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State Covid-19 caseload breaches 32k-mark; 2 dead D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 (NPN): Nagaland Covid-19 cumulative caseload crossed the 32,000 mark after 17 fresh cases were reported while two more patients succumbed to the infection.

Of the fresh cases, 12 were from Dimapur, four in Mokokchung and one in Zunheboto, taking the total caseload to 32014.

With two more fatalities reported in Kohima, the death toll rose to 694 (including 16 non-Covid deaths but with positivity).

PTI: India’s Covid tally rose to 3,44,47,536 with 10,229 more people testing positive, while the death toll reached 4,63,655 after 125 new fatalities were reported, the Health ministry stated.

DRDA Kohima employees call for office shutdown

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 ( N P N ) : E m p l oye e s o f DRDA Kohima, who claim to have not been receiving salaries and wages since February 2021, have called for a “total shutdown of office”. Employees of DRDA Kohima, in a press release issued through deputy project director, said that the matter has been communicated to higher authority several times in the form of appraisal and representations.

However, the employees said that they have not received any response from the department (rural development). The aggrieved employees, therefore, said they arrived at a decision to call for a “total shutdown of office” with effect from November 16 in protest against nonpayment of salary for the past nine months. The employees affirmed that the agitation would continue until all the pending salaries and wages were cleared in full.

They also expressed regret for inconveniences caused to the general public in transaction of official matters.

SARFAESI Act won’t clash with Art. 371 A, says Kronu

KOHIMA, NOV 15: Despite opposition from the Nagaland Bar Association (NBA) on implementation of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, minister for planning & coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs Neiba Kronu on Monday informed that the state government will be tabling the SARFAESI Act, 2002 in the forthcoming Assembly session, scheduled to be held from November 25 and subsequently bring in state land laws to limit auction of confiscated properties of borrowers in Nagaland to locals.

Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a programme here, Kronu said after thorough deliberations on the implication of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 to the provisions of Article 371(A) of the Constitution and also taking the opinion of the Advocate General of Nagaland through video conference, the Committee decided to table it in the next Assembly.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Assembly (NLA) select committee on SARFAESI Act, 2002 on

Monday, headed by chief minister Rio Neiphiu Rio and also attended by NPF leader TR Zeliang and chief secretary, J Alam.

Govt to table SARFAESI Act in Assembly On potential conflict of the SARFAESI Act with Art. 371 (A), Kronu said the issue was examined and assured that land would be protected.

“We have thoroughly studied whether the Act and Article 371(A) will clash and it is clear (it won’t)”, he said.

He said banks might confiscate land, but they would not be allowed to sell it to outsiders. It is a central Act and even the court cannot interfere if the property is confiscated by the bank, “but we will have our own land law so that the mortgaged property is not allowed to be sold to outsiders,” he said.

Asked on the proposed Land Laws of the State, the minister said the Land Reve-

nue department was working hard to have “our own land law as the State cannot continue using the Assam Land Laws.” The government has given two months time to the Land Revenue department.

The State Assembly on February 15 referred the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 to the select committee, contending that provisions of the legislation were in conflict to Art. 371A, which says that no act of Parliament shall come into effect in Nagaland without the assembly adopting it.

Asked if the government would amend/add a clause on safeguarding the land and property in the Act, Kronu said being a central Act it cannot be amended by the State but “even if it is there it won’t affect our land and economy”. He asserted that the State Level Bankers Committee has agreed to the letter of the state government that the confiscated land and property should not be sold to the outsiders.

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DoP, CEO Nagaland sign MoU to deliver EPICs

Postal and election officials at the signing of MoU on Monday.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 (NPN): Department of Post (DoP) and the state election department Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for delivery of elector photo identity cards (EPICs) and various notices through

speed post services of Department of Post on mutually agreed upon terms as per the directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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(CEO) Nagaland-- between postmaster general (PMG), NE-II region, Dimapur, Som Kamei and CEO Nagaland, V Shashank Shekhar, would be valid for five years with effect from the date of signing and would be extendable subject to the terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by both the parties at the time of each extension.

The postmaster general would provide facilities available under the Speed Post service including booking, transmission and door delivery of all Speed Post articles containing EPICs and Notices to the concerned voter.

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Centre to disburse ₹95,082 crore to States Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (NPN): Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Centre would release Rs 95,082 crore as tax devolution to the states this month after including one advance instalment to help them push their capital expenditure.

After a meeting with Chief Ministers and Finance Ministers of all states/ Lt Governors of UTs via virtual conference, Sitharaman said states had said that it would be helpful for them if the tax devolution is front loaded. “I have suggested the Finance Secretary that on November 22 instead of normal Rs 47,541 crore, the states be given one more instalment.

So Rs 95,082 crore will be given to states on November 22,” Sitharaman told reporters.

So, with this, states would have more money in their hands so that they can consider spending it for infrastructure creation, she added.

Manipur: NIA likely to probe attack on Assam Rifles convoy GUWAHATI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to investigate the ambush carried out by PLA and MNF militants in Manipur, that killed Col. Viplav Tripathi, his wife, his son and four Assam Rifles jawans in Manipur on Saturday.

The central investigating agency is waiting for the final orders before it takes over the case, Republic TV reported Meanwhile, Assam Rifles and Manipur police have reportedly apprehended two militants on Monday.

As per reports, the suspected militants belonging to PLA have been handed over to state police for further investigation.

Nirmala Sitharaman

Urges States to help India become fastest growing economy At the meeting, the Union Minister urged the states to help India become the fastest growing economy in coming years through facilitating investment attractiveness and expediting ease of doing business measures and undertake power reforms.

In her opening remarks, Finance Minister emphasized that the economy has been growing signif-

icantly post the second wave of pandemic and indicators such as imports, exports, PMI manufacturing, digital payments, etc. have already reached pre-pandemic levels. Sitharaman highlighted that with favourable international perception of India’s growth and in light of the structural, sectoral & financial, reforms undertaken by Government of India, global and domestic investors are upbeat about the investment attractiveness of the country. She said that states should leverage this opportunity to scale up investments and growth.

The Finance Minister also said that the Centre has taken concrete steps to increase capital spending and drive an infrastructure and investment-led growth.

She further emphasized that since in many cases land is one of the major bottlenecks for project on-grounding, states must contrive to smoothen land acquisition procedures.

She also urged the states to strengthen their urban local bodies (ULBs) in light of the fact that there

has been decidedly a larger allocation to ULBs than earlier and are increasingly been encouraged to pursue resource mobilization.

The Finance Minister said that she was looking forward to listening from states and understand their ideas and plans in the direction of investment enhancement.

Sitharaman said that the recently launched National Monetization Pipeline includes only Central government assets and State assets have been out of its purview as of now.

Rio thanks FM

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who also attended the meeting through video conferencing, expressed gratitude to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, for taking the initiative for this important interaction.

Rio, in a tweet, said discussions were held on creating a reform-focused business climate and facilitating investments to help post pandemic economic recovery.

Ao, Chang morungs being rebuilt at Kisama Correspondent

KO H I M A , N OV 1 5 (NPN): With barely 15 days remaining for the 21st Hornbill Festival, Ao and Chang tribe members are busy erecting their respective morungs at Kisama.

Morungs of the two tribes were gutted in a fire on November 11. However, while the Ao morung was completely gutted, the Chang morung was partially burnt. To catch up with rest of the tribal morungs, members of the two tribes are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their respective morungs are ready before the start of the festival.

Speaking to Nagaland Post at the site, Kohima Ao Telongjem (KAT) officials said they were working on a war footing to ensure that

Work in progress to rebuild the morungs at Kisama.(NP)

the morung got completed on time. They said the State government had assured them assistance, though the union was currently constructing it on free will.

Mentioning that erecting a log drum house too was in progress, the KAT said that the morung would

be ready soon.

Similarly, under the initiative of Chang Union Kohima, the community’s morung too is under repair.

CUK office-bearers said the government assured to provide them raw materials, which were expected anytime now, they added.

3 NSCN-K (YA) cadres killed in Arunachal; 2 abductees rescued Dy.CM, NMA flay ambush on AR convoy in Manipur ITANAGAR, NOV 15 (PTI): Two days after five Assam Rifles personnel, including a colonel-rank officer, were killed in an ambush in Manipur, soldiers of the paramilitary force along with the local police on Monday shot dead three militants of the NSCN(K)’s Yung Aung faction in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district, senior officials said.

Two locals, who were abducted by the militants, were rescued during the

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operation, the deputy commissioner of Longding, Bani Lego, told PTI. A group of five to six armed rebels of the banned outfit had on November 14 kidnapped Ranwang Lowang, the chief of Lahu village in Tirap district, along with former anchal samiti member Sunwang Hakun, and sought to extort Rs 7 lakh from locals.

Lego said that the rebels were taking the abductees to Myanmar, bordering the Longding district, when the operation was launched

by security forces in Khogla village and the duo rescued.

According to Superintendent of Police V H Meena, Assam Rifles (AR) and Longding police, on learning about the abductions, launched a joint raid in various places, including Khogla village in Wakka circle of the district, around 8 am, and intercepted members of the insurgent group, asking them to surrender.

“The insurgents, however, opened fire on the security personnel, injuring

one jawan. The soldiers and police personnel then retaliated, killing three members of the NSCN(K) Yung Aung faction on spot,” the SP explained. Three automatic assault rifles and other ammunition were recovered during the raid, Meena said, further stating that a search for the insurgents who fled during the operation is underway. “The Assam Rifles and the local police have successfully foiled an abduction plan by the banned outfit,” the SP added.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 (NPN): State deputy chief minister Y Patton and Naga Mothers Association (NMA) have condemned the November 13 ambush on Assam Rifles convey by militants at Sialsi village under Churachandpur district, Manipur wherein a commanding officer of the AR, his wife and son, and four other AR personnel including a Naga jawan identified as rifleman Khatnei Konyak were killed.

According to a state-

ment issued by media cell Dy.CMO, Patton said the incident has shocked every peace-loving citizen and maintained that “such drastic attacks and killings has no place in the society.”

Patton also said that rifleman Khatnei, who died in the line of duty, would be remembered for the sacrifice he has made. The deputy chief minister mourned the deaths of all the brave soldiers and conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayed

India allows quarantine-free entry for travellers from 99 countries NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): India on Monday allowed fully vaccinated (with approved jabs) arrivals from 99 countries-- including US, UK, UAE, Qatar, France and Germany-- to travel quarantine-free in the country.

The decision comes as the country allowed foreign tourists on non-charters. India had suspended tourist visas last March and resumed them from October 15 by allowing them in on charters.

Apart from a Covid negative report within 72 hours of departure to India, travellers

from these 99 countries (called Category A) will also need to upload their fully vaccinated certificate on the Air Suvidha portal.

“There are countries which have an agreement with India on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates of nationally recognised or WHO recognised vaccines.

Similarly, there are countries which presently do not have such an agreement with India, but they exempt Indian citizens fully vaccinated with nationally recognised or WHO recognised vaccines. On the

basis of reciprocity, the travellers from all such countries which provide quarantine-free entry to Indians are allowed certain relaxations on arrival (Category A Countries),” say guidelines issued by the Union health ministry on November 11.

For fully vaccinated from Category A countries, it says: “If a traveller is coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved Covid-19 vaccines (Category A): If fully vaccinated: (Cont’d on p-8)

Thailand open for Indian tourists

Tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 virus from more than 60 ‘low risk’ countries, including India, can now visit Thailand and do not have to quarantine in hotels, reports said.

“As of now they can travel to Phuket, Samui Island and Krabi. These are all open to international tourists,” says Vachirachai Sirisumpan, Director, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi.

Visa on arrival is back. We are looking forward to welcoming tourists from India to Thailand,” says Sirisumpan. “We are looking at reopening Pattaya, Chiang Mai and hopefully Bangkok as well. But only after over 60 per cent population is vaccinated,” he adds. However, travellers have to obtain the Thailand Pass, through the free-of-charge web-based Travel Pass System.

for the departed souls to rest in peace.

NMA: While condemning the incident, the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) appealed for peace and an end to armed violence and killings.

In a press release, NMA president Abeiu Meru and secretary Lochumbeni Humtsoe said that “this is a time for peace” and urged all armed groups to respect human rights and the right of women to peace and security.

“As mothers and women, we continue to live and protest under the shadow of militarisation and draconian Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) which is used with impurity,” NMA stated, adding that violence and killings, however, was not the solution.

NMA also urged the Government of India to repeal AFSPA and ensure peace and justice in the entire region where “this inhuman ACT has been imposed for decades.”

Now, post-mortem can be performed after sunset NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (PTI): Centre on Monday allowed conducting postmortem after sunset in hospitals with adequate infrastructure, except in cases of homicide, suicide, rape, decomposed bodies and suspected foul play.

Referring to the development, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet in Hindi said, “An end to the system put in place by the British! Post-mortem can be conducted round-

the-clock. In furtherance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of good governance, the health ministry has decided that post-mortem can be conducted even after sunset in hospitals...”

“Apart from friends and relatives of the deceased, this new procedure also promotes organ donation and transplant as organs can be harvested in the stipulated time window after the procedure,” the health ministry said . (Read more on p-5) K Y M C

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SAMD launches intensive fogging drive

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DIMAPUR, NOV 15 (NPN): Shree Agarwal Mahasabha Dimapur (SAMD), on Monday launched intensive fogging drive at Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) office in the presence of DMC, SAMD and chief medical office (CMO) staff.

Addressing the gathering, SAMD president, Mahesh Agarwal stated that the intensive fogging drive was carried out to control the outbreak of dengue cases in Dimapur.

He informed that the fogging would be carried out at localities under DMC jurisdiction and that priorities would be given to affected colonies. Mahesh added that they would coordinate with staff of CMO Dimapur and DMC. He also informed that the fogging would continue for 10 days and would try to cover as much

Members of SAMD, DMC officials and others at the launching programme. (NP) localities as possible. In this regard, he appealed to public for their support and coordination during the fogging drive.

Meanwhile, deputy chief medical officer (CMO), Dimapur, Dr. Antoly Swu acknowledged the service rendered by SAMD and as-

sured assistance from the medical department.

She said that though fogging was a preventive measure to minimise breeding of mosquitoes, if citizens did not maintain cleanliness, it would not have much impact.

DMC administrator, Albert

Ezung in his speech also acknowledged SAMD for the initiative taken and assured assistance from the council.

He later said that public health was of much importance and could be not left for the government alone.

“When it comes to public health, all are equally responsible for the safeguard of each other”, Ezung added.

Albert said that DMC had been trying to reach out to people and sanitise them on cleanliness and said that he was encouraged to see young people coming forward to help. He later appealed to all to focus on cleanliness as fogging would not be complete without cleanliness drive. Meanwhile, SAMD chairman, Dr Nitin Agarwal in his address said that fogging was not enough to eradicate outbreak of dengue cases and requested the citizens to cultivate habit of cleaning surrounding areas.

Tour guide training concludes

Neiba Kronu with YouthNet officials and trainees. (NP)

KO H I M A , N OV 1 5 (NPN): A total of 56 participants successfully completed the tour guide training initiated by YouthNet in association with department of planning & coordination and supported by department of tourism.

DLCC meeting held in Kiphire DIMAPUR: District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) meeting with an aim to effective implement section 4, 5, 6 and 7 of COTPA Act 2003 conducted a meeting on November 11 in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC), Kiphire.

According to a DIPR report, the committee decided to form an enforcement team which would officially function as flying squad in the district. The team would visit shops from time to time and impose fines on defaulters.

NTCP Kiphire, district nodal officer, Dr. N Moa Jamir informed that posters were pasted in all the offices and institutions to create awareness among the public. He also informed that the committee would select “tobacco free institutions” within the district and would be given certificates during the Statehood Day celebration on December 1.

In his address at the felicitation programme held at YouthNet main office, special guest for the closing function, minister for planning & coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs, Neiba Kronu, said tourism in Nagaland had a great scope for growth unlike other sectors.

He said the reason why tourism sector had a great potential was because Nagas were hospitable and welcoming by nature.

He urged the newly trained tour guides to smartly strategise on taking advantage of the opportunities available in the sector.

NEWS IN BRIEF EDGBA convenes emergency meeting: East Dimapur GBs Association has convened an emergency meeting of all GBs and village council chairman on November 17, 9 a.m., sharp at Purana Bazar village council hall near Purana Bazar Higher Secondary School to discuss issues for the welfare of the people of East Dimapur. All GBs and village council chairman within the jurisdiction have been requested to attend the meeting.

NPF central youth wing leadership summit: Naga People’s Front, central youth wing leadership meet 2021 would be held on November 18 and 19 at state academy hall on the theme, “NPF-catalyst for peace”. The inaugural session will begin at 4 p.m., on November 18 whole the second day session November 19 would begin at 10 a.m. The leadership summit will be attended by NPF youths across 14 divisional units of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur state units.

BAC meeting on Nov 16: Commissioner & secretary, NLA, Dr. P.J. Antony has

Kma excise seize 600 cases of IMFL

Guest of honour during the programme, commissioner & secretary, tourism, I Kitto Zhimomi in his brief remark said tour guides were the front-liners in the tourism sector.

In this regard, he urged the participants to present their best to tourists and focus on being good storytellers as there were many stories of Nagas which were unknown to the world outside.

The tour guide training programme commenced earlier this year in the month of August with an objective to enhance and impart skills to eligible youth who were interested in building their career in the tourism sector having its target group of youths aged 18 years and above.

KOHIMA: Kohima excise personnel manning excise check gate Peducha arrested one Md Islam Khan (23), resident of Thoubal, Manipur on charges of possessing assorted Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) on November 15.

According to assistant commissioner of Excise (Zonal), Kohima, P Koi Khiamniungam, while conducting normal checking, the duty party signalled the truck bearing registration no. NL01L 6018 to stop and on searching, detected 600 cases of assorted IMFL sealed under 150 bags of salt.

On preliminary investigation, it was found that the consignment was loaded from 9th mile, Meghalaya and was to be delivered to Imphal, Manipur.

In this connection, the accused was booked under relevant section of NLTP Act 89 and the case is under investigation.

The duty was led by assistant inspector of excise, Imtiakum Imchen, head constable Khesangmew, constables Lhoukuolie, Besuneyi, Khehoshe, Lichumtong, Rokovikho and lady constable Tsatula.

informed that a meeting of the BAC would be held on November 16, 11 a.m., in the committee room of the assembly secretariat to finalise the provisional programme for the ninth session of the 13th Nagaland legislative assembly. Members of the BAC have been requested to attend the meeting.

Blood donation camp: Red Ribbon Club of J.N. Aier College, Dimapur in collaboration with IQAC, National Service Scheme and National Cadet Crops organised a “voluntary blood donation camp and awareness program” at the college premises in commemoration of the 105th Birth Anniversary of Lt. J. N. Aier.

Yingli College conducts filed trip: To undertake the environmental field work, which is part of the environmental studies course work, Yingli College students of BA 5th semester under the guidance of the EVS teacher-in-charge and HoD, dept of sociology, Thsingvi T. Sangtam trekked up to the peak of Mount Yingnyüshang on November 13.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF Late Tsüktiemba Jamir

16-11-2020 It’s been a year since you left us for your eternal home, but your memories will always remain in our hearts.

We miss you until we meet again.

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2nd death anniversary of our Beloved Apfo Lt. thenukesAü Ivon keretsü died on 16.11.2019

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise” Psalms 100:04 LATE VISIEZOLIE NAGI 07-01-1938 TO 07-11-2021 We, the family of Lt. Visiezolie Nagi, extend our sincere gratitude to all the relatives, neighbors, friends, churches, unions and well-wishers who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during the prolonged illness till the demise of our beloved father.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone, but it is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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You are remembered every moment in our lives for the love you shared and for being there to listen with an open heart. A day never passes without you in our memories.

You will always live in our hearts.

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Yours Loving

Children, Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren, Relatives and Dear ones.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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

2 Timothy 4:7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TASU conveys condolences for slain AR jawan DIMAPUR: Tizit Area Students’ Union (TASU) has expressed deep shock and grief over the incident at Churachandpur, Manipur where Rfn, N. Khatnei Konyak, son of Ngompha Konyak (GB) of Zangkham village under Tizit sub-division was martyred on November 13.

In a condolence message, TASU president James Konyak and general secretary Atzing Konyak said that that Rfn. N Khatnei Konyak was a bonafide and humble citizen of Tizit whose “supreme sacrifice and great valour for the nation” would be remembered

by Tizitians and countrymen forever.

TASU conveyed deepest condolence and shared the sorrow with the family members. While calling for peace, the union also strongly condemned such act of violence.

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19 Sept, 1954 to 10 Nov, 2021 ‘My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.’- Job 42:5 The family of Late Dr. Kedutso Kapfo would like to express our sincere gratitude to one and all who stood by us and supported us physically, spiritually and financially at his sad demise. The bereaved family would also like to extend our thanks to all those who sent prayers, condolences, flowers and made a call.

Our sincere thanks to: Lekromi Baptist Church Naga Christian Fellowship, Mysore Lekromi Village Council North East People Organisation, Mysore Kuzhalhü Zawe, Pfutsero Mysore Mizo Welfare Kuzha Literature Board, Pfutsero Mittal Pride Apartments Owners Association, Association of Nagaland Literature Boards Mysore Directorate of School Education, Nagaland Naga Christian Fellowship, Bangalore Bangalore Tyrannus Hall St. Bartholomew's Church, Mysore Central Institute of Indian Languages, Chakhesang Union Bangalore Mysore Relatives, friends and well wishers Regional Language Centres, Mysore As it will be impossible to thank all those concerned individually, please accept this acknowledgement as a token of our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation. dp-5494/21

Loving wife, children, grand-children, in-laws and relatives

15th Dec. 1938 – 5th Nov. 2021 The family of Lt. Tonili Z. Achumi wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following the demise of our beloved mother.

We are overwhelmed in all humbleness and gratefulness to specially acknowledge and thank : 1. Sumi Baptist Church Chumukedima 2. Ward-1 Council Chumukedima 3. Chishilimi Welfare Dimapur and Kohima 4. Chishilimi Baptist Church 5. Chishilimi Inalimi Kuqhakulu Dimapur 6. SBAK Urban Ministry (Dimapur) 7. Love Care Home Darogapathar 8. Alaphumi Union Dimapur 9. Doctors and nurses of Faith Hospital Dimapur 10. Neighbours, individuals and various organisations.

To those who extended your help and prayers, your contributions made our loss more bearable. We regret our inability to thank everyone individually but it is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

‘National Newborn Week’ launched in various districts

State program officer, Dr. Thanghoi Lam speaking at Pediatrician, Dr. Wapang Imchen attending to a newborn Staff and medical officers of IMDH Mokokchung at the CMO Phek Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino speaking at the the launching programme. admitted in the SNCU at district hospital. launching of National Newborn Week. programme at district hospital Phek.

DIMAPUR: National Newborn Week (NNW) was launched across Nagaland on Monday. NNW which is observed from November 15-21 is aimed at raising awareness about the care of newborns on the theme, “safety, quality and nurturing care - birth right of every newborn”.

Kohima: Under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM), office of the chief medical officer (CMO, Kohima along with Naga Hospital Authority (NHAK) organised the launching programme of NNW. A press release from the CMO’s office informed

that while chairing the programme, NHAK pediatrician Dr. Avono Sophie said that NNW initiated by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2000 was celebrated every year during to reinforce the importance of newborn health as a key priority.

She stressed on key domains and activities mentoring and quality visits to Newborn Care Units (SNCUs, NBSUs) and labour rooms, Quality Home Based Newborn Care visits (HBNC), Comprehensive Newborn Screening (CNS) at delivery points for visible/functional birth defects, follow up of SNCU/

Traffic islands, flower bed inaugurated in Noklak DIMAPUR: Advisor, fisheries & aquatic resources, evaluation, economics & statistics and DPDB Chairman, Noklak, L. Khumo inaugurated the traffic islands & flower bed at main junction, Noklak town on November 13.

According to a DIPR report, in his inaugural speech, Khumo said that since Noklak had been given the tag “frontier district”, he challenged the people of the district to work tirelessly for good cause and learn to do good things and maintain cleanliness.

Development cannot happen in one go but one after another developmental process would continue, provided if, we work hard and cooperate with the government, he added.

The advisor urged the ward chairmen of Noklak town and GBs to maintain a good atmosphere and cleanliness in their respective sectors.

Deputy commissioner, Noklak, Hiazu Meru said it was the first event which has taken place after adopting Noklak town as DPDB town and more would take place in the near future.

He challenged the citizens to make Noklak the cleanest town in the state and to take care of public property.

Introductory remark was given by SDO (C) & administrator, Noklak Town Council C. Phuniang while the programme was chaired by district planning officer, Noklak, Imsumeren Jamir. Special song was presented by Shangchiu and dedicatory prayer was said by Longdon Town Baptist Church, Noklak pastor Penglang.

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NBSU discharged newborn – SNCU online and follow-up of identified high risk pregnancies (HRP) by medical doctors.

State program officer (SPO), Dr. Thanghoi Lam spoke about the state scenario of newborn in the district and importance of SNCU functioning during the launching of NNW. Medical superintendent, Dr. Sendimeren senior specialist also informed about SNCU and newborn as they were the core precious gems of human lives. He also cited that one should be careful about newborn care and their nurturing care during the

delivery.

The programme was attended by specialist & nurses of NHAK, program officers from CMO’s office and DPMU Kohima.

Dimapur: Dimapur District launched NNW at district hospital Dimapur.

A press release from District Programme Management Unit (DPMU) Dimapur informed that during the programme, district programme officer (DPO), UIP/RCH Dr. Rebecca stated that the aim for celebrating the week was to raise awareness about the importance of the newborn care for child survival and development.

DIMAPUR: Various organisations and leaders have extended condolences on the demise of Khuosatho Nyusou, who passed away on November at NHAK. Neiba Kronu: Minister of planning and coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs, Neiba Kronu has expressed grief over the demise of Khuosatho Nyusou.

In a condolence message, Kronu described late Khuosatho as a humble, dedicated and an inspiring leader who immensely rendered his service for the society in various capacities as a politician and a social worker.

The minister conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members.

PMA: Pochury Mothers’ Association has expressed deep grief over the untimely demise of Khuosatho Nyusou who it said was a dynamic leader with outstanding leadership qualities and whose connection on the grassroots level was truly remarkable.

PMA president Sürhothsü Phoji said that his selfless ser vices and contributions towards the society since his youth was immeasurable and would be cherished fondly.

While maintaining that his demise was a huge loss for the people of Pochury in particular and Nagas in general, the association conveyed heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family members.

It prayed that the Almighty would bestow the needed fortitude to the family members and grant them solace.

PSUN: Expressing sadness over the demise, Pochury Students’ Union described late Khuosatho as a visionary leader and an upright man who selflessly served the PSU as the president from 1985 till 1987 and later joined the state politics.

PSU president Müphatho Nyuthe said that apart from being a tall leader of the community, he was a jovial and a humble gentleman with a big heart who cared much for the society’s

welfare.

While stating that the vacuum created by his untimely demise would be difficult to fill, the unions said that his good deeds and the legacy would be emulated and remembered by generations.

PSU extended its deepest respect to its departed leader and conveyed heartfelt empathy to the bereaved family members. It prayed that the Almighty would give them comfort and strength to bear the irreparable loss.

Ex-MLAs: Expressing shock over the demise of Khuosatho Nyusou, exminister Zachilho R. Vadeo, ex-MLA Nuzota Swiro and ex-speaker NLA Z. Lohe said that under his leadership, the Pochury tribe was given the tribal status and that he served the people to the best of his abilities.

“As a leader, he was faithful, compassionate and very humble”, they said.

Besides losing a true leader by the community, they said that as colleagues, they had lost a trustworthy

DIMAPUR: Lotha Hoho (LH) has resolved that any individual seeking to bail out arrested drug smuggler/ peddler would be expelled from Wokha district.

In a press statement, LH chairman, Er. Mhondamo Ovung and joint secretary, Amos Odyuo, stated

that resolution to this effect was unanimously adopted at the meeting held on November 9.

LH also reminded on its earlier October 23, 2021 resolution where it had resolved to expel drug smuggler/peddler, from its jurisdiction.

In this regard, the Lotha Hoho

and the Wokha Village Council with the support of the community decided to take “stringent action against smuggling, stocking and selling illegal drugs, within Wokha district.” The Hoho warned that stringent action would be initiated against anyone found selling any

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Nakro informed that the programme was launched

by CMO Phek Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino.

District hospital pediatrician, Dr. Seyiekhrietuo Rutsa highlighted the key domains and activities such as mentoring and quality visits to newborn care units, quality home based newborn care visits, comprehensive newborn screening at delivery points for visible/ functional birth defects and newborn and followup of identified high-risk pregnancies.

The programme was attended by Mos, CHOs and other staff in the district.

TSUD, MGBA support demand for Tseminyu district

DIMAPUR: Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) has extended its support to the demand for upgrading Tseminyu subdivision to a full-fledged district.

In a press release, TSUD president Vibozo Tetso and general secretary Idizeung Reunim said that the primary reason for the demand to upgrade Tseminyu as a separate district was “undeniably justified for administrative convenience and economic development of the Rengma people.”

Stating that the Rengmas played a major role in the formation of the state and their contributions in this regard were well docu-

mented, TSUD reiterated its support for the formation of Tseminyu district.

It urged the state government to take serious consideration of the issue and fulfil the needs and aspirations of the people in the region.

MGBA: Meluri GB Association (MGBA) while extending its support to the demand for upgrading Tseminyu sub-division to a full-fledged district said that the demand was “very genuine and legitimate”.

Stating that they were deprived of their rights for quite a long time, MGBA said that it was time the government of the day materialise what was being demanded.

drugs without doctor’s prescription “by way of expulsion cancellation of permit or both.”

It further cautioned that all these deterrent actions would be done “as per the Lotha Naga Customary Law”, with immediate effect.

Deputy resident commissioner Wennyei Konyak and deputy director and PRO Nagaland House, New Delhi, Kuolie Mere called on director tourism, Ajanuo Belho and congratulated her on being conferred the certificate of commendation from Japan Embassy New Delhi. (DIPR)

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friend and a beloved brother.

They prayed that the Lord would console the bereaved wife, children and relatives.

PDBA: Phek District Bar Association has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of Khuosatho Nyusou who it said was gone too early.

PDBA president Povotso Lohe and general secretary Mamang Singson said that his death had caused a huge loss to the people of Phek district in particular and the Naga society in general.

Describing Khuosatho as someone who possessed cheerful personality and was humble, Phek District Bar Association said that he sacrificed and dedicated his prime life in the service of his people.

Conveying deepest condolences to the bereaved family, the association prayed that the Almighty would grant them solace and strength to bear the irreparable loss.

Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung.

In a press release, CMO informed that during the observance, activities such as Home Based New born Care Visits (HBNC)

by ASHAs, monitoring and quality visits to (SNCUs, NBSUs) and labour rooms and comprehensive new born screening at delivery points for visible/ functional birth defects would be carried out.

Phek: Phek district launched national newborn week on at Dr. Wethselo T. Mero memorial hall, district hospital Phek.

In a press release, district media officer, Kutolu

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viding these basic needs to newborn immediately at birth would ensure the baby’s survival and also prevent many newborn emergencies.

During the observation of NNW in the district, awareness on newborn care would be intensified in all the block levels during routine immunisations, VHNDs and home-based newbor n care visit by ASHAs. Mokokchung: In Mokokchung, NNW was launched with chief medical officer Mokokchung, medical superintendent IMDH, medical officer and staff at Dr Imkongliba

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She stressed on the importance of newborn care as the neonatal period (the first 28 days of life) was a crucial period for child survival.

This period carries the highest risk of deaths per day than any other period during the childhood.

Dr. Rebecca said that in the first month of life, all newborns required essential newborn care to minimise the risk of illness and maximise their growth and development.

“The basic needs of a baby at birth are warmth, normal breathing, mother’s milk, and prevention of infection”, she informed.

She also said that pro-

Y Kikheto Sema along with NTTC officials, trainers and participants during the launching programme.

Staff Reporter D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 (NPN): Skill development training programme on value addition on fruits, vegetables and spices processing, organised by CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru in collaboration with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

was launched on November 15 at Nagaland Tool Room and Training Centre (NTTC).

Addressing the gathering as chief guest, agricultural production commissioner (APC), Y Kikheto Sema said that although Nagaland was the second oldest state in NE, the state was not able to concentrate much on the socioeconomic development as leaders were focused on

how to maintain law and order in the state.

He however added that by the grace of God and support and initiative rendered by citizens, Churches, organisations and leaders, there was now peace in the land for more than a decade.

In this regard, Kikheto urged the gathering to take full advantage of it and to head towards bringing changes in the state.

Speaking on citizens of the state engaged in agricultural production for their livelihood, the APC informed that about 70% of the state’s population lived in rural areas, engaged in agri and allied activities.

Out of the 70%, he informed that 73% of farmers were engaged in jhum and shifting cultivation, while only 27% were practicing wet terracing cultivation.

While pointing out that they should not break away from traditional way of cultivation, Kikheto also said that farmers should not only depend on jhum and shifting cultivation but also focus on other valueadded cultivation.

Agri and allied consisting of nine departments should come together to learn from each other and to boost production, he maintained.

APC also briefed on the importance of postharvest management and requested the trainers to

provide proper training on it.

Acknowledging the trainees, he said that they had taken up the right decision and urged the participants to take full advantage of the training.

Delivering a short speech, programme coordinator, chief scientist, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, Dr. Ng. Iboyaima Singh informed that the main objective of the training programme was to turn participants into entrepreneurs.

He stressed on the importance of agricultural production as a source of income for Nagas and the North East.

Short messages were also delivered by joint director & HoO, MSME development institute, Taliwati Longchar, assistant general manager, APEDA, Guwahati, Sunita Rai Bharali and principal, NTTC, Petechtuo Miasalhou as guest of honours.

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N Biren Singh distributing aid to beneficiary at Go to Village launching function in Imphal West on Monday. (NP)

Lal Thanhawla A I Z AW L , N O V 1 5 (AGENCIES): Mizoram’s former chief minister Lal Thanhawla said he would not continue as president of Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) after his current term ends next year and would not contest the state assembly elections in 2023.

The octogenarian Congress leader and five-time CM, who had been the state PCC chief since 1973, said he would relinquish his party post and submit his resignation to the AICC leadership in Delhi, TNN reported. “I will draft my resignation in such a way that it should be accepted,” the 83-year-old veteran Congress leader told media persons in Aizawl.

He said there are now more able young leaders than him to lead the grand old party in this tiny north-

Kaiser-i-Hind declared state butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh I TA NAG A R , N OV 15 (AGENCIES): The Arunachal Pradesh government has declared Kaiseri-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) as the state butterfly.

The decision to declare Kaiser-i-Hind as state butterfly was taken at the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet meeting held at the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Pakke Kessang district, for the first time outside the state capital of Itanagar, NE Now reported.

The butterfly carries ‘India’ in its name and it is found in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.

Kaiser-e-Hind is a very rare and elusive swallowtail butterfly. This butterfly is found at medium and high elevations. It flies high in the canopies of broad-leaved temperate evergreen forests and its presence indicates the existence of a good forest ecosystem.

The Pema Khandu Cabinet adopted the Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate ChangeResilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh.

The Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration dec-

Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) literally means Emperor of India. (Special Arrangement)

laration is aimed at lowering emissions and achieving sustainable development.

Informing about the launch of e-Cabinet portal, chief minister Khandu tweeted, “Scripting history at Seijosa. Arunachal cabinet is now paperless.

Launched the e-Cabinet portal today during the state cabinet meeting held at Pakke Tiger Reserve.”

“This paperless mode will help monitor the status of implementation of cabinet decisions more effectively,” Khandu tweeted.

The chief minister added, “e-Cabinet is yet another milestone in the green and digital growth trajectory of the state and strengthens the climate resilience and responsive endeavour.”

eastern state and that he would not file nominations in the coming general elections to the 40-member state legislature due by the last part of 2023.

The Mizoram PCC chief had never been appointed by the AICC in the past and the state PCC has managed its own affairs, he said, adding that the tradition of the PCC had been organisational elections.

His statement alluded to the fact that the state PCC vice-president and former minister Lalsawta would not traditionally take up the mantle of the top leadership once he (Lal Thanhawla) resigned.

The Congress leader became Mizoram chief minister when his party defeated the People’s Conference Party government led by the then chief minister Brig. T. Sailo in 1984, but had to relinquish his chief minister’s post in 1986 in accordance with the agreement reached between the AICC and the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF).

The bilateral agreement came before the historic Mizo Accord was signed on June 30, 1986, between the Centre and the MNF to end 20 years of insurgency in Mizoram.

IMPHAL, NOV 15: An MLA of the ruling BJP in Manipur has threatened police of lodging a complaint of breach of privilege with the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.

BJP MLA Tongbram Robindro of Thanga Assembly constituency in Bishnupur district alleged that the district SP has failed to comply with a complaint lodged by him three days ago. The non-compliance was enough to hurt his privilege as a legislator of the state. “I will write to the Speaker to take action against the district SP for breach of privilege as per rule,” he said.

Three days ago, a lone woman (identified as N Mema Devi of Keibul Lamjao village) armed with a stick threatened to attack him while preventing the MLA from paying a visit to a house at Keibul Lamjao village.

Apart from the incident, villagers of Keibul Lamjao have declared ban on all election related activities of the local MLA.

NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia has urged the government and ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah to find a middle path over the latter’s demand for ‘independent Assam’.

The banned United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFAI) extended its unilateral ceasefire for three months on November 14, News 18 reported.

Chetia told News18 that a middle path could be achieved in order to protect the “self-esteem of Assamese people”. “There would be a middle path, which is still not discovered. I think when the government would be ready to protect the identity of Assamese people there would be a middle path. I think Baruah will be ready for the process if the government gives assurances.”

Meanwhile, former PCG (People’s Consultative Group) member Hiranya Saikia told News18, “If you want to win any game, you should have the aim,

Anup Chetia (PTI) concentration, patience and courage. There is a constitutional obligation for the Government of India to participate in talks with any group or negotiate with any group on ‘sovereignty’ issue.

But there would be a middle path where negotiation can start with any group without mentioning the word ‘sovereignty’. Paresh Baruah is adamant on his demand for ‘Sovereign Independent Assam’; without this issue, he is not ready to participate on the negotiating table.”

He further said the Centre’s policies towards Assam and Northeast till 2016 were “colonial” but since Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister, the central government policies have

AGARTALA, NOV 15 (PTI): Two women journalists, arrested by Tripura police over their writings on the recent communal incidents which allegedly created a “sense of hatred between communities”, were granted bail by a magistrate’s court on Monday.

Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, journalists with HW News Network, were produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Gomati district Shubhra Nath, who granted them bail on bail bonds of Rs 7,500. They have been asked to mark their attendance at Kakrabon police station of the district on Tuesday before leaving the state.

Presenting his arguments for bail, their advocate Pijush Biswas asserted there was no evidence that they spread communal hatred. “The charges made against the journalists are completely baseless. Police filed the case with mala fide intention,” he insisted.

Biswas said his clients will move the Supreme Court for quashing the case.

A n F I R wa s f i l e d against the journalists at Fatikroy police station on Sunday on a complaint by a VHP supporter alleging that they had maligned the image of the Tripura government

Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were named in a FIR at Fatikroy Police Station in Tripura. (File) with their reporting, according to a statement issued by their employer.

The duo was detained

by Assam police in Karimganj district on Sunday, when they were on way to Silchar airport, at the request of Tripura police, and kept at a government-run shelter home for women.

They were arrested by Tripura police on Monday morning and produced before the CJM’s court in Gomati district.

A senior Tripura police official had claimed the journalists planned to fly outside the state. Officials asked them to meet some police officers before leaving. The duo then started for Silchar in Assam without informing the authorities, prompting Tripura police to request their Assam counterparts to detain them.

The official said the

journalists had posted on social media that a mosque was burnt in Gomati district and a copy of the Quran was damaged. “Police suspect that the videos uploaded by her (Sakunia) were doctored and police want to know if the videos are fake or true by interrogating them,” he added.

In a tweet on November 11, Sakunia had written, “#Tripuraviolence Darga Bazaar: On 19th October

at around 2:30 am, some unidentified people burnt down the mosque in Darga Bazaar area. People in the neighborhood are very upset with the fact that now they don’t have any place nearby to go and pray.”

A press release issued by the office of Tripura police chief V S Yadav had claimed that Sakunia’s posts were not true and promoted a sense of hatred between communities.

“In this social media post, she posted a video of her visit to the half burned prayer hall damaged by mischievous fire in the house of one Rahamat Ali of Hurijala, PS Kakraban on 11/11/2021 to claim that one holy Quran was burned

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AN APPRECIATION Through this column, we, the Yikhum Baptist Church and Village Council extend our whole hearted appreciations to the Commanding Officer (CO) 40th Assam Rifles, 5th Sector Command, Wokha Batallion and all the ranks and files for their generous contribution of JCB for extension and widening of 125 years of Jubilee bundle ground at Yikhum Village, Wokha district Nagaland for 4 (four) days with effect from 10th – 13th Nov 2021.

The Yikhum Village Council and Yikhum Baptist Church on behalf of the Village conveyed full support and prayer to the Assam Rifles to led the Battalion with Mighty God blessing in the days to come.

R. Suben Odyuo R. Zanbemo Kithan Chairman pastor Yikhum Village Council Yikhum Baptist Church

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

DECLARATION OF ACTUAL TITLE

With immense pride, Dimapur Pyangsa Ekhung, extend our heartiest congratulations to Er. ELITHUNG OVUNG, S/o Lt. NLUMSA OVUNG, on his promotion as SDO, Class-I gazetted, under NPWD. The Ekhung further wishes him the best in all his future endeavours.

Secy, DPE Chairman, DPE LONGSHITHUNG OVUNG NZINIMO OVUNG

KILOMI(M) VILLAGE COUNCIL P.O. Chozuba, BPO Kilomi Dist. Zunheboto, Nagaland

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With immense pride and honour, we, the Kilomi Village Council take this opportunity to congratulate Hon'ble Shri Hukato Swu for his appointed as a Permanent Judge in the Gauhati High Court.

We a r e e x t r e m e l y p l e a s e d w i t h h i s accomplishment and wishing him the very best for all the challenges his new role will bring.

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Dated, Dimapur the 15th Nov, 2021

Notice is hereby given that Shri Imnanungsang, Temjenyanger and Bendangmenla, a resident of Lengrijan, Dimapur that they have lost Original Jamabandi bearing Patta No. 754 covered by Dag No. 834, under Mouza No. 02, measuring an area 01B-01K-17Ls located at Block No. 05.

Seen FIR lodged vide Ref. Regt/gde No. 04/21/2021, dated 08/03/2021 in the West Police Station, Dimapur on the said plot of land.

The undersigned hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land and if any should be submitted to this Court in written within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

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The Ralan Area Lotha Hoho (RALH) and the Ralan Range Union Dimapur (RRUD) would like to congratulate :1. Mrs. Aroti Lotha Patton, W/o Abemo Patton on being promoted to Assistant Administrative Officer (Class-1), Life Insurance Cooperation of India.

2. Mr. Eyingo Ezung, on being promoted to Kilonser, NSCN (IM).

3. Mr. Benthungo Humtsoe, on being promoted to Tatar, NSCN (IM).

Further, the RALH and the RRUD wish them all the best in the future endeavor.

in the incident occurred on the night of 19/10/2021 which refers to Kakraban PS Case No. 74/2021 U/S 436 IPC. “This is contrary to the findings so far revealed in course of investigation as presence of no such damaged books/documents was brought to the notice of investigating officer and fire service staff who extinguished the fire,” the police statement said. The statement added that a team of lawyers, which visited the state earlier, had made a similar claim with a “questionable photograph”.

It added that people with “vested interests” were trying to flare up communal tension in the state.

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changed. “Now, Modi-led government takes various developmental policies for Assam and the northeast, which were not taken since India got independence.

In Assam, after Himanta Biswa Sarma took over the chair of chief minister, he is trying to resolve every issue of the state… Paresh Baruah responded towards the chief minister’s appeal and announced unilateral ceasefire for the first time in the history of ULFA-I.” Discussing about the middle path to start the negotiation process, Saikia said if the government is ready to protect the right of indigenous people of Assam there would be a ray of hope. “On the negotiation table, the right to constitutional safeguard of Assamese people, socio-political protection of Assamese people should be discussed. Discussion should be on the rights of natural resources, on economic rights of the people of Assam. If the government is ready to give promises to Baruah regarding the said issues, I think Baruah will consider…”

Two women journalists arrested by Tripura Police granted bail

Kilomi Village Council Pughoboto Sub-Division

I, Shri. G. Anguvika Zhimo, s/o N. Ghushito Zhimo, R/o H.No. 23, Ward No. 8, Chumukedima Town, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under : 1. That I am a citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual and official title is Zhimo as entered and recorded in all my official documents, whereas in my class 10 academic records it has been inadvertently entered and recorded as Zhimomi.

3. That in my class 10 Admit Card, the title of my father has been recorded as Zhimomi, whereas in all my other official documents it has been entered as Zhimo.

4. That the title Zhimo and Zhimomi refers to one and same title.

5. That after the declaration of this affidavit I shall use my actual and official title i.e., Zhimo in all my official and future correspondence.

Henceforth, I shall use G. Anguvika Zhimo in all my official documents.

6. That this declaration is made to aver above statements.

VERIFICATION

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GUWAHATI, NOV 15 (PTI): A tearful farewell was accorded to Suman Swargiary, an Assam Rifles personnel killed in a militant ambush in Manipur, at his residence in Assam’s Baksa district on Monday, with his inconsolable wife saluting the mortal remains for the final time amidst heartwrenching cries.

The two-and-a-halfyear-old son of the couple lay flowers at his father’s coffin, oblivious of the grief and loss engulfing the family. The body of Swargiary reached Guwahati airport in the morning from Jorhat airport, where a military flight carrying the mortal remains of four Assam Rifles personnel and family members of one of them killed in the ambush on Saturday had remained overnight. The flight had to land at Jorhat airport on Sunday due to some technical issues while en route from Manipur’s capital Imphal to Guwahati, an Army spokesperson had said. The bodies of the other martyrs and the family members were flown onward to their respective destinations from Guwahati airport, while Swargiary’s was taken by road to his residence in Baksa, the spokesperson said.

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He claimed that a total of 2,679 villages were covered under the phase-I of the Go to Village and Go to Hills missions, and added that the phase-II of the missions would cover the remaining villages.

He further claimed that under the state sponsored “Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT)” scheme health cards had been provided to around five lakhs people and another 3.5 lakh got the Ayushman Bharat cards so far.

Singh reiterated that

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IMPHAL, NOV 15: Manipur chief minister, N. Biren Singh formally inaugurated the three-day “Go to Village 2.0” programme for the district held at Eco Tourism Park, Salam Thongkhong under Lamshang Assembly constituency on Monday.

Stalls of different government departments were set up at the venue to provide services to the people.

Addressing the gathering, N Biren said that the Go to Village mission was

an initiative of the state government to ensure doorstep delivery of service and added that such initiative would help in regaining the erstwhile bonding and trust among different communities of the state.

It was launched to understand the hardship faced by people of far flung villages on visiting government offices for availing certain welfare schemes.

The government aimed to provide various services and facilities at the people’s doorstep, he added.

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his government was for the people and has the commitment to work for the welfare of the people irrespective of religion, place, etc.

He urged the people to visit the stalls of different departments set up at the venue, take firsthand information of the government’s scheme and avail the maximum benefits of the schemes.

He informed that people can seek any information regarding schemes and bring up their grievances by dialing at CM Da Haisi number ‘9534795347’.

As a part of the programme, the chief minister distributed assistance of various schemes under different departments including wheelchairs, old aged pension schemes, cards under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and (CMHT and aid and appliances for physically challenged among others.

Ministers, Rajya Sabha MP and MLAs of the ruling BJP and top officials of Imphal West district administration and heads of various departments attended the occasion.

Mnp ruling MLA warns police for breach of privilege

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Solemnly sworn before me.

Regd. No. 0459/2021, Date : 15/11/2021

Regd. No. 326/2021

DECLARATION

DEPONENT

Notary Public Dimapur, Nagaland Dated : 28/10/21

I, Shri. Zhehokhu, son of Shri. Munulho, resident of Agri Colony, Kohima : Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That I am the sole and absolute owner of a plot of land covered by Patta No. 9346 (P), Dag No. 6085, Block- Agri Colony, measuring an area of 1615 sq. ft. situated at Agri Colony, Kohima, Nagaland.

3. That I have lost my land Patta Book of the above mentioned plot of land somewhere in the month of September 2021 and am applying for issue of a duplicate copy of the same before the concerned authority.

4. That this declaration is made for the purpose of declaring that I have lost the said land Patta Book of the said land and am applying for issue of a duplicate copy of the same before the concerned authority.

VERIFICATION

I verify that the contents of the above made statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing stated is false or concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me on this, the 28th day of October, 2021.

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Nainital home vandalised days PM targets Congress over plight of tribals Khurshid’s after release of his new book, 21 booked Says ignored by Cong, tribals now partners in devp

BHOPAL, NOV 15 (PTI): Reaching out to tribals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded their contribution to Indian culture through the ages and said Lord Ram drew inspiration from them during his exile as he slammed the Congress for “neglecting” adivasis during its previous rules.

Tr i b a l s we r e n ow partners in the country’s development and benefitting f r o m va r i o u s w e l f a r e schemes launched by the BJP-led government, he said. The PM also announced that henceforth Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, the birth anniversary of revered tribal icon Birsa Munda, will be celebrated like Gandhi Jayanti, Sardar Patel Jayanti and Ambedkar Jayanti.

“When we talk about tribesmen’s contribution some people get worried.

They don’t believe in the immense contribution of tribals to Indian culture.

Their contribution had not been explained to the countrymen. People were kept in the dark,” Modi said, addressing a mega tribal meet organised on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas here.

“Those who ran

governments in the past did not give priority to them. The country’s 10 per cent (tribal) population was neglected,” he said, attacking the Congress without naming the party. “ Tr i b a l s we r e n o t given their dues by the earlier governments and were deprived of basic facilities,” he said. Drawing on history and referring to the Ramayana period, the PM said Lord Ram drew inspiration from life of tribals when he was in exile and stayed inside forests.

“The time spent with tribals made a huge impact and turned a prince into the most perfect man. Lord Ram drew inspiration from every aspect of forest dwellers’ life,” Modi said.

Development is now taking place in 100 aspirational districts which remained backward during the earlier regimes, Modi said.

Modi said India is celebrating the first Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas after Independence, adding the tribals’ art and culture, and their contribution to the freedom struggle and nation-building is being remembered with pride.

The country cannot forget the bravery of Gond queen Durgawati or the sacrifice of Rani Kamlapati, he said. “The previous regimes have committed a crime by ignoring the tribal icons and their contribution.

Narendra Modi with Shivraj Singh Chouhan during ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Maha Sammelan’, in Bhopal. (PTI)

The contribution of the tribal society was either not told to the country and even if told, very limited information was given,” Modi said. The PM said he was moved when the recipients of Padma Shri working for tribals came barefoot to the award ceremony in New Delhi.

“The indigenous community never lacked talents, but unfortunately the previous governments did not give them opportunity,” he said. Modi said now the tribals, along with the rest of India, were reaping the benefits of different welfare schemes. They are partners in the country’s development and their welfare is a top priority for

the government, he said.

Modi praised the tribals for their largescale participation in the vaccination drive against COVID and asked others to learn for them. Modi lauded Birsa Munda, Rani Kamalapati and other tribal heroes. He recalled how people of the Bhil tribe helped Rajput king Maharana Pratap.

The struggle of Veer Maharana Pratap cannot be imagined without the brave Bhil tribe who fought shoulder to shoulder and made sacrifices, Modi said.

“We owe a lot to the tribal people,” he added.

He said without the participation of adivasis, India’s development was

Now, post-mortem can be performed after sunset

Noted historian Babasaheb Purandare dead

ernment processes, changes have been made in the postmortem protocols to allow for the procedure to be conducted after sunset effective from today,” the health ministry said.

“Apart from friends and relatives of the deceased, this new procedure also promotes organ donation and transplant as organs can be harvested in the stipulated time window after the procedure,” it said.

The multiple representations to the ministry in this regard were examined by a technical committee in the Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

It was ascertained that some institutes are already performing night-time postmortem. In view of the rapid advancement and improvement in technology, especially availability of required lighting and infrastructure required for post-mortem, performing night time post-mortem in hospitals is now feasible, the

PUNE, NOV 15 (PTI): Noted historian and Padma Vibhushan awardee Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, popularly known as Babasaheb Purandare, died at a Pune hospital on Monday after a brief illness, a doctor said.

Purandare, 99, an authority on the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was admitted to the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital here in Maharashtra three days ago and was being treated for pneumonia. He breathed his last shortly after 5 am on Monday, a statement from the hospital said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and a host of other leaders expressed grief over the demise of Purandare and lauded his contribution in the fields of history and culture. In the morning, the body was kept at the historian’s residence ‘Purandarewada’ in Parvati area here for people to pay their last respects.

NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (PTI): Centre on Monday allowed conducting postmortem after sunset in hospitals with adequate infrastructure, except in cases of homicide, suicide, rape, decomposed bodies and suspected foul play.

Referring to the development, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in a tweet in Hindi said, “An end to the system put in place by the British!

Post-mortem can be conducted round-the-clock. In furtherance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of good governance, the health ministry has decided that post-mortem can be conducted even after sunset in hospitals which have the facility to carry out the procedure at night.”

“In response to the multiple references received by the Union Health Ministry from various sources and in line with the government’s commitment to promote ease of living by reducing burden imposed due to compliance to gov-

ministry said.

The protocol stipulates that post-mortem for organ donation be taken up on priority and conducted even after sunset at the hospitals which have the infrastructure for conducting such post-mortem on a regular basis, it said.

The health ministry further said the fitness and adequacy of infrastructure, among others, shall be assessed by the hospital-incharge to ensure that there is no dilution of evidentiary value. “It is also to be ensured by the facility that video recording of postmortem shall be done for all post-mortem conducted in the night, to rule out any suspicion and preserved for future reference for legal purposes,” it underlined.

However, cases under categories such as homicide, suicide, rape, decomposed bodies and suspected foul play should not be subjected for post-mortem during night time unless there is a law and order situation, the ministry added.

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not possible and maintained forest laws have been tweaked to benefit tribals.

The PM said products made by people were being marketed online to make them economically strong.

“These products were being sold in the international market now,” he said and listed the schemes being run for the tribal uplift. On the occasion, Modi launched multiple initiatives for the welfare of the janjatiya c o m mu n i t y, i n c l u d i n g the ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme in Madhya Pradesh.

The scheme is aimed at delivering the monthly quota of PDS ration to beneficiaries from janjatiya community in their own villages every month, so that they don’t have to travel to the Fair Price Shop to collect their ration. Modi also handed over genetic counselling cards to beneficiaries, marking the launch of the Madhya Pradesh Sickle Cell (Hemoglobinopathy) Mission.

The Mission has been developed to screen and manage patients suffering from sickle cell anaemia, thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies and to increase public awareness about these diseases, whose impact is seen to be more profound on the janjatiya community of Madhya Pradesh.

NA I N I TA L , N OV 1 5 (AGENCIES): Former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s residence in Uttarakhand’s Nainital was vandalised by some people on Monday allegedly after his new book compared Hindutva with radical Islam.

DGI (Kumaun) Neelesh Anand told ANI that several people have been booked in connection with the incident.

“Rakesh Kapil and 20 others have been booked.

Strict action will be taken against perpetrators,” he said.

Sharing pictures and videos on Facebook, Khurshid wrote, “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?”

“So such is the debate now. Shame is too ineffective a word. Besides I still hope that we can reason together one day and agree to disagree if not more,” he wrote in another post.

In a video, two people can be seen dousing out fire while the pictures show tall flames of fire and a charred door and shattered windows.

As per media persons on the ground, some people also raised slogans and

Salman Khurshid

flags outside Khurshid’s residence today.

Condemning the incident, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed it is “disgraceful” and called Khurshid a “statesman who has done India proud in international forums.”

“This is disgraceful.

Salman Khurshid is a statesman who has done India proud in international for ums and always articulated a moderate, centrist, inclusive vision of the country domestically.

The mounting levels of intolerance in our politics should be denounced by those in power,” Tharoor tweeted. The Congress leader got embroiled in controversy after he recently launched his new book ‘Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times.’

Several political leaders have condemned Khurshid for his new book including Union Ministers.

Two Delhi lawyers h ave f i l e d c o m p l a i n t s on Thursday with Delhi Police against Khurshid, for allegedly defaming and comparing Hinduism with terrorism in his book which was released last week.

Advocate Vivek Garg in his complaint is seeking to file a case against Khurshid.

The complaint alleges that senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram.

Meanwhile, advocate Vineet Jindal in his complaint said that the statement published in the said book is not only instigating and provoking but also stirring emotions among followers of the Hindu religion.

Khurshid’s new book on the Ayodhya verdict was released last week. It explored the Apex Court’s landmark judgment on the Ayodhya dispute. Senior Congress leader Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like “ISIS and Boko Haram”.

T h e d e ve l o p m e n t comes at a time when seven states in the country namely Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat are slated to go for assembly elections next year.

Manipur ambush: Martyred colonel cremated RAIGARH, NOV 15 (PTI): Cries of ‘Jai Hind’ rend the air as a large number of people bid a final adieu to Colonel Viplav Tripathi, his wife and five-year-old son, who were killed in a militant attack in Manipur two days back, in their hometown Raigarh in Chhattisgarh on Monday.

The last rites of the colonel were held with full military and state honours while his wife and son were cremated and buried, respectively.

The atmosphere turned more sombre when the colonel’s grieving mother, Asha Tripathi (70), saluted the mortal remains of her son and chanted ‘Jai Hind’ after all his family members laid floral wreaths at coffins in the crematorium here.

Colonel Tripathi, the Commanding Officer of Khuga Battalion of the Assam Rifles, his wife Anuja (36), son Abeer (5) along four personnel of the paramilitary force were killed in an ambush by militants in the northeastern state on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, a

Army personnel carry the body of martyr Colonel Biplab Tripathi as it reaches Raigarh. (PTI)

special plane of the Indian Air Force carrying mortal remains of the martyred colonel, his wife and son, landed at an airstrip in Raigarh at 12:42 pm.

From the airstrip, the bodies, kept in coffins, were taken in an open flowerdecked truck to Colonel Tripathi’s home with a large number of people standing on both sides of the road chanting ‘Colonel Viplav amar rahe’.

The mortal remains

were kept at the Ramleela ground for the public to pay homage and from there the funeral procession was taken out to the crematorium near the circuit house.

Personnel of Assam Rifles paid floral tributes and accorded a Guard of Honour to the departed colonel.

The mortal remains of Colonel Tripathi and his wife were consigned to flames while their son was buried at the crematorium.

The colonel’s younger brother, Anay Tripathi, who is also an Army officer and posted as Lieutenant Colonel in Shillong, lit the funeral pyre.

Chhattisgarh Higher Education Minister Umesh Patel, Raigarh BJP MP Gomti Sai, MLS and senior officials also paid floral tributes to the martyred colonel, his wife and son.

A spontaneous bandh was observed in Raigarh town.

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Post-mortem

From ‘vaccine colonisation’ to ‘carbon colonisation’

VOL. XXXI NO. 342 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

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A tough call

ost cases that involve crucial matters requiring enactment or implementation in Nagaland , have been stymied by various organizations. This has raised serious questions on whether the elected members lack political will when they seem to be satisfied with unending deliberations. Among many issue which are still on the government’s backburner, the Securitisation And Reconstruction of Financial Assets And Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) is to meet its fate soon when the assembly convenes. The SARFAESI Act 2002 was enacted with the purpose for securitization and empowering banks and financial institutions to take possession of the securities and to sell them without the intervention of the court.

Under the SARFAESI Act, a lender can take possession of the property or mortgaged assets after a 60day notice. The Act is applicable to home loans, loan against property and loan against collateral for micro small medium enterprises (MSMEs). Before this Act took effect, financial institutions had to take recourse to civil suits in the courts to recover their dues, which is a lengthy and time-consuming process. The BAN has been urging upon the government to enact the SARFAESI Act 2002 in order to provide much needed loans to local entrepreneurs for setting up businesses. It has been stated that many local entrepreneurs are unable to start their business ventures since commercial banks and lending institutions are not forthcoming in providing loans. On the other hand, banks are not willing to lend money since some local laws prevent them from obtaining full guarantee from borrowers. What the banks want is full guarantee for loans and this they can obtain through SARFAESI Act. As stated the Act enables banks to provide loans and when borrowers default, the mortgaged properties can be taken over after following the due process before auction. What has held up the credit flow from banks to the local entrepreneurs is due to non-enactment of the Act in Nagaland. This is where entrepreneurs notably the Business Association of Nagas(BAN), have pitched for tabling and passage of the Act in the state legislative assembly.

BAN held the view that unless banks provide loans to entrepreneurs the economy of the state will continue to stagnate and also double unemployment and related social problems. BAN also said banks do not immediately take over mortgaged land and building but extend repayment period including easy installments. It also said even if mortgaged properties are to be auctioned, the state government may enact law to prevent ownership from being transferred to non-indigenous people. However, the Nagaland Bar Association(NBA) has expressed opposition against enactment of the Act in Nagaland. The reason so stated is that the Act will spell a death knell for Article 371A with regard to ownership of land. NBA maintained that loan recovery to fulfill banking norms for the economic interests of the proponents cannot be allowed to pave a destructive path where it will eventually spread its financial clout. NBA contended that the Act will surely mean dispossessing native of their lands in the event of loan default. NBA felt that collateral should not insist only on fixed properties and land but other assets. The Select Committee of the house will have to unambiguously decide on the matter through informed discussions in the interest of the future of the people of Nagaland.

DailyDevotion “What Is That to You?”

Peter…said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “…what is that to you?

You follow Me.” —John 21:21-22 One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal to refrain from interfering in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that is, interfering with God’s plan for others. You see someone suffering and say, “He will not suffer, and I will make sure that he doesn’t.” You put your hand right in front of God’s permissive will to stop it, and then God says, “What is that to you?” Is there stagnation in your spiritual life? Don’t allow it to continue, but get into God’s presence and find out the reason for it. You will possibly find it is because you have been interfering in the life of another— proposing things you had no right to propose, or advising when you had no right to advise. When you do have to give advice to another person, God will advise through you with the direct understanding of His Spirit. Your part is to maintain the right relationship with God so that His discernment can come through you continually for the purpose of blessing someone else.

Most of us live only within the level of consciousness— consciously serving and consciously devoted to God. This shows immaturity and the fact that we’re not yet living the real Christian life. Maturity is produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as broken bread and poured-out wine, we have yet another level to reach— a level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint— a saint is consciously dependent on God.

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It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. ~ Walt Disney

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

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s the COP26 ended at Glasgow though an agreement was reached but without a definitive call on key issues like extending financial assistance to the countries that are solely dependent on fossil fuels and carbon market. The world we live continues to be dictated by the rich and powerful countries. One glaring example is that the wealthy countries emit enormous carbon into the atmosphere.

A group of 22 countries including India – termed as “Like-Minded Developing Countries” (LMDC) – protested strongly against “carbon colonization” as the developed nations tried to enforce 1.5-degree Celsius warming limit.

Is limiting the climate to 1.5 degree Celsius possible or feasible? The rich West say that invest on noncarbon energy and eliminate coal energy and thus foresee ‘phase out coal’ -- ‘coal is dead’ in the long-run. This is the tipping point for India and China – a death-knell for many countries. The LMDC group including India, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bolivia and Indonesia termed the move as ‘carbon colonialism’ “Developed countries are pushing this narrative of 1.5 degrees Celsius hard.

LMDC countries feel that the rich countries have failed by not extending financial assistance to the developing countries, but want the LMDC to agree 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The developed countries are the largest emitters of carbon at different levels, instead want the LMDC to follow 1.5 degrees Celsius which characterizes colonial tendencies. Gradually they are employing control mechanisms at global-South.

We do not know what would happen in 2050. However, new ways of hegemonic control would come into play and be employed in a world contradiction where those countries especially the vulnerable countries that are not able to achieve net zero target by 2050, would be ethically and financially controlled.

Rich and developed countries tend to promise many things, but do not live up to their promises, after which they extend apologies. Towards the reduction in carbon emission to 1.5 degrees Celsius without getting into the brass-tacks and translating the assurance given by developed and wealthier nations tantamount to betrayal. Pushing for 1.5 degrees Celsius by making the low-income and low-lying countries to agree to the document without promising any financial incentives shows the ploy of the wealthier countries harvesting oil and coal in their backyards is nothing but neo-colonial tendency.

One thing is clear that the climate change is the greatest challenge in our time. Two weeks ago, when COP26 Summit began at Glasgow, there was immense hope and optimism, but

post-Summit posits that the vulnerable nations view the proceedings and the outcomes not promising but just bla, bla, bla. Everyone seemed to have agreed with the text, but have not gone far. This is the moment of truth, a moment of truth to us, to our children and grandchildren. Coal and fossil fuels have been the biggest challenges of our times.

Nevertheless, many poorer nations use coal as the popular energy and livelihood source as many poorer countries live by it. These are the critical elements of the poorer countries hold on, but these have been watered down vis-à-vis mitigation, adaptation and facilitation.

More financing for the developing countries should be promised because of the historical emissions that the global-North practiced and now asking the poor-South to agree to .1.5 degrees Celsius is absurd. Global-North is hitting at coal emissions by covering up its excessive use of oil and others energies.

Undoubtedly, the use of coal by all means in the long-run should be phasedout, but as of now, is to be phased-down. This is the crux that the developing and those countries situated in the low-lying areas are arguing and voicing out. Insisting on 1.5 degrees by pushing the poor and developing countries is antithetical to climate justice. Further, LMDC group called the conference presidency not to adopt a “mitigation-centric approach” by keeping

1.5-degree Celsius goal as a “collective responsibility” of all nations in the Glasgow decision text and requested to remove paragraph om mitigation” in the revised text.

Speaking on behalf of the LMDC group at a press conference, Diego Pacheco, Bolivia’s lead negotiator, said, “We request developed countries to achieve real reduction of emissions immediately and by 2030, within this decade. They cannot take targets very distant in the future … We as LMDC do not accept that this COP will be a scenario for transferring historical responsibility to the developing countries.” The member countries representing LMDC also expressed the need for higher mobilization of finance from the developed countries instead of trying to change the narrative towards mitigation.”

There is no iota of doubt that the priorities of the rich-North and poor-South vary. Arriving at a meeting point is difficult but what is that agreeable based on the reality that these opposing views that echo their points of view.

India being part of LMDC g roup opposed during the final plenary session that the draft failed to accommodate the concerns of the poor and developing countries because India exemplifies the bewildering complexity of climate mitigation efforts.

India has a large number of people dependent on the

coal economy for job and 70% dependence on coal for energy needs. The grim reality is coal has large carbon footprints across the country and within the states. Transition from coal to some other non-emitting energy needs huge capital investments, technological transfer and technical know-how.

Over and above, climate changes are also changing the political economy that includes industries like thermal power cement, iron and steel are the major economic players that many states are involved. And so, transition from coal not only affects allied industries it also can result in intense regional political pushbacks.

In addition, over half of India’s population wants an escape route that too young millennials are tied down to agriculture and thus looking out for. But coronavirus has changed to an extent as there are some who are returning to agriculture.

In such a context, India is gradually shifting towards promoting more and more small-scale manufacturing units. Demands for more airconditioners and cars on the rise. As a consequence, we see these contributing and adding to climate-negative.

In view of drastic climatic changes, for the humanity to survive we need to go for clean technology which is a must. In reality poor and developing countries cannot expect the developed and rich countries financing for green technology and mitigating the emitting carbon

by way of financial aid.

A lesion that the poor and developing countries learnt during severe coronavirus that the rich and developed countries behaved by securing more vaccine doses and in turn not at all concerned about many other countries who could not afford. Now, we are in a different proposition is that of climate mitigation. Lowincome countries and developing countries including India will have to depend on rich and developed countries for financial assistance as part of mitigation. India being a fast-growing economy, the rich and technologically advanced countries would dictate in terms of capital and transfer of technology and technical knowFinal agreement of the Summit was disappointing.

At one point it was in jeopardy as China and India had initially opposed to the drafts especially on coal. However, almost all the rich and developed countries wanted to see that from COP26 should be the beginning of the end of coal energy. In addition, over 1.5degress should be kept alive by downgrading 2.4 is dangerous because it is a survival billions of people as well as other species. ‘Phase down’ or ‘phase out’, and financial assistance for the poor countries by the rich countries should be updated as years go by. Still a long way to go. Humanity is in its ‘death knell’, if we don’t take it seriously.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

Old foes poised against each other again Toxic air knows no boundaries

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ndia and Pakistan are poised against each other, to play a more proactive and constructive role in Afghanistan’s redevelopment, trying to negate each other’s initiatives.

The ascendancy of Taliban to power in Afghanistan almost two-and-a-half months ago, after the hasty and chaotic withdrawal of the US forces from the country had raised hopes that Afghanistan may see the dawn of a peaceful era and the Taliban 2.0 might be able to establish a stable and secure government in the country.

Since August a lot of regional and multilateral meetings and conferences have been hosted to find a roadmap to lead Afghanistan to peace and stability, besides various country’s representatives meeting Taliban representatives in Doha.

Countries that have a lot of stake in Kabul and are affected by the Afghanistan affairs both internally and externally have taken most of these initiatives.

Meetings on Afghanistan Russia hosted the first regional conference titled Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in which all the Central Asian republics, China, Iran, Pakistan and India and a high-level Taliban delegation also participated.

Its objective was to find “a regional consensus” amongst the participants regarding the Taliban2.0. But the primary objective was to get the Taliban to form a broad-based government in Kabul, reflecting the country’s ethnic and religious diversity, ensure basic human rights of all Afghans, particularly the women and children, and get an assurance from the Taliban that Afghan territory will not be allowed to be used as a launchpad for terrorist attacks on other countries.

Soon after, Tehran hosted a similar conference of regional and neighbouring states to discuss how to deal with the Taliban.

Once again, the de facto objective was to find a regional consensus and to pressurise the Taliban to adhere to its commitments. Its additional aim was to ensure the welfare and safety of the Hazara community and other Shias of Afghanistan.

DRSD and T+ Meetings However, the most curious meetings were hosted by India and Pakistan on 10 and 11 November in New Delhi- called Delhi Regional Security Dialogue and Islamabad-called Troika Plus, respectively. It seems as if the two regional foes wanted to establish

their supremacy over each other, in order to play a crucial role in the redevelopment of Afghanistan. But more curious play out during these meetings was that no Taliban representative was present at either of the two, though the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi was present in Islamabad from 10 to 12 November. He had to contend with meeting the participating special representatives of Pakistan, US, Russia and China and Pakistan’ prime minister and foreign minister separately.

In yet another twist Russia, issued a statement of its own after the release of the Delhi Declaration, based on a twist of words and technicalities, but this is uncalled for in diplomatic circles.

Pakistan and China didn’t attended the DRSD, Pakistan’s NSA Moeed Yusuf said he would not attend the New Delhi meeting saying ‘…a spoiler can’t be a peacemaker”. India called Pakistan’s decision unfortunate and said it reflects its mind-set of viewing Afghanistan as its protectorate. Its comments against India are an unsuccessful attempt to deflect attention from its pernicious role in Afghanistan On China skipping the dialogue, sources said that though it is not attending the conclave because of the scheduling difficulties, it has conveyed its readiness to maintain contacts with India on Afghanistan through bilateral and multilateral channels.

Why so much worry about Afghanistan?

Now the question that arises is why are different regional and international players so interested in Afghanistan? The US which entered Afghanistan twenty years back, following the traces of its one time prodigy in the name of War on Terror, is also seen kowtowing to the same Taliban with which it fought for twenty long years. The underlying reason seems to be based on reports, which originated at different times during the last twenty years, but were described as controversy theories and were brushed under the carpet. But now the turn of events shows that they indeed were true. According to reports published by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, the country possesses at least $1 trillion of untapped mineral resources. A country of 38 million people is estimated to hold more than 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore, 1.3 billion tonnes of marble and 1.4 million tonnes of rare earth

minerals like Lithium, Chromite, Aluminium etc. besides Gold and Silver.

According to geologist Scott Montgomery, a minimum of seven to 10 years is required to develop large-scale mining in Afghanistan, to become a major source of revenue for the poor country. On September 2, the Taliban said that the group would rely primarily on financing from China, which already holds several long-term mining leases around the country.

So one can deduce that this newfound love for Afghanis and Afghanistan is based on the hunger for these minerals. During the last twenty years the American geologists might have identified the key areas and processes to be adopted to mine these resources, yet the US based on experience understands very well that to commercially exploit this natural wealth of Afghanistan, a peaceful and business conducive atmosphere is needed, otherwise in a war ravaged country the cost of mineral commercialisation may shoot up very high. That’s why it seems to have propped up Taliban 2.0, ensuring that they are able to establish their government and promising them to give a small percentage of the revenues back to it as Developmental Aid and pocket the big chunk of revenue and utilising the rare minerals for its industries. The rest of the international community too seems to be following on this blueprint. A classic case of present day economic imperialism.

As far as India is concerned, it wants to play a constructive role in Afghanistan, so as to ensure that the still present rogue terrorist elements in Afghanistan do not find their way to Indian Kashmir. Though it established contacts with Taliban last, but was seen as lagging behind to pursue them proactively, perhaps because of internal political dynamics. But it will have to take a calculated risk to engage with Taliban with foresight, so as to manage Pakistan’s rude attitude on the issue, which considers Afghanistan as its protectorate and can’t tolerate any Indian play.

Only then India could claim to be a regional power.

Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi.

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recisely one week ago, China’s capital city went into high alert about its dangerously deteriorating air quality. The municipal government in Beijing immediately clamped down on unnecessary traffic, shut down some major highways, closed all children’s playgrounds, and warned citizens to stay indoors until the crisis could be brought under control.

Beijing’s administrative authorities responded with such alacrity because the AQI (air quality index) had soared to 220, which is considered to be just one step below full-scale emergency in that country.

Here’s the kicker. On that very same day, it was business as usual in New Delhi, even though its own AQI was hovering at an abysmal 313. And many other cities across the subcontinent were even worse, with Meerut peaking at an almost unbelievable 440. All this was just one more lowlight, in an unremitting pageant of bad news for all of us in South Asia. There is no getting around the facts. When it comes to this most vital category of health -the literal air that we breathe -- our part of the world performs worst, right across the board.

Thus, at the very moment of my writing -- noon on November 11 -- the worst AQI of any city on the planet is in Lahore (468), followed

by New Delhi (265). Also, in the bottom ten are Karachi (175), Mumbai (162) and Dhaka (157).

According to IQAir, the Swiss technology experts who maintain the excellent AirVisual real-time air quality information platform (www.iqair.com), amongst the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world in 2020, an appalling 20 were in India alone, along with Manikganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Lahore, Bawahalpur, and Faisalabad in Pakistan. Aggregated slightly differently by country, which takes into account many additional locations outside the major cities, the IQAir results are not particularly different. The three worst polluted in the world are ranked like this: Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India.

It should be noted these awful findings exist on a continuum, where very few cities or countries can legitimately claim they are doing a good job at managing air quality. For years, the World Health Organization has been warning that over 90% of children in the world are compelled to breathe air that fails to meet safety guidelines.

But even by those very poor standards, air quality is especially bad -- and only getting worse -- in South Asia, and the roots of that problem are exactly the same as most of our other problems: Poor

governance, lack of accountability, and the disenfranchisement and disempowerment of the vast majority of our citizens.

If you are looking for a pithy bottom line, it is this: Poverty kills.

This is why, on releasing the WHO data in 2018, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “air pollution threatens us all, but the poorest and most marginalized people bear the brunt of the burden. If we don’t take urgent action on air pollution, we will never come close to achieving sustainable development.”

He was being remarkably polite. In fact, our reality of murderously toxic air quality puts the lie to every national claim to progress and betterment. What is the point of any soaring stock exchanges, or burgeoning imports and exports and ramped-up consumer data, if the very act of breathing is killing us?

Make no mistake, that is where we have reached.

Just a few weeks ago in September, the University of Chicago released its Air Quality of Life Index, which warned that all across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, the average citizen would live an astonishing 5.6 additional years, if air pollution was curbed to meet WHO guidelines.

If the levels of pollution persist at 2019 levels (actually they have become significantly worse) the residents of Delhi and Kolkata will lose 9 years of life expectancy. For Dhaka, that number is an equally unpalatable 7.7 years.

It doesn’t always have to be this way.

For an example of how to turn things around, we only have to look at Beijing. From being the international byword for toxic air at the turn of the new millennium, it has brought the situation well under control. In the 2020 data from IQAir, the giant Chinese capital isn’t even in the worst 100 cities in the world.

The same can happen everywhere, it takes only political will along with visionary leadership.

When the University of Chicago released its index earlier this year, Michael Greenstone, the director of its Energy Policy Institute, summarized the situation very nicely: “High levels of air pollution are a part of people’s lives in [South Asia], just as they were in the US, England, Japan, and other countries in the past. The last several decades have seen tremendous progress in many of these countries, but this progress did not happen by accident -- it was the result of policy choices.”

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that no one should be fooled to believe that it was giving a guaranteed five-year tenure to ensure independence to the CBI and ED. “These ordinances tell an officer that I will keep you on probation, on a tight leash, will keep you on a master-servant relation. If you have behaved and done ‘His Master’s Voice’, I may consider an extension. If you haven’t behaved, then there is nothing,” he told a press conference. AAP Rajya Sabha floor leader Sanjay Singh said the ordinance goes against the spirit of the Supreme Court order but “Modi-ji has brought” it to circumvent it. “Now even after retiring, Modi-ji will be able to give extension to favourite officers for up to five years in ‘national interest’. By the way, only ED CBI works in the national interest,” Singh said in a sarcastic tone.

Denouncing the promulgation of two ordinances, the CPI(M) Politburo said in a statement that both the CBI and ED have been functioning as the “political arm of the ruling party to advance its agenda” and opposition leaders are “regularly targeted”.

NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch the National Cadet Corps Alumni Association in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Friday (November 19, 2021). Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Monday informed that PM Modi will also be the first member of the association.

The Defence Secretary said that PM Modi will also dedicate eight programmes and projects to the nation, which would include 100 Sainik Schools which would be started in the next two years.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the National Cadet Corps Alumni Association. This will help the former cadets of the organisation to keep in touch with it. PM Narendra Modi would be the first member of the NCC alumni association to be launched on November 19 in Jhansi,” the Defence Secretary said.

Kumar also informed that 1,283 schools in border and coastal districts will have the NCC. “896 schools in border areas, 255 in coastal areas and 132 in stations where Indian Air Force is present,” he added.

Withdraw Kangana’s Padma Shri over Lakhimpur: UP agrees to SC ‘freedom’ remark: DCW chief tells Prez suggestion of probe by ex-judge

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NARAYANPUR, NOV 15 (PTI): A Naxal commander was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday, a senior police official said.

The gunfight took place at around 11.30 am in the forest of Bahker under Chhotedongar police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an area domination operation, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal said.

When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest in Bahker, located over 300 km from the state capital Raipur, a group of Naxals, positioned on a hill, opened fire at the security personnel leading to the gunfight, he said.

However, the ultras soon fled the spot on finding the security personnel zeroing-in on them, he said.

Kangana, known for provocative and often inflammatory statements that have gotten her suspended from Twitter, had claimed that India’s Independence in 1947 was not freedom but “bheek” (alms). “And we got real freedom in 2014,” she said at an event organised by Times Now, with some people in the audience heard clapping.

Ranaut, who was recently given the Padma Shri, was apparently referring to the BJP coming to power in 2014.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh government on Monday agreed to the Supreme Court suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SIT’s probe on day-to-day basis into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which 8 people including four farmers were killed on October 3.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also raised the issue of lowrank police officers being engaged in the SIT probe and sought names of the IPS officers who are of the UP cadre but not natives of the state, for being included in investigation team.

The bench, also comprising justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, said that it will have to take the consent of the judge concerned and will consider names of even former apex court and high court judges for monitoring the probe in the sensational case and pronounce the same on Wednesday.

While consenting, senior advocate Harish Salve said that the state has no issues with the apex court appointing a former judge of its choice to monitor the probe, but the point that he should not be a native of Ut-

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The bench had also said that it has no confidence and does not want the one-member judicial commission appointed by the state to continue probe into the case. Retired Allahabad HC judge Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was named by the state government to enquire into the eruption of violence on Tikonia-Banbirpur road in Lakhimpur Kheri district.

B H O PA L , N O V 1 5 (AGENCIES): Police in Madhya Pradesh state have summoned Amazon.com Inc’s local executives as it investigates a case where the e-commerce platform was allegedly used for smuggling marijuana, a police official said on Monday.

The police on Sunday arrested two men in the state with 20 kg of marijuana and found they were using Amazon’s India shopping website to order and smuggle the substance further to various states. Smugglers used the Amazon India platform to order and deliver the drug, which was listed under the guise of dry stevia leaves, a natural food sweetener.

The Amazon platform was allegedly used for 1,000 kilograms of such marijuana sales so far, worth $148,000, police alleged in its statement.

On Monday, Manoj Singh, a senior police official in the district, said Amazon executives have been asked to explain how their platform could be used for the sale of banned sub-

stances. “The international company has the power of artificial intelligence, so it`s a big thing happening on their platform,” Singh said. “There is involvement of Amazon at many levels in this marijuana delivery - from providing logistical support to delivery.”

“The lawyers from Amazon will probably visit us tomorrow.” An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement it was investigating whether there was any non-compliance by a seller.

“We do not allow the listing and sale of products which are prohibited under law to be sold in India,” the statement said, adding the company would cooperate with the authorities.

The U.S. company in India operates a marketplace website where sellers can list their products and Amazon also provides logistics and warehouse servicing to them.

Police officer Singh said his team also visited one of Amazon’s delivery hubs in Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh as part of the investigation to get details of alleged marijuana delivery consignments.

Indian authorities have in recent years intensified their efforts to crack down on illicit drugs.

Many high-profile Indian actors and TV personalities have been under scrutiny from narcotics officials since last year.

Muslims under attack, mosques being ‘blown up’: Farooq Abdullah J O D H P U R , N OV 1 5 (PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah here on Monday urged the government to address the fears faced by Muslims, alleging that people from the community are being attacked and their mosques “blown up”.

He, however, did not cite any specific instance.

In an interaction with the media, Abdullah said the government will have to act as Muslims who are standing with India are being “killed”.

He also sought a dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying it is the only “way out” for the problems between the two countries.

“When we see in the country, there are attacks on Muslims, they are being beaten up and mosques are being blown up,” he said.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has written to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding withdrawal of Kangana Ranaut’s Padma Shri award for the actor’s controversial remark India attained “freedom in 2014” and what it got in 1947 was “alms.” The DCW chief has also asked that an FIR be registered against the actor under charges of sedition.

Urging the President to take immediate cognisance of the statement, the DCW chief said, “The remarks are not only derogatory but also completely disregards and insults the sacrifice made by our freedom fighters.”

was only through these sacrifices and martyrdom that we got freedom from British rule. Ranaut’s comments have hurt the sentiments of lakhs of Indians and this statement is seditious in nature.”

Maliwal also expressed her protest to Ranaut’s statements over Twitter.

“Kangana Ranaut is such a woman who mocks the martyrdom of Gandhi, Bhagat Singh; and the freedom achieved by the sacrifice of millions of people seems to her as alms!

She needs treatment, not reward,” tweeted the DCW chief.

Kangana’s remark had sparked a massive row on social media, with members from within the BJP also condemning what she claimed.

BJP’s Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi shared a video of Ranaut’s remarks on his Twitter handle and slammed her.

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

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in their posts for one year in the upcoming Parliaafter they have completed ment’s Winter Session and their two-year terms. will take the government to especially on bringing Tenure of IB, RAW, Def task, ordinance when Parliament & Home secy extended is about to start.

The Opposition -- from A day after extending the tenures of the direc- Congress to Trinamool to tors of the Central Bureau AAP to the Left -- pointof Investigation and the ed out that the move goes Enforcement Directorate, against the Supreme Court the central government also order which had laid down extended the tenures of that any extension of tenure Defence Secretary, Union has to be for a short period Home Secretary, Direc- and “only in rare and extor of Intelligence Bureau, ceptional circumstances” to Secretary of Research and facilitate an ongoing investiAnalysis Wing (R&AW). gation. They also said that According to the ga- the move is aimed at making zette notification: “The officers pliable by giving an chiefs of the Central agen- allurement of extensions. cies currently have a fixed Trinamool Congress two-year tenure, but the MP Derek O’Brien has government can now give called the decision “slaughthree annual extensions ter of democracy”. from case-to-case basis.” “…Be rest assured, OpMonday’s notification position parties will do all has excluded Foreign Sec- it takes to stop India from retary from the ambit of FR turning into an elected auand included the ED chief, tocracy,” O’Brien said. He apparently allowing the insaid that the Trinamool cumbent to continue getting the service benefits of the will also move a Statutory Resolution against the orextended tenure. dinances in Rajya Sabha Oppn questions during the Winter Session.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (PTI/AGENCIES): The Centre on Monday amended Fundamental Rules (FR) to facilitate extended tenure and in-service benefits to CBI and ED directors.

It comes a day after it effected two ordinances that empowered it to extend tenures of CBI and ED chiefs up to five years from existing two years, drawing criticism by opposition parties terming it as “elected autocracy”.

The FR is a set of guiding principles applicable to all government servants and covers the entire gamut of their in-service and post-retirement working scenarios.

It bars extension in service to any government servants beyond the age of retirement of sixty years except a few including Cabinet Secretary, those dealing with budget-related work, eminent scientists, Cabinet Secretary, IB and RAW chiefs besides the CBI director among others with certain conditions.

The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act and The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act have been amended to give the government the power to keep the two chiefs

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NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (IANS): Fuel prices remained unchanged in the country on Monday after the revision of duties by the Centre and the state governments, providing a much needed relief to consumers from the consistent increase in the rates earlier.

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tions of both central banks and government so that database can be harnessed and stored and also used for real time policy making,” it said.

It cited the power of UK government for requisition of telecommunication and related data for public policy purposes. Besides, it said, the Monetary Authority of Singapore enables setting up of public cloud services for harnessing and analysing data by financial institutions.

The report also claimed that the efforts to formalise economy are bearing major fruits in terms of currency to GDP ratio. “We estimate that without pandemic GDP collapse, CIC/GDP ratio would have been 12.7 per cent in FY21, as against 12.4 per cent in FY11.” The Indian GDP contracted by 7.3 per cent during FY21, hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the pandemic-induced

DIMAPUR, NOV 15 (NPN):Urban Jungle, a military and adventure store, was inaugurated

by Sub Maj HonyCapt (Retired), Imtitemsu Ao, at Naga shopping Arcade, Super Markert, Dimapur, on November 15.

Addressing media persons after the inaugural programme, proprietor of Urban Jungle, Vikuto Asumi, who also retired as a Major in 1st Assam regiment, stated that the store would have military, as well as adventure products.He later added that he

wanted to do something close to his heart as a retired military person and therefore decided to come up with the military and adventure store.

The store deals in military as well as adventure products, where military persons, as well as bikers, anglers, cyclist and others.

Sub Maj Hony Captain Imtitemsu Ao, also delivered brief message at the inaugural programme.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Kishore Dass and dedicatory prayer offered by asso. Pastor, LBADC, VillyZhimo.

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transactions worth Rs 6.3 trillion were recorded through UPI in the month of October 2021, making a jump of 100 per cent, while transaction value jumped nearly 103 per cent compared to October 2020. The UPI transactions have jumped 69 times since 2017, while debit card transactions have commensurately stagnated, indicating people’s preference and shift to UPI mode, said Soumya Kanti Ghosh, SBI’s Group Chief Economic Adviser.

However, as convenience in payments takes centre stage, the future will evolve increasingly towards use of huge swaths of data through use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by banks to redefine financial intermediation.

This will imply further scaling up of large investment in cloud platforms, the report said. “This might also necessitate regulatory interven-

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NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (AGENCIES): Digital payments have taken off in a big way in India over the last five years and the country needs regulatory infrastructure to support the digital revolution, a report by the State Bank of India (SBI) has said.

Despite record purchases of Rs 1.25 lakh crore during Diwali 2021, the currency in circulation (CIC) remained constant over the previous year, which has happened for the first time since 2014, the report titled ‘A guide to formalisation of economy since FY18’ by SBI Research said. “Indian consumers now prefer convenience in payments through the click of a button...consumers have now migrated big time to better technology platform like UPI that does not require the intervention of a POS machine and factor authentications,” it said.

It said as many as 3.5 billion

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MUMBAI, NOV 15 (PTI): The rupee slipped 3 paise to settle at 74.48 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid a muted trend in the domestic equity market. However, lower crude prices in the international market restricted the rupee’s fall, forex dealers said.

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 74.38 against the greenback and witnessed an intraday high of 74.31 and a low of 74.49. It finally ended at 74.48 against the American currency, registering a fall of just 3 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had finished at 74.45 against the American currency.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, declined 0.06 to 95.06.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 32.02 points or 0.05 per cent higher at 60,718.71, while the broader NSE Nifty inched 6.70 points or 0.04 per cent higher at 18,109.45.

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pipeline network to 34,000 km. “This means $60 billion investment in gas pipeline infrastructure alone, increasing the refining capacity from 250 million metric tonnes to 400 million metric tonnes per annum by 2030 and gas mix from 6 per cent to 15 per cent,” he said.

The ADIPEC returns as a face-to-face and inperson event presenting the global energy industry with its first opportunity to discuss the impact of the key decisions of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and define the energy agenda for the next three decades.

ministry, like the UK, Singapore and Zimbabwe, will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days’ post arrival.

“The global trajectory of Covid-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations.

The need to monitor the continuously changing nature of virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) must still remain in focus.

The existing guidelines (issued on 17th February 2021 with subsequent addendums) for international arrivals in India have been formulated taking a risk-based approach.

In view increasing va c c i n a t i o n c ove r a ge across the globe and the changing nature of the pandemic, the existing guidelines for international arrivals in India have been reviewed,” the health ministry says while giving the rationale for relaxing the international arrival norms.

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The minister said that at the COP26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to hit net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.

“A t t h e G l a s g o w COP26 Summit, the Prime Minister made some very bold announcements and committed us to net zero by 2070,” he said.

At the ADIPEC, Puri will be engaging in bilateral meetings with his counterparts.

“The last year hasn’t been easy as the Covid-19 pandemic subjected us to confront challenges, which were not experienced for a long time. This is one of the major global events. I am delighted to be here,” he said.

Hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADIPEC welcomes more than 30 government ministers from around the world, which is a record number for the largest and most influential global energy forum.

(From p-1) They shall be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days’ post arrival.”

Some countries are currently considered to be “at risk” (from Covid point of view) by India which include-countries in Europe including UK, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Singapore. “ Tr ave l l e r s f r o m Countries excluding those countries at risk, will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days’ postarrival.

This is applicable to travellers from all countries including countries with which reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved Covid-19 vaccines also exist,” it adds.

F u l l y va c c i n a t e d travellers from countries considered at risk but in Category A of the health

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ABU DHABI, NOV 15 (IANS): India will have “massive additional” areas for oil exploration and production by 2025, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Housing and Urban Affairs, at an event here.

“As far as the government of India is concerned, we are going to step on the accelerator in terms of exploration and production in a very big way,” Puri said after opening the India pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) on Monday.

India will double its oil and gas exploration acreage in the northeast part of the country. “In the northeast, we will increase the area under E and P (exploration and production) from 30,000 square km to 60,000 square km,” he said.

The minister said that India aims to expand its gas

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Statue of Gandhi vandalised in Aus Prime Minister Scott Morrison terms it ‘disgraceful’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiling the statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville on Friday.

France detects new Covid-19 variant

BEIJING, NOV 15 (AP): China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northeastern city of Dalian.

The order was issued Sunday after several dozen cases were reported at Zhuanghe University City and hundreds of students were transferred to hotels for observation. Students were attending class remotely and having their meals delivered to their rooms.

The lockdown is the latest example of China’s zero-tolerance approach to the outbreak, which has brought considerable disruption to people’s lives and livelihoods.

Quarantines, obligatory testing and travel restrictions have become the new normal for those even remotely caught up in outbreaks. The country’s vaccination rate is among the world’s highest and authorities have begun administering booster shots as winter descends. While those measures have met little open resistance, the recent killing of a quarantined person’s pet dog by health workers brought a wave of complaints online.

OFFICE OF THE

CHISHILIMI STUDENTS' UNION Zunheboto, Nagaland

FELICITATION

We, the Chishilimi Students' Union would like to honour and convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Hokheto Chishi, S/o Lt. Mr. Nihovi Chishi on his promotion to Dy. Director/Sr.T.O/Sr.A.O, Finance Dept. (Treasuries & Accounts Branch) Govt. of Nagaland.

The Union wishes and pray that Almighty God continue to bless him. May you always give the best of you and gain prosperity in your life.

VIKA CHISHI President

AKAHITO ACHUMI Gen. Secy.

T E H R A N, N OV 1 5 (IANS): A massive earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale followed by an almost as intense aftershock and more than 17 other tremors, jolted Iran, killing at least one person and injuring 47 others, according to official media.

The 6.4 quake originated near the small inland town of Fin at 3.37 p.m. on Sunday, Xinhua news agency quoted the Iranian Seismological Centre (ISC) as saying in a monitoring report. Less than two minutes later, there was a 6.3-magni-

tude aftershock, very close to the same location in the southern province of Hormozgan.

Among the 17 quakes registered by the ISC in the next five hours following the first aftershock, eight had magnitudes between 4 and 4.5 on the Richter scale.

According to the Iranian Red Crescent (IRC), the 22-year-old victim was killed in Bandar Abbas, capital city of Hormozgan province, by a falling electric post.

A spokeswoman for Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences told lo-

cal media on Sunday night that 47 people had suffered injuries Mokhtar Salahpour, head of the IRC in Hormozgan, said the necessary equipment for emergency accommodation had been deployed in parks, schools and sports halls for the night, and items such as blankets and tents had been sent to affected areas.

According to Hormozgan Governor Mehdi Dousti some of the livestock in Fin were killed in the earthquake and traffic in several parts of Hormozgan, Kerman, and Fars had to be restricted.

France changes flag colour to darker Navy blue

No state funeral for late S. African Prez

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY

OFFICE OF THE

KOHIMA ONGPANGKONG TELONGJEM KOHIMA- 797001, NAGALANd

FELICITATION The Kohima Ongpangkong Telongjem extends its heartiest congratulations to dr. S.C. Jamir, former Chief Minister of Nagaland, former Governor of Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha States for receiving “PAdMA BHUSHAN AWARd” the Country third highest Civilian award for his distinguished service in the field of Public Affairs at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

May our Almighty God bless him long life and success in his future endeavour.

(JONGPONGTOSHI) (BENdANGTOSHI) President Secretary Kohima Ongpangkong Telongjem Kohima Ongpangkong Telongjem

FELICITATION

The Sumi Community PWD, Chandmari & Porterlane (PCP) with immense pride and joy, extend our heartiest congratulations to the following members for their achievements and bringing laurels to the Sumi Community (PCP).

1. Mrs. Atoshili Sema on being promoted to Deputy Secretary, under P&AR, Government of Nagaland.

2. Mr. Khehoto Achumi on being promoted to the post of Asstt. Director, Department of Finance (Treasuries & Accounts Branch).

3. Miss Lovina Shohe, Daughter of Mr & Mrs. Heshito Shohe for securing top 5th position in the recently declared B.Ed. exams.

The Community prays and wishes them success in their future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/(YEHEVI SWU) (KHEKIYE KIBA) Chairman Secretary Sumi Community (PCP) Sumi Community (PCP) kohima kohima

People at the site of the damaged structures after a 6.4 quake.

ABC report.

He said the Rowville centre was the first Indian community centre in the State of Victoria and had been established after 30 years of effort.

Australia India Community Charitable Trust chair Vasan Srinivasan said that it saddens him that someone tried to vandalise the statue within 24 hours of its unveiling. “They were trying to cut the head off by grinding around it,” he was quoted as saying by PARIS, NOV 15 (AGEN- conferences and speeches SBS News.

CIES): It’s a change so now has a darker navy blue subtle it went unnoticed rather than the previous for almost three years. But bright blue.

President Emmanuel MaThe navy blue colour cron ordered a change to the marks a return to tradition colour of the French flag to -- it had been then president JOHANNESBURG, NOV find echoes of heroism in Valery Giscard d’Estaing 15 (IANS): The funeral of France’s past. Keen-eyed who switched the brightlate South African President observers can see that the er blue in 1976 so that it F.W. de Klerk will take place French red-white-and-blue matched the colour of the on November 21 in a private tricolour flying above the El- European flag, which dismanner for family members ysee Palace and also placed plays yellow stars on a blue and the ceremony will not behind Macron at news background. The change be open to the media, it was announced.

According to the ofOFFICE OF THE ficial funeral policy manual issued by the South Korean presidency, former PresiLAKHUNI UNIT dents are entitled to a state 30th Alongtaki Mandal funeral. However, the fuAPPRECIATION neral arrangement for de Klerk, who passed away on With the fund provided by the Honourable November 10 at his home Minister Shri Temjen Imna Along (Minister for in Cape Town following a Higher education and Tribal Affairs & State BJP struggle against mesothelioma cancer, has been a heated President), our unit has distributed sintex (Water tank) issue. There was a view that in each and every household of Lakhuni Village. de Klerk should not be grantWe would like to express our heartfelt thanks to ed a state funeral as he was the President of the apart- the Minister for his generosity. We would also like heid regime, under which to thank our village council for co-operating with many black South Africans suffered. His contribution to us in making the purposed successful.

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Jerusalem Post reported.

Few cases of this variant have also been discovered in the UK, Switzerland, Scotland and Italy, although the Delta variant continues to be the most dominant strains in these regions. The UK’s health security agency has classified iB.1.640 as a variant under monitoring.

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) are yet to list B.1.640. in variants of concern (VOC) and in variants of interest (VOI). However, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) classifies B.1.x or B.1.640 as a variant

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PARIS, NOV 15 (IANS): France has detected several cases of a new Covid-19 variant, raising concerns amid a surge in cases of the infectious disease in Europe.

The variant, known as B.1.X or B.1.640, was detected in October in Bannalec and Finistere, French dailty Le Telegramme reported.

It was discovered after 24 people, including 18 students, were infected at a school in the Brittany region. The school where the outbreak occurred was forced to close 50 per cent of its classes, according to Le Telegramme. The outbreak is now under control with no new infections found in France since October 26, the French regional health agency said. However, the variant remains under surveillance,

under monitoring (VUM) or mutant virus.

According to Cyrille Cohen of Bar-Ilan University, who is originally from France, variant B.1.640 has some unprecedented mutations -- the spike protein, which allows the virus to cling to the human cell and start the infection process, has some deletions, Jerusalem Post reported. However, the question still remains whether this will make the virus more contagious or less effective.

The variant is believed to come from Africa, a scenario that Cohen said health experts fear and highlights the need for vaccine equality. “Not giving vaccines to these countries may seem OK in the short-term,” Cohen said, “but in the long run, we may have problematic new variants developing in unvaccinated countries.”

“I don’t want to scare people. There are only a few cases of B.1.640 now and it could very well be that in a month we could all forget about this variant. But it is an example of what could happen if there was no access to vaccines for everyone,” he added.

SEOUL, NOV 15 (IANS): North Korea will hold a conference on the country’s “three-revolution movement” aimed at developing its ideology, technology and culture, state media reported on Monday.

Participants for the 5th Conference of Frontrunners of the Three Revolutions “who set practical examples in carrying out the revolutions” arrived in Pyongyang the previous day, according to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The three-revolution movement is a mass movement devised under Kim Il-sung, the North’s late founder and grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong-un, to continue “the revolution in the realms of ideology, technology and culture even after the establishment of the socialist system”, Yonhap News Agency quoted the KCNA report as saying.

6.4 quake jolts Iran; 1 dead, 47 injured

had been made on the flags placed behind Macron at speeches from 2018 and then on those flying from the Elysee and other presidential buildings from 2020, a presidential official, who asked not to be named, told AFP on Monday. The official said that the navy blue colour “evokes the memory” of the heroes who fought in the French Revolution, the trenches of World

War I and in the Resistance during World War II. The change has finally been noticed after being revealed in a book “Elysee Confidential” published this Autumn by journalists, Eliot Blondet and Paul Larrouturou. They reported that the initiative came from the head of operations at the Elysee Arnaud Jolens, whom the journalists interviewed for their book.

OFFICE OF THE

BHANDARI TOWN STUDENTS' UNION DIST-WOKHA, NAGALAND

"Motto : "Darkness to Brightness"

FELICITATION The Bhandari Town Students' Union (BTSU) with immense pride and joy would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Rosalen Yanthan, D/o Mhathung Kikon, Bhandari Town on being crowned as Miss Northeast India 2021 and Miss. Zuchano, D/o Thechamo Kikon of Bhandari Town on being crowned as Miss Tourism 2021 at the Mr and Miss Northeast held on October 31, 2021 at ITA Machkhowa, Guwahati.

The Union further extends its best wishes for their future endeavours.

Mhonlumo Tsopoe President, BTSU

Thungchamo Jami Info & Publicity Secretary, BTSU

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tion Unit detectives were investigating the matter and are appealing for witnesses to come forward with information.

The Indian community in the city expressed their shock over the incident, terming it as a “low act.”

“The community is very shocked and sad. I don’t (understand) why anyone would do such a low act of vandalism,” Surya Prakash Soni, president of the Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria, was quoted as saying in the

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tion nation in the world.

“Whoever is responsible for this has shown great disrespect to the Australian Indian community and should be ashamed,” he said.

The statue was gifted by the Indian government.

Victoria police said an unknown number of offenders used a power tool to decapitate the statue sometime between 5.30pm on Friday and 5.30pm on Saturday, according to ABC News.

The police said that the Knox Crime Investiga-

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MELBOURNE, NOV 15 (PTI): A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted by the Indian government, has been vandalised here in an act Prime Minister Scott Morrison strongly condemned as “disgraceful”, triggering shock and disappointment among the Indian-Australian community. The incident happened hours after Prime Minister Morrison unveiled the statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville on Friday alongwith the Consul General of India Raj Kumar and other Australian leaders as part of a celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence, The Age newspaper reported.

“It is disgraceful and extremely disappointing to see this level of disrespect,” Morrison was quoted as saying in the report on Sunday.

He said that attacks on cultural monuments would not be tolerated in a country which is the most successful multicultural and immigra-

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The CHAKHROMA YOUTH ORGANISATION would like to acknowledge the following sponsorers, donors and well wishers, in cash and in kind at the recently concluded 51st CHAKHROMA YOUTH ORGANISATION SPORTS MEET 2021 held at Medziphema Town:1. Shri. Medo Yhokha 2. Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu 3. Shri. Zhaleo Rio 4. Shri. Rokolhou 5. Shri. Charlie Sekhose 6. Shri. Pelekho Nagi 7. Shri. Abio Vitsu 8. Shri. Vichühu Nagi 9. Shri. Keneisaho Kikhi 10. Shri. Neilhoulie Dolie 11. Shri. Menovito Kuotsu 12. Shri. Metsilhoukho Kuotsu 13. Shri. Seyiekhrietuo Solo 14. Shri. Setu Rote 15. Shri. Peter Shüya 16. Shri Sebastian Zumvü 17. Shri. Neiketouzo Kengurüse 18. Dr. Kezhavituo Vüprü 19. Shri. Razouvotuo Chatsu 20. Kelhouneizo Yhome 21. Medziphema Town Mechü Krotho 22. ADC, Medziphema 23. ADC, Dimapur 24. EAC Chumoukedima 25. Angami Sport Association (ASA) 26. Southern Angami Sport Association (SASA) 27. Northern Angami Sport Association (NASA) 28. Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) 29. Western Angami Youth Organisation (WAYO) 30. Northern Angami Youth Organisation (NAYO) 31. Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) 32. Chakhroma Students’ Union (CSU) 33. Western Sumi Sports Association (WSSA) 34. Western Chakhesang Youth Organisation (WCYO) 35. 7th Assam Rifles Medziphema 36. Medziphema Town Youth Organisation (MTYO) 37. Medziphema Village Youth Organisation (MVYO) 38. Beckon Club Medziphema 39. United Falcon Club Medziphema 40. CHC Medziphema 41. Allahabad Bank Medziphema 42. Master Grafix Printing Dimapur 43. MAFRA & KDFRA 44. All the ADVERTISEMENT SPONSORS The CYO also extends its special thanks to all the Committee for all assistance.

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BTS, Ed Sheeran win big at First ‘Mr. Mokokchung’ 2021 on November 20 T MTV European Music Awards K

orean pop sensation BTS and British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran were the big winners at the 2021 MTV European Music Awards.

BTS won the most awards, including Best Pop, Best Group, Best K-Pop and Biggest Fans, but were not on hand to collect the awards. Sheeran, who was present, won Best Artist and Best Song for ‘Bad Habits’, reports variety.com.

Italian rock band and 2021 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest Maneskin won Best Rock.

After the usual round of thanks during their acceptance speech, lead singer Damiano David said: “We also want to say that people usually told us that we were not going to make it with our music - well, I guess you were wrong.”

Show host and performer Saweetie won Best New, Nicki Minaj won Best Hip-Hop and Olivia Rodrigo Best Push.

Colombian singer Maluma who won Best Latin, said: “Colombia is not Pablo Escobar anymore - Colombia is Maluma, baby.”

YUNGBLUD won the

award for Best Alternative.

“I would like to say that this award is a tribute to individualism - this is an award for the 13-yearold boy from the north of England who was absolutely terrified to be who he was,” the musician said.

“If you are out there and you feel like you cannot be who you are, you can be.

Keep fighting. Keep being brilliant.”

The Best Collaboration award went to Doja Cat ft.

SZA for ‘Kiss Me More’, while David Guetta won Best Electronic and Billie Eilish was honored with the Video for Good award.

Among the regional local act categories, Taylor

Nagaland Open Hindi Song contest season-1 concludes

Khekivi Yeptho

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he Nagaland Open Hindi Song contest season-1 2021 that commenced from July 18, 2021 virtually concluded on November 15 following the announcement of its winners. The event was organised by M. DOSTI, a Youtube channel that promotes Nagas’ Hindi songs.

Khekivi Yeptho from Zunheboto district emerged

Shikato Awomi as the winner of the first Nagaland Open Hindi Song contest, while the award for the most liked video was bagged by Shikato Awomi from Zunheboto district.

Altogether, 60 contestants vied for the coveted title which was conducted virtually for around 4 months going through the auditions and several rounds to crown the deserving winners.

Swift won for the US and Little Mix for the UK and Ireland.

Justin Bieber, who was the frontrunner with eight nominations, didn’t win any awards.

After a virtual 2020, the event was live from the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena in Hungary and aired on MTV in 180 countries.

The show drew inspiration from Budapest’s famous thermal spas and the Danube, the river that runs through the city, and featured a water theme with stages that appeared to be floating.

Sheeran opened the proceedings with a rendition of his latest single ‘Over-

pass Graffiti’ and later on performed his hit number ‘Shivers’.

The world premiere performance of Maluma’s ‘Mama Tetema’, included a segment where him and his dancers were drenched in artificial rain, in keeping with the water theme.

One of the highlights of Saweetie’s hosting routine was interacting with ‘Squid Game’-inspired soldiers in hot pink suits and MTV-branded masks.

She also performed a medley of her hits, including ‘Best Friend’, ‘Tap In’ and ‘OUT OUT’.

With a medley of two unreleased songs, ‘Coconuts’, and ‘Hit It From The Back’, Kim Petras made EMAs history as the first trans artist to perform at the show.

There were also performances by OneRepublic, Maluma, Imagine Dragons, Maneskin, Griff and Girl in Red. YUNGBLUD closed the night with a performance of his latest single ‘Fleabag’ that was replete with pyrotechnics and ended with him and his band trashing the stage.

(IANS)

he first ever event ‘Mr. Mokokchung 2021’, is all set to hit the stage on November 20 at Town Hall, Mokokchung, managed by Vertex Entertainment Inc. Speaking to the media persons at a press conference at the Sangtemla ward community hall, the managing director of Vertex Entertainment Inc., Adang Jamir said that the Vertex Entertainment Inc. were ready to host the first Mr. Mokokchung event with 13 young and talented contestants from different parts of the country but are citizens of Mokokchung.

Adang stated that most of the contestants are showing a lot of potentials to go further (Mr. India, Mr. International). He said that the main concept of organizing the event was to offer a platform for the male gender to showcased their talents and potential at par with the beauty pageants for the girls.

Adang informed that the winners (Mr. Mokokchung, 1st runners-up & 2nd runners-up) along with the 7 sub-title winners will be awarded with cash and gift hampers and will also assist and pave the way for higher contest, he added.

The 13 contestants vying for the 1st Mr. Mokokchung contest title.

Adang further added state, in the presence of the that the gala evening would first ‘Miss Mokokchung’, be entertained by many re- Lipokla. nowned song artistes of the (Correspondent)

‘Under the Longpfuru Sky’ to compete at 4th South Asian Short Film Fest

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documentary, “Under the Longpfuru Sky”, directed by Kivini Shohe and produced

by Films Division India has been selected for competition at the 4th South Asian Short Film Festival 2021. The film will be screened at Nandan, Kolkata on November 18.

The documentary focuses on the people of Mimi village area who are called Longphurrs on the Indo-Burma border of partitioned Nagaland in Pungro subdivision, Kiphire. The Longphurrs have eight villages in Nagaland and 11 villages in Myanmar. They come under the Yimkhiung (Yimchunger) tribe in Nagaland.

Anchored through stories of migration, they continue to seek

ancestral wisdom to sustain their selfsufficient existence and worldviews.

Their relationship with the land runs deep; ecology is woven into tradition.

They however, insist on continuing with their age-old traditions of bat harvesting despite pressure from authorities.

As archaeologists work to place them on the charts of history, the indigenous Longpfurr Naga people are now faced with the inevitability of modernity—a modernity that insists on redundancy of the oppressed.

‘Under the Longphurr Sky’ takes a hike with the people of Mimi as they find their footing on the steep slopes and deep caves, they have called home since time immemorial.

South Asian Short Film Fes-

tival is the biggest Short Fiction and Documentary Film Festival in Eastern India.

The festival is organized by the Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region) which will take place at Nandan, Kolkata from November 15 to 22. The festival was inaugurated on November 15

by Member of Parliament, Jarwar Sirkar and former member of Federation of Film Societies, Firdausul Hasan. The festival is showcasing 102 short fiction and documentary films in different sections. A high-profile international jury will evaluate the films in competition for different awards named after the great masters: Satyajit Ray, Ritwil Ghatak, Mrinal Sen and V Shantaram.

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limate change is having an increasing impact on the structure of the Earth’s atmosphere, and may cause planes to fly higher to avoid turbulence, a new international study shows. The research, published in the journal Science Advances, draws on decades of weather balloon observations and specialised satellite measurements to quantify the extent to which the top of the lowest level of the atmosphere -- called tropopause -- is rising.

The analysis of weather balloon observations alarmingly showed that the tropopause has increased in height at a steady pace since 1980: about 58-59 metres per decade. Of these, 50-53 metres per decade is attributable to human-induced warming of the lower atmosphere. This trend has continued even as the influence from stratospheric temperatures has waned, demonstrating that warming in the troposphere is having an increasingly large impact.

“This is an unambiguous sign of changing atmospheric structure,” said Bill Randel, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and co-author of the new study.

The satellite observations taken since 2000 verified that the height of the tropopause has increased over the past two decades.

“These results provide independent confirmation, in addition to all the other evidence of climate change, that greenhouse gases are altering our atmosphere,” Randel said.

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took a second stop on Lap 41, followed by Hamilton on Lap 44.

The Mercedes driver bore down on Verstappen and despite being shoved wide at Tur n 1 -- the stewards noting but not investigating -- on Lap 48, the British driver didn’t give up, trying it again on Lap 58 only to meet a stubborn defence. A lap later came the winning pass with DRS on the run-up to Turn 4, this time Verstappen having no choice but to concede.

Hamilton ended up 10.4 seconds up the road in first place at the flag, cutting Vers’appen’s championship lead from 21 points to 14.

Bottas, who took an opportunistic stop during the Virtual Safety Car period

Debutant Mohit stuns Korean top seed in Asian Archery DHAKA, NOV 15 (PTI): Young and unheralded Mohit Deshwal of Haryana stunned Korean top seed Choi Yonghee en route to setting up a semi-final clash with Indian ace Avishek Ver ma in the men’s compound section of the Asian Archer y Championships here on Monday.

On a day when the Indian recurve archers’ familiar struggles against the Koreans once again came to the fore, the compound trio of Mohit, Verma and Jyothi Surekha kept India’s hopes alive in the individual sections, advancing into their respective last-four rounds.

Less than two months after winning a silver medal at the Jamshedpur Senior Nationals, the 19-year-old Mohit stepped up at the international level and stood on the verge of a dream Asian Championships medal.

Having slipped to 16th place in the ranking round on Sunday, the India debutant shocked the world number 18 in the pre-quarterfinals, shooting a perfect 10 in the shoot-off as his heavyweight Korean rival managed a 9.

Hailing from a poor farmer’s family in Ladhot village near Rohtak, Mohit displayed maturity and drilled in 13 perfect 10s from 15 arrows, which included five X (closest to the centre) before delivering the final punch in the shoot-off.

Mohit started off in spectacular fashion, with six perfect arrows to lead 60-59 after two ends as he held on

Taarini wins triplecrown in Sweden M U M B A I , N OV 1 5 (IANS): India’s young s h u t t l e r Ta a r i n i S u r i completed a hat-trick of triumphs by winning the gold medals in the Girls Under-15 singles and doubles competitions and the Mixed Doubles Under-15 event in the Swedish Youth Games 2021 at Malmo, Sweden.

The 14-yearold Mumbai girl had claimed three crowns in FZ FORZA Finnish Youth 2021 Badminton Championship in Finland.

Taarini had bagged the Gir’s’ U-15 singles title and the Girls’ Doubles U-17 and Mixed Doubles U-17 titles.

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to his one-point advantage in a neck-and-neck tussle till a small slip (9) in the final end helped Yonghee claw back to level 148-all.

“He has a strong mental game which helped him recover from the poor show in the ranking round and beat the Korean... I was following bit by bit,” Mohit’s coach Deepak Malik told PTI. Malik runs the Navyug Archery Academy near Ro h t a k , w h e r e M o h i t trains with his younger sister Tamanna Deshwal, a recur ve mixed team silver medallist at the Under-17 World Youth Championships in Wroclaw, Poland in August.

“He just needs a win to win a dream medal at the Asian Championships. It would be a big achievement for all of us,” Malik, whose students Kushal Dalal, Tamanna and Vickey got medals at the Youth World Championships in August, added.

In the quarters, Mohit defeated eighth seed Amir Kazempour of Iran 148-144 to seal his semifinal berth.

Former Asian champion Verma secured three easy wins on his way to setting up a semifinal clash with Mohit.

The duo last met at the Senior Nationals in October w i t h Ve r m a r e i g n i n g supreme.

A day after he outshone his mentor Verma to get the third seeding, Rishabh Yadav made a disappointing quarterfinal exit, going down to sixth seed Sergey Khristich in a shoot-off.

on Lap 30 and another on Lap 41, finished third ahead of Perez, who started fourth, was up to second, but lost places to the two Mercedes.

The Mexican, however, took the fastest lap at the expense of Hamilton, on the final tour of the circuit having pitted for softs on Lap 70.

According to a report on the Formula 1 website, The Ferraris pulled off a two-stop strategy to see Charles Leclerc home in fifth and Carlos Sainz -who lost three places amid contact with Lando Norris (P10) at the start -- in sixth.

Pierre Gasly picked off the Alpines after pitting twice, his Lap 50 change to hard tyres helping him pass Esteban Ocon (P9) and Fernando Alonso (P8).

Ravi Shastri joins Legends League as Commissioner N E W D E L H I , N OV 15 (PTI): Former India chief coach Ravi Shastri has been roped in as the Commissioner of the Legends League Cricket, a professional event for retired players that is set to take off next year in the Gulf. “It feels great to remain connected with cricket in the thick of action, especially with the Legends of the game who have been champions in their own rights,” Shastri, whose stint with India ended after the team’s exit from the ICC T20 World Cup, said in a release issued by the event’s organisers.

Raman Raheja, cofounder and CEO of league, said, “He (Shastri) has been a true legend of Indian and world cricket, bringing glory to India for years.”

N E W D E L H I , N OV 15 ( PTI) : For wa r d Lalremsiami, who was a part of the Indian senior women’s hockey team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, will lead the country’s 18-member junior squad at the FIH World Cup starting in South Africa from December 5.

The event will witness 16 top teams from across the globe battle for the title which was previously won

by Argentina in 2016.

While the 21-year-old Lalremsiami will captain the squad, defender Ishika Chaudhary will shoulder the responsibility of vicecaptaincy. The team also includes Salima Tete and Sharmila Devi, who were part of the senior team at the Tokyo Olympics.

Preeti and Prabhleen Kaur have been chosen as alternate players who will be permitted to compete if there is an injury or someone in the squad is ruled out due to COVID-19.

“To pick the final selection of 18 players was extremely difficult especially as all 28 players in the Core Probable Group worked very hard in the past months and made good progress,” C h i e f C o a c h Wo m e n ,

Janneke Schopman said in a release issued by Hockey India (HI). India, who are grouped in Pool C, will begin their campaign on December 6 against Russia.

They will take on defending champions Argentina on December 7 in their second match in the round-robin league, followed by a clash against Japan on December 9.

The knockout matches will take place between December 10 and December 16. The teams in the fray include the Netherlands, Korea, Ireland, Zimbabwe in Pool A, England, Belgium, Canada and Uruguay in Pool B. Argentina, India, Japan and Russia in Pool C while Germany, Spain, United States and South Africa are in Pool D. India Squad: Lalremsiami (C), Ishika Chaudhary (VC), Bichu Devi Kharibam (GK), Khushboo (GK), Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Priyanka, Marina Lalramnghaki, Ajmina Kujur, Baljeet Kaur, Reet, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Salima Tete, Sharmila Devi, Beauty Dungdung, Deepika, Mumtaz Khan, Sangita Kumari, Jiwan Kishori Toppo.

Players, match officals and organisers at the inter-ward tournament on Monday.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 5 (NPN): Peren Town Youth Organization (PTYO) organized the 16th edition of Inter-ward Tournament on November 15.

The inauguration p r o g r a m m e wa s h e l d at local ground Peren Town with Zeme council

Nagaland, president, Dr.Tumda Newme as special guest.

The events of the tour nament includedfootball for men, volleyball for women and Naga wrestling for under-13.

In the first match (men’s football), Baba

Rising Star beat Nkozai FC 5-4 via penalty shootout after both teams were locked to 2-2 draw in the regulated time.

In women’s volleyball, Bana ward beat Peukwakram.

Finals will be held on November 20.

Players of Dimapur Ex-Cricketers Forum (DECF) and Kohima District Veterans Cricket Club (KDVCC) at the veteran cricket exhibition match at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima on November 13. The match was won by Dimapur Veterans.

Futsal has the potential to be a game-changer for India: AIFF NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (IANS): Following the successful completion of the Futsal Club Championship, All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das said the shorter version of the beautiful game has “tremendous potential”.

The Championship came to an end on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, as Delhi FC were crowned champions.

“I am ver y happy and I think Futsal has got tremendous potential in the country. I think this tournament will be a gamechanger for futsal in India,” said Das. H e c o n t i nu e d o n the development and the aims of AIFF on futsal in the future. “Futsal is what we want to do going forward, we wanted to do it a couple of years ago as well but had to delay the

hand, Asian Football Confederation also praised the apex body of Indian Football for the “fantastic job”. Jacob Joseph, Senior Development Officer Futsal and Beach Soccer, AFC, was also present to grace the grand finale played between Mohammedan SC and the eventual champions Delhi FC. “It was a fantastic match between the two finalists, Mohammedan SC and Delhi FC. The AIFF have done a fantastic job in organising the inaugural edition of the tournament, and I would like to thank the federation for organising this event in such fashion. We will Blind players of Delhi and Uttarakhand (in black t-shirts) during their futsal match continue to support the at IG Stadium, in New Delhi, November 11, 2021. (PTI) federation in their future endeavours as well,” said plans due to the pandemic. tournament, I hope we stadium.”

For the next edition of the will have spectators in the O n t h e o t h e r Joseph.

KOHIMA LIO-LONGIDANG EKHUNG FELICITATION

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The Mangmetong Senso Telongjem, Mokokchung & Mangmetong Students’ Union, Mokokchung extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Lanuyanger Longchar, s/o Mr. Talikaba Longchar & Mrs. Temjentola Imchen on being awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Zoology from Nagaland University on the Topic: “Biomonitoring of Water Quality of Dikhu River in Nagaland through Macroinvertebrate Fauna”.

We pray that the Almighty God will continue to bless him with good health, wisdom and every success in all his future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Lanutoba Imchen Dembo Longchar President President Mangmetong Senso Telongjem Mangmetong Students’ Union Mokokchung Mokokchung

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INTERLAGOS (BRAZIL), NOV 15 (IANS): Defending Formula 1 drivers’ champion Lewis Hamilton kept on the heels of championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull and cut down the lead with a brilliant victory in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, surging ahead from a 10th-place start on the grid to the first position with a scintillating drive on Sunday.

Hamilton won the race after a sensational battle with his rival Verstappen in an enthralling return to Brazil for F1. Verstappen finished runner-up ahead of pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas.

Hamilton got off to a terrific start from 10th position on the grid and was clearly on the charge. His teammate Bottas -- who lost the lead to Verstappen at the first turn -- letting him by for the fifth position on Lap 5. Hamilton then surged to the second position, getting the better of Sergio Perez in a duel that began on Lap 17 and culminated in a Lap 19 pass at Turn 4. The first pit stops took place around Lap 25 but the action built up to a crescendo after Verstappen

Inter-ward tournament in Peren

Tokyo Olympian Lalremsiami to lead India in women’s jr. WC

PRESS NOTE

The Kohima Lio-Longidang Ekhung extends its heartiest congratulations to Shri Y Renbonthung, son of Lt. Yishumo Jami, on his promotion to the post of Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland, he is the first officer from Lio-Longidang Village to hold such posts.

The KLLE is overjoyed at the exemplary achievement, and we further believe that his success will continue to inspire the upcoming generation to aspire for greater heights. We wish him a good health and wisdom as he takes up higher responsibilities in the service to the people.

(P RENJAMO KITHAN) (NYANBEMO SHITIRI) Finance Secretary, KLL Secretary, KLLE

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021

50th Wedding Anniversary N. KHONCHAMO NGULLIE

Ikishe Model Village, 5th Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland - 797 115

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N. NOYINGI YANTHAN (Lakhuti Village)

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As you look back with happiness and pride – the fifty cherished years spent side by side building a life together, “may every moment that you share make this special Golden Day”.

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Nikhekhu Ghami celebrate Ahuna Tsala on 14/11/2021. Ahuna Papu Shri. Hokuto Zhimomi GB on his speech deliberated on the meaning of "Ahuna Festival" Ahuna festival is celebrated

by Sumi Tribe in Nagaland and said, it is a Post Harvest festival, where new grown rice is cooked in bamboo and shared among the villagers and family friends as a token of love. Ahuna festival is such special occasion specially for Sumi tribe, which very uniquely showcases the richness of culture & hospitality. It is also believed and the ritual has been carried on from the forefathers, that this occasion also forecasts the upcoming harvesting season.

The program was chaired by Ino. Kuhoto I Awomi (Proprietor GWS) and Inoli. Vikheni Shohe (Women Pastor, Nikhekhu Village). Invocation prayer was read by Ino. P Viyito Zhimo (Pastor, Nikhekhu Village), Welcome address was conveyed

by Ino. V. Victo Chophi (Chairman, CBCB) followed by cultural program. Vote of thanks was given

by Ino. K. Hokishe Zhimo (Akukau, VCC) and benediction by Ino Ayeto Achumi (Youth Pastor) dp-5507/21

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1st State level Catapult championship at Kisama

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K O H I M A , N OV 1 5 (NPN): Mhonthung Lotha from Wokha district emerged as the champion of the first state level catapult competition 2021 held at Kisama on Monday.

The event was organised by the department of Tribal Affairs, Nagaland Tribal Research Institute and sponsored by ministry of Tribal Affairs in commemoration of 75th years of India’s Independence “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

Yibemo from Wokha district and Apong Chang from Tuensang district secured the first and second places respectively.

The winners were awarded with a cash and certificates.

Earlier, speaking at the inaugural programme a d d i t i o n a l s e c r e t a r y, government of Nagaland, Nchumbemo Lotha said it was the central government that has decided to commemorate November 15 as “Janjatiya Gaurav

Mhonthung receiving certificate and cash from the official of Tribal Affairs at Kisama, Monday. (NP)

Divas Day” and celebrate as a national event in memor y of the tribal freedom fighters.

He said the event was a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the state department of Tribal Affairs also decided to organise the indigenous game.

Lotha informed that the game was organised to ensure that the traditional games imbibed by the forefathers were preserved

e s p e c i a l ly a m o n g t h e younger generations.

He said the department had chalked out many activities to preserve the rich cultural heritage both in traditional games and sports and also in research and documentation in various forms.

Altogether 25 competitors took par t in the completion. The participants were given five bullets to hit the target from the distance of 82 feet.

SPORTS NBA to hold selection trials DIMAPUR, NOV 15 (NPN): Nagaland Basketball Association (NBA) will be holding trials for the selection of probables for the 71st Junior National Basketball Championship for boys (U-18) to be held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh from January 4-10, 2022.

The trials will be conducted in two phases.

The first phase will be held at Christ King Higher Secondary School, Kohima on November 19 and 20, 2021 from 3 pm onwards.

The second trials will be conducted on November 26 and 27, 2021 at Christian Higher Secondary School from 2:30 pm onwards.

The selected players will then represent Nagaland in the 71st Junior National Basketball Championship.

Only players born on or after 01.01.2003 will be eligible for the trials.

Players have been asked to produce their birth certificates & Aadhar card during the trials. Further information can be contacted at: +91 94360 16529, 84139 94697 (Kohima) and +91 98640 34256, 70056 20288 (Dimapur)

No Indian in ICC’s team for T20 World Cup Babar Azam named captain DUBAI, NOV 15 (PTI): No Indian cricketer figured in the ICC’s T20 World Cup ‘Team of the Tournament’ which comprises players from six different countries, including Sri Lanka and South Africa, with Pakistan’s Babar Azam being named ‘captain’ of the squad.

India were ousted at the group league stage after being thrashed by Pakistan and New Zealand before winning three inconsequential games against Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia.

The jur y members did not think any of the Indian players deserving to be picked while South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Anirch Nortje and Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga were the players whose teams didn’t qualify for the

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semi-finals but fore the ICC team.

Stars players from champions Australia, runners-up New Zealand, semi-finalists England and Pakistan also feature in the star-studded line up.

Opening batter and ‘Player of the Tournament’ David Warner, leg-spinner Adam Zampa and seamer Josh Hazlewood all made the cut for Australia after helping steer their side to

their first ever T20 World Cup title.

There were also spots for England’s Jos Buttler as wicketkeeper and New Zealand left-armer Trent Boult, besides Pakistan’s Babar as captain and Sri Lanka star Hasaranga -the tournament’s leading wicket-taker -- in the lineup.

One of the jury members, former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop,

said: “As with any team selection there will be var ying opinions, and robust discussion on the final composition of the squad.

“The panel respects that, and we encourage the strong debate that will ensue. This team was incredibly difficult to select over such a highly competitive tournament.

Selections were based predominantly on the Super 12 onward to the final.”

The Team: David Warner (Australia), Jos Buttler (wk) (England), Babar Azam (captain, Pakistan), Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka), Aiden Markram (South Africa), Moeen Ali (England), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Adam Zampa (Australia), Josh Hazlewood (Australia), Trent Boult (New Zealand), Anrich Nor tje (South Africa) and 12th: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan).

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Muguruza secures semis spot in WTA Finals G UA DA L A JA R A ( M E X I C O ) , N OV 1 5 (IANS): World No. 6 Garbine Mugur uza of Spain secured her spot i n t h e W TA F i n a l s Guadalajara semifinal, overcoming No.8 seed Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 6-4 to snap the Estonian’s 12-match winning run on Monday (IST).

The former world No.1 advanced to the semifinals as the second qualifier out of the ‘ Te o t i h u a c a n g r o u p ’ , posting a 2-1 record along with group winner Kontaveit and will face countr y-mate Paula Badosa on Tuesday. The winner will be the first Spanish woman to advance to the finals since Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario finished runner-up in 1993.

With Muguruza and Badosa, this is the first time two Spaniards have advanced to the semifinal stage at the elite eight-player WTA Finals. Playing in her fourth WTA Finals and first since 2017, Muguruza is into the knockout stage for the first time since her tournament debut in 2015.

“This is amazing.

I didn’t know all of this

Roger Federer set to miss Australian Open L O N D O N, N OV 1 5 ( AG E N C I E S ) : Ro g e r Federer is unlikely to play in next year’s Australian Open as he recovers from injury.

However, his coach Ivan Ljubicic says the 20time Grand Slam champion is still determined to return to tournament action at some point, BBC reported.

Swiss Federer, 40, has not played since losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in July and having more knee surgery.

“I think the Australian Open is not a real possibility right now,” Ljubicic told Stats Perform.

“I think there are very few chances, he is still recovering and knowing him, he wants to be sure he can play to win the tournament and be at 100%.

“He will go step by step because he is 40 years old now and he needs to be patient. He cannot recover as quickly as he used to.”

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history,” Muguruza said.

“1993, I was born that year,” the Spaniard told wtatennis.com.

“It’s amazing there are four players left and two of them are Spaniards. I mean, that just shows that Spain has a great level of tennis and a great school.

It’s going to be a fun match.

It’s like you said, historical.

Hopefully the crowd is going to be on the match.

Whoever plays better is going to get the final,” added Muguruza.

Coming into the match

NBA: Young stars as Hawks beat Bucks L O N D O N, N OV 1 5 ( AG E N C I E S ) : Tr a e Young star red as the Atlanta Hawks ended a sixgame losing run by beating reigning NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks 120100.

Young finished with a season-high 42 points, including eight threepointers, and 10 assists.

John Collins hit 19 points for the Hawks while Clint Capela added 12, BBC reported.

G i a n n i s Antetokounmpo scored 26 points for the Bucks on his return from an ankle injury but it was a second straight loss for his side.

The Chicago Bulls ended the LA Clippers seven-game winning run with a 100-90 victory as DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine both proved key figures DeRozan, who hails from the Los Angeles area, shot 12/16 from the floor and 10/11 from the freethrow line for 34 points,

Serbia shocks Portugal to join Spain, Croatia at World Cup MADRID, NOV 15 (AP): Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 90th-minute header left Cristiano Ronaldo and Po r t u g a l s t u n n e d i n a 2-1 win for Serbia in Lisbon, which gave Serbia an automatic qualifying spot at the World Cup in Qatar. Portugal still has a chance to qualify, but it must navigate a four-team bracket in the playoffs in March.

All of the teams which booked a World Cup place in Europe on Sunday did so with dramatic late goals.

Spain only needed a draw in its last game against Sweden to qualify, but Álvaro Morata made sure in the 86th minute with the only goal in a 1-0 win to leave veteran Sweden star Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s hopes of another World Cup appearance depending on the playoffs.

Croatia laid siege to Russia’s goal on a waterlogged field quickly turning into a swamp, and was finally rewarded when a Russian defender scored an 81st-minute own-goal, enough for a 1-0 win.

Russia, too, heads to the playoffs, which start March 24 and will sort 12 teams — 10 group runner-ups and two with strong records from the Nations League — into three brackets of four teams. Each bracket

(L) Mitrovic struck in stoppage time to earn a 2-1 win and send Serbia through to the World Cup. (R) Alvaro Morata scored the only goal against Sweden as Spain sealed World Cup qualification

has one World Cup place.

The draw takes place Nov. 26 in Zurich.

GROUP A Po r t u g a l wa s i n a strong position when Renato Sanches scored the opening goal after just two minutes against Serbia, but Dusan Tadic kept Serbia in the game with an equalizer in the 33rd. Mitrovic’s late header silenced the crowd and shocked Portugal’s players, including Ronaldo, who sat on the field at the final whistle.

“It was an amazing game, fully deser ved,” Mitrovic said. “I think we deserved to win the game and to be in Qatar.”

B e a t i n g Po r t u g a l for the first time marks

a turnaround after Serbia failed to qualify for this year’s European Championship. There’s one positive for Portugal.

Its comparatively strong record in the group means it will be one of the seeded teams for the playoffs in March and will get a home draw for the single-leg bracket semifinal game.

Portugal last missed a World Cup in 1998.

GROUP B Substitute Morata scored the winner for Spain after Dani Olmo’s longrange shot bounced off the post to send Spain to its 12th consecutive World Cup. At the age of 40, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was bidding to reach his first

World Cup since 2006 with Sweden — he didn’t make the squad in 2018 — but couldn’t change the game after coming off the bench in the 74th. That ended a campaign which seemed to be under control for Sweden before a shock 2-0 loss to Georgia on Thursday.

GROUP H The runners-up from the 2018 World Cup, Croatia, had to brave 2018 host team Russia and the weather to book its place at next year’s tournament.

I n d r iv i n g r a i n o n a waterlogged pitch which forced Croatia to switch its game plan to long shots and crosses, an own-goal from Russian defender

Fedor Kudriashov handed Croatia a win and a place in Qatar as group winner.

Croatia dominated the game against a Russian team for which a draw would have been enough to finish first, but poor shooting and some solid saves from goalkeeper Matvey Safonov made for a tense finish. Russia will be seeded in the playoffs.

GROUP J On a night of drama for other big European teams, Germany stayed calm in a straightforward win. Germany qualified last month and has spent this week burnishing its already impressive goal difference to 32, the best in European qualifying at the moment.

with a 2-0 record after back-to-back straight set wins, Kontaveit confirmed her place at the top of the ‘Teotihuacan group’ after Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova’s three-set win over country-mate Barbora Krejcikova earlier in the day. Pliskova’s victory created an easy scenario for Muguruza -- win and advance.

“Today was a match that was kind of everything or nothing,” Muguruza said. “Starting the roundrobin with a loss, it was

never good. To finally get two wins and qualify was amazing. Today I think I played the best match out of the three. Cutting this long run from Anett, I was like, Okay, is it going to be me the one to stop her?”

“I think Garbine played a great match,” Kontaveit said. “She was very aggressive, just very on it from the first point. I think I made way too many unforced errors. I mean, I don’t think I played a very good match. I just wish I could have done a better job today.”

Kontaveit finished the match with more winners, 17 to 13, but it was Mugur uza’s ser ve that proved the dominant stroke.

On facing countrymate Badosa for the first time in the semifinal, Muguruza said, “I’ve been very happy for her. She started the year obviously further back. She made her way to the top playing amazing, winning Indian Wells. We shared fun moments in the Olympics.

We’ve talked a little bit. We get to know a little bit more of each other. It’s a special week to bond.”

E xc e p t f o r H a n s i Flick’s winning record as Germany coach, there wasn’t much riding on the 4-1 win over Armenia, a team which had only the slimmest mathematical chance of qualifying for the playoffs. Two goals from Ilkay Gundogan helped Flick earn his seventh win from seven games in charge.

Nor th Ma cedonia remains in contention to reach a World Cup for the first time after beating Iceland 3-1 to secure a spot in the playoffs. Eljif Elmas scored twice for his team, which will be unseeded. Romania beat Liechtenstein 2-0 but missed the playoffs because of North Macedonia’s win.

Young equalled his career-high for successful three pointers in the game.

along with seven rebounds and five assists.

LaVine, who played college basketball at nearby UCLA, made six threepointers and grabbed eight rebounds.

The Clippers trailed for much of the game but fought back in the fourth quarter to lead 78-77 before DeRozan sparked a Bulls

run which proved decisive.

The Phoenix Suns made it eight wins in a row with a 115-89 victory at the struggling Houston Rockets while Anthony Davis scored 34 points, 27 in the first half, and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers powered to a 114-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

ICC must make sure there is level-playing field: Gavaskar NEW DELHI, NOV 15 (PTI): The advantage teams have had batting second in the just-concluded T20 World Cup is something the ICC can look into to ensure a level-playing field, Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar said on Monday.

In the T20 showpiece that concluded in the UAE on Sunday with Australia’s triumph over New Zealand in the title clash, teams batting second have won almost all their matches, including the semifinals and the final.

“The commentators were saying that the dew factor wasn’t there today so I don’t think it really came into play that much in this game but I think it has in the previous games and maybe that is something that needs to be looked at,” Gavaskar told Sports Today.

“But you may also say that if the group matches are played at the same time then why change for the knockouts.

“But again, I feel that it is something for the ICC Cricket Committee to get their heads around and make sure that there is a level playing field for both teams,” said Gavaskar.

R av i S h a s t r i a n d Bharat Arun, who were India’s head coach and

Sunil Gavaskar

bowling coach respectively in the tournament, spoke about the dew factor after the team’s group stage exit.

As many as 29 out of 45 matches in the tournament were won by teams batting second.

Speaking about Australian opener David Warner, Gavaskar said he will be one of the most sought-after players at the IPL auction, months after being stripped of captaincy and dropped by his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last edition of the event after a run of poor scores.

H oweve r, Wa r n e r roared back to form in the T20 World Cup and played a pivotal role in Australia’s triumph. It was no surprise that he walked away with the Player-ofthe-Tournament award after aggregating 289 runs in seven matches.

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