17 July 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 221

DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Aishwary Tomar wins gold in Changwon Shooting WC SPORTS, PAGE 12

India logs 20,044 fresh Covid cases, 56 deaths in a day NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): India’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 20,044 in a day to reach 4,37,30,071 while active cases increased to 1,40,760, according to Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.

The death toll has climbed to 5,25,660 with 56 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Active cases increased by 1,687 in a day and now comprise 0.32 per cent of the total infections while the national recovery rate is 98.48 per cent, the ministry said. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.80 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 4.40 per cent.

The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,30,63,651, while the case fatality rate was 1.20 per cent.

State logs six fresh Covid-19 cases

DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday recorded six fresh cases of Covid-19 taking the total caseload to 35,598.

Of the six cases, five cases were reported from Kohima and one case from Dimapur With total of 61 total samples tested in the last 24 hours, today’s sample positivity rate stands at 9.84%.

Currently, there are 60 active cases in the state.

While seven patients (five from Kohima and two from Mokokchung) have recuperated from the virus taking the recoveries to 33,278.

The death toll remained unchanged at 763 (including 5 non-Covid deaths but with positivity).

DCOAN extends support to NIDA DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Drugs Control Officers Association Nagaland (DCOAN) on Saturday extended “unconditional support” to the proposed Nagaland In-Service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) agitation that begins July 18, 2022.

In a press release, DCOAN president Ethungbemo Ezung and general secretary Imlilila Aochen appreciated the “sacrificial services” rendered by the government doctors during pandemic.

Stating that the doctors deserved due recognition from the state government, the association appealed to the state government to revisit and review the current cabinet decision on superannuation age and grant favourable superannuation age that was agreeable to all.

This is it!

“I’m only following medical advice that the only way to stop the virus is to stay safe and stay home.”

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PM, HM urged to invite NSCN (I-M) PCCONPI RESOLVES TO INVOLVE GOI TO CLEAR DECKS FOR NAGA SOLUTION

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KOHIMA, JUL 16 (NPN): Parliamentary Core Committee on Naga Political Issue(PCCoNPI) resolved to urge upon the prime minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah, to invite NSCN(I-M) to clear the decks so as to secure early solution to the Naga political issue.

The resolution read: “Since the talks has been concluded officially on 31st October 2019, the prime minister and the union home minister, is urged upon to invite the NSCN(I-M)leaders for an early conclusion.”

The resolution was one among four others adopted at the meeting held at the Chief Minister’s residential complex here Saturday by some 52 out of 60 UDA legislators present. The two MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were at Delhi for the presidential election on July 18.

The resolution was signed by leaders of UDA constituents- chief minister Neiphiu Rio(convenor), deputy chief minister Y .Patton (co-convenor), UDA chairman T.R. Zeliang (coconvenor) and UDA cochairman and NPF legislature party leader Kuzholuzo (Azo) Neinu.

Addressing media persons after the meeting at the State Banquet Hall, minister planning & coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs and also spokesperson of CCoNPI Neiba Kronu informed that in view of official conclusion of all negotiations on October 31,2019 members decided to urge upon the Centre to invite NSCN(I-M)

to clear the decks for settlement. With respect to the WC of 7-member NNPGs, Kronu the group has no issue and was prepared for a final agreement any time.

As reported earlier regional parties ruling the government at various periods -NPF and presently NDPP and with BJP as an alliance partner- had made Naga political issue as the top of the agenda since 2003. The ruling and opposition parties also initiated the formation of legislators’ forum-JLF/ PAM and presently, CCoNPI - to act as facilitator for securing early solution since 2017.

After 25 years of endless negotiations, NSCN(IM) signed the Framework Agreement with the government of India, represented by then Interlocutor R.N.Ravi on August 3,2015.

It signalled a major progress towards peaceful solution.

Again on November 17,2017 the WC of 7-member NNP-

Gs also signed the Agreed Position with the government of India’s Interlocutor R.N.Ravi to make the final agreement inclusive.

R.N.Ravi, the then Interlocutor who was appointed as Nagaland governor, had announced that all talks would conclude on October 31,2019 with the ultimate stage being signing of a broad-based agreement with Naga political groups.

However, the expectation for eventual solution hit a roadblock when NSCN(I-M) insisted on flag and constitution to be part of the solution on the ground that it was the basis of the Framework Agreement. The government of India said the demand was unacceptable under any circumstances.

Legislators had been holding a series of consultations with various apex Naga tribal bodies and CSOs during the past decades and end

with the same clarion call to the Naga groups to unite for one solution and also urging the government of India to secure early solution.

Delegations of legislators used to go on the much-hyped trip to Delhi to meet with central leaders to impress upon them for early solution.

When NPF joined the NDPP-led PDA in 2021, to form the second oppositionless government (the first was in 2015) under the plea for the Naga political issue, there was no headway as solution was nowhere in sight as in the past years.

The Centre, especially union home minister Amit Shah had rejected outright the demand for flag and constitution and instead, asked state legislators to convince the NSCN(I-M) to sign the agreement since that ball was in the court of the NSCN(I-M).

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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT PCCoNPI MEETING  The Parliamentary Committee welcomes the positive initiatives being taken by the Government of India and the Working Committees of the NNPGS in regard to the ongoing peace dialogue between the Govt of India and the Naga national political groups. The Committee also appreciates and welcomes the efforts made by the Naga political groups in taking the talks forward.  The Parliamentary Committee, while welcoming the statements and observations made by various organisations and individuals calling for unity and early solution, appeals to all sections to refrain from making statements that may create misunderstanding and disunity, and that may stand in the way of our common and collective endeavour to achieve genuine and lasting peace.  The Parliamentary Committee appeals to the negotiating parties to refer to the competencies as reflected in the Framework Agreement of 3rd August 2015 signed between the Government of India and the NSCN-IM to arrive at a mutually acceptable definition of competencies to resolve this contentious issue at the earliest, and bring about a final solution that is honourable, acceptable and inclusive. Since the talks has been concluded officially on 31st October 2019, the Hon’ble Prime Minister and the Hon’ble Union Home Minister is urged upon to invite the NSCN (IM) leaders for an early conclusion.  While the Parliamentary Committee is not a party to the Naga political negotiations, it is playing the role of facilitator, representing and reflecting the voice of the people; and this role will continue to be pursued in a serious manner. We stand by the commitments of the constituent political parties as reflected in their respective manifestoes to pave way in the event of political solution being arrived at.

Process on to elect new SL president INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

Offices across Nagaland should go online, says CS

DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): State chief secretary, J Alam, has suggested that offices across Nagaland should go online, be citizenfriendly, facilitate the cashless transaction, reduce the waiting period and create a robust system to deliver better and efficient governance without compromising on any regulatory requirements.

Speaking at the departmental review meeting of the transport department in the conference hall of chief secretary, Kohima on Saturday, 16 July 2022, Alam stated that adopting such positive changes would also ease the process of office functioning and bring transparency.

“There is a need to cut down on human interface and create an environment which will improve the citizen’s ease of doing business with the Government,” a DIPR report quoted Alam as saying. (Cont’d on p-8)

Bengal Gov Dhankhar is NDA’s vice presidential candidate NEW DELHI, Oppn leaders JUL 16 (PTI): to meet today: Top West Bengal GovOpposition leaders e r n o r Ja g d e e p will meet on SunDhankhar was Satday to decide on urday announced their vice presidenas the BJP-led tial candidate.

NDA’s vice presiSources said J Dhankhar dential candidate. the meeting will Making the take place after the announcement here, BJP all-party meet called by the president J P Nadda lauded government to discuss the Dhankhar as a “kisan putra” functioning of Parliament (farmer’s son) who estab- during the Monsoon Session. lished himself as a “people’s “Meeting on 17th July governor”. and all Opposition leaders Since assuming charge will attend it. So, we’ll hold as the governor of West Ben- a discussion with everyone gal in July 2019, Dhankhar on the 17th that what kind has taken on Chief Minis- of a candidate we should ter Mamata Banerjee-led have,” Leader of Opposition government regularly over in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun various issues.

Kharge said BJP leaders noted that “There is no candidate Dhankhar has been in public from Congress. Our party life for more than three de- president has clearly said cades, and his life story re- that whoever is chosen as flects the spirit of new India: the candidate by all par“overcoming innumerable ties (of Opposition), we social and economic hurdles will stand with it,” added and achieving one’s goals”. Kharge.

Prez poll: Votes divided on religious lines, says NPCC DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has maintained that if “100% MLAs from a Christian state to vote for Hindutva presidential candidate” was true, then “Nagaland for Christ has transformed into Nagaland for Hindutva under the leadership of N. Rio.” In a press release, NPCC president K Therie stated that in presidential elections it was completely a vote of conscience and the individual’s independent decision as there was no Whip. “We will see the

wisdom of MLAs and MPs who represent a Christian State,” Therie said.

NPCC chief said that in India, it was no longer political or economic issues under consideration rather votes were divided on religious lines. He claimed that money and power have destroyed honesty and Christianity in Nagaland. Therie alleged that people have changed from worshiping God to worshipping money and power. “We have elected money and power which have been used to facilitate transformation to Hindutva,” NPCC president said.

Presidential polls: Kohima Kohima district adm evicts encroachers at NLA complex police issue traffic advisory Correspondent

DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Kohima police has issued traffic advisory in view of the Presidential election scheduled to be held on July 18 at NLA Secretariat, Kohima.

According to PRO Kohima police, only vehicles with car passes will be allowed entry to the Assembly Secretariat-- ‘Z’ for legislators, ‘Y’ for concerned departments and media.

Further, no vehicle will be allowed to be parked by the roadside from 6 a.m. onwards during the polls-from BSNL telephone exchange till Classic Island; from Raj Bhavan till M.S

Classic Island; from Classic Island to Assembly Secretariat via Razhü point and High School; from New CM official residence, Phezoucha to Assembly Secretariat and from VVIP Residential complex, Thizama to Assembly Secretariat.

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply in Kohima town and barred from parking along ‘D’ Block road during Presidential election session, from 6 a.m. till the election process is over. All loading and unloading of goods in Kohima town should be completed by 6 a.m.

KOHIMA, JUL 16 (NPN): Kohima district administration led by SDO (C) evicted land encroachers residing inside the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) complex, here on Saturday morning.

SDO (C) was accompanied by Dobashis, Police and officials from the revenue office.

During the eviction drive, which began early in the morning and lasted for around 4 hours, two illegal structures were demolished while two under construction RCC structures were sealed. Of the

One of the structures being demolished at NLA Complex area Kohima on Saturday. (NP))

two demolished structures, one was used as a shop while the other was used as a residence. One of the encroachers claimed that they had not received any prior eviction notice and came to know about it only on Friday night.

However, district officials claimed that they had served more than one notice to the occupants. Around four families were reportedly residing in three of the structures.

Sharing their plight, one of the residents said

they had nowhere to stay since the eviction was carried out suddenly.

Talking to the media, SDO (C) Chompenthung said the administration carried out the eviction drive of illegal occupation of public land and government property. “The land belonged to Nagaland Legislative Assembly. After receiving report from RO office, DC Kohima had detailed the magistrates to evict the persons and illegal occupiers and we have done so,” he added.

He said the authorities dismantled two temporary structures and sealed off buildings, area and evicted the illegal residents.

Power dept informs pre-paid consumers DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): With the Nagaland Electricity Regularity Commission (NERC) Nagaland notifying the new electricity tariff for all the category of consumer as per the Tariff Schedule FY 2022-23 effective from July 1, 2022, the department of power Nagaland has informed that the existing pre-paid consumer would be provided with a onetime recharge token containing the updated tariff as follow in their next recharge.

In a statement, Dimapur electrical circle superintending engineer (E) Er. Nitovi A Wotsa requested the consumers to enter 120 digits (Kohima consumers) and 40 digits (Dimapur consumers) in the same manner as the usual recharge token. Consumers facing difficulties have also been requested to contact the pre-paid helpline (8415900400) for assistance.

One could also visit consumer service points: Kohima division (SDO-E office), Sub-Division No1, Upper Chandmari and Pre-Paid Consumer service Point, West Road Mall, Jail Colony; Dimapur division (office of SDO(E), sub-Division No-1, PWD Housing Complex; office of SDO(E), sub-Division No-II, Burma Camp; office of SDO(E), sub-Division No-III, Behind DC Office and Jain Temple Road, Marwari Patti.

Mokokchung, Jorhat officials hold coordination meeting Minister Pangnyu bereaved; CM, others condole DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): An inter-district coordination meeting between officials of the Mokokchung and Jorhat district administration, police and forest department was held on Saturday at the R.K. School Conference Hall, Tuli.

According to DIPR, the officials discussed several pertinent issues including maintenance of peace and tranquility at the inter-state border areas of Mokokchung and Jorhat districts.

The meeting also resolved to continue extending support and cooperation to each other in maintaining of status quo. During the

Mokokchung and Jorhat district officials during the meeting at Tuli on Saturday. (DPRO)

meeting, DC Mokokchung urged the Jorhat district administration to refrain from taking unilateral actions which may aggravate tension and create a law and order situation along the border.

Officials from Mokokchung who attended

the meeting include DC Shashank Pratap Singh, SP Aotula T. Imchen, DFO Sentitula, along with ADC Tuli, ADC Mangkolemba, EAC Longchem, SDPO Tuli, and SDPO Mangkolemba while Jorhat district was represented by DC A.K. Bar-

man, SP Mohanlal Meena, DFO Nandkumaran along with ADC Jorhat, Circle officer Mariani, Circle officer Teok, SDO (C), and SDPO, Titabor.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by ADC Tuli Shying Sheu.

DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Sochet Sosoly, father of Health minister, Pangnyu Phom, passed away in Dimapur on July 15.

Expressing deep pain over the demise, chief minister, Neiphiu Rio said late Sochet Sosoly-- born on July 25, 1922, was just 10 days short of his 100th birth anniversary. In a condolence message, Rio thanked God for giving late Sosoly a long and successful life, and for blessing him with illustrious children and grandchildren.

Rio said late Sosoly was among the first batch of Christian coverts from his native village Yachem and that he also became

the first Pastor of Yachem Baptist Church. “His death is a great loss for the Phom community, however, the Phom community should praise God for giving them a good Christian leader at the crucial time when Christianity was beginning to make inroads among the Phom community”, Rio said.

He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and to the Phom community.

Dy CM: Expressing grief over the demise, deputy CM, Y. Patton said late Sochet Sosoly was involved in social activities throughout his life spanning several decades and has left behind

a good legacy. On behalf of the state BJP legislators, Patton conveyed condolences to the bereaved family ENLU: Eastern Nagaland Legislative Union (ENLU) expressed deep pain over the demise of late Sochet Sosoly, who was among the first Christian converts of his native village Yachem and the first pastor of Yachem Baptist Church.

ENLU secretary C.L John said late Sosoly lived a long life on earth and had illustrious off-springs, which was testament of how faithfully and committedly he served the Lord. The union also conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family.

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Sub-centre inaugurated at Sankiton

DIMAPUR: Principal director, department of Health and Family Welfare ( H & F W ) , D r. Vi k a t o Kimini inaugurated a subcentre at Sankiton village, Wozhuro-Ralan block under Wokha district on Saturday.

A press release from the office of chief medical officer (CMO) Wokha informed that Kimini in his speech congratulated Sankiton Village Council and village community for their effort in setting up a health centre and assured all medical facilities would be available in the health centre at the earliest.

In her address, CMO Wokha, Dr. Tumchobeni said the medical department has been planning to make the subcentre functional for a long time.

In this regard, she acknowledged the principal director for providing the facility and making it possible.

Deputy CMO Wokha,

Dr. Zuben Kikon also said the inauguration of subcentre was successful due to the corporation from village community.

A short speech was delivered by deputy d i r e c t o r, H & F W, D r.

Imkongtemsu, who urged upon the villagers to make provisions for medical staff posted at Sankiton SC and provide electricity and

water at the health centre.

E a r l i e r, P a s t o r, Longjung Mission Compound Vankhosung, Rev. S. Thungrio Khuvung offered dedicatory prayer while SVC chair man, Libemo Lotha extended greetings to the medical officers, staff and administrative officer.

The programme was attended by officers

f r o m t h e d i r e c t o r a t e, administrative official, civil society leaders, programme officers and staff from medical department and village community.

A medical camp was also organised at the new sub-centre where b e n e f i c i a r i e s ava i l e d various health services provided by the medical team.

VWS to organise cultural seminar: Vikehie Welfare Society Viswema, Kohima has informed that a cultural seminar on “Promotion of Music” will be held on July 18, at John Higher Secondary School, Viswema, w i t h Ke t o b u Vi t s u and Zholezo Pucho as resource persons.

AHVY seminar for artisans held at Pfütsero town

DIMAPUR: A seminar for artisans under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) was held at Nazareth School, Pfütsero under Phek district on July 1 and 2, sponsored by the office of development commissioner (Handicrafts), ministry o f Te x t i l e s a n d implemented by Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED).

In a press release, NEPED POU member, Er Renbenthung Humtsoe informed that during the programme, extra assistant c o m m i s s i o n e r ( E AC ) Pfütsero, Dr Riku Khutso said Chakhesangs produced “unique handicrafts” but were unaware of how to sell and promote them.

In this regard, he urged upon them to come together as a group and work collectively so that they could do and achieve more.

If a group in a village manages to make 300 baskets in a month and sell it for Rs. 1000 each, they would be able to sell it for Rs 3 lakh, he stated.

The EAC said their produce of handicrafts in different forms held value and thus, he urged upon the participants from several villages under Phek district to make the best use of the workshop.

At the programme, handicrafts promotion officer, HSC Kohima, Rajib Chandra Roy highlighted DC handicrafts schemes/ GeM Portal and Shilp Guru

award which is conferred to master crafts persons every year by the centre.

Speaking on the importance of design & technology in textiles/ handicrafts, managing director, Woven Threads & Recipient of Award of Excellence 2018 by the Wo r l d C r a f t C o u n c i l ( WC C ) , Ke v i s e d e nu o Margaret Zinyü handiwork was the strength of Nagas.

She said indigenous knowledge was also technology and that if Nagaland was to be a prosperous state, it should value indigenous knowledge.

Sharing her journey of getting into textiles, Ke v i s e d e n u o s a i d i t started with a school scout camping which required

them to learn a skill and teach others.

Subsequently, she learnt to weave and taught her peers.

On her course at National Institute of Design (NID), she recollected that they were taught to value their own background, culture and traditions.

Besides theoretical learning, she shared that they went around villages, lived with rural families, lear nt new crafts and studied their lifestyles.

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NCC cadets trained on ‘rescue & relief operation’

NEWS IN BRIEF DoSE informs private schools: In continuation to the office letter dated February 9, 2022, the Directorate of School Education has informed all private schools of the state under elementary sector that submission of application formats for recognition, upgradation and renewal of recognition will be extended from June 30 to July 23, 2022.

DoSE informed that late submissions would not be entertained.

Dr. Vikato Kimini with medical officers and others on Saturday.

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Angami spoke on “availing MUDRA loan for handicraft artisans” while executive director, C h a k h e s a n g Wo m e n Welfare Society, Nezelü Nyekha spoke on “conservation of traditional designs and patterns under Geographical Indication Area (GIA) patent right.”

Earlier, NEPED member, Dr Savio Krocha delivered welcome address and chaired the programme More than 200 artisans from different villages under Phek district participated in the workshop.

NCC cadets with camp commandant, SDRF, Home Guards and others.

DIMAPUR: In the ongoing National Cadet Cor ps (NCC) Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC44) at Vidhya Bhawan Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, a team under Hav. Lipokshashi Aier with 13 jawans from Home Guards, Civil Defence & SDRF, Dimapur imparted theory and practical classes to the cadets on “rescue & relief operation”.

and 24 Nagaland (I) Coy NCC, Kohima expressed g ratitude to the team for sparing their time in conducting the operation for the cadets.

Around 320 NCC cadets of senior and junior division and junior wing of 24 Nagaland (I) Coy NCC, Kohima and senior wing of 1 Naga Girls Bn NCC Kohima participated in the demonstration.

Police arrest two with heroin in Kohima DIMAPUR: Nagaland police narcotic cell (NC) on Saturday, arrested—Md. Maniqur Rahman (25), s/o Md. Abdur Rahim and Md. Warish (25) s/o Sahidun Bibi, residents of Lilong village, Thoubal, Manipur on charges of possessing 143 grams of suspected heroin at NH-2, Kohima.

According to police PRO, the police personnel intercepted a Guwahatibound Ford Figo bearing registration number AS01AX-4348 at NH-2, Kohima.

PRO informed that on searching the vehicle, 11 soap cases of suspected heroin were recovered.

In this connection, the contraband was seized

Arrested individuals with the seized contraband on Saturday.

and the two individuals Act, 1985 for fur ther were arrested under NDPS investigation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement We, the family members of late mono S would like to express our immense gratitude and appreciation to all individuals, friends, churches, neighbours and well wishers who stood by and supported us physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially during his prolonged illness till his demise on 04th July, 2022.

Specially thanks to:1. Shri. H. Haiying, Advisor to the Government of Nagaland.

2. Shri. P. Longon, Ex. Minister & family.

3. Doctors and staff of Naga Hospital Kohima.

4. All the generous Blood Donors.

5. Khiamniungan Baptist Church, Kohima.

6. Wolam Nyukyan Baptist Donthe.

7. United Patriots (New Pangsha).

8. Youngster Club (New Pangsha).

9. Dan Range Union Kohima.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual but it is our prayers that Almighty God bless you all abundantly. dP-3423/22

In a press release, office of the 24 Nagaland (I) Coy NCC, Kohima informed that commanding officer 24 Nagaland (I) Company, Col Daniel Lotzem emphasised on the importance of “rescue & relief operation” and its practical applications in day to day life.

The commanding officer on behalf of group headquarter NCC Kohima

loving Parents, Brothers, Sisters and Relatives

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Born 14/07/1947 – Died 14/07/2022 We express our profound gratitude and sincere thanks to all who stood by us during the illness and at the sudden demise of our beloved father Lt. Thejalhou Miachieo who left us for his Heavenly abode on the 14th of July 2022.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one personally who supported us spiritually, physically and financially but we pray that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving son, daughter, grand children and family members

EvEr In GrATITUDE

“Gone are the days, yet happy moments with you will ever be treasured so long as we live”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"Truly my soul finds rest in God my salvation comes from him"

Psalms 62:1

Aduzho Kezo

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Loving wife, children, grandchildren and family members.

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25-11-1940 to 12-07-2022

You will always be a part of us in our hearts. We will fondly remember you in every moment of our life.

We, the bereaved family of Late P. Meren, would like to express our profound gratitude and heartfelt thanks to each and every individual, families, friends, churches, unions, organisations, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us and supported us physically, financially, morally and with prayers from the time of his illness till his demise and also accompanied his mortal remains to our native village.

We sincerely extend our appreciation to all the doctors and nurses of NEIGRIHMS Shillong, CIHSR - Dimapur and Bethel Medical Centre - Kohima.

We deeply regret our inability to address each and every individual personally, but it is our humble prayers that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Died on 9th July 2022 We shall remain mortally indebted to everyone (individual or groups) who stood by us during the final journey of our beloved Lt. Aduzho Kezo.

We express our sincere thanks to: 1. Kikruma Association Kohima 2. Pastor and members of Peniel CRC Kohima 3. doctors & nurses of Oking Hospital (ICU) 4. Chakhesang baptist Church, Kohima 5. Kikruma Gospel Team.

6. Neighbours at dbS Colony (Ziekezou) 7. Neighbours at High School Colony 8. Friends, relatives, well-wishers, ex-classmates 9. Kikruma Villagers.

Thank you one and all for sharing our sorrows in our arduous times. May the good Lord bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, brother, sisters, mother and relatives

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WEATHER FORECAST JULY 17

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Agartala Warm, a stray morning t-storm 34 26 Aizawl

Clouds and sun with a shower

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Guwahati Cloudy with a stray t-storm

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31 22

Imphal

Itanagar A morning t-storm in spots

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Shillong

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Kohima

Cloudy with a stray t-storm

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Dimapur

A thunderstorm in spots

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A stray thunderstorm

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Tuensang A stray a.m. t-storm; cloudy Wokha

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The students from Madhya Pradesh along with the team leader and others.

DIMAPUR: A team of 50 students from Madhya Pradesh reached Dimapur on Saturday, for a five-day visit under the nationwide “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” (AKAM-EBSB) student exchange programme.

According to PIB Kohima, the students were led by dean Student Welfare, LNCT Group, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Amit Shrivastava and three coordinators.

On arrival at Dimapur railway station, the students were received by coordinator of the programme, associated dean SA, National Institute of Technology, Nagaland Dr. Rosang Pongen and his team.

Addressing the inaugural session at the National

Institute of Technology (NIT), Chümoukedima, Dr. Rosang informed that NIT Nagaland was the nodal institute for the programme.

He opined that the programme was a good approach towards uniting the people of the country and expressed hope that the students would become ambassadors in spreading knowledge of the rich cultures and traditions of Nagaland to other parts of the country.

Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, consultant, NIT Nagaland, Dr. R P Acharya said all cultures, if looked closely, were similar and that “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” was an initiative to share these cultures and respect them, as envisaged by the

constitution.

He said Indians today have been able to occupy all prime positions in the world by their intelligence and sincerity.

In his speech, Dr. Amit Shrivastava, expressed happiness that people from different places could gather in one place to embrace the diversity of the country.

He said the aim of AKAM-EBSB was to understand each other’s views on how people lived in different corners of the country and still happen to be united.

The programme is a great opportunity and method to explore the people, culture, tradition, language and geography of other states, he stated.

It may be mentioned that the programme is be-

ing initiated by the union ministry of Education and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland are paired states under the prog ramme, which aims to enhance interaction and promote mutual understanding between people of different states and union territories through the concept of state/union territory pairing, PIB informed. During their stay in Nagaland, the students will learn about the culture, tradition, society and the people. They will also explore the local vegetables, fruits and traditional attires of Nagaland.

The activities of the visiting students will include site visitation to Agriculture University (SASRD) Medziphema and the first green village in India, Khonoma.

They will also be taken for site-seeing to Dzüleke, Naga Heritage Village Kisama and State Museum in Kohima.

Later, the team will experience traditional method of cooking in Chümoukedima district and visit Nagaland Handloom and Handicraft Corporation Limited.

Graduates along with Dr. Prof. N. Venuh and others at DBC Kohima on Saturday (NP).

Correspondent KOHIMA, JUL 16 (NPN): Don Bosco College (DBC) Kohima observed its fifth graduation day at the college premise with pro-vice chancellor Nagaland University, Merima campus, Dr. Prof. N. Venuh as special invitee, here, on Saturday.

In his address, Dr. Prof.

N. Venuh congratulated the graduates and expressed gratitude to the teachers and parents for their support and dedication in nurturing the students.

Pointing out that the graduates would now be qualified to appear for com-

petitive exams, Venuh said determination, attitude and self-discipline were keys to success.

Exhorting the students that obstacles ahead would become more challenging, he advised them to keep a positive attitude in order to move forward.

Further, he said, “without determination, it will be difficult no matter how intelligent a person may be” and asked them to see one’s own mistakes and correct them when any hurdles came their way instead of “shifting the blame” to teachers, parents or the government.

Venuh concluded his speech by advising the graduates to be honest and responsible persons in the society so that they would be respected individuals, living content lives.

The programme was chaired by Sobin Karki, assistant professor and controller of examination, Kezienuo delivered graduation report while Jenifer (5th semester) presented a special song.

Altogether, 155 graduates along with university topper, Ankita Priyadarshini English CGPA:6.96 who secured first rank were felicitated.

state government Wokha BS&G inducts DC as district president Discipleship Bible College KUtoasks set up govt colleges holds 42nd fresher’s day DIMAPUR: Discipleship Bible College (DBC) held its 42nd fresher’s day on Saturday, at Mt. Miracle, Signal Angami Village, Dimapur with CEO of IDAN, Alemtemshi Jamir as guest speaker.

In a press release DBC informed that Alemtemshi in his address spoke on globalisation and how rapidly the world was changing.

He exhorted the students by addressing global issues and how they can be approached through theological education, which he said, was relevant today.

Alemtemshi said that in a changing world, a preacher should also preach according to the context.

He brought the issues of war crisis and food report by citing the example of Sri Lankan crisis and the Ukraine and Russian war.

He underlined how human ethics were being compromised for human interest which he said was because of “human survival”.

Alemtemshi also said this had re-structured the world economy and in that context, Christians should voice out for justice.

CEO of IDAN, Alemtemshi Jamir speaking at the programme.

He concluded his speech by challenging the theological students to serve the Lord in this globalised context by being more informed and well equipped.

During the programme, principal, DBC, Rev. S. Wati offered a special prayer for the freshers, welcome address was delivered by academic dean, Dr. Husazulü Chüzoglo and invocation was offered by chaplain.

Highlights of the programme included duet by Akina and Angu, solo presentation

by Kisemsen and speech on behalf of freshers by Sungmokundang.

DIMAPUR: Konyak Union (KU) has appealed to the state government to set up three more government colleges at Tizit, Aboi and Tobu, in order to accommodate the increasing number of college-going students in the district.

In a press release, KU president Tingthok Konyak and general secretary Manpang W Wangyen said Mon district being the most populated district “should not always be treated as equals with the rest of the districts in the state.”

KU said population ratio should be taken into account while distributing developmental projects.

“It is high time that the government of Nagaland understand this issue and take the matter seriously”, it stated. The union also pointed out that it could not afford “to see Mon district being left out as backward district even among the backward districts of the state.”

Meanwhile, KU acknowledged advisor for School Education, K.T. Sukhalu and DUDA advisor Bongkhao Konyak for successfully upgrading Government High School (GHS) Tobu to Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS).

It hoped that the responsible department would deploy adequate number of teaching staff without delay for the newly upgraded school.

The union also expressed gratitude advisor for Horticulture & Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan and the department of Horticulture for setting up sub-divisional horticulture office at Tobu.

The union expressed optimism that the set up would aid people of the area, especially farmers, who were solely dependent on farming for their livelihood.

D I M A P U R : Wo k h a district Bharat Scout & Guides (BS&G) inducted deputy commissioner (DC) Wokha, Ajit Kumar Ranjan as district president during an induction programme in the conference hall of the DC, Wokha on Saturday.

According to a DIPR report, senior SDEO Wobenthung Lotha was inducted as district secretary while EAC Wokha, Rosy

Sangtam was inducted as district commissioner (G) BS&G and president Lotha Eloe Hoho, Thungbeni Ngullie as vice president BS&G, Wokha.

At the programme, DC Wokha, Ajit Kumar Ranjan acknowledged the district Bharat Scout & Guides for the honour bestowed upon him.

He assured to work for the upliftment of the association and said the

philosophy behind BS&G was trust, harmony, loving each other, and loyalty towards one’s duty and the country.

In this regard, he urged upon the young cadets to value those philosophies.

Lauding the association for inculcating the right values in the young minds and among the children, he expressed hope that they would

become the bedrock of the district and society in times to come.

The induction ceremony was conducted by district training commissioner (S) Mhonbemo Kikon.

Earlier, guide captain, Oreno Ngullie chaired the programme while district training commissioner (G) Abeni Ngullie proposed vote of thanks.

DIMAPUR: Tuensang District Task Force (DTF) for COVID-19 held a meeting in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Tuensang on Friday.

According to a DIPR report, the members discussed the COVID scenario in Nagaland and how to tackle the situation in the district.

The DTF members agreed to intensify awareness campaigns and continue focusing on the vaccination drives and also advise employees to go for precautionary doses.

The house discussed collecting data on vaccination among security personnel and advising vaccination to those who were yet to get vaccinated.

It also discussed collecting data from vaccination portal and to text and call beneficiaries who were due to get their second and precautionary dose.

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Case against Mahua Moitra for ‘Gogoi’ tweet

SIVASAGAR (ASSAM), JUL 16 (PTI): A complaint has been lodged with the police in Assam’s Sivasagar district against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for her tweet which allegedly links the expression ‘sexual harassment’ with an Assamese surname.

A local organisation, Jatiya Sangrami Sena had filed the written complaint alleging that Moitra had insulted the entire Assamese community with her tweet and demanded an unconditional apology from her.

Moitra had allegedly posted the tweet in reference to a list of unparliamentary words. “My first of new twitter series on replacements for unparliamentary words. Banned word- Sexual Harassment ReplacementMr Gogoi,” she allegedly wrote on Thursday.

This led to criticism, especially by netizens from Assam, who pointed that ‘Gogoi’ is a surname of a large section of Assamese people and the tweet was deemed by them as an insult to the entire community.

The TMC leader had

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on Friday clarified that she was not implicating the Gogoi community.

“Just for those Sanghis twisting tweet to say I targeted all Gogois, let me spell it out : Mister Ranjan Gogoi. Honourable MP, Rajya Sabha,” she had posted on the micro blogging site.

A former staff of Supreme Court had in 2019 accused Gogoi, who was then the chief justice of the country, of sexual harassment and the apex court took suo motu cognisance of the matter.

An in-house committee of three judges had later given a clean chit to Gogoi.

The Jatiya Sangrami Sena has also threatened not to allow TMC to hold any meeting or rally in upper Assam if she failed to

apologise for her comment.

A police official confirmed that a written complaint against Moitra, who had created an uproar with her Goddess Kali comment, had been received on Friday but no FIR has been registered as yet.

“A complaint has been filed at Sivasagar sadar police Station. We are examining it. No case has been registered yet,” he said.

The ruling BJP in Assam Saturday demanded an apology from Moitra for her Twitter post. “The unparliamentary word used by Mahua Moitra is an insult to all the people of Assam.

She must tender an apology for it,” BJP state spokesperson Mominul Awal said in a statement in Guwahati.

He maintained that the state TMC president Ripun Bora should also apologise to the people for the remark.

A complaint had been lodged on July 6 by Bajrang Dal with the police at Hailakandi in Assam for Moitra’s Kali comment in which she said she imagined the goddess as meat eating and alcohol accepting.

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Assam committed to resolve border disputes: Sarma GUWAHATI, JUL 16 (PTI): Assam is committed to resolve the border disputes with its four neighbouring states to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a “united North East”, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.

Assam has disputes with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland and ‘’we have already taken significant steps with the first two states in resolving the issues’’, Sarma said at a press conference here. ‘’The signing of the Namsai Declaration with Arunachal Pradesh on Friday is a historical step and we have already brought down the number of disputed villages from 123 to 86’’, he said. Chief ministers of the two North-eastern neighbours on Friday met at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh and signed the agreement to resolve border issues. The two states were fighting for over 15 years in the Supreme Court on the border dispute and when ‘’we got down to resolve the issues, it was found that 28 (contested) villages are not within Assam since the beginning but were 15 to 20 kilometres inside the constitutional boundary of

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Arunachal Pradesh’’.

“Besides, our officials could not find the location or existence of six villages and though efforts were made to trace even their Assamese names, they could not be found and as such Assam has no claims over these villages,” he said.

Arunachal Pradesh has also claimed that three villages do not belong to them and as such the number of disputed villages has been restricted to 86, the Assam chief minister said. ‘’The regional committees will now visit the fields and we expect issues related to 20 to 25 more villages will be resolved. We will try to resolve the disputes between the two states by September 15’’, he said.

Both states constituted 12 regional committees each to cover the border districts of Arunachal and Assam for joint verification of disputed

Manipur CM bats for improving government schools Correspondent IMPHAL, JUL 16: A great teacher is one a student cherishes forever, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said, in a speech on Saturday, adding that a disciplined teacher will only produce good and disciplined students.

Singh was addressing at the graduation day ceremony of Phase-2 training-cumvaledictory programme of 10-Day Induction Training Programme for teachers and headmasters of government schools at Tamphasana Girls Higher Secondary School in Imphal today.

On the occasion, the chief minister lauded and congratulated government school teachers and pointed out that government schools recorded a high pass percentage of above 60 percent in the recently declared High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination 2022 result.

Singh fur ther said teachers should set a target to achieve cent percent pass

N Biren Singh at 10-day induction training programme for teachers and headmasters of government schools.

percentage next year.

He said that the government will also honour and award teachers of government schools which secured high pass percentage in the recent HSLC examinations. “ T h e g ove r n m e n t strives to provide good quality education for everyone,” he said.

He said that his government launched “School Fagathansi Mission” in 2018 with the same objective of improving school

BJP sweeps panchayat bypolls in Arunachal Pradesh

The win comes before the place on December 22

I TA NAG A R , J U L 1 6 (PTI): The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh swept the panchayat by-polls by winning 108 gram panchayat (GP) seats, State Election Commission (SEC) officials said here on Saturday.

The National Peoples’ Party (NPP) secured five GP seats, opposition Congress and Janata Dal (United) won three each and Independents bagged 11 seats, counting of votes for which was held on Saturday, State Election Commissioner Hage Kojeen said.

In the lone zila parishad member (ZPM) seat in Kurung Kumey district, Independent candidate Bengia Tayang won by defeating his rival NPP candidate Chello Tagar, by a margin of 98 votes. The SEC on June 14 had issued a notification for holding panchayat bypolls to 130 GP seats and one ZPM seat. However,

education. The chief minister claimed that the mission was very useful because since its launch, admission in government schools has increased tremendously.

He said that around 180 schools have been covered under the mission for better infrastructure and overall improvement.

Singh also appreciated the energy and confidence shown by the teachers during the function and said teachers should approach their students with the same

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zeal as shown on the day.

He said he can see smart, energetic teachers with a “Ready to do something” zeal in the teachers present today and said the credit should go to the STAR Education team.

The chief minister further said , “Today we could consider STAR education policy as a success and congratulated the minister, commissioner, director and their teams involved in the programme.”

Meanwhile, the chief minister urged everyone to wear masks and take COVID vaccination in view of the rising trend of infections in the state.

State education minister Th Basanta said that the chief minister has led from the front by encouraging all in bringing a sea of change in the state’s education sector.

He said, “Education is the foundation of any society and every advanced society developed due to their education system.”

He appealed to the

teachers participating in the training to inspire their students and fellow teachers.

He said top priority should be the students and how to make them improve their performances.

The minister stressed the need for fully implementation of the ‘No School Bag day’ on Saturdays while asserting that it dedicated the day to educating the students on social skills and others activities.

During today’s programme, participants also shared their testimonials.

A handing out of certificates to the participants, teachers’ tablets and headmasters’ smartphones to selected participants was also organized as part of the function.

STAR Education Manipur stands for System Transformation and Rejuvenation of Education Manipur and is an ambitious initiative of the state government to transform the quality of public education across the state. It was launched in October 2021.

areas and make recommendations to their respective governments.

Sarma said the border problems should be solved during ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the celebration of 75 years of India’s independence, so that the vision of the prime minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of a “United North East can be achieved’’.

The chief minister said Assam and Meghalaya also signed, in presence of Shah, an agreement in March this year to end their five-decadeold border dispute in six of the 12 contested locations. ‘’We expect to resolve disputes in four more sites.

However, ( sites such as) Lampi, Block I and II in Karbi Anglong are the tough ones and may take some time’’, he said.

Referring to Nagaland, the chief minister said that the issue will be resolved in the Supreme Court and till then ‘’both states are committed to jointly develop some areas along the border.

Both states are also committed not to do anything that will harm the age-old friendship and unity’’.

Regarding Mizoram, he said Assam Border Affairs minister Atul Bora will soon visit the neighbouring

state and ‘’we hope to begin talks soon’’.

The division of Assam and the creation of the hill states of Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh in the early 1970s left a residue of boundary problems. The

forest areas in the foothills were claimed by both Assam and the newly created states.

Assam shares an 884.9 km border with Meghalaya, 804.1 km with Arunachal Pradesh, 512.1 km with Nagaland and 164.6 km with Mizoram.

ULFA (I) issue is Assam’s internal matter: CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the ULFA(I) issue is an “internal matter” of the state and not of the entire North East, which can be resolved through dialogue.

Addressing a press conference, Sarma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have been keen to solve problems of the North East so that the region can remain united in the path of progress and prosperity. Asked whether the issue of the banned ULFA(I) is expected to be resolved soon, the chief minister said this is not related to the entire NE region but is Assam’s “internal matter”.

“Border disputes, flood, issues related to electrification, communication, internet connectivity and others are related to the North East. We are going to deal with these and make the region strong and prosperous in line with the vision of the prime minister and the home minister,” he said.

ULFA(I) chief Paresh Barua views Assam from a different perspective while “we do it in a certain way and will resolve the issue through talks”, Sarma said.

He, however, did not elaborate whether talks with the banned outfit would be held soon.

The proscribed ULFA (Independent) had announced a unilateral ceasefire on May 15 last year for three months after Sarma took charge as the chief minister of the state and called the outfit to come forward for talks.

The outfit has been extending the ceasefire every three months since then but there has been no announcement regarding negotiations with the banned organisation.

NEIGRIHMS Death toll from Mnp landslide faculty reaches 55; 1 body recovered attacks maid Correspondent N D R F, S D R F, C R P F, SHILLONG, JULY 16 (PTI): Meghalaya Police have registered a case against a senior faculty of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences here for attacking her maid with a wooden bat, officials said on Saturday.

The maid sustained grievous injuries in the attack and was admitted to NEIGRIHMS, they said.

The incident had taken place about three days ago and the matter was brought up soon after the maid was admitted to the institute, they said.

“A notice under section 41A is being served to Juleemoni Bharali after a case has been registered against her based on the investigation into the incident which led to the hospitalization of her maid,” a senior police officer told PTI. The officer said further investigation is on.

IMPHAL, JUL 16: With one more body recovered on Saturday, the death toll from the devastating landslide at the railway construction site in Manipur’s Noney district climbed to 55.

The dead body whose identity could not be ascertained immediately was retrieved from the debris on the bank of Ijei River around 12.20 pm on Saturday, an official source said.

With the recovery of one more body, six out of 79 affected by the devastating landslide hit the railway construction site at Marangching area of Noney district where a camp of the 107 Territorial Army (TA) also located, were still missing.

The landslide hit on the intervening night of June 29-30.

The search and rescue operation launched by a Joint Task Force comprising Army, Assam Rifles,

Army Medical Doctors, Manipur police, fire service personnel and local volunteers entered its 17th day.

The devastating landslide affected 79 people, mostly personnel of the TA and on the first day of the rescue operation, 18 persons were rescued alive.

A Joint Task Force comprising Army, Assam Rif les, NDRF, SDRF, CRPF, Army Medical Doctors, Manipur police, fire service personnel and local volunteers have launched the search and rescue operation.

Of the 79 missing, the search team has so far recovered 55 dead bodies including the one recovered today.

State disaster management minister Awangbou Newmai recently asserted that the state government will review the ongoing operation with all stakeholders on Monday to decide if the operation can continue.

Arunachal to impose fine for eateries with ‘beef’ sign

ITANAGAR, JULY 15 (IANS): The Naharlagun district administration in Arunachal Pradesh has asked all the hotels and restaurants in the state to remove the word ‘beef ’ from their signboards or else fine of Rs 2,000 would be imposed and their trade licence would be cancelled.

Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress on Friday protested the decision of the district administration elections scheduled to take and requested it to revoke the order. in 116 GP seats, candidates Naharlagun’s Execuwere declared elected unop- tive Magistrate Tamo Dada posed as there was only one candidate. The BJP won 101 GP seats, the NPP and Congress two seats each, one

by JD(U) and Independent candidates 10.

By-elections were held for one ZPM seat and 14 GP G A N G T O K , J U L 1 6 seats on July 12.

(PTI): Sikkim’s COVID-19 An estimated 84.55 tally rose to 39,876 on Satper cent voters, out of total urday as 116 more people 4,057 eligible voters, ex- tested positive for the infecercised their franchise for tion, a health bulletin said. electing 14 GP members and The Himalayan one ZPM, Kojeen informed. state has been registerArunachal Pradesh has ing a steady rise in fresh a total of 8,216 GP seats and infections this week. It 242 ZPM seats. had recorded 68 cases on Among the ZPM seats, Wednesday, 70 on Thursthe ruling BJP has 188, day and 87 on Friday.

JD (U) has 10, Congress The daily positivity (9), NPP (7), PPA (3) and rate was at 24 per cent as independents (24).

467 samples were tested for Of the total GPM seats COVID-19. in the state, BJP has 6,378 The toll, however, reseats, Congress (378), NPP mained unchanged at 460 (243), JDU (159), PPA (27) as no fresh fatality was reand independents (1046). ported in the last 24 hours.

Sikkim reports 114 fresh COVID-19 cases

said in a notification that the district administration of Itanagar Capital Region believes in the secular spirit of Indian Constitution but such open display of the word ‘beef ’ on the signboards of hotels and restaurants may hurt the sentiments of some sections of the community and may create animosity between the different groups.

“Therefore, so as to maintain peace in the community and to continue the spirit of secularism and brotherhood within the community, I hereby di-

rect all such hotels and restaurants, who have written the word beef on their signboards, to remove such word by July 18,” the notification said.

“Failing which, a fine of Rs 2,000 and cancellation of such trading licence will be initiated,” it added.

Reacting to the district administration’s order, the Youth Congress requested it to revoke the same.

State Youth Congress President Tarh Johny in a letter to the Executive Magistrate said that citizens of Arunachal Pradesh have

been consuming beef since time immemorial but the issue has never hurt the sentiments of anyone from any community.

“In fact, your sudden and surprising order has created restlessness in the minds of different groups of people in the state, especially in the capital region.

The word secularism has nothing to do with the word beef written in signboards.

Rather, the order you have passed has created chaos in the minds of different people,” the Youth Congress leader said.

Train service for passengers to Tripura, parts of NE to resume from July 22 AGARTALA, JUL 16 (PTI): Train service for passengers to Tripura and parts of the North East, suspended for more than two months due to the massive landslides in the LumdingBadarpur section in Assam, is scheduled to resume from July 22, a Railway official said on Saturday.

On the first day Kanchanjunga Express will leave Sealdah station in Kolkata for Agartala. The down train service will begin its journey on July 23, the following day, NFR chief public relations officer Sabyasachi Dey said. The Deoghar Express will also leave Agartala on

July 23 and New DelhiAgartala Tejas Express is scheduled to resume service from July 26, Dey told PTI. “The NFR has announced resumption of train service to Tripura and other parts of the North East from July 22. All the long distance trains will resume operation gradually,” he said.

The devastating landslides, triggered by unprecedented downpour on May 14 had completely snapped railway links and caused extensive damage to an 83 km-long train track spread across several stations. Train services through Lumding-Badarpur section

were thrown out of gear in Cachar in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram.

“The badly damaged railway track has been cleared in Assam’s North Cachar Hill by the NFR authority on a war footing.

Goods train service began between the LumdingBadarpur section on July 12. Now passenger train service will resume from July 22,” he said. The NFR has not cancelled any tickets booked two or three months ago. “The ticket holders can take the journey as usual and people are allowed to book tickets from today,” he added.

In the Court of Deputy CommIssIoner DImapur DIstrICt DImapur : nagalanD notICe No.M-505/22/3512-13 Dt. Dimapur, the 15/07/2022 Notice is hereby given that Shri Putsure Vrs Shri Avituo Putsure resident of Chiechama Village in the District of Kohima, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1(one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper. sCheDule of lanD anD BounDary Name of Patta Holder : Shri Putsure Block No. : 9(Nine) Patta No. : 47 Dag No. : 122 Area : 00B-01K-18Ls North : Putsure East : Chanbemo Ngullie South : Khekiho Sema West : Approach Road DP-3433/22

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Three Udaipur murder accused Charges against Ahmed to absolve Modi : Cong sent to judicial custody till August 1

AHMEDABAD, JUL 16 (PTI): The Congress on Saturday alleged that the charges levelled by the Gujarat government against late party leader Ahmed Patel were part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “systematic strategy to absolve himself of any responsibility for the communal carnage” of 2002.

It also said that it was his “unwillingness and incapacity” as the then Gujarat chief minister “to control the carnage” that had led the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to remind him of his “rajdharma”.

The grand old party made the allegation a day after the Gujarat police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted an affidavit in a court here stating that arrested activist Teesta Setalvad was part of a “larger conspiracy” carried out at the behest of Ahmed Patel with the political objective of “dismissal or destabilisation of the elected government in Gujarat by hook or by crook”.

“The charges against Ahmed Patel are part of

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Prime Minister’s systematic strategy to absolve himself of any responsibility for the communal carnage unleashed when he was the chief minister of Gujarat in 2002,” the statement issued by Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge of the party’s communication, media and publicity department, said.

“It was his unwillingness and incapacity as the then chief minister to control the carnage that had led the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to remind the chief minister of his ‘rajdharma’,” it said.

It added that PM Modi’s “political vendetta machine” doesn’t even spare the departed who were his

political adversaries.

“The Indian National Congress categorically refutes the mischievous charges manufactured against late Shri Ahmed Patel,” the statement said.

The opposition party accused the SIT of dancing to the tune of its political master and said the agency would sit wherever it is asked to. “We know how an earlier SIT chief was rewarded with a diplomatic assignment after he had given a ‘clean chit’ to the chief minister,” the party said.

It said that giving judgement through the press in an ongoing judicial process through “puppet investigative agencies who trumpet wild allegations as

supposed findings has been a hallmark of the “ModiShah duo’s tactic for years”.

“This is nothing but another example of the same, with the added object of vilifying a deceased person since he is obviously unable and unavailable to refute such brazen lies,” it said.

Setalvad, along with former Director General of Police (DGP) R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, was arrested by the city crime branch for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate innocent persons in the 2002 riots cases, under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 468 (forgery) and 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for capital offence), among other offences.

Citing the statements of a witness, the SIT, while opposing Setalvad’s bail plea, told the court on Friday that the conspiracy was carried out at the behest of late Ahmed Patel.

At Patel’s behest, Setalvad received Rs 30 lakh after post-Godhra riots in

2002 after meeting him on two occasions soon after the Godhra riots incident.

Meetings were also held at Patel’s residence in New Delhi, where Setalvad and Bhatt met the Congress leader “four months after the riots in a clandestine manner”, it said.

Setalvad used to meet the leaders of a “prominent national party in power at that time in Delhi to implicate names of senior leaders of the BJP government in riot cases”, the SIT further claimed.

In several meetings held with political leaders after the riots, it was discussed by the accused person “with leaders of a prominent national party in power at the time to implicate senior leaders of the BJP government of Gujarat in these riots cases.”

The record shows that “top Congress leaders of Gujarat’’ were in constant touch with Bhatt during the period in consideration.

Bhatt was “holding personal meetings with senior Congress leaders as well,” it said.

Udaipur Kanhaiya Lal murder case accused being sent to prison after being produced at NIA Court, in Jaipur. (PTI)

JAIPUR, JUL 16 (PTI): A designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday sent three Udaipur tailor murder case accused to judicial custody

till August 1, according to a government lawyer.

Riaz Akhtari, also known as Riyaz Attari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh

were under NIA custody, and were produced in the court by a team of the antiterror probe agency amid tight security.

“The court ordered to send them to judicial custody till August 1,” special public prosecutor T P Sharma said, adding the accused were being shifted to a high-security jail in Ajmer.

The NIA has arrested a total of seven people so far over the gruesome murder four of whom -- Mohsin, Asif, Mohammad Mohsin and Wasim Ali -- are already under judicial custody till August 1.

Kanhaiya Lal, the 48-year-old tailor, was killed by cleaver-wielding men -- Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad -- at his shop on June 28 in Udaipur’s Dhan Mandi police station area over a controversial post on social media.

The two had posted a grisly video of the crime online. Both of them were nabbed in Rajsamand within hours of committing the crime. The rest five were arrested subsequently.

Democracy ruined in the country: Yashwant Eknath Shinde cabinet approves renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad

Uttar Pradesh MLAs’ vote value highest, Sikkim’s lowest NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): As elected lawmakers from across the country gear up for voting in the presidential poll on Monday, those from Uttar Pradesh will have the maximum vote value among MLAs, while the vote value of those from Sikkim is the lowest.

Members of Parliament have a much higher vote value at 700.

The vote value of each of the 403 MLAs of Uttar Pradesh is 208, which pegs the cumulative value at 83,824. Each MLA of Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand has a vote value of 176 followed by that of Maharashtra (175), Bihar (173), Andhra Pradesh (159).

The cumulative vote value of the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly is 41,184 and that of 81-member Jharkhand is 14,256.

The vote value of the 288-member Maharashtra assembly is 50,400 and 243-member Bihar house is 42,039 and 175-member Andhra Pradesh assembly is 27,825.

The vote value of an MLA is calculated on the basis of the total popula-

tion of the state, based on the 1971 census.

Among smaller states, the vote value of each MLA of Sikkim is 7, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram (8 each), Nagaland (9), Meghalaya (17), Manipur (18) and Goa (20). The vote value of an MLA of the Union Territory of Puducherry is 16.

The vote value of 72-member Sikkim assembly is 224, 40-member Mizoram assembly is 320, 60-member assembly of Arunachal Pradesh is 480, 60-member Nagaland assembly is 540, 60-member Meghalaya house is 1020, 60-member Manipur assembly is 1080 and 40-member Goa assembly is 800.

The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament was reduced to 700 from 708 due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.

The value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP-RSS have deep links with PFI: Congress PATNA, JUL 16 (PTI): The Bihar Congress on Saturday suspected “deep links” between the BJPRSS and Islamic extremist organisation PFI, a network of which was recently busted in the state capital.

BPCC spokesman A s i t N a t h T i wa r i a l leged that the suspicion got strengthened by “the manner in which BJP is gunning for Patna SSP Manavjjit Singh Dhillon, after he busted the PFI module here”.

Dhillon is under attack for having quoted, at a press conference, statements given by arrested PFI members that they imparted physical training at camps like the RSS did at its “shakhas” (branches).

“The BJP had flinched when demands were raised for an investigation into the killing of security personnel in the Pulwama terror attack,” Tiwari claimed.

He said the par ty shared power in Bihar, and the belligerence of its MPs and MLAs towards Dhillon could have an “adverse impact” on the investigation into the PFI’s “Patna module”.

said. “The fresh proposal approved by the cabinet today will be sent to the Centre, after which the renaming of both the cities will be done at the divisional, district, taluka, municipal corporation and council levels,” it said.

The cabinet also approved the decision to name the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport after

Shinde took oath as the chief minister the next day.

Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena held a protest in Aurangabad saying that the Shinde government’s move of giving a cabinet approval to the decision that was already taken by the Thackeray-led dispensation was only meant for taking the credit.

“The renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar has happened only because of Balasaheb Thackeray and nobody else can take credit for it. The ShindeFadnavis government gave a cabinet approval to the decision that was taken by the Uddhav Thackeray-led dispensation. It is only to take credit,” former Sena MP from Aurangabad Chandrakant Khaire said.

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said that democracy is in danger. But now when I am concluding the campaign today, I can say that the democracy stands ruined in the country,” Sinha said at a press conference later.

“I appeal to the voters (the electoral college) to exercise their franchise after listening to the voice of their conscience,” he said.

Sinha, who hails from Jharkhand, had arrived in Ranchi on Friday.

JMM, which runs a coalition government with the Congress and RJD in the tribal state, had initially backed Sinha but later pledged its support to NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, much to the embarrassment of the coalition partners.

Eknath Shinde

farmer leader D B Patil. This decision was also taken in the Thackeray-led cabinet last month.

The CMO statement said the administration was asked to submit a fresh proposal about the airport’s name, which was approved on Saturday.

The Navi Mumbai airport is being developed as a greenfield airport by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) under public-private partnership.

The MVA government comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress collapsed on June 29 after Thackeray resigned as chief minister, days after Shinde raised a banner of revolt against the Sena leadership.

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RANCHI, JULY 16 PTI): Democracy stands “ruined” in the country, Yashwant Sinha, the joint nominee of the opposition parties in the upcoming presidential polls said here on Saturday.

He said the presidential election should not be made a question of identity, but a fight for ideology.

Sinha, who was minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet and an MP from Hazaribag, met the JMM executive president and state Chief Minister Hemant Soren and sought the party’s support and attended a meeting of Congress legislators ahead of the July 18 presidential election.

“When I started the campaign (for the presidential poll) last month I had

Legislative Assembly.

During the cabinet meeting chaired by Thackeray last month, Aurangabad was renamed as Sambhajinagar, but the Shinde government on Saturday added ‘Chhatrapati’ prefix to it.

At present, Shinde and Fadnavis are the only two members in the cabinet as its expansion is still pending.

A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said the minutes of the June 29 cabinet meeting (chaired by Thackeray) were approved by the new government (led by Shinde) at the cabinet meeting held on Saturday.

The minutes of the meeting had come for approval before the new government, which had directed the administration to re-submit the proposal, it

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NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): The AAP will support opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential Poll, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said after a political advisory committee (PAC) meeting of the party on Saturday.

Sinha is in fray for the top constitutional post of the country with Droupadi Murmu, the candidate chosen by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

“We respect Droupadi Murmu but the AAP will support the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha,” Singh said.

The meeting was attended by AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Punjab MP Raghav Chadha, MLA Atishi, and other members of the PAC. Voting for the Presidential poll will take place on Monday.

The AAP is the only non-BJP, non-Congress outfit having governments in two states -- Delhi and Punjab.

MUMBAI, JUL 16 (PTI): The Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra on Saturday gave a cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.

The decision to rename these cities was taken in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government’s last cabinet meeting chaired by the then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on June 29, just before he resigned.

However, Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who were sworn in on June 30, had said the Thackeray-led dispensation’s decision to rename these places was illegal as it was taken by it after the governor had asked it to prove majority in the state

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 221 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022

Nature’s response to human activities

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ith global temperature gradually rising through the decades, scientists have termed it as ‘global warming’, a term that describes the impact of rise in global temperature in decades brought about by the emission of green house gases caused by fossil fuel emissions, pollutants and other human activities. There are many evidences of changing weather patterns happening across the world.

When climatologists speak of changing weather pattern and its resultant effect in throwing nature’s weather out of gear; it means that the nature is not longer in control and therefore out of control.

According to the India Meteorological Department the unusual heat is attributed to the lack of rainfall due to the absence of active western disturbances over north India and any major system over south India. The country as a whole recorded a rainfall of 8.9 mm, which was 71 per cent less than its long period average rainfall of 30.4 mm. It was also the third-lowest precipitation in March since 1901 after 7.2 mm in 1909 and 8.7 mm in 1908.

Temperatures recorded during March and April surpassed earlier recorded values in the last 122 years 2,3. In March 2022, the average maximum temperature over India was 33.1ºC, highest for March on record. In April 2022, the average temperature over India rose to 35.3ºC against a normal of 33.94ºC (normal calculated based on the period 1981-2010). It was the third highest on record for April in 122 years. The average minimum temperature in April also shot up to 23.51ºC, second highest for the same period.

Future effects of climate change will continue through this century and beyond during which temperatures will continue to rise. This will mean that frost-free season (and growing season) will lengthen, with more droughts and heat waves, hurricanes which will become more intense as the sea level is projected to rise 1-4 feet by 2100. Human interference on the environment through emissions of chemicals and pollutants, had brought changes being witnessed through changing climatic winds, oceanic currents and rising heat and humidity. The current heat wave coupled with heavy rains across India also call upon the central, state governments including people and various voluntary organisations to act with urgency to eradicate or greatly reduce factors that contribute to pollution of the environment.

According to environmentalists, there can be no compensation for the loss of natural forests because open forests are often classified as degraded. A dense or closed forest, as it is known in scientific terms, is characteristic of that area and climatic conditions. When a natural forest is felled what is lost is the ecological system, including rare species of flora and fauna. What replaces it is a monoculture plantation of fast-growing species.

No government in the state should overlook the role of sustainable development while pursuing economic growth. Ignoring this matter would only create an unfavourable climate literally and geographically and disturb the need to maintain equitable and healthy rates of growth.

DailyDevotion The Concept of Divine Control

…how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! —Matthew 7:11

Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct in this passage for those people who have His Spirit. He urges us to keep our minds filled with the concept of God’s control over everything, which means that a disciple must maintain an attitude of perfect trust and an eagerness to ask and to seek.

Fill your mind with the thought that God is there.

And once your mind is truly filled with that thought, when you experience difficulties it will be as easy as breathing for you to remember, “My heavenly Father knows all about this!” This will be no effort at all, but will be a natural thing for you when difficulties and uncertainties arise. Before you formed this concept of divine control so powerfully in your mind, you used to go from person to person seeking help, but now you go to God about it. Jesus is laying down the rules of conduct for those people who have His Spirit, and it works on the following principle: God is my Father, He loves me, and I will never think of anything that He will forget, so why should I worry?

Jesus said there are times when God cannot lift the darkness from you, but you should trust Him. At times God will appear like an unkind friend, but He is not; He will appear like an unnatural father, but He is not; He will appear like an unjust judge, but He is not. Keep the thought that the mind of God is behind all things strong and growing. Not even the smallest detail of life happens unless God’s will is behind it. Therefore, you can rest in perfect confidence in Him. Prayer is not only asking, but is an attitude of the mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural. “Ask, and it will be given to you…” (Matthew 7:7).

Quotes

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. ~ Rabindranath Tagore

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022

Indian army’s ‘tour of duty’ is a sound plan T h e I n d i a n gover nment is considering a proposal to introduce the “Tour of Duty (ToD)” sc hem e, under whic h soldiers will be recruited only for three to five years.

The model is somewhat similar to the short-service commission that allows officers to serve for 10 to 14 years.

While the plan is radical in many ways, critics feel that ToD’s implementation will affect the cohesion and effectiveness of the armed forces. While it is true that the concept is new for the Indian defence forces, similar schemes have been implemented in several other countries, without any adverse impacts.

Initially, the concept was meant for officer ranks, but now the scheme will be only for Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBOR).

However, the final contours are yet to be announced, and so those criticising the plan must wait for the final guidelines on the selection process, Terms of Service, severance package for those who are not intended to

be retained beyond the initial planned period, and subsequent absorption in the Central Armed Police Forces/private sector/who want to start their ventures.

I have culled out some features of the scheme from open source documents: •The scheme is only for PBOR. •Intake will be from All India All Class (AIAC), even for units with a fixedclass composition.

•While yearly vacancies will be announced, this will be the primar y mode of recruitment in due course of time.

•Initial service will be for four years, including six months of training.

•There will be a severance package after completing four years of service for all those who are not retained.

•Approximately 25% will either be retained or re-inducted to complete balance service on par with soldiers with current terms and conditions.

•Since partial medical cover is already available to all non-pensioners, except those out on disciplinary

grounds, the same level of medical care can also be extended to this category.

•While there may not be assured side-stepping in paramilitary forces or in any other government organisation, help and guidance will be provided to soldiers for their employment, including in the private sector. There will also be provisions for easy access to loans and skill development opportunities.

If the ToD concept comes even close to those mentioned above, it could unleash several benefits.

•While officer corps undergo a stringent selection process, PBOR primarily moves on a length of the service-based model. The real selection is done at the subedar major level, too little and too late. The proposed concept will give an immediate qualitative surge in the units as only 25% will be retained/re-inducted.

This qualitative edge will result in better leadership at the NCO level, besides better equipment handling capability and technical orientation.

•Some units have a specific class composition, which has been modified over the years because the intake process has not been proper. As we rise as a nation, national integration will be the key to handling both external a n d i n t e r n a l t h r e a t s.

The All India All Class (AIAC) will be better as a nationalistic model as ethos will be related to the unit and the country against laying too much focus on class composition.

Since ToD soldiers from AIAC composition will have representation from all the classes, some course corrections can be done as and when needed.

M a n y c o u n t r i e s h ave successfully implemented this model, and there is no reason why India can’t. The proposed model will also eliminate the possibility of class-based units revolting/ leaving the lines.

•There are varying training models for officers’ entry into the Indian Army (10-12 to 18 months).

There is no document that shows those who have been trained for a lesser period perform less than those

who have been prepared for a longer duration. Each category is mandated to be given similar tasks in peace or counter-insurgency areas. Therefore, it is fair to induct these soldiers after six months of training as time spent in the unit also remains part of the “on job training”.

In any case, their numbers will be small in a unit initially. By the time their strength increases, bulk would have been adequately trained and experienced and, therefore, there will be no adversity by adopting this model with six months of training. The planning committee can further look at inducting National Cadet Corpstrained cadets who have already been trained to a reasonable degree.

• Certain skill sets are common in civil and armed forces. Picking ToD soldiers from those skill sets will be advantageous for the armed forces. However, TOD soldiers trained in those skill sets can also b e e m p l oye d o u t s i d e the Army. These areas need to be identified as manpower and equipment/

infrastructure should have multiple uses, at least dual uses.

•With even ₹10 lakh as the minimum severance package, part ExServicemen Contributory Health Scheme facilities on the lines of non-pensioners and facilitation for subsequent employment make the proposal a r e a s o n a b ly a t t r a c t ive package.

• ToD soldiers will ensure a large quantum of dedicated and skilled workforce, thus enhancing the output of the government/ private sector organisations.

• ToD soldiers can be employed in merchant shipping (since they would be more capable of taking on emerging threats such as piracy) and protection duties for key infrastructure projects.

Major General Ashok Kumar, VSM (Retd) is a Kargil war veteran and defence analyst.

He is visiting fellow of CLAWS and specialises in neighbouring countries with a special focus on China.

Post-mortem

A purge is required in the NOA

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India: Not on the path of Sri Lanka

h e a l l e g a t i o n s h u r l e d Manipur government is not afraid ri Lanka of 81-billion- 2019, Sri Lanka had $7.6bn $6.5bn of which is owed to by retired DGP K. Kire to reward their sporting stars. dollar economy and 22 (£5.8bn) in foreign currency China, and the two countries against the NOA are very Hockey players Nilakanta Sharma million people is going reserves, which have dropped are in negotiations about how serious in nature. However, the and P. Sushila Chanu were awarded through its worst economic to around $250m (£210m). to restructure the debt. rejoinder issued by the NOA the posts of Dy. Director and crisis in decades and the political Sri Lanka now imports $3bn India: According to the was pitiful and full of personal Asst. Director respectively in the fallout is already being felt in (£2.3bn) more than it exports RBI’s latest dataThe external jibes. Embarrassingly the NOA’s Sports Department, Juoka Sushila the corridors of power since the every year, and that is why it debt to GDP ratio declined rejoinder did not address the real Devi as an Inspector of Police country gained independence has run out of foreign currency. to 19.9 per cent at end-March issue. Rather, it further damaged and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in 1948. The country was India: while India has a 2022 from 21.2 per cent at endthe credibility of the August body. as an Addl. Superintendent of left by President Gotabaya forex reserve of close to $600 March 2021. There is no debt While the Hon’ble CM should take Police besides Lakhs of monetary Rajapaksa only a few days billion, sufficient to cover the crisis in India as Government the credit for affiliating NOA with benefits. Crores have been doled out after thousands of protestors merchandise imports of more dismisses the fear saying the Indian Olympic Association as rewards to their sportspersons, stormed his home and office, than a year. As per RBI data “Liability Manageable”.

(IOA), this hardly merits that the while in Nagaland, the state and with his resignation it is from its last annual report, Inflation NOA should be run like a personal government even to acknowledge an end of two decades of rule the foreign debt has increased Sri Lanka: The price proprietorship or a family business. our sportspersons in the newspapers by the Rajapaksa family. from $409 billion in 2013 to of everyday goods has risen The Olympic Charter states that is a herculean task. The state The situation only got $615 billion in December 2021. sharply. According to the Sri “Recognising that sports occurs government should declare in worse thereafter, as the country But, ‘External Debt: GDP’ Lankan Government, inflation within the framework of society, black and white as to how the saw commercial borrowings ratio has improved from 22.4 is running at more than 50%. sports organisations within the NOA acquired the building. — which constituted a mere percent in 2013 to 20 percent India: Rising prices of key Olympic movement shall apply Who or which firm constructed 2.5% of foreign debt in 2004 in 2021. This has happened commodities, especially food political neutrality (as outlined the building and at what cost? — balloon to 54% by 2019. despite contraction in the GDP and oil has been a concern in Fundamental Principles of Apparently, the new building did This was followed two years on account of the Covid-19 for India as well. However, Olympism).” inflation rate is quite lower not fall down from heaven. The later by a sharp reduction pandemic.

The problem with our state NOA in their rejoinder to Mr. Kire in agricultural exports after Economic growth than Sri Lanka. Retail inflation is that whether it’s the state talks loudly about transparency but the government banned the Sri Lanka: The country jumped to an 8-year high of government or public institutions is it too hard for the NOA or the use of chemical fertilizers in was a model for emerging 7.79 per cent in April, while like the NOA, everything becomes government to furnish answers to April 2021 to promote organic market economies and grew at whole sale price inflation a family enterprise…or affairs these queries? Reading between the farming. an average 6.2 per cent between (WPI) jumped to a new high of some political party or the lines it seems that the NOA is trying The opposition is trying 2010 and 2016, according to of 15.1 per cent on back of other. The President of NOA is too hard to suppress facts which is to prove that India is going world Bank figures. In the soaring commodity, food and the Hon’ble Chief Minister and understandable. For instance, the in the same path as its ailing next three years, it dropped to fuel prices. the Secretary General is also the new Chief Minister’s Residential neighbour Sri Lanka. But being 3.1 per cent .

Sri Lanka’s passage into Advisor to the Chief Minister. Complex was constructed at a a student of Economics I would India: On the other hand, darkness needs to be viewed While credit should be given where whopping cost of Rs. 120 Cr like to put here comparative India has been recovering well as part of a culmination of it’s due, its high time both the (according to social media posts facts with supporting data of from its pandemic slump and is consistently pursued poor President and Secretary General which the state government didn’t the two countries. India has projected to grow at fastest pace e c o n o m i c s i n a p o p u l i s t step down in the larger interest of care to refute) which is nothing not been spared from global among major economies. While policymaking environment, the sporting community. We need but application of ‘Cost Escalation economic shocks as well . the International Monetary where decisions were made genuine and passionate people to Technique’, the same technique But it is better placed among Fund (IMF) has projected India without caring for consequences helm the affairs of sports in the which was implemented for the large economies to handle the to grow by 8.2 per cent in FY – much like what is being seen state, not political figures with construction of Sovima Cricket situation and I am sure that 2023, World Bank expects a in some of the States of India partisan outlook. If having a multi- Stadium.

India will not collapse like Sri growth rate of 8.0 per cent now. storied NOA building can take Debt The legacy of NPF/NDPP Lanka or Pakistan but we are Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Sinha us to sporting heights then I am government in the last 20 years or certainly in trouble Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s Department of Economics all for it. The point is the state so is the invention of the wonderful Forex government has more than Nagaland University government is least interested strategy called the ‘Cost Escalation Sri Lanka: At the end of $51bn (£39bn) in foreign debt, Lumami in promoting sports but more Technique.’ Under this innovative interested in generating monetary t e c h n i q u e, c o n t r a c t s wo r t h benefits in the guise of promoting thousands have been awarded to sports. Evidence for this assertion cronies, sons, and relatives to build is galore. In the last 20 years or stadiums, offices, shopping centres so the state government has been (like the one in Forest Colony, constructing stadiums everywhere Dimapur), etc., perhaps with the with zero sporting output. The rider that none of these buildings Roman colosseum called Dimapur should be fully constructed! The stadium is the best example of apparent motive is that later on our non-existent sports policy. the Central government will be The facilities in Sovima Cricket approached at the appropriate Stadium are pathetic despite the time to dole out more funds for colossal construction costs – which these unfinished projects! Thus, it’s interestingly was hiked up 12 easy to picture that the perpetual times over its original cost. Now fattening of the bank balances of Sir, we’re hearing that an Astro-turf these people will continue which in With regard to the subject matter stated above, the undersigned farmers state that in other ground is being constructed in turn will ensure the perpetual rule states, fertilizers are made available to farmer, however, in our district, urea and DAP (fertilizers) Chümoukedima Police Complex. of the people still in power! The are not available for the farmer at the time of crop plantation that are mostly required during That almost 100-200 prime teak same ‘Cost Escalation Technique’ the month of July and August, and due to non-availability of urea and DAP, sometimes the trees were uprooted (and perhaps is being applied in the construction farmers try to purchase the fertilizer from the state of Assam which are sold if available at an disposed of at some price) in 2021 of the Gauhati High Court and the exorbitant rate but most of the time even at high rate during crop season, the farmers fail to for this project is another story Medical College both in Kohima. procure fertilizer from the state government for the reasons that fertilizer are being provided as which the NGOs and a certain The sad reality is that Nagas love per state quota that are meant for sale to outside. newly floated political party may darkness even as Karbi Anglong Therefore, the farmers of Dimapur district make this sincere appeal to the department investigate. Our boys and girls are marches ahead. Perhaps the disdain of agriculture, Nagaland to look into this matter and to arrange and make available required bringing laurels in various sporting the Hon’ble CM Himanta Biswas fertilizers for the farmers before the end of July and August, failing which it will adversely affect events. Be it wrestling, body Sarma has for the Nagas is not the growth of crop planted by us, resulting to continuity of suffering of the farmers and above building, tennis, arm-wrestling, unfounded. To put it bluntly he gave that it will have negative contribution towards the state economy.

MMA and other contact sports, a tight slap to our Naga politicians, And hence, the undersigned urge the Department of Agriculture, Nagaland to take steps etc., many are excelling through and rightly so. like other North East States to provide and make available the required quantity of fertilizers sheer work and their enterprise.

(Urea and DAP) for the farmers of Dimapur district at the peak month of crop plantation.

Potso Angami What is most disheartening is that 7th Mile, Chümoukedima Y.P Yeptho and Ahoto Chishi the state government is unable potsoangami@gmail.com Farmers, Dimapur district. to even recognize their worth.

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

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Open letter to Agriculture deptt to make fertilizers available

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NATIONAL

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022

Akhilesh says Modi rushed to ‘Garnering votes through freebies dangerous’ inaugurate ‘half-built’ expressway

ous dispensations in Uttar Pradesh for the lack of connectivity. The “doubleengine” government now was ensuring the major transformation of the state with fast-improving connectivity and much better law and order, he said.

Modi asserted that no such work should be done that is not related to the present aspirations and better future of the country.

The thinking behind every decision and policy should be that development of the country would be accelerated, the Prime minister said, adding that it should be ensured that all those things

Delhi CM Kejriwal counters PM Modi’s ‘revdi culture’ remark

Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI, JULY 16 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe on ‘revdi culture’. “I have been accused of distributing revdis (sweets), freebies. I am being abused. I want to ask the people of India, where am I wrong?” said Kejriwal in a press briefing.

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister, while inaugurating the Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh warned against what he called the ‘revdi culture’ of offering freebies for votes and termed it ‘very dangerous’. “I am providing free quality education to the poor children of Delhi. Am I distributing revdis? Before we came to power, the plight of Delhi government schools was miserable. The future of 18 lakh children

was in the dark due to poor infrastructure. Is it a crime to provide good education to these children free of cost?”

Kejriwal said.

He said, “We have turned around Delhi’s government hospitals, built amazing Mohalla Clinics.

Delhi is the only megacity in the world where each of the two crore people can get free treatment. “Those abusing me for making bus rides free for women are the same people who have spent thousands of crores on private jets,” he added.

“Kejriwal saves money and makes women travel for free. I have studied engineering, my degree is also not fake. Delhi’s Budget is running in profit, what wrong did I do if I give facilities to the people by curbing corruption,” added the Delhi CM.

Aerial view of Bundelkhand Expressway, to be inaugurated

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16. (PTI)

that harm and negatively impact the country’s development are kept away.

Modi said the country has got a very good opportunity for development and it should not let this go.

“We have to ensure maximum development in this era and take the country to new heights and build a new India,” he said. Modi said the new India also faces a challenge, which if overlooked now, would be harmful to this generation.

“Your present will be lost and your future pushed into darkness. It is important to be vigilant”, he added.

“In our country today,

attempts are being made to bring a culture of garnering votes by distributing ‘revadis’. This ‘revadi culture’ is very dangerous for the development of the country.

People of the country and especially the youth need to guard against this culture,” Modi said.

He said those indulging in ‘revadi culture’ will never make new expressways, airports and defence corridors.

“The ‘revadi culture’ people think they will buy out people by distributing free ‘revadis’. We have to jointly defeat this thinking of theirs. Have to remove ‘revadi culture’ from the

LU C K N OW, J U L 1 6 (PTI): On the day Prime Mnister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the government of rushing to open the “half-complete” expressway and championing a “chaltaau” culture.

“The hurriedness in the inauguration of the half-complete Bundelkhand Expressway shows that its design is ‘chaltaau’ (make-do),” Akhilesh Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi on Saturday.

“So, even with Defence Corridor near to it, the BJP government could not construct an airstrip like the one constructed on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway during the Samajwadi Party government,” he said.

The SP chief also tweeted a video along with his tweet.

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J A I P U R , J U LY 1 6 (IANS): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday, in presence of the Chief Justice of India and the Union Law Minister, said judges and bureaucrats should work to serve the country, instead being concerned about their postretirement ambitions.

“I became the Chief Minister, some people become judges, Prime Minister, and MLA and it is a matter of pride as an opportunity has been granted to serve the country,” he said, adding that life is not there for a thousand years, and one should serve the country during the lifetime.

“In this, what we can become after retirement, if this concern is amongst the judges and bureaucrats, then how will things work,” said Gehlot, in his address at the inaugural session of the 18th All India Legal Services Authority.

The event was attended by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Justice U.U. Lalit and other judges from the top court.

Gehlot also highlighted the barrage of criticism targeting Supreme Court

CJI NV Ramana, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju in Jaipur, Saturday. (PTI)

judges Justices Surya Kant, and J.B. Pardiwala, for their observations during the hearing of a plea by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

“Recently Justices Surya Kant and Pardiwala said something. It is our duty to respect the judiciary. 116 people were made to stand up (against the two judges) including former judges, bureaucracy, officers and many others... Supreme Court judges had expressed their views on the situation in the country,” he said.

Gehlot also referred to the nomination of former Chief Justice of India Ran-

jan Gogoi as a Rajya Sabha MP. He said Justice (retd) Gogoi was one of the four Supreme Court judges, who had said democracy is in danger, but became a parliamentarian after retirement . “I had asked the President of India ‘was Mr Gogoi fine before or is he fine now?’ This is beyond my understanding..,” he said.

He said state governments are being overthrown and pointed at changes in government in Goa, Manipur, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. “Is there democracy? If elected governments are overthrown due

to horse trading... I don’t know how my government got saved... situation is very delicate.”

Gehlot said shouldn’t the Prime Minister say that unity and brotherhood has to be maintained? “He has to say that I will not accept violence at any cost.

I believe the Law Minister can convince him. He does not listen to us... Today the situation is such that it’s creating a lot of tension,” he said.

He also praised Justice Ramana’s speech in the US on the importance of tolerance and inclusiveness in the society.

On July 2, Justice Ramana said it is theAtoleranceAand inclusive nature of American society that is able to attract the best talents from all over the world, which in turn is contributing to its growth.

“This principle of inclusivity is universal. It needs to be honoured everywhere in the world, including in India. Inclusivity strengthens the unity in society which is key to peace and progress. We need to focus on issues that unite us. Not on those that divide us,” he had said.

catchment areas of Godavari in Maharashtra and Telangana, has raised hope over the flood receding in the next couple of days.

CJI Ramana flags issue of large population of undertrials in jails JAIPUR, JUL 16 (PTI): Out of 6.10 lakh prisoners in the country, nearly 80 per cent are undertrials, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday while stressing the need to increase the efficiency of the criminal justice system. “In the criminal justice system, the process is punishment.

From indiscriminate arrest to difficulty in obtaining bail, the process leading to prolonged incarceration of undertrial prisoners needs

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urgent attention,” he said.

“We need a holistic plan of action to increase the efficiency of the administration of the criminal justice system,” the CJI said at the

to near Kudrail village in Etawah district, where it merges with the AgraLucknow expressway, the expressway passes through Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya, and Etawah.

Along with improving connectivity in the region, the Bundelkhand Expressway is also expected to give a major boost to economic development and local job creation.

Work on the creation of an industrial corridor in Banda and Jalaun district, next to the expressway, has already been started.

inaugural session of the 18th All India Legal Services Authority in Jaipur. Justice Ramana said that prolonged incarceration of the large number of people without any trial needs attention.

However, he said that the goal should not be limited to enabling the early release of undertrial prisoners.

“Rather, we should question procedures which lead to such prolonged incarceration in huge numbers without a trial,” he said.

That the flood level at upstream Bhadrachalam in neighbouring Telangana fell by a feet on Saturday came as a good news but the discharge at the Cotton Barrage could swell to 28 lakh cusecs before falling down over the next 30-36 hours, officials here said. In fact, the state authorities are bracing up for an inflow and outflow of 30 lakh cusecs at the Cotton Barrage by late Sunday, which though looked a distant possibility.

The authorities have so far evacuated 69,746 people from the affected villages and lodged them in 156 relief camps, according to the

State Disaster Management Authority data.

Two helicopters of the Indian Navy have been kept ready in Rajamahendravaram to carry out rescue and relief operations whenever required.

Chief Minister Y S

Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to Collectors of the affected districts and directed them to be on high alert at least for the next 24 hours.

Ten teams each of the NDRF and the SDRF have been engaged in rescue and relief operations.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rupee almost touching the Rs 80mark against the US dollar and urged the government to stop the “politics of jumlas” and immediately reform its economic policies.

The rupee on Friday rebounded from the near-80 levels to close higher by 17 paise at 79.82 against the US currency following a recovery in the domestic stocks and weakness in the greenback in overseas markets.

Hitting out at Prime Minister Modi in a Facebook post in Hindi, Gandhi said before becoming the prime minister, he used to give long sermons over the value of the rupee, but after becoming PM, Modi has pushed the country into the “Amritkal’ of hypocrisy”.

“For the first time in history, the rupee has crossed 80 -- and is at its weakest against the US dollar,” the former Congress chief said.

In the coming days, the people of the country will have to pay for having a “directionless government” and the rupee being in shambles, Gandhi said.

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“The PM had said a ‘strong PM is necessary for the strengthening of the rupee’. The reality of that phrase is in front of everyone today,” he said.

“I am saying it again to the Government of India, there is still time, wake up from your ‘Kumbhakarn’ sleep. Stop politics of lies and jumlas, and reform economic policies immediately,” Gandhi said. The common people of the country cannot bear the punishment for your failures, he said.

The Congress on Friday launched a fierce attack on the government alleging that it is directionless and silent on the free fall of the currency as it will affect every Indian. Government sources have said the strength of the US dollar has been uniform this year and it has appreciated against many other currencies.

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View of flood affected areas in East Godavari district during aerial survey by AP CM. (PTI)

were now hit by the massive deluge but no reprieve appeared in sight yet.

But a halt in downpour, particularly in the upper

way, which will connect Chitrakoot with the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, was laid by Modi in February 2020.

The project took 28 months to complete, according to the government.

The 296-km expressway, constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), can later be expanded up to six lanes.

Extending from National Highway (NH)-35 at Gonda village near Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district

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Godavari flood breaches 25 lakh cusecs mark after 16 years

AMARAVATI, JULY 16 (PTI): The ferocious Godavari has left the lives of over two million people crippled in six districts of Andhra Pradesh as the flood flow crossed the 25 lakh cusecs mark on Saturday evening, the highest discharge at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowaleswaram after August 2006.

On August 7, 2006, the flood discharge in Godavari was 28,50,664 cusecs, largest after the one recorded on August 16, 1986 (35.06 lakh cusecs). As many as 628 villages, particularly the island villages called lankas, under 44 mandals in these districts

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country’s politics,” Modi said without taking any names. Modi’s remarks were targeted at parties that have been resorting to giving away freebies, especially before polls.

“Away from the revadi culture, we are focused on fulfilling people’s aspirations by building new roads and rail routes”, he said.

Crores of ‘pucca’ houses are being built for the people, dams are being built and irrigation schemes are being implemented to ensure ease of living for the poor and farmers, the prime minister said.

He said “double engine” governments of the BJP are not taking the shortcut of ‘revadi culture’ but working hard for the better future of their state.

Under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership, Uttar Pradesh is seeing major transformation with better law and order and fast-improving connectivity, Modi said, and asked people to recall the state of law and order and connectivity in Uttar Pradesh earlier.

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JALAUN (UP), JUL 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people against what he called a “revadi culture” of offering freebies for votes and said this is “very dangerous” for the development of the country.

The Prime Minister used ‘revadi’, a popular north Indian sweet often distributed during festivals, as a metaphor for freebies being promised by various parties to grab power and said the people, especially the youth should guard against this.

Addressing a gathering here after inaugurating the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore, Modi said this expressway will not only give speed to the vehicles, but will also accelerate the industrial progress of the entire Bundelkhand.

He said the distance from Chitrakoot to Delhi by the Bundelkhand expressway has been reduced by three-four hours, but its benefit is much more than that and hit out at previ-

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Bank unions to start Twitter Traders hold protest against GST on campaign against privatisation food items, grain markets remain closed

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on Sunday, the morning of July 17. During these days, campaigning through social media is also important apart from our traditional cam-paigning mode,” Venkatachalam told IANS. He had told the union members to tweet in English and also in the regional languages to reach a large number of people.

For a long time, it has been said time has come to merge the government banks to have about five big banks.

Recently, in a paper, Poonam Gupta of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and Arvind Panagariya of Columbia University had advocated privatisation of all government banks barring the State Bank of India (SBI).

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NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): Wholesale and retail grain markets in the city remained closed on Sat-urday due to a protest by traders against the GST Council’s decision to levy a 5 per cent GST on pre-packed and labelled food items.

Wholesale grain markets at Narela, Bawana and other parts of the city wore a deserted look due to the market bandh called by traders. Many retail grain markets in the city were also closed.

Delhi Grain Merchant Association President Naresh Kumar Gupta said that this is for the first time when non-branded food items are being brought under the GST and claimed that the deci-sion was not in favour of the general

Tesla will lower price for cars if inflation calms down: Musk SAN FRANCISCO, JUL 16 (IANS): Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his electric vehicle company Tesla would pull down the prices of its car if the inflation calmed down. On the microblogging site Twitter, the tech honcho mentioned the car prices on being asked by a user if the company plans to down the cost of cars after the pandemic or supply chain matters. “If inflation calms down, we can lower prices for cars,” the tech billionaire wrote on Twitter.

Last month, Muskowned Tesla once again increased the prices of its electric cars across its entire lineup, with some models going up by as much as $6,000. After a year of increasing prices almost every month in 2021, Tesla slowed down the rapid rise in prices across its electric vehicles in early 2022.

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public and traders.

We are against this decision. To protest against the move, we have decided to observe a bandh on Saturday. All shops dealing with grains are shut. We have requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to keep food items out of the GST net. This decision should be rolled back, Gupta told PTI. He said that Saturday’s strike was a symbolic oneday protest and any call on future strategy will be taken later.

The GST Council, the highest decision-making body on the levy of Goods and Services Tax, last month accepted most of the recommendations of a group of ministers from states on withdraw-ing ex-

emptions with a view to rationalising the levy.

It was decided in the meeting that pre-packed and labelled meat (except frozen), fish, curd, paneer, honey, dried leguminous vegetables, dried makhana, wheat and other cereals, wheat or meslin flour, jaggery, puffed rice (muri), all goods and organic manure and coir pith compost will not be exempted from GST and will now attract a 5 per cent tax.

Meanwhile, traders in the APMC market at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra also observed a bandh. In Jammu, traders held a protest march against the GST Council’s decision to levy GST on cere-als, grains and other pre-packed and labelled food items.

IMA urges Govt to withdraw GST on healthcare services

NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (IANS): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday requested the Centre to immediately withdraw the imposition of GST on healthcare services. In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, it said that the decision is unfortunate and unfair for people of the country, and without input tax credits, will lead to a rise in healthcare costs.

“The 47th GST Council meeting has recommended that ‘Like CTEPs, common bio-medical waste treat-ment facilities for treatment or disposal of biomedical waste shall be taxed at 12 per cent so as to allow them ITC’. This is to be effective from 18th of July 2022.

This was earlier in GST exempted category,” said the

IMA, the largest association of modern medicine doctors, representing more than 4 lakh doc-tors and their healthcare establishments, said in the letter. “The GST Council, in its meeting, has also recommended that ‘Room rent, excluding ICU, exceeding Rs 5,000 per day per patient charged by the hospital will also be taxed at 5 per cent, without ITC’.

This is to be effective from 18th of July 2022. This was earlier in GST exempted category. “We, as collective voice of all establishments and doctors of the country express our serious concerns and objections to these new taxes in healthcare sector.

This step will add big additional cost to the healthcare of people,” the IMA said in the letter.

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rejected any “piecemeal solution, economic package or divisive policy for the interest of our people in particular and Nagas in general.”

The CSOs also fervently urged upon all Naga political groups and government of India to being about a logical final agreement at the earliest, stated a press note issued

by NZPO president Kevipele Iheilung on behalf of the CSOs.

(From p-1) That the perennial act of playing role of facilitator was out in the open when minister of H&TE Temjen Imna Along who urged upon the state government to frankly tell Naga public that Centre has said that demand for flag and constitution was totally unacceptable.

Even recently deputy chief minister Y. Patton had reechoed this matter at a function in Dimapur that demand for flag and constitution had been the roadblock for solution. Patton’s statement, came a day ahead of the July 16 meeting of the CCoNPI. Adding one more to the many cooks, the Centre has also roped in Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a go-between with the CCoNPI to clear the decks for solution. It also remains to be seen whether the July 16 meeting resolution of throwing the Minister of Housing and Mechanical, Tongpang Ozukum and others at the ball back at the Centre’s court will achieve early solution inauguration of “The Magnus- Hotel & Restaurant” at Alongmen Ward, Mokokchung on Friday. The hotel was dedi-cated by Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger. (NP) or only cause more delay.

C H E N NA I , J U L 1 6 (IANS): A day ahead of the start of the Parliament’s Monsoon session, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a campaign on Twitter against privatisa-tion of government banks, a top union official said.

All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C.H.Venkatachalam also said a protest will be held before the Parliament on July 21 and a strike call will be given based on the developments during the session.

The monsoon session of the Parliament begins on July 18 and one of the Bills that may be brought is to All New Gen 2022 Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza was launched at Seyie Auto (Maruti enable privatisation of the Suzuki Arena, Kohima) on July 16 in the presence of Bosco (AGM SBI main branch), government banks.

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Peren district including women, youth and student organizations, village councils, affiliated unit, church leaders and concern citizens-- the house resolved to support the Indo-Naga peace talks on the “political principle of ‘one people, one nation’ on the will and line of acceptable, honoruable and inclusiveness of all Nagas without borders.”

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He also expressed the hope that “going ahead, the MoU will enable us to further deepen our rela-tions and facilitate our endeavour to make our financial systems accessible, inclusive and secure.”

The RBI further said the MoU will also provide a good basis for promoting mutual understand-ing, developing efficient payment systems and achieving cross-border payment connectivity.

Such initiatives, it said, will be executed through regular interaction on recent economic and fi-nancial developments and issues; technical cooperation through training and joint seminars; and joint work to explore the establishment of cross-border retail payment linkages.

DIMAPUR, JUL 16 (NPN): Peren district civil society organizations (CSOs) held a one-day discussion on Indo-Naga peace talks with NSCN (IM) member collective leadership ‘lt. gen.’ (retd) VS Atem as resource person.

The meeting was hosted by Nagaland Zeliang People Organisation at St Xavier College auditorium, Jalukie on July 15.

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“This MoU serves as a significant milestone in the relation between Bank Indonesia and Reserve Bank of India. It has been a long period of time since we began cooperating productively, and this MoU will only ensure a more solid collaboration in the future.

“Going forward, I am convinced that such excellent partnership will result in fruitful outcomes that benefit both central banks and the people of both nations,” Governor Warjiyo said.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das noted that “this MoU is a step forward in putting our joint ef-forts within a formal mechanism.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India and Bank Indonesia on Saturday entered into an agreement to expand cooperation in payment systems, digital financial innovation, and anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT).

The two central banks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting to improve mutual coopera-tion. “With this MoU, RBI and BI committed to deepen relations between both central banks and strengthen the exchange of information and cooperation in the area of central banking, including payment systems, digital innovation in payments services, and regulatory and supervisory frame-work for AML-CFT,” the RBI said in a statement.

The MoU will be implemented through policy dialogue, technical cooperation, exchange of information and joint work.

It was signed by RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra and BI Deputy Governor Dody

(From p-1) The chief secretary instructed the transport department to coordinate with the information technology & communication (IT&C) department and work towards achieving those goals. On the issue of vehicles plying without registration number plates, the department was asked to strictly enforce the legal provisions. The chief secretary also said that proper signage, which is easily visible to the drivers, should be put on all the roads across the State to improve road safety. Appreciating the revenue generated by the department, the chief secretary impressed upon the need to put in place the online payment gateway at the earliest for ease of transactions and to avoid inconvenience to the service users.

In its presentation, the motor vehicles department gave a brief overview of the department’s administrative setup, activities, visions, and ongoing projects. The review meeting was also attended by additional chief secretary & finance commissioner, principal secretary IT&C, and other senior officers of the transport department.

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he was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The normal religious needs of believers should be ensured and they should be united closely around the party and the government, Xi added.

In the past few ye a r s, t h e p r e s i d e n t has been advocating the “sinicization” of Islam w h i c h b r o a d ly m e a n s bringing it in tune with the policies of the ruling Communist Party.

Stressing the importance of cultural identity, Xi called for educating and guiding people of all ethnic groups to strengthen their identification with the motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and socialism with Chinese characteristics.

China has been

battling allegations of mass incarcerations of Uygur Muslims in camps, which Beijing describes as deradicalisation and education centres. China accuses the separatist East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which is active in the region of carrying out numerous terrorist attacks.

Beijing also downplays wester n allegations of m a s s ive h u m a n r i g h t s violations against Uygur Muslims and refutes the US and the EU allegations of genocide against Muslims in the province.

Recently, UN Human Rights Council chief Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang after a long drawnout negotiation process with Beijing to look into the allegations of the internment of over a million Uygur Muslims of different ages as part of China’s crackdown on Islamist militants.

At the end of her visit to Xinjiang on May 28, Bachelet said she raised questions and concerns over the application of counter-terrorism and deradicalisation measures and their broad application, particularly their impact on the rights of Uygurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.

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BEIJING, JUL 16 (PTI): President Xi Jinping has asked officials to ste p up efforts to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation and religions in the country should adapt to the socialist society being pursued by the ruling Communist Party of China.

Xi visited the volatile Xinjiang region, where the Chinese security forces for the last several years have made efforts to control protests by Uygur Muslims over settlements from Han Chinese from outside the province.

During his four-day tour of the region which started on July 12, Xi met with officials. He stressed fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, promoting exchanges, interactions and integration among different ethnic groups, the official media reported.

Xi underlined the need to improve the governance capacity of religious affairs and realise the healthy development of religions.

Enhanced efforts should be made to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation, and to adapt religions to socialist society,

to move on from Boris Johnson.

A l t h o u g h i t ’s j u s t eight days since Mr Johnson agreed to resign, the candidates to be his successor want the next chapter to start as soon as possible. But Mr Sunak rubbished her proposals, s ay i n g t h e r e wa s “ n o such thing as Covid debt” and war ned against an “unfunded spree” of tax cuts, adding that “borrowing your way out of inflation isn’t a plan, it’s a fairy-tale”.

Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, currently second in the contest, said her economic blueprint, which involve raising income tax thresholds in line with inflation, was based on better “growth and competition”.

When pressed by Mr Sunak that her plans would also require more borrowing, she denied she had promised to “reduce a load of taxes” but said “people need help now”.

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Insurance to pay for social care and the NHS. Ms Truss, who came third in the latest MPs’ voting round on Thursday, said the hike had been “wrong” and said she had “called it out” in cabinet.

She said if she won power she would reverse the rise, as well as removing green levies on energy bills - saying she would pay for it for by spreading the UK’s “Covid debt” over a longer period. The race to be the next prime minister is reaching a crucial phase.

By Wednesday, the shortlist will have been whittled down to two by Conservative MPs, who will then be put to Conservative par ty members over summer. There is a lot to play for in the next few days - and you could tell in the first TV debate. Three things stuck out for me in the exchanges.

F i r s t ly, the Conservative Party is keen

With immense pride and honour, the Ragailong Youth Front, Ragailong Colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur would like to congratulate Ms. Chuzanglu Gonmei, D/o. Lt. Kanglenchao Gonmei, for securing 16th Rank in B.Sc. (Zoology) Under Graduate semester exam conducted by Nagaland University in the month of May 2022. The organisation wishes her the best for the upcoming future endeavours. The Ragailong Youth Front further wishes and prays that Almighty God continues to bless and guide her in her future.

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Wickremesinghe was sworn in as acting President.

The 73-year-old politician is currently is the frontrunner though his United National Party (UNP) was routed in the 2020 parliamentary election.

At the special Parliament session, the Secretary of the Parliament, Dhammika Dassanayake read out the resignation letter from Rajapaksa to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in which the former president defended his actions to address the economic crisis as well as the political turmoil.

Rajapaksa, 73, blamed the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown for Sri Lanka’s economic woes.

Rajapaksa said he took the best steps like trying to form an all-party government to counter the economic meltdown.

LO N D O N, J U L 1 6 ( A G E N C I E S ) : To r y leadership frontrunners have clashed over how best to fund public services and control inflation in the contest’s first TV debate.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss attacked tax rises introduced under exchancellor Rishi Sunak as “wrong” and pledged to reverse them.

But Mr Sunak said they were needed to fund the NHS, and accused her of believing in economic “fairy tales”. Rivals also sparred over Boris Johnson, trans rights and trust in politics.

All five remaining candidates in the Tor y leadership race took part in the Channel 4 TV debate, the first of two this weekend.

They come ahead of the next round of MPs’ voting on Monday.

Tory MPs will whittle the field down to two final contenders next week, before around 160,000 Tory members decide the party’s next leader in a postal vote.

In a lively 90 minutes of exchanges, the economic backdrop loomed large as candidates were pushed on how they would fund public services and help people with the cost of living during a time of soaring inflation.

Mr Sunak, currently in pole position among MPs, was forced to defend tax rises introduced during his time as chancellor, including April’s hike in National

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PUTUONUO NURSING HOME Kohima : Nagaland Conveys our heartfelt gratitude to the following organizations & well wishers for their generous financial contributions in aid of medical treatments administered during the year 2021-2022:

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The Dimapur Dibuia Senso Telongjem (DDST) is honoured to extend our heartiest congratulations to two fellow senso/villagers, who have brought laurels to the village through their professional and academic achievements.

Rev. Moa Longchari Cancer Foundation Rs. 2,00,000 /- (Rupees Two Lakhs) For CANCER Treatment Dr. K & T Keditsu Foundation Rs. 4,49,164/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Forty Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty Four) For CANCER Treatment Dr. K & T Keditsu Foundation Rs. 8,10,840/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Ten Thousand Eight Hundred Forty) For Treatment of economically disadvantaged patients Family of Late Miss Alono Krose Family of Late Mrs. Vikuoü Keseizie Mr. Samual Venuh For donation in kind of CANCER treatment For more information, contact : pnhkohima@gmail.com/ 8794820089 help@rmlcancerfoundation.org/ 8730029098 drktkeditsufoundation@gmail.com/ 9819819709

Miss Selina Walling, daughter of Rev. Yapang Walling, has recently cleared the Common Educational Services Examination conducted by the NPSC to become an Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies.

Miss S. Imtiyala, daughter of Mr. W. Samuel Longkumer and Mrs. K Moala, has topped the Nagaland University under graduate examinations (2022) to win Gold Medal in History from Unity College.

The DDST, while wishing them the best, is confident that their achievements would serve as motivation for others to emulate.

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a vote would be taken in Parliament on July 20 to elect the new President.

The 225-member Parliament is dominated

by Rajapaksa’s ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party.

B e s i d e s Wi c k r e m e s i n g h e a n d main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, Marxist Janatha Vi mu k t h i Pe r a mu n a (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Dullas Alahapperuma, a breakaway SLPP candidate, are the other two leaders who have so far announced their candidacy to contest the vote in Parliament. The new president will serve for the rest of Rajapaksa’s term until November 2024.

The ruling SLPP has officially announced its backing for Wickremesinghe.

Prime Minister Ranil

KIEV, JUL 16 (IANS): Around 353 children have been killed and more than 662 injured in Ukraine so far since the beginning of Russia’s full scale invasion.

Most of the children were affected in Donetsk region (353), Kharkiv (191), Kiev (116), Cher nihiv (68), Luhansk (61), Mykolayiv (53), Kherson (52), Zaporizhzhia (31), according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

According to the official information of the juvenile prosecutors, 353 children were killed and more than 662 children were injured,” the Prosecutor General’s Office posted on Telegram.

These numbers are not final as efforts are being made to establish casualties in areas of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories, Ukrinform reported.

A total of 2,138 educational institutions were damaged as a result of bombings and shelling by the armed Russian forces.On February 24, Russia launched a fullscale invasion of Ukraine.

M e a n w h i l e, t w o people were killed and 15 others injured in Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Saturday.

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An army soldier stands guard outside parliament house in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

“I served my motherland to the best of my ability and I will continue to do so in the future,” he said in the letter.

He pointed out that within 3 months of his presidency in 2019, the whole world came to be hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I took action to protect people from the pandemic despite being constrained by the already poor economic environment that prevailed at the time,” he said.

“During 2020 and 2021 I was compelled to order lockdowns and the foreign exchange situation deteriorated. In my view, I took the best course of action by suggesting an all-par ty or a national government to tackle the situation,” Rajapaksa said.

“I decided to resign as you indicated to me on July 9 the wish of the party leaders,” he said in the letter.

Rajapaksa, who arrived in Singapore with his wife and two bodyguards from the Maldives, no longer has legal immunity as a head of state. The Singapore government has said that Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into the country on a “private visit.”

“He has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted any asylum.

Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum,” said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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C O LO M B O, J U L 16 (PTI): Sri Lanka’s Parliament held a special session on Saturday to start the process of electing a new president on July 20 following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, w i t h f o u r c o n t e n d e r s, including acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe joining the race to head the next government that has the arduous task to revive the countr y’s bankr upt economy.

During a 13-minute special session, Dhammika Dassanayake, Secretary General of Parliament, announced the vacancy for the post of president after the resignation Rajapaksa, who fled the country after a popular uprising against him for mishandling the country’s economic crisis.

Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday and then landed in Singapore on Thursday, formally resigned on Friday, capping off a chaotic 72 hours in the crisis-hit nation that saw protesters storm many iconic buildings, including the President and the Prime Minister’s residences here.

Dassanayake informed the House, which met under tight security, that nominations for Presidency should be submitted to him on July 19. He also said if more than one candidate has submitted nominations,

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diseases, or is merely a sign that other body processes are going awry.

“The question is, is loss of Y simply a marker of aging, like graying hair?” said study co-author Kenneth Walsh.

His team’s findings suggest the answer is no: In lab mice, loss of Y in blood cells made heart tissue prone to scarring and led to an earlier death.

It’s evidence that chromosome loss is a direct player, not just a bystander, according to Walsh, who directs the Hematovascular Biology Center at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

In parallel with that work, research has linked a loss of Y to various disease risks.

To get at the why, Walsh and his team con-

ducted studies in both humans and lab mice.

For the former, they used a large research database with medical and genetic information on about 500,000 British adults.

They found that men who entered that study with a significant loss of Y -- in over 40% of their blood cells -- fared worse over the ensuing years.

They were 41% more likely to die of any cause over the next seven years, versus men without loss of Y. Specifically, they were about two to three times more likely to die of heart failure or heart disease related to longstanding high blood pressure.

To directly test the effects of Y loss, Walsh’s team used “gene-editing” technology to create lab mice that lacked the chro-

mosome in many of their blood cells.

They found that in aging male mice, that Y loss sped up age-related changes in heart structure and function, and made the animals more vulnerable to scarring in the heart, as well as the lungs and kidneys. In one experiment, the chromosome loss made existing heart failure worse.

Walsh said that Y chromosome loss appeared to alter the function of immune cells that operate in the heart, leading to tissue scarring.

There is “exciting potential” for discovering new therapies for common diseases of aging, said Kim Simpfendorfer, an assistant professor at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, N.Y. In the future, Walsh said, screening might identify men who could benefit from further testing for signs of fibrosis, or tissue scarring.

He noted that there are already some anti-fibrotic medications, used for scarring of the lungs.

One question is whether men with Y loss would

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1) Miss Kilangsüngla Pongener, d/o Mr. N. Abong pongener & Mrs. S. Nükshirenla Jamir, for securing the post of Assistant professor in Education under Higher Education.

2) Miss Bendangrenla S Longkümer, d/o Mr. Sakuyuba Ao & Mrs. Asangtila, for securing the post of Assistant professor in English under Higher Education.

We wish them health and success in their services.

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We are thankful to the Lord for His immeasurable blessings upon us. With immense pride and joy, we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Pichano Kikon, D/o Lt. Elisha Kikon and Mrs. Mhonyani Kikon of Mekokla village, for bringing laurels to the family by securing the position of Librarian through NPSC Common Educational Services Examination under Department of Higher Education.

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Miss Qhetoli Wotsa Miss Niloli Wotsa The Mishilimi Village Council and Mishilimi Students’ Union is pleased and honoured to extend our heartiest congratulations to our bonafide members for their achievement and bringing laurels to our village.

1. Miss Qhetoli Wotsa, D/o Lt. Inato Wotsa & Yhunyule Xuvili Wotsa for clearing NPSC (CESE) as Research Associate in History under SCERT. 2. Miss Niloli Wotsa, D/o Yetovi Wotsa & Satoli Wotsa for winning the title of Miss Sumi 2nd Runners Up 2022.

We hope you continue to work with same dedication for your goals in the future.

Ghunakha N Sheqi Mughashe N Wotsa Chairman President Mishilimi Village Council Mishilimi Students’ Union

Mr. Lolimthong Mr. Kipithong With profound pride and honour, we the entire family members would like to acknowledge the tremendous achievement and cordially congratulate for securing 1 (one) Silver Medal & 2 (two) Bronze Medals in recently concluded 1st NORTHEAST KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2022, organised by KARATE-DO JIKENKAI INTERNATIONAL INDIA held on 9th & 10th July 2022, at Guwahati University, Indore Hall, Guwahati, Assam.

Previously they have also won Gold Medal and Silver Medal respectively in 9th February 2020 which was organised by NORTH EAST GOODWILL OPEN KARATE-DO CHAMPIONSHIP AT JORHAT, ASSAM. 1. Mr. Lolimthong H/Major VG of Fakim Village (1 Silver/ 1 Bronze Medal) (Under Kumite/Kata 60-65 kg category) 2. Mr. Kipithong VG Constable of Fakim Village (1 Bronze Medal) (Under Kumite 50-55 kg category) We are proud of your success for bringing laurels to our family and community. Wholeheartedly we further wish the best for their greater achievements in future endeavours.

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To our Dearest Father /Grandfather/Father in law & Husband H. Kughaho Zhimomi Daddy There’s no one like you, One that cares so completely, Gives so quietly, loves so deeply, Just how blessed are we To have a Father as you.

Thank you Daddy for giving us The kind of love that made all the difference in our life.

Lamentation 3:24 “The Lord is my Portion”, says my Soul, therefore I will hope in Him”.

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nglish reggae and pop band, UB40 released “Champion,” the first single from their upcoming 2023 album titled ‘UB45’, a celebration of the band’s 45 years with new and reworked music.

Featuring two of Birmingham’s most respected emcees, Gilly G and Dapz on the Map alongside new frontman Matt Doyle, “Champion” is also the official anthem of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, hosted by UB40’s diverse hometown of Birmingham, England from July 29th through August 28th.

“Champion” is the first UB40 single to feature new frontman Matt Doyle (formerly of Kioko), who is holding the torch for Duncan Campbell after his retirement following a stroke. “I wish the absolute best for Duncan and I hope that he makes a full and speedy recovery,” says Doyle. “I have loved UB40’s music for as long as I can remember. The audience has welcomed me with love and open arms and I can’t wait to hear them singing the classics back to me.”

The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

The kohima Alibalar Telongjem (kAT) congratulates and shares the joy with the following achievers who have successfully cleared the recently held common Educational Services Examination conducted by the Nagaland public Service commission:

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ctor Johnny Depp has written the foreword to children’s book “Thumper’s London Adventure” written by his fan cancer survivor Katie Vanrdrilla.

Johnny first met Katie in 2011 when she was diagnosed with leukemia and wished to meet the actor through the Make-AWish Foundation. Johnny wrote, “For my dearest Katie, for her dear family and friends...Please know that you are loved”.

respond particularly well to those drugs.

One of the remaining mysteries is what causes Y loss.

“There’s a lot of variability,” Walsh said. “At the age of 60, some men show a lot of Y loss, and some show only a little.”

Studies have implicated smoking as one exposure that spurs greater Y loss, but not much else is known. “Some of it,” Walsh said, “may be the genes that you’re born with.”

And while women lack a Y chromosome, they can lose one of the X chromosomes in their blood cells as they age.

It’s not as common as Y loss is in men, Walsh said, and so far, it has not been clearly linked to any disease risks.

Loss of Y could be one reason that women generally outlive men, according to Walsh. While part of that gap is explained by younger men dying of causes like accidents, it’s not the whole story, Walsh noted.

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cientists have unearthed a possible reason why men tend to die at younger ages than women: Those who lose Y chromosomes from their blood cells as they age may be more vulnerable to heart tissue scarring and heart failure.

The research is the latest to look at the phenomenon of “mosaic loss of Y” -- where the Y chromosome disappears from a portion of a man’s blood cells.

Researchers do not know why it happens, but it is associated with aging: It’s detectable in an estimated 40% of 70-yearold men, and more than half of those who live into their 90s.

At one time, researchers thought that losing Y -- a small, stumpy chromosome -- was just a part of normal aging. But in recent years, studies have linked Y loss to increased risks of conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease and certain cancers, as well as a shortened life span.

Those studies, however, could not show whether the chromosome loss directly contributes to

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NZ beat Ireland by 1-run; seal ODI series 3-0

New Zealand players with the trophy after winning the ODI series.

150 balls for the third wicket as Ireland threatened to pull off their highest ever chase in ODIs. But with three required from the final ball of the match, debutant Graham Hume

failed to make contact with a Blair Tickner slower ball, ensuring that New Zealand wrapped up a 3-0 series win.

A total of 719 runs were scored in the engross-

ing match.

Earlier, Martin Guptill and Finn Allen got the tourists off to a rollicking start after the visitors chose to bat first. The duo brought about their 50 part-

nership up in seven overs.

Josh Little gave Ireland the much-needed breakthrough after an expensive first over, with Allen’s pull shot finding George Dockrell at deep backward square. A second wicket followed soon, with Curtis Campher running out Will Young at the non-striker’s end for just three after the Kiwi attempted to run a quick single.

Tom Latham survived on a few occasions in the 14th over but he and Guptill then settled in nicely, taking New Zealand to 146/2 after 23 overs.

Brief scores: New Zealand 360/6 in 50 overs (M Guptill 115, H Nicholls 79; J Little 2-84) beat Ireland 359/5 in 50 overs (P Stirling 120, H Tector 108; M Henry 4/68) by one run.

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 launched B E N G A L U R U, J U L 16 (IANS): Kar nataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Saturday announced the launch of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, its new T20 tournament named in the memory of the HRH late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the former President of KSCA and Maharaja of Mysore. The tournament will be held between August 7 to 26 in Mysore.

The coveted trophy and logo of the tournament was unveiled in a starstudded ceremony attended

by Roger Binny, President

KSCA, Santosh Menon, Secretary KSCA and Vinay Mruthyunjaya, Treasurer of KSCA at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The tournament is widely seen as a replacement of the now-defunct Karnataka Premier League T20 tournament.

“KSCA had set the ball rolling for an all-new format of the game, way back in 2005, giving India its first taste of a T20 game through the Bradman Cup. Subsequently, the Karnataka Premier League was launched in 2009 and we saw eight successful editions of this entertaining

league which saw many young stars emerge.”

“With an aim to continue to provide our cricketers with the right platform to perform and be ready for the next big leap in their cricketing career, we have decided to roll out the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20,” said Binny, the former India all-rounder and a member of the 1983 Men’s Cricket World Cup winning team.

The tournament will see six teams representing cities like Bengaluru, Mysore, Hubli, Shivamogga, Raichur and Mangalore vie for top honours. Karnataka’s top cricketers like Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shreyas Gopal,

Krishnappa Gowtham, Manish Pandey, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, Abhinav Manohar, KC Cariappa, Pravin Dubey and Abhimanyu Mithun are expected to feature in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.

“The Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will commence on August 7 in Mysore with the first leg of matches being held at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Ground in Mysore. A total of 18 matches will be held in Mysore followed by a total of 16 matches including the final being held in Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.”

1st Test, Day 1: Pak finish on 24/2 at stumps in reply to Sri Lanka 222 GALLE, JUL 16 (IANS): Pakistan were 24/2 at stumps, trailing by 198 runs, after bowling out Sri Lanka for 222 in their first innings on the opening day of the first Test at Galle International Stadium, here on Saturday. Azhar Ali (3) and skipper Babar Azam (1) were unbeaten at the crease for Pakistan when the play came to an end on Day 1.

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka hoped to make it count with a big first innings total. But the Pakistan bowling attack, led by Shaheen Afridi, were too hot to handle for the hosts.

Meaningful scores were few and far for Sri Lanka, with Afridi starting the proceedings for the visitors taking the all-important wicket of skipper Dimuth

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Prabath Jayasuriya, center, celebrates the wicket of Abdullah Shafique, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

Karunaratne. Afridi took three more wickets in the form of Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella and Maheesh Theekshana, ending with figures of 4/58. Yasir Shah (2/66) and Hasan Ali (2/23) were also massively impressive, as Pakistan bowled out Sri Lanka to a modest total of

222. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Sri Lanka batting department.

Dinesh Chandimal continued his golden run in Galle after his brilliant double ton against Australia.

As wickets were falling, Chandimal was dogged in his resistance, playing a vital knock of 76.

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MALAHIDE (DUBLIN), JUL 16 (IANS): New Zealand escaped by the proverbial skin of their teeth, defeating hosts Ireland by just one run in the highscoring third and final Oneday International here on Friday night, thus making a clean sweep of the series.

A patient centur y from Martin Guptill followed by a quick-fire 79 from middle-order batter Henry Nicholls helped the Black Caps amass a massive 360/6 in 50 overs. But Ireland, who have been worthy opponents, had two centurions in Paul Stirling and Harry Tector as they managed 359/9 before they ran out of deliveries, thus giving New Zealand a one-run win.

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(Settsu) Born on 12/01/1957 Died on 07/07/2022 We would like to express our sincere gratitude to every individual, churches, unions and well wishers who stood by us during the illness and demise of our dear father. We are ever grateful and forever indebted to you for the love and support shown by your physical presence, prayers, financial assistance and encouraging words. We would like you to know that your support was a source of great solace and comfort during our time of sorrow and grief.

It is our humble prayers that our Almighty God shower His blessings upon you.

Date : 17.07.2022 A mother and a sister, a daughter and a friend; Two long years have passed without you, but we have forgotten you not.

Knowing very well that you have made claim of your heavenly abode, yet we still miss you dearly each day.

Your kindness, love, acceptance and slow to anger can’t be compared with anything in this world.

And never again can we fill the emptiness you have left us with.

You are so dearly loved and remembered.

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Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us during the sadness and sudden demise of our beloved daughter Lt. Arila T Sangtam. Your presence and kind deeds have helped us bear the irreplaceable loss.

We convey our special thanks to :1. Naga Christian Fellowship Agartala 2. Naga Welfare Association Agartala 3. Naga Students’ Union Agartala 28/12/1988 – 12/07/2022 4. Shri. Ramyophang Duidang, DIG CRPF Agartala West Tripura 5. Shri. Khashim Vashum, Hon’ble Minister Chingai A/C, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry and Transport Imphal 6. Shri. Augustine Zemik, Assistant Professor, Tripura University.

7. Tangkhul Students’ Union Imphal 8. Rev. Apila Tangkhul, Manipur Baptist Convention Women Secretary 9. Northern Students’ Union Ukhrul 10. Jesami Tangkhul Students’ Union 11. Shri. Tsumongthe Anar, Church Planting Missionary Tripura (NMM, USBLA) 12. Jempu Haokip, Manager Airport Authority of India, Agartala Airport 13. Dr. Angam, Miss. Lemai and Miss. Kaboli 14. Staff and Managing Committee of Shri Shri Shantikali Mission, Jirania West Tripura 15. V Kashiho Sangtam Minister Soil & Water Conservation, Geology and Mining, Chairman NSMDC Ltd. Nagaland; Kohima 16. Shri. C Kipili, Ex- Minister.

17. Shri. Kiritong, NDPP Secretary.

18. Akehta Sangtamlarü Thsingmüjang (AST) 19. Tutheyo Baptist Lithro 20. Kiphire Town Baptist Lithro.

21. Yingshukür Village Baptist Lithro.

22. New Risethsi Village Lithro.

23. Old Risethsi Baptist Lithro To every individuals, families, and various organizations for your selfless good deeds, kindness and generosity behind the screen. We regret our inability to mention your good deeds personally, but we believe and pray that our good Lord have seen your good deeds and He will bless you all abundantly.

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Lamentation3:32 “But though he cause grief yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies”

Sincere Gratitude

LATE AKANGKOKLA

16.05.1952 – 29.06.2022 We wish to acknowledge the immeasurable love, sympathy and support extended from friends and loved ones, near and far during this time of bereavement. There are not enough words to fully express the strength you have given us to keep on during these most difficult times.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalms 23:6 May the undying legacy of our mother’s prayerful enduring spirit live on in us all.

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30.06.1954 – 23.06.2022 The family of Lt. Alemla Abemo would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone of you who stood by us in our time of need and grief, through your prayers, your presence, your financial help and support in other ways, not only at the time of her passing away but even during her illness. And to those of you who stood with us from the beginning of her illness till her final breath we are eternally gratefully to you. May God bless you and your family for your act of kindness and love in Christ Jesus.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each one of you personally but we know you were with us and we pray that God will reward abundantly.

May you be blessed and remembered even in your times of need.

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C H A N G W O N, J U L 16 (PTI): India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Indian stamped his class and got the better of 2018 Youth Olympics champion Zalan Peklar of Hungary 16-12 to claim the top prize.

Reigning junior world champion Tomar had earlier topped the qualification round with a score of 593.

This was Tomar’s second

Shooting World Cup gold, having won his first in New Delhi last year.

The Madhya Pradesh shooter’s gold was India’s fourth in the ongoing competition. India consolidated its position as the leader in the medal tally with a total of nine medals (four gold, four silver and one bronze).

Though Peklar gave a tough challenge in the final, Tomar kept his cool and brought out the big shots from his repertoire to keep himself ahead in the final moments.

The seasoned Istvan, also from Hungary, bagged the bronze in the event.

In the ranking round, Tomar had shot perfect scores in the first two kneeling and prone positions but had lost all of his seven points in the final standing position. Another Indian in the fray, Chain Singh finished seventh in the final event.

Earlier in the day, India missed out on a medal as 2019 World Cup champion Manu Bhakar suffered a heart-breaking loss to finish fourth in the women’s 25m Pistol final event.

After doing well in ranking matches that saw her perform way better than the eventual gold winner Xiu Hong Teh of Singapore, Manu was eliminated with just nine hits to her name in the final.

2018 Changwon World Cup silver medallist and seasoned Anjum Moudgil has qualified for the finals of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions to be held on Sunday after finishing sixth in the ranking round.

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World Athletics: Sable, Sreeshankar qualify for finals

EUGENE (OREGON), JUL 16 (IANS): Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories, raising hopes of bringing home elusive medals from the global competition.

Sable finished third in his heat, clocking 8:18.75 to make the cut for the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, while in men’s long jump at Hayward Field, Sreeshankar was the only Indian among the three to qualify for the final, which will be held later on Saturday, according to Olympics.com.

Sreeshankar also became the first male long jumper from the country to advance to final.

Sable was way off his personal best of 8:12.48 -a national record -- but he made it to the final, where the top three from each of the three heats along with the next six fastest make the cut. The final will be held on Monday.

Sable was seventh fastest overall among the 15 qualifiers, which was led

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by 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco, who timed 8:16.65.

Sable had also made it to the 2019 World Championships finals in Doha but had finished 13th in 8:21.37.

The others who made the cut in the gruelling race included defending champion Conseslus Kipruto (Kenya) and Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia, runnerup in the last edition.

Commonwealth Games medallist Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya

and Olympic medallist Evan Jager of the USA also made the final cut.

Sreeshankar, the national record holder in long jump, made it to the final with a jump of 7.86 metres.

The Indian logged two successful attempts, with his second valid jump of 7.86 metres earning him a place in the final, while the second one -- 8.0 metres -- was a foul.

The qualification criterion for long jump is athletes achieving the cut of 8.15 metres or the top 12 performers from the two

Avinash Sable

groups. Only two athletes met the standard with Japan’s Yuki Hashioka leading the pack with a jump of 8.18 metres.

India’s Jeswin Aldrin had one successful attempt from his three, his valid leap measuring 7.79.

Muhammed Anees Yahiya managed a best of 7.73m from his three attempts. Aldrin finished 20th while Anees Yahiya was 23rd overall in the 32man field.

Earlier, Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami finished a dismal 34th in a

Sindhu sails into Singapore Open final AIFF issue: CoA submits draft SINGAPORE, JUL 16 (PTI): Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women’s singles semi-final, here on Saturday.

Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year, prevailed 21-15 21-7 over world number 38 Kawakami in a 32-minute last-four clash.

The 27-year-old from Hyderabad, who has also claimed a bronze at the Asian Championships this year, is now one win away from her maiden Super 500 title of the 2022 season.

In the finals, the third seeded Indian will face China’s 22-year-old Wang Zhi Yi, the reigning Asian Championships gold medallist, who was also part of the Uber Cup team, which won the silver at Bangkok this year. Wang beat Japan’s Ohori Aya 21-14 21-14.

Sindhu had defeated world number 11 Wang in their only meeting at the All England Championships this year. A two-time

PV Sindhu

World Junior Champion and a Youth Olympics silver medallist, Wang had also reached the finals of Indonesia Open Super 1000 in June.

Sindhu came into the match with a 2-0 head-tohead record, having played her last at the 2018 China Open. Kawakami had received a walk-over from top-seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the second round. A former world number 15, Kawakami, winner of the 2019 Orleans Masters and a finalist at Swiss Open the same year, was a part of the Japanese women’s team that won the bronze

medal in May this year. The Japanese had played just three events last year and it was her fifth tournament in 2022.

Sindhu, a former world champion, looked in complete command against Kawakami, who just couldn’t control the shuttle and was buried in a heap of errors during the lop-sided match.

E a r ly o n , S i n d h u started with her whipping smashes but the drift inside the hall, made decision making difficult and also at times, the precision was lacking.

But the power in her

stroke-play helped the Indian moved to a healthy three-point lead at the break.

The 24-year-old Japanese, however, started putting the shuttle in from difficult positions to draw parity.

The match came alive with both fighting for each point.

Sindhu also won two video referrals, punished a weak high lift and also made good calls at the baseline to move to 18-14. A powerpacked smash and then two unforced errors by Kawakami helped Sindhu seal the opening game comfortably.

Kawakami’s struggles continued in the second game as she failed to control the shuttle and conceded a 0-5 early lead to her fancied rival.

Sindhu just had to keep engaging her rival in the rallies and patiently wait for her mistakes.

A frustrated Kawakami just could wryly smile as Sindhu first grabbed a 11-4 lead at the mid-game interval and then zoomed to 17-5 in a jiffy.

The Japanese had no answer to Sindhu’s attacking forehand returns and deft backhand flicks which opened up a decisive 19-6 lead for her.

field of 41 in the women’s 20km race walk, clocking 1:39:42. She holds the national record in the event at 1:28:45, set in Ranchi last year.

In the men’s 20km race walk, 36-year-old Sandeep Kumar (1:31:58) finished 40th among 45 athletes who started. Sandeep too holds the national record, with the athlete setting a time of 1:20:16 in Ranchi last year.

Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, withdrew from the event due to an injury.

constitution to Supreme Court

Chelsea sign Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli

the court in facilitating the adoption of the constitution and prepare electoral rolls for the purpose of conducting elections of the AIFF at the earliest.

Since then, in the course of formulating the draft constitution, the CoA has spoken to all the AIFF’s stakeholders, including state associations, FIFA, Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League clubs and considered suggestions forwarded by them.

“After a lot of deliberation, we have finally narrowed down on a draft constitution that would put the AIFF in line with the National Sports Code, as well as help it function efficiently as a Member Association of the FIFA and the AFC,” said Quraishi.

“We are confident that

LO N D O N, J U L 1 6 (IANS): Chelsea on Saturday signed centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly on a four-year deal from Serie A side Napoli.

Koulibaly joined Napoli from Genk in 2014 and made 317 appearances for the Italian side. He made his senior debut for Senegal in September 2015 and has since earned 62 caps, captaining the team to victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. “I’m very happy to be here with this team at Chelsea. It’s a big team in the world and my dream was always to play in the Premier League,” Koulibaly said in a statement.

Koulibaly’s arrival at Stamford Bridge follows the departures of defenders Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona, both on free transfers.

NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (IANS): The draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which has been framed by the Committee of Administrators (CoA), has been submitted to the Supreme Court for its approval on Friday (July 15).

AIFF acting general secretary, Sunando Dhar said, “After a lengthy set of discussions with various stakeholders, the draft Constitution of the AIFF has finally been submitted to the honourable court.

I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the process, on this swift move forward, and hope that with the new constitution in place, we can move ahead with developing Indian football.”

The CoA, which had been appointed by the apex court on May 18, 2022, is comprised of Justice (retired) Anil R Dave, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. SY Quraishi and former India captain Bhaskar Ganguly.

The apex court directed the CoA to assist

with these set of changes, the Federation will now be in a good position to guide Indian football further ahead.”

Justice Dave said, “We have taken into consideration all the stakeholders involved in Indian football and their respective valued point of views over the newly-framed constitution. We also received some suggestions from football lovers across the country and studied them minutely and seriously. I wish all parties involved the very best as we all try to take the beautiful game forward in India.”

Former India goalkeeper and captain Bhaskar Ganguly commended everyone on formulating the draft constitution on such short notice. “The amount of work that has gone into the draft constitution is indeed commendable and I sincerely thank everyone involved on it’s completion. We hope that with these new changes, football in our country will keep growing further than ever before.”

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IOA announces 322- strong Indian contingent for CWG Will work on our mistakes, start afresh

NEW DELHI, JUL 16 (PTI): The Indian Olympic Association on Saturday announced a 322-strong contingent including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The Games are scheduled to be held in British city from July 28 to August 8, and the India contingent will look to improve upon its Gold Coast 2018 CWG performance, where it finished third behind traditional powerhouses Australia and England.

Sharing his thoughts, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said, “We are sending one of our strongest squads ever to the CWG and even with a strength sport for us like shooting not being there, we are confident of bettering our performance from the last edition.

“Make no mistake, the competition will be world class and fierce but our athletes have prepared well and are fit and raring to go. We wish them all the very best.”

The Games-bound Indian athletes and officials will be staying at five

Some prominent names in the squad include Olympic medallists Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Bajrang Punia.

different “Villages” with the women’s cricket team being put up in a separate facility in the Birmingham city centre.

In a press release issued by the IOA, the apex sports body’s top officebearer thanked the government for its support to the athletes and federations.

Mehta said, “It needs to be said that the Government of India led by the Hon. Prime Minister have

provided unprecedented support to Olympic sports in recent years and our best ever performance at the Olympic Games stand testimony to that. “ We r e m a i n eve r grateful for the same and are sure our athletes will ensure that rich rewards are reaped for the untiring efforts put in by them, most of all the Union Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.”

Some prominent names in the squad include Olympic medallists Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya.

D e f e n d i n g C WG champions Manika Batra, Vinesh Phogat as well as 2018 Asian Games gold medallists Tajinder pal Singh Toor, Hima Das and Amit Panghal are also part of the contingent.

Rajesh Bhandari, vice president of Boxing Federation of India (BFI), is the Chef de Mission of the squad.

Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.

Some of the disciplines where India look to perform well include traditionally strong sports like boxing, badminton, hockey, weightlifting, women’s cricket (making its debut at the CWG) and wrestling.

The Indian squads in athletics, cycling, swimming and table tennis are also strong and primed up for the challenge.

Various members of the squad have already reached Birmingham over the past few days, depending on their training regimes laid out by their respective coaches.

Some members are competing at various global tournaments and would reach the venue directly while the rest of the contingent will leave from New Delhi.

The CWG village will officially open its doors to contingents on July 23.

for CWG: Hockey star Lalremsiami

TERRASSA (SPAIN), JUL 16 (PTI): Young forward Lalremsiami believes that the Indian women’s hockey team has learnt lessons from its disappointing World Cup campaign and is looking to start afresh in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Indian women’s team finished a poor ninth at the mega event.

“We are disappointed with the outcome. I think we could have done better, but at the end, you need to accept, move on and focus on the positive learnings from the campaign. We will work on the mistakes and start afresh for the Commonwealth Games,” said Lalremsiami, who featured in all the six World Cup matches.

India finished ninth at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup. They registered two draws against England (1-1) and China (1-1) respectively and lost 3-4 to New Zealand in the pool stage.

They then suffered a 0-1 loss to Spain in cross-

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over and missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinal stage. However, India defeated Canada 1-1 (3-2 SO) and Japan 3-1 to finish ninth.

The 22-year-old, who scored a goal against New Zealand, said things did not go as per planned in the World Cup. “Personally, I could have created more goalscoring oppor tunities; I could have converted more goals. It didn’t go as planned, but many learnings were involved.

“As I said, we are just taking the positives from the campaign, learning

from our mistakes and improving our game,” she added. According to the young forward, the side did an introspection on its performance in the tournament and is now focussed on working on all the aspects of the game before heading to the big event.

“We have been in Europe for more than a month and there is still a long way to go. It’s a long tour and it’s really important that we stay in the moment and take one step at a time,” Lalremsiami concluded.

India begins their CWG campaign against Ghana on July 29.

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