17 May 2022

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Army to analyze CoI, SIT on Oting; Kalita assures justice

(L) Lt. Gen RP Kalita and (R) A file photo of December 6, 2021 mass funeral service of the victims held in Mon.

GUWAHATI, MAY 16 (PTI): The Indian Army’s Eastern Command chief on Monday said that the force has completed the Court of Inquiry into the firing incident in Nagaland’s Mon district where soldiers gunned down 14 civilians in December last year.

Following the killings in Oting area of Mon district in a botched operation and its aftermath, the Army started a Court of Inquiry (CoI), while the state government set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.

“It was a case of mistaken identity and error of judgement. The Army CoI is complete and it is being examined now. We also received the SIT report and both are being analysed,” General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, Lt Gen R P Kalita, said. If there is any lapse or fault by anyone, action will be taken irrespective of his rank, he said.

Lt Gen Kalita said Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which has been in force in the North-eastern state for decades, gives some operational support to the forces working in difficult terrains, but the law was not absolute.

Panel on Naga issue: CNTC for equal representation

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council has appealed to the convenor of the Core Committee on Naga Issue to have equal representation in the committee from among the three main blocks— ENPO, TPO and CNTC. This was so as CNTC said it had resolved to urge the Centre and negotiating groups to expedite the Naga solution with the knowledge of the stakeholders before the upcoming Assembly polls. CNTC president T. Lanu Imchen and general secretary Er. Tsungroshan Kithan opined that the Committee was not a political body, but a platform to represent the voices of the people.

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“Uncertainty thy name is politics. We aren’t sure of party tickets and now political solution.”

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“There are SOPs (standard operating procedures) to be followed. At times, deviations have taken place.

Whenever there is deviation, strict actions were taken against the defaulters. In this case also, action will be taken as per the Army Act and requisite laws of the land,” the Army Commander said.

There have been protests and demands for the withdrawal of the AFSPA from Nagaland for its alleged “draconian” provisions, following the killings by the Army personnel in Oting.

The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant besides giving immunity from arrest and prosecution to the security forces if they shoot someone dead.

The Act was withdrawn from 15 police station areas in 7 districts in Nagaland with effect from April 1.

On December 4 last year, six coal miners returning from work were killed in a botched ambush by the security forces at Oting, while seven others were gunned down when villagers, angry after discovering the bullet-riddled bodies of the

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Panel to probe alleged misuse of MGNREGA funds D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 (NPN): State government has constituted a threemember departmental enquiry committee to enquire into the alleged misuse of funds under MGNREGA

by VDB, Longzang village under Phomching Block, Mon district. According to a DIPR report, the joint secretary, rural development department, Polan John, through a press release, informed that the panel would be headed by the additional director, rural development.

The committee has been directed to submit its report to the government within 15 days from the date of issue of notification.

Further, it stated that the department had taken up with DC Mon to suspend the village development board (VDB) Longzang Village till such time appropriate action was taken by the government.

labourers on an Army truck, clashed with the soldiers.

One security personnel was also killed in the melee.

Another civilian was killed when a mob attacked an Assam Rifles camp at Mon town the next day.

The Nagaland government had expanded the fivemember SIT to a 22-member probe team and divided it into seven groups.

The Army’s Court of Inquiry was headed by a Major General rank officer.

On May 9, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said the investigation into the December 4 firing incident in Mon district has been com- D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 pleted and the report is now (NPN): Rising People’s Party (RPP) has challenged undergoing legal scrutiny. the ruling NDPP to a live debate on the latter’s claim NPN: Global Naga that it stood for transparency, Forum (GNF) has backed accountability, meritocracy the demands by Naga Club and good governance in and Forum for Naga Rec- response to the former’s onciliation for justice to demand for President’s Rule the victims and families in Nagaland.

In a press note, RPP of the Oting and Mon killings last December; truth termed NDPP’s tall claim from the state government as nothing short of hilarious and those tasked to probe with 99% of the people in including prosecution and Facebook and other social fixing accountability on the media platforms trolling the “army establishment and party for its comical posturgovernment of India under ing. Stressing that corrupwhose laws the crimes were tion issue was no laughing matter, the party claimed committed”.

(Cont’d on p-8) that it was dead serious and

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Swine fever: Veterinary dept issues public advisory in Mokokchung; no cases in Dimapur Correspondent/Staff Reporter

MOKOKCHUNG, DIMAPUR, MAY 16 (NPN): Following reports of suspected African Swine Fever (ASF) and Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), even deaths, Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry has urged people engaged in rearing pigs and owning piggeries in Mokokchung district to be extremely cautious and follow preventive measures to be safe.

The department has issued a public advisory for maintenance of bio-security by stopping consumption of meat from unknown sources, avoiding feeding of kitchen waste as far as possible and not allowing poultry birds into piggery sheds.

Officials said samples have also been collected and sent to North Eastern

Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (NERDDL), Guwahati, whose results were expected in a week’s time. They added that serosurveillance had also been conducted at various places.

No swine fever in Dmu

Meanwhile, veterinary surgeon of Dimapur District Veterinary Hospital Dr KN Zubemo Humtsoe, who is also the president of Nagaland Veterinarian Association (NVA), has clarified that the department had not received any report of swine fever in Dimapur.

Speaking over telephone with Nagaland Post, he confirmed that no case on either ASF or Classical Swine Fever (CSF) had been reported from the district so far.

In the backdrop of a video that went viral on social media where it was claimed that “swine flu” had caused death of several pigs, he clarified that there was no such thing called swine flu, adding that it was either ASF or CSF. With regard to death of the pigs, he said unless and until the samples were

RPP refutes NDPP claims; challenges to live debate

GNF seeks justice

would like to conduct the debate in a town hall/college auditorium in front of a live audience for which it urged NDPP to walk the talk and accept the proposal.

RPP also reiterated its appeal to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in the State.

Having failed on all fronts, RPP alleged that the UDA coalition was now even unable to dispense the salaries of its 1,30,000 employees, which included tens of thousands of work-charge employees whose salaries had been pending for the last one-and-a-half years, saying that it was an unprecedented situation. “Needless to say,

there is a breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State,” the party claimed.

As far as corruption was concerned, RPP noted that the severe indictment of the UDA coalition by the Centre through NITI Aayog was more than enough to settle the debate. It recalled that in 2021, NITI Aayog had labelled Nagaland as the worst performing State in the following six parameters –Poverty, Health, Affordable energy, Sustainable cities, Industry and Infrastructure.

It also recalled that in April this year, NITI Aayog had again put Nagaland in the worst performing State category as per its State

Energy and Climate Index (SECI) where Nagaland secured 33rd rank out of 35 States and UTs. Under the circumstances, RPP said the dismissive claim of NDPP that issues of corruption and non-disbursement of salaries were inconsequential was utterly disrespectful, immoral and shameful. It noted that Article 365 was a compelling feature of the Indian constitution and that President’s Rule was more than applicable in a “failed State such as ours”. RPP, therefore, asked NDPP to contact risingpeoplesparty@ gmail.com to work out the modalities for the debate.

collected for laboratory tests (post-mortem), the cause of deaths could not be determined. He pointed out that the source of the news was also not confirmed, adding that it could not also be determined whether the video being circulated was old or new.

Humtsoe stressed that such news or incidents should be reported to the department concerned for necessary actions and not circulate these on social media without verifying facts, so as not to cause panic among the people.

Referring to pigs brought from Assam for rearing and consumption, he warned that most of those pigs were not vaccinated against CSF. Dimapur Municipal Council administrator Albert Ezung too has confirmed that no swine fever case had been reported so far from Dimapur.

NSCN (I-M) slams Dr. Jamir D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) accused veteran Naga politician and former chief minister and governor Dr. SC Jamir, of “scheming with the Centre to destroy the very foundation of the Naga political identity that the Naga people have shed blood, sweat and tears over the decades.”

In a press note, NSCN (I-M) through its MIP said that the “Indo-Naga history remains alive to testify who is who that has played a destructive role that led to this sorry state of affairs as we find today.”

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CSU slams Patton for backward quota remark NSDMA warns of flash floods, waterlogging D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 (NPN): Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) has slammed the state deputy chief minister Y Patton over his purported remark that Chakhesang tribe should be removed from the Backward Tribe reservation.

In a press release, CSU president Avezo Kevin Kapu and general secretary Pei Kezo claimed that Y Patton, during CNTC function, said “the Chakhesangs are more advance than the Ao, Lotha and the Sumis and therefore, the Chakhesang tribe should be removed from the BT reservation”.

The apex Chakhesang student body maintained that it considered the deputy CM’s statement as “an ill intent to create division

among the Naga society on tribal line”.

CSU stated that “such dirty intent” should be condemned by all intellectual student organization and all right-thinking citizens of the State “to avoid further cracks in the Naga society.”

Further, CSU said that the “careless and irresponsible statement” of deputy CM questioning the policy of his own government was “shocking and unbelievable”.

CSU reminded that the Backward Tribe (BT) reservation policy was created by the state government based on the information available before the policy makers and legislated by the assembly. It said that BT reservation policy has mandatory provisions for

periodical review after every 10 years. However, CSU said due to the failure of the successive governments the policy could not be reviewed and updated thus denying the deserving sections of the community to get full benefits.

It alleged that the state government had put all the BT reservation committee reports namely “Banuo Committee Report – 2008”, the “Kevichusa Committee Report – 2010” and the “Temjen Toy Committee Report – 2010” in cold storage and their findings were never brought before the assembly for review nor amendment. Therefore, CSU said the BT reservation policy had failed to live up to its objectives till today.

Rather than review-

D I M A P U R , M AY 1 6 (NPN): Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) has warned of flash floods and waterlogging due to heavy rains in foothills areas and lowlands in the State. In a press note NSDMA joint CEO Johnny Ruangmei said there had been a spike in weather activity during the past week, with rainfall reaching 191.25mm in Dimapur, 351mm in Peren and 342mm in Kohima, as per the data obtained from the NSDMA Weather System. Hence, there was a likelihood of flash flooding and waterlogging.

NSDMA cautioned that Dhansiri and Chathe rivers might have large flow of water due to prolonged spell of heavy rain in the (Cont’d on p-8) hills, following which areas

ing the outdated policy, CSU said the state government has been “arbitrarily modifying” the reservation guidelines to suit its “political interest” violating all the established norms of quota distributions at the same time creating arbitrary roster policy.

CSU lauded the state government for creating 33% job reservation, which benefited the community immensely for the last five decades. CSU, however, said that except job reservation benefits, the Chakhesang tribe was deprived from all other benefits such as backward region grant fund (BRGF), which was extended to all the BTs and some advance tribes except the Chakhesangs.

adjoining these two rivers like Domokhia and other areas might be flooded. It mentioned that landslides might also occur in some regions of the State due to the continued rainfall activity.

As there was a likelihood of road blockages in many parts of the State, NSDMA advised departments/agencies responsible for maintaining public infrastructures and essential commodities to make necessary arrangements and contingency plans.

Noting that Kohima and other parts of Nagaland were also under the current spell of incessant rains, NSDMA said thunderstorm and lightning with widespread rainfall were also expected in Peren, Wokha, Mon and Tuensang. However, light to

moderate rain/thundershower was very likely to occur in remaining parts of the State and was likely to intensify.

NSDMA said there could be frequent spells of intermittent rains in the coming days. It was therefore important to take necessary precautionary measures during this time and exercise caution from lightning strikes and gale winds that could cause disruption in communication/connectivity.

Asking the public to be vigilant during this period, NSDMA urged all not to take shelter under large trees or picnic near river banks to prevent unnecessary risk to life from lightning and flash floods. It also urged all DDMAs and line departments to be on high alert during this period.

DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo over Ranchi airport incident NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): IndiGo staff inappropriately handled a speciallyabled child and his parents at the Ranchi airport on May 7, aviation regulator DGCA stated on Monday while citing “prima facie” findings of its panel.

A show-cause notice has been issued to the airline over “non-conformances” with regulations, asking it to respond by May 26, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, adding appropriate action under the law would be taken after

hearing the submissions.

IndiGo had on May 9 said the specially-abled boy was denied boarding as he was “visibly in panic”. As the boy was prohibited from boarding the Ranchi-Hyderabad flight, his parents - who were accompanying him - also decided not to enter the plane.

In a statement, the DGCA said its three-member fact-finding committee - formed on May 9 after outrage over the incident has submitted its report on the Ranchi incident.

The proceedings of

the committee were partly held in the open and partly in-camera in line with the request of the affected family, it said.

“The findings of the committee prima facie indicate inappropriate handling of passengers by the Indigo staff thereby resulting in certain non-conformances with the applicable regulations,” it mentioned.

In view of this, it has been decided to issue a show-cause notice to the airline through its authorised representative to explain

why suitable enforcement action should not be taken against them for the nonconformances, it said.

“To meet the ends of justice, the airline has been provided an opportunity for a personal hearing as well as for making written submissions in the next ten days from today i.e. till May 26, 2022. After hearing their submissions, appropriate action as per law would be taken,” it added.

When asked about the DGCA’s statement on Monday, IndiGo said, “We have

received the communication from DGCA on the matter and will respond in due course.” The regulator had on May 9 announced that its three-member fact-finding inquiry team will investigate this incident and submit a report within a week.

IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta had expressed regret over the incident and offered to buy an electric wheelchair for the specially-abled child.

Dutta had said the airline staff took the best possible decision under difficult 4-LANE: A truck bogged down in mud and debris along Dimapur-Kohima section of NH-29 on Monday. (NP) circumstances.

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Jacob inaugurates SDEO office in Niuland

formed that Zhimomi in his speech stated that with the creation of Niuland district, there was a huge challenge for everyone.

In this regard, he disclosed that the education sector would be one of the fundamental priorities for the state government.

While acknowledging the department for infrastructure and adequate facilities provided in the district, Zhimomi expressed optimism that the office would also be the epicenter in the path of development.

The minister further advised all the staff to attend the office punctually and to serve the needs of students without delay, for the development of future young generations.

The inaugural programme was also attended Jacob Zhimomi along with DC Niuland, department officers and others after unveiling the plaque. by deputy commissioner (DC) Niuland, DCP & DIMAPUR: Minister for Jacob Zhimomi on Mon- visional Education officer in Niuland district.

ACP Niuland, department Public Health Engineer- day, inaugurated the new (SDEO), under departIn a press release, press officers, GB & public leading Department (PHED), office building of Sub Di- ment of School Education, secretary to the minster in- ers.

DCs inform arms license holders DIMAPUR: The deputy commissioners (DCs) of Wokha and Tuensang districts has informed arms license holders for generation of UIN & NDAL. According to a DIPR report, the DCs have informed all arms license holders under their districts that the date for uploading details of arms license in the National Database of Arms License (NDAL) and generation of UIN has been extended till March 31, 2023.

In this regard, DC Wokha has informed all arms license holders who are yet to register their license in the NDAL portal to collect the form from the office of the DC Wokha

and submit it along with original license booklet, photo copy of Aadhar, two copies of passport photo and specimen signature of license before January 31, 2023 for early generation of UIN. Further, the DC has informed that arms licenses without UIN would become invalid after March 31, 2023.

Meanwhile, DC Tuensang has informed all arms license holders without UIN under Tuensang district to produce their licenses and furnish required particulars in the prescribed format to the office of the DC, Tuensang within the grace period.

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CLB organises workshop on phonetics & phonology

One of the speakers at the three-day workshop held in Tuensang.

DIMAPUR: A three-day fessors, Dr. Imlienla Im- and pronunciations. workshop on phonetics chen and Dr.Bijen Kumar The resource persons and phonology was organ- Singh from the Centre stated the workshop was ised by Chang Literature for Naga Tribal Language first of its kind with a cerBoard (CLB) on May 11-13 Studies, Nagaland Uni- tain community and deat Resource Centre, Chang versity, Kohima Campus, scribed it as an “commuBaptist Lashong Thangy- Meriema as the resource nity outreach program”. en, Tuensang. persons.

The resource persons In a press release, CLB said the objective deliberated on the imporCLB informed that the of the workshop was to de- tance of standardization workshop was sponsored velop, improve, polish and of spelling and explained DIMAPUR: Zeme Council Dimapur (ZCD) has expressed grief by Department of Under promote Chang linguistic, the importance of not only on the demise of senior NSCN (I-M) leader, A.K. Lungalang, who Developed Areas (DUDA) with the focus more impor- preserving language but to was a member of collective leadership. Late Lungalang passed Kohima with assistant pro- tantly on spelling, sounds decimate it to spread it. away at a private hospital in Dimapur on May 13 after prolonged illness.

In a condolence message, ZCD said late Lungalang was a torch bearer to the younger generation, a tall public leader and a man of integrity who was driven to give his best as a social worker. DIMAPUR: Wakching Area Student’s interior infrastructure, the college was ZCD described him as “a true patriot who served the nation” Union (WASU) has extended its support “still unsound.” with full commitment, sincerity and dedication while rendering his to Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Recalling the request to the responservice for the cause of the “Naga National movement” till his last. Union (ENCSU)’s demand for making sible authority by ENCSU several times, While maintaining that his demise created a huge vacuum in Wakching New Model College functional WASU lamented that the state government turned deaf ears to their demand. the society, ZCD said the people had lost a valuable senior citizen by this academic year.

In a press release, WASU president Appreciating ENCSU, the union who had “so much to contribute with his wisdom and vast experiTemwang Konyak and general secretary urged both the responsible department ences.”

Further, the council conveyed condolences to the bereaved Longme T P, stated that although the col- and the state government to initiate all the family members and prayed that the Almighty would grant them lege was inaugurated on February 3, 2019 human resources and to make the college with completed building construction and fully functioning. solace and comfort them.

ZCD mourns demise of late Lungalang

WASU extends support to ENCSU demand

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved

Born on : 01.02.1957 Died on : 17.05.2021

You are remembered every moment in our lives.

Time flies away so soon but not a single day passes without you in our hearts.

Loving wife, children and family members DP-2222/22

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord” Job 1:21

LATE IMTIMAYANG JAMIR (UNGMA) 26.12.1981-17.05.2021

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05.05.1963 – 21.04.2022 We, the bereaved family members of Late Z. Khumtsa Awomi would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us at the sad demise of our beloved father. Words are inadequate to thank each one of you who extended their love and concern to us at the time of our loss and grief. We humbly request everyone to accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our appreciation and gratitude.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Tsaphimi Baptist Church, Women and Youth Department 2. Tsaphimi Village Council and GB’s 3. Tsaphimi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu 4. Kohima Tsaphimi Kuqhakulu 5. Tsaphimi Union Dimapur 6. Kitami Baptist Church and Women Department 7. Asukiqa Baptist Church 8. Paul Fellowship (SABCK) Kohima 9. Khuti Lagha 10. Wuhe Lagha 11. GMS Asukiqa 12. RD-NSRLM Ghathashi Block, Zunheboto 13. Totikivi CLF, Pughoboto 14. Ikowo VLO Pughoboto, Kuqhavi VLO Asukiqa, Ghoki Toti Kivipu VLO Ghokimi 15. Y. Vikheho Swu, MLA, 13th A/C Pughoboto 16. Dr. Sukhato A Sema, Rtd. Principal Director, H&FW 17. Obed Achumi, BDO, Ghathashi To all the many friends, neighbours and well wishers who had extended their help, we are truly grateful. Your contributions made our loss more bearable. We deeply regret our inability to thank and mention each one individually but we pray that Almighty God bless you abundantly.

Loving wife, children, granddaughters, in-laws and relatives.

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Lt. Chubangangshi Lemtur

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure...

You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

God has you in His keeping, while we have you in our hearts.

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Always loved Never forgotten Forever missed Loving wife, son & family members.

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WEATHER FORECAST MAY 17

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A strong thunderstorm; humid 32 26 Aizawl

A stray morning thunderstorm 26 21

Guwahati Some rain and a thunderstorm 28 24 Imphal

Clouds and sun with a t-storm 23 20

Itanagar Mostly cloudy; rain ending

25 20

Shillong

A t-storm around in the a.m.

23 17

Kohima

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

20 17

Dimapur A couple of thunderstorms Mkg

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

Tuensang A thunderstorm in spots

25 21 22 17 18 14

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

22 19

Zunheboto Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

20 15

Wokha

Members of NSUS along with resource person and speakers after the programme on Monday.

DIMAPUR: Naga Students’ Union Shillong (NSUS) and its federating units in collaboration with well-wishers observed ‘Naga Plebiscite Day’ on the theme “Rekindling Our History” at Shillong on Monday.

In a press release, NSUS informed that the programme was held with an objective to bring together all the Naga students, scholars and elders residing in Shillong, to have a discourse on the importance and legacy of the “Naga Plebiscite 1951”.

In his presidential address, NSUS president Imeka Z Awomi delivered greetings from NSCN (I-

M) ato kilonser, Th. Muivah, where he echoed the message of unity among the Nagas and called on the youth to carry forward the cohesive spirit of Nagas.

In his virtual greeting, Niki-led NSCN (K) president, ‘general (retd)’ Niki Sumi stressed on unity among Nagas as “the top priority in achieving the common goals.”

The NSUS president also conveyed greetings from various “Naga nationalist groups”, student bodies, civil society organisations (CSOs) and well-wishers.

Pinning on the objective of the programme, a documentary clip on Naga

Plebiscite was shared with the gathering, followed by exhortation from Naga Research Scholars’ Forum (NRSF) convenor Tiatemsu Longkumer.

Speaking at the programme as resource person, NEHU professor, Xavier Mao gave an exposition on the theme and explained how the Naga Plebiscite gave birth to the consciousness of “Nagas as One”.

He pitched for unification of all the Nagas and articulated a defining vision for the future.

The professor also stressed on the inclusive strategy of “check and balance.”

Capacity building programme on health & well-being of youth held in Peren

One of the speakers at the programme on Monday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Peren Township, a programme on capacity building on health and wellbeing of the youth, was held in Peren town hall with additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Peren,

Keyirangding Hegui as special guest on Monday.

According to a DIPR report, ADC expressed gratitude to the department of Health & Family Welfare for providing a platform to encourage the young generation.

He encouraged the student community to avoid substance abuse and drugs and urged upon the gathering to focus on beneficial things rather than indulging in social media.

At the programme, resource person, Dr. Dietho

‘Swachata’ prog conducted at JCC

NSS wing and NYKS volunteers practicing Yoga at JCC.

DIMAPUR: National Service Scheme (NSS) cell and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), supported by the department of Youth Resources and Sports, in collaboration with Japfü Christian College (JCC) organised “Swachata”cum-Yoga day countdown at the indoor stadium, JCC Kigwema on May 14.

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report, resource person, Yoga instructor AYUSH Mission, Kelhouzasie Lawrence informed that the International Day of Yoga was celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015.

He said Yoga was a physical, mental and spiritual practice and that people of all age groups “and religions” could celebrate the programme.

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The main highlights of the programme included common Yoga protocol practice as part of the countdown/curtain raiser.

Japfü Christian College, St. Joseph’s College, Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kros College, Capital College of Higher Education and Kohima Science College participated in the event.

Koza spoke on “Understanding Drug Addiction” and “A way out of Addiction” while link worker scheme was highlighted by district resource person, link worker scheme Peren, Namdahing.

Meanwhile, mental health awareness for youth was shared by clinical psychologist district mental programme Peren, Sopfunuo Vizo while ill effects of tobacco, initiative under NTEP programme and HIV awareness and availing facilities were highlighted by district nodal officer, National Tobacco Control Prog ramme, Dr. Sabinuo Kuotsu, senior treatment supervisor, NTEP Peren, Kengimgaule and district ICTC supervisor Peren, Ngauzeulungbe.

The programme was chaired by programme assistant DAPCU Peren, Pauheugau while welcome note was delivered by MS District Hospital Peren, Dr. K. Limatula Ao.

Meanwhile, NSUS said Nagas have been standing their ground and weathering every storm that came their way “despite divisive political agenda and vexed sociopolitical issues”.

The union stated that the programme was organised, to inform, instil and preserve the spirit of the glorious legacy among the younger generation “lest they forget the invaluable sacrifices”.

“The observation of the Naga Plebiscite Day affords every Naga the opportunity to collectively renew commitment to creating an environment of collective aspiration”, NSUS added.

The programme was moderated by precursor general secretary, NSUS, Moranthyel Saka, Mao Christian Fellowship, Shillong, chaplain, Kayio Basena offered invocation while NSUS president delivered welcome address.

Later, NSUS assistant general secretary, Eli Chiziinai Esther proposed vote of thanks and Chakhesang Christian Fellowship, Shillong, chaplain, Keveseyi Vero offered the benediction.

Cancel transfer orders without relievers: USSC DIMAPUR: United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) has asked the department of School Education (DoSE) to “immediately cancel all the transfer orders without relievers”.

In a press release, USSC president Samuel B. Sangtam and assistant general secretary, Tiakaba Sangtam appealed to the department to “avoid transfer of teachers with post” or without reliever under Kiphire and LongkhimChare (under Tuensang district) jurisdiction. USSC warned that the responsible authority would be “solely held responsible for any untoward consequences.”

The student body also directed all PT, GT and PGT teachers to remain in their respective postings and adhere to their duties.

Further, it said no proxy teacher would be accepted or entertained.

USSC warned that it would take “strenuous action” against defaulters who violated this directive.

Free health camp conducted at Lephori village DIMAPUR: With an objective to assist villagers, who spend time and resources to attend to their health problems by traveling to towns with better facilities, a free health camp was held at Lephori village under Meluri sub-division with co-initiative of Z Nyusietho Nyuthe and senior doctors from Meluri village on May 14.

According to a DIPR report, in a brief introduction, Z Nyusietho Nyuthe acknowledged the medical team for providing freewill special services along with medicines and hearing kits.

Calling on the people who had come to avail the services, he said health was wealth and advised them to avail the opprtunity.

The medical team included senior specialist, medicine, oncologist, NHK, Dr. C Wathsutho Nyuthe, senior specialist-ENT, District Hospital, Phek, Dr. Zhimatho Nyusou, SMO Meluri, Dr. Chukhusie Nyuwi, MO Ayush Meluri, Dr. Visinuo Nyusou, along with colleagues—specialist/diabetologist Dr. Neiphreizo and ENT specialist, MO, PHC Kamaleah, Dr. Zhoveyo along with staff from CHC Meluri and PHC Kamaleah.

A l t o ge t h e r, 9 2 p e o p l e availed the free services.

ANEFWA extends support to PDJESA representation DIMAPUR: All Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association (ANEFWA) has extended support to the Power Department Junior Engineers’ Service Association (PDJESA) representation dated February 18, 2022, with regard to the service stagnation of junior engineers.

In a letter addressed to the principal secretary to the government of Nagaland, DoPN, ANEFWA president Vethinu Kezo and general secretar y Vimesa Kera stated the cause of PDJESA was “genuine” and lamented that there was “very little scope for advancement” in the service of PDJESA members.

The association stated that the situation PDJESA was in, presented “a grim picture of stagnancy and very little scope of advancement” in their services, which it said, was “in contradiction of the principle of service jurisprudence.”

In this regard, All Nagaland Electricity Field Workers Association has asked the principal secretary to the government of Nagaland, DoPN to apply wisdom while considering the PDJESA representation.

KSTK celebrates golden jubilee in Kohima

Rev. C. Teyong Kichu speaking at the programme on May 14.

DIMAPUR: Khensa Senso Telongjem, Kohima (KSTK) celebrated its golden jubilee at Hortiscape Kisama, Kohima on May 14.

In a press release, KSTK jubilee planning committee infomred that while speaking on the theme “towards a sustainable society”, Rev. C. Teyong Kichu said God was the master of all things that happened in the world.

While preaching that “God works through man as his coworkers”, the reverend said in order to enjoy the fruits of one’s labour and to become a sustainable society, wor-

ship, a vision through God and walking in His path were the prerequisites.

At the programme, the union felicitated the oldest man and woman— Er. T. Ben Longchar and Tinurenla, and the living, senior most founding member, C. Mayangtemba.

Highlights of the programme included songs from a famous Ao band “Samaro” and special songs from the union’s womenfolk.

Earlier, vote of thanks was proposed by jubilee planning committee convenor, Moalemba, followed by a mass prayer for divine intervention in the progress of the community.

Rotary club of Dimapur celebrates golden jubilee

(L-R) M S Konwar, A S Venkatesh, golden jubilee chair Chandu Agarwal, Bajrang Bucha and Pankaj Modi.

DIMAPUR: Rotary Club Dimapur celebrated its golden jubilee on May 15, with Rotary International director, A S Venkatesh as chief guest.

In a press release, club secretary, Pankaj Modi informed that R S Panesar while delivering the report on the 50 Years of Rotary club said the club started in 1972, sponsored by Rotary club of Jorhat with the organisational meeting.

He informed that a provisional club was held on

November 18 in Dimapur, sponsored by Rotary Club of Jorhat.

Panesar said the club was admitted membership of Rotary International on February 6, 1972, making it the “first service club” of Nagaland.

He further said the club since its inception devoted itself in rendering various humanitarian services with its limited resources to cater to the needs of the community over the years under the

PHDD is now WPH

DIMAPUR, MAY 16 (NPN): Pochury Hoho Dimapur District (PHDD) at its general meeting held on May 14, 2022 has resolved to change its nomenclature to Western Pochury Hoho (WPH).

In a press release, WPH president Zhitho Nyuthe and information secretary Xepe Thüvüri said that the hoho would include Pochury people living in Dimapur, Chumuke-

dima and Niuland districts into one common platform as the erstwhile Dimapur district have been carved out by creating two more districts.

The hoho has, therefore, informed all responsible that the erstwhile PHDD should be known as WPH for all purpose.

Meanwhile, Western Pochury Hoho also elected new office bearers for the 2022-2024.

CTSS, CCISS beneficiaries demand resignation of ANIEF office bearers DIMAPUR: Central Transport Subsidy Scheme (CTSS) and Central Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CCISS) beneficiaries and district representatives under the department of Industry & Commerce, on Monday, demanded for the resignation of All Nagaland Industrial Entrepreneurs Federation (ANIEF) office bearers.

A joint press release from 11 signatories said they had been “terminally awaiting” for their backlog pending bills which were “exceedingly due”.

They further stated that said no declaration, release or processing has been issued so far.

While stating that ANIEF officials were appointed for a term of five years only, they said the present ANIEF office bearers have been

“coursing the boardrooms for over 12 years.”

In this regard, the beneficiaries and district representatives demanded a probe, resignation or “a prompt call for general meeting” without delay.

The signatories included—M/s Hukashe Furniture Unit, Zunheboto; M/s Aghatoli Steel Fabrication Unit, Zunheboto; M/s Hotoni Furniture Unit, Zunheboto; M/s K Rochill Trunk House Unit, Medziphema; M/s Kuotsu & Brothers Mechanised Furniture Unit, Medziphema; M/s Sachu Carpentry Unit, Medziphema; M/s Vikie Candle Unit, Medziphema; W Akum, Tuensang; Alse Sangtam, Kiphire; Vesusa Chakhesang, Phek; and James Lotha, Dimapur.

motto “service above self ”.

The programme was chaired by Chandu Agarwal, MOC was done by Vijay Sharma, welcome speech by club president, Bajrang Bucha and “words of wisdom”

by A S Venkatesh.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by Nitin Agarwal.

Earlier, all the rotary members and guests were felicitated.

The programme was also attended by eight past district governors.

NEWS IN BRIEF

PD informs SDEOs: Principal director, Shanavas C. has informed all the SubDivisional Education officers to submit actual enrolment from pre-primary to class VIII who are enrolled in GHSS, GHS, GMS and GPS under respective jurisdictions. PD informed that enrolment should be school-wise with abstract of total number of students’ enrolment who required general, MIL and Alternative English textbooks. Last date of submission is on or before June 15 in both hard and soft copies at Room No.419 directorate of School Education, Kohima. One could mail at cvyphei47@email.com for more details.

DC Mokokchung convenes DPDB meeting: Deputy commissioner, Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh has informed that the Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board meeting for the month of May will be held on May 20, in the conference hall of the ADC (Planning), Mokokchung, 10 am onwards. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

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5 dead in Arunachal, 2 in Assam as rains lash NE

A passenger train washed off from the tracks due IAF helicopters evacuate 119 passengers from Ditokchera railway station to a massive landslide. (NFR) in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. (PTI) GUWAHATI/IMPHAL, MAY 16 (AGENCIES): Torrential rain continued to lash parts of the Northeast on Monday with five deaths reported from Arunachal Pradesh and two in Assam, officials informed.

In Manipur, incessant rainfall in last week wreaked havoc across Manipur as national and state highways were blocked due to landslides and flash floods.

According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report released on Monday evening, two deaths were

Sikkim celebrates 47th statehood day GANGTOK, MAY 16 (PTI): The 47th statehood day of Sikkim was celebrated with great fanfare on Monday.

It was on this day in 1975 that Sikkim had become a state of the Union of India following the 36th amendment of the Constitution.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who greeted the people of the state on the occasion.

“Greetings to the people of Sikkim on Statehood Day. Sikkim has set an example before rest of the country in organic farming and adopting the path of sustainable development.

My best wishes to all the residents of Sikkim for continued growth and prosperity,” the president tweeted.

In a Twitter post, Modi said, “Statehood Day greetings to my sisters and brothers of Sikkim. The people of Sikkim have distinguished themselves in diverse fields and are making rich contributions to national progress.

May the people of the state be blessed with happiness and good health.”

Two quakes rock Assam, Meghalaya GUWAHATI, MAY 16 (PTI): Two earthquakes of 3.9 magnitude each hit Meghalaya and Assam in less than 24 hours, official reports said on Monday.

The first quake, recorded at 9.47 pm on Sunday, had its epicentre in Nongpoh area of Meghalaya at a depth of 12 km, the second in Nagaon of Assam at a depth of 55 km.

According to the reports, tremors were felt in parts of central and northern Assam after the second quake jolted the state at 3.22 pm on Monday.

No report of loss of life or damage to property has been received in either of the quake, officials said.

The northeastern part of the country falls in high seismic zone, making earthquakes a frequent phenomenon in the region.

A 6.4-magnitude quake had shaken Assam and parts of North East on April 28 in 2021, making it one of the most severe ones to shake the region in recent years.

reported in Cachar district taking the total number of deaths in the state since Friday to five.

Nearly 200,000 people in 20 districts of the state have been affected by floods and nearly 33,000 displaced people are taking shelter in relief camps in five of the affected districts. Over 16,000 hectare of crop area has been submerged by flood waters, the report added.

Since Sunday, five people were killed and six others were injured in two separate landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government release said. According to reports, a few houses were

Tripura CM Manik Saha with Biplab Kumar Deb during a ceremony for MLAs to take oath. (PTI) AGARTALA, MAY 16 (PTI): Eleven MLAs -- nine from the ruling BJP and two of the IPFT– were on Monday sworn in as cabinet ministers of the new Manik Saha-led government in Tripura.

Governor S N Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted ministers of the BJP-IPFT coalition government at Raj Bhavan here. Legislators who were sworn in to the cabinet are Jishnu Dev Varma, Ratan Lal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Manoj Kanti Deb, Santana Chakma, Ram Prasad Paul, Bhagaban Das, Sushanta Chowdhury, Ram Pada Jamatia – all of the BJP – and NC Debbarma and Prem Kumar Reang of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT)

Chief Minister Manik Saha, Union ministers Bhupender Yadav and Pratima Bhoumik and former CM Biplab Kumar Deb were among those present at the oath-taking ceremony.

Government sources said the portfolios of the cabinet ministers would be announced later.

Of the 11 ministers, Ram Pada Jamatia of the BJP and Prem Kumar Reang (IPFT) were the only ones who did not figure in the Biplab Kumar Deb-led cabinet. Mever Kumar Jamatia of the IPFT was dropped from the Saha-led cabinet.

The new cabinet would pursue the “unfulfilled dreams of former CM Biplab Kumar Deb”, said Sushanta Chowdhury, shortly after he was sworn in as a cabinet minister.

swept away at Modirijo village between Itanagar and Naharlagun on NH-415 on Monday.

Traffic along ImphalJiribam section of NH-37 remained completely halted since May 12 after a bailey bridge across Irang River collapsed after a pillar of the bridge was washed away by swollen and heavy water current. The heavy and continuous rainfall not only submerged houses in hill districts of Tamenglong and Noney, many villages in the interior areas were isolated from the other parts of the state. Meanwhile, connectivity to Barak Valley

in Assam, which got disrupted since Saturday due to damaged roads and railway tracks in Dima Hasao district, continued to remain affected with heavy rain lashing the area on Monday.

As trains and trucks on these routes carry food and other essentials to Mizoram and Tripura as well, there’s concern about shortages in the new few days.

“We have been able to evacuate all passengers of the two trains stranded at Ditokchera and New Halflong in Dima Hasao district. It is still raining heavily there, and due to it 27 more breaches have

been reported on the railway tracks apart from the 26 recorded till Sunday. Till date, we have fully cancelled 28 trains till May 24 and partially cancelled 26 trains,” informed Sabyasachi De, CPRO, Northeastern Frontier Railway (NFR).

“Efforts are on to repair damaged lines and restore train services to South Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram. New Halflong station is completely inundated with debris. Restoration work on damaged tracks have started and on Monday we were able to repair 11 of the 53 damaged locations,” he added.

Complaint against shoddy construction of ISBT in M’laya

Police identifies suspects in woman heckling

Some outsiders trying to manipulate Mnp’s history: Biren

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SHILLONG, MAY 16: A social activist on Monday lodged a complaint before the Lokayukta seeking an investigation into the shoddy construction of Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Shillong.

In her complaint to Lokayukta Chairperson Bhalang Dhar, social activist Angela Rangad said the ISBT which is merely a year old has already developed major cracks and has been leaking pointing to the shoddy construction.

The Rs 48-crore ISBT project was executed by Meghalaya State Public Works Department (PWD) and was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in July, 2021 and became functional only six weeks ago.

“The building which is almost a year old has already developed major cracks and has been leaking pointing to shoddy construction which can only be due to lackadaisical superintendence of the construction by the public servants of state PWD over the contractors and construction agencies of

the project,” Rangad said.

The social activist also pointed out the failure of the Meghalaya Transport department to examine the structural integrity of the construction before handing over the project and corrupt practices by the contractors/construction company in executing the public infrastructure project and conflict of Interests in execution of the project.

The shoddy construction of the ISBT has been exposed due heavy rains that wreaked havoc across the state on May 13. Videos and pictures of the cracked walls and ceilings of the ISBT went viral on social media raising questions about the quality of the work being done.

Meanwhile, the opposition Trinamool Congress has sought a reply from Chief Minister Conrad Sangma over the shoddy construction of the ISBT. “Meghalaya, the state with the highest rainfall, is weathered down under Conrad Sangma’s rule even before the monsoons have set in. It seems Conrad Sangma’s House of Cards is falling apart,” the TMC statement said.

SHILLONG, MAY 16 (PTI): Meghalaya police on Monday said it has identified at least 10 people, including women members of a local market committee, for being allegedly involved in parading, heckling and tying a woman to a post at a market place in Jowai.

The police also registered a suo moto case in the incident in which a woman in her 20s was seen being taken to a shed and later being tied to a pole in full public view at a local market in Jowai last week.

“Summons have been issued to prominent members of a local market committee based on a video evidence of the incident which was shared by a concerned person,” a senior police officer told PTI. He said a case has also been registered against those involved in the crime following the direction by Meghalaya State Women Commission chairperson, Phidalia Toi. Toi had directed the police to register a suo moto case after the woman who was heckled refused to file an FIR against those who had allegedly tortured here.

Oppn parties slam Assam minister for apologising to ULFA(I) group

GUWAHATI, MAY 16 (PTI): An Assam Cabinet minister apologising to the banned insurgent outfit ULFA(Independent) for his remarks against its chief has drawn sharp reactions from opposition parties, with the BJP leader finding scant support from his own party leaders.

While the Congress a n d t h e A I U D F h ave claimed that seeking forgiveness from an outlawed outfit is like ‘surrender’ and ‘kneeling’ before it, BJP legislators have been cautious in their comments about the matter.

The ULFA(I) had on Saturday issued a statement demanding an apology from Tea Tribes and Employment Minister Sanjoy Kishan for his purported remarks against the outfit’s chief, Paresh Barua, terming him a ‘liar’. The group threatened that it would ensure ‘boycott’ of the minister in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts if he failed to issue an apology within 24 hours.

The outfit is considered to

Sanjoy Kishan have some clout in these two eastern districts of the state.

Kishan, who represents Tinsukia in the state Assembly, on Sunday told reporters that he had not said anything with the intention of ‘hurting’ Barua and if he had done so unknowingly, he sought forgiveness for it.

Soon after this, the ULFA(I) issued another statement withdrawing its ‘boycott’ threat of the BJP leader.

“I don’t think there is another instance in the history of Assam when a minister said sorry to an outlawed group. It is like surrendering before it,” Congress working president Kamalakshya Dey Purkayastha told PTI. If Kishan did not have

the courage to stand by his statement, he should not have made it, Purkayastha added. The Congress MLA said that the government should work towards ensuring industrialisation and development of the state so that outlawed outfits cannot lure youths to them.

AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam also condemned Kishan’s act and claimed that it is tantamount to “kneeling before a banned group”. “These people (ministers) are lying to the public every minute by not keeping their promises to them, but they are not apologising for it. They should be afraid of the public rather than of a banned group,” he said. “It can’t be accepted, coming from a responsible minister,” Islam added.

Reacting to the development, BJP MLA Prasanta Phukan said, “He (Kishan) may be a minister, but he is also a human being. It was perhaps a slip of the tongue. It is good that he has apologised for it rather than dragging on the matter.”

Correspondent IMPHAL, MAY 16: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday cautioned against manipulation and wrong representation of the history of Manipur.

“There are some outsiders who are trying to manipulate and wrongly represent Manipur’s history,” Singh said, in his speech at the inaugural function of the 1st DMUnifest 2022 of the Dhanamanjuri University (DMU) here in Imphal on Monday.

Highlighting the importance of promoting and preserving the history of the erstwhile kingdom, the chief minister stressed on the need to include Manipur’s history in the educational syllabus.

The state government has recently discussed changing the educational syllabus to include more about the history of the state.

He also recounted historical events like the seven years’ devastation related with the Burmese invasion of the then Manipur kingdom and said “Our forefathers survived such events and were successful in driving off enemies.”

He further elucidated

Manipur CM N Biren Singh inaugurates 1st DMUnifest 2022 in Imphal on Monday. contributions of kings like He further called on only about winning. The Maharaj Kullachandra, the students to participate idea should be about sharing Maharaj Gambhir Singh in the events of the festival ideas, interaction among the in nation building and said stating that it should not be youths, he said.

“We should inculcate their nationalism.”

IN THE COURT OF Biren said that the DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE Anglo Manipur was fought ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND on several fronts, and that Dated Zbto, the 16-5-2022 the government was trying No. JUD/SUCC-34/2020-21/160 Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate to observe the Anglo-Manipur War memorial at Teng- Whereas application has received from Smti. Shiholi Wotsa, U/S 372 noupal and Mayangkhang of the Indian Succession Act, resident of Old Town Colony, Zunheboto in Senapati district also, for Succession of: SBI A/c No. 11736631019, starting from next year.

PPO. No. - PEN/COM - 12959/NL/S/15341, The chief minister Also speaking on the Pension benefits & other allowances, occasion, State education Debts & Securities, minister, Th Basanta Singh of Late Ihoto Sumi. said DMUnifes festival has Notice is hereby issued for filing objection to all who has interest in a strong implication for the the said claims(s) within 30 (thirty) days from the date of publication of this notice. future of the society as they Sd/are the foundation of the District & Sessions Judge society and the growth of a DP-2234/22 Zunheboto : Nagaland state and nation dependent Regd. No. 250/2022 Date : 11/05/2022 DECLARATION on the youth.

(Rectification/Correction of Name)

BEFORE THE MARRIAGE OFFICER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

Marriage Regd. No. 23/2022

Dated Dimapur, the 16/05/2022

NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE I, Marriage Officer, Dimapur, Nagaland hereby give notice Under Section 5 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, that a petition for intended marriage has been filed by Mr. Vicky Sharma, aged about 29 years, S/o Shri Sohanlal Sharma, resident of H/No. 143, Ao Khel Notun Basti AND Miss Zuchobeni T. Kikon, aged about 35 years, D/o Shri Thosamo Kikon, resident of H/No. 22 Kyong Colony, Dimapur before me on 16th day of May 2022 and whereas 17/06/2022 has been fixed for solemnizing their Marriage. Objections, if any are to be furnished on or before the aforementioned fixed date.

DP-2229/22

Regd. No. 147/2022

ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM MARRIAGE OFFICER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 11/04/2022

I, Shri. PONGNYEI KONYAK, S/o KHAMPEI KONYAK R/o CHI VILLAGE: Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That I am known by two names PONGNYEI KONYAK and GOAKE KONYAK 3. That in my service book my name has been recorded as GOAKE KONYAK which is my sur name.

4. That I am officially known as PONGNYEI KONYAK and I do hereby declare that my name shall be recorded as PONGNYEI KONYAK in substitution of GOAKE KONYAK in my service book.

5. Henceforth I would like to declare that the name PONGNYEI KONYAK and GOAKE KONYAK are same and one person.

6. That this affidavit is sworn to over the above statements VERIFICATION I, hereby verify that the statements made in Para 1-5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

Solemnly sworn before me.

DEPONENT DB-424/22

I, Smt. THSATSINGLA SANGTAM, D/o TSIKHASE resident of Lower PWD Colony Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct name is THSATSINGLA SANGTAM however, in some of my important documents my name has been recorded and entered as T. THSATSINGLA SANGTAM and THSATSINGLA 3. That the above stated names THSATSINGLA SANGTAM, T.THSATSINGLA SANGTAM and THSATSINGLA represents to same and one person having single identity i.e. myself.

4. That henceforth I, herewith rectified the same and declares that my name is THSATSINGLA SANGTAM and the same shall be used for all official and future references.

5. That the above paragraphs 1-4 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been stated or suppressed therein. And I signed this affidavit on this day the 11th May. 2022.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirm and declare by the deponent on this day the 11/05/2022 at Kohima, Nagaland.

NOTARY PUBLIC

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IMD issues weather update: According to the IMD office in Guwahati, four states in the region witnessed excess rainfall than normal from May 1 to May 16. While Meghalaya recorded 115% excess, Assam 49%, Manipur 27%, Nagaland 18% and Arunachal Pradesh 11%. Tripura recorded 44% deficit rainfall than normal and Mizoram 41% less rain than normal in this period.

“We are witnessing heavy rainfall because of moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal due to strong lower-level southerly/south westerly winds. In the past as well, the northeast witnesses heavy to very heavy rainfall in May,” said Sunit Das, scientist at Guwahati office of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to the IMD office, widespread to fairly widespread rainfall accompanied with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places till May 19 in Arunachal Pradesh and thunderstorm/ lightning and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura is “very likely” till Friday.

Eleven MLAs take oath as ministers in Tripura

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 11 NAP (IR) BATTALION ABOI : NAGALAND NO.11 NAP (IR) BN/RO-14/22-23/147 Dt. Aboi, the 14th April 2022 To, Shri :- Eyilo Ezung Regtl. :- NO. 111627 Rank :- Constable S/o :- Orenthung Lotha Vill. :- Mungya P.O/P.S :- Wokha Dist. :- Wokha Sub :- CALLING NOTICE Whereas, you have been found absent from bonafide Govt. duty w.e.f. 08-12-2021 (FN) without any leave or permission from the competent authority till date.

And whereas, your failure to respond on 3 (Three) consecutive Calling Notices served to you vide this office Letter of even No. Dated (1) 12-01-22, (2) 05-02-22 and (3) 18-02-22 and your failure to respond on the subsequent "Show Cause" Dated 01-03-22 within 30 (thirty) days is found to be tantamount to negation of relevant conduct rules and applicable laws.

Now therefore, the undersigned directs you to report back within 7 (Seven) days from the publication of this calling notice.

Upon failure to report within the stipulated timeframe, Departmental Enquiry will be conducted against you ex-party without any further notice.

Commandant 11 NAP (IR) Battalion Aboi, Nagaland DP-2233/22

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not ready to lose another ‘Shivling inside mosque’: Court orders its sealing Muslims mosque, says Asaduddin Owaisi stalled by the mosque management, alleging that the commissioner assigned to the task was biased.

Monday’s survey of the mosque complex started at 8 am and ended around 10.15 am.

“A l l p a r t i e s we r e satisfied with the work,” Varanasi District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma told reporters.

He said the next order of the court will be known only on Tuesday, the deadline set by it for the advocate commissioner to submit the survey report.

Till then nobody should disclose what has been found inside the court complex, the DM said.

“However, if anyone is disclosing it on his own, then its authenticity cannot be proved. Only the court is the custodian of this information,” he said.

Earlier, while reporting the “finding” to the media, Madan Mohan Yadav, who represents the Hindu side, said he and senior advocate H a r i s h a n k a r Ja i n h a d submitted an application in the district court to secure the Shivling.

L U C K N O W, M A Y 16 (PTI): AIMIM chief A s a d u d d i n O wa i s i o n Monday said Muslims are not ready to lose another mosque after the Babri Masjid, on a day it was claimed in a Varanasi court that a Shivling was found in the Gyanvapi complex during a survey.

Reacting to the development, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maur ya tweeted, “No matter how much you hide the truth, it will come out one day.”

“Satya hi Shiv hai (Truth is Shiva),” he said.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) claimed that the “finding” has proved that earlier a temple stood on the spot.

Earlier in the day, a Varanasi court directed the district administration to seal a pond in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex after counsels representing the Hindu petitioners said a Shivling was found during a court-mandated videography survey.

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VA R A N A S I , M AY 16 (PTI): A local court here directed the district administration to seal a s p o t i n t h e G ya nva p i M a s j i d c o m p l ex a f t e r counsels representing the Hindu petitioners said a Shivling was found Monday during a court-mandated videography survey.

A m o s q u e management committee spokesperson disputed the claim, telling a television channel that the object was part of a “fountain”. He said lawyers representing the mosque committee were not fully heard before the sealing order was announced.

The Hindu side claimed that the “Shivling” was found close to the “wazookhana” -- a small reservoir used by Muslim devotees to perform ritual ablutions before offering the namaz.

The claimed finding on the last day of the survey reignited the mandir-masjid debate over the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex located close to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): Claiming that the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Delhi will render 63 lakh people homeless, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said it will be the “biggest destruction” in Inde pendent India, and accused the BJP of “misusing” power.

He also questioned the moral, constitutional and legal authority of the BJPruled civic bodies to launch such a large-scale drive at the fag end of their terms.

“Delhi has not developed as a planned city.

More than 80 per cent of Delhi can be called illegal and encroached upon. Does that mean you will destroy 80 per cent of Delhi?” he asked. In a virtual address after holding a meeting with AAP MLAs on the issue, he demanded the deferred municipal corporation polls be held now to elect new civic bodies that can take a decision on the matter.

“You will make 63 lakh people homeless and spoil their daily lives by bulldozing their houses and shops. It will be the biggest destruction in independent India. Nobody is going to tolerate it,” the AAP national convener said, attacking the BJP.

Court Commissioners Vishal Singh (2L) and Ajay Pratap Singh (L) with their team leave after the third and last day of a videographic survey at Gyanvapi Mosque complex. (PTI)

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed s a t i s f a c t i o n o ve r t h e development while AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslims are not prepared to lose “another mosque” after the Babri Masjid.

Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar issued directions

Arvind Kejriwal (PTI)

“Now when just two days are left before your (BJP-ruled civic bodies) term ends, do you have any moral, legal and constitutional power to take such a big decision?

Conduct the elections. Let the new MCD (civic bodies) take decisions after the elections,” he added.

Exuding confidence in his party winning the polls, Kejriwal promised the AAP will solve the problem of illegal construction and encroachments in Delhi after coming at helm of affairs in the city’s municipal corporations and make Delhi “better and beautiful”.

If voted to power, he said, the AAP will regularise unauthorised colonies and give people living there ownership rights

on sealing an area of the mosque on an appeal by the lawyers representing the Hindu petitioners.

Along with the counsels representing the mosque management committee, they had accompanied the team conducting the survey, headed by a court-appointed advocate commissioner.

The judge directed the district magistrate, police

of their houses and “a life of dignity” to those settled in jhuggis (slums) by building houses for them.

“Those who have done some alterations that affect people or have captured roads that obstruct people’s movement will be given a chance and asked to remove (the unauthorised structures). Many people will do it. We have done this many times,” he added.

Ke j r i w a l a c c u s e d the BJP of indulging in “hooliganism” and “misusing” power, and asser ted his par ty will continue to oppose the antiencroachment drive.

“I held a meeting (with the AAP MLAs) and I have told them that you have to stand by people. Do not be afraid even if you have to go to the jail,” he said.

Ke j r i wa l s a i d h i s par ty does not favour encroachments but it is opposing the BJP-ruled civic bodies’ drive because of its scale and the way it is being conducted.

He said the way Delhi has developed and expanded over the last 75 years, more than 80 per cent of the city’s structures would fall under the categor y of unauthorised construction and encroachments.

commissioner and CRPF commandant in Varanasi to ensure the security of the sealed area.

The local cour t is hearing a plea by a group of women seeking permission for daily prayers before the idols on the mosque’s outer walls.

The sur vey was ordered during this hearing and was initially

PATNA, MAY 16 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that “it will not take long” before work began on a state-level caste-based census, which he has agreed to after inability expressed by the Centre to conduct the same on a national level.

Talking to reporters here, the chief minister said he had also made this known to leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav who met him last week to discuss the issue. “ Z ya d a d e r n a h i n lagega (it will not take long)….. We will convene an all-party meeting where representatives can give their suggestions. It will be followed by a cabinet approval. Modalities like how many officials to deploy etc will also be worked out,” said Kumar.

The JD(U) leader said the proposed all-party meeting could have taken place earlier but for “other engagements like elections which kept all busy”.

“Humne unko bata diya hai (I have told him),” said Kumar when asked about the meeting he had with Yadav, his former de puty, who had been alleging procrastination on the issue.

The Centre has made it

Nitish Kumar

clear that it will not be able to conduct a headcount of castes other than Dalits and tribals as part of the census, notwithstanding strong demand for the same from political parties in Bihar where resolutions have been twice passed, unanimously, by the state legislature.

The state’s politics has been dominated by the OBCs, the numerically powerful social group to which both Kumar and Yadav belong and they are of the view that a fresh estimate of population was necessary to ensure a more effective delivery of targeted welfare.

Notably, Kumar had also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press the demand last year, heading an all-party delegation of which Yadav, who belongs to the RJD, was also a part.

PATNA, MAY 16 (IANS): The Gopalganj police have arrested a person for allegedly creating a fake Facebook ID of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and making abusive remarks about for mer MLA of Baikunthpur, Mithilesh Tiwari.

The incident came to light after Tiwari filed a complaint with the Mohamadpur police on Sunday.

After investigation, the police arrested a person named Vicky Kumar Singh.

“We have arrested a person named Vicky Kumar Singh from Devkali village,” said A n a n d K u m a r, S H O of Mohamadpur police station.

Following the arrest of Vicky, former JD-U MLA Manjeet Singh reached Mohamadpur with his supporters and sat on a dharna. Following this, the police released Vicky after he filled a bond in the police station.

Sources said that Manjeet Singh has a strong rivalr y with Mithilesh Tiwari. Manjeet Singh claimed that the police arrested Vicky without registering an FIR against him.

Asaduddin Owaisi

demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya three decades ago and a 1949 incident when idols of Hindu deities surfaced there, Owaisi asked Muslims to take a pledge that they won’t allow its repeat in Varanasi.

In a video posted on his twitter handle, Owaisi said Muslims are not ready to lose another mosque after the Babri Masjid.

“When I was 19-20 years old, the Babri Masjid was snatched from us, and inshallah, we will not allow this to happen with children of the age group,” he said.

He urged community members to take a pledge that they won’t allow the

loss of another mosque.

“We know your tactics and we will not allow you to sting again,” he said apparently referring to rightwing Hindu outfits.

“The mosque exists and it will exist inshallah till the judgment day. The Gyanvapi mosque existed and till the time Allah keeps the world intact, the mosque will remain,” he said.

Owaisi said Muslims should make efforts that mosques keep flourishing.

“Ramzan is over and the walls of mosques are longing for people, who had offered namaz at the home of the God for 30 days. The mosques in villages and localities should be kept alive as evil forces want to deprive us of our culture.

They should get the message that the Muslims are not ready to lose a mosque in India again,” Owaisi said.

In a tweet, the AIMIM chief also said the incident is a textbook repeat of December 1949 in Babri Masjid, apparently referring to the appearance of idols in the mosque then.

I stick to my views, no regrets: Tirath on ‘ripped jeans’ remarks DEHRADUN, MAY 16 (PTI): Former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has said he does not regret his remarks on ripped jeans, that had kicked up a storm last year, and that his “views remain unchanged”.

“I was never against wearing jeans. I myself wore it when I was younger.

My statement was against ripped jeans and I stick to it.

Isn’t it strange that new pairs of jeans are bought from the market and ripped here and there using scissors before being worn,” Rawat told reporters on the sidelines of a programme held by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district on Sunday. “ We a r i n g t a t t e r e d clothes was never a part of the Indian culture. Even today, people in India do not attend functions in ripped jeans,” he said.

Referring to European d e vo t e e s o f I S KC O N wearing traditional Indian attire such as dhoti-kurta, Rawat said it was strange that while people from foreign countries were embracing the Indian culture, Indians were giving up on them in a bid to mimic the West.

R awa t ’s r e m a r k s soon after becoming chief minister in March last

Tirath Singh Rawat

year had triggered a furore with leaders cutting across political parties and the media severely criticising him and terming his statement sexist.

The former chief minister said his statement may have led to an outrage in a section of the media but found a lot of support on social media. “I am proud that lakhs of people share my views on ripped jeans,” he said.

Though Rawat had the shortest tenure of less than four months as the chief minister, his statement often landed him in controversies.

The furore over his remarks against ripped jeans had barely subsided when he had walked into another controversy saying India was ruled for 200 years by the United States of America prompting the opposition leaders in the state to question his knowledge of history.

Amid Maoist resurgence threat, Southwest monsoon debuts CBI sends letters rogatory to Hongkong Mamata to visit Junglemahal over Andaman, Nicobar islands in ` 156-cr diamonds over-invoicing case

KOLKATA, MAY 16 (IANS): In the backdrop of frequent recovery of Maoist posters and intelligence alerts about the resurgence of the Left-wing extremist (LWE) activities in pockets of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Junglemahal for two days from Tuesday.

Although the Junglemahal area is scattered over three districts o f We s t M i d n a p o r e, Bankura and Purulia, this time the chief minister will restrict her activities in West Midnapore district only. In the coming days, the chief minister will make similar visits to Purulia and Bankura as well, confirmed sources from the state secretariat of Nabanna.

Sources said that on May 17, the chief minister will first reach the Circuit House in Midnapore town. On the same day, around 3 p.m. she will chair an administrative review meeting, which will be attended by district magistrates and district police superintendents and

Mamata Banerjee

other senior bureaucrats and police officers from the district.

Next day, she will address a rally of the party workers and leaders in the district at the Midnapore College Grounds.

A member of the state cabinet, who did not wish to be named, told IANS that the chief minister is concerned about the reports of possible resurgence of the Maoist activities in the state.

“She has got reports that a section of the people in the three districts scattered over the Junglemahal area are dissatisfied with the

s l ow p r o g r e s s o f t h e developmental projects.

Complaints about rampant corruption have gripped a section of the political and administrative sections in the state. Even there are reports that the BJP is taking that advantage and trying to fuel the grievances of the people on this count.

So, the chief minister will review the situation at the administrative review meeting and suggest cor rective measures,” the member of the state cabinet said.

On April 26, at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eastern Zonal Council that took place at the West Bengal state secretariat of Nabanna, the Union home ministry officials cautioned about the resurgence of Maoist activities in the four eastern Indian states of the West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar.

During the two-day West Midnapore visit, the chief minister is also expected to review the deployment of the Central Armed Forces there.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): Southwest monsoon advanced into the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here, signalling the start of the four-month seasonal rains that are crucial to the largely agridependent economy.

The Andaman and Nicobar islands and adjoining areas have been experiencing rainfall due to strengthening southwesterly winds in the lower tropospheric levels, the weather office said.

The onset of monsoon over Andaman and Nicobar islands happened a day late as the IMD had earlier said that the seasonal rains would cover the region on May 15.

“Conditions are favourable for fur ther a dva n c e o f s o u t h we s t monsoon into some more par ts of south Bay of Bengal, entire Andaman Sea & Andaman Islands and some parts of east-central Bay of Bengal during next 2-3 days,” the IMD said in a statement here.

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India, which were reeling under intense heat wave conditions on Sunday, also got a slight breather on Monday with Dholpur in Rajasthan recording t h e h i g h e s t m a x i mu m temperature of 46.1 degrees Celsius. The highest maximum temperature recorded at Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday was 49 degrees Celsius.

At least 16 cities re por ted temperatures in excess of 44 degrees Celsius, the highest being Dholpur (46.1), followed

by Jhansi (45.6), Nowgong (45.5), Bhatinda (45.1) and Varanasi, Patiala and Sidhi (45 each).

Under the influence of a western disturbance over central Pakistan, scattered to fairly widespread light/ moderate rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/ gusty winds were very likely ove r Ja m mu - K a s h m i r, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday and Tuesday.

The weather office had also forecast an isolated hailstorm over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): The CBI has sent a judicial request to Hong Kong seeking assistance in its probe into a racket that allegedly imported diamonds with inflated invoices worth Rs 156 crore to camouflage its money l a u n d e r i n g a c t iv i t i e s, officials said.

The central agency has dispatched the letters rogatory (LR), a judicial request, to the Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, seeking details about transactions and accounts flagged during the probe.

The CBI had first approached the Home Ministry with its application for the go-ahead for sending the LR. After getting the nod under Section 166 A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the application was submitted to a special court in Mumbai which had ordered the issuance of the LR. The letters rogatory are a legal plea from a court of one country to another seeking assistance in the

probe of a case.

The agency had in January 2020 booked 17 individuals and companies, including three Mumbaibased senior Customs officials, for allegedly being part of a money laundering racket using over-invoiced import of diamonds worth over Rs 156 crore.

The diamonds were imported to India from Hong Kong, hence the CBI sought assistance from its law enforcement agencies to collect required information, they said.

The agency refused to give details of information sought by it as it may hamper its probe.

The case was referred to the CBI after a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence probe found

alleged involvement of Customs officials in the conspiracy, they said.

The DRI probe had alleged that Hong Kongbased businessman Girish Kadel had imported rough diamonds from Switzerland to Hong Kong in the name of his four companies.

Kadel, having Belgian passports and business interests in India, had exported some of these diamonds to India through 14 consignments in the name of two companies -Antique Exim Pvt Ltd and Tanman Jewels -- showing over-invoiced value of Rs 156.28 crore.

The DRI had found during revaluation that the actual value of the consignments was Rs 1.03 crore.

The CBI investigation so far has shown that Kadel allegedly used importer­ exporter codes (IECs) of Antique Exim Private Limited and Tanman Jewels Private Limited through his aide Atul Paldecha for siphoning off the money outside India through import of overvalued goods.

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Turning on the heat

scorching heatwave hit Delhi on May 15 when temperature surpassed 49°C to record 49.2°C. The national capital has been experiencing high temperatures surpassing 40°C during May. Heat waves usually occur in the months of March to June and in some rare cases even in July. The peak month of the heat wave over India is May. A heatwave is considered if the maximum temperature of an IMD weather station reaches at least 40C or more for plains and at least 30C or more for hilly regions. A 4.5 to 6.4-degree departure from normal is considered to declare a heatwave and a more than 6.4-degree departure for a severe heatwave. India reported record temperatures in March 2022, making it the hottest in 122 years since records began.

Scientists say the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is contributing to India’s increased temperatures. Extreme heat disproportionately affects the poor and marginalized, who often have labour-intensive jobs that require long hours in the heat. The states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Bihar have particularly witnessed soaring temperatures in the past few days, India’s weather department said. The heat wave has adversely affected agriculture especially wheat growers. Farmers say the unexpected temperature spikes have affected their wheat harvest, a development that could potentially have global consequences given supply disruptions due to the Ukraine war.

As a consequence of fall in wheat production, the government of India has prohibited wheat export till the situation improves. Neighboring Pakistan has already experienced 50°C. The extreme heat wave across South Asia is a direct manifestation of rising global temperatures, an impact that climate scientists had predicted with certainty years ago. The problem of extreme heat that lasts for weeks on end will only get worse as rising levels of greenhouse gases continue to trap more heat in the atmosphere, and it will be compounded by the arrival of more people to crowded cities in India and elsewhere. India’s urban population is expected to double by 2050 - and so too is the loss of productivity from people unable to work in the heat. The north east is facing consequences of climate change with abnormal weather causing heavy rains. Extreme rains upstream across the border in India and inside Bangladesh for the second consecutive day, has also triggered floods in the north-eastern region where water levels in more than 80 per cent of the rivers rose during the past 36 hours. Several states in the region experienced heavy rainfall, more than the usual for the month that triggered landslides, flooding and damages to infrastructure and properties besides resulting in several deaths. One of the reasons the short-lived spring season has metamorphosed into summer is the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, besides local weather conditions, scientists said.

The number of heatwave days in India is increasing at a rapid pace every 10 years, an ongoing study by the Met Department showed. From 413 in 1981-90 to 575 in 2001-10 and 600 in 2011-20, the number of days that see extremely hot days is persistently increasing at 103 weather stations, mostly in inland areas, the study showed. These serve to remind on how human activities for development has instead contributed immensely towards climatic catastrophe and unless it is slowed, the green planet earth will turn desert yellow.

DailyDevotion The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision …you may be partakers of the divine nature… —2 Peter 1:4 We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God’s provision for us. We say, however, “Oh, I can’t afford it.” One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our heavenly Father has cut us off without a penny! We think it is a sign of true humility to say at the end of the day, “Well, I just barely got by today, but it was a severe struggle.” And yet all of Almighty God is ours in the Lord Jesus! And He will reach to the last grain of sand and the remotest star to bless us if we will only obey Him. Does it really matter that our circumstances are difficult? Why shouldn’t they be! If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of misery, we remove God’s riches from our lives and hinder others from entering into His provision.

No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply become spiritual sponges— always absorbing, never giving, and never being satisfied.

And there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.

Before God becomes satisfied with us, He will take everything of our so-called wealth, until we learn that He is our Source; as the psalmist said, “All my springs are in You” (Psalm 87:7). If the majesty, grace, and power of God are not being exhibited in us, God holds us responsible. “God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you…may have an abundance…” (2 Corinthians 9:8)— then learn to lavish the grace of God on others, generously giving of yourself. Be marked and identified with God’s nature, and His blessing will flow through you all the time.

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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. ~ Francis Bacon

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Post-mortem

Speech of Adinno Phizo, President, NNC on ‘Naga Plebiscite Day’

Ladies and gentlemen, Greetings on behalf of the Office Bearers of the Naga National Council (NNC), to every Naga member on this auspicious day.

May 16 is a red letter day in the annals of the Naga nation. For on this day, a Voluntary Plebiscite was launched by the Naga National Council with the main purpose to dispel the Indian propaganda that “the talk of Naga Independence is the voice of only a few educated Nagas”. Participation in this voluntary Plebiscite was undertaken from the age of 16 years and above. And the response of the Nagas for this rightful call to stay an independent nation was overwhelming.

On an occasion like today, it is proper to revisit the historic event. Where, I would like to quote from the inaugural speech of the then President of NNC, A.Z.Phizo, where he stated the very purpose of this voluntary Plebiscite of the Nagas; This is not whether Nagaland should become a part of India or not. This is to show India and the world of Naga unity as one effective nation in order to let INDIA know the position of NAGALAND. Again, I quote; Lastly, let me state that the Nagas stand for indepen-

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dence, that is, the continued existence of Nagaland as a sovereign state, is not a challenge to India. We stand on, and try to re-affirm, our own right as a nation. Nagas are not against Indians. We never want enemies. We only hope that India shall not become our enemy.

Nagas are united and very clear from day one as far as the Naga national stand is concerned. Since the submission of memorandum to the British India Statutory Commission, popularly known as Simon Commission in 1929, the formal declaration of the Naga Independence on 14th August, 1947 and the Voluntary Plebiscite of 16th May, 1951.

And thereby, the formation of the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) on 22nd March, 1956. All these landmarks of the Naga nation sealed the Naga nationhood following the due process, at the right time that no one can refute and challenge. So, when all is established and accomplished, any Naga preaching another gospel or singing another tune is tantamount to sacrilege.

We are thankful to the Almighty God for giving our nation the pioneer Naga national leaders who had gathered the Naga families into a nation

Speech of NNC, Lotha region president on Naga Plebiscite Day

y dear Naga brothers and sisters, greetings you all in the name of Jehova, Almighty God, on this historic plebiscite day the 16th May 1951. NNC policy are all nonviolence, non-cooperation and no force taxes, we still stand most faithful to the right stance.

Naga political exodus started in the year 1929 asking British to leave Nagas as a free nation in May 16th 1951 Nagaland political covenant called plebiscites was conducted 99.9% Naga citizens participated in that pledge but we still are not able to enter into our promise land.

Here is the covenant of an Act to safeguard the interest and security of Nagaland 27th April 1955.

Any person who in order to destroy or undermine the integrity and the wellbeing of Nagaland and who for this purpose act or set up organisations against or opposed the political

administration and traditional institutions of the nation or an attempt to do so whether into or without the aid of another country shall be deemed to have committed treason.

My dear citizen, it is high time to come out and face the situation United together all the factions to work out the Naga Political problem on the principle of 1929 memorandum of the Naga Hills (all Naga inhabited area) and 1951 plebiscite (a political referendum) for permanent solution.

Under the leadership of Mr. Yellow Acting president and V. Nagi general secretary we request and hope that if al factions of Naga national Groups reconcile and unite and make one platform the Government of India cannot deny our Naga National rights.

Ekyimthung Patton, President, Lotha Region NNC, Parent Body

NSCN (I-M) on Jamir’s meetings with MHA

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state through the Naga National Council. We are indebted to them. NNC leaders had laid the firm and irrefutable Naga national foundation. Where NNC is the author and the keeper of the Naga sovereignty which is not bequeathed to any other person/group. This must be understood by the Nagas in general and by the Government of India in particular. No amount of trickery on the part of India can alter the mandate given to NNC. It is much regretted that the occupation of Nagaland

by India is the greatest impediment to our national growth and development. Where we are not free to choose and live our way of life, chart the course of our developmental activities and enter into friendly relationship with other nations for our advancement. India’s unreasonable occupation of Nagaland amount to the worst crime on the Nagas - which is against humanity.

Therefore, on this solemn occasion, I call upon every Naga to dedicate their thoughts and minds, energy and resources to protect and safeguard Nagaland from the occupational forces of India which comes in varied forms.

May God Bless Nagaland Urra Uvie.

he Indo-Naga history remains alive to testify who is who that has played a destructive role that led to this sorry state of affairs as we find today.

The root of the never-ending Naga political problem lies in the 16 Point Agreement and the only living person who is still kicking around being one of the architects of the 16 Point Agreement is none other than Dr. SC Jamir. The Nagas have suffered much because of the depths of cruelty and treachery in the hands of SC Jamir.

Tragically, the Government of India (GoI) is turning to this same destructive person seeking his guidance. Significantly, nothing is more annoying for the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) when the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), GoI, is hobnobbing with SC Jamir.

As uttered by SC Jamir, he is scheming with the centre to destroy the very foundation of the Naga political identity that the Naga people have shed blood, sweat and tears over the decades.

Needless to say, Jamir has a penchant for creating bloodshed as testified by the pages of the Indo-Naga history. Naturally, the peace process under ceasefire is something anathema to him.

The Indo-Naga political history is alive to the fact that when the 16 Point Agreement was signed and the state of Nagaland was created, the first Indian Prime Minister Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru sensed something missing and made a

statement in the Lok Sabha to express his desire to meet Mr. AZ Phizo in London.

There was immediate panic reaction from SC Jamir, the then Parliamentary Secretary, MHA, GoI and wrote to Shilu Ao, the first Nagaland State Chief Minister, dated March 22, 1963: “Uncle Shilu, what is that the Prime Minister is talking about of meeting Phizo, a terrorist? If his meeting with Phizo becomes a reality then I will come back home packing my bedding.” He also mentioned that he is capable of more troubles than the hostiles could do. He was so determined that the 16 Point Agreement should not be touched.

Ultimately, Shilu Ao and colleagues in Nagaland fall in line with Jamir’s threatening letter as they rose against the proposal of Nehru’s meeting with Phizo. What followed was that peace could not prevail in Nagaland and many precious lives were lost.

This same man (SC Jamir) is still alive repeating the same thing he loved most, to defend the 16 Point Agreement. Why is the GoI not willing to learn from history and why is the GoI giving space to Jamir to block a genuine, honourable and lasting solution to the IndoNaga political issue? The 16 Point Agreement which was rejected and condemned by the Naga people years ago can never be brought back as the basis for the Naga political solution.

MIP, NSCN/GPRN

Speech of Royim, NNC (PB) UNPG president on ‘Naga Plebiscite Day’ My Dear countrymen Seventy-one years ago, Naga people, irrespective of tribe, age, gender and socio-economic status, with one voice and one vision, declared their earnest desire to self-determine our own future. On this historic day, known as the Naga Plebiscite Day, 99.9 % of the Nagas gave the referendum to the Government of India that the Nagas wanted to be independent of any foreign control.

Today, the same spirit and vision continues to burn in every heart of the Naga sons and daughters. Our firm determination to be independent has let the Indian Arm Forces to mercilessly seek and destroy countless number of Naga sons and daughters. We are here todaybecause of the countless sacrifices of our own brothers and sisters who have paid the ultimate price so that we can all live to see tomorrow. Today, we remember them and salute them. I also salute each and every one of you for remaining firm and unwavering to the aspirations and vision for which they laid their precious lives. I stand here today with great humility and a heart filled with thanksgiving.

Despite the treacherous and a very journey of our struggle, God has not forsaken us. He continues to be our strength and our hope. We have come this far, not because of our might, but because of God’s grace and the ultimate sacrifices of the Nagas.

As a democratic people and nation, we have embraced the idea of one Naga National Political Group (NNPG). After much consultations with political leaders, tribal leaders, civil societies, church leaders, senior officials and prominent citizens of Nagaland, NNPGs took the responsibilities to sit across the table with the representatives of Government of India. Our negotiations are grounded on the ‘Agreed Position’ of the Nagas and GOI. Throughout our negotiations, we have had numerous consultations with Naga civil societies and political parties and we have incorporated their valuable visions and ideas. On 31st October 2019, we have completed the talk with GOI. We are now awaiting the Prime Minister of India to officially sign it and declare the Naga solution.

From the year 2019, Nagaland government under PDA and UDAhas formed committees on several occasions to serve as felicitators for the Naga solution. They have passed and adopted resolutions after

resolutions in the Assembly. However, those resolutions simply seem to be an appeasement towards the unrelenting hard works of the Naga cause. In the recent months, some of our Naga legislators have started politicking for Nagaland State Assembly electionin 2023 under the GOI Election Commission. How did they become felicitators of Naga solution to NagaState election?

When the entire Naga stakeholders are persistently demanding for an early solution, why are some of the UDA leaders mobilizing the Naga citizens for another State election?

Why are some of the UDA leaders gearing up for State election while others are demanding for early Naga solution?

The Government of India has genuinely expressed its desire to sign and declare the Naga Solution as early as possible. The former interlocuters R. N. Ravi as well as the present REPRESENTATIVE OF Home Affairs A. K. Mishra have time and again conveyed the same desire. The top Indian political leaders have also expressed the same. So what is holding it back?

How long shall we wait? Who is trying to sabotage the desires of the people? Is the delay caused by some individuals and felicitators who represents Nagas with selfish with ulterior motives?Every works will be recorded in the annals of Naga history. Nagas will not forgive the betrayers and justice will be served.

Our journey is a common Naga journey. Today, we are carrying the torch that our predecessors have passed on to us. Let us not be selfish and prideful but remain humble to uphold the Naga torch with dignity and respect. It is therefore our solemn duty to remain fixed to the prize that awaits us. As we fight tirelessly to conclude our issues, our eyes must be sharp and our minds alert against any hurdles and obstacles. Let us remain vigilant against those individuals and groups who continues to derail and misdirect our Naga struggle. On this auspicious day, I urge every rank and member to uphold the ideals and vision of our predecessors and the aspiration of our Naga people.

May the Almighty God continue to guide us with His divine wisdom and strengthen us to complete the race before us with dignity and honour.

May God continue to the anchor of our hopes and aspirations.

Kuknalim.

Growing heat, vanishing wheat, shrinking size

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hen I bought a packet of sandwich bread in the morning, the vendor said that the ‘price has increased’. Then I saw news in my newspaper that wheat is in short supply in many countries of the world.

India has already banned the export of wheat. Russia and Ukraine have been two leading exporters of wheat in the past, who are locking horns for the time being affecting global affairs. In such a situation, there has been a shortage of wheat everywhere.

This shortfall will go on in the coming days. People are criticizing Russia’s stubborn leader Putin for aggravating troubles. After Corona, the absurd and protracted war between Russia and Ukraine has increased problems in the world. Prices of packaged ‘namkeens’, bread, chips and biscuits are increasing due to shortage of wheat and edible oils, but clever brands are playing a trick. Instead of increasing the printed price, they are reducing the size of the packets. The customer does not doubt due to the same price, although there is some confusion after getting the smaller packets. It is also happening that some products are being sold expensive in the cities, but the weight has been reduced in rural markets instead of increasing price.

Summer is in full swing. Banda - a small town in UP, is melting. The temperature there reached 49 degrees the other day, highest in the world. If not for anything else, it flashed on the international weather map at least for scorching heat. Who grabs the headlines and for what, nobody knows exactly. So one should always be ready for every situation. As actor Anupam Kher says in one of his shows – ‘Kuchh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai’! Monsoon is expected to reach Kerala on May 27, slightly ahead of its scheduled time. Although the state is getting rains daily, even though it’s not monsoon rain.

When the temperature goes up, people travel to higher places. If the element of religion is added to the

mountains, things get better. Perhaps that’s why there is a rush to go for Chardham Yatra. Over 34 pilgrims died on the way. From May 3 to May 16, more than 1.3 million pilgrims have registered for the Yatra. Most of those who died on the way had got Covid infection affecting their lungs. There is a lack of Oxygen at high altitudes and weak lungs do not support, hence death occurs.

Those whose lungs have weakened due to Covid should avoid going to high places like Chardham or Ladakh, or they should go only after getting a medical consultation. The mantras of worship are often in Sanskrit and there is good

news for Sanskrit lovers. Google has included Sanskrit in the list of 133 languages in its translation app.

Apart from Sanskrit, 23 other languages of India including Bhojpuri, Dogri are part of Google Translate.

Translation is of great importance in the exchange of knowledge and culture in the world. It is only after translation that the literature of one language is read among those who know the other language. If there is no translation, then the literature of different languages of India and languages of other countries of the world could not see the light.

Narvijay Yadav is a senior journalist & columnist.

He tweets @NarvijayYadav

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Suggestion for redeployment of teachers for Longleng district

Sir,

School education department should collect the ground reality and the fact performances of the teachers from their respective school in charge before releasing the transfer order.

Posting of teachers should be purely on the basis of qualification to where he/she is posted.

Posting without reliever/replacement affects the student performance while in the middle of the learning.

Department should eliminate proxy teachers who are living somewhere without performing their duty and stop transferring those dedicated teachers who are discharging their duty whole heartily from the day one of their appointment.

The practice of unqualified person replacing the qualified teachers who are trained, hamper the growth of child’s education. So, highly trained teachers should be directed in doing their job.

Often it is seen in many cases where political influence undermine the transfer of teachers. So, political influence should be stopped and dedication of the teaches to their jobs should be appreciated.

As students are the greatest resource of our future, transfer/redeployment of teachers should be handled fairly and wisely.

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floating on Ganga: NGT asks UP, BJP works to divide, Cong to connect all: Rahul Bodies Bihar to inform No. of human corpses very old and deep relation of the Congress with tribals, he said, “We protect your history, we don’t want to suppress or delete your history. When we had the UPA government at the Centre, we had brought historic laws to protect the forest and water of tribals”.

Praising the Ashok Gehlot led Congress government, Gandhi said it is working for the interest of farmers, tribals, Dalits and all sections of society.

He also appreciated the initiative of the state government to open English medium government schools.

Addressing the rally, Gehlot said the situation in the country is “worrisome” and it will progress only when there is peace and harmony.

“In 70 years, the Congress worked to keep the country united. We are proud that we are Hindus but it is our duty to respect other religions as well. Our policies and programmes are in the interest of the nation,” he said.

Gehlot said the country should run on the basis

of the Constitution.

The rally was organised near Beneshwar Dham, a pilgrimage centre of tribals.

B e n e s h wa r D h a m is located at the confluence of three rivers – Som, Mahi and Jakham – and is located on BanswaraDungarpur border.

While addressing tribals in the rally, Gandhi said he was told that a fair of tribals is organised at the Dham which is considered the ‘Mahakumbh’ of tribals and he would also come to attend the fair and see the ‘Mahakumbh’ of tribals.

Earlier, Gandhi laid the foundation stone of a high-level bridge at Beneshwar Dham (Dungarpur) and visited the temple there. From there, he reached Karana village in Banswara by helicopter to address the public rally.

Chief minister Gehlot, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and other senior leaders of the party accompanied Gandhi during the visit of Rahul Gandhi.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments to inform it about the number of human corpses found floating in the river Ganga besides bodies buried on the river bed in the two states before the onset of COVID-19 till March 31 this year.

A bench of Justices Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member Dr. Afroz Ahmad directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Health), Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively to submit factual verification reports on the issue.

“How many dead bodies were documented/found to have been floating in river Ganga and (b) to have been buried on the river bed in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar before COVID-19 in the years 2018 and 2019 and after Covid 19 in the years 2020, 2021 and till 31.03.2022?

“In how many cases

Water supply to be hit in Delhi from May 17, situation ‘worsening’ due to intense heat

Cong informed of NCP’s moves to ‘weaken’: Patole

J’khand may face food shortage as traders disrupt supply over market fee

water treatment plants has further dropped to 60-70 percent,” the official said.

The DJB has reportedly written thrice to the Haryana Irrigation Department in this connection in a fortnight -- on May 12, May 3, and April 30. Haryana, as per reports, supplies a total of 610 million gallons of water a day to Delhi through two canals -- CLC and DSB -- and the Yamuna.

“We are taking all measures necessary to meet the demand but the situation is worsening by the day due to the intense heat and Haryana releasing less water in the river,” another official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

No heatwave in Delhi for next four days Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the heatwave prevailing in the national capital and other north Indian states will abate from May 17 for the next four days.

“Yesterday`s heatwave was the most severe. The peak is over. Today we are having a trend of 3 to 4 degrees fall over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh,” IMD Senior Scientist RK Jenamani told ANI. “In Delhi, Safdarjung may record a max temperature of 43 degrees Celsius.

As the western disturbance further comes, the heatwave will be abated by tomorrow over a large area,” he added.

NAGPUR, MAY 16 (PTI): Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday said he has conveyed to the party high command about recent political moves of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP to allegedly weaken the Congress in the state.

Notably, Congress and NCP joined hands with Shiv Sena to come to power in Maharashtra in November 2019 after the state Assembly polls when the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena snapped ties with the BJP. To a query from reporters at the Nagpur airport, Patole said it seems that in the last two-and-ahalf years, NCP has been trying to “weaken” the Congress in Maharashtra.

Even the Congress representatives of zilla parishads and other civic bodies are not getting enough funds to carry out development works, he claimed. He said 19 Congress corporators in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Cor poration joined the NCP. Besides, the NCP joined hands with rival BJP to elect the president of Gondia Zilla Parishad earlier this month, he noted.

BANSWARA (RAJASTHAN), MAY 16 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to create two Hindustans, one for the rich and the other for the poor.

Addressing a rally here, he also lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, accusing him of destroying the economy which was “strengthened” by the former UPA government.

The Congress, he said, works to connect with all while the BJP works to create a divide.

The BJP and Modi want to create two Hindustans, one for the rich and select two-three industrialists, and the other of Dalits, farmers, the poor and underprivileged while the Congress wants only one Hindustan, he said, adding, “This is the fight in the country”. The Congress leader said there is a fight between two ideologies in the country.

“The Congress says that we have to move for-

Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting, at Karana village in Banswara district. (PTI)

ward while connecting with all, respect and protect the culture of all. The BJP works to divide, ‘crush’ and ‘suppress’. (BJP) works to remove history and culture of tribals,” he said in the tribal dominated area of southern Rajasthan.

“We work to connect while they work to divide.

We help the weaker and they help selected top industrialists,” he said.

The Congress leader, who has been targeting the government over the state of the economy and issue of unemployment, said, “The BJP government has attacked our economy.

PM did demonetisation, wrongly implemented GST due to which the economy got destroyed. UPA worked to strengthen the economy but Narendra Modi caused harm to our economy”.

“Every youth knows that they cannot get jobs in Hindustan today. Inflation is increasing,” he said.

Gandhi said the Centre brought three laws against farmers which had to be withdrawn after protests and charged that twothree select industrialists were supposed to get full advantage of the laws.

Noting that there is a

Tourists use umbrellas to shield themselves from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, during their visit to Heritage Street near Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Monday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (AGENCIES): Amid soaring temperatures, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday (May 16, 2022) informed that the water supply in the capital will be affected from Tuesday. The officials said that the production capacity at Wazirabad, Chandrawal, and Okhla water treatment plants has dipped further as the Yamuna has “almost dried up”.

“Due to depletion of pond level of Yamuna at Wazirabad Water Works 669.40 feet against the normal level of 674.50 feet and reduction in the release of raw water by Haryana in river Yamuna, water produc-

tion has been affected from Water Treatment Plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal, and Okhla. Water supply shall be affected since the morning of 17.05.2022 & till the pond level improves to normal,” the DJB said in a statement.

The areas where the water supply is likely to be affected are Civil Lines, Hindu Rao Hospital, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, and NDMC areas, Old and New Rajinder Nagar, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Ramlila Ground, Delhi Gate, Punjabi Bagh, Jahangirpuri, South Extension, Greater

Kailash, Burari, parts of Cantonment area and South Delhi.

It also advised people to store sufficient quantities of water in advance and issued helpline numbers to put in a request for water tankers.

A DJB official told the PTI news agency that the water supply from these plants has reduced by up to 40 percent.

“The Yamuna has almost dried up. The water level in the Wazirabad pond has dipped to 669.40 feet, the lowest this year so far.

Consequently, the production capacity at Wazirabad, Chandrawal, and Okhla

Nana Patole

RANCHI, MAY 16 (PTI): Jharkhand may face shortage of food soon as traders have stopped importing consumable items from other states in protest against the proposed introduction of a market fee by the state government.

The decision to introduce the fee, under the Jharkhand State Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing Bill 2022, had received assembly nod in March. It is currently awaiting governor’s approval.

Manoj Kumar, the managing director of Jharkhand State Agriculture Market Board (JSAMB), told PTI, “Once the new rule comes into force, 2% market fee will be realised on non-perishable items and 1% on perishable items.”

Kumar said the rule to impose ‘Krishi Bazar Shulk’ (market fee) had been “put in place by the Centre, and the Jharkhand government has merely adopted it”.

“Different states have different market fee slabs.

The fee is aimed at modernising and improving the infrastructure of mandis in the state,” he explained.

Jharkhand has six mandis – one each in Ranchi, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh, Jamshedpur and Deoghar.

Trade bodies under the banner of Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of

financial support was extended by the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar respectively for cremation, funeral, or burial of the dead bodies? What steps were taken for creating public awareness and promoting public participation for preventing floating of dead bodies in river Ganga or their burial in or near the river bed,?” the bench asked.

The tribunal sought to know whether any criminal case was registered and any prosecution was launched against any person for violation of the guidelines for the management of dead bodies covid infected or otherwise.

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Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) had been protesting against the proposed market fee since April. The traders claimed that the proposed fee will lead to price rise of consumable products, thus adding to the burden of common people.

“We tried to communicate our grievances to the government through various ways. But the government is in no mood to listen. Finally, we decided to stop importing food items, both perishable and non-perishable items, from other states.

No trader will go for fresh orders until the government revokes the proposed market fee,” FJCCI president Dheeraj Taneja told PTI. Jharkhand depends on other states for supply of food items such as rice, pulses, edible oil, potato and onion.

The impact of the dis-

asked if there was any violation of environmental norms and, if so, the details of the remedial measures taken may be furnished.

The NGT was hearing a plea filed by journalist Sanjay Sharma seeking directions to ensure that proper COVID-19 protocol is followed for the disposal of the coronavirus impacted human corpses.

“Direct the Respondents to devise permanent mechanisms to regulate the disposal of dead bodies into the rivers, and issue directions to incentivize resort to the crematorium to give effect to the fundamental right to decent burial and cremation.

ruption will be felt in the state after three-four days, Taneja maintained.

“Right now, wholesalers and retailers have items stocked for three-four days. Some items are still in transit. The state might experience shortage of food items after three-four days,” he said.

The FJCCI president explained that shortage of items might lead to black marketing and exorbitant rise in prices.

“The government will be responsible for all the consequences,” he claimed.

Notably, market fee was applicable on food items sold in Jharkhand mandis prior to 2015. The Raghubar Das-led government had revoked the fee.

Despite repeated efforts, state agriculture minister Badal Patralekh was not available for his comment.

ganisation’s anti-terror body Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in New Delhi today. The security & humanitarian situation has worsened in Afghanistan over the past 9 months,” Afghan envoy Farid Mamundzay tweeted.

“We expect this meeting to raise and propose solutions to all important issues related to the security situation in Afghanistan.

Sincere regional security cooperation particularly from neighbouring countries is the only way forward for peace & development in Afghanistan and in the region,” he added.

India has not recognised the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and has been pitching for the formation of a truly inclusive government in Kabul besides insisting that Afghan soil must not be used for any terrorist activities against any country.

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SCO) on October 28 for a period of one year.

India has shown keen interest in deepening its security-related cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence. A similar conference was organised by India in December which was participated by all the member states.

The SCO is an influential economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations.

The member states of the SCO are Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Afghanistan is among the observer states of the SCO. “I thank India for hosting the key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Or-

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The meeting is taking place under the framework of the SCO’s Regional AntiTerrorist Structure.

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SBI hikes lending rate by 0.1%, EMIs to go up

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): The country’s largest lender State Bank of India has raised its marginal cost of funds based lending rate by 10 basis points or 0.1 per cent across all tenures, a move that will lead to an increase in EMIs for borrowers. This is the second hike in a month raising the cost by 0.2 per cent with the two consecutive increases.

The revision follows an off-cycle rate increase by the Reserve Bank earlier this month. The central bank hiked the repo rate — at which it lends short term money to banks — by 0.40 per cent to 4.40 per cent.

The lending rate revision by SBI (State Bank of India) is likely to be followed by other banks in the days to come.

With the increase, EMIs will go up for those borrowers who have availed loans on MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate), not for those, whose loans are linked to

other benchmarks. SBI’s External Benchmark based Lending Rate (EBLR) is 6.65 per cent, while the Repo-Linked Lending Rate (RLLR) is 6.25 per cent effective April 1.

Banks add Credit Risk Premium (CRP) over the EBLR and RLLR while giving any kind of loan, including housing and auto l oans.

The revised MCLR rate is effective from May 15, as per the information posted on SBI website.With the revision, one-year MCLR has increased to 7.20 per cent from 7.10 per cent earlier.

An overnight, onemonth and three-month MCLR rose by 10 basis points to 6.85 per cent, whereas a six-month MCLR increased to 7.15 per cent.

Most of the loans are linked to the one-year MCLR rate.

At the same time, twoyear MCLR increased by 0.1 per cent to 7.40 per cent, while three-year MCLR rose to 7.50 per cent.

Following the rate revision by RBI, several banks have already raised interest rates and some more are expected to follow in the coming days.

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ATF price hiked by 5.3 pc, 10th increase this year

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): Jet fuel prices on Monday were hiked by a steep 5.3 per cent - the tenth straight increase this year -- to an all-time high, in line with a surge in global energy prices. The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) -- the fuel that helps aeroplanes fly -- was hiked

by Rs 6,188.25 per kilolitre, or 5.29 per cent, to Rs 1,23,039.71 per kl (Rs 123 per litre) in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. This is the 10th straight increase in jet fuel prices this year.

Meanwhile, petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the 41st straight day after rising by a record Rs 10 per litre each.

Jet fuel prices are revised on the 1st and 16th of every month, while petrol and diesel rates are revised daily, based on equivalent rates in the international market. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 10 a litre between March 22 and April 6 and have remained on freeze thereafter.

State-owned oil firms have offered no reason for keeping petrol and diesel prices on freeze while raising ATF rates.

Petrol costs Rs 105.41 a litre in the national capital and diesel is priced at Rs 96.67 per litre.

The increase in ATF price comes on the back of the steep-

est ever hike of 18.3 per cent (Rs 17,135.63 per kl) effected on March 16 and a 2 per cent (Rs 2,258.54 per kl) increase on April 1. Prices were increased by a marginal 0.2 per cent on April 16, followed by a Rs 3,649.13 per kl (3.2 per cent) hike on May 1.

ATF in Mumbai now costs Rs 1,21,847.11 per kl, while it is priced at Rs 1,27,854.60 in Kolkata and Rs 1,27,286.13 in Chennai.

Rates differ from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxation.

Fuel rates have been increased in India because energy prices globally have risen on the back of supply concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demand returning after being hit by the pandemic. India is 85 per cent dependent on imports to meet its oil needs.

While oil prices have eased from a near 14-year high of USD 140 per barrel, it continues to trade above USD 100. On Monday, Brent - the world’s most used benchmark - was trading at USD 109.76 per barrel.

To compound things, the rupee has depreciated against the US dollar, making imports costlier. It closed at an all-time low of 77.55 to a US dollar on Friday. Forex markets were closed on Monday on the account of Buddha Purnima.

CSU slams Patton for backward...

(From p-1) Further, it said that benefits such as special grants, border area development fund and other packages meant for BTs were denied to the Chakhesangs.

CSU also said that Chakhesangs was the only tribe among the BTs to be excluded from DUDA. CSU expressed shock that in the last teachers’ recruitment

also, the Chakhesangs were the only tribe among the BTs that had been segregated and isolated “for reason best known to the government.”

On claim of Chakhesang being more advanced than Ao, Lotha and Sumis, the CSU sought to know on what basis the deputy CM made “such utterances particularly targeting the Chakhesang Com-

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GNF seeks justice

(From p-1) GNF through its media cell also said it had undertaken a fact-finding mission in December, where its team met with families of victims those killed and injured and obtained a detailed report of the facts. Thereafter, with permission of the injured and families of deceased, GNF said it made a formal appeal for justice to the office of the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (UNCHR) and also the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). GNF also organised a two-day walkathon from on January 11 and 12 which culminated with submission of memorandum addressed to the prime minister of India.

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In this regard, GNF has reiterated its total agreement with FNR for repeal of Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act as Nagas have the right to live “in our homeland without being harassed and killed by the Indian army”.

EU cuts forecast for economic Inflation will take time to moderate even after rate hikes: SBI growth as war’s fallout widens

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To put things into perspective, India’s retail inflation accelerated to 7.79 per cent in April due to high fuel and food costs. The inflation print remained above the 6 per cent tolerance band of the central bank for a fourth month in a row.

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the weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans declined by more than 186 basis points.

This was one of the primary reasons for significant jump in credit impulses during the pandemic, apart from financial stability concerns being addressed eloquently

by RBI through using yield curve as a public good,” the report said.

The current turbulence in a way mirrors the conundrum the RBI faced while navigating through the pandemic as larger rate hikes to quell inflation might have an impact on nascent growth impulses.

Also, the RBI may have to use a shorter window to address inflationary concerns given the “realpolitik” challenges in the not so distant horizon.

Lastly, to sum up, the report stated that the RBI

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central bank remains whether inflation will tread down meaningfully because of such rate hikes if war-related disruptions do not subside quickly, the report noted.

In particular, as retail loans are benchmarked to an external rate (mostly to RBI’s repo rate) with quarterly reset clause, so the interest rate on loans benchmarked to repo rate will increase directly with the increase in repo rate.

In a situation of incipient demand recovery post Covid-19, the question will be whether growth could be a large casualty in case of large and persistent rate increases, even as inflation prints will continue to be of serious concern, it noted.

“It is noteworthy that transmission to lending rates since October 2019 reveals that even as the repo rate was cut by 140 basis points,

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Early this year, European policymakers were counting on solid, if weaker, growth while grappling with surging inflation triggered by a global energy squeeze.

Now, energy has become a key problem for the EU as it seeks sanctions that deny Russia tens of billions in trade revenue without plunging member countries into recession. Soaring energy prices are driving record inflation, making everything from food to housing more expensive.

Russia is the EU’s top supplier of oil, natural gas and coal, accounting for around a quarter of the bloc’s total energy. EU imports of energy from Russia last year totaled 99 billion euros (USD 103 billion), or 62 per cent of the bloc’s purchases of Russian goods. An EU ban on coal from Russia is due to start in August and a voluntary effort is underway to reduce demand for Russian natural gas by two-thirds this year.

A proposed oil embargo has hit roadblocks amid reservations from some landlocked countries that are highly dependent on Russian oil, such as Hungary.

through is concerned since the war in Ukraine began.

SBI Research did a dipstick study to understand the impact of the war on the inflation trajectory in both the rural and urban areas.

Using February as the base case -- the beginning of the Ukraine and Russia conflict -- the study reveals that because of the war alone, food and beverages, and fuel and light & transport contributed 52 per cent of the increase in overall inflation.

“If we also add the impact of input costs particularly on the FMCG sector, thus adding the contribution of personal care and effects, the total impact at all-India level comes to 59 per cent, purely because of war,” the report said.

However, the important challenge facing the

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BRUSSELS, MAY 16 (AP): The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a drawn-out Russian war in Ukraine and disruptions to energy supplies.

The EU’s gross domestic product will expand 2.7 per cent this year and 2.3 per cent in 2023, the bloc’s executive arm said Monday — its first economic predictions since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. The European Commission’s previous outlook expected growth of 4 per cent this year and 2.8 per cent in 2023.

The EU economy expanded 5.4 per cent last year following a deep recession prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GDP shrank 5.9 per cent in 2020.

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has posed new challenges, just as the union had recovered from the economic impacts of the pandemic,” the commission said when releasing the forecast. “The war is exacerbating pre-existing headwinds to growth.”

The war darkened what was generally a bright economic picture for the EU.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (IANS): Amidst the continued rise in inflation, it is now almost certain that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will raise key policy rates in the June and August policy review meetings, thereby taking it to the pre-pandemic level of 5.15 per cent by August 2022, said SBI Research in a report, adding that even after the rate hikes, inflation will take time to moderate in India.

Inflation continues to be a bugbear and it looks unlikely that it will subside anytime soon.

The latest inflation numbers reveal that while in the rural areas, the impact has been disproportionately higher on food prices, in urban areas it is disproportionately higher as far as fuel price impact and pass-

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Former PM Imran’s security beefed Modi-Deuba hold bilateral talks in Lumbini up after ‘assassination plot’ claims LUMBINI, MAY 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held bilateral talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini - the birthplace of Gautam Buddha - during which they discussed ways to strengthen ongoing cooperation and develop new areas in the multifaceted bilateral partnership.

After their talks, the two sides signed six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on cooperation in cultural and educational sectors. Modi, who is in the Himalayan nation at the invitation of Deuba on a day-long visit to Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, met Deuba after offering prayers at the sacred Maya Devi temple here.

“PM @narendramodi holds bilateral talks with PM @SherBDeuba in Lumbini.

Opportunity to strengthen ongoing cooperation and develop new areas in our multifaceted partnership,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) inked separate MoUs with Lumbini Buddhist Univer-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during an event on the 2566th Buddha Jayanti and Lumbini Day 2022, in Lumbini, Nepal. (PTI)

sity on the establishment of Dr. Ambedkar Chair for Buddhist Studies; with Tribhuvan University on the establishment of ICCR Chair of Indian Studies and with the Kathmandu University (KU) on the establishment of the ICCR Chair of Indian Studies. An MoU between Kathmandu University (KU) and the Indian Institute of Technol-

ogy Madras (IIT-M) was also signed. A Letter of Agreement (LoA) between KU and IIT-M was signed for joint degree programme at Master’s level.

An agreement between SJVN Ltd and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for Development and implementation of Arun 4 Project was also inked. Deuba also hosted a lunch in honour of

Modi and his delegation.

Ahead of his visit, Modi had said that his visit to Nepal is intended to further deepen the “time-honoured” linkages between the two countries, adding both sides will continue to build on the shared understanding to expand ties in multiple areas, including hydropower and connectivity. “Our ties with Nepal are unparal-

leled. The civilisational and people-to-people contacts between India and Nepal form the enduring edifice of our close relationship,” Modi had said in his departure statement.

Modi had said that he was looking forward to meeting Deuba after their “productive” discussions during the latter’s visit to India last month.

Their discussion is likely to focus on further expanding cooperation in multiple areas, including hydropower and connectivity.

It is the prime minister’s fifth visit to Nepal since 2014. Modi and his entourage arrived here on a special Indian Air Force helicopter from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra had said on Friday that Modi’s talks with Deuba will have a comprehensive agenda to further expand cooperation. Landlocked Nepal relies heavily on India for the transportation of goods and services.

Nepal’s access to the sea is through India, and it imports a predominant proportion of its requirements from and through India.

I S L A M A BA D, M AY 16 (PTI): The Pakistan government on Monday beefed up security for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, two days after he claimed that there was a plot to assassinate him.

Khan claimed on Saturday that a “conspiracy” to assassinate him was being hatched in Pakistan and abroad, warning that if anything happens to him, the people will come to know about the perpetrators through a video message he has recently recorded and placed in a safe place.

“A conspiracy is afoot to take my life. I got full knowledge of this conspiracy a few days ago. The conspiracy is being hatched here and abroad against me in closed rooms. I have recorded a video about this conspiracy, naming all those involved in it. If something happens to me then the people will come to know who were behind this conspiracy,” Khan had said during a rally in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

On Monday, Prime

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Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to “provide foolproof security” to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief after he was given a detailed briefing by the Interior Ministry on the security of the former premier, the official Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported.

Separately, the Prime Minister’s Office said instructions were also issued to the provincial governments about providing fool-proof security arrangements for Khan.

“A chief security officer has also been provided to the former prime minister on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz,” it said in a statement.

An interior ministry

spokesperson also issued a statement confirming that in light of the PM’s instructions, fool-proof security arrangements for Imran had been ensured.

“Police and other law enforcement agencies have been directed to ensure deployment of the security personnel,” the staterun Radio Pakistan report quoted the spokesperson as saying.

It added that 94 police and Frontier Corps personnel had been deployed for the security of the former premier’s Bani Gala residence on the outskirts of Islamabad.

The spokesperson said that four vehicles and 23 personnel of Islamabad police and one vehicle and five personnel of the Frontier Corps were dedicated to accompanying the PTI chairperson during the movement.

Under the supervision of the interior ministry, a “threat assessment company is constantly reviewing matters pertaining to the security of Imran Khan,” according to the spokesman.

Finland, Sweden move to join Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world NATO: Russia says ‘grave mistake’ M O S C OW, M AY 1 6 (IANS): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Finland and Sweden have “made a grave mistake” with their intentions to join the NATO military alliance.

He stressed that Russia would not put up with such a situation and that by doing so, the general level of military tension on the European continent will increase, RT reported.

“They should not have any illusions that we will simply put up with this, just like in Brussels, Washington and other NATO capitals. That is, the general level of military tension will increase, and

there will be less predictability in this area. It is a pity that common sense is being sacrificed to some phantom ideas about what should be done in the current situation,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying.

The Deputy Foreign Minister called the decision to expand the military alliance another grave mistake with “far-reaching consequences”.

“What should I do?

This is the level of those who make political decisions today in the respective countries.”

Ryabkov’s remarks came after Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and the government’s foreign poli-

cy committee on Sunday took an official decision to start the process of the country’s application to become a NATO member.

In a phone call initiated by Helsinki the previous day, Niinisto informed Russian President Vladimir Putin of Finland’s decision to seek NATO membership in the next few days.

In response, Putin “stressed that abandoning the traditional policy of military neutrality would be a mistake, since there are no threats to Finland’s security”, adding that it may also have a negative impact on Moscow-Helsinki relations.

BEIJING, MAY 16 (AP): Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows.

A list obtained and partially verified by the AP cites the names of more than 10,000 Uyghurs sent to prison in just Konasheher county alone, one of dozens in southern Xinjiang. In recent years, China has waged a brutal crackdown on the Uyghurs, a largely Muslim minority, which it has described as a war on terror.

The list is by far the biggest to emerge to date with the names of impris-

A view of Uyghur county in China.

oned Uyghurs, reflecting the sheer size of a Chinese government campaign that swept an estimated million or more people into internment camps and prisons.

It also confirms what

families and rights groups have said for years: China is relying on a system of long-term incarceration to keep the Uyghurs in check, wielding the law as a weapon of repression.

Under searing international criticism, Chinese officials announced the closure in 2019 of short-term, extrajudicial internment camps where Uyghurs were thrown in without charges.

However, although attention focused on the camps, thousands of Uyghurs still languish for years or even decades in prison on what experts say are trumped-up charges of terrorism.

Uyghur farmer Rozikari Tohti was known as a soft-spoken, family-loving man with three children and not the slightest interest in religion. So his cousin, Mihrigul Musa, was shocked to discover Tohti had been thrown into prison for five years for “religious extremism”.

“Never did I think he

would be arrested,” said Musa, who now lives in exile in Norway. “If you saw him, you would feel the same way. He is so earnest.”

From the list, Musa found out Tohti’s younger brother Ablikim Tohti also was sentenced to seven years on charges of “gathering the public to disturb social order.” Tohti’s nextdoor neighbor, a farmer called Nurmemet Dawut, was sentenced to 11 years on the same charges as well as “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”.

Konasheher county is typical of rural southern Xinjiang, and more than 267,000 people live there.

The prison sentences across the county were for two to 25 years, with an average of nine years, the list shows.

SL main Opposition decides to offer conditional support to new govt Pak will ‘turn into SL’ if Khan is arrested: Sheikh

discussion today decided to fully support the current government in its efforts on economic recovery,” it said.

But the support came with certain riders.

“If the government

Israel’s top Catholic prelate condemns police funeral attack JERUSALEM, MAY 16 (AP): The top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land on Monday condemned the police beating of mourners carrying the casket of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, accusing the authorities of violating human rights and disrespecting the Catholic Church.

Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa told reporters at St. Joseph Hospital in Jerusalem that Friday’s incident, broadcast around the world, was a “disproportionate use of force” to the Palestinian flag-waving crowd of thousands proceeding from the hospital to a nearby Catholic church in Jerusalem’s Old City.

The attack drew worldwide condemnation and added to the shock and outrage of Abu Akleh’s killing as she covered a shootout

pointment last week, Wickremesinghe wrote to SJB leader Sajith Premadasa urging for bipartisanship.

“We all know very well that Sri Lanka is facing a colossal economic, social, and political crisis. It is irrefutable that we must all unite to end this crisis that’s intensifying every day and to establish a stable economy.

All of us have a historic responsibility to secure the future of the next generation, given that our actions in this moment will decide the path of this country,” Wickremesinghe wrote.

LONGSA KIKON EKHUNG WOKHA : NAGALAND

CONGRATULATIONS We, the Longsa Kikon Ekhung, would like to congratulate Shri. Orenpomo Kikon, NCS Commissioner & Secretary (Retd.) for his appointment as member of NPSC. The Kikon Ekhung prays that Almighty God guide him in his future endeavours.

Nyimchamo Kikon Chairman, LKE

John Kikon Gen. Secretary, LKE

YANKELI VILLAGE COUNCIL (YVC) RESOLVES

Students carry a mock coffin as they hold a symbolic funeral for slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, (AP)

in the occupied West Bank.

The police attack, Pizzaballa told reporters, “is a severe violation of international norms and regulations, including the fundamental human right of freedom of religion, which must be observed also in a public space.” He spoke as the leaders and clergy of other Christian churches sat nearby.

There was no immediate Israeli response.

Israel and the Palestinians are locked in a war of narratives over Abu Akleh’s killing.

The reporter, a Palestinian-American, a Catholic and a 25-year veteran of the satellite channel, was shot Wednesday while covering an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp.

ISLAMABAD, MAY 16 (PTI): Pakistan will “turn into Sri Lanka” if former prime minister Imran Khan is arrested and the new government will be responsible for that, former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has warned.

Rasheed, while addressing a press conference in Faisalabad on Sunday, said that the incumbent coalition government had become directionless and was unable to handle the situation. Responding to a question, Rasheed said

While appreciating and congratulating Tseminyu for being upgraded into a full fledged district, aware that boundary demarcation for districts are indicated, considering our Village fortunate for sharing boundary with the new district. Yankeli Village Council firmly resolves to accept, stand and live by the demarcation as was originally done by the then DC to Naga Hills, J.H. Hotton.

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that if Khan is arrested, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has already devised a strategy to deal with the situation.

“Pakistan will turn into Sri Lanka if Imran Khan is arrested and these people (the current government) will be responsible for that.,” Rasheed said.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has accused Imran Khan of planning to trigger a civil war in the country and warned of legal action for concocting a narrative against the country’s na-

tional institutions. “I don’t want Pakistan to turn into Sri Lanka,” he said, adding that the country was nearing default. Sri Lank is currently facing the worst economic and political crisis in its history ever since it gained independence in 1948.

“Shahbaz Sharif, you should address the nation and declare whether you’re going to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or not,” he said, adding that the country has fallen short of USD 6 billion within a month.

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The Longsai Ekhung, Wokha Town, Chumukedima, Dimapur and Kohima Longsa Hoho jointly congratulate, Shri. Orenpomo Kikon (NCS) Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland (Retd) for being appointed as a Member of the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC). The Ekhung conveys best wishes in his future endeavours.

The Ekhung and Hoho, would also like to appreciate the Government of Nagaland for the appointment of Shri. Orenpomo Kikon of Longsa Village, Wokha, Nagaland to serve in the prestigious Public Service Commission.

Sd/(ATHUNGO EZUNG) Chairman Wokha Town Longsai Ekhung

Sd/(MHONBEMO EZUNG) Chairman Chumukedima Longsa Ekhung

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groups try to accommodate defections from SJB or connect SJB parliamentarians for activities that are against the SJB principles, the parliamentary group has decided to unconditionally withdraw this support,” it added.

The SJB had earlier declined to support Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister of the interim allparty government, saying the 73-year-old had no mandate since he was a solo representative of his party in the 225-member Parliament.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s elder brother and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned after violence erupted following an attack on the anti-government protesters by his supporters.

“As a responsible political party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya believes saving the country from the current crisis is of the utmost importance,” the SJB said in a statement.

“Accordingly, without taking any portfolio and on behalf of the betterment of the country, SJB in its parliamentary group

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CIVIL ENGINEERS’ ASSOCIATION OF NAGALAND (CEAN) H.Q KOHIMA : NAGALAND

INVITATION The CEAN executives would like to cordially invite all the members on the occasion of 32nd CEAN General Meeting to be held on Saturday 21st of May 2022, time 11:00 A.M at DUDA Guest House, High School Colony Kohima.

Registration for both New/Renewal will commence after the meeting.

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COLOMBO, MAY 16 (PTI): Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Monday said it would offer conditional support to the interim all-party government headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to help tackle the country’s crippling economic and political crisis. Wickremesinghe, the United National Party (UNP) leader was appointed as Sri Lanka’s 26th prime minister on Thursday as the country was without a government since last Monday when President

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Billboard Music Awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo, Drake take home top honours

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he Billboard Music Awards returned to Las Vegas for its 2022 edition, delivering a star-studded evening in celebration of music’s most chart-topping artists.

According to ‘Variety’, before the awards ceremony aired, Billboard announced many of the night’s winners, including Drake, who took home five awards for top artist, male artist, rap artist, rap male artist and rap album.

Olivia Rodrigo took home the most awards of the night with seven, including new artist, female artist, Hot 100 artist, streaming songs artist, radio songs artist, Billboard Global 200 artist and Billboard 200 album.

Meanwhile, Ye was honored with Christian artist, gospel artist, Christian album, gospel album Christian song and gospel song.

Sean “Diddy” Combs hosted the awards show, which featured performances

from controversial figures Morgan Wallen and Travis Scott. The show also included performances from Bryson Tiller, Jack Harlow, Christian Combs, Teyana Taylor, Becky G, Burna Boy, Dan + Shay, Ed Sheeran, Elle King and Miranda Lambert, Florence + the Machine, Latto, Maxwell, Rauw Alejandro and Silk Sonic.

Machine Gun Kelly dedicated his acoustic performance to his “wife” Megan Fox and their “un-

born child”. The Billboard Awards are data-driven, based on a combination of streaming strength, radio airplay, album and track sales, as well as social engagement.

(IANS) Here’s the complete list of winners: Top Artist: Drake Top New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo To p M a l e A r t i s t : Drake Top Female Artist: Olivia Rodrigo

Top Duo/Group: BTS Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift Top Hot 100 Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top streaming songs artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top Song Sales Artist: BTS Top Radio Songs Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top Billboard Global 200 Artist: Olivia Rodrigo Top billboard global (Exclu. U.S.) Artist: Ed Sheeran

Top Tour: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) Top R&B Artist: Doja Cat Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd Top R&B Female Artist: Doja Cat Top R&B Tour: Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM) Top Rap Artist: Drake Top Rap Male Artist: Drake Top Rap Female Artist: Megan Thee Stallion Top Rap Tour: Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021) Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen Top Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift Top Country Duo/ Group: Dan + Shay Top Country Tour: Eric Church (Gather Again Tour) Top Rock Artist: Glass

Animals Top Rock Tour: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) Top Latin Artist: Bad Bunny Top Latin Male Artist: Bad Bunny Top Latin Female Artist: Kali Uchis To p L a t i n D u o / Group: Eslabon Armado Top Latin Tour: Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour) Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady Gaga Top Christian Artist: Ye Top Gospel Artist: Ye Top Billboard 200 Album: Olivia Rodrigo SOUR Top Soundtrack: Encanto To p R & B A l b u m : Doja Cat - Planet Her To p R a p A l b u m : Drake - Certified Lover Boy Top Country Album: Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor’s

Version) Top Rock Album: Imagine Dragons - Mercury – Act 1 Top Latin Album: Karol G - KG0516 Top Dance/Electronic Album: Illenium - Fallen Embers Top Christian Album: Ye - Donda Top Gospel Album: Ye - Donda Top Hot 100 Song: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - “Stay” Top Streaming Song: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - “Stay” Top Selling Song: BTS - “Butter” Top Radio Song: Dua Lipa - “Levitating” Top Collaboration: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - “Stay” Top Billboard Global 200 Song: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - “Stay” Top Billboard Global 200 (exclu. U.S.) Song:

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - “Stay” Top Viral Song: Doja Cat ft. SZA - “Kiss Me More” Top R&B Song: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) - “Leave the Door Open” Top Rap Song: Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - “Industry Baby” Top Country Song: Walker Hayes - “Fancy Like” Top Rock Song: Måneskin - “Beggin’” Top Latin Song: Kali Uchis - “telepatía” Top Dance/Electronic Song: Elton John & Dua Lipa - “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” Top Christian Song: Ye - “Hurricane” Top Gospel Song: Ye - “Hurricane” Icon Award: Mary J. Blige Changemaker Award: Mari Copeny

Getting Fit While You’re Overweight SEVENTEEN gears up to tell epic tale with fourth album

exercise, 5 days a week, plus two sessions of resistance or strength training. This is the amount of exercise that experts recommend for adults.

Check With an Expert Everyone needs to use good form when they exercise. But it’s even more important when you’re overweight. Extra weight can throw off your center of gravity and change the way you hold your body. It also puts extra stress on your joints. Book an appointment or two with a trainer or physical therapist who knows about weight issues.

They can show you the right posture and help you build up your balance so you can exercise safely.

Exercise Options The best exercise is something you enjoy and will stick with. Try different things that interest you, and see what you like. Remember that a well-rounded program includes both cardio and strength training. Check out the options at your local gym or community center.

If you find a class or teacher you like, become a “regular.” If you’re uncomfortable working out in front of other people, there are lots of DVDs and online programs to try.

Start With Cardio This is exercise that gets your heart pumping.

Walking is one of the easiest kinds. You can do it just about anywhere and anytime, and all you need are comfortable clothes and a good pair of walking shoes.

If you have sore joints, try biking, either stationary or outdoors. It puts less stress on your hips, knees, and ankles. So does exercising underwater. See if there’s a pool near you where you can try aqua jogging or water aerobics.

Add Strength Training Wo r k i n g o u t w i t h weights or other resistance equipment makes your muscles stronger, and that makes everyday tasks easier.

The weight machines at the gym control the way you move and help keep you in the right form. But make sure they’re comfortable and can support you. If you’re not sure how to use the equipment, ask a trainer for help. You can also use free weights, kettlebells, or resistance bands at the gym or at home.

Include Flexibility and Balance Exercises like yoga, Pilates, and tai chi help build muscle mass too. But they also keep you flexible and build your balance, which can protect you from falls and injuries. And they make it easier to do everyday things like bending over and reaching for things. Balance and flexibility are especially important as you get older.

Use a Chair if You Need It If it’s hard for you to walk or stand for long periods of time, start your fitness program with exercises you can do sitting down.

Remember, any amount of activity is better than none.

You can get cardio with chair aerobics or a portable pedal device. Weight or resistance training and stretching are easy to do while seated.

Plan for Success It may take a while, but if you stick with it, fitness can become a lifelong healthy habit. You may have an easier time staying motivated if you make a plan and track your progress. Set specific, achievable goals you can celebrate, like adding a quarter-mile to your walk or 10 minutes to your bike ride every week. A fitness tracker, diary, or app can help keep you accountable.

So can working out with a friend or in a group.

Head Off Setbacks It’s easy to overdo it when you’re starting a fitness program. Take a couple of days off if you’re really sore. But if you think you’re hurt, see your doctor.

Your body will fight to keep the status quo, so don’t be surprised if you feel extra hungry or tired at first. Be sure to fuel yourself with healthy foods.

Take the Long View A fitness routine is like any habit: It takes time to make it part of your life.

Know that there will be days that you won’t feel like working out. Fight boredom by switching up your routine. And if you miss a day or two, don’t stress.

Just get back to it as soon as you can. Your goal is to stay active for life.

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cept photos, ‘Ep. 5 Pioneer,’ revealed a charismatic image of the members as bikers, hinting at the valor with which they will lead the way in moving forward.

Set to arrive on May 27, Face the Sun has already racked up over 1.74 million pre-order sales in its first week, reaching an all-time high for the band.

As anticipation peaks, SEVENTEEN teased in their recent appearance on a Korean TV show that a track titled ‘Hot’ will lead the new album. The full tracklist will be released on May 17.

(IANS)

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-pop stage-breakers SEVENTEEN dropped a five-part concept photo series revving up for their fourth studio album ‘Face the Sun’.

Starting with ‘Ep.1 Control,’ the K-pop supergroup unveiled an enthralling set of photos that place the band amidst an overwhelming presence of ‘shadows’ that represent

their fears. ‘Ep. 2 Shadow’ portrayed each of the 13 members locked away in isolation by these shadows from within.

‘Ep. 3 Ray’ depicted the 13-piece act burning their shadows to ashes, followed by ‘Ep. 4 Path’ where they kick off a journey to ‘Face the Sun’ and pursue the path of the Sun. The final set of con-

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mrs. A Shiheli Assumi (Born on 1931, May 17)

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Public Forum Pungro Sub Division (PFPS), GB's Union Pungro and Pungro Based Frontal Organization congratulate Hon'ble Deputy Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly, MLA 60 A/C on being appointed as the Chairman of Sub Divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) Pungro.

We also heartily congratulate Shri Mosa Kvz on being appointed as PS to MLA 60 A/C. The joint organizations are confident under your unwavering leadership will usher in progress and development of society.

We congratulate and wish the best in their era.

(S Kongsu) (Khonyamong) President, PFPS General Secretary, PFPS

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It's our immense pride and joy to congratulate Er. Kapil Thapa for being conferred Gold Medal for Degree of Master in Mechanical Engineering (First Class with Distinction) during the convocation ceremony of Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology (AVIT), Paiyanur, Chennai.

We pray that Almighty God continues to bless him with good health, Wisdom and we wish the very best in all his future endeavours.

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Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra feted on return home after Eurovision win

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compatriots a much-needed morale boost after almost 12 weeks of war.

Ukrainian troops watching on television had hailed the win, with Psiuk making a plea for help at the end of the live performance for the besieged city of Mariupol and its Azovstal steelworks.

Bookmakers had made Kalush Orchestra clear favourites among the 40 competitors in the annual contest, which normally draws a television audience of close to 200 million, in part due to widespread sympathy for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion in February.

(Reuters)

Happy 91st Birthday, Grandma! We hope the day brings you joy and happiness, something you’ve brought to so many people. When we think about all the help you’ve given to others over the years with the Sacrifice and Selfless service, to the church, to nursing people and more, we know that you deserve the best day. We love you so much and we are so happy that we get to celebrate your birthday with you.

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From your loving, Children, Children In-Laws, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

The Office of the Henivi Village Council take immense pride and joy in congratulating Miss Naghophukali Swu, D/o Mr. Sukhavi Swu and Mrs Atoli Swu, for successfully clearing M.Sc in reproduction, infertility and embryology securing top 2 rank with CGPA 9.30 from Mysore University. The Council further congratulates her on being appointed as Junior Embryologist (J.E) at ARC International fertility Research Centre Hyderabad.

We take the privilege to express our profound appreciation for bringing such laurels to our village and to our community. We wish and pray that Almighty God grant you more wisdom and guide you in all your future endeavours.

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kraine’s Kalush Orchestra returned to their homeland on Monday after an emotional Eurovision Song Contest victory, greeted at the border with Poland by servicemen and women whose cause the band had championed in Turin. Frontman Oleh Psiuk was presented with a bouquet of yellow and blue flowers - the colours of Ukraine’s flag - and reunited with his girlfriend before he and his band launched into an impromptu version of “Stefania”, their winning song. On Saturday, they had ridden a wave of popular support to win the annual songfest in the northern Italian city, giving their

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F

itness: More than a Number on a Scale When it comes to overall health, your fitness level may matter more than the number on the scale.

Being overweight sets you up for health problems like heart disease and diabetes.

But focusing on weight loss alone tends to cause an up-and-down weight cycle that can be dangerous for your health. Researchers are finding that even if you don’t lose weight, exercise has important benefits. And if you also happen to lose some weight, great!

Benefits of Exercise Physical activity lowers your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels.

It helps keep your bones strong, boosts your brain power, gives you energy, and helps you sleep better.

It lowers your chances of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and some kinds of cancers. Besides all this, exercise can reduce stress, boost your mood, and make you feel better about yourself.

Where Do You Start?

The last thing you want to do is hurt yourself right out of the gate. Tell your doctor you want to start a fitness program. Ask if you need to take any precautions. They can suggest some workouts that are right for your health and fitness level. For example, you should probably stay away from high-impact exercise like jogging at first. The main thing is to just get moving -- any amount of activity is better than none.

Go Slow at First Start with small steps you can build on. Park at the far end of the parking lot, or take the stairs. Try 10-15 minutes of physical activity every other day and see how you feel. Be sure to rest when you need to and listen to your body. Gradually work up to 30 minutes to an hour of moderate

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AC Milan on brink of Serie A title

ROME, MAY 16 (IANS): AC Milan took a giant step towards the Serie A title, defeating Atalanta 2-0 to need just one point to win the league in their last home game of the season.

AC Milan went into the San Siro on Sunday night with a two-point advantage over second-placed Inter Milan, while Atalanta were still fighting for a spot in the European places. Milan’s last victory against Atalanta on home turf was in 2014, followed by four draws and three defeats.

Both sides failed to create genuine chances in the first half, and Milan striker Olivier Giroud was booked for dissent after his penalty appeal was rejected, Xinhua reports.

The home side threw on Junior Messias in the 54th minute, and made an impact almost with his first touch as his long pass over the top found Rafael Leao, who resisted a shoulder-toshoulder challenge to finish with a low strike.

AC Milan sealed the win 20 minutes later in

Milan’s Rafael Leao in action with Atalanta’s Teun Koopmeiners on May 15. (Reuters)

sensational style, when Theo Hernandez started a move from his own half to surge forward and ride tackles before sending the ball to the bottom corner.

Elsewhere, Inter Milan kept their Scudetto hopes alive as Matteo Darmian’s opener and Lautaro Martinez’s brace saw the Nerazzurri beat Cagliari

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3-1.

The title winners will be decided in the final round as AC Milan visit Sassuolo, while Inter Milan host Sampdoria. One point would secure the Rossoneri their first Serie A title since 2011, due to their superior head-to-head record.

Napoli secured third place after crushing Genoa

3-0. Lorenzo Insigne, who is leaving for Toronto FC this summer, waved goodbye to Napoli fans in his last match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, while Genoa follow Venezia to drop into Serie B after 15 years in the top flight.

A l s o o n S u n d a y, Sassuolo sailed away with a 3-1 victory over Bologna.

China withdrawal could see Asian Cup heading west M E L B O U R N E , M AY 16 (REUTERS): China’s withdrawal from hosting the 2023 Asian Cup could see the showpiece shift west to the Gulf, where new infrastructure and voracious demand for major events has made the region a magnet for international tournaments.

Having planned to hold the Asian Cup across 10 cities in June-July next year, China dropped the 24-team tournament due to “exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic”, the AFC said over the weekend. The AFC said it would name a new host in due course but provided no detail and declined to provide immediate comment to Reuters.

AFC member nations were in the dark on Monday a b o u t t h e n ex t s t e p s.

“This is quite an unusual situation and so there’s no specific process that we are aware of on how things could go,” a spokesperson for the Korean Football Association (KFA) told Reuters.

NBA Playoffs: Mavs, Celtics advance NEW YORK, MAY 16 (AFP): Luka Doncic led a stunning Dallas Mavericks rout of the top-seeded Phoenix Suns while the Boston Celtics eliminated the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on a day of NBA playoff upsets on Sunday.

In Phoenix, Slovenian superstar Doncic led a total eclipse of the Suns as Dallas clinched a 4-3 series victor y with an ex t r a o r d i n a r y 1 2 3 - 9 0 thrashing of the Western Conference favourites.

The Suns had entered the playoffs boasting the best record in basketball after a 64-win regular season and were tipped by many to return to the NBA Finals for a second straight season.

But the Suns’ dreams of a championship were incinerated by a red-hot shooting perfor mance from Doncic and the Mavs, who will now advance to a Western Conference finals showdown with the Golden State Warriors starting on Wednesday.

Doncic finished with 35 points, 10 rebounds and four assists while teammate Spencer Dinwiddie

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77). (AP)

provided scoring support with 30 points, including five three-pointers.

Jalen Brunson also posted double figures while Phoenix were left p o n d e r i n g a n o - s h ow by their two stars Devin Booker (11 points) and Chris Paul (10).

The Mavericks led from start to finish and at one stage in the second half had sprinted into a 46-point lead.

Their 57-27 half-time

lead was the biggest ever in a decisive game seven in the NBA playoffs.

Phoenix coach Monty Williams said his team had saved their worst performance of the season for their most important game.

There was a similar sense of deflation amongst the Bucks players after their reign as NBA champions ended in a convincing 10981 game seven defeat to the Celtics in Boston.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY Lt. Mr. Golhouvi W. Kuotsu G.B.

A year has passed like yesterday since you left us. But every moment we deeply miss your presence and exhortation on social lessons etc.

Memories will live forever in our heart as you lived so well with us.

“Truthful lips will be established forever…….” – Pr. 12:19

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Lt. Dr. Moses Thong

Loving Sons, Daughters Lived from and Grandchildren.

1929 to 17-05-2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the bereaved family members of Late Medemniken L o n g c h a r, w o u l d l i k e t o gratefully acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude and profound appreciation to each and every individuals, unions, churches and wellwishers who stood by us p h y s i c a l l y, e m o t i o n a l l y, financially and through unconditional prayers and support during his illness till his Born: 17.11.1947 Died: 08.05.2022 last journey.

We regret our inability to thank each and every individual but we sincerely pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving family members and relatives.

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16th July 1979 – 16th May 2021

“O love of God, how rich and pure.

It reaches past the highest star and covers all the world” A year has passed with you in our hearts every day, dreams unfulfilled yet fond memories cherished. Your life was a blessing, you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure…

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Special guest Col. Mohamed Zabiulla, Commandant 7th Assam Rifles with the participants and others at the NU:SASRD’s 8th Inter-Class Outdoor Championship on May 12.

Loving Wife, Children, Dad, Siblings, In-laws and Loved Ones.

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Born : 26.01.1990 – Died : 09.05.2022 We, the bereaved family of Lt. Andrew Kez. would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the association, churches, unions, neighbours, friends and all the well-wishers who stood with us through prayers, physical presence, extending emotional, material and financial support at his sudden demise, for those who comforted us in wake service, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes and condolences, and escorted us even to the last leg of the journey to our village. Your gestures of kindness and generosity made our grief lighter during the time of our irreplaceable loss.

It is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you abundantly.

Loving wife and family members.

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BORN 26.01.1971 – DIED 06.05.2022 We, the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to those who stood by us physically, financially, materially and in prayers at the sudden demise of our most beloved father Late Mr Vitoi I. Swu, who left for his eternal home on 6th May 2022.

We convey our special thanks to:1. Mr. Vikheho Y. Swu, Hon'ble MLA Pughoboto and his Team 2. Doctors and staff of PHC Chunlikha 3. Ghokimi Village Council 4. Ghokimi Baptist Church 5. Women Department GBC 6. Youth Dept GBC 7. United Team Ghokimi 8. VLO Ghokimi 9. Ghokimi Service Union 10. SHG Kikimiye 11. Ghokimi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu 12. Sumi Chilimi Union 13. Kitami Baptist Church 14. Tsaphimi Baptist Church 15. Asukiqa Baptist Church 16. Puneboqa Baptist Church 17. Kitagha Union 18. Kandinu Area 19. Sumi Community Union Tseminyu 20. Joseph Ezung, Longsa Village 21. Relatives, friends and well wishers We deeply regret our inability to thank every individual but your good deeds will ever remain in our hearts. May God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, son and daughters.

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Lt. T. TALITEMJEN 28.01.1959 – 09.05.2022

With a heartfelt gratitude, we, the bereaved family members and relatives of Lt. T.Talitemjen (Waromung Village) would like to express our appreciation to every individual, relatives, friends, neighbours, churches, societies and unions for your unflinching support, physically, spiritually, financially, materially and for your constant prayers during his prolonged illness and rendered support by sharing our grief and being with us during the darkest hour of our life.

Though we are unable to mention every individual by name, it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving children, family members & relatives.

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Super Cup: New Market thrash Crimsoune 10-1

Kevithuto Sophie with KTC members, match officials and the players from both teams before the opening match at IG Stadium, Kohima on Monday. (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , M AY 1 6 (NPN): A dominant New Market FC opened their campaign with a thumping 10-1 win over Crimsoune Club in the Kohima Super Cup played at Indira Gandhi Stadium, here on Monday.

In a one-sided match, six players from New Market FC took their turns to score the goals.

Nyithong Magh scored the first hat-trick of the

championship by netting in the 71st, 72nd and 75th minutes.

Limakumzuk Ao and Rhitso Mero each scored a goal while Selhouvi Belho scored the face saver goal for Crimsoune Club in the first session.

After the break, Limakumzuk Ao scored again while his teammates Visalie Mezhü and Haotingmang each scored to bring the game to a disappointing closure f o r C r i m s o u n e C l u b.

Crimsoune Club did their best with several attempts but they turned out to be the underdog against one of the cup favourites. The match ended without any cautionary cards which displayed a good trend of sportsmanship.

New Market FC will now join the other seven teams and vie for a slot in the group of 8 to progress to the league round.

The knockout round will continue on Tuesday with A-Yhome FC taking

Boxing World C’ships: Zareen, Manisha confirm medals with quarterfinals win NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (IANS): Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday.

Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semi-finals, Nikhat clinched a dominating 5-0 win against England’s C h a r l e y - S i a n Ta y l o r Davison while Manisha got the better of Mongolia’s Namuun Monkhor in the hard-fought 57kg quarterfinal by a 4-1 margin.

The 25-year-old boxer f r o m Te l a n g a n a o n c e again showed her technical supremacy to hand the country its first medal at this year’s tournament

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with an impressive victory in the 52kg quarter-final.

Nikhat’s aggressive intent and the clean attack left no chance for Davison as the Indian looked in complete control throughout the bout.

Nikhat will now take on Caroline De Almeida of Brazil in the semi-finals.

De Almeida thrashed the 2 0 1 8 C o m m o n we a l t h Games silver Ireland’s

Thomas Cup triumph all about resilience: Kidambi Srikanth

N E W D E L H I , M AY 16 (IANS): Indian badminton ace Kidambi Srikanth has said the title triumph over 14-time Thomas Cup champions Indonesia would not have been possible without the contingent showing “pure resilience and mental strength”.

In a heartfelt letter posted on twitter on Monday, the 29-year-old Wo r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p silver medallist, who won the deciding third rubber against world No. 9 Jonatan Christie 21-15, 23-21 to earn a historic maiden title for India in the prestigious team event, said, “I don’t even know where to even begin this. The journey to this podium is nothing short of once in a lifetime experience. This has been a result of pure resilience and mental strength.”

Srikanth said the victory will remain closest to his heart as the contingent had chosen him to be its captain.

“As a sportsperson, I have seen more losses than wins but this will remain the closest to my heart because of the team and my boys. They bestowed upon me a great honour and chose me as their captain but I must say I learnt more than I lead

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this team. I know that the next generation is in safe hands and leadership like we were,” said Srikanth. “ I a m i m m e n s e ly humbled and blessed to be on a prestigious podium that an Indian never stood on before. This may have been the first but I assure you it won’t be the last,” added Srikanth.

The Indian team had previously reached the Thomas Cup semis in 1952, 1955, and 1979 but could never return home with a gold medal.

“I would like to firstly take an opportunity to thank our support staff -- Vimal (Kumar) Sir, Dr. Kiran CH, Dr. Sumansh S. and Dr. Abdul. The real people behind this victory is them. Special mention to our coaches Siyadath Ullah, Yoo Yong Sung, Mathias Boe and Vijaydeep Singh.

Carly McNaul of Ireland by unanimous decision.

While Manisha will take on Italy’s Irma Testa, who defeated Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova 4-1 in another quarter-final.

On the other hand, another Indian pugilist Nitu fell just short of securing a medal in her debut appearance at the World Championships as she tried her all against the reigning Asian Champion A l u a B a l k i b e k ova o f Kazakhstan but went down fighting in a closely fought 48kg quarter-final.

It was a more physical bout where the boxers took on each other aggressively and landed a flurry of punches but Balkibekova’s clean striking put her ahead.

The semi-final matches will take place on Wednesday while the finals will be played on Thursday and Friday.

on United Brothers FC at 11:30 a.m. while Barak FC will take on Wolves XI FC in the second match of the day at 1:30 p.m.

Earlier, the inaugural function was graced by Sr Superintendent of Police, Kevithuto Sophie as special guest. In his brief remarked, Sophie observed the need to do away with the lackadaisical approach where players only practice during the game.

He encouraged the youth to take the game

Satwik-Chirag pull out of Thailand Open BANGKOK, MAY 16 (PTI): Star doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played a pivotal role in India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, pulled out of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament beginning here on Tuesday.

It is learnt that Chirag suffered some niggles during the tournament and the pair has informed the Badminton Association of India on Monday about their decision to skip the event this week.

Among Indian o t h e r s i n f r ay, Wo r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p s s i l ve r medallist Kidambi Srikanth, seeded eighth, who had stayed unbeaten with six wins at Thomas Cup, will face Brice Leverdez, while HS Prannoy, who had pulled off wins in the deciding third singles in the knockout stages, meets Malaysia’s Daren Liew.

seriously if they envision to take it forward. Sophie also underscored the need for players to get exposure as that was one way for them to get into the bigger leagues.

Taking the scope of football into account, he said the game had the potential to nurture unity and friendship among the Naga tribes which, he added, could be exploited and used a means to patch up the differences that had fractured the Naga society.

He also urged the gathered youths to take up other sources to earn one’s livelihood such as farming and rearing livestock even as they pursue a career as a sportsperson.

Earlier, the inaugural was compered by Medolenuo Loucü while Central Christian Revival Church, pastor, Mhasiselie Theünuo invoked God’s blessing.

Convenor of the cup, Zedikuolie Kire delivered t h e we l c o m e a d d r e s s and KTC president, Dr Viketoulie Pienyü delivered the president’s address.

A special number was presented by Viriezhünuo Solo.

DC beat PBKS by 17 runs; inch closer to IPL play-offs berth NAVI MUMBAI, MAY 16 (PTI): Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with a career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards playoff qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday.

Invited to bat, DC posted 159 for 7 courtesy Mitchell Marsh’s 48-ball 63 and then restricted Punjab to 142 for 9. Thakur (4/36), Axar (2/14) and Kuldeep (2/14) shared eight wickets among them.

With this win, DC jumped a place to fourth with 14 points from 13 matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore (14 from 13 matches) have same points as DC but they were pushed down to fifth spot as they have -0.323 NRR compared +0.255 of Delhi.

Punjab, who remained at seventh spot with 12 points from 13 matches, are virtually out of reckoning for a play-offs berth as they also have a -0.043 net run rate.

Chasing 160 for a win,

Mitchell Marsh of Delhi Capitals plays a shot, Monday. (PTI)

Punjab suffered a batting collapse after a good start.

Jitesh Sharma (44 of 34 balls) and Rahul Chahar (25 not out off 24 balls) made a late fight back with a 41run stand -- highest in their run chase -- for the eighth wicket but that proved to be too little too late.

Punjab began on a promising note with in-form Jonny Bairstow punishing Khaleel Ahmed and Nortje with fours and sixes to take his side to 27 for no loss at the end of third over.

But from there the collapse began as five Punjab batsmen gone back to the hut one after the other as they were reduced to for

5 at the end of the eighth over.

E a r l i e r, A r s h d e e p Singh and Livingstone snared three-wickets each as Punjab restricted Delhi to 159 for 7.

Marsh first added 51 runs with Sarfaraz Khan (32) and then another 47 runs with Lalit Yadav (24), after DC lost opener David Warner (0) off the first ball of the innings.

DC scored at a brisk pace after being asked to bat but they suffered a middleorder collapse, losing three quick wickets.

I t wa s Au s t r a l i a n Marsh, who anchored the DC innings.

Vinesh, Sakshi book CWG berths NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (PTI): Sakshi Malik finally found a way to defeat Sonam Malik and sealed her place in the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games while Vinesh Phogat did just enough against Antim to emerge winner in the 53kg category trials here on Monday.

Sonam, who recovered from a left leg injury, had made it a habit of beating the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist at the WFI trials but the day belonged to Sakshi, who beat the young wrestler 8-1.

Later in the final, Sakshi outplayed Manisha 7-1 to ensure that she will be on the plane to Birmingham, where the Games will begin on July 28.

Manisha had ousted Sangeeta Phogat, wife of Bajrang Punia, 7-5 in the semifinals.

Vinesh, another star who has been struggling r i g h t f r o m t h e To k yo Games, began well as she

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did not concede a point till the final.

In the final against Antim, she was trailing 0-3 but found a two-point scoring move to reduce the deficit. Antim got a bit defensive and tried to maintain distance. In this attempt, she fleed the mat and Vinesh challenged the referee’s decision not to award a point.

She won the challenge and since hers was the last scoring point, she won the trials.

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It will be the first bigticket event after her Tokyo Games debacle, where she made an early exit after entering the event as the favourite. What followed her was a harrowing time where she was suspended

by WFI for indiscipline during the Games.

After WFI lifted the suspension, Vinesh found the going tough due to mental health issues. She pulled out of the World Championship trials in August last year and has

not competed since.

Expectedly, Anshu Malik (57kg), Divya Kakran (68kg) won their trials.

In the final between two World Championship medallists, Anshu beat formidable Sarita Mor 2-1 while Divya won by technical superiority against Nisha Dahiya.

Pooja Gehlot (50kg) and Pooja Sihag (76kg) claimed the other berths in the Indian team.

The men’s trials will be held on Tuesday.

Penalty save denies Manchester City victory; keeps EPL title race alive LONDON, MAY 16 (AP): Another Premier League trophy was virtually in Manchester City’s hands.

All it needed was Riyad M a h r e z t o c o nve r t a penalty, like he had done in each of his previous seven attempts from the spot this season.

Not this time.

There’s still plenty of life in this absorbing title race after Mahrez had a penalty saved in the 86th minute, leaving City to settle for a 2-2 draw at West Ham on Sunday and a fourpoint lead over Liverpool heading into the final week of the season.

Liver pool heads to Southampton for its game in hand on Tuesday, needing at least a point to take the title race to Sunday — the last day of the season. A win is probably required, though, given City has a superior goal difference of 7 compared to Liverpool.

City finishes at home to Aston Villa and that throws up an intriguing storyline. Villa is coached

by Liverpool great Steven Gerrard, who was never able to win the league for Liverpool. He still could — but as a manager of another team.

Liver pool hosts Wolverhampton in its last game and still, somehow, retains hope of an

Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez takes a penalty during the EPL match between West Ham United and Manchester City on May 15. (AP)

unprecedented quadruple of major trophies having won both domestic cups and reached the Champions League final.

It could have basically been over by now, however, had Mahrez put his spot kick past Fabianski.

G u a r d i o l a h a r d ly flinched when Fabianski dived to his left and clawed away the penalty, which was at an inviting height for a goalkeeper. After a few seconds, Guardiola scratched the side of his head and rubbed his

face, and didn’t appear too disheartened at the final whistle as he shared an embrace with Mark Noble — West Ham’s longserving midfielder who is retiring at the end of the season and was making his final home appearance for the club.

RELEGATION FIGHT It’s just as tense at the other end of the standings, though Leeds provided a twist in the relegation fight.

Leeds scored in the second minute of stoppage time through Pascal Struijk

to salvage a 1-1 draw against Brighton and move out of the relegation zone at Burnley’s expense.

Burnley lost 1-0 at Tottenham a few hours earlier — Harr y Kane scored the winner from the penalty spot — and dropped into third-to-last place, one point behind Leeds.

That left Everton with the chance to guarantee topflight survival by beating Brentford, only to lose 3-2 after having defender Jarrad Branthwaite sent

off in the 18th minute — when Everton was leading 1-0 — and then substitute Salomon Rondon redcarded in the 88th.

Richarlison had reclaimed the lead for Everton with a penalty in first-half stoppage time, but Brentford replied with two goals in two minutes from the 62nd.

Everton stayed on 36 points, with Leeds on 35 and Burnley on 34.

Everton and Burnley have two games left and Leeds has just one.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION The race for Champions League qualification is heading for the final day, too, with Tottenham climbing into fourth place — two points ahead of north London rival Arsenal — by beating Burnley.

Kane grabbed what proved to be the winning goal in the eighth minute of first-half stoppage time, converting from the spot after the ball struck the outstretched arm of Burnley striker Ashley Barnes following a flick

by Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez.

Mikel Arteta’s team has two games remaining compared to Tottenham’s one, the first coming at Newcastle on Monday.

Tottenham finishes the season at Norwich, while Arsenal hosts Everton.

Team

P

GD Pts

Man City

37

72

90

Liverpool

36

65

86

Chelsea

36

42

70

Tottenham 37

24

68

Arsenal

36

11

66

Man Utd

37

1

58

West Ham

37

11

56

Wolves

37

-3

51

Leicester

36

0

48

Brighton

37

-4

48

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