Startups bring down unemployment rate

NEW DELHI, APR 19

(AGENCIES): Startups in India are contributing towards bringing down the unemployment rate in the country to a great extent, Software Technology Park of India Director General Arvind Kumar said here. Kumar was in the city recently to unveil STPI incubation facility. Any NGO registered as a private limited company with a novel idea that meets the set criteria can be taken up as a startup.

Interacting exclusively with IANS, he said, “Currently, around 10,000 startups are being supported by us, and these entities have been instrumental in creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs. In the long run, they are going to create a very large volume of jobs, he added. In Rajasthan, there are around 80-85 startups being supported by his technology park, he said.

To a question on fear of slowdown and startup failure, he said, “Startup failure is gradually reducing in India. Startup itself means a new idea which needs to find acceptance in the market and hence there are chances of failure and hence comes its name as start-up which means you don’t have hundred per cent chances of success. However, these days, we are working on an idea to bring in the problem statement from industry, so that there are less chances of failure and more chances of acceptability and adaptability, he added.

“We have started doing industry collaborations so startup failure has reduced. Now, there are Industry and academy partners as well and we are also providing administrative support to them,” said Kumar.

He further said that failure is a part of the startup ecosystem not just in India but also in the developed part of the world. “Our

Nagas in Assam incensed...

(From p-1) Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Tuesday urged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for action against the Bihu exponent Ranjit Gogoi. In a letter to the chief minister, Saikia said: “I am expressing my concern regarding the recent Bihu song performed by Ranjit Gogoi during the Guinness World Record attempt on April 13, which has hurt the sentiments of the Naga people.

Nagaland Medical College head towards June opening

Ranjit Gogoi at the event,” the Tangsa students’ body said. The All Assam Sema Naga Council has objected to the lyrics of the Bihu song used for the Guinness World Record attempt on April 14, stating that the lyrics used in the song are insulting the Naga community residing in Assam.

country has just embarked on the journey of startups, so naturally failures will be little more compared to those countries which started it some three decades back,” he said.

In developed countries, the success rate may be more because India has the first generation of start-ups compared to the US and other such countries which have third generation of startups. “We are at an evolving stage of startups”, he added.

On the challenges, he said, “Earlier, getting funds was one of the challenges. However, now since NRIs want to come back to India and become angel investors, funds are not as much of an issue as it was 20 years back.”

State govt, UNICEF agree to collaborate

(From p-1) state during the COVID-19 pandemic and for the sustained low infant mortality rate.

She stressed on the need for improving antenatal care coverage, institutional delivery, and full Immunisation coverage for every child to survive and thrive.

Dr. Madhulika also stressed on the need to streamline the existing blood bank services in the State.

Welcoming the team, commissioner & secretary, H&FW, Y Kikheto Sema appreciated UNICEF for their constant support in the area of RMNCH+ A in the state, support to aspirational district along with technical support and timely supply of essential medical logistics especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Admitti ng that awareness needed to be created in the minds of people to donate blood for the needy people, Kikheto Sema conveyed his appreciation to all the blood donors particularly Armed Forces towards voluntary blood donation in Nagaland.

He also stressed on the need of revamping the communitisation of health facilities, awareness generation through involvement of churches and faith leaders for which UNICEF would also be extending support.

After the All Assam Naga Welfare Society (AANWS), the All Assam Tangsa Students’ Union slammed the use of the “racist song” that called the Nagas okora, meaning stupid or dumb. They also deplored the use of the word Nagini in the song, which apparently means ‘Naga woman’ but is construed as being likened to a snake.

“We have noticed that Naga communities have been insulted in the lyrics of the song using the words like okora Noga, Nagini, etc.,” AANWS president Shompha Wangsu and general secretary Manto Konyak said in a statement.

“The sentiments of Naga people living in Assam since time immemorial are hurt by a Bihu song performed by Bihu exponent

Sema called for continued collaboration between UNICEF and development partners especially in the area of maternal, newborn and child health to ensure that no one is left behind.

He said that UNICEF and state partnership would further be strengthened through the meeting. UNICEF team also visited health facilities and interacted with health care workers.

Dr. Madhulika was accompanied by Health Specialist, North East State (Except Assam), Ashish Dadwal. Principal director, DoHFW, Dr. Vibeituonuo M Sachu was also attended the meeting.

The Council has condemned the song for using words like “Okora Naga”, and “Nagini”, which has hurt the sentiments of the Naga people residing in the state since time immemorial. About 2.5 lakh people belonging to 10 Naga communities are spread across 11 districts of Assam.

Bihu exponent Ranjit Gogoi, who was the chief choreographer of the grand Bihu dance has issued a clarification but not an apology, after a section of Naga people raised objections to some parts of the lyrics of a song during the performance.

Addressing media Gogoi said he was making it clear that song which was decided to be part of the Bihu for the “Guinnies World Record has no relation with Nagaland.”

Further, the choreographer claimed that while singing the song there was no ill intention and delivered a song sung by the forefathers in Assam.

Joint Task Force to begin ILP check

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Notification: In the notification, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Sachin Jaiswal, directed that every non-indigenous person entering Dimapur district should possess ILP and a person passing through Dimapur to other states as transit passenger must have valid ticket and Inner Line Permit (ILP).

Further, DC notified that every non-indigenous person settled in Dimapur or who entered the area of Dimapur district after November 21, 1979 and who have not yet obtained Inner Line Permit (ILP) must compulsorily procure Inner Line Permit from the office of DC Dimapur within 30 days, failing which penal action would be be initiated as per the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation 1873 (BEFR Act).

DC informed that a joint task force of district administration and police would be responsible to conduct regular ILP checking and maintain vigil for the strict implementation of ILP.

(From p-1) The minister appreciated the efforts and initiatives taken by the commissioner & secretary, principal director, NIMSR director and her team, NHAK MD and his team, Er Naro and her team and all the contractors. Konyak further requested the contractors to finish all the works by May 31 and the remainders by June 30 as per the agreements to facilitate admissions for the new academic session.

Also, addressing the press, commissioner & secretary, Kikheto Sema, said after the state government had submitted an agreement, affidavit and compliance report on February 7, the government held interviews to recruit faculty members on February 14-15. He said 19 were selected out of 48 applicants and out of those selected, 17 selected applicants had forwarded their letters of consent, Sema informed.

On March 29 and 30, he said medical department held another test where 44 applicants took the test while 13 were selected. Sema informed that around 87% of the applicants were from Nagaland. The test conducted on April 14-15 also witnessed about 84% applicants from Nagaland where 39 have been selected out of the 64 applicants and results for the same would be announced within a day or two. Sema also said that a committee has been set up to look into the recruitment for the grade-III posts. Director and Dean, NIMSR, Prof Dr Soumya Chakraborty, said that setting up of the medical institute was an achievement for the State and the country, adding it was an asset to the country and not just for Nagaland.

She informed that necessary arrangements were being put into place to ensure smooth and timely functioning of the institute.

Dr. Chakraborty disclosed that as per NMC guidelines, out of 100 MBBS seats, 15 were all India seats while the rest 85 was set aside for Nagaland. However, if all India seats remained unfilled, they would be added the Nagaland’s share. Asked about the recruitment of faculty members, NIMSR director assured that it was conducted by experts from across the country and in a very free and fair manner. She said that after receiving LOI, the NIMSR would come up with its prospectus and hand it over to NMC to let them distribute it across the country. Meanwhile, Sema and Chakraborty have urged the State government to consider allotment of the Urban housing complex at Keyake to be used as staff quarters for the meantime. As for the Medical college at Mon, Konyak informed that civil and construction works would start soon.

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2 TTP militants killed in Pakistan’s Punjab province

LAHORE, APR 19 (PTI):

Pakistani security forces gunned down two members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an intelligencebased operation in the country’s Punjab province, police said on Wednesday.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said it received information about the presence of five TTP terrorists in the Rajanpur district of Punjab, some 475 km from Lahore, with plans to target security personnel. “A CTD team, along with Elite Force commandos, surrounded the hideout of the terrorists and asked them to surrender. Instead, the terrorists opened fire on the raiding team which returned the fire and in the shootout, two terrorists were killed while the other three managed to flee, taking advantage of darkness,” the CTD said in a statement. Weapons and hand grenades were recovered from the crime scene. The two terrorists killed were residents of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Indonesia’s Mt.

Semeru erupts, spews hot ash

JAKARTA, APR 19

(IANS): Mount Semeru in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted 16 times on Wednesday, spewing hot ash as far as 2 km from the crater to the southeast, authorities said. “The first eruption started at 7.10 a.m. and the second at 8.40 a.m., with a duration of 82 to 110 seconds,” said Semeru Volcano Monitoring Post Officer Sigit Rian Alfian. The mountain, as high as 3,676 metres above sea level, is in the third danger level, reports Xinhua news agency. The authorities have asked people to remain vigilant, and in particular avoid its southeastern sector of 13 km and a 5 km radius around the summit to avoid eruption.

Biden, Harris release 2022 tax returns

WASHINGTON, APR 19 (IANS): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have released their 2022 federal income tax returns. Biden and his wife filed their income tax return jointly and reported federal adjusted gross income of $579,514, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the White House. The first couple paid $169,820 in combined federal, Delaware, and Virginia income taxes. And their 2022 effective federal income tax rate is 23.8 per cent. Harris and her husband reported federal adjusted gross income of $456,918 and paid $93,570 in federal income tax.

US: 4 dead, 3 wounded

in Maine shootings

WASHINGTON, APR 19 (IANS): Four people died and three others were wounded in two shootings in the northeasternmost US’ Maine state. Police were called to a home in Bowdoin on Tuesday morning, where they said four people were found dead. Shortly after that, gunfire reportedly erupted on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, injuring three people who were inside their vehicles, Xinhua news agency reported. One person has been taken into custody but the person’s identity has not been released. Maine State Police confirmed that the two shootings were related, but have not provided a motive. Maine Governor Janet Mills tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that she is “shocked and deeply saddened.”