrived in Imphal on Wednesday.

Soon after arrival of the polling materials at Imphal Airport, they were transported to Manipur Legislative Assembly complex under strict security arrangement and deposited at the strong room of the Manipur Assembly secretariat.

The 16th presidential election to elect the next President of India is scheduled on July 18.

Presently, Ram Nath Kovind is the incumbent President of India and the election was necessitated

will take place on 21 July.

Two candidates, Yashwant Sinha, former BJP AGARTALA, JUL 13 government has passed a leader, common candidate (PTI): The Tripura govern- stringent Act in 2019 (The ment has approved rules to Banning of Unregulated of UPA and other opposiban ponzi schemes from Depositi Scheme Act) which tion parties, and ruling operating in the state. is comparable to the state’s NDA’s common candidate The state council of Act, we repealed The TriDraupadi Murmu are in ministers in its meeting pura Protection of Interest the fray for the highest on Tuesday approved the of Depositors’ Act-2020”, constitutional post. rules on the basis of ‘The he said.

In Manipur, the 60 Banning of Unregulated Under the newly formembers of the state As- Deposit Scheme Act’, a cen- mulated rules anyone found sembly, two members of tral legislation to ban ponzi guilty of being involved in the Lok Sabha and one schemes, Tripura Law Min- ponzi schemes is liable to member of the Rajya Sab- ister Ratan Lal Nath said. be imprisoned for one to ha are the electorates of Earlier, the state had 10 years and slapped with the presidential election.\ passed ‘The Tripura Pro- a fine of Rs two lakh to Rs Meanwhile, the poll tection of Interest of De- ten lakh, the minister said.

“The move is aimed at Polling materials for presidential election 2022 arrived in materials have also reached positors’ Act-2020 to control others Northeast states, investment fraud, he said showing zero tolerance to Imphal on Wednesday. namely; Assam, Tripura, after the meeting. any kind of chit fund busiunder Article 56(1) of the piry of the term of Presi- and Nagaland.

“Since the central ness in Tripura,” he said.

Constitution of India pro- dent Ram Nath Kovind, viding that the President of an election poll to fill in OFFICe OF The India shall remain in office the office is scheduled to Th for a period of five years. be held on July 18.

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This is a General Information from the one and only bonafide/ legitimate Ezonmontsü Rui Organisation representing 37th Tyui A/c, which was prayerfully and officially formed on 10th October 2019. During its formation 3 years back, the organisation was blessed upon by many Pastors, Reverends, Evangelists and Servants of God and also Shri. T. A. Ngullie, former Finance Minister & 8 terms Ex MLA personally attended in which he gave his blessings to the organisation.

Through this public Rejoinder, it is publicly made known to one & all 37 bonafide Ezonmontsü Rui’s that hosting of 37th Tyui Ezonmontsü Rui general meeting scheduled on the 16th July 2022 at Town Hall Wokha Town, time 9:AM by two private individuals K. S. Ngullie and Robin Ngullie Kyong is ‘totally unacceptable, illegal and unauthorised’ by our legitimate 37th Tyui Ezonmontsü Rui Wopan Ekhung.

The ‘Two private individuals’ K.S. Ngullie and Robin Ngullie Kyong are ‘most destructive and evil agents/B team of somebody’. The two of them does not care about the future of the entire 37 Ezonmontsü Rui. K.S. Ngullie and Robin Ngullie Kyong are private individuals and the two of them do not have the moral authority, customary rights and power to call a ‘GENERAL MEETING’ of the entire 37th Ezonmontsü Rui Clans ie. Humtsoe, Kithan, Ngullie, Shitiri, Tungoe, Mozhui, Lapon and Ennie. The 8 (Eight) Clans General Members cannot be controlled as per the ‘Whims and Fancies’ of K.S. Ngullie and Robin Ngullie.

Most importantly this is a General information to all Ezonmontsü Rui amongst the Lotha Tribe, that we the 37th Ezonmontsü Rui Wopan Ekhung with effect from 13th July 2022 henceforth shall ‘Not Count Nor Include’ K. S. Ngullie and Robin Ngullie Kyong as ‘bonafide members’ under the umbrella of the apex 37th Ezonmontsü Rui Ekhung (Dr. ThUNgDemO TUNgOe) Chairman, Central Committee

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ing its supporters at Bishramganj.

“This case is also under investigation,” the officer said.

Laitphlang alleged that the democracy had been murdered in Tripura, adding that police came into the scene after she called the director general of police for safety and security.

“I call upon the people of the state to uproot the government that has failed to provide safety and security to its people. Situation is grim, and law and order has no existence in Tripura,” she added.

434 fresh Covid cases in Assam, highest since Feb 7

GUWAHATI, JUL 13 (PTI): Assam registered 434 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, an over 26 per cent rise since the previous day and the highest in over five months, a bulletin stated. The test positivity rate decreased to 10.44 per cent from 11.58 as 4,157 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, the National Health Mission said.

Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati, reported 65 cases, followed by 41 in Dibrugarh, 40 in Kamrup and 35 in Nagaon, it said.

The state had recorded 344 cases on Tuesday. On February 7, there were 557 new infections. There are 2,185 active cases and 107 more patients have recuperated.

The infection tally rose to 7,27,319, including 7,17,143 recoveries, according to the bulletin. The toll stands at 7,991, including 1,347 with comorbidities, as there were no new Covid-19 deaths

Ex-SErvicEmEn mEEting information This is for the information that there will be an Ex-Servicemen coordination meeting of trio services residing in Dimapur, Chumu & Niuland districts.

As per the invitation of the Core Committee, a meeting is to be held at

Zila Sainik Welfare Office, Dimapur (Super Market) On Saturday, 16th July 2022, at 09:00 hrs.

Request all the esteemed Ex-Servicemen to attend. Your presence and cooperation will be highly solicited.

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NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under succession act 1925 for grant of succession certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late. Nyanlumo Lotha has been applied by Smti. Lobeni, W/o. Lt. Nyanlumo Lotha, H/No.…, Wokha, Nagaland for possession of; 1. SBI (Joint) A/c. No.20140160827.

2. GPF, GIS, Leave Encashment, Family Pension and other service benefits.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/ he so desire appear in this court on or before 09-08-2022.

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I, Shri. Wati Longkumer, S/o Lt. Ayimbongba, permanent resident of Changki Village, Dist. - Mokokchung, presently residing at Lengrijan, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, residing at the above mentioned address.

2. That I am serving as a Driver at the Office of Deputy Commissioner of State Taxes, Dimapur : Nagaland.

3. That in my Service Book my full name is entered/recorded as "WATIMONGBA". However, in my Aadhaar Card bearing No 3423 4325 3011 and in other documents name has been entered/ recorded as "WATI LONGKUMER" 4. That, henceforth whenever such name "WATIMONGBA" arises it should be rectified and treated as "WATI LONGKUMER" for all official correspondence.

5. That the statements made in para 1-4 in this affidavit are all true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and no part of it is false.

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Various important topics on development commissioner (Handicrafts) schemes, GST, e-commerce, Importance of Handicraft Sector in the market, Handicraft designs & Technology, Handicraft utility products, Mudra loan, Live demonstration etc will be discussed by various Resource persons. The programme is sponsored by the Office of the development commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India and implemented by NEpEd, Govt. of Nagaland. For enquiry contact No-9862969555.

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out of the nearby BJP office, and abused the Congress leaders and workers who gathered at the meeting.

The five youths whose names were mentioned in the complaint were served notices and summoned to the police station to join the investigation, Inspector General (Law and Order) Arindam Nath told PTI. The CCTV footage will be scanned to identify the suspects and to know what actually happened, Nath said.

The BJP has also lodged an FIR, accusing Saha and others of assault-

I, JC 590344A, Rank - Sub Maj, Name - Jagdish Singh Rathaur, resident of Vill - Kapuri, PO - Kapuri, P.S - Bageshwar, Dist - Bageshwar, State - Uttarakhand and presently serving under 164 Inf Bn (TA) (H&) NAGA, C/o 99 APO do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declares as follows :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and as such competent to swear this affidavit.

2. That Smt. Susheela Rathour is my legal wife.

3. That my wife's correct and official name is Smt. Susheela Rathour which is recorded in her Aadhar Card and PAN Card.

4. That my wife's name has been erroneously recorded Smt. Sushila Devi in my service record book.

5. That the name Smt. Susheela Rathour and Smt. Sushila Devi refers to one and same person only.

6. That, henceforth, my wife shall be known and addressed as Smt. Susheela Rathour for all purposes.

7. That this affidavit is to be treated as a piece of evidence before the concerned authority as and when required.

That the statements made above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that nothing material has been concealed therein.

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BJP alleges ex-VP Ansari invited Pak journo spying for ISI Ansari calls it ‘litany of falsehood’

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2007-17 and before that had served as India’s envoy to several countries including Iran, rejected this charge also and said that his work as ambassador to Iran was at all times within the knowledge of the government of the day.

Rebutting the BJP’s claim of inviting Mirza, Ansari said it is a known fact that invitations to foreign dignitaries by the VicePresident of India are on the advice of the government generally through the Ministry of External Affairs.

BJP spokesperson Bhatia also slammed the Congress, which was in power between 2004-14, and asked its leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to come

clean on the allegations. He claimed that Congress can go to any extent in its “petty and ugly politics and compromise” national interest.

Hitting back, the Congress strongly condemned the “insinuations and innuendos” by the BJP against party president Sonia Gandhi and the former vice president, saying it amounts to “character assassination of the worst form”.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that the levels that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party colleagues will stoop to debase public debate is staggering.

“It reflects sickness of mind and lack of any form of integrity whatsoever,”

Some of the handguns reportedly seized by the customs.

LU C K N OW, J U L 1 3 (PTI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the BJP of confusing people on the issue of Population control and deviating from “real priority.”

She was apparently referring to Uttar Pradesh C h i e f M i n i s t e r Yo g i Adityanath’s statement on Monday, who said that population “imbalance” in the country can lead to anarchy.

“At a time, when the people are limiting their needs and are forced to lead a stressful life singed by extreme poverty and rising unemployment, is it wise of BJP to confuse people with long term issues like population control?” said Bahujan Samaj Party chief in a tweet in Hindi from her official handle.

“Population control is a long-term policy issue, which needs more awareness than law, but instead of paying attention to the real priority of t h e c o u n t r y, t h e B J P governments are choosing devious and controversial issues.

“In such a situation how can the best of public interest, the countr y’s interest be possible? People are sad and restless,” she said in another tweet.

MUMBAI, JUL 13 (AGENCIES): Cracks in Maharashtra’s erstwhile ruling coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) became visible today with Congress’s senior leader Milind Deora taking a hard line over the coming civic elections in Mumbai. Accusing alliance partner Shiv Sena of gerrymandering -- redrawing wards to reap benefit in elections -- he indicated that the party has not maintained coalition dharma. The Congress, he added, is “ready to walk out” if its interests are not looked after.

“If the Congress fighting for its rights is a risk to MVA, we are ready to take the risk... If someone has violated coalition dharma, the Congress is ready to walk out,” Deora said in an exclusive interview to

“There is no accountability in the BMC right now and democratic elections are needed. The redrawing of wards has been done to suit the interests of the Shiv Sena,” said Deora, who was recently appointed an observer for the assembly elections in Gujarat, due later this year.

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NDTV. Deora -- who has been critical of the Shiv Sena even when the Congress was sharing power in the ruling alliance -- has written to the state’s new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis, accusing the Sena of gerrymandering wards.

The Brihanmumbai Corporation, dominated by the Sena, is the country’s richest civic body.

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AURANGABAD, JUL 13 (PTI): Amid a row over the national emblem installed atop the new Parliament building in Delhi, its sculptor Sunil Deore said the sculpture should be seen from a distance and from the same angle as the original version at Sarnath is viewed.

The controversy over the national emblem atop the new Parliament building erupted on Tuesday with the opposition accusing the government of giving a “ferocious” look to the sculpture and insulting the symbol, while the BJP dismissed it as yet another “conspiracy” to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi had on Monday unveiled the cast of the national emblem on top of the new Parliament building. The new statue is an adaptation of an ancient sculpture ‘Lion Capital of Ashoka’ at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, dating back to 250 BC. Its sculptor Deore, who is based in Aurangabad, claimed that he has made the replica of the emblem

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based on its original version, and added that the new sculpture should be viewed from a distance.

“The original structure is 3.5 feet, while the height of the new one is seven meters.

The photo (of the one atop Parliament) which has gone viral on social media is shot from the ground level angle. But if it is clicked in the manner that shows it parallel to the ground, we can see that it was copied from the national emblem,” he told a news channel.

“I am an artist. What sort of expressions people look for I cannot tell...I studied the original model, made a small replica of it initially and a bigger one later. I have made the sculpture only after a detailed study and by following the routine methodology. I had no purpose to show any expressions. I did what is authentic,” Deore said.

People should see the emblem atop the new Parliament from the same angle as the original sculpture of Sarnath is viewed, he said.

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The Cong ress, he added, has opposed this earlier.

Asked about the Sena’s sudden decision to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in the Presidential elections, he refused to comment. Then added, “Perhaps Sanjay Raut can comment”.

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that the accused Jagjeet was carrying two trolley bags which had been allegedly handed over to him by his elder brother Manjit Singh, who had arrived from Paris around the same time that day and left the airport.

Jaswinder allegedly helped Jagjeet remove the tags on the bags which contained the firearms. The customs officers intercepted them while they were moving to the exit gate and found the guns.

Kamili said: “The accused were arrested under section 104 of the Customs Act (power to arrest) and the trolleys along with firearms were seized under Section 110 of the Act (seizure of goods.) Further investigation is in progress.”

ment of India has all the information and is the only authority to tell the truth.

It is a matter of record that after my stint in Tehran, I was appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. My work there has been acknowledged at home and abroad,” Ansari said.

In his remarks, Bhatia said if Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi besides the then vice president remain silent on the questions raised by the ruling party, it will amount to their admission to these “sins”.

“He took the information from Ansari and it was used against India,” Bhatia alleged, adding that Mirza was also invited to a seminar on the issue of terrorism.

“A person who is sharing information with the ISI is invited to come to India. Was this the Congress’ policy to end terrorism?

“This is the party’s poisonous mindset. Our government has resolved to root out terrorism. On the other hand, this is the Congress mindset,” he said.

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NEW DELHI, JUL (AGENCIES): The customs department at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport arrested an Indian couple returning from Vietnam after they were found to be in possession of 45 handguns worth Rs 22.5 lakh.

The accused were identified as Jagjeet Singh and his wife Jaswinder Kaur.

The couple allegedly confessed to previously smuggling 25 guns from Turkey worth Rs 12.5 lakhs, the officials said. The officials handed over their infant daughter, who was travelling along with them, to her grandmother.

Customs commissioner Zubair Kamili said that the family arrived from Vietnam on July 11. He said

President gave a speech on terrorism.

In a series of tweets, Sappal also referred to a video of Mirza in which he is heard saying that when he was invited to a seminar in 2010, Ansari was the ‘naib sadar’ (vice president).

In his statement, Ansari said, “I had inaugurated the Conference on Terrorism, on December 11, 2010, the ‘International Conference of Jurists on International Terrorism and Human Rights’. As is the normal practice, the list of invitees would have been drawn by the organisers. I never invited him or met him.”

On the BJP’s charge of having harmed the country’s interests when he was its envoy to Iran, the former vice president said his work as ambassador to Iran was at all times within the knowledge of the government of the day.

He said he is bound by the commitment to national security in such matters and will refrain from commenting on them. “The Govern-

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Ramesh said.

Clips of Pakistani journalist Mirza’s interview in Pakistan have been doing the rounds on social media for the last few days in which he stated that he attended a seminar on terrorism in India in which Ansari spoke.

Mirza also claimed to have given secret and classified information to the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Citing Mirza’s claims, Bhatia said, “People of India are giving you so much respect and you are betraying the country. Isn’t this treason? Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Hamid Ansari should come out and reply to this.” Bhatia also claimed that Mirza in his interview had said that Ansari invited him five times to India during 2005-11.

Gurdeep Singh Sappal, who had served as Ansari’s officer on special duty, rejected the allegations, saying Mirza has not said that Ansari had invited him and the Pakistani journalist just happened to be at the seminar where the then Vice

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NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday accused former vice president Hamid Ansari of inviting to India a Pakistani journalist who has claimed to have spied for the ISI, but Ansari dismissed the charge as a “litany of falsehood” and said he never met or invited him.

Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia cited purported claims of the Pakistani journalist, Nusrat Mirza, to allege that Ansari shared many “sensitive and highly classified” information with him.

Bhatia also cited comments of a former operative of RAW, India’s external spy agency, to allege that Ansari had harmed the country’s interests when he was its envoy to Iran.

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ri Lanka, also known as the emerald island and rightly so because it was a paradise of tourism till a few weeks back was plunged into its worst ever crisis as hyper inflation turned it into an uninhabitable place. Every one likes a scapegoat rightly or wrongly and in this, mobs across Sri Lanka who appear to have taken over the island nation are blaming the Rajpakasa brothers for all the ills.It is true that Gotbaya Rajpaksas and his family members who were dominating political power in Sri Lanka have been largely responsible for the economic hardships faced by the island nation today. The problem with the island nation is that the civil war against the LTTE which had paralysed the nation, had cost the nation very dear in terms of scarce resources. The Rajpakas- Gortbaya and Mahinda- have dominated politics in Sri Lanka since 2005. Sri Lanka, with an economy valued at 80 billion, is holding a total external debt of 51 billion, of which it has to repay 7 billion every fiscal year for the next four years. It has already defaulted on 78 million external debt. With a meagre 50 million foreign currency reserve holding, it is unlikely to be able to meet its debt servicing obligations to foreign creditors.95% of government revenue will go towards only debt servicing. The problem is likely to be further aggravated as its import bill exceeds its exports by 3 billion annually, popular annual tax cuts have reduced revenue collection by 1.4 billion, tourism industry accounting for 1/10th of GDP is now down to under 1% of GDP, there’s 50% drop in food grain production, and earnings from tea and rubber exports are heavily reduced. Sri Lanka is one example of Chinese largesse that has only multiplied the problems. Even as Mahindda drove Sri Lanka towards triumph in the Eelam War, he initiated a giant programme to extricate his country from the economic morass engendered by years of conflict.

The country’s traditional multilateral lenders had tightened norms since 1997, when Sri Lanka was deemed to have become a lower-middle income nation. Few private-sector investors were willing to risk their cash betting on a war-torn nation, either. Long before the new tide of Chinese investment washed over Sri Lanka under Mahinda, it was clear the projects he was promoting had weak foundations.

To help its debt repayments, Sri Lanka found itself compelled to grant a 99-year lease on the port to China Merchants Port in 2017, in return for an $1.1 billion. Sri Lanka had borrowed over $3 billion from China but mismanagement and corruption and crony capitalism only added to the rising debt woes. The government used that money, until its recent bankruptcy, to service debts to China, and other lenders.

With the island nation no longer able to repay loans and having exhausted its foreign exchange reserves there was foreign currency to buy fuel of import food items and as a result, prices shot up almost ten times. This only sparked mobocracy where the rioters are calling the shots. Since early part of June, people in Sri Lanka were left with no option but to take desperate measures even if they were futile.

The mob violence directed against the Rajpaksas will not save Sri Lanka even if they resigned.

DailyDevotion The Price of the Vision In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord… —Isaiah 6:1 Our soul’s personal history with God is often an account of the death of our heroes. Over and over again God has to remove our friends to put Himself in their place, and that is when we falter, fail, and become discouraged. Let me think about this personally— when the person died who represented for me all that God was, did I give up on everything in life?

Did I become ill or disheartened? Or did I do as Isaiah did and see the Lord?

My vision of God is dependent upon the condition of my character. My character determines whether or not truth can even be revealed to me.

Before I can say, “I saw the Lord,” there must be something in my character that conforms to the likeness of God. Until I am born again and really begin to see the kingdom of God, I only see from the perspective of my own biases. What I need is God’s surgical procedure— His use of external circumstances to bring about internal purification.

Your priorities must be God first, God second, and God third, until your life is continually face to face with God and no one else is taken into account whatsoever. Your prayer will then be, “In all the world there is no one but You, dear God; there is no one but You.” Keep paying the price. Let God see that you are willing to live up to the vision.

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Post-mortem

In Sri Lanka, India’s mantra should be ‘assist and publicise’

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hile the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s 7 percent increase in repo and reverse repo rates may appear spectacular when compared to the 25 to 50 basis point changes one may be accustomed to ordinarily, even this may prove too little, too late to curb the galloping inflation that the island nation is witnessing. Compounding worries include the acute fuel shortage, the costs of which would be mostly borne by the fishing community.

From a purely textbook standpoint, the current economic distress is because of the depletion of foreign exchange reserves due to a balance of payments crisis. A closer inspection must, however, determine the causes and circumstances which have

led Sri Lanka’s economy to the proverbial brink.

While broad-br ushed critiques based on economic mismanagement by successive regimes are often alluded to, specific reasons for the severe downturn in the country’s fortunes lie at the intersection of external debt-driven populism, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the political ham-fistedness of the Rajapaksa clan.

According to the country’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry, Sri Lanka requires US $3 billion in foreign assistance within half a year to restart essential supplies like food and medicines. For perspective, analysts at J.P. Morgan estimate Sri Lanka’s gross debt servicing at US $7 billion this year, with current account deficit at

Opinion of youth in improving quality of education

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e study concepts but we seldom apply them in real-life. Think about this – we have all studied Economics in school but our sole purpose was to mug up the concepts and parrot it in order to get the most marks. That is the grim reality that has besieged Indian education today. Something that desperately requires change, and that takes me back to Economics and the basic concept we all were introduced to in school – “demand and supply”.

Unless we demand something, no one will bother supplying it. Which is why, it is extremely important that the youth become more vocal about the education system. The reality may be quite different but we have all invariably become the silent consumers of the education system.

Time and again, controversies erupt as one political party changes the narrative that is being taught to the students. And what do we the students do? We simply go back to class, mug up the changed concepts and hope to sail through the subject. Critical reasoning is at best absent and at worst, discouraged.

Even when we buy inane things for ourselves, we pay attention to the quality, we read the labels. Why are we not demanding the same when it comes to education?

Selecting the best or the most suitable teachers is not enough, it is important to keep investing in them.

Our teachers need both time and resource to improve their craft. They need resources and funds to undertake research. In addition, they need a decent salary so that they don’t feel the need to earn money on the sides and can devote their time to skill-development and capacity-building.

Our pedagogy is outdated. We are still relying on the lecture method without looking at the best-practices across the world. The education delivery system need innovation so that students feel engaged. There are multiple problems plaguing the system, but the biggest is we have a youth that is not demanding excellence from the very people who demand excellence from them!

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US $3 billion. And it is indeed ironical that as India attempts to bail Sri Lanka out from its economic quagmire, the Lankan government is requesting for a further US $1 billion in aid from China, the same country whose debttrap diplomacy Sri Lanka finds itself a victim of.

China has thus far expressed no interest whatsoever in assisting Sri Lanka escape its predicament. Not only has China declined any compromise in debt repayment or restructuring, its state-run media has mocked the country by blaming Sri Lanka’s dollar dependence and pro-India policies for the dire situation.

As per Zhang Xiaoyu, a research fellow at Communication University of China, the Sri Lankan government has failed to

grasp the opportunity to “restructure Sri Lanka’s economy and put forward large-scale reforms.

Growth has been driven by construction and domestic retail, neither of which can be traded on the global market”.

India, in contrast, has been generous and brotherly in its attitude toward its southern maritime neighbour. There is ample rationale for New Delhi to attach terms involving “unfriendly third parties” to any provision of credit, aid, or assistance in terms of prying Sri Lanka loose from China’s embrace, and yet New Delhi has displayed unfettered commitment toward unconditionally supporting the Lankan people in their hour of need.

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fairs Minister S. Jaishankar, for instance, committed to exporting food without undue advantage.

Despite there being bureaucratic difficulties in implementation, the Indian High Commissioner to the nation, Gopal Baglay, stated that India has already provided assistance amounting to US $2.5 billion to Sri Lanka with focus on currency—currency swap and credit for food, fuel, and energy.

As forthcoming as India has been, its humanitarian assistance shall not suffice to extricate Sri Lanka from its current crisis. Therefore, there is merit in the latter’s outreach to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

It is encouraging that the IMF is closely monitoring political and economic developments in Sri Lanka.

India’s currency could keep falling; the rupee is under a test

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he rupee is under a test and there are no textbook answers as global conditions as well as our vulnerabilities to external shocks differ from past episodes of sharp currency depreciation.

The Indian rupee has historically weakened against the US dollar, but bouts of volatility never fail to set alarm bells ringing. This time, they are particularly loud. The rupee plumbed 79.3 per dollar on 6 July, depreciating more than 5% in this fiscal year so far. The pace of depreciation, always a key concern, depends on the extent of the economy’s vulnerabilities and the potency of the external shock it faces, along with the timing and nature of policy action.

External vulnerability is mainly measured by the size of our current account deficit (CAD), short-term external debt and foreign exchange cover. A ‘shock’ could take the form of sharp interest rate increases by systemically important central banks, such as the US Federal Reserve, geopolitical developments, oil price volatility, or a financial crisis—all of which create a risk-off scenario, leading to capital flight from (and currency volatility in) emerging markets. In the past two decades, we have seen three major shocks: the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the ‘taper tantrum’ of 2013, and the highly complex global turmoil currently underway.

What does the vulnerabilityshock framework tell us in each of these events?

During the GFC, the Indian economy was less vulnerable—four years prior to it, India had strong economic

growth averaging 7.9%. In the year-ago period (fiscal 2007-08), we had a low CAD of 1.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), even if inflation was somewhat high at 6.2%. But given the large shock, the rupee slid by an average of 14% in 2008-09.

In contrast, India’s domestic vulnerability was much higher during the taper tantrum, when the Fed’s mere signal of tapering its asset purchases triggered a run on the rupee.

Inflation was surging (9.3% in 2013-14), import cover was low, and the CAD touched a high of 4.8% of GDP in the year ago-period, making India part of the ‘fragile five’ group of economies. These, together with a strengthening of the dollar index, caused a 11.1% depreciation in the rupee-dollar exchange rate in 2013-14.

The external shocks facing the rupee today are piling up. The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes, to tackle multi-decade high inflation, has led to a reduced interest differential between the US and emerging markets such as India, prompting foreign fund outflows. Crude oil prices remain volatile above $100 per barrel, hiking the import bill and importing inflation into India. To top off this risk-off scenario, geopolitical shifts, sanctions and commodity price volatility amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis are changing trade and supply chain dynamics, even as we navigate the after-effects of a global pandemic that is down but not out.

On the vulnerability front, India is slightly better off than during the taper tantrum. The economy is re-

covering from covid, our forex reserves and import cover are relatively comfortable, external debt is lower and the CAD was still benign (at 1.2% of GDP) last fiscal.

So, despite the uniqueness and size of the global shock, our lower vulnerability going into the crisis and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) interventions have warded off a sharper depreciation of our currency so far.

And the real effective exchange rate—a measure of the competitiveness of the currency—is still overvalued: it actually appreciated in May (over April) because our major trading partners had sharper currency depreciation and higher inflation. That said, our vulnerability is on the rise. India’s CAD is expected to more than double to 3% of GDP in 2022-23, owing to high crude prices amid sticky imports, a pick up in gold imports, and the effects of a global slowdown on exports.

To ease pressure on the current account and rupee, India’s government recently announced higher customs duty on gold in a bid to curb domestic demand for its imports. This is reminiscent of action taken in 2013.

Monetary policy, too, has stepped in. RBI has frontloaded interest rate hikes to combat inflation, which should help slow the speed at which the interest rate differential between the US and India was narrowing. It has also been intervening in spot and forward markets to support the rupee.

Apart from the interest rate channel and direct forex market interventions, RBI an-

How climate smart agriculture help mitigate climate change

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n light of India’s 2070 carbon neutrality goal planned at the CoP26 in Glasgow, the Union Budget for 202223 includes “climate policy” and “energy revolution” as one of the Amrit Kaal’s four priority areas.

Agriculture accounts for 73% of the nation’s methane emissions. Despite becoming a world’s 3rd largest emitter of methane, India has opted out of the new EU-US agreement to reduce methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030.

Farming, in particular, emits significant amounts of nitrous oxide and methane, two potent greenhouse gases.

As a result, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is gaining popularity all over the world in order to meet the set of climate challenges while further generating food and energy in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.

Climate smart agriculture, as described by Food and Agricultural Organizations (FAO), is identified as raising agricultural production in a sustainable manner, having to adapt to and construct resilience to climate, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. CSA is a strategy for increasing technical, policy, and investment in the environment in order to achieve sustainable agricultural growth and food security in the face of climate change.

Experts believe that a range of techniques can be used to meet the goals of climate smart farming. For instance,

While Sri Lanka’s crisis is certainly not of India’s making, the country is India’s neighbour and there should be no space thereof for hesitation in doing what is possible to assist in the country’s recovery. Yet, Chinese propaganda attempting to tarnish India’s image both globally and before the Sri Lankan masses needs to be proactively guarded against, and India’s humanitarian efforts must be publicised both in Sri Lanka and internationally. Therefore, instead of the age-old “neki kar, dariya mein daal” (do good and forget about it), India’s mantra should be “neki kar, danka baja” (do good and publicise it).

Dr. Aditya Bhan is a quantitative economist (As published in Observer Research Foundation)

the use of inclusive renewable energy sources for agriculture such as windmills, solar panels, pyrolysis units, and bio energy-powered water pumps is critical for energy-efficient food systems.

Resource-conserving technologies: zero tillage allow farmers to grow wheat fairly shortly after paddy or cotton produce to prevent warmer temperatures that are detrimental to grain development.

Improving food security through moderate climate change, using natural resources sustainably, using all goods more competently, and having less inconsistency and better reliability in their outputs. More effective and versatile agriculture prompts a significant transformation in the management of land, water, soil nutrients, and genetic resources via climate smart agriculture methods.

Climate-smart agriculture explicitly seeks efficiencies and trade-offs between food security, modification, and mitigation. Several farming methods contribute to both of these goals at the same time.

Farmers who plant trees to avoid soil degradation also help to mitigate climate change by wanting to remove atmospheric co2. There are initiatives for whom the main goal is to reduce emissions by stopping deforestation and forest degradation. These, however, can benefit indigenous communities as well.

As a result, one component of climate-smart agroecosystems is the handling of farms, crops, livestock, aquacul-

ture, and gathering fisheries to maintain near-term food security and survival needs with adaptation and mitigation priorities. Ecosystem and landscape governance for the conservation of ecological systems critical to food security, agricultural development, adaptation, and mitigation.

When comparing climate-smart agriculture and organic farming, the former is defined by its desired outcomes—resilient, productive, and low-emission agricultural systems. The method of production defines organic agriculture (no use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers).

Many organic farming practices, on the other hand, are climate-smart.

When comparing climate-smart agriculture and organic farming, the former is characterised by its preferred outputs, productive, and low-emission agricultural structures. The technique of production defines organic agriculture (no use of synthetic pesticides or fertilisers). Many organic farming practices, on the other hand, are climate-smart.

Organic agriculture, according to experts, improves natural nutrient cycling and increases organic matter in the soil, which can help with climate change resilience and carbon sequestration in soils.

We can conclude that climate-smart agriculture can be more efficient and useful.

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nounced measures to attract foreign investor funds, exempting foreign currency deposits from statutory reserve requirements, easing provisions for remittances, allowing more short-term foreign portfolio investments in government securities and raising investment limits for external commercial borrowings. These changes are aimed at improving our supply of dollars.

This, at a time when RBI’s direct market interventions have shaved a part of its sizeable forex buffers (from $631.5 billion on 25 February to $593.3 billion on 24 June).

Indeed, the measures announced are prudent. The experience of other currency crises shows that forex reserves can quickly burn through in case of a run on the currency, and hence, alternative channels are required to shore them up.

Thus, we expect that RBI will allow an orderly depreciation of the rupee in line with evolving fundamentals, even as it will continue to intervene in forex markets to limit volatility.

The past two episodes of sharp depreciation tell us that while the rupee took a dive versus the dollar below its long-term trend, it also corrected once the risks subsided. However, the situation today is far more complex and evolving. Until the underlying factors stabilize, further volatility and depreciation can be expected.

Dharmakirti Joshi & Amruta Ghare are, respectively, chief economist and economist at Crisil (As published in Livemint)

Reader’s Post

Open letter to director Food & Civil Supplies

Sir,

Transferring of ration card from FPS to another can be done as per the request and interest of the beneficiary. The department has also notified that any beneficiary who wants to transfer should submit their application personally provided by the department. We, the beneficiaries went today to collect our monthly allocation from the FPS, but it was found that our ration card was transferred without our consent. Therefore, on behalf of the aggrieved beneficiaries we would like to appeal the department to clarify on the following.

1. Whether the notification is meant for certain area or for the whole Nagaland?

2. Is the ADS or any officer been given any extra ordinary power to transfer ration card in bulk without the consent of the card holder?

3. As per the National Food Security Act 2013 and also under consumer Act not a single card can be transferred without his/her consent, is it not applicable in Chümoukedima District?

Sir, we seek your kind attention to this matter and please do necessary action for us at the earliest.

Y. Alemla,T. Atula, Chümoukedima Town

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India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity: WEF

tered the most significant and positive change to its performance on Economic Participation and Opportunity. But, labour-force participation shrunk for both men and women since 2021.

The share of women legislators, senior officials and managers increased from 14.6 per cent to 17.6 per cent, and the share of women as professional and technical workers grew from 29.2 per cent to 32.9 per cent.

The gender parity score for estimated earned

Gujarat cop arrests former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt from jail in 2002 riots related case AHMEDABAD, JUL 13 (AGENCIES): A Special Investigation Team of the Gujarat Police has arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt through transfer warrant in a case of conspiring to falsely implicate innocent persons in connection with the 2002 communal riots, an official said.

Bhatt is the third accused arrested in the case after social activist Teesta Setalvad and former Director General of Police of Gujarat R B Sreekumar. He has been lodged in Palanpur jail in Banaskantha district since 2018 in a 27-year-old case in which he is accused of planting narcotics to frame a Rajasthan-based

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lawyer.

During that trial, he was also convicted to life in a custodial death case in Jamnagar. “ We t o o k S a n j i v Bhatt’s custody from Palanpur jail on transfer warrant and formally arrested him on Tuesday evening,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad Crime

Branch, Chaitanya Mandlik said later in the day.

Mandlik is one of the members of the SIT formed by the state government last month to probe the roles of Bhatt, Sreekumar and Setalvad in a case of fabricating evidence in various cases related to the post-Godhra riots of 2002.

Setalvad and Sreekumar were arrested by the crime branch last month and they are currently behind bars.

The two were arrested after the Supreme Court upheld the clean chit given by a Special Investigation Team to the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots cases.

Bhutan. Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan scored worse than India.

South Asia (62.3 per cent) has the largest gender gap of all regions, with low scores across all measured gender gaps and little progress made in most countries since 2021.

At its current pace, it will take 197 years to close the gender gap in the region. The economic gender gap has closed by 1.8 per cent with increases in the share of women in professional and technical roles in countries including Bangladesh and India as well as Nepal.

The WEF said that of the 146 economies surveyed, just one in five has managed to close the gender gap by at least 1 per cent in the past year.

“The cost of living crisis is impacting women disproportionately after the shock of labour market losses during the pandemic and the continued inadequacy of care infrastructure,” WEF Managing Di-

rector Saadia Zahidi said.

“In face of a weak recovery, government and business must make two sets of efforts: targeted policies to support women’s return to the workforce and women’s talent development in the industries of the future. Otherwise, we risk eroding the gains of the last decades permanently and losing out on the future economic returns of diversity,” she added.

At the current rates of progress, it will take 155 years to close the political empowerment gender gap -- 11 more than predicted in 2021 -- and 151 years for the economic participation and opportunity gender gap.

Although 29 countries have reached full parity, it will still take 22 years to close the educational attainment gender gap.

And while more than 140 countries have closed at least 95 per cent of their health gaps, overall backsliding in health and survival means there may be a reversal.

AHMEDABAD, JUL 13 (PTI): Parts of south Gujarat and Kutch-Saurashtra regions received very heavy showers in last 24 hours leaving 14 people dead, while over 31,000 were evacuated so far this rainy season, officials said on Wednesday.

Three national highways in Kutch, Navsari and Dang districts were blocked due to damage caused by rains. Fifty one state highways and over 400 panchayat roads have also been damaged, state Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi told reporters.

“Fourteen people lost their lives in the last 24 hours. Nine of the deaths were due to drowning,” he said. Chief Minister Bhu-

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pendra Patel has directed the administration to carry out a survey of the affected districts at the earliest so that people do not have to wait for long for cash and other reliefs to compensate for damages caused due to the rainfall, he said.

In four hours between 6 and 10 am on Wednesday, parts of Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Dang and Amreli received downpour between 47 mm and 88 mm, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’, predicting heavy rains during the next 24 hours in the districts of Saurashtra and south Gujarat. Several parts of Kutch, Bharuch, Dang, Navsari

and Tapi districts in south Gujarat received very heavy rainfall in the 24-hour period till 6 am on Wednesday.

Rajkot, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Jamnagar were among districts in Saurashtra region that received heavy downpour, officials of the SEOC said.

Trivedi said 31,035 people were shifted to safer places, with 21,094 still living in shelters provided by the respective district administrations and 9,941 returning to their homes after the rain waters receded.

A total of 575 people stranded due to flooding in low-lying areas of different districts were rescued, he said. Eighteen teams of the NDRF were deployed for the rescue work and two

VEKUHOMI STUDENTS’ UNION FELICITATION The Vekuhomi Students’ Union would like to convey our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Vihuto Asumi, Principal, Immanuel Higher Secondary School Zunheboto Nagaland for being honored as one of the top 100 Principals in India by Universal Mentors Association.

The union further wishes him success and more achievements in his future endeavours.

(Vihoshe Chophy) President

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KOHIMA YIKHUM UNION FELICITATION

With immense pride and joy, the Kohima Yikhum Union (KYU) extends heartiest congratulations to the following members of the village for outstanding achievements in their respective professions/fields.

1. Mr. Yanathung Kithan, S/o Lt. Mhademo Kithan, promoted to Scientist B, Nagaland Pollution Control Board 2. Miss N. Rose Kithan, D/o Mr & Mrs Nzuthung Kithan for securing the post of Research Associate, SCERT through NPSC. 3. Mr. L. Zubenthung Odyuo, S/o Mr & Mrs O. Libenthung Odyuo, promoted to the rank of Captain, 8th Mechanized Infantry.

4. Mr. Nzanbemo Kithan, S/o Mr. & Mrs. Rev Achumo Kithan, promoted to Senior Inspector of Statistics, Directorate of Economics & Statistics.

5. Mr. A. Jenio Kithan, S/o Mr. & Mrs. Rev Achumo Kithan, promoted to Deputy Bank Manager, State Bank of India.

6. Miss Lorenbeni Jungio, D/o Mr & Mrs Mhonrao Jungio for securing the post of Stenographer through NPSC. 7. Miss Khonzani N. Odyuo, D/o, Mr & Mrs Nchubomo Odyuo for securing Top 9th Position in the HSLC Exam 2022 under NBSE. The KYU wishes and prays that Almighty God continue to guide and bless them in their future endeavours.

Sd/(L. Jonjibemo Odyuo) Chairman Kohima Yikhum Union

Sd/(T. Odyuo) General Secretary Kohima Yikhum Union

With immense pride and joy, we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations and acknowledge the achievement of Miss Yanchopeni Kikon, D/o Mr. Mhonlumo Kikon and Mrs Santsulo Kikon of Yimpang Village for bringing laurels to the family by securing the post of Assistant Professor in Education under Department of Higher Education through NPSC Common Educational Services Examination.

May our God Almighty continue to bless her and guide her in all her future endeavours.

Loving family members and relatives

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TSARÜ SURO ASHIMÜKHUNG CHARE : DISTRICT : TUENSANG

With immense honour and joy the Tsarü Suro Ashimükhung congratulates: 1. Shri. L.T. Sangtam, Advocate for being appointed as Additional Advocate General at Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench.

2. Smt. Sendongmenla Sangtam on being promoted to the post of Vice Principal at GHSS Longkhim under School Education Department.

3. Shri. Nohochem Sangtam for clearing the NPSC-CESE Examinations recently to the post of Assistant Professor in Environmental Science under Higher Education Department.

We further wish them the very best of luck and to scale greater heights in their future endeavours.

Sd-/ N. S. AYANG, General Secretary

FELICITATION The Usutomi Achumi Kuqhakulu, extends its heartfelt appreciation to Ms. Nivi Achumi, d/o Mr. Sukhavi Achumi & Mrs. Nisheli Achumi for bringing laurels to the clan by securing 1 st Rank to the post of Assistant Professor in Political Science department in NPSC (CESE) Examination.

The Clan thank the Almighty God and wishes her continued success in her career.

Sd/HUTOSHE ACHUMI Treasurer Usutomi Achumi Kuqhakulu

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The Office of the Yongam Students' Union is immensely proud and honoured to felicitate Miss chemyong Phom for bringing laurels to the Union and the village community by clearing the recent Common Educational Services Examination conducted by NPSC under Higher Education as an Asst. Professor of Education in Merit list.

The Union further wishes her to shine even in the future endeavours by not only limiting with this success but continues to use your potential for the upliftment of the people.

The Dibuia Students’ Union with great joy and immense pleasure, would like to extend our heartiest congratulations and appreciations to Miss. Selina Walling, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Rev. I. Yapang Walling for successfully clearing the NPSC Common Education Service Examination as Asst. Professor in Environmental Science under Higher Education Department.

The union further wishes the best for her next adventure.

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kept on standby, Trivedi said. CM Patel had on Tuesday conducted an aerial inspection of flood-hit areas

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The LTMT would like to extend its immense appreciation to our bonafide member Ms. Tiarenla, daughter of Late. Mr. Sakorepba Ao and Mrs. R. Chubala Lkr for successfully clearing NPSC (CESE) Exam and securing the post of Assistant Professor in Sociology under department of Higher Education, Nagaland. While acknowledging her achievement, the union further wishes her good health and success in future endeavours.

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MUMBAI, JUL 13 (PTI): The Shiv Sena apparently supported Droupadi Murmu for the Presidential polls because she is a tribal and not as a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader said.

The Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress are constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which was in power till the last month before the rebellion by Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and most of the Sena MLAs led to its collapse.

Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil told reporters on Wednesday that the Sena had not discussed with NCP before

14 people killed after heavy rains in south Gujarat & Saurashtra

With esteemed pride and honour, the Usutomi Baptist Church Youth Pha (UBCYP) would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss NIVI ACHUMI, D/o Mr. Sukhavi Achumi and Mrs. Nisheli Achumi for securing the post of Asst. Professor in Political Science under Higher Education in the recently declared NPSC (Common Educational Services Examination 2019) results.

The UBCYP further wishes her colossal success in her future endeavours and invokes God’s favour upon her.

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announcing its support to Murmu.

“In every Presidential election, Shiv Sena has made their own choice. It (The Sena’s decision to back Murmu) is not a support to the NDA per se. As she belongs to an Adivasi community, the Sena must have extended the support,” he added.

The Shiv Sena had backed United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA’s) nominees Pratibha Patil and Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential polls held in 2007 and 2012 respectively, even though the Sena was a constituent of the BJP-led NDA at that time.

Seeking to scotch the perception that the Sena broke Opposition ranks to support the NDA nominee, Patil said parties take several decisions independently and allies should not interfere.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced his party’s support for Murmu for the July 18 presidential election.

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said that Covid-19 has set gender parity back by a generation and a weak recovery was making it worse globally.

On India, the WEF said its gender gap score recorded its seventh-highest level in the last 16 years, but it continues to rank among the worst performers on various parameters.

“With a female population of approximately 662 million, India’s level of attainment weighs heavily on regional rankings,” it said.

Recovering ground since 2021, India regis-

income improved; while values for both men and women diminished, they declined more for men.

However, in the area of political empowerment, the subindex where India ranks relatively higher at 48th place, showed a declining score due to the diminishing share of years women have served as head of state for the past 50 years. On the health and survival subindex, India ranked the lowest at 146th place and figured among the five countries with gender gaps larger than 5 per cent -- the other four being Qatar, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and China.

However, India was ranked the top globally in terms of gender parity for primary education enrolment and tertiary education enrolment and at the eighth place for the position of head of state.

Within South Asia, India was ranked the sixth best on overall score after Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and

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NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): India was on Wednesday ranked low at 135th place in terms of gender parity, despite an improvement of five places since last year on better performance in areas of economic participation and opportunity.

Iceland retained its place as the world’s most gender-equal country, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden, as per the annual Gender Gap Report 2022 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) released in Geneva.

Only 11 countries are ranked below India on the index of 146 nations, with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Congo, Iran and Chad being the worst-five.

The WEF warned that the cost of living crisis is expected to hit women hardest globally with a widening gender gap in the labour force and it will take another 132 years (compared to 136 in 2021) to close the gender gap.

The report further

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BUSINESS/STATE

slaps Rs 4,389 cr notice SCF should have positive outcome Indian economy to grow onIndia Oppo for import duty evasion in education system: CS 7.1%- 7.6% : Deloitte report

NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): Indian economy is projected to grow 7.1–7.6 per cent in the current financial year despite shifting geopolitical realities across the world, a report said on Wednesday.

In its India’s economic outlook - July 2022 report, leading consultancy Deloitte India said that as 2021 was coming to a close, there was optimism in the air but the optimism received a jolt early this year as a wave of Omicron infections swept through the country and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine happened in February.

“These events aggravated the pre-existing challenges such as surging inflation, supply shortages, and shifting geopolitical realities across the world with no definite end in sight.

“And the subsequent confluence of headwinds such as surging commodity prices and disruption in trade and financial transactions quickly deteriorated economic fundamentals that were trending up a few months back,’’ the re-

port said. Rising commodity prices, surging inflation, supply shortages, and shifting geopolitical realities across the world weigh on the growth outlook. Still, India will likely reign as the world’s fastest-growing economy, it noted.

“India is expected to grow by 7.1–7.6 per cent in 2022–23 and 6–6.7 per cent in 2023–24. This will ensure that India reigns as the world’s fastest-growing economy over the next few years, driving world growth,’’ the report said.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected a GDP growth of 7.2 per cent for the current fiscal ending March 2023. Deloitte India said that it expects inflation and supply chain disrup-

tions to remain entrenched for some time.

The domestic currency will likely recover some lost ground against the US dollar, but not before early next year. India’s relatively strong recovery and the global slowdown will improve INR’s strength, it added.

The rupee depreciated by 3 paise to close at a record low of 79.62 (provisional) against the US currency on Wednesday.

“The desire of global businesses to look for more resilient and cost-effective investment and export destinations during difficult times, among other factors, could work in India’s favour,’’ Rumki Majumdar, Economist at Deloitte India, said.

NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (PTI): Chinese phone maker Oppo’s India unit has been slapped with a notice for alleged Rs 4,389 crore import duty evasion, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

A show-cause notice has been slapped on Oppo India on July 8 after recovery of documents during searches on its premises that indicated wilful misdeclaration in the description of some imports and remittance of royalty and license fee to various MNCs, including those based in China.

During an investigation of Oppo Mobiles India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Ltd, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has detected Customs duty evasion of around Rs 4,389 crore, the ministry said in a statement.

Oppo did not immediately respond to queries sent to the company regarding the story. Oppo India is engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wholesale trading, distribution of mobile handsets and accessories thereof across

India. It deals in various brands of mobile phones, including Oppo, OnePlus and Realme. During the investigation, searches were conducted by the DRI at the office premises of Oppo India and residences of its key management employees, which led to the recovery of “incriminating evidence, indicating wilful misdeclaration in the description of certain items imported for use in the manufacture of mobile phones”.

This misdeclaration resulted in wrongful availment of ineligible duty exemption benefits by Oppo India, amounting to Rs 2,981 crore. Senior management employees and domestic suppliers of Oppo India questioned by the DRI officers accepted the submission of wrongful description before the customs authorities at the time of import, the ministry said.

T h e i nve s t i g a t i o n also revealed that Oppo India had remitted/made provisions for payment of ‘royalty’ and ‘licence fee’ to various multinational companies, including those based in China, in lieu of the use of proprietary technology/brand/IPR license etc.

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Another big challenge, he pointed out was the accessibility to education as there were first-generation learners, children from poor economic background and issue of denial of education to girl child, stressing that all of them had to be brought under the education system.

Meanwhile, addressing the seminar, commissioner & secretary School Education & SCERT, Kevileno Angami stated that the inputs given by the people involved in the curriculum framework were critical as they would form the basis on which SCERT will develop textbooks for the students to be studying in schools.

While stating that education was at the threshold of change, transiting from

the old to the new with NEP 2020, Kevileno said that under the new policy, it will be a 5+3+3+4 system, where 5 years will be the foundational stage, 3 years in the preparatory stage, 3 years in the middle stage, and 4 years in the secondary stage.

She underlined the need to recalibrate and restructure the education system as envisaged in NEP, 2020.

Stressing the need for change, Kevileno said there was a need to provide a curriculum to the students where they can study and adapt to the changing times.

In her keynote address, SCERT director NC Kikon stated that NEP 2020 was to develop citizens capable of rational thought and action, possessing compassion and empathy, courage and resilience, scientific temper and creative imagination with sound ethical morals and values.

She said that policy aims at producing engaged, productive, and contributing citizens for building an equitable inclusive, and plural society. Kikon also said that the policy envisions an education system that contributes directly

to transforming India into an equitable and vibrant society, thereby making India a global knowledge superpower.

She said SCERTs in the country have been entrusted as the state nodal agency for the development of state curriculum framework and have been directed to set up 25 state focus groups to work on 25 identified curricular areas. She stated that the Nagaland state focus group for 25 subject areas worked to bring out a draft curriculum framework guided by the visions and principles of the NEP, 2020 to integrate and infuse traditional knowledge, cultural values, and indigenous education in all the subject areas of the state curriculum framework. She added the draft was prepared considering the difficulties faced in the present system of education and looking at the challenges ahead.

During the seminar, sessions on curriculum framework for school education, teacher education, adult education, issues and challenges, and future courses of action were also taken up.

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to NFR officials from Assam, to bypass Dimapur.

The government of Nagaland appears to be more focused on DhansiriZubza railway line and ceded the space to other cities in Assam such as Diphu and Jorhat to surpass the economic growth of Dimapur and adversely affect Nagaland in the long run.

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Moatoshi said encroachers should be evicted if Dimapur was to become a developed city.

“Rule of law should apply no matter who is involved”, he stated.

He also noted that detailed enquiry should be conducted to verify if allegations made by NFR were true.

When asked whether Dimapur MLAs should fight the encroachment menace together, Longkumer replied, “There should be no partisan views on such matters of public importance”.

On those officers

involved in land scam, Moatoshi called for punitive action against officers who had ‘arbitrarily’ issued pattas without taking into account due process of government rules and regulations.

On whether compensation should be made to the encroachers, Longkumer maintained that it was duty of the court of law to decide.

It can be noted that Ministry of Railways, earlier this year, selected Dimapur Railway station to be developed into a world class station, with several sanctioned developmental works ready for execution.

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Carplay, a 7.0-inch full TFT instrument cluster, and a rear-view camera with a projection guide.

Other interior upgrades include a push start button, an LED scuff plate, ambient lighting, Vehicle Dynamics Control, Traction Control System, Brake Assist, and Hill Start Assist.

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is body graphics, tail door garnish, and a prominent Red Edition-specific badge.

Apart from these exterior changes, the Nissan Magnite Red Edition carried forward the same 16-inch alloy wheel design, LED fog lamps and DRLs from the standard XV trim of the Magnite.

Tech updates in the Magnite Red Edition include an 8.0 touchscreen with Wi-fi connectivity for Android Auto and Apple

1.0-litre NA engine makes 71 bhp and 91 Nm of torque and the turbocharged motor makes 98 bhp and 160 Nm of torque. The engines are paired to a 5-speed manual or a CVT gearbox.

Speaking on the occasion, Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India, said, “The new Nissan Magnite RED Edition will accelerate the already-robust demand for the Nissan Magnite with an evolved offering for a young, aspirational, and tech-savvy audience, the RED Edition’s bestin-segment features will greatly enhance comfort and convenience for our valued customers with a Big, Bold, Beautiful visual update.”

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Rishi Sunak 3 in fray for next SL Prez I will run the economy like Margaret Thatcher: Eight contenders in race to

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C O L O M B O, J U L 1 3 (IANS): A three-pronged battle is set to take place for the selection of the next Sri Lankan President by approval of Parliament on July 20, state media reported.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Dalles Alahapperuma and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa mull the submission of nomination papers to run for presidency in the secret ballot.

The Presidential post fell vacant prematurely in Sri Lankan history on one occasion -- the assassination

of President R. Premadasa on May 1, 1993 . It is now slated to be vacant after the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as already announced by him, the Daily Mirror reported.

Parliament will take a secret ballot on July 20 to elect the new President.

According to Daily Mirror sources, Wickremesinghe will contest for the post to serve the rest of the current presidential term. A section of the SLPP is planning to back him while another faction of the SLPP, including the 10-party alliance supports Alahapperuma.

Earlier, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya announced that Sajith Premadasa will be its presidential candidate, the Daily Mirror reported.

The candidates who get more than 50% of valid votes will become the President.

Unless any of the contestants cross the 50% mark, the preferential votes marked by the MPs will be counted. According to informed sources, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramun (JVP) has taken up the position that a neutral MP with no future electoral ambitions should be appointed the next President, the Daily Mirror reported.

of a serious cost of living crisis gripping Britain, with a recession feared by economists. This has catapulted the UK’s economy as the main issue in the ballots to determine who will be the next leader of the ruling Conservative party and therefore the prime minister.

Thatcher was a shrill right-wing, pro-market leader, who ser ved as Britain’s prime minister between 1979 and 1990.

She is a revered figure in Conservatives circles; but generally reviled in the now opposition Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.

As chancellor of the

Joe Biden’s Israel visit signals pledge against Iran

are united in our shared values and our shared vision.”

Israeli officials said Iran’s quickly evolving nuclear programme is at the top of their agenda for talks with the U.S. president.

Biden made reviving the Iran nuclear deal, bro-

kered by Barack Obama in 2015 and abandoned by Donald Trump in 2018, a key priority as he entered office.

But indirect talks for the U.S. to reenter the deal have stalled as Iran has made rapid gains in de-

stop the Iranian nuclear programme,” Lapid said Because of concerns about a rise in COVID-19 cases, top White House officials said Biden would makes efforts to limit physical contact during the trip.

At the arrival ceremony, Biden mostly skipped handshakes and offered Israeli officials fist bumps.

But Biden made an exception by offering a hearty handshake to opposition leader Benjamin Netyanyahu. The president also threw his arms on several Israeli dignitaries’ shoulders.

Biden was getting a briefing on the country’s “Iron Dome” and new “Iron Beam” missile defense system and visiting the Yad Vashem memorial to Holocaust victims.

Iranian envoy vague about drone sales to Russia

Vatican officials. The Iranian foreign minister was vague when asked about US contentions that Russia is about to acquire Iranian drones that could transport missiles.

“We have various types of collaboration with Russia, including in the defense sector,” Abdollahian replied. “But we won’t help either of the sides involved in this war because we believe that it (the war) needs to be stopped.”

He went on to slam

Cash-strapped Pak may face economic crisis amid fast-depleting forex reserves ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 (PTI): Cash-starved Pakistan could face a serious economic problem as its foreign exchange reserves are depleting fast amid rising external debt servicing, according to a media report on Wednesday.

The country’s external debt servicing rose to USD 10.886 billion in the first three quarters of 2021-22 compared to USD 13.38 billion in the entire FY21. It was just USD 1.653 billion in 1QFY22 against USD 3.51 billion in the first quarter of 2020-21, but it jumped to USD 4.357 billion in 2QFY22 and to USD 4.875 billion in 3QFY22.

The country has been facing a serious threat from its external front as the State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves fell to sin-

gle digits despite a USD 2.3 billion inflow from China late last month, the Dawn newspaper reported.

“The increasing size of the external debt servicing in each quarter indicates the government has been borrowing dollars at higher commercial rates to meet its foreign debt repayment obligations,” the report said.

The current coalition government led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) did not disclose the rate at which it had borrowed USD 2.3 billion from China.

Initially, Beijing had agreed to roll over the syndicated loans before the ouster of the previous PTI government. However, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ’s administration had to wait for two months to secure the

Chinese loan.

The financial sector and other stakeholders of the economy are still not satisfied with the hidden cost of the Chinese loan. The market is full of speculation that Chinese loans were taken at a very high rate.

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has been assuring Pakistanis that the release of the USD 1 billion tranche is expected in a few days but three months have gone without a satisfactory reply from the IMF. Bankers believe that the fund is dictating the government like Washington to do more., the report said.

Since the IMF has stopped funding, the country is not getting project funding from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

The Inter national Atomic Energy Agency, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, reported last month that Iran has 43 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 per cent purity — a short step to 90 per cent. Nonproliferation experts warn that’s enough fissile material for one nuclear weapon if Iran chose to pursue it.

However, Iran still would need to design a bomb and a delivery system for it, which could likely need months. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Tehran’s escalating nuclear work has raised alarms, and transparency is rapidly diminishing over its nuclear program. Last month Iran shut off more than two dozen IAEA monitoring cameras from nuclear-related sites across the country.

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FELICITATION With immense pride and pleasure, we the Jakhama Students’ Union, would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Menuhole Savi, D/o Lt. Mr. Kerihosal Savi and Mrs. Sothuhole Savi for securing the post of an Assistant Professor in Sociology under Higher Education and Ms. Amenuo Susan Kulnu, D/o Mr. Menuhol Vincent Kulnu and Mrs. Vingozole Agnes Kulnu for securing the post of Assistant professor in Environmental Science under Higher Education in the recently declared Common Educational Services Examination (CESE) conducted by the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC).

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

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Western countries, saying their arms manufacturers want to sell weapons, adding: “We will avoid any action that could lead to an escalation, but we will work to stop the war.”

Nuclear talks with Iran have been at a standstill for months. Abdollahian in the interview contended that the negotiators have made progress on a draft agreement but that “ there are other questions to be faced.” Pressed to elaborate, the minister replied: “We are asking for a strong economic guarantee. If a Western business signs a contract with its Iranian counterpart, it must have the certainty that its project will be realized and will be able to receive compensation.’’ The comment apparently referring to business deals affected by sanctions against Tehran.

KYIV, JUL 13 (AP): Renewed Russian artillery barrages across Ukraine killed at least five civilians and wounded another 18 in the past day, the office of Ukraine’s president reported on Wednesday as Moscow attempted to expand and consolidate its gains in the country’s east.

Most of the deaths occurred in Donetsk province, which is part of a region where pro-Russia separatists have fought for eight years and the Kremlin is intent on capturing. The city of Bakhmut faced particularly heavy shelling as the current focus of Russia’s offensive, Donetsk administrative chief Pavlo Kyrylenko said.

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In appreciation of the accomplishments and the laurels you have brought to us, Kithamo Tsoerüi Khümshüm, Wokha would like to felicitate Mr. Yilobemo Y Kithan S/o Yanbemo Kithan of Wokha Village and Miss N Rose Kithan, D/o. Nzuthung Kithan of Yikhum Village on clearing the Common Educational Service Examination 2019, conducted by NPSC to the post of Political Science under Higher Education and Research Associate in English under SCERT respectively.

May the good Lord continue to guide you in your future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Er. N Sanchio Kithan Yanbemo Kithan Chairman General Scretary

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With immense pride and pleasure, the New Riphyim Students’ Union (NRSU) extends our heartiest congratulations to Miss Mhayano A Odyuo, D/o Lt. Adamo Odyuo for securing the post of Asst. Professor in History Department in NPSC -CESE exam, 2022.

The union prays that God Almighty continues to bless and guide her in her future endeavours.

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ROME, JUL 13 (AP): Iran’s foreign minister insists that his country opposes Russia’s war against Ukraine but stayed vague Wednesday about whether Tehran’s military cooperation with Moscow would include sales of drones that could carry missiles.

Earlier in the war, Iran was criticised in the West for not condemning Russia’s February 24 invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

But Wednesday in the Rome daily La Repubblica, Foreign Minister HosseinAmir Abdollahian was quoted as saying that “we are against Russia’s military attack in Ukraine.’’

Abdollahian arrived in Rome on Monday for a visit including meetings with Italian business officials and industrialists, as well as with the Italian foreign minister and

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The Rűzaphema Village Council would like to congratulate Ms. Neisetuono Kehie, D/o of Mr. Rokohebi Kehie on being selected for the post of Assistant Professor (Education) under the Department of Higher Education by clearing the recent Common Educational Services Examination conducted by NPSC. The Village Council is proud of her achievements and wishes her more success in her future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Thejasesalie Kehie Mekhrie Ratsa Secretary Chairman

LO N D O N, J U L 1 3 (IANS): Eight candidates have been nominated to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as the UK Prime Minister, the party’s backbench 1922 Committee said.

The eight contenders who successfully enlisted the required backing of at least 20 Conservative lawmakers are: Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak; Foreign Secretary Liz Truss; International Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt; backbench lawmaker Tom Tugendhat; Attorney General Suella Braverman; newly appointed Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi; former Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch; and former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The first round of vot-

ing among Tory lawmakers will be held on Wednesday and only those contenders who receive at least 30 votes can enter the second ballot, which is to be held on Thursday, according to the rules set by the 1922 Committee, which runs the leadership contest.

The number of contenders will be whittled down to two through more rounds of secret ballot, before British parliamentarians break up for the summer recess on July 21, Xinhua news agency reported.

The final two contenders will then go through a postal ballot of all the Conservative members, numbering around 200,000, over the summer and the winner will be announced on September 5, becoming the new Tory leader and the UK’s next Prime Minister.

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President Joe Biden stands with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.

veloping its nuclear programme.

That’s left the Biden administration increasingly pessimistic about resurrecting the deal, which placed significant restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog made clear that Iran’s nuclear programme will be a central focus for the Israeli side in their discussions with Biden.

And Herzog noted the “security challenges emanating directly from Iran and its proxies, threatening Israel and its neighbours and endangering our region.” “We will discuss the need to renew a strong global coalition that will

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TEL AVIV, JUL 13 (AP): Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a “bone deep” bond between the United States and Israel and pledging to strengthen economic connections between the two countries going forward.

He did not mention one of the larger goals of his visit: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

“We have a full agenda over the next few days, because the relationship between Israel and the United States covers every issue that matters to our mutual future,” said Biden, who noted he was making his 10th visit to Israel. “But we

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Ukrainian servicemen of Khartia battalion patrol at the frontline near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

In adjacent Luhansk province, which Russian and separatist forces have all but conquered, Ukrainian

soldiers battled to retain control of two outlying villages amid the shelling, Gov. Serhiy Haidai said.

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The Dibuia Education Committee with immense pride and thanksgiving to God Almighty congratulates Miss. Selina Wa l l i n g , D / o R e v I . Ya p a n g Walling & Temjentola Imchen for clearing the prestigious Common Educational Services Examination (CESE) conducted by NPSC and securing the post of Asst. Professor, Environmental Science We celebrate her success and further wish her the very best in all her future endeavours.

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exchequer in the government, Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- until he resigned a little over a week ago to signal the beginning of Johnson’s end -- he raised taxes after borrowing heavily to protect lives, livelihoods and businesses in the face of the Covid-19 challenge. Unlike his rivals in the leadership contest that is underway, he has refused to cut taxes until national debt is brought down.

I n t h e n ew s p a p e r interview, published on Wednesday morning, he likened his upbringing to Thatcher’s. He cited that akin to her upbringing above her father’s grocery shop, in his childhood he helped out at his mother’s pharmacy. “My mum was a small businesswoman, she was a chemist,” Sunak stated, “I worked in my mum’s small chemist shop in Southampton. I did my mum’s books -- that was part of my job. I also did payroll and accounts every week and every month.”

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The Sungratsu Officers Forum is extremely delighted to congratulate Miss Nungsangtola Walling, daughter of Mr. Mangyangkokba Walling and Mrs. Imcharenla for bringing laurels to the Villagers, for being recommended to the post of Assistant Professor (Sociology) in the Department of Higher Education, conducted by the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC).

The Forum wishes her success in her future endeavours.

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LO N D O N, J U L 1 3 (IANS): Rishi Sunak, the Indian origin contender for the prime ministership of the UK, said he will run the British economy like former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, if he wins.

In his first campaign interview to The Daily Telegraph, the pro ruling Conservative party daily broadsheet, he remarked: “We will cut taxes and we will do it responsibly.” He added: “That’s my economic approach. I would describe it as common sense Thatcherism. I believe that’s what she would have done.”

He continued: “If you read her speeches -- and I’ve quoted her and Nigel Lawson (an erstwhile Conservative chancellor of the exchequer) in other lectures I’ve given -- her approach to these things was to make sure that as a nation you have to earn what you spend.” Sunak was speaking in the context

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NASA’s James Webb telescope detects water on distant planet N ASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of water, along with evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere of a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star over a thousand light years away, the US space agency said on Wednesday.

The observation is the most detailed of its kind to date, demonstrating Webb’s unprecedented ability to analyse distant atmospheres, according to NASA. WASP96 b is one of more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets in the Milky Way. Located roughly 1,150 light-years away in the southern-sky constellation Phoenix, it represents a type of gas giant that has no direct analogue in our solar system, it said in a statement.

With a mass less than

Image by NASA shows the dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

half that of Jupiter and a diameter 1.2 times greater, WASP-96 b is much puffier than any planet orbiting our

Sun. With a temperature WASP-96 b orbits greater than 538 degrees extremely close to its SunCelsius, it is significantly like star, just one-ninth of the hotter. distance between Mercury

and the Sun, completing one circuit every three-anda-half Earth-days, according to NASA. The combination of large size, short orbital period, puffy atmosphere, and lack of contaminating light from objects nearby in the sky makes WASP96 b an ideal target for atmospheric observations.

While the Hubble S p a c e Te l e s c o p e h a s analysed numerous exoplanet atmospheres over the past two decades, capturing the first clear detection of water in 2013, Webb’s immediate and more detailed observation marks a giant leap forward in the quest to characterise potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.

On June 21, Webb’s Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) measured light

from the WASP-96 system for 6.4 hours as the planet moved across the star.

This resulted in a light curve showing the overall dimming of starlight during the transit, and a transmission spectr um revealing the brightness change of individual wavelengths of infrared light between 0.6 and 2.8 microns.

The light cur ve confirmed properties of the planet that had already been determined from other observations - the existence, size, and orbit of the planet.

The transmission spectr um revealed the previously hidden details of the atmosphere: the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence of clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations.

A transmission

spectrum is made by comparing starlight filtered through a planet’s atmosphere as it moves across the star to the unfiltered starlight detected when the planet is beside the star.

Researchers are able to detect and measure the abundances of key gases in a planet’s atmosphere based on the absorption pattern the locations and heights of peaks on the graph.

In the same way that people have distinctive finger prints and DNA s e q u e n c e s, a t o m s a n d molecules have characteristic patterns of wavelengths that they absorb.

The spectrum of WASP-96 b is not only the most detailed near-infrared transmission spectrum of an exoplanet atmosphere captured to date, but it also covers a remarkably

wide range of wavelengths, including visible red light and a portion of the spectr um that has not previously been accessible from other telescopes, NASA said.

This part of the spectrum is particularly sensitive to water as well as other key molecules like oxygen, methane, and carbon dioxide.

Researchers will be able to use the spectrum to measure the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere, constrain the abundance of various elements like carbon and oxygen, and estimate the temperature of the atmosphere with depth.

They can then use this information to make inferences about the overall make-up of the planet, as well as how, when, and where it formed.

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‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘Campus Diaries’ top IMDb Top 10 films, web series

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he Internet Movie Database, better known as IMDb, has released its list of Top 10 most popular Indian films and web series of the first half of 2022, with Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ and the MX Player web series, ‘Campus Diaries’, topping it in their respective categories.

Rather than base its rankings on box-office collections, small statistical samplings, or reviews from professional critics, IMDb draws on IMDbPro data on page views of IMDb users in India.

In the movies list, ‘The Kashmir Files’, the surprise

hit of the year, is followed by the epic period dramas from the South, the Yashstarrer ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ and S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’, in the second and third spots.

Alia Bhatt’s

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ shares the fourth position with the Tamil action thriller ‘Vikram’, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Faahad Faasil. The other movies in the list are the Amitabh

Bachchan-led ‘Jhund’, Akshay Kumar’s ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, Ajay Devgn’s directorial ‘Runway 34’, the Disney+ Hotstar film ‘A Thursday’, featuring Yami Gautam and Neha Dhupia in principal

roles, and the Malayalam coming-of-age romantic drama, ‘Hridayam’ with Pranav Mohanlal.

Among web series, ‘Campus Diaries’ is followed by Tigmanshu Dhulia’s ‘The Great Indian Murder’, which is based on Vikas Swarup’s bestselling novel ‘Six Suspects’.

‘Rocket Boys’, which tells the story of India’s space pioneers Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, is at No. 3 on the list.

‘Panchayat’, ‘Human’, ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’, ‘Apharan’, ‘Escaype Live’, ‘Mai’ and ‘The Fame Supermoon seen in the sky over New Delhi on July 13, 2022. Supermoons occur when a full Game’ also find a place in moon is within 90% of perige or the point where the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. This celestial phenomenon causes the moon to appear bigger and brighter than usual. (PTI) the list. (IANS)

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The office of kelonger Village Council would like to convey our hearty congratulations to D r. S o y i m l a A k u m , d / o L t .

Akum and Mrs. Asangla Akum for successful completion of Ph.d. program in English.

The council also applauds her recent achievement of Asst Professor (English) under Higher Education in the declaration of NPSC (CESE) 2022.

May you continue to be a blessing for your community and an inspiration for the youngsters as you carry forward with the tenacity of your aim and purpose.

We wish you success in all your future ventures.

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The Oushok Students’ Union heartily congratulates Miss Y Lungjai Phom, D/o Shri H Yuyan Phom for successfully passing the prestigious NPSC Exam for the post of Assistant Professor in Education under Higher Education Department, Government of Nagaland.

As you begin your journey, we have no doubt that your sincerity, determination and integrity shall bring bountiful academic rewards to our people.

Sd/(C JEITOK PHOM) President, OSU

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With immense joy and appreciation, we convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss NUNGSANGTOLA WALLING, d/o Mr. I. Mangyang Walling and Mrs. Imcharenla for securing the post of Assistant Professor (Sociology) through NPSC (CESE).

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who did not compete in the Malaysian leg of the BWF tour, looked rusty and conceded the first game. He took charge in the next game to stretch the match into a decider.

However, world No 77 Mithun, who overcame two qualifying rounds on Tues-

Man Utd beat Liverpool 4-0 in friendly

Liverpool’s Fabinho, right, fights for the ball with Manchester United’s Hannibal Mejbri during their pre-season soccer match in Bangkok.

BANGKOK, JUL 13 (AP): New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag oversaw a 4-0 win over archrival Liverpool on Tuesday in his first game in charge as European pre-season friendlies returned to Asia after a twoyear break.

The Dutch coach was quick to downplay the significance of the result, however, against a Liverpool side that made a total of 21 substitutions.

“I think our team played brave, played proactive. We have to work really hard to cut out the mistakes but of course we are happy with the first game. I know we have good players,” Ten Hag told the club’s in-house

TV channel. “They were not in their strongest so we have to not overestimate this result. ... But, still, I have seen some really good things and I think what you see is we have a lot of creativity and speed up front, so we have potential.”

More than 50,000 fans packed into Bangkok’s iconic Rajamangala Stadium for a first chance to see Premier League stars since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Top European teams have been coming to Asia for preseason tours for decades — this was Liverpool’s seventh visit to Bangkok — but those trips were called off in 2020 and 2021. Jadon Sancho, Fred and Anthony Martial

scored in the first half for United, while Facundo Pellistri added a late fourth in reversal of last season’s results when Liverpool beat its northwest rival 5-0 and 4-0 in the Premier League.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wasn’t bothered by the result, having left stars such as Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk on the bench at the start of the game. “The game obviously came a bit too early for us, for a few of our players.,” Klopp said. “You can see that as well. Mistakes happen in football. We could have scored I think three or four in the last five minutes but didn’t and that was our fault.”

day, came from being 15-16 down in the third game to go on and win the match against Commonwealth Games-bound Srikanth.

Later in the day, India’s Thomas Cup hero HS Prannoy beat Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin 21-13 21-16. The Indian, ranked

Morgan to play in Legends League Cricket NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (IANS): Recently retired 2019 World Cup-winning England captain Eoin Morgan has announced his return to the cricket field as he joins Legends League Cricket for Season 2, beginning in September.

India’s Virender Sehwag, the Pathan brothers (Irfan and Yusuf), former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee and Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and several other cricketing stars have also joined the league.

Morgan is only the second player in the history of cricket to score ODI centuries for two different countries. The Irish-born cricketer recently retired from international cricket after leading England’s ODI and T20 side for a long time, with Jos Buttler taking over his role. Confirming his participation in Season 2 of the Legends League Cricket, Morgan said, “It feels great and I am super excited to be part of Legends. I am looking forward to playing in Season 2.”

Raman Raheja, cofounder and CEO, Legends League Cricket, said, “We welcome Eoin to the team and look forward to experiencing his all-round performance in the field in Season 2.

LO N D O N, J U L 1 3 (AGENCIES): Leeds United forward Raphinha is set to join Barcelona after the two clubs agreed a deal.

T h e m ove f o r t h e 25-year-old Brazil playmaker is reportedly worth an initial 58m euros (£49m).

Both clubs announced “an agreement in principle” had been reached, pending the player passing a medical.

In two seasons at Elland Road Raphinha played in 65 Premier League games, scoring 17 goals and providing 12 assists.

Leeds head coach Jesse

Raphinha Marsch had earlier confirmed the player was leaving. “I’m hopeful for him to get this deal done because I

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The Office of the Poimi Students’ Union with immense pride and joy extends its heartiest congratulations to Mr. rampauding Chuilo on clearing the Common education Service examination conducted by NPSC to the post of Assistant Professor in geography under higher education.

The Union also extends its appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Rampauding Chuilo for bringing laurels to the Union and the Poimi Community and motivating the younger generations through his success.

The Union further wishes him the very best in his future endeavours.

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The Huruotsumia Youth Organisation L. Khel, Kohima Village heartily congratulates Miss Kethosenuo Kesiezie, D/o Lt. Keduokienyü Kesiezie for securing the post of Assistant Professor (1st rank) in Commerce under Higher Education in the recently declared Combine Education Service Examination (CESE) 2019 results.

The HYO further extends best wishes and God Speed in all her future endeavours.

Together with the families and well-wishers, the Kesiezie Youth Organisation L.Khel, Kohima Village extends heartiest congratulations to Miss Kethosenuo Kesiezie, D/o Lt. Keduokienyü Kesieziefor securing the post of Assistant Professor (1st rank) in commerce under Higher Education in the recently declared Combine Education Service Examination (CESE) 2019 results.

The Organisation lauds her achievement as exemplary and further wishes her good luck and more success in the future.

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need to go in the future”.

It is understood the fee for Raphina’s move to the Nou Camp could eventually rise to 65m euros (£54.7m) with add-ons. Raphinha moved to Leeds from French side Rennes for £17m in 2020 and has two years left on his contract at Elland Road.

The French club are believed to be due a sell-on fee based on the profit Leeds make.

Marsch omitted Raphinha from the Whites’ travelling party for a three-game tour of Australia in the hope his future could be resolved swiftly.

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FELICITATION With immense pride, The Usütomi Student’s Union extends its heartiest congratulations to Miss. nivi Achumi, D/o Mr. Sukhavi Achumi & Mrs. Nisheli Achumi who cleared the NPSC CeSe, as Assistant Professor in Political Science under the Dept. of higher education govt. of Nagaland.

The Union thanks the Almighty god and wishes the very best in her future endeavours.

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ever, had the match firmly in their grip with an 80-35 lead going into the final quarter.

India looked for damagecontrol in the fourth quarter but the match eventually ended 100-47 in New Zealand’s favour.

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ODI game. “Even me as a cricket badger and a cricket nut, I switch off the TV after a point and that’s frankly very scary for the format of the game. When those ebbs and flows go missing, it’s not cricket anymore. It is just an extended form of T20,” he maintained. Currently, two new balls are used in an ODI innings but Ashwin pushed for returning to the old format where one was ball used, saying it would then be an even contest.

Ashwin’s comments have come at a time when South Africa decided to withdraw from the ODI series in Australia, which was scheduled to be played in Januar y because of crammed schedule and launch of its domestic T20 competition.

know it’s his dream to play for Barcelona,” Marsch said during the club’s tour of Australia. The player looked set for a move to Chelsea before Barcelona expressed interest in him. Premier League sides Arsenal and Spurs were also understood to have been keen on the former Rennes player but his preferred choice has always been the Catalan club.

Marsch said the money for Raphinha and from the sale of midfielder Kalvin Phillips to Manchester City “allows us to take the club on the next steps we

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The Sumi Community PWD, Chandmari & Porterlane (PCP) with immense pride and joy extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Hikali Achumi, D/o Mr. Topukha Achumi and Mrs. Juvitoli on being crowned the coveted Miss Sumi Title 2022 held at Zunheboto recently.

The Community prays and wishes all success in her future endeavours.

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Tall Blacks 30-12. The second quarter saw India score only nine points as they fell 21-64 behind at half-time.

In the third quarter, the Indian basketball players put up a much tighter defensive display. New Zealand, how-

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MUMBAI, JUL 13 (PTI): Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that ODI cricket needs to find its relevance as the 50over format is turning out to be an extended form of T20 cricket without “ebbs and flows”.

Bilateral ODIs across the globe is fast losing relevance and some like former India head coach Ravi Shastri want more franchisebased T20 leagues than these kind of series.

“It’s a question of relevance and I think ODI cricket needs to find its relevance. It needs to find its spot,” Ashwin, who has 151 wickets in 113 ODIs, said on the upcoming show of the ‘Vaughany and Tuffers Cricket club podcast’.

The podcast is hosted by former England captain Maichael Vaughan and leftarm spinner Phil Tuffnell.

“The greatest beauty of one day cricket is – sorry was – the ebbs and flows of the game. People used to bide their time and take the game deep. The one-day format used to be a format where bowlers had a say,” added the 35-year-old.

Ashwin, himself a “cricket nut” admitted that he switched his TV off after a point while watching an

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In the men’s singles, India’s Mithun Manjunath brought out his A-game against his higher-ranked compatriot Kidambi Srikanth to pull off a major 21-17, 15-21, 21-18 upset in the opening round contest, which lasted exactly an hour. World No 11 Srikanth,

JAKARTA, (INDONESIA), JUL 13 (IANS): The Indian men’s basketball team suffered a heavy 47100 defeat against New Zealand in its FIBA Asia Cup 2022 Group D opening match, here on Wednesday.

Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan was the top scorer for India with 13 points followed by Pranav Prince with 10. New Zealand forward Sam Mennenga was the highest scorer in the match with 21 points to his name.

I n d i a , t h e l owe s t ranked team in the group at 82nd, made an encouraging start and took a 6-2 lead against world No 27 New Zealand in the opening minutes. However, India, missing captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi through an injury, couldn’t build on the start and soon found themselves on the backfoot.

The Indian team finished the quarter trailing the

The Dimapur Dibuiatsür telongjem and the Dibuia Students’ Dimapur Unit extend our congratulations to Ms. Selina Walling, D/o Rev. Yapang Walling for successfully clearing the NPSC Common education Service examination as Asst. Professor in eVS under higher education Department.

She has worked hard and now brought laurels to the Union and the Village with her success and will act as a stimulus for others to inculcate her hard work and sincerity.

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19th, will face world No. 4 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, next.

London 2012 bronze medallist Saina Nehwal also got the better of Malvika Bansod with a 21-18 21-14 win to make it to the second round. But, former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap lost to fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 14-21, 15-21.

On the other hand, Ashmita Chaliha, who was promoted from the qualifiers, produced a stunning performance to down Thailand’s world No 12 Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-16 21-11.

N i t h i n H V- S R a m Poorvisha beat Israel’s Misha Zilberman and Svetlana Zilberman 21-15, 21-14 in mixed doubles. Pooja Dandu and Arathi Sara Sunil also moved into the second round of the women’s doubles after Hu Ling Fang and Lin Xiao Min of Chinese Taipei withdrew from the tournament.

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SINGAPORE, JUL 13 (IANS): Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a shock defeat against compatriot Mithun Manjunath in the first round of the Singapore Open 2022, here on Wednesday.

Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, proved too strong for Belgium’s world No 36 Lianne Tan and won the women’s singles match 21-15, 21-11 in 29 minutes.

The two-time Olympic medallist took time to settle into the match. After the scores were tied at 7-all in the first game, the Indian shuttler, seeded third, found her footing and dominated the match from there on.

Sindhu will take on world No 59 Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam in the second round of the BWF Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday.

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ISSF WC: Mehuli-Tushar Nagaland Olympic: Football group stage draw announced secure 2nd gold for India Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUL 13 (NPN): Ahead of the upcoming Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games 2022, Nagaland Football Association (NFA) Tuesday announced the group stage draw of the district football associations that will be taking part in football event.

The announcement was made at the annual general meeting of the NFA along with representatives from all the district football associations at NOA office Kohima.

Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane atop the podium pose with their medals and the national flag after winning the gold medal. (PTI)

Bumrah regains top spot in ICC ODI rankings

medal haul. Both India’s golds have come in Olympic events.

Shooting early Wednesday morning, Mehuli and Shahu had to ward off a late surge by the Hungarians to put finally put it across the line.

The pair began the final, carrying on from where they had left off on Tuesday, shooting consistently high scores to open up a 11-7 lead over the strong Hungarian pair. However, Eszter and Istvan fought back admirably to tie the match at 13-13 before Mehuli and Shahu dug deep to take the next two single-shot series and strike gold.

Incidentally both Mehuli and Shahu had won individual silver medals in Air Rifle at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.

Since then, while Mehuli has had some success at this level, it was Shahu’s senior team debut and as such his first senior ISSF medal for India.

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DUBAI, JUL 13 (IANS): India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday regained the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a career-best haul of 6 for 19 that helped India defeat England by 10-wicket in the first ODI at The Kennington Oval on Tuesday.

Bumrah had lost the top spot to New Zealand’s Trent Boult in February 2020 after being No. 1 for most of the preceding two years. He has been at the top for a total of 730 days, more than any other Indian and the ninth-most in history.

Bumrah, who has been No. 1 in T20Is in the past and is currently at a career-best third position in Tests, is only the second Indian pacer after Kapil Dev to be No. 1 in the ODI rankings.

Maninder Singh, Anil Kumble and Ravindra Jadeja are the other India bowlers to have attained top ranking.

NEW DELHI, JUL 13 (IANS): Mehuli Ghosh and Shahu Tushar Mane won India’s second gold medal of the on-going ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Changwon, Korea, beating Hungary’s Eszter Meszaros and Istvan Peni 17-13 in a hard-fought 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team gold medal encounter.

It was a profitable day five of competitions for India at the Changwon International Shooting range as the Men’s Trap team also won a silver, while Shiva Narwal and Palak blitzed Kazakhstan 16-0 to claim bronze in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event.

India thus cemented joint second place on the medals tally with a total haul of two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Arjun Babuta had won India’s first gold on day three in the 10m Air Rifle Men competition.

Serbia leads the tally with three gold while China shares second place with India with the exact same

of Prithviraj Tondaiman, Vivaan Kapoor and Bhowneesh Mendiratta also won silver late in the day, going down 2-6 to Slovakia in the gold medal match.

The trio had shot brilliantly to reach the final, winning the first and second qualification stages with combined scores of 213 and 629.7 respectively. Slovakians Michal Slamka, Hubert Olejnik and Adrian Drobny joined them finishing second in qualification stage two with a score of 627.3.

It was touch-and-go in the gold medal match as both sides were locked at two points apiece after the first two series of shots. The Slovaks won the third series 13-11 and the fourth 13-12 to seal gold thereafter as the Indians came up with misses at the wrong time.

Each team member shoots five-single series shots and the team with the higher cumulative hits are awarded two points. The first team to six points wins the match.

NFA president addressing the meeting. (NP)

NFA president, K Neibu Sekhose said football competition would begin on August 17, a week ahead of the main event which would kick start from August 22.

The matches would

be played on league-cumknock out system.

The teams were divided into four groups: Group A: Dimapur, Wokha, Zunheboto, Peren.

Group B: Shamator,

Tuensang, Mon, Kohima.

Group C: Tseminyu, Kiphire, Noklak, Mokokchung.

Group D: Phek, Chümoukedima, Longleng, Niuland.

Dimapur is the defending champion and Phek is the runner-up in the first edition.

The meeting also deliberated on the by-laws of the upcoming tournament.

NFA also informed that Nagaland Futsal Championship 2022 will be hosted

by Kohima in September where all the districts will

send a club each to represent the district.

It was also announced that Tuensang district football association will host the next edition of Dr T Ao Inter District Football Trophy 2023. The president in a presentation also mentioned that State League 2023 and senior women football championship 2023 were also in the pipeline. It may be noted that the Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games is scheduled to be held from August 22 to 27 to be played in Kohima and Dimapur.

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