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NCD meet on Nov 20 to discuss ULB issue D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has informed that Dimapur-based civil societies under the banner of NCD has convened a consultative meeting on the proposed nomination of interim member for Urban Local Body (ULB) on November 20 at 11am in the conference hall of NCD office, Nyamo Lotha road Dimapur.

In a press release, NCD general secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam has, therefore, requested all the councilors and officer bearers of GBs (Sadar) Union, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), BAN Dimapur Unit, DDCF, NWHD and DNSU to attend the scheduled meeting.

State logs six fresh Covid-19 cases

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded six fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported during the day. Of the fresh cases, three were from Dimapur and one each in Kohima, Mokokchung and Wokha, taking the total caseload to 32024.

PTI: India’s Covid tally rose to 3,44,66,598 with 10,197 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 4,64,153 after 301 more fatalities were reported.

NBA opposes constitution of customary courts DIMAPUR, NOV 17 (NPN):

Ragaland Bar Association (NBA) has objected to the demands made by the Dobashis for constitution of customary courts in the state.

NBA president Talitsungba Ao and secretary V. Hukavi Zhimomi pointed out that “a custom to be enforceable as a legal custom must have the antiquity of its origin, continuity, consistency and certainty in practice, reasonableness and conscionableness, and not oppose to law and public policy.”

The duo in a press release, explained that a village may be newly established, but its institution is traditional and customary practice, and therefore, the village court is a customary court and administers justice according to customary law and customary practices.

NBA said that the statutory recognition of the village court as customary court had been provided by the Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland, 1937 (1937 Rules).

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PM pitches for ‘one nation, one legislative platform’

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked lawmakers and legislatures to follow Indian values and send a message to citizens through their conduct about giving primacy to one’s duties, terming it as the mantra to speed up India’s development.

Addressing the inaugural session of the 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference virtually, he also pitched for ‘One Nation-One Legislative Platform’, saying such a portal can not only give the necessary technological boost to the parliamentary system but also work to connect all the democratic units of the country.

A similar view was echoed by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his speech calling for one set of rules and procedures for all legislative bodies in the country. “Next 25 years are very important for India.

During this, can we with full strength, dedication and response execute one man-

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tra? In my view that mantra is duty, duty and duty,” the prime minister said.

He called for collective efforts, including from states, to take the country to new heights of progress and cited the fight against COVID-19 as a “historic” example of ‘sabka prayas’ (everyone’s effort). The prime minister also asserted that it is the legislatures’ responsibility to be vigilant about any discordant voice about the country’s unity and integrity. “It is our unity that preserves our diversity,” he added.

With Parliament often witnessing disruptions over a variety of issues, Modi

said the conduct of lawmakers should be in line with Indian values. Traditions and systems of the Houses should be inherently Indian, he said.

“Our policies and laws should strengthen the spirit of Indianness, the resolve of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’. Most importantly, our own conduct in the house should be according to Indian values. It is the responsibility of all of us,” the prime minister said.

He also mooted the idea of having a separate time in legislatures for quality and healthy debates that should be serious, dignified and devoid of political potshots at others. In a way, it should be a “healthy time” for a House, he said.

Modi also said that democracy is not merely a system for India but it is its nature and urged Parliament and state legislatures and their members to give “top priority” to their duties in their words, conduct and work which will impact citi-

CNCCI, ACAUT welcome banning of tax on GST items D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) and Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) have welcomed the state government’s decision to cease collection of any kind of taxes/fees on items/goods that comes under the Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime by all the municipal and town councils across the state.

CNCCI expressed its firm belief that removing all such collections will help the business community and benefit the consumers to a large extent. According to CNCCI, “a responsive government”, which understood the ground reality, would definitely improve the business environment and lead to a better economic development of the state.

CNCCI claimed that the decision of the government came after it had submitted a representation to chief secretary demanding immediate removal of ULBs tax/collection/fees on GST items. It said the government under the chairmanship of deputy chief minister Y Patton met on September 13, 2021 and decided to stop tax/collection on GST items. CNCCI said the government intimated it on September 14, 2021.

CNCCI expressed gratitude to deputy CM Y. Patton, advisor urban development Dr. Nicky Kire, chief secretary, DGP, addl. chief secretary and finance commissioner, principal secretary urban development, home commissioner and other senior officers.

CNCCI has directed district chamber of com-

merce and industry in all the 12 districts to ensure that the ban on tax and collection “should be reflected on the market”. DCCIs have also been directed be take immediate steps to ensure that consumers benefited from the ban on GST items.

AC AU T: L a u d i n g the government’s decision, ACAUT appealed to all business owners, especially those dealing with GST items to “proportionately” bring down the prices.

ACAUT said that “this gesture” would be a great relief to the general public “stretched and strained” by Covid-19 pandemic.

It also mentioned that Tia Longchar from ACAUT, Vekhosayi Nyekha from Public Action Committee and Akum Jamir from Business Association of Nagas (Cont’d on p-8)

Transporter alleges tax still collected; DMC clarifies Meanwhile, a transporter on Wednesday alleged that even after the Municipal Affairs Department had directed the urban local bodies to immediately stop collection of taxes/fees on goods/ items covered under the GST, the same was still continuing at some toll gates.

The transporter, who did not wish to be named, claimed that they had to pay

Rs. 550 per truck to DMC, adding that Rs. 50 was for entry fee of truck. The transporter said that when it was pointed out that collection of taxes/fees against GST goods were banned, the tax collector had told them that they were yet to receive the official notification/directive from the department.

DMC clarifies: DMC administrator, Albert Ezung

clarified that DMC was not collecting any taxes/fees against goods covered under GST. He said DMC would be collecting only the vehicle entry fee and those items that are not covered under the GST regime.

Ezung further said that whatever money DMC is collecting, was based on the government notification, Municipal Act.

zens nationwide.

In the thousands of years of development, people have come to realise that in the midst of diversity, flows the grand, divine and unbroken stream of unity, and this unbroken stream of unity nourishes and preserves our diversity, he said.

Noting that lawmakers are associated mostly with politics, Modi proposed that a few days in a year be demarcated in legislatures for them to tell the country about their experiences of working with the society and added that it would be a learning exercise for all.

Addressing the gathering, Birla expressed concern about the decrease in the sittings of the legislatures and discussions over bills and said some decisive steps are needed to be taken by consulting all political parties. Birla also stressed the need for developing a model document suggesting a set of uniform rules and procedures for all legislative bodies in the country.

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Rio opens Export Facilitation Cell KO H I M A , N OV 1 7 (NPN): State chief minister Neiphiu Rio Wednesday launched the ‘Export Facilitation Cell’ of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) assisted by North Eastern Council (NEC) in the presence of IIFT vice-chancellor Dr Manoj Pant at Capital Convention Centre here.

Speaking on the occasion, Rio said the centre marked a new beginning in import and export sector of not only Nagaland, but also of the entire North-eastern States. He said the main aim for setting up the Export Facilitation Cell was to encourage and assist existing and potential enterprises by setting up an organised system to do business.

Pointing out that Nagaland was still yet to become a producing society, Rio explained that the government had to play the role of a facilitator. He urged youth to have dedication so that they could become experts, while appealing to local entrepreneurs to take advantage of the facilities and promote trade through this cell.

Calling on the people to stop focusing only on politics and start focusing on

Rio inaugurating export cell of IIFT on Wednesday. (DIPR)

economy, the chief minister observed that the State was rich in natural resources and called for their exploitation for economic benefits.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, he said there was a growing realisation for attaining self-sufficiency even for a small State like Nagaland. He claimed that understanding this need, the State government had formulated Naga model of agri and allied sector in a compact area for development of agriculture by increasing output.

He also encouraged the youth to be more focused and take responsibilities and not take the “easy way out”.

He remarked that many youth had certificates but,

due to lack of expertise in certain discipline, most of them could not find jobs in the market as one needed to be experts and qualified in certain disciplines. He stressed on teaching “our” children and students to take up other disciplines so that they could get jobs and more opportunities to compete with the outside world.

Mentioning that “our hope lay with our youth”, he observed that even though the local youth were talented they needed to be more focused and dedicated.

In order to compete at national and international levels, he said things should not be done half-heartedly.

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Governor inaugurates portraits of former CMs D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Nagaland and Assam governor, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated exhibition of portraits of former chief ministers of Nagaland at RCEMPA, Jotsoma on Wednesday.

According to a DIPR report, the exhibition consists of 11 chief ministers of Nagaland, who served the state from its inception, including P Shilu Ao, TN Angami, Dr. Hokishe Sema, Vizol, JB Jasokie, Dr. S.C. Jamir, KL Chishi, Vamuzo, TR Zeliang, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu and Neiphiu Rio. The portraits have been painted by artists from the State and would be kept for viewing by the public at RCEMPA, Jotsoma till the end of November 2021 after which they would be displayed and housed at the State Banquet Hall, Kohima.

Prof. Mukhi and Rio with their wives look at portraits of former CMs at RCEMPA on Wednesday. (DIPR)

Speaking at the inauguration programme, Prof.

Mukhi said that the exhibition takes one through the different eras of the Nagas under the leadership of different chief ministers—the struggle, challenges and achievements that the people have gone through. He said that it was also a great

moment to retrospect and make necessary improvements.

Mukhi said that it was imperative for the country to develop in soft power such as sports and music, in which Nagaland has a huge potential to be a leader in this front. Asserting that the youth were amongst the best

in the country and the world, he said the government’s endeavour would be to help create an ecosystem of optimum opportunities for them in the State so they not only help overcome the development differentials with the most advanced states of the country, but outdo them also.

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who also spoke at the programme, said that Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) was conceptualized to promote musicians and artists of the State. With Nagas gifted with musical and artistic abilities, he stated that training was needed.

As Mizoram and TaFMA were partnering to promote the talents of youth from the two states, he expressed hope that through the initiative they would learn from each other.

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2-day NLA session from Nov 25 FOCUS project: UN agency

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, which met on November 16, in the committee room, has finalised the provisional programme for the 9th session of the 13th NLA to be held on November 25 and 26.

In a press note,NLA secretariat stated that the meeting held under the chair manship of NLA

assures to extend help

speaker Sharingain Longkumer, discussed the business to be transacted during the 9th Session.

The business to be taken up during the session include obituary references, questions, reporting on assent to bills, laying of report, laying of the Select Committee Report on the SARFAESI Act, 2002, presentation of Assembly Committee Reports, introduction of (2nd from L) Han Ulac and J Alam meet on Wednesday. (DIPR) government resolution etc. D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 tation of the project, a DIPR (NPN): International Fund report stated. for Agricultural DevelopState chief secretary ment (IFAD), a UN agency appreciated the IFAD for that is funding the Fostering the interest shown in Nagaat home (79%) as opposed Climate-resilient Upland land specially to enable peoto government school-going Farming Systems (FOCUS) ple in rural areas to generate project in Nagaland, has better incomes for farmers children (63.7%).

The report however assured to extend help in and improve their food secunoted that smartphone avail- every possible way during rity and economy.

He expressed hope ability does not translate the forthcoming mid-term that the project in the State into access for children. review.

Country director of would continue to help the Although over two thirds of all enrolled children IFAD UN for Asia and farmers learn new and innohave a smartphone at home Pacific Division, Han Ulac vative farming technologies (67.6%), over a quarter of Demirag, who called on the for agricultural growth.

Alam also emphasized these have no access to it state chief secretary, J Alam, (26.1%). Also, more chil- at his office chamber in the on the need to train farmers dren in higher classes have Nagaland Civil Secretariat, on global best practices so access to a smartphone as Kohima on Wednesday, ap- farmers could take advancompared to children in preciated the government tage of the available natural of Nagaland for its commit- resources such as land and lower grades.

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ASER 2021: Enrolment in Govt schools decline in Nagaland D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): Contrary to allIndia trend, enrolment in government schools in Nagaland has declined from 46.2% in 2018 to 34.8 % in 2021, even as enrolment in private schools increased.

Further, there has been an increase in proportion of children currently not enrolled from 1.8% in 2018 to 19.6% in 2021 in the State.

These facts came to light in the 16th Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 – or ASER – that was released online on

Wednesday.

As per the re por t, there has been a clear shift from private to government schools at an all-India level.

For children in the age group 6-14, enrolment in private schools declined from 32.5% in 2018 to 24.4% in 2021. This shift has been seen in all grades and among both boys and girls.

The national increase in government school enrolment was driven by large northern States like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, and southern

States like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. In contrast, government school enrolment fell during this period, while the proportion of children not enrolled in school increased in many North-eastern States.

Among older children (15-16), there was an increase in government school enrolment from 57.4% in 2018 to 67.4% even as the proportion of out-of-school children in this age group declined from 12.1% in 2018 to 6.6% in 2021.

Meanwhile, as smartphones became the predominant source of teachinglearning as schools were shut down due to Covid-19 pandemic, smartphone ownership too almost doubled during this period.

Interestingly, while the availability of smartphones increased from 36.5% in 2018 to 67.6% in 2021 across the country, in Nagaland, this increased from 50% to 92.9%.

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Patton inaugurates buildings at NAPTC, NPTS

DIMAPUR: Deputy chief minister Y. Patton inaugurated multi storied hostel buildings at Nagaland Armed Police Training Centre (NAPTC) and Nagaland Police Training School (NPTS) on Wednesday.

In a press release, Dy CM media cell informed that at NAPTC complex, D G P N a g a l a n d , Jo h n Longkumer said that the projects were long felt need of the department.

The programme was chaired by deputy commandant NAPTC, Dr. Kupe Kapfo NPS, assistant pastor of PBC Chumukedima Rev. Dr. Tali Jamir said the dedicatory prayer while the special guest inaugurated the building.

Meanwhile during the programme at NPTS, chief engineer PEP, I. Tiameren gave the technical report of the buildings.

He informed that the construction of the multi storied hostel for accommodating 300 constable trainees with separate baths and toilets at NPTS was carried out by M/s N. Mhonlumo

Deputy chief minister Y. Patton inaugurating one of the buildings on Wednesday.

Ovung for an estimated cost of Rs. 4.96 crore and work order amount of Rs. 3.61 crore under state plan.

The work commenced on November 27, 2018 and completed on July 27, 2021 while the construction of the same capacity building at NAPTC was carried out

by M/s S.I Enterprise at an estimated cost of Rs. 4.51 crore and work order amount of Rs. 3.44 crore under centrally sponsored scheme.

The work commenced on December 14, 2017 and completed on August 27,

2021. Both the buildings have 12 barracks, three commander rooms and three office rooms. Dedicatory prayer at NPTS was offered

by Temsu pastor, PBC Chumukedima and was inaugurated by the special guest.

Dy CM extended gratitude to the local contractors who showed great workmanship. He also acknowledged the police engineering project for supervising the works and ensuring its completion within the stipulated time despite the pandemic.

Patton, who also holds

home portfolio said that with the barracks being upgraded, he encouraged all the trainees and officers to put in more hard work and to use the facilities to house people for refresher courses and other hi-tech trainings and not stay confined to constabulary training alone.

He thanked the DGP subordinate officers and personnel for their dedication and commitment towards better policing and also congratulated both NAPTC and NPTS for having new barracks in their respective units. Assistant NPTS principal, Thungrhoni Kikon led the programme while DIG (training), Aotemsu proposed vote of thanks.

Earlier, the Dy CM was accompanied by advisors Tovihoto Ayemi, Khehovi, Kazheto Kinimi and Haying.

It may be mentioned that the existing barracks for trainees constructed in the early 1970s were in deplorable conditions and posed as challenges for trainees and officers to operate efficiently.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Skill training on handicraft commences DIMAPUR: A monthlong skill training programme on handicraft sponsored by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was launched by Can Youth in collaboration with Rongmei Youth Club Dimapur on November 10 at Rongmei Customary Court, Burma Camp.

A press release by Can Youth stated that the training programme was launched

by Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation general secretary Zasivikho Zakiesato. The training would be held under the guidance of professional craftsmen, proprietor of “The Naga Feather” Rovilhoukho Chuzho and assistant trainer, Rokolhoukho Thorie. The trainees would be trained on advance machineries to learn neutralized environment of crafting.

At the launching programme, branch manager SIDBI Ram Kumar Sharma and president Rongmei Youth Club, Makuran Rongmei addressed the gathering.

Car passes for ensuing NLA session

DIMAPUR: In view of the ninth session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) which would be held on November 25, car passes and official gallery passes would be issued from November 23 during the regular office-hours.

In a press release,

commissioner & secretary (C&S) Dr. P.J Antony has informed: all ministers, advisors and AHoDs to collect car passes and gallery passes from the special secretary (home), civil secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima.

MLAs, PS/ PA to the members have been asked

to collect car passes from the reception counter gate No-II, Nagaland legislative assembly secretariat.

HODs, IPR and media persons have also been informed to collect car passes from the reception counter, gate no-I, Nagaland legislative assembly secretariat.

Ezonmontsu-Rui 30th conference held in Wka DIMAPUR: Ezonmontsu-Rui held its 30th conference on November 13 at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School Wokha with transport commissioner Elias T.Lotha as the theme speaker.

According to a DIPR report, Ezonmontsu-Rui is a cluster of clan comprising of nine brothers, namely Humtsothung (Humtsoe), Kithamo (Kithan), Ngullio (Ngullie), Shitio (Shitiri), Tungo (Tungoe), Mozhuo (Mozhui), Enni-Kinghen, Rangphamo/Rangthang and Lapomo (Lapon).

In his speech, Lotha called for forgiveness and reunion among one another to build a better relationship and strong foun-

dation. He called upon the people to renew and revive self so as to live according to the will of God. Commissioner & secretary, K. Libanthung Lotha said to have an identity in the society one should always act in a responsible way in whatever they do.

He also called for “intimate reconciliation and have the feeling of oneness and brotherhood in order to build unity among us”.

The function was chaired by Arao Ngullie, prayer of blessing was offered by Rev. Tsobemo Ngullie and vote of thanks

by M. Zubenthung Mozhui.

tary, executive members and seniors of DNSU have been requested to attend the assembly.

ZYOD consultative leaders meet: Zeliang Youth Organization Dimapur (ZYOD) has convened its first consultative leaders meet on November 21, 2 p.m. at BKD plot Nagarjan (Kuda village ‘A’) Dimapur.

TAYO new team: Tsumang “A” Youth Organisation has elected new office bearers led by Jeffery S Odyuo as president and Renben Patton as general secretary.

CVC convenes general meeting: Chiechama Village Council (CVC) has convened a general meeting on November 20, 2021 at 9:30am at village council hall. All the citizens to attend the meeting without fail.

Nursery demonstration & workshop in Kma DIMAPUR: As part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, a nursery demonstration-cum-workshop was organised by T Khel Model Village Joint Forest Management Committee JFMC under Kohima Range on November 17.

A press release by forest department Kohima stated that the programme was organised under the national afforestation programme “Celebration of the integral role of tribals in Sustainable Forest Management” category with T Khel Model Village JFMC vice chairman, Richard Belho as the resource per-

son. Delivering the keynote wenyu, Kandiniu and Teraddress, RFO i/c Kohima rogvunyu villages.

Range Pezaneinuo Chielie said establishing a good nursery was the basis for augmenting the rejuvenation of natural forests and ultimately for sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity in our tribal community.

The demonstration emphasized on the various planting media, planting materials, methods of propagation, modern tools and inputs, environment friendly components of a nursery set up.

Participants included Late Temjenkaba Soyah youths from T khel model 11.04.1940 – 25.10.2021 village, Seiyhama, Phen-

AcknowLedgemenT

CRIME BEAT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

24/03/1968 – 27/10/2021 We, the family members of Late VIZOMHALE CAROL REHETSO, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our relatives, neighbors, church members, individuals and well wishers who stood by us spiritually, physically, morally and financially during the time of her illness and demise We regret our inability to thank each and every individual during our time of grief and deeply acknowledge the love and concern shown upon us. It is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God bless upon you abundantly.

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In RemembRance

PUDIL TSÜKRÜ 01.07.1944 - 09.12.2018 Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near: still loved, still missed and very dear. We miss you father.

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Excise Dimapur recovers 210 cases of IMFL

We, the bereaved family of Late Temjenkaba Soyah, would like to acknowledge and thank you all for your kindness and sympathy during our time of deepest sadness. Your kind gestures and prayers are sincerely appreciated and will forever be remembered and treasured in our hearts. May God bless you all abundantly.

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Meeting on Hornbill Festival 2021: A meeting of the line departments in connection with the status of preparation for celebration of the Hornbill Festival, 2021 would be held on November 18, 9 a.m., at Bamboo Hall, Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. All concerned have been requested to attend the meeting.

CUD annual general meeting: Chang Union Dimapur (CUD) has convened its annual general meeting on November 20, 10 a.m. at the Treasurer’s residence at Padumpukhri, Dimapur. All members have been asked to attend the meeting.

DNSU union assembly: Dimapur Naga Students Union (DNSU) has convened its first union assembly for the tenure 2021-23 on November 20, 2 p.m. at the Conference Hall of Bethesda Higher Secondary School Dimapur. All constituent unit president, general secre-

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NEWS IN BRIEF

DIMAPUR: Acting on a tip-off, excise mobile squad seized 210 cases of IMLF and arrested three persons at New Field Check Gate, Dimapur on November 16.

According to superintendent of excise and prohibition (MS), K. Toshiho Yeptho, the IMFL were K Y M C

seized from two trucks, AS-01 MC 8825 and NL07 AA 1214.

Toshiho said that the arrested persons were booked under relevant sections of NLTP Act 1989 and the seized articles were deposited at excise malkhana to be destructed.

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Arrested persons along with the seized IMFL.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Cross must always adhere CM inaugurates GPPK multi-utility hall toRed their core principles: Governor

Neiphiu Rio accompanied by Dr. Nicky Kire with GPPK officials and T. Khel council members on Wednesday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, NOV 17 (NPN): State chief minister, Neiphiu Rio said his administration would strive to uphold the brotherhood between indigenous Nagas and Gorkhas which have been growing stronger over years.

He was speaking as the special guest at the inaugural of Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK)’s multi-utility hall at GPPK complex, Chandmari, here on Wednesday.

Rio said Gorkhalis had been living in Nagaland even before the World War II or India’s independence

and members of their community were found in most of the major cities of the world.

Similarly, their (Gorkhas) presence was felt strongly even in Kohima and they had built a strong friendship with T. Khel of Kohima Village, Rio said.

“This friendship has now grown and spread to all the Nagas and in all parts of the state is growing stronger as ever,” Rio said.

Commending the bravery of Gorkhas which, Rio said their steadfast loyalty earned them favour in the eyes of Queen Elizabeth II which led to the formation

of Royal Gurkha Rifles on July 1, 1994.

Even in Nagaland, Gorkhas have displayed their loyalty when they stayed back and fought alongside the Nagas during the World War II when all other non-Nagas fled fearing for their own lives, Rio narrated.

He also said that after the war, Gorkhas made tremendous contribution in rebuilding the state capital and likewise due recognition in that regard was also given to the community.

Rio lauded Gorkhas as being “very united, cohesive and accessible” and had

hardly created any law and order or other issues with the Nagas and others communities.

He assured the community that he would look into their requests and ensure that they get equal treatment since they have also been recognised as indigenous non-Naga and local residents of Nagaland as mentioned in Government of Nagaland Gazette notification of October 22, 1974.

He added that in the exercise of Registration of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), Government would find out ways to strengthen the community’s position.

He said like some other recognised non-Naga tribes including Kukis, Kacharis, Garos and Tikhirs (Karbis) and that Gorkhas also fell into the same category.

Rio said as requested by the community to recognise one of its temples as heritage site, he would take up the matter with the concerned department and accordingly such recognition would be awarded.

He wished success to the community in their future endeavours.

Earlier in the keynote address, GPPK president Santu Thapa said the inaugural was a historic moment for the community as

it was the first time that a chief minister of the state had attended one of its programmes.

He said the newly constructed building would be made available for everyone especially for ceremonial activities.

Santu urged the gathering to remember their forefathers who had come to Nagaland and settled here and thanked the Nagas for allowing them to live here.

The programme was compered by Gorkha Students Union Kohima (GSUK) vice president Jenny Lamechanne Chetri while GPPK advisor, Ranjit Lama delivered the welcome address.

GSU members presented a special number and a cultural show where they showcased traditional attires of seven tribes including Chhetri, Magar, Limbu, Tamang, Gurung, Newar and Rai. GSUK president Meghraj Lama proposed the vote of thanks.

It may be mentioned that there are a total of 123 tribes and 22 ethnic Gorkhali groups who speak their own unique languages and dialects.

They have different attires, beliefs and food habits however they are bonded by a common Nepali language and brotherhood.

NAAME organises forest awareness campaign

Dzükou guides during the campaign on Wednesday.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Association for Adventure Mountaineering and Education (NAAME) with ecotourism guides organised “cleanliness drive and forest fire awareness campaign” as part of the Hornbill Festival 2021 preparation at Rüno Campsite, Kigwema on Wednesday. The programme was flagged off by chief conservator of forest,

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WEATHER FORECAST NOVEMBER 18

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

30 15

Aizawl

Partly sunny

Guwahati Sunshine and patchy clouds

28 14 29 14

Sunshine and pleasant

27 11

Itanagar Mostly sunny and nice

26 15

Imphal Shillong

Sunny and delightful

22 7

Kohima

Mostly sunny and nice

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Dimapur Mostly sunny and nice

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department of environment, forest & climate change, Supongnukshi.

A press release from NAAME president Ruokuovikho Chale and secretary Pukil Kintso informed that the special guest in a brief message reminded the guides that people from all over the world would come to see Dzükou.

In this regard, he pointed out that if they did not keep it protected, the credibility of their commitment towards preserving such an important place would be lost. He exhorted that the responsibility as a tourist

guide came not only with leading the people who were coming to see the place but also came with responsibility of educating people on how to care for the resources and the nature that they were blessed with.

S u p o n g nu k s h i ex pressed satisfaction over the trained tourist guides and said that the state had been able to produce responsible citizens who could take the state forward.

Further, he appealed to the youth present to be leaders in preserving the environment.

The programme was

Prof Jagdish Mukhi and his wife Prem Mukhi along with newly decorated patrons and vice-patrons of IRCSN during the ceremonial function.

DIMAPUR: Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Nagaland state branch, Kohima organised the ceremonial function of 34th annual general body meeting at Dr. Imkongliba Ao Hall, Raj Bhavan Kohima on Wednesday.

In his IRCSN presidential address, Nagaland and Assam governor, Prof.

Jagdish Mukhi said the Red Cross had achieved remarkable accomplishments over the years through their humanitarian services.

He reminded that the Red Cross must always adhere to their core principles: voluntary service, humanity, impartiality, unity, neutrality, independence and universality.

Governor said the Nagaland Red Cross had taken

a proactive role as auxiliary body to the district administration throughout the pandemic and assisted during fire disasters, accidents and organised medical camps.

He asked IRCSN to be prepared for disaster whether natural or manmade through proper planning and collaboration with all stakeholders.

Mukhi appealed to the Red Cross to reach out to the grassroots level where vaccination for COVID-19 was low.

Further, he urged all, especially the youth of colleges and schools to become members of the Red Cross.

Expressing gratitude to IRCS Dimapur branch for organising blood donation camps, he advised IRCSN to carry out blood donation

SNCU inaugurated; National Newborn week launched in Mon

DIMAPUR: District Health department and other staffs.

Society (DHS) Mon inauSpeaking at the progurated Special Newborn gramme, Dr Temjentsungla Care Unit (SNCU) during thanked paediatrician, Dr the launching of “National Chimang Paul and DH Newborn Week 2021on No- Mon staffs for the initiative vember 16 at District Hospi- to make the much-awaited tal (DH) Mon. SNCU operable and added A press release by that the hospital was the National Health Mission fourth in the state to get (NHM) Mon media offi- SNCU under NHM. cer stated that the SNCU Highlighting on the was inaugurated by addi- objectives of SNCU, she said tional director and SPO the district would now have (RMNCAH+N) Dr Tem- an access to the highest level jentsungla in the presence of medical care as any other of deputy director (child well-equipped hospitals. health), state consultant Dr Temjentsungla said chaired by Khreketou- (RMNCAH+N) UNICEF, the facility would impact on lie Kintso MOI, invoca- Chief Medical Officer erasing the neonatal death tion prayer was said by (CMO) Mon, heads of the during the first critical few Neitho Tacü and keynote address was delivered by Ruokuovikho Chale. The programme was participated by 50 trained tourist DIMAPUR: ADC Mon & administrator, Mon Town guides and was attended by Council, Y Chingyak Konyak has informed that all Kigwema Village Council single use plastic in Mon Town would be banned with chairman Balie Kere and effect from December 1.

ADC informed that the following fell under the colleagues.

It may be mentioned category of single use plastic: all plastic carry bags, with that the programme was or without handles, irrespective of thickness and size; conceptualised to encour- plastic cutlery including plates, plastic cups, straws, stirage and empower Dzükou rers etc; cutlery and other decorative made of styrofoam tourist guides in eco-friendly (thermocol); polythene; nylon; poly-vinyl-chloride(p.v.c); trekking initiatives on the poly-propylene; poly-styrene.

Any breach of the ban would be liable for penalties theme “green initiative, go green”. as per the law, ADC stated.

days of life adding that the neonatal period prepares the highest risk of mortality and if not cared it might lead to development delays and lifelong morbidity. She also briefed the gathering on “National Newborn Week” and Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS).

The programme was chaired by MO DH, Mon Dr C L Peter, welcome address

by CMO, Mon Dr Kechongol Sophie and the vote of thanks by SMO DH, Mon Dr Wungyong. The programme started with a dedicatory prayer by chaplain DH, Mon Y.P David.

camps.

Expressing appreciation to IRCS New Delhi and state chief minister for providing COVID-19 kits and funds in the form of grant-in-aid, he hoped that all Red Crossers would be encouraged to work with greater zeal.

Meanwhile, he also presented the Red Cross batch to the newly inducted patrons and vice-patrons.

Managing committee member, Dr. Keplhusie Terhüja delivered the welcome address, IRCSN general secretary, Dr. Neiphi Kire presented the report on business session, MC member Dr. Rose Chakhesang proposed vote of thanks while IRCSN chairperson, Abeni TCK delivered introductory speech.

BJP Mahila Morcha president to visit state DIMAPUR: BJP National Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan, MLA, would be visiting Nagaland from November 18- 20.

According to state BJP Mahila Morcha general secretary Shojila Yimkhuing, Srinivasan would be attending the Nagaland Mahila Morcha executive meeting on November 18 in Dimapur and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav programme “to honour the unsung women freedom fighters” at IMC hall on November 19, 10 a.m.

Mon bans single use plastic

SRC awareness on ‘alcoholic YHT conducts health camp and drug abuse sickness’

DIMAPUR: An awareness on “alcoholic and drug abuse sickness” under the theme, “rediscovering the last and lost ones” was organised by Shalom Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) Dimapur for the students and teachers of from Modern Institute of Teacher Education (MITE) during their field trip on November 16.

A press release by SRC stated coordinator of the field trip, Dr. T.S. Pandian said the trip was organised as a part of MITE’s extension activities to enable the student-teachers developing awareness on the causes, concerns and misconceptions about alcoholism and drug abuse and thereby identify, understand, empathize, and reinstate the children into the system rather than expel-

ling them from the school community. SRC director Fr. Chacko Karinthayil delivered a lecture on “general aspects of alcoholism” followed by the lived experiences of the rehabilitated gentlemen serving as counsellors.

During the discourse, the counsellors urged the society in general and teaching community in particular to know that alcoholism or drug abuse was a sickness that needs to be treated and not to be stigmatized, criminalized and perceived as a sin or lowly behaviour. The counsellors maintained that branding or stigmatizing an addict leaves a scar not alone on the accused but also on their children who are not supposed to be punished without committing any wrong.

Dmu police notify arms licence holders

DIMAPUR: Dimapur police PRO has notified all arms license holders under Dimapur district to comply with Section 3(2) of the Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019.

In a press note, PRO said that under the Act, “a license in possession of more than two firearms was permitted to retain with him any two of such firearms and shall deposit his remaining firearm with the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station or with a licensed dealer or where such person is a member of the armed forces of the Union, in a unit armory.”

D I M A P U R : Yo u a n d Health Team (YHT) which was for med to spread awareness on importance of physiotherapy and healthy diet, especially for those with health issues, conducted health camp on World Diabetes Day on November 14, at Rotary Club, Midland, Dimapur.

In a press release, You and Health Team informed that the camp included physiotherapy treatment for various aliment and therapeutic diet consultation by a team of professionals including a physiotherapy rehabilitation team, Dr Tiatula, Dr Tehrilila T Sangtam, Dr Soni Phom, and Zuthunglo Odyuo clinical dietitian from Nagaland Multispecialty Health & Research Centre (NMHRC), Dimapur.

During the camp, most of the beneficiaries assessed were above 50 years of age with basic knee, back and neck pain with health issues such as diabetes, hypertension, heart problem and weight issues.

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SC directs Tripura police against coercive steps

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tripura police not to take any coercive action against the three civil society members, including a journalist, in connection with an FIR lodged under the harsh UAPA provisions against them for allegedly bringing facts through social media posts about “targeted violence” against the minority community in the state.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant also issued a notice to the Agartala police on the plea filed by advocates, Mukesh and Ansarul Haq, and journalist Shyam Meera Singh against lodging of the FIR. The three persons, who were part of a fact finding committee, have also challenged the Constitutional validity of some provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on the grounds that the definition of “unlawful activities” is vague and wide; moreover, the statute makes grant of bail to accused very difficult.

The journalists were produced before a court in Tripura on Monday. (Express Photo) The FIR took note of a the two lawyers and the tweet of one of the members scribe have been proceeded of the civil society which against by the Tripura police had stated that “Tripura is under the UAPA for their burning”. social media posts and an Recently, the north- FIR has been lodged and a eastern state witnessed in- notice under the CrPC has cidents of arson, looting been issued to them. and violence after reports The plea alleged targetemerged from Bangladesh ed political violence against that the Hindu minorities “Muslim minorities” in there had been attacked Tripura in October as also during ‘Durga Puja’ on al- the subsequent efforts by the legations of blasphemy. state to monopolise the flow On November 11, the of information and facts top court had taken note emanating from the affected of the submissions of ad- areas by invoking UAPA vocate Prashant Bhushan provisions against members and agreed to hear the plea of civil society including seeking quashing of the FIR advocates and journalists lodged against the three civil who have made the effort society members. to bring facts in relation to Bhushan had said that the targeted violence in the

public domain.

The three persons have been accused in the FIR lodged at the West Agartala Police Station under the IPC and the UAPA provisions for allegedly disseminating information about communal violence in the state.

“If the state is allowed to criminalise the very act of fact finding and reporting -- and that too under the stringent provisions of the UAPA in which anticipatory bail is barred and the idea of bail is a remote possibility -then the only facts that will come in the public domain are those that are convenient to the state due to the ‘chilling effect’ on the freedom of speech and expression of members of civil society.

If the quest for truth and reporting thereof itself is criminalised then the victim in the process is the idea of justice,” the plea said.

It said that around October 14, reports emerged from Bangladesh about the violence against Hindu minorities during Durga Puja on allegations of blasphemy and “in a perverse counterblast, political right wing forces in the state of Tripura

started fomenting religious passions against the Muslim minorities”.

Processions by right wing political forces were led ostensibly to protest against the violence in Bangladesh but that led to violence against Muslim minorities in the state, the plea said.

“In a targeted and orchestrated manner, there were incidents of arson, looting, and violence on the establishments of Muslim citizens and attacks and burning of mosques at various places in Tripura.

There was major violence during a rally by right wing forces such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on October 26. News of the ensuing violence that followed have been widely reported in international media..,” it said.

Later, a four member fact finding team of advocates went to Tripura and on the basis of their interaction with the persons affected by the violence, they put in the public domain a fact finding report titled as “Humanity Under Attack in Tripura #Muslim Lives Matter”.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Remove 36 posts on Tripura violence: Maha Cyber Agency

M U M BA I , N OV 1 7 (AGENCIES): Maharashtra Cyber, a nodal agency for cyber security and investigation for the state, has asked different social media platforms to delete at least 36 “offensive” posts found circulating in the wake of alleged communal incidents in Tripura, an official said today, reports NDTV. Last week, various places in Amravati, Nanded, Malegaon (Nashik), Washim and Yavatmal in Maharashtra had witnessed stone-pelting during rallies taken out by some organisations protesting the violence in Tripura. “Maharashtra Cyber was constantly monitoring the social media platforms to avoid untoward incidents after the violence in Amravati, Nashik rural, Nanded, Yavatmal and Washim. The cyber wing has identified at least 36 offensive posts on social media platforms, most of them on Twitter,” the official said.

At least 25 such objectionable posts were found on Twitter, six on Facebook and five on Instagram, the official said. They were

found posted on the platforms between November 12 and 15, he said.

“In those posts, the users had spread misinformation, which could have posed problems in terms of the law and order situation,” the official said, adding that in some posts, videos and photos of violence were shared, which could hurt the sentiments of some community.

“Taking cognizance of those posts, Maharashtra Cyber sent letters to the social media platforms concerned, asking them to delete the posts. Accordingly, some posts have been deleted, while others will be removed soon,” he said.

O n N ove m b e r 1 2 , stone-pelting was witnessed in Amravati, Malegaon and some other cities in Maharashtra during rallies taken out by Muslim organisations protesting against the violence in Tripura.

On November 13, a mob threw stones at shops in Amravati’s Rajkamal Chowk area during a bandh called by the BJP, prompting the police to impose curfew.

Mizoram reports 495 new COVID-19 cases, 4 fatalities AIZAWL, NOV 17 (PTI): Mizoram on Wednesday reported 495 new COVID-19 cases, 152 less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 1,29,845, a health department official said.

The single-day positivity rate further dipped to 8.87 per cent from 11.30 per cent the previous day, he said.

The new cases were reported from across all 11 districts with Aizawl registering the highest at 174, followed by Lunglei (67) and Champhai (56), he said, adding that 133 children were among the newly infected people.

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 467 as four more people have succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said.

The northeastern state now has 5,390 active COVID-19 patients, which is 4.15 per cent of the total cases.

A total of 1,23,988 people have recovered from the infection so far and the COVID-19 recovery rate now is 95.48 per cent.

Assam CM thanks ULFA (I) for NE separatism: Colonel’s death brings China role back in focus Pay ex-gratia to kin of COVID victims: Mnp HC to state govt extending unilateral ceasefire

Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI, NOV 17 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday urged the militant outfits of the northeast region to talk with the government about their issues, if any, and thanked the ULFA (I) for extending their unilateral ceasefire for another three months.

Sarma said that the extremists outfits of the northeastern region must talk with the government about their issues, if any, as it was evident from the history that the violence cannot solve any problems.

“ULFA (I)’s announcement extending unilateral ceasefire for another three months would facilitate the possible talks between the government and the militant outfits,” the Chief Minister said after meeting the wife and family members of Suman Swargiary, who along with an Assam

Rifles Colonel and three other soldiers, was killed by the militants in Manipur on Saturday.

The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) on Sunday extended its unilateral ceasefire by another three months.

Sarma, who also holds the Home Department, said that ULFA (I)’s announcement would help in building confidence among all stakeholders. “It (the ceasefire announcement) would create a congenial atmosphere for peace in the state.

Government would also take proactive steps in initiating the peace process,” he added. The Assam Chief Minister had earlier said that he has been given full responsibility (by Union Home Minister Amit Shah) to start the preliminary talks with the Paresh Barua faction of ULFA-I. A back channel talks between the Assam government and ULFA-I are on.

Immediately after the new BJP-led government led by Sarma had assumed office in Assam on May 10, the outlawed outfit had announced a unilateral ceasefire for three months on May 15 in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (AGENCIES): A deadly ambush near the Myanmar border in Manipur that killed five soldiers, including a colonel, his wife and their eight-year-old son, has brought China’s possible support to insurgencies in India’s Northeast back in focus, and the neighbour may be plotting to foment trouble in the region amid border tensions, China watchers and security officials said on Sunday, the Hindustan Times report stated.

This is not the first time that Chinese links with insurgent groups have come under scrutiny.

Questions about Beijing’s involvement have been raised previously too including in October 2020, when China’s propaganda machinery warned India against a trade pact with Taiwan, saying Beijing could retaliate by supporting Northeast separatists and stop recognising Sikkim as a part of India.

“The possibility of China fuelling insurgency in the Northeast exists. Insurgent outfits in the Northeast, including Manipur, have links with armed groups such as Ara-

kan Army and United Wa State Army in Myanmar from where Chinese weapons are finding their way into the Northeast,” a senior official said.

China has also provided safe havens to insurgent leaders including United Liberation Front of Assam commander Paresh Baruah and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM)’s Phunting Shimrang, who live in Ruili in Yunnan Province across the Myanmar border with China, said another official.

Armed militants ambushed an Assam Rifles c o nvoy i n M a n i p u r ’s Churachandpur district on Saturday, when the commanding officer of the 46 Assam Rifles, Colonel Viplav Tripathi, and his quick reaction team were returning from the Behiang border post and heading to the battalion headquarters at Khuga.

The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), a group under which the People’s Liberation Army Manipur operates, jointly claimed responsibility for the ambush along with the Manipur Naga People’s Front but said it wasn’t

aware of the presence of family members in the convoy. China may have re-established its links with PLA Manipur and other like-minded groups in the backdrop of the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said Lieutenant General Shokin Chauhan (retd), who headed the Assam Rifles in 2017-18. “This may have been done to unleash mayhem in the Northeast and tie down the security forces,” he said.

The ambush came at a time when the security situation in the Northeast had improved significantly in the army’s assessment, and a planned and gradual drawdown of soldiers is underway there.

China may not have previously interfered but things could change amid tensions at the LAC as insurgent groups in the Northeast have Chinese links, said former Norther n Army commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd), who commanded the Leimakhongheadquartered 57 Mountain Division in Manipur in 2009-10.

India and China have hardened their positions on

LAC going by increased military activities on both sides of the boundary, infrastructure development, surveillance and combat manoeuvres. The two sides have been locked in a border row for more than 18 months.

Given the situation on LAC, there is a possibility of China making attempts to wage a different form of warfare in the Northeast to put pressure on India, said Lt Gen Konsam Himalay Singh, who retired in 2017 and is the first army officer from the Northeast to reach the three-star rank.

“Insurgent groups have access to Chinesemade weapons and some self-styled commanders are living in China. But the exact scale of Chinese support to these groups is hard to establish,” said an official who specialises in security dynamics of Northeast.

The latest attack is also an attempt by insurgents to re-establish their relevance at a time when violent incidents have come down, officials said. Security forces have launched a massive manhunt for the insurgents who carried out the ambush.

Both states have differing interpretations of their territorial border. Credit- Forest department Assam.

Assam CM Himanta paying homage to Assam Rifles jawan Late.Suman Swargiary.

AIZAWL, NOV 17 (PTI): Mizoram on Wednesday resumed construction work on its disputed border, claiming it was merely following its larger neighbour Assam’s lead. This came just two days after a Joint Action Committee (JAC) urged the Centre and Mizoram government to revoke the order directing border districts to maintain the status quo and stop construction activities along the state border with Assam.

State home minister Lalchamliana informed the meeting of State Boundary Committee that the deputy commissioners of the districts of Kolasib and Mamit, which share a border with Assam, have been instructed to resume development projects including construction work in border areas on Wednesday as Assam has not stop its construction activities along the inter-state border. The home minister also suggested that the two neighbouring states should hold a bilateral political dialogue to resolve the longpending border dispute.

On November 5, the Ministry of Home Affairs

(MHA) sent advisories to Mizoram and Assam to maintain the status quo on the disputed areas along the inter-state border.

Following the MHA advisory, Mizoram home department had on November 8 instructed the deputy commissioners of Kolasib and Mamit to maintain the status quo and refrain from undertaking any construction activities on the disputed areas along the Mizoram- Assam border.

Eventually, the two district administrations had partly halted construction activities on November 11.

Mizoram has been constructing roads and bridges in order to link police posts

and camps in the border areas after a standoff between the two states, which led to the death of seven people.

On November 15, a locally influential body the JAC on Inner Line Reserve Forest Demand - had served an ultimatum to the Mizoram government to withdraw the order to stop construction on the border within 72 hours.

The Aizawl based JAC also urged the Centre to revoke its advisory alleging it was “one-sided and biased” because Assam has allegedly continued its construction activities along the inter-state border despite the advisory. Meanwhile, the meeting of Mizoram

State Boundary Committee chaired by its chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia on Wednesday unanimously agreed that both Mizoram and Assam governments should hold a political dialogue to resolve the decades-old boundary dispute. The meeting also resolved that the inner line reserved forest notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (1873) in 1875 should be the basis for demarcation between Mizoram and Assam.

The meeting also discussed at length the draft approach paper to be tabled before the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) team when it visits the state this month-end.

State chief secretary Renu Sharma, who participated in the meeting, said that all efforts would be made to resolve the border dispute keeping in mind what is best for Mizoram.

Mizoram’s three districts- Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit share a 164.6 km long boundary with Assam’s Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj district.

IMPHAL, NOV 17: The High Court of Manipur has issued a notice to Manipur government on non-compliance of a directive of the Supreme Court on ex-gratia payment to COVID-19 deceased victims.

A bench of Chief Justice PV Sanjay Kumar and Justice MV Muralidaran issued the notice on Tuesday after hearing a PIL filed by an individual.

The court directed the state government to file its reply to the non-compliance of the directive of the apex court on October 4 last.

The Supreme Court had recently directed payment of an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 each to the family members of the person who succumbed to COVID-19 infections.

The PIL was filed by Keisham Pradipkumar, a former member of Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR).

He sought a direction to be issued by the high court to the state government to pay ex-gratia assistance to the next of kin of the deceased COVID-19 victims as per the directive of the apex court.

He prayed to the court that the ex-gratia be paid in accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and to make publication without further delay in the interest of the people of state.

The petitioner further brought it to the notice of the court that the state government has failed to implement the directive of the Supreme Court to the NDMA for recommending guidelines for ex-gratia assistance on account of loss of life to the family members of the person who died due to COVID-19.

Following the directive of the apex court, NDMA had already framed guidelines for payment of ex-gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of the deceased.

The same has been forwarded to all the chief secretaries/ administrators of states and UTs through a forwarding letter on September 11, 2021, the petitioner informed.

The Supreme Court had, on October 4, issued 11 directions to all states, including Manipur, for disbursing the ex-gratia assistance, he added.

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 30/2021 Date : 15/11/2021 I, Smti. Sheklih Konyak, D/o. Shri. Khempei aged about 39 years, resident of Chui Village, District Mon, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and states as under.

1. That i am a bonafide citizen of india and belongs to Konyak (Naga) Tribe.

2. That my official and correct name is Sheklih Konyak. However, my name is inadvertently recorded/written as Asheh Konyak in my husband kindred roll and names of heirs.

3. That the name Asheh Konyak and Sheklih Konyak referred to same and one person that is me.

4. That from this affidavit my name shall be known or use as Smti.

Sheklih Konyak in all my official purposes.

5. That the statement made from para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated or concealed thereof. And I signed this affidavit on this 17th November 2021 at Kohima.

Magistrate/ Notary Public Deponent

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Mizoram restarts construction on disputed state border, claims following Assam’s lead

Assam to build road in memory of jawan killed in Mnp ambush

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GUWAHATI, NOV 17 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday gave Rs 50 lakh as ex-gratia to the family of Assam Rifles jawan Suman Swargiary killed on November 13 in Manipur ambush, and announced that a road will be constructed in his village and named after him.

After meeting Swargiary’s wife, Jury, at Thekerakuchi Kanhibari village of Assam’s Baksa district, the Chief Minister said he has already asked the PWD department to take urgent steps for the construction of the road of the village and the road will be named after the martyr.

A stadium would be built at Hirimba Bodo High School, where Swargiary studied.

Sarma said that the father of Swargiary, who is survived by his threeyears-old son besides wife, had also been killed by the militants a few years ago.

The Chief Minister, accompanied by Handloom and Textiles Minister U.G. Brahma, and several other MLAs, placed a wreath on the portrait of the slain jawan and offered his tribute to the martyr.

Interacting with Swargiary’s wife, Sarma assured that the state government would take all possible help to the family.

AFFIDAVIT I, Shri Yeshito Sumi @ Yeshito Sema, S/o Ihoshe Sumi, R/o Diphupar, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual and correct name is Yeshito Sumi whereas in some of my official documents my name is recorded as Yeshito Sema.

Hence the entry of name be read together as Yeshito Sumi and/or in addition to Yeshito Sema as it corresponds the same meaning and are synonymous.

3. That the above names Yeshito Sumi and Yeshito Sema belongs and refers to one and same person having a single identity, which is me and it is interchangeable and indistinguishable.

4. That this affidavit is sworn in to declare that my actual and correct name is Yeshito Sumi and that the name Yeshito Sumi and Yeshito Sema belongs and refers to one and same person which is me.

5. That this affidavit shall stand as a piece of evidence for any rectification/correction if any complication that may arise with regard to my name and that it shall be used for all my future official purposes and correspondences. Henceforth I shall be know and called as Yeshito Sumi.

6. I verify that the statements made in para 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed herein.

Deponent Solemnly signed before me by the deponent on this the 17th day of November, 2021 at Dimapur.

Dp-5559/21

Notary Public

and a new text was arrived at which contained the term “phase down” instead of “phase out”.

“It was the Chair of the COP 26, Alok Sharma, who had asked India to introduce the new text on the floor,” an official said, adding that it was “unfair” on the part of those blaming India for promoting phase down, rather than phase out coal power, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Almost 200 nations at COP 26 in Glasgow had accepted the deal on November 13, which aimed at keeping the key global warming target alive, but with a change in language from “phase out of coal” to “phase down”.

Another official from

the government said that the term “phase down” was already there in the text. He said that India was certainly not comfortable with “phase out” of coal because peak power load in India still comes from coal.

However, it did not introduce the term “phase down” for which it is being deeply criticised, he said.

The official said that “all fossil fuels are bad.

Our concern was why coal was being singled out at COP 26. The US is done using coal and has moved to other fossil fuels so they were comfortable doing away with it. This was our problem. “However, we did not introduce the term ‘phasing down’. It came from the US and China.

India is being blamed only

because it read out the statement.”

He said that India wanted to emphasize ‘phase out’ subject to providing support to the poorest and the most vulnerable, in line with national circumstances, and recognising the need for support towards a just transition.

Sources also clarified t h a t t h e f ive n a t i o n a l goals announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be termed as “updated Nationally Determined Goals (NDCs)”.

“They are national targets or goals which maybe translated into NDCs and submitted by the environment ministry. It is wrong to say that whatever the PM announced are updated NDCs of India,” sources said.

The Glasgow Climate Pa c t wa s a d o p t e d o n November 13 with United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres terming the outcome of the COP-26 “a compromise” and calling for action towards keeping global temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Pune: CBI nabs armymen, IAF official for graft M U M BA I , N OV 1 7 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has nabbed two army havaldars and an Indian Air Force civilian official, all based in Pune, in separate cases of alleged corruption, officials said on Wednesday.

According to a complaint lodged with the CBI, the two army officials of the Southern Command in Pune had informed the complainant that he was selected for the post of MTS in the examination conducted by the Army Ordnance Corps, Pune.

The complainant even received a call letter asking him to join the Ordnance F a c t o r y, Wa r d h a , b y November 19.

Under the pretext of carrying out his early joining formalities, the accused duo -- Susant Nahak and Naveen -- took away the original call letter from the complainant and allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 2.50 lakh for its return.

They finally agreed for an amount of Rs 50,000, of which Rs 30,000 was transferred through PhonePay to the account of one of the accused.

Sibal, Tharoor back Vir Das for ‘Two Indias’ monologue, Singhvi slams him NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): Under attack for his monologue “I come from two Indias”, stand-up comic Vir Das has found backing in Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor but criticism from their party colleague Abhishek Manu Singhvi for “vilifying the nation”.

As the issue gathered steam, senior Congress leader Sibal on Wednesday tweeted that none can doubt that there are two Indias. “…Just that we don’t want an Indian to tell the world about it. We are intolerant a n d hy p o c r i t i c a l ,” h e tweeted.

In a tweet Tuesday night, Tharoor praised Das as a stand-up comedian who knows that the real meaning of the term “stand up” is not physical but moral.

Das spoke for millions in the six-minute take on the ‘Two Indias’ he hails from and stands up for, he said.

Tagging a tweet by a person who said he has filed a complaint against Das with Mumbai police, Tharoor tweeted, “We know which India this comes from.”

H owe ve r, S i n g h v i hit out at Das, saying that

Power plants shut, ‘public transport’ call in Delhi air crisis: 10 points

Privilege motion moved against CBI, ED officials in WB KO L K ATA , N OV 1 7 (PTI): A privilege motion was moved against two officials of the CBI and ED in West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday for allegedly lowering the dignity of the Speaker’s chair while arresting three TMC MLAs in connection with the Narada sting case without intimating him.

Moving the motion, TMC MLA and minister Tapas Roy said that three r uling party legislators -- Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra and Subrata Mukherjee -- were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this year in connection with the Narada case but neither was permission sought from Speaker Biman Banerjee nor was he intimated.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had also filed the chargesheet against the trio. Roy said this action by both the CBI and ED had lowered the dignity of the Speaker’s chair and subsequently moved breach of privileges against Satyendra Singh, Deputy SP of CBI, and Rathin Biswas, Assistant Director of ED. Speaker Biman Baner jee referred the matter to the committee of privileges and urged the panel to investigate and submit its report to the House in its next session.

He also said that the proceedings of the committee will be treated as confidential.

Vehicles ply on a road amid smog, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

government offices will follow 100 per cent workfrom-home, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it does not favour workfrom-home since Covid restrictions had a big impact in the past two years.

The gover nment has instead asked all its employees in Delhi and its neighbourhood to use

public transport as far as possible while going to offices. The committee, banning trucks carrying non-essential goods and private constr uction in Delhi, said there was a “compelling” need to ensure the air quality did not deteriorate any further.

The Supreme Cour t today criticised

the government because Delhi’s neighbours had not been covered by the workfrom-home directive and the focus was only on a temporary ban on trucks.

The Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, sharply said the bureaucracy had developed iner tia and “wants everything to be done by cour t - water sprinkling, stopping fires”.

As a Centre-Delhi blame game erupted over varying data on farm fires, the Chief Justice said: “Debates on TV are causing more pollution than any other sources. Everyone has their own agenda there.

We are trying to work out a solution here.” Farmers should not be punished but should be asked to stop stubble-burning for a week, the Supreme Court said.

Justice Surya Kant said: “Irrespective of figures

in affidavits, we have to consider the plight of the farmers...what compels him to burn the stubble?

Nobody is concerned about that. People sleeping in fivestar hotels in Delhi blame farmers. Look at such small landholdings. Can they afford the machines you all talk about?”

O n M o n d a y, t h e central government had told the court that farm fires have only 10 per cent share in the national capital’s severe pollution, contradicting the Delhi Government, which

places most of the blame on stubble burning.

As the Delhi Government and Centre urged the Supreme Court to decide on work-fromhome and any lockdown, the Chief Justice said: “Two hours of our time was wasted. We had already asked you to take a call after joint meetings.” Not passing any orders, the Supreme Court said last night’s decisions of the Commission of Air Quality Management should be followed for now.

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“generalising the evils of a few individuals and vilifying the nation as a whole in front of the world is just not done”.

“The people who painted India in front of the west as a nation of saperas and luteras during the colonial rule have not ceased to exist,” the Rajya Sabha MP said on Twitter using the hashtag “VirDas”.

Das, who is currently in the US, on Monday uploaded a video on YouTube. The six-minute video titled “I come from two Indias” is part of his recent performance at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. The well-known artiste, who has also dabbled in cinema, touched on various topics in the clip, including the farm protests, the battle against Covid, the duality

in response to women, particularly rape, and the crackdown on comedians.

A day later, he issued a statement clarifying that his comments weren’t intended to insult the country.

A section on Twitter posted clips and pictures from his monologue, many picking on what he said about women -- “I come from an India where we worship women during the day and gang-rape them during the night.”

“Please do not be fooled by edited snippets.

People cheer for India with hope, not hate. People clap for India with respect, not malice. You cannot sell tickets, earn applause, or represent a great people with negativity, only with pride.

I take pride in my country, and I carry that pride across the world,” Das said.

TRF commander among 5 militants killed in J&K encounters SRINAGAR, NOV 17 (PTI): The Resistance Front (TRF) commander Afaq Sikander was among five militants killed on We d n e s d a y i n t w i n encounters with security f o r c e s i n Ja m mu a n d Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said.

The gunfights broke out in Goplapora and Pombay areas of the South Kashmir district.

A police official said security forces launched a cordon and search operation

in Gopalpora area following inputs about the presence of militants.

The search operation turned into an encounter after militants fired upon a party of security forces, which retaliated and in the ensuing encounter, two ultras were killed, the official said.

Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said one of the two slain militants was the commander of the proscribed outfit TRF.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (AGENCIES): Schools have been shut, six of 11 power plants will halt operations and thousands of government employees will be urged to work-from-home or use public transport, in attempts to tackle Delhis life-threatening air quality crisis.

Here’s your 10-point cheat sheet in this big story: The order to shut schools and colleges in and around the capital until further notice and temporarily close six coalfired power plants near Delhi came from the Environment Ministry’s Commission of Air Quality Management after a meeting last evening.

Private offices were advised by the committee to allow at least 50 per cent of their employees to workfrom-home until Sunday.

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India didn’t replace coal ‘phase out’ with ‘phase down’ at COP 26: Sources

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): “Phase down” of unabated coal was not India’s language at the recently concluded international climate conference COP 26 at Glasgow and was introduced by the US and China, government sources said on Wednesday, and added it was “unfair” to criticise India for it.

On the condition of anonymity, the sources also asserted that the term “phase down” was already there in the text of the conference.

The Glasgow Climate Pact states that the use of “unabated coal should be phased down”, as should subsidies for fossil fuels.

S eve r a l c o u n t r i e s h a d criticised India for making the wording weaker than the initial proposals, with the final text calling for only a “phase down” and not a “phase out” of coal.

Explaining how the whole situation unfolded, official sources said that many countries had objected to the initial text of “phasing out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies” after which a consensus was reached among the parties

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXI NO. 344 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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inter has already set in the post-Durga Puja period and bringing with it cloudless blue sky, dry weather and less moisture. People living in towns like Kohima, Mokokchung etc experience scarcity of water. Even before the onset of the dry winter months people living in Kohima have been buying water from local suppliers. People living in Dimapur are fortunate that they do not have to depend on water supply from the government as they depend solely on tube or bore wells. Being independent of the government and self-sufficient in water has been a feature of people in Dimapur for several decades. However, things are about to change if reports from studies are anything to go by. In one study on groundwater in the north east, researcher Abhijit Mukherjee of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur found that Assam and east India which were considered ‘water-affluent’ are experiencing loss in usable groundwater volume at a rate faster than it can be replenished. Dimapur city, for whom groundwater is the main source of drinking water, are discovering that the tube wells are ‘drying up’ faster. Most of them are yet to recover from the dry spell of the preceding winter. Many residents in Dimapur have begun switching from tube-wells to bore-wells. Ordinarily a tube well can be as deep as 30 to 40 feet whereas a bore well can be as deep as 200 feet or more. The gradual depletion of groundwater being experienced in Dimapur is due to overexploitation. Nagaland had a rainfall deficit of 24 per cent between June 1 and August 19, this year according to a senior scientist at Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Regional Centre, Guwahati.

The deficit has been harsh on standing crops and also led to gradual disappearance of the once fast running river waters. Rainfall in Nagaland has been less than normal. Seven of Nagaland’s 12 districts had ‘deficient’ rainfall: Dimapur (50 per cent below average), Longleng (35 per cent below average), Kohima (39 per cent below average), Phek (26 per cent below average), Tuensang (37 per cent below average) and Wokha (21 per cent below average), according to IMD data. The other five — Kiphire (1 per cent above normal), Mon (8 per cent lower than usual), Mokokchung (9 per cent lower), Peren (8 per cent lower) and Zunheboto (18 per cent lower) had ‘normal’ rainfall. In addition to less than normal rainfall, the other has been that excess rainfall and flood do not get translated into groundwater due to combination of geography and physics. It happens when rainwater does not trickle down from the subsurface even if there is enough storage capacity.

The symptoms are the same in other parts of the north east. A study estimating total usable groundwater storage in India reveals high rates of depletion of groundwater storage in north-east India, despite an increase in rainfall. Scientists in the country also warn of impending droughts and famines in floodprone Assam which they have linked to the overexploitation of usable groundwater stock by pumping for irrigation. Many of the north eastern states are now intermittently getting affected by ‘groundwater drought’ in recent summers. The scientists also predict that these groundwater droughts would intensify in recent future years, to become severe to very severe by 2050, with the possibility of spread over all seasons. Hopefully the state government would take this seriously.

DailyDevotion The Eternal Goal

By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing…I will bless you…

—Genesis 22:16-17 Abraham, at this point, has reached where he is in touch with the very nature of God. He now understands the reality of God. My goal is God Himself…

At any cost, dear Lord, by any road.

“At any cost…by any road” means submitting to God’s way of bringing us to the goal.

There is no possibility of questioning God when He speaks, if He speaks to His own nature in me. Prompt obedience is the only result. When Jesus says, “Come,” I simply come; when He says, “Let go,” I let go; when He says, “Trust God in this matter,” I trust. This work of obedience is the evidence that the nature of God is in me.

God’s revelation of Himself to me is influenced by my character, not by God’s character. ’Tis because I am ordinary, Thy ways so often look ordinary to me.

It is through the discipline of obedience that I get to the place where Abraham was and I see who God is.

God will never be real to me until I come face to face with Him in Jesus Christ. Then I will know and can boldly proclaim, “In all the world, my God, there is none but Thee, there is none but Thee.”

The promises of God are of no value to us until, through obedience, we come to understand the nature of God. We may read some things in the Bible every day for a year and they may mean nothing to us. Then, because we have been obedient to God in some small detail, we suddenly see what God means and His nature is instantly opened up to us. “All the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen…” (2 Corinthians 1:20).

Our “Yes” must be born of obedience; when by obedience we ratify a promise of God by saying, “Amen,” or, “So be it.” That promise becomes ours.

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The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. ~ William Blake

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Post-mortem

NBA opposes provisions for constitution of customary courts

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his statement is directed to the demand of the Dobhasis for constitution of customary courts which was published in some Dimapur based local English dailies on 28-10-2021.

For the sake of clear conception, it may be mentioned to know that “customary court” is an institution established by operation of traditional social customs and practices.

A village may be newly established, but its institution is traditional and customary practice, and hence, the village court is a customary court and administer justice according to customary law and customary practices.

A custom to be enforceable as a legal custom must have the antiquity of its origin, continuity, consistency and certainty in practice, reasonableness and conscionableness, and not oppose to law and public policy.

A village court is a customary court, in as much as, it is a traditional institution perpetual in its existence and administers justice according to the customs and practices of the village.

The statutor y recognition of the village court as customary court has been provided by the Rules for the Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland, 1937 (1937 Rules). By legislation,

vide 1937 Rules (Second Amendment) Act, 1982, (Nagaland Act No.3 of 1983), the Dobhasis are also empowered to administer justice retrospectively with effect from 1st December, 1963, and they are also governed by customary procedures and customary practices.

The Dobhasis’ courts are therefore creatures of law as oppose to customary institutions and customary courts.

Proved customs and practices as legal custom are enforce by all courts including the apex court and not necessarily only by customary courts. The nomenclature of a court may be styled as “customary court”, but if it is not a customary Institution and only created by statutory enactments, it is entirely a case cat misnomer.

A court created by statute may be empowered to administer justice according to customary procedure and customary practices, even so, the court being a creature of the statute, and not established by operation of tradition and customary practices, it is not a customary court, The District Customary Courts are vested with appellate as well as original jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases, the civil original jurisdiction being unlimited, however, the orders passed by them are provided to be final

without avenue for appeal or revision.

An entirely new chapter “IVA - Customary Courts” comprising Rules 39-68, providing 3-tier hierarchy of courts, namely, (1) Village Court, (ii) Subordinate District Customary Court, and (iii) District Customary Court, have been inserted, among other amendments, by Section 30 of the 1937 Rules (Third Amendment) Act, 1984 (Nagaland Act No.1 of 1987). The amended Rules were enforced by Notification dated 1403-1989, however, by the same notification, chapter IVA was excepted from the enforcement which apparently suffers from several legal infirmities and lacunae. To be cited herein briefly, the Dobhasiss court have been left out of the purview of the customary courts leaving them in embarrassing and shady position which was resented by the Dobhasis of those days. Except the village court, the proceedings of the other two customary courts are also provided to be governed by the spirit of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (CrPC) in criminal matters, and the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (CPC) in civil matters.

The two customary courts are vested to exercise powers not exceeding those of Magistrates Second Class and First Class re-

spectively as defined in the CrPC. The amended r ules also empowered the Subordinate District Customary Court to try criminal cases comprising 50 different criminal offences all defined under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), the commission of the offences some of which are punishable with imprisonment which may extend up to 7 years.

However, so far as powers to pass sentence for imprisonment are concern, under the CrPC, the Magistrate Second Class is empowered to pass sentence not exceeding 1 year imprisonment, and the Magistrate First Class is empowered to pass sentence not exceeding 3 years imprisonment. The two so named customary courts are also provided to be presided over by Presiding Officers having judicial experience in the case of the former, and in the case of the latter, having experience in the trial of suits and cases in accordance with laws and rules in force in the State.

Rule 22D was inserted by Section 11 of the Third Amendment Act, and this rule prohibited the courts manned by executive officers, namely, the DC, ADC, and Asst. to DC, the judicial officers of regular courts, namely, the District & Session Judges, Judicial Magistrates, and also the Dobhasis from taking up criminal cases

triable by the two customary courts.

In the three-tiers hierarchy of customary courts, except the village courts which are rightly protected as customary courts, the other two so named customary courts are wholly unknown to the customs and practices of the native tribes in the State, and these courts are purely new innovations devised and created only by the rules newly inserted in chapter IVA. The CrPC and CPC are unknown to the local customs and practices in the administration of justice, and the proceedings of the two customary courts to be governed by the spirit of CrPC and CPC are beyond comprehension by any reasonable person.

The history of draft of the bill in this legislation by amendment has its peculiarity. It was during early 1980s, an officer was deputed to England by the Government of Nagaland to collect first-hand information on the system of various courts under the common law system.

Apparently, it was based on erroneous belief that there was the system of customary courts and customary law under the English common law system. On the contrary, unified judicial system under one national law had been introduced by the Judicature Act, 1873-1875.

It is relevant to mention

that the Third Amendment Act is as early as the year 1984, however, the amendment was made into legislation as late as only by the Nagaland Act No.1 of 1987, and it was thereafter, partially enforced as late as by Notification dated 1403-1989.

The time taken was mainly attributable to the objection raised from various sections of the society including the legal fraternity and also the Dobhasis that prompted the reser vation of the provisions of chapter IVA from enforcement. Had not such reservation from enforcement was made, the aged old legal sanctity of the administration of justice starting from the village court at the bottom up to the district court would have been subjected to chaos and confusion.

Hence, the newly inserted provisions of chapter IVA of the 1937 Rules being unknown to and in derogation of the customs and practices in the administration of justice, and also in contradiction to the jurisdiction of regular judicial courts in the State, the provisions of the said chapter IVA is required simply to be repealed and deleted from the 1937 Rules.

NBA president Talitsungba Ao, NBA secretary, V. Hukavi Zhimomi

Educated unemployment an alarming problem Gall bladder stones and problems-

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nemployment in India is an alarming concern, within which lies the alarming case of educated unemployed in the country. Amidst the new educational schemes and policies introduced in the system, the number of unemployed graduates is rapidly increasing which is detrimental to the economic health of the country. India is experiencing a demographic transmutation. As per a report, India is adding 12 million people to the workingage population every year.

The median age in India will be 28 by 2022 which is in itself a fringe benefit for the country. Efforts made for educating children and pushing more and more of them to attend nearby schools have increased the number of graduates which consequently has instilled hopes for better lives, but job creation hasn’t kept its pace with this rising number of job aspirants.

The tragic irony is that India is the 5th largest economy in the world but ranks as low as 51 in employment rate throughout the world.

The expanding size of educated unemployed has led to unrest and social conflict among the youth where the privileged are motivated to fly abroad for better job prospects, the middle class is mired down to settle with whatever they have and underprivileged as well as the under-skilled are pushed out of the race.

Common evidence shows that the investment in education has helped bring a positive shift in Indians. A decade back, they considered education a burden, a survey now shows that 71% of Indians are willing to take loans for their children’s education. The concern of the hour is disappointing returns on this investment which can push them back to where they stood in the past but this time with a bigger debt on their shoulders.

Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim Premji University reported that unemployment among the well-educated is thrice the national average.

It is by far surprising to know that unemployment is increasing directly proportional to the level of education. It is 8% at graduation and further, it accelerates to 9.3% at the post-graduate level.

Education can face negative effects if unemployment continues to haunt the youth of the country. Parents who send their kids to schools and colleges to keep them away from bad habits and lift them from their poor family background in the hope of overcoming financial crises will find their children back in the same rut. Students from agricultural families pursue education in the hopes of becoming white-collar professionals.

In the absence of the required skills and exposure needed for the job industry, they are unemployed and forced to come back to their villages. It is demotivating for others to see their peers not able to earn a living even after earning a degree.

These educated unemployed are now in no position to lay their hands in mud as they left the art of agriculture with an aspiration for a better career.

The root cause of the problem is amateurish schooling and poor quality of education at colleges. Students are not job-ready and there is a widening gap between students’ skills and employers’ expectations.

As a consequence, these degree holders are unemployable for jobs commensurate with their qualifications.

A s s h o c k i n g a s i t m ay sound, according to a report, 47% of Indian graduates are unfit for the job market as they lack vocational training. Indian students are cocooned. As a result, they never dig deeper to find their true passion owing to the parental pressure to make an innocuous career choice. This leads to a bulge of unskilled but educated freshers in the job industry further exacerbating the employment prospects with a build-up of unnecessary competition.

Employers expect analytical and practical knowledge of the subjects, but students are only equipped with theoretical know-how, hence, they get defeated in the screening process.

An analysis by a talent assessment company, Aspiring Minds, shows a dreary picture of Indian tech graduates; only 10% of the fresh graduates have adequate skills for job roles.

Even Narayana Murthy, Cofounder of Infosys pointed out that Indian freshers lack

what it takes to start in the job market. Employability rates of college students remain under 50% and as low as 30% for graduates in arts and commerce.

Some 134 million graduates in India are employed, 38% of them remain dissatisfied. The major contributors to their dissatisfaction are job-qualification mismatch and lack of interest in the field.

Statutory bodies in education should formulate strict quality standards for educational programs to ensure efficacious teaching. Private institutes should be licensed based on stringent parameters to reduce the monetization of education and produce employable graduates.

Institutes should be inspected every year based on an annual employability report by employment experts to enhance competitiveness in the education industry and streamline the entire system.

Universities need an entrepreneurial setup that encourages brainstorming and innovation.

The education system should stress more on passion-driven careers and help students disencumber societal and parental pressure. It’ll reduce the bulge in the job market and bring freshers closer to the jobs they are the best fit for. Infrastructural investment in rural and semiurban areas where the majority of the population comes from troubled family backgrounds is needed.

Incentivizing education using different governmental schemes is not enough to build better careers. Public colleges in underdeveloped areas need insightful teaching methodology, an extensive collaboration with advanced institutes for cultural exposure, and a creative platform to boost students’ confidence.

These students will themselves become vocal for education within their community.

This will work as a motivating strategy and reduce the irrelevant costs incurred in promoting education. Costs saved can then be invested in skill enhancement and overall personality building so that students are all set to face the demanding job market.

Kaustov Kashyap, Jail Road, Jorhat Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view

Things we need to know!

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hat is gall bladder?

It is a small pear-shaped organ situated just beneath the liver What is the function of the gall bladder?

It concentrates the bile secreted by the liver by absorbing water and minerals and stores the concentrated bile to be released into the intestine after a meal.

What diseases commonly affect the gall bladder?

Inflammation of the gall bladder is called Cholecystitis and occurs usually due to stones blocking the outflow of bile from the gall bladder.

Po ly p s ( s m a l l e x t r a flesh) and tumours can also affect the gall bladder.

How do stones form in the gall bladder?

Bile naturally has cholesterol content in it. When the ratio of cholesterol increases it precipitates and forms stones.

What are symptoms of gall bladder stones?

Cholelithiasis (gall bladder stones) usually remains asymptomatic and is incidentally detected during work up for another ailment.

However, a small portion of patients can have symptoms such as- Bloating sensation, feeling of fullness even on empty stomach, pain in the right upper part of the abdomen, fever and jaundice.

Do ALL gall bladder stones require treatment?

No. Incidentally detected gall stones usually dont need to be treated. A large majority (75%) of the gall stones are usually asymptomatic. However, if you have any of the symptoms listed above or are scheduled for a transplant surgery, your doctor might advise surgical removal of the gall bladder.

I s s u r ge r y t h e o n l y treatment for gall bladder stones?

Non-surgical treatment (tablets) can be tried to dissolve the stones but it usually takes a long time (> 2 years) and the success rates are very low. Hence surgery (cholecystectomy- gall bladder removal) is the standard

of care across the world Will only the stones be removed or the entire gall bladder?

The entire gall bladder is removed during your surgery.

How will the surgery be done?

It can be done by the traditional open technique wherein a cut is made on the right upper part of your abdomen. With the advent of laparoscopy / key hole surgery most surgeons do it laparoscopically where 4 small ( approx 1cm) incisions are put on your abdomen and the surgery is done.

How long do i have to be in the hospital?

When done laparoscopically, the usual hospital stay is 1 night. When done in the traditional way it varies between 3 to 5 days.

Will I have any problems after my gall bladder is removed?

Most patients do not have any problems and the body adapts to the diluted bile being secreted. A minor sect of patients can present with diarrhoea and vitamin deficiencies.

What if I don’t opt for surgery?

There’s always a risk of complications which occurs with slippage of the stone into the common bile duct (pipe for passage of bile) causing cholangitis (infection in the liver) or pancreatitis.

The stone can also cause recurrent infections of the gall bladder.

I have been detected to have gall bladder polyps. Do I need surgery?

Symptomatic polyps need surgery. Solitary polyps more than 7mm also need surgery given the risk of malignancy. Polyps smaller in size can be followed up serially on ultrasound to look for change in size or symptoms. Multiple polyps are usually non-cancerous and can be just followed up.

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Star-planet bigger than Jupiter discovered

The newly discovered planet’s mass is found to be 70% and size about 1.4 times that of Jupiter

found to be 70 per cent and size about 1.4 times that of the Jupiter, it said.

These measurements were carried out between December 2020 and March 2021. Further follow-up measurements were also obtained from TCES spectrograph from

Germany in April 2021, and also inde pendent photometric observations from the PRL’s 43-cm telescope at Mt. Abu. The star is known as HD 82139 as per the Henry Draper catalogue and TOI 1789 as per the TESS catalogue. Hence,

the planet is known as TOI 1789b or HD 82139b as per the IAU nomenclature.

The discovery team led by Prof. Abhijit Chakraborty, includes students and team members, and international collaborators from Europe and the US. This newly discovered star-planet system is very unique -- the planet orbits the host star in just 3.2 days, thus placing it very-very close to the star at a distance of 0.05 AU (roughly one tenth the distance between Sun and Mercury).

There are less than 10 such close-in systems known among the zoo of exoplanets known so far.

Because of the close proximity of the planet to its host star, it is extremely heated with a surface temperature reaching up to 2000 K, and hence an inflated radius, making it

one of the lowest density planets known (density of 0.31 gram per cc), it was noted.

Such close-in exoplanets around stars (with distance less than 0.1 AU) with masses between 0.25 to a few Jupiter mass are called “Hot-Jupiters”.

“The detection of such system enhances our understanding of various mechanisms responsible for inflation in hot-Jupiters and the formation and evolution of planetary systems around evolving and aging stars”, ISRO said.

This is the second exoplanet discovered by Physical Research Laboratory (an autonomous unit of the Department of Space) scientists using PARAS at 1.2 m Mt. Abu telescope; the first exoplanet K2-236b, a subSaturn size at 600 lightyears away, was discovered in 2018.

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): A day after SC expressed displeasure over the Centre’s response on framing a pan-India policy to implement the Community Kitchen Scheme (CKS), Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government, saying “don’t make more property for friends, make the right policies for people”.

The apex court on Tuesday granted the Centre 3 weeks to hold a meeting with states, saying that a welfare state’s first responsibility is to “provide food to people dying due to hunger”. Tagging a report on SC expressing strong displeasure over the Centre’s response on framing a panIndia policy to implement the CKS, Gandhi tweeted, “Don’t make more property for friends, make the right policies for people.”

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over made-in-India combat helicopters, drones and advanced electronic warfare suites to armed services chiefs during the Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv at Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi on Friday.

The three-day Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv, which started today, is part of the centre’s ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to mark the 75th year of Independence.

According to a government statement, the Prime Minister will hand over Light Combat Helicopters designed and developed

by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to the Chief

of Air Staff. He will hand over drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) built

by Indian start-ups to Chief of the Army Staff and Advanced Electronic Warfare suite, manufactured by Defence Research and Development Organisation for ships, to the Chief of Navy Staff.

The government release said the Prime Minister handing over the made-in-India equipment to armed services chiefs is aimed at giving a thrust to its Atmanirbhar Bharat push in the defence sector.

Besides handing over the equipment to chiefs of services, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a ` 400 crore project at Jhansi node of UP Defence

Industrial Corridor to make propulsion systems for AntiTank Guided Missiles.

PM Modi will also launch the Alumni Association of National Cadet Corps and as a former cadet, he will be enrolled as the first member of the association.

The Prime Minister will also launch the national programme of Simulation Training for NCC cadets to scale up training facilities for the three wings of NCC. He will also dedicate to the nation electronic kiosks for the National War Memorial that are powered by augmented reality. This will enable visitors to pay floral homage to soldiers killed in action through the click of the button.

SHIMLA, NOV 17 (PTI): Calling for a “sunset clause” for redundant laws, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Wednesday described assurances given by previous governments on the floor of the house as “empty promises” and said some have been pending for 25-30 years in legislatures.

Addressing the centenary year celebrations of the All India Presiding Officers Conference organised in the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly, Harivansh suggested various reforms to make law making legislatures more dynamic. Among these is a “sunset clause” in laws.

He told the gathering, that assurances given on the floor of the house have been pending in many legislative assemblies for 25-35 years.

“Similarly, 842 assurances are lying in the Rajya Sabha from different ministries, out of which a large number are from before 10 years. The position of assurances in the LS will also be similar. Assurances are many years old.

What is their reality? The fact is these are just empty promises,” Harivansh said.

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate on Thursday a revamped war memorial in eastern Ladakh’s Rezang La, the site of an epic battle where Indian troops valiantly fought the Chinese military in 1962.

The memorial is dedicated to the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the Battle of Rezang La. Official sources said after inaugurating the memorial, the defence minister will also carry out a review of the security situation with top Army commanders in the backdrop of the lingering border row with China along the Line of Actual Control in the region.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat is also set

s i o n s. O u t o f w h i c h , 75,57,24,081 doses were administered as first dose and 38,11,55,604 doses were administered as second dose. The number of fully vaccinated individuals (38,11,55,604) exceeds those who have been administered a single dose (37,45,68,477), the minister said.

The Union Health Minister congratulated the collective spirit of the country on this achievement.

In a tweet, he appealed to all eligible citizens to get vaccinated.

“We will win the battle against COVID-19 together,” he stated.

The Union Health Minister expressed confidence that the country will have vaccinated every Indian by the end of the monthlong ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign, according to the statement.

“The staunch political commitment of the Government of India to protect every citizen from COVID-19 through vaccination has enabled the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive to achieve several feats ever since its inception on January 16, 2021.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to supervise on day-to-day basis the Uttar Pradesh SIT’s probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli also took note of the names of the IPS officers provided by the state government, and appointed three officials as part of the state SIT. “Now we have verified and contacted the concerned judge we had thought of. This is Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and he will monitor the ongoing investigation so as to ensure transparency and fairness,” the bench said.

The apex court further said that the UP SIT will have to be re-constituted to accommodate the three IPS officers including the IG rank police officer Padmaja Chauhan.

“The investigation will be continued by the SIT under the supervision of the former high court judge and the matter will be listed again after the charge sheet and the status report filed by the learned judge,” the bench said.

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to accompany the defence minister during his Ladakh visit.

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane will not be able to attend the event at Rezang La as he is on a five-day visit to Israel.

T h e I n d i a n A r my had occupied a number of mountain peaks in Rezang La region in August last year following China’s aggressive posturing and failed attempt to intimidate Indian troops.

The eastern Ladakh border standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries erupted on May 5 last year following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas and both sides gradually enhanced their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands of soldiers as well as heavy weaponry.

The tension escalated following a deadly clash in Galwan Valley on June 15 last year.

As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, the two sides completed the disengagement process in the north and south banks of the Pangong lake in February and in the Gogra area in August.

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): The number of fully vaccinated individuals against COVID-19 has surpassed the partially vaccinated eligible population for the first time in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.

This feat has been made possible due to the prime minister’s vision of ‘Jan-Bhagidari’ and “Whole of Government Approach”, people’s faith and confidence in the government, and the ongoing ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign which has seen a tremendous response from various parts of the country, Mandaviya said.

“In a significant achievement to the nationwide vaccination coverage for the country, for the first time the number of fully vaccinated individuals has surpassed those who have been administered only a single dose of vaccine,” the minister said in a statement.

The country has in total administered over 113.68 crore doses, according to the provisional report at 7 am.

This has been achieved through 1,16,73,459 ses-

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B E N G A LU RU, N OV 17 (PTI): The exoplanet search and study group at the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), has discovered a new exoplanet orbiting too close to an evolved or aging star with a mass of 1.5 times that of Sun and located 725 light years away, according to Indian Space Research Organisation.

This discovery was made using PRL Advanced Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search (PARAS) optical fiber-fed spectrograph, the first of its kind in India, on the 1.2 metre Telescope of Physical Research Laboratory at its Mt. Abu Observatory, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said in a statement.

Using PARAS, which has the capability to measure mass of an exoplanet, the exoplanet’s mass is

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diesel rates also remained unchanged in the capital at Rs 86.67 a litre. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 109.98 a litre and diesel Rs 94.14 a litre. Fuel prices remained static in Kolkata also with petrol being sold at Rs 104.67 a litre after being slashed by Rs 5.82 and diesel at Rs 89.79 per litre after reduction of 11.77 per litre in the first week of November.

Petrol prices in Chennai also continues to be Rs 101.40 per litre and diesel Rs 91.43 per litre. Across the country as well price of the fuel largely remained unchanged on Wednesday but the retail rates varied depending on the level of local taxes. The global crude prices which has touched three year high level of over $85 a barrel on several occasions in past one month has softened now to less th

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (IANS): Consumers continue to get relief from rising fuel prices with oil marketing companies (OMCs) keeping pump prices of petrol and diesel unchanged post revision of duties by the state governments on Diwali eve.

Accordingly, their prices remained static for 13th consecutive day on Wednesday under the daily price revision mechanism followed by oil marketing companies. The pump price of petrol in Delhi, which fell to Rs 103.97 a litre at 6 a.m. on the Diwali day on November 4 from previous day’s Rs 110.04 a litre, remains the same. The

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head teachers of 7,299 government schools offering primary grades. With the pandemic extending into another year, field-based survey operations were still not possible on a national scale. As a consequence, ASER 2021 followed the same format of a phonebased survey. Conducted in September-October 2021, 18 months after the first lockdown, the survey explored how children in the age group 5-16 studied at home since the onset of the pandemic and the challenges that the schools and households now face as schools reopen across States.

(From p-1) had filed a PIL, which was pending before the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench.

It said a number of hearings were conducted and recently commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Dimapur was also impleaded as one of the respondents in the case. ACAUT said commissioner also filed his affidavit in response to the petition.

Meanwhile, ACAUT has expressed gratitude to advocate Neiteo Koza, who it said “consented to fight this important PIL for the welfare of the citizens.”

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ents in “high” education category. Fewer children whose schools reopened were taking tuition, while tuition classes were more common among children whose schools were still closed at the time of the survey.

On the other hand, the proportion of enrolled children who received learning support at home decreased from three quarters of all enrolled children in 2020 to two thirds in 2021, though learning support for children in Nagaland slightly increased from 73.1% in 2018 to 75.4% in 2021.

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not currently enrolled in schools increased from 1.4% to 4.6%. The period under review also witnessed a big increase in children taking private tuition. As per ASER, less than 30% children took private tuition classes at an all-India level in 2018, which jumped to almost 40% in 2021. In Nagaland, this proportion increased from 27.9% to 47% during the same period.

The incidence of tuition has increased across all States except Kerala. The proportion of children with parents in “low” education category taking tuition in-

(From p-1) Mizoram Youth Commission (MYC) chairman Dr. Vanlaltanpuia, stated that the two states recognised the immense talent present in their youth, and for which providing training was important in order to convert all these skills into profession.

He said that MYC together with TaFMA would promote the talents of youth in the two states in the field of music and arts. A musical ‘Headhunting to Beatboxing’ was also performed in honour of the governor during the event.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): Gold in the national capital on Wednesday declined by Rs 402 to Rs 48,116 per 10 gram, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 48,518 per 10 gram.

Silver also dipped Rs 528 to Rs 65,218 per kilogram from Rs 65,746 per kilogram in the previous trade.

In the international market, gold trading higher at USD 1,857 per ounce and silver marginally up at USD 25.03 per ounce.

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(From p-1) He called on focusing on resources that were readily available in the State and start enterprises based on that. He also urged the departments concerned, State government agencies and entrepreneurs to work together as Team Nagaland and ensure that such good initiatives were implanted.

Delivering his welcome address, IDAN CEO Alemtemshi Jamir termed opening of the cell as a giant leap in the export-import sector of the State. He said people could visit the cell for enquiry and for trainings, which would be provided by IIFT experts on trade and commerce. An overview of Export Facilitation Cell was presented by Dr Manoj Pant, Nitin Seth from the Centre for Trade Facilitation & Logistics (CTFL) and NEC secretary Moses Chalai. Agriculture production commissioner Y Kikheto Sema; deputy director of industries & commerce Lipongse Thongtsar; Member COA & convener North East Region EPCH & proprietor Heirloom Naga, Jasmine Zeliang and CMD PS Group & MD, Double Aces Hongkong Pradipta Shetty presented sectoral highlights during at the event.

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clipping at 9.5 per cent this fiscal, up from 8.9 per cent forecast earlier, 7.7 per cent in FY23 -- which is more optimistic than the consensus 7.4 per cent for the year, but the growth momentum will moderate to 6 per cent in FY24 as the output gap will remain negative amidst the global growth engine slowing down.

Their optimism comes from their internal UBS India Activity Indicator data, which suggest economic activity has improved sequentially by an average of 16.8 per cent in the September quarter after contracting 11 per cent in the June quarter.

Even for October, the indicator was up 3.1 per cent month-on-month on the festive demand bounce.

MUMBAI, NOV 17 (PTI): The rupee pared initial losses to settle 9 paise higher at 74.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, despite a muted trend in domestic equities.

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened on a weak note at 74.51 against the greenback and later settled at 74.28, higher by 9 paise over its previous close of 74.37.

The local unit moved in a range of 74.25 to 74.51 in the day trade.

According to Emkay Global Financial Services, there are no fresh triggers in the forex market and the USDINR spot is stuck with in a tight range of 74.20-74.55.

“It is a truncated week, with inflation playing a major hindrance to the risk appetite. So, the only focus remains on whether Fed members’ express their worry over inflation, supporting the uptrend in DXY. But overall we expect the spot to continue trading in between 74-74.65,” it said.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 314.04 points or 0.52 per cent lower at 60,008.33, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 100.55 points or 0.56 per cent at 17,898.65.

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to the consensus of 9.2 per cent against the deeper 7.3 per cent contraction in FY21, UBS Securities said.

The economy is bouncing back on progressive reopening, and the recovery from the second wave has been more pronounced than what we anticipated, Tanvee Gupta Jain, the chief economist at UBS Securities India said on Wednesday.

Therefore pencilled in a higher-than-expected GDP run this fiscal.

Without giving an exact number, she said the economy will grow by 9-10 per cent in Q3 and 6-6.5 per cent in Q4 this fiscal, leading to higher overall fullyear growth. Gupta-Jain told reporters in a concall that she sees real GDP

The brokerage bases the more-than-consensus growth optimism on the following: though consumption growth may moderate measures to boost public Capex and early signs of a recovery in the residential real estate sector may offset some of the adverse impacts. Similarly, exports could also moderate next year from the very high rates this year due to a shift from goods to service consumption at the global level as the pandemic recedes.

They also see a potential credit accelerator effect in the country aiding the recovery. The baseline assumption is that activity continues to normalise, and remaining mobility restrictions are gradually removed.

Downside risks to the outlook include the following: a mutant virus that is resistant to vaccines is the biggest downside risk, as it may leave the government no choice but to begin new mobility restrictions, another could be a more than the expected spike in inflation and the resultant hike in repo rates to the tune of 75 bps next fiscal. If both materialise, then FY23 growth will be much lower at 5 per cent, she said.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): Citing faster-thanexpected recovery, rising consumer confidence and the resultant spending spike, Swiss brokerage UBS Securities has revised upwards its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 9.5 per cent from 8.9 per cent in September.

The brokerage also sees the economy clipping at 7.7 per cent in FY23 but moderating to 6 per cent in FY24, as it expects the benefit of the low-interest rate regime to end by the end of FY23, and it sees the central bank hiking policy rates by 50 bps in the second half of the next fiscal.

The Reserve Bank also forecasts 9.5 per cent GDP growth this fiscal while the average projection ranges from 8.5 to 10 per cent. The government projection is around 10 per cent.

The GDP grew 20.1 per cent in the June quarter of FY22. In its September review, UBS said on a seasonally adjusted sequential basis, the real GDP declined by 12.4 per cent in the June quarter against the -26 per cent in the same period last year. Therefore, we maintain the base case estimate of GDP growth at 8.9 per cent in FY22 compared

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Taliban to be invited to third ministerial 2 explosions rock Uganda’s capital Kampala meeting on Afghanistan in China: Pak FM

K A M PA L A , N OV 1 7 (AP): Two explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated attack by extremists opposed to the government.

Three suicide bombers also died in the blasts, police said. The explosions caused chaos in Kampala as terrified residents fled the city’s center.

“The bomb threats are still active, especially from suicide attackers,” police spokesman Fred Enanga said, blaming the blasts on the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group that is affiliated to the Islamic State group.

The IS group claimed responsibility for the blasts, according to SITE, which tracks the online activities of extremist organisations.

The twin explosions occurred within three minutes of each other. Both were carried out by attackers carrying explosives. A possible attack on a third target was foiled by police who pursued and disarmed a suspected suicide bomber, Enanga said.

Police released security video footage of the precise moments the bombers detonated their devices in the streets, sending clouds of white smoke billowing in

People extinguish fire on cars caused by a bomb explosion near the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda, on Nov. 16, 2021. (Ivan AFP via Getty Images)

the air. Police officers were among the casualties.

“We give thanks to God. He has protected us,” said eyewitness Jane Among near one of the blast scenes. “We first heard a blast, and then when we stayed a little we heard another blast and saw dust all over.”

One blast was near a police station and the other on a street near the parliamentary building, according to police and witnesses. The explosion near parliament appeared to hit closer to a building housing an insurance company and the subsequent fire engulfed cars parked outside. Body

parts were seen scattered in the street, and later some lawmakers were seen evacuating the parliamentary building nearby.

At least 33 people are being treated at the city’s main public referral hospital, Enanga told reporters.

Five are critically injured, he said. People scampered to leave the city in the aftermath of the attacks, many on passenger motorcycles, as police cordoned wide areas near the blast scenes, footage posted on social media showed.

The US Embassy condemned the bomb attacks “in the strongest terms,” extending condolences to

the victims’ families.

“United States’ support for the Ugandan people is unwavering as we work toward our shared goal of a secure, democratic, and prosperous Uganda,” it said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Ugandan officials have been urging vigilance in the wake of a string of bomb explosions in recent weeks.

One person was killed and at least seven others wounded in an explosion at a restaurant in a suburb of Kampala on October 23.

Another explosion two days later on a passenger bus killed only the suicide bomber, according to po-

lice. Even before those attacks, the UK government had updated its Uganda travel advisory to say extremists “are very likely to try to carry out attacks” in this East African country.

The Allied Democratic Forces, an affiliate of the Islamic State group in central Africa, claimed responsibility for the attack on the restaurant.

Enanga, the police spokesman, said Tuesday’s attacks bore “the hallmarks” of the work of this group, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

At least 150 planned attacks have recently been defused, he said, describing a “domestic terror group” eager to carry out more attacks.

The Allied Democratic Forces has long been opposed to the rule of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, a US security ally who was the first African leader to deploy peacekeepers in Somalia to protect the federal government from the extremist group al-Shabab. In retaliation over Uganda’s deployment of troops to Somalia, the group carried out attacks in 2010 that killed at least 70 people who had assembled in public places in Kampala to watch a World Cup soccer game.

ISLAMABAD, NOV 17 (PTI): The Taliban government in Kabul will be invited to the third ministerial meeting likely to be held in China early next year, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said, urging the world community to recognise the reality that the war in Afghanistan has ended and the hardline group is in power.

Speaking at a meeting of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Qureshi said Pakistan has worked out a new mechanism for consultations among Afghanistan’s neighbours on the developments in the war-ravaged country after the Taliban takeover in mid-August.

“Afghanistan’s interim government will also be invited to the next meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbours,” the Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying on Wednesday. The format for the meeting includes China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, besides Russia. The inaugural meeting was held in Islamabad on September 8, while the second meeting was hosted by Iran on October 27.

The Taliban were not invited to either of the meetings because the new regime

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Europe is only region with rise in COVID deaths LONDON, NOV 17 (AP): The World Health Organisation says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5 per cent in the last week, making it the only region in the world where COVID-19 mortality increased. The UN health agency said confirmed cases jumped 6 per cent jump globally, driven by increases in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

In its weekly report on the pandemic issued late Tuesday, WHO said COVID-19 deaths in all regions other than Europe remained stable or declined, and totaled 50,000 worldwide last week. Of the 3.3 million new infections reported, 2.1 million came from Europe.

It was the seventh consecutive week that COVID-19 cases continued to mount across the 61 countries WHO counts in its European region, which stretches through Russia to central Asia. While about 60 per cent of people in Western Europe are fully immunized against COVID-19, only about half as many are vaccinated in the eastern part of the continent, where officials struggle to overcome widespread vaccine hesitancy. WHO said infections have been falling in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia since July.

Within Europe, WHO said the highest numbers of new cases were in Russia, Germany and Britain. It noted that deaths jumped by 67 per cent in Norway and by 38 per cent in Slovakia.

Sara Duterte-Carpio

dent Ferdinand Marcos, confirmed their alliance in a separate statement. Marcos’ party adopted Duterte-Carpio shortly after the Davao City mayor registered her candidacy on Saturday.

Duterte-Carpio said her decision to ally with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was

not meant to derail the candidacy of other aspirants.

“Our objective is not only to pursue the initiatives of President Duterte but to enhance the administration’s programs further,” she said, calling for unity.

Under the Philippines law, the president and vice president are elected separately. Right after the presidential daughter’s filing last Saturday, Duterte’s long time aide-turned-senator Christopher Go went to the Commission on Elections office in Manila with the president to change his application, submitting his certificate of candidacy for president and withdrawing that for vice president.

BERLIN, NOV 17 (IANS): As Germany’s Covid-19 infection rate has risen to its highest recorded level yet, some of the country’s 16 federal states started to restrict event, restaurant and bar access to unvaccinated patrons.

The list of states that now apply the so-called “2G rule” was joined by NorthRhine Westphalia, the country’s most populous. 2G stands for “geimpft” (vaccinated) and “getestet” (tested), Xinhua news agency reported.

In order to attend events during Germany’s Carnival season, also known as the “Fifth Season” that began on November 11, people must additionally comply with the new rule, according to which vaccinated or recovered individuals must also show a fresh negative Covid-19 test. Children and young people are exempted from most of these measures.

“The Covid-19 situation is getting

worse,” said Hendrick Wuest, minister president of North-Rhine Westphalia, during a press conference on Tuesday, stressing that the country’s east and south were particularly hard hit.

Having increased by more than 100 within one week, the seven-day incidence rate in Germany stood at a new all-time high of 312.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on Tuesday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said.

Last week, the daily number of new infections exceeded 50,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. On Tuesday, the RKI registered 32,048 new infections.

The surge in cases has increased pressure on the negotiators in the ongoing government coalition talks. The discussions between the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party entered the final round on Monday.

China has never taken one inch of land China, US to ease restrictions from other countries: Xi tells Biden on each other’s media workers

Chinese President Xi Jingping , right,l shakes hands with US President Joe Biden. (PTI file)

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 (PTI): At his virtual summit with US counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping projected China as a peace-loving nation and said it never started a war nor claimed an inch of land of others as

he played down the criticism that Beijing is increasingly getting aggressive over its territorial claims.

“Chinese people have always loved and valued peace. Aggression or hegemony is not in the blood of the Chinese nation,” Xi told

Biden. “Since the founding of the People’s Republic, China has never started a single war or conflict, and has never taken one inch of land from other countries,? he claimed, in an apparent attempt to play down criticism that Beijing is aggressively asserting territorial claims in the disputed areas, be that along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, the South China Sea or the maritime dispute with Japan.

In the disputed South China Sea, which is claimed

by Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan, China has built artificial islands to assert its claims.

BEIJING, NOV 17 (AP): China and the US have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists amid a slight relaxation of tensions between the two sides.

The official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday said the agreement was reached ahead of Tuesday’s virtual summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. The agreement represents a degree of progress on an issue that has long aggravated relations, but details remain to be ironed out. COVID-19 travel restrictions and long-standing obstacles faced by foreign media within China are also factors standing in the way of a major breakthrough in media relations. Under the agreement, the US will issue one-year multiple-entry visas to Chinese journalists and will immediately initiate a process to address “duration of status” issues, China Daily said.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, The Councils of Dieze Colony, Sabalie Colony and Seiruzha Colony under Ward no. 8 of Chumoukedima Town would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Shri. Jacob Zhimomi, Minister PHED for taking the initiative and inclusion under 14 FC Carpeting of Road from Dieze Colony to NIT junction, which was a long felt need of the citizens.

The councils would also like to extend our appreciation and gratefulness to the Administrator Chumoukedima Town Council and Chumoukedima Town Development Committee for their tireless effort and workmanship in executing the said road beyond DPR. Not only that, with the guidance and support of Shri. Jacob Zhimomi Minister, Administrator Chumoukedima Town Council Chumoukedima Town Development Committee has done lots of developmental activities such as widening of road, earth cutting of drainage system and construction of culvert in Ward no. 8 Chumoukedima Town.

Pater Magh Chairman Dieze Colony Council Ward no 8 Chumoukedima Town

Kashiho Futhena Chairman Sabalie Colony Council Ward no 8 Chumoukedima Town

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M A N I L A , N OV 1 7 (IANS): Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and who is running for the vice presidency in the 2022 elections, confirmed her alliance with presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is now leading the poll.

Speaking for the first time since filing her candidacy on Saturday, DuterteCarpio, 43, appealed to Filipinos to back them, Xinhua news agency reported. In a video post on Facebook, Duterte-Carpio said she is confident that Filipinos will help and support them until the elections are won amid the challenges. Marcos, 64, the only son of former Presi-

Kenilo Rengma Chairman Seiruzha Colony Council Ward no 8 Chumoukedima Town

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in Kabul lacked international recognition.

The participants of the second meeting had in their joint communique called on the “international community to remain positively engaged with Afghanistan and develop a long-term roadmap to advance the agenda of political engagement, economic integration and regional connectivity”.

The next meeting will take place in China. Although dates have not been finalised, it is likely to be held early next year, the report said. Some foreign ministers visited Kabul over the past several weeks and representatives of the extended Troika plus meeting on Afghanistan — China, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on the sidelines of their meeting in Islamabad last week.

Qureshi, speaking at

the National Defence University, underscored the need for the recognition of the reality that the war in Afghanistan has “ended and the Taliban are in power”.

About Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan, Qureshi told the Senate panel that the “strategy has been to maintain constructive engagement with Afghanistan”.

He said Islamabad had been consistently telling the world that it was in its interest to engage with the Taliban while calling on the latter to address the concerns of the international community.

Pakistan has been trying to convince the world to diplomatically engage with the Taliban after they seized control of Kabul on August 15. However, the international community is still sceptical about the hardline Islamists, especially on issues like terrorism emanating from the war-torn country and their promises to respect human rights.

Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule since August 15 when the Afghan hardline militant group ousted the elected government of President Ashraf Ghani and forced him to flee the country and take refuge in the UAE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The ATO AREA SPORTS ASSOCIATION would like to acknowledge all those who supported the association in cash and kind at the recently concluded 35th Ato Area Sports Meet at Loyir Village (New Showuba).

1. Chief Guest, Wing Commander S. Akheto Jakhalu (VSM), Project Director IAF, Nagaland.

2. Guest of Honour, Mr. Vikuto Zhimo, President WSSA. 3. Ato Area GB’s Association.

4. Akukatou Isawoto Zhimomi, Nikhekhu (Volleyball trophy M/W donor).

5. Dr. Anitoly Süü, Dy. CMO, Hokhezhe (Badminton M/W trophy donor).

6. Atoqa Tea Producer Co. Ltd. Nikhekhu.

7. Global Construction Company.

8. Mr. Issac Zhimomi, Class-I Contractor (Thahekhu).

9. Mr. Jackson Patton, Class-I Contractor (National Highway).

10. Mr. Pung Zeliang, Alpha Enterprise (National Highway).

11. Mr. Ninoto Awomi, Ex. President, NSF. 12. Mr. Kekongchim Yimchunger, Ex. President ENPO. 13. Major Vikuto, Joint Secy. BAN & President Ex. Servicemen League (BJP).

14. A.D.C. Niuland.

15. E.A.C. Nihokhu.

16. O.C. Niuland P.S. & Diphupar P.S. 17. President & Colleagues, WSSU. 18. President & Colleagues, Ato Area Students’ Union.

19. President & Colleagues, Ato Area STH. 20. Chairman & Colleagues, AACLF. 21. Mr. Ihoshe Aye, Nihokhu.

22. Mr. Akavi Zhimomi, Nihokhu.

23. Dr. Shikato Achumi, Nihokhu.

24. Dr. Vekuto Muru, Nihokhu.

25. Mr. Ashito V Awomi, Working President NDPP, Lower Unit, 5th Ghaspani II. 26. Mr. Holuvi Ayemi PA to Advisor, Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs.

27. President & Colleagues, WSSA/KGSA/NASA. 28. Mr. Nitovi G.B. & Mr. Hukato Zhimo (Volleyball Referees).

29. President & Colleagues ZDFRA. 30. Mr. Keshu Yim (Badminton Referee).

31. GB’s & Village Council Loyir Village.

32. Office Bearers & advisors, AASA. Your support and assistance have made the event a successful one. AASA look forward to all well wishers for your continue support in the days to come.

God bless you all.

Sd/Vito Z. Sumi President, AASA DB-375/21

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Cancer: Cancer ‘Remedies’ that don’t work

Be Wary of Cancer ‘Cures’

Enemas

This is a type of salt sold as an alternative cancer treatment. The theory is that it keeps While some alternative therapies can cancer cells from spreading. Researchers have found no proof of that -- a small study showed that cesium chloride didn’t help people with cancer. And side effects can include diarrhea, nausea, and an irregular heartbeat. In some cases, it can lead to serious, possibly lifethreatening, heart problems.

With this, a liquid, such as water

and vitamin B-17. Your body breaks down amygdalin into a toxic chemical called cyanide.

Some people say this poison targets and kills No herbal products have been shown to cancer cells, but studies show it doesn’t fight cancer and can lead to cyanide poisoning. or coffee, is flushed through your colon.

Side effects include headaches, dizziness, and It’s thought to detox your colon and possibly life-threatening low blood pressure. intestines. Supporters think that if you rid those organs of toxins, your body is better able to fight cancer cells. But there’s These are extracts made from plants, no proof that enemas can treat cancer or boost your health. And doing this often may lead to infection, dehydration, or a tear in your rectum. It may also affect the balance of electrolytes in your blood. treat or prevent cancer -- but they may keep chemotherapy and radiation therapy from working as well as they should. Research A doctor created this program in the does suggest that some herbs can help ease side effects, though. For example, ginger may ease vomiting and nausea

Ozone Therapy

Ozone is a toxic form of oxygen. The

Herbal Remedies

help, many don’t work. Research shows that up to 30% of people with cancer have tried a so-called “cure” that doesn’t have any benefits.

They can be a waste of time and money. Even worse, some of these “remedies” are dangerous to your health and may affect how well other cancer treatments work.

Alkaline Diets

This is based on lab studies that show

Essential Oils

Gerson Therapy

basis for ozone therapy is the idea that extra oxygen makes it hard for tumors to grow. But ozone doesn’t have any medical use, including treating cancer.

And it can lead to serious side effects, like vein inflammation, chest pain, and heart issues.

Talk to Your Doctor

If you’re interested in trying an

Black Salve

cancer cells can’t survive in a low-acid, or alkaline, environment. The theory is that eating certain foods and staying away from others will lower your body’s acid level and keep cancer cells from growing. But what you eat doesn’t affect how acidic your blood is. Your body controls that balance.

such as lavender and tea tree. You typically put them on your skin or breathe their scent.

This is a paste, cream, or ointment made Fans of these oils say they have properties that can fight cancer, but science says that’s not the case. They may help ease some side effects of cancer treatments, though, including anxiety, nausea, and depression.

Positive Thinking

Cannabis Oil

with zinc chloride and herbs, such as a plant Made from marijuana plants, this is also called bloodroot. Some say the salve targets cancerous tissue in your skin, but that’s not true. Black salve damages any skin that it touches. It can destroy the top layer but leave the cancer underneath. And it can cause side effects like infection and scarring.

1940s as a treatment for migraines. Now some people use it for cancer. It involves Research shows there’s no link between a strict regimen of drinking 13 glasses of organic juice each day and eating vegetarian meals prepared without salt, spices, or oils. You also take a number of supplements and get regular enemas.

Not only is this program not helpful for cancer, but experts warn that it can be harmful because you could miss out on important nutrients.

Megadoses of Vitamin C

personality traits and your chances of getting or surviving cancer. What a positive attitude The idea that very high doses of vitamin can do is improve your quality of life during diagnosis and treatment. It can also help you better live with and manage the disease.

untraditional remedy, talk with your doctor first. She can help you understand if it might help and make sure it won’t lead to dangerous side effects. And it’s important to keep the lines of communication open with your doctor.

One study found that people with cancer who used alternative remedies were more likely to refuse the treatment their doctor recommended.

Reviewed By: Jennifer Robinson, MD

Congratulations!

Applied Kinesiology

called hemp or marijuana oil. Some think it can kill or shrink cancerous tumors, but no science backs that up. And while cannabis may ease the side effects of some cancer treatments, like nausea and loss of appetite, talk to your doctor before you try it. Some compounds in cannabis may affect how certain cancer drugs work. They also cause side effects like memory C can treat cancer started in the 1970s. It was and attention loss. based on research that suggested the nutrient is toxic to cancer cells. But studies show that taking megadoses of vitamin C by mouth doesn’t do anything for people with cancer.

This is based on the idea that your muscles And it can affect how certain chemotherapy drugs work. Researchers are now looking at are linked to certain organs, and muscle weakness is a sign of a health issue in those whether shots of vitamin C can help. areas. Also called muscle strength testing, some use it to diagnose illnesses, including cancer, and make treatment decisions. But This is an extract made from apricot pits no science supports it, and research shows it and other plants. It’s also known as Laetrile doesn’t work.

Cesium Chloride

Amygdalin (Laetrile)

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Shashi Shekhar Vempati

plus radio streams, was one of a kind in the world, for, irrespective of where one was in the world, one could listen to one’s hometown radio station.

CII organises the Big Picture Summit every year

to discuss opportunities and address challenges. This year’s theme is: ‘Scaling New Heights of Content, Creativity and Innovation’.

The summit’s primary objective is to discuss global trends and opportunities, macroeconomic turbulences leading to a softening of revenues, understanding domestic consumer preferences, and the growing focus on local opportunities for a global audience. (IANS)

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H.Q. WESTERN SUMI STUDENTS' UNION Motto : "To Lead the New Generation"

The Aqahuto Area Students' Union with great joy, extends our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. Atosheli Sema of Kiyevi Village, Dimapur District on being promoted to Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (P&AR) Government of Nagaland.

The Students' Union takes immense pride on your great achievement. May the Almighty God grant you good health and long life.

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Kahoni Shohe General Secretary, AASU

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tating that Prasar Bharati had entered into a collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, where a pilot project was underway to work out the feasibility of directto-mobile broadcasting, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati said on Wednesday that if this effort was successful, smartphones would be able to receive broadcast content in the near future.

Speaking at the 10th CII Big Picture Summit, which is being livestreamed online, Vempati said in his keynote address, “In the event of a high-viewership event such as the IPL, there is no reason why millions of users need to receive that content on a unicast mode through the Internet. If this works, all of that content can be delivered directly on broadcast frequencies to the people on their smartphones or smart TVs.” The CEO pointed out that digitisation was one of the key changes that had taken place over the last three or four years since he had joined the public broadcaster. “ P r a c t i c a l ly eve r y Doordarshan channel and All India Radio station now has a digital presence spanning multiple platforms, be it YouTube for livestreaming or on social media to engage with the audience,” he said, and added that the Prasar Bharati app, which has 200-

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Mr AkuMjung I Pongen rhodes Scholar 2022 The Dibuia education Committee of Dibuia Planning and Development Board is overjoyed to commend and congratulate Mr Akumjung I Pongen, son of T. Meren Pongen & Dr Elizabeth Walling on being selected as one of the only five Indian Rhodes Scholars for 2022 to pursue post-graduate degree at the University of Oxford, England. Established in 1903, the Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and one of the most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship programmes in the world.

Akumjung is the first from Nagaland to secure this prestigious scholarship. We offer our best wishes and compliments for bringing such high laurels to our village and the Naga community. May you continue in your journey of success.

(IMSuMeren) (BenDAngLILA) Convenor Secretary

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Muguruza to face Kontaveit Argentina, Brazil share points in WC qualifier for WTA Finals championship

SAN JUAN (ARGENTINA) NOV 17 (IANS): Argentina and Brazil maintained their unbeaten records in South America’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tour nament with a goalless draw here on Wednesday (IST).

With captain Lionel Messi playing in a deeper midfield role, the Albiceleste dominated possession but rarely troubled goalkeeper Alisson at the Bicentenario stadium in Argentina’s central-western city of San Juan.

The hosts managed just three shots on target while Brazil looked more dangerous as they sought to breach Argentina’s defence on the counterattack.

Atletico Madrid forward Mateus Cunha went closest to scoring in a physical first-half, rifling a shot from inside the centre circle just over the crossbar.

Argentina were lucky not be penalised midway through the first half when Nicolas Otamendi struck Raphinha in the face with a stray elbow. The incident left the Leeds United forward with a bloody wound in the mouth that required

Brazil midfielder Fred (not pictured) came closest next, hitting the bar with a dipping effort. stitches at halftime, Xinhua reports. Vinicius Junior spurned two gilt-edged chances either side of the interval.

First, he chipped a hurried attempt well wide of the target when he had time to compose himself, and then he sent a feeble attempt straight at goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after being set up by Juven-

tus right-back Danilo.

However, the 21-yearold Real Madrid forward produced what was arguably the highlight of the match when he beat Nahuel Molina with an outrageous rainbow flick before passing to Lucas Paqueta, who scuffed his shot from 12 yards.

Manchester United midfielder Fred also went

close to scoring in a hightempo second-half with a fizzing first-time effort from distance that rattled the crossbar.

In another match at Santiago, Pervis Estupinan and Moises Caicedo scored goals in each half as Ecuador edged closer to clinching a place at next year’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over 10-man

Chile. Estupinan fired the visitors ahead in the ninth minute with an angled left-footed finish into the far corner after a bungled defensive clearance.

Chile were reduced to 10 men four minutes later when Arturo Vidal was shown a straight red card for striking Felix Torres with a boot to the face during an aerial duel.

Caicedo put the result beyond doubt with a low drive from the edge of the penalty area in second-half stoppage time.

The result leaves Ecuador third in the 10-team South American zone standings with 23 points from 14 games, six points clear of fourth-placed Colombia with four qualifiers remaining. Chile are sixth with 16 points.

The top four teams will automatically qualify for football’s showpiece tournament in Qatar while the fifth-ranked side will advance to an intercontinental playoff. In other South American qualifiers, Peru beat Venezuela 2-1 in Caracas and Colombia were held to a 0-0 home draw by Paraguay.

LONDON, NOV 17 (REUTERS): Garbine Muguruza saw off fellow Spaniard Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-3, and Anett Kontaveit outlasted Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to punch their tickets on Tuesday to the WTA Finals championship match in Guadalajara.

In their first career meeting, Muguruza’s superior firepower put Badosa on the back foot from the outset, and she broke the Indian Wells champion for a second time with a forehand winner to take the first set.

Badosa’s frustration boiled over during the changeover, and she was unable to hold serve in the lengthy second game of the second set, giving the former world number one another early break on the sun-drenched court.

Muguruza fended off Badosa’s three break point chances in an 11-minute third game to take a 3-0 lead and rolled on from there, firing an ace to go up 5-2 and sealing the win when Badosa hit a backhand into the net on match point.

“I think it’s the best

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Anett Kontaveit

match that I played so far here in Guadalajara,” Muguruza said.

“It was a tough match facing another Spaniard in the semi-finals ... so it was tricky. But I’m very happy that I got the win.”

The loss ends a breakthrough year for Badosa, who will finish the season at a career-best world number eight.

“Today was a tough day,” Badosa said.

“I didn’t feel myself. I didn’t play the match that I was expecting.”

Muguruza will have her work cut out for her when she faces the red-hot Kontaveit, who played flawless tennis to take the first

set off Sakkari in less than 30 minutes under the lights in the high-altitude Mexican city.

Sakkari, who emerged the victor of a draining match the night before against Aryna Sabalenka, finally broke the Estonian’s serve in the second set to force a decider, much to the delight of the fired-up crowd.

The match ultimately hinged on a lengthy Sakkari service game with the Greek trailing 3-4 in third.

On breakpoint, Sakkari pounced on a blocked service return but rifled her forehand into the net to give Kontaveit a 5-3 lead she would not relinquish.

BRO bike rally reaches Dimapur Stephen Curry hits nine 3s in Warriors’ rout of Nets

The bikers along with officials of Project SEWAK in Dimapur on Wednesday. (NP)

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 7 (NPN): A motorcycle expeditions organised by Director General Border Roads Organisations (BRO), which was part of the Azaadka Amrit Mahotsav celebration, reached Dimapur on Wednesday. The expeditions which consists of 20 riders started the rally from Doom Dooma, Arunachal Pradesh on November 16, were re-

ceived by General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Hq Project SEWAK, here at Hq Project SEWAK on Wednesday.

The bikers were received by Chief Er. Sewak project, Ravidra Kumar Saha.

According to camp commandant, Arvind Kumar Pandit, the bikers will proceed to Kohima on November 18, and from there proceed towards Imphal,

Men’s U25 State A One Day Trophy

Nagaland lose to Manipur by 5-wkt DIMAPUR, NOV 17 (NPN): Nagaland suffered a five-wicket loss against Manipur in their opening match of the Men’s U25 State A One Day Trophy at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati on Wednesday.

Put into bat, Nagaland batters could amass only 195 runs in 47.2 overs.

Fine knock of 68 runs by captain Akavi and contributions from Hiketo (32 runs), Sanjay (25 runs) and Tohuka (23 runs) took Nagaland to a modest total.

Initially, Nagaland top order batters played brilliantly but none could capitalise their innings and

further no contribution from the tailenders saw the scoreboard at below par total.

For Manipur, Bikash Singh took three wickets while Bidash, Alfred Hmar and Nitesh claimed two wickets each.

Manipur reached the target in 42.2 overs losing five wickets in the run chase. For Nagaland, Sunil took two wickets while Mynul, Akavi and Tohuka took a wicket each.

Nagaland will next play Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday at ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati at 8 am.

Silchar, Aizawl, travel back to Silchar, and then to Shilong, and head towards Kolkata, culminating their journey.

He informed that all riders were from BRO, led by maj. Sudhansu Kumar Gautam, as team leader. He maintained that the rally was conducted to interacts with locals, share about GREF, and also awareness regarding hazards of plastic wastes.

KABUL, NOV 17 (AP): The ICC will review cricket in Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by the Taliban and a reported ban on women participating in the sport.

“The ICC Board is committed to continuing to support Afghanistan Cricket to develop both men’s and women’s cricket moving forward,” ICC chairman Greg Barclay said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We believe the most effective way for this to happen will be to support our Member in its efforts to achieve this through its relationship with the new government.”

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Peng Shuai using the hashtag #WhereisPengShuai.

“I hope Peng Shuai and her family are safe and ok. I’m in shock of the current situation and I’m sending love and light her way.”

It comes as a number of tennis players have spoken up about Peng. Earlier this week, world number

Clippers 106, Spurs 92

Paul George scored 34 points, and Reggie Jackson added 21 as Los Angeles finished off a 5-1 homestand with a victory over visiting San Antonio.

Rookie Brandon Boston Jr. scored a career-high 13 points as the Clippers rebounded from their only loss of the month, 100-90 to the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Ivica Zubac had 13 rebounds for the Clippers as Los Angeles had a 52-40 overall rebounding advantage over the smaller Spurs.

San Antonio shot just 5 of 22 (22.7 per cent) from the 3-point range. Dejounte Murray tallied 26 points,

Stephen Curry (30) shoots over Brooklyn Nets’ DeAndre’ Bembry (95) during the NBA basketball game. (AP) 12 rebounds and nine as- Jazz 120, Sixers 85 sists as the Spurs lost their Bojan Bogdanovic third consecutive game and scored 27 points, Rudy fell for the sixth time in Gobert logged his 11th their last eight. double-double of the young

season, and Utah snapped out of a mini-funk by dominating Philadelphia in Salt Lake City.

Gobert took advantage of the Sixers being without Joel Embiid, who has missed five consecutive games -- all losses -- because of COVID-19 protocols.

The Jazz center scored 15 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked four shots while helping Utah win for just the second time in six games.

He spearheaded a Jazz defense that limited Philadelphia to 36.7 per cent shooting.

Shake Milton scored 18 points, and Tyrese Maxey added 16 points for the Sixers, who have lost five in a row after reeling off a six-game winning streak.

This was the second stop on a five-game road trip for Philadelphia.

ICC sets up review to help women’s cricket in Afghanistan

Women’s cricket in Afghanistan is in turmoil. (Reuters) A new working group, which includes Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja, will carry out the review of cricket in the central Asian country.

Earlier this month, Cricket Australia post-

Osaka voices concern over Chinese tennis star Peng

L O N D O N, N OV 1 7 (AGENCIES): World tennis champion Naomi Osaka has become the latest athlete to voice concerns over the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.

One of China’s biggest sporting stars, Peng has not been heard from since she made sexual assault allegations against a top Chinese official, BBC reported.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said it had confirmed that she is “safe and not under any physical threat”. However, they were not able to directly reach her. “I was recently informed of a fellow tennis player that has gone missing shortly after revealing that she has been sexually abused,” Osaka tweeted,

James Harden scored 24 points for Brooklyn, which missed 17 of 22 shots in the third period and shot 38.6 per cent overall. Kevin Durant added 19 against his former team.

one tennis player Novak Djokovic said he hoped she would okay, adding that he was shocked.

French player Nicholas Mahut also weighed in, saying “we are all concerned”.

Peng - a former number one ranked tennis doubles player- had posted about the alleged assault against Vice

Premier Zhang Gaoli on Chinese social media site Weibo in November.

In the post, she said she was “forced” into a sexual relationship with Zhang.

Zhang, 75, served as China’s Vice Premier between 2013 and 2018 and was a close ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping. He has not responded to her claims.

Her post was later taken down from the site and all mention of her on social media have been scrubbed.

Peng has also not been seen or heard of publicly since. Chief Executive of the WTA Steve Simon had earlier called on Chinese authorities to conduct “a full and transparent investigation” into Ms Peng’s allegations involving sexual assault.

poned a scheduled one-off test against Afghanistan on Nov. 27, saying it would have “no alternative” but to scrap the historic Test after reports that women’s cricket would be banned in Afghanistan.

Former Afghan international cricketer Mirwais Ashraf was appointed acting chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) last week. Ashraf is the latest person to head the board in the last four months after Azizullah Fazli replaced Farhan Yusufzai when the Taliban came into power.

Afghanistan men’s team directly qualified for the Super 12s of the recent T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates where it defeated two ICC associate members, Namibia and Scotland, but lost to New Zealand, India and Pakistan in group games.

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NEW YORK, NOV 17 (REUTERS): Stephen Curry scored 37 points and tied a season-best by hitting nine 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors took command in the third quarter and rolled to a 11799 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.

Curry joined Ray Allen as the second player to reach 2,900 career 3-pointers when he hit his first trey early in the first quarter.

Allen tops the list at 2,973.

Curry shot 12 of 19 from the floor as the Warriors rebounded from seeing their seven-game winning streak stopped Sunday with a four-point loss against the Charlotte Hornets.

Andrew Wiggins added 19 points for the Warriors. Jordan Poole contributed 17 while Draymond Green collected 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

FELICITATION

‘Winter Cup’ underway in Zbto

DIMAPUR, NOV 17 (NPN): The second edition of Zunheboto district division “Winter Cup” organised by Fusion Club in collaboration with 32 Assam Rifles is underway at Zunheboto District Sports Council ground on November 16. In press release media cell of Fusion Club stated that the inaugural programme was graced

by Deputy Commission Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo.

Commandant 32 Assam Rifles who also graced the event lauded the organisers for organising the Cup.

Federer set to miss Wimbledon

LONDON, NOV 17 (AP): Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis great said in an interview published Wednesday by Swiss media. “The truth is that I’d be incredibly surprised to play Wimbledon,” the 40-year-old Federer told the Tribune de Geneve daily.

Wimbledon starts June 27, and Federer has not played on tour since a straight-set loss at this year’s Wimbledon in the quarterfinals in July. Within weeks he underwent his third knee surgery in 18 months. Federer shares the men’s Grand Slam record of 20 titles with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Federer said there was never a question of playing at the Australian Open when the first Grand Slam of the season starts in January.

In all your ways submit to God, and He will make your paths straight. With immense gratification, extending heartiest congratulations to Dr. Yanthungrohomo Mozhui of Longtsung Village, S/o Solomon Lotha and Mrs. Benthunglo for being conferred Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) for his thesis entitled "Understanding Anthropology of Religion and Culture from the Perspective of Psychology in Naga Context" from Christian International University, Banglore and also on being awarded the Doctorate in Psychology of Religion (Honor causa) by the World Human Rights Protection Commission, an International Organization, for his substantial contribution in the field of Psychology of Religion. May God bless you and make all your plans succeed. dp-5554/21

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SPORTS

India beat NZ by 5 wickets in first T20

JAIPUR, NOV 17 (PTI): Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav produced sublime knocks as India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a fivewicket win over New Zealand in the opening T20.

Martin Guptill (70 off 42) and Mark Chapman (63 off 50) took New Zealand to 164 for six on a good batting surface.

India’s chase was set up by Rohit (48 off 36), who made his full-time captaincy debut, and Suryakumar Yadav (62 off 40) who came in at number three in place of rested Virat Kohli.

The home team was cantering to a comfortable win but messed up the chase in the final four overs.

In the end, with New Zealand running out of bowling options, the job was done in the 20th over bowled by part-time pacer Daryl Mitchell. The game marked the start of a new chapter in Indian cricket with Rohit as T20 skipper and Rahul Dravid as head coach.

With both teams resting some of their key players as part of workload management, it was very much an even contest before the first ball was bowled.

The seasoned pace duo of

Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the first Twenty20 between India and New Zealand at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur, Wednesday. (PTI) Southee and Trent Boult were put under pressure upfront by both the openers. K L Rahul (15 off 14) got into the act with a massive six over deep square leg off Boult. He fell to a soft dismissal on the first ball of Mitchell Santer’s spell.

Suryakumar meant business from ball one and the most memo-

rable shot of his innings was the pick up stroke off Lockie Ferguson to get to his third T20 fifty.

Both Rohit and Suryakumar should have gone on to finish the game but that didn’t happen.

Earlier, Guptill and Chapman ensured New Zealand were well placed for a 180 plus total on a

batting beauty but Ravichandran Ashwin’s double strike in one over put the brakes on the scoring rate.

Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking two for 23 in four overs while senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/24 in four overs) too got his swing back.

New Zealand reached 41 for one in the powerplay after a 15-run over from Deepak Chahar, who was guilty of bowling too short or too full. India had the run rate under control until 10 overs with New Zealand reaching 65 for one.

Three big overs followed with Chapman and Guptill putting their foot on the pedal. Ashwin was brought back into the attack in the 14th and he struck twice at a timely juncture for his team with New Zealand getting to 123 for three in 15 overs.

With Guptill in full flow, even 200 seemed on the card but the opener was caught in the deep in the 18th over.

Brief scores: New Zealand: 164/6 in 20 overs (Martin Guptill 70, Mark Chapman 63; Ravichandran Ashwin (2/23) lost to India 166/5 in 19.4 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 62, Rohit Sharma 48; Trent Boult (2/31)

Srikanth advances to second round of Indonesia Masters

BALI, NOV 17 (IANS): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the second round of the men’s singles event at the Indonesia Masters 2021 badminton tournament after beating France’s Christo Popov, here on Wednesday.

Former world No 1 Srikanth beat Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-16 in an hour and 15-minute long opening match. He will now face the winner between Asian Games and Thom-

Kidambi Srikanth

as Cup champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia or Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin.

In the mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Dhruv Kapila and N Sikki Reddy pulled off an upset as they beat second seeds and home favourites Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti 21-11, 22-20.

The impressive Indian duo played some aggressive badminton to register a convincing victory in just 30 minutes and will

now face the pair of Supak Jomkoh and Supissara Paewsampran of Thailand in the next round.

Meanwhile, the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Par upalli Kashyap crashed out of the Indonesia Masters after losing 10-21 19-21 to Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus.

E a r l i e r, t wo - t i m e Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen had reached the second round on Tuesday.

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Netherlands qualify for 2022 World Cup with 2-0 victory over Norway

Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn hammered home the first goal in the 84th minute.

THE HAGUE, NOV 17 (IANS): The Netherlands qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 2-0 win over Norway in Rotterdam.

It was D-day for both teams in De Kuip stadium on Tuesday night. The Netherlands would be certain of World Cup qualification with a win and a draw would normally also be sufficient with a superior goal difference compared to Turkey. Without injured star striker Erling Haaland, Norway needed a win and had to hope for Turkey to drop points at Montenegro.

The Netherlands could have already qualified on November 13 against Montenegro, but the “Oranje” squandered a 2-0 lead in Podgorica in the final minutes of that match. Van Gaal made changes to the line-up for the crucial match, with

Steven Bergwijn replacing Donyell Malen and Matthijs de Ligt and Jasper Cillessen coming in for injured defender Stefan de Vrij and goalkeeper Justin Bijlow.

In an empty stadium without spectators due to newly enforced COVID-19 measures, the home team had most ball possession but failed to create many openings in the tight Norwegian defence.

Arnaut Danjuma had the best chance halfway through the first half after dribbling from right to left.

His shot went wide.

A header by Memphis Depay went in the hands of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland and a shot by the Dutch striker ended the same way.

Norway hardly entered the Dutch side of the pitch in the goalless first half.

In the second half, with Turkey leading 2-1

in Montenegro, Norway needed to come and slowly moved towards the Dutch goal. The tension rose in Rotterdam, with the Dutch fearing to concede a goal, which would mean elimination. However, the first chance of the second half was for the Dutch. Depay ruined the opportunity in the 75th minute.

In the 84th minute, Bergwijn broke the deadlock and caused major relief in the Dutch soccer hearts. Danjuma passed to the right and Bergwijn smashed in the opening goal. After a counter in injury-time, Bergwijn wasn’t selfish and assisted Memphis Depay.

The win lifted the Netherlands to the top of the group with 23 points, while Turkey ended second with 21 points after a 2-1 win over Montenegro in Podgorica. The Turks now qualified for the play-offs and Norway was eliminated in third place.

The Netherlands qualified for the World Cup for the 11th time in history and for the first time since 2014.

The Dutch were three-time finalists at the 1974, 1978 and 2010 World Cups and finished third in 2014.

Following are the teams which have qualified so far for the 32-team World Cup in Qatar from November 18-December 18, 2022: Europe: Germany, Denmark, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Netherlands.

South America: Brazil Host: Qatar.

Mandhana scores maiden WBBL century in 57 balls

Smriti Mandhana (File/Getty Images) She was up against Melbourne Renegades as her team chased a stiff target of 176 runs. Coming into bat right at the top, she slammed 114 off just 64 balls, but her team lost the game by just four runs,

News 18 reported.

She hit 13 boundaries and three sixes during her stay at the crease. She took her time to build the innings and then came the final push which saw her slam 4,6,4,6,2 which

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S Y D N E Y, N O V 1 7 ( AG E N C I E S ) : I n d i a batter Smriti Mandhana has slammed her maiden Women’s Big Bash League(WBBL) century while playing for Sydney Thunders on Wednesday.

eventually took her to the highest ever individual score in WBBL for Sydney Thunder. At one stage she was 14 off 14, but gave the innings impetus with timely hitting.

However, this superb effort went in vain as Thunders lost the game by just four runs as they failed to chase down 13 off the last six. Interestingly, it was Harmanpreet Kaur who was defending that total for Melbourne and she did an excellent job.

Earlier the India T20 skipper also smashed 81 off 55 balls which helped finish Renegades to such a big total. Meanwhile Mandhana’s century is the highest score ever scored in WBBL for Sydney Thunder. This is also her maiden T20 century. She also equalled the highest individual score of the tournament 114-which was scored in 2017 by Ashleigh Gardener.

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