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Fuel prices hit highest-ever level Diesel breaches Rs.100 mark in Tuensang, Kiphire DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): After a two-day hiatus, state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday pushing rates to new highs across the country.

According to a price notification of state-owned OMCs, the prices of petrol and diesel were again hiked by 35 paise per litre each.

After the latest rate revision, the price of diesel in Tuensang and Kiphire has crossed Rs.100-a-litre mark.

In the state capital Kohima, petrol cost Rs.105.59 a litre and diesel Rs. 97.88.

In Dimapur a litre of petrol was Rs.104.59 and diesel Rs. 97.07 per litre. (See table) The rate hike comes after two days of no chang-

Chenloisho village flays bomb blast DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Chenloisho village council, civil society, students’ union and public have strongly condemned the bomb blast at Chenloisho village under Mon district where a woman in her early 60s was killed and two others injured while conducting a social work on October 15.

In a condemnation note, Chenloisho village council chairman N Nokkhah said that while a group of women were clearing grasses at Bible School Campus near Assam Rifle Camp, one of them “accidently hit the bomb wrapped under the grass with spade which led to its explosion”.

The village council informed that the two injured civilians were under treatment at civil hospital Mon. Condemning the incident that “shocked the entire village”, the village council

District Tuensang Kiphire Noklak Mon Phek Zunheboto Longleng Mokokchung Wokha Kohima Peren Dimapur

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es. Prior to that, for four straight days prices were hiked by 35 paise per litre each. With this rise, petrol is now at Rs 100-a-litre mark or more in all state capitals while diesel has touched the level in over a dozen states.

The costliest fuel is in the border town of Ganganagar in Rajasthan where petrol comes for Rs.118.23 a litre and diesel for Rs.109.04.

The unabated rise in petrol and diesel prices has hit the transport sector hard, especially taxi

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and auto-rickshaw drivers.

Ever since the pandemic outbreak, the woes of the common man have been multiplying every day.

Soaring fuel prices have also pushed up the cost of essential commodities, disturbing the household budgets of middle-class families. Citizens are bearing the additional financial burdens at a time when jobs are scarce and sources of income drying up amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to a PTI report, the international benchmark Brent crude is

FNR calls for peace, non-violence DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), under whose initiative Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR) was signed, implored upon all NPGs to immediately deter from all kinds of armed confrontation and cease war of words in print and electronic media.

The forum in a statement said CoR, signed in the name of God, carried a heavy responsibility, adding that it would to listen to their stories and stand together for peace.

Twelve years ago when Naga society was disrupted by violence and bloodshed, FNR said the signing of CoR on June 13, 2009 by then NSCN (I-M) chairman late Isak Chishi Swu, then NSCN (K) chairman late SS Kaplang and FGN kedaghe (president) S Singnya was a divine gift to Naga people for, it paved the path to end-

ing factional violence. Since then, the forum claimed that Naga society was enjoying an enormous familial and social benefit from. In the past 23 years, Naga society had begun moving with a spirit of peace felt by elders, commoners and joy was seen in the faces of children, it added.

“Sadly, the cause and effect of violence take no time to spiral down by turning man and woman inward against each other,” it pointed out. At this juncture if Nagas were under threat, FNR said this would be at the “factional” and community levels and the problem should be either resolved or failed.

Stressing that the future of Nagas depended on how “we act and remain committed” to CoR, the forum reminded NPGs and their leaders that they were directly related to the covenant.

trading at USD 84.43 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time in seven years.

A month back, Brent was trading at USD 73.92.

Being a net importer of oil, India prices petrol and diesel at rates equivalent to international prices.

The surge in international oil prices ended a three-week hiatus in rate revision on September 28 for petrol and September 24 for diesel.

Since ending of a three-week long hiatus in rate revision in the last week of September, this is the 17th increase in petrol price and the 20th time that diesel rates have gone up.

Since then, diesel rate has gone up by Rs 6.50 per litre and petrol price has increased by Rs 5.

Prior to that, petrol price was increased by Rs. 11.44 a litre between May 4 and July 17. Diesel rate had gone up by Rs. 9.14 during this period. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.

India inklsAgreements signed with NEW OCT 20 11DELHI, countries (PTI): Union Health ministry on Wednesday said India for mutual has signed agreements for mutual recognition of of narecognition tionally or WHO recognised Covid-19 with 11 Covidvaccines vaccines: countries including the UK, Govt France and Germany and

ISA can enable energy access to 800 NEW DELHI, OCT 20 mn people (IANS): Stating that solving worldwide: the problem of energy access is very important, India onIndia Wednesday said that the International Solar

Alliance (ISA) can enable energy access for 800 million people, who lack energy access, worldwide.

“The International Solar Alliance was founded to bring the global community together, synergise our efforts and leverage our complementarities to overcome such barriers. The ISA can play primary role in providing energy access to all,” Power Minister R.K. Singh said in the opening address of the inaugural of the fourth assembly of the ISA virtually, attended by more than 100 countries, according to an official statement.

Singh, also the President of the ISA, reiterated how India has the target to

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NPCC minority cell chairman Rajesh Kr. Sethi informed that the first phase protest, against deplorable road conditions, will be held at strategic locations of Dimapur-Dhobinala Junction, Near Mayur Hotel GS Road and Station Road on October 25 from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m., followed by submission of memorandum to deputy commissioner Dimapur.

Congress pointed out

that the road conditions of the National Highway from Dillai Gate, PWD Road, Midland-Dhobinala, G.S. Road-Station Road and Tragopan Junction remained in the most deplorable condition for the past decades with no maintenance or repair.

In addition, the Congress said that dusty roads were the cause for air pollution and during monsoon water logging is witnessed

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NSCN (R) collective leaders assure to resolve all differences

DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Against the backdrop of NSCN (R) vice president Akato Chophi mulling to split from the group, the NSCN (R) collective leaders Y Wangtin Naga and P. Tikhak have appealed to all Nagas not to feel disturbed but help the group through prayers to amicably resolve all issues.

While stating that there could be minor differences within the party workers, Wangtin and Tikhak however, assured to do their best to resolve all the differences very shortly.

They also said that they were extremely disturbed at some of “our leaders” going public in expressing their resentment towards the group.

“At a time like this, when we are all patiently waiting in prayer to see better days for the Nagas, it is certainly not pleasant to our ears to hear of

new faction. Factionalism has killed the backbone of the Nagas economically, socially, politically, Naga brotherhood and what not,” they stressed.

Asserting that this was certainly not a time to create new party and factions, the two NSCN (R) leaders insisted that the focus should be on finding out a political solution collectively and also to “introspect into the past where we went wrong.”

“Differences do happen in every society, every institution and every family but, we should not allow the differences to overcome our common goal,” they emphasised.

It may be mentioned that the NSCN (R) through its MIP had informed that the meeting held on October 19, at Hoito village was “aimed for endorsement of some very important and impending issue”. It said

that majority of regional authorities, UT-1, secretariat staffs, Naga Army, political wing and ACLs attended the meeting.

However, MIP said that the declaration for endorsement was kept on hold/in abeyance for twothree days “due to a very personal request of WC, NNPGs convenor, N. Kitovi Zhimomi.”

MIP said that the members present at the meeting-- “HoD, HoM, chairman of UT-1/regional authorities, secretariat staff led by the chief secretary and home secretary, Naga Army officials, in individual capacities and by show of hands, in concurrence and agreement, all re-affirmed, reiterated and declared their loyalty and allegiance to their collective leader, Akato Chophi, echoing and reverberating behind the call of the vice president for ‘Re-Reformation’.”

Covid vax: India set to reach 100cr milestone, celebrations planned Over 99.54 cr vax doses administered till Oct 20 Centre urges all eligible people to get vaccinated

try crossed 99.54 crore on Wednesday, according to the 7.15 pm data from the Co-WIN portal.

That left the cumulative figure just 46 lakh shy of the 100 crore-mark, likely to be surpassed on Thursday.

Around 75 per cent of the country’s adult population have been administered the first dose and around 31 per cent having received both doses.

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday appealed to all

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (AGENCIES/PTI): On Wednesday, India was on the cusp of reaching a major milestone in its vaccination against Covid-19- a 100 crore jabs. fully vaccinated travellers The total vaccine doses coming from these countries administered in the counshall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing.

Revised guidelines for international arrivals were released on Wednesday. DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Naga These fresh rules supersede Mothers’ Association (NMA) has all guidelines issued on the expressed anguish and condemned subject on and after Febru- the factional killing amongst “our own ary 17, 2021, the ministry brothers” again and called for justice.

NMA, through its media cell, assaid.

The list of countries serted that killings could never be justiwith which the government fied, whether in the eyes of Almighty has agreement for mutual God or of humanity.

Conveying its deepest condolencrecognition vaccination ceres to the family of Atoka Kinimi, addl. secretary of NSCN (K) Niki group, who died in the clash on October 17, NMA prayed to God to grant him eternal peace, besides comforting his coupled with choked drain- family members and fellow comrades age. All these have become of his group. serious risk to health and NMA further appealed to top life, the party said. leaders of the two Naga political M e a n w h i l e, S e t h i groups (NPGs) and all other groups informed that the party to maintain and ensure peace in these has also planned to hold critical and crucial times as the Naga the second phase protest people looked forward to a peaceful against erratic power sup- resolution of the Naga political issue. ply, which has caused “We reiterate to our armed brothimmense hardship to the ers ‘shed no more blood’ and let there public including business be no more blood and violence, staining community. The party will our hands, in the search for peace, for decided the date and time our Naga areas, wherever we may be,” for this, he added.

NMA stated.

NMA condemns factional killing

Cong to hold dharna against bad roads on Oct 25 in Dimapur DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Dimapur District Congress Committee and NPCC minority department, backed by frontal organizations would be holding a dharna at strategic locations across Dimapur on October 25 in protest against deplorable road conditions in the city-- as part of the first phase stir and the second phase protest against erratic power supply.

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those who are eligible to get inoculated without delay. A series of events have been lined up to celebrate the milestone. Mandaviya will launch a song by singer Kailash Kher and an audiovisual film at the Red Fort.

“The country is close to making a vaccine century.

To be a part of this golden opportunity, I appeal to the citizens who are yet to be vaccinated to contribute in this historic golden vaccination journey of India by getting vaccinated immedi-

ately,” he said in a tweet in Hindi. Mandaviya had earlier said that announcements will be made on airplanes, ships, metros and at railway stations when India achieves its target of administering 100 crore doses.

“After 100 crore doses are administered, we will go in mission mode to ensure that those who have taken their first dose take their second dose too to ensure they are protected against COVID-19,” Mandaviya had said.

State logs 18 fresh Covid cases D I M A P U R , O C T 2 0 COVID-19 STATUS AS ON OCTOBER 20, 2021 ACTIVE CASES (NPN): Nagaland on Symptomatic Non Covid Wednesday recorded 18 Deaths MiSEVERE AsModRecovTotal Death with gratfresh Covid-19 positive District ymperate ICU ICU ered Cases Covid 19 ed tom- Mild On On (without (On cases while no deaths were Positivity atic Oxy- Oxy- ventila- ventigen gen tor) lator reported during the day.

99 24 4 3 1 1 13366 407 10 677 14589 Of the fresh cases, 10 Dimapur 0 Kiphire 1 0 0 0 0 245 9 0 1 256 were from Dimapur, four Kohima 18 24 1 3 0 1 9060 122 1 199 9426 in Kohima, two in Wokha Longleng 7 0 1 0 0 0 279 0 2 18 307 17 5 2 0 0 0 2170 52 0 62 2307 and one each in Peren and Mokokchung Mon 3 0 0 0 0 0 1124 12 2 17 1158 Tuensang, taking the total Peren 3 0 0 0 0 0 895 5 0 15 919 Phek 4 0 0 0 0 0 564 18 0 7 593 caseload to 31659.

29 1 0 0 0 0 1049 11 0 3 1092 The death toll re- Tuensang Wokha 3 0 0 0 0 0 357 11 0 16 391 mained unchanged at 676 Zunheboto 0 0 0 0 0 0 593 14 0 11 621 (including 15 non-Covid Total 184 54 8 6 1 2 29702 661 15 1026 31659 *15 deaths not due to Covid-19 *0 deaths under investigation deaths).

Meanwhile, a total of 20. According to health department, 11,59,659 persons (first and second 704210 received the first dose and dose) were inoculated till October 455449 second dose.

Power department informs DIMAPUR, OCT 20 (NPN): Department of Power Nagaland on Wednesday informed the public, particularly those living or commuting along the road connecting Electrical colony/ Nagarjan to Kuda village, that the department will be charging the 11 kV Trunk line from 132/33 kV RESS Nagarjan till Greenwood Junction-

Half Nagarjan, Dimapur, on October 22 at 5 a.m.

Dimapur electrical division executive engineer Er. Akito Sema said that the line will remain charged in order to cater supply to parts of Kuda village.

In this regard, the public have been requested to stay away from the line to avoid any unwarranted accident.

US doctors successfully transplant first-ever pig kidney to a human NPF committed to resolve pol.

NEW YORK, OCT 20 (REUTERS): For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.

The procedure done at NYU Langone Health in New York City involved use of a pig whose genes had been altered so that its tissues no longer contained a molecule known to trigger

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almost immediate rejection.

The recipient was a braindead patient with signs of kidney dysfunction whose family consented to the experiment before she was due to be taken off of life

support, researchers told Reuters.

For three days, the new kidney was attached to her blood vessels and maintained outside her body, giving researchers access to

it. Test results of the transplanted kidney’s function “looked pretty normal,” said transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the study.

The kidney made “the amount of urine that you would expect” from a transplanted human kidney, he said, and there was no evidence of the vigorous, early rejection seen when unmodified pig kidneys are transplanted into nonhuman primates. The recipient’s abnormal creatinine level– an indicator of poor

kidney function – returned to normal after the transplant, Montgomery said.

Researchers have been working for decades on the possibility of using animal organs for transplants, but have been stymied over how to prevent immediate rejection by the human body.

Montgomery’s team theorized that knocking out the pig gene for a carbohydrate that triggers rejection– a sugar molecule, or glycan, called alpha-gal – would prevent the problem.

conflicts in NE and Naga issue

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IMPHAL, OCT 20 (NPN): NPF secretar y general Achumbemo Kikon said his party would like to bring an end to not only Naga political issue but also other political conflicts plaguing the Northeast. Kikon was part of NPF central team that reached here to meet leaders of the party’s Manipur State unit to discuss electoral strategies for the (Cont’d on p-8) upcoming elections.

Addressing the media, Kikon said his party stood for ending all political conflicts in the Northeast for peaceful coexistence of the people. He remarked, “NPF believes in resolution of all political conflicts in the region, be it Naga political issue or others.”

Kikon said NPF was yet to decide whether the party would go it alone or ally with other political parties in the upcoming polls.

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3-day seminar on ‘legal profession’ commences

Gauhati high court, Kohima bench judge justice Songkhupchung Serto speaking at the seminar.

DIMAPUR: A three-day seminar on “legal profession” for lawyers organised by the High Court Legal Services Committee in collaboration with the High Court Bar Association, Kohima Bench commenced Wednesday at the High Court premises.

In a press release, Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) informed that while speaking at the seminar, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench Judge Justice Songkhupchung Serto said the profession was challenging during the “foundational

years especially pertaining to making an income out of it”.

Narrating his experiences during the initial years of practicing under a senior, Serto said the amount of hard work put into catching up with the profession and the payment received in return was “meagre”. However, he said the passion to learn and struggle was key to producing refined lawyers.

The Judge was also of the view that charging fees in tribal communities was another challenge as the populace are “ignorant” of

many subjects and procedure of law or courts.

Delivering a shor t speech, the newly appointed additional judge of the Gauhati High Court Kakheto Sema urged the bar fraternity to continue to assist the court for the dispensation of justice and promote the practice of rule of law so that the end of justice was promoted.

He also encouraged the upcoming lawyers to give time, effort, sincere and honest to achieve heights and limits of the profession.

During the two sessions, resource persons senior advocate Laximidhar Pangari of Odisha and Kolkata High Court delivered talks on Difference between Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India and service jurisprudence while senior advocate CT Jamir of Guahati High Court, Kohima Bench dwelled on professional ethics.

The sessions were chaired by High Court Bar Association, Kohima Bench, president A Zho.

STATE

NEWS IN BRIEF DDAPU annual meeting: Dimapur district Ao Pensioners Union has informed that the annual meeting will be held on October 22, 10 a.m., at the residence of the union treasurer Lepzuk Jamir, Kevijau colony near Livingstone school. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

Police Commemoration Day on Oct 21: Director general of police, officers and all ranks of Nagaland Police will be observing the Police Commemoration Day Parade on October 21, 8 a.m., at New Police Reserve, Tennis Court, Phesama, Kohima.

FGN informs on joint meeting: FGN has informed that a joint meeting with Naga National Council (NNC) would be held on October 25, 10 a.m., in TPC Kohima. All concerned central authorities, regional authorities and eligible Naga Army officers of the NNC/FGN have been requested to attend the meeting “to take stock of the ongoing situation.”

IC holds parent-teacher meet: Immanuel College (IC) held its 11th parent-teacher association meeting and induction programme on October 13 at the College Auditorium. The college said the meeting was held with an objective to stress on the importance of an effective parent-teacher cooperation.

Ex-servicemen general meeting: Assam Rifles Exservicemen Association has convened a general meeting on October 23, 10 a.m. at ARTC and school. All ESM members and widows of Dimapur zone have been invited to attend meeting.

Online registration for JNVST 2022 & LEST 2022: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Longnak, Mokokchung has informed interested candidates that online registration for appearing JNV selection test 2022 and class IX lateral selection test 2022 is open. Registration can be done through online portal for which the link is available in the NVS website www.navodaya.gov.in. Last date for submission of application is November 30 and October 31 respectively.

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NNC Angami region commemorates ‘Naga Martyrs’ Day’; visits ‘graves of the heroes’

Members of NNC Angami region and others.

DIMAPUR: Commemorating “Naga Nation Martyrs Day” observed every year by NNC federal government on October 18, NNC Federal Southern Angami Region observed “Naga Martyrs Day” by visiting the “graves of the heroes who had laid down their lives in the struggle to liberate the Naga nation

PHED Mkg organises skill devp trg

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MOKOKCHUNG, OCT 20 (NPN): Basic training on skill development under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) support activity was organised

by Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Mokokchung Wednesday at Sangtemla Ward Hall, Mokokchung.

Resource person, PHED Mokokchung SDO, Imtiyanger T Imchen said the main objective of the training was to impart basic skill and know how about the process of implementation/maintenance of the JJM to the members of the village council and WATSAN (water and sanitation committee). He said the mission aims to provide free and clean drinking water to all households by 2024.

Er. Imchen said the department would only monitor and supervise with logistic, financial and material support and that village councils and WATSAN members have to ensure implementation, maintenance and success of the mission.

He then said that basic development training on electrification, plumbing and masonry, welding system and pumping machine

Excise Dmu nabs 1; seizes 196 cases of IMFL

ated lifestyle to the Naga people”.

The release stated that NNC Federal medical kilonser and colleagues also convened a short yet significant function at the burial place of late Vikul Sal Richa who was killed on November 21, 1961 at the battle of Phesachodo Village in Chakhesang area.

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system was requisite chain of mechanism for smooth water supply. The master trainers were – Pokti (electrification), I Wati Jamir (plumbing and masonry), Yarenba (welding system) and Jongpongwati (pumping machine system).

Altogether 78 trainers from 35 villages from Ongpangkong North and South, Kobulong, Chuchuyimlang PHED SDO Mokokchung, and Changtongya blocks Imtiyanger T Imchen. attended the training.

Shamator based Self Employed Women Association (SEWA), led by field coordinator, Tsurila Yimkhiung observed International Homebase Workers Day on the theme “we are workers too”, on October 20.

Acknowledgement

OFFICE OF THE NDPP AGHUNATO UNIT

Dear beloved son, Mikta thangwang Wangsha The slightest thought of Losing you would cause us nightmare yet you left us, but, to a better place, to be with our heavenly Father.

We will always hold you dear in our hearts until we meet again. Love you forever baby. Rest In Peace.

We the family members express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one for your prayers, support and presence during the unfortunate demise of our beloved son on 12/10/2021 We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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from the forced dominion of the Indians”.

In a press release, Southern Angami sub-region NNC federal government informed that a brief prayer was conducted at every graveyard, recounting and remembering their heroic deeds which has “marked significant affects and brought about liber-

“For me to live is Christ and to die is gain”

LATE SMT. LONGRILA LONGKUMTSUR 27/02/1940 – 12/10/2021 We, the family of Late Smt. Longrila Longkumtsur, extend our sincere gratitude to all who shared our grief and sorrows at the demise of our beloved mother, who went to be with the Lord on 12-10-2021.

We are deeply overwhelmed by your love, support, strength and endless prayers given to us during our difficult times. Your contributions made our loss more bearable. As it is impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

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The NDPP Aghunato Unit with much pain share our grievance with the family of our President NDPP Aghunato Late Hoito Achumi, in his demise the party has lost a promising leader who always stood for the upliftment of the party and for the people of Aghunato at large. The party will always uphold his commitment and cherish his words of wisdom within us and move forward with determination through the ways he has lead us. The party pray for the family and for the departed soul to rest in peace.

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Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement “You have fought the good fight, you have rode the storm, and you have won the peace. All good things come to an end someday and you have reached yours. But dad, your legacies will remain vivid in our hearts and souls”.

Arrested individual along with the consignment.

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Lt. K. CHUBA JAMIR We, the family members of Lt. K. CHUBA JAMIR, would like to express our profound gratitude to all the individuals and societies who had stood with us through the prolonged illness and sad demise of our father on the 11th of Oct 2021. We are so sorry that we are unable to thank everyone personally but we pray that God bless you all abundantly. We would like to mention special thanks to:1) Dr. Eli Seb (Olive Hospital, Dmr) 2) Nurse. Arato Rengma (Olive Hospital, Dmr) 3) Diphupar Village Council 4) Ao Baptist Church Diphupar 5) Ao Senso Telongjem Diphupar 6) Langpangkong Senso Telongjem Diphupar 7) Dimapur Area Chuchuyimlang Senso Telongjem 8) Longjang Senso Telongjem Dimapur Loving Wife, Children, Grand Children, In-Laws and Relatives

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DIMAPUR: Dimapur Excise arrested one Mithu Bhowmik (27) from Beltala Guwahati, Assam on charges of possessing assorted IMFL on October 20.

According to superintendent of excise and prohibition, T Arilong Longkumer, Dimapur district excise duty party while manning Newfield check gate intercepted an Imphal-bound truck bearing registration number AS01CC9591. On frisking the vehicle, the duty party recovered 196 cases of assorted IMFL concealed under various vehicle tyres.

In this connection, the arrested individual was booked under relevant sections of NLTP Act 89 and the case is currently under investigation, Arilong informed.

Late Rongsen 01/01/1967 – 15/10/2021 We, the family members of Late Rongsen (Waromung), express our sincere and profound gratitude to all our friends, relatives, neighbors, sympathizers, churches and organizations for your overwhelming love, prayers and support showered upon us during the time of illness until his demise.

Your support during our darkest period was the greatest comfort to all our family members.

Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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We, the bereaved family of Lt. Mrs N. Alila Aier (Longpa) W/o Lt. K Jongpong Longchar (Nokpu) express our profound gratitude to all our well wishers who stood by us during her prolonged illness and till she breathed her last on the 16th of Oct 2021.

We are humbled by the love and support extended to us physically, financially, materially and through prayers. We regret our inability to mention each and every individual yet it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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WEATHER FORECAST OCTOBER 21

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Max Min

Agartala Morning rain; mostly cloudy

32 24

Humid with a thunderstorm

24 20

Aizawl

Guwahati A stray morning thunderstorm 31 24 Imphal

A little afternoon rain

25 21

Itanagar Cloudy with a thunderstorm

27 21

Shillong

A t-storm around in the a.m.

23 17

Kohima

A shower and thunderstorm

23 18

Dimapur A morning thunderstorm

29 23

A morning thunderstorm

24 19

Tuensang Couple of thunderstorms

19 15

Mkg Wokha

Some rain and a thunderstorm 24 20

Zunheboto A shower and thunderstorm

22 17

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K.G Kenye addresses ‘The World Forum 4.0’

KOHIMA: Member of parliament Rajya Sabha, K.G. Kenye virtually addressed “The World Forum 4.0”, an international forum of experts and organisations linked to the fourth industrial revolution on Wednesday.

Addressing the event, Kenye appreciated president Leonel Fernandez and the team of World Forum 4.0 that made 2021’s World Forum possible where discussion on the impacts of the fourth industrial revolution amid the shadows of COVID was held.

He said that the fact he was addressing from Kohima was a manifestation in itself that the world had moved from the third industrial revolution to the fourth adding that the shift or transition presented many opportunities and few challenges.

Kenye said that talking about fourth industrial revolution reminded him of the G-20 Osaka Leaders Declaration which talked about sharing good practices on effective policy and regulatory approaches and frameworks that were innovative and agile, flexible and adapted to the digital era including the use of regulatory sandboxes.

He said there was immense potential in technology

to secure development, generate employment, raise income levels and improve the quality of life for the citizens.

Centre approves budget for highspeed broadband internet connection He appreciated the centre for approving high speed broadband internet connection for 16 States in India including Nagaland stating that over 3,60,000 across India would be covered initially and the budget has been approved for viability gap funding (VGF).

This he said would enable access to online education, telemedicine, skill development and E-commerce in the villages.

As the world tries to recuperate from Covid, Kenye informed that it was interesting to see how COVID has pushed organisations over the technology tipping point and transformed business and processes forever.

He said the leaders need to be careful that the past inequalities of the labour market was not reproduced in information economy.

He also said that the response of policymakers must be integrated and comprehensive, involving all stakeholders of the global polity from governments, public and private

sectors to academia and civil society.

‘Promoting security in digital economy should not be neglected’ Kenye said the issue of promoting security in the digital economy and of addressing security gaps and vulnerabilities cannot be neglected by policymakers and international community. He mentioned that the scale, scope and complexity of the transformation ushered by the fourth industrial revolution would be unlike anything mankind had ever experienced before.

Kenye however said that the members had to make sure the change was humancentric, humane and towards the betterment of the societies, nations and most importantly the environment.

The fourth industrial revolution was merely a medium to fulfil the aspiration for a better world Kenye said adding that it was just, peaceful, prosperous and equitable for future generation.

Altogether there are 33 speakers from various countries where the leaders will discuss in the areas of 4.0 creative industries, marketing and communication, government, society, women, law and global regulations etc.

Winners of New India@75 awareness competition under Kma district awarded

DC Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie along with other officials with winners of the online competition on October 12. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: An award ceremony of the online competition of New India@75 awareness on HIV, TB and blood donation for selected schools and colleges under Kohima district was held on October 12 in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC).

According to a DIPR report, DC Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie while congratulating the

winners of the online competition lauded the efforts and contributions made by the students in the competition.

He said that the ideas and thoughts on various themes brought out by the students would go a long way in the fight against the health issues.

DC also encouraged them to continue with the spirit of participation and competition in their

future academic career.

He expressed gratitude to the participating schools and colleges for taking the importance of the New India@75 programme and its activities.

Gregory said that under the programme, various activities had been initiated with an aim to educate and improve the health sector where concerted efforts from all section was re-

quired.

The winners were awarded with cash prizes and certificates which were handed over by the DC Chief medical officer Kohima, Dr. Vezokholu Theyo and district TB officer Kohima, Dr. Akaba Jamir along with other committee members and parents of the students were also present at the award ceremony.

SASRD, NU distributes rabi onion seed and garlic

DIMAPUR: NEH Component of ICAR-Directorate of Onion and cultivation looking at the favourOnion & Garlic, Nagaland Centre, Garlic Research, Rajgurunagar, able climatic conditions and the SASRD, NU conducted rabi onion Pune; Dr. Aastik Jha, Project hardworking nature of needy seed and garlic distribution pro- Incharge and Dr. Moakala Chang- farmers and distributed one of gramme along with other inputs kiri, Co-Project Incharge, NEH the best performing Rabi onion like Agroshadenets, battery oper- Component of Onion & Garlic, variety- Bhima Shakti and garated sprayers and organic inputs Nagaland Centre felt the need lic variety- Bhima Purple to the to three best performing farmers’ to popularize onion and garlic beneficiaries. The beneficiaries group namely Unity, Uciethimi cultivation among tribal farmers expressed gratitude for initiating such a programme in their district it was the most efficient water and Kutho-Phusachodu under of Nagaland.

Phek district on October 20, 2021.

Phek district was identified and assured full cooperation for and nutrient delivery system for Dr. Major Singh, Director of for popularizing onion and garlic the success of the programme. growing crops and that installing a drip irrigation system would not only save water but also save time and money.

He encouraged the farmers to work hard and make better use of the available resources provided by the department as the system will help the farmers to produce higher yields while saving water and fertilisers, energy and crop protection products.

The programme was led by horticulture inspector, Chemlila Sangtam while horticulture inspector, C. Yongkonglimba welcomed participants and highlighted on the importance of the programme.

The programme was attend- Keep Our City Clean (KOCC) organised a social work with Muslim community of Kohima, youth volunteers ed by beneficiaries from various and KMC administrator from Razhü Point to TCP Gate, Kohima on Wednesday. During the activity, the villages under PMKSY. Muslim community of Kohima decided to keep October 20 as” cleanliness day” every year.

Seminar under PMKSY held in Tuensang

Officials of DHO Tuensang along with participants at the seminar. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: A three-day seminar programme for stakeholders on the theme “per drop, more crops” under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), organised by

district horticulture office (DHO), Tuensang was concluded at C.K.S hall, Tuensang from October 18-20.

According to a DIPR report, the resource person

technical consultant, M/s Solar Nation Dimapur, Topong Chang deliberated on the importance of drip irrigation and how it worked.

He pointed out that

NSLSA conducts weeklong awareness programmes

Kiphire

DIMAPUR: As part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” and “legal services week”, a weeklong awareness programme on “Lok Adalat, legal services and welfare schemes under various departments” was conducted

by Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) from October 12- 16 at various sub-divisions including Churches, NGOs and stakeholders. The programme was conducted by District legal Services Authorities (DLSAs).

Mokokchung DLSA: Para legal volunteers from Chuchuyimlang town legal service organised legal awareness programme for the youth of Chuchuyimlang town on October 16 which was attended by more than 60 youths. The programme focused on health and family welfare schemes, social welfare schemes, right to education and food security act.

Kiphire DLSA: Kiphire DLSA organised legal awareness programme at Kiusam town, EAC headquarter, the last administrative headquarter under Kiphire district located between Noklak district and K Y M C

Myanmar on October 16.

GBs Union Kiusam Area vice president Tsangli gave the welcome note, Phuleto Yeptho CJM cum secretary DLSA Kiphire spoke on Lok Adalat and legal services, Bendangwati Sangtam, retainer lawyer, DLSA Kiphire shared on ICPS and mid-day-meal, Michael Aye, APP Kiphire talked on health and family welfare schemes and national food security act.

Altogether, 70 people from 14 villages participated in the programme.

Kiphire DLSA organised another legal awareness programme at Seyochung town on October 12. Renbo NCS, ADC, Seyochung town gave welcome note; Phuleto Yeptho spoke on Lok Adalat and legal services, Michael Aye talked on health and family welfare schemes and national food security act, Bendangwati Sangtam shared on the topic ICPS and mid-day-meal.

Altogether 75 people participated in the seminar.

Earlier, a programme and inauguration of legal aid clinic at Sitimi Headquarter was held on October 13.

DAYO flays Oct 13 incident

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO) has expressed shock over the alleged attempted murder of one Aremchang Imchen, at Khopanala area under Chümoukedima police station, allegedly by Kevechulo Koza and Keneilekuo Zumvu on October 13.

In a condemnation note, DAYO president Aotemsu Aier and general secretary S Pangertoshi claimed that the “accused duo, having malafide intention, used their vehicle to block the road preventing the victim and his friends to move their vehicle.” They also alleged that “the occupants were specifically questioned on their tribal identity and unfortunately, Aremchang became their victim”.

DAYO said that the victim was “attacked by sharp weapon resulting in grievous injury on the head and a broken jaw”, adding

Phek

EAC Sitimi HQ, Nchumthung Ezung addressed welcome note, Phuleto Yeptho spoke on Lok Adalat and legal services, Michael Aye presented on health and family welfare schemes and national food security act, Bendangwati Sangtam shared on ICPS and mid-day-meal to the congregation. Altogether 70 people participated in the seminar.

Tuensang DLSA: Tuensang DLSA team led by secretary Kumdilong Kessen had an area tour at sub-divisional level under Tuensang district to provide awareness on RTE, food security act, legal services and welfare schemes under various departments.

The DLSA visited six areas including Kuthur, Saddle, Yakur, Shangpur, Shamator village, and Shamator town and also distributed various pamphlets to the general public.

Phek DLSA: Phek DLSA in collaboration with administration department Pfutsero organised a seminar at ADC conference hall, Pfutsero. Wekhrope Marhu, panel shared on right to education and national food se-

curity act. Keneinuo Swuro project assistant deliberated on Lok Adaalat, legal services and schemes under social welfare department.

Short speech was delivered by EAC, Pfutsero, Dr. Riku Khutso. Altogether 49 representatives from 26 village attended the seminar.

Wokha DLSA: Wokha DLSA conducted awareness on Lok Adalat, legal services, RTE, food security act, health & welfare schemes with NGOs, Church leaders of subdivision Nyiro, Chukitong, Englan, Sungro, Ralan, Wozhuro, Lotsu,, lower range, Middle range, Wokha Circle at Sankiton Village on October 16.

Zunheboto DLSA: A legal awareness programme at Sumi Baptist Church Zunheboto Prayer Fellowship, South Point (E) colony on October 13.

During the programme, retainer lawyer, ZDLSA resource person, Easter H Yepthomi spoke on RTE, national food & security act, social welfare schemes and health schemes. Around 60 people participated in the programme where leaflets were also distributed.

that the medical report was still awaited for other internal injuries.

Stating that the dastardly act had no place in a civilised society, the organisation said that such behaviour needed to be reprimanded as per the law of the land and justice delivered without bias at the earliest.

“In order to foster unity among the communities, we need to invoke Naga customary law to restrain such deviant elements that spread division among the Naga family,” DAYO stated.

C o nve y i n g s p e e dy recovery to Aremchang, DAYO said that it would await swift delivery of justice from the law enforcing agencies. DAYO further said that it would not remain a mere spectator when individuals with vested interest target and victimise members of the community for no rhyme or reason.

Tuensang

Mokokchung K Y M C

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Landslides cut off highway linking Gangtok Flooding in low lying North Bengal areas GANGTOK/KOLKATA, OCT 20 (PTI): Torrential rains pounded the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides which cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country.

Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides causing damages to roads and bridges, halting or constricting traffic in various places, officials said.

Hundreds of tourists, who have thronged the hills during the Durga Puja season, are facing difficulties in travelling to their next destination or reaching railway stations or the Bagdogra airport to return home, owing to the incessant rain and landslides, officials said.

The incessant downpour Wednesday saw land-

Landslides have cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country. slides blocking the crucial National Highway-10, used both by civilian and military traffic, at the 29th Mile area in West Bengal, around 60 km from the Himalayan state’s Rangpo border.

Another landslide occurred at Pani House here this morning, disrupting vehicular movement, officials said.

Attempts were on to remove the debris from the road to reopen it at least partially.

Supporting pillars of a steel bridge at Rangpo, the gateway to Sikkim, were

also damaged as the powerful Teesta river which has been in spate over the past few days, swept embankments at many points.

Local police have started restricting movement of vehicles on the bridge. As the rain continued to batter the state, a large number of people have been rescued to safe places and relief materials have been sent to the affected areas.

A landslide occurred at Mahanadi area in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, blocking another major arterial road connecting

Meghalaya Cong accuses MDA govt of turning Covid-19 test points into ‘ATMs’ Correspondent SHILLONG, OCT 20: The opposition Congress on Wednesday accused the National People’s Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government of tur ning COVID-19 testing points, police and forest check gates into Automated Teller Machine (ATM) kiosks.

“People used to say that Congress is corrupt, but not a single corruption scandal was there when the Congress was in power.

Today you see (corruption) - it is on the roadside or in the offices,” Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee President, Vincent H. Pala alleged.

Claiming that COVID-19 testing points, police and forest check gates in Meghalaya have turned into ATMs for minting money illegally, the sitting Lok Sabha member from Shillong said: “all those COVID-19 camps which used to check people now have become ATMs of

Vincent H. Pala

the NPP and the United Democratic Party (UDP), the key partner in the MDA coalition government.

“If you go from Shillong to Jowai, you will see lots of small gates, police check gates, forest check gates - all those are ATMs for them (UDP and NPP) spend during the elections,” he said.

Exuding confidence of winning all the three seats in the upcoming bye elections, the former Union Minister said, “We are working overtime and if you look on the ground I think Congress works more than any other party. Therefore, I am very

Manipur traffic police intensify drive against traffic rule violators

Correspondent

IMPHAL, OCT 20: Manipur traffic police have intensified its drive against the violators, barely a day after the state chief minister expressed his concern over the increasing road accidents in the state.

The officials said the drive began following a strong directive from the higher authority to put in place a visible road discipline in the state. Traffic police were also seen conducting the drive at various places across the state capital city, particularly in the congested areas today.

The traffic police have been enforcing the traffic rules continuously. However, it has been intensified following the fresh instruction, traffic police SP Kakchingtam Ajitkumar told reporters. In a speech on the occasion of the 130th raising day of Manipur police celebrated on Tuesday in Imphal, chief minister N Biren Singh informed that he had instructed the police to enforce the traffic rules in a stricter manner to check increasing road accidents.

He asked the police department to be stricter, within the ambit of relevant law, while dealing with any law breakers citing its need

in making the society a disciplined one. He observed that negligent driving was the reason for frequent road accidents that resulted in the loss of many lives. The traffic police SP said that traffic police personnel have been detailed at various places, particularly accident prone areas, across the city to conduct the drive.

The personnel were instructed to check driving license and vehicle documents and penalize the defaulters and riders without helmets in case of twowheelers and safety belt in case of four-wheelers, and also to verify any underage driving, he said.

Asserting that wrong parking has become a big hurdle in traffic management in the commercial parts of the city, the SP said that a novel way to prevent wrong parking in the city will be adopted. Observing that occupying footpath spaces by street vendors was one of the reasons for traffic congestion and accidents in the city, the SP said that eviction those occupying the spaces will begin from tomorrow.

The senior traffic police said that there was a need for cooperation from locals to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city.

confident that we will win in all the three seats.”

Countering Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s statement that Congress is “driverless due to infighting within the party”, Pala said, “When he has no agendas, he only points to the Congress. There is no such divisions, we are totally strong. I think this time we are stronger and united than ever before.”

The MPCC president, however, said, “It is unfortunate to see that cabinet ministers don’t see eye to eye amongst themselves because of fighting for bones within the government.”

Reiterating that Congress is fighting as “one unit” and dismissing reports of factionalism, especially between him and leader of opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma, the veteran Congress leader said, “We are working together.

I think at the beginning there might have been a misunderstanding but today Mukul is working hard and I am working very hard.”

Kurseong with Sukna.

As the downpour continued, 3,800 cusec waster was released from Bengal’s Gajaoldoba Teesta Barrage, causing inundation in several parts of the low lying town of Jalpaiguri.

Water from the overflowing Teesta also submerged National Highway 10 that connects Siliguri with Sikkim’s capital Gangtok at Teesta Bazar area, restricting traffic, officials said. The Meteorological department issued a ‘red’ alert for Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Alipurduar, forecasting

Assam flood: Central team visits Assam

GUWAHATI, OCT 20 (PTI): A high-level InterMinisterial Central Team visited various districts of Assam for an on-spot assessment of damages caused by flood and landslides this year, while the state government urged it for release of funds for repair and restoration works, an official statement said on Wednesday.

On the visit since October 19, the team comprising seven members from various union ministries discussed the details at a meeting with senior Assam government officials in Guwahati on Wednesday.

The state government has requested the team for release of Rs 1088.19 crore it had sought for repair and restoration works, the statement issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.

The team headed by Manish Tiwari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, talked about the damages and loss of livelihood and property in the districts of Bongaigaon, Chirang and Lakhimpur it had visited.

“extremely heavy rain at one or two places” in these districts till Thursday morning.

Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain during the period, it said.

Road connectivity in several places of Kalimpong district, linking Kalimpong town with several hamlets such as Pedong, Lava and Algara, was snapped owing to landslides, officials said.

A bridge on the Balason river at Matigara on the outskirts of Siliguri in Darjeeling district also got damaged.

Siliguri Police Commissioner Gaurav Sharma said vehicles have been diverted to another route owing to the damage to the bridge, while motorcyclists and pedestrians have been allowed to use it.

“We are urging people to make plans for long travel to reach their destinations owing to the diversion,” he told reporters.

Several low-lying areas in Jalpaiguri district have been flooded owing to a rise in the water level of Teesta and Jaldhaka rivers. People from these areas were being moved to safe places for shelter.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

2 persons arrested for smearing govt hoarding written in Assamese

GUWAHATI, OCT 20 (PTI): Two persons have been arrested for allegedly smearing a state government hoarding written in Assamese with black ink in Silchar town in the Barak valley an area predominated by Bengali speakers, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

Cachar Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur said two persons identified as Raju Deb and Samar Das were summoned to the police station for interrogation in connection with their involvement in allegedly defacing the hoarding of Jal Jeevan Mission on Sunday demanding the use of Bengali language in place of Assamese.

The duo were arrested on Tuesday evening and charged with damaging government property, the SP said.

Further investigations are on, she added.

Raju Deb is the Cachar District president of All Bengali Students Youth Organisation (ABSYO) and Samar Das is an active member of ABSYO. Visuals showed some

announced the extension of the campaign at a virtual meeting with the Deputy Commissioners, all Chief Medical Officers and all other concerned officials of all the 11 districts.

Highlighting the importance of continuation of the ‘All Mask Campaign’, the Health Minister said that the statewide campaign was launched on the advice of the state-level expert team on Covid-19 manage-

NE COVID-19 UPDATE

Meghalaya registers 79 new Covid cases

SHILLONG, OCT 20 (PTI): The COVID-19 death toll in Meghalaya remained at 1,439 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, while 79 fresh infections pushed the tally to 83,158, a health department official said on Wednesday.

Of the fresh cases, 45 were recorded in East Khasi Hills district, 23 in West Khasi Hills and six in South West Khasi Hills.

Meghalaya now has 761 active cases, while 80,958 people have recovered from the disease, Health Services Director Dr Aman War said.

Sikkim reports 17 fresh COVID-19 cases

GANGTOK, OCT 20 (PTI): Sikkim’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,800 as 17 more people tested positive for the infection while one new fatality pushed the death toll to 393, a health department bulletin said on Wednesday.

East Sikkim district reported 11 new cases followed by four in South Sikkim and two in West Sikkim district, it said. The Himalayan state now has 175 active COVID-19 cases while 30,914 people have recovered from the disease, the report said. A total of 318 COVID-19 patients have migrated to other states.

people climbing a ladder and defacing the hoarding which was in Assamese language in front of Silchar Railway station. They also wrote ‘Bangla Likhun’ (write in Bengali) and the names of two organisations below it.

“Using the ‘divide and rule’ policy of the British, the Congress, Left parties and fundamentalist groups have been trying to bring a divide between Assamese and Bengali speakers for years now,” BJP spokespersons Ramkrishna Ghosh and Ranjib Kumar Sharma claimed in a joint statement in Guwahati on Tuesday.

The party spokespersons alleged that a ‘third force’ wants to disrupt the peace and harmony prevailing in the state, but their attempts have been thwarted by quick action of the administration and sensible reaction of the public.

“Assam has been home to different languages, like Karbi, Mising and Bodo, for ages and Assamese has been the unifying language for all the people.

Likewise, Assamese and Bengali languages have complimented each other in their growth over the centuries,” the BJP spokespersons said.

Manipur celebrates Mera Houchongba Correspondent IMPHAL, OCT 20: Mera Houchongba, the only common festival of indigenous communities of Manipur was celebrated on Wednesday with pomp and gaiety.

Exchange of gifts among the ethnic groups residing in hills and valleys was the main highlight of the festival. The Manipur government also organized a function at state level in Imphal’s Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple complex.

Attending the state level celebration, chief minister N Biren Singh and other dignitaries exchanged gifts with tribal leaders who came from across the state to attend the occasion.

Singh exchanged gifts with former minister RV Mingthing, while Sunil Despande, All India PRO of RSS who also attended the occasion with former Tangkhul Naga Long president Hopingson Shimray.

Rajya Sabha MP Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba also exchanged gifts with chief of Ningthoupham

State level Mera Houchongba festival celebration in Imphal on Wednesday.

village BK John Thangal.

Addressing the occasion, the chief minister said “It is now time to discard the sense of disintegration and work together for a united Manipur and India.” He said that different organizations and institutions used to celebrate the festival independently at different locations earlier.

However, the incumbent government convinced them to come together to organize it as a state level celebration in a grand manner in 2017. Since then, the festival was celebrated at the state level function,

Mizoram to continue mask campaign

A I Z AW L , O C T 2 0 (IANS): Though the Covid-19 positivity rate in Mizoram has reduced to 12.36 per cent from 15.36 per cent in the past two weeks, the state government has announced to continue the ‘All Mask Campaign’, that was scheduled to end on Wednesday, till October 31, officials said.

A Mizoram health official said that state’s Health Minister R. Lalthangliana

The board that was defaced by suspected BDYF activists.

ment, which was formed in September amid the rise in numbers of positive cases and deaths in the state.

The team, led by convener Dr. F. Lallianhlira, had recently submitted 16-point recommendations to the state government, among which an aggressive educational awareness campaign on masks was one of the key advice.

The expert team had also recommended a

symptom-based approach in conducting contact tracing and tests in the state, in line with recommendations of WHO, CDC-USA and ICMR. As part of the ‘All Mask Campaign’, the government has requested all citizens to wear masks in their respective offices, working areas, indoors at all times except while eating meals and not to dine together on a table and have buffet meals instead.

SUMMONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER-V,RULE-1,5,20 CPC) IN THE COURT OF NOKSHEI KANO, CIVIL JUDGE (SENIOR DIVISION) KOHIMA: NAGALAND Suit No. : Money Suit No. 110/2019 Plaintiff : The UCO Bank Ltd., Represented by branch Manager, Kohima Branch, Kohima, Nagaland.

Defendant No.1 : Smti. Rebecca Khuvung (Debtor), Daughter of Anyimo Khuvung, Postal Assistant, Head Post Office, Kohima Nagaland, Resident of Midland Colony Kohima, Nagaland.

Defendant No. 2 : Shri. Vephulhu (Guarantor), Son of Cheklwupru, S.O.(Sectional Officer), Office of the Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B) Kohima, Nagaland.

Whereas The UCO Bank Ltd., Represented by branch Manager, Kohima Branch, Kohima, Nagaland has instituted a suit against you for recovery of a sum of Rs. 4,15,516/- (Rupees Four Lakhs Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred and Sixteen) only with interest thereon.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on 3rd December, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court on this the 8th of Oct’ 2021 CIVIL JUDGE (SENIOR DIVISION) KOHIMA : NAGALAND K-2039/21

he added. This year, celebrations has been toned down due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, it could not be called off considering its significance in building fraternal bonds among different communities, he added.

Singh reiterated that unity between people in the hills and valleys has been strengthened in the last four and half years with the coming of the new government. It was testified on many occasions when people of hill districts brought vegetables grown in their villages for valley

people when lockdown due to COVID-19 was imposed last year, the chief minister observed. “It shows hill people’s affection for their brothers in the valley,” he claimed.

The festival has been celebrated in Manipur since time immemorial during the pre-harvesting season. It is said that during the reign of the King in Manipur, people of hills would to visit the royal palace on this day celebrate the festival with the king.

During the day, chiefs of hill villages offered goods brought by them to the King while they held “thabal chongba” , a traditional style of dance and had meals together during the night.

Traditionally, the celebration began right from the morning, when the King along with people of different communities, amaibas and amaibees (priests), marched from the Sana Konung to the Kangla Uttra (Kangla fort) where the traditional ritual of Mera Men Chongba (curtail rising of the celebration) was conducted.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MON: NAGALAND

NO. GA/COUNCIL-31/VOL-IV/04-05/2893

Mon, dated the 16th October 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE

Whereas, a proposal has been received by the undersigned for change of nomenclature in respect of the village for all Official purposes from CHOKNYU to CHOHZU under Chen Sub- Division of Mon District.

It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that any claims or objections on the change of nomenclature as stated above may be submitted to this Office within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no such objection is received within the stipulated time, it will be assumed that there are no objections and the proposal will be forwarded to the Government for consideration and necessary action.

(THAVASEELAN K) IAS Deputy Commissioner, Mon: Nagaland K-2034/21 SUMMONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER-V,RULE-1,5,20 CPC) IN THE COURT OF NOKSHEI KANO, CIVIL JUDGE (SENIOR DIVISION) KOHIMA: NAGALAND Suit No. : Money Suit No. 109/2019 Plaintiff : The UCO Bank Ltd., Represented by Branch Manager, Kohima Branch, Kohima, Nagaland.

Defendant No.1 : Shri. Vikesel Pucho (Debtor), Son of Kerivi Pucho, House No. 153, Upper PWD Colony, Kohima, Permanent resident of Kidima Village Kohima Nagaland.

Defendant No.2 : Shri. Kerivi Pucho (Guarantor), Son of Late Nore, Mechanic Grade-III, Office of the S.E. (PWD) Mechanical Circle Kohima, Permanent resident of Kidima Village Kohima, Nagaland.

Whereas The UCO Bank Ltd., Represented by branch Manager, Kohima Branch, Kohima, Nagaland has instituted a suit against you for recovery of a sum of Rs. 5,14,834.64/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Forteen Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Four Point Six Four) only with interest thereon.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on 3rd December, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court on this the 8th of Oct’ 2021 CIVIL JUDGE (SENIOR DIVISION) KOHIMA : NAGALAND K-2039/21

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loses its prominent Jat faces in Lakhimpur Kheri: SC raps UP government Congress western UP as Malik family set to join SP

Harish Salve, who appeared along with advocate Garima Prasad for the state government, said the status report has been filed in a sealed cover on Wednesday because of the impression that it was for the perusal of the court only. “ N o t h a t wa s n o t required and we have just received it now...we never said anything about sealed covers,” the bench said while declining the request to hear the matter on Friday.

It listed the next hearing on October 26.

It said, “Mr Salve, you said that you (police) have examined 44 witnesses and out of them, four witnesses’ s t a t e m e n t s h ave b e e n recorded under section 164 (before a judicial magistrate) of CrPC. Why have you not recorded the statements of other witnesses under 164.”

“It is going on. The

process is going on my Lordships,” Salve said, adding that earlier the concern was that it appeared that police were going “little soft on the accused and now they all have been arrested and now everybody is in jail.”

He said there were two crimes and in the first one, the accused drove into the farmers and in the second FIR, three of the accused, who drove into the farmers, were lynched.

In the lynching case, the probe is “little difficult” as who did what is difficult to ascertain given the big crowd of farmers, he said.

The bench said it was asking questions about the first FIR and sought to know the number of accused and their status in the probe.

“Today, how many of them are in judicial custody and how many of them are in police custody... Because, until or unless they are interrogated you may not get any information,” the bench asked.

“Total 10 accused have been arrested and out of them, four are in police custody and the remaining six have been sent to jail in judicial custody,” the lawyer said. What happened to the remaining six accused,

the bench asked adding, “Did you apply to seek their police custody or they were straightway sent to judicial custody”.

“They were in police custody and as you did not seek their police remand so they were sent to judicial c u s t o d y. W h a t i s t h e situation in this case? We just want the facts to be clarified.

There are situations where the police demand the custody of the accused and the court declines and send the accused to judicial custody and there are cases in which police says that the accused is no longer required in police custody and therefore, the court has no choice but to send the accused to police custody.

What is the situation in this case,” it said.

The state counsel said that the accused were inter rogated in police custody for three days before being sent to jail.

“I am given to understand that the s t a t e m e n t s h ave b e e n recorded and a lot of videos have been received and they all have been sent to forensic labs and once they (reports) come, it will be pretty clear.

They may not be needed for interrogation here,” Salve said.

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SP, SBSP together in fight for Dalits, OBCs and all

Param Bir Singh not traceable, Maha govt tells HC

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down hard on the Uttar Pradesh government for its ongoing probe into the sensational Lakhimpur Kheri case, saying it thought police are “dragging” “feet” and they are required to “dispel” that impression and ensure recording of statements of witnesses before magistrates and their protection.

“We think you are dragging your feet, please dispel that impression,” observed the top court, adding that the probe should not be an “unending story” and red-flagged the issue of non-recording of statements of nearly 40 prosecution witnesses, of the total 44, before judicial magistrates under section 164 of the CrPC. “Please ask them to immediately take steps to record section 164 statements. That is the most important thing...protection to the victims as well as the witnesses,” said the bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Sur ya Kant and Hima Kohli.

Statements under section 164 of the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure)are recorded

MUMBAI, OCT 20 (PTI): A special court here on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and two others in connection with the case of seizure of banned drugs on board a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

Special Judge V V Patil, designated to hear cases related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, rejected the bail pleas of Aryan Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and fashion model Munmun Dhamecha.

They will now have to approach the Bombay High Court for bail.

When the matter was called out for order in the afternoon, special judge Patil said, “Rejected.”

The trio was arrested on October 3 by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for alleged conspiracy, possession, consumption, purchase and trafficking of drugs.

Aryan Khan and the others have been booked for offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b), 27, 28, 29 and 35 of the NDPS Act.

Farmers protest after two agitators were allegedly run over by a vehicle in the convoy of a union minister. (PTI)

before a judicial magistrate and they have evidentiary value.

The apex court, hearing a matter about the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight persons including four farmers were killed during a farmers’ protest, was told by the state government that statements of four out of the 44 witnesses have been recorded by the judicial magistrate.

Ten people, including Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, have been arrested so far in connection with the case.

The bench raised the issue of filing of status report on the day of hearing with the CJI observing, “we waited till 1 AM last night for any filing. But we received nothing”.

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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan being taken to Arthur Road jail on Wednesday. (PTI)

The trio is presently in judicial custody. While Aryan Khan and Merchant are lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai, Dhamecha is lodged at the Byculla women’s prison here.

Aryan Khan had in his bail plea said the NCB’s contention that he was involved in conspiracy and illicit drug trafficking was absurd, and pointed out that there was no recovery of drugs made from him.

The NCB, however, opposed the bail plea and said Aryan Khan had been consuming drugs for a few years now and was in

touch with some persons who appear to be a part of an international drug network for procurement of drugs.

The agency was relying on WhatsApp chats of Ar yan Khan, which they claim point towards procurement of bulk quantities of drugs.

The NCB had argued that although there was no recovery from Aryan Khan, the recovery of six grams of Charas from his friend Arbaaz Merchant points to conscious possession by Aryan Khan.

So far, 20 people have been arrested in the case.

Negative COVID test must for intl passengers visiting India

issued on the subject on and after February 17, 2021, the Union health ministry said.

“The global trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations.

The need to monitor the continuously changing nature of virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) must still remain in focus. The existing guidelines (issued on 17th February 2021 with subsequent addendums) for international arrivals in India have been formulated taking a risk-based approach.

“In view increasing vaccination coverage across the globe and the changing nature of the pandemic, the existing guidelines for international arrivals in India have been reviewed,” the ministry said.

The new document provides protocols to be complied with international travellers as well those to be followed by airlines, points of entry (airports, seaports and land border) for risk profiling of passengers.

Harendra Malik and Pankaj Malik

functionary told ThePrint that with the duo resigning, the party has lost its last prominent Jat leaders in the region.

“The Malik family was known as our only known Jat faces here. Earlier, the former MP Choudhar y Bijendra Singh and a few other Jat leaders also left the party,” the functionary said. “Now the party should focus on developing a new Jat leadership at the local level but the Maliks’ exit is a big loss.”

The functionary added that Pankaj had also been the state unit’s vice president, while his father Harendra Malik had been a member of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s advisory committee.

Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

(Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

lodged against him under the Scheduled Castes a n d S c h e d u l e d Tr i b e s (Prevention of Atrocities) A c t a n d r e l eva n t I P C sections on a complaint filed by police inspector Bhimrao Ghadge.

The judges adjourned the hearing to the next week.

G h a d ge, p r e s e n t ly posted in Akola district, has leveled allegations of corruption against Singh and some other officers

when Mr Singh was Thane police commissioner.

Singh pressurised him to drop the names of some persons from a case and when he refused, he was framed up in false cases, Ghadge claimed.

The FIR was registered under the Atrocities Act as the complainant belongs to an SC community as well as for extortion and some other Indian Penal Code offenses.

Singh’s lawyer claimed

A source close to the Malik family told ThePrint that Pankaj wants to contest the assembly elections, while Harendra is eyeing a Lok Sabha ticket.

The source added that if the Yadav and Muslim combination is added to the Jat vote-bank, together they will make up over 40 per cent of the votes in the Muzzafarnagar-Shamli belt, where the duo are planning to contest.

The source further said that both father and son were waiting for a final call on a Congress-SP or Congress-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance but now with the Congress set to contest alone, they don’t want to lose another election.

that the FIR was a backlash over Singh’s allegations of corruption against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.

The IPS officer is also facing at least four extortion cases in Thane and Mumbai.

He was transferred from the post of Mumbai police commissioner in March after the arrest of police officer (now dismissed) Sachin Waze in the case of an SUV with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran.

Singh then accused Deshmukh of asking Waze to collect Rs. 100 crore every month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai. The NCP leader, who denied the allegation, soon stepped down as minister and is facing CBI probe.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

PRESS RELEASE

Kohima the 18th Oct. 2021 NO.Ed/SE/PHEK/8/2014-15:In continuation to Advertisement Ed/EST-1/AdV/Exam/202021, dated 17-09-2021, and in compliance to the Hon’ble Guwahati court Kohima order dated 23-08-2018 in WP© No.326 (K) of 2017, the advertisement of 1(one) post at GHS, Khulazu Basa under the establishment of dEO Phek, the following information are given to the candidates who had applied for the same.

1. There shall be both Written Examination consisting of 80 marks and Viva-Voce of 20 Marks.

2. The Syllabus for written examination shall consist of:a) General English 30% b) General Knowledge 30% c) Professional course 40% 3. date of Written Examination – 25th October 2021 4. date of Viva -Voce 26th October 2021 Venue- directorate of School Education, Nagaland, Kohima.

Time – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 5. The candidates are requested to collect their Admit card personally on 22-10-21 during office working hour.

6. Henceforth no separate calling letter will be issued to the candidate.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (AGENCIES): Travellers f u l l y va c c i n a t e d a n d coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines will be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from October 25, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released today. They will, however, have to produce a negative COVID-19 RTPCR report, reports NDTV. If par tially or not vaccinated, the travellers need to undertake measures which include submission of sample for post-arrival COVID-19 test at the point of arrival after which they will be allowed to leave the airport, home quarantine for seven days, re-test on the eighth day of arrival in India and if negative, further self monitor their health for next seven days.

These guidelines for international arrivals supersede of all guidelines

LU C K N OW, O C T 2 0 (PTI): Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and Suheldev Bhar tiya Samaj Par ty chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday made a joint declaration that they are together in their fights for the Dalits, backwards and other weaker sections of the society.

“The Samajwadi Party and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Par ty will fight together the battle of the deprived, oppressed, backwards, Dalits, women, farmers, youths and other weaker sections of the society,” the Samajwadi Party said in a tweet in Hindi.

“The SP and SBSP have come together. No there will be no BJP. This time BJP is out,” the tweet, carrying pictures of Akhilesh Yadav and Rajbhar meeting, said.

The tweets did not mention if the two parties will fight the upcoming state assembly polls together and what pre-poll understanding, if any, they have reached. Coming barely months before the UP assembly elections, the meeting itself, however, assumes significance.

MUMBAI, OCT 20 (AGENCIES): The whereabouts of former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh were not known, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court, reports NDTV. As the IPS officer was not traceable, it did not wish to continue its assurance that no coercive action (such as arrest) would be taken against him in an Atrocities Act case, the government said. Senior counsel Darius Khambata, appearing for the state, told a division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal that the circumstances had changed.

“He isn’t traceable. In these circumstances, we do not want to continue our earlier statement where the government said it would not take any coercive action against him,” Mr Khambata said. Param Bir Singh’s counsel Mahesh Jethmalani said he had not been declared as an absconder yet.

“In this case, he was summoned twice and both the times he responded,” Mr Jethmalani said.

The high court was hearing a petition filed by the senior IPS officer seeking to quash the FIR

L U C K N O W, O C T 20 (AGENCIES) : The Cong ress got a jolt in western Uttar Pradesh as its only renowned Jat faces in the region, the father-son duo of Harendra Malik and Pankaj Malik, resigned from the party Wednesday, reports The Print .

Harendra Malik is a former Rajya Sabha MP and Pankaj is a two-term MLA. Both are likely to join the Samajwadi Party (SP) soon.

“We have left the party due to some inevitable reasons. We have done so much for the party but were not getting similar rewards,” Pankaj told ThePrint. “ We h av e n o complaints with the high c o m m a n d b u t i t ’s t h e right time to move on. We have taken the decision considering the narrative in our constituency. Most probably we will join the Samajwadi Party but a final date for joining has not been decided yet.”

Pankaj also hinted at his workers being ignored by the local leadership. “I can’t bear disrespect after being so much committed to the party from more than 17 years in politics,” he said.

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It has come to the notice of the undersigned that many Institution Nodal Officers have not yet updated their profile as well as linked their Aadhaar with contact Number without which, their students application cannot be verified. Therefore, the department once again remind the Institute Nodal Officers to update their profile and link their contact Number with Aadhaar failing which disciplinary action will be initiated against the institution. cabinet Secretariat has directed to implement the following measures to further secure the portal.

I. Authentication of L1 & L2 officers: Aadhaar based demographic authentication of Institute/ District Nodal Officers (INOs/DNOs) has been made mandatory prior to the verification of the applications by them for which the INOs/DNOs have to provide their Aadhaar number on the NSP Portal.

The facility of the Aadhaar based authentication of L1 and L2 level officers has been made live on the NSP Portal and the OTP generated during the process will be sent to the mobile number registered with the Aadhaar of INO/dNO/SNO. NSP will be using the same mobile number for all communications and sending OTPs in the future. The procedure for the KYc for new Institute Nodal Officers is given in the Portal under SERVICES section. The NSP login of the INO would be operational post completion of KYc at the NSP using Aadhaar number of the INO. Sl.No Activities Date 1 Last date for Submission of Online applications by the students. 15th November, 2021 2 Last date for first level (Institution) verification 15th december, 2021 3 Last date for second level (district) verification 31st december, 2021 (SHANAVAS C) IAS Principal Director Issued by DIPR dc-1016/21

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VOL. XXXI NO. 316 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

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Highs and lows

ver since the pandemic outbreak, the woes of the common man have been multiplying everyday as fuel and cooking gas prices reach new heights with each passing day. These have only had a domino effect on prices of essential commodities which are going up without any regulation, making daily life more expensive like never before. When the Centre hiked fuel prices for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, it pushed up fuel prices to a new record high after which, petrol became costlier by 30 paisa and diesel costlier by 35 paisa. This was the 17th increase in the price of petrol and the 20th in diesel rates since a three-week long hiatus in revising the prices ended in the last week of September, according to PTI. Since then, the cost of diesel has gone up by Rs 6.50 per litre and petrol price has increased

by Rs 5. According to market experts, the prices of essential commodities have shot up 40% to 100% in the past year owing to the repeated fuel price hikes. Amid the pandemic and the lockdowns, many families are struggling to make both ends meet. Experts say the cost of living has increased 3.17 times in a span of 20 years. The purchasing power of the common man has come down as essential commodity prices skyrocket.

The bread earner for a family of four will require more than thrice the salary earned in 2001 to live somewhat comfortably. The rise in prices of essential commodities impacts every household but the poorest sections are the worst affected. The diesel and petrol prices crossed Rs 100 and Rs 106, respectively, in most states and these are being reflected on the prices of essential commodities. In Dimapur, prices of vegetables and food items have risen sharply due to the pandemic as well as extraneous factors. Vegetables that used to cost Rs.20 per kg in the pre-pandemic period, is today being sold for Rs.80 per kg. Prices of vegetables, especially onion and tomato, are rising in every urban areas in India, on the back of higher fuel prices and damage to summer crops due to heavy rains. The government has built a record reserve of 2, 00,000 tonnes of onions to deal with potential spikes in prices during the current lean season. Onion prices tend to rise during September because it marks the beginning of a nearly three-month lean season, when stocks from previous crops deplete, past data show.

Prices of some food items, where seasonality plays a big role, tend to be volatile. For a predominant non-vegetarian population,consumption of animal and poultry products in the state has been increasing over the years with the annual imports being to the tune of around Rs.1219.70 crore. Out of this, the state internally produces 43.35% of the requirement and leaving a shortfall of 56.65%. In terms of imports, the state imported meat worth Rs 121.56 crore by importing 7.279 tonne but the total shortage of meat in the state stood at 34.66 tonne. The economic woes of the overwhelming number of people is precarious.

They find their monthly kitchen bills soaring and their incomes plummeting due to regular increase in prices of fuel. The government has to take a decisive step to check price rise or if it cannot, then it should bring drastic cuts on VAT on fuel.

DailyDevotion Is God’s Will My Will?

This is the will of God, your sanctification…

—1 Thessalonians 4:3 Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me— is it my will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been made possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to let Jesus become sanctification to me, and to let His life be exhibited in my human flesh? (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). Beware of saying, “Oh, I am longing to be sanctified.” No, you are not. Recognize your need, but stop longing and make it a matter of action. Receive Jesus Christ to become sanctification for you by absolute, unquestioning faith, and the great miracle of the atonement of Jesus will become real in you.

All that Jesus made possible becomes mine through the free and loving gift of God on the basis of what Christ accomplished on the cross. And my attitude as a saved and sanctified soul is that of profound, humble holiness (there is no such thing as proud holiness). It is a holiness based on agonizing repentance, a sense of inexpressible shame and degradation, and also on the amazing realization that the love of God demonstrated itself to me while I cared nothing about Him (see Romans 5:8). He completed everything for my salvation and sanctification. No wonder Paul said that nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).

Sanctification makes me one with Jesus Christ, and in Him one with God, and it is accomplished only through the magnificent atonement of Christ.

Never confuse the effect with the cause. The effect in me is obedience, service, and prayer, and is the outcome of inexpressible thanks and adoration for the miraculous sanctification that has been brought about in me because of the atonement through the Cross of Christ.

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Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

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Myanmar We Care – We Are With You

e stand with the people of Myanmar in their struggle for peace, democracy, political freedom, human rights and just economic development. They have decided that they will not accept the military rule and dictatorship under which they have suffered for so long.

They are right to do so. For decades Myanmar, a country of immense natural wealth, has been impoverished by bad governance.

Authoritarian rule knows only how to dominate, and does so with lies. Now it is destroying even the meagre democratic gains of the past two decades.

If these gains are to be restored, this will come through people who build trust across the country’s divisions and unite Myanmar’s people, giving the ethnic minorities their rightful role in national affairs. Then a workable democracy can emerge, in which the Tatmadaw returns to the true, honourable role of a national army.

We can all help. We can support those in Myanmar who are active in this struggle. We can send desperately-needed humanitarian support. We can work through our governments, institutions and media to keep

the spotlight on Myanmar and persuade the Tatmadaw to heed the people. We can take inspiration from the courage and commitment of Myanmar’s people, and tackle the sources of division in our own countries – the greed and corruption, powerseeking and hatred.

It is not just Myanmar that needs to turn confrontation into cooperation. We need it worldwide if we are to meet the immense global challenges we face. There is no point in just blaming our leaders, even if they are often guided by wrong priorities. We citizens need to take responsibility ourselves, otherwise our children will endure continuing pandemics, immense heat, massive migration, environmental destruction, conflict over resources.

The crises we face will only be overcome if both leaders and citizens accept the new level of responsibility that our imperilled planet demands. As the Dalai Lama has stated, ‘Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind. Universal responsibility is the real key to human survival.’

As we work to help Myanmar in its hour of need, we are helping create a world

fit for our children and grandchildren to grow up in.

From North-East India L Wanglat, for mer Home and Finance Minister, Arunachal Pradesh Jarpum Gamlin, Founding Editor, Eastern Sentinel, Arunachal Pradesh Sanjoy Hazarika, commentator and author, Assam Udayon Mishra, Professor of English Literature, Dibrugarh University, Assam Paresh Malakar, Secretary, Axom Nagarik Samaj, Assam Gautam Bordoloi, journalist, Guwahati, Assam Dr Sunil Kaul, cofounder ‘the ant’ development organisation working for the health and rights of marginalised communities, Guwahati, Assam Jennifer Liang, cofounder ‘the ant’; Chevening Gurukul Scholar at London School of Economics, Guwahati, Assam Mrinal Gohain, Assam Citizens Forum, Assam Radhabinod Koijam, former Chief Minister of Manipur Babloo Loitongbam, Executive Director, Human Rights Alert, Manipur Prof Amar Yumnam, former Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University; Chair, Humanitarian Sub-Committee for Myanmarese Refugees

Pradip Phanjoubam, author and Editor, Imphal Review of Arts and Politics, Manipur Achan Mungleng, Regional Consultant, Henry Martyn Institute, Ukhrul, Manipur Patricia Mukhim, former National Security Advisory Board member; Editor, The Shillong Times, Meghalaya Sunny Donkupar Mawiong, social activist, Meghalaya R Sangkawia, President, Zo Reunification Organisation, Mizoram Denghnuna, IAS (Retd), former Secretary to Government of Mizoram L R Sailo, MIS, former Director, Information & Publicity, Government of Mizoram Er Levi Rengma, former Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Nagaland Phutoli Shikhu Chingmak, LLB MA (University of London) Human Rights Law & Development; MD, Eleutheros Christian Society, Tuensang, Nagaland Dr Aküm Longchari, Editor, The Morung Express, Nagaland Husazu Epao, educationist, Nagaland Charles Chasie, former editor, historian, and author, Nagaland

Dr Wati Aier, former Principal Oriental Theological Seminary; Convenor, Forum for Naga Reconciliation Dr Visier Sanyu Meyasetsu, inaugural Head, History and Archaeology, University of Nagaland Gentleson Vashum, social activist, Nagaland Nepuni Piku, former Executive Secretary, International Alliance of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, Nagaland Dr P Ngully, Chair, Kohima Educational Trust, Nagaland Lipichem Sangtam, journalist and educationist, Nagaland Niketu Iralu, social worker for fresh thinking, regional stability and development, Nagaland From elsewhere – India and beyond H E Son Soubert, Privy Councillor to the King of Cambodia; Deputy Chairman, National Assembly Seumas Graham, Duke of Montrose, House of Lords, UK Rev T i m C o s t e l l o, Executive Director, Micah Australia Mu Shwe, Karen lawyer, Brisbane, Australia Suresh Khatri, of ‘Fiji – I Care!’ initiative for national unity, Suva, FIJI

Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day 21st October 2021

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From the village to the city for the job in the technological world

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IODINE DEFICIENCY LEADS TO PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE

s we celebrate the Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day with the rest of the world today. This item is published to sensitize all citizens to take forward as individual responsibility to eliminate IDDs in our state.

IDDs is a major public health problem worldwide.

It is confirmed that one out of every five people in India resides in IDD endemic areas.

It is estimated that 1.5 billion people in the world and over 200 million people are at risk of getting IDDs. India alone has more than 71 million people suffering from goitre and other IDDs.  Importance of iodine: Iodine is essential for synthesis of two thyroid hormones namely thyroxin (T4) and tri-iodothyronin (T3) which are responsible for maintenance of normal growth and development of both brain and body. It is essential especially during the foetal stage (when the baby is in the womb).

Therefore iodine deficiency during pregnancy leads to decreased synthesis of the two hormones by the foetal thyroid gland hampering normal growth and development of foetal brain and body which would limit intellectual growth in later years.

- Normal daily requirement of iodine for an indi-

he absence of the third wave, lifting of Covid restrictions, allowing the foreign visitors and the recovery of the economy are few positive signals, giving hints of a better tomorrow.

But caution is necessary.

The chill of winter can be felt in the air. Festivals have filled the atmosphere with hope. Restrictions are being lifted. Tourism is returning to normal. Foreign flights have got green signal.

Movement of people between states has begun. Markets are buzzing with activities. The festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratri, Dussehra and Durga Pooja were celebrated with pomp and show. Now Diwali is coming. Students are returning to their schools and colleges. There was a fear of power crisis due to shortage of coal, that too was

vidual is 100 to 150 micrograms and 200 micrograms for pregnant and lactating mother.  Source of iodine.

The best sources of iodine are sea foods such as sea fish, sea salt, sea weeds, and cod liver oil. Smaller amount occur in the foods such as milk, meat, cereals and vegetables.

But as sea foods and other sea products are not freely available everywhere, the normal body requirement comes from food grown on soil with adequate iodine.

Iodine deficiency is therefore geochemical in nature.  Lose of iodine from the soil.

Iodine is constantly lost from the soil by process of soil erosion. The major factors responsible for iodine depletion in the soil are due to heavy rainfall/snowfall, recurrent flooding, accelerated deforestation, multiple crops, jhum cultivation, burning of forest excessive use of pesticides and chemicals.  Consequence of iodine deficiency: A number of physical and mental disorders result from iodine deficiency which affects every stage of human life – both young and adult.

1) Foetus: Abortion, stillbirth, congenital, abnormalities, increased prenatal mortality, mental retardation, deaf and dumb, paralysis,

squint etc.

2) Children: Neonatal goitre, hypothyroidism, physical and mental growth retardation, lowering of I.Q level, poor school performance and cretins.

3) Adult: Impaired mental function, low productivity goitre with its complications.

4) Livestock’s: Through research it has been confirmed that the productivity of the livestock has remarkably been reduced.  Government’s Policy: Realizing the severity of IDD problem, the Government took a policy decision to iodise the entire salt for edible purpose and instructed the States/UT’s to ban the sale of non-iodised salt. Any traders/shopkeepers found selling non-iodized salt for edible purpose are liable for prosecution under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) 1954.  Prevention and control of IDD’s: Though the problems of iodine deficiency disorders are severe and irreversible, its control and preventive measures are very simple and cheap. We can prevent both present and future generations from the consequences of IDD’s just by consuming good quality iodised salt daily.  Important points to remember: 1) To disseminate the

information’s on IDD’s.

2) To generate public demand for iodised salt from Fair Price Shop at a subsidized rate for it is a PDS subject.

3) To stock and sell only iodised salt for human consumption. Non-iodised salt should be labeled “NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION”. Defaulters are punishable under the provision of Food Safety and Standard Regulation 2011.

4) Always store iodised salt in closed container away from direct sunlight or moisture.

5) Do not keep iodised salt near or above the fire place.

6) Do not stock iodised salt for more than 6 months for in such cases the iodine content of the salt will be lost.

7) Always insist only on Iodised Salt from your shopkeeper.

It is indeed the responsibility of every citizen to put a concerted effort to fight the menace of IDD’s by disseminating the information’s on IDD’s and demanding supply of iodised salt through PDS and consumption of only good quality iodised salt for better mental health of our future generation.

State IDD Cell, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland: Kohima, (niddcpnaga@yahoo.com)

n the ‘new normal’, technology is playing a big role, as job opportunities can be traced to Google for many markets. That is why many differently abled are coming forward to mark their presence by gaining knowledge to contribute. According to the headline recently published by NITI Aayog, ‘Indian education sector is ready for disruption by artificial intelligence’ it shows that India, by 2030, will have the largest number of youth in the world. According to the report, AI has proved favorable for the disabled to participate in the economy as more and more organizations are looking to hire people with disabilities.

Also, as the world embraces AI, organizations are now keen to create jobs for the disabled with the help of AI where they are becoming even more inclusive. According to the State of Education Report for India 2019, there are 78 lakh children with disabilities in India, where 61% of the children in the age group of 5 to 19 years were attending educational institutions. To create an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities in urban and rural India, NGOs and Government are working towards the goal of making them visible in the society through emotional, financial and social support. Many NGOs are running several campaigns to provide skills like mobile repairing, sewing and computer skills for free.

Some industries such as cottage industries, call centres, professional career consultants, data entry, teaching, translation and digital marketing markets are proposing equal opportunities for the disabled during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, disabled people are also providing their services in this market from home. It has become easy for them to stand out from the crowd.

It is a challenging task to encourage and motivate the disabled in today’s scenario due to their living environment. But in the recent Paralympics, Devendra Jhajharia, Para-athlete Yogesh Kathunia, Shooter Avani Lekhara and Sundar Singh Gurjar have set a high place for all, which shows that the name of a person can be brought to the fore with constant efforts in the right direction.

Meanwhile, the government came forward to reward him for becoming a national inspirational figure with financial help for motivating others like him.

NGOs and non-profit organizations for the disabled have become socially inclusive. The new normal has raised standards, yet has brought many opportunities that have been beneficial to individuals with disabilities.

Prashant Agarwal is the president of Narayan Seva Sansthan, a non-profit organization serving differently abled and underprivileged individuals

Happy days are here again, but be cautious

averted by the promptness of the government. Minor problems remain in the power stations, which are likely to be resolved soon. Overall, Diwali will be bright and the markets will light up.

People roaming outside are no longer afraid of the Coronavirus. Earlier the medical fraternity had expressed the fear of a third wave of Covid. It was expected during AugustSeptember, then in OctoberNovember. Currently, there is little chance of the third wave to come. The reason behind this confidence is the higher rate of vaccination, which is about to touch one billion mark soon. Around 70% of the adults in India have taken the first dose of vaccine. However, the number of people who have got both doses is merely 30%.

The only chance of return of the virus is through the movement of foreigners or people without vaccination.

People mostly remained indoors for over 18 months, lived under the fear of unknown dangers, or lost someone in family or friends.

Everyone is excited now due to the pleasant change in weather, festivities and bustle of the markets. People are visiting their relatives. Have started travelling. In such a situation, the only danger is from overcrowded places and careless fellows. That is why, wearing a mask, maintaining a safe distance with others and washing or sanitizing hands is too important. There is a need to be careful and alert. Newspapers are getting thicker day by day, due to advertisements – indicating a positive surge in the

economy. More advertising, more production, more business, more employment – a change awaited for a long time. This has made the share markets bullish. Let’s hope for a better year ahead.

In a recent twitter chat by the Bloggers Alliance, Vikas Singh Chauhan, Director, Home Textile Exporters’ Welfare Association (HEWA), said that this decade belongs to India.

There is an upward trend in exports. After the pandemic, foreign buyers are turning to India instead of China.

The positive policies of the Government of India are also favoring the exporters.

Foreign trade is booming because of Christmas. The export target of $ 400 billion can be achieved this year. Author Adite Banerjie believes that India has been

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able to build an image of a vaccine manufacturer and exporter. Many countries need the vaccine. We have not only been successful in improving our economy, but also contributed in creating an atmosphere of hope in the world.

HR expert LS Murthy says that the present time belongs to information technology. Top IT companies are making large scale recruitments. The skill development training sector is also active, because youths need new skills to improve their employability. Due to the upward growth in digital technology, the demand for IT professionals is increasing. According to a study

by TeamLease, the attrition rate in the IT sector is on the higher side. The average attrition rate in the IT sector

is 8.67%. As per the second quarter results, Wipro has the highest attrition rate at 20.5%, followed by Infosys with 20.1%, while IT major TCS is on the third spot with 11.9% attrition. With the increasing attrition, job opportunities in IT companies are continuously increasing.

TCS recruited 43,000 new employees in the first quarter. The company intends to hire 35,000 more freshers in the next six months. There has also been rapid recruitments in Wipro and Infosys.

The country is on the path of progress, but caution is equally important.

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Be stern against those who betray India: PM to CVC, CBI

SRINAGAR, OCT 20 (PTI): Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists involved in the killing of two migrant workers were killed in an encounter between the terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said.

“Police and Army neutralised Lashkar-eTaiba district commander (Gulzar Ahmad Reshi) of Kulgam and one other, who were involved in killings of two poor labourers from Bihar on October 17 at Wanpoh,” police tweeted quoting IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.

Earlier on Wednesday, a terrorist identified as Adil Ahmad Wani involved in the killing of a carpenter from Uttar Pradesh was among the two terrorists eliminated in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Dragad area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

should be taken against those who work contrary to the national interest or of our people. We should continue our work in the national interest, he said.

Modi said due to the hard work of his government in the last six-seven years, a faith has been established among people that corruption can be stopped.

“In the last six-seven years, we have been able to establish a faith among people that it is possible to stop corruption in the country. People of the country have faith today that they will get benefits of government schemes without any give and take or without any middlemen, he said.

“Corruption, big or small, takes away the rights of common people. It is a hindrance in the progress of

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (IANS): After the Supreme Court asked it to bring on record its “success rate” in prosecuting cases across the country, the CBI has told the top court that it has achieved the conviction rate of about 65-70 per cent, and aims to up it to 75 per cent by August 2022.

The central agency pointed out that delay in taking up cases leads to destruction of evidence, and 78 per cent requests for investigation of cases -- mainly pertaining to bank frauds of high magnitude - are pending with eight states.

In an affidavit filed in the top court, CBI Director S.K. Jaiswal said: “The harmonious and synergetic working of executive officers in tandem with the law officers of the Directorate of Prosecution, CBI has resulted in achieving the conviction rate of about 6570 per cent over a period of time.” “It is the endeavour of the CBI to bring the present conviction rate to 75 per cent by August 2022.”

According to the affidavit, since 2011 till December 31, 2020, the CBI’s conviction percentage has been between 66-70 per cent, and 9,757 cases are pending trial.

Nearly 500 cases are over 20 years old, 921 cases two

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (AGENCIES): For mer Bihar chief minister and BJP ally Jitan Ram Manjhi alleged on Wednesday that five MPs, including a Union minister, have been elected to Lok Sabha from seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes on the basis of “forged” certificates and sought an inquiry.

Speaking to reporters after addressing the national executive of his party Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) here, Manjhi also said that the Union government may be making efforts to usher in peace in Kashmir but results are not visible as he expressed anguish over the killing of poor migrants, including some from Bihar, by terrorists there. With the country paying tributes to Maharishi Valmiki, who authored epic Ramayana, the Dalit leader stuck to his controversial remark that Lord Ram was a fictional character and said that the saint was “thousands of times bigger” than Ram. “This is my personal view, and I do not want to hurt anyone’s feelings,” he said.

In his speech at the party meeting, Manjhi alleged that Union minister S P Singh Baghel and Jaisid-

File photo of ex-Bihar CM and HAM (S) president Jitan Ram Manjhi. ANI photo

deshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji (both BJP MPs), Congress MP Mohammad Sadique, TMC MP Aparupa Poddar and independent MP Navneet Ravi Rana represent seats reserved for SCs after contesting on the basis of forged certificates.

Though there was no immediate reaction from these parliamentarians to his allegations, most of them in the past have denied the charge. Baghel’s aides have asserted that his caste is notified as a Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh from where he has been elected.

The Bombay High Court had cancelled Rana’s caste certificate but she got relief from the Supreme Court which had in June stayed the judgment.

Majhi claimed that anywhere between 15 to 20

percent of quota benefits for Dalits in jobs and even local body polls are usurped by others on the basis of forged caste certificates.

The HAM president announced the dissolution of all organisational bodies of the party and said they will soon be reconstituted.

He also demanded a common schooling system for everyone and also a separate electoral roll for Dalits.

Common schooling for children from different strata of society will bring equality and then reservations will not be needed if the review of such an education brings out positive outcomes in 10 years, he said.

Manjhi’s party is a member of the BJP-led NDA and an ally in the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar.

Priyanka Gandhi allowed to go BJP open to alliance with Amarinder : Dushyant Amarinder slams ‘party interference’, to Agra after being detained says Sidhu elevation ‘created bad blood

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was going to meet the family of a sanitation worker who died in Police custody.

LU C K N OW, O C T 2 0 (IANS): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has finally been granted permission to go to Agra after being detained for nearly two hours in Lucknow. The Congress leader has been allowed to proceed to Agra with four persons since Section 144 is in place.

She has left for Agra with Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Kumar Lallu, Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Deepak Singh, MLC. Earlier, she told reporters, “Wherever I go, they

stop me. Now they are saying that I cannot go to Agra.

Should I sit in a restaurant because it suits them politically?

The Congress leader said that she will go to Agra and meet the family of Arun Valmiki who allegedly died in custody. She was earlier detained by Lucknow Police at the Lucknow Expressway while she was travelling to Agra to meet the family of a Dalit man who died in police custody.

Her car was stopped at the first toll plaza on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway.

Earlier this month, she was detained in Sitapur while she was on her way to Lakhimpur to meet families of farmers killed on October 3.

After she was stopped, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: “What is the government so afraid of ? Arun Valmiki died in police custody. His family is seeking justice. I want to visit that family.

What is the Uttar Pradesh government afraid of ? Why am I being stopped? Today is Lord Valmiki Jayanti...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke big on Buddha but this is attacking his message.”

The police spokesman said that the Congress leader was stopped as she did not have the requisite permissions. In a video of the conversation between the Congress leader and the police, she can be heard asking: “Wherever I go, do I have to ask for permission?” to which the officer says it is a “law and order issue”.

Uttarakhand rain aftermath: 46 dead, 11 still missing

ly hit by the rains, have been restored in the town. But villages on the outskirts remain affected, officials said.

The rescue and restoration work was likely to pick up with the improvement in the weather, Nainital District Magistrate Dhiraj Garbiyal said.

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the nation first. All those parties who want to form alliances with us on this agenda are welcome,” he said. Amarinder Singh was once a soldier and his stand on the issues of national security should be praised, the BJP leader said. “....He (Amarinder Singh) was a soldier. He knows about the threats to the country and how to secure it is. He is patriotic. And whenever it was a matter of national security and security at the borders, we have appreciated his stand,” Gautam said, adding that nationalists are not “untouchables” to the BJP. The BJP leader also said that his party has often been critical of Singh on social issues of Punjab.

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that after he left the Congress, he could have either floated a new party or join someone else, adding that he could not have sat at home as he can do a lot for Punjab. The former senior Congress leader said, “Morarji Desai was prime minister at 92, Parkash Badal is 15 years older than me…so why can’t I stay on?”

Singh had stepped down from the top post last month citing “humiliation” following an acrimonious power struggle with Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was appointed as the state Congress president.

Talking about the Congress, Singh said the party lost ground very fast in Punjab after Sidhu was made the state president. “About six months ago, they were doing well.

One main reason for the decline was (when) Sidhu was made the state party president,” he said, adding that Sidhu’s elevation “created some bad blood”.

Singh, who was one of the Congress’ powerful regional satraps, also said he had never experienced “this sort of interference ever as a chief minister.” Raising concerns over the deteriorating security situation of Punjab, Singh said his decision to form a new party is linked to the issue.

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Uttarakhand,” a spokesperson said.

Six NDRF teams are deployed in Udham Singh Nagar, two teams each are stationed in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and one each in Dehradun, Champawat Pithoragarh and Haridwar.

“Two teams and a subteam have been deployed in Nainital while one subteam is placed at Almora,” the spokesperson said.

The weather cleared up Wednesday morning but authorities faced the challenge of rescuing people trapped under debris and restoring road and power links to places cut off by the rains.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami toured rain-hit areas in Kumaon region, instructing officials to prepare an estimate of the damage.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also expected to conduct an aerial sur-

vey and visit the state capital Dehradun later in the day.

Tourist town Nainital was returning back to normalcy.

A furious Gaula river has damaged the tracks at Kathgodam railway station in Nainital, which experienced a record 445 mm rainfall on Tuesday. The district accounts for 29 of the 46 deaths so far.

The damaged tracks in Kathgodam may take four or five days to be repaired, DGP Ashok Kumar told PTI. In Nainital, tourists woke up to a bright morning without a trace of rain on Wednesday and were out on the streets for shopping and sightseeing. Taxis had begun running through the town.

“It was suffocating to be locked up inside our hotel rooms due to the incessant rains on Tuesday,” a young tourist from Uttar Pradesh said.

He added that the scenic beauty of the place had made up for what they had suffered over the last two days.

By Wednesday morning, most of the water had receded from the roads in Nainital, where movement had become nearly impossible after Naini lake overflowed.

Electricity supply and telephone connectivity, bad-

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (PTI): Amarinder Singh is a patriot and the BJP is open to alliances with those who put national interests first, party general secretary and Punjab in-charge Dushyant Gautam said on Wednesday, a day after Singh announced he would launch his own political party.

Singh, the former chief minister of Punjab, on Tuesday said he would soon announce his own political party and is hopeful of a seat arrangement with the BJP if the farmers’ issue is resolved in their interest.

On his condition of resolving farmers’ issues, the BJP leader said Singh did not talk about ending the farmers’ agitation.

“He talked about farmers’ issues. We are committed to it and are working for the welfare of farmers. If the time comes, both will sit together and discuss farmers’ issues,” Gautam told PTI. As far as the agitation is concerned, it is politically motivated, he alleged.

“Our main agenda is nationalism and keeping

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NDRF personnel rescuing civilians stranded following heavy rains at Chhara village near Nainital.

DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (PTI): Eleven people remained missing, boulders blocked roads and many villages went without electricity as authorities took stock Wednesday of the aftermath of the rains that battered Uttarakhand for over two days.

Forty-six people have died due to the rains since Sunday night and some are still feared buried under the debris of collapsed houses.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has rescued over 1,300 people from floodaffected areas of Uttarakhand. The federal force has deployed 17 rescue teams in the state.

“So far, NDRF rescuers have evacuated more than 1,300 stranded people from Udham Singh Nagar and Nanital. They are also distributing relief material in flood-affected areas of

to 15 years old, 1,828 cases between 10 to 15 years old, and 2,908 cases between 5 to 10 years old. Citing bottlenecks and steps taken to strengthen prosecution, the CBI said it either takes up matters on the reference of state government or on the direction of constitutional courts, which results in a significant time lapse between the actual commission of offence and the date on which the investigation is taken up by it. The CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 and requires consent of the state government, in whose territorial jurisdiction it needs to conduct investigations.

Presently, eight states -West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram -- have withdrawn the general consent previously granted to it under Section 6 of the DSPE Act. The affidavit cited that CBI has sent over 150 requests to these states during the period 2018 to June 2021 for grant of specific consent for investigation of cases in their territory. “Requests were granted in less than 18 per cent cases, which were related mainly in cases of trapping of corrupt central public servants.

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the country and affects our collective energy,” he added.

Modi said the previous government lacked the will to control corruption.

“The way the earlier government functioned, it lacked the political and administrative will to fight corruption. Today, there is a political will and administrative reforms are also being carried out to achieve the goal,” he said.

He said after independence, the mindset of the governments was to keep everything under their control. Those governments kept maximum control with themselves and due to it, the system witnessed many wrong practices, he said.

“Maximum control, be it at home, in family or in the country, causes maximum damage, Modi said.

We started as a mission to simplify the life of people by reducing controls, we believe in minimum government and maximum governance, he said.

The prime minister listed various initiatives taken by his government to curb corruption in the last seven years by using technology and trusting people.

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Virtually addressing a joint conference of the CVC and the CBI at Kevadia in Gujarat, Modi said no matter how powerful a person may be, stern action should be taken against those who work against the interest of the nation or its people.

The statement comes at a time when the central government is engaged in legal proceedings to bring back alleged economic offenders like Vijjay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Chowksi, who have taken refuge in foreign countries.

“You have to remember that your partnership is with this ‘mitti’ (soil), with Maa Bharti (Mother India).

There should not be any safe havens anywhere in the world for those who betray the country or its people,” the PM said addressing the conference. However powerful one may be, stern action

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Expressing deep concern over the “surge in tension and violence in the village”, the village council questioned “how long innocent civilian will suffer and live insecure life?” It also urged all peace-loving citizens to condemn such inhuman act of violence.

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WASHINGTON, OCT 20 (PTI): IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial institution.

The 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist had joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the Chief Economist in January 2019.

S h e wa s t h e Jo h n Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University when she joined the Washington-based global lender. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday announced that the search for Gopinath’s successor would begin shortly. “Gita’s contribution to the Fund and our membership has been truly remarkable - quite simply, her impact on the IMF’s work has been tremendous,” Georgieva said. Mysuru-born Gopinath is the first-ever woman Chief Economist of the IMF. Har vard University had extended her leave of absence on an exceptional basis by one year, which has allowed her to serve as Chief Economist at the IMF for three years.

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Tesla wants to begin selling imported cars in India this year but says taxes in the country are among the highest in the world. Its request for tax cuts - first reported by Reuters in July - prompted objections from several local players, who say such a move would deter investment in domestic manufacturing.

Tesla executives, including its head of policy in India, Manuj Khurana, took the company’s demands to Modi’s officials last month in a closed-door meeting, arguing that the

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During the meeting at Modi’s office, Tesla said that India’s duty structure would not make its business in the country a “viable proposition”, according to one of the sources.

India levies an import duty of 60% on electric vehicles that cost $40,000 or less, and 100% duty on those priced over $40,000.

Analysts have said that at these rates Tesla cars would become far too costly for buyers and could limit their sales.

Tesla has separately also put in a request for a meeting between its Chief Executive Elon Musk and Modi, three of the sources said.

Modi’s office and Tesla, as well as its executive Khurana, did not respond to a request for comment.

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He also visited various departments of Central office and interacted with the officials, and emphasized on the prompt disposal of work.

The LIC officials led by its chairperson M.R. Kumar, managing directors Siddhartha Mohanty, Ms. Mini Ipe and B.C. Patnaik welcomed the minister.

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which includes submission of sample for post-arrival COVID-19 test at the point of arrival after which they will be allowed to leave the airport, home quarantine for seven days, re-test on the eighth day of arrival in India and if negative, further selfmonitor of their health for next seven days.

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MUMBAI, OCT 20 (PTI): The rupee on Wednesday surged by 47 paise to close at a nearly two-week high of 74.88 against the US dollar on easing global crude oil prices and rising appetite for riskier assets.

Heavy losses in the domestic equity markets, however, put some pressure on the rupee, forex dealers said. “Indian rupee gained the most among emerging market currencies, boosted by lower crude oil prices and dollar demand while market is expecting foreign fund inflows from scheduled QIPs and IPOs in coming weeks.

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Karad, while expressing satisfaction over the brand Image of LIC, hoped that LIC would become the leading insurance brand

(From p-1) If travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved Covid-19 vaccines, they shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing, according to the revised guidelines. They will, however, need to produce a negative RT-PCR report.

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Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad with LIC officials at the Central office in Mumbai.

(From p-1) The genetically altered pig, dubbed GalSafe, was developed by United Therapeutics Corp’s Revivicor unit. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2020, for use as food for people with a meat allergy and as a potential source of human therapeutics.

Medical products developed from the pigs would still require specific FDA approval before being

In the letter — a copy of which was accessed

by ThePrint — the traders’ body has said that the advertisement campaign is “grossly against more than 8 crore small businesses of the country who are rendering yeomen services at the time of need of the nation and contravenes the fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of India which prohibits any discrimination”.

Agreements signed with 11 countries for mutual...

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(From p-1) “After assessing the situation, we will decide how many candidates will be fielded, ”he said.

Kikon said NPF preferred to ally with parties that were committed to resolving the political conflicts of the Northeast, including the Naga political issue, he reiterated.

He pointed out that the party had been supporting the BJP-led government in Manipur since the very beginning and working tirelessly to bring peace in both hills and valley of the State.

Kikon said there have been significant development under the incumbent government backed by four NPF legislators, which was laudable. Being a committed political party, NPF was supporting the BJP-led government in Manipur, Kikon added.

Print. The advertisement had been shared by the Ministry of Health’s official Twitter handle.

“We have sent a letter to the health minister to register our objection to a particular advertisement.

We have urged him to immediately withdraw the said advertisement and suspend its promotion any further,” said CAIT secretary general, Praveen Khandelwal.

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MoS Finance interacts with LIC officials

will prevent a situation like the one that faced the country recently when post monsoons, several of the 135 coal-based power plants in the country were found to be sitting with critical coal stock levels sufficient to meet just three to four days of supply.

In fact, the shortages

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 ( AGENCIES) : The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) wrote a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Wednesday, registering their objection to an advertisement campaign launched by the health ministry urging people to shop online to protect themselves from getting infected amid the Covid pandemic, reports The

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mer months (April-June), non-pit head plants would still require to stock 22 days of coal while pit head plants around 12 days.

The norms of stocking may change slightly in winter months.

The thinking within the government is that the revised coal stocking norms

late last month and early this month pushed several state utilities to schedule power cuts to maintain a balance between demand and supply.

Threats of complete power failure also lingered for some time. Even now, over 60 power plants have critical coal stocks levels.

“Relaxed coal stocking norms should also better distribution of the fuel amongst generating stations. This would prevent shortages and ensure uninterrupted power supply irrespective of the demand situation in the country,” said an official source privy to the development.

Apart from lower stock holding norms, the changes in regulations would also require power plants to stock fuel only to meet generation requirement for 75 per cent of capacity and not 85 per cent or more.

This would also lower the fuel requirement for each power plant and enable better distribution amongst all stations.

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Govt to revise coal stocking

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (IANS): In a bid to avert power crisis being triggered in the country due to fuel shortages in the months following monsoon rains, the government proposes revise the coal stocking norms for thermal power plants, based on regular shift stock limits, depending on the actual fuel requirement during a particular period.

Sources said that the Central Electricity Authority will come up with revised coal stocking guidelines that will have higher stocking requirement for non-pit head power plants while lower for those located near the coal-bearing regions of the country.

As per a draft that is being discussed, against the uniform requirement of 20-22 day coal stocks to be maintained by power plants, lower coal stock of 10 days may be mandated for pit-head power plants while 20 days stock may be needed for power plants farther from coal-producing areas. But in the peak sum-

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Russia hosts Afghan talks; calls for inclusive govt

Members from the Afghan Taliban’s movement attend talks in Moscow on Oct. 20, 2021.

tacts with the Taliban after they took over the Afghan capital in August.

Lavrov commended the Taliban for their efforts to stabilise the military-political situation in the country and ensure the operation of state structures.

“We are satisfied with the level of practical interaction with Afghan authorities, which allows to effectively ensure security of Russian citizens in Afghanistan and unimpeded operation of our embassy in Kabul,” Lavrov said in his opening speech at the conference. At the same time, he emphasised the importance

of respecting human rights and pursuing well-balanced social policies, adding that he discussed those issues with the Taliban delegation before the talks.

Abdul Salam Hanafi, a deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s interim government, who attended Wednesday’s talks, said “the meeting is very important for stability of the entire region.” Lavrov said that Russia would soon dispatch a shipment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and urged the international community to quickly mobilise resources to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the

New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region

People run next to black smoke and flames after an airstrike in Mekele on Oct. 20, 2021.

NA I RO B I , O C T 2 0 (AGENCIES): New airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, residents said Wednesday, as video showed injured people with bloodied faces being rushed to vehicles and thick black smoke rising in the sky. Ethiopia’s government said it targeted facilities to make and repair weapons, which a spokesman for the rival Tigray forces denied.

Meanwhile, the United Nations told The Associated Press it is slashing by more than half its Tigray presence as an Ethiopian government blockade halts humanitarian aid efforts and people die from lack of food.

The war in Africa’s second-most populous country has ground on for nearly a year between Ethiopian and

allied forces and the Tigray ones who long dominated the national government before a falling-out with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

There was no immediate word of deaths from the new airstrikes in Mekele, reported by Kindeya Gebrehiwot of the Tigray external affairs office and confirmed by a resident and a humanitarian worker.

One resident said five people were injured, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

“Indeed there have been airstrikes in Mekele today,” Ethiopian government spokesperson Legesse Tulu told the AP, saying they targeted facilities at the Mesfin Industrial En-

gineering site that Tigray forces use to make and repair heavy weapons. Legesse said the airstrikes had “no intended harm to civilians.”

“Not at all,” Kindeya with the Tigray forces told the AP, calling the site a garage “with many old tires. That is why it is still blazing.”

Amit Abrha, who said she was a worker at the site, said she didn’t hear the airstrike coming and collapsed when the attack occurred.

“People picked me up. And when the explosions continued, I went out and saw a person that I know injured and on the ground,” she said in video footage obtained by the AP, as the smoke billowed behind her and fellow residents tried to control the flames. The attack came two days after Ethiopia’s air force confirmed airstrikes in Mekele that a witness said killed three children. The air force said communications towers and equipment were attacked. Mekele hadn’t seen fighting since June, when Tigray forces retook much of the region in a dramatic turn in the war.

The airstrikes have caused fresh panic in a city under siege, where doctors and others have described running out of medicines and other basic needs.

country. The Soviet Union fought a 10-year war in Afghanistan that ended with its troops withdrawing in 1989.

In recent years, Moscow has made a strong comeback as an influential power broker in international talks on Afghanistan, hosting the Taliban representatives and members of other factions for bilateral and multilateral meetings.

Along with the Taliban and other Afghan factions, the so-called Moscow format talks held since 2017 also include representatives of China, Pakistan, Iran, India and ex-Soviet nations in Central Asia.

Wednesday’s talks were preceded earlier this week by a meeting of top diplomats from Russia, China and Pakistan. The US, which is also part of that “extended troika” format didn’t attend the meeting. Last week, President Vladimir Putin noted that there must be no rush in officially recognizing the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, but emphasised the need to engage in talks with them.

At the same time, Putin and other Russian officials emphasised the threats

posed by the Islamic State group and other militants based in northern Afghanistan, and noted that drug trafficking from Afghanistan will continue to present a challenge. “Numerous terrorist groups, notably the Islamic State and al-Qaida are trying to take advantage of the instability in the country mounting bloody attacks,” Lavrov said. “There is a real danger of terrorism and drugs spilling into the neighboring nations under the guise of migration.”

Russia’s top diplomat urged the Taliban “not to allow the territory of Afghanistan from being used against the interests of any third countries, primarily its neighbours, our friends and allies in Central Asia.”

Russia has vowed to provide military assistance to its ex-Soviet allies in Central Asia to help counter the threats, and held a series of joint drills in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan that neighbour Afghanistan.

Another sweeping military exercise in Tajikistan involving 5,000 troops, more than 700 military vehicles and combat jets has started this week.

Covid outbreaks in China linked to a tour group

UK, Israel seeing rise in Delta plus Covid variant

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (IANS): Virus that has triggered new outbreaks of Covid-19 linked to a tour group of seniors from Shanghai, that has affected several regions of China, likely stemmed from overseas, Chinese health experts said as more than 20 positive cases linked to the contacts of the group have been reported so far, Global Times reported.

The group likely came into contact with the virus which may have arrived through port cities in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, although where exactly it came from and how it came into China is unknown, health experts said.

The experts noted that the prevalent Covid-19 variants such as Delta now circulating globally could survive longer on products in cold weather, which may have triggered community transmission.

Beijing on Tuesday reported a locally transmitted Covid-19 case, who returned to the capital from Northwest China’s Gansu Province, another case linked to the tour group that had spread the virus to seven provincial regions and cities.

South Africa stumbles upon new treasure VIRGINIA (SOUTH AFRICA), OCT 20 (AGENCIES): In a grassy plain in South Africa, once the world’s largest gold producer, prospectors have stumbled upon a new treasure: helium.

Po p u l a r ly k n ow n for birthday balloons and squeaky voices, helium plays an underappreciated role in medical scanners, superconductors, and space travel.

It’s also rare -- produced by fewer than 10 countries and often treated as a waste product in natural gas wells.

Natural gas is what Stefano Marani and Nick Mitchell had on their minds when they bought gas rights on this 87,000-hectare piece of land in the Free State province in 2012, for just $1.

When they had their gas finds tested, they discovered unusually high amounts of helium mixed in with the gas that mean their dollar investment could be worth billions.

Their company Renergen is almost ready to start producing both natural gas and helium, placing South Africa on an elite map with helium reserves that could

Tests have found gas with concentrations of helium much larger than in commercial wells in other countries.

be the richest and cleanest in the world.

Those first tests revealed helium concentrations of two to four percent.

In the United States, helium is extracted at concentrations as low as 0.3 per cent.

“That was when we knew we had something special,” Marani said. “It really was right place, right time.”

Further exploration has found concentrations as high as 12 percent, Renergen says. Other major producers are Qatar and Algeria.

The global helium market was worth $10.6 billion in 2019, according to the

firm Research and Markets.

Since few countries produce helium, supplies are frequently disrupted. Renergen estimates its helium reserve could be as much as 9.74 billion cubic meters -- larger than the known reserves in the entire United States.

That’s enough to fill about 1.4 trillion party balloons.

If proven, Marani said those reserves would be worth over $100 billion (86 million euros). More conservative estimates remain substantial at 920 million cubic meters.

Chris Ballentine, chair of geochemistry at the Uni-

Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, 14 people killed

versity of Oxford, said helium is usually produced as part of liquified natural gas operations.

Companies often treat it as a bonus, if they bother to separate it out.

What sets South Africa’s find apart is how the gas is extracted.

Natural gas is often obtained by fracking, a process that injects water, sand and chemicals into bedrock under high pressure to split it to release any oil and gas trapped inside.

But fracking also contaminates groundwater and causes small earthquakes that can ruin nearby homes and buildings.

“We don’t frack,” Marani said. “Our rock has already cracked, there’s a giant fracture underground.

And so when we drill, we’re literally drilling just into that giant fracture where the gas is and then the gas escapes naturally with no stimulation at all.”

Renergen plans to have 19 wells installed by early next year. Gas currently extracted is being used as compressed natural gas in a pilot project to run buses.

NEW DELHI/LONDON, OCT 20 (IANS): The UK and Israel are witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections due to a new descendant of the Delta variant AY.4.2, also called the “Delta Plus” variant.

While Delta is the UK’s dominant variant, AY.4.2 delta sublineage is currently increasing in frequency. It includes spike mutations A222V and Y145H, which might give the virus survival advantages, according to the latest report from the UK Health Security Agency.

AY.4.2 delta “sublineage accounted for approximately 6 per cent of all sequences generated, on an increasing trajectory”, the report said.

“Delta remains the predominant variant... a Delta sublineage newly-designated as AY.4.2 is noted to be expanding in England.

It is now a signal in monitoring and assessment has commenced,” it added.

Although tests are underway to understand how much of a threat this Delta sub-variant may pose, experts say it is unlikely to take off in a big way or escape current vaccines, the BBC reported.

“It is potentially a marginally more infectious strain. It is nothing compared with what we

DAMASCUS, OCT 20 (AP): Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, a military official said. Fourteen people were killed in the attack, one of the deadliest in the capital in years.

While the Syrian government’s decade-long conflict with insurgents continues in parts of the country including the rebel-held northwest, bombings in Damascus have become exceedingly rare since President Bashar Assad’s troops pushed opposition fighters from the capital’s suburbs in 2018.

The explosions, which also left several wounded, happened at a busy intersection, near a main bus transfer point where commuters and schoolchildren typically converge. After the blasts, Syrian state TV showed footage of smoke rising from a charred bus as soldiers hosed down the vehicle and onlookers flocked to a nearby bridge to watch.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for

saw with Alpha and Delta, which were something like 50 to 60 per cent more transmissible. So we are talking about something quite subtle here and that is currently under investigation,” Prof.

Francois Balloux, director of University College London’s Genetics Institute, was quoted as saying to BBC. “It is likely to be up to 10 per cent more transmissible,” he added.

The British government is keeping a “very close eye” on rising levels of Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesperson said on Tuesday.

In Israel, an 11-yearold boy returning from Moldova to the country has been identified as Covid-19 positive, carrying the novel Delta variant AY4.2, the only recorded case in Israel of the new strand of the coronavirus, the Jerusalem Post reported.

The child was tested in Ben-Gurion Airport upon his arrival and has since been in self-isolation, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

UK records highest daily Covid death toll since early March

the attack, but several insurgent and jihadist groups that seek to overthrow Assad are active in Syria.

S e p a r a t e ly, r e s c u e workers reported 10 people were killed, including four children and a woman, in government shelling of a town in the last rebel enclave in the country’s northwest.

The UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Cutts described as “shocking” the reports of the shelling that hit a market and roads near schools as students were heading to classes.

In addition to the four children killed, their teacher

in one day since 231 were recorded on March 9, according to official figures released Tuesday.

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 138,852. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, Xinhua news agency reported.

also died, according to UNICEF, the UN children’s agency.

“Today’s violence is yet another reminder that the war in Syria has not come to an end. Civilians, among them many children, keep bearing the brunt of a brutal decade-long conflict,” the agency said. “Attacks on civilians including children are a violation of international humanitarian law.”

The attack was one of the most violent in the area since a March 2020 truce in the northwest negotiated by Turkey and Russia — allies of the opposition and Syrian government, respectively.

Another 43,738 people in the UK have tested positive for Covid-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 Covid cases on the seventh consecutive day. It brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,541,192.

There are currently 7,749 patients in hospital with Covid-19.

MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE: KOHIMA NOTICE FOR EXAM FORM FILLING All the Class 12 (Arts & Commerce) Repeaters are notified to report to the College for filling up of exam form for HSSLC Examination 2022.

Date Time

: 27th to 28th October, 2021. : 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

* To bring 1(One) recent Passport Photo (Colored) in mobile phone/pendrive. * Size of PP Photo should be in jpg. format with maximum of 100 kb.

For further details contact : 8787324374/9774664602 Acting Principal, MOCK.

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The UK reported another 223 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late Lumdenthung Murry Rüi of Wokha Village congratulates Dr. Lithungo K Murry of Wokha Village for conferring Ph.D degree in the field of Computer Science and Engineering.

May the Lord grant him more success in the coming days.

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A firefighter extinguishes a military bus targeted in a bombing attack in Damascus on Wednesday.

Phyanyamo Murry Wokha Village

OFFICE OF THE

LONGKHUM STUDENTS’ UNION

Felicitation

The Longkhum Students’ Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following achievers: 1. Mr. T. Tatong Longchar, S/o Tarepyangba promoted to Deputy Director, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

2. Dr. A. Watinaro, D/o Lt. Aotoshi receives Ph.D Ethon Culture Dynamics in African and Naga writers, NU English Department.

3. Ms. Limainla Imchen, D/o Bendangchiba Iconic Young Achievers Award 2021 in the field of Computer Science Education conferred by INCEED. Lecturer and Research Scholar at Department of Computer Science, HUAS, China 4. Mr. Matongangshi, S/o Lt. Tekamedang, Promoted to Executive Engineer (D) under Chief Engineer PWD (R&B).

The union sincerely congratulates your hard earned success and further wishes you the best for every step in your journey.

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FELICITATION With immense pride and honour, we the Khrimtomi Union Dimapur Area convey our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Kakheto Sema, Additional Advocate General Guahati High Court, on his appointment as Additional Judges of Guahati High Court (The High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh).

The Union further wishes him good health and wisdom in carrying out his esteem responsibilities.

Sd/(Tokhevi Yeptho) Chairman

Sd/(P Khetoho Chisho) General Secretary

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MOSCOW, OCT 20 (AP): Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Wednesday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighbouring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlines Moscow’s clout.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened the talks and emphasized that “forming a really inclusive government fully reflecting the interests of not only all ethnic groups but all political forces of the country” is necessary to achieve a stable peace in Afghanistan.

Russia had worked for years to establish contacts with the Taliban, even though it has designated the group a terror organisation in 2003 and never took it of the list. Any contact with such groups is punishable under Russian law, but the Foreign Ministry has responded to questions about the apparent contradiction by saying that its exchanges with the Taliban are essential for helping stabilise Afghanistan.

Unlike many other countries, Russia hasn’t evacuated its embassy in Kabul and its ambassador has maintained regular con-

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Reguri Village Council members and the public in general would like to express our profound heartfelt gratitude to our Hon'ble Chief minister of Nagaland Shri Neiphiu Rio and Shri Yitachu, mLA 20th Assembly Constituency for your deep concern during the time of our grievances faced by Reguri villagers.

The Reguri village and its neighbouring villages including Akhen and kanjang experienced for the first time of its kind met an unexpected natural calamity causing the death of resulting more than 200 plus rearing buffalos within a short span of time. The causes of death later reported because of Haemorrhagic Septecemia, a bacterial disease that mainly affect the cattle and water buffalos.

For which a joint verification team led by Assistant manager Shri Jonji Odyuo (NSDmA) Nagaland State Disaster management Authority, kohima along with Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Dept. and Administrative Officers under Phek district reach out to the villages and done necessary verification on the spot and given medication/treatment in time.

We hope and pray and looking for your continued support in near future thank you.

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What Does Cutting Carbs Do? First Nagaland Guitar Festival to be held in Mokokchung C T

TaFMA, Latvia embassy to hold 4-day choir, vocal workshop

dizziness, and headaches, which can feel a lot like flu symptoms. More serious side effects can happen too, like stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting.

Some doctors think this is caused by not getting enough nutrients from fruits, beans, veggies, and whole grains -- foods not allowed, or strictly limited, on a keto diet.

You May Have Brain Fog You may feel foggy as your body tries to keep up normal blood sugar levels.

It might be hard to sleep at first. You might feel very tired, which will make your brain feel even fuzzier for a while.

Your Belly Might Bloat Low-carb diets are also low on fiber. Constipation can strike, although it usually clears up in a few weeks. You can get some fiber from watery fruit like watermelon. Also, gas can get trapped in

Celebrating 50 Years of God’s Faithfulness : 21st October 1971 to 2021 Mr. Nchamo Rangthang & Mrs. Bikhono

make an existing condition worse.

Kidney Problems Can Worsen Nutritional ketosis may bump up uric acid levels, leading to kidney stones or gout f lares.

One study found people with mild chronic kidney disease on the keto diet did OK with close medical supervision. But others show those who eat any diet high in red meat and low in whole grains, lowfat dairy, and fruit are 97% more likely to get kidney disease. This is partly why some dietitians advise against doing extreme lowcarb diets on your own.

It Can Help Control Seizures People have used the keto diet for some 100 years to treat epilepsy, mainly in children who don’t respond to meds. It means that someone will have to watch you and do frequent lab checks and urine tests. Studies go on as to how the keto diet might also help people with brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease. There aren’t any firm results yet, though.

(Health Day Reporter)

he first ever Nagaland Guitar Festival 2021 will be held on the October 22 at “Just a Venue” Mokokchung.

Organized by the Mokokchung Events Management (MEM) in par tnership with Task Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA) and supported by Naga Musicians Collective (NMC), the festival will comprise of various events including guitar workshop and interactive session with renowned guitarist, live show demo performance by renowned guitarist, music schools, institutions and tutors/mentors. Besides this, there will also be live competition on six string guitar contest.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday by members of MEM here at Mokokchung, they informed that the event will also witness product demonstration by leading music stores and manufacturers exhibiting and showcasing their products. There will also be a counter for sell, buy and exchanges of products

Members of MEM after the press conference on Wednesday. (NP)

related to guitar.

The members also informed that the resource person for the workshop will be the guitar whiz, Arenlong, who won the international-level solo guitar contest organized by prominent United Kingdom (UK) guitarist Jack Gardiner and also the ‘StrandbergIndia Guitar Contest’ in 2020 among

other accolades.

The organizers stated that in order to target marketing, they will follow in-trend focusing on audio and video production. The organizers further added that the venue for the festival might be changed if rain continues and added that the entry to the festival will be free.

(Correspondent)

Felicitation

Felicitation

With immense joy and pleasure the office of the AKT would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Moalong Yaden, S/o Mr. Imtisusu Yaden from Merangkong Village on securing the 5th position in World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Union is incredibly proud and wishes him more success in future endeavors.

Tongpangmeren Aier President Aoyimti Kaketshir Telongem

Rongsentula Jamir General Secretary Aoyimti Kaktshir Telongem

We would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to N. Chumchanbeni Kikon, D/o Lt. R. Nyimbemo Kikon & Lt. N. Zubeni Kikon, Blue Hill Colony, Wokha Town and W/o S. Yanpamo Odyuo on being promoted to the post of Director, SCERT, Govt. of Nagaland.

We the family members are immensely proud of her achievement and wish her all the very best in the days to come.

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Best wishes, Family Members

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 But the greatest of these is love.

Wishing you God’s abundant blessings as you celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary.

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ask Force for Music and Arts (TaFMA) in partnership with the Latvia Embassy India will be conducting a free “intensive workshop on choir and vocal” in Dimapur from November 8-11.

The workshop, coordinated by Mountain Music Academy will be held at the music academy in Dimapur near Town Hall and on November 13 the “finale concert” will be held at RCEMPA, Jotsoma.

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio also took to twitter to make the announcement. “I am happy to announce ‘Intensive Workshop on Choir Conducting and Voice’ to be organised b y @ LVi n I n d i a a n d @ TafmaNagaland. I wish the programme success.

Grateful to @ArtisBertulis for the support to make it happen,” Rio tweeted.

your digestive tract. Your stomach might feel too full and hurt. If you stay wellhydrated and get enough electrolytes (minerals that help balance your body water and nourish your cells), your symptoms might not be as serious or last as long.

Your Breath Might Smell Weird When your body runs on fatty acids instead of carbs, it releases ketones through your breath as acetone. Your breath might smell fruity or sweet. Some say it tastes like decaying apple. Also, if your mouth is dry, you can have bad breath. That’s because there’s not enough saliva to get rid of bacteria and extra food particles in your mouth. So stay hydrated.

Your Blood Sugar Levels Might Dip A super low-carb diet can lower your blood sugar levels. This can help if you have diabetes. But in true ketosis, hypoglycemia is a

risk. This happens when your blood sugar dips too low. The go-to treatment is to have 15 grams of carbs to raise it. If it’s still too low after 15 minutes, you’ll need another 15 grams. If you have diabetes, check your sugars often and know that you may need to adjust your meds while on this diet.

It Can Tax Your Heart Very low-carb diets also are high-fat. Your saturated fat intake should be no more than 5% to 6% of your total. Focus on healthy fats like those in avocados, olives, and nuts.

On the keto diet (as well as less strict low-carb diets like Atkins and Paleo), your triglycerides and HDL (“good”) cholesterol levels will likely get better.

But you may see a rise in LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, which can also lead to heart disease.

Yo u M i g h t F e e l Moody Your state of mind can get wonky when you sharply cut healthy carbs that send sugar to the brain.

You might feel grouchy.

One study found people who followed low-carb diets over time had less serotonin in their brains than those who were on low-fat diets. Healthy s e r o t o n i n l eve l s h e l p guard against anxiety and depression.

Yo u r L i ve r M a y Struggle On a low-carb diet, your liver has a lot more fat to process. This can

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arbs are a basic nutrient your body turns into glucose, or blood sugar, to make energy for your body to work. A very low-carb diet, like keto and the early phase of the Atkins Diet, triggers your body into nutritional ketosis. Your liver starts to make ketones -- a fuel that kicks in when your body doesn’t have enough sugar to run on -- by breaking down fat.

How Low Is LowCarb?

To b r i n g a b o u t nutritional ketosis, extreme low-carb diets cap your carb intake at less than 10% of your total macronutrient (carbs, fat, and protein) intake. That translates to 20 to 50 grams a day of carbs.

Low-carb diets generally shoot for under 26% of nutrition intake, or 130 grams.

You’ll Lose Water Weight A sudden lack of carbs will make you lose weight.

It’s mostly water weight at first, though. This is mostly because cutting carbs also wipes out the glycogen stores in your muscles. Glycogen helps your body retain water.

You may also lose some salt along with the carbs you cut out. When you start to eat carbs again, the water weight comes right back. It takes 2 to 3 weeks for ketosis to rev up and start to burn fat.

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Putin applauds ‘Dota 2’ winner, Team Spirit

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fter their triumph at The International, Dota 2 winning Russian club Team Spirit just received a message from president Putin himself.

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Team Spirit following their recent victory in the Dota 2 world championship 2021.

“Congratulations on your well-deserved victory at The International-2021— t h e D o t a 2 Wo r l d Championship”, Putin wrote. It seems esports is now getting much-needed recognition. (Micky) K Y M C

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T20 WC: India thrash Aus in warm-up game PTSA 5th inter-ward tourney begins

DUBAI, OCT 20 (IANS): Team India produced a clinical performance with both bat and ball as they thrashed Australia by 9 wickets in their second warm-up game, ahead of the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, here on Wednesday.

Indian bowlers, especially spinners, picked crucial wickets at regular intervals and restricted Australia to 152/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing 153 for victory, openers gave India a brisk start with KL Rahul once again being the aggressor. Against the spinners, Rahul looked at absolute ease as he smashed Agar and Zampa down the ground for two sixes and a four. Rohit, at the other end, was happy to play second fiddle.

Rahul eventually fell to Ashton Agar, trying to clear the boundary once again only to find David Warner in the deep. By the time Rahul was out, Sharma had got his eye in

India’s captain Virat Kohli, right, bowls as Australia’s Steven Smith watches during warm-up match in Dubai, UAE, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

and took over the mettle of run-scoring. He brought up his half-century with a wonderful cut off Marcus Stoinis.

Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat at Number 3, too got some valuable runs to boost his confidence

ahead of India’s Super 12 opener against Pakistan.

Both, Rohit and Suryakumar made batting look easy as they hit a flurry of boundaries.

When India needed 26 off 30, Rohit decided to retire himself out to

give Hardik Pandya some much-needed game time and it was eventually him who sealed the game with a straight six, with 13 balls remaining.

Earlier in the day, Australia skipper Aaron Finch chose to bat first against the

Rohit Sharma-led Indian team. India chose to start with spin at one end and reaped instant rewards as Ashwin sent David Warner and Mitchell Marsh back to the pavilion off consecutive balls.

R av i n d r a Ja d e j a scalped Aaron Finch off his first ball after which Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell have steadied the ship as Australia go into the drinks break at 57/3.

Just when it looked like Maxwell was getting in the groove, Rahul Chahar got the better of him with the googly. Steve Smith soon brought up a well-made half-century after smashing Shardul Thakur for three consecutive fours. Stoinis’s unbeaten 25-ball 41 helped Australia post 152/5 at the end of 20.

Brief Scores: Australia 152/5 (Steve Smith 57, Marcus Stoinis 41; Ravichandran Ashwin 2-8) vs India 153/2 (Rohit Sharma 60, KL Rahul 39; Ashton Agar 1-14).

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KO H I M A , O C T 2 0 (NPN): The fifth edition of the inter-ward tournament organized by Pfutsero Town Sports Association (PTSA) kicked off at Pfutsero town Wednesday with minister planning and coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs Neiba kronu as guest speaker.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the minister reminded that sportspersons were considered as the most respected persons because they maintain their personality and fitness well.

Kronu, however, lamented that Nagas have the nature of getting into bad influences and spoil their career. Stating that the players initially began their sports career from local events, the minister, therefore, said that no matter how small or big the tournament was, sportspersons must take the game seriously. He said that success would be achieved only if a person had determination.

Acknowledging the love for sports by the citizens of Pfutsero, the minen’s Junior World Cup to ister said all efforts were be played in Potchefstroom, on to improve sports inSouth Africa from Decem- frastructure, identify new site to construct astro-turf ber 5 to 16.

Junior Hockey WC: India to begin title defence against France

Djokovic might skip Aus Open over vaccine status

November 27.

The semifinals and the final will be played on December 3 and 5 respectively.

Poland has come in as a replacement team for England who withdrew from the tournament due to travel issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIH also released the pools and match schedules of Wom-

line edition of Serbian daily Blic that “Things being as they are, I still don’t know if I will go to Melbourne.

I will not reveal my status, whether I have been vaccinated or not. It is a private matter and an inappropriate inquiry.” “People go too far these days in taking the liberty to ask questions and judge a person. Whatever you say, ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’, ‘I am thinking about it’, they will take advantage,” added Djokovic, the winner of 20 majors.

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Late L. Rongsen Died : 04/10/2021 We the family members of Late L. Rongsen (Rtd. Teacher) Chuchuyimlang express our heartfelt gratitude and deep appreciation to each and every individual for your support and help physically, financially, materially and spiritually during our time of sorrow and grief.

We would like to especially thank the Doctors, Nurses, Staff and Proprietor of Gilead Nursing Home, Khermahal, Dimapur, for rendering round the clock care till he breathed his last.

It is our humble prayer to Almighty God to bestow his abundant blessing to you all.

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ers to take one step forward through the tournament and set target to play in bigger arena in future.

PTSA president Kekhrozulo Ritse, in his presidential address, said that two disciplines would be played at the tournament—football for men and volleyball for women.

Chakhesang public organization president Mikha Kenye, PDSA president Nezosa Tetseo, CMA president Zhonelu Tunyi and DSO Phek, Wutsutho and several other dignitaries attended the opening ceremony.

Meanwhile, Entrepreneurs Development Agency (EDA) Kohima chairman Kudecho Khamo would grace the closing ceremony on October 23.

(24.04.1944 – 05.10.2021) With profound gratitude, we, the bereaved family of Late Kameni Seb, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to every individuals, churches, friends, neighbors, relatives and well- wishers who stood by us physically, spiritually, morally and financially during illness and his sudden demise.

We deeply regret for our inability to thank each and every individual personally but its our sincere prayer that our Almighty God grant his blessing abundantly.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Doctors and Nurses of Bethel Medical Centre Kohima.

2. Rev. Fr. S Devaraj, Mt. Tabor Retreat Centre Jotsoma.

3. Rev. Fr. Philip Methaya, Rev. Fr. Alex Gwatilo Tep and Sisters 4. Rev. Fr. CJ Jaison, Principal, St. Mary Higher Secondary School, Kohima.

5. Tesophenyu St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Parish Priest and Sisters.

6. Rev. Fr Joseph Luka- St. Joseph Parish Priest Tseminyu.

7. Tesophenyu Catholic Prayer Group.

8. Don Bosco School Tesophenyu Staff.

9. Chunlikha Catholic Church.

10. Mr. Neiketuozuo Kenguruse- PS to Chief Minister Nagaland.

11. Tesophenyu Catholic Community Kohima.

12. Rengma Sebunyu Clan Organisation.

13. Kepvusheng Logwa Tesophenyu Village.

14. Keshwenshvu Logwa Tesophenyu Village.

15. Tesophenyu Sporting Club.

16. Tesophenyu Lorinyu Baptist Church.

17. Tesophenyu Group Union Kohima.

18. Tesophenyu Group Fellowship Kohima.

19. ECHS Staff Kohima.

20. Lerie Panchayat Kohima.

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We, the bereaved family members of Lt Kiyezhe Swu would like convey our sincere gratitude to each and every individual and well wishers who stood by us physically, materially, financially and prayer at the sudden demise of our father who left for the heavenly abode on 8th Oct 2021.

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SYDNEY, OCT 20 (IANS): Even as world No.1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, is refusing to reveal his Covid-19 vaccine status, casting doubt over Australian Open participation next year, the state of Victoria has said that no athlete who has not been fully vaccinated will be allowed to participate in major events, which includes the Australian Open in January 2022.

Federal Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Wednesday confirmed the state’s ruling during an interview with ABC News. “The government, in establishing its borders, has said that you’ll need to be double vaccinated to visit Australia,” said Hawke.

“That’s a universal application, not just to tennis players. I mean that every visitor to Australia will need to be double vaccinated.”

Djokovic told the on-

Africa, Malaysia-Chile, Germany-Pakistan and Canada-Poland.

The pool for the showpiece at the junior level was announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Wednesday.

After France, India will take on Canada on November 25 followed by a match against Poland on

ground, beautification of the town roads and other activities. He urged the citizens to cooperate with the implementing agencies.

Also, spea king at the event, ADC Pfutsero Japheth Woch urged the youngsters not to depend everything on government, but set their focus and determination. He also urged the youth not to play for the sake of playing, but make sports as professional career.

Citing the instances of neighbouring states whose players were playing at national level, ADC said however said that such instances were challenging and encouragement for the Nagas to be more determined and focused.

Woch urged the play-

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LAUSANNE, OCT 20 (PTI): Defending champions India will open their campaign against France on the first day of the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey Wold Cup on November 24, to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

India have been placed in a relatively easy Pool B alongside Canada, France

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NSF Martyrs Trophy: Bandits, T20 WC: SL beat Ireland by 70 runs Asufü, Head Hunters progress

ABU DHABI, OCT 20 ( I A N S ) : A wo n d e r f u l counter-attack by Wanindu Hasaranga (71 off 47 balls) and Pethum Nissanka (61 off 47 balls) followed by a clinical bowling performance propelled Sri Lanka to secure a dominant 70-run win over Ireland in in a Group A match of Round 1 in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Wednesday.

The win also means that the 2014 champions have all but confirmed their spot in the Super 12 stage of the tournament. The victory was set up by half-centuries from Hasaranga and Nissanka sharing a stand of 123 runs for the fourth wicket.

The duo lifted Sri Lanka from 8/3 in the first 10 balls to 171/7 in 20 overs. In reply, Ireland was all out for 101 in 18.3 overs as the Sri Lanka pacers struck early before the spinners stemmed the run-flow in middle overs as Ireland lost their last seven wickets for just 16 runs.

Chasing 172, Ireland lost openers Kevin O’Brien (5) and Paul Stirling (7) in 2.3 overs. While O’Brien top-edged to short fine leg off Chamika Karunaratne in the first over, Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Stirling in a similar manner in the third over. Two overs

struck a six and four on the last two balls of the innings to remain unbeaten on 21 off just 11 balls, taking Sri Lanka beyond 170.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 171/7 in 20 overs (Wanindu Hasaranga 71, Pethum Nissanka 61, Josh Little 4/23, Mark Adair 2/35) against Ireland 101 all out (Andy Balbirnie 41, Curtis Campher 24, Maheesh Theekshana 3/17, Lahiru Kumara 2/22) by 70 runs.

Lahiru Kumara celebrates with team mates during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

later, Gareth Delany was bowled by a googly from Wanindu Hasaranga.

Curtis Campher and Andy Balbirnie shared a stand of 53 runs for the fourth wicket before the former was clean bowled

by Theekshana in the 13th over.

That started the downfall of Ireland as Harry Tector (3), Neil Rock (1) and Mark Adair (2) fell in quick succession. With Balbirnie (41) slicing to point off Lahiru Kumara in the 16th over, the writing was clear on the wall for Ireland. Karunaratne and Dushmantha Chameera took the remaining wickets to secure Sri Lanka’s second win of the

tournament.

Earlier, Sri Lanka lost Kusal Perera without troubling the scorers on the second ball of the innings.

In the next over, pacer Joshua Little bowled Dinesh Chandimal (6) and Avishka Fernando on back-to-back deliveries to put Sri Lanka in deep trouble at 8 for three in 1.4 overs.

From there, Hasaranga and Nissanka staged an excellent fightback for Sri Lanka, stitching a 123run partnership in 82 balls.

Hasaranga was more aggressive of the two, smashing off-spinner Simi Singh for four consecutive boundaries in the final over of power-play. Their counter-

attack coupled with exquisite shots rattled Ireland, who resorted to bowling wider lines and got dispatched for runs.

Hasaranga brought up his maiden T20I half-century in 38 balls with a brace off Craig Young in the 13th over. Nissanka brought up his half-century in the 16th over. But on the very next ball, a visibly exhausted Hasaranga sliced to short third man off Mark Adair.

Though Bhanuka Rajapaksa (1) and Karunaratne (2) fell cheaply, Nissanka struck two more boundaries before toe-ending behind to the keeper to become Little’s fourth scalp of the day. Dasun Shanaka then

Wiese’s fifty powers Namibia to 6-wicket win over Netherlands

David Wiese’s unbeaten fifty (66 not out off 40 balls) powered Namibia to a six-wicket win over Netherlands in the 7th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, here on Wednesday.

Brief scores: Netherlands: 164/4 in 20 overs (Max O’Dowd 70 off 56, Ackermann 35 off 32; Jan Frylinck 2/36) lost to Namibia 166-4 in 19 Overs (David Wiese 66 not out off 40), Gerhard Erasmus 32 off 22; Fred Klaassen 1/14).

THURSDAY’S MATCHES

Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea Time: 3:30pm Oman vs Scotland Time: 7:30pm

Players of Head Hunters and United Falcon in action during the final match of the day on Wednesday. (NP)) Correspondent

KO H I M A , O C T 2 0 (NPN): On the 10th day of the ongoing NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy, the Bandits FC Kohima, Asufü CI Manipur and Head Hunters progressed to the next round by winning their respective matches at IG Stadium, here on Wednesday.

In the first match of the day, Bandits FC Kohima scored two goals in a match off against Billy Graham FC who had to settle for a single goal. Although Luke Seb playing for Billy Graham scored a surprisingly early goal in the 35th second of the match the team failed to keep up the pace and had to settle with a single goal.

The equalising goal by

Thejaselie Terhüja playing for Bandits came in the 10th minute of the game and later teammate Khiti Kath scored an additional goal in the 42nd minute of the game.

The second match of the day played between Asufü CI Manipur and Young United 18 Boys FC also ended with a similar outcome to the first match 2-1. The opening goal for the match was initiated by Kikrubeizo Keditsu playing for Young United in the 29th minute. While in the 32nd minute, Adarhü Likhi playing for Asufü scored the equalizer which was quickly doubled by Kajükho in the 33rd minute.

In the final match of the day, Head Hunters dominated United Falcon with a

score 4-1. Komezo Kuotsu, playing for United Falcon, scored the lone goal for the team in the 31st minute.

However, Chingsha Jina, representing the Head Hunters, netted a goal in the 36th minute. Later, his teammates Samson scored a double in the 38th and 59 minutes with the final score

by Chingkamlung in the 70th minute.

There will be a break for the tourney on October 21 while from October 22 there will be only two matches in a day.

FRIDAY’S MATCHES 1st match-12:30pm Mele FC Vs Khuzama United FC 2nd match-2pm Kitsubozou Youth Society Vs Gaziphema FC Manipur

Denmark Open: Lakshya sails Win against Itsuki Hirata is into second round; Saina sinks important, says Ritu Phogat

Athletics Federation of India (AFI) general secretary Ravinder Chaudhry and AFI associate vice president Abu Metha along with technical officials of athletics. AFI general secretary visited Nagaland to carry out technical meetings and site visits ahead of the South Asian Cross Country Championships (SACCC) 2022 scheduled to be held at Kohima in January 2022.

Neeraj Chopra returns to training after historic feat NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (PTI): Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has returned to training at the NIS-Patiala more than two months after he clinched a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August.

Chopra, who became only the second Indian individual Olympic gold winner and first ever top podium finisher in athletics, was on

a break after his historic feat on August 7 in Tokyo.

“Returned to training this week with the same hunger and desire as before.

A #throwback to the beginning of the last Olympic cycle is a good place to start!

Thank you to everyone for your messages of support,” he tweeted on Wednesday, along with a photo of his training. The 23-year-old

Chopra, who had won an Olympic gold with a throw of 87.58m, had said that his next target would be to win a medal in the World Championships in the US next year.

He also recently said that he would want to continue training with German bio-mechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

ODENSE, OCT 20 (PTI): Young Lakshya Sen thumped compatriot Sourabh Verma in straight games to enter the second round but it was curtains for Saina Nehwal at the Denmark Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday.

Lakshya, who had finished runners-up at Dutch Open last Sunday, dished out a superb performance to outclass national champion Sourabh 21-9 21-7 in 26 minutes.

The 20-year-old from Almora, who had failed to make the cut for the Sudirman Cup and Thomas Cup Final after losing his only match in the trials, is likely to clash with second seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark next.

L o n d o n O ly m p i c s bronze medallist Saina, who had retired midway through her first match at Uber Cup Final due to a groin injury, couldn’t match Japan’s

Liverpool battle to CL win as Messi fires PSG

PARIS, OCT 20 (AGENCIES): Liverpool survived an Atletico Madrid fightback to win 3-2 and Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig by the same score on a breathless night of Champions League action on Tuesday.

In other games, Karim Benzema netted for Real Madrid as the 13-time European champions thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in Ukraine on the eve of the start of his trial in France on charges of complicity in blackmail.

Much of the night’s drama happened at the Wanda Metropolitano in the Spanish capital where Mohamed Salah scored another impressive goal, twisting away from a string of Atletico defenders before his shot deflected in off James Milner to open the scoring.

Naby Keita doubled Liverpool’s lead with a stunning volley but Atletico hit back with French international Antoine Griezmann scoring twice to fire up the home crowd.

Just as Atletico seemed to have the upper hand, Griezmann was given a

Lionel Messi straight red card for a high boot in the face of Roberto Firmino.

A pulsating game was decided from the penalty spot in the 78th minute as Salah sent Jan Oblak the wrong way after Mario Hermoso pushed Diogo Jota.

The Egyptian’s 31st Champions League goal makes him the club’s top scorer in the competition, overtaking Steven Gerrard.

In a dramatic finish, Atletico were denied a penalty when the referee studied the VAR and decided Jota had not fouled Jose Maria Gimenez.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told BT Sport: “We played a really solid second half in a tough game

with intense football from both teams. “We got the penalty, then there was a red card and obviously it was in our favour.”

The Reds are top of Group B with three wins out of three while Atletico are equal on four points with Porto, who beat AC Milan 1-0 in Portugal.

At the Parc des Princes, Messi scored twice and Kylian Mbappe sparkled but later missed a penalty as PSG came from behind to beat RB Leipzig 3-2.

Mbappe had given the Qatar-backed club the lead but a Leipzig side crushed 6-3 at Manchester City earlier in the competition held their own. Leipzig went ahead through goals

from Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele as PSG suddenly looked disjointed.

But Messi was set up

by Mbappe for the equaliser and then deftly chipped in a 74th-minute penalty awarded for a foul on the France striker. Mbappe’s missed spot kick proved unimportant.

PSG top Group A with seven points but Manchester City bounced back from their defeat in Paris in the last matchday by crushing Club Brugge 5-1 in Belgium.

Pep Guardiola declared City’s win “one of the best performances in Europe we’ve done so far” after Riyad Mahrez scored twice and 19-year-old Cole Palmer was among City’s scorers.

In Kiev, Benzema, who is due to go on trial in France on Wednesday in the “sextape” case involving his former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena, scored the final goal in Real’s rout of Shakhtar.

A first-half own goal from Serhiy Kryvtsov put Real on their way before Vinicius Junior scored two superb goals and set up Rodrygo for the fourth before Benzema completed the job.

Lakshya Sen world number 20 Aya Ohori and lost 21-16 21-14 in the opening round. Former top 10 player HS Prannoy also bowed out of the competition after losing 18-21 19-21 to sixth seeded Indonesian Jonatan Christie, while 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli kashyap retired after being 0-3 down against fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. The Indian doubles players had a dismal outing as, apart from Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, none of the oth-

ers could put up a fight in their respective matches.

While Satwik and Ashwini’s gallant battle ended with a 17-21 21-14 11-21 loss to China’s Feng Yan Zhe and Du Yue in mixed doubles, Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram lost 8-21 7-21 to Indonesian combination of Nita Violina Marwah and Putri Syaikah in women’s doubles.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini and N Sikki Reddy also went down 17-21 13-21 to second seeded Korean pair of Lee Sohee and Shin Seungchan. Lakshya had claimed five titles in 2019 before COVID-19 forced the suspension of the BWF calender. On Wednesday, the world number 25 Indian was up against Sourabh, an opponent against whom he had lost twice in the past but it made no difference as Lakshya dished out a dominating show to blow him away.

NEW DELHI, OCT 20 (IANS): Wrestler-turnedMixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Ritu Phogat on Wednesday said that win against Japanese judoka Itsuki Hirata at the ONE Wo m e n’s A t o m we i g h t World Grand Prix semifinals is important because it can place an Indian woman on the global MMA stage.

After winning six of her first seven fights since making a transition to the MMA circuit, Ritu is now ready to take on the ultimate challenge. Set to face-off against the undefeated Japanese judoka, Itsuki Hirata at the semi-finals in Singapore at ONE: NEXTGEN, Phogat is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to training. “ I ’ve a lway s b e e n blinker-focused towards the Grand Prix and it is closer than I can imagine. It is important for both me and my country because it can place an Indian woman on the global MMA stage. In-

Ritu Phogat dia has never had a female MMA champion in the past and now it is time for us to change the game,” said Ritu in a virtual press conference on Wednesday. Commenting on how she plans to take on her opponent, Hirata who is a Judo expert and a fellow grappler, Ritu said, “My opponent is definitely formidable because she has a very strong background in Judo.

I am working on augmenting my ground game and sharpening my striking capabilities.”

Halep beats Potapova in Kremlin Cup opener, Jabeur retires

Simona Halep M O S C OW, O C T 2 0 (AGENCIES): Simona Halep started her campaign at the Kremlin Cup with a straight-sets win on Tuesday, while Ons Jabeur retired from her first-round match.

Halep won 6-1, 6-4 against Anastasia Potapova despite losing her serve three times and next plays Veronika Kudermetova in the second round after the Russian beat 18-year-old qualifier Oksana Selekhmetova 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Halep hasn’t won more than three consecutive matches since returning in August from a three-month layoff with a calf injury that kept her out of the French Open and Wimbledon.

Eighth-ranked Jabeur retired when 6-1, 1-0 down against Ekaterina Alexandrova. There was no immediate information from the Tunisian or the WTA about the reason for her retirement, which makes it harder for Jabeur to qualify for the WTA Finals.

Marketa Vondrousova eliminated seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-4, 6-4 and plays qualifier Lesia Tsurenko in the next round.

Anett Kontaveit won 6-3, 6-3 against Katerina Siniakova to set up a second-round match with experienced German Andrea Petkovic, who was leading 2-6, 6-0, 2-0 when her opponent Jelena Ostapenko retired.

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