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Omicron thrice more transmissible than Delta

States/UTs asked to ‘activate’ war rooms, emergency Op centres

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre Tuesday asked states and union territories to "activate" war rooms, keep analyzing even small trends and surges and keep taking strict and prompt containment action at district and local levels.

In a letter to the states and union territories (UTs), Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised implementing strategic interventions for containment like imposition of night curfew, strict regulation of large gatherings, curtailing numbers in marriages and funerals besides increasing testing and surveillance.

The letter highlighted measures that need to be taken in view of initial signs of surge in cases of CO-

A healthcare official counts beds at CGW, turned into a COVID-19 facility in view of the rising Omicron cases in Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)

VID-19 as well as increased detection of Omicron in different parts of the country.

"At the district level there should be constant review of emerging data regarding the population affected by COVID-19, geographical spread, hospital infrastructure and its utilization, manpower, notifying containment zones, enforcement of perimeter of containment zones etc.

In case of all new clusters of Covid positive cases, prompt notification of "containment zones", "buffer zones" should be done, strict perimeter control of con-

tainment zone according to extant guidelines must be ensured. All cluster samples must be sent to INSACOG Labs for Genome Sequencing without delay, Bhushan underlined.

Listing some of the strategic areas of intervention focusing on containment, test, track, surveillance, clinical management to be taken, Bhushan asked states and UTs to ensure door to door case search, testing of all SARI/ILI and vulnerable/co-morbid people and right proportion of RT PCR tests in total tests being conducted daily.

Contact tracing of all Covid positive persons and utilizing the access to "AIR SUVIDHA Portal by state surveillance officers and district surveillance officers to monitor the international passengers who have arrived in their states and districts was also stressed.

States and UTs have been asked to increase bed capacity, other logistics like ambulances, mechanism for seamless shifting of patients, availability and operational readiness of oxygen equipment, buffer stock of drugs to be ensured by prompt utilization of emergency covid response package (ECRP-II) funds released by Centre and other available resources etc.

The existing National Clinical Management Protocol remains unchanged for Omicron, the letter stated.

The states and UTs have been asked to ensure 100 per cent coverage of left out first and second dose eligible beneficiaries in an accelerated manner. They have also been asked to ensure advance engagement

Parl clears electoral reforms bill after RS approval

A scene inside Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament in Delhi on Tuesday. (RSTV/PTI)

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): A Bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem was passed by Parliament on Tuesday with the Rajya Sabha approving it amid a walkout by the Opposition and high drama when Derek O’Brien flung a rulebook at the reporters' table after which the TMC MP was suspended from the House for “'unruly behaviour'”.

Rejecting the opposition criticism of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to weed out fake voters from electoral rolls, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in our democracy, the electoral process should be cleansed and that can happen only if the electoral rolls are clean. The bill, which was approved by voice vote, was cleared by Lok Sabha on Monday.

Calling the Electoral reforms bill as “very good” and a “revolutionary” step, Rijiju also said the linking of electoral rolls to the Aadhaar number is only voluntary and not compulsory, adding it will help end fake and bogus voting and make the electoral process credible.

Sources in the government, meanwhile, said the move would solve a “major problem” of multiple enrolment of a person at different places and help in “cleaning” the voters’ list to a great extent.

T h e g o ve r n m e n t sources said the Bill incorporates various electoral reforms which have been discussed for a long time, and shared a 2018 statement of the Election Commission (EC) fol-

lowing a meeting of all recognised national and regional parties on various electoral reforms. The Bill seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters “for the purpose of establishing the identity”.

The Bill was passed after an hour-long discussion with members of several parties supporting the bill though some concerns were voiced.

The discussion continued amid protests by opposition members who were in the well throughout raising slogans. Members of the Congress, TMC, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, RJD, Samajwadi Party (SP), AAP and NCP walked out from the House in protest.

and information so there is no misinformation or panic, transparent communication on hospital and testing infrastructure availability, regular press briefings etc.

minister and home minister were answerable to the people of Nagaland.

“They cannot run away from their responsibilities.

They should answer whether troops from 21 Para had come with their knowledge.

If yes, why? If not, why criminal procedure should not be initiated against them? They cannot take cover under AFSPA. I have already explained earlier,” he specified.

Reiterating that people demanded justice, Therie demanded that the culprits must be booked as per law.

But, instead of bringing the criminals to book, he observed that the Assembly surprisingly wanted them to apologise and escape from the crime of committing a massacre.

He said the resolution was trying to give the impression that the State was innocent and that the army had conducted the operation without authority from the

State government. But, if it was so, then the army had violated the constitution and committed a crime against humanity, he pointed out.

And if not, then the army should point out who was responsible, he demanded.

Therie insisted that as constitutional provisions the army had no authority to just come from another State and indiscriminately shoot and kill innocent and peaceful citizens.

“We are sorry for the people. Given an opportunity, Congress will deliver justice,” he declared.

It may be recalled that the NPCC had written to the President of India with a three-point charter of demands, which include constitution of an all-party parliamentary committee to investigate Oting massacre, deliver justice by arresting the culprits and implement political solution under President’s Rule to avoid bias and ill-will.

Dhansiripar CSOs oppose move to shift admn control

State logs nil Covid cases and deaths

India’s Omicron count crosses 200

Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha on Tuesday recorded their first cases of the Omicron variant as the count of the new strain in 14 states and union territories crossed 200.

According to the latest data from the Centre and the states on Tuesday night, India recorded 220 cases of the Omicron variant.

Tally in Maharashtra and Telengana rose to 65 and 24 respectively.

Besides Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha and J and K, the breakup in other states and UTs are Delhi-54, Karnataka-19, Rajasthan-18, Kerala-15, Gujarat-14, Uttar Pradesh-2, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Chandigarh- one each.

DCs appointed for 3 new dists DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): State government on Tuesday has ordered the posting of deputy commissioners for the three newly created districts— Tseminyu, Chümoukedima and Niuland.

In a notification, the P&AR personnel (A) branch informed that Dr. Zasekoulie Chusi, IAS, additional secretary Home has been transferred and posted as deputy commissioner, Tseminyu.

Abhinav Shivam, IAS, ADC Pungro has been transferred and posted as deputy commissioner, Chümoukedima and Ajit Kumar Verma, IAS, ADC Tuensang has been transferred and posted as DC, Niuland.

NPCC attacks Assembly resolution, says people want justice not apology DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Condemning the Assembly resolution which called for an “apology” from the appropriate authority…”, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) asserted that the people wanted justice not apology.

NPCC president K Therie in a press release regretted that the entire resolution on Monday was demeaned by the call for apology. He said that the call for apology over a massacre was an insult to the bereaved families, their villages, the community and to the voice of people crying for justice.

Maintaining that the Assembly had shamed Naga brave hearts, Therie asserted that apology over a massacre was not acceptable, adding that killings and apologies could not be made a precedence.

Towards justice, he said the resolution was blunt and specified that the chief

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded nil Covid-19 positive cases and nil deaths during the day.

The total caseload as on December 21 stood at 32170 while death toll remained unchanged at 701 (including 16 non-Covid deaths but with positivity).

PTI: India recorded 5,326 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of cases to 3,47,52,164, while the death toll climbed to 4,78,007 with 453 fresh fatalities.

sub-division, president H Vekuto Swu and general secretary D Naben said that Dhansiripar was one of the oldest sub-divisions in Dimapur and had been conveniently functioning under the administrative control of DC Dimapur since its inception.

As such, the signatories said that the “unprecedented and illegal” move of shifting the administrative control would cause great inconvenience. They said that Dhansiripar CSOs would not remain a mere spectator, but would “fight tooth and nail against any such action through democratic means.”

Dhansiripar CSOs have, therefore, urged the responsible authority “to respect and value the aspiration of the people of NEW DELHI, DEC 21 Dhansiripar and desist from (PTI): The Winter session of Parliament is likely to such action.” conclude on Wednesday, a day before schedule.

Parliamentary sources said that with the government completing most of its disrupted power, but also afFurther, CE said the legislative agenda, there is a fected the health of the pow- department has come across likelihood that Parliament er lines and equipment in the people carrying out planta- could be adjourned sine die sub-stations making them tions below or close to the on Wednesday. The session vulnerable to breakdowns. transmission lines, which commenced on November He said that as transmis- later interfered with the lines 29 and was scheduled to end sion lines traverse through and also endangered human on December 23, Thursday. forests and plantations, the and animal lives. Therefore, department regularly clears the department has advised the vegetations within the public to avoid doing so. The transmission corridor. department pointed out that However, in the event under the Electricity Act D I M A P U R , D E C 2 1 of the public desirous of 2003, damaging an electric (NPN): State government felling trees near the trans- supply line was a punishable has declared December 23, 2021 as a holiday for Banks mission lines, CE said it offence. ought to be brought to the The department cau- and Financial Institutions in notice of the department to tioned that offenders would Nagaland under the Negoplan out the shutdown for be booked as per the provi- tiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act XXVI). the purpose. sions of the law.

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under Dhansiripar sub-division—Sema Dimasa Union, Aqahuto Area Kukami Kuqhakulu, Dimasa GB Union, Aqahuto Sulimi Totimi Hoho, Aqahuto Area Student’s Union, Aqahuto Area Youth Front Dhansiripar Area, Dimasa Woman Organisation Dhansiripar Area— have described as “arbitrary and illegal” the move to bring the administrative control of Dhansiripar sub-division under Chumukedima from the present jurisdiction of deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur without taking into consideration of the people living in Dhansiripar.

In a statement, Sema Dimasa Union (SDU) Dhansiripar

Winter session likely to end today

Pending salary: DRDAs affirm to continue stir Avoid felling trees on EHV lines: Power deptt DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Officers and staff of six District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs)— Longleng, Phek, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Kiphire and Dimapur—have affirmed to continue to ongoing strike against nonpayment of salary.

In a joint press release, officers and staff of six DRDAs cautioned that state government’s failure to release pending salary

by January 15, 2022 would force the employees to take legal action.

The signatories in-

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formed that the resolution was adopted at a meeting, which was held after the commissioner and secretary, rural development and director RD appealed to DRDAs to call off the ongoing agitation.

At the meeting, they said the aggrieved employees expressed dismay that the responsible authority did not assure any deadline to clear the pending salary.

F u r t h e r, t h e s i x DRDAs lamented that despite continuous appeals and protests, there has been no favourable outcome till

date.

The aggrieved employees have, therefore, resolved that once it becomes a legal matter, the authority would be held liable for attorney's fee and court cost related to the law suit.

They also said that the authority would also be held liable to pay all the accrued interest as required legally.

It was also resolved that no employees would “take the situation to get upper hand for personal gain that might obstruct from achieving the intended purpose.”

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Taking serious note of major power disruptions caused by unmindful felling of trees on the Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines, the power department has advised public to avoid felling trees that were likely to fall over the transmission lines.

In a press note, chief engineer (T&G) Er. Penrithung Yanthan stated that the latest incident of power disruptions occurred on one of the 66kV EHV transmission lines on December 9, which caused total black-

out to Kiphire and Phek districts for two days. Er. Yanthan stated that such power interruptions, which were non-technical and were avoidable, added up extra workload for the department, which was struggling with the shortage of staff.

Depending on the topography of the area of the incident, he said some of the cases even take days and weeks to restore, causing immense hardship to the public as well as the department.

CE also said that snapping of the power lines due to felling of trees not only

Bank holiday on December 23

1280 recognised villages in Nagaland Akato-led NSCN (R) reacts to allegations DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): There are 1280 recognised villages, 75 unrecognised villages and 111 hamlets as on March 1, 2021, according to the survey on the number of Villages in Nagaland 2021, a publication of the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of Nagaland.

The publication was released by ACS & Finance Commissioner, Sentiyanger Imchen on December 21, 2021 in his office chamber, Secretariat, Kohima.

The survey was un-

Sentiyanger Imchen and Kevileno Angami releasing the report.

dertaken by the directorate of economics & statistics covering all villages and habitations in the State.

Realising the need for such a survey on account of lack of clarity and varying

number of villages with the various departments, Sentiyanger Imchen, the then additional chief secretary and development commissioner, conceptualized the survey.

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Reacting to the statement issued by NSCN (R) under Wangtin Naga and P. Tikhak, the Akato Chophi-led NSCN (R) maintained that it did not want to involve in cheap gimmicks and stoop low by pointing fingers at esteemed Naga platforms, and thereby avoid amusing scenes in public domain.

In a press note issued

by NSCN/GPRN, it said that though armed with proof (including audios/ visuals/phone recordings/

documents etc), it did not want to “scatter the dirty litters in the public area by picking names”. NSCN/ GPRN however said that if it was constantly hit below the belt, it would be constrained to do so. “Any person(s) who wants to check these documents are welcome to do so,” it added.

Questioning Wangtin/ Tikhak camp (WTC) over “ludicrous and ridiculous” allegation with a personal vendetta against its president Akato Chophi, NSCN pointed out that its consti-

tution clearly mentioned that a two-third majority could impeach a collective leader. Hence, the claim of impeachment of Akato by 15/16 people at the meeting at Thilixu was “obnoxious and a huge embarrassment” to themselves, it added.

Referring to the claim by the “so called spokesperson” in the media that Akato Chophi had only 15/16 arms, the group asked then why the question of 46 arms cropped up?

It also asked where was its armoury/arsenal

and what types of weapons, how many short hands, or AKs or, MQs, M-16, M4s M22s, HKs, LMGs, etc, as claimed. It therefore asked WTC to specify the details, and not level wild accusations “if you consider yourselves as leaders”.

NSCN said that some few weapons (9/10) that were displayed in the media belonged to Tikhak, “who brought it through cross-border exchange from Arunachal, since he was denied TNO (Take Note Of) (Cont’d on p-8) K Y M C

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MBKU office-cum-honey shop inaugurated

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KO H I M A , D E C 2 1 (NPN): Nagaland Minister for PWD (housing & mechanical) Tongpang Ozukum inaugurated the office of Mima Bee Keepers’ Union (MBKU)-cum-Honey Shop at Mima village, here on Tuesday.

Speaking at the follow up programme at Apiarian Park, Tongpang encouraged the villagers to rear bees for their livelihood and economic stability.

He expressed appreciation on the new honey shop and also suggested that a similar shop be opened in Kohima town for which he assured support.

Encouraging the beekeepers of Mima village to

Legislators with MBKU members at Mima on Tuesday. (NP) work in unity for promotion of Mima honey as a trademark product of the village and also of the state, the minister urged upon the villagers to emulate the bees and help spread good

things around them. He further assured to extend all possible support to the village through their local representative and advisor Medo Yhokha.

Also speaking at the

function, advisor for horticulture & border affairs, Mhathung Yanthan said as a honey village, Mima was a cradle of honey in Nagaland as it was one of the pioneers of beekeeping in the state.

He said the village was part of the honey map in the state and also the country especially for their underground bee keeping practice which he added was a huge attraction.

Mhathung stressed on improvising beekeeping technology and said horticulture department had taken beekeeping in mission mode and that the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission started because of Mima village.

He expressed appreciation on the formation of Mima Bee Keepers’ Union (MBKU) and encouraged them to improve the quality and value addition while also maintaining a hygienic rearing process.

Advisor for elections

and technical education, Medo Yhokha who was also present at the function encouraged the villagers to continue maintaining the trademark of being a honey village. Other dignitaries present included minister for tribal affairs and higher education Temjen Imna Along, advisor for youth resources & sports, Zale Neikha, T Yangseo Sangtam, MLA, and NDPP general secretary, Ekyimo Kikon.

The programme was chaired by Medolhou Pfukha while Christian Revival Church pastor, Khoo Pfukha invoked God’s blessings. MBKU chairman, Khriesavilie Khamo gave the introductory note and advisor, Adu Livi proposed the vote of thanks.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

NEWS IN BRIEF NASU 27th biennial conference: Niuland Area Students’ Union has informed that its 27tth biennial conference would be held at Henito village from December 27-29 on the theme “for a better generation” with Kasheto Z. Yepthomi Class-1 Contractor, Kahoshe Sumi assistant registrar, NU and NPP state unit president, Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema as chief guest, theme speaker and guest speaker respectively.

Dmu police recover unidentified body: Dimapur police have recovered an unidentified dead body aged around 35-40 years at Dimapur railway track no. 260/6-7 towards Khatkhati end on December 20. The deceased was wearing blue jeans and black t shirt. On completion of all legal formalities, the body was shifted to district hospital Dimapur morgue for PM. Claimant of the deceased has been requested to contact officer-in-charge GRPS, Dimapur at 7085055021.

YRS informs on parking fee: In supersession of the department of youth resources & sports notification, the parking fee of vehicles at indoor state stadium has been revised from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 per month with effect from January 1, 2022.

NTSU elects new office bearers: Niuland Town Students’ Union has elected a team of new office bearers for the tenure 2022-2023 with Tunaka H. Tuccu as president and Xukivi S. Chophy as general secretary along with eight other members.

Mishilimi celebrates 100 years of Christianity NDPP, NNC (PB) convey Christmas greetings

SABAK, ES, Rev. Hotokhu P. Zhimomi speaking at the programme on Tuesday.

DIMAPUR: Mishilimi village commemorated 100 years of Christianity in a programme “Mishilimi Christian Centenary (19212021)” on the theme “proclaim the liberation (Isaiah 61:1-4)” at old Mishilimi village ground on Tuesday.

The main speakers of the celebration were ES SABAK, Rev. Hotokhu P. Zhimomi, NCRC Sumi Pughoboto ES, Rev. Vitoka Kinimi and Chisholimi

Baptist Church pastor, Rev. Henito Sheqi.

In a greeting, Y. Vikheho Swu, MLA 13 A/C Pughoboto urged upon the gathering to move ahead with creative ideas and guide each other towards accomplishing dreams.

During the programme, jubilee souvenir was released by Prayer and Healing Centre, Ayinato pastor, Rev. Akhato Sheqi Swu, jubilee choir

presented special songs, Tokugha Baptist Church pastor, Ghoshito G. Swu led a prayer remembering pioneers who were no more while Rev. Vitoshe Wotsa led the prayer for villagers and in-laws.

The jubilee monolith was unveiled by Rev. Hotokhu P. Zhimomi, Sumi Baptist Church pastor, Tseminyu, Akashito Wotsa led the function, main jubilee celebration was led

by MYBC pastor Tovishe Shohe while S. Toshiho Sheqi recorded the followup function.

Akhalu Sheqi, Akukau, Mishilimi delivered a welcome address and presentation was led by Hosheli Q Wotsa, while associate pastor women MBC, Nipatoli Achumi read the Bible and MBC expastor Yetokhu M. Wotsa led the morning benediction.

It may be mentioned that Christianity came to the village when late Pilitha travelled to Kohima for labor work and received Christ through Khulhou Angami (Khonoma) and was Baptized by evangelist Viliezu Rengma (Tseminyu Village) on December 21, 1921.

The centenary was attended by thousands of villagers from., in-laws and delegates inter-denominational neighbouring Churches.

DIMAPUR: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has extended warm Christmas greetings to all. In a message, NDPP media & communication committee said that while the entire state was still coming to terms with the unimaginable tragedy at Oting, it also urged upon all to take this time to reflect upon the message of love, joy and

peace and come together as people united in Christ.

“May we take this blessed time to re-strengthen our faith in God Almighty, our belief in humanity and our unity as a people”, NDPP said.

Welcoming the resolutions unanimously passed by the 13th house of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on December 20, the

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Yours absence is like the sky, spread over everything You will forever be in our hearts. mkc-485/21

- Husband, Parents and Siblings

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A Life Well Lived.

"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away".

Late L. Imchameren Longchar (Nokpu)

Born on : 28/07/1987 – Died on : 16/12/2021

1917 – 2021 We, the bereaved family of Late L. Imchameren Longchar (Nokpu) would like to convey our deepest appreciation and sincere gratitude to all our loved ones who stood by us physically, financially and spiritually at the sudden demise of our beloved father on 1st December 2021. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but we humbly pray to our Almighty God to bless you all abundantly.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Longchem Baptist Church.

2. Longchem Nokpu Senso Telongjem.

3. Longchem Town Adhoc Committee.

4. Nokpu Village Council.

5. Nokpu Baptist Church.

6. Nokpu Longchar Clan.

7. Longchem Pensioner Association.

8. Japukong Kaketshir Mongdang.

9. Saringyim Baptist Church.

10. Aonokpu Yimsen Baptist Church.

11. Mr & Mrs.K. Tia Aier Ex Minister.

12. Dr. Longrineken Advisor, Works & Housing and Treasury & Accounts.

13. Kohima Nokpu Senso Telongjem.

14. Kohima Nokpu Tamang Telongjem.

15. Mr. C.T Jamir, Senior Advocate.

16. Mr. Bendangliba, Rtd Director Industries and Commerce 17. Er. Kima Lkr, Director New Renewable Energy 18. Mr. T. Wati Aier, D.C Kiphire 19. Mrs. Ajungla Tali 20. Er. J. Lanumar Longchar, EE Water resources.

21. Er. J. Walter Longchar, Rtd Addl Chief Engineer PHE. dp-6088/21

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3rd death anniversary Mrs. Wabangchila Longchar

We the bereaved family members of Late Misamo Patton of Lakhuti Village, the First Naga Army Officer, NSCN (IM) of Lotha Region, would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all our relatives, friends, neighbors, churches, unions and well wishers who stood by us morally, physically, financially and prayers during his prolonged illness till his last breath.

May the Almighty God continue to shower his love and blessing to each and everyone of you abundantly.

of Lt. Lipokmeren Jamir

Loving children, grandchildren and in-laws

all the Naga people in particular and Northeast people to “stand firmly and unitedly together at this crucial stage of struggle and hardship for our rights and justice.”

“At this crisis the Nagas and the Northeast people are being supported even at the international level, therefore, we must fight to the end for our legitimate rights”, it stated.

Born on : 02.08.1966 – Died on : 15.12.2021

In LovIng MeMory

A year has elapsed, but the memoirs of your teachings and virtues still remain with us and this legacy will continue to lead us for generations to come. We find comfort in the faith that you are with the Lord. Until we meet in heaven.

party has wished everyone a blessed Christmas with hope and prayers for a promising New Year.

NNC (PB): Naga National Council (parent body) has extended Christmas greetings to the Nagas, North East people and Christians. In a message, NNC (PB) acting president, Yilow Humtsoe on behalf of the group has appealed to

Loving Children, In Laws & Grand Children

Job 1:21

We, the bereaved family of Lt. ATOU DOULO, would like to express our profound gratitude to all the individuals, churches, organization who stood by us physically, financially and morally supported us through prayers in our times of loss and grief We convey our special thanks to : 1. Commissioner of Police, All ranks and files Dimapur 2. SDPO Pfutsero 3. Chakhesang Baptist Church Dimapur 4. Chakhesang Baptist Church East Dimapur 5. 58th Batch CP Dimapur 6. Chakhesang Police Welfare Dimapur 7. Chakhesang Baptist Church, Ministers Hill Kohima 8. Chakhesang Baptist Sector Church, Lerie 9. Chakhesang Union Lerie 10. Lerie Youth Organisation 11. Thetsümi Welfare Dimapur 12. Thetsümi Welfare Kohima 13. Thetsümi Welfare Pfutsero 14. Thetsümi Baptist Church 15. Thetsümi Police Union 16. VDBs & GB's Thetsümi We pray that our Almighty God bless each and everyone of you abundantly. dp-6095/21

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

DNWO initiates beautification of highway

DVC chairman Ghuzui Shohe planting a flower to mark the inaugural programme. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Commemorating the recognition of Diphupar village, Diphupar Naga Women Organisation (DNWO) organised an inaugural programme of the beautified highway at Diphupar village gate, here, on Tuesday.

Speaking at the programme, Diphupar Village

Council (DVC) chairman Ghuzui Shohe lauded the women organisation for the initiative and encouraged the members of the village to continue encouraging one another.

Ghuzui also encouraged the organisation by saying that they need to do what was best for the welfare of the society and leave footprints during their tenure.

Meanwhile, in a word of appreciation, DNWO chairperson Tainla Ao acknowledged all who had contributed in making the drive a success.

She informed that the drive was carried out from green-park to Dimapur airport junction and that it was yet to be completed from green-park to central jail which she said would be carried out next year.

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She further informed that out of 350 flower plants, 230 flowers had been planted. DNWO secretary Ratolu Chakhesang said that the objective of the drive was to encourage beautification and that planting flowers in shared spaces made fostered a sense of pride and care among the communities.

Since watering the flowers was a problem, Ratolu encouraged the shopkeepers and residents to extend their help and support.

She also disclosed that a pot was stolen from the divider and that such act should not be carried out.

Further, she encouraged all to work together in keeping the city clean and beautiful.

Earlier, invocation was said by Sumi Baptist Church, associate women pastor, Hukali Sumi.

It may be mentioned that the beatification was initiated by DNWO from green park area to airport junction by placing flower pots and planting flowers at road dividers.

NSSU alleges anomalies under SBM

DIMAPUR: Northern Sumi Students’ Union (NSSU) has urged the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) to take punitive action against the “erring officers” who allegedly misused Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) funds.

In a press release, NSSU president Puloto Naga and general secretary Samuel Sumi said that a joint inspection was conducted on November 18 under Changpang circle along with superintendent engineer, Kohima circle from appellate authority (appellate court) as recorder and observer and PHED, Wokha division.

The inspection was conducted in connection to the RTI application filed by Puloto Naga and Samuel Sumi RTI applicant (now appellant) with regard to the implementation of SBM and JJM scheme from 2014 till date.

In this regard, Northern Sumi Students’ Union informed that after conducting joint verification, PHED Wokha division under Changpang circle found that the activities under SBM were “not implemented properly” as per guidelines of the project and funds involved in the scheme

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WEATHER FORECAST DECEMBER 22

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Agartala Hazy sun

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Aizawl

A morning t-storm in the area

Guwahati Clouds and sun Imphal

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Itanagar A t-storm around in the p.m.

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A thunderstorm in spots

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Dimapur A stray afternoon t-storm

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20 7

Tuensang A stray afternoon t-shower

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Zunheboto Cooler; a stry p.m. t-storm

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had been “misappropriated”.

It stated that there were five to six activities under SBM scheme and the total amount found misused had accumulated the worth of more than one crore.

Northern Sumi Students’ Union said that during the inspection, it was found that the department had withdrawn the bill on the scheme/activities “without proper implementation and some project has no sign of physical development”.

In this regard, the RTI applicant wrote a letter to the chief engineer and appellate authority, Kohima demanding action against those found guilty for allegedly misusing funds within three days from the date of receiving the letter, however, they said that even after the expiry of the deadline, the department failed to take action and did not consider the issue on priority.

The union has, therefore warned that if the department did not consider their issue on priority and failed to take punitive action against erring officers, it would “not be silent mute spectator” but fight tooth and nail till justice was delivered.

Stat govt effects rejig in justice & law deptt DIMAPUR: State government has ordered the transfer and posting of public prosecutors, additional public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors with immediate effect.

In a notification, principal secretary to the government of Nagaland, R. Ramakrishnan has informed that public prosecutor T. Marlemba has been transferred from Dimapur to Kohima; additional public prosecutor Temsunaro transferred from Wokha to Mon; additional public prosecutor A. Mhabemo from Peren to Wokha; additional public prosecutor Kenile Kent from Mokokchung to Tuensang; assistant public prosecutor Celine Asinuo from Mokokchung to Kohima; assistant public prosecutor Sashilemba Kichu from Dimapur to Kiphire; assistant public prosecutor Apong Thongliu from Dimapur to Mokokchung; assistant public prosecutor (C) Bendanginla from Zunheboto to Kohima; assistant public prosecutor Abraham from Kohima to Peren; assistant public prosecutor Zheviholi Swu from Peren to Phek; assistant public prosecutor (C) Vilika Chishi from GHC Kohima to Dimapur; assistant public prosecutor Thejalenuo Jane Solo from Phek to Dimapur; assistant public prosecutor Temjenwathy Imsong from Tuensang to Zunheboto and assistant public prosecutor Inzwak Hoirang from Tuensang to Longleng.

Further, principal secretary has informed that the handing and taking over-charge should be completed within January 10, 2022.

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Mamata prays at Kamakhya TMC CELEBRATES KMC POLL TRIUMPH IN TRIPURA

Mamata Banerjee at the famous Maa Kamakhya temple in Guwahati.

GUWAHATI/AGARTALA, DEC 21 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday offered prayers at the famous Maa Kamakhya temple in Guwahati, while her party in Tripura celebrated Trinamool’s landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections.

After visiting the Kamakhya temple in the city’s Maligaon area, Banerjee, who was accompanied by her close relatives, left Guwahati for Kolkata. The Trinamool chief was received in Guwahati by the party’s Rajya Sabha MP, Sushmita Dev. “I welcome my leader Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chairperson of

AITC to Assam. She is here to offer her prayers to Maa Kamakhya and seek her blessings,” Dev, who hails from Silchar and is presently leading the Trinamool in Tripura, said in a tweet.

Recently, 12 Congress MLAs from neighbouring Meghalaya led by former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had joined the Trinamool. The ruling party of West Bengal is making all efforts to make inroads in BJP-ruled Tripura.

Meanwhile in Tripura, the Trinamool celebrated the party’s resounding victory in the KMC polls by distributing sweets among the leaders, workers and people. The Trinamool registered a historic victory in the KMC elections by

winning 134 out of the 144 seats. In 2015, it had won 113 seats, which was so far the highest in recent times.

The BJP could manage just three seats, followed by the Left Front and Congress at two each, while three seats were won by Independent candidates.

Addressing a gathering in Agartala, former West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee and Tripura Trinamool leader Subal Bhowmik said that the party would be successful in the 2023 Assembly polls in the northeastern state, and defeat the BJP to restore democracy. Rajib Banerjee said that the BJP in Tripura is frightened after seeing Trinamool’s vote share in the recent civic polls in the state.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Mnp Women Commission logs 76 cases of women violence

Pressure on border residents of Assam to choose M’laya: Minister

IMPHAL, DEC 21: Manipur State Commission for Women (MSC) took up 76 cases of crime against women during the current year 2021 till date compared to 101 registered in the previous year 2020.

While hinting that fewer cases does not mean a decline in the crime against women in the state, acting chairperson of the commission Tiningpham Monsang observed that it was due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Addressing a news conference at her office on Tuesday, the acting chairperson added that the case disposal rate was also low as only 13 cases were disposed of till date.

She said that the hearings for the pending 63 cases were in progress.

In the previous year too, a lesser number of cases related to violence against women were registered.

The commission had taken up only 101 cases in 2020, she said. Besides, she said women across the state were facing difficulties and problems in lodging complaints to the police due to the shortage of female personnel.

She said that women police stations across the

GUWAHATI, DEC 21 (PTI): Assam Border Areas Development Minister Atul Bora on Tuesday said that there are reports of “pressure” on people in disputed border areas along Meghalaya in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district to choose the neighbouring state while settling the boundary row.

He did not specify from which source the pressure was being put, though local Boko MLA Nandita Das of the Opposition Congress claimed that Meghalaya Police also had a role in encouraging local residents to opt for the bordering state.

Replying to a Zero Hour discussion raised by Das in the Assembly, Bora said, “We have some reports that police administration is encouraging people (in border areas) to choose Meghalaya.”

“We have been observing all happenings in these areas minutely and our report will be based on it,” he added.

Bora and Das are members of a committee formed

by Assam government to look into the disputes in Kamrup (Rural) district areas bordering Meghalaya, and the panel had visited some of these areas a couple of months back for on-ground inspection.

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state were understaffed and it was one of the main reasons behind women being unable to lodge their complaints timely.

On the other hand, the acting chairperson said that the commission was going to study the status of women in the state beginning from January next year and the commission was eager to know the actual social status of the women in the state.

The proposed study will not only reveal the actual status of the women of the state but also help in effective implementation of various programmes for upliftment of women.

Monsang who took over the charge of chairperson after Dr Binota Meinam retired as chairperson upon completion of her tenure in October last reminded that the main objective of setting up the commission is to safeguard the interest of women.

The Manipur State Commission for Women was constituted on September 15, 2006 as a statutory body under the Manipur State Commission for Women Act 2006. The commission had already started table work for the study and written to the state DGP seeking a report on details of the pending cases on crime against women.

Atul Bora They were accompanied by members of a similar committee from Meghalaya side and during the joint inspection visit, the delegates had held meetings with the public to gauge their preference for either state. Assam and Meghalaya had identified 12 points of disputes at chief ministerial-level talks in August this year, with six points, including the area under Boko legislative assembly constituency in Assam, taken up for resolution in the first phase.

A final joint statement by the two states based on reports of ministerial-level committees set for dealing with the six points of dispute is slated to be announced at the end of this month.

Bora further said willingness or preference of the residents to choose a state is not the sole criterion for settling the disputes, with ethnicity also being an im-

portant factor that will be taken into consideration.

He also said Assam has administrative control in the areas under Boko LAC and though these are mostly Garo community dominated areas, many such villages are likely to opt to remain with Assam.

The minister also said the government has received a memorandum submitted by the people of those areas through the local officials wherein they have mentioned their preferences and problems.

“We have to ensure safety of lives and property in these areas. We have started patrolling by police and activated the village defence parties. Quick response teams are also on stand by in case of any law and order problem,” Bora added.

Earlier raising the matter, Nandita Das alleged that people of Assam were being threatened by miscreants of Meghalaya to choose the neighbouring state during their representations for settling the disputes.

“Meghalaya police is interfering with the choice the people make in these borders areas, though our police have abstained from getting involved in it,” she added.

80 percent liquor locally made in Meghalaya Powerful IEDs detected in M’laya, defused

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SHILLONG, DEC 21: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma who laid the foundation for the office building of the Commissioner of Excise at Lachumiere in the city today, noted that 80 per cent of liquor consumed in Meghalaya was locally made.

“With 80 per cent of liquor consumed in the State produced locally, the new building will also have an excise laboratory for proper checking of the liquors. The Meghalaya Excise logo launched on Tuesday will help create a brand name our homegrown wines, “he said.

“This building has

been pending for a very long time. It’s going to be close to 50 years of our statehood and yet an important and revenue generating department like the excise does not have its own building. Once completed it will be one of the iconic infrastructures in the Secretariat area,” he said.

Mentioning that the State’s revenue generation was badly hit during the pandemic period, he said that despite the difficult situation the excise department was one of the better performing ones bringing in steady revenue for the state.

“In the last three and a half years, the MDA

(Meghalaya Democratic Alliance) government has been really focusing a lot on revenue generation.

We went through a difficult time when Covid hit us, but in terms of our revenue collection, we saw that the excise department has done well. We have seen a constant growth of close to 10 to 12 percent in the revenue and that is a very positive indication,” said the Chief Minister who also holds the finance portfolio.

He said that many other reforms are being initiated in the excise department that will ultimately result in increased capacity of the department for revenue generation, while

Only import without export behind slow progress in Act East Policy: Manipur CM Correspondent IMPHAL, DEC 21: Only import without export was the main reason behind slow progress in the Act East Policy, said Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in a speech on Tuesday.

In the cross border trade between India and Myanmar at Moreh of Manipur under the Act East Policy, only the Chinese goods were imported but no goods from the state (Manipur) are exported to the country, the chief minister observed.

The gap between export and import would have been the reason behind the little progress in the Act East Policy, he observed Singh was addressing the closing session of the ‘Two Day Discourse on the Present Status of Manipur Economy: Opportunities and Challenges’ held on Tuesday at the centenary hall of Manipur University, Imphal.

He said that the state government was considering earmarking a certain amount of funds in the state budget allocation to invest in production so that the state’s products can be exported outside the country.

On the other hand, he said that with the improvement of law and order, investors from outside the state have started investing in the state.

With the investments, the state has been able to

also opening avenues for enterprising local entrepreneurs in the business of wine making.

“A very important reform which we initiated in the department was to allow local wines to be legalized. A lot of people are into wine making and there was no policy in the beginning to monitor and to give legal licensing to these different home wine-makers or small-scale winemakers. They use a variety of locally sourced fruits for their products.

So not only does it help those entrepreneurs who are making the wine, but it also benefits our fruit farmers who can sell their excess produce to these

wine makers. Fruits are perishable products therefore it makes complete sense to promote local wine,” he underscored.

The Chief Minister also said the Government is trying to bring further reforms in local wine making by looking at the possibility of levying reduced fees and excise duties for local wines.

“We are also exploring the possibility of making it accessible through many other channels through different retail outlets with minimum license fees so that they may be able to sell these products without really having to go for a full-fledged license, “he added.

DECLARATION (Correction of Name)

Regd. No. 32/2021 Date: 23/09/2021; I, Shri. Vilhoukhotuo Liezietsu, Son of late Ketshuyievi and Smti Videtuonuo, aged about 28 yrs, permanent resident of SecüZubza, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as 1. That I am a citizen of India and permanent resident of Secü-Zubza, Kohima, Nagaland.

2. That my official name is Vilhoukhotuo Liezietsu.

3. That in my official documents such as Aadhar Card, Bank Account (SBI, Main Branch, Kohima), ST and Indigenous Certificates, Admit Card of HSLC, my name had been entered and recorded only as Vilhoukhotuo.

4. That Vilhoukhotuo is my name while Liezietsu is my Surname.

5. That the name Vilhoukhotuo and Vihoukhotuo Liezietsu refers to the same person, ie, me Notary Public Deponent k-2442/21

IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND NOTICE

S/C No. 1014/2021

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925

Manipur CM N Biren Singh at the closing session of two-day discourse at Manipur University on Tuesday. take up some developmental works but it has to reach a satisfactory level, he said.

At the same time, Singh stressed on the need to harness human resource potentials of the state to bring inclusive development in the state while asserting that the people of the state have enormous talents.

He said that although Manipur is a tiny state, it topped in MSME business registration among the small states of the country.

More than one lakh individuals were being employed in the MSME sector, he added.

He further maintained that the SHGs of hill districts were expanding their businesses under TRIFED and around 40 thousand people were being employed under the Van Dhan Vikas Karyakram of TRIFED. On Atmanirbhar

Bharat, the chief minister stressed that the state government has implemented various welfare schemes towards achieving self-reliance in various sectors such as fishery etc.

“There is visible positive development in the state in the last four and half years. The flagship schemes and programs have been successfully implemented at the grassroots,” he claimed.

MLA Karam Shyam, vice-chancellor of Manipur University Prof N Lokendro Singh, Prof E Bijoykumar Singh, distinguished experts and resource persons, scholars and students were present during the function.

The two-day discourse was organized by the Economic and Resource Development Organization and Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Manipur University.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Zhetohe Sema has been applied by Smti Siampuii Zhimomi, W/o Late Zhetohe Sema, R/o H/No. 170, Walford Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of: 1. Pension Benefits.

2. SBI A/C No. 10810594634.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the pension benefits/estates of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this Court on or before within a period of 30 days from the date of publication.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this the 20 th December 2021.

Principal District & Sessions Judge Dimapur : Nagaland dP-6098/21

BEFORE THE FAMILY COURT, KOHIMA : NAGALAND

Maintenance Case No. 3 /2019 Smti Bethahulu @ Tsutolu ……….... Applicant -VersusShri Vekuvo Rhakho ………......Defendant To, Shri Vekuvo Rakho S/o Shri, Solhenu Rakho R/o House No. 125, Residency Colony, Dimapur: Nagaland

NOTICE TAKE Notice that the above Maintenance has been filed by the applicant Smti. Bethahulu @ Tsutolu, wherein you have been impleaded as Defendant.

You are therefore hereby called upon to appear before this Hon'ble Court in person or by your pleader fully instructed and able to answer all materials proceedings relating to the Maintenance Case No. 03/19, on 25.01.2022.

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

Signed and sealed by order of this Court on this the 21st day of December, 2021.

Principal Judge, Family Court Kohima, Nagaland k-2439/21

SHILLONG, DEC 21 (IANS): Two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing over 11 kg, a live grenade and other live ammunitions were recovered during separate anti-insurgency operations in Meghalaya, officials said on Tuesday.

Police said that the two IEDs were found in a bag placed under a culvert at Rechangre village in West Garo Hills district late on Monday night. Later, the security personnel defused them.

One of the IEDs, weighing about 10

kg, was stored in a pressure cooker while another was assembled in a tin box.

In another incident, one live grenade and six 7.62 mm bullets were recovered by the Meghalaya police at Du’magitok village in the same West Garo Hills district on Tuesday night. The police registered separate cases and launched a probe.

A police officer said they are yet to confirm whether any militant outfit or any other inimical group planted the IEDs or planned any attack.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE NAGALAND : KOHIMA

No. DHFW-5/23/TRG-NSG/2017/

Dated, Kma the ______th Dec’2021

NOTIFICATION

In Pursuance of this Directorate Advertisement No. DHFW-5/23/TRGNSG/2017/7519-24/ Dated: Kohima th 22nd June’ 2021 and No. DHFW-5/23/ TRG-NSG/2017/4442/ Dated: Kohima th 2nd August’ 2021 respectively, the list of selected Candidates (Merit wise) to undergo GNM & FHW Training for the Academic session 2021-2022 can be downloaded from the Department’s Website www.nagahealth.nagaland.gov.in and DHFW Office Notice Board. Placements of seats and admission will be intimated later on.

(Dr. NEIKHRIELIE KHIMIAO) Principal Director Directorate of Health & Family Welfare Nagaland : Kohima.

Issued by DIPR

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

NAGALAND STATE RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.NSRLM/SMMU/DDU-GKY/AC-S/2021

Dated Kohima, the 20th December 2021

NOTIFICATION

In pursuance of the Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission Advertisement NO.NSRLM/ SMMU/ADVT-2/2019 dated Kohima, the 12th February 2021 and Notification of even no. dated Kohima, the 5th November 2021, the State Mission conducted Written Examination and Personal Interview for the post of Area Coordinator- Skills.

On the basis of marks obtained candidates bearing the following Roll Numbers in Merit Order are selected for the Post of Area Coordinator- Skills under DDU-GKY, NSRLM District

Selected Candidates

Waiting List

Dimapur

344DMR, 474DMR, 443DMR, 320DMR, 387DMR, 396DMR,

486DMR

Kiphire

750KPR, 776KPR, 702KPR, 830KPR, 709KPR

747KPR, 751KPR, 718KPR

Kohima

1027KMA, 1035KMA, 1179KMA, 1068KMA, 1016KMA, 1108KMA, 1076KMA

1085KMA,1170KMA

Longleng

2053LNG, 2005LNG, 2044LNG

2064LNG

Mokokchung

3080MKG, 3248MKG, 3048MKG, 3029MKG, 3121MKG, 3075MKG, 3131MKG, 3023MKG, 3211MKG

3209MKG

Mon

4228MON, 4137MON, 4219MON, 4038MON, 4280MON, 4179M0N, 4125MON, 4232MON

4171MON

Peren

5017PRN, 5048PRN, 5070PRN, 5062PRK

5061PRN, 5053PRK

Phek

6131PHK, 6015PHK, 6162PHK, 6050PHK, 6006PHK, 6030PHK, 6036PHK, 6007PHK

6178PHK, 6074PHK, 6026PHK

Tuensang

7001TSG, 7122TSG, 7106TSG, 7133TSG, 7109TSG, 7055TSG, 7019TSG, 7064TSG, 7134TSG, 7076TSG, 7143TSG 7012TSG, 7146TSG

Wokha

8195WKA, 8103WKA, 8130WKA, 8154WKA, 8082WKA, 8015WKA, 8158WKA

8189WKA

Zunheboto

9203ZBT, 9205ZBT, 9116ZBT, 9073ZBT, 9175ZBT, 9027ZBT, 9153ZBT, 9140ZBT

9166ZBT

Note: 1. The selected candidates are directed to personally submit their Acceptance Letter addressed to the Mission Director, NSRLM, from 5th to 14th January 2022.

2. Failure to submit Acceptance Letter within the stipulated period will nullify the selection and the same post will be offered to the waiting list candidate.

3. Waiting list will be maintained for a period of 6 months w.e.f the date of issue of this notification Sd/Jt. Secretary, RD & Mission Director, NSRLM Nagaland : Kohima dc-1364/21

Modi govt committed to deal with cyber crime, says HM Amit Shah NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that all FIRs in 99 per cent of police stations are registered on the central government’s online portal CCTNS, which is accessed by all 16,347 police stations in the country.

Chairing a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs on the topic ‘Cyber Crime: Threats, Challenges and Response’ here, Shah said that the work of making analytical tools against cyber crimes has been completed up to 40 per cent.

He said that in the last seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has taken many important steps to tackle cyber crime, an official statement said.

“In the last seven years, the work of setting up the infrastructure to deal with cyber crimes in the country has been completed fully up to the police post level,” he said.

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the prevention of cyber crime.

“Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) has been implemented in all 16,347 police stations in the country. In 99 per cent of police stations, including newly established police stations, 100 per cent FIRs are being registered directly in CCTNS,” he said in the meeting attended by several MPs. The home minister said as public representatives, it is the responsibility of the MPs to try to spread awareness about cyber crimes.

“The central government under the leadership

of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to deal with every aspect of this new menace,” he said.

Shah referred to various e-initiatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs to deal with cyber crimes such as the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) which facilitates victims and complainants to report cyber crime online.

So far more than 6 lakh complaints have been received and 12,776 FIRs have been registered, he said.

The home minister said the National Cybercrime Threat Analysis Unit (NCTAU) has issued 142 cyber crime prevention ad-

visories and has blocked 266 mobile apps while 3,800 forensic services were provided by the National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory (NCFL).

He said that seven Joint Cybercrime Coordination Groups (JCCTs) have been constituted which include all States and Union Territories.

Shah said the National Cybercrime Training Center (NCTC) registered 8,075 police personnel for online training and issued 1,877 certificates.

The home minister said 960 cyber security tips were issued by the authorities and these are constantly being issued on social media.

The initiatives focusing on cyber awareness and cyber hygiene promotion among general public through social media handle of MHA @CyberDost, regular SMSs to citizens, etc. are being taken so as to strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner were discussed.

Insta accounts of children also hacked: Priyanka

Derek O’Brien suspended from RS for remainder of winter session

LU C K N OW, D E C 2 1 (PTI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged that her children’s Instagram accounts have been hacked.

“Leave phone tapping… Instagram account of my children have also been hacked,” Priyanka told reporters when asked about allegations of phone tapping of opposition leaders by the government.

“Does the government have no other work?” she asked. The Congress leader made the allegation two days after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of getting his telephones tapped and listening to the recordings of his conversations every evening.

Gandhi also claimed that her ‘Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon’ (I’m a girl and can fight) campaign has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a women’s meeting in Prayagraj. “Due to ‘Ladki hoon, Lad sakti hoon’ campaign of Congress, PM has to work for women. PM has bowed before the women power.

This is a victory of women of Uttar Pradesh,” she said.

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (IANS): Trinamool Congress floor leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien becomes 13th MP to be suspended for the remaining part of the winter session after the resolution was moved for his suspension by MoS Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan.

In the Chair was Sasmit Patra who condemned the act of O’Brien for throwing rule book towards the Chair which could have hit any official. Patra said the conduct of the Trinamool leader has lowered the dignity of the office of the floor leader. The incident occurred during passing of bill on electoral reforms.

The government on Tuesday faced stiff resistance from opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha and the BJP alleged that Trinamool Congress member Derek O’Brien threw the rule book on Secretary General.

Leader of the house, Piyush Goyal said, “we thought that the opposition will learn some lessons but the same thing has been repeated.”

G oya l s a i d D e r e k O’Brien threw the rule book and he should not have done

TMC MP Derek O’Brien speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday.

it. Goyal also sought apology from the 12 suspended MPs. While Bhupender Yadav raised point of order and said that the opposition has been questioning the Chair repeatedly, but rules say that the Chair’s ruling is binding on all.

After being suspended from the Rajya Sabha, O’Brien said in a tweet, “The last time I got suspended from RS was when govt was BULLDOZING #FarmLaws. We all know what happened after that.

Today, I was suspended while protesting against BJP making a mockery of #Parliament and BULLDOZING #ElectionLawsBill2021. Hope this Bill too

will be repealed soon.”

Earlier the Upper House had suspended 12 MPs for the entire winter session for creating a ruckus in the House during the monsoon session on August 11. The suspended MPs are from the Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPI, CPIM and the Shiv Sena.

The members are Syed Naseer Hussain, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Phulo Devi Netam, Chhaya Verma, Ripun Bora and Rajmani Patel of the Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Anil Desai of the Shiv Sena, Elamaram Kareem of the CPI-M, Binoy Viswam of the CPI, Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri of the Trinamool.

Govt decision to raise women’s marriage Oppn hold protest march; demand sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra age causing pain to some: PM Modi’s jibe

Narendra Modi meets BJP leaders during launch of a UP government’s scheme for women, in Prayagraj. (PTI)

PRAYAGRAJ, DEC 21 (PTI): Taking a swipe at his rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said women are happy with the government’s decision to raise the marriage age to 21 but this has caused pain to some.

Addressing a rally in Prayagraj, he also said that 25 lakh of the 30 lakh houses given under Prime Minister Awas Yojana are registered in the name of women in Uttar Pradesh.

This shows the gov-

ernment’s commitment to “sacha (true) empowerment of women”, Modi said.

“We are trying to increase the age of marriage of women to 21 years so that they can have time to study and progress. The country is taking this decision for its daughters. Everyone is seeing who is having problems with this...it has caused pain to some,” he said.

Some Samajwadi Party (SP) MPs made adverse comments on the issue recently.

In an apparent dig at the SP’s rule in the state, the prime minister said, “Five years ago the mafia ruled the roost on the roads of Uttar Pradesh. The worst sufferer were our sisters and daughters”.

“It was difficult for them to move out on roads and go to schools and colleges. But Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has put these hooligans in their right place,” he said.

The SP, which was in power from 2012 to 2017, was succeeded by the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

Hailing the Adityanath government, the prime minister said, “In Uttar Pradesh now there is security, rights and opportunities (for women). I am confident that with the blessings of our mothers and sisters, no one will push the state back to darkness again. Come let’s take an oath from this pious land of Prayagraj that Uttar Pradesh will progress.”

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Opposition leaders on Tuesday took out a protest march here demanding that action be taken against Union Minister Ajay Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying they will not rest till the minister is sent to jail.

Leaders of several opposition parties took out the march from Gandhi statue inside Parliament complex to Vijay Chowk demanding that the minister, whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur violence case, be immediately sacked.

They also demanded that the suspension of their 12 MPs be immediately revoked. MPs of various parties raised slogans against the government and held placards and banners demanding the immediate sacking of the minister.

Talking to reporters at Vijay Chowk, Gandhi said the entire opposition was united in raising its demand for the sacking of Minister Mishra. Referring to the SIT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with other opposition leaders during a protest march from Gandhi statue in Parliament premises to Vijay Chowk. (PTI)

report on the violence, Gandhi said a report has come out that it was a conspiracy and not an isolated incident.

“We will not spare him (Ajay Mishra) and continue our struggle till he is sent to jail,” Gandhi told reporters.

“The prime minister has not done anything on

this. Neither the government nor the media is doing its job,” he charged.

“The prime minister on the one hand apologises to farmers, but on the other hand he keeps the minister who is involved in Lakhimpur Kheri incident in his cabinet. We will not accept

BJP calls Rajiv Gandhi ‘father FS Shringla to visit Myanmar from Wednesday of mob lynching’ to attack Rahul NEW DELHI, DEC 21 said. “Foreign Secretary the recent spurt in militant (PTI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will activities in Manipur and Harsh Vardhan Shringla pay a two-day working visit Nagaland is one of the key will travel to Myanmar on to Myanmar on Decem- issues that Shringla will flag Wednesday, in the first high- ber 22 and 23. During the in his meetings with Myanlevel visit from India af- visit, the foreign secretary marese authorities. ter that country’s military will hold discussions with Myanmar is one of evicted the democratically- the State Administration India’s strategic neighbours elected government of Aung Council, political parties and it shares a 1,640 kiloSan Suu Kyi in a coup on and members of civil soci- metre-long border with a February 1. ety,” it said. “Issues relat- number of northeastern Shringla, during his ing to humanitarian sup- states including militancytwo-day visit, will hold dis- port to Myanmar, security hit Nagaland and Manipur. cussions with the State Ad- and India-Myanmar border India has been conministration Council, politi- concerns, and the political cerned over some militant Ashwini Kumar Choubey cal parties and members of situation in Myanmar will groups from the Northcivil society, the Ministry be discussed,” it said in a East region taking shelter in NEW DELHI, DEC 21 pur riots to ask if these of External Affairs (MEA) statement. It is learnt that Myanmar.

(PTI): BJP leaders on Tues- were not lynchings. “Mobs day raked up the anti-Sikh ri- killed Sikhs by burning tyres ots of 1984 and called former around their neck. Wasn’t it prime minister Rajiv Gandhi lynching?” he asked. the “father of mob lynching” BJP’s IT department to hit back at Congress leader head Amit Malviya tweetRahul Gandhi for his attack ed, “Meet Rajiv Gandhi, on the government over in- father of mob lynching, NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): The information and broadcasting mincidents of lynching. “Before justifying blood curdling istry on Tuesday said in a “closely coordinated” effort with intelligence 2014, the word ‘lynching’ genocide of Sikhs. Con- agencies, it has ordered blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two was practically unheard of. gress took to streets, raised websites as they were spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news.

On Monday, the ministry issued two orders, one directing video #ThankYouModiJi,” Rahul slogans like ‘khoon ka badGandhi tweeted, days after la khoon se lenge’, raped sharing platform YouTube to block the 20 channels and the other, for two cases of lynching in women, wrapped burning blocking of the news websites. “The channels and the websites belong the Congress-ruled Punjab. tyres around necks of Sikh to a coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan and The two men were lynched men while dogs gorged on spreading fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India,” in separate incidents, and charred bodies dumped in the information and broadcasting ministry said in a statement on Tuesboth of them were accused drains.” He posted a short day. The channels were used to post “divisive content in a coordinated of sacrilege by Sikh religious clip of the former prime manner on topics like Kashmir, Indian army, minority communities in India, Ram Mandir, General Bipin Rawat etc”, it said. leaders. minister’s speech.

The modus operandi of the anti-India disinformation campaign Speaking to reporters, Rajiv Gandhi had said Union minister Ashwini earth shakes when a big tree involved the Naya Pakistan Group (NPG), operating from Pakistan, Kumar Choubey noted that falls, remarks that were seen which has a network of YouTube channels, and some other standalone hundreds of Sikhs were by critics to be justifying the YouTube channels not related to NPG, the statement said.

“In a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and killed in the 1984 riots, for anti-Sikh violence following which some Congress lead- the assassination of the then the ministry of information and broadcasting, the ministry on Monday ers were blamed, and also prime minister Indira Gan- ordered blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and two websites spreadreferred to the 1989 Bhagal- dhi by her Sikh bodyguards. ing anti-India propaganda and fake news on the internet,” it said.

I&B ministry orders blocking of 20 antiIndia YouTube channels, two websites

On February 1, Myanmar’s military grabbed power in the coup and imposed a state of emergency after detaining Nobel laureate Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD).

The country witnessed massive protests following the coup. As the Myanmarese military continued its crackdown on civilians protesting against the coup, India in April condemned any use of violence and said it stands for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar.

what is being done against farmers,” Gandhi said.

Opposition leaders said they will continue to raise the demand even if many more of their MPs are suspended. Earlier in the morning, leaders of several opposition parties met in the chamber of Leader of

Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and discussed their further strategy. Opposition parties have been protesting against the suspension of MPs, which they have termed as undemocratic and against the rules of the House.

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha have been disrupted repeatedly on the matter.

Kharge and Congress MP Deepinder Singh Hooda also gave adjournment notices in the Rajya Sabha on the Lakhimpur matter.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave a similar adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the Lakhimpur violence on October 3. “I have given a suspension of business/notice under Rule 267 to discuss the recent SIT report on the manslaughter of Lakhimpur. We demand that MoS Ajay Mishra be immediately removed from his position to ensure a free and fair trial,” Kharge said on Twitter.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 20 DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

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unjab politics is revolved around religion of the dominant Sikh community, called Sikhism and nobody in Punjab can dare to take perceived offense against the religion lightly. Sikhs are known for their valour, hard work, generosity, philanthropy and respect for all communities and religions. The protectors of Sikhism are called Nihangs or Nihang Singhs, originally known as Akalis or Akali Nihangs. They are designated the Guru’s knights or the Guru’s beloved and are always armed and are usually seen mounted heavily laden with weapons such as swords, daggers, spears, rifles, shotguns and pistols. However, when it comes to defining loyalty to their religion, Sikhs don’t take any perceived offence lightly. In fact what has been witnessed during the recent weeks shocks the perception of how the hardy Sikhs can act just the opposite. Sikh Nihangs have not spared anyone for any perceived ‘insult’ or disrespect to the Sikh Holy Book called the Granth or Granth Sahib or religious articles such as the kirpan, pagdi(turban) and rumala. Any act of attempting to damage, tear or burn the Granth Sahib is considered ‘sacrilegious’while any attempt to insult the religious articles is considered ‘blasphemous’. Punjab has witnessed a heated political context to blasphemy. On December 18, a man was done to death for an alleged sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar when he jumped into the sanctum sanctorum where the Granth Sahib was kept and hit it with a nearly kirpan. He was charged with sacrilege at a village in Kapurthala and reportedly lynched after a scuffule between Sikh groups and police. Another person was killed the next day on Sunday morning by a mob at a village gurdwara in Kapurthala for suspected theft and attempted sacrilege. It may be recalled that on October 15 Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit Sikh from Tarn Taran district of Punjab had his hand and legs chopped off and later his body left hanging on a barricade near the farmers’protest site at Singhu border on charges of committing sacrilege. The victim bled to death and the act was claimed by a Nihang group. As Sikhs treat Guru Granth Sahib as a living guru, sacrilege is considered as heinous as murder.

Any statement against those involved in the lynchings is treated against religion. Political parties in Punjab continue to remain silent on the recent lynching of persons accused of sacrilege. On the other hand, the lynchings are directly or indirectly justified by some politicians. There have been attempts in Punjab to frame Blasphemy laws to punish those who offend religious sentiments. However Sacrilege is blasphemy, but blasphemy may not be sacrilege. According to legal luminaries, the law distinguishes between injuring or defiling a place of worship, or any object held sacred by any class of person (Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code), and simpliciter outraging the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs (Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code). The former requires only an intention to insult, while the latter the dolus specialis of deliberate and malicious intention to outrage. It is hoped that India will never see any Blasphemy law like in Pakistan where mobs become judge, jury and executioner in whatever they deem as blasphemy.

DailyDevotion Experience or God’s Revealed Truth?

We have received…the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. —1 Corinthians 2:12 My experience is not what makes redemption real— redemption is reality. Redemption has no real meaning for me until it is worked out through my conscious life. When I am born again, the Spirit of God takes me beyond myself and my experiences, and identifies me with Jesus Christ. If I am left only with my personal experiences, I am left with something not produced by redemption. But experiences produced by redemption prove themselves by leading me beyond myself, to the point of no longer paying any attention to experiences as the basis of reality. Instead, I see that only the reality itself produced the experiences. My experiences are not worth anything unless they keep me at the Source of truth— Jesus Christ.

If you try to hold back the Holy Spirit within you, with the desire of producing more inner spiritual experiences, you will find that He will break the hold and take you again to the historic Christ. Never support an experience which does not have God as its Source and faith in God as its result. If you do, your experience is anti-Christian, no matter what visions or insights you may have had. Is Jesus Christ Lord of your experiences, or do you place your experiences above Him? Is any experience dearer to you than your Lord? You must allow Him to be Lord over you, and pay no attention to any experience over which He is not Lord. Then there will come a time when God will make you impatient with your own experience, and you can truthfully say, “I do not care what I experience— I am sure of Him!” Be relentless and hard on yourself if you are in the habit of talking about the experiences you have had. Faith based on experience is not faith; faith based on God’s revealed truth is the only faith there is.

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Things are not quite so simple always as black and white. ~ Doris Lessing

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Post-mortem

Remembering the Church foundation day in Nagaland A s Nagaland observes 149th anniversary today since the inception of the first Baptist Church in Nagaland, it is interesting to revisit the momentous day that dawned at Molungkimong on 22 December 1872. We glorify the mighty works of God and also acknowledge the perilous and sacrificial works of the pioneers - Supongmeren, Godhula and Dr. Clark.

Since Clarks commissioning as Missionary to India by ABMU in 1868, Clark and Mary Mead left Boston for India and after travelling for more than four months arrived at Sibsagar in 1869, and took charge as Press Superintendent and general mission works at Sibsagar Mission Station under Assam Misssion.

During the mission work of Clark, he became associated with Godhula who was converted while at the mission school at Nowgong.

Godhula married one of the Christian girls named Lucy from the Mission school.

Initially they went as evangelists to work at Majuli island. Later Godhula and his wife returned to Sibsagar again to work with Clark.

Godhula was responsible for establishing the first contact between Clark and the Aos who came to Sibsagar for trade.

At a time when Clark’s eyes were set on the Naga hills, he got acquainted with Supongmeren through Godhula. Supongmeren had gone down to Sibsagar in search of his son, who had

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earlier went down to Sibsagar because of the prevailing Chicken box epidemic in the village. Within a short while of their acquaintance Godhula and Dr. Clark were drawn into evangelizing the headhunters, Supongmeren got fascinated by the teachings of Christianity and school at Sibsagar. With their new found reciprocal interests and with the objective of evangelizing the Aos, Supongmeren was entrusted

by Clark with a pay to teach the Ao language and Culture to Godhula. In the process Godhula and Clark learnt the Ao language and since the Aos could also speak Assamese they could converse.

In the course of their conversation, Godhula explained everything about the new religion and further assured that the God of the new religion will stop head-hunting and sickness in the village and that God would deliver peace and harmony among the people. Supongmeren was fascinated to hear the good news since the natives lived with threat of enemies, deadly diseases and famine.

As his interest grew in the promise of the Gospel, he was convinced that this God would liberate them from every possible problem and fear. Supongmeren, along with other Ao natives, persistently invited Godhula and Clark to their village to teach them the gospel and also teach the ways of knowledge to their children especially after what they saw in the classroom at Sibsagar. “I saw that they

was ‘Temolung Meyipang, Temolung Meyipangma nu, which was a song of repentance. Later, when the elders found that Godhula was not a spy but a bearer of the new religion, they released him and provided him best of hospitality. As he got access to the people, he sang, prayed and told stories from the Bible with the help of his friend and translator, Supongmeren. After a week when Godhula proposed to return to Sibsagar women and children wept which is a testament of the impact that Godhula had created on the hearts and minds of the natives. Beginning October 1871 Godhula made several trips to the village and in the following year in April, Godhula was accompanied by his wife, Lucy, to Molungkimong to further evangelize the Ao Natives.

As the hear ts and minds of the villagers were drawn in closer to the new religion, the general Village Council of Molungkimong resolved to accept the new religion. The council decided that the new religion will be accepted with collective responsibility of consequent adversity or fortune and to that end, one representative of every clan would be baptized. Godhula accompanied by nine natives returned to Sibsagar with his first fruits of labor and were baptized by Clark on 10th November, 1872. On their return to the village, a small chapel was built in the village with the permission of the Molungkimong

Kosasanger Village Council.

In a short while, with the seeds of evangelism, there were more natives who were ready to accept the new religion. The Village Council made necessary arrangements and made an appointment and invited Dr. Clark to the village. Since it was a dangerous expedition for Clark, more so it was beyond the British flag, and a very risky task on the part of the natives to protect the life of the White man, the Village Council sent sixty warriors to escort Dr. Clark.

The group set out for Molungkimong from Sibsagar on 16th December through the ‘Rongsensü Lenmang’ (Ao-Ahom Trade Route that ran through Molungkimong and connected Ao villages with Assam).

They slept the first night in Buckingham Bunglow (Residence of Tea Garden Manager) at Amgoorie.

The next day about mid day they set out into the realm of wild animals and head hunters and by evening they reached the banks of Tero River where they spent the night in the perilous jungle under the vigilant eyes of the warriors. The third day, they started early morning and after the fatiguing uphill journey, they reached Angotsükong hillock from where a smoke to signal was sent out declaring the arrival of the White man, which prepared the eager villagers to receive the group. Clark, safe yet exhausted, arrived at the Molungkimong village gate escorted by the

sixty fierce warriors at 12 O’clock on Wednesday, 18th December 1872. The 60 warriors included those 9 men who were baptized on 10 Nov’ 1872. Their services of escorting Clark was voluntary but for the non-Christians Clark paid them Rs. 14/- for their services but before Clrk left the village the non-believers returned the money to Clark as a donation to the mission.

This was another testament of the natives’ role towards the support of the mission besides building a missionary’s house and a Chapel without any expense to the mission.

Consequently, the following Sabbath on 22nd December, 1872, the fifteen men were baptized by Dr. Clark in the village pond after which they all partook the Lords Supper at the chapel hall. This event marked the establishment of the first Church in Nagaland at Molungkimong.

The establishment of the first Baptist Church in Nagaland on 22 December 1872 is historic, and which unfolded with a lot of danger, threat and sacrifice. This part of history was carved out in an uncertain pretext of better or worse, blessing or curse upon their clan and village. Amidst criticism and warning from other village, our Naga forefathers accepted the Gospel in simple faith and took the call for baptism that changed the fate and course of life of the Nagas.

Dr. Asangba Tzudir

Christmas as a Movement: A Critical Reflection

he unlocking phase of Covid-19 Pandemic is a welcome sigh of relief for many people walking out from the dark tunnel of self-isolation and nightmare. At the end of it, a slim yet promising ray of hope eventually appears in the sky. With Christmas around the corner, once again the market places, shopping malls and bazaars have been fully occupied. Everywhere you go, flashes of neon light hits the eye of the beholder.

As they say, an ice-breaker isn’t a bad way to ease the uncomfortable silence. Let me therefore share one childhood memory.

Long before online and social media was conceived, my friend and I were entertaining ourselves playing caroms. On one occasion, my friend managed to convert a seemingly difficult dice. Instantly, that feat became his eureka moment. While doing rounds of self-applauding, an uncle who was watching us said something, of course, with a degree of sarcasm.

He said, “Hey guys, do you know that people landed on the moon 50 years ago?” Eventually, the celebration was short-lived and we continued the game.

With this story in mind, I would like to pose a set of uncomfortable questions. Considering the era we live in, it’s easy to go with the flow. The techno-savvy comfort and the fun we derive from unexamined life has become the new normal. Apart from Biblical understanding of Christmas, we are being spoon-fed with the bazaar understanding and the religious understanding of Christmas. So the questions arise; have we lost/distorted the meaning of Christmas in the process of our celebration? Have we become self-

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were anxious for something better for their children… but as for me the risk was too great to be taken at that time.” (Bowers, 1929: 198.)

“In the great council of all the warriors, we considered carefully your fear, which my young men reported to me…and with power and assurance, he said, we the men of the town of a thousand warriors guarantee to protect you.” It was then that Dr. Clark promised to visit Molungkimong.

To Dr. Clark’s surprise, Godhula, volunteered to go with them immediately and thus said Godhula, “I am a christian, a servant of the Master and in his name and strength I can go with them. You will soon come and then we will work together.” And thus Godhula, the young Assamese, became the first to carry the Good News gospel into the hills to Molungkimong.

Eventually, Godhula made a trip to Molungkimong village with Supongmeren and some other Molungkimong natives in October 1871. However, on their arrival at Molungkimong, the village elders suspected Godhula as an agent of East India Company and kept Godhula in confinement.

During the confinement he narrated stories from the Bible and sang songs.

It is said that Godhula was a very good singer and in his confinement he sang the song “Nearer my God to thee” in Assamese. One song he sang with passionate zeal that touched the natives

applauding Christians while Christ is pushed to the backseat? Or are we blindly feeding the neo-liberal markets? These questions need to be raised because there is a danger of commercializing Christmas.

The force of capitalism has swept across the global world.

The local contexts like ours are not exempted either. The neon god seems to be thriving even better in this pandemic with prices shooting up almost every day.

Unfortunately, we don’t have the Israeli “Iron dome” technology to intercept inflation. At the receiving end, poverty strikes many homes.

Come January and we will see tear drops falling down from the eyes of parents who do not have the resources to pay their kids admission and tuition fees. Faced with such a situation, what do we do?

Do we recall Sherlock Holmes, the detective, to solve this puzzle?

Perhaps, we need to revisit Christmas in our times and recover the meaning of Christmas.

One approach is to deconstruct the over-emphasized celebration. The extravagant parties and the glamorous possessions we often take pride in can be stripped off. Instead, we learn to give away and still lack nothing.

More importantly, the experience of the person of Christ remains paramount. It is in this context where we begin to see the bigger picture of Christmas. It is where we begin to see Christmas or good news as a movement. Good news entails our encounter with Christ.

In his birth, Jesus has entered into a system that was ailing, broken, chaotic, distrustful, egoistic and fragile. Greed had colonized societies and people were caged in hopelessness. Yet in the coming of Christ, we see healing, empower-

ment, forgiveness, reconciliation, truth and justice beyond law and legality. It is Jesus who laid down the framework of redemption and transformation to humanity and above all, setting up the vision of a new earth and a new heaven. It is good news for the present and the age to come.

Jesus of Nazareth walked in and around the region of Galilee teaching, preaching, healing and serving even the least of all. As a movement leader, his other-worldly activism is not self-centred, neither appeasement, nor patronizing and non-status quoist. Rather, he employed the approach of humility and emphatically communicated the language of love. In this way, he has laid down the cornerstone of the kingdom of God. The introductory passage of the gospel of John says, “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.”(John 1:14) It indicates the beginning of a limitless movement. Invariably, this movement is getting manifested in the lives of millions across communities, nations, and societies wherein the values and the virtues of the Kingdom are practiced and embraced. It is evident in the lives of many who have encountered Jesus. Few testimonies may be drawn for the present purpose.

First, we have Simon Peter, the fisherman turned disciple. In his crude old-self, Peter is strong headed and someone who lacks consistency. Jesus had to rebuke and confront him many times and even warned him of his denial.

Moreover, he had a preconceived notion towards the non-Jews based on circumcision. However, it was the experience of the Holy Spirit and the obedience to it that he began to practice tolerance and

embrace diversity. Second, we have seen how Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman has completely changed her worldview. The deep rivalry on the basis of traditions and religious practices had conditioned her life till. After the encounter, a new outlook is formed based on truth and spirit that is life-giving and empowering.

The third person is Zacheaus, the tax collector who has been found excessively exploiting the people. Like Supaandi, he comically sat on a tree the day he met Jesus. Unequivocally, it prompted Zacheaus to do and practice justice. Fourth, under the bondage of slavery and sin, we have the woman caught in adultery. She was labeled and shamed by the Pharisees of the day who took the law in their own hands. It was Jesus who showed her grace, pronounced forgiveness and freed her ultimately. Fifth, we have Paul, also known as Saul, a highly learned man and a hardcore persecutor turned apostle. He was one of the convicts in the stoning of Stephen who instigated violence.

He had his Damascus experience and later became an ambassador of Christ to the Gentiles. Paul became a robust defender of the gospel of peace, love and nonviolence.

From the premise of the above testimonies, we may infer that this movement is radically subversive in terms of re-conception of the world and its systems. It is about conversion of our worldview based on the truth, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation.

The legacy of this movement has been felt across race, caste, tribe and culture throughout the centuries. For instance, John Newton,

the slave trader had encountered Christ. Soon history would point out that slave trade was abolished.

Martin Luther King junior, a vocal pastor spoke against racial discrimination. Mother Teresa walked outside the comfort of her home to stay with the destitute in India till her last breath.

This good news and the story of Jesus have even influenced people outside the Christian faith.

Talk about personalities like Gandhi and Ambedkar whose contribution towards non-violence and emancipation of caste still remains a reference point for us to stand for a cause. In our own Naga context, the much-romanticized headhunting culture was brought to an end with the message of the Good news. Likewise, this movement story needs to inspire, reignite and prompt us to move beyond the comfort zone of the festive mood.

A critical reflection may, therefore, offer us to rethink Christmas, lest it become a self-applauding event like the way my friend and I did as mentioned earlier in the story.

To conclude, I reiterate that we inherit an incommensurable legacy - a saga foretold through prophet Isaiah. Christmas as a movement is an everyday plebiscite and not merely a one-time ceremony. It entails our continuous experience and encounter with Christ both at the personal and the public domain. Most importantly, Christmas as a movement has a future. My hope and prayer is that we continue to engage proactively in this movement till the Kingdom of God is established here on earth as it is in Heaven.

Thepfulhoukho Kuotsu Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science ICFAI University, Nagaland

Use of ITK and its practice in Nagaland

n case of bloat or tympany in ruminant animals administration of mineral oil with asafoetida (hing) for removal of gas is a common practice. A teaspoon full of honey with water (50-100 ml) is used for diarrhea treatment. In Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) of animals sour honey (Teliane dui) is applied on the wounds to give relief. Finely crushed charcoal is used to feed animals in case of poisoning by Angami tribe.

One teaspoon of honey + a pinch of salt +100 ml of water is used to gas expulsion by Angami, Zeliang, Lotha, Sumi and Rengma tribes.

The information on different ITKs provided above is used to cure ailments like gastro-intestinal, dermal, diarrhea, respiratory, wounds, dental, etc.

Some medicinal plants are used for a single disease, while some are used for several diseases. Tradition-

al methods of treatments based on ITKs are still a crucial part of social life and culture in Nagaland.

Knowledge gained by tribals remained confined to their near and dear ones and has been passed on from generation to generation as a guarded secret.

The local healers are unwilling to share their knowledge with others not only because of the fear that their source of income will be affected but because they

are also aware that random harvesting would deplete these valuable plants.

Acknowledging Indigenous Traditional Knowledge is very important in motivating the local people, especially the younger generation in carrying this noble tradition for future generations.

Some traditional plants seem to be fast eroding due to overexploitation and less care. For the protection of valuable medicinal plants,

huge efforts are needed with tion of medicinal plants and maximum participation of traditional practices.

(Concluded...) local people by encouraging the establishment of Kierutheile Thou, Junior medicinal plant gardens.

Research Fellow, DeTaking initiative for partment of Veterinary ex-situ cultivation using Medicine, College of some commercially poVeterinary Sciences tential species is strongly and AH, CAU, Jalukie, recommended as a viable Peren, Dr. Gunjan Das, option of income genera- Associate Professor and tion for local people. It Head, Department of is high time to safeguard Veterinary Medicine, Indigenous Traditional College of Veterinary knowledge or techniques, Sciences and AH, CAU, Jalukie, Peren. associated with the utiliza-

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

KMC poll results: TMC registers landslide victory KO L K ATA , D E C 2 1 (IANS): After registering an unprecedented victory winning 133 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the people saying that the city will only show way to the people of the country.

The Trinamool Congress registered a historic victory in the KMC election winning 134 of the 144 seats. In 2015, it had won 113 seats which was, so far, the highest in recent times and this year it has broken its previous records turning the Opposition into minnows. All the 16 boroughs have been under the control of Trinamool Congress.

BJP that - even before the Assembly polls - was aggressive enough to challenge the supremacy of Trinamool Congress has been successful in bagging only three seats followed by congress and Left front that managed to get two seats each. The independent candidates got three seats.

In 2015, the ruling Trinamool Congress had

TMC supporters celebrate the landslide victory on Tuesday. won 113 seats - the highest margin then, while BJP had 7 seats and Congress and Left Front had 5 and 15 seats respectively. Three seats were won by the Independent candidates.

This year, the ruling party improved its tally further.

Interacting with media after the victory, the chief minister said: “This is a victory of the people who have given their mandate

in favour of development.

This is a victory of development that Trinamool Congress has been continuously doing since its inception to power in 2011”.

“People have come out wholeheartedly to vote.

This is a victory for democracy. This will help to keep a low profile and humbly work for the people of the city as well as of the state,” the chief minister added.

Speaking on a larger perspective, the chief minister stated: “This victory is very important on national level also because all the national parties like BJP, Congress and Left Front have been defeated by the people’s mandate. We will work more for the development of the state”.

“The beautification of Kolkata has been done. We stay on-ground and don’t

fly by night. We will now work for the urban and semi-urban areas also,” she added.

Outgoing mayor Firhad Hakim, who went to meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee after the results fuelling the speculation of becoming the mayor for the second time, told the reporters: “We should accept the mandate of the people. We also did opposition politics for 34 years but we never questioned the people. They defeated us and we accepted it with a whole heart”.

Hitting out at BJP for their demand for repoll, Hakim said: “One should have the moral courage to accept the people’s mandate. BJP is insulting the common people - the voters who went all the way from their houses to the polling stations to give their vote.

BJP is insulting them. They have given the answers.”

Asked whether Firhad Hakim will be the next mayor, a senior Trinamool leader said: “That will be decided by the party. Once the result comes in the leadership will decide the future mayor of the city”.

Unnao case: Court discharges ex-BJP MLA Kerala political murders: Several Kuldeep Senger in 2019 accident case suspects in custody, says police NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): A Delhi court has discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger and five others in the 2019 accident case of Unnao rape survivor, saying that prima facie no charges are made out against him.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey discharged the accused observing that prima facie there is no evidence against the accused persons -- Senger, Komal Singh, Arun Singh, Gyanendra Singh, Rinku Singh and , Awdesh Singh.

The court however ordered framing of charges against four other accused --Ashish Kumar Pal, Vinod Mishra, Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh -- as there was prima facie sufficient evidence against them.

In its order passed on Monday, the court noted that the charge sheet did not find mention of any record or evidence regarding the criminal conspiracy

Kuldeep Singh Senger

between the accused persons ordered to be put on trial with the accused Sengar.

“Accused Ashish Kumar Pal is directed to be charged for offence punishable under section 304-A (causing death by negligence), 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 279 (rash driving on a public way) of IPC and accused Vinod Mishra, Haripal Singh and Naveen Singh are directed to be separately charged for offence punishable under section 506(ii) (threat to cause death) of IPC, read with Section 34 (common intention) of IPC,” the court said.

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ecution, a truck rammed into the vehicle in which the Unnao rape victim was travelling to Rae Bareli with her two aunts and lawyer in July 2019. While her aunts succumbed to their injuries, the rape survivor and her lawyer were grievously injured.

The order also noted that Sengar was in judicial custody during the period when the alleged threat was extended to the victim or her family members. Admittedly the case of prosecution was that he conspired with the other accused to extend the threat to the victim or her family members and he himself not extended any threat, the court said. On August 1, 2019 the Supreme Court transferred the case to Delhi from a trial court in Uttar Pradesh.

Besides, on December 20, 2019, Sengar was sentenced to jail for the “remainder of his natural biological life” in a separate case for raping the minor in 2017.

ALAPPUHZA(KER), DEC 21 (PTI): Claiming ‘good development” in the investigation of the recent killings of SDPI’s K S Shan and BJP functionary Ranjith Sreenivas here, the police on Tuesday said several suspects have been taken into custody and interrogation is progressing fast to identify whether they were directly involved in the crime.

While SDPI state secretary Shan was killed by a gang on Saturday night while he was on his way back home, the BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, Sreenivas was hacked to death in front of his family by some assailants in his house on Sunday morning.

ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay Sakhare, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the two separate cases, said all aspects including the conspiracy angle would be investigated after the culprits are identified.

Social media surveillance has been intensified

in connection with the murders, the officer said and warned of stringent action against those putting up provocative and illegal posts.

The senior IPS officer also said there is good development in the investigation and he and his team were expecting to get a “breakthrough” in the case soon.

“We have taken several suspects into the custody.

But it is too early to say whether they were directly involved in the crime. Our immediate target is to complete the interrogation at the earliest, identify the culprits and record their arrest,” Sakhare told reporters here.

No specific confirmation could be given right now unless the story is clear to the investigators, he said.

Seeking to maintain the law and order situation and to check recurring of similar crimes, raids have been carried out across the district and several history sheeters have been taken into custody, the official added.

Anti-conversion bill will be black mark on Karnataka: Shivakumar BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA), DEC 21 (IANS): Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the proposed anti-conversion bill is going to be a black mark on the state. He further stated that, if the proposed bill is introduced it will affect the foreign investments in the state.

Speaking to reporters at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, Shivakumar said that children of all top BJP leaders are studying in Christian institutes. “I have also studied in a Christian institute. Is there any instance of forceful conversions?” he asked.

The Christians are running academic and medical institutions which are service oriented and Hindu religious organisations are also running charities. “We are not forcing anyone to convert to Hinduism,” he stated. “We have been opposing the anti-conversion bill since the beginning.

The bill is against the constitution and it has to be opposed. The bill is being introduced to create unrest in the society for political reasons. There has been an

J’khand petrol pumps demand reduction in VAT

RANCHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Around 1,400 petrol pumps across Jharkhand remained closed on Tuesday, demanding reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT), their association said.

The strike evoked an overwhelming response as all the petrol pumps in the state remained shut since morning, said Jharkhand Petroleum Dealers’ Association (JPDA) general secretary Sharad Dudani.

“We were left with no option but to go on strike as our demand to reduce VAT from current 22 per cent to 17 per cent on petrol and diesel, as well as clearance of outstanding dues of government institutions fell on deaf ears,” he told PTI. Several petrol pumps in the state, particularly those located along the national highways, were incurring losses as diesel and petrol were costlier in Jharkhand as compared to neighbouring Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and UP, he said.

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attempt to shift the focus of the people from real issues,” he stated.’ There is no scope for forceful conversions and presently the issue of religious freedom is being addressed by existing laws.

Many foreign nationals who come to ISKCON, Mata Amrutanandamayi centres chant Hindu bhajans. When this is the scenario, this bill is going to create an uneasy atmosphere for all, he explained. This is a secular country and peaceful land.

The foreigners have great respect towards the country as they think people of all faiths are living in harmony here. The bill is targeting Christians and it is a ploy to disturb peace, he reiterated.

This nation has been ruled by the Moghuls, Por-

tuguese and Britishers in the past. Their population has not increased, so where is the question of conversion in a Hindu nation, he asked.

“Forceful conversions have not taken place all these years and suddenly how did they discover religious conversions? Muslims are still 11 to 12 per cent in the country,” he maintained.

When questioned about ‘Love Jihad’, Shivakumar responded that, if two persons are in love and if two hearts are united, does it become ‘Love Jihad’.

C.M. Ibrahim, Congress MLC said that BJP should think about the safety of Kannadigas in foreign nations if they are planning to bring anti-conversion law in the state. “It is shameful on the part of BJP leaders who get their children educated at Christian institutes, avail health services at Christian hospitals and later blame Christians for conversions.

If the bill is presented in the Legislative Council, it is going to be opposed,” he said.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is on exit mode already, let him not make this mistake,” he underlined.

A pic that has seared the winter chill in Lucknow

Mulayam Singh Yadav with Mohan Bhahgwat.

LU C K N OW, D E C 2 1 (IANS): A photograph has seared the winter chill and spun the political scenario in Uttar Pradesh almost out of control.

The photograph in question is that of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, which has created a major controversy.

Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mohan Bhagwat met on Monday at the wedding reception of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s granddaughter in Delhi.

Mulayam Singh and the RSS chief were seen sitting together in a photo tweeted by Union Minister

Arjun Meghwal.

Hours later, the Congress shot off a tweet taking aim at the Samajwadi Party.

“Is the S in the ‘new SP’ meant to be Sanghawad?” the Uttar Pradesh Congress said in its post in Hindi. The BJP gleefully replied, “Photograph says a lot.”

The Samajwadi Party, meanwhile, has maintained a studied silence on the issue while rival parties are said to be preparing to carry forward the controversy by dishing out earlier photographs of Mulayam Singh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders.

‘India has become exporter of State machinery should not be used to gather defence equipment under Modi’ crowds for PM’s rallies, says Samajwadi Party

PITHORAGARH (U’KHAND), DEC 21 (PTI): Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said India has become an exporter of defence equipment under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing election rallies in Uttarakhand’s Dharchula and Pithoragarh as part of the BJP’s Vijay Sankalp Yatra, he said India has not only taken major steps over the last seven years towards achieving self-reliance in manufacturing defence equipment, but is also exporting those to 72 countries.

“We have kept 209 defence equipment for domestic production, which used to be imported earlier,” Bhatt, who is also the MP from Nainital, said.

“The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the leading research institute in the field

LUCKNOW, DEC 21 (PTI): The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh of resorting to misuse of money and government resources to gather crowds for rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, SP’s state unit chief Naresh Uttam Patel said, “In the rally of the Prime Minister held in Prayagraj (on Tuesday), hundreds of UPSRTC buses and private buses in large numbers were arranged with he help of RTO (regional transport officer) in order to gather crowds.

This is a misuse of government machinery

and money.”

He also said the Prime Minister is a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, and only few days are left for the announcement of the election dates.

The Prime Minister is holding rallies and addressing people for BJP’s electoral preparations and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is misusing the government machinery and money, Patel said.

The SP leader urged the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections and stop the BJP government in the state from misusing government machinery and money.

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PAGD leaders call delimitation commission proposals ‘divisive’

JAMMU, DEC 21 (IANS): Leaders of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday termed the draft proposals by the Delimitation Commission as ‘divisive’ and said they will stage a peaceful protest against the draft proposals on January 1, 2022.

The PAGD leaders met at the residence of National Conference president and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah here on Tuesday.

M.Y. Tarigami of the CPI-M, who is the PAGD spokesman said that abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A was unconstitutional and the step was taken without taking into confidence the

PAGD members addresssing the media. stakeholders from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

“Many among us have challenged the reorganization act of Jammu and Kashmir In the Supreme Court and the government

of India should have avoided to go forward with this commission in a rush as it is neither in the national interest nor in the interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

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of defence in the world, has listed India among the top 25 countries that export defence equipment,” he said.

The researches being carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are making the country self-reliant in the sphere of defence, the Union minister said.

The Centre has also given projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore to Uttarakhand in recent years, he pointed out.

“The Centre has helped in the opening of a plastic factory in the state, a fashion technology institute (NIFTI), a law university and institutes like the AIIMS,” Bhatt said.

The Modi government has given the state three times of what it had received from the Centre in the last 50 years, he claimed.

To s t r e n g t h e n t h e economy of the border villages, the defence ministry has launched a programme named “Sarhadon ki Suraksha”, under which over 1,500 farmers of the border districts of Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh and Chamoli have been trained to grow foodgrains and vegetables for the armed forces deputed at the Indo-China border, Bhatt said.

The Army has already started purchasing these items from the farmers, he added.

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‘Free’ import policy for three pulses

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (IANS): The Centre has extended the ease in quantitative import restrictions policy for pulses such as tur, urad and moong till March 2022.

Earlier, only tur and urad were under the ‘free’ category, which was supposed to be over by December 31, an industry insider said.

The move entails that ‘bill of lading’ or ‘lorry receipts’ from the originating countries need to be obtained on or before March 31, 2022, and the cargoes should reach Indian ports

by June 30, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a notification.

The Centre’s move is seen as an attempt to stem rising food inflation in the country.

“The move shall bring stability to the trade and provide continuity of shipments, thereby ensuring stability of prices, both at the place of origin and within India. The trade in Myanmar is highly appreciative of

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Bill on CA, cost accountants, company secretaries referred to standing committee Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Strengthening the disciplinary mechanisms, providing provision for timebound disposal of cases against the members of the three institutes, addressing the conflict of interest between the institutes’ administrative and disciplinary arms, and enhancing overall accountability are the Bill’s key objectives.

Chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries come under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, respectively.

On account of changes in the country’s economic and corporate environment, it has become necessary to amend the Acts.

“Further, recent corporate events have put the

profession of chartered accountancy under a considerable scrutiny,” according to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill.

In recent years, the role of certain chartered accountants has come under the scanner following various corporate frauds coming into light.

The amendments to the Acts have been proposed on the basis of recommendations made by a high-level committee that was set up by the Corporate Affairs Ministry to examine the existing provisions in the Acts for dealing with the cases of misconduct in the three professional institutes.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India are the three professional institutes and they also have the powers to take disciplinary action against their respective members.

Akato-led NSCN (R) reacts to allegations Company that dug Atal Tunnel awarded

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tion was extremely challenging due to extreme weather and poor geological conditions. At the South Portal, near Dhundi, extremely fractured and pulverised rock led to complete collapse of the tunnel face at the Seri Nala fault zone.

Almost 8,000 litres of water per minute gushed into the tunnel along with muck flooding the excavated area. This slowed down tunnelling progress from 120m per month to almost 20m per month, the company said in a statement.

The problem was finally solved by Afcons with a unique innovation in the form of pipe roofing system. The heavily damaged roof was strengthened using a seamless array of long pipes (12-15m) to build an umbrella-like structure in the crown.

While most of the area was covered by a single row of pipe roofing, in extremely weak zones, double rows were created. Slow, yet steady, progress was made, and 40,000m of single and double pipe roofing was installed, it said in a statement.

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The tunnel bypasses the treacherous Rohtang Pass, reduces travel time and ensures uninterrupted movement of people and supplies. It also opens a new chapter in the lives of locals at Lahaul and Spiti by ending their six-month isolation during winter months.

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MUMBAI, DEC 21 (PTI): Equity benchmark Sensex rebounded 497 points on Tuesday after a two-day selloff, tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid a positive trend in other Asian markets.

The 30-share BSE index jumped 497 points or 0.89% to end at 56,319.01.

Similarly, the NSE Nifty advanced 156.65 points or 0.94% to 16,770.85. HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 per cent, followed

by Wipro, Tata Steel, Titan, Tech Mahindra and Sun Pharma. On the other hand, PowerGird, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance and SBI were among the losers.Indian benchmarks were positive tracking gains in other Asian markets, said Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, Capitalvia Global Research.

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MANALI, DEC 21 (IANS): The company that excavated the Atal Tunnel, constructed at an altitude of 3,000m (10,000 ft) above sea level near here and inaugurated

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2020, has recently been conferred the prestigious CII Industrial Innovation Award.

Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) was given the award for its pioneering engineering solution at the world’s longest highway tunnel.

The iconic Atal Tunnel is an engineering marvel in the Himalayas. The 9.02km tunnel is a game changer for Lahaul and Spiti district as it provides a safe, all-weather connectivity to the remote region with Manali, and eventually with the rest of India.

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than you can chew,” the press release stated.

However, if WTC wanted to stick to its claim, then NSCN demanded to know from which/what sources that amount was acquired.

The group reminded Wangtin that after few days when oath of allegiance for VP to Akato was administered on October 28, 2017, Akato himself gave some of his personal weapons for Wangtin’s security, and so asked him not try to cut the hand that once fed him.

Referring to the threat for action after one week, NSCN asked WTC how many guns, cadres and seasoned fighters did it have and dared WTC to fight any time anywhere.

However, since the Naga public wanted peace, NSCN said it would honour their wish.

“But the WTC continues to bark, because they know very well that the public will not allow any clash,” it stated. Hence, NSCN/GPRN requested NGOs/CSOs, public and competent authorities “to allow some 2/3 hours for a face-off so that there could be a showdown”.

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at any time.” Hence, it said the ball was now in the court of CFSB/CFMG office for any necessary action.

It said that the CFSB office was also stationed adjacent to Wangtin’s residence, “but unfortunately without even a pen, let alone stationeries or documents.”

NSCN alleged that Wangtin had usurped the land from one top official of NSCN (I-M) and in order to save his encroached land, he was keeping CFSB office there.

Terming the allegation of Rs 7 crore misappropriation as too amusing due to the fact that WTC had taken a loan of Rs 5 lakh before Akato joined NSCN (R) to attend ceasefire meetings at Delhi by mortgaging private residence of former supervisor Newell Achumi, NSCN claimed that the case was settled and the amount refunded with an interest of Rs 12.50 lakh by then vice-president Akato.

“Hence if WTC would bow so low as to take loan of just 5 lacs for some very important Delhi’s meeting, it is never in the league of WTC to uttering such huge amounts of 7 crore, so you are advised not to bite off more

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Lok Sabha on Tuesday referred a Bill to amend the laws governing chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries to a standing committee for more scrutiny.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the proposal for referring the Bill to the panel. He said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had requested that it be referred to the standing committee.

He further said the standing committee should submit its report in the coming Budget session.

Sitharaman had introduced the Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lower House on December 17.

The Bill seeks to strengthen the disciplinary mechanisms in place at the respective institutes -- the

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Regarding the claim that all cadres/members with Akato were his personal bodyguards and secretaries, the group asked then how come the 25 cards (mostly red cards) they attempted to cancel were top-ranked officials supporting Akato. “We suggest that ‘liars should have good memories’ or you will continue to make clowns of yourselves,” it stated.

Terming the WTC claim of armoury/arsenal as ridiculous, since the two designated camps allotted to NSCN (R) had all disintegrated, the group claimed that the camp at Lakpong (Tuensang) had crumbled for non-maintenance and the New Phuktong camp had been shifted to “Wangtin’s private but encroached land (named as Naga Farm) in Tekang area, despite CFSB/CFMG’s office cautioning that since the land was in a DAB (Disturbed Area Belt) with Assam, it could not be made a designated camp and could be evicted

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“This move will help restore the fading confidence in Tanzania’s exporters in doing business with India and wash away thoughts of abandoning the country in favour of emerging markets in the Middle East, South Africa, and Singapore. Fairly speaking, it’s long overdue.”

Even though India is a major producer of pulses, its domestic consumption outstrips the production, which pushes the country to import such commodities from other nations.

To check inflationary

NEW DELHI, DEC 21 (PTI): Enphase Energy India on Tuesday announced the commissioning of a rooftop solar project of 103 kilowatts-peak (kWp) in Bengaluru. Without disclosing any financial details, the company said the project has been installed for IndiQube Lakeside, a coworking space provider. The generated solar power will help meet 25 per cent of the total energy requirement of the property and offset 140 tonnes of CO2 emissions in a year, Enphase Energy India said in a statement.

“This carbon footprint reduction is equivalent to planting 900 trees every year.

Leveraging Enphase’s solar monitoring mobile app Enlighten, IndiQube can track solar energy production and monitor the system’s health on a real-time basis,” it said. Enphase Energy is an energy technology company that delivers smart solutions to manage solar generation, storage and communication on a single platform.

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the pragmatic trade policies being adopted by the Indian authorities,” said Vatsal Lilani, President at Overseas Agro Traders Association, Myanmar.

Myanmar and Tanzania are two major suppliers of pulses to India.

“Tanzania is Africa’s top pulses’ exporter to India and only comes third – behind Canada and Myanmar – globally. It has always been consistent in supplying the world’s leading pulses consumers with products of good quality for years now,” said Zirack Andrew, national coordinator at Tan-

on refined palm oil, extended ‘free’ import policy for three variants of palm oil, and banned seven agri commodities from exchange trading.

According to Bimal Kothari, Vice Chairman, India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA): “When comparing the prices of pulses to the price of oil, the former have remained relatively stable over the last three to four months.

Pulses have not seen a significant increase in their prices. Chana is being sold for lower than MSP whereas tur and urad are being sold at MSP, so prices of pulses aren’t increasing.

“Tur harvesting has already been done in many places and is still in progress in some others. The late rains in the southern states may have caused some damage. In the next three months, however, tur’s availability on the international market will be limited.”

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Vladimir Putin blames West for tensions in Europe

M O S C OW, D E C 2 1 (AGENCIES): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the West for escalating tensions in Europe, saying it had incorrectly assessed the outcome of the Cold War. Speaking to senior military officials, Putin said Russia would respond “adequately” to any Western aggression and would develop its army further.

“Why did they expand NATO and renounce the missile defence treaties?

They are to blame for what is happening now, for the tensions building up in Europe,” Putin said.

After what it regarded as its victory in the Cold War, Washington’s judgement has been clouded by euphoria, he said, leading it to poor policy choices.

Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the

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border with Ukraine, demanding that NATO refuse to accept the former Soviet republic as a member and guarantee that no weapons or troops will be deployed there. Putin said he hoped for constructive talks with Washington and Brussels on Russia’s demands for security guarantees as there were signs the West was ready to work on the issue.

“Armed conflicts and bloodshed are absolutely not something we would choose, we do not want such

a scenario,” Putin said.

He said Russia’s proposals were no ultimatum, but it had nowhere to retreat over Ukraine.

Speaking at the same meeting, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the United States had deployed some 8,000 troops near Russian borders and, alongside NATO allies, frequently mounted flights by strategic bomber planes close to Russia. Attempts by NATO to get the Ukrainian army involved in the alliance’s activities present a security threat, Shoigu said.

Earlier on Tuesday, a senior Russian diplomat said contacts had already begun between Moscow and Washington on the issue of security guarantees that Russia is seeking, and there was a possibility that the sides would reach an understanding.

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2022 must be year to Pak’s decision to join America’s ‘war on end Covid-19, says WHO terror’ not made in public interest: Imran

G E N E VA , D E C 2 1 (IANS): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on the world to pull together to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year.

Addressing reporters here on Monday, Tedros said the “fastest way” to get back to normal is to make “hard decisions,” this festive season amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant’s quick spread. “”Canceling an event is better than canceling a life. It is better to cancel now and celebrate later than to celebrate now and mourn later,” he added.

“All of us want to get back to normal... We need to protect ourselves now,” Xinhua news agency quoted the WHO chief as further saying. He also asked the governments to exercise maximum caution in the coming weeks and avoid events with large gatherings.

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Since the Omicron variant was first discovered in South Africa, it has now been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to three days in areas with community transmission, according to the WHO. The new variant is not more severe than the Delta variant, but is possibly more contagious and resistant to vaccines. On the inequity in access to vaccines, the WHO chief said: “If we are to end the pandemic in the coming year, we must end inequity.”

ISLAMABAD, DEC 21 (PTI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday regretted Pakistan’s decision to join America’s 20-yearlong ‘war on terror’ in Afghanistan by calling it “self-inflicted wound” and a decision made for the sake of money and not for public interest.

Khan, who had long been critical of Pakistan’s participation in the about two-decades long war, claimed that he was close to the decision-makers in 2001 when the then military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf, decided to become part of the ‘war on terror’.

“And so, I am well aware of what considerations there were behind the decision. Unfortunately, the people of Pakistan were not a consideration,” Khan said while addressing the officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Imran Khan

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“The considerations, instead, were the same as in the 1980s, when we participated in the Afghan jihad,” he said, referring to the Soviet-Afghan war, which was then dubbed as “holy war”.

“We ourselves are responsible... as we let [others] use us, sacrificed the reputation of our country for aid and made a foreign policy that went against the public interest [and was devised] for money.”

He termed the ‘war

on terror’ for Pakistan a “self-inflicted wound” and added that “we cannot blame anyone else for this outcome (of the war).”

Khan in the past had often cited that Pakistan suffered more than 80,000 deaths and economic losses of over USD 100-billion as a result of the 20 years of war.

Talking about the latest situation in Afghanistan, Khan said that it was a “big atrocity” that a man-made crisis was being created “when it is known that unfreezing Afghanistan’s accounts and liquidity will avert the crisis.”

He said that addressing the situation in Afghanistan was important for Pakistan as being its neighbour, it could be hit badly due to the crisis.

He said that Pakistan would continue to provide assistance to Afghanistan in these difficult times.

China rejects Zeya’s appointment Situation at Sino-India border ‘generally stable’: China as US Special Coordinator for Tibet

UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY

I, Teneikolie Krose, S/o P. Krose hereby tender my unconditional apology for my barbaric act caused to Shri.

Keneikuolie Shüya of Tsiepama Village on 14th of December 2021 at medziphema Town, where for no reason or fault of him, I physically assaulted him and caused him grief injuries.

I regret for my actions laid upon him. I do hereby tender my apology of assaults of my wrong doings and assure to his family, loved ones and the village in whole and to behave and become a better person in the coming days. Once again, I feel so sorry for the pain and suffering that I have caused upon him.

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With immense joy and honour, the Kangching Bühü Union Dimapur (KBUD) would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to Miss Shamyung O Ongh on being promoted to Sub-divisional Fishery Officer Govt. of Nagaland.

The Union wish and pray that the Almighty God continue to bless you in all your future endeavors.

Er. O. Thokphen President

JAPUKONG YOUTH ORGANISATION

OFFICE OF THE

Hq. Longchem, Mokokchung, Nagaland REGD. NO. HOME-SRC/7391/2019

EKHUNG, KOHIMA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

FELICITATION We the Tungu, Ennio, Kinghen Ekhung, Kohima would like to sincerely express our heartiest congratulations to Shri Mhathung Tungoe, S/o of Late Chibemo Tungoe of Riphym Old village on being promoted to Secretary (PHE) Public Health Engineering to the Government of Nagaland and Shri Longtsuo Tungoe, S/o Late Chonbamo Tungoe of Chudi village on being promoted to Deputy General Manager (DGM) Nagaland State Transport (NST).

The Ekhung would like to wish you good health and may the Almighty bless you in all your future endeavors

Though it is unconfirmed which members of the family would be visiting over the course of this weekend.

The change of plan is in response to growing concerns about the pandemic and the Omicron variant, amid calls for limiting contacts during the Christmas festivities.

Ahead of Christmas, the Queen generally invites her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to join her at Buckingham Palace in London before she departs for her annual Christmas stay at Sandringham.

This marks the second year when the pre-Christmas and Christmas get-togethers have been called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sd/ Nchemongo Tungoe Chairman, TEK Kohima

Sd/ Renbonthung Tungoe Secretary, TEK Kohima

OFFICE OF THE

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES UNION LEPHORI PHEK DISTRICT : NAGALAND MOTTO: SKILFUL SERVING Headquarter : Lephori Estd : 2006

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With immense pride and joy the NETNYU VILLAGE COUNCIL would like to honour and convey our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. I. SINO PHOM on being promoted to Additional Director (Head of Deptt) under Tribal Affairs Department Govt. of Nagaland.

The Council wish and pray that the Almighty God continue to bless you in all your future endeavours.

The Government Employees Union Lephori (GEUL) under Meluri Sub-Division Congratulates the following members for their achievement in different fields, 1. Dr. Thorsie Katiry - Promotion to Director (Health & Family Welfare Dept. Nagaland) 2. Er. Fineson Pojar - Promotion to Superintending Engineer (NPWD Nagaland) 3. Poshutho Joshou - Promotion to Asst. Commissioner of State Taxes (Taxes Dept. Nagaland) 4. Thoshusie Katiry - On been conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Dept. of Education Nagaland.

5. Lucy Nguori Pojar - Promoted to Functional Manager (Indust & Commerce Dept. Nagaland) 6. Watsüsie Pojar - Promoted to Sr. Supervisor (Social Welfare Dept. Nagaland) 7. Imtienla Pojar - Promoted to UDA (EAC Office Phokhungri) 8. Nilo Katiry - For getting the post of Asst. Election Officer (NPSC 2021) 9. Pfepila Katiry - For getting the post of Secretariat Assistant (NPSC 2021) The Union further express happiness to the above individuals for bringing laurels to the village and wish them more success in their future endeavour.

Sd/POSHUTHO JOSHOU President, GEUL

DICHIISIE POJAR Gen. Secy., GEUL

H. Longau Secretary OFFICE OF THE

TUNGU, ENNIO, KINGHEN

Queen cancels traditional Christmas plans amid Omicron

LONDON, DEC 21 (PTI): Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been forced to call off traditional Christmas plans at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk, eastern England, and will stay on at Windsor Castle amidst a surge in coronavirus cases being driven by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

On Monday, she took what Buckingham Palace referred to as a “personal decision” to also call off plans to travel to Sandringham, where members of the royal family gather for church on Christmas morning.

The 95-year-old monarch had already called off an annual pre-Christmas lunch tradition for royal family members due to a surge in coronavirus cases being driven by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

“It reflects a precautionary approach,” Buckingham Palace aides were quoted as saying.

It is the second year the pandemic has caused the cancellation of the Queen’s traditional Christmas trip to Sandringham and the first without her husband Prince Philip, who passed away in April. The couple had spent Christmas together last year at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, south-east England.

This year, family members are expected to visit the monarch over the Christmas period at the castle and “all appropriate guidelines” will be followed, the palace said.

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“By designating a socalled special coordinator for Tibetan issues the US is interfering in China’s domestic affairs. China firmly rejects this. We never recognise this designation,” he said.

He asked the US to take “concrete actions to abide by its commitment of recognising Tibet as part of China and not supporting Tibet independence and stop using Tibetan related issues to interfere in China’s domestic affairs.

China will continue to take all measures to firmly safeguard our sovereignty, security and development interests.”

Responding to a follow-up question, he said,

The President and its colleagues and planning committee extend our heartiest gratitude to all the sponsors, donators and well-wishers for supporting and participating in the 2nd All Nagaland Dr. Imkongliba Ao Open Volleyball Trophy which was held from 13th – 15th Dec 2021 at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur.

Our sincere appreciation goes to Chief Host and Patron Shri. Temjen Imna Along Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education & Tribal Affairs GoN, Your immense support and concern has made this tournament a grand success.

Our sincere recognitions goes to DC Dimapur, Dimapur Police Commissionerate, Dimapur Traffic Police, Dimapur Volleyball Association, All Electronic and Print Medias, Volunteers and to all the participants in the program. May our Almighty Lord bless you immensely in all your endeavours.

Sponsors and donators 1. Shri. Temjen Imna Along.

Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education& Tribal Affairs 2. Shri. Rajesh Soundararajan. IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur 3. Shri. Phulchand Pawan Kumar Sethi 4. Deptt. of Tribal Affairs, GoN 5. Mr. Alongti Ao 6. Dimapur Changdang Telongjem 7. Mr. Aokumzuk Aier 8. Kiho Enterprise 9. Modern Drug Distributor 10. Mr. Thaitsung Amer 11. Mr. Manen 12. Mr. Imliakum Ozukum 13. Mrs & Mr Moa Walling 14. Mr. Shikutu Ayime 15. Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation 16. Japukong Kaketshir Mungdang 17. Ao Kaketshir Telongjem Dimapur 18. Dimapur Japukong Senso Telongjem 19. Mr. Sentiwapang 20. Mr. Talinukshi 21. Mrs & Mr Along 22. Ms. Watila (Naro Ki) 23. Kiran Sports dp-6093/21

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of soldiers as well as heavy Gogra, which was seen weaponry. as a significant forward As a result of a series movement towards the of military and diplomatic restoration of peace and talks, the two sides com- tranquillity in the region. pleted the disengagement Both sides have reprocess in the Gogra area mained engaged at the level in August and in the north of foreign ministers and beand south banks of the tween the top military comPangong lake in February. manders besides through The two sides held the WMCC (Working the 12th round of talks Mechanism for ConsultaZhao Lijian on July 31. Days later, the tion and Coordination) to to a standstill. two armies completed the keep the tensions under The border standoff disengagement process in control. between the armies of India and China erupted on May 5 last year following OFFICE OF THE a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas and both sides gradually enhanced Dimapur - 797112 : Nagaland their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands FELICITATION

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BEIJING, DEC 21 (PTI): China on Tuesday reacted angrily to the US move to appoint Indian-origin diplomat Uzra Zeya as America’s Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, saying it will never recognise her designation as it amounted to interference in its internal affairs.

While designating Zeya as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that she has been tasked with promoting “substantive dialogue” between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives in support of a negotiated agreement on Tibet.

Responding to questions on Zeya’s appointment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that Tibetan affairs “are purely China’s domestic affairs. They brook no foreign interference”.

“I would like to stress that since the peaceful liberation of Tibet 70 years ago Tibet has experienced social harmony, economic prosperity and religious and cultural development”.

“People there lead a happy life (and) there is no need for certain US individuals to worry and there is no room for their criticism. If the US politicians can’t find anything better to do perhaps they should pay some attention to serious racial discrimination and human rights problems at home,” he said.

The US should appoint Special Coordinator, not for Tibetan issues but to probe the genocide of American Indians, human rights affairs of the ethnic minorities and the “botched COVID-19 response” resulting in a heavy death toll, he said.

Zeya, who was once posted in New Delhi during her diplomatic career, had quit the foreign service in 2018 in protest against the policies of then-president Donald Trump.

referring to the prolonged military standoff at eastern Ladakh.

On Monday, Foreign Minister Wang said that China and India have “maintained dialogue through diplomatic and military channels, and effectively managed and controlled frictions in certain border areas, under a shared commitment to improving and developing the bilateral relations.”

Wang’s remark comes in the midst of the lingering border row between the two countries in eastern Ladakh. The military standoff at Eastern Ladakh has brought the relations between the two countries

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Says will never recognise her role

BEIJING, DEC 21 (PTI): The situation at the ChinaIndia border is “generally stable” and both sides are maintaining dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military channels to ease the border situation following the standoff at eastern Ladakh, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remarks while responding to a question on how China view the current situation at the IndiaChina border and progress in the dialogue between the two countries following Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks on Monday that China has “effectively managed and controlled” frictions in certain border areas.

“I can tell you (that) currently the border situation between China and India is generally stable,” Zhao told a media briefing here.

“The two sides are maintaining dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military channels to work for easing the border situation,” he said, without directly

Sd/PRESIDENT (JYO) Limayanger Imchen

Sd/CONVENOR (Planning Committe) Z Temsu Jamir

INFOTAINMENT

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First SMS sells for over Madonna teases new 100,000 Euros in Paris auction music for next year

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adonna is back in the studio and will be releasing new music next year.

The 63-year-old hitmaker teased her 17m Instagram followers by letting them know she was in the studio alongside Swae Lee and Lauren D’Elia amongst others as they recorded “surprises for the new year.”

She captioned her post: “So great to be back in the studio making Music again. Surprises in the

New Year @swaelee @ laurendelia @jozzy @ burberry.”(sic).

The ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker - who has released 14 studio albums over her decades-long career - is reportedly re-recording her hit song ‘Frozen’ with the 28-year-old star after the song had a resurgence in popularity due to a viral remix on TikTok. A source told The Sun: “Madonna has always been an artist who has adapted

and moved with the times, which is why she is still proving popular after almost 40 years. The remix [of ‘Frozen’] has been used on loads of TikTok videos and she is hoping that by getting Swae Lee involved it will help the song reach new audiences.”

The song appeared originally appeared on her album ‘Ray of Light’, which has sold in excess of 16 million copies since its release in 1998.

The source added: “It has been a bit of a scramble to get things sorted but they ideally want to get it out as soon as possible.”

Swae Lee - who worked with Madge on her last studio album ‘Madame X’ - previously spoke of his “excitement” at getting to collaborate with the Queen of Pop. He told Variety: “I was very excited when Madonna approached me,” he said. “It was dope to hear that she loved MY music, you know what I’m saying?.”

(Contactmusic)

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he first text message ever sent, reading “Merry Christmas,” was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a ‘Non-Fungible Token’ at a Paris auction house.

The text, which was sent on Dec. 3, 1992, was put up for auction by the British telecoms company Vodafone. Vodafone engineer Neil Papworth sent the SMS from his computer to a manager in the United Kingdom, who received it on his 2-kg (4 lb) “Orbitel” telephone - similar to a desk phone but cordless and with a handle. “They were in the middle of end-of-year events so he sent him the message ‘Merry Christmas’,” said Maximilien Aguttes, head of development for the Aguttes Auction House.

Non-Fungible Tokens,

or NFTs, are a type of digital asset that has surged in popularity this year, with NFT artworks selling for millions of dollars.

Traded since around 2017, these digital objects, which encompass images, video, music and text, exist on blockchain, a record of transactions kept on networked computers. Each NFT has a unique digital signature. The selling of intangible goods is not legal in France and so the auction house has packaged the text message in a digital frame, displaying the code and communication protocol, Aguttes said. The buyer will receive the replica of the original communication protocol that transmitted the SMS and proceeds will go to the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR. (Reuters)

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Em2 ultimate winter hamper collection

Will be available at Amber Dept. Store Dimapur We can also curate as per your preference Contact: 7628855941, 6009260015 DM us on Instagram @em2square7 Delivery available for Dimapur, Kohima and Mokokchung

TikTok expected to rank as 3rd largest social network: Report

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new forecast has claimed that short video platform TikTok is expected to become the world’s thirdlargest social network in 2022.

The report by Insider Intelligence -- the firm previously known as eMarketer -- predicts that TikTok will reach 755.0 million monthly users in 2022, after seeing 59.8 per cent growth in 2020, followed by 40.8 per cent growth in 2021, reports TechCrunch reported on Monday.

“The rise of TikTok is especially challenging for Snapchat, with which it competes head-to-head for the youth audience,” Insider Intelligence principal analyst, Debra Aho Williamson was quoted as saying by the website.

“Although TikTok does not share much similarity to Twitter, its massive size relative to the more-established platform is a clear reflection of the addictive nature of TikTok’s content,” she added.

Meta-owned Facebook, as of its most recent earnings, reported 2.91 billion monthly active users after seeing 6 per cent year-over-year growth. And recently, photo-sharing platform Instagram employees leaked its network had surpassed 2 billion monthly users, up from the 1 billion monthly user milestone reported in June 2018.

However, the forecast is referencing its own 2022 predictions, which uses a slightly different set of calculations. The firm has

its own definition of a monthly active user that may differ from those of each company it analyses, the report said.

For example, it only counts users who log in at least once a month consistently over a calendar year period, and it attempts to weed out the fake accounts from its estimates. This is meant to provide clients with a more consistent “apples to apples” comparison across all platforms.

(IANS)

Golden Wedding Anniversary of

Mr. A. Imli Nokdir & Mrs. Rongsenlemla Longkumer (22.12.1971 – 22.12.2021) “Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is Eternity”.

FELICITATION

The Office of the Dimapur Aonokpu Senso Telongjem Heartily congratulates Mr. Imti Imsong, S/o Mr. Longri Imsong & Mrs. Narola Jamir on receiving the prestigious Dak Seva Award 2020-2021 in the Northeast level organized by the Department of Posts.

The Award is given by the Department for meritorious service and outstanding achievement in various categories.

The Union is immensely proud of your accomplishment. We wish you good health and God's blessings in all your future endeavours.

Imti Imsong Secretary

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Oja and Oba The glorious fifty years we have spend together, the ecstasy and sorrow that we have faced together, now that I recall it. That while treading on the path of life we have covered so many miles.

Your unity brings happiness to our heart and a sense of pride for having you as our parents, grandparents and in laws.

A half century of marriage deserves a commemoration; your 50-year relationship rates major ovation. Congratulations to you both on your durable rapport; Happy 50th Anniversary, And may you have many more. k-2435/21

With much love & prayer Sons, Daughters, in-laws and grandchildren

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Wicket Wizards Cricket club wins 2nd Trojans Trophy 2021

Wicket Wizards and De-Legends with others after the tournament.

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Wicket Wizards Cricket Club defeated DeLegends CC in the final match of the 2nd Trojans Trophy 2021 on December 20 played at local ground Zunheboto.

According to DIPR report, electing to bat first after winning the toss, Wicket Wizards set a handsome target of 152 for De-Legends to chase in the stipulated 20 overs. The captain of the Wicket Wizards Vinoka I Sumi, topped scores with 35 runs, partnering with Kanato Aye who contributed 29 runs during their opening

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stand of 59 runs.

Chasing the target, DeLegends CC were bundled out for 127.

The winning club went richer with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/- and a trophy and the runners-up bagged a cash prize of Rs. 30,000/-.

Hutoho Kiba of DeLegends was declared the man of the tournament for his all-round performance, best bowler award was given to Bablu Qureshi of Wicket Wizards club, Nihuto of DeLegends club was adjudged best fielder and the man of the final match was bagged

by Vinoka I Sumi of Wicket

Wizards club. The tournament which was kept suspended for three days by the organizers in solidarity of Oting killings, commenced on December 11 and culminated on December 20.

During the closing function, convenor of the tournament Kinito Jimo thanked the tournament 1st and 2nd cash prize sponsors, individual award sponsors, man of the final match sponsor; best bowler sponsor. The president Trojans XX, Hekato Yeptho promised for higher cash awards and teams in the coming edition next year.

Nagaland wins medals at National Taekwondo C’ship DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Out of 8 participants, Nagaland Taekwondo team has won 7 medals at the 12th National Taekwondo Championship Kyor ugi and Poomsae competition 2021 which was held at Maharena Pratap Sports College, Dehradun on December 19 and 20.

Deepak Kumar Prasad - coach (under 40 kgs gold medal); Likupu Swu (under 44 - gold medal); Likuta P Tissica (under 41 - gold medal); Anjok Taro (under 38 gold medal); Shivam Das (under 35 - silver medal); Chonbemo (under 38 silver medal); Sagar Das (under 48 - bronze medal) and Gaurab Thapa participated in under 63.

The team was led by master Deepak Kumar Prasad as coach and Aswariya as team manager.

‘A’ khel wins 21st Diphupar inter khel football tourney about the foundation and recognition of the village.

He also remembered and lauded the pioneers for the contributions towards the village. Invocation prayer

The winning team ‘A’ khel Diphupar with the trophy.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): ‘A’ khel Diphupar emerged as the champion of the 21st Diphupar inter khel football tournament after defeating ‘H’ khel (4-0) in the final. The tournament was organized by Diphupar Naga Youth Organization (DNYO) under the theme “Unity through sports”, which culminated here Tuesday, at Diphupar village public ground.

Altogether 12 khels under Diphupar village

participated in the tournament.

Best player was awarded to ‘H’ khel jersey No.7 Kipito; best keeper was bagged by Takainba of ‘A’ Khel jersy no.1; Pulovi of ‘L’ Khel age 13 was awarded the youngest emerging player of the tournament.

Earlier, at the culmination programme, philanthropist Dr. Roland attended the programme as special guest. Brief speech was also delivered by Diphupar village GB Kekhwetsii Khutsoh, who briefed

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We , t h e b e r e a v e d family members of Lt. I. IMLI IMSONG would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to all our family members, relatives, Yaongyimsen Kiongsanger Tatar, KABA, BABA, well-wishers and special thanks to Home Dept. Bill & Cash Branch Nagaland Civil Sectt.

Lt. I. IMLI IMSONG Kohima, who stood by us physically, financially, Born : 26:03:1966 – Died : 10:12:2021 materially and spiritually during his prolonged illness and departure of our father to his heavenly abode.

We regret our inability to mention all the names but our heavenly father has seen your good deeds.

Loving wife, children & family members. dp-6094/21

(22.12.2020) A dear precious soul One year today Closed your weary eyes and passed on, away You’re missed so much more than you could ever know.

Your soul still so strong But your vessel surrendered.

Our hearts were so broken when your life on earth ended.

We want you back here But know that can’t be Till we meet again Fly high and be free.

01/05/1937 – 15/12/2021

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1st Death anniversary

Loving Wife, Mom, Dad, Sister & In-laws.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving husband, children and family members

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“Above all love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins”.

1 Peter 4:8

Lt. supongchiten Longkumer

Most sincerely, we the near and dear ones of Late Mrs. tongdangienla (Chuchuyimlang) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to each and everyone who stood and supported us at the sudden demise of our beloved mother. It is through your outpouring prayers, physical support financially and morally that our hearts are comforted by your love and kindness. Words cannot express how grateful and indebted we are. May the good lord bless each and everyone for all your good deeds.

was proposed by Ao Baptist Church, Diphupar pastor N Lipik Jamir while welcome address was delivered by Diphupar Village Council chairman Ghuzui Shohe.

Acknowledgement

Late HasaLi acHuMi Died on : 22-12-2020

Another year has passed by us without you being here.

There is not a single day when we haven’t missed your presence and your warmth around us. Every day we are reminded of what we have lost and try to make our peace with it. You are missed dearly.

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Always and forever : Loving Husband, children, in-laws, relatives and grandchildren

ACknoWleDgemenT

Born on 30.01.1965 – Died on 17.12.2021

AyAnglA longkumer 14. 12. 1967- 19. 12. 2021 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” ~ Philippians 1:21 Our family would like to express our profound gratitude to all who stood by us at the sad demise of our beloved late mrs. Ayangla longkumer. We express our heartfelt appreciation to the medical staff at CIHSR, Dimapur, Chumoukedima Ao Baptist Arogo, Seiuruzha Colony Council, Longsa Senso Telongjem Fellowship Chumoukedima, Dimapur Lirmen Senso Telongjem, friends, relatives, neigbours and well-wishers for supporting us morally, physically, financially and spiritually. Although we are unable to thank each one of you personally, your gesture of love and kindness will be remembered forever in gratitude. May the Almighty bless you all! k-2441/21

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Loving family members

We, the bereaved family of Late Mangyangtemjen Lemtur, would like to convey our profound gratitude to each and every individual, friends, neighbours, sympathizers and well-wishers who stood by us and shared our grief’s, sorrow and supported us physically, emotionally, financially, materially and spiritually during his brief illness till his last breath.

Our sincere gratitude to :1. Longsa Senso Telongjem, Dimapur.

2. Longsa Senso Tetsür Telongjem, Dimapur.

3. Lemtur Kidong, Dimapur.

4. Longsa Village Council.

5. Lengrijan Village Council, Dimapur.

6. Food & Civil Supplies, Nagaland.

7. Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata.

8. Nagaland House, Kolkata.

9. Naga Christian Fellowship, Kolkata.

10. Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo.

11. DABAYM Sümedem Fellowship.

It is with deep regret, that we are unable to mention all the names individually. However, it is our earnest prayer, that our good Lord bless you all abundantly. dp-6081/21

Loving Wife, children, granddaughter & relatives

11-11-1982 to 09-12-2021

We the family members of lt. edenlalsiemthar (eden) keditsu would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our well wishers who shared our grief and supported us spiritually, physically, financially and morally at the sudden demise of our beloved.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. k-2436/21

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ATKMB beat NE Utd to register 1st win

FATORDA (GOA), DEC 21 (IANS): Juan Ferrando got off to a winning start as ATK Mohun Bagan coach after the Kolkata side registered a thrilling 3-2 win against NorthEast United in the Indian Super League game at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.

Ferrando jumped ship from FC Goa to Mohun Bagan after the Mariners let go of Antonio Lopez Habas in a dramatic turn of events over the last week. During the match, Ferrando looked unfazed by the noise around him and went about his job but was rocked early on as VP Suhair gave NorhEast United the lead in the 2nd minute.

Hugo Boumous (53rd, 76th) scored a brace after Liston Colaco (45th) equalised for Bagan but Mashoor Shereef (87th) got the Highlanders in the game late on.

In the end, the Kolkata side held firm and recorded their first win in four matches.

Mohun Bagan now have 11 points from seven games.

ATK Mohun Bagan players react after scoring against NorthEast United.

NorthEast United remain in the ninth spot with seven points from eight matches.

Stung by the early setback, Mohun Bagan upped the ante and should have pulled level but for Manvir Singh who fired over the bar from inside the box. Roy Krishna had a couple of half-chances thereafter but good reflexes from Mirshad Michu in the NorthEast goal and Krishna’s inefficiency keep the ball in target kept the score to 1-0.

For the Highlanders,

seasoned defender Gurjinder Kumar got injured in the 26th minute and had to be replaced by Tondonba Singh.

At the other end, Amrinder Singh pulled off a great save to keep Rochharzela’s long-range attempt at bay. Colaco then burst through into the penalty box but his take from an acute angle was well saved again

by Michu. T Just when it looked like NorthEast would go into the break with a 1-0 lead, Michu scuffed a

Joel Embiid’s late surge leads Sixers past Celtics SAN FRANCISCO, DEC 21 (AGENCIES): Joel Embiid scored nine straight points in the final 1:22 and finished with 41 points and 10 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past the host Boston Celtics for a 108-103 win on Monday night. Seth Curry added 26 points and seven assists and Tobias Harris had 25 points with seven boards for the 76ers, who snapped their three-game skid.

Jaylen Brown had a team-high 30 points for Boston, which has lost five of its past seven games. Jayson Tatum totaled 17 points, nine boards and six assists, and Enes Freedom added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics.

Warriors 113, Kings 98 Stephen Curry saved 15 of his game-high 30 points for the fourth quarter and Draymond Green recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as short-handed Golden State outlasted even more short-handed Sacramento in San Francisco.

With Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole in health and safety protocols and the Warriors still without Klay Thompson and James Wiseman, Golden State used a 29-19 fourth quarter to pull

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) drives the ball against Boston Celtics center Enes Freedom (13).

out a win in a game they trailed late in the third period. Tyrese Haliburton had a team-high 24 points for the Kings, who were without six players -- including De’Aaron Fox and Davion Mitchell -- for COVID reasons and Richaun Holmes due to an eye injury.

Jazz 112, Hornets 102 Rudy Gobert scored 23 points and grabbed 21 rebounds, Bojan Bogdanovic also scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell dropped in 21 to help Utah fend off a furious rally by Charlotte for a tense victory in Salt Lake City. The Jazz led by 17 points with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining -- and by as many as 22 points in

the second quarter -- before the Hornets went on a tear and eventually took the lead with 3:30 left. Utah, however, closed out strong to avoid a third home loss in four nights. Terry Rozier sparked the Hornets’ comeback, scoring 14 of his 20 points in the final 8:10.

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 21 points, with Bridges pulling down 11 rebounds and Ball dishing out 11 assists.

Bulls 133, Rockets 118 DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 26 points and Coby White followed with 24 to lead six players in double figures as host Chicago cruised past Houston for its second vic-

goal kick and the ball fell to Krishna who swung in a delightful cross for Colaco to head into the far corner.

After the halftime breather, Mohun Bagan decided to go up a gear and Boumous made it 2-1 soon after the restart to underline their intent. NorthEast United failed to clear their lines for too long, leading to Subhasish Bose cutting the ball back from the left byline for Boumous to outfox the defender with a lovely piece of skill and tap home.

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Nagaland wins 8 medals in National Muaythai C’ship DIMAPUR, DEC 21 (NPN): Nagaland boxers won eight medals including three gold in the senior National Muaythai Championship held from December 16 - 19 in Imphal.

T h e t e a m b a g ge d three gold, three silver and two bronze. Gold medallists - Gihuka Assumi (17-23 years), Manyum Y Konyak (23-40 years) in Bantam weight, Aboto (2340 years) in feather weight.

Silver medallists - T. Chingjei Konyak (17-23 years) fly weight, Botovi Zhimo (23-40 years) in light fly weight, Chingom Konyak (23-40 years) in fly weight.

Bronze medallists - Asuvi Zhimomi (17-23 years) light fly weight and Huthuka Chisho (17-23 years) in Bantam weight.

The 16-member team

Nagaland Muaythai team at the National Muaythai championship in Imphal.

of Nagaland Muaythai Association was led by five officials, Kennito Chishi as team manager, Hemavi Ayemi as team coach, Pangmei as assis-

tant coach, Imlitangit Ao as referee and judge and Takameren as jury.

It may be mentioned that Muaythai is already recognised by Olympic

Council of Asia (OCA), International Olympic Committee (IOC) and School Games Federation of India (SGFI) as a full-fledged discipline.

Guardiola confirms punishment for Grealish and Foden LO N D O N, D E C 2 1 (IANS): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Jack Grealish and Phil Foden were both left out of the matchday squad against Newcastle United on December 19 for disciplinary reasons.

Grealish and Foden were outstanding in Manchester City’s drubbing of Leeds United on December 15. After the match, they visited a bar and Guardiola’s staff were unhappy with their condition the following day.

BBC reported this with Guardiola quoted in the article as saying he keeps a close eye on his players’ behaviour off the pitch.

After their pictures appeared in the media, Guardiola dropped Jack Grealish and Phil Foden. The two England internationals have been key players for Guardiola’s side, though it’s clear the Spanish tactician expects very high standards from everyone in his squad.

Speaking about their absence from the Newcastle game, Guardiola said, “I pay a lot of attention to behaviour on and off the pitch.

And when off the pitch is not proper they are not going to play. So they have to be focused all the time”.

ACT hockey: Japan stun India 5-3 in semifinal

Match in action between India and Japan.

DHAKA, DEC 21 (PTI): Defending champions and Olympic bronze medallist India suffered a stunning 3-5 defeat against Japan in the second semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament here on Tuesday.

India were the overwhelming favourites before the start of the match after having thrashed the same opponents 6-0 in their last round robin match and also on head-to-head record, but the Japanese had other plans. The Japanese looked a completely different side on Tuesday as they toyed with the defence of the Manpreet Singh-led side from the beginning. Japan scored through Shota Yamada (1st minute, penal-

ty), Raiki Fujishima (2nd minute), Yoshiki Kirishita (14th), Kosei Kawabe (35th) and Ryoma Ooka (41st).

India’s goals were scored by Hardik Singh (17th, 58th minute) and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh (43rd).

India and Japan had met 18 times before with the hosts winning 16 games, while Japan emerged victorious on one occasion and one ended in a draw.

Japan will now take on South Korea in the summit clash, while India will be once again up against Pakistan in the bronze medal clash on Wednesday.

In the other semifinal of the day, South Korea beat Pakistan 6-5 in a thrilling contest.

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