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Bengal Gov returns recommendation of CM to convene assembly session

KOLKATA, FEB 19 (PTI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Saturday sent back chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s recommendation to convene an assembly session from March 7, stating that the proposal did not meet constitutional norms.

Dhankhar took to Twitter to inform that he returned the file as the recommendation was not made by the state cabinet as was the norm.“The government sent me a file on Feb. 17 seeking to summon the assembly on March 7. However, that had the endorsement of only the CM. The role of the cabinet decision in this situation is necessary,” he said.

“The only option that I had was to send the file back to the government so that they can send it back with constitutional compliance. As and when the file comes the matter will be considered in accordance with the constitution,” he

Govt issues SOP for HSLC, HSSLC exam DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): State home department has issued safety guidelines (SOP) to be followed by all for safe and smooth conduct of HSLC and HSSLC exams, 2022.

According to the SOP, all the invigilators, examiners, teaching/non-teaching staff at the exam centres should be asymptomatic and fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (taken both doses), and if not vaccinated, the person concerned should have been tested negative for COVID-19 through either RT-PCR or TrueNat or CBNAAT once every 15 days.

All the examinees/candidates have been advised to get vaccinated against Covid-19 (at least the first dose if above 15 years, and both the doses if above 18 years of age). The number of examinees/candidates in a room/hall at any centre shall be up to 50% capacity.

Symptomatic examinee/candidates, physically fit may appear their exam at centre carrying a Covid-19 negative test report (RAT/ RT-PCR/TrueNat or CBNAAT) with the swab taken for testing not earlier than 48 hours. Further, centre superintendent will make arrangements for symptomatic candidates to appear the exams by following all SOPs. (To read full details log on to www.nagalandpost.com)

ment, TMC national spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Roy noted that Dhankhar had previously “sat over files” duly approved by people’s representatives, and returning the recommendation for assembly session was the latest move to “stall administrational work”.

“He has also put on hold the bill seeking creation of Bally municipality. The recommendation for summoning the House has been made to him by the chief minister with due endorsement by the parliamentary affairs minister. How come

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he inferred that it did not have the sanction of the cabinet?” Roy added.

Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with the Mamata’s government since assuming the chair of governor, in a tweet on February 12, said that he had prorogued the Assembly.

“In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of Art. 174 of the Constitution, I, Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor of the State of West Bengal, hereby prorogue the West Bengal Legislative Assembly with effect from 12 February, 2022,” he had tweeted.

Parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee had then clarified that Dhankhar took the decision on the advice of the council of ministers. In a jibe, Chatterjee also alleged that the governor had the “habit of bringing every action of Raj Bhavan and every communication in public domain.”

(L&R) Mamata Banerjee and Jagdeep Dhankhar

added.“Hon’ble CM Mamata Banerjee recommendation to summon assembly on March 7 had to be returned for constitutional compliance as Guv summons assembly on the recommendation made by the Cabinet after due compliance of Rules of Business under article 166(3) of constitution,” Dhankhar tweeted.

The governor attached a letter that he wrote to the government as he sent back the file. “Only option was to remit file and for constitutional compliance,” he added. Expressing disappoint-

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NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (AGENCIES): After results of the state assembly polls are declared and the electoral heat subsides, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is likely to call another meeting of all opposition parties in yet another effort to unite the parties ahead of the 2024 national elections.

Some preliminary discussions have already taken place and all opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress, might be invited, leaders involved in the plan said.

“We held two meetings earlier. On both occasions, all opposition parties were invited. This time, too, they will be invited,” said Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, a key person behind the initiative.

The plan is to hold the meeting after the state polls, Yechury said. “Most of the parties are busy in the election now. Any meeting can only be held after the results are out.”

NPF is for every Naga: Dr Shürhozelie Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 19 (NPN): Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu reiterated that NPF is a political party for every Naga as it was formed with the objective of bringing an early solution to the Naga issue.

He was speaking at the combined campaign meeting for three NPF candidates-- Leishiyo Keishing (43 Phungyar A/C), Ram Muivah (44 Ukhrul A/C ) and and K Vashum (45 Chingai A/C), contesting the upcoming Manipur Assembly polls, at Ukhrul district headquarters on Saturday.

Pressing on the virtue of NPF, Dr. Shürhozelie questioned how any Naga should join some other political parties, that have no obligation or commitment to resolve any of the pressing issues when there is a political party committed to work for the Nagas?.

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Shürhozelie, joining other political parties was a “misadventure”. The NPF

INDORE, FEB 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is making efforts to free thousands of acres of land in the country’s urban areas from piles of garbage, which was being dumped there for decades, and convert these places into green zones in the next couple of years.

He said the garbage disposal capacity of the urban areas in the country has increased by four times since 2014.

Modi was speaking after virtually inaugurating the Rs 150 crore 550-tonne capacity ‘gobar-dhan’ BioCNG plant, which is based on the concept of waste-towealth innovation, in Indore

Bharat Mission, the government is making efforts to free such lands of the piles of garbage, he said.

“The aim is that our cities should get rid of these piles of garbage in the coming two-three years and such places can be converted into green zones. The state governments are being provided all possible help to achieve this aim,” he said.

Modi said the material recovery facilities are being developed in more than 1,600 civic bodies to get rid of single-use plastic.

“Our efforts are on to develop such arrangements in every city of the country to give a boost to circular economy,” he added.

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city of Madhya Pradesh.

“Lakhs of tonnes of garbage stood on thousands of acres of land for decades in cities across the country, which is a major reason for the spread of diseases as it caused air and water pollution,” Modi said.

Therefore, in the second phase of the Swachh

ness boosts tourism as every city of the country has historical and religious places.

“If cities are clean, people from other places will prefer to visit. Cleanliness boosts tourism and it kickstarts a new economy,” he said.

In the coming two years, work is being done on setting up such gobardhan Bio CNG Plants in 75 big municipal bodies of the country, he said.

“This campaign will hugely help in making India’s cities clean and pollution-free and take them in the direction of clean energy,” he said. “All these efforts will help India achieve the climate commitments,” he said.

However, when the Manipur assembly passed some bills, that went against NPF’s ideals, Dr. Shürhozelie said the four MLAs resigned following party’s directives. In the subsequent 11th Manipur Assembly election, he said three of those four MLAs lost to Congress candidates.

“This was a big blunder as the people had voted the very party (Congress) which was working against the interest of the Naga people to bring it right back to power and completely forgot the sacrifices made by the four NPF MLAs in the preceding term.

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DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): In the run-up to the forthcoming Manipur state assembly election, Nagaland State BJP president and minister Temjen Imna Along asserted that BJP is the world’s largest political party with the best interest for even the smallest and poorest section of the society.

Along said this while addressing the election rally for 50 Kangpokpi assembly constituency BJP candidate, Nemcha Kigpen, state BJP media cell stated in a press note. He said: “BJP is not just a political party but a national party with its focus on socio-economic developmental programs as its top priority, and is inclusive in nature.”

Temjen Imna Along

While urging all wellwishers, party karyakartas and public to support Nemcha, Along described her as a loyal BJP worker who deserved to be given a chance to represent her people in the assembly.

“You don’t have a leader; you have a party worker amongst you” stated Along, recollecting the selfless services she had rendered to-

wards the needy with much passion and conviction during the pandemic.

Calling for mutual respect in religious matters, he asserted, “our leaders in India are Hindus. So, they have a right to believe in their faith. Likewise, our leaders of Manipur, the hilly areas and Nagaland which is a Christian State; and each of us have a right to practice our own faith. Let us respect each other and be inclusive.”

He also highlighted about the numerous central schemes under the BJP government that has helped the citizens regardless of party affiliations, adding that BJP is an inclusive party that listens to the voice of the poor and its party karyakartas.

NTUCT flays Feb 9 incident, demands justice Dimapur Police lauded for nabbing syndicate kingpin DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town (NTUCT) on Saturday vehemently condemned the February 9 incident where one of its prominent citizens-- Vilakhoto Angami of Chümoukedima town Ward-1 was mysteriously gunned down by some unknown miscreants while hunting.

In a joint statement, Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town president Lhousito Khro and general secretary Longshi Kikon said that 10 days had

passed since the incident took place, but no one has been arrested.

NTUCT, therefore, urged the security agencies to expedite the investigation and to nab the culprit(s) at the earliest and award befitting punishment as per the law While asking those involved in the incident to immediately surrender, NTUCT assured every possible support to the authorities to arrest the culprit(s).

Pointing out that despite total ban and restriction imposed on hunting

and fishing under its jurisdiction for decades, the union said that some unscrupulous elements violated the ban order and had committed such unwanted incident by killing an innocent person.

Stating that the incident was highly condemnable, the union said there was no place for such criminal to stay in this civilized world.

NTUCT further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): GB Union Dimapur (S) and Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation have lauded Dimapur Police under Commissioner of Police Rothihu Tetseo for arresting one Joshi, the alleged kingpin of transport syndicate in Dimapur.

In a joint statement, GBUD (S) president MY Ngullie and general secretary T. Onen Jamir and DUCCF president Tsenthongo Nyamo and general secretary Zasivikho Zakiesato pointed out that there were many more people involved in such “manipula-

DIMAPUR, FEB 19 WEEKLY DATA OF CONFIRMED CASES & DEATHS (NPN): Nagaland has recorded a significant decline CONFIRMED CASES in weekly Covid-19 posiDEATHS tive cases for the past three weeks, with the weekly sample positivity rate (WSPR) dropping to 4.5% from 6.5% the previous week.

However, according to the weekly bulletin released by the state health & welfare department (H&FW) on Saturday, WSPR in Wokha witnessed a surge in positivity rate at 12.5% as comDuring the week (Feb- corded 223 positive cases We e k l y C o v i d - 1 9 pared to the previous week ruary 12-18), the state re- and three Covid-19 deaths. hospital admissions have which was 10.8%.

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president recalled the day that NPF was launched in Manipur State on May 28, 2011. Dr. Shürhozelie said he was filled with emotion and was moved to tears as he unfurled the party flag.

While acknowledging that Nagas were yet to see geographical integration, yet he pointed out that the people across state borders were politically integrated through NPF. According to the NPF president, within eight months of the launch of NPC in Manipur, four of its candidates contested in the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election and came out victorious.

Dumping sites to be become green zones: PM BJP is an inclusive party: Along in Manipur

tive coercive syndicate menace” operating to control the entire business system.

They said that in order to do away with such unscrupulous gangsters indulging in syndicates system, the district administration and police must thoroughly investigate and stringent exemplary punishment be given to the culprits under the law.

Lauding the courage of the two Naga women entrepreneurs for filing FIR against the culprit, the unions also encouraged others to do the same without fear.

This way, they said those vested elements, conniving

This is it! Nagaland’s Covid-19 cases dip, weekly positivity rate at 4.5%

“The pandemic has led us all to practise what is called house fellowship.”

Dr. Shürhozelie with party colleagues and candidates at the combined poll campaign in Ukhrul on Saturday. (NP)

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shown a decline for the past three weeks, H&FW said, adding that 11 new admissions were recorded from Covid-19 hospitals during the week.

State logs 15 fresh cases: Nagaland on Saturday recorded 15 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Of the fresh cases, seven were from Dimapur, four in Mokokchung and one each in Kohima, Peren and Phek, taking the total caseload to 35355.

for monopoly, should be wiped out for healthy open market business activities so that there can be a free fair choice market for progressive economy in the state.

GBUD and DUCCF further warned Nagas to not patronize such dubious people as it was “disabling and draining our economy and destroying the future Naga posterity.” They said that the Naga society has already been burdened and pushed to its limit due to multiple taxation, menace of syndicate system and business monopoly leading to skyrocketing price rise.

To have a vibrant society, they said the present situation of disparity needed to be addressed by every section of people collectively, be it the government, national workers, CSOs and unions, “lest a day will dawn when common people having no option begin to retort for survival and just society.”

They said the two organizations, representing residents of over 90 colonies within Dimapur Sadar, assure full cooperation to the police and district administration to tackle anti-social elements “evolving like a cancerous cell in the society.”

India logs 22,270 fresh Covid-19 cases, 325 deaths NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,28,02,505 on Saturday with 22,270 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the number of active cases came down to 2,53,739, according to Union health ministry data.

The death toll reached 5,11,230 with 325 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Daily COVID-19 cases in the country have remained below one lakh for

13 consecutive days now.

The 2,53,739 active cases comprise 0.59 per cent of the total infections.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.21 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 38,353 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.80 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.50 per cent, the ministry said.

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Training for forest personnel Wokha DPDB holds meeting at Changpang underway at Intanki National Park

Horti deptt to construct packhouse, 3 dripped irrigation units at Changpang area DIMAPUR: In order to understand the needs of the public of the area, Wokha District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) held its meeting at Changpang on February 18.

According to a DIPR report, advisor, Information Technology & Communication, Science & Technology, New & Renewable Energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon who is also the chairman of Wokha DPDB said that the pandemic had “opened the eyes of the government”.

He informed that the state government was focused to upgrade health infrastructure and ensure that as per the population and area, medical officers and health workers would be posted in different locations.

Within Bhandari constituency itself, the government has upgraded two sub-centres and the three centres also deserve consideration, Mmhonlumo stated.

The house discussed upgradation of Sungro Primary Health Centre (PHC) to Community Health

Mmhonlumo Kikon addressing the board during the meeting at Changpang, Wokha.

(DIPR)

(CHC), Changpang SubCentre to Primary Health Centre (PHC), Amphuto Sub-Centre to Primary Health Centre (PHC) as submitted by chief medical officer (CMO) Wokha, Dr. Tumchobeni and senior medical officer (SMO) Bhandari Dr. Caroline.

The board discussed the technical report submitted by medical department and based on fulfillment on the geographical isolation and other aspects as per the technical report, the

board proposed and recommended to the government for consideration.

Regarding the construction of the road from Champang to foothill, the chairman stated that the proposal had already been submitted for inclusion in the second phase under PMGSY scheme.

For shifting of EAC Hq to permanent campus and posting of separate EAC, Mmhonlumo said that the state government was conducting major ex-

ercise to post EAC to all EAC Hq and Changpang being in proximity with Assam state, the government was planning to post SDO (C)-cum-border magistrate in the area.

While speaking on the aspirational blocks, advisor, Horticulture and Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan said Changpang block was declared “aspirational block” in 2021 by the state government considering the socio-economic backwardness of the area.

In this regard, he urged upon all the departments in the district to give special focus to formulate a plan to implement various development activities in the area.

The advisor also assured that the department of horticulture would construct one packhouse and three dripped irrigation units in Changpang area.

The department of horticulture, land resources, fishery and aquatic, agriculture, sericulture, V&AH, water resources (irrigation) highlighted their activities.

Mmhonlumo assured he would do his best to address the memorandum submitted by the area during the meeting.

It may be mentioned that Changpang is approximately 80 Kms away from the district headquarters in the southern part of Wokha district. It is synonymous with oil and natural gas and related activities in the state.

Earlier, SDO (C), Chonpenthung Ezung chaired the meeting while ADC Bhandari, Ranjit Sing delivered the welcome

PSU condemns ‘custodial death’ at Meluri PS

Mass social work in Tseminyu district on Feb 22 DIMAPUR: In view of the forthcoming Tseminyu district inauguration which would be held on February 24, deputy commissioner (DC) Tseminyu, Dr. Zasekuolie has informed that a mass social work would be conducted on February 22 at Tseminyu town, 6 a.m., to 9 a.m., by government employees and town residents.

DC has informed that areas of work would include Rengma Sports Association Ground (RSA), old town (area/ward nine) and DC’s office premises and all the office premises.

The social work would include cleaning and removing of waste materials, plastic wastes, debris and any construction materials lying on the road.

In this regard, DC has informed all to bring their working equipment and tools and reminded all concerned town residents/ owners to take note of the notice dated February 11, 2022 issued by the office for clearance of construction materials kept on the road.

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and order problems in town and “provoke the peaceful environment on the pretext of maintaining law and order and taking advantage of the draconian law”.

At a time when Nagas were expecting early solution, PSU said that “the condition of the Pochuries seemed to remain grim and

a sense of insecurities prevails in our area.”

PSU has appealed to the government of India and all Naga political groups to acknowledge and respect the agreement signed for peaceful coexistence.

The union also reminded the security forces

of our beloved Mom (20/02/21 – 20/02/22) Dearest mom (Aya),

Lt. Tekatemla Jamitsür

(W/o Lt. Imtichujang Alang) Mangmetong

Loving children, in laws, grand children & relatives.

modate and live in our land with threats and our oppressors who try to distraught the peaceful environment”, it further stated.

Meanwhile, the union has conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

DIeD 20Th Feb 2017

Its been 5 years since you left us on this very day for your heavenly abode. But we miss you every moment and you shall be remembered. dp-827/22

In Remembrance of

Dr. ASENUO LINYU

Loving Husband, Children & Loved ones

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Daddy, Mummy, Brothers & Sisters

"Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the Crown of Life."

-Revelations 2:10

Late Mrs. Neilavou Mepfhuo

Born : 02/08/1939 – Died : 10/02/2022

Temjenjungla Longkumer 22nd March 1925 – 14th February 2022

We, the bereaved family members of Late Temjenjungla Longkumer (Molungyimsen) wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the individuals, relatives, friends, well wishers, churches, neighbours, village councils and various organisations, who stood by us spiritually, physically and materially at the demise of our beloved Mother and Grand-mother who left for the heavenly abode on 14-02-2022. For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes and messages of condolences, we are truly grateful.

Though we are unable to mention and thank individually, it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless each and every one of you abundantly. dp-826/22

tation, tackling of cybercrime, etc.

Training on camera trapping would be conducted on various facets of the use of camera trapping methods and field exercises.

During the inaugural programme, WCS India also donated 10 camera traps, four GPS devices, 10 solar chargers, one desktop and an HP printer to Intanki National Park Protection Force to aid in the protection and conservation activities of the department.

It may be mentioned that the training programme would conclude on February 20 and is being organised to augment the professional needs of the officers and staff.

No Longer by our side but forever in our hearts.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “AN ANGEL” An angel lived among us, A gift from God above.

She showered us with kindness And shared with us her love.

She cherished every moment With the man who was her life; Walking hand in hand together, Facing life with all its strife.

She loved all her children dearly, Each one a different way, Nestled close within her heart.

Though, now, she’s far away, She is gone to live with Jesus.

But she is here with us, today, Smiling down on everyone of us, And telling us she’s O.K

a much-needed time and would boost the professional competency of the staff.

Aochuba encouraged the participants to be involved in the training to get maximum benefit.

Team leader of WCS India, Gargi Sharma thanked the Forest department and the director of Intanki National Park for collaborating with WCS in organising the training programme.

She informed that the three-day training programme on wildlife crime detection, investigation and law enforcement would include offences under wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, search & seizure procedure, legal documen-

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Its been one year now without you here with us.

Our tears hasn’t dried yet, our hearts still in pain longing for your presence. The pain of not having you with us today is immeasurable, Aya but we still celebrate you and your good deeds every single day and that’s something that death can’t even take it away from us. We love and deeply miss you immensely Aya.

that Pochury people were peace-loving citizens and if they could not respect the sentiments and cooperate with the people, the community would “have to sever ties indefinitely” to avoid misunderstanding and confrontations in the near future.

“We cannot accom-

DIMAPUR: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), India in collaboration with Forest Department Nagaland organised a hands on three-day training programme on wildlife crime detection, investigation and law enforcement & camera trapping, which got underway at Intanki National Park (INP), protection camp on February 18.

In a press release, range officer, Intanki range, Aaron Yimchunger informed that during the inaugural programme, director Intanki National Park, T Aochuba welcomed the WCS team and acknowledged them for sponsoring the training programme.

He stated that the training was organised at

5Th DeaTh aNNiveRsaRy of Late Okito awomi

1st Death anniversary

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DIMAPUR: Pochury Students’ Union (PSU) has expressed shock at what it described as “unfortunate incident” at Meluri police station where one Türhüli Thupitor, a cadre of GPRN/NSCN, was allegedly found hanging in the cell on February 16.

In a condemnation note, PSU president Müphatho Nyuthe and speaker Jakob Thuu stated that the “negligence of the police personnel on duty” at the time of the incident was “totally unprecedented”.

The union has acknowledged the administration for prompt action in setting up a judicial enquiry commission to probe into the incident.

It has appealed to the commission to expedite investigation without any fear or favour and deliver justice to the bereaved families.

Despite numerous appeals made by Pochury CSOs to security forces “to refrain from frequent raids” in town, PSU stated that they “still remained adamant.”

Further, the union termed as “totally unacceptable” the “intention of the security forces to create law

Officials of WCS India along with INP director, T. Aochuba and forest guards on Friday.

Loving Children, In-laws, Grandchildren and Great grandchildren

The family of Late Mrs. Neilavou Mepfhuo wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness that were showered upon us following our sad loss.

A very heartfelt thank you to all relatives, friends, neighbors, churches and well-wishers who provided emotional and spiritual support during this difficult phase. For those who called, sent floral tributes, cards and messages of condolences, travelled distances, and also made charitable donations, we are immensely grateful to you all.

Please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. It is our humble prayer that our Heavenly Father bestow His divine blessings and unceasing love upon everyone. dp-825/22

-With Gratitude and Prayers, Family Members K Y M C

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WEATHER FORECAST FEBRUARY 20

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Guwahati Hazy sunshine

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Shillong Hazy sunshine

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Dimapur Mostly sunny

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Tuensang A p.m. shower in places

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Zunheboto Mostly sunny and cooler

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RKS Tuli organises training on mushroom cultivation

STATE SEES 30.32% INCREASE IN POULTRY POPULATION

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DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Advisor, AH & veterinary services and women resources development, R Khing on Saturday said that veterinary officers had a major role in doubling farmers’ income by intervening in various ways.

This, he said involved getting their households improved through “technology injection and innovation” in their livestock rearing by providing technical, financial and moral support and carrying out research through livestock farming.

The advisor was speaking at the officers’ conclave, department of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AH&VS) on the theme “Challenges in the livestock health sector for the North East region with special reference to Nagaland”, organised by Nagaland Veterinarians Association (NVA) at Niathu resort, here Saturday.

R Khing said that veterinary officers also had major role to play in environmental protection, research, food safety, and public health.

The advisor also dwelt on various diseases which caused loss of animals.

In this regard, he informed that the department had been trying its

R Khing speaking at the conclave on Saturday. (NP)

best to eradicate the diseases through programmes and awareness activities.

Theme speaker CoVS&AH (CAU) Jalukie, dean, Dr Arun Kumar Sangwan gave a PowerPoint presentation on animal health and production challenges and policy challenges: veterinary council of India minimum standards of veterinary practices regulations.

In his presentation, he highlighted the decrease trend in pig, cattle and Mithun population in Nagaland from the year 2012-2019.

The population of pig decreased from 5,03,688 to 4, 04695, which was -19.655% decrease.

Population of cattle decreased from 2, 34,974 to 78,296, ranging, which was -66.68% while population of Mithun decrease from 34,871 to 23, 123, which

Participants from Pungro, Kiphire on the inaugural day of the Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland has registered as one of the states in the country to join in the global birding event “Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)” and the “Campus Bird Count”.

In a press release, Forest department, IUCN SSC Hornbill Specialist Group, member, Lansothung Lotha informed that the bird count was an annual four-day event.

This year, the event would be observed from February 18-

During the last five years, Lama lamented the department experienced shift in the dynamic of production. Lama pointed out meat, milk and eggs productions in the state have decreased at approximately 20 percent, which he said was a matter of concern for the department and policymakers.

A minute of obituary references was also observed during the conclave.

Meanwhile, a short speech was delivered by AH&VS department, secretary to the government of Nagaland, Khrupu Sothu, who spoke from the layman perspective.

The programme was chaired by AH& VS, director Dr. Budhi Lama, invocation was said by deputy director Dr Wopanthung Ezung, welcome address was delivered by additional director Dr Tongpangkokba, felicitation was conducted by NVA president Dr KN Zubemo Humtsoe and special performance by Thunglamo Ngullie.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by additional director Dr Nsanthung Ezung. The programme was followed by a business session.

Participants at RKS, Tuli during the training programme on mushroom cultivation.

DIMAPUR: Rajeshwari Karuna School (RKS) Tuli, organised a training programme on production of quality mushroom cultivation at the school premises on Saturday. The training was conducted for the Aitlenden Baptist Church Youth department.

During the programme, the youth of the church were given hands-on training on

various aspects of producing quality mushrooms. Special lectures and practical sessions were also conducted in order to enhance their skills.

Interactive sessions were also held between trainees and experts where the trainees clarified their doubts on future of mushroom farming and its profit to mushroom farmers.

Earlier, the training

programme was coordinated by organic kitchen garden trainer, Markumzuk and principal, Rajeshwari karuna School Tuli, Amenla Jamir.

The participants expressed gratitude and hoped that more training programmes would be organised on other organic farming techniques for selfreliance and sustainability.

SLB mourns former chairman’s demise DIMAPUR: Sangtam Literature Board (SLB) has expressed deep sadness over the demise of retd. director, health and family welfare (H&FW) and former chairman of the Sangtam Literature Board Nagaland, Dr. N T Meren Sangtam who passed away on February 16.

In a condolence message, SLB member secretary L Tronglikyu Sangtam said that late Dr. N T Meren Sangtam who

was also the first MBBS gradate of the community was not only a dedicated officer but also contributed in many fields.

While stating that his contribution towards the documentation and upliftment of the Sangtam culture and tradition was immense, SLB also said that the void created in his demise would be hard to fill.

Further, SLB conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

NEWS IN BRIEF SH holds meeting; adopts 5-point resolution

Nagaland participates in global ‘birding event’

State records 88 species on second day

was -33.69%.

On the other hand, he highlighted that there was increase trend in poultry population from 21,178, 470 to 28,38,944, which was 30.32%.

Dwindling budget impacting activities: Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) director Dr Budhi Lama has said that all development departments including AH&VS department had been impacted by dwindling budget of the state plan.

Delivering keynote address at the officers’ conclave, AH&VS department at Niathu resort here Saturday organized by Nagaland Veterinarians Association (NVA), Lama said that the plan budget of AH&VS department has come down to Rs. 3.5 crore from Rs. 35 crore in the last two decades.

Maintaining that this financial constraint has downscaled the development activities, the director said it was time for the department to, therefore, join hands with private farmers/entrepreneurs and enhance production through public private partnership (PPP) mode.

21 and is organised in the state by the Wokha Forest Division, Eco Warriors Nagaland and Natural Nagas in association with Bird Count India, Early Bird, powered by eBird India.

Lansothung informed that the 2022 event would be held in Kohima, Kiphire, Wokha and Dimapur districts. Various sites from the districts participated on the inaugural day.

Meanwhile on the second day, the state recorded 88 species and would likely increase as the count continues from various locations in the districts.

Mock drill in Mkg town on Feb 21: District Disaster Management Authority, Mokokchung would be conducting a mock drill on February 21, 10 a.m., at Mayangnokcha Higher Secondary School. Public of Mokokchung town have been informed not to panic during the conduct of the mock drill and extend cooperation for smooth conduct of the exercise.

YUM informs: Yumkhiung Union Mokokchung has informed members of Yimkhiung community living in and around Mokokchung town, families, domestic helpers, daily wage earners and government employees to get registered with the union. YUM informed that failure to register their names, the union would not be held responsible. For more details one may contact 8974799779/9436259246.

DRSU postpones 20th general session: Dimapur Rengmas Students’ Union has informed that its 20th general session-cum-induction programme which was scheduled to be held on February 26, 2022 has been postponed until further notice, due to “some unavoidable circumstances.”

ADC Pughoboto informs: ADC & DEO Pughoboto, Tiameren Chang has informed that ECI’s national voters awareness contest “my vote is my future-power of one vote” would be open for all age groups till March 15. The contest would be conducted under five categories: quiz contest, video making contest, poster design contest, song contest, and slogan contest. Therefore, village council chairmen, Adhoc town council chairman, booth level officers and school heads under Pughoboto sub division have been requested to encourage employees, students and public within their jurisdiction to participate in the contests.

DIMAPUR: Sumi Hoho (SH) on February 18 held a meeting and adopted a five-point resolution.

During the meeting, chaired by SH vice president, Hokishe Kiba, the Hoho resolved to reaffirm unification of SBAK Aizuto and SBAK Nito Mount.

SH resolved that all Sumis’ theme for the year 2022 would be “Unity” and enrolment of Sumi population would be conducted.

Resolving to revive handicrafts, the Hoho has, therefore, decided to organise competitions where winners would be awarded with “citations and other opportunities.”

Further, SH resolved to pursue good roads, better health facilities an ITI office, B.Ed, Science and Commerce stream and NPSC centre in Zunheboto district.

Earlier, SH organised a felicitation programme for deputy commissioner (DC) Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo on being conferred IAS and newly elected SKK president, Katho Awomi at Sumi Hoho Ki. Speaking at the fe-

SH representatives along with DC Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo and others at the programme.

licitation programme, SH president Nikheto Jimomi congratulated Peter Lichamo and SKK president while Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) president Kashito Yepthomi lauded the DC for being the longest serving DC of Zunheboto district.

He hoped that the DC would remember the district even in the days to come.

The SKH president called upon the newly elected president of SKK and advised that a leader should always have second thoughts in the decisions they take.

He encouraged the newly elected SKK president and outgoing president to coordinate with one another and added that the newly elected president also served as president of ANCSU, whose capacities would be an instrument to their society for change.

Meanwhile, DC Peter Lichamo said that he had been in Zunheboto district for 70/80 percent of his service and shared that he had a bond with the district and its community.

He lauded the Sumi frontal organisations for being strong and that said

that “it was a common fact” that Sumi frontal organisations were cooperative.

Former SKK president Hutoshe Kits and newly elected president also delivered greetings.

Representatives from constituent unit and seven constituency and sub units also attended the programme.

Earlier, Sumi Hoho executive held a prayer and fasting led by SABAK associate pastor, Akito V. Swu. The felicitation programme was chaired

by SH general secretary Dr. Vihuto Asumi.

Shanavas inaugurates photo exhibition at JNV Kohima Kripa foundation to launch sensitisation prog

Shanavas C inaugurating the photo exhibition hall at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kohima on Saturday. (DIPR)

Correspondent KO H I M A , F E B 1 9 (NPN): To commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, Field Outreach Bureau (FOB), Bureau of Outreach & Communication, ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Kohima organised an integrated communication and outreach programme/ K Y M C

photo exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in the school hall, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), here, on Saturday.

Speaking at the inaugural programme, principal director, School Education, Shanavas C urged upon the students to inculcate the unique history of Indian freedom struggle and “not only study for

the sake of examination.”

He emphasised on the importance of hard work and dedication with an effort to achieve something and turn them into hardworking adults.

PD also urged upon the students not to be influenced by negativity around them rather unite so that the country would progress.

In her welcome address, head of office, field exhibition officer, P Sophie said the event was a humble initiative to remember the forgotten heroes of the Indian freedom struggle, many of whom might be renowned yet unknown to the new generation.

She informed that that the aim was to recreate and bring stories and photographs which remained faded memories of the past and serve as medium of inspiration and encouragement for coming generations.

Sophie said with the arrival of technology, the youth hardly had time to remember the rich heritage and past.

She said while the nation celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it was most crucial to reach out to the younger generation and let them know about the nation’s rich history.

Azadi Ka Amrit Ma-

hotsav is not only a celebration of how far the country has come but also a reminder of how it began the journey as an independent nation, she shared.

Udaigiri emerged as the winner of the quiz competition while Shiwalik and Arawali secured the second and third positions respectively.

Under the category of painting competition, Matheo (XII) bagged the first prize while Shabana (X) and Rokoyole (XI) bagged the second and third positions respectively.

PGT economics S. Atheni moderated the event while HoO, FOB Kohima P Sophie delivered the welcome address.

Students of class XII (science stream) presented a special number while Nilgiri girls, class XI (girls) performed a dance and a vote of thanks was proposed by principal Besü Kollo.

DIMAPUR: Kripa foundation I TECH India PATH, NSACS and SASO organised an advocacy and sensitisation programme on social network model with stakeholders at Pungro town on February 18.

Speaking at the programme, project director for Achomong Welfare Society, Kyupise Sangtam informed that the foundation would start implementing the targeted intervention for injecting drug users at Pungro sub-division from April 2022 onwards.

Stressing on the importance of community participation to reach targeted section of society, Kyupise urged upon the CSOs, churches and stakeholders to actively participate and extend cooperation towards the programme for prevention of HIV and other diseases.

He also called upon the people of Pungro subdivision and neighbouring villages to avail the facility

provided by the foundation by dropping in at the drop-in centre for health and wellbeing of the community.

Further, Kyupise said that very soon, a full-fledged

drop in centre office would be opened at Pungro town so that interior villages where road connectivity was not available could seek the service provided by the foundation at Pungro town.

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out as DGP, Gautam Sawang NPP candidate’s father shot in Manipur Shunted appointed as APPSC Chairman

Correspondent

IMPHAL, FEB 19: Father of a NPP candidate was among at least seven persons who sustained bullet injuries in a poll-related clash in the poll-bound Manipur on Friday night.

In the clashes among workers and supporters of BJP and NPP candidates from Andro AC of Imphal East district, at least four vehicles and 12 houses were also damaged.

The father of the NPP candidate was in critical condition after a bullet that hit on his right shoulder exited on the back side. Injured L Shamjai Singh, father of NPP candidate L Sanjoy Singh from Andro AC was admitted at Shija hospital in Imphal. Thoibimacha Singh, personal driver of the BJP candidate Th Shyamkumar also sustained bullet injuries on his waist, while five others sustained minor bullet injuries, official reports said on Saturday.

Th Shyamkumar who is in the fray on BJP ticket from the AC. He is seeking re-election from the AC. The NPP and BJP are

NPP president Conrad Sangma visiting L. Sanjoy Singh’s father Shamjai Singh. blaming each other for instigating the violence that occurred at Yairipok Tulihal village and spread to adjoining Yairipok Yambem village.

The two villages were the epicenters of the violence clashes in the AC well ahead of the elections to the state Assembly.

As per reports from various sources, the clash erupted after the father of the NPP candidate was shot at by armed miscreants when he was walking near his house at Yairipok Tulihal around 9.30 pm on Friday.

Moreover, the NPP candidate and his party workers along with his per-

sonal escorts returning from Imphal on being informed about his father’s incident were also shot at by armed miscreants on their way back at Yairipok Yambem.

The escort personnel of the candidate reportedly retaliated and candidate and those accompanying him escaped unhurt, reports said.

The candidate was in Imphal for a meeting with party (NPP) national president and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad A Sangma when his father was shot at.

Following the incident, a large number of workers and supporters of the NPP attacked a group of BJP workers who were cam-

paigning for the party candidate at Yairipok Yambem.

In the clash that followed, as many as six persons, mostly workers of BJP candidate Th Shyamkumar including his personal driver sustained injuries. Four vehicles and around 12 houses were also damaged in the melee in which BJP claimed all vehicles and houses belonging to BJP candidate’s workers and supporters.

Meanwhile, NPP national president and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad A Sangma who is camping in Imphal for the party election campaign today visited the injured candidate’s father at Shija hospital today.

Sangma later tweeted, “Anguished that our candidate, Sh. L. Sanjoy Singh’s father, Sh. Shamjai Singh was shot & injured in a campaign programme at Yairipok Yambem Leikai.”

“These incidents are tarnishing the sacred essence of our democracy. I urge ECI to see into these developments in Manipur,” he further tweeted.

Addressing a party election rally in Imphal today, Sangma said “I have

never seen such kind of violence taking place in the state of Manipur in the election.”

“This is very unfortunate that some candidates in the fray and leaders of some parties who are not able to fight the election democratically are using violence in politics to win election,” he said.

Condemning the incident, he said, “In fact, we, as responsible citizens of the state and country must condemn such violence in democracy and politics.”

He asserted that the NPP will not return the violence with violence but will retaliate democratically and urged people to teach them a lesson that there was no place for violence in democracy.

On the other hand, state BJP leader and incumbent chief minister N Biren Singh said that an investigation was ordered into last night’s violence in Andro.

Talking on the sideline of a BJP election rally in Imphal East, the chief minister said that he had information that state security force personnel deputed as escorts for the NPP candidate had fired.

AMARAVATI, FEB 19 (IANS): Days after being shunted out as the Director General of Police, D. Gautam Sawang has been appointed as the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC).

T h e G o ve r n o r o f Andhra Pradesh, Biswabhusan Harichandan, made the appointment in exercise of the powers conferred under Articles 316 (1) and 316 (2) of the Constitution of India. Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma issued a government order in this regard.

The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government issued the order after consultation with Sawang, who was removed as the police chief in a surprise move on February 15.

The Indian Police Service (IPS) officer will hold the post of APPSC for a period of six years. However, as per the APPSC’s regulations, he will be deemed retired from service.

Sawang’s new appointment is seen as an hon-

D. Gautam Sawang

ourable exit along with extension of service as the 1986-batch IPS officer is due to retire in July next year.

Currently, the APPSC is headed by incharge Chairman A.V. Ramana Reddy after the exit of former Chairman Uday Bhaskar.

O n T u e s d a y, t h e Andhra Pradesh government shunted out Sawang as DGP and appointed Kasi Reddy V.R.N. Reddy as the new police chief.

Sawang was directed to report to the government in the General Administration Department for further postings.

KVRN Reddy, Director General of Police (Intelli-

gence), has been placed in full additional charge of the post of DGP until further orders.

Belonging to the 1992 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS), KVRN Reddy has been serving as the intelligence chief of the state since August 2020.

S awa n g ’s t r a n s f e r came nearly two weeks after government employees held a huge protest in Vijayawada despite police denying permission and imposing restrictions in the city.

Thousands of employees from across the state managed to reach the city for ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ on February 3. This was seen as a big failure of the police.

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had reportedly taken serious note of the incident. The next day he had called the DGP and sought an explanation from him.

After assuming office as the Chief Minister in May 2019, Jagan Mohan Reddy had picked Gautam Sawang as the police chief.

Agartala to be connected with Mizoram BJP accuses govt of misusing MGNREG funds Dhaka, Chittagong through flights AGARTALA, FEB 19 (PTI): Agartala will be connected with Dhaka and Chittagong cities of Bangladesh through flights, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday.

Ser vices along the Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chittagong international routes are expected to begin within the next six months, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) will soon float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines wishing to operate along the routes, a senior official said.

“Finally, MBB Airport in Agartala is now set to have international flight service with Dhaka & Chittagong. My heartfelt thanks to Hon’ble PM Shri @naren-

dramodi ji & Civil Aviation Minister Shri @JM_Scindia ji for this initiative to fulfill the dream of the people of Tripura,” Deb tweeted.

“The proposed international flight service with Bangladesh will surely boost Tripura tourism & take the state to a new height in terms of air connectivity. It will also benefit the people of Bangladesh in various ways and strengthen relation between two countries,” he said in another Twitter post.

The MoCA has included the proposed international routes under the UDAN scheme, Sanjoy Mishra, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the chief minister said.

“The MoCA will now float tenders inviting ex-

pression of interest from private airlines who wish to run their services along the two international routes,” he said.

The international flight services from Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport are expected to begin within the next six months as the MoCA has already identified the two routes, he said.

MBB Airport Director Rajiv Kapoor said that the chief minister has taken up with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia the commencement of international flights from the airport at the earliest.

“Right now, I cannot say when the international flight services will kick-start from the airport but we are ready for it.

Assam government reverses renaming of Kamakhya temple road after public outcry

File photo of Kamakhya Temple Road.

GUWAHATI, FEB 19 (PTI): The Assam government, which had announced that roads would be renamed to reflect the cultural ethos of the state, withdrew its decision to name a new road after Swami Muktananda Saraswati here in the face of public outcry against it.

It had proposed to name a new alternate road leading to the Kamakhya temple atop Nilachal hill in the city after the monk, which had led to the general people taking to the social media to express their opposition to it.

Most of the people claimed that the person after whom the road is being named had no connection with Assam or its people.

Reverting the decision, state Housing and Urban Affairs Department Minister Ashok Singhal wrote on Twitter on Friday: “The naming of the alternate road to Kamakhya Dham through Pandu Ghat as ‘Swami Muktananda Saraswati Path’ has been withdrawn with immediate effect owing to public objections.

“We respect public

opinions!” Singhal added.

A public notice issued by the Commissioner of Guwahati Municipal Corporation and published in newspapers on February 14 had said that the residents of the road have “prayed” for naming it as Swami Muktananda Saraswati Road.

It had sought objection, if any, from the public in this regard within 15 days of publication of the notice.

National award winning film critic and filmmaker Utpal Borpujari, who had questioned the initial proposal, appreciated the government’s decision to withdraw the new name.

“Very good decision.

Thank you @TheAshokSinghal. It will be interesting to know whose idea was it to bestow the said name, and why,” Borpujari tweeted.

Chairman of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), India, Prodyut Bora also questioned why the government had chosen that particular name. “@TheAshokSinghal just out of curiosity: who is Swami Muktananda Saraswati? I searched on Google

and found several Swami Muktananda (it is a common name among monks).

But who was the monk you were specifically referring to? I think you owe this information to the public,” Bora posted on the microblogging platform.

Uttam Kumar Sharma lauded the government’s move to reverse its decision.

“One good thing about this Government is that, it doesn’t shy away from reversing decisions considering public mood making it a prestige issue. It is necessary sometimes to take one step backward to take two steps forward!” he tweeted.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on February 16 that a portal would be launched soon to invite suggestions for change of names of places across Assam that do not reflect the culture and civilisation of the state. ‘’There’s much in a name. Name of a city, town or village should represent its culture, tradition and civilisation. We shall launch a portal to invite suggestions on change of names across Assam which are contrary to our civilisation, culture and derogatory to any caste or community’’, the chief minister had tweeted.

Several Twitter users had questioned the need for changing names when the government should be concentrating more on constructive works like building proper roads and infrastructure in the state. The Assam cabinet had decided in September last to rename the Rajiv Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park.

AIZAWL, FEB 19 (PTI): The BJP Mizoram unit has accused the Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by Chief Minister Zoramthanga of “violating” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act and “misusing” its funds.

The state government, however, denied the allegations and said it acted as per the guidelines and did not misuse funds.

State BJP Mahila president and Central Schemes Monitoring and Vigilance vice president F. Lalremsangi told reporters on Friday that there were “irregularities” in the creation of a monitoring and implementing body of MGNREG scheme and utilisation of the funds in the state.

She alleged that the

Nagaland NPP visits Manipur unit DIMAUR, FEB 19 (NPN): A team of National People’s Party (NPP), Nagaland State, comprising of 14 officials led by the state president, Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema, starcampaigners appointed by the NPP Party High Command, undertook a 5-day visit of Manipur to NPP Candidates from various constituencies across the state.

A press release by Nagaland National People’s Party units stated that during the course of the visit, the National People’s Party Nagaland team met and campaigned for the National People’s Party candidates in major constituencies. It may be mentioned that a total of 39 National People’s Party Candidates of Manipur have qualified, out of the initial list of 41 candidates.

The National People’s Party team from Nagaland and local leaders and candidates of National People’s Party Manipur shared their thoughts on the visions, policy, ideology, progress and rapid growth of NPP as a national party in Manipur and acknowledged signs of all-round development.

The Manipur National People’s Party team also assured the Nagaland National People’s Party team of full support for the upcoming 2023 elections in Nagaland to boost the morale of the party candidates and unite the entire North East under one common umbrella through its mission and vision of ‘One Voice, One North East!’

state government constituted Mizoram State Employment Guarantee Council for regular monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the MGNREG Act but “failed” to meet the guidelines with respect to the appointment of women members.

She said that at least five women should be nominated by the state government among non-official members in the state employment guarantee council. “ T h e g o ve r n m e n t failed to meet the Central guidelines in the creation of state employment guarantee council which tantamounts to the violation of the MGNREG Act,” she said.

She asked the state government to immediately appoint five women members

as demanded by the Act. Lalremsangi claimed that the state government in 2019 enhanced the wages component and material component at 60:40 ratio.

As regards material component the state government had proposed 40 per cent of the fund to be utilised at district employment council (DEC) level and 30 per cent each at block employment council (BEC) and village employment council (VEC) against the Act, the BJP leader alleged.

She alleged that lakh of rupees under the material component meant for the rural poor has been embezzled and misused by the MNF government to strengthen its party.

Lalremsangi said that the BJP would submit a peti-

EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO FAMILIES OF LATE MS. PANGERJUNGLA JAMIR

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you"

- Ephesians 4:32

On the night of 9th January 2022 at around 09:30 PM my vehicle bearing Registration no NL07 H 4249 went to drop some helpers driven by Mr. Chingyang Phom, son of Mr. Nyenyak Phom, of Sakshi village, Longleng while returning he hit one vehicle bearing registration no NL 07 CA 2057 belonging to Shri. Nitoshe Achumi along with two companions Late Ms. Pangerjungla Jamir and Late Mr. Raju Gurung who all died on the spot.

I cannot comprehend the loss of lives committed by my driver however, the families of the deceased in true Christian faith had amicably settled to forgive the unfortunate incident for which I will forever be grateful for such act of great kindness and mercy that only true believers of Christ can display.

I would like to extend my earnest gratitude to all friends, elders, relatives and well wishers from all the parties for actively participating in resolving and reconciliation; your positive gesture in times of grief reflects the bond of love and concern.

I as the vehicle owner unconditionally offer my sincere regrets and also appeal that such act of kindness and mercy be endeavored amongst us in the future.

(Akumchuba Jamir) Chuchuyimlang Village Vehicle owner DP-836/22(b)

EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO LAZAMI SOCIAL WELFARE DIMAPUR "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you"

- Ephesians 4:32

On the night of 9th January 2022 at around 09:30 PM my vehicle bearing Registration No NL 07 H 4249 went to drop some helpers driven by Mr. Chingyang Phom, son of Mr. Nyenyak Phom, of Sakshi village, Longleng while returning he hit one vehicle bearing Registration No NL 07 CA 2057 belonging to Shri. Nitoshe Achumi, s/o Shri. Pukhato Achumi of Lazami village along with two companions who all died on the spot.

Whereas under the banner of Lazami Social Welfare Society, Dimapur and friends, relatives, elders and well wishers from my Chuchuyimlang village residing at Dimapur and the driver's family, the accident matter was discussed thoroughly and to our great relief and gratitude to the father of Late Nitoshe Achumi and family members conveyed to us that they will forgive the driver and the vehicle owner unconditionally in the name of God that no compensation or gratification will be entailed as it is an unconditional forgiveness.

The undersigned expresses my extreme gratitude to the father, wife, relatives and Lazami Social Welfare Dimapur for the kind act shown towards the driver and me and my family.

While expressing my gratitude I the undersigned appeal the two communities and all communities in general to follow such act of kindness and forgiveness when such unfortunate serious accidents happen so that will all live in harmony in the days to come.

(Akumchuba Jamir) Chuchuyimlang Village Vehicle owner DP-836/22(c)

tion to state governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to constitute a high-level inquiry commission to probe into the alleged discrepancies and misuse of funds under the MGNREG scheme.

Mizoram Rural Development minister Lalruatkima denied the allegations and claimed that the state employment guarantee council was constituted as per the Central guidelines.

He said that the required women members of non-official members have been already appointed as not less than one-third of non-official members should be women as per the existing guidelines.

He also refuted the allegations that funds were

misused for strengthening the party.

“State employment guarantee council is constituted as per the guidelines and no funds are either misappropriated or misused for other purposes. The BJP leader was ignorant about the fact... ,” Lalruatkima told PTI. According to the minister, the state employment guarantee council had decided to enhance the wages - material sharing ratio to 60:40 from the existing 90:10 - with a hope to have an eventual increase in the state matching share from 2.415 per cent to 10 per cent of the sanction received and also to address the growing needs of assets creation.

AFFIDAVIT

(Correction/rectification of name) Regd. No. 826/22 Date 19/02/22 I, Smti. HUVETALU LOHE, wife of Shri. THEPUZHOYI LOHE resident of Mission Colony Pfutsero, District Phek, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct name is HUVETALU LOHE however, in some of the important documents my name has been recorded as HUVETALU TURENG LOHE, HUVETALU and HOVETALU TURENG hence, the stated name represent the same and one person having single identity i.e. myself.

3. That henceforth, I herewith the same and declares that my correct name will be HUVETALU LOHE for all official references.

4. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 19th February 2022 at Kohima, Nagaland.

DePonent K-340/22

In the Court of

DIstrICt & sessIons JuDge Zunheboto : nagalanD

No. JUD/SUCC-34/19-20/137

Dated Zbto. The 18.02.2022

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate

Whereas application has received from Mrs. Tonili Sema, U/s 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of PWD Colony Aghunato Town for Succession of SBI A/c No. 20273110445, PPO No. PEN/Com – 11399-NL513406 pension benefit and other allowances, debts & securities of Late Khutoi Sema.

Notice is hereby issued for filing objections to all who have interest in the said claim(s) within 45 (forty five) days from the date of publication of this notice.

DP-821/22

District & sessions Judge Zunheboto : nagaland

EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO FAMILIES OF LATE MR. RAJU GURUNG "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you"

- Ephesians 4:32

On the night of 9 th January 2022 at around 09:30 PM my vehicle bearing Registration no NL07 H 4249 went to drop some helpers driven by Mr. Chingyang Phom, son of Mr. Nyenyak Phom, of Sakshi village, Longleng while returning he hit one vehicle bearing Registration no NL 07 CA 2057 belonging to Shri. Nitoshe Achumi along with two companions Late Ms. Pangerjungla Jamir and Late Mr. Raju Gurung who all died on the spot.

I cannot comprehend the loss of lives committed by my driver however, the families of the deceased in true Christian faith had amicably settled to forgive the unfortunate incident for which I will forever be grateful for such act of great kindness and mercy that only true believers of Christ can display.

I would like to extend my earnest gratitude to all friends, elders, relatives and well wishers from all the parties for actively participating in resolving and reconciliation; your positive gesture in times of grief reflects the bond of love and concern.

I as the vehicle owner unconditionally offer my sincere regrets and also appeal that such act of kindness and mercy be endeavored amongst us in the future.

(Akumchuba Jamir) Chuchuyimlang Village Vehicle owner DP-836/22(a)

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Modi inaugurates Garuda Aerospace’s facilities

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the drone manufacturing facilities of Garuda Aerospace at Manesar in Gurugram and in Chennai, said a top company official.

The Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace is a drone-as-aservice (DAAS) company.

According to Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO, Garuda Aerospace, Modi virtually inaugurated the drone manufacturing facilities in two locations and also pressed a button resulting in the taking off of 100 Kisan drones simultaneously in 100 villages.

The 100 drones commenced agriculture spraying operations in 16 different states to celebrate 75 years of Independence as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Jayaprakash added.

“Glad to have witnessed Kisan Drones in action at 100 places across the country. This is a commendable initiative by a vibrant start-up, @garuda_india.

Innovative technology will empower our farmers and

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make agriculture more profitable,” Modi tweeted.

Modi said the occasion will not just be a milestone for the drone sector but also open up a multitude of possibilities. “I have been told that Garuda Aerospace has planned 1 lakh ‘Made in India’ drones in the next two years. This will give employment and opportunities to hundreds of youth,” Modi said. The Budget announcements this year had prioritised technology and innovation and mentioned the use of kisan drones among the varied sectors wherein drones can be used.

“Having liberalised the Drone Rules in 2021, the government has consistently been encouraging Aatmanirbhar Bharat with

major policy decisions on Drone Shakthi and banning the import of foreign Drones,” Modi added.

“We have reposed our faith in the young talent and brought in new suitable policies,” the Prime Minister said and appreciated the youngsters taking risks in the new field even as he assured that the Centre will always back them. Garuda has taken a space on lease for making its drones from Defsys Solutions in Gurugram, Jayaprakash said.

According to him, the Defsys Solutions’ facility is equipped with advanced design and prototype testing capabilities. The 2.5-acre facility is a hub for drone software design, hardware structural testing, type certification, and manufacturing capacity of 40 drones per day. Garuda’s proposed Chennai plant is located on a 20-acre facility where mass volume manufacturing capacity of 100 drones per day and manufacturing of 100,000 kisan drones are being planned over the next two years, Jayaprakash added.

‘India is your home’: PM to Afghan Sikh-Hindu delegation NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): A delegation of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here on Saturday and thanked him for bringing about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as well as standing up for them in times of distress.

Welcoming the delegation, Prime Minister Modi said they are not guests, but that India is their home.

The meeting comes a day after Prime Minister Modi hosted a number of prominent Sikhs at his residence, and a day before the Punjab Assembly polls.

Prime Minister Modi talked about the immense difficulties faced by the Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan and the help provided by the government to bring them to India safely, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said.

In this light, he also talked about the significance of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and its benefits for the community, the statement said.

Prime Minister Modi assured them of continuous support in the future as well to resolve all issues and address the difficulties faced by them. The prime

Akhilesh equates killing of farmers with Jallianwala Bagh LAKHIMPUR/PILIBHIT (UP), FEB 19 (PTI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday equated the mowing down of farmers in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said on coming to power, his government will act against people shielding perpetrators of the crime.

Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last October.

T h e f a r m e r s we r e mowed down allegedly by cars carrying BJP workers.

Police had arrested Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish in the case. Ashish Mishra got bail recently.

Addressing election rallies in Pilibhit and Lakhimpur Kheri, Yadav said the violence reminded him of the Jalliawalan Bagh inci-

Akhilesh Yadav addresses a public meetingat the GIC ground in Lakhimpur, Saturday.(PTI Photo)

dent during the British rule.

“Those who got bail in the case will lose their deposits in the court of people during voting,” he said, adding that his party’s government will ensure action against those who shielded perpetrators of the crime.

Speaking on pending sugarcane dues in the Terai belt, Yadav promised that on coming to power, his

party’s government will set up a corpus fund to ensure payment to farmers within 15 days of selling the crop.

He also accused the ruling BJP of suppressing farmers during the stir against the Centre’s farm laws.

“The BJP government acted against the farmers’ agitation in all its capacity,” Yadav alleged referring to

Bundelkhand was known for ‘katta’, but Modi govt setting up defence hub: Shah BANDA (UP), FEB 19 (PTI): Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday hit out at the rival SP, BSP and Congress and said Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh was known for producing illegal country-made pistols (‘katta’) during their rules, but the Narendra Modi government is establishing a defence hub here for manufacturing missiles and shells.

Addressing an election rally here, he said, “Under SP, BSP and Congress governments, ‘katta’ was produced in Bundelkhand and its bullets were also made.

The place where ‘katta’ and bullets were made, Modi ji is going to make missiles and shells.” “Earlier ‘katta’ was used to intimidate people.

Now, when the missile to be made here will fall on Pakistan, it will introduce Pakistan to the bravery of the Bundelas. The shells which will be made here will blow up tanks of Pakistan,” he added. Polling in the Bundelkhand region, comprising Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot, will take place in the third, fourth and fifth phases of the seven-

phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba will vote in the third phase on February 20, Banda in the fourth phase on February 23 and Chitrakoot will vote in the fifth phase on February 27. Alleging that the implementation of development projects used to take years under previous dispensations, Shah said the schemes whose foundation stones were laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi were completed on time and inaugurated by him.

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the installing of spikes and barricades near the Delhi border where farmers protested against the laws.

Yadav said the BJP repealed the farm laws only for votes and it could bring back any law any time.

He also slammed the BJP government for rising inflation and paucity of fertilisers.

Farmers, youth, Dalits and the poor have been looted by this government, diesel and petrol have become expensive, cooking gas has become expensive, education system has deteriorated, business and work has been snatched, Yadav said.

In his address in Pilibhit, he observed a two-minute silence in the memory of the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Ahmed Hasan.

Modi during his meeting with a delegation of Afgan Sikhs and Hindus at his residence, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

understands the difficulties faced especially by Hindus and Sikhs across the world and makes all out efforts to provide immediate help in all such cases.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Union Minister of State Meenakashi Lekhi were also present on the occasion.

The delegation members presented the PM with traditional Afghani attire and a headgear, which he wore and remarked that former Afghan President Hamid Karzai would be very happy to see him in that attire. A large number of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs have been living in India, and the Indian government recently evacuated many of them following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

The Modi government has often asserted its commitment to the minorities of Afghanistan who have faced religious persecution, especially from the Taliban.

The CAA, which facilitates granting of Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019 and the Presidential nod was received the next day.

‘Y’ category security to Kumar Vishwas NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): The Centre on Saturday decided to give ‘Y’ category security to former leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Kumar Vishwas, official sources said.

The central government had reviewed the security of Vishwas and the threat perception based on intelligence inputs in the wake of his allegations against AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

After the review, it was decided to give Vishwas ‘Y’ category security through the Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF), the sources said.

Under the ‘Y’ category security, Vishwas will be protected by four personal security officers round the clock.

Vishwas had accused Kejriwal of supporting separatists during the highvoltage campaign for the assembly elections in Punjab, but the AAP chief has dismissed the allegations.

Polling in the Punjab assembly elections will be held on Sunday.

minister also talked about the significance of the tradition of honouring the Guru Granth Sahib, in light of which special arrangements were made to bring back ‘Swaroop’ of Guru Granth Sahib from Afghanistan.

Modi also talked about the immense love he has received from Afghans over the years and fondly recalled his visit to Kabul, according to the statement.

BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who was present on the occasion, thanked the prime minister for sending help from India for bringing back members of the community safely, and said that when no one stood with them, the prime minister ensured constant support and timely help.

Other members of the delegation also thanked the Prime Minister for standing up for them in times of distress, the statement said They said that they had tears in their eyes when they heard him talking about making special arrangements to bring back ‘Swaroop’ of Guru Granth Sahib from Afghanistan to India with proper reverence, according to the statement.

The delegation members also thanked him for bringing about the CAA, which will be of immense help for members of their community, the statement said. Praising Modi, the delegation members said he is not just the prime minister of India, but the “prime minister of the world” as he

FIR against Kejriwal for poll code violation

Ahmedabad blasts mastermind lodged in Gaya jail gets death

CHANDIGARGH, FEB 19 (AGENCIES): A day before Punjab goes to assembly polls, the state’s chief electoral officer on Saturday directed registration of an FIR against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its chief Arvind Kejriwal for violation of the model code of conduct.

The action, according to an official notification, was taken on a complaint

by SAD vice-president Arshdeep Singh Kler over a video shared on social media platforms. The mode of conduct has been in force in pollbound Punjab since January 8. Punjab is set to witness a multi-cornered contest with all the 117 Assembly seats in the state going to the polls on Sunday.

death penalty, he went under extreme shock. He was mumbling while watching the screen. The security personnel present inside the room were, however, unable to hear the voice. After the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, Pathan fled and secretly lived in Gaya. He was staying at a rented accommodation in Rajendra Ashram locality.

After few months of silence, he started recruiting new members to set up a terror network for banned terror outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

A top official of Gaya prison said: “He used to go to a cyber cafe to find potential members having extremist ideology and establish communications to other members to pass the messages.

Tauseef Khan being escorted out of Gaya jail on Monday. (PTI)

PATNA, FEB 19 (IANS): The man considered to be the mastermind behind the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts is among the 38 out of 49 people who have been given death penalty by a special court. Taushif Pathan, lodged in central jail in Bihar’s Gaya, had appeared in the court proceeding through video conferencing.

“When the court had announce death penalty to 38 terrorists including Taushif Pathan, we increased the security in and outside the jail. We are closely monitoring his activities,” Vijay Kumar Arora, Superintendent of Gaya central jail, said on Friday.

Sources said that when the court had announced

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ews that the government of India has succeeded in having both the governments of Assam and Nagaland on board for resumption of oil exploration and extraction is both good and bad news. According to official reports, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)Ltd., will be responsible for oil operations along the disputed area belt (DAB). Oil has brought tremendous boon to Assam where several hundreds of highly trained technocrats occupy premier positions in the ONGC including other oil companies in Assam. Any effort to put plans for oil operations back on track should be done in a transparent manner so that people can participate in all-round development. The good news is that the shared revenue will certainly provide a huge bonus for cash-strapped Nagaland which, today is in dire straits financially. It is bad news because it means the controversial and much hyped Nagaland Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation 2012 enacted by the then NPF government is practically infructuous. The people had been promised the moon through the NPNG 2012 for a huge royalty boon. The NPF-led DAN –II had got into a conflict with the union government while enacting the NPNG 2012 by maintain its constitutional prerogative under Article 371(A). No other state has such an exclusive and constitutional safeguard.

Nagaland and Mizoram have similar constitutional safeguards which no other state in the region has.

The NPF government justified enactment of NPNG Rules on clause (iv) of Article 371(a) (iv) ownership and transfer of land and resources, shall apply to the State of Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides; the government of India however pointed out that parliament alone has authority to frame laws for oil operations as per the Entry 53 of List -1 of the Seventh Schedule and also the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act 1957 which extensively invests mines and minerals as the occupied field of the union of India. Nagaland needs to wake up to the economic realpolitik instead of fuelling dreams and visions, which, like a tide, does not wait for ever. Since 1992, the issue of oil exploration and extraction has been commented on many occasions in this column as well as highlighted as news item.

Nagaland has a substantial deposit of crude oil estimated at around 600 million tons besides natural gas. However, the government of Nagaland then under the NNO, did not push for commercial exploitation but only limited extraction on experimental/ trial basis. In 1972 the government of Nagaland permitted Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. The ONGC had extracted at least ten times more than the quantity it ought to have done as trial basis which was around 1.5 million metric tonnes.

Nagaland was paid Rs.33 crore as royalty in 1993 and by the following year, all operations of ONGC were suspended by the government under pressure mid-way. Since 1994 nothing has been done by successive state governments to address the issue of oil and gas operations. The state government has to decide and not yield to unending consultations with various organisations. Article 371A can only be operationalised if the elected members take responsibility instead of outsourcing decisions to various NGOs and CSOs.

DailyDevotion Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery

Arise, shine… —Isaiah 60:1 When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God. There is no point in waiting for God to help us— He will not. But once we arise, immediately we find He is there. Whenever God gives us His inspiration, suddenly taking the initiative becomes a moral issue— a matter of obedience. Then we must act to be obedient and not continue to lie down doing nothing.

If we will arise and shine, drudgery will be divinely transformed.

Drudgery is one of the finest tests to determine the genuineness of our character. Drudgery is work that is far removed from anything we think of as ideal work.

It is the utterly hard, menial, tiresome, and dirty work.

And when we experience it, our spirituality is instantly tested and we will know whether or not we are spiritually genuine. Read John 13. In this chapter, we see the Incarnate God performing the greatest example of drudgery— washing fishermen’s feet. He then says to them, “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14). The inspiration of God is required if drudgery is to shine with the light of God upon it. In some cases the way a person does a task makes that work sanctified and holy forever. It may be a very common everyday task, but after we have seen it done, it becomes different. When the Lord does something through us, He always transforms it. Our Lord takes our human flesh and transforms it, and now every believer’s body has become “the temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19).

Quotes

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. ~ Washington Irving

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Post-mortem

Manipur polls: Can the BJP form a majority govt of its own?

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he election in the Northeastern state of Manipur is going to be a multi-corner contest with many parties joining the fray. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contesting on all seats, is not only confident that it is going to form the government for the second time but is also claiming that it is going to gain a majority of its own.

The state will witness polls in two phases — 28 February and 5 March.

The advantage of being the ruling party at centre Although there have been exceptions, it has been a trend that the party at the Centre often gets the maximum support in northeastern states, as they are mostly dependent on the Centre for monetary support. Manipur is no exception. In the past, Congress often benefited in the state for being the ruling party at the Centre. In the 2017 Assembly election, the BJP, which failed to even open its account in both 2007 and 2012, fetched 36.28% votes — more than that of Congress’s 35.11%.

In the 2007 polls, even the Bihar-based Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which was then a constituent of

UPA, got three seats with a vote share of 6.67%, while in 2012, another UPA constituent, the Trinamool Congress, emerged as the second-largest party by winning seven seats with a vote share of 17%.

One would also find that the BJP’s best performance before 2017 was back in the 2000 election, when it won six seats with a vote share of 11.28%, the time when it was heading the NDA government at the Centre. In the 2002 election, while the BJP won four seats with a 9.55% vote share, another NDA constituent, the Samata Party, registered its best performance by winning three seats with a vote share of 8.33%.

BJP banks on double engine, development & peace That the distance between Manipur and Delhi has reduced and the state has found place on the nation’s map in terms of connectivity is one of the crucial issues highlighted by the BJP. In 2016, after decades of wait, the first broad gauge train finally reached the state. This year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav flagged off the first Jan Shatabdi

Express connecting Manipur’s Jiribam with other Northeastern states, Assam and Tripura.

This January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 13 projects worth crores of rupees, apart from laying the foundation stones for nine more projects.

The Biren Singh government has tried to reduce the alienation of the hills through the “Go To Hills Mission”, a major poll plank for the BJP. The saffron party is also highlighting its efforts to bring peace in the state by bringing an end to the blockades, which were quite common under Congress rule. Also, the Biren government’s “Go To Village Mission”, an initiative to reach out to citizens at their doorstep to ensure delivery of services, may come to rescue the saffron party, which is likely to get electoral benefit apart from the various welfare schemes of Modi government.

Battling disgruntled leaders’ anger After the saffron party announced tickets for all seats in one go, there have been protests by those aspirants – and their supporters – who were denied the tick-

ets. A section alleged that those who worked for the party were ignored, while turncoats were preferred.

Many rejected aspirants have joined the Janata Dal (United) and the National People’s Party. Add to this, there has also been an internal rivalry within the saffron party. The rivalry of Thongam Biswajit Singh, a powerful minister, with Biren is an open secret.

Last time, there were 18 Assembly seats where the mandate was decided by fewer than 1,000 votes.

Out of those seats, the BJP and the Congress won seven and nine respectively, while the NPP and the Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) won one each. The BJP and the Congress came second in eight and six seats, respectively. The NPP came second in three, while an independent came second in the remaining seat.

The issues of the hills and the plains The plains dominated by Meitei Manipuris, the majority of whom are Vaishnavite Hindus, have 40 seats, while the hills, dominated by Nagas and Kukis, have 20. Nagas and Kukis, although both are Christians, don’t often agree on many issues. In the

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hills, the NPF is the most favourable party among the Nagas, while the Congress has been the more favourable one among Kukis. The new Kuki People’s Alliance may dent the prospects of the Congress.

Meitei Manipuris had for long demanded the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP), which was granted by the Narendra Modi government in 2019, an issue highlighted by the BJP. The community is also demanding an ST status. As of now, the BJP is undecided on this complicated issue, while the NPP has lent support to the demand.

In the plains, there are Muslims too, known as Meitei Pangals. In the 2017 Assembly election, the seats influenced by Meitei Manipuris, like Lilong, Wabgai, Wangkhem, Andro, were won by the grand old party. The two other Muslim-influenced seats — Kshetrigaon and Keirao — were won by the BJP, though with a small margin of fewer than 1,000 votes.

Congress and other factors In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP got 34.33%, a loss of 2% compared to

the 2017 polls, and won the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency. The Congress got 24.71% votes but failed to retain any of the two seats it won in the 2014 elections, while the NPF fetched the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency and garnered 22.55% votes.

In terms of assembly segments, the BJP and the Congress were leading in 26 and 20 seats, respectively, while the NPF and the CPI were leading in 11 and three, respectively.

So, it would be naive to completely dismiss the Congress, which has allied with five small parties, including the CPI, in the north-eastern state. Notably, the NPF, which clearly has been stating that it is a constituent of the NDA, is contesting in 10 seats.

Unemployment remains a burning issue in the state.

Since Manipur became a state in 1972, parties have struggled to get a majority.

It now remains to be seen whether the BJP is able to form the government in the north-eastern state again, and with a majority win.

Sagarneel Sinha is a political commentator.

He tweets @ SagarneelSinha.

(As published in The Quint)

Drones are going to be as important as tractors

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he life of com- the coming years. The representing a political party/ideol- statue of Equality commemorating mon people has seeds of a new tech revoogy. Can we entrust students’ lives the 11rh-century Saint Ramanualready changed lution have been sowed to a political party or ideology?” he jacharya, who stood for equality at in India with the advent with Agri Drones and asked. According to him, an MLA will Tridandi Chinna Jeer Swamy’s Ash- of smartphones and in- Kisan Drones, whose not be subordinate to the government ram at Muchintal on the outskirts ternet connectivity. Now growth will be felt rapand hence there is no accountability. of Hyderabad. Prior to that he also get ready for a ‘drone idly. According to the In the society, in the high court participated in puja and other rituals revolution’, which is set Drone Federation of Inand in the legislative assembly on the as part of the ongoing events. On the to have a huge impact dia (DFI), the drone in16th of February 2022 pandemonium forehead he had a big namam. PM on the lifestyle of urban dustry in India can grow prevailed. Rural Development minis- Modi openly participates in poojas and rural people and the ten times to Rs 50,000 ter KS Eshwarappa and the state Con- and other religious rituals – a new economy of the country. crore in the next five gress president DK Shivakumar were normal. Similarly, the other politicians The drone revolution has years. The industry can about to physically assault each other participate in the rituals and apply begun and toy helicopter- employ 10,000 people in as the former purported statement that religious symbols. Even in some of like drones (flying ob- the next three years and the ‘bhawa dhwaj’ (saffron frag) “may the nationalized banks, police stations jects) are ready to be a double to this in the next become the national flag in future”. and government schools we see the part of everyday life. The five years. According to The house witnessed tense moments pictures of gods and goddesses and government has simpli- a July 2021 report by when opposition leader Siddaramaiah performing of poojas. In the minor- fied the policies for the BIS Research, the global made a preliminary submission seek- ity institutions we see portrait of the manufacture and flying drone market, currently ing to move an adjournment motion founders, crucifix, statues and some of drones, so that their dominated by the US, demanding dismissal and a sedition faculty wearing religious attires. commercial use can be China and Israel, is escase against Eshwarappa for “insultNowadays the so-called ‘saffron- made accessible. Drones timated to reach $ 28.47 ing the tricolor”. Clarifying his stance, india (‘majoritarian)’ do not respect were already being used billion in FY 2011-22, while reply to a media query KS mutual co-existence, diversity and for military operations with India likely to hold Eshwarappa said that “The tricolor inclusivity of the (Secular India) and professional photog- 4.25 percent. is our national flag and we should who keep bulldozing and heckling. raphy, now they are being Apart from rare respect it. The bhagwa (saffron) may We have been witnessing ‘saffron applied in agricultural photography, drones can fly at the Red Fort after 100 or 200 india’ imposing its views and openly work as well. Drones will be used in many areas years or 500 years, who know.” And defying the rule of law for which the prove to be helpful for the and tasks like spraying In conjunction to what KS Es- ruling governments (Centre and ma- farmers in the same way of pesticides on crops, hwarappa predicted a student pro- jority states). Though religion being as the tractors changed delivery of medicines testing against girls wearing hijab in one’s private domain, increasingly the fate of agriculture. in remote areas, land classrooms climbed up the flag post we see open display of those hold- Since independence in survey, monitoring of of the government First Grade Col- ing responsible political portfolios India, if any area has wildlife, law and order lege at Bapuji Nagar in Shivamogga are coming out in the open with all been totally neglected, it and traffic management city and hoisted the saffron flag. The kinds of attires. is farming. Besides the by police, photography of flag post on the campus was meant In the foreseeable future ‘saffron use of tractors, threshers, impossible places, wedfor the national tricolor hoisted on the india’ will come out openly as against tube wells and pumping ding photography, filmrepublic Day and Independence Day. the Christians and others as well – all sets, not much technology making, disaster manHundreds of students had gathered in the name of ‘one uniform’. Let not has been applied in agri- agement, construction on the campus chanted “jaisri ram”. the heads of Christian educational culture so far. Except for activities and journalism His identity is not disclosed and thus institutions keep imitating ‘saffron large farms, agriculture etc. Himachal Pradesh’s far we have not heard any arrest or indians’ by not allowing Muslims has stayed away from first Drone School will action taken. Nowadays BJP leaders wearing hijabs. Their next target is modern machinery. In open in Kangra, where both at the Centre, minister (Centre Christian institutions. This is the issue such a situation, the for- youth willing to take up and States) MPs, MLAs and cadres that the BJP wanted to slip through mal launch of 100 Kisan drones as a career will can say and do anything and get away, the educational institutions and in the Drones, by Prime Minis- get training. New career but when others say they are booked process appropriate cultural identities ter Narendra Modi, as- options are emerging for under sedition laws and stamped as and their ways of life. RSS-BJP’s fu- sumes significance. This the youth as a drone pianti-nationals. ture lies in the efficacy of polluting is the beginning of the lot or drone operator.

We have two Indias – one for the mindsets of the young millennials. drone era in Indian ag- Drones are also called the rich and the other for the poor.

Further, RSS-BJP engages in po- riculture.

Unmanned Aerial VehiLikewise, India can now comfortably larization on religious lines. ‘Saffron cle (UAV) or Unmanned At present, drones be described as 1) Secular India and india’ does not believe in the Constiwill be used to spray Aircraft System (UAS).

2) Saffron India. On the one hand tution that came to light by hoisting pesticides, chemical fer- Now the rules and reguwe have our national anthem and its ‘saffron india flag’ replacing the tilizers, seeds, water etc. lations related to drones national flag, while on the other ‘safnational tri-colour flag. ‘Saffron india’ in the fields. Gradually, have come into force in fron flag’ has been hoisted in place of the country, which has national flag and a minister openly is soaked with bundle of contradic- they will also be used in made their manufacture tions.

Questions loom at large are: the work of survey of agsays that in due course of time ‘safand use accessible. Jobs What to do and how to do about: ricultural land, measurefron flag’ would take over the present Tricolor. Increasingly India is being There should be two-way pronged ment, taking the produce are available in this field governed by caste and religion. In approach that needs to be employed like fruits and flowers to like software developpolitics and governance, religion and as against ‘saffron indiawadis’: One the market and sending ment, assembling, repair, caste are insulated and thus become way is to allow them to say and to essential medicines and drone pilot and drone inseparable. BJP governments at the do whatever they want so that they vaccines to the villages. operator.

Narvijay Yadav is a Centre and in the states are couched would sink by their contradictions, At present, more than while on the other, to expose their 200 Indian startups are senior journalist and with fundamentalism of religion. columnist. engaged in drone manuThe classic example that hap- contradiction by all means. pened recently when PM Modi was facturing, whose number Email: narvijayindia@ Dr. I. John Mohan Razu gmail.com in Hyderabad to unveil a 216-feet tall will be in thousands in Professor of Social Ethics Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

espite the interim order from the High Court of Karnataka that the student shall never be allowed wearing hijab or saffron shawls or any other religious attires inside the class rooms of colleges and schools and were shut last week after violent agitations over wearing of headscarf inside classrooms, when the schools and colleges reopened in Karnataka, there have been protests, chaos and unease continue to prevail as many of the Muslim students kept boycotting classes staging demonstrations near the schools and colleges.

Several SSLC students continue to boycott the preparatory examinations by staging protests in various high schools. Over 1,000 students boycotted schools and colleges in Udupi, Mysuru, Belagavi, Chickkamangaluru, Shivamogga, Mangaluru, Kodagu, Dharwad, Vijayapura and other districts of the state. In order to bring calm prohibitory orders have been clamped in and around educational institutions. Notably, six students of Government PU College for Girls in Udupi, where the row first erupted, have not attended regular classes since the last week of December, 2021, and are likely to attend classes after the high court’s final verdict.

Former AG and senior advocate Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, appearing for Udupi College student before a bench of High Court argued that when wearing other religious symbols is being allowed, why is only hijab being disallowed. He pointed out that in our society, every college-going girl wears a dupatta or something to cover her head, whether she is a Hindu, Muslim or Christian or of any other religion.

While arguing further he submitted that “If people wearing a turban can be in the army, then why can’t a girl sporting a hijab to practice her religion attend classes? It is a draconian decision.” In his argument he vociferously claimed that Muslim girls are least educated and least represented in classrooms and if they are shut out in this fashion, it will be a doomsday for their educational career.

According to him, the role of education is to promote plurality, heterogeneity and not to have uniformity and homogeneity and a classroom should be a reflection of diversity in the society. Substantiating further, he questioned that College Development Committees headed b y MLAs have no statutory source of power, Prof Kumar said they should not be allowed to exercise police powers visà-vis expulsion of students. A judicial note of the fact may be taken that the MLA, whoever he may be, will be

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Hijab crisis: Karnataka Principal gets life threat

Principal at Junior College in Madikeri explaining students on the High Court’s interim order in Madikeri. Credit- DH photo

BENGALURU, FEB 19 (IANS): Principal of a Junior College in Karnataka’s Madikeri district on Saturday lodged a police complaint against a man for issuing a life threat after he sent back hijab-clad students from the college.

Based on the complaint of the Principal of Madikeri Junior College, Vijay, the Cyber Crime police have taken up the case for investigation.

The complaint has been lodged against one Mohammad Tousif, who has issued a life threat on social media. “You won’t live any longer,” the accused threatened. Principal Vijay explained that he had only tried to explain to children about the government order

and the interim order of the Karnataka High Court.

“The children argued over the issue and back answered which hurt us.

We are sad but they are innocent. There are good messages also. But, this person has abused and issued threats,” Vijay stated. The video of Principal Vijay, talking to girl students on a high pitch and directing the police to take action against them for wearing hijab and insisting on attending classes, had gone viral on social media.

Meanwhile, Minister for Revenue R. Ashok alleged terror outfit ISIS’s hand behind the hijab row in the state. “It started in a small town, Udupi and how could it reach a global level

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in one week? The children can’t possibly do this,” he said. An international terror organisation is instrumental in the hijab crisis. There is a terrorist organisation link which is operating in Pakistan, Iraq and Iran countries. School children need to be careful and they can’t take their religious practices to classes. There should neither hijab nor saffron shawl, he maintained.

“We can’t interrogate children all of a sudden for conspiracy on hijab row. We will take it easy. The investigation will be conducted in a phased manner. There is a need to expose terror elements behind the controversy and it will happen.

The terror plot is to make children say that their religious more important than the education,” Minister Ashok stated.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai when asked about FIRs being lodged against students, said involvement of outsiders has led to so much of confusion.

If college authorities, students and parents were to resolve the issue, it would have happened by now. “I will get details of all the cases and look into it,” he said.

Students protesting after being denied entry in Chikmagalur.

BENGALURU, FEB 19 (IANS): At least 58 female students from a college in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district were suspended on Saturday for wearing hijab and also staging an agitation demanding that they should be allowed to attend classes.

The students were from Government Pre-University College of Shiralakoppa.

Although the college management, development committee tried to explain to the hijab-clad students the interim order of the High Court, they did not listen and pressed for wearing of hijab, according to the principal.

Hence, they were suspended from the college temporarily. The enraged students got into arguments with college authorities, leading to an intervention by the police to disperse them.

Tension also prevailed in Belagavi, Yadgir, Bel-

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister and Satyendar Jain were present on the occasion.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated 12,430 new smart classrooms in 240 government schools of the national capital at Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Rajokri.

“Education revolution is coming in Delhi. So many good results have come.

The results of government schools are faring better than private schools. I want to congratulate the people of Delhi,” said Kejriwal while inaugurating the smart classrooms.

Speaking at the event,

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NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): The NIA has learnt that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been spreading terror activities across India through his recently formed Special Unit.

On February 7, the probe agency lodged a case against Dawood Ibrahim and others under various sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act after receiving the vital inputs in this respect.

The NIA has learnt that top politicians and businessmen living Delhi and in Mumabi are on the radar of the D-Company.

He planned to carry out terrorists activities through his men. Their main intention was to execute bomb blast operation across India.

Recently, the home ministry had given approval to NIA to look after the Dcompany cases and start a thorough probe.

An NIA official told IANS that the name of Da-

wood Ibrahim and his aides were mentioned in the FIR filed by the NIA. For quite a long time, Dawood had been spreading terror activities across India.

He has also pumped money through Hawala channels to financially help those who are working at his behest to create unrest across India, he said.

The agencies have been keeping a close eye on the activities of the D-company and has found that in recent past they have recruited people across India to create riot-like situation. They are promoting anti-national activities and are also trying to create rift between different religious groups.

Earlier, a lot of information was shared with the NIA regarding the involvement of Dawood in a lot of anti-national activities that took place across India.

The probe agency learnt that Dawood was recruiting people in India and was financially and logistically helping them to create a riot like situation.

Different social media platforms were being used

by D-company to communicate. NIA had intercepted a few of them and came to know that how a deep rooted conspiracy was being hatched.

Fire breaks out in empty train All 117 seats in Punjab, 59 in coach in Bihar’s Madhubani UP to go to polls on Sunday

ED arrests prime Kejriwal inaugurates 12,430 accused in cattle smart classrooms in govt schools smuggling case

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): The ED has arrested Md Enamul Haque, the prime accused in a multicrore cross-border cattle smuggling racket, in connection with a money laundering investigation into the illegal trade that takes place across the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.

Haque was taken into custody under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

He will be produced before a local court here and the Enforcement Directorate will seek his custody, they said.

Haque was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2020 as part of its independent probe into the same case. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court last month.

The CBI had earlier filed a charge sheet before a special court in West Bengal’s Asansol alleging that Haque was the mastermind of the illegal cattle trade.

lary, Chitradurgam and Shiamogga districts when students wearing hijab demanded entry into the classrooms.

While the administration of Vijay Para-Medical College in Belagavi has declared a holiday for an indefinite period due to the protests, students of the SJVP College in Harihara boycotted classes after being denied entry to classrooms for hearing hijab.

Hijab-clad students also gathered in the playg round of the Ballar y Saraladevi College after they were turned out from classes. They refused to speak to the police and in turn asked not to be disturbed.

In Kodagu, hijab-clad students staged a protest holding placards before the gate of the college.

In a statement, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said: “The hijab

row is not in all colleges.

Very few colleges are facing the agitations and they are being warned. Section 144 has been clamped in the surrounding areas of the colleges.” Those who have violated it have been arrested and FIR has been lodged against many, he added.

The Minister further said there were communal forces behind the row who have been warned and cases were lodged against them.

If someone says constitution and court can be ignored, they will not be spared, he stated.

He stated that on Friday, minority community legislators submitted a memorandum to him regarding hijab row. “I have told them that school should have uniformity. I have asked them that jointly we should overcome this situation.”

Meawhile, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he would get all the details regarding hijab row.

Education Minister B.C. Nagesh has said that Muslim community leaders are with the interim order issued by the court. “We will continue to explain people about the interim order regarding hijab row and most of them are following the order. There is a propaganda which is trying to put religion over education,” he said.

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he said, “Delhi government has built a total of 7,000 classrooms in the last seven years. All the state as well as Central governments combined could not set up 20,000 classrooms in this period,” adding that it was the dream of B.R. Ambedkar that every student receives the best education.

“Unfortunately, even after 75 years of independence, his (Ambedkar’s) dream couldn’t come true in other states. I am happy that his dreams have started coming true at least in Delhi,” the Chief Minister said.

The blaze erupted in the empty Swantantrata Senani Superfast Express at 9.13 AM.

MADHUBANI (BIHAR), FEB 19 (PTI): A fire broke out in an empty coach of a stationary train at Madhubani railway station in Bihar on Saturday, a Railway statement said.

No casualty was reported in the blaze that erupted in the empty Swant-

antrata Senani Superfast Express at 9.13 AM. It was doused by 9.50 AM, the statement issued by East Central Railway CPRO Virendra Kumar said. The entire train, including the coach in which the fire broke out, was empty when the incident took place. Only one

coach caught fire, it said.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and a high-level inquiry has been ordered, the statement said.

The train had reached Madhubani from Delhi on Friday night.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): All 117 Assembly seats in Punjab and 59 in Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls on Sunday, with the two states witnessing multicornered contests.

Punjab is currently ruled by the Congress and the BJP is in power in Uttar Pradesh.

In Uttar Pradesh, elections are being held in seven phases, the third of which will be held on Sunday.

Polling in Punjab will be held from 8 am to 6 pm.

In Uttar Pradesh, the polling will take place between 7 am and 6 pm, according to the election authorities. The counting will take place on March 10.

Campaigning for the Sunday polls had ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters.

In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women.

In the 2017 Punjab As-

sembly polls, the Congress had ended the SAD-BJP combine’s 10-year-regime by baggaing 77 seats.

AAP had managed to get 20 seats while the SADBJP had won 18 and two seats went into the kitty of the Lok Insaaf Party.

In UP, voting will be held for 59 Assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts. As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.

Districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.

The Karhal assembly seat, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting, will also go to the polls in the third phase on Sunday. The BJP has fielded Union minister S P Singh Baghel from the seat.

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Sazo said that they had also played a vital role in facilitating the “Indo-Naga” political issue and had also maintained the regional principle as NPF members.

NPF secretary general, Achumbemo Kikon, in his short speech, said the love for Naga people and NPF had brought together the gathering. He said the party was working to secure a future for the people. He pointed out that NPF had enshrined in its constitution to work for a peaceful and honourable solution to the

Naga issue, adding that the party would “not deviate from this fact.”

The campaign programme was compered

by CS Chonchui and RS Ningreichon.

Zingtoze Baptist Church pastor, Rev Thanreiso Kasar invoked God’s blessings while Langdang Phungcham Baptist Church pastor, Rev Ramyothing Phungshok offered the benediction.

NPF Senapati division president, Soni Matthew was the moderator while Manipur state unit working president and Ukhrul division incharge Paul Muinao delivered the welcome address.

Special numbers were presented by N Yursari Kasomwoshi while NPF Ukhrul Division president, AS Wungnaoshang proposed the vote of thanks.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): The government will create a new equity fund for start-ups with a 20 per cent limited stake to provide additional capital support to the entrepreneurs, and the corpus will be managed by private fund managers, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday.

The announcement in this regard has already been made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said.

“The finance minister has announced that there will be such a fund where the government will be a 20 per cent limited partner and it will be managed by private fund managers.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (PTI): The domestic jewellery sector will get a huge export boost in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market as it would get duty-free access there, while the gulf nation will get greater access to the gold market here as India will give duty concessions on import of up to 200 tonnes, Commerce Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said on Saturday.

India has agreed to concessional import duties on gold imports of up to 200 tonnes per year. India imported about 70 tonnes of gold from the UAE in 2020-21.

“We are a major importer of gold. India imports about 800 tonnes of gold every year. In this particular agreement, we have given

them (UAE) a TRQ (tariff rate quota) of 200 tonnes where the tariff (or import duty) in perpetuity will be one per cent less than whatever is the tariff charged for the rest of the world.

“Therefore, the UAE has a one per cent price advantage in gold bars. That one per cent tariff difference means those 200 tonnes will be diverted to the UAE,” the secretary told reporters here.

He said the biggest gain for India is “that we get zero duty access” to the UAE market for domestic jewellery.

There was a five per cent duty on Indian jewellery and now, “it’s gone to zero”, so the gem and jewellery sector is “gung-ho”, he added.

TRQ is a quota for a

volume of imports that enter India at specified tariffs.

After the quota is reached, a higher tariff applies on additional imports. TRQ would also be there for copper, polyethylene and polypropylene.

India and the UAE on Friday signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), under which a number of domestic goods will get zero duty access to the UAE market. The pact may come into force in April or May. When asked about the inclusion of the digital trade chapter in the agreement, the secretary said that for the first time, this sector is there in the trade agreement signed by India and it shows that India is ready to talk on this bilaterally.

Sebi plans tougher pricing norms for startup IPOs amid share meltdown NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (AGENCIES): The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday proposed to seek more justification and transparency from new-age technology companies when it comes to pricing their share in initial public offerings (IPOs).

If the raft of proposals floated by the market regulator in a discussion paper is approved, companies will have to provide a relatively detailed explanation of how they have priced their issue, compare that to pre-IPO share sales, and also disclose

all the presentations made to pre-IPO investors.

The move comes following a meltdown in shares of such companies amid a hawkish pivot by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks. New-age tech stocks have plunged an average 50 per cent from their highs in recent weeks, Business Standard reported.

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He pointed out that the party ever since its inception and through the transitions at different point in time had been working for the Nagas. Swu said that the party had taken up the Naga issue as one of its core objectives after it got rechristened as Naga People’s Front way back in 2003.

He said the party was against the imposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 (AFSPA) in the Northeast.

He said the Act had caused untold miseries in both Manipur and Nagaland with the latest Oting incident wherein 14 innocent civilians were killed.

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He also said that though NPF was supporting the BJP-led government in Manipur, there was no written commitment with BJP. He also reminded that the NPF had saved Biren Singh-led government on two occasions and it would continue if things go well.

The NPF president said that his presence at Ukhrul may not make too much of a difference to the election, but requested the Tangkhul leaders to take note of the party that was working in the interest of the Nagas.

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DIMAPUR FEB 19 (NPN): Jupyter Nidhi Limited (JNL), a Nidhi company incorporated under Companies Act 2013, with the objective of thrift and savings among its members, was launched at Dimapur, at Burma Camp, on February 19.

Launching the company, power advisor, H TovihotoAyemi, sharing his understanding of the company, stated that the company was registered under the ministry of corporate affairs, whereby adding that all rules and regulations

were regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

He further added that the main reason why he consented to launch the company was because any new development that happened in Dimapur or throughout the state interested him, adding that he felt responsible to be a part of that programme.

He also added that the launching of company here in Dimapur was an added bonus and development for citizens of Dimapur, whereby asserting that when such companies step in, citizens avail the opportunity to be a part and parcel of the company.

two nations started to recede and the rupee appreciated sharply.

Consequently, the r upee closed at 74.65 to a US dollar.

Other factors such as corporate inflows and dovish statements from the US Fed aided the currency to gather some strength.

“Spot USD-INR has support at 74.30, the 200-day simple moving average, while resistance is at 75.21,” said Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities.

According to Gaurang Somaiya, forex and bullion analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services: “Next week, market participants will be awaiting for more clarity on the ongoing geopolitical tension and increased uncertainty during the weekend could trigger safe haven buying in the dollar and Japanese Yen. “On the domestic front, FIIs have been on the sell side in the recent past and increased selling could restrict any major appreciation for the currency.”

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noted that the department was doing its best to ensure smooth power supply. He said that load shedding may occur due technical and genuine reasons.

Meanwhile, delivering a brief speech on the recently launched company, general manager, JNL, Manoj Kumar, stated that the company was into Fixed Deposits (FD), Recurring Deposits (RD) and gold loan, further reiterating that it followed the rules and regulations laid down

by Corporate Affairs and Reserve Bank of India to ensure safety and security of deposits.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Titus Kath and invocation offered by youth Pastor, DRBC, Soyhunlo Kath.

Welcome speech was delivered by director, JNL, GK Rengma, while vote of thanks offered by Dr.Imtila Sangtam.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): High Crude oil prices along with a wider monthly trade deficit is expected to subdue the Indian rupee in the coming week.

Accordingly, the rupee is expected to seesaw between 74.50 to 75.59 to a greenback.

Lately, the Brent-indexed Crude oil’s price has hovered over $91 per barrel.

The latest official data showed that India’s trade deficit widened by 20.23 per cent on a year-on-year basis to $17.42 billion in January 2022 from $14.49 billion in the like period of 2021.

It had widened to $15.30 billion in January 2020.

“Geo-politics shall guide the way forward. Trade deficit around $18 billion dollar per month shall also keep the rupee’s strength in check. Inflation is also expected to be sticky with domestic fuel prices awaiting a big hike,” said Sajal Gupta, Head, Forex and Rates, Edelweiss Securities.

L a s t we e k , r u p e e wa s weighed down against the US dollar following a rise in tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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Tovihoto Ayemi speaking at the launching programme.

Meanwhile, speaking to media persons after the inaugural programme, Tovihoto, when asked about the revenue generation of the power department, said that the department has been on an aggressive drive to collect pending bills.

For this, he said a committee had been formed headed by additional secretary along with power officials to ensure that all arrears/pending bills are collected.

“Whatever one has consumed, should be paid,” Tovihoto said while maintaining that the department was focussed more on government departments and institutions to collect the pending bills, particularly in Kohima and Dimapur which will be followed by other districts.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): Reopening of offices as well as educational institutions is expected to give a boost to two-wheeler sales volume on a sequential basis. Accordingly, the sequential improvement is expected to sustain in February 2022, supported by a gradual easing of the supply-side constraints, re-opening of offices and colleges, as well as relaxation in travel restrictions and the measures announced in the FY23 Union Budget.

However, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the segments’ sales were dented in January 2022 due to lower rural demand, staggered state-wise restrictions amid the third wave of Covid-19 and production constraints in the premium two-wheeler segment.

“While domestic ‘2W’ sales volume continued to be 21 per cent YoY lower in January 2022, it grew 12 per cent MoM sequentially after declining for three consecutive months, with growth noted across scooters and motorcycles,” India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said.

“Scooters outperformed motorcycles in January 2022. mainly due to a lower base in December 2021.”

Besides, it pointed out that limited impact of the third covid wave on economic activities and relatively relaxed restrictions compared to prior waves also supported the MoM growth.

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DONETSK, UKRAINE/ M O S C OW, F E B 1 9 (REUTERS): Russia’s President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s border were “poised to strike”.

As Western nations fear the start of one the worst conflicts since the Cold War, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Russian forces were beginning to “uncoil and move closer” to the border with its former Soviet neighbour.

“We hope he steps back from the brink of conflict,” he told a news conference on a visit to Lithuania, saying an invasion of Ukraine was not inevitable. read more Russia ordered the military build-up while demanding NATO stop Ukraine ever joining the alliance but says predictions it is planning to invade Ukraine are wrong and dangerous. It says it is now pulling back while Washington and allies insist the

Russian Iskander-K missile launched during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (AP/PTI)

build-up is mounting.

Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine earlier declared a full military mobilisation, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate to Russia, citing the threat of an imminent attack by Ukrainian forces.

Kyiv flatly denied the accusation and Washington said it was part of Russia’s plan to create a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine.

Multiple explosions could be heard on Saturday morning in the north of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as more people got on buses to leave, a Reuters witness said. The origin was not immediately clear. Ukraine said earlier that one of its soldiers had been killed.

“It’s really scary. I’ve taken everything I could carry,” said Tatyana, 30,

who was boarding a bus with her four-year-old daughter.

U.S. President Joe Biden, who has given regular warnings of an impending invasion, said on Friday he now believes the capital Kyiv would be targeted by Russia but that he does not think Putin is even remotely contemplating using nuclear weapons.

Biden told reporters at the White House Putin

would invade in the coming days. “As of this moment, I am convinced that he has made the decision,” he said.

The Kremlin said Russia had successfully testlaunched hypersonic and cruise missiles at sea and land-based targets during the exercises by Russia’s nuclear forces.

Putin sat observing the exercises on screens along with the president of neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, from what the Kremlin described as a “situation centre”.

Austin said the nuclear exercises were stoking concern among defense leaders around the world.

He worried about the risks of carrying out the drills at the same time that Russia’s military was focused on a massive build-up of forces around Ukraine.

“When you layer on top of that a very sophisticated exercise with strategic nuclear forces, that makes things complicated to the degree that you could have an accident or a mistake,” Austin said.

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MUNICH, FEB 19 (AP/ AGENCIES): US Vice President Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday that it will face ‘unprecedented’ financial costs if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the United States.

Harris spoke at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany the day after President Joe Biden said he’s ‘convinced’ that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade the neighbouring country.

“Let me be clear, can say with absolute certainty:

If Russia further invades Ukraine, the United States, together with our allies and partners, will impose significant, and unprecedented economic costs,” Harris said.

The vice president aimed to make the case to a largely European audience that the West has “strength through unity” and that an invasion would likely lead to an even bigger NATO footprint on Russia’s doorsteps.

Johnson reacts

The shock of any invasion of Ukraine by Russia would “echo around the world”, Boris Johnson has

told world leaders.

He said we must be “unflinchingly honest” about the situation in Ukraine and should not “underestimate the gravity of this moment”.

In a speech at a security conference in Munich, Mr Johnson said he does not know what Russian President Vladimir Putin intends, but “omens are grim”.

“And that is why we must stand strong together,” he said.

Western allies have warned Russia could invade Ukraine imminently, with over 130,000 of its troops near the border.

But Russia has repeatedly denied any invasion plans, accusing the West of “hysteria”.

If Ukraine were invaded, Mr Johnson said “we will witness the destruction of a democratic state, a country that has been free for a generation, with a proud history of elections”.

The prime minister warned that any invasion would also be met with sanctions on Russian individuals and companies.

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population in Africa was yet to receive a single Covid-19 vaccine dose; and that the healthcare systems across the world continued to strain and crack under the caseload.

“In fact, the conditions are ideal for more transmissible, more dangerous variants to emerge,” he said.

“We can end the Covid-19 pandemic as a global health emergency this year.

We have the tools. We have

the know-how.”

Tedros called on all countries to fill the urgent financing gap of $16 billion for the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator to make vaccines, tests, treatments and personal protective equipment available globally.

The ACT-Accelerator was established in April 2020, just weeks after the pandemic was declared, to speed up the development and access to Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. The global vaccine solidarity initiative COVAX is one of its four pillars.

According to Tedros, substantial resources for strengthening global health security were needed both nationally and globally.

“Ending this pandemic must remain our focus. At the same time, we must learn the lessons it is teaching us”.

A car lies under a fallen tree in Germany after storms hit the country.

man died after being blown from his boat into the water.

Another man died in Ireland after being struck by a falling tree while clearing storm debris, RTE reported.

And in Germany, a motorist died after his car was hit by a tree near the town of Altenberge.

Strong winds in London shredded the whitedomed roof of the O2 arena that has hosted stars from The Rolling Stones to Beyonce and Rihanna.

Tall buildings in London trembled as wind whistled

through Canary Wharf.

I n Wa l e s , w av e s crashed over Aberystwyth promenade, some as high as houses. More than 100,000 people were hit by power cuts as lines were torn down and ancient trees keeled over.

“Storm Eunice is really packing a punch,” Met Office Chief Meteorologist Frank Saunders said.

“We only issue red weather warnings when we think there is a threat to life from the weather.”

The Met Office said a

HONG KONG, FEB 19 (AP): Hong Kong reported 15 coronavirus deaths and more than 6,000 confirmed cases for a second day in a surge the Chinese territory’s leader says is overwhelming hospitals.

Also Saturday, the government announced plans to have construction crews from mainland China build isolation units with 10,000 beds after crowding at hospitals forced patients to wait outdoors in winter cold. There were 6,063 confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, raising the territory’s total to 46,763. That was down slightly from Thursday’s 6,116 but one of Hong Kong’s highest daily totals.

Hong Kong has tightened travel and business controls as it tries to contain the surge. On Friday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the election for her post would be postponed by six weeks to May 8 due

to “public health risks.” Lam said Monday the territory’s hospitals were overwhelmed.

The government said the new isolation and treatment units will be built in the Penny’s Bay and Kai Tak districts.

Mainland Chinese crews have experience constructing hospitals quickly after two facilities with 1,500 and 1,000 beds were built in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, in 10 days in early 2020. They also converted 16 other buildings into isolation hospitals.

Lam said her government also would use hotel rooms, sports facilities and newly built public housing units to hold patients.

The chief executive of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, apologized in a radio broadcast Saturday after patients were forced to wait outdoors. He said most had been moved indoors or to other facilities.

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With the Cabinet decision, these 1379 CSS Hindi Teachers were appointed on regular basis, based on interviews consisting of written and oral exams in the year 2012, 2013 and 2015 fulfilling all the criteria hence the appointed Hindi Teachers are qualified. The Nagaland state had not adopted the NCTE norms then at the time of the appointment of the 1379 CSS Hindi Teachers. Therefore, with the adoption of NCTE norms in the year 2017, the state Govt. provided 5 year relaxation period (2022-2027) vide order No. ED/CSS/RLX/1/2021-22, for the untrained Hindi Teachers to undergo training and fulfill the NCTE Criterions. At present the state has only one training centre for Hindi, the Govt. of Nagaland Education Department has sought permission for tie up with IGNOU to provide training facilities for which the permission process to the NCTE has undergone and the results will be announced soon. Also many untrained Hindi Teachers have been trained in 10 years fulfilling NCTE criteria. However, many Hindi Teachers are deprived of their regular allotted salary which has been a huge grievance.

The ANHTU therefore appeals the state Govt. to look into these matters and treat every state employee under the same yardstick and release the regular salary at the earliest.

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A total of 436 flights were cancelled across the United Kingdom amid record winds from Storm Eunice, according to Cirium data. At the Tan Hill Inn, Britain’s highest pub in Yorkshire, staff were busy preparing even if the winds remained merely blustery in the region of northern England. “But with the snow coming in now, the wind’s increasing, we’re battening down the hatches, getting ready for a bad day and worse night,” pub maintenance worker Angus Leslie said.

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gust of 196kmph (122mph) was recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight, provisionally a record for the most powerful gust ever recorded in England.

Later on Friday, the Met Office said the fiercest winds from the storm were heading towards Scandinavia and northern mainland Europe where warnings were issued.

Planes were buffeted so strongly by gusts at some British airports that pilots were forced to abandon landings. A livestream of Heathrow Airport’s runway was being watched by more

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7. Dr. Hotokhu Chishi, Rtd. Director, H&FW (Dental) 8. Rev. Dr. Hokheto Chophi, Pastor Thilixu Baptist Church 9. Sümi Aphuyemi Baptist Church, Kohima 10. Ino. R. Tsapikiu Sangtam, President ENPO 11. Ino. I Nikheto Jimo, President Sümi Hoho 12. Inoli. Khehuli Assumi, President STH (Apex) 13. Sümi Tsaiko Mpi (Sümi Literature Board) 14. Ino. Kegwayhun Tep, President NSF 15. Ino. Nungdokyanger Ao, President AKM 16. Ino. Ashanthung Humtsoe, President LSU 17. Ino Kitovi Jimomi & Family Ghukiye Village 18. Y. Kikheto Sema, IAS & Family 19. Endy Swu Satakha 20. Vishika D. Achumi DMP 21. Er. Vilini Wotsa Kohima 22. Abel Shohe Kohima

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I would like to clarify that the notice published by my husband Mr. E. Ademo Kinghen, S/o Mr. Evothung Kinghen on the 16 th of Feb, 2022 regarding me is completely baseless as till date, we have not yet separated and there is no proof that we have divorced.

Furthermore, all transactions carried out were done with the knowledge of my husband and were done via his account of which I have concrete evidence such as bank statements.

Therefore, I clarify that my husband shall also be held accountable along with me as his clarification in daily outlets of me being solely responsible does not have any legit proof. Also, I appeal to all family members to kindly not to intervene in this matter as this is something between us and not as published by him.

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FELICITATION The Eastern Sumi Students' Union applauds the epitome of sincerity and extraordinary service rendered by nB sub Khekuto I sumi of Hoshepu village towards the Indian Army. His contribution towards the Indian military has been recognised with a Presidential award on India’s 73rd Republic day 2022.

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MUNICH, FEB 19 (IANS): The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for cooperation and collaboration in the face of common threats from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The WHO chief made the remarks on Friday at a panel discussion titled “Get Well Soon: Finding a Way Out of the Pandemic” during the ongoing Munich Security Conference (MSC) here, reports Xinhua news agency.

He described as “dangerous” the narrative that the pandemic was over with high vaccine coverage in some countries and denied claims that the Omicron variant was less severe.

Tedros recalled that 70,000 people were dying each week from a preventable and treatable disease; that 83 per cent of the

LO N D O N, F E B 1 9 (AGENCIES): An Atlantic storm has battered Northwestern Europe with record winds of up to 196km (122 miles) per hour, killing at least nine people, knocking out power for tens of thousands, and shredding the roof of London’s O2 Arena.

Storm Eunice hit western England and made landfall in Cornwall on Friday where waves lashed the coast, sending plumes of spray dozens of metres into the air.

A woman was killed in London when a car she was travelling in was crushed by a tree and a man in a vehicle in Liverpool died due to flying debris. Another man died after a vehicle collided with a fallen tree in the southern English county of Hampshire.

In the Netherlands, three people were killed by toppled trees. In Belgium, strong winds brought a crane down onto the roof of a hospital, and a British

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An entire lizard trapped in amber is gazing back at us from 110 million years

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he unsung star of Jurassic Park was a mosquito frozen in amber. While you can’t really extract blood from specimens like that, you could be transported back in time if you looked at a specimen of fossilized tree sap and found a 110 million-year-old lizard staring back at you.

Creatures get trapped in amber all the time, but most prehistoric finds are insects.

Amber is a great material for preserving arthropods because of their already tough shells that will hold on even if the insides disintegrate.

But what about a lizard?

Retinosaurus hkamentiensis is a new extinct species of lizard that was unexpectedly found trapped in Burmese amber. No one expected an entire reptile to be preserved so well, from its scaly skin down to its skeleton.

What are now the empty eyes of Retinosaurus may have once seen dinosaurs or giant ferns or dragonflies the size of your head. It was determined to be a juvenile that ran into a sticky situation when it ran into a glob of tree amber that it couldn’t escape. It was so

Liz Lizard in Amber well preserved that paleontologist Andrej Čerňanský of Comenius University and his team, who recently published a study in Scientific Reports, approached the prehistoric lizard almost as if it were alive.

“We were able to study not only a skeleton, but even the external appearance (scalation) of the lizard,” Čerňanský told SYFY WIRE. "In fact, we can study the animal in the same way that herpetologists study modern species.”

Retinosaurus is no dinosaur (“saurus” actually means “lizard”), but still a fascinating relic from a lost era. CT scanning can be problematic sometimes, but the unreal preservation of the lizard — so much as the double eyelids of the left eye are still there — helped

the researchers turn scans into eerily lifelike renderings of a creature that has not walked the Earth since the mid-Cretaceous. Its organs may have not made it, but the trachea and bronchi were preserved. By taking a closer look at the skeleton and patterns of the scales, they were able to make out that it was not yet mature.

This tiny lizard could have huge implications for how its successors ended up where they are now.

Morphological comparisons were used to find its closest surviving relatives, as well as phylogenetic analysis, which finds out evolutionary connections through morphology of both extinct and extant species, and molecular data of extant species. What the researchers found from taking a closer

look at the specimen was that it is a scincoid (meaning it resembles a skink) that echoes the features of some xantusiids, which are endemic to North America.

So how did the fossil end up in Myanmar? It is possible that Rhetinosaurus spawned somewhere else when its territory moved elsewhere.

“This is complicated, because other hypotheses about the origin and paleoposition of the Burma Terrane microplate exist,” Čerňanský said. “It is still rather controversial and leaves room for further interpretations regarding the origin of the animal lineages occurring there during the Cretaceous.”

Xantusiids, or night lizards, are thought to have diverged from cordyloformes, heavily armored lizards which first emerged in Africa, sometime during the Jurassic. If Retinosaurus is really is an ancestor of American xantusiids, or night lizards, that could mean they were crawling around more areas of what was once the supercontinent of Gondwana. There were parts of Myanmar still hold-

ing on to Gondwana then.

Retinosaurus and related species could have survived for some 50 million years before the Burma Terrane plate drifted to Southeast Asia. Others which were left behind on Gondwana could have then crept over to North and Central America.

There is something else Retinosaurus could be telling us if it really is a proto-xantusiid. The left eye, which was better preserved, has eyelids but is missing the brille, a transparent layer that shields the eyes. Some reptiles with a brille have no eyelids at all. Čerňanský thinks it might imply that, if this lizard really is a proto-xantusiid, the brille in xantusiids might have evolved after the protective bony plates and small scales around their eyes.

“Retinosaurus shows evolution of these lineages in deep time,” he said.

“Elsewhere in the world, a majority of terrestrial lizard fossils of similar age are represented by disarticulated and isolated elements.

Burmese amber provides a unique window into the mid-Cretaceous world.”

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Model Christian college Kohima organises cultural day

MCC students presenting folk dance during cultural day on Saturday. (NP)

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ith an aim of educating the young students about their rich culture and heritage, the Model Christian College (MCC), Kohima, organized a cultural day at the college auditorium on the theme ‘Transcending Differences and Embracing Uniqueness’ on Saturday.

The initiative was aimed to let the students appreciate their culture, heritage and develop and instil the importance of the cultural diversity in

their minds.

Delivering speech as the guest speaker, TAFMA Nagaland project director, Dr. Hovithal Sothu, emphasized on the need to overcome the disagreements by laying down some elements that will ensure coexistence in a culturalrich state characterized by variety of dialects and other differences.

Speaking on the theme, Sothu said that through the appreciation of the others, resolving conflicts and embracing

differences, one could contribute to the welfare of a thriving and coexisting society.

MCC assistant professor sociology department, Neichuzonuo Rupreo, and assistant professor chemistry department, L. Christina, hosted the event of the cultural events, while welcome address was delivered by the College’s cultural club coordinator and assistant professor sociology department, Kekhrieneinuo.

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ASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed the first year since touching down on Mars on February 18, 2021.

We i g h i n g r o u g h ly 1,025 kgs, Perseverance is the heaviest rover ever to safely land on Mars, and also return with dramatic videos of its landing.

The six-wheeled scientist achieved many insights on the Red Planet including the first rock core samples from another planet (it’s carrying six, so far).

The rover served as an indispensable base station for Ingenuity, the first helicopter on Mars, and tested MOXIE (Mars Oxygen InSitu Resource Utilisation Experiment), the first prototype oxygen generator on the Red Planet, NASA said.

Perseverance also re-

cently broke a record for the most distance driven by a Mars rover in a single day, travelling almost 1,050 feet (320 meters) on February 14, 2022, the 351st Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

And it performed the entire drive using AutoNav, the self-driving software that allows Perseverance to find its own path around rocks and other obstacles.

The rover has nearly wrapped up its first science campaign in Jezero Crater,

a location that contained a lake billions of years ago and features some of the oldest rocks Mars scientists have been able to study up close.

“The samples Perseverance has been collecting, will provide a key chronology for the formation of Jezero Crater,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, in a statement.

“Each one is carefully

considered for its scientific value,” he added. Two more samples will be collected in the coming weeks from the “Ch’al” rock type (named with the Navajo term for “frog”), a set of dark, rubbly rocks representative of what’s seen across much of the crater floor, NASA said.

If samples of these rocks are returned to Earth, scientists think they could provide an age range for Jezero’s formation and the lake that was once there.

“Right now, we take what we know about the age of impact craters on the Moon and extrapolate that to Mars,” said Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance’s deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which manages the rover mission.

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Scientists pinpoint mechanisms linked with severe Covid blood clotting

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esearchers at the US National Institutes of Health, identified “rogue antibodies” that correlate with severe illness and may help explain mechanisms associated with severe blood clotting. The researchers found circulating antiphospholipid antibodies, which can be more common among people with autoimmune disorders, such as lupus.

However, these “autoantibodies”, which target a person’s own organs and systems, can also be activated in response to viral infections and activate other immune responses.

The team studied blood samples from 244 patients hospitalised for

Covid-19.

They compared the blood samples to those from healthy controls and found the Covid-19 samples contained higher levels of the antibody IgG, which works with other immune cells, such as IgM, to respond to immune threats.

Higher levels of IgG were also associated with Covid-19 disease severity, such as in patients who required breathing assistance.

The researchers observed similar patterns, but to a lesser extent, after analysing blood samples from 100 patients hospitalised for sepsis, which can leave the body in inflammatory shock following a bacterial or viral infection. (IANS)

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NZ crush SA by an innings & 276 runs CHRISTCHURCH, FEB 19 (IANS): Pace bowler Tim Southee grabbed five second-innings wickets as South Africa suffered their second largest innings defeat against New Zealand in the first of the two-Test series at the Hagley Oval here on Saturday.

Thanks to Southee’s incisive bowling (5/35 in 17.4 overs) the Blackcaps thrashed the visitors by an innings and 276 runs with the Proteas capitulating for 111 runs, 35 minutes after the scheduled lunch break.

The Dean Elgar-led Proteas faced a total of 91 overs in their two innings with New Zealand pocketing 12 crucial World Test Championship points following the massive victory.

South Africa started day three on the back-foot, trailing by 353 runs with seven wickets in hand. It did not take much time for Matt Henry to pick up the first wicket of the day, as he bowled Rassie van der Dussen (9) to continue a dream Test performance on

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his home ground.

The fans in Christchurch were entertained with some top-quality fast bowling through the first session as the tall Kyle Jamieson picked up the wicket of Zubayr Hamza (4) leaving the visitors in all sorts of trouble.

Temba Bavuma (41) was one of the only South African batsmen who put

up a fight but Friday’s first session hero with the bat, Neil Wagner, trapped Bavuma for an LBW. Southee brought up his 200th wicket in New Zealand when he dismissed Kyle Verreynne (30) with a back-of-a-length delivery swinging away outside off.

He quickly made it 201 by picking up the wicket of Kagiso Rabada (0).

Wagner picked up his second wicket of the innings with Marco Jansen (10) edging one to Tom Blundell ensuring the hosts get an additional half hour before lunch break.

Southee secured his five-wicket haul with the final wicket of Glenton Stuurman (11) who was initially adjudged nonout but that decision was changed upon New Zealand’s review.

It is only the second occasion when New Zealand have beaten the Proteas in a Test. The last one was 18 years ago in Auckland.

New Zealand will look to make a clean sweep of the short series when the second Test is played that the same venue -- but on a different pitch -- from February 25.

Brief scores: South Africa 95 and 111 in 41.4 overs (Temba Bavuma 41; Tim Southee 5/35, Matt Henry 2/32) lost to New Zealand 482 in 117.5 overs by an innings and 276 runs.

T20: Diphupar India vs SL: Rohit named Test PM’s initiative to CC and Deccan captain; Pujara, Rahane dropped boost sports in the Strikers win NEW DELHI, FEB 19 country: Srihari

DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Diphupar Cricket Club and Deccan Strikers won their respective matches to enter the pre-quarter finals of the second edition of Champions Trophy T-20 Cricket on Saturday.

In the first match, Diphupar CC defeated Royals XI CC by 5 wickets.

Electing to bat first, Royals XI set a target of 92 runs which Diphupar CC achieved in 15.4 overs.

Pawan was named man of the match for scoring 25 runs and taking 2 wickets.

Deccan Strikers beat Young Star by 5 wickets in the second match of the day. Young Star had set a target of 142 runs but Deccan Strikers overhauled the target in 16 overs. Santosh of Deccan Strikers was named man of the match for taking 5 wickets.

Monday’s matches Wood XI (B) vs Green Galaxy CC (9am) Flying Rabbit B.C.C vs Scarlet Dominators (1pm)

(IANS): Rohit Sharma on Saturday was named as the Test captain of India when chief selector Chetan Sharma announced the squad for three T20Is and two Tests against Sri Lanka.

Sharma also announced that senior batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were dropped from the twomatch Test series against Sri Lanka in March.

Sharma said in the virtual press conference that both batters had been spoken to about the decision and have been told to get runs in the ongoing 2021/22 Ranji Trophy. He added that the Indian team is looking to groom future captains under Sharma.

The appointment of Sharma, already the whiteball captain of India, makes him the full-time all-format skipper for India, completing his takeover from Virat Kohli. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, rested from the white-ball series against West Indies, will be serving as Sharma’s deputy in Tests

Rohit Sharma

as well as T20Is. Ravindra Jadeja makes a comeback to the Sri Lanka series from injury which caused him to miss the second Test against New Zealand and the tours of South Africa and West Indies.

In the Test squad, Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma failed to find spots while Uttar Pradesh’s leftarm spinner Saurabh Kumar is the new face alongside a returning Kuldeep Yadav.

In the T20I squad against Sri Lanka, Sanju Samson will be the back-up keeper-batter as Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli have been sent home for rest ahead of the third T20I against the West Indies on Sunday and T20Is against Sri Lanka.

BENGALURU, FEB 19 (IANS): Indian swimmer and Tokyo Olympian Shrihari Nataraj on Saturday visited Bengaluru’s R.V. Girls High School taking PM Modi’s school visit campaign, ‘Meet the Champions’ ahead for Tokyo Olympians and Paralympians.

This is the first time that the unique school visit campaign has been held in the state of Karnataka.

Earlier, Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra and Bajrang Punia, have visited schools in Gujarat and Haryana respectively while Olympic sailors Varun Thakkar and K.C. Ganapathy have taken the initiative to schools of Tamil Nadu. Srihari spoke to students about the importance of having such initiatives in the country as it helps promote sports in the country. “The experience has been really great and it is really wonderful that this initiative has started. It is going to help a lot of kids understand the importance of sports, fitness, nutrition and health.

IPL contract feels unreal like a India’s Chandni goes down to Korean in WBO Asia-Pacific title bout computer game, says Mark Wood CHESTER-LE-STREET, FEB 19 (IANS): England pacer Mark Wood feels that getting a contract for the Indian Premier League (IPL) is akin to playing a computer game.

Wood, who withdrew from auction in the last season to spend time with his family, was picked for INR 7.5 crores by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) edging competition from Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL Mega Auction last week. “I remember Sarah shouting -- but also

Mark Wood

whispering -- ‘Get back here now,’ as I was putting some dishes in the sink.

After a quiet start to the bidding, suddenly it moved fast and the numbers went up. As soon as the final

amount was confirmed Sarah asked what it was in pounds -- I might have to freeze all our accounts so it doesn’t disappear,” Wood was quoted as saying by The Guardian.

“But we’re delighted.

It’s a weird experience.

It feels like a computer game -- almost not real, like transfers on Football Manager -- but it’s also very real when you get signed,” added Wood, whose lone appearance in the IPL was for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2018 season opener.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (IANS): Indian pugilist Chandni Mehra went down to Korean Bo Mi Re Shin by a TKO in the 8th round in the WBO Asia-Pacific women’s title fight at Gangwan-do, Korea, on Saturday.

The 20-year-old boxer from Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, took the home favourite and much more fancied 27-year-old Bo Mi Re Shin until the 8th round before the referee stopped the contest. Chandni, who had suffered the first-ever knockdown of her career in this fight in the 8th round, informed the Indian Boxing Council, which has been

handling domestic affairs for Indian professional boxers in collaboration with the World Boxing Council. The IBC has been set up to offer a “pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers throughout the region and afford Indian fighters more significant global opportunities, using the WBC India as a platform for development,

progression, and inclusion”.

Both Chandni and Bo Mi Re Shin started the fight aggressively with the intent to lay down a marker in the early rounds. This was the first time that Chandni Mehra was fighting in a 10-round fight. It was always an uphill task considering that the Korean had already had fought three 10-rounder bouts before this fight. The

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Korean was faster with a wider repertoire of combinations that she could throw.

She led with a left hook and followed that up with solid right hooks which almost every time pierced through

Chandni’s defences.

The Indian boxer gave a good account of herself in the first six rounds by countering punch-for-punch while standing and delivering blows after blows.

Acknowledgment Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

We, t he ber eaved f am i l y members would like to express our deepest heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all the individuals, neighbours, relatives, friends, well wishers, churches and various organizations who stood by us through prayers, physically, emotionally and financial support during the loss of our beloved father Lt. Vikiye S Yeptho.

We extend our special thanks to : 1. SBAK Staff and missionaries, Nito Mount 2. Sumi Baptist Church Zunheboto.

Lt. Vikiye S Yeptho 3. Project Colony Prayer Fellowship.

Born : 12/03/1959 4. Khukishe Union Zunheboto Died : 13/02/2022 5. Khukishe Baptist Church 6. Y Richill Hospital Zunheboto 7. Gospel and Plough Institute of Theology (SHUATS) Allahabad, Prayagraj.

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The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.”

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SPORTS

NASA crowned champions of ASA meet

Winners along with Khriehu Liezietsu and officials in Kohima on Saturday. (NP)

category, Abeino Neihu emerged as individual champion in athletics with three gold and two silver medals.

600 participants participated from- NASA, SASA, WAYO and CYO participated in the weeklong meet. Both outdoor and indoor events and traditional games were conducted during the meet which began on February 14.

Earlier, the wrestling event was graced by Khriehu Liezietsu MLA.

Addressing the participants, he said that wrestling continues to be the favourite sport in Nagaland drawing some of the biggest crowds.

He said during ancestral times, Naga wrestling was not just a game back then, but also a way to resolve conflicts during the olden days and was also used to forge relationships between within tribes.

Earlier on Friday, the senior wrestling event was graced by chief minister, Neiphiu Rio.

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After Aus Open fiasco, Djokovic set to play in Dubai

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KO H I M A , F E B 1 9 (NPN): Nor ther n Angami Sports Association (NASA) on Saturday were crowned as the overall champions of the 50th Angami Sports Association (ASA) sports meet by bagging a total of 70 medals.

NASA won 27 gold, 31 silver and 12 bronze.

Southern Angami Sports Association (SASA) with 31 medals (11 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze) finished second followed by

Western Angami Youth Organisation (WAYO) 7 medals- 3 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze and Chakhroma Youth Organization (CYO) 4 medals- 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

On the closing day, in U-16 wrestling, Neikerhezo Zhünyü (WAYO) clinched the champion title by overpowering Menuolelie Chüpuo (NASA).

Seyievizo Metha (NASA) and Kevizetuo Kuotsu (WAYO) finished in third and fourth positions respectively.

Atit Sheth is caught in the slips by Manoj Tiwary. Bengal bowled Baroda out for 255 in the second innings.

NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (AGENCIES): Another action-packed day comes to an end. The story of the day has to be Shahrukh Khan’s swashbuckling 194 that allowed Tamil Nadu to take the first-innings lead against Delhi in Guwahati.

It was an astonishing turnaround from TN after having been reduced to 296 for 6 at one point. Shahrukh’s knock could have won T20 games - he scored all those runs at a strike-rate of 131.08, Sportstar reported.

Not to forget the contributions of B. Indrajith (117, 149b, 17x4, 2x6) and N. Jagadeesan (50, 71b, 3x4, 2x6), both of whom part-

nered Shahrukh to resurrect their side.

After Ajinkya Rahane’s century on day one, all eyes were on the other India batter, Cheteshwar Pujara, to score some runs during Saurashtra’s innings today in the contest against Mumbai.

It was an anti-climax Pujara was out for a duck.

Saurashtra was bowled out for 220 to hand Mumbai a first-innings lead of 324 runs.

In Cuttack, Bengal is fighting back in the second innings but still has a fair bit to go to chase down 349 runs.

Three matches are

NASA also emerged as the winner, in the traditional trumpet blowing competition while in war cry, SASA bagged the first place followed by CYO and WAYO in second and third positions.

In folk tune competition, WAYO secured the first position while SASA and NASA finished in second and third places.

In the meet, Neiketoulie Belho, who won four gold medals bagged the Men’s individual champion award and in women’s

already over: Chhattisgarh beat Jharkhand in Guwahati, Manipur beat Ar unachal Pradesh in Kolkata, and Kerala beat Meghalaya in Rajkot.

STUMPS 1. In Guwahati: Tamil Nadu 494 leads Delhi 452 by 42 runs 2. In Bhubaneswar: Chandigarh 216 and 21 for 2 needs 380 more runs to beat Hyderabad 347 and 269 for 8 dec.

3. In Cuttack: Bengal 88 and 146 for 2 needs 203 more runs to beat Baroda 181 and 255 4. In Kolkata: Mizoram 298 for 7 trails Bihar 686 for 5 dec. by 388 runs 5. In Kolkata: Sikkim 302 and 197 for 6 leads Nagaland 412 by 87 runs 6. In Ahmedabad: MP 274 and 202 for 4 leads Gujarat 331 by 145 runs 7. In Chennai: Karnataka 481 and 63 for 1 leads Railways 426 by 118 runs 8. In Chennai: Puducherry 343 and 113 for 9 leads J&K 426 by 30 runs 9. In Ahmedabad: Saurashtra 220 and 105 for 0 trails Mumbai 544 for 7 dec by 219 runs

10. In Ahmedabad: Odisha 189 and 22 for 0 needs 365 more runs to beat Goa 181 and 394 for 5 dec.

11. In Trivandrum: Andhra 224 and 100 for 4 needs 268 more runs to beat Rajasthan 275 and 316 12. In Trivandrum: Uttarakhand 248 and 94 for 1 needs 39 more runs to beat Services 176 and 204 13. In Delhi: HP 354 and 151 for 5 trails Punjab 526 by 21 runs 14. In Delhi: Tripura 304 for 4 trails Haryana 556 by 252 runs 15. In Sultanpur: UP 301 and 32 for 2 trails Vidarbha 548 for 6 by 215 runs 16. In Lahli: Assam 248 and 82 for 3 trails Maharashtra 415 by 85 runs RESULTS 1. In Guwahati: Jharkhand 169 and 133 lost to Chhattisgarh 174 and 129 for 2 by eight wickets 2. In Kolkata: Manipur 296 beat Arunachal Pradesh 119 and 152 by an innings and 25 runs 3. In Rajkot: Kerala 505 for 9 dec. beat Meghalaya 148 and 191 by an innings and 166 runs.

DUBAI, FEB 19 (IANS): World No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, will be returning to competition on Monday when he begins his campaign at the Dubai Open on Monday (February 21), after courting controversy at the Australian Open last month.

The Dubai Open -- an ATP 500 event -- should be a strong starting point for Djokovic for the upcoming season after he was not allowed to compete in the opening Grand Slam of the year due to his unvaccinated COVID-19 status.

Djokovic, the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles and a five-time champion here in Dubai -- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2020 -- was quoted as saying by tennis.com that he was “excited” to play in Dubai. “I always love Dubai. I love coming here.

I’ve had plenty of tennis success here and I’m excited to go out on the tennis court next Monday. I miss tennis, honestly, after everything that has happened in the previous couple of months (Australian Open fiasco),” said Djokovic.

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Mumbai elected to host IOC session in 2023 MUMBAI, FEB 19 (IANS): The city of Mumbai on Saturday was announced as the host of the 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) session after successfully bidding for it in the 139th IOC session being held in Beijing alongside the ongoing Winter Olympics.

This will be the second time India will host an IOC session after hosting it in New Delhi, 1983.

Leading the Indian presentation in Beijing were Abhinav Bindra, the country’s first individual Olympics gold medallist in 2008, IOC Member Nita Ambani, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

Mumbai received 99 per cent of the votes from the delegates participating in the process, with 75 members endorsing its candidature to host the IOC session in 2023.

“I thank Mrs Nita Ambani for her vision and leadership and also thank all my IOC Member colleagues for their support, I cannot wait to see you here in Mumbai next year,” said Batra.

Winter Games: Swings wins first gold for Belgium in 74 yrs

Bart Swings

BEIJING, FEB 19 (AGENCIES): Belgium won their first Winter Olympics gold medal for 74 years when speed skater Bart Swings surged to victory in the men’s mass start at Beijing 2022.

The 31-year-old, who won silver in 2018, was second going into the final corner but found an extra gear in the sprint for the line.

“It’s historical and it’s unbelievable,” he said.

“The next thing after silver is gold. I know it was ambitious and it’s a dream to work towards.”

It was his country’s first Winter Olympics gold since pairs figure skaters Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet triumphed in 1948.

South Koreans Chung Jae Won and Lee Seung Hoon took silver and bronze respectively.

Meanwhile, in the wo m e n’s eve n t I r e n e Schouten won her third gold medal of the Games to continue Dutch dominance of the discipline.

Canada’s Ivanie Blondin got silver and Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida picked up the bronze. Defending champion Nana Takagi had crashed out in the semi-final.

In cross-country, Russian Olympic Committee’s Alexander Bolshunov won a third gold medal of these Olympics with victory in the men’s 50km in a race that was shortened to 30km because of high winds.

PVL: Defenders beat Thunderbolts; reach SFs

HYDERABAD, FEB 19 (IANS): Spiker Shon T John came up with a superb performance to help Ahmedabad Defenders book a place in the last four by defeating Kolkata Thunderbolts 7-15, 15-10, 15-13, 15-14, 10-15 in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Ahmedabad moved to the top with eight points from five matches. Defenders’ Shon T John was adjudged Player of the Match.

Rahul K and Vinit Kumar got the Thunderbolts off to a great start as the side took the lead at 7-3 in the first set. Captain Ashwal Rai also stood tall as Kolkata kept forging ahead. Vinit pulled off a fantastic smash to help the Thunderbolts win a Super Point and take

Ahmedabad Defenders (black) and Kolkata Thunderbolts (white) in action on Saturday.

a massive lead at 13-7. The Thunderbolts eventually wrapped up the first set at 15-7. Shon T John effected two magnificent spikes as the Defenders took the lead at 6-3 in the second set. The Thunderbolts committed a few unforced errors as Ahmedabad dominated

the second set at 13-6. The Defenders eventually closed out the second set at 15-10 to get on board. Thunderbolts and the Defenders played out a hard-fought contest and were locked at 9-9 in the third set but the former eventually wrapped up the final set at 15-10.

Liverpool survive Norwich scare; Chelsea beat Palace 1-0 LONDON, FEB 19 (AFP): Mohamed Salah’s 150th Liverpool goal and Luis Diaz’s first kept the Reds in the hunt for the Premier League title as they came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1, while Chelsea snatched a late win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made seven changes from the side that won 2-0 at Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek and nearly paid a heavy price when the Canaries took a shock lead at Anfield.

Milot Rashica’s shot deflected in off Joel Matip three minutes into the second half. But Liverpool’s deadly duo of Sadio Mane and Salah turned the game around with two goals in the space of three minutes.

Mane produced a stunning acrobatic finish to meet Kostas Tsimikas’ looping header. Salah then raced onto goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s brilliant long ball, rounded Angus Gunn and left two Norwich defenders on the floor to become the second quickest player to 150 Liverpool goals behind Roger Hunt.

Diaz then produced a

Luis Diaz (right) scored his first Liverpool goal in a 3-1 win over Norwich. (AFP)

deft finish either of his two strike partners would be proud of to lift the ball over Gunn from Jordan Henderson’s defence splitting pass.

Victory takes Klopp’s men to within six points of Manchester City, who host Tottenham later on Saturday.

Chelsea’s 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park may have come too late to kickstart a title challenge as they are still 13 points off the top.

However, they solidified their place in the top four as Hakim Ziyech slotted home Marcos Alonso’s cross a minute from time.

Arsenal moved into pole position for the fourth and final Champions League place as Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka struck to see off Brentford 2-1.

The Gunners’ need for a goalscorer was shown up again as Mikel Arteta’s men

penned the Bees back from the first whistle but had to wait until Smith Rowe fired into the far corner two minutes into the second half to break the deadlock.

Saka then rifled in a brilliant effort in off the post 11 minutes from time before Christian Norgaard registered a consolation deep into stoppage time.

Arsenal remain sixth but move to within one point of Manchester United

in fourth with two games in hand. West Ham’s bid for the top four took another hit as they were held 1-1 at home by Newcastle.

Hammers boss David Moyes again selected Kurt Zouma despite the controversy over the Frenchman physically abusing his cat.

Craig Dawson headed Moyes’ men in front, but Joe Willock secured another vital point in Newcastle’s battle to avoid relegation.

Norwich slip to the bottom of the table as Burnley secured just a second win of the season and in some style with a 3-0 win at Brighton.

January signing Wout Weghorst netted his first goal for the Clarets before he then teed up Josh Brownhill to make it 2-0 before half-time.

Jay Rodriguez added a third after the break to move Burnley to within five points of safety with two games in hand on Newcastle.

RESULTS West Ham 1-1 Newcastle Arsenal 2-1 Brentford Aston Villa 0-1 Watford Brighton 0-3 Burnley Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea Liverpool 3-1 Norwich Southampton 2-0 Everton

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