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Govt will go all out to facilitate solution: Rio example, Rio said there are 23 wards presently without the elected councillors. He said the entire wards were administered by one administrator and with people voiceless like a situation under president's rule.

He said the decision for nomination was taken in the presence of the civil society organizations in view of an opposition-less government.

Correspondent KOHIMA, NOV 23 (NPN):

State chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday affirmed that his government was ready to go all out to facilitate a solution to the vexed Naga political issue.

Addressing the 4th general convention of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) at its newly constructed office building here, the chief minister also informed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had recently asked him to go to Delhi, soon after conclusion of the ensuing Assembly session, to discuss some issues with regard to the Naga political issue.

Rio said he had been told to go to Delhi with Assam chief minister and North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) chairman Himanta Biswa Sarma, as the latter has been involved in the Naga issue. Rio said he was hopeful that some honourable solution would take place soon. On the issue of nominations to the Urban

(Cont’d on p-5) Neiphiu Rio addressing the 4th general convention of the NDPP in Kohima on Tuesday. (NP)

Local Bodies (ULBs), Rio said the cabinet met with ENPO, CNTC and TPO during which the tribal bodies were told that the state cannot get grants for municipal and town councils if ULB elections were held without women reservation and taxation.

He said while the rest of the country followed the Panchayati Raj system, Nagaland has its own rural local bodies in the form of village councils, village development board (VDB).

He said Nagaland was exempted from Panchayati Raj

through the 73rd Amendment of the Parliament Act for Rural Administration.

However, he said the 74th Amendment, for urban local bodies, was mandatory for the whole country.

Rio said Nagas wanted to apply rural administration over urban areas because of lack of understanding about the two amendments.

He said that since urban areas were cosmopolitan in nature and inhabited by people from all parts of the country, the urban areas in Nagaland would also have to follow the Act of

Parliament which has been applied all over the country.

Rio said women reservation would also have to be included in ULB polls until the State makes some arrangements of its own or get some concessions from the ministry. Rio however, said until such time, Nagaland will have to abide by the regulations passed by the amended Act. Further, he said that since there was an elected government in place, it has the authority to nominate people to run the ULBs. Citing Dimapur as an

Chingwang Konyak reelected as president Ruling NDPP on Tuesday re-elected Chingwang Konyak as president of the party for a second term (2021-2024).

This was announced by NDPP legislator and senior vice president, H Chuba Chang. The party also announced re-election of Abu Metha as secretary general and John Murry as treasurer.

The party said that the declaration of other office bearers would be made known later.

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‘Threats against UN peacekeepers a concern’ INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

Big third wave unlikely: Experts ‘HYBRID’ IMMUNITY, VACCINATION BEHIND LOW COVID CASES NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI): The worst of India’s Covid crisis could be over, feel experts. With cases continuously dipping even after Diwali and a large section of the population already exposed to the virus, there is less likelihood of a big third wave striking the country, according to several health experts.

Experts also credit a timely step up in the vaccination campaign for the downslide in fresh cases.

They said that while there is always the possibility of a new more transmissible variant (like Delta), the possibility the third wave would be as devastating as the second is highly unlikely.

Covid cases may rise, perhaps across late December-February, but the impact will be milder than what India experienced in the second wave when thousands died and many thousands more were hospitalised.

Hybrid immunity: Experts feel that India’s Covid slowdown is primarily due

to hybrid immunity that has kicked in over the last few months. Many scientific studies suggest that people who become naturally infected with Covid and recover before vaccination develop “hybrid immunity”, better immunity than those who only have antibodies from vaccination.

Several sero surveys conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have found that a high percentage of the population had been exposed to Covid during the second wave. The latest survey, the findings of which was released in July, showed that over one-third of India’s population had already been exposed to Covid.

This is further boosted by an uptick in vaccination in the last few months India has partially vaccinated well over half its population while nearly 30% of the people are now fully vaccinated against Covid. Accounting for just the adult population - who are

currently eligible for vaccination - around 82 per cent has received the first dose of the vaccine while around 43 per cent has been fully inoculated.

Vi r o l o g i s t A nu r a g Agrawal said the low number of cases can be attributed to a high fraction of the population being infected by the Delta variant during the second wave, followed by most adults having received at least one vaccine dose further boosting the immune response.

“Serosur veys have shown that the majority of the population is likely to have been infected,” Agrawal, director of the CSIRInstitute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, told PTI. It is a well-established fact that complete vaccination as well as previous exposure with SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19, lead to a significant decrease in the severity of the disease, added immunologist Vineeta Bal. (Cont’d on p-5)

Split within NPGs will jeopardize Dengue cases on the rise in Dimapur district Centre assures to take up Nagaland gets Rs. 541.02 cr I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 respective compound were mance of the MTS. much awaited solution: SKH D(NPN): In response to the emptied.

State programme of- inland waterways project D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 Tribal Hohos of Nagaland, reported rise in dengue casHe said that activities ficer (NVBDCP) and joint Spl. Correspondent

(NPN): Expressing dismay over the “unfortunate development” within the NSCN (R), the Sümi Kükami Hoho (SKH) Tuesday said it condemned split within the political groups “as such move would only jeopardize and prolong the much awaited solution.”

In a press note, SKH president H Kashito Yepthomi, general secretary Hetoho S Zhimomi and finance secretary Ghuhevi Khujumi said that at a time when Nagas were “eagerly anticipating final political solution of the vexed Indo-Naga issue”, further defragmentation within the Naga political groups (NPGs) was “unwelcomed and undesired.”

Reiterating the stand and the resolution of the 14

Nagaland GBs Federation and other Nagaland based organisation, SKH affirmed that it did not support any particular group, but “firmly reject” any split within NPGs. SKH, therefore, urged upon both Wangtin Naga and Akato Chophi to sit together and “work out the differences and reconcile and come together as it is the desire of the people.”

Further, SKH has appealed to the “NNPG leaders to reconsider and revoke the expulsion order of Ino Akato Chophi but intervene once again to see that the differences are buried once and for all.” SKH urged all the political groups to be united and pursue for early solution to the protracted Naga issue.

es in Dimapur district, the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) Dimapur district Tuesday held an emergency meeting in the conference hall of chief medical officer’s (CMO) office and discussed various measures being undertaken to prevent and control further spread of dengue.

Highlighting the matter at the meeting, urban vector-borne disease scheme (UVBDS) assistant director Kikolul Khieya stated that every colony should conduct cleanliness drive regularly. To control dengue breeding grounds, he informed all residents to ensure that containers or objects, which collected stagnant water, within their

such as Entomological studies, fogging, fever survey, medical camp, larvicidal operations, awareness programmes, etc were being carried out.

Underscoring the importance of source reduction to control transmission and spread of dengue in the district, Khieya said that it can be achieved only with the participation of the general public.

Public health consultant Imsubenla presented a detail review of the of the performance of Malaria Technical Supervisor (MTS). She also shared general observation feedback on the reports and performances of MTS and gave her suggestions to improve the reporting and the perfor-

director Dr. Neisakho Kere stressed on the importance of taking detailed case investigation of a vector borne diseases (dengue, malaria, etc) patient and also understanding the origin of the vector borne diseases transmission as it was very crucial in controlling further spread of the diseases.

Dr. Kere suggested that the district should conduct mass blood slides collection to detect even the asymptomatic cases and sought the support of all to fight against the diseases.

The programme was chaired by DVBO Dimapur Dr. Kavito Zhimomi while DVBDC Peter Sangtam presented the overall performance of the district NVBDCP.

Paiwang with Sonowal in Delhi.

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 (NPN): Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday assured to take up the inland waterways project in Nagaland during the current financial year.

This was conveyed to minister of transport, civil aviation, railways and land resources, P. Paiwang

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (NPN): Centre has released two instalments of tax devolution to state governments amounting to Rs.95,082 crore as against normal monthly devolution of Rs.47,541 crore. As per the state-wise breakup of amounts released, Nagaland received Rs. 541.02 crore.

According to Finance ministry, the amount was released as promised by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after the virtual meeting with chief ministers, state finance ministers, and Lt. Governors of UTs to step up investment, infrastructure, and growth on November 15. Currently, 41 per cent of the tax collected is devolved in 14 instalments among states during a fiscal.

The increased amount of devolution in November is an advance release, and final adjustments will be made in a fungal infection. The sec- March 2022. ond patient was also given amphotericin B, but his condition did not improve and he died after a week of D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 multiple organ failure, the (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesreport said. day recorded eight fresh Co“As far as we know, vid-19 positive cases while this is the first report from no deaths were reported India on a case of invasive during the day. Of the fresh pulmonary aspergillosis cases, five were from Dimain a COPD patient caused pur, two in Kohima and one

by Aspergillus lentulus,” in Mokokchung, taking the underlined IJMM reports total caseload to 32068. written by Jaweed Ahmed, PTI: India logged 7,579 Gagandeep Singh, Immacu- new Covid cases, taking lata Xess, and Mragnayani the country’s total tally of Pandy. cases to 3,45,26,480, while the death toll climbed to 4,66,147 with 236 fresh fatalKonyak, when the latter called on Sonowal in Delhi on Tuesday.

It may be mentioned that Centre in 2016 declared Tizu-Zungki River as National Waterway-101.

Paiwang informed Sonowal that comprehensive DPRs were prepared by M/s WAPCOS for the project and the proposal submitted to Ministry for sanction.

During the meeting, Sonwal had also asked Paiwang to submit the list of “top priorities” prepared by the state government, to which Paiwang assured to submit the list within a week’s time, deputy director and PRO Nagaland House Delhi, Kuolie Mere stated in a press note.

NSCN (R) reassures healthy, clear atmosphere 2 die of new drug-resistant fungus strain at AIIMS DIMAPUR, NOV 23 (NPN): NSCN (Reformation) under president Y. Wangtin Naga and ato kilonser P. Tikhak have reassured a “healthy and clear atmosphere” within the government and among the Nagas.

In a statement issued through its MIP, the group said it wished to “bring few facts as things subsides, finding its own proper places, not to counter but to clear the

This is it!

air for good.”

NSCN (R) said they were ashamed by the recent unwarranted environment that was created within the group. It said “a destructive mind of a person motivated purely in self interest, like a blind man walking and all his actions can never ferry well or undermine the sanctity and demean the national principle.”

Asserting that it was “obnoxious and in

direct contravention of the Yezhabo”, NSCN (R) pointed out that every move of the government was “a mandate, a committed action and necessitated by people’s support and appeals” and followed under well established norms and ethics of the constitutional validity.

Discouraging all such activities in the future, NSCN (R) thanked Almighty God and also

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NSCN (R) has informed that “a minor reshuffle” has been brought into effect in the council of kilonsers and at least two posts, which were lying vacant “after some of the workers choose to leave the National service”, were filled.

NSCN (R) through its MIP secretary said that the office of its ato kilonser has inducted Ihese Aye as kilonser kilo affairs (home), Lhoughoto Chishi as supervisor U/T-I and Mughato Chophi as kilonser for forest and natural resources (FNR) with effect from (Cont’d on p-8) November 23

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (IANS): Two patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recently died due to the presence of a drug-resistant pathogen called Aspergillus lentulus during the treatment at AIIMS. Both patients-- one in 50s and other in 40s were suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

They were admitted in the Delhi AIIMS, said a case report published in the Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM).

The first patient was referred from a private hospital, while the second patient was rushed to the AIIMS emergency with fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

The patients received oral injections of amphotericin B and voriconazole at AIIMS, according to the IJMM reports. Both patients died during the treatment.

The reports said that there was no improvement in the clinical condition of the first patient for more than a month and he died of

State logs 8 fresh Covid-19 cases

Rengmas intensify district demand; RSZ organises 58 km walkathon Correspondent

"This pig's in distress.

He seems to know that festive season means the end is near."

Effects minor reshuffle

KO H I M A , N OV 2 3 (NPN): Members of Rengma community intensified their demand for a separate district by organising a walkathon from Tseminyu town to the State capital, with a public reception held at Naga Solidarity Park (NSP) here on Tuesday night.

The walkathon was one of the events organised by Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) along with a series of other events, including the recently-held Tseminyu

motor rally. The walkathon covered a distance of approximately 58 km, which was to signify the number of years since Nagaland attained statehood.

Further, 73 volunteers who took part in the walkathon signified the number of years that had lapsed since the creation of a bench court at Tseminyu in 1948 and the town becoming an administrative unit the same year.

Along the way to the State Capital, the volunteers were joined by members from the community donned

Public reception held at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima. (NP)

in their traditional shawl. NSP, many of them were The walkathon started at exhausted due to fatigue.

3 am and, by the time the At the public reception, young volunteers reached Rengma Hoho president

Polem Tep thanked the Angami Public Organisation, Angami Youth Organisation, Pochury Union Kohima and Chakhesang, Sumi and Pochury student unions for extending their support and solidarity.

He said Rengmas had submitted numerous memorandums and representations since the demand for a separate district began on March 11, 2016. He regretted that even though State government officials, including former chief secretary late Temjen Toy and home

commissioner Abhijit Sinha, made special recommendations to make Tseminyu a district, till now no action had been taken.

Claiming that the Rengmas had also toiled under the same sun as any other tribe for the Naga cause, Polem said the community was yet to receive its due. He remarked that it might not be fair for the Nagas to brush aside the legitimate demand for a district since it had qualified in every aspect compared with other districts.

ities, Health ministry stated.

DRDA Dimapur to cease work

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 (NPN): Dismayed over nonpayment of seven-month salary, aggrieved employees of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dimapur have called for “total cease work of office” with effect from November 24, till the issue was resolved. Despite that the matter raised with the higher authorities, they employees said that they were yet to received positive (Cont’d on p-8) response.

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Awareness programme on NEP

Shanavas C speaking at the programme in Mokokchung on Tuesday. (DIPR)

- The Lighthouse (NECTAR) in the conference hall of ADC (Planning), Mokokchung on Tuesday.

According to a DIPR report, principal director,

department of education & project director, NEP – The Lighthouse (NECTAR) Shanavas C presented a PowerPoint presentation on “Nagaland Education

Homoeopathic health camp conducted in Dmu

Sitting of committee on petitions postponed: Toyang Chang, MLA and the chairman of the committee on petitions, Nagaland Legislative Assembly has deferred the scheduled sitting of the committee on November 24, 11 a.m., to December. The time and date for the sitting would be communicated in due course.

NNC PB Lotha region emergency meet: Naga National Council (NNC) Parent Body (PB) Lotha region has convened an emergency meeting on November 29, 10 a.m. at LTC Wokha Town, Okying, Wokha. All stakeholders living in town/village have been informed to attend the meeting.

Motor parts shop Wokha informs: Public has been informed that there would be closure of Motor Parts Shop and Workshops around Wokha Town in commemoration of the ‘union’s rising day cum annual picnic’ on November 24. Consumers and public have been requested to bear with the inconvenience.

KC Kma bade farewell: KROS College (KC) Kohima held a farewell programme in honour of the outgoing principal, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome on November 12 at the college premises.

DGC organises a talk on self-employment: A talk on self-employment opportunity was organised on November 22 by Career Counselling and Placement Cell, Dimapur Government College (DGC). The talk was delivered by operations manager of Emporium Skills Training Institute, Dimapur, Anirbam Mukherjee.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CWCK informs on abandoned baby DIMAPUR: Child Welfare Committee Kohima (CWCK) has informed that an infant baby body was found November 21 at around 10:30 p.m. below Alder College Kohima near a drainage. In a press release, DCPO Kohima informed that the baby was presently under medication at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima.DCPO has asked parents or relatives to claim the infant baby boy from CWCK before 60 days of publication.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the family members ex p re s s o u r p ro fo u n d gratitude to each and every individual, churches and organizations for supporting us morally, physically, financially and through prayers at the sudden demise of our beloved Late Seyiekhrieno Rosaliya Kuotsu, W/o Keviphre-o 19/05/1992 – 21/11/2021 Kuotsu on 21.11.2021 Late SEYIEKHRIENO ROSALIYA KUOTSU We also convey our special thanks to: 1. Mr. Kevithuto Sophie 2. ICU Doctors & staff of NHAK 3. St. Paul Catholic Church, Phesama 4. Phesama Christian Youth Union 5. Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress and its sub-ordinates 6. Pfuchama Village 7. Phesama Village We humbly pray that our Almighty God shower His blessings upon you all.

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CONDOLENCE

DIMAPUR: Clinical Research Unit for Homoeopathy (CRU-H), Dimapur under CCRH (functioning under ministry of AYUSH) conducted a free awareness health camp at veterinary colony council hall, Dimapur on November 23.

In a press release, CRU(H) Dimapur informed that the health camp was conducted under the guidance of officer in-charge, Dr. Sivakumar K while R.O (H)/S-1, Dr. Bendangyanger, SRF (H) and J. Keppen UDC provided health services to residents of the colony. Homoeopathic medicines were also provided to the beneficiaries.

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Excise Dmu seize IMFL; arrests 2

We, the family members of Late Hevito Ayemi, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our relatives, neighbors, church members, individuals and well wishers who stood by us spiritually, physically, morally and financially at the time of his demise.

We regret our inability to thank each and every individual during our time of grief and deeply acknowledge the love and concern shown upon us. It is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God bless upon you abundantly. dp-5651/21

Loving Wife, Children and Grandchildren

The Niu Colony Council and G.B's are deeply grieved at the demise of Late Tukuka. H. Awomi, Chairman Niu Colony Council, who passed away on 19th Nov 2021 at Faith Hospital Dimapur.

The citizens of Niu colony has lost a great leader. He was a kind hearted and generous person who contributed immensely for the goodwill of many individuals and the upliftment of the society in general. He will always be cherished and remembered for his good deeds.

We convey our heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family and pray for the departed soul to rest in peace.

(John Shohe) Acting Chairman

(N. Inato Swu) General Secretary

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DIMAPUR: Acting on specific information, Excise Mobile Squad (MS) stationed at Chumukedima check gate intercepted a truck (NM 05 C 0348) on November 21 and seized 310 cases of assorted Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL).

According to superintendent of excise and prohibition (MS) K Toshiho Yeptho, the driver escaped the scene leaving behind the vehicle while the handle man was immediately arrested.

In another incident, the excise duty party intercepted a truck (AS 01GC 2950) on November 19 and seized 190 cases of liquor concealed under the bricks. The driver was arrested and the truck and liquor seized.

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DIMAPUR: Department of School Education (DoSE) organised a district level awareness programme on Nagaland Education Project (NEP)

Project Aims, Objectives and Project Components”.

Another presentation on Community Ownership, Investment and Collective Management was given by state project coordinator, NEP – The Lighthouse (NECTAR), Visato Koso.

Meanwhile, welcome address was delivered by additional deputy commissioner, Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh.

District project assistant, Mokokchung.

NEP – The Lighthouse (NECTAR) moderated the discussion while concluding remarks was given by assistant district education officer, Mokokchung, Nungshisongla Aier.

The programme was chaired by assistant district coordinator, Samagra Shiksha, DMA Mokokchung.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

SF nab NSCN (I-M), NSCN (KN) cadres

DIMAPUR: Security forces in a joint operation with the state police apprehended a cadre of NSCN (I-M) on November 18 at Vidima Village, Dimapur. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N) the joint team apprehended the cadre and recovered one point 22 pistol with magazine and three live ammunitions.

PRO informed that the apprehended individual along with recovered items were handed over to sub urban police station Dimapur for further investigation.

Meanwhile, on November 21, security forces in a joint operation with the state police apprehended two cadres of NSCN (KN) on November 21 at Kukuboto, Dimapur and Meluri, Phek District.

PRO HQ IGAR (N) informed that the team recovered one country made hand gun with two rounds of 12 bore ammunition and Maruti 800 from the cadre apprehended at Kukuboto.

PRO said the apprehended individuals along with recovered items were handed over to Niuland police station, Dimapur and Meluri police station for further investigation.

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1933 – 2021 Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who supported and stood by us during the illness and demise of our father Late Mr. A. Ashikho Mao, on 18th November 2021.

We are grateful to Dr. Dili Athikho, MD, Zion Hospital, Dimapur and the doctors and staff of CIHSR, Dimapur.

We extend our sincere thanks to all friends and relatives who came to share our grief and sorrow. It is our sincere prayer that God bless you all abundantly.

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MP Lok Sabha and DISHA chairperson, Tokheho Yepthomi along with legislators at the meeting. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Kohima District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting was held in the DPDB conference hall, Kohima on November 22 under the chairmanship of DISHA, Kohima and MP Lok Sabha, Tokheho Yepthomi.

According to a DIPR report, Tokheho said that state MPs were given the assignment to look after the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and to apprise the central government.

He said their assignment was to supervise and

to send the information to deputy commissioners (DCs) of the districts.

MP said that the outcome of the meeting on the implementation of CSS activities in the district highlighted by the departments would be reported back to the centre.

Tokheho congratulated the power department Kohima for achieving the best performing district followed by the districts of Mokokchung, Phek and Wokha as informed by the ministry and further encouraged various departments in the district to utilise the central fund

in the right programmes and in the right place.

On rural development sector, Tokheho while stating that there were 74 RD blocks in Nagaland informed that less than 39 RD blocks were eligible because of the criteria that minimum population of twenty thousand should be there in each block with 18 schedule tribes.

He also pointed out the need to discuss on the area of bifurcating the department in future.

On Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), MP said major share should reach rural villages and asked the

department to implement the scheme wherever it was possible and to give actual ground reality so that there would be a scope to highlight grievances and possibilities.

In this regard, advisors Zale Neikha and Medo Yhokha also shared their views and suggestion for the successful implementation of the scheme in the villages.

On school education, Tokheho pointed out the importance of learning how to speak and understand Hindi.

He said that without the language, it would be difficult to communicate with rest of the country therefore, he asked the department to “take this area seriously” and suggested organising discussion and debate besides the classes.

On food & civil supplies, he congratulated the department for successfully implementing the PMJKAY scheme in the district.

The MP said such type of distribution had to be implemented in all districts depending on the reports they gave to the department.

He shared his wishes to help those who were not getting opportunity

or assistance in other schemes and also shared his thoughts and suggestions on social welfare, tribal affairs and PWD (R&B) sectors.

Deputy commissioner Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie while delivering the welcome address assured to convene regular meeting and to give more focus in the area of CSS programs in order to have proper implementation of all CSS activities for the benefit of the people in the district.

The concer ned departmental officials of district rural development agency, public health engineering, school education, food & civil supplies, social welfare, tribal affairs and public works department (roads & bridges) highlighted departmental implementing activities under CSS during the meeting.

The meeting was attended by district legislators, advisor for urban development and municipal affairs Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire, advisor for technical education and election Medo Yhokha, advisor for youth resources & sports, Zale Neikha and Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA also attended the meeting.

3 Seminar on agri and horti conducted at Chokriba

DC Phek, Razouvolie Dozo speaking at the seminar. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: In a concerted effort to help local farmers enhance productivity of local organic products post-covid lockdown and to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination in the district, a seminar on agri, horti and COVID-19 vaccination awareness-cum-vaccination camp was held on the November 20 at Chokriba village under Chetheba circle, Chozuba sub-division, under the aegis of Phek district administration.

According to a DIPR report, Dr Chotisuh Sazo, MLA spoke on vaccination and post-COVID-19 economic sustainability while deputy commissioner (DC) Phek, Razouvolie Dozo gave a brief highlight of the status of vaccination in the district and factors that were hindering vaccine coverage.

He also spoke on focusing on special localised

agri and allied products.

M e a n w h i l e, DAO Phek spoke on the conservation of native crop germplasm and procedure for organic farming/produce accreditation while DHO Phek presented on the topic, post-harvest management and supply chain/market unlinking with special focus on kiwi.

Other speakers included senior specialist, district hospital Phek, Dr Wemeri and former executive director, Chakhesang women welfare society, Vechulo who spoke on vaccination awareness and the role of public and spiritual leaders in encouraging the citizens to avail the vaccine.

The programme was chaired by EAC Chetheba, Omegali and was attended by village and church leaders, elders and farmers of surrounding eight villages.

NPF only party that truly worked for Naga issue: TR Zeliang RPP appeals to whistle-blowers to report anomalies of projects

DIMAPUR: NPF Legislature Party leader T.R. Zeliang on Tuesday said that NPF was the only political party that truly worked and talked about Naga political issue.

Addressing the NPF Central Women wing coordination meeting at the party’s central office in Kohima, Zeliang said: “Many political parties talk about Naga political issue during the election time but NPF’s principle is purely for the Naga cause.”

He further claimed that NPF walked the talk when it came to Naga political issue and recalled how it had called for an all-party meeting and included civil society groups while in power and had adopted a resolution not to distribute party tickets or file nomination for the 2018 Assembly elections as part of “solution before election”.

He reminded how BJP had walked out of the resolution

the same day.

Stressing on women’s role in society, Zeliang pointed out that NPF was the only party that truly believed that women have vital role in the society and hence it had announced 33% reservation to urban local bodies (ULBs) in 2017 while in power. But, he regretted that due to hue and cry from the public, this did not materialise.

Speaking on Manipur Assembly elections scheduled next year, he expressed confidence that NPF would secure more seats. He also called upon women to come forward and play their role in politics for shaping the society.

NPF president Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu, who also spoke on the occasion, reminded that the party was formed in the midst of blood and tears and with a purpose for Naga people.

He said that other political parties were formed for

grabbing power and money, while claiming that NPF was formed purely for the benefit Naga people.

Asserting that NPF belonged to every Naga people, he remarked that some leaders currently in other political parties might join NPF one day as it belonged to no one but the Naga people.

The meeting, which was also attended by women leaders from Manipur unit and all 14 divisional units of Nagaland, reiterated its support to the leadership of party president Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu and NPF Legislature Party leader TR Zeliang to carry forward the party’s legacy of “Peace and Development” for Naga people.

The meeting also adopted a four-point resolution and reaffirmed its support to the leadership of its women wing president Yanhola Yimchunger and resolved to re-dedicate and re-commit

NTTU resolves to ban transportation of timber from Peren district

DIMAPUR: Following the decision of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Peren district to prohibit transportation of timbers except sawn products, the Nagaland timber traders under the patronage of Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) resolved to ban transportation of timbers from Peren to other parts of the state till the issue was settled.

In a press release, NTTU media cell said that the decision to was taken during a joint meeting of the Chümoukedima Timber Traders’ Association (CTTA), Dimapur District Timber Mill Owners’ Association (DDTMOA) and NTTU held in Dimapur on November 23.

The house decided to take “legal course” in or-

der to recover the amount invested in the forms of construction of roads and other facilities amounting to crores of rupees “if the issue was not resolved within specified period”.

In this regard, the house called upon the concerned members to submit their report on or before November 27.

Meanwhile, the house also decided to “stop operation of timbers from Peren district during the current season if the issue was not resolved on or before December 10.”

It may be mentioned that the timber traders opposed to the recent decision of the CSOs of Peren district as the latter decided to stop “rampant deforestation and exploitation of natural resources” in Peren district.

CSOs of Peren unanimously resolved to totally prohibit the passage of round timber from district except the sawn timber with immediate effect from this season onwards.

They also entrusted student organisations of the district to impose the decision and warned that defaulters would be penalised.

To reiterate its stand, CSOs stated that rampant logging of timber in the district and adjoining areas since many decades had destroyed the ecological balance in the district contributing in the process of climate change in larger picture.

It was on this basis that the CSOs decided to stop rampant deforestation and exploitation of natural resources in the district.

itself to the party’s vision by becoming a stronger party wing.

The women wing further resolved to give its full support to party candidates in the upcoming Manipur Assembly election in 2022 by actively campaigning and participating in election rallies.

It also resolved to increase existing strength of its office bearers from 23, besides re-activating all its unit levels in Nagaland ahead of the 2023 Nagaland Assembly elections and tour all its Nagaland division offices before declaration of the Assembly election schedule.

The resolution was adopted at the behest of a resolution committee comprising NPF Central Women Wing general secretary Zhokholü Nyekha as convener and working president Khrienuo Kerhüo, general secretary Grace Murry, Tuensang division president Akhumla

Chang and Manpur State unit president Henya Lirina as members.

Short speeches were also delivered by Sano Vamuzo advisor Central Women Wing, representatives from Manipur State unit women wing and Central Youth Wing.

Earlier, the meeting was chaired by Central Women Wing general secretary Wongshikokla, while invocation prayer was uttered

by Central Women Wing secretary Shaan Khiam.

The welcome address was delivered by Grace Murry and vote of thanks was pronounced by general secretary Zhokholü Nyekha.

Presidential address was delivered by Central Women Wing president Yanhola. A special number was presented on the occasion

by Central Women Wing working president Khrienuo Kerhüo. This was stated in a communiqué.

Quiz competition under SVEEP conducted in Tuensang DIMAPUR: District administration and district election office Tuensang organised a quiz competition under System Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign at town hall Tuensang on Tuesday.

According to a DIPR report, special guest of the programme, ADC & ERO Tuensang, Ajit Kumar Verma said that the history of governance faced many changes and evolution. He encouraged the students present in the programme to take responsibility as young voters and to take the lead in electing a leader.

The moment you attain the age of 18 you will have a legal right and will have a liberal to take part in the election processes he said.

ADC also informed that the idea of conducting

a quiz competition under SVEEP campaign was to educate young voters about their roles in election processes and the importance of election.

During the competition, team Sao Chang Government College was declared winner while team St John Higher Secondary School and team Loyem Memorial College secured the second and third position respectively.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by AEO Tuensang Renben Mozhui while master trainer HP Gupta was the quiz master.

The competition was participated by students from Sao Chang Government College, St John Higher Secondary school, GHSS Thangjam, GHSS Tuensang and Loyem Memorial College.

DIMAPUR: Continuing its fight to highlight anomalies, Rising People’s Par ty (RPP) has once again appealed to whistleblowers to report anomalies in implementation of various projects worth Rs 32. 35 crore sanctioned

by Union Tribal Affairs Ministry.

Pointing out that most Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

of the schemes were supposed to have been completed within 18 months, even though only three schemes were deemed to have been completed, RPP in a press release said it presumed that funds for rest of the schemes had been siphoned off without work being done even if the department was

Name of the project

District

Construction of Indoor Badminton Stadium Setting up of Spices Processing unit-cumSkill development center Construction of Residential School at Sovima Construction of Fishery at Nihokhu village Integrated Horticulture Farm Setting up of Floriculture unit at Tenyiphie Erosion control of Agriculture Land at Bade village Development of Fishery in Vidima village, Chumukedima Plantation of Cardamom at Sishunu village, Tseminyu Construction of Girls hostel at Kepfuzha, Kigwema village (50 Seater) Construction of Playfield at R.Khel Viswema Integrated Indigenous Fruit plantation &fisheries at Mphie NH-29 Setting up of Dairy Farm at Botsa Construction of Multipurpose building at Thedude Construction of Guest house cum recreation Center at Leziri Construction of Youth Bridged house at Kade Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Mon village Construction of community Hall at Monyakshu village Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Changtongya town Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Lakhuti Repair, renovation & development of Marketing Infrastructure of Atoto Tea company at Lokoba village

Dimapur

claiming that works were “ongoing”.

Sharing a list of 22 projects (See table), RPP stressed that truth has to be verified and urged the whistle-blowers to verify the nature of the projects.

The party also urged the public/whistle-blowers to contact at risingpeoplesparty@gmail.com.

Name of the beneficiary Arenla Aier

Amount sanctioned

Status of the project

2.92 Cr

So-called ongoing

1.4 Cr

So-called ongoing

3 Cr 75 L 1 Cr 1 Cr

So-called ongoing So-called ongoing So-called ongoing So-called ongoing

Dimapur Dimapur Dimapur Dimapur

Shelomith K. Chawang Kuoviseio Bendang Jamir Mhasievinuo Hieno

Dimapur

Mudozhoi Hesuh

50 L

So-called ongoing

Dimapur

Renbemo Merry

1.95 Cr

So-called ongoing

Kohima

John Kath

1 Cr

Apparently Completed

Kohima

Kekhriesezoto Yhoshu 1.33 Cr

So-called ongoing

Kohima

Notsolneikha

50 L

So-called ongoing

Kohima

Preselie Pienyu

50 L

Kohima

Zangulie

2 Cr

Apparently Completed So-called ongoing

Phek

K. Kronu

4.5 Cr

So-called ongoing

Phek

K. Kupa

3.5 Cr

So-called ongoing

Phek

W. Khape

50 L

Mon

Nokpen Wangnao 1 Cr

So-called ongoing Apparently Completed

Mon

H. Wanmai Konyak 50 L

Dimapur

So-called ongoing

Mokokchung Tiasunep

75 L

So-called ongoing

Wokha

75 L

So-called ongoing

2.5 Cr

So-called ongoing

Leyant N.

Zunheboto Shiwoto

22 Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Noksen Tuensang

S. Yongkongkumba 50 L Chang

So-called ongoing

Kma police take action against erring personnel

D I M A P U R : Wi t h r e gard to the video of a traffic police demanding money from truck drivers on November 22 which went viral on social media platforms, Kohima police PRO has informed that

the erring police personnel had been identified and action has been taken against him. PRO also said that disciplinary action has been initiated by the department.

Meanwhile, Kohima

police has appealed to the general public that all such instances of misconduct and misbehaviour should be brought to the notice of senior officers for timely necessary action.

NDPP 4th general convention: 8-point resolution adopted

KOHIMA: Ruling NDPP adopted an eight-point resolution during the 4th general convention. The party appreciated the government of India and all negotiating parties for resuming the ongoing “Indo-Naga” political talks, which was stalled for some time.

Reiterating its stand for an early solution to the decades old Naga issue, the party resolved to appeal to all negotiating partis to expedite the negotiations and bring about an early solution that was “democratic, honourable and acceptable to the people.”

NDPP also welcomed the formation of the opposition-less united democratic alliance K Y M C

(UDA) in the spirit of encouraging all Naga political groups to unite and come as one to bring about a common solution to the “Indo-Naga” issue. NDPP reaffirmed its support to the UDA in its role as an active facilitator in the ongoing peace process.

The party called upon all sections of the people to come together under the spirit of unity, brotherhood and oneness to work towards strengthening the ongoing peace talks so that all stakeholders contribute towards an early conclusion to the negotiations. NDPP said it continued to support the desire of the Nagas to live as one and reiterated support

for the integration of all contiguous Naga areas under a single administrative unit.

NDPP urged the state government to ensure all round development that would reach all corners of the state with special emphasis on the health sector. It also urged the state government to consider positive reforms that would enable economic growth, create employment opportunities, attract external investment, enhance tourism potentials and promote brand Nagaland in a progressive manner to the national and international community.

NDPP appealed to the state govern-

ment to consider and institute a flagship programme for the farmers of the state considering that the state was an agrarian society.

NDPP also urged the state government to continue its exercise in ensuring the empowerment of youth and the student community by creating conducive job opportunities and providing employment based on meritocracy.

The party affirmed to make all efforts in positively contributing towards the nation building process and taking Nagaland into the global forum to achieve “our declared aspiration of ‘Change is coming’ under the unstinted motto of ‘Facta non Verba’.”

K Y M C

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constructing road Political violence in Tripura affects Tripura polls: SC seeks detailed Mizoram inside Assam forest: Govt reputation of party, PM: BJP MLAs security arrangement plan

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a detailed security arrangement plan from the Tripura government to ensure free and fair municipal elections slated on November 25 and also for the declaration of results.

A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing a contempt plea by All India Trinamool Congress claiming that law and order situation is worsening in the state, as the date for local body elections draws closer and the government authorities have not followed the top court’s direction on security arrangements.

Ju s t i c e C h a n d r a chud asked senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, representing the Tripura government, to bring on record the detailed security arrangement, which will be in place to ensure free and fair local body elections, and also the

D.Y. Chandrachud declaration of results. Justice Chandrachud asked Jethmalani to come back with instructions, from the DGP and home secretary, at 12.45 p.m.

The top court also sought to know the presence of the central paramilitary forces so that the same can be deployed to the areas.

On November 11, the Supreme Court asked the Tripura Police to ensure that none of the political parties were prevented from exercising their rights

Assam Rifles DG receives AVSM

to campaign, for the upcoming local body elections, in a peaceful manner.

On Monday, a counsel mentioned the contempt petition before a bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Citing the earlier writ petition in connection with the Tripura elections, the counsel submitted that the top court had passed directions for the arrangement of security, but the situation is worsening.

He added that recent incidents happened and they are happening across the board now, and insisted for urgent hearing of the contempt petition in the matter. The counsel said: “The situation is very volatile. It requires the court’s considerations...”

On November 11, the top court had said: “We expect that necessary arrangements will be made by the state government and the DGP along with law enforcement machinery of the state.”

GUWAHATI, NOV 23 (PTI): The Assam government alleged on Tuesday that people from Mizoram were constructing a road inside a reserve forest within its territory in the Hailakandi district, in a fresh escalation between the two Northeastern states.

Hailakandi Superintendent of Police Gaurav Upadhyay said the road was being constructed near the remote Haticherra village inside the reserve forest over the last few days.

“We first got the information from the Forest Department about the road being built on our side. Subsequently, we contacted the Mizoram counterparts, who then stopped the construction. There was no activity in the last two days.

“However, we got information that three JCBs were seen today at the location. So, Hailakandi DC and I will visit the spot on Wednesday with officials concerned and do a spot verification. Only then we will be able to tell the details,” Upadhyay told PTI.

Tension brewed between Assam and Mizoram along the inter-state border in Hailakandi district on October 29 after a “lowintensity blast” near the Baicherra forward outpost of the Assam Police and the arrest of a Mizoram Police personnel for his alleged involvement in it.

At least six Assam Police personnel and one civilian were killed and more than 50 people injured as the festering border dispute between the two Northeastern states erupted into a bloody conflict on July 26.

On August 17 again, miscreants from Mizoram opened fire on workers engaged in the construction of a road in Hailakandi district that was retaliated by the police force of the state.

On August 20, a few workers from Mizoram were trying to build a bridge at Kachurthal in Ramnathpur police station area. Around 40-50 security personnel from Mizoram reached the bridge site when Assam Police had objected to the construction.

AGARTALA, NOV 23 (IANS): Dissident BJP MLAs on Tuesday said that the political violence in Tripura damaged the reputation and credibility of the party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and this might affect the party’s poll prospects in the upcoming assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh.

Rebel MLAs of the ruling BJP Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha said that the Supreme Court, Tripura High Court and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had to intervene into the recent political violence in Tripura ahead of Thursday’s civic polls.

“About the political violence causing damage to the reputation and credibility of the BJP, we have apprised in details to National President J.P. Nadda, National General Secretary (Organisation) B. L. Santhosh and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday,” Barman told the media.

IMPHAL, NOV 23: Meghalaya chief minister and NPP national president Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday expressed worry on the ugly political scenario in the pollbound state of Manipur.

Sangma, who is currently camping in Imphal to take part in election campaigns of the party, accused some leaders of political parties and sitting legislators of the state of leading youths in the wrong path for their political gain.

Addressing political conventions of the party at different places in Imphal on his second day of the visit, the NPP national president accused that rampant poll related violence at nooks

NPP national president and Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma and other party state unit leaders at a politcal convention of the party in Imphal on Tuesday. strongly condemns it,” he added.

Without mentioning a particular party or leader or MLA, he alleged that NPP workers and supporters were being attacked and threatened by these low grade politicians.

The NPP leader was referring to a recent series of poll-related violence in-

cidents where NPP workers and supporters were targeted in some Assembly constituencies in the valley areas.

He said that political parties, leaders and MLAs must respect each other and urged NPP leaders, workers and supporters to refrain from indulging in violence.

“In politics, we must ensure that we take the right

‘Shifting of AR in Aizawl taking time’

Assam, Meghalaya jointly visit disputed areas

Lt Gen. Pradeep Chandran Nair, received the prestigious AIZAWL, NOV 23 (PTI): Mizoram Chief MinisAVSM from the President Ram Nath Kovind. ter Zoramthanga has said Correspondent He has also been deco- some of the infrastructure rated with the Yudh Seva developments planned for SHILLONG, NOV 23: Medal during his command Aizawl are getting delayed Director General of Assam of a Brigade in Manipur and as the proposed relocation Rifles, Lt Gen. Pradeep has also been commended of the Assam Rifles base Chandran Nair, received with the Chief of Army from the state capital is the prestigious Ati Vishisht Staff Commendation Card taking time.

Seva Medal (AVSM) from on three occasions, it added.

Zoramthanga, who the President Ram Nath Gen Nair holds vast is currently in New Delhi, Kovind at an investiture combat experience in the called on Union Home ceremony held in Delhi on North East, commanded his Minister Amit Shah and November 22.

Battalion (18 Sikh) in Assam put up several proposed “The General Officer and had been a Brigade com- projects and requirements has been bestowed with this mander in Manipur. of the state before him, an prestigious award for his “His vast experience official statement issued on successful command as the in the North East, espe- Tuesday said.

Inspector General of Assam cially as the IGAR (North) The issues discussed Rifles (North) in Nagaland,” has brought in peace and on Monday included shifta statement issued by the tranquillity in the region as ing of the Assam Rifles Assam Rifles Headquarters, well as controlled the insur- battalion headquarters Shillong said. gency...” the statement read. from the heart of Aizawl

Nagaland NPP condemns Chuba’s statement, demands apology much a national party with a very firm agenda of regional development of the Northeast and that it did not take any State of the region for a ride unlike others.

“One must not forget or undermine the immense role played by NPP in the development of Meghalaya since it came to power,” NPP said.

While stating that subsequent governments may have misused funds meant for developmental activities in the region, NPP, however, said that after the party took the reins of government in Meghalaya, utilisation of funds in developmental activities increased manifold with a decrease in corruption levels as the chief minister with his able body of ministers had ensured that the schemes and development funds from the Centre reach the doorstep of every citizen. NPP said

litical violence and ensure peaceful and fair elections in the Thursday’s civic polls, Barman said that Tripura always witnesses elections in festive mood but this time a reign of terror is going on.

Terming the prevailing Tripura situation as very serious, the BJP MLA earlier this month wrote to the Director General of Police V.S. Yadav to declare certain areas as vulnerable and hyper sensitive and ensure peaceful balloting. The open dissent and internal dispute in the ruling BJP began after Barman, who was holding the Health and Information Technology departments, was sacked from the ministry in May 2019 following differences with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. On October 31, a BJP MLA and a scheduled Caste leader Ashis Das joined the Trinamool Congress here at a rally in presence of the party’s National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

Don’t mislead youths to garner votes: M’laya CM tells pol parties, MLAs in Mnp Correspondent

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 (NPN): Nagaland state unit National People’s Party (NPP) has strongly condemned BJP national vicepresident and Meghalaya in-charge Dr. M Chuba Ao for making a veiled attack on the party and demanded an “immediate, unconditional and appropriate public apology” from him.

Chuba had reportedly stated during an interview with a newsdaily on November 20 that “These regional parties with national outlook have one agenda– go to Delhi with a begging bowl...” In a press release, NPP State unit stated that the immature statement of Chuba not only presented people of the Northeast in poor light, but also caused irreparable damage to the party’s image as a national party with regional outlook.

The party reminded Chuba Ao that it was very

Without naming Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Barman termed him as “paratrooper leader” and said that BJP’s mantra is ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.

“If the BJP government in Tripura during its 44 months of governance has done development, why so much of violence to win the polls. No party can survive by creating enmity among the people.”

The BJP MLA, also a former minister, said that Tripura witnessed so many Chief Ministers but the incumbent Chief Minister is not following any political grammar. “Despite so much of political violence in Tripura, the state Home Minister (Biplab Kumar Deb) has made no statement. Police turned into powerless tools. CPI-M goons entered into the party and they are being utilised to obtain political gain,” he claimed.

Urging the people, various organisations, local clubs to prevent the po-

that chief minister Conrad K. Sangma had been proactive vis-à-vis development of his own State and overall growth and progress of the Northeast as a whole.

NPP called upon all right-thinking political leaders, even from BJP, to condemn such immature statements from a senior party functionary that did not go down well with its senior leaders led by its national president Sangma.

The party said it did not understand why a senior leader like Chuba made such a “nefarious” statement to belittle a well-established national party, which was an ally of the BJP-led NDA government. Since, Chuba belonged to Nagaland, NPP said it was equally embarrassed by such a vociferous and shameful statement directed at it and Meghalaya Chief Minister, who was also its national president

and corners of the state were the handiwork of these leaders and MLAs indulging in low politics.

He said, “I am shocked to learn that some political leaders and MLAs are taking the youths in the wrong path for their political gain.”

“Misleading the youths is dangerous. It is not good.

It should not be done. NPP

Zoramthanga to Zokhawsang, about 15 kilometres away.

“The delay in relocation has inconvenienced the state government, and some of the proposed infrastructure developments have to be delayed in the state capital,” Zoramthan-

ga was quoted as saying in the official statement.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in February 2019 had directed the Assam Rifles to shift its battalion headquarters from Aizawl to Zokhawsang by May 31 that year. However, it was not done so far.

The base of the country’s oldest paramilitary force is located on a vast stretch of land in the heart of Aizawl since 1917.

The Mizoram chief minister informed Shah that his government is undertaking bamboo development projects to uplift the state’s economy and sought the Centre’s help to construct link roads to successfully implement them.

Arunachal reports 4 COVID cases ITANAGAR, NOV 23 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh logged four fresh cases of COVID-19, while eight more patients were discharged from hospitals, improving the recovery count to 54,937, a senior health official said here on Tuesday.

The coronavirus tally rose to 55,251, but the death toll remained unchanged at 280 as no new fatality was registered in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Lobsang Jampa said. The northeastern state now has 34 active cases. Tawang district recorded the highest number of eight active infections, followed by the Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - and West Kameng district (6 each). A total of 11,96,491 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, Jampa said, adding, the positivity rate stood at 0.86 per cent.

Sikkim logs 5 new COVID-19 cases

GANGTOK, NOV 23 (PTI): Sikkim reported five new COVID-19 cases, three more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 32,176, a health department bulletin said on Tuesday.

East Sikkim district registered four new cases, while West Sikkim accounted for one case. The Himalayan state now has 115 active COVID-19 cases, while 334 patients have migrated to other states. A total of 31,324 patients have recovered from the disease so far, it said, adding that the COVID-19 recovery rate is 98.4 per cent. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 403 as no fresh fatality has been reported in the last 24 hours.

The state has so far tested 2,68,511 samples for COVID-19 including 303 in the last 24 hours, it added.

GUWAHATI, NOV 23 (PTI): A joint ministeriallevel team of Assam and Meghalaya visited several disputed areas in Assam’s Kamrup district on Tuesday as part of the ongoing exercise to resolve boundary issues between the two Northeastern states.

The delegation, comprising MLAs and top civil and police officials from both sides, held meetings with villagers and village heads to take their views on the disputes, an official statement said. The Assam side was led by Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika, while Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong headed the Meghalaya representatives. They visited Jimirgaon, Bakhalapara, Lungkhung, Patgaon and Bandhapara, among others.

They interacted with the locals and village heads, and said the views of the residents of the disputed areas will be given due importance in the reports Hazarika and Tynsong will place before their respective chief ministers.

Hazarika was accompanied

by Kamrup Deputy Commissioner in-charge Kailash Kartik N and Superintendent of Police Hitesh Chandra Rai, while Tynsong’s team included Meghalaya’s Transport Minister Dasakhiatbha Lamare, MLAs of Jirang and Nongpoh constituencies and the deputy commissioner of Ri Bhoi district, the statement added.

The delegation that visited the border areas is part of the three committees that were formed by each of the two states in August after the two chief ministers decided to resolve the vexed border disputes in a phased manner.

approach in our campaign and I urged all the youths of NPP and its leaders to rise above this pettty politics.

We condemn such kind of politics,” he said.

Sangma claimed that the party (NPP), originated from the soil of Manipur, has now not only a recognized national political party but also the largest party in the northeast region.

He said the NPP was a political party working with the sole objective of protecting indigenous people of the region and their culture.

The party was committed to address the genuine problems before the indigenous people of the region while expressing his strong confidence that the party will emerge as the Regd. No. 277/2021

single largest party, if not the absolute majority, in the upcoming polls.

He added that the party will also take a crucial role in the formation of a new government in the state after the 2022 elections.

Addressing the election rallies of the party, NPP national vice-president and state deputy chief minister expressed strong confidence in the party securing more than 20 seats.

“NPP will win in more than 20 seats this time and will play a crucial role in the formation of the next government,” he said.

Sangma ar rived in Imphal on Monday on a three-day visit in the state to campaign for the party in the state.

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 21/11/2021

I, Mr. Ayimdiba resident of H/No. 252, Chumukedima, Ward-9, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare on oath as under : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my official name is Ayimdiba as such recorded in all my official documents/records.

3. That in my brother's (Late Lanukumba/No. 12994564Y) service records my name and date of birth has been inadvertently recorded as Ayimdiba and 1st July 1999.

4. That, however my actual name is Ayimdiba and my correct date of birth is 18th July 2000.

5. That this affidavit is sworn to declare that names Ayimdiba and Ayimtiba pertains to one and the same person that is my name and to further declare my correct date of birth i.e 18th July 2000 before the concern Authority.

6. That the statements made from Para 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing therein is false or concealed.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirmed and declared before me on this 21st Day of November, 2021.

Notary Public dp-5654/21

IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

S/C No. 938/2021

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

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Bendang Ao has been applied by Smti Toshisangla, W/o Late Bendang Ao, R/o H.No. 169, Industrial Village Razhuphe, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of : 1. SBI A/C. No. 32050605589 2. Pension Benefits 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 17th Nov., 2021. dp-5660/21

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGLAND

DECLARATION OF ACTUAL NAME

Regd. No. 2902/21

Date 15/11/2021

I, Shri HOITO ASSUMI, S/o Late Nitovi Assumi permanent resident of PHILIMI VILLAGE, DIST. ZUNHEBOTO, NAGALAND, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual name is HOITO ASSUMI which is recorded in my all official documents, but due to ignorance my name is inadvertently recorded as HOITO SWU in my service Appointment Order bearing Order No. PRI/HQ/ESTT-19/2008(A), Dated Kohima, the 3rd March' 14.

3. That the above mentioned names HOITO ASSUMI and HOITO SWU are one and same person which referred to me.

4. That from the date of this declaration, my name shall be rectified and corrected as I HOITO ASSUMI for all official purposes, legal proceeding and at all times and occasions.

5. That the statements made from para 1-4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing material has been concealed therein.

DEPONENT

Solemnly affirmed and declared before me by the deponent on this 15 day of Nov 2021 at Zunheboto : Nagaland. dp-5649/21

1st CLASS MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

5 BJP seeks probe into killings of its RSS workers in Kerala

NATIONAL/STATE

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Manish Tiwari slams UPA for non response to 26/11

he said.

The nation would observe the 13th anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks this week.

Citing excerpts of the book, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that the grand old party-led UPA government put the national security at stake by not responding strongly after the Mumbai terror attacks.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said this confirms that the UPA government was “useless”.

(From p-1) The chief minister, therefore, said that until an election was held, the gover nment decided to formulate a plan to nominate councillors to head the ULBs. He said that out of 23 wards in Dimapur, 10 councillors would be nominated that included, one male and one female each from BJP, NPF and NDPP. He said all three female candidates will make up the 33% reservation. Rio further said one each will be nominated

by ENPO, CNTC and TPO while the tenth will be nominated by the government.

He said the same formula would be applied in all the districts with the concerned apex body making the nominations.

He said willing candidates can take up the nomination process while those not willing can stay away from the process.

On the issue of SARFAESI Act, Rio said the

state government was planning to make some amendments in the Act, which would enable the indigenous Nagas to avail bank loans after mortgaging their land or property.

He said the mortgaged land or properties will not be sold / auctioned off by banks to non-Nagas even if the borrower defaulted in repaying loan.

He said the clause would enable Nagas to get loans at minimal interest and avoid going to private money lenders and loan sharks.

On the issue of Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), Rio said this was a necessity since there were many false certificates possessed by non-Nagas who use them to compete with indigenous Nagas for competitive examinations or employment opportunities.

He said RIIN was not to chase out the non-Nagas but to safeguard the indig-

near future, no modeling study can really predict that given a large number of factors and the lack of hard data,” said the scientist.

Sinha, who has been tracking the reproductive number (R-value) for the country since the beginning of the pandemic, said there has been no post-festival spike at least at the national scale but there was a spike before the season set in.

R-value is the number of people getting infected by an already infected person on average.

According to Vineeta Bal, the spread of asymptomatic or symptomatic Covid-19 during the second wave was possibly on a much bigger scale in India as compared

to Europe.

“This is apparent from sporadic serosurveys though such generalisation is associated with difficulties.

Va c c i n a t i o n c ove r a ge, especially that of first dose, has significantly improved,” Bal said.

“Besides the winter is not that severe, as in Europe, in many parts of the country.

Based on this, my prediction is there might be some increase in cases in India in the forthcoming months, but it is unlikely to reach very huge proportions,” she added. Agrawal said although the immediate future for the Covid-19 situation in India “looks fine,” the long-term future depends on multiple factors including new variants.

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Citing reported excerpts of senior Congress leader Manish Tewari’s new book, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that the grand old party-led UPA government put the national security at stake by not responding strongly after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said this confirms that the UPA government was “useless”.

According to reports, Tewari, who was a Union minister in the UPA government, has criticised the erstwhile dispensation for not actioning “a kinetic response in the days following India’s 9/11” in his book -- ‘10 Flash Points; 20 Years - National Security Situations that Impacted India’.

Bhatia said Tewari’s book confirms that the “Congress-led UPA government was insensitive, useless and was even not concerned about national security”.

The UPA government had put the national security at stake, he alleged.

In a tweet on Tuesday, Tewari, MP from Anandpur Sahib, said that his book will be available in the market very soon.

As many as 166 people were killed in the Mumbai terror attacks carried out by 10 Pakistani terrorists at different places in the city. The attacks began on November 26, 2008, and went on till November 29.

Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist who was captured alive, was hanged four years later on November 21, 2012.

The First General Conference of NRPO was held on 13th Nov 2021 at Nyiro School Compound Wokha, hosted by the Nyiro Range Village Council Chairman Union.

The following members were declared to hold the office for the term 2021–2024 by Mr. Y Aben Ngullie (Search Committee), approved by the general public of Nyiro Range with a mandate and dedicated by Rev. Renbomo Ngullie, Pastor Yimkha Baptist Church.  President : Mr. Nyimbemo Ngullie  V. Presidents : 1. Mr. Sacheo Ezung 2. Mr. Thungyamo Yanthan  General Secy. : Mr. Renthungo Kikon  Asst. Gen. Secy : Mr. Yanpenthung Mozhui  Treasurer : Mr. Thungjanbemo Ngullie  Finance Secy. : Mr. Shumbemo Ngullie  Publicity and Cultural Secy. : Mr. Yenro Odyuo  Advisory Board : 1. Mr. Thechamo Lotha IPS Retd. 2. Mr. L Yantsowo Ngullie NCS Retd.

3. Mr. Chanchio Ngullie 4. Mr. Myingthungo Kikon 5. Mr. Yankhosao Ezung  Legal Advisors : 1. Adv. Yanbemo Ngullie 2. Adv. Echungthung Ezung The undersigned wish the new team THE VERY BEST IN ALL THEIR ENDEAVOURS.

Short speeches were also delivered by minister for agriculture G Kaito Aye, NLA speaker Sharingain Longkumer, advisor horticulture and border affairs Mhathung Yanthan and Lok Sabha MP Tokheho Yepthomi.

Secretarial report was given by NDPP secretary general Abu Metha while other reports were presented

by NDPP women organization president Vikali A Zhimomi and youth organization president Kelhouneizo Yhome.

Adoption of resolution was carried out by working president and resolution committee convenor Nuzota Swuro. Senior vice president and reception committee convenor Charlie Sekhose proposed vote of thanks.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by working president A Nyamnyei Konyak while president Chingwang Konyak delivered the presidential address.

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Minister Amit Shah about the operations of “fundamental group” PFI and how no action has been taken by the Pinarayi Vijayan government against the accused.

He also alleged that police is not taking action against the culprits of these killings as there is nexus between the ruling CPI(M) and PFI. BJP’s Kerala unit had alleged that the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of PFI, was behind the killings, an allegation denied

by SDPI.

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 ( AGENCIES): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) Tuesday inducted three new leaders — Kirti Azad, Ashok Tanwar and Pavan K. Varma, all former MPs — into the party as part of its efforts to go national, reports The Print.

While Azad, a former cricketer, has been in both the Congress and the BJP, Tanwar is a former Haryana Congress chief once known to be close to Rahul Gandhi.

Varma is a former Janata Dal (United) leader who was removed from the party in 2020 alongside Prashant Kishor, whose political consultancy I-PAC counts the TMC as a client.

All three leaders described TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who inducted them into the party in Delhi, as the only viable

Mamata Banerjee talks to media outside her residence. (PTI)

alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Mamata arrived in Delhi Monday evening for a four-day trip with a fairly large contingent.

In an address to supporters at the official residence of Lok Sabha MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is her nephew, Mamata promised to visit Haryana very soon.

“Tanwar saab has

come to us with a lot of people. Your family is my family now. I came to you to say he is not alone, we will take everybody along,” she said. “You go back and start work. He will also be going to Goa. He will also come to Kolkata. Then he will go all across Haryana. I will come to Haryana once you are ready. Close to my house. No difference in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab,” Mamata added.

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enous people from being deprived of reservations meant for the indigenous people.

On the occasion, Rio also exhorted NDPP members to keep the commitment made by the party and also live up to the trust shown by the people.

Rio said the party had suffered a huge loss over the demise of Imtikumzuk Longkumer, Vikho-o Yhoshü, CM Chang and Toshi Wungtung. He said the past leaders had contributed much to the party as legislators and party workers.

Urging party workers to take responsibility, Rio said it was not only the party leaders but every member was equally responsible to help the party grow.

Rio earlier inaugurated the newly constructed NDPP office building.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday sought a fair inquiry in the killing of its and RSS workers in Kerala, claiming the state is “coming closer to becoming Syria” as there is no check to Islamic terror backed by the PFI. Alleging that the Popular Front of India (PFI) was behind the recent killings, BJP Kerala unit head K Surendran said that PFI is threat to the nation. “... There is no check on the rise of Islamic extremism and terror in the state. The entire state is flooded with halal meat shops... Kerala coming near to becoming Syria, that is the general feeling of the common man,” he told a press conference in presence of Union ministers V Muraleedharan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Surendran said BJP leaders from the state have also apprised Union Home

Govt will go all out to facilitate solution: Rio Eyeing TMC expansion, Mamata inducts Azad, Varma and Tanwar on Delhi trip

Big third wave unlikely: Experts

(From p-1) Describing the slow decline in nationwide Covid cases as a “good sign”, she also pointed out that northeastern states, especially Mizoram, are still showing a continuing increase in the number of cases.

According to Sitabhra Sinha, professor of physics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) in Chennai, India’s “ s e c o n d wave ” i s t h e analogue of Europe’s “third wave” and the country may have “luckily” escaped that particular wave.

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LU C K N OW, N OV 2 3 (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday met here to discuss seatsharing for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

Yadav had earlier said that his party’s alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal is final and only sharing of seats is to be discussed. “ B a d h t e K a d a m ,” Chaudhary said on his official Twitter handle and also posted a photograph with Yadav.

Later in a tweet, the Samajwadi leader said, “Shri Jayant Chaudhary ji ke saath badlav ke ore (With Jayant for change).”

When asked Rashtriya Lok Dal state president Masood Ahmad said that both the leaders met in the state capital and “there is a discussion on seat sharing”.

Manish Tewari

Tewari has also hit out at the Modi government, alleging that the scrapping of the Mountain Strike Corps is the “greatest disservice” that this government did to India’s national security.

The former minister said in July 2018, the defence and finance ministers of the subsequent Modi-led government shelved all the plans of raising the Mountain Strike Corps against China citing financial constraints.

Mounting pressure on the LAC leading to the Doklam crisis in 2017 could have been averted provided the mountain strike corps would have been raised, trained, resourced and efficaciously deployed, he said.

“Scrapping the Mountain Strike Corps is perhaps the greatest disservice that this government did to India’s national security,” Tewari said.

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The book objectively delves into every salient National Security Challenge India has faced in the past two decades,” Tewari said in a tweet while announcing the launch of his book.

He has dissected the responses both in terms of success and failures and examined the tools and processes of Indian statecraft in terms of both diplomacy and intelligence.

“For a state that has no compunctions in brutally slaughtering hundreds of innocent people, restraint is not a sign of strength; it is perceived as a symbol of weakness,” he said in his book.

“There comes a time when actions must speak louder than words. 26/11 was one such time when it just should have been done. It, therefore, is my considered opinion that India should have actioned a kinetic response in the days following India’s 9/11,”

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NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI): Congress leader Manish Tewari has in his latest book criticised the UPA government for its response to the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, saying restraint is not a sign of strength and that India should have taken kinetic action following the attack.

In the book “10 Flashpoints: 20 years” that is set to be released on December 2, the former union minister has looked back at the security situations that have impacted India in the last two decades.

Tewari is a member of the ‘Group of 23’ leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul and elections for every post in the Congress party.

“Happy to announce that my Fourth Book will be in the market shortly ‘10 Flash Points; 20 Years - National Security Situations that Impacted India’.

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n 2001, the government of Nagaland introduced and passed the Nagaland Municipal Act with regard to urban local bodies(municipal and town councils) in respect of the 74th Amendment to the constitution under Article 243T for reservation of seats for SC/ST and women. Under this amendment, the discretion of the state Government has been drastically curtailed in the sense that it has now constitutional obligations to set up the Municipalities as per article 243T. The criteria to set up the municipalities have been fixed and now it is more rational and scientific. With this act, the district planning has been given the Constitutional Status. Due to this the planning process itself has changed. However, the ULB elections in 2004 were held without women reservations. Before the next scheduled ULB election was to be held in 2009 the issue got embroiled in court battle when the women group and also the state government fought it out in the court. Under pressure, the government in 2006 then amended the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 by inserting Section 23A to the Nagaland Municipal Act which made Part IX A operative. The amendment made by the DAN-I government appeared to have been done as constitutional obligations under Part IXA of Article 243T. However the ULB elections in 2009 could not be held owing to massive protests by various apex tribal organisations who opposed 33% women reservation. This amendment was vehemently opposed by various tribal organisations on the ground that it was said to be in conflict with Article 371A which is considered a sacred law as it gave special protection to Nagas of Nagaland from any law passed by parliament in respect of religious or social practices, Naga customary law and procedure, administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law, ownership and transfer of land and resources. The government found itself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

The court battle also led to the government passing another resolution on September 22,2012 to make Article IXA operative in the Municipal Act 2001. The ruling DAN-III government then hurriedly convened the house where the one-day sitting on November 24,2016 revoked the September 22,2012 . On December 15,2017 the Nagaland Legislative Assembly then passed the resolution revoking the November 24,2016 resolution that had made Article 243T of Part IXA inoperative. Polls were announced but tribal organisations vehemently opposed it and ultimately the government withdrew the notification till the matter was resolved. Protests against women’s quota turned violent and NMA withdrew its name from the SLP. Presently, the NDDP-led NDA coalition government planned to take the middle path- funcionalise ULBs but with nominees and avoid holding elections since this would invite complications. However, even on this there are objections from political parties. The Congress has pointed out that there was no provision for nominating advisory councils as elections are mandatory. Further, the party also reminded that though the NMA had withdrawn its Special Leave Petition(SLP) filed in the Supreme Court on the issue, yet the case was retained by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties(PUCL) and therefore, the government’s notification for nomination was subjudice . The government should have taken court matter more seriously since the SLP has the potential of attracting court judgment against Article 371A.

DailyDevotion The Distraction of Contempt

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! For we are exceedingly filled with contempt. —Psalm 123:3 What we must beware of is not damage to our belief in God but damage to our Christian disposition or state of mind. “Take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously” (Malachi 2:16). Our state of mind is powerful in its effects. It can be the enemy that penetrates right into our soul and distracts our mind from God. There are certain attitudes we should never dare to indulge. If we do, we will find they have distracted us from faith in God. Until we get back into a quiet mood before Him, our faith is of no value, and our confidence in the flesh and in human ingenuity is what rules our lives.

Beware of “the cares of this world…” (Mark 4:19). They are the very things that produce the wrong attitudes in our soul. It is incredible what enormous power there is in simple things to distract our attention away from God. Refuse to be swamped by “the cares of this world.”

Another thing that distracts us is our passion for vindication. St. Augustine prayed, “O Lord, deliver me from this lust of always vindicating myself.” Such a need for constant vindication destroys our soul’s faith in God. Don’t say, “I must explain myself,” or, “I must get people to understand.” Our Lord never explained anything— He left the misunderstandings or misconceptions of others to correct themselves.

When we discern that other people are not growing spiritually and allow that discernment to turn to criticism, we block our fellowship with God. God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.

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Abrahamia: A new faith on the horizon?

News reports about a new faith to be implemented globally, has caused consternation amongst the people and also raised questions about its validity and designs behind it.

Recently in this era of conspiracy theories, in vogue particularly after the onset of the Covid pandemic, I recently received a message on WhatsApp. The message gave a link to a report published by BBC Hindi with details about a new faith to be introduced soon in the world and which will be called ‘Abrahamia’.

According to reports the new faith will likely appear in the Middle East.

Further research revealed that this not a new phenomenon but a project, and as described by the BBC was set in motion soon after the signing of Abraham Accord between Israel and the UAE, Morocco, Sudan and Bahrain normalising relations with Israel.

This new faith was pur portedly denounced by the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyab at the recent 10th anniversary celebrations of the Egypt Family House, an organisation devoted to promote interfaith relations and coexistence. The Grand Imam described the new faith as one, which will not have any soul, sense or guidance. Many people are still wondering that why did the Sheikh raised this

issue when most of the people even don’t have a clue about it?

What is Abrahamia?

As per unverified reports Abrahamia will combine the core principles of the three-monotheistic faiths- Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The name of the alleged faith is taken from Prophet “Ibrahim, the father of the prophets” from whose family all other faiths of the book have flowed.

Egyptian General Khairat Shukri in an interview with RT Arabic has warned that the Abrahamia will allegedly unify all the faiths in the Middle East and is an evil plan made by the US and Israel.

He further revealed to RT Arabic that the Abrahamia is a new schema that is ‘not less dangerous’ than Henry Campbell’s document of 1907, which resulted in the forming of the Zionist state; saying that the new faith might be a follow up plan to the ancient Campbell’s document to force people to acquiesce and normalise relations with Israel, and it purports to solve all ‘the Middle Eastern crises.’

On social media too, the new faith has been slammed, some described the possible ideas of the Abrahamia as more of an evil plan to benefit Israel and the US as well as to force more Arab countries

to normalise relations with the occupying nation.

On social media many religious personalities also have voiced their concern and called on people to stick to their faith and not be tricked into such ‘fake’ propagandas. In addition many people have pointed out the conspiracy theories angle, like establishment of a New World Religious Order- under which there will only be one major faith throughout the world, with major portions borrowed from the Judaism.

A person has linked the Abrahamia to an under construction project in Abu Dhabi, UAE which will be ready by 2022, claiming it will be the first place for the new worshippers to pray in. While another user has linked the new faith with devil worshipping claiming that it is already found among the Freemasons’ beliefs.

Abrahamic Family House This new cultural landmark in the UAE capital, which includes a synagogue, a church and a masjid, and is meant to be a beacon of understanding and peaceful coexistence, inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity will be opened to the public in 2022.

As reported by the Vatican News website, constructed on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the

capital of the UAE, the project is closely followed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Ahmed Al Tayyab of Al Azhar, who have also endorsed the design.

The names of the three separate iconic houses of worship in the Abrahamic Family House complex were officially unveiled as “Imam Al Tayyeb Mosque,” “St. Francis Church,” and “Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue”.

Besides the 3 places of worship, the site includes a cultural centre that aims to encourage people to exemplify human fraternity and solidarity within a community that cherishes the values of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, while the unique character of each faith is preserved.

In a statement Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture, Government of Abu Dhabi has described the Abrahamic Family House epitomising interfaith harmonious coexistence and preserving the unique character of each faith.

Abrahamic Faiths The Abrahamic faiths—most prominently Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—are those faiths that trace their origins to the Israelite prophet Abraham and are also called faiths of the book.

In the past both Chris-

tianity and Islam have been particularly successful at seeding any new religious movement. In Christianity, Protestantism has been an especially fertile ground for new religious movements (NRMs). J. Gordon Melton’s edited Encyclopaedia of Protestantism gives historical and cultural context for Christian-derived NRMs, while displaying the tradition’s heterogeneous nature. Although many Christian offshoots (e.g., Mormonism and Christian Science) have achieved a degree of mainstream acceptance, others, like the Unification Church and the Family International, remain on the cultural fringes.

Islam, like Christianity, is a world faith with a long history, millions of adherents, and many derivative religious sects. The twovolume Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World, edited by Richard Martin, covers the multifaceted nature of modern Islam, including the convergence of the faith with socialism, NRMs like the mystical Iranian Shaykhiyya, and “anti-cult” movements like the anti-Baha’i Hojjatieh Society. The Encyclopaedia of Islam in the United States, edited by Jocelyne Cesari, focuses on Islam in the United States. It details American NRMs like the Nation of Islam, the Muslim Peace Fellowship, and the

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order.

Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement, edited by Roel Meijer, describes the Islamic NRMs such as the Salafi and Wahhabi Muslims. Modern Islamic movements also include progressive and moderate NRMs, like the Gülen movement, originating in Turkey in the 1980s.

Gülenism is a social/civic movement within mainstream Islam that advocates ideas like the separation of church and state and interfaith dialogue. It is also notable for the high level of organisation and commitment found among its members, which has resulted in the epithet “cult” being used against it.

But the moot question remains that how this new faith will be promoted and new adherents converted, as the NRMs have been unable to assert themselves as an option or alternative to any major faith, and historically each faith has labelled NRMs as deviant sects not as separate faiths.

Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi. He was also associated with BBC Urdu Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai. He writes on Muslims, educational, international affairs, interfaith and current affairs. www. asad-mirza.blogspot.com

Brahmaputra Dilemma: A Geopolitical Aspect of Water on Sino-Indian Relations Introduction The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers in South Asia that originated from Himalaya. It is called Yarlung Tsangpo by the Tibetans and Tsan-Po by the Chinese. The river originates from a glacier around Mt. Kailash/Mansarovar and flows at an average altitude of 4,000 metres in Tibet. It is considered to be the highest river on earth. It flows eastwards over 2,057 km in Tibet and took Uturn which is called Great Bend in the Brahmaputra, the point in the Himalayas where the river curves south into India’s state Arunachal Pradesh where it is known as Sing, and then, moves to Assamese plain and finally enters Bangladesh at Bahadurabad Ghat.

In Bangladesh, the width of the river varies from 2 km to 12 km. In total, the length of the river from its place of origin in Tibet to the sea is about 2,840 km. China’s population and economy have continued to grow, so its water requirement is ever increasing. Industrialisation and urbanisation have multiplied usage of clean water and, thus, made it further scarce. The northern and northwestern region of China is populated and its developments are concentrated in these areas, but holds only very little water resources. Acknowledging the gravity of water scarcity, China has responded in a number of ways in an attempt to tackle the problem but unable to solve the water menace with standard measures. China is now on verge to work on large-scale water project like the Southto-North Water Diversion to solve its water crisis in the country, more specifically, China considers this as ‘a must project’ for economic development to continue in northern China.

Why China Need to Divert Brahmaputra?

As China’s population and economy have grown, so have its water requirements. Due to the growth in Industrialisation and urbanisation usage of clean water too has risen and, thus, made it further scarce. Wa-

ter shortages have become prominent as the aquifer levels are dropping, lakes are disappearing, rivers are drying up, or becoming polluted. As per the statistics of the World Bank, due to widespread water pollution, 700 million people drink contaminated water every day. To add to this, the lopsided distribution of water in China has further compounded the problem.

South China has 36.5 percent of the country’s total area, but holds 80.9 percent of the country’s total water resources. The northern and northwestern region makes up to 63.5 percent of the total territory, but holds only 19.1 percent of the country’s total water resources (Nair, 2011: 142).

Thus, the North and NorthWestern part of China is dry, with little rainfall, and has a great need for water.

There are vast areas of wilderness waiting for development, which really means they are waiting for large quantities of water to be brought in, because once they have water, the desert can become green, and only on that foundation can development begin (Arpi, 2014). Therefore, people are very interested in projects to bring water from the South to the North. With regard to the extremely difficult “western line” project, many tempting plans have been proposed for largescale water relocation.

Acknowledging the gravity of water scarcity in some areas, China has responded in a number of ways in an attempt to tackle the problem. Local, regional and central governments have not only passed stringent laws and issued a number of policies/ regulations, but also made enormous efforts to reduce the effect by reforming water management strategies and adopting water saving technologies.

However, many plans have failed to achieve their water quality and pollution control target (Addressing China’s Water Problem, 2004:113). Therefore, the inability to solve the water menace with standard measures like improving

efficiency in irrigation, reducing water wastage, recycling of water and controlling pollution, China is now focusing on large-scale water works like the Southto-North Water Diversion Project.

Diversion of Brahmaputra The late Mao Zedong first proposed the idea of the water diversion project from South to North-West in 1952, to ease the growing water shortages in China’s north. However, it was only on August 23, 2002, after extensive research, planning and discussion that the project was approved for execution.

The first component of the project would include construction of a gigantic dam for hydropower generation; the second for diversion of the waters northwards to feed its thirsty northwestern provinces through the western route of the South-North Water Transfer Project. Chinese engineers envisages building a vast tunnel under the ridge that separates the two arms of the Great Bend to divert 50 billion cubic meters of water a year from the northwestern flowing arm of the river to the south-eastern arm over a succession of nine cascading hydropower dams that will generate 40,000 MW of power ( Jha:2014).

The original plan was proposed in the 1950s and 1960s, however, at that time, the project appeared too immense and costly to be undertaken. At present, armed with new technology, feasibility studies are being conducted by China to effect the diversion. In the first phase, China is planning to connect three tributaries of the Yangtze – the Jinsha, Yalong and Dadu rivers to the Yellow river, across mountains and the Tibet- Qinghai plateau, which would then carry it across north China; while in the second phase, the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) waters are planned to be diverted northwest to feed the Yangtze.

Though possible, the terrain complexities and technical difficulties make

the project challenging.

However, it is likely that China, in spite of several difficulties would carry out its mission of SouthNorth water diversion project. As this water diversion project is the groundwork for the Yellow River shipping waterway project, and without it, there is no room to even talk about opening up the Yellow River for marine shipping. Because the Yellow River has only 50 billion cubic meters of flow per year not enough for drinking and industry (Arpi, 2014).

This alternative route would allegedly transport over 200 billion cubic meters of water extracted annually from the Brahmaputra River at a point just to the southeast of Lhasa along a route moving north/northeast towards the headwaters of the Yellow River (Wirsing, 2012).

Impact on Northeast India When the diversion of water from the river Brahmaputra is completed the Indian Northeast will see a severe disaster on its

environment and economy.

An event, which occurred in June 2000, could be an illustration at a reduced scale of what could happen if the Tsangpo project is one day completed. At that time, the breach of a natural dam in Tibet led to severe floods and left over a hundred people dead or missing in Arunachal Pradesh.

It is not difficult to understand that areas downstream in Arunachal or Assam are extremely vulnerable to what takes place upstream in Tibet. It is said that when Nehru visited the Indian side of the border and made a long vivid description of the damages and sufferings of the people.

On his return from Assam, he made a broadcast to the nation on All Indian Radio (Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, 1993:166): “It is said that the epicenter of the earthquake was somewhere in Tibet, near a place called Rima, some miles from the Assam frontier. We know nothing of what has happened in Tibet or on the mountainous regions of the border.

As a result of the landslides, rivers were blocked up for a while, and when they broke through, they came down with a rush and a roar, a high wall of water sweeping down and flooding large areas and washing away villages and fields and gardens.

T h e s e r ive r s h ave changed their colour and carried some sulphurous and other material, which spread a horrible smell from some distance around them. The fish in them died. The remains of villages, animals, including cattle and elephants and, large quantities of timber floated down these raging waters. Paddy fields were destroyed, stocks of grains were washed away and some tea gardens also suffered great damage.”

(To be Concluded...)

Dr. Mhonthung Yanthan Asst. Professor & Head Department of Political Science St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Jakhama.

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Rise of unemployment, together we can stop unemployment

I am always been so proud holding one of the noblest professions in the world nurturing young minds and moulding them in to something great, until someone told me that teacher was a small job and I should be appearing NPSC. Here is my question. How can we erase the mentality of the Nagas that there is no small or big job? Every Nagas talk about the ‘Dignity of Labour’, however, only few meant it. Often times, people feel superior holding high post in the office despite holding the same qualifications. When we really mean the “Dignity of Labour” in letter and spirit, it is irrefutable that Nagas would be seeing capturing the economy of our state, but it’s always an empty gesture.

Therefore, most of the economy have been captured by non-Nagas. Most Naga youths today have been trying hard to clear the states exam, NPSC which only few would make it. In fact, if the people who considered themselves a superior, support and encourage the youngsters about the ‘Dignity of Labour’, it is apparent that another individual would be treated equally regardless of the work/job they do. That way, the rise of unemployment could be gradually reduced to certain extent. However, the sad fact remains that Nagas respect only those people who holds high post in the office or have a name tagged in the society which impacted tremendously to the rise of unemployment. One should always not forget to remember that anyone can be a Teacher, Doctor, Engineers, Officers, Minister, Businessman etc. however, everyone can’t be a teacher, Dr., Er., bureaucrat, etc. When the Nagas take the Dignity of Labour seriously in practical and respect each other’s profession without discriminating anyone for the job they hold, rise of unemployment could be halted in the state. Modi government too has responded with the rhetoric of youth should be a job giver not a job seeker. ‘Together we can’.

Lovely Irang, teacher, Government Primary School, Old Jalukie, Nagaland.

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.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021

No leader has worked for Farmers’ distrust of govt will not Will bring lakh farmers to Delhi Sikhs like PM Modi: Nadda go away with one rollback: Pilot in support of reforms: Ghanwat

Plight of Punjab schools, teachers a misfortune: Kejriwal ent transfer policy, banning non-teaching work by teachers and permanent recruitment on vacant posts.

Kejriwal along with AAP state president Bhagwant Mann was interacting with the media here. The party’s Punjab in-charge Jarnail Singh and co incharge Raghav Chadha were also present on the occasion.

Recognising the importance of education and teachers for the development and uplift of society, the Delhi Chief Minister gave the first guarantee to create a ‘good environment for education’ in the state.

He said just as a good atmosphere in education has been created in Delhi, a similar atmosphere would be created in Punjab under which a high standard of education would be provided.

caused, farmers were called naxalites, separatists, even terrorists and some of the ministers’ kin even mowing down people,” the former Union minister said.

If that much animosity was there then what prompted the government to withdraw the laws, Pilot asked rhetorically and added that, “obviously there were political considerations”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced his government’s decision to repeal the three farm laws over which the farmers have been protesting over the past year on Delhi’s borders, urging them to return to their homes.

Pilot alleged that there was no discussion held with the farmers’ unions before announcing the laws, which were imposed upon with

Violence in 2002 Gujarat riots perpetrated through design: Zakia Jafri tells SC

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI) : The violence in the 2002 Gujarat riots was perpetrated through a “design” which emanates from the documents, Zakia Jafri Tuesday told the Supreme Court while arguing that the Republic is like a ship that will only be steady if the “majesty of the law prevails”.

Zakia Jafri, the wife of Zakia Jafri slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed at Gul- abad on February 28, 2002, berg Society in Ahmed- during the violence, has

challenged the SIT’s clean chit to 64 people including Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat chief minister during the riots.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri who has alleged larger conspiracy during the riots, told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar that this is a case where the majesty of the law has been “deeply injured”.

Terming the 2002 incidents of Godhra and sub-

sequent riots as a “national tragedy of gargantuan proportions”, Sibal said the petitioner is concerned with how the majesty of the law will deal with such issues when men “behave like animals”. “These are not matters of an individual case of murder or violence committed. It is violence which was perpetrated through design and the design emanates from the documents,” he told the bench, also comprising Justices Dinesh Mahesh-

wari and C T Ravikumar while referring to the materials placed by Jafri. Sibal said that these documents were part of the official record and the SIT had not investigated these aspects. He said the petitioner is neither concerned with individuals nor pointing a finger or wish to prosecute A or B. “The issue is much larger than the issue of prosecuting individuals. It deals with the polity of this country. It deals with the manner

in which institutions are to act in a national emergency.

This was a national emergency. What happened in Sabarmati (train) resulted in a national emergency,” Sibal said. The S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt at Godhra, killing 59 people and triggering riots in Gujarat in 2002. During the arguments, the senior advocate said what happened after the Sabarmati Express incident was equally a national tragedy.

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AMRITSAR, NOV 23 (IANS): Aam Aadmi Party National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed the plight of government schools and teachers in Punjab as a misfortune.

Kejriwal gave eight guarantees to teachers for comprehensive education reforms in Punjab and promised that these guarantees would be implemented on priority if the AAP government is formed in 2022.

He also called upon all teachers to join the AAP’s campaign to transform the state’s government school education system like Delhi.

The eight guarantees include creating a Delhilike environment in the education sector in Punjab, regularising outsourcing and contractual teachers, implementing a transpar-

The BJP president’s meeting with the Sikh community in the gurdwara comes weeks after the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which eight people including four Sikh farmers were killed.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh, BJP state in-charge Radha Mohan Singh and other senior party leaders were also present on the occasion.

On the second day of his two-day visit to pollbound Uttar Pradesh, Nadda also inaugurated the BJP’s regional office here and seven other district offices. “I always say that the wanderer should not stop and always keep walking.

Our goal is to strengthen the party,” he told party workers.

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from Ghanawat and Gulati, the third member is P.K. Joshi - in January this year while staying the three farm laws. The Committee had submitted the report in March after a wide multistakeholder consultation.

However, since then neither did the apex court make use of any of its recommendations nor was the report made public.

Ghanawat had, in September, written to the then Chief Justice of India, to release the report so that its recommendations can be used by the government for resolving the agitation of the farmers that had turned widespread with even violence disturbing at some places. This is Ghanwat’s second letter after his first in September to the apex court.

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“brute majority’’ in Parliament and then “shoved down the throat of farmers”.

They have been withdrawn now but more needs to be done as there has been a “kind of breakdown of trust” between the government and the farmers which is “damaging” for future dispensations also, the Congress leader said.

“They (farmers) will always view the government with suspicion. We owe our farmers who feed this country a lot more,” he asserted.

Asked about the farmers’ demand for a law guaranteeing MSP, Pilot said the mere announcement of MSP even if it is made into law will not be adequate as there is also a need to make some regulation or laws for procurement. “What happens today is that you announce the MSP but there is no guarantee of procurement. If you want to really benefit the farmers then you have to ensure adequate and appropriate procurement, that is the key,” he said.

If the farmers are demanding a law and regulation for MSP, it is a genuine demand and the government should act to fulfil it, he said.

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Explaining that he and his team never wanted to pitch farmers against farmers and therefore never took to streets till date, Ghanwat said, however, now that the PM has announced to repeal the laws, we will take to the streets if needed.

“But we don’t want to disturb Delhi. We will bring at least a lakh genuinely worried farmers, who support reforms in agriculture,” Ghanwat said.

Commenting on the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s demand to legalise Minimum Support Price (MSP) along with cancelling the three laws, Ghanwat said, “MSP is not the answer, it can never be. Farmers need to diversify. Look at progressive farmers in Maharashtra - farmers are doing dairy, fisheries, poultry and orchards.”

Technology freedom and trade freedom should help the farmers as against the current practices of price regulation by the government by way of import or export ban, he said.

Sanjeev Sabhlok, an advisor, said, “We need an Agriculture Policy, we need a white paper on the issue with wider consultation.”

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI): The BJP’s bypoll losses and a “looming bad performance” in the upcoming assembly polls led to the announcement of repealing the farm laws, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Tuesday, asserting that there will be “consequences” for the ruling party in the elections as farmers’ “distrust” of the government will not go away with one rollback.

The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister said the government should not only ensure a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as demanded by farmers but must also provide a regulation or a law ensuring that procurement takes place.

In an interview with PTI, Pilot said no matter what the government does now, it is “far too late” to erase from the farmers’ minds the suffering caused during the farm laws agitation.

“In Indian history, such a long agitation by the farming community which lasted for a year, has not been seen. If they had to rollback (the laws) then what was the need to waste lives and livelihoods, so much damage was

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NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (IANS): Member of the Supreme Court appointed committee on farm laws, Anil Ghanwat, on Tuesday wrote to the apex court to release their committee’s report and also said he will mobilise a lakh farmers, who support farm reforms, to Delhi.

Ghanwat’s Committee has submitted a report in connection with the three contentious farm laws, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to repeal on November 19.

The Shetkari Sanghatana leader from Maharashtra reached Delhi on Monday and held a meeting with another member of the panel, agriculture economist, Ashok Gulati.

Ghanwat told media, “I have written a letter to the Supreme Court again today demanding it to release our report. Now that the three laws are going to be repealed, this report can play an educational role.”

Whether or not the Committee will bring out that report in public by itself will be decided later, he said.

The Supreme Court had appointed the threemember committee - apart

KANPUR (UP), NOV 23 (PTI): BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday paid obeisance at the Namdev gurdwara here and asserted that no other leader has done the kind of work that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done for the Sikh community.

He also credited Modi with ensuring that copies of Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib reached India from Afghanistan.

For ty-four Afghan Sikhs carrying three copies of the Guru Granth Sahib reached India on a special flight on August 24 after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier that month. Addressing people at the gurdwara, Nadda said, “Being a soldier of the BJP, I bow my head at the feet of Guru Namdev ji and say with pride that no one else has done the work that our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done for the Sikh community and the Sikh brothers.”

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done a lot of work for the Sikh community and has fulfilled their old demands. The prime minister has sent those involved in the 1984 riots to jail, no matter how influential they were,” he said.

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MIP further said that leaders from 12 regions have affirmed to stand by the leadership despite the trials and turbulent situation faced by the group.

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MIP prayed for blessings upon the leaders for standing united together under the dynamic leadership of president Y. Wangtin Naga and ato kilonser P. Tikhak.

“Together we stand our ground as we commit ourself in this journey until we reach out destiny,” MIP stated.

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requirements especially in the case of MSME businesses which account for 90 % of the industry.”

On the consumer side, he added, “It will lead to a rise in the prices of garments, thereby hurting consumption. On the government side, in the long run, it may lead to many unorganised businesses going out of the GST net.”

RAI asked “the central and state governments and GST Council to reconsider its decision to prevent a complete collapse of the sector and maintain an atmosphere of hope and certainty.”

solidarity with the Rengmas in their quest for a separate district.

He remarked that Angamis and Rengmas had coexisted peacefully under one district all this while and hoped that the same would continue.

He lauded the community members for choosing to register their demand in the most democratic manner and remarked that they were a peace loving community.

He expressed the hope that Tseminyu would become the 13th district in Nagaland and extended support to the community.

In his solidarity message, PUK president Peter lauded the volunteers for their efforts and said history would remember the sacrifice they had made.

He said the demand o f t h e Re n g m a s w a s legitimate and hoped that the government would listen to it.

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“However, such a steep increase in the GST rate will adversely impact 85 % of the industry while trying to ease the problem faced by not more than 15 % of the industry,” the retailers’ body said in a statement.

R A I C E O Ku m a r Rajagopalan said, “The increase in GST rates on textiles and apparel is not in anybody’s interest due to its impact. On the business side, it will add to the financial burden of an already-stressed sector, slow down its pace of recovery and affect working capital

nurture the entrepreneurship skills of the first generation promoters. The Corporation’s focus would continue to be on the micro & small enterprises and microfinance segments by extending financial assistance at concessional rate of interest, mentoring a s s i s t a n c e, c a p a c i t y building, etc.

NEDFi said its objective is to bring down the credit cost for the needy and first generation entre preneurs through required inter vention.

A such, various new IT initiatives have been rolled out and new products & services introduced to cater to the customized needs of the entrepreneurs and to reach out to difficult areas for affordable credit directly and through MFIs. In his address CMD NEDFi thanked the members of the Board and the support from the M-DoNER, the state governments of the region, banks, organisations in NE. He also appreciated for the trust and support of all shareholders- IDBI Bank, LICI, SBI, SIDBI, ICICI Bank, IFCI, SUUTI, GIC and subsidiaries.

(From p-1) He expressed happiness that other Naga tribes were also gradually extending their support, adding that their demand was gradually gaining traction.

Claiming that Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had given an assurance on April 1, 2021 that Tseminyu would be turned into a district “within this year”, Polem urged the Chief Minister to keep his words since 2021 was nearing its end.

He clarified that no one would suffer any loss even if Rengmas were granted their demand.

In a solidarity message, APO vice president Neivor Rutsa congratulated the volunteers who completed the tedious journey.

He said Rengmas were not asking for any special provision or privilege, but for something that was “rightfully” theirs.

He said APO fully supported their demand and wished them success in the future.

In his brief remark, AYO president Kekhrie Pfukha expressed his

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NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (PTI): Retailers Association of India (RAI) on Tuesday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, state gover nments and GST Council to reconsider the proposed hike in GST rates on several textiles and apparel items to 12% from January 2022 saying it will adversely impact 85% of the sector.

Stating that the apparel retail businesses are already ailing, RAI said the 7% hike has been proposed to address the issue of inverted duty structure in the textile industry faced by a small segment of the total textile

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Fund, set up jointly with the Ministry of DoNER and SIDBI with a corpus of Rs.100 crore, is operated and managed by our subsidiary, NEDFi Venture Capital Ltd. (NVCL). The Fund promotes and supports startups, early stage and growth stage Companies with new products and technologies or innovative business models.

Corporate Social Responsibility The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy of the Corporation focuses on women empowerment, livelihood enhancement p r o j e c t s, e m p l o y m e n t e n h a n c i n g vo c a t i o n a l skills and development of craft sector in the rural & backward areas.

The Corporation is also facilitating marketing support to the artisans of the region through participation in exhibitions, trade fairs and sales through its various showrooms. During the year, a total of 707 artisans benefitted from the marketing support initiatives of the Corporation.

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Kashmir and also inspected various stalls put up by various beneficiaries of government schemes.

She said the government pursued the defaulters who took away the loans and let it become the NPA and did not pay back the taxpayers’ money that is what is in the banks, whether they are in this country or gone away from India.

T h e g o ve r n m e n t ensured that their properties are attached, and through a legal process, sold or auctioned out and that money have been paid back to the banks, she added.

“This shall continue to happen, irrespective of where the NPAs holders are and irrespective of

GUWAHATI, NOV 23 (NPN): Nor th Easter n D eve l o p m e n t F i n a n c e Corporation Limited (NEDFi) held its 26th Annual General Meeting on November 23 at its registered office at Guwahati to present its annual report for the Year 2020-21 to shareholders.

We l c o m i n g t h e shareholders CMD NEDFi Shri PVSLN Murty shared the CMD’s speech highlighting its achievements .

A press release by the PR de par tment of NEDFi stated that despite the unstable economic scenario due to pandemic, the Corporation anticipated challenges early and made continuous and rigorous e f f o r t s t o i m p r ove i t s working results and have successfully demonstrated its inherent strengths and resilience by recording appreciable growth.

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loans which have been taken away and not repaid till now, I am sure our system will work in such a way that the wrongdoers and the money.. will be brought back.”

The finance minister said that is what has been happening in the entire country.

“The non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banks had been a cause for worry when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. In order to bring down the NPAs, a specific ‘4Rs’ strategy of recognition, resolution, recapitalisation and reforms showed immediate results,” she said.

Sitharaman reached Jammu on the second leg of her two-day tour from

“And, genuine business that has no other way of getting or accessing credit is also being provided credit,” the finance minister said.

She said the schemes for the poorer sections that benefited the people across the country from a collective infusion of credit through farmer producer organisations or self-help groups are now seeing the light of the day in J&K. As a result of this, the people feel they may be small but they can also access some kind of help from the government and credit from the banks, the minister added.

Seeking the cooperation of the people in facilitating outsiders to set up their units in Jammu and Kashmir, she said a lot of people want to come and set up industry here and take benefit from the industrial package of the government.

“I will invite more youth to come forward to set up their businesses in J&K. Of course, with more activities on the ground, we may attract people from everywhere else to partner with you (youth of J&K),” she said.

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Nirmala Sitharaman and J&K LG Manoj Sinha address a press conference at Raj Bhawan in Jammu, on Tuesday. (PTI)

where their accounts were.

Every NPA shall be pursued actively and that shall apply to J&K as well,” she said adding “we shall get back all the money taken away from the banks”.

The Union finance minister lauded J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who was also present on the occasion, for the development of the Union Territor y in a “speedy, efficient and transparent” manner.

She assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the Centre will work in close coordination with the local administration to ensure that not only the PMDP is implemented but every scheme that is launched is also brought to the Union Territory and benefits every beneficiary who deserved to be served.

“A f t e r 2019 (reorganisation of J&K), we have seen the UT of J&K go through a rapid progression.

The projects that have been waiting for a long time are getting implemented and sections of the society that have never had the opportunity of receiving any assistance from the government are getting it.

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JAMMU, NOV 23 (PTI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said all the money taken away from the banks will be taken back as the gover nment is actively pursuing the cases of loan defaulters, irrespective of whether they are in India or outside the country.

She said the central government is working in close coordination with the J&K administration to ensure that not only t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r ’s D eve l o p m e n t Pa c k a ge (PMDP) but every centrally sponsored scheme benefits every citizen of the Union territory to ensure that the region also catches up in the growth with the rest of the country.

She was addressing a function after launching new schemes and handing over orders to various beneficiaries under the financial inclusion and credit outreach programme here.

Sitharaman said that while the government is generously putting all its resources to make J&K work well in a transparent way, “any wrongdoing that has happened in the banks, any

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I, Shri Moanungsang Ao, through this Affidavit vide Registration number 226 of 2021 do hereby declare that the names Moanungsang Ao and Moanungsang, are one and of the same person only. This affidavit is made for rectification of names and for public notice.

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DECLARATION I, Smti. T ALEMLA AO, wife of JONGSHIMONGBA AO through this Affidavit vide Regd. No. 549/21 dated 21/10/2021 hereby declare that the names T ALEMLA AO and Date of Birth has been recorded as 06/10/1955 instead of TEMJENLEMLA AO and Date of Birth 01/07/1951 are one and the same person. Hence, I shall use my name TEMJENLEMLA AO and Date of Birth 01/07/1955 shall be use in all my Official Documents and Correspondence from now onwards.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Biden announces release of 50 mn ‘Threats against UN peacekeepers a concern’ barrels of oil from strategic reserve

UN Peacekeeping said that the Ministerial will “focus on achieving concrete and tangible outcomes to improve peacekeeping operations, in line with ongoing peacekeeping reform efforts, specifically Action for Peacekeeping+ (A4P+).

It will “highlight medical capacity building and technology in peacekeeping as important cross-cutting issues.” The Ministerial will draw on the Strategy for the Digital Transformation of UN Peacekeeping and specifically articulated UN requirements for medical support, as well as discuss opportunities to improve

Pak rejects as ‘baseless’ Indian Six persons killed stand of downing F-16 in Feb 2019 after ferry capsizes

in eastern Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD, NOV 23 (PTI): Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “baseless” the Indian stand that a Pakistani F-16 aircraft was shot down by an Indian pilot during an aerial combat in February 2019. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman (now Group Captain) shot down the Pakistani F-16 jet during an aerial combat before his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was hit on February 27, 2019. He was captured by the Pakistani Army and later released on the night of March 1.

He was conferred with the Vir Chakra award by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday for displaying an “exceptional sense of duty” in the dogfight. Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra. “Pakistan categorically rejects the entirely baseless Indian claims that a Pakistani F-16 aircraft

COLOMBO, NOV 23 (PTI): A ferry with 20 people on board capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least six people, including children, police said.

Eleven people sustained injuries after the ferry capsized near Kurinchankerny bridge in Kinniya in Trincomalee district and were admitted to a hospital, the police was quoted as saying by the Colombo Gazette.

Hospital sources said that some of those receiving treatment were in critical condition.

Sri Lanka Navy has rescued people from the ferry that capsized in the district. Among the rescued were three school children, the Navy was quoted as saying by the Colombo Page.

The Navy said it has commenced a dedicated rescue mission to locate the missing persons deploying rescue teams representing Rapid Action Boat Squadron (RABS), Special Boat Squadron (SBS), Marines and Divers and operations are underway to search missing persons, it said.

About 20 people were on board at the time of the accident.

was shot down by an Indian pilot” in February 2019, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

“The international experts and US officials have already confirmed that no Pakistani F-16 was shot down on the day, after taking stock of Pakistani F-16 aircraft,” it claimed.

The pilot’s release “was a testimony of Pakistan’s desire for peace despite India’s hostility and ill-conceived aggressive action,” it added.

In the early hours of February 26, 2019, the IAF jets bombed the Jaish-eMohammad (JeM) terror camps in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan and avenged the Pulwama terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel. An intense aerial confrontation ensued between both countries the next day, in which the Indian pilot was captured and later released by Pakistan.

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SOFIA, NOV 23 (AP): A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a dozen children, authorities said.

The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities have said the cause is still under investigation. Photos taken shortly after the crash showed the vehicle engulfed in flames as plumes of thick, black smoke rose. Daylight revealed a burned-out shell with all of its windows blown out, sitting in the median. A portion of the guardrail was peeled away and lying in the road.

Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment after the crash, which happened as a group of buses was returning from a trip to Turkey.

Bulgarian Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov told reporters at the crash site that he had “never in my life seen something more horrifying.”

“The picture is horrifying, the people who were on the bus are turned to charcoal,” Rashkov said. “It is impossible to

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Humtsothung Ekhung felicitates Shri oponthung Humtsoe, S/o Lt. Ezanimo Humtsoe of Lakhuti one of our member on his promotion to the post of Kilonser NSCN (IM).

We are very honoured by his achievement and also thank the Ato Kilonser and Kilo Kilonser of the NSCN (IM) for the responsibility entrusted to him when the Nagas are at a cross road to find a permanent settlement to the Naga political issue.

We wish him good health and wisdom as he embarks on his new responsibility.

Sd/Sd/(Solanthung Humtsoe) (khamongo Humtsoe) Chairman, HE general Secretary

Lakhuti Humtsoe Khumshum is extremely honored to recognize the achievements of its members for attaining promotion in their respective professions.

We wish them wisdom and good health as they discharge their duties.

1. Er. daniel Humtsoe promoted to SDO PWD 2. a Mhathung Humtsoe promoted to Sr. SDEO School Education 3. oponthung Humtsoe promoted to Kilonser NSCN (IM) Sd/Sd/(dr. Stephen Humtsoe) (k N Mhonthung Humtsoe) Chairman general Secretary

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say how many they were.

There were four buses that traveled together, and it is possible that passengers changed buses during the stops.” Twelve children were confirmed among the dead, according to North Macedonia’s chief prosecutor, Ljubomir Joveski, who also visited the scene of the accident.

The country’s prime minister, Zoran Zaev, traveled to Bulgaria as well, visiting survivors in the hospital. He told Bulgarian television channel bTV that one said he was awoken by an explosion. His government observed a minute of silence Tuesday and declared three days of national mourning in the

country of about 2 million people. Flags will be lowered to half-staff, and all public events will be canceled, authorities said.

Media in the country reported that police were outside the offices in the capital, Skopje, of a travel company that is believed to have organised the trip.

Sarafov, chief of Bulgaria’s national investigation service, told reporters near the crash site that victims and eyewitnesses are being questioned.

In 2019, Bulgaria had the second-highest road fatality rate in the 27-nation European Union, with 89 people killed per million, according to European Commission data.

PRESS NOTE

The Employees of DRDA, Tuensang had taken up the matter with the higher authorities for non-payment of Salary for the past 8 (Eight) months i.e from March 2021 to October 2021. But due to no positive response, the aggrieved employees of DRDA, Tuensang has decided to call for a Total Shutdown of Office w.e.f 24th November 2021 till the issue is resolved.

Any inconvenience to the general public during this period is regretted.

Dated : 23rd November 2021 Tuensang.

(Employees of DRDA, Tuensang)

RIONGSANGER PUTU MENDEN YIMJENKIMONG (Yimjenkimong Village Council)

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The Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the unconditional kindness and cooperation in opening the doors of the Jubilee Memorial Centre as a quarantine centre for our health care workers who had completed their COVID duties during the peak pandemic period.

Our deepest gratitude also extends to the District Task Force Kohima led by our Hon'ble Minister Shri. Tongpang Ozukum, Hon'ble Advisors Shri. Dr. Nicky Kire and Shri. Mod Yhokha, the District Administration led by Deputy Commissioner Gregory Thejawelie who all coordinated and ensured that the facility was available for Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima.

The Management and staff of this Establishment are deeply indebted with your benevolent gesture and we look forward for your continued support even in the days to come.

United we stand, together we fight

#COVID-19

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Firefighters and forensic workers inspect the scene of a bus crash on a highway near the village of Bosnek. (AP/PTI)

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Joe Biden

major energy consuming nations including China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom,” said the White House.

“This culminates weeks of consultations with countries around the world, and we are already seeing the effect of this work on oil prices. Over the last several weeks as reports of this work became public, oil prices are down nearly 10 per cent,” it said.

Gas prices are at about USD 3.40 a gallon (3.785 litres), more than 50% higher than their price a year ago, an Associated Press report quoted the American Automobile Association.

India will release 5 million barrels of crude oil from its emergency stockpile in tandem with the US, China, Japan, and other major economies to cool international oil prices, the government announced in New Delhi on Tuesday.

This is the first time ever that India, which stores 5.33 million tonnes or about 38 million barrels of crude oil in underground caverns at three locations on the east and west coast, is releasing stocks for such purposes.

Of this, about 5 million barrels will be released.

“India strongly believes that the pricing of liquid hydrocarbons should be reasonable, responsible and be determined by market forces,” a government statement said.

“India has repeatedly expressed concern at the supply of oil being artificially adjusted below demand levels by oil-producing countries, leading to rising prices and negative attendant consequences.”

Bus crashes, catches fire in China protests passage of US Bulgaria; at least 45 dead destroyer through Taiwan Strait

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WASHINGTON, NOV 23 (PTI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower energy costs for Americans, a decision taken in coordination with other major economies, including India, Japan and China.

Biden has been working with countries across the world to address the lack of supply as the world exits the pandemic, the White House said.

“Today, the President is announcing that the Department of Energy will make available releases of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower prices for Americans and address the mismatch between demand exiting the pandemic and supply,” the White House said.

“And, as a result of President Biden’s leadership and our diplomatic efforts, this release will be taken in parallel with other

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FELICITATION The Yimjenkimong Village Council is delighted to extend its congratulations to Ino L. Chuba Pongen on being elevated to the position of Co-Convenor, Steering Committee, NSCN/GPRN. We are convinced that his unwavering sacrifice in the service of Naga Nation for the last twenty four years has proved exemplary leadership and his contribution has been recognized by the collective Leadership of NSCN/GPRN. The Yimjenkimong Village Council shall extend unflinching support in days to come as you take over the new assignment.

We also extend our deepest appreciation to the Collective Leadership of NSCN/GPRN for awarding such responsibilities to Ino L. Chuba Pongen. We hope and pray that he will live up to your trust and expectations.

ALEMMEREN TZUDIR MEYIONEN OZUKUM Chairman Secretary

BEIJING, NOV 23 (AP): China on Tuesday protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region.

The U.S. Navy said in a statement the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday “in accordance with international law.”

It said the ship’s transit through the strait “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”

“The United States military flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows,” said the statement posted on the website of the 7th Fleet.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said U.S. warships have been “flexing muscle and stirring up trouble in the Taiwan Strait repeatedly in the name of freedom of navigation.”

“This is not a commitment to freedom and

openness, but a deliberate attempt to disrupt and undermine regional peace and stability,” Zhao told reporters at a daily news briefing.

U.S. Navy ships routinely transit the Taiwan Strait, which lies in international waters and is a main conduit between the South China Sea and northern waters used by China, Japan, South Korea and others.

Beijing’s protest follows Taiwan’s introduction of upgraded F-16V fighter jets into its air force to help counter the threat from the increasing number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into the airspace around the island.

China claims the selfruling island of Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

The U.S. has only unofficial relations with Taiwan, but provides the island with defensive weapons and is legally bound to regard threats to the island as matters of “grave concern.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The ddFRa would like to express our special appreciation to NFA, HOR for successfully organising the first ever Football Referee Recruitment CaT-5 under AIFF which was hosted by Kohima District Football Referee Association.

Meanwhile, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Mr. Joy Chandra Singh and Mr. Ravi Chandra (Referee Instructor AIFF) for taking out your time and effort to train the referees in our state. Db-386/21

FELICITATION The Dimapur Nkonjan Ovung Khumshum (DNOK) with profound gratitude and pride extend our heartiest congratulations to Er. ELITHUNG OVUNG, S/o Lt. NLUMSA OVUNG, of PYANGSA village on his promotion as SDO, Class-I Gazetted, under NPWD. DNOK prays that our Almighty God bless him with His wisdom and guidance and further wishes him the very best in all his future assignments.

Asst. Secy, DNOK LONGSHITHUNG OVUNG

Chairman, DNOK KHOZAMO OVUNG

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so that “we can prevent those threats before they fall on us” is critical to better counter the threats such as those posed by improvised explosive devices.

“How to better protect our camps against attacks, which also implies the use of technologies… medical support. So all these areas are absolutely critical to be better at countering those threats that are absolutely growing and they will continue to grow,” he said.

The UN is gearing for a crucial Peacekeeping Ministerial that will be hosted by South Korea on December 7-8.

the ministerial would be “pledges” from Member States because “we need capacities and we expect our Member States to provide us with those capacities.”

He outlined the need to make more efforts to ensure better protection for peacekeepers, which he stressed is “closely interlinked with our capacities to better protect the civilians.” Further, technology expertise against mine and improvised explosive devices is also very important. “We need to have more mobility and to be more reactive and hence, the importance of helicopters or other means to improve our mobility and quick reaction forces,” he said.

Lacroix also stressed the need to improve medical support, noting that while lot of efforts have already been made, “we need to do more.” He also highlighted the importance of more women in UN peacekeeping, saying “we consider that more women peacekeeping means more effective peacekeeping. We’ve made a lot of progress, but we need to do more.”

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the environmental footprint of peacekeeping, UN Peacekeeping said.

Lacroix termed it as a “very important meeting”, the first such high-level meeting on peacekeeping since the pre-COVID-19 time. “The first thing that we would expect from that meeting is a reaffirmation of our member states’ support to peacekeeping at a political level. That is crucially important and it is all the more important as our peacekeeping missions are facing many challenges,” he said, adding that UN peacekeepers are making a “big difference” every day in terms of prevention and protection of civilians.

“But it is clear that they’re facing a number of very daunting challenges.

And I think in addition to this very important political support, what we would also expect is an expression of support to the efforts that we’re currently making… with our member states to improve the impact and effectiveness of peacekeeping,” he said. Lacroix said that another objective of

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UNITED NATIONS, NOV 23 (PTI): Threats against UN peacekeepers, particularly those resulting from malicious acts, is a major concern, the United Nations peacekeeping chief has said, underlining the need for better protection for the Blue Helmets.

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has said that while the UN has made progress in dealing with these challenges, such threats are stronger than ever. “The threats against our peacekeepers, and particularly the threats resulting from malicious acts, is a major concern and one that we really want to work much more on,” Lacroix told PTI in an interview here.

While the number of fatalities as a result of those attacks has been on a downward trend since 2017, he reiterated that one peacekeeper killed is one too many. Lacroix emphasised the need to do more in terms of training, awareness of the threats, improved equipment and ability to better collect information together

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MILE, DIMAPUR

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The Sumi Community Sovima extends its heartiest congratulations to the following members, who have brought laurels to the community.

1. Mr. Suhuto Chishi, son of Er. Vikato Chishi, on his appointment as Junior Accounts Assistant (JAA) under the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts.

2. Ms. Shinatoli Shohe, daughter of Mr. Vishito Shohe, for securing the top 9th position in the recently declared B.Ed examination results.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021

new album 30 49th International Emmys: David Tennant, NASA to launch asteroid isAdele’s breaking US records ‘Tehran’, ‘Call My Agent 4’ get top awards defence mission on today T

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he US space agency is all set to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid, on Wednesday.

This DART mission is targeted to launch at 1:21 a.m. EST (11:51 am India time) on November 24, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg S p a c e Fo r c e B a s e i n California, NASA said in a statement.

The DART spacecraft is designed to impact an asteroid as a test of technology to see if it can change the motion of an asteroid in space.

The mission aims to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course, if an Earth-threatening asteroid is discovered in the future.

The spacecraft target is the binary near-Earth asteroid Didymos and its

moonlet, which pose no threat to Earth. “ DA RT w i l l b e humanity’s first test for planetary defence -- to see if we could change the course of an asteroid should we ever discover one headed toward Earth,” said Thomas Z u r b u c h e n , N A S A’ s associate administrator for the science mission directorate, in a blogpost.

DART is currently scheduled to reach the Didymos binary asteroid system between September 26 and October 1, next year.

When it reaches Didymos, it will need to differentiate between its impact target Dimorphos and the larger parent asteroid that Dimorphos orbits, Didymos - all the while millions of miles away from Earth, Zurbuchen said.

It will do this with the help of its single instrument, the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for

O p t i c a l n av i g a t i o n (DRACO) camera and a sophisticated suite of algorithms called SMART Nav. Once DART identifies and locks onto Dimorphos, it will kinetically impact the asteroid moonlet at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour -- for reference, this means DART will cover its last four miles in one single second -- which will change the amount of time it takes Dimorphos to orbit Didymos.

This change in time will be measured through an international observation campaign and will be key to proving that asteroid deflection though kinetic impact is possible.

While “Didymos system is not a threat to Earth... we need to be prepared should we ever be threatened by one of these enormous bodies emerging from the void of space,” Zurbuchen said. (IANS)

dele’s ‘30’ was the top selling album in the US after three days.

The ‘Easy On Me’ singer, 33, has broken the record held by Taylor Swift’s ‘evermore’ - which sold 462,000 copies in the first week - by selling more than 500,000 copies of her new LP in the first few days of release.

According to Billboard, stats from MRC Data revealed the new album - which contains songs such as ‘I Drink Wine’ and ‘My Little Love’ - takes the title of this year’s biggest individual week of sales, beating the record set by Taylor’s re-released version of ‘Red’, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, which dropped on 12 November and sold 396,000 copies by the week ending November 18.

When taking into account streaming figures, the total volume of Adele’s new album sold has hit more than 575,000 copies, according to the first drop of numbers, and the figure will be confirmed on Thursday (25.11.21).

It is expected to hit number one on the Billboard chart - when it is announced on December 4 - and would therefore become the hitmaker’s third album to do so Stateside, after 2015’s ‘25’ and 2011’s ‘21’.

Adele’s promotion of her album has led her to do two television specials - one on CBS, which featured a performance and a heartfelt interview with Oprah Winfrey, airing on November 14 in the US, and another on ITV in the UK, with the star answering questions from the star-studded crowd.

The latter, titled ‘An Audience with Adele’, featured a host of famous faces in the audience, such as her good pal and comedian Alan Carr.

(Contactmusic)

he Indian challenge at the 49th International Emmy Awards, which concluded at Casa Cipriani in New York City on late Monday night (US Eastern Time), ended with Nawazuddin Siddiqui losing out to Scottish actor David Tennant in the Best Performance by an Actor category.

Ram Madhvani’s ‘Aarya’ was edged out by the Israeli spy thriller series ‘Tehran’, which got The International Emmy for Drama Series. And Vir Das’s comic take on Indian history, ‘Vir Das: For India’, made way for yet another Netflix acquisition, ‘Call My Agent: Season 4’, which walked away with The International Emmy for Comedy.

Tennant, who became famous as The Doctor in the British TV series ‘Doctor Who’, was honoured for his work in the three-part crime drama miniseries ‘Des’, which centres around the Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who was arrested in 1983, after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.

Moshe Zander’s ‘Tehran’ tracks the story of a Mossad agent on her first mission in the Iranian capital, which also happens to be her place of birth.

The Indian adaptation of ‘Call My Agent!’, the French comedy series that takes us behind the scenes of the world of celebrity, premiered not long ago in its avatar of ‘Call My

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FELICITATION

Wi t h i m m e n s e p r i d e a n d honour, we the AG Church, Seluku extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. M. Tsenro Kikon, S/o.

Lt. Mhonchan Kikon on being promoted to the post of Joint Director, Department of Treasuries & Accounts, Govt. of Nagaland.

May the Almighty God continue to bless and guide you in your future endeavour.

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Agent: Bollywood’.

The International Emmy Awards honour the best in television programming outside of the US. This year, the awards were presented in 11 categories and the nominees were from 24 countries.

The ceremony started with the event host NigerianAmerican actress-comedian Yvonne Orji taking the stage dressed in a mustard gown.

She kickstarted the show with a few crisp punchlines revolving around the pandemic era and the cultural differences highlighting the overarching theme of the International Emmy Awards.

Orji went on to mention the hugely popular South Korean series ‘Squid Game’ and also gave a shout out to Egypt for getting the first-ever nomination in the International Emmy Awards.

She then invited presenter Brian d’Arcy James on stage, who announced the winner for the Arts Programming category. The International

Emmy went to ‘Kubrick By Kubrick’, a documentary from France built around previously unheard audiotaped interviews with the maestro, Stanley Kubrick.

Joshua Jackson presented the trophy to Hayley Squires as she bagged The International Emmy for Best Performance by an Actress in the four-part British drama series ‘Adult Material’.

‘INSIDE’, the comic thriller from New Zealand inspired by the lockdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, The International Emmy for ShortForm Series.

U n iv i s i o n N e t wo r k ’s ‘21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards’ was the award in the Non-English Language US Primetime Programme category. The Netflix-acquired Thai documentar y ‘Hope Frozen: A Quest To Live Twice’ was honoured for the way it narrated the story of a Thai couple who decide to cryogenically preserve their three-year-old daughter’s body after she dies of brain cancer in 2015.

British reality singing competition television series ‘The Masked Singer’ got the award for Non-Scripted Entertainment, the top honour for TV Movie/Mini-Series went to the Norwegian historical drama ‘Atlantic Crossing’, and The International Emmy for Telenovela was conferred upon the Chinese television series ‘The Song of Glory’.

(IANS)

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FELICITATION

For the first time in Nagaland the De Carbonising Centre was inaugurated by Er. Picto Shohe, MLA Nagaland on 22nd November at Half Nagarjan, Dimapur.

Tovi Zhimo, proprietor said that the Decarbonising in simple term is an engine that involves the removal of bad carbon deposits from the engine which leads to an increase in Engine life and performance which helps save upto 20000 annually on Fuel expenses and maintenance.

He added that the advantages of decarbonising are increase in mileage, reduction of smoke in filters, increase in pickup and smoothness, reduction in engine vibration, fast start, reduction in engine heat and increase in oil changing period.

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We take immense pride and honor to convey our heartiest congratulations t o D r. Z u j a n b e m o K h u v u n g , S/o Er. Y. Bichamo Khuvung and Mrs. Nyimbeni Khuvung on being conferred the degree of doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture) in Extension Education from Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat on the thesis entitled “Determinants of Adoption in regard to recommended cultivation of rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays) in the state of Nagaland” under the guidance of dr. Prasanta Mishra, Professor and Head, department of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.

We give all glory and honour to Almighty God for the blessings and wisdom bestowed upon him to earn this milestone achievement. Further we wish him good health and success in all his future endeavors.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021

46th Hovishe memorial football & 5th FIFA wraps up inspection of 2026 WC venues Henito Chishi volleyball trophies underway

TO RO N TO, N OV 2 3 ( AG E N C I E S ) : F I FA , world soccer’s governing body, wrapped up site visits to potential venues for the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico with a stop in Toronto on Monday, saying a decision on cities can be expected in April.

After inspection tours of 22 cities and 23 venues a FIFA delegation will now submit a report from which 16 hosts will be chosen although FIFA’s chief tournaments and events officer Colin Smith suggested that number was not written in stone.

“When the bid was presented 16 was referenced and we’ve taken note but ultimately it is up to FIFA,” said Smith, following a lunch-time media conference on the top floor of a downtown Toronto hotel overlooking Canada’s national stadium BMO Field. “We’ll wrap up these visits and then we will decide the most appropriate

General view of BMO Field before a MLS game between CF Montréal and Toronto FC.

number we need to host the tournament.

“We haven’t set the exact time (of the venue announcement) yet but I suspect it will be more likely April than March.

Toronto and Edmonton are the two Canadian cities bidding for games while Guadalajara, Mon-

terrey and Mexico City are the Mexico candidates.

With the 2026 World Cup expanding to a record 48 teams, the joint bid calls for Canada and Mexico to each get 10 games with the rest going to the United States.

Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Dal-

las, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C. are potential U.S. venues.

The FIFA delegation looked at everything from infrastructure to legacy

projects to stadiums and practice facilities.

“Overall we have been absolutely delighted with the quality of the presentations,” said Smith. “It has been a very competitive process, one that is going to make our decision all the more harder.”

Vancouver, venue for the 2015 Women’s World Cup final, has expressed late interest in getting in on the World Cup action but Victor Montagliani, the CONCACAF president and FIFA vice-president, on Monday threw cold water on the suggestion.

“I know that the premier of British Columbia (John Horgan) had expressed some interest and that’s great,” said Montagliani, who was joined at the head table by Smith, Toronto Mayor John Tory and Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture. “But right now we’re dealing with the players we have, not the players that are not on the team.”

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 (NPN): 46th Hovishe Memorial Football Trophy and 5th Henito Chishi Volleyball Trophy (men) under the aegis of Niuland Area Sports Association (NASA) got underway at Zuheshe village from November 22.

Addressing the event as special guest, PHE minister Jacob Zhimomi called upon the youth to make the best of their decisions and utilise their time judiciously, adding that they were the future for nation building.

Asserting that Niuland

Jacob Zhimomi addressing the gathering.

sub-division has a great potential in the development progress, as it was situated alongside the state’s commercial hub Dimapur, Jacob therefore urged the public of Niuland to work together for the betterment

of tomorrow.

He also encouraged the players to play in true sportsmanship. Altogether 16 teams are taking part in the week-long tournament, which will culminate on November 27.

NCSA Dimapur organises NVA on 18th inter district volleyball tourney open volleyball tourney KO H I M A , N OV 2 2 (NPN): In view of the forthcoming 18th All Nagaland Inter District Volleyball tournament 2021, Nagaland Volleyball Association (NVA) informed that all the participating

district team are required to produce a negative Covid test report as per SOP mandatorily, at the reception centre during the time of registration.

Failing to comply, the respective team will not be

allowed to take part in the tournament, according to a circular issued by NVA secretary, Yanbemo Humtsoe. The tournament has been scheduled for November 24 to 27 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima.

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 3 (NPN): The Niu Colony Sports Association (NCSA) Dimapur organised open volleyball tournament from November 18-20 at Burma Camp, Dimapur. A total of 22 teams including both men and women participated in the tournament. In men’s volleyball, The Elite (Ghonivi) emerged as the champion followed by Chagki Tigers as the runners-up. In women’s,

United Excel emerged as the winner while Volleyball Lovers bagged the runners-up.

The opening ceremony was graced by president, Military Engineering Service (MES) Contractor & Supplier Dimapur, N. Phutolu Achumi (Domel). The three days tournament culminated on November 20 which was graced by SDO civil, HQ Dimapur Hotolu Sema.

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NCSA officials with the guests during the tournament.

In collaboration with the president of its affiliated villages and town Jalukie Valley Youth Organisation (JVYO) has organized its first Valley Tour. The event was kicked off at Home Stay Jalukie on November 22 led by its president, Masang, along with his executives and advisors. JVYO will cover 24 villages and 1 town under its umbrella.

The tour aimed at meeting and interact with the youth, to forge stronger bond and to have a better coordination amongst its unit.

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DDTA’s Taekwondo C’ship concludes

DIMAPUR, NOV 23 (NPN): The Dimapur District Taekwondo Association (DDTA) organized its 20th Dimapur Taekwondo Championship on November 19 and 20 at Dimapur Government College auditorium hall.

Altogether, over 120 players from different clubs and academies participated in the championship. The overall champion was bagged by Medziphema Taekwondo Academy (MTA), who also received the best discipline team.

MEDALS TALLY Team Gold Silver Bronze MTA 25 5 ITT 11 5 9 DCTC 10 10 14 HS 4 4 1 EDTC 4 3 3 DTA 2 4 1 CTA 1 1

SAI Dimapur to conduct select test

DIMAPUR, NOV, 23 (NPN): Sports Authority of India (SAI), Sports Training Centre (STC) Dimapur has informed that it will be conducting selection test for Sepaktakraw, Boxing and Football for the year 2021-2022 on December 15 and 16 at Government Higher Secondary

School ground. Interested candidate who are under 14 years of age have been asked to come with aadhar card and school reading certificate at 6.30 am with sports kits. Forms will be available during office hours of SAI, STC, United Colony, Dimapur w.e.f.

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Ronaldo, Salah on shortlist ISL: Chennaiyin start off campaign with a win Messi, for FIFA Best Men’s Player award

Vishal Kaith goalkeeper of Chennaiyin FC dives to collect the ball during match 5 of season 8 of ISL football tournament between Hyderabad FC and Chennaiyin FC, at the GMC Athletic Stadium, in Goa, Tuesday. (PTI)

BAMBOLIM, NOV 23 (PTI): Chennaiyin FC pulled off a hard fought 1-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their opening match of the Indian Super League here on Tuesday.

Vlag yimir Koman (66th minute) scored from the spot to give Chennaiyin a crucial lead, eventually sealing all three points as Hyderabad were left to rue

their wastefulness in front of goal, especially in the first half.

Hyderabad, whose average age of the Indian players in the lineup was just 24, was dealt a major blow early on with Halicharan Narzary limping off in under 10 minutes.

That did not deter their resolve to stamp their impression as former ATK

Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen, Kashyap lose in opener

Parupalli Kashyap and Lakshya Sen

NEW DELHI, NOV 23 (IANS): Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down to top seed Kento Momota of Japan, while Parupalli Kashyap suffered a disappointing 11-21, 14-21 defeat against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the opening round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event in Bali on Tuesday.

Kashayp was struggling in the entire game and stumbled to a straightgame loss. However, Sen tried hard to overcome the world’s number one challenges, eventually failed, and

Sindhu to contest BWF Athletes’ Comm polls again

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 23 (IANS): Two-time Olympic Games medallist and Indian badminton player PV Sindhu will stand for reelection in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission polls in Huelva, Spain on December 17.

“World champion and 2-time Olympic medallist Pusarla V. Sindhu is the only current Athletes’ Commission member standing for re-election. 9 candidates have been nominated for the available 6 positions,” BWF said. Sindhu has not been in her best form of late and had crashed out of the Indonesia Masters last week in the semifinal, losing to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in a one-sided match. Women’s doubles specialist and gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, Greysia Polii of Indonesia, is also contesting the elections.

“I would like to assist my fellow players to achieve their dreams and help them out with their requests around competing on the international circuit,” said Polii after her nomination.

lost the match.

Sen took four points on the trot to regain the lead in the second game when the score was 8-5. But Momota came back with a flurry of points and managed to win the match, 23-21, 21-15, at last.

The Badminton Federation of India later applauded the efforts of Sen on Twitter, “@lakshya_sen put up a brave fight to make top seed, WR- 1 Japanese Kento Momota work hard for each point before going down 21-23, 15-21 in the R32 at #IndonesiaOpen2021.

Mohun Bagan man Edu Garcia’s shot was cleared away in a hurry but Bartholomew Ogbeche could not follow through.

Chennaiyin had goalkeeper Vishal Kaith to thank for keeping the former champions in the g a m e. T h e H i m a c h a l Pradesh-born was tested a few times but he emerged unscathed.

Hyderabad were in fact wasteful in the opportunities the brittle Chennaiyin defence gave them.

Ogbeche missed more than handy chances but substitute Nikhil Poojary’s work-rate near the box only gained him new admirers.

Kyrgyz playmaker Mirlan Murzaev almost gave Chennaiyin a glimmer of hope late in the first half,

but his header went offtarget from a darting cross in by Reagan Singh.

Chennaiyin carried over the momentum post the break. Mirlan Murzaev and Lallianzuala Chhangte proved hard to contain.

Chhangte arguably had the best chance of the night when he beat Akash Mishra on the run, cut in and shot hard, only to be tipped off by Kaith.

New captain Anirudh Thapa then made it count for his side winning a penalty as he was brought down by Hitesh Sharma inside the box.

Former AS Monaco man Vlagyimir Koman stepped up to deliver a powerful piledriver that gave goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani no chance, breaking the deadlock with little over 20 minutes to play.

Chennaiyin led against the run of play, leaving Manolo Marquez to make four changes at a go. Joel Chianese, Javi Siverio, Sahil Tavora and young striker Rohit Danu were introduced in the 77th minute.

However, there wasn’t to be another goal in the game.

WEDNESDAY’S MATCH Odisha Fc Vs Bengaluru FC Time: 7:30 pm

3 new faces in ATP’s Top-10 as Djokovic leads the charts

NEW YORK, NOV 23 (IANS): Three new faces -- Casper Ruud of Norway, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland and Jannik Sinner of Italy -- have made it to the Top10 of the ATP Rankings for the first time in their careers, even as world No. 1 Novak Djokovic continues to lead the charts, clinching his seventh year-end No.1 spot in the latest rankings released by the men’s tennis body.

As per the latest ATP Rankings released late on Monday, the 22-year-old Ruud is No. 8, 24-year-old Hurkacz is No. 9, while the 20 year-old Sinner has become the youngest to finish in the Top-10 since No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who was only 20 when he achieved the distinction in 2008.

Serbia’s Djokovic had earlier earned a record seventh year-end No. 1 finish, breaking a tie with Pete Sampras for the most

Novak Djokovic

in history when he had entered the Rolex Paris Masters semifinals recently. Spaniard Rafael Nadal finished in the Top-10 for a record 17th consecutive year at No. 6, breaking the record he shared with Jimmy Connors.

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev became the first player outside Djokovic, Swiss ace Roger Federer, Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Nadal to finish yearend No. 2 since American Andy Roddick in 2004. He also became the first Russian to finish No. 2 since

Marat Safin in 2000.

There were eight players aged 25-and-under in the year-end Top-10 for the first time since 1995.

Four of the Top-5 players were 25-and-under, the first year-end occurrence since 2009. The average age of the Top-10 was less than 26 years old (at 25.6), the youngest since 2009 (25.0).

There were no changes at No. 1 during the season for the first time since 2015, the only other time Djokovic held the top spot without any interruptions in the year.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah

L O N D O N, N OV 2 3 (AGENCIES): Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are among the 11 players shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, the world governing body said on Monday.

The trio are joined by last year’s winner Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and Chelsea duo N’Golo Kante and Jorginho.

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, Borussia

Sergio Ramos finally poised for PSG debut

PARIS, NOV 23 (AGENCIES): Spanish great Sergio Ramos could make his longawaited first appearance for Paris Saint Germain in Wednesday’s Champions League group match with Manchester City.

The 35-year-old defender has not played for the French side since joining from his long-time club Real Madrid in July due to a recurring problem with a calf muscle.

Ramos is likely to be on the bench for the clash between the top two in the group with Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe starting in central defence.

Ramos arrived at PSG with a glittering CV, having won the 2010 World Cup, two European Championships and four Champions League trophies with Real.

City top the group on nine points, a point clear of PSG with Belgian outfit Club Brugge four points further adrift with two matches remaining.

Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and PSG pair Kylian Mbappe and Neymar complete the list.

Wo m e n ’ s S u p e r League players dominate the women’s award with Arsenal’s Vivianne Miedema, City duo Lucy Bronze and Ellen White and Chelsea quartet Sam Kerr, Magdalena Eriksson, Pernille Harder and Ji Soyun all in contention.

Emma Hayes, who led Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League final, is joined on The Best FIFA Women’s Coach shortlist

by England manager Sarina Wiegman and Canada

coach Beverly Priestman.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte are nominated for the men’s award, along with Germany’s Hansi Flick and Italy coach Roberto Mancini, who led them to the Euro 2020 title.

Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, Chelsea’s Edouard M e n dy a n d L e i c e s t e r City’s Kasper Schmeichel are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award.

The winners will be announced on January 17.

KL Rahul ruled out of first Test, Suryakumar added to squad

KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav

KANPUR, NOV 23 (PTI): Senior India opener KL Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the two-Test series against New Zealand due to a muscle strain in his left thigh. Suryakumar Yadav, who was a part of India’s Test squad that travelled to England, has been added to the side. The opening Test is scheduled to begin here from Thursday.

“Team India batsman KL Rahul has sustained a muscle strain on his left thigh and has been ruled out of the upcoming 2-match Paytm Test series against

New Zealand,” BCCI said in a release. “He will now undergo rehabilitation at NCA in preparation for the series against South Africa scheduled next month,” the release added. Rahul was missing from the Indian team’s customary practice session, attended by almost all the players at the Green Park stadium on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old Rahul has featured in 40 Tests, scoring 2321 runs at an average of 35.16. His highest score was 199 that came against England in Chennai in 2016.

Kevin Durant returns, lifts Nets past Cavaliers Xavi looks for ‘positive’ Barca to seal

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade (32) defends Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) in the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

CLEVELAND, NOV 23 (AGENCIES): Kevin Durant scored 27 points, including the go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter, as the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied for a 117-112 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

Durant returned from sitting out Friday’s twopoint win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Friday due to a minor right shoulder sprain and struggled at times on a night when the

Nets overcame a 12-point deficit. Durant also collected nine assists and six rebounds. Reserve LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Brooklyn. James Harden totaled 14 and a season-high 14 assists.

Darius Garland scored 24 points and handed out 11 assists as Cleveland dropped its fourth straight. Lauri Markkanen added 22 points in his first game back from a nine-game absence prompt-

ed by the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

Grizzlies 119, Jazz 118 Ja Morant scored a game-high 32 points and assisted teammate Jaren Jackson Jr. on the game-winning basket with 6.7 seconds remaining as Memphis pulled off a surprising victory over Utah in Salt Lake City.

Ja c k s o n f i n i s h e d with 26 points and eight rebounds, and he won a critical jump ball in the

waning moments as Memphis bounced back from an embarrassing 43-point loss in Minnesota on Saturday night.

U t a h ’s D o n ova n Mitchell scored 18 points but only hit 5 of 20 shots.

The most glaring miss was a game-winning attempt in the final seconds. Rudy Gober t contributed 23 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots but couldn’t get the tip advantage in a key late moment.

76ers 102, Kings 94 Andre Dr ummond collected a game-high 23 rebounds and contributed a critical dunk to a late run as visiting Philadelphia spoiled Alvin Gentry’s debut as Sacramento’s interim coach.

The loss was the fourth in a row and eighth in the past nine games for the Kings, who fired Luke Walton on Sunday and replaced him with Gentry, who had been an assistant.

The Kings squandered a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead despite getting 23 points from De’Aaron Fox. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points for the 76ers, who were without Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Seth Curry and Ben Simmons.

place in Champions League last-16

Xavi Hernandez

M A D R I D, N O V 2 3 (IANS): FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez insisted that “every game” the club plays is vital as he prepares for the Champions League clash at home to Benfica late on Tuesday, which will have a huge influence on the rest of Barca’s season.

A win for Barca against the Portuguese side, who beat them 3-0 earlier in the season, will book their place in the knockout stage of the competition, but a defeat or a draw would leave them

with one foot out of the competition and having to settle for a place in the much less lucrative Europa League in the New Year.

“Every game is vital, but this is Barca and we have to compete every three days,” said Xavi, who insisted he saw the game “as an opportunity. It is a golden opportunity to qualify for the last-16 and to get revenge and to say that ‘we are Barca’.”

“We are playing at home and I like the challenge,” said the coach in

his pre-game press conference, Xinhua reports.

Xavi has important selection problems, as Pedri, Martin Braithwaite, Sergio Kun Aguero and Ousmane Dembele, who all missed 1-0 win over Espanyol on November 20 are still unable to start, while the young wingers, Ilias and Abde, who played at the weekend, were not included in Barca’s squad for the Champions League.

“We’ll have to see how (Sergino) Dest is, see how Ousmane and Sergi Roberto are,” said Xavi. “ We a r e w i t h o u t any pure wingers, maybe Coutinho can play or (Yusuf) Demir, so we’ll go out with who we have,” commented the coach.

“We’ll see if we are better than Benfica tomorrow; we were better than Espanyol and deserved to win by more goals, but you have to show that on the pitch. Barca aren’t at a moment where we can be overconfident, but we have to be optimistic and positive. We have to be brave and go out to attack to get the win we need to be in the last 16,” Xavi insisted.

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