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Covid in India may be entering endemic stage

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, chief scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said.

The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It’s very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population.

In an inter view to Karan Thapar for news website The Wire, Swaminathan said given the size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status in different parts of the country, it is “very very feasible” that the situation may continue like this with ups and downs in various parts of the nation. “We may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low level transmission or moderate level transmission going

on but we are not seeing the kinds of exponential growth and peaks that we saw a few months ago,” she said.

“As far as India is concerned that seems to be what is happening and because of size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status in different parts of country in different pockets, it is very very feasible that the situation may continue like this with ups and downs in different parts of the country, particularly where there are more susceptible population, so those groups who were perhaps less affected by first and second waves or those areas with low levels of vaccine coverage we could see peaks and troughs for the next several months,” she said.

She said she hopes that by the end of 2022 “we would be in that position that we have achieved vaccine coverage, say 70 per cent, and then countries can get back to normal”.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan (File)

On prevalence of Covid among children, Swaminathan said parents need not panic. “We can take from the sero survey and what we learnt from other countries also that while it is possible that children could get infected and transmit, children luckily have very mild illness most of the time and there is a small percentage that gets sick and get inflammatory complications and few will die but much much less than the adult population…But it is good to prepare… preparing hospitals for paediatric admissions, paediatric intensive care is going to serve

our health system in many ways for other illnesses children have but we should not panic about thousands of children crowding into ICUs,” she said.

On use of drugs like Remdesivir, HCQ or Ivermectin for treatment, she said as of now, there is no evidence that HCQ or Ivermectin have any role to play in reducing mortality or morbidity in people infected with the virus or actually preventing people from getting infection, so therefore there are no grounds on which recommendations can be made in use of either of these drugs for treatment or prevention.

“Solidarity trial showed Remdesivir does not reduce mortality, it may have a marginal benefit in subgroup of patients who are ill enough to need oxygen but not ill enough to be on ventilation so there may be a marginal benefit but certainly Remdesivir does not do much

in stage of moderately or severely ill patients. It is also very expensive. Drugs like Dexamethasone and Oxygen are the two essential ones that save lives,” she added.

On clearance to Covaxin, she said she is fairly confident that the WHO’s technical group will be satisfied to give Covaxin clearance to be one of its authorised vaccines and that could happen by mid-September.

“The Bharat Biotech submitted their data in the third week of July which was the first data set, then there was an updated data set that came in the middle of August. The committee has gone back to the company with some questions which they must be in process of answering now. I think the technical advisory group that ultimately approves will meet in the first 10 days of September and so we are hoping it happens soon after that,” she said.

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Naga Tribunal may not be required, says Nagaland Dobashis’ Association

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland Dobashis’ Association (NDA) has appealed to the State government to enact and insert the Third Amendment Act, 1984 in the Nagaland Code at the earliest and pave way for constituting customary courts in consonance with the customary practices and usages of the Nagas.

“This will undoubtedly strengthen the function and essence of the courts in dispensing justice to the people, and the purpose of establishing Naga Tribunal may not be required,” it added.

In a press note, NDA NDA general secretary R KemerioYanthan stated that the Third Amendment Act, 1984 failed to find a page in the ‘Nagaland Code’ till date, which might have delayed or hampered constituting the customary courts in Nagaland. Mentioning that Naga(Cont’d on p-8) land, as per the third Amendment Act, 1984 of ‘the Rules for Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland 1937’, chapter IVA, should have three courts viz, i) village courts, ii) subordinate district customary courts and

DC Dimapur bans riverbed mining Union minister Rane arrested for D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Taking serious note of destruction of ecology and riverbed due to rampant extraction of boulders and sand gravels in streams of Dimapur district, the deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararanjan, has completely banned extraction of resources (sand gravels /boulders) in the rivers and streams of the district.

In an order, DC Dimapur stated that the ban was being enforced in order to preserve the rivers and its resources, address the issue of inundation of flood water to the surrounding villages and colonies along the river bank and to avoid damage to public assets like bridges etc.

DC stated that special focus would be on 200 metres upstream and downstream from existing bridges/culverts etc.

DC cautioned that failure to adhere to the order

‘slap’ remark against Maha CM

Illegal sand mining being carried out behind ISBT, Dimapur. (DPRO)

would result in prosecution as per appropriate section of law including seizure and confiscation of machinery and equipment.

Crackdown on illegal mining: After receiving information about illegal sand mining, the district administration led by the extra assistant commissioner (sadar) accompanied by police personnel and

dobashis rushed to the spot and found some individuals illegally mining sand in Dhansiri River behind Inter State Bus Terminus, Purana Bazaar.

According to DIPR report, one JCB, which was being used for the extraction, was seized by the authorities and a case has been registered with East Police Station, Dimapur.

MUMBAI, AUG 24 (PTI): Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, which triggered a political row and protests.

Rane had said that he would have slapped Thackeray over the latter’s ignorance of the year of India’s independence. After his arrest, Rane was taken to Mahad in Raigad district where he was likely to be produced before a court, police sources said. FIR at Mahad was registered under IPC sections 189, 504 and 505.

The arrest followed Rane’s statement targeting Thackeray in Raigad district during the Jan Ashirwad Yatra on Monday. “It is shameful that the chief minister does not know the year of independence. He leaned back to enquire about the

151 cases pending against MPs/MLAs, 58 punishable with life term NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): Supreme Court has been informed that a total of 151 cases are pending against sitting and former MPs/MLAs in special CBI courts across the country, and as many as 58 cases are punishable with life imprisonment. However, in nearly one-third of the cases, the trial is moving at snail’s pace - charges have not been framed, though offences were committed several years back.

Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appointed amicus

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curiae in a 2016 petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking direction to fast-tracking of criminal trials against sitting and former MPs/MLAs, has filed the report in the top court. He has been assisted by advocate Sneha Kalita in the matter.

The fourteenth report, in the matter, said: “It may be noted that out of 151 cases pending trial before the Special Courts, CBI, as many as 58 cases are punishable with life imprisonment. In 45 cases, even

the charges have not been framed, though the offences alleged to have been committed several years back.”

The CBI has furnished a status report dated August 19, to the amicus mentioning the details of the cases pending trial before different CBI courts and those under investigation. The CBI cases pending investigation against MPs/MLAs are 37.

The oldest pending case is in Patna, where the accused was charge-sheeted on June 12, 2000. The report

highlighted inordinate delay in several cases pending trial before CBI courts in different parts of the country.

According to the Enforcement Directorate’s status report, a total number of 51 Members of Parliament, both sitting and former, are accused in cases arising out of offences under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. However, the report does not show as to how many MPs/MLAs are sitting and/or former legislators.

Narayan Rane (File)

count of years of independence during his speech.

Had I been there, I would have given (him) a tight slap,” Rane had said.

Rane defended his remarks against Thackeray, saying he hasn’t committed any crime by making them.

Rane approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the FIRs registered against him in parts of Maharashtra over his remarks against Thackeray, and sought protection from arrest. A court in Ratnagiri rejected Rane’s anticipatory bail application.

State logs 47 fresh cases, 1 Covid death

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded 47 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while one more succumbed to the infection. Of the fresh cases, 18 were from Dimapur, Kohima-13, Mokokchung-11, three in Phek and one each in Mon and Peren, taking the total caseload to 29669.

The death toll rose to 611 (including 14 non-Covid deaths) after one more patient succumbed to the virus (Cont’d on p-8) in Dimapur.

SUD: Extending support to NFHRCC resolution, the Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD) urged the state government to respond to the cry of its people by making the foot hill road pliable. SUD president Nukshiba Sangtam and asst. general secretary Mongli Sangtam maintained that foothill road, which affects districts of Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung, Zunheboto and the Eastern Nagaland, was a ‘people’s Project’ and would benefit all the Nagas in general.

SUD affirmed that it would be forced to join the indefinite agitation as resolved unanimously by all the affected tribes in the event of state (Cont’d on p-8) government’s failure to take action.

ing to customs and traditions of Nagas. Regarding documentation of customary practices and usages, he said the association strongly supported the concept as it would uphold the practices and usages of customs and traditions for the younger generations.

Informing the government that all tribes of Nagaland had documents of historical practices regarding customs and traditions, NDA said the records were well maintained by all customary courts. However, as codifications of customary usages might require wider consultations and insights because, once these were codified and became law, the very essence of customary nature would vanish and end up in the hands of experts, the association said it left the matter to the good wisdom of policy makers.

The association regretted that Nagaland, which was born out of unique customs and traditions, failed to give due acknowledgments to the two institutions that had been instrumental in bringing the State thus far.

Eastern Nagaland MLAs remind NITI Aayog of PM’s special package promise

LH, SUD, KUD back NFHRCC 30-day ultimatum on govt DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): Lotha Hoho (LH), Sangtam Union Dimapur and Konyak Union Dimapur have joined other CSOs to express support for the Nagaland Foothills Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC)’s 30-day ultimatum served on the state government.”

In a press release, LH chairman Mhondamo Ovung and general secretary S Abenthung Ngullie questioned why was the state government not bothered about foothill road, which was the lifeline of the border districts including Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng, Mon and even Zunheboto and Tuensang districts.

iii) district customary courts, the association pointed out that the village courts were the only courts constituted by the State government till today.

NDA claimed that the customary courts in Nagaland had been functioning for over 120 years, safeguarding the age-old culture and tradition by adjudicating civil and criminal cases, besides those customary in nature, though not formally recognised/constituted by the Government. It said performances of the customary courts could be best understood by the remarks made by visiting high officials during the British era.

While appreciating the State government’s initiative to establish Naga Tribunal to adjudicate cases according to customary practices, NDA however, suggested to the government to consider the views of customary custodians before that.

NDA emphasised that by virtue of the nature of the services the customary courts dispensed, they deserved to be given due recognition in matters relat-

KUD: Konyak Union Dimapur (KUD) while extending “full support” to NFHRCC expressed the need for Nagaland have a proper foothill road connecting all parts of Nagaland.

KUD president Mosa Konyak and general secretary M Jeange Yanlem pointed out the “crises during the economic blockade imposed by the neighbouring states over the border conflicts” and the “untold problem” and difficulties faced by people and students. KUD therefore, urged all irrespective of tribes to support the NFRCC demand. The union affirmed that it was willing to participate in any course of action to make the demand of foothill road into reality.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union (ENLU) have appealed to NITI Aayog to look into the project report submitted to DoNER ministry based on the special package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Eastern Nagaland in 2018.

The appeal was made by a delegation led by ENLU convenor and minister S Pangnyu Phom, accompanied by DUDA department officials, that called on NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at his office in Delhi.

During the discussion, the legislators highlighted the special package announced by the Prime Minster, based on which a multi-disciplinary committee headed by

Petrol, diesel prices cut DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): After a day’s hiatus, the state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) decreased prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday in line with the downward movement of global oil and product prices.

Prices of petrol and diesel were cut between 10-20 paise per litre across the country, but its retail rate varied depending on the level of local taxes in states. After Tuesday’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur came down to Rs.99.99 per litre while diesel decreased to Rs.91 per litre.

In the state capital, prices of petrol and diesel reduced to Rs.100.99 per litre and Rs.91.81 per litre respectively.

This cut in fuel prices had come amid declining global crude oil prices. The October contract of Brent crude oil on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was trading at $65.18.

ENLU delegation with Amitabh Kant in Delhi

Home ministry was set up to look into the matter. Thereafter, a comprehensive project was prepared and submitted to the DoNER ministry, but the project has not been sanctioned to date.

The delegation urged NITI Aayog CEO and other officials present at the meeting to look into the project submitted to the DoNER ministry. Kant assured his

full cooperation and support in taking up the project proposal lying with the DoNER ministry. He also advised the delegation to re-prioritise the project proposal submitted to the DoNER. The delegation was also accompanied by DRC Wennyei Konyak, planning OSD Thomas Thailu and deputy director & PRO of Nagaland House, Kuolie Mere.

Book vax-appt on WhatsApp DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): The Ministry of Health and MyGov have announced that the MyGov Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp now allows users to locate their nearest vaccination centre and book their vaccine-appointment.

To contact MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot, citizens could save the WhatsApp number +91 9013151515 on their phones; start a chat by typing “Book Slot” and send it to the number. This would generate a 6-digit one-time password on the respective mobile phone number. Users could then choose a preferred date and location, based on the pincode and vaccine type. All users could follow this sequence to get a confirmation of their centre and day of their vaccine appointment.

Earlier this month, MyGov and WhatsApp also introduced the ability for users to download vaccine certificates from the chatbot.

Speaking at launch event, Shivnath Thukral, director - public policy, WhatsApp, said: “We are delighted to be associated with MyGov and the Ministry of Health. Since the beginning of the pandemic to now, we have worked together with the singular aim of providing citizens with the most relevant benefits in order to help communities recover quickly.”

46 convicts granted remission

DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): On account of the country’s 75th Independence Day on August 15 and consequent to the proposal submitted by director general (prisons), the home department said governor RN Ravi granted remission to 46 convicted prisoners.

These include 15 prisoners from Dimapur Central Jail, six from Dimapur District Jail, seven from Mokokchung District Jail, four from Tuensang District Jail, 12 from Mon District Jail and two from Zunheboto District Jail.

The remission order took effect from August 15. This was stated in a DIPR release.

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State’s 43% of 13-15 yrs using tobacco

Dr. Chiekroshuyi Tetseo speaking at the orientation programme, Tuesday.

DIMAPUR: Joint director and state nodal officer National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), Dr. Chiekroshuyi Tetseo, while referring to report of Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4 2019, said 43 percent of age group between 13-15 years in Nagaland were using tobacco.

He was speaking at an orientation programme on revised guidelines for Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) and introduction of tobacco

free Nagaland App organised by District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) NTCP Wokha Tuesday at the Conference Hall, Hammock Resort Wokha, informed a press release

by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Wokha office.

Emphasising on the alarming rate of tobacco use in Nagaland and the need for intervention, Dr. Tetseo said, “Huge segment of our population is taking tobacco and many people avoid the topic.”

PIB and FOB Kohima conduct webinar ‘Our hard-earned freedom should not be taken for granted’ DIMAPUR: As part of a series of events commemorating the 75 years of India’s Independence, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kohima and Field Outreach Bureau (FOB), Kohima under the ministry of information & broadcasting, government of India organised a webinar on “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” on August 24.

In a press release, PIB Kohima informed that while speaking on the occasion as resource person, vice principal & professor of political science, KROS College Kohima Hinaco Assumi reminded that India’s hard earned freedom should not be taken for granted but pursued with zeal and responsibility as so many lives have been sacrificed in getting it.

Unfolding the events that led to the East India Company’s rise to power with the fall of the Moghul Empire in India, Hinaco recalled the important events of the Indian freedom struggle starting

from the Sepoy Mutiny of 1957, which was also known as the first Indian freedom movement to the subsequent movements including Home Rule Movement initiated by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant, the birth of the Indian National Congress, the Swadeshi Movement, etc.

Recalling the sacrifices, he said so many unsung heroes had died in the freedom struggle and the befitting tribute to them would be to follow the path they had shown and to carry the country forward.

Earlier, giving the welcome address, P Sophie, in-charge, FOB, Kohima said the ministry of information & broadcasting was organising a series of events during the month as part of the celebration of the 75 years of India’s Independence.

In his vote of thanks, assistant director, PIB Kohima, K Sonikumar Singh thanked all the participants including students, faculties, officers and staff of PIB and FOB offices from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. Around 40 persons attended the webinar.

He said tobacco intervention was important for brain development and reinforcement of behaviour. He also explained the objectives of tobacco free educational institution and how vulnerable section of the society has been affected due to tobacco use.

Dr. Tetseo said the programme was organised to remind the educational institutions of activities related to tobacco use and update on the revised guidelines issued by the

government of India.

On tobacco free Nagaland App, he said the new app would be very comprehensive and would be used extensively at homes and educational institutions.

Dr. Tetseo also appreciated the active role of NTCP Wokha in controlling tobacco usage and described it as one of the best performing districts in the state. Regarding legal provision on tobacco, Dr. Tetseo informed about COTPA 2003 and the provisions under it.

Re s o u r c e p e r s o n , deputy director and state nodal Officer, National Oral Health Programme, department of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Meribeni Odyuo spoke on the need to strengthen tobacco control in educational institutions.

She lauded the efforts of tobacco free village, Yikhum for establishing a de-addiction centre. “The enthusiasm they have shown is commendable and we should instil the ill effects of tobacco use in younger generation”, she encouraged.

The tobacco free Nagaland App was launched by senior district education officer, Wokha Achilo Murry along with Dr. Tetseo.

DIMAPUR: All Nagaland Industrial Entrepreneurs Federation (ANIEF) has informed that it would continue to put more effort alongside the state department of Industries and Commerce to pursue the long pending cases of Central Transport Subsidy (CTS) and Central Capital Investment Subsidy (CCIS) for the year 20072009.

In a press release, ANIEF president Povotso Lohe and vice president Vikato M Swu stated that All Nagaland Industrial Entrepreneurs Federation All Nagaland Industrial Entrepreneurs Federation would also convene a general meeting of all selected entrepreneurs or beneficiaries under the scheme only after ascertaining final outcome on the matter with the concerned authorities.

Meanwhile, ANIEF has appealed all concerned selected entrepreneurs under pending cases to be patient till the desired result was achieved and joint the efforts to uplift and promote the Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units in Nagaland.

Chiephobozou block ASHAs with trainer Dr. Kekhrieneizo.

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by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima along with District Health Society, NHM. A press release by C M O Ko h i m a o f f i c e stated that resource persons for the training were MO (paediatrician) Dr.

F&CS deptt, BJP Mkg discuss PM-GKAY

NEWS IN BRIEF DC Dimapur unseals LIC: In view of being sanitised and all precautionary measures taken as per government guidelines, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan has ordered unsealing of LIC Dimapur branch w.e.f. August 24.

SCC celebrates: Department of History and Sociology, Sao Chang College, Tuensang celebrated the “World Folklore Day” on August 22 by organising online story writing competition on the theme: “Naga Folktales Retold”. A total of 148 students participated in the event.

DLSU general meeting: Dimapur Lotha Students’ Union (DLSU) has convened its second general meeting on August 28, 10 a.m., at LOTHA Hoho ki. All affiliated units, college representatives, colony representatives, village representatives, seniors and advisors of DLSU has been informed to attend the meeting.

For further queries one could contact president at 8974589662/secretary information & publicity at 6009812596

Officials of F&CS deptt, members of BJP Mkg at the meeting on August 24.

DIMAPUR: With an objective to ensure “smooth implementation” of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Mokokchung district, officials of BJP, Mokokchung district held a coordination meeting with department officials of Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS) Mokokchung, Tuesday.

In a press release, BJP Mokokchung district stated that during the meeting, party district president, Imolemba Jamir lauded F&CS de par tment for their “exceptional work” in reaching out to the people especially during

the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Jamir said with active support of the village councils and the ward authorities the distribution of food grains was being carried out in an “orderly manner” in Mokokchung district.

He then encouraged the department to continue with the good works and at the same time assured assistance in every possible way so as to benefit the people.

ADS, F&CS Mokokchung, N. Jamonger Ao briefed the party officials about the working system of the department in dis-

tributing the food grains through the different outlets.

Senior inspector F&CS, Mokokchung Allen Imchen also shared how the department was car r ying out the PMGKAY scheme in every part of the district so that every household was benefited through the central scheme.

Meanwhile, BJP Mokokchung district has directed all the karyakartas in the different mandals to render every possible help to the officials of F&CS, the village councils, ward authorities so the beneficiaries could avail the scheme.

ANIEF on CTS & CRIME BEAT CCIS; appeals Excise NC seize drugs Security Forces apprehend five with illegal Burma teak wood to promote SSI PRO IGAR (N) stated

Arrested person along with the seized items.

DIMAPUR: Excise Narcotic Cell enforcement duty party on August 23 seized 45 grams heroin (sunflower) and 1440 numbers of Spasmo Proxyvon (SP) near Duncan Bosti, Dimapur.

In a press release, deputy commissioner of Excise (NC) S Chanlei Angh stated that the duty party while acting on the tipoff recovered the drugs and arrested Kajol Ahmed (28) son of Pasir Uddin of Karimganj, Assam in this connection.

Angh said the arrested person has been booked under relevant section of NDPS Act 1985 and Drugs & Cosmetic Act 1940 and forwarded to judicial custody, and the case under investigation.

The duty party was led

by AIE Nokcha, constables Khumeng, Kamnei and lady constable Merela.

ASHAs trained on paediatric care at Chiephobozou

DIMAPUR: A training on paediatric care in COVID-19 related issues was organised for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) of Chiephobozou block August 24 at Chiephobozou Community Health Centre (CHC)

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Akatoli Angto and MO Chiephobozou CHC Dr. Kekhrieneizo Peseyie.

Dr. Akatoli demonstrated on how to handle COVID-19 related cases in children and also briefed the ASHAs on the paediatric care relating the

approach of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood illness (IMNCI).

She also spoke on the major components on the preparedness and management of any sudden surge of COVID-19 care. The ASHAs were also trained on the danger signs, surveillance, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in paediatric age group, prevailing myths conception of COVID-19 in children and were also informed about the roles and responsibilities in the ward, colonies and community.

D r. Ke k h r i e n e i z o demonstrated the used of pulse oximeter and IR thermometer and distributed the same to all ASHAs present in the training.

DSO Dr. Kevilhoulie Meyase informed the ASHAs on the importance of malaria slide test and pointed out the differences of SARI/ILI reporting system.

that based on a specific input, security forces apprehended the individuals and seized two trucks of 4000 CFT illegal Burma teak wood.

PRO said the apprehended individuals along with recovered items were handed over to range forSF and police personnel with the accused and seized consignment. est officials Dimapur diviSecurity Forces ap- als with illegal Burma at Jharnapani, Dimapur. sion for further investigaprehended five individu- teak wood on August 22 In a press release, tion.

Tuensang police arrest three with firearms and drugs occupants who were found carrying six country made pistols of point 32 caliber and six magazines in their possession. PRO informed that cash of Rs. 8600 and two mobile phones were also seized from the possession of the two accused.

Further, based on the statements given by the two accused persons, another

individual was arrested from High Bridge, Sekiur who was supposed to receive the illegal arms.

An amount of Rs 33,000 and 11 spasmo proxyvon capsules were recovered from his possession.

In this connection, a case has been registered under relevant sections for further investigation.

Acknowledgement Arrested individuals with the seized drugs and firearms.

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”. Philippians 1:21

Tuensang police arrested three persons on charges of illegal possession of firearms on August 23.

According to Tuensang police PRO, the local

We the family members of Late Imsangba Jamir Longjamdang would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who had showered their love through prayers, presence, financial support and various help during his illness and death. Though we are unable to extend our thankfulness Died : 14/08/2021 to each and every individual personally, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

intelligence unit (LIU) of SP, office Tuensang and personnel of Shamator police station, Tuensang intercepted one motorcycle at Wapher village and apprehended the two

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

HAV. K. LUMBEMO NGULLIE, 2 NAGA

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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Loving bothers, sisters-in-law and relatives

Acknowledgement

“Those we love don’t go away, They walk besides us everyday, Unseen, unheard but always near; Still loved, still missed and very dear” We remember and honour you, one year after this world lost a precious soul.

A year has gone, and each passing day we miss you more. Rest in peace little one. wc-202

Loved ones

Died : 13.08.2021 “My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” – Psalms 73.26.

The family of Lt. Mr. Sakunungsang Ao (Dibuia) wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us by many friends, relatives, neighbors and wellwishers who visited our home, attended the service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difficult time. To those who helped in any way, your contributions made our loss more bearable.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude and may the good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 25

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A couple of thunderstorms

30 26

Aizawl

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

26 21

Guwahati A thunderstorm in spots

31 26

A thunderstorm in spots

28 21

Imphal

Itanagar A couple of thunderstorms

26 24

Shillong

A stray thunderstorm

21 19

Kohima

A thunderstorm in spots

23 19

Dimapur A stray afternoon t-storm Mkg

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

Tuensang A shower and thunderstorm

30 24 24 20 19 16

A couple of morning t-storms

24 21

Zunheboto Mainly cloudy with a t-storm

21 18

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Yangseo Sangtam, MLA, C.L. John, MLA and mission director, aspirational district, Rakesh Ranjan during the meeting.

D I M A P U R : Ya n g s e o Sangtam, MLA 60 PungroKiphire assembly constituency, along with CL John, MLA 45 Tehok assembly constituency, who is also the general secretary Eastern Nagaland Legislature Union (ENLU), met mission director, aspirational district, NITI Aayog, Rakesh Ranjan at his office chamber in New Delhi to apprise of the development project for aspirational district, Kiphire.

In a press release, OSD, planning & coordination, Thomas Thailu, informed that during the meeting,

Yangseo shared grievances faced by the rural people of his constituency and requested NITI Aayog to provide more development projects to the area.

He also shared that many proposals were sent to the ministries but none was sanctioned.

In this regard, Rakesh Ranjan stated that Asian Development Bank (ADB) had sanctioned Rs.3 crore in February 2020 for educational sector, Rs.5 crore for overall development in January 2021 and Rs.3 crore for infrastructure sector in February 2021.

He said that total amount meant for development of aspirational district Kiphire was Rs.11 crore.

The mission director also asked Yangseo to send the proposal through the deputy commissioner for immediate approval after which the CEO, Niti Aayog would approve the projects for sanctioning.

Further, Rakesh Ranjan assured that he would conduct a virtual meeting along with his colleagues and deputy commissioner immediately to see the requirement and issues to be taken.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Department of higher education, director, Dr. Apeni Lotha inaugurated the Livingstone Foundation International College here, on Tuesday.

The college was dedicated

by Thahekhu village Baptist Church Pastor Mughabeto K Jimo.

Speaking at the inaugural programme as special guest, Dr. Apeni said that till last academic session, the state had 65 secular colleges, out of which 15 colleges comprised of government colleges and 50 private colleges, however, from this academic session, the state would have 67 colleges.

Congratulating the authority and the faculty, she said that upgrading a college was not an easy task as it included a lot of struggle.

Dr. Apeni hoped that the college would live up to the objective of sound education, dreams and motto.

While talking about the importance of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) assessment mandated by University Grants Commission (UGC), she stated that NAAC assessment was required for institutions all

Dr. Apeni Lotha with the college authorities, faculty members and others at the inaugural programme on Tuesday. (NP)

over the country to improve the quality of education.

She informed that at present, the department had two levels of assessment - in the department level, a mechanism to evaluate and assess the institution colleges as triple “A” (Academic, Administrative Audit) where she said, many colleges had received good grade.

Meanwhile, at national level, there was a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for colleges, out of the 15 government colleges in the state 11 colleges have been assessed by NAAC and of 50 private colleges 19 colleges have been assessed, she informed.

In this regard, Dr. Apeni asserted that colleges were doing better because of continuous assessment, since the quality of education is enhanced. Lotha also appealed teachers to emphasise all round development, to be motivators and role mentors to students.

Also speaking at the programme, LFI chairman Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema briefed on the inception of the college. He also talked about the importance of education and stressed on how “education is the backbone of everybody”.

Though people referred to tourism, he reiterated that tourism may come in go but the perennial follow up and consistency of student com-

ing from outside Nagaland and within the state would be immense.

In this regard, Dr. Andrew said that Nagaland should be the hub of education and the epicenter of education.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by LFIC principal Dr. RK Behera, speeches were also delivered

by All Nagaland College Student Union president Vimeyiekho Vitso and chairman & GB Kevijau colony.

The programme was chaired

by Sashirenla Mollier, bible reading by Dr. Tainla Mar, special prayer by Thahekhu Village Baptist Church pastor Mughabeto K. Jimo and vote of thanks by Ani Yepthomi.

Screening camp for ‘ear & COVID vaccination in Phek hearing’ underway in Longleng

Imnatiba discusses progs and policies Advocacy & awareness on

Advisor Imnatiba along with DC Mon Thavaseelan K during the meeting on August 24.

DIMAPUR: In order to achieve successful implementation of government programmes and policies, the advisor for Industries & Commerce and Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Imnatiba Jamir, held a meeting with DC, SP & skill council members of Mon district on August 24.

In a press release, IT & media cell, state NDPP youth organisation informed that during the meeting, the advisor hinted on decentralisation of skill policies and formation of sub-councils to enhance employment generation programmes and mobilisa-

tion of schemes for unemployed youth.

In his address, DC Mon, Thavaseelan K highlighted challenges faced by the youth stationed across the country who were employed in service industries and suggested that the government initiate certain support mechanisms.

CSOs including Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) and Konyak Students Union (KSU) also participated at the meeting.

Meanwhile, with an aim to address the rising unemployment in the state, NDPP youth organisation led by its president Kel-

houneizo Yhome held a consultative meeting with the unemployed youth of the district at Mon town.

During the programme, special guest, Imnatiba Jamir, who is also the legislator in-charge of the youth organisation, said that means of engaging the youth into government jobs had become scarce and that they should involve in other means of self-employment.

He also advised the youth to form construction groups by engaging the services of the civil & electrical engineers available in their respective districts.

DIMAPUR: An advocacy and awareness programme on COVID-19 vaccination was organised by state-level monitoring team on COVID-19 at Phek village.

In a press release, National Health Mission (NHM) Phek informed that the state level monitoring team for COVID-19 led by secretary youth resources and sports and parliamentary affairs, Wezope Kenye; joint director Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Puse Liegise along with other district officials comprising of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Phek, Razouvolie Dozo and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Phek, Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino and others conducted the programme.

The team held advocacy meeting with the village council members, church leaders, VDB, youth bodies, students, VDWA and others.

Wezope Kenye said that since at present there was no cure for COVID-19 one should get vaccinated at the earliest. He said being vaccinated could decrease the chances of hospitalisation and that vaccinated people are at low risk of getting infection.

Dr. Puse Liegise spoke on the importance of getting vaccinated specially people with comorbidities and on the importance of early testing and early detection.

Razouvolie Dozo urged the gathering to get vaccinated at the earliest without hesitation as vaccination was the only weapon to fight against the virus.

Dr. Khriezotuo Paphino shared the data of COVID vaccination and appealed the stakeholders to create awareness in the community and do away with rumours.

The district team has also conducted an interactive session with the youth bodies and vaccination session was also held after the programme.

CMO Dr. Obangjungla delivering the keynote address at Phom Lempong School.

DIMAPUR: Three-day “charity screening camp for ear and hearing” sponsored by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Longleng, Dr. Obangjungla and her husband, Benjung Aier got underway on August 24, at Phom Lempong School, Longleng.

A press release by CMO Longleng office stated that the ear screening would continue till August 26 at the district headquarters after which the team would conduct the screening at

New social welfare directorate building inaugurated

Department officials, NBCC general secretary Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho and others during the inaugural programme. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Advisor social welfare, home guards & civil defence, Noke Wangnao inaugurated the new directorate office building of social welfare department on August 24 at directorate of social welfare, behind NBCC Convention Centre, Phezoucha, Kohima.

According to a DIPR report, the advisor while speaking on the occasion conveyed his gratitude to chief minister, Neiphiu K Y M C

Rio in making the project a reality.

He congratulated the director and her team on the successful completion of the office building and hoped that the physical environment that the new building was about to provide would affect the productivity positively.

Unveiling the plaque of the new building, Noke encouraged all the staff to work with a new zeal and energy for the welfare of

the department and for the public.

In her keynote address, director, social welfare, K. Atoli Sema said that the plot of land was allotted to the department in the year 2008 by the state government and the construction of the building commenced on 2009.

She said that the path to progress had not always been smooth but they managed to witness a fruitful outcome today.

She acknowledged chief minister for his commitment towards the project and the advisor for all his support in completion of the building.

Delivering a shor t speech, commissioner & secretary, social welfare, Sarah R. Ritse expressed her gratitude to the advisor for his constant support.

She also thanked the officers and staff both past and present, engineers and stakeholders who helped in

the completion of the new directorate building.

She said that the department had a long felt need of proper building infrastructure to facilitate smarter working environment for better management of administrative tasks, by providing rooms for housing different programmes and cells to enable easy accessibility to public and beneficiaries.

Further, Sarah urged the officers and staff to invest their valuable time with dedication and zeal in the best interest of the citizens.

She hoped that the new building would boost the morale of all current employees to continue to work for the holistic development of the society at large.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by joint director, social welfare, Tosheli Zhimomi, invocation prayer was said by NBCC general secretary, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho while building construction report was presented by EE, social welfare, K. John Mera and vote of thanks was conveyed by officer on special duty, social welfare, Michael Zaren.

Tamlu Community Health Centre (CHC), Buranamsang HWC, Sakshi Primary Health Centre (PHC), Yongnyah PHC and Yachem CHC in their respective health units.

In a keynote address, Dr. Obangjungla said that hearing impairment occurs when there was problem with or damage to one or more parts of the ear citing that the degree of hearing impairment could vary widely from one person to another.

CMO said that the hearing aids would be provided for those who need it in the month of September after the hearing camp was completed in all the blocks.

In a short speech, additional deputy commissioner, Robin Zeliang thanked Dr. Obangjungla and her husband Aier for sponsoring the ear and hearing camp for the people of Longleng district.

He also requested all the beneficiaries to disseminate the information so that others could avail the treatment.

SJU conducts webinar on ‘MATLAB’ DIMAPUR: A national webinar on “MATLAB” was organised by the department of mathematics St. Joseph University (SJU) Dimapur on August 23.

A press release by SJU stated that the resources persons were Dr. J Nareshkumar and Dr. Gunasekar – associate professors, department of mathematics, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology.

In the first session, fundamentals of MATLAB which gave more information about using MATLAB as a calculator, matrix operations, solving system of equations, finding eigen values and eigenvectors were highlighted. In the second session, application of MATLAB was aimed accurately, like solving ordinary differentiation, partial differentiation, Taylor’s series expansion, multiple integral and plotting of curves.

It may be noted that MATLAB is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment.

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Tension started after one personnel of the Assam Police camp allegedly misbehaved with a man from Meghalaya.

DIPHU (ASSAM), AUG 24 (PTI): A group of people from Meghalaya on Tuesday allegedly damaged a bunker of the Assam police near the inter-state border during a protest, a senior police official of West Karbi Anglong district of Assam said.

Senior police officers of both states have rushed to the area and brought the situation under control.

Tension started at the Umlapher area in the morning after one personnel of the Assam Police camp allegedly misbehaved with a man from the bordering state on Monday night at

a checkpoint, SP of West Karbi Anglong district A Basumatary said.

There is no restriction on crossing the interstate border.

In protest against the “ill-treatment”, a group of people from Meghalaya gheraoed the Assam Police camp at Umlapher and some of them damaged a bunker of the camp.

The West Karbi Anglong superintendent of police rushed to the spot and held discussions with his counterpart of neighbouring Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The situation

was defused and normalcy restored, “It was a result of a misunderstanding. Everything is peaceful now,” Basumatary told PTI. Meghalaya was carved out of Assam as a separate state in 1972. The problem between the two states started when Meghalaya challenged the Assam Reorganisation Act of 1971, which gave Blocks I and II of the Mikir Hills or presentday Karbi Anglong region to Assam.

Meghalaya contends that both these blocks formed part of the erstwhile United Khasi and Jaintia Hills district when it was notified in 1835. At present, there are 12 points of dispute along the 733-km Assam-Meghalaya border.

The chief ministers of the two states had held two rounds of talks since July at the end of which it was decided to set up two regional committees to resolve the vexed border disputes in a phased manner.

4 girls flee 3 youths held in Mnp for trying to govt-run shelter smuggle Covid drugs to Myanmar home in Assam IMPHAL, AUG 24 (IANS): Canchipur area near HeiS I LC H A R ( A S S A M ) , AUG 24 (PTI): Four girls, including three minors, have fled a government-run shelter home in Silchar town of Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Tuesday.

The girls reportedly escaped from Ujjwala Shelter Home on Monday morning by breaking the lock of the main door, in-charge of the facility Gaurab Chanda said. The facility operates under a project of the Women and Child Development Ministry.

Chanda said he has lodged an FIR at Rangirkhari police station. He claimed that the girls, three of whom were 17 years of age, have eloped with their lovers. “Police have started enquiry. They will be brought back soon,” Cachar Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur told PTI.

A local court in Manipur has remanded three youths to police custody till Friday for attempting to smuggle Covid-19 vaccines and other medicines to neighbouring Myanmar, police said on Tuesday.

A police official in Imphal said that Mohammad Feroz Khan, 30, Imran Khan, 22 and Shubham Kumar Anand, 23, were arrested on Sunday for trying to smuggle huge quantities of Covishield vaccine, Remdesivir and other medicines in a vehicle. Feroz and Imran are residents of Manipur while Shubham is a resident of Katihar district of Bihar presently staying in Imphal.

“The police led by Officer-in-Charge of Singjamei police station Inspector N. Jadumani Singh were conducting checking of passersby and vehicles in

jingang Super Market along National Highway-2, when the three youths were apprehended with the medicines and their vehicle and the contraband goods were seized,” the official said. The detainees have confessed that the medicines were to be transported to Myanmar through the Moreh border.

Officials said that interrogation of the youths is on to find out the source of the seized medicines, vaccines and whether any more people are involved in the racket.

Highly addictive stimulant drugs mostly methamphetamine, foreign origin cigarettes, arms and ammunition and various other contraband are often smuggled from Myanmar which shares a 1,643 km unfenced border with four northeastern states.

Local BJP leader commits suicide Four fall to COVID in M’laya on Tuesday in Assam SHILLONG, AUG 24: Meghalaya recorded 4 CO-

NE COVID-19 UPDATE

VID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 1,285 in the state.

Talking on the matter, Director of Health Services (MI) Dr. Aman War said that 3 death cases were reported from East Khasi Hills district and 1 from West Khasi Hills district. Dr War also said the state has also detected 162 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

New cases of the disease include 88 in East Khasi Hills, 20 West Khasi Hills, 18 West Garo Hills, 7 Ri Bhoi, 10 West Jaintia Hills, 2 East Garo Hills, 2 North Garo Hills, 4 East Jaintia Hills, 5 South Garo Hills, 0 South West Khasi Hills and 6 South West Garo Hills.

Dr War also informed that 268 persons have recovered from the viral infection in the same period.

Of these, 77 are from East Khasi Hills, 20 from West Garo Hills, 81 from West Jaintia Hills, 39 from West Khasi Hills, 4 from East Garo Hills, 2 from North Garo Hills, 2 from South Garo Hills, 2 from South West Garo Hills,5 from East Jaintia Hills, 24 from Ri Bhoi and 12 from South West Khasi Hills.

So far, the state has detected a total of 74,232 COVID-19 cases out of which 2,820 are active cases, 70,127 recovered cases and 1,285 deaths.

With 1,423 active COVID-19 cases, East Khasi Hills, that includes state capital Shillong, is the worst affected district in the state, followed by Ri Bhoi with 414 and West Jaintia Hills with 289 cases.

There are 262 in West Khasi Hills, 161 West Garo Hills, 135 South West Khasi Hills, 36 East Jaintia Hills, 20 North Garo Hills, 22 East Garo Hills, 27 South West Garo Hills and 31 South Garo Hills. (Correspondent)

Arunachal reports 94 new COVID cases

ITANAGAR, AUG 24 (PTI): The COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh mounted to 52,308 with 94 fresh infections, a senior health department official said on Tuesday.

The death toll in the frontier state remained at 259, he said. It now has 1,162 active cases, while 50,887 people have recovered from the disease so far, State Surveillance Officer Lobsang Jampa said.

The Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of new infections at 19, followed by 11 in Papumpare, nine each from East Siang and Lohit, and seven each from Upper Siang and Lower Dibang Valley.

The recovery rate in the northeastern state stood at 97.28 per cent and the positivity rate at 2.37 per cent, the official said. Altogether, 10,33,859 samples have been tested for COVID-19.

Mithuranjan Das LAKHIMPUR (ASSAM), AUG 24 (PTI): A local BJP leader allegedly committed suicide at his home in Lakhimpur district of Assam owing to a financial crisis, police said on Tuesday.

The person has been identified as Mithuranjan Das, Laluk Police Station Officer In-Charge (OC) Suraj Doley said.

“After we got a call, our team reached the place and found the body hanging in a room of his house on Monday morning. We have sent it for post mortem and other necessary formalities,” he said. Das left a three-page, hand-written suicide note, which has details of his financial condition along with names of various people from whom large monetary sums were due, Doley said.

The note in Bengali, a copy of which is available with PTI, is addressed to his wife Tanu. It said lakhs of rupees were receivable from government agencies and individuals. “In total, almost Rs 50 lakh was due, including Rs 17 lakh from the government for supplying food to a Covid Care Centre at Laluk College,” she told PTI.

GUWAHATI, AUG 24 (PTI): The Assam government has begun verification of rhino horns stored in different treasuries in order to reconcile and destroy those, barring the ones linked to court cases or required for scientific purposes, officials said.

The process started from the Morigaon treasury on August 18 and 261 rhino horns have been verified so far, they said.

The exercise is being conducted by seven zonal committees and a technical panel constituted by the state’s chief wildlife warden.

The state government is “contemplating to reconcile the rhino horns, ivory… and destruction of the same thereof, except for those required as exhibit in court case or as specimens for education, awareness and scientific purposes,” an official release said.

Out of the 261 horns verified thus far, 241 have been marked for destruction and 18 for preservation, it said. The entire operation is being screened live.

Tribal consultative meeting held in Manipur Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 24: Three resolutions were taken in a consultative meeting held at Motbung in Kangpokpi district on Tuesday in connection with “The Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 recommended by the Hill Areas Committee (HAC)”.

The programme was organized by All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) which was participated by All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), Kuki Students’ OrganisationGeneral Headquar ters (KSO-GHQ) and their federating units, apex tribal organizations, district based apex organizations, women organizations, student bodies, scholars and well wishers.

According to the ATSUM, after views of all the participating members were taken into consideration, the meeting “unanimously adopted” the three resolutions.

Firstly, the meeting resolved to condemn the “biased” act of the state

government for not allowing the conduct of “tribal consultative meeting” in Imphal on “The Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 recommended by the Hill Areas Committee (HAC)”.

Secondly, the consultative meeting resolved to form a committee under the aegis of ATSUM to “shoulder the ADC Bill 2021 movement”.

Thirdly, the consultative meeting resolved to organize consultative/ sensitization programmes on the “The Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021” in the hill districts, according to ATSUM. The apex tribal student body of Manipur then said that today’s meeting “unequivocally” appreciated the initiatives of the “ Chairman and members of HAC in recommending a historic bill which seeks to empower Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) under Article 371 C”.

13th Session of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (August 24), Manipur Tribal Affairs & Hills (TA & H) Minister Vungzagin Valte, while placing his observation regarding ‘The Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Councils Bill, 2021’, appealed to all the “tribal communities in the hill areas in the State of Manipur” to have faith in the due process of the law and also to the present State government “which is committed to provide tribal centric development” in all the hill areas in the State of Manipur.

He said that the Tribal Affairs & Hills department has already issued a clarification that it had received an advance copy of draft “The Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021” from the Hill Areas Committee, Manipur Legislative Assembly on August 17, 2021.

He further said that since the proposed draft is a “complicated issue” ‘Bill needs careful bill even involving the repeal of examination’ the Act passed by ParliaOn the last day of the ment namely Manipur (Hill

Areas) District Council Act, 1971 (the Principal Act), and the Department of Tribal Affairs & Hills has consulted all stakeholders including the Law Department and office of the Advocate General.

“They have opined that the Manipur (Hill Areas) Autonomous District Council Bill, 2021 needs a careful examination according to the due process of law and the same has been processed accordingly, even by duly constituting a committee,” the minister added.

Vungzagin Valte also expressed that being a tribal himself and minister in charge of the Tribal Affairs & Hills Department, he would like to protect the interest of the tribal communities and take up developmental activities in the hills at all times.

He also highlighted that the present BJP led government has already taken up several initiatives like “Go to Hills”, “Hill Leaders Day”. Cabinet meetings in the hill districts were also held to review work progress.

Assam Cong chief Bhupen Borah meets Akhil Gogoi for talks on bypolls GUWAHATI, AUG 24 (PTI): Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah has met Raijor Dal supremo Akhil Gogoi to evaluate possibilities of jointly fighting the assembly bypolls likely to be held by the end of this year.

However, the late-night deliberations at Sivasagar on Monday remained inconclusive and both parties vowed to carry forward the discussions in the coming days.

“It was just a courtesy meeting as I am in his (Gogoi’s) constituency for our party meeting...we both are against the BJP’s divisive policies. We discussed how we will fight the saffron camp in future,” Borah told reporters.

He appreciated Gogoi, an Independent MLA from Sivasagar, for joining hands with the Congress inside the Assembly to raise voice against the “anti-people decisions” of the state government. “Earlier, we had

Bhupen Borah tried to be united against the BJP and we will try again in future,” Borah said without elaborating.

On the other hand, Gogoi said that the two antiBJP parties should unite for a long term instead of a shorter period.

“We discussed how to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and how to form a government in Assam after the 2026 Assembly elections. We also evaluated options regarding the bypolls, but nothing has been decided yet,” he said.

This was the second round of meetings between top leaders of the two parties. On August 8, Congress working presidents Rana Goswami and Jakir Hussain Sikdar had visited the Raijor Dal’s headquarters in Guwahati to meet Gogoi and other senior leaders.

On August 16, another opposition party Assam Jatiya Parishad’s vice presidents Shamsher Singh and Kamal Nayan Choudhury had met Borah and discussed a proposal to put up common candidates against the BJP-led alliance in the Assembly bypolls.

AJP and Raijor Dal had formed a ‘Regional Alliance’, which was not part of the Congress-led ‘Grand Alliance’ in the assembly election this year. The Raijor Dal won one seat, while AJP drew a blank.

Before the assembly polls, both the groupings had called for establishing

Miscreants kill former militant in Manipur Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 24: Two suspected militants shot dead a former militant in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday morning.

Police said that 22-year-old Sonkhothang Haokip alias David Haokip (22) was shot at by the two suspects at Bongbal Khullen village under Maphou Dam police station of Kangpokpi district today morning, around 7.30am. The deceased hailed from B Vengnom village of Churachandpur and was staying at his mother’s parental house for the last around two months. Police retrieved the dead body and transferred it to JNIMS morgue, Imphal for necessary postmortem after registering a case.

Local sources said that David (the deceased) was coming out of his present resi-

dence when the armed miscreants sprayed bullets on him from point blank, killing him on the spot. The police recovered four empty cases from the spot where the dead body was found lying in a pool of blood.

Police, quoting local sources, said that the deceased was a former cadre of KLA/ KLO currently under suspension of operation truce with the government and had retired from the outfit, around three years ago. Meanwhile, the Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the killing of the youth. The faction claimed the deceased to be an active cadre of KNLA and involved in the killing of Hengjang village chief Thangkhotinlet alias Thangneo Kipgen and his grandson Thangminlun Kipgen on July 12, 2019, in a statement emailed to the local media.

Mizoram’s ZPM appoints Sapdanga as working prez AIZAWL, AUG 24 (PTI): Mizoram’s main opposition party ZPM’s vice president K Sapdanga has been appointed as its working president.

The decision was taken on Monday by the highest executive body of the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), the Val Upa Council (VUC), its chairman Lalfakzuala said. ZPM president Lalliansawta is not keeping well for some time, party sources said. Sapdanga called upon ZPM activists to work together to take the party to new heights.

He condoled the death of party MLA Andrew H Thangliana, who died due to multiple ailments on August 17, and alleged that the ruling party was holding a “campaign-like programme” for bypoll to the legislator’s Tuirial seat even as he was struggling for his life in the hospital.

ZPM leader Lalduhoma said that the party is progressing well towards having a strong bond among its members.

“We are relentlessly working to ensure that people have more faith in the party’s functioning to establish a people’s government

and a new system,” he said.

The ZPM now has six legislators in the 40-member assembly. However, barring Lalduhoma, who was elected on a ZPM ticket in the Serchhip bypoll in April, all the other five members had been elected as independents in the 2018 polls.

a united platform of all opposition parties but the ‘Regional Alliance’ had shied away from joining

the ‘Grand Alliance’ due to the presence of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in it.

Dear Moilen, With your Ist Birthday on August 25, may you always stay bright just like the sun shines every day.

Happy Birthday!!!

-Your Bro & Sisters, Kohima Dearest Son Roro, You are my pride and joy,the light of my life and you always will be, my boy.

Happy Birthday my Hero..

From your Dad. Heloo Kika, May the almighty God bless you with all the special gifts and blessing in life. Wishing you a great birthday and amazing life ahead. “Happy Birthday” From, Lolo,Toto,Lito & Hito.

Dear Ngappai Langshum, As you stepped into new phase of life today, we the Langshum families from different parts of our lives wishes you a joyous Happy Birthday and many many happy returns of the day. May you grow up to be a responsible daughter and an understandable sister of our family. May our good Lord continue to bless you and take good care of you until you celebrate like this time next year. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours, Forever Family Tree IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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NOTICE

(SEC. 278 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

Whereas application under section 278 of the Indian Succession Act 1925 has been filed by Shri. Subinoy Chakraborty and Shri Subimal Chakraborty sons of Late Sindhu Bhusan Chakraborty R/o H.No. 03, Westyard Colony Ward-7, Dimapur, Nagaland for grant of Letter of Administration in respect of landed property of their mother Late Mira Chakraborty, covered by Patta No. 359, Dag No. 394, Block No. 7, Mouza No. 2, measuring an area of 00B-00K-08Ls Dimapur Town, Dimapur before this court.

Whereas 27th Sept, 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter. Notice is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named property to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the court on this 24th August, 2021.

District Judge Dimapur : Nagaland

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Guardianship Petition No. 14/2021

NOTIFICATION FOR FACULTY POSITIONS

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National Institute of Technology Nagaland, invites applications from Indian Nationals with excellent academic background and commitment to quality teaching and research for the recruitment of faculty positions in various Departments. The last date for receiving the application form is 45 days from the date of publication of advertisement in the Employment News. For eligibility criteria and other details, please refer the institute website: www.nitnagaland.ac.in

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Protestors from M’laya damage Assam Police bunker on border

Assam starts verification of rhino horns

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Date: 24-08-2021

REGISTRAR

(See 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.)

Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Mr. Vezovo Venuh for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Master Shezo Venuh before this Court and whereas the 16th day of September 2021 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter.

NOTICE is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named minor(s) to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 17th day of August 2021.

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ister is in the process of selling the crown jewels of this country.”

Listing out the sectors which are going to be privatised, Gandhi said that these are being sold and one can guess to whom it is going.

“And frankly, these will go to three to four people,” he said.

Announcing the measure on Monday, Sitharaman had said it is to unlock value in brownfield projects

by engaging the private sector, transferring to them the rights but not the ownership in projects, and using the funds for infrastructure creation across the country.

But assailing the government, Gandhi said: “I want to tell the youths, your employment has been snatched, for farmers, three special farm laws have been made. And today I want to say what Prime Minister plans to give to his industri-

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BALLIA (UP), AUG 24 (PTI): RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Tuesday warned of a nationwide agitation from September 8 if the Centre fails to act on its demands on farm laws and MSP by the end of this month. Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be decided on the basis of cost, and a new law should be formulated, keeping in mind the concerns raised by farmers, to resolve the dispute arising out of the new farm laws, it said.

“For these demands, a nationwide symbolic dharna will be organised on September 8. The Modi government has been given time till August 31 to act on the demands. If it does not take a positive stand on our demands, then after the dharna on Sept 8, a decision will be taken on further steps,” BKS treasurer Yugal Kishore Mishra said.

“Farmers do not get a remunerative price for their produce. MSP is not remunerative,” he added that his organisation was being compelled to agitate because of this. “RSS does not run the Modi govt, otherwise our organisation would not have to resort to agitation.

No govt has been serious on issues that are in farmers’ interest,” BKS leader said.

KO L K ATA , AU G 2 4 (PTI): Trinamool Congress Tuesday lashed out at the newly unveiled National Monetisation Pipeline calling it a “dangerous bid” by the “bankrupt” Narendra Modi government to raise money by gradually handing over sectors like rail, road, airport, mining to the corporates.

TMC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy told a press meet here that the National Monetisation Pipeline is an “unprecedented anti-people move” which did not figure in the BJP election manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. There had neither been any discussion in the Parliament about the move, Roy, who is also TMC chief whip in Rajya Sabha, said.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had unveiled a four-year NMP worth Rs 6 lakh crore on Monday.

“The NMP is a dangerous bid by the bankrupt Modi government ... Na-

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tional highways measuring 26,700 km will be privatised, along with 400 rail stations, 150 trains. a staggering 42,300 km transmission line, 8000 km-long GAIL pipeline, 4000 km-long oil pipeline, BSNL and MTNL towers are going to be handed over to corporates for 25-30 year lease which will be extended afterwards,” Roy said quoting from some documents.

Referring to the provision in the NMP for extension of the lease, he said “The Modi government will be there till 2024. How can it decide what wil be done after the next Lok Sabha

elections?”

The lease will become a perpetual lease, he claimed and added that a total 160 coal mining projects, 21 airports and 31 ports will be handed over to private companies in a similar manner, Roy said.

Expressing outrage that such a central policy had been announced on the 75th year of Independence and terming it an “unprecedented anti-people move”, he said the Modi government has earned the moniker of “government of corporates, for the corporates and by the corporates.”

Describing the situation as an “economic disaster”, the TMC MP said “While the Modi government is selling off everything to raise money to meet the Centre’s financial bankruptcy, there is no explanation why the central vista project is being commissioned at a cost of Rs 20,000 crore and Rs 190 crore is being spent to build new house for the vice-president”.

NHRC seeks report on action taken to end child labour NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): The NHRC on Tuesday said it has taken a serious view of the “contradictory reports” from authorities in Rajasthan in connection with a 2019 complaint that alleged “rampant trafficking” of children in three districts.

In a statement, the National Human Rights Commission observed that even after seven decades of Independence, despite various laws and schemes to protect the rights of children; their bonded labour and trafficking, and the existence of child labour “raises a big question mark on the effectiveness of the state machinery to control the menace of child labour”.

A c c o r d i n g l y, t h e NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of all states and the administrators of union territories to file a report about the steps taken to implement the provisions and articles of the United Nation Convention for Right of Child and the Child and Adolescent Labour (Amendment) Act 2016 in their respective jurisdiction

in particular, the position of child labours.

The secretary in the department of labour of all the states and union territories are directed to file the report within eight weeks about the legal action taken against the companies and their management, who are employing or employed children in their factory premises or use them for production activity of any kind, against the letter and spirit of the UN convention for right of a child.

The Commission noted that in 1992 India had ratified the UN Convention for Rights of Child; the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the year 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, which necessitates calling for reports from all states and union territories. The instant case referred to a complaint received in the Commission on December 22, 2019, in which it was alleged that in Udaipur, Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan, “rampant trafficking of children aged

between 8-15 years is going on”, the right panel said in the statement.

They are sold for Rs 500 to Rs 3,000. Even a commission of Rs 50 was charged on every deal.

The complainant also supported his allegations on the basis of a media report carried by a prominent newspaper on the issue, it said. In the wake of these allegations, the Commission had issued a notice to the Director General Police (DGP), Rajasthan calling for a report. In response, the Superintendent of Police (HR), Criminal Investigation Department (CB), Jaipur, Rajasthan informed that the news published was of old incidents, in respect of which no case had been registered, the statement said.

The report stated that all the boys and girls went to earn wages with their families. It said that no case of children leaving

or missing or becoming handicapped, from the district, after coming from Gujarat, had come to the fore in relation to the children of Rajasthan.

Most of the children keep going to Gujarat for child labour and to stop the same timely action by police stations and antihuman trafficking units in the border areas had been taken, it added.

The Superintendent of Police, Dungar pur, informed that there was no organised gang active for human trafficking in Dungarpur. The report also stated that the AntiHuman Trafficking Unit was already working in the district to prevent such incidents. Along with this, a special team of the district had also been formed and for the prevention, checking is being done continuously in police station area bordering Gujarat, the NHRC said.

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also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, including India-Russia cooperation against COVID-19. We agreed to continue close consultations on important issues.

Both sides have had regular exchanges on Afghanistan, including during External Affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar’s Russia visit & Russian FM Lavrov’s India visit earlier this year.

During Modi-Putin talks, both sides agreed to cooperate on counter-terror & drug threat “emanating from the territory of Afghanistan”, Russian readout of talks said. They also “noted the importance of coordinated efforts” which would “contribute to the

BKS warns of nationwide agitation

Reiterating that these are going to be given to “only three to four people”, Gandhi said: “This is your future. Your future is being sold to these three four industrialists. It is reality.”

He, however, said that the Congress is not against privatisation.

“We had logic behind privatisation,” he said, adding that the industries, which were chronically lossmaking and the companies with minimal market share were privatised.

“And the sectors where there were risk of private sector monopoly, we decided not to sell. But this entire scheme is designed to create monopoly,” he alleged.

“All the sectors that I have named are there to bring monopoly. We say do privatisation but not at the cost of loss to the country,” he said, claiming that when these assets are privatised or sold to private players, then there will very less employment opportunities.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): In an important development, India and Russia have agreed to form a “permanent bilateral channel” for consultations on Afghanistan. The announcement of bilateral channel has been the most visible practical cooperation between India & any of its allies on Afghanistan in the aftermath of fall of Kabul to Taliban since 15th August.

The development was announced hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Russian President Vladimir Putin held 45-minute telephonic conversation on Tuesday.

In a tweet, PM said, “Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan...”

Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan. We

establishment of peace and stability in this country, ensuring security in the region as a whole”.

The situation in Afghanistan is seen as security challenge to both India & Russia. For India, Afghanistan could become a safe haven for Pakistan-based terror groups, and for Russia, a spillover of the crisis can impact friendly central Asian countries like Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.

Important to remember, India’s Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Pankaj Saran met Russian NSA Nikolai Patrushev last week in Moscow & discussed Afghanistan. Last week was the first week since the fall of Kabul, and Taliban emerging as dominant force in Afghanistan.

During the talks both sides also had conversation on trade, Covid crisis, manufacture of Russian Vaccines in India.

Next few months will see increased India, Russia engagement, given India will host BRICS summit in September as the chair of the grouping, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited India visit for annual India Russia bilateral summit & deliveries of the first units of S400 air defence systems.

alist friends.”

This, he claimed, comprises 26,700 km of national highways worth Rs 1.6 lakh crore, Rs 1.5 lakh crore in railways with 400 railways stations, 150 private trains, railway tracks and warehouses. He further said that 42,300 circuit km of transmission network, 6,000 MW power generation, solar wind assets from NHPC, NTPC and NLC, and 8,000 km of national gas pipeline of GAIL are all going to be privatised.

Even the 4,000 km of petroleum pipeline, 2.8 lakh km of telecom assets of Bharat Net Fibre Netowrk, BSNL and MTNL towers, warehouses worth Rs 29,000 crore with a stroage space of 210 lakh metric tonne, 107 coal mines, 761 mineral blocks, 25 airports worth Rs 21,000 crore, ports worth Rs 13,000 crore along with 31 projects, and two national stadium worth Rs 11,000 are going to be gifted to few industrialists, he said.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): A Day after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s four-year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth Rs 6 lakh crore, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bringing the process of selling the “crown jewel” assets built by his party in last 70 years.

He also contended that the Congress is not opposing the privatisation process but “the entire NMP is designed to create a monopoly”.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters along with former Finance Minister P. Chidamabaram, Gandhi said: “The Prime Minister and the BJP said that the Congress had done nothing in last 70 years. There is a list here of all the assets that the Congress has helped build using the public money.”

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXI NO. 260 DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021

Working for the future

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agaland has landed itself in a situation where honest work does not pay and anymore since there is no reward in it. This is a clear indication that the priorities have been messed up and society is in a reverse motion. It’s a topsyturvey situation going around -socially, morally, politically and economically. The prevailing environment for some years has troubled many thinkers and concerned citizens who feel that after a good start from the 60s till the early 80s, the leaders of the state have taken a wrong turn in pursuit of fast and easy development. The leaders themselves were not immune from the sense of entitlement and so, they too passed on this to the people. The combination of such elements with politics has also led to evolution of politicians who are disinclined about adherence to rule of law for self benefit. This has led to gradual erosion of rule of law and adherence to the constitution (of India) and which are not something that should be ignored. In a way, along with the political issue, what needs to be realised today is that, the socio-economic problems have multiplied because of the imbalanced perception which accorded too much focus on politics. Guns and culture cannot bring glory but only through achievements in progress and development. That is the global economic language of identity. That calls for putting the horse before the cart and not vice versa. For too long have people placed the cart before the horse and it is time to do what is needed. All leaders may have their own considered viewpoint on challenges facing contemporary society but unless they mainstream these views, no common vision can be made. The young future generation have to be prepared in the way that enables them to move ahead to lead their people into the 21st century, where there is place and space for those are willing to move and not just sit and talk of their dreams. Traditional values that have imbibed the spirit of self reliance in the past, have almost disappeared and made way to a life of dependency upon government largesse. Such a trend has led to erosion of the base for professionalism which severely weakened the fundamental structures during the decades. It is also a time for Nagas to seriously ponder over the practice of resorting to rhetoric and self proclaimed dispensers of Naga-ness and damning others as anti-Naga or pro-Indian, not uncommon during the 50 and 60s.The situation has changed and today people need leaders who apply logic, clarity and courage to do what is right and good in the sight of God. Every notion and concept has to be developed and sustained over the decades or even centuries. However for the Naga people the concept of development continues to be barraged by the negative aspects of emotive and often, mythical politics. People of every race or nation throughout the world are proud of their unique identity or history and the pride is sustained by a sense of responsibility to build and develop society.

Being proud of one’s believed past glory should not lead to being captive with the past but active for advancement towards the future.

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India needs sports culture in its true sense T

achin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Mary Kom, Deepa Malik, Mithali Raj, Saina Nehwal and the list goes long. These are some of the names we often come across in our day to day life. Well, who are they? They are neither doctors nor engineers; they are sportspersons. Everyone appreciates them, loves them, but how many of us dare to become like them? What are the reasons that dissuade us from choosing sports as a career? What is the value and significance of sports in our modern society? How do we contextualize sports to India and find ways to promote sports culture?

These are some of the questions that dive profoundly into the idea of sports culture, and the way we perceive sports in our society.

The objective of this article is to promote sports culture among the people and integrate sports in their development process.

Sports are an integral part of our evolution and development as a human being. Running has substantially shaped human evolution (Bramble). The endurance running hypothesis illustrates the evolution of certain human peculiarities as adaptations to long-distance running. We can also experience this in our surrounding nature. If we observe pets or animals closely, especially during morning and evening, they play among each other in their unique ways. Nature is the same for all, and living beings are designed in such a way that we love to play. It is somewhere connected in the process of our development.

This is the reason why, when a child starts walking, they learn to run and jump gradually on their own. One of the main problems in our society is the age-old notion of showing sports as inferior to education. But, it can be argued that sports are an inevitable part of education. There is a local saying: “padhoge likhoge banoge nawab, kheloge kudoge banoge kharab” This proverb means that to achieve success in life, you have to study and at the same time, reflects that if you play, you will ruin your life.

If we analyze this phrase in our current times, it shows that most of our parents believe that sports are just means of passing the time and that students should not devote their crucial time in playing. They suspect that sports are an excuse for children to escape their studies. The outcome of this mentality is quite apparent in our

generation, especially at a time when virtual and mobile gaming devices have occupied a large part of one’s life. It has significantly reduced the time children used to devote to fields and physical sports.

I reckon, everyone reading this article must have remembered the time when we used to get a free period during our school days or dedicated game period as such, how we used to run to the ground and play like it is the last day of our life. But as we grew old, we lost that sportsperson inside us. It is truly remarkable to realize what sports nurture inside us, and how it is as important as education for success.

Sports teach us many things in the process of playing, which also serve as an essential factor in our physical, mental and personal development. It teaches us valuable qualities like time management, leadership, responsibility-taking, teamwork, challenging authority and winning enthusiasm, excitement and confidence. These are some intangible advantages of sports that cannot be discovered in books or virtual gaming devices.

Apart from this, it is not a hidden secret that sports keep us fit and healthy, and it helps us function better and perform well in our day-to-day routine.

It has been found in several studies that those who play sports are less prone to stress and other health disorders than those who do not. Sports can also serve as a critical suicide prevention mechanism. Nowadays, we hear a lot of students and young people ending their life due to an over-competitive environment and other societal pressures falling prey to worsened mental health conditions. Sports can be very much helpful to curb these kinds of difficulties.

In the context of India, sports is generally associated with cricket, where the majority of people follow the Indian cricket team. We are all aware of the excitement in the India-Pakistan match, and the Indian Premier League, which also gets worldwide attention. But, the subtle question is that: is it the only sport that deserves recognition?

Even, when we say, Indian cricket team, how many of us think about the Indian women’s cricket team?

What about other sports, like swimming, shooting, badminton, volleyball, football etc.?

The answer lies in the question itself. It is that we do not appreciate these sports enough

What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? —Matthew 7:9

Quotes

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him. ~ Galileo Galilei

because we are relatively less familiar with them. This public opinion must be transformed to give an inclusive space to all kinds of sports, and every gender must get equal recognition. The very nature of sports is to unite.

It doesn’t discriminate, and it has no boundaries as such.

There are many hidden talents in our country especially in the rural regions, which, if provided with a platform and training, can make India proud in various national and international level events like the Olympics, the Commonwealth etc. For example, tribal children living in the forests of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand have enormous potential in terms of sports. They are very good at swimming, tree climbing, running etc. without any formal training.

The need of the hour is to build a sports culture where proper coaching could be provided to the individuals that help them in their development. But, the idea of development here is different from the prevalent belief.

Instead of following some rigorous age-old learning, there should be a proper learning methodology, primarily driven by sports.

It is a two-way exercise where both students and instructors participate in the learning process. People should come together so that they can impact the lives of each other for a positive change and a better future. Now, the problem is, how can we participate in the process and rebuild society to elevate the status of sports? How can we contribute to the change?

We need authentic platforms and NGOs that can serve the desired purpose. Some of the organizations like Play and Shine foundation are working tremendously at a pan-India level for the novel cause of social development by sports and reaching out to the most vulnerable and underprivileged children from time to time.

It is a platform where each one of us can come together to promote sports as a means of development.

Change is a process, and it is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end. Let’s join our hands to bring out the change and come together to guarantee every individual the right to have an equal opportunity to play sports. And, expand the outreach of touching at least one million lives by the end of 2022.

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A land that has never seen peace

oday let me take you through the history of the land on which several battles have been fought and is still continuing in that direction. A land which is rich in natural resources but the people lack basic rights. They say that this land has never seen peace, which is unfortunate. I’m talking about our neighbour country Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is in world news because of withdrawal of US and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) forces from Afghanistan and takeover by Taliban which essentially is a terrorist organisation. Taliban has made several attacks in different countries including India aircraft hijack in 1999, terror attack at World Trade Centre(9/11 attacks) in US. In this blog I’m gonna write about how Taliban was formed, other organisations in Afghanistan, the US’s role and where does India fits in all this.

Let’s start from the beginning. Afghanistan has always been a matter of interest for various invaders and kings because of its richness and it is a gateway to Asia and Europe. It was conquered by Darius I of Babylonia and Alexander of Macedonia.

Mahmud Ghazni who created an empire from Iran to India, also conquered Afghanistan. After that several Arab rulers invaded the territory and Islam took its root. Then came British forces.

British made India its colony. In the southern part, USSR (Russia) was a big empire. Afghanistan was the gateway from Central Asia to India. British were afraid that Russia might attack to take over India. This led to 3 Anglo-Afghan wars to conquer Afghanistan but ultimately Afghanistan became independent.

Then several Afghan kings ruled this land and several reforms were introduced.

Then several incidences happened- India got independence in 1947, the world got divided into two ideologies which were Communism supported by USSR and Capitalism supported

by US (Cold War). These countries were trying hard to persuade other countries to support their ideology.

So, in 1979 USSR attacked Afghanistan to support the communist party. US-supported Mujahideen(anti-communist) politically, economically to fight communists. Pakistan was help-

ing US in all this.

In 1991, USSR disintegrated and now there was no competition for US. But Mujahideen was still there and it got divided into several groups and one of them was the Taliban. The US along with Pakistan backed the Taliban with arms and finance.

Taliban was a radical outfit and was against both Russia and US. It wanted Afghanistan to be run as per Islamic law. Now Taliban started ruling Afghanistan with violence and people lost their rights. Taliban became powerful and wanted to oust US from its land and attacked WTC in 2001. US took revenge by killing Osama Bin Laden and sent its troop in Afghanistan to suppress the Taliban and set up a democratic government. For next 20 years US troops stayed in Afghanistan and more than $2 billion had been spent.

Then Donald Trump came to power in US and announced that US would withdraw its troops because it has caused huge loss to America. And in August 2021 US troops have been withdrawn completely and the Taliban has took over Afghanistan.

The world is apprehensive about the Taliban- will it be the same Taliban as it was 20 years back, what does it mean for the whole world, etc.? All countries are evacuating their nationals, diplomats including India. Now where does India lie in this. India has been a victim of violence caused by the Taliban and is still in the danger. If the Taliban again turns into a violent outfit, it would be disastrous to India.

India has spent $3 billion in Afghanistan’s infrastructure projects. It all might go into ruin and India’s gateway to Central Asia and Europe might be blocked.

What should India do?

There is actually no clear answer for this. There are few options for India like it can support the democratic government, India can directly talk to Taliban, India can support anti- Taliban forces like US, Britain, or India can just wait and watch.

India has always supported a democratic government and supports Afghan-led government. Currently, India has not taken made any stand clearly.

Let’s see what step would India opt for. Let’s see if this land will see peace or not in near future.

Shivani Tyagi, (As published

by The Times of India)

Post-mortem

The Spiritual Search

The illustration of prayer that our Lord used here is one of a good child who is asking for something good.

We talk about prayer as if God hears us regardless of what our relationship is to Him (see Matthew 5:45).

Never say that it is not God’s will to give you what you ask. Don’t faint and give up, but find out the reason you have not received; increase the intensity of your search and examine the evidence. Is your relationship right with your spouse, your children, and your fellow students? Are you a “good child” in those relationships?

Do you have to say to the Lord, “I have been irritable and cross, but I still want spiritual blessings”? You cannot receive and will have to do without them until you have the attitude of a “good child.”

We mistake defiance for devotion, arguing with God instead of surrendering. We refuse to look at the evidence that clearly indicates where we are wrong.

Have I been asking God to give me money for something I want, while refusing to pay someone what I owe him?

Have I been asking God for liberty while I am withholding it from someone who belongs to me? Have I refused to forgive someone, and have I been unkind to that person? Have I been living as God’s child among my relatives and friends? (see Matthew 7:12).

I am a child of God only by being born again, and as His child I am good only as I “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7). For most of us, prayer simply becomes some trivial religious expression, a matter of mystical and emotional fellowship with God. We are all good at producing spiritual fog that blinds our sight. But if we will search out and examine the evidence, we will see very clearly what is wrong— a friendship, an unpaid debt, or an improper attitude. There is no use praying unless we are living as children of God. Then Jesus says, regarding His children, “Everyone who asks receives…”

(Matthew 7:8).

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021

Is it ok to be gay?

(From previous issuee) enesis 13:13 says, Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the LORD. All have sinned.

But the men of Sodom were especially wicked and evil. The English word, “Sodomy” means same-sex intercourse. The Lord told Abraham in Genesis 18:20, their sin is very grave.

Some say, “But Abraham prayed for the gays and asked God to have mercy on them.” No, Abraham said in v.23, Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? He interceded for the righteous living in Sodom, that God would spare the whole city if there were ten righteous people there.

But there weren’t.

Notice, Abraham did not defend homosexuality.

He called them wicked. He didn’t say, “Lord, they can’t help it, they were born that way. Love is love.”

Jude 1:7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Nothing is said about a lack of hospitality in this verse.

In one recent posting, a transvestite said that he was generally accepted by the people in his state, but that the elders needed to be

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educated. As if homosexuality was a new idea. No, we see as far back as in the days of Abraham there were Sodomites. It is not that the elders need to be updated. It is a younger generation that is biblically illiterate that needs to be warned.

Romans 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; That means women having sex with other women, lesbianism, is just as wrong. And Paul calls this dishonorable passions. It is not love, it is sexual perversion. “Love is love.” What if a man loves an animal?

What if he loves his sister or his daughter? What if he loves his stepmother?

In the church at Corinth a man having sex with his father’s wife. In 1 Corinthians 5:5, Paul instructed the church, you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. Paul didn’t say, “You can love whoever you want to love.” And notice they were to initiate judgment on this erring man so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. The implication is that if they didn’t do something to arrest his attention and bring him back to his senses, if he continued, he would not go

to heaven.

1 Corinthians 6:9 says homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom. They won’t go to heaven. But then he added this in v.11, And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Notice the verb were is past tense. Previously, before they were washed and sanctified and justified, some of them were homosexuals. Gays definitely can be saved. But they cannot continue to practice homosexuality.

S o m e w o u l d s ay, “They can’t help it, they were born this way. God made them like this. In fact, Jesus even said so.” They’re referring to Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

After teaching on marriage and divorce, the disciples said to Jesus, “It’s better for a man not to be married.” But Jesus said, “That’s not true for everyone.” They’re not talking about homosexuality, they are talking about celibacy.

T h e wo r d e u nu c h (Greek, eunouchos) means a castrated man, or im-

potent man, or one who otherwise does not engage in sex. No one ever made himself a homosexual “for the sake of the kingdom.”

But some men, like Paul, have been celibate. But as Paul said in 1 Corinthians 7:7, I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

God wants all men to be saved and Jesus died for the ungodly, including homosexuals. There is a difference between someone who is struggling in this area and someone who is openly, unashamedly promoting it.

Many years ago I received a telephone call from a young man I hadn’t seen in a long while. I don’t know how he got my telephone number. We had previously attended the same church.

I asked him where he was going to church and he said he wasn’t. He said frankly, “I’m backslid.”

I thought maybe he had neglected his prayer life or had grown cold spiritually. But he told me that before he was saved he was involved with homosexuality and that he had fallen into that again. He was living with some other ungodly men. I spoke with him in tones of kindness and reminded him that God loved him and that the blood of Jesus would wash him but that God wanted him to live free from sin.

I wasn’t sure how he would respond. He might just hang up the phone angrily. But he said, “I’m doing something I haven’t done in a long time. I’ve got my Bible open and I’m reading it.”

If people fall into sin, we want to restore them. And we don’t really help people by giving the impression that we agree with their sinful lifestyle choices. Young people today need clear teaching on this subject.

Many gays are the victim of sexually assault.

Often it occurred while they were young. I think it is safe to say that, generally

speaking, every homosexual is looking to make a new convert. Just as most drug addicts don’t get hooked by a stranger but a friend, the same is true with the gay lifestyle. It is actually a misuse of the English language. The word “gay” means happy, and there are many homosexuals who are anything but happy.

(Concluded) John Roughton John Roughton Ministries, inc. a.k.a Spirit of Faith International PO Box 56530 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 USA

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With the relaxation of lockdown, of late, I have been seeing a lot of littering in the city. When it comes to understanding the importance of cleanliness, you simply can’t overstate how much it impacts everyone’s life. It should be the duty of every citizen to keep his/her city clean just as much we clean our homes religiously. In Indore, door to door garbage collection there had mightily reduced its presence on roads. Its also very encouraging when we see organisations conduct cleanliness drives in their towns, setting an example for everyone. In Dimapur, sadly, the dustbins kept along the footpaths are mostly wrecked by miscreants. Most of us are in love with foreign countries but cleanliness is a major attribute of their beauty. We can certainly achieve this if we as citizens do out bit because keeping our city clean should be a shared responsibility of all.

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to ‘replace’ Punjab CM gains PAGD reiterates its demand for J&K statehood Demand momentum within Congress again

5.1 magnitude quake in Bay of Bengal CHENNAI/KAKINADA, AUG 24 (PTI): Tremors were felt in Chennai and Kakinada on Tuesday following an undersea earthquake in the Bay of Bengal, but there were no reports of damage to life or property.

The 5.1 magnitude quake in the Bay of Bengal was reported at 12.35 pm, the National Center for Seismology said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal and was about 296 km south-south east of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and 320 km east north east of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it said. Tremors were felt by residents of Chennai and Kakinada and nearby areas briefly.

Slight tremors were felt in Kakinada, Razole, Palakollu and Narsapuram towns in Andhra Pradesh following the 5.1 intensity earthquake on Tuesday afternoon.

In Kakinada, residents suddenly felt their ceiling fans shaking and things falling off their shelves. Some of them said it lasted just a couple of seconds and no damage happened. In Chennai, the tremors were felt in some parts.

PAGD Spokesman M Y Tarigami with NC President Farooq Abdullah (R), PDP President Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar. (PTI)

constitutional position that Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh had till August 4, 2019. It is our constitutional right,” he said.

Tarigami, who was flanked by other leaders of the alliance, including Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, said a few people were interpreting their demands some other way and calling them “anti-national activities”.

“They try to harass the leaders associated with the alliance and continue with slanderous campaigns. Perhaps, it has not happened before that the voice of the

people was being stopped this way. It is impossible to keep stopping the voice of the people,” he said.

The alliance spokesperson said the silence in Jammu and Kashmir has been considered as normalcy.

“Even today, they think Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh should be silent like a graveyard, and it is not acceptable to the present government and leadership that anyone should raise his voice or keep his head high,” he claimed.

“The present government has vowed to humili-

ate us, they think of our humiliation as their pride, which is not acceptable to us,” the CPI(M) leader alleged. Tarigami said the alliance wants to send a message to the country and its people that the PAGD is committed to seek the rights which were guaranteed by the Constitution.

The PAGD spokesperson said the alliance adopted a unanimous resolution at its Tuesday meeting, reiterating that the constitutional position of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh which the erstwhile state enjoyed on August 4, 2019, be restored.

“Articles 370, 35-A and full statehood has been our constitutional position and the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, which was abolished unconstitutionally, be restored. This is our basic agenda and our basic demand,” he said.

The PAGD, he said, has vowed that insult and humiliation of the people and political leadership will not be acceptable.

Tarigami said they had raised the issue of the release of political prisoners at an all-party meeting with

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but no such prisoner has been released as a confidence building measure.

“We want to ask the gover nment how many people have been released since the all-party meeting chaired by Modi was held,” he said.

Tarigami claimed that there is a campaign to humiliate the political leadership and workers “as if only thieves exist here”.

“This humiliation must be stopped and we will keep our case before the people of India, its civil society, media houses and Parliament. We appeal to them that this humiliation must stop or its consequences can be dangerous not only for Jammu and Kashmir but for the entire country,” he said.

He also said that all main administrative officers whether in the civil administration or police were from outside and locals were being sidelined.

Referring to the denial of the permission for the meeting in view of the Covid pandemic, Tarigami said “it seems even this small meeting is not acceptable to the administration”.

CHANDIGARH, AUG 24 (IANS): The demand to ‘replace’ Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh just months ahead of the Assembly polls once again gained momentum with Congress’ 34 ‘sulking’ legislators, comprising four Cabinet ministers, on Tuesday decided to apprise the high command over the widespread dissidence among the party ranks.

They were categorically clear in saying after the closed door meeting that it was high time for the party to opt for a change of the guard ahead of the polls.

“Changing the CM is the prerogative of the party high command. But we have lost faith in him,” Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi told the media here.

He said the legislators unanimously authorised a five-member committee to apprise the party President Sonia Gandhi at the earliest about the dissent of the party workers over nonfulfillment of poll promises by the government.

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mittee are Cabinet ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who backed state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in the recent power struggle, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Channi and Pargat Singh, considered close to Sidhu.

Channi slammed the Chief Minister and his aides over unfulfilled poll promises, particularly the delay in action in the 2015 sacrilege and police firing cases.

He said the panel would seek time from the Congress high command to listen to grievances of legislators and ministers, otherwise it will be difficult for the party to get a repeat

in Punjab.

He said the MLAs have raised a number of issues, including the existence of sand, drug, cable and transport mafias.

Moreover, the issue of sacrileges and subsequent police firing cases has not only annoyed the party cadres, but also hurt the religious sentiments of the common man. Also the government has failed to deliver the promised action against drug dealers, they said.

Joining the chorus, Randhawa said they have the best portfolios with them. “But we are not bothered over losing the portfolios. Our concern is that the poll promises like justice in Bargari and scrapping the faulty power purchase agreements have not been fulfilled so far.”

Interestingly, the bickering within the party came to fore just a day ahead of state affairs in-charge Harish Rawat’s visit to Chandigarh over the growing ‘war of words’ between Amarinder Singh and state president Sidhu.

Rahul meets Baghel, Singh Deo in bid Evacuation from Afghanistan: India brings back 78 people to resolve differences in Chhattisgarh

Rahul Gandhi with Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and others.

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and state Health Minister T S Singh Deo in an effort to resolve the power tussle between the two senior leaders in the state.

AICC in-charge for Chhattisgarh P L Punia and AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal were also present during the meeting convened by Rahul Gandhi at his residence.

Sources said the two Chhattisgarh leaders had separate meetings with the former Congress president.

The meetings lasted almost

three hours. Rahul Gandhi heard the two leaders patiently in his attempt to iron out differences in the state leadership, the sources said, adding that some more meetings with the senior party leadership are likely in the coming days.

Punia told reporters later that issues of development in the state were discussed during their meeting.

He also denied that the leadership issue was discussed.

Singh Deo and Baghel have been at loggerheads, with the former claiming that the leadership at the time of the election victory in 2018 had proposed a rotation of the chief minister’s

post after 2.5 years.

Both have said they would abide by the decision of the party high command.

“Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are our leaders and we would abide with whatever they say,”Singh Deo told reporters before the meeting.

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): India on Tuesday brought back 78 people, including 25 of its nationals and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Talibanbesieged Kabul to the Tajik city.

The group along with three copies of the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, was airlifted from Kabul to Dushanbe by a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday.

With Tuesday’s evacuation, the number of people brought back to Delhi reached over 800 since August 16 when the first group was airlifted from Kabul, a day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital city. The evacuees were received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport

by Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and V Muraleedharan. “Blessed to receive

& pay obeisance to three holy Swaroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from Kabul to Delhi a short while ago,” Puri tweeted. An Air India flight brought back the people from Dushanbe.

“Joined Minister Shri @HardeepSPuri ji at Delhi Airport in receiving Swaroop of Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji arrived from Afghanistan along with evacuees,” Muraleedharan tweeted. Earlier, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said 78 people are being brought to Delhi on an Air India flight.

“Helping in the safe return from Afghanistan. AI 1956 en route to Delhi from Dushanbe carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian nationals. Evacuees were flown in from Kabul on an @IAF_MCC aircraft,” he said on Twitter. On Monday, India brought back 146 of its nationals to Delhi in four different flights from the Qatari capital Doha, days after they were evacuated from Kabul by NATO and American aircraft.

India has stepped up efforts to evacuate its citizens as well as its Afghan

partners from Kabul in view of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital and other parts of the country after the Taliban swept to power last week.

On Sunday, India evacuated 392 people including two Afghan lawmakers in three different flights under the evacuation mission.

The Taliban seized control of Kabul on August 15. Within two days of the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, India evacuated 200 people, including the Indian envoy and other staffers of its embassy in the Afghan capital.

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SRINAGAR, AUG 24 (PTI): The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday demanded the restoration of the pre-August 5, 2019 constitutional position of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it would continue the fight to seek the rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

The alliance of the six mainstream political parties, which seek the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state, held a meeting at its chairman and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s residence at Gupkar here.

The meeting was also attended by the middle and lower rung leaders of the constituent parties of the alliance.

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(From p-1) “So by the middle of September I am thinking, and the reason it took longer was because of back and forth and the need for more data requested from the company and this is the usual process. People think it is taking longer for Covaxin than for others but that is not the case… each company that applied for EUL (Emergency Use Listing) had taken this period of 4 to 6 to 8 weeks to get all the data needed,” she said.

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of the following: former judge of the top court or the former Chief Justice of a high court, the Director, ED (or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Director), the Director, CBI (or his nominee not below the rank of Additional Director), the Union Home Secretary (or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary), and a judicial officer not below the rank of district judge to be nominated by the top court. Amicus suggested the committee may be constituted within a period of two weeks of the order and it should furnish its status report regarding each particular case in a sealed cover to the top court within two months of its first sitting.

On August 10, the top court gave last opportunity to the Centre to submit a detailed status report regarding details of pendency and stage of trial of cases involving sitting and former lawmakers registered with the central agencies, CBI, and others.

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DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has been ranked 801-900 among world Universities in the 2021 Shanghai Ranking also known as Shanghai ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities). Shanghai Ranking has published a list of 1000 top Universities of the world this year where 14 Indian universities from India have made it in the list.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore has been listed in the 401-500 brackets globally while it tops the list of Indian universities. As per the Shanghai Ranking website, VIT is the only Private institution of India which has made it to the list this year.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has been ranked by the Shanghai Ranking since 2019.

The ranking is based on research publications in top quality journals, highly cited researchers, top rated international awards and prizes. Shanghai Ranking is recognized by the Government of India as one of the ranking agencies for Institution of Eminence (IoEs).

(From p-1) The report suggested that courts before whom the trials are pending may be directed to expedite the trial of all pending cases on day-to-day basis in terms of Section 309 of the CrPC. “All the High Courts may be directed to issue administrative instructions to the effect that the concerned courts dealing with cases investigated by the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate shall deal with the cases pending before MPs/MLAs on priority basis and other cases shall be dealt only after the trial in these cases are over,” said the report.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): Microsoft India on Tuesday announced it has collaborated with Invest India to nurture tech startups in India. To begin with, the company has onboarded 11 startups for its Microsoft for Startups programme from fields like agriculture, defense/security, IT/ITeS, e-mobility, waste management and financial services. The 11 startups will gain access to benefits including Azure credits, as well as support for technology and business acceleration, focused on scaling their growth.

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follow up action against the accused.

However, LH said that if the work was not completed within reasonable time frame, the FIR would be revived. It said the bridge was targeted to have been commissioned on October 15, 2016 as per Work Order.

Stating that it was delayed by five years due to “deliberate mischief of the contractor”, LH said that the contractor should not be paid any escalation.

Further, LH has urged the state government and the responsible authorities including NFHRCC to complete the road at the earliest, failing which the hoho would be compelled to resort to other means of seeking solution to the matter including revival of FIR.

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Rupee edges 3 paise higher to close at 74.19 against US dollar MUMBAI, AUG 24 (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 3 paise to close at 74.19 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by a strong rally in the domestic equity market.

However, a strong dollar in the overseas markets and rising crude prices weighed on the investor sentiment, forex traders said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened strong at 74.12 against the greenback and moved in a range of 74.11 to 74.20 in the day trade.

It finally ended at 74.19 against the American currency, registering a rise of 3 paise over its previous close of 74.22.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 403.19 points or 0.73 per cent higher at 55,958.98, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 128.15 points or 0.78 per cent to 16,624.60.

quential momentum slowed due to COVID outbreak, the robust performance of India’s tradables sector and a much smaller-than-expected decline in services activity should support much faster GDP growth than previously expected.

“Looking at the details, we believe y/y growth in the rural sector is likely to slow modestly in Q2, as the second wave spread deep into the rural countryside.

As such, rural consumption showed clear signs of slowing during the quarter, with weaker sales of fertilizer and two wheelers, and

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): Gold in the national capital on Tuesday jumped Rs 170 to Rs 46,544 per 10 grams despite rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,374 per 10 grams.

Silver also gained Rs 172 to Rs 61,584 per kg, from Rs 61,412 per kg in the previous trade.

The rupee appreciated 9 paise to 74.13 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday.

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HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said, “Gold prices traded marginally down with spot gold prices at COMEX trading near USD 1,801 per ounce on Tuesday.”

extend all the needed support for early completion of the work.

According to LH, the bridge over Doyang river at Liphanyan, Wokha district, for which work order was issued seven years ago (on November 21, 2014), still remained incomplete despite advance payment of Rs.18.49 crore to the contractor, which amounts to 75% of the total W/O amount, for execution of only about 25 % to 30 % of the work.

LH said it had filed an FIR “against this fraud” on October 20, 2017 against the contractor and the concerned executive engineer.

However, LH said that NFHRCC had asked to resume the abandoned work before the Police could take

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der control, a rapid recovery appears underway,” Bajoria wrote in his report.

Based on this assessment, Barclays has forecast India’s economy expanded 21.2 per cent y/y in Q2 21 (April-June, or Q1 of fiscal year 2021-22), as a low base and a much smaller loss of activity due to the second COVID wave pushed growth to an all-time high for a single quarter.

The country’s AprilJune GDP data, scheduled to be released on August 31, will show a clash of two contrasting themes, Barclays said adding that although se-

the quarter. On the other hand, we expect output in the mining sector to improve modestly,” the report said.

Bajoria said that Government expenditures fell short of total revenue collections, but this will not weigh too much on activity.

Moreover, within services, the low year-earlier base is likely to offset a sequential loss of momentum, as public transport services, fuel demand and financial services likely experienced some loss of activity erosion during the short but intense second COVID outbreak. Still, these sectors are rebounding quickly and should add more meaningfully to growth in Q3 GDP, Barclays said. Despite continued expansive government expenditures, we expect output in the public administration sector to contract y/y, as a large of share of the spending is transfer payments, which will not contribute to GDP, the report said.

(From p-1) LH lamented that while foothill road had been under construction for the last more than a decade, the neighbouring state Assam was “able to build pucca roads all along our boundary”.

In this regard, the hoho queried why was the state government exhibiting its “inability and indifference while constantly talking about boundary dispute?”

LH has asked the state government to attend to foothill road on top priority with fund, manpower and all the logistic support needed for early completion of the road.

It also urged the responsible stakeholders including NFHRCC to

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 ( I A N S ) : I n d i a ’s G D P growth rate for FY22 is likely to be in double digits on the back of robust performance of country’s tradables sector and a much smaller-than-expected decline in services activity due to pandemic disruptions this year, according to report by Barclays.

The report authored by Barclays chief India economist Rahul Bajoria has projected upside risks to its FY 2021- 22 GDP projection of 9.2 per cent and says that if all its forecast is realized, GDP growth could be close to double digits for the current fiscal year.

The banker’s projection on India’s FY22 GDP is close to RBI’s which had retained GDP forecast for the year at 9.5 per cent.

“India’s second COVID-19 wave acted as a stumbling block to the robust recovery that was underway.

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Taliban will be judged by deeds, not Refugee body urges not to recognize Taliban words, says Johnson ahead of G7 meet

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): Soon after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after toppling the democratically-elected government of Ashraf Ghani, the war torn country has been passing through a humanitarian crisis across the provinces.

With an aim to counter the challenges posed by Afghan militia, an international body, the World Refugee & Migration Council (WRMC) has urged the global leaders to withhold the recognition of the Taliban’s new government and access to financing.

The ongoing situation in Afghanistan has brought focus to the war-torn people seeking refuge in several countries amidst their uncertain futures.

The WRMC has also suggested some urgent priorities with an objective to avert further human suffering and bloodshed in war ravaged country.

Under these priorities, the international body has suggested that the Hamid Karzai International Air-

US in talks with Taliban as Aug 31 deadline nears

The World Refugee & Migration Council has called for global leadership to avert further human suffering.

port should be kept secure for evacuation flights for as long as necessary. There should be no artificial deadlines for the removal of NATO forces that have been deployed to secure the airport.

UN Member States must ensure that UN Funds and Agencies on the ground in the region have the requisite resources to provide humanitarian relief to the hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have been forcibly displaced in recent months. More than 10 per cent of the Afghan population has been forcibly displaced and there has been a 60 per cent shortfall in the

United Nations’ Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA).

A humanitarian land corridor should be negotiated with the Taliban to permit access to humanitarian assistance to those in Afghanistan facing famine and those who have been displaced by the decade long war, the WRMC suggested.

The council also underlined the need that future of Afghan refugees should not be determined simply by geography but according to the principles of responsibility sharing in the ‘global compact’ of the United Nations (UN).

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said that the US is engaging with the Taliban on a daily basis as the ongoing Afghan evacuation faces the August 31 deadline. President Joe Biden has left open the possibility of extending the ongoing evacuation beyond August 31, the date he previously set to end the US military mission in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen, however, made clear in an interview with Sky News that such extension would be unacceptable. At a White House briefing on Monday, Sullivan told reporters that the US has been consulting with allies and the Taliban on the evacuation issues.

“We are in talks with the Taliban on a daily basis through both political and security channels,” he said when asked about talks with the Taliban over the extension issue. “I’m not going to get into the details of those discussions here to protect those discussions, which are covering a wide range of issues.” Sullivan added that the US is consulting the Taliban “on every aspect of what’s happening in Kabul right now” and would continue those conversations. “As the president has said before, we believe that we have time between now and the 31st to get out any American that wants to get out,” he said, while noting “the president will ultimately make his decision about the precise shape and scope of this operation.”

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said later in the day that the US had discussed the issue of Kabul airport with the Taliban. “There is actually an agreement between and among all these actors, of course between the US and our partners and allies, but also with the Taliban, that all of our interests would be served with a functioning airport,” he told reporters during a daily briefing.

LONDON, AUG 24 (PTI): The Taliban will be judged by its deeds rather than words, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said ahead of chairing an emergency G7 virtual meet to coordinate international response to the Afghan crisis.

Downing Street said that during the meeting Tuesday, the UK PM will call on the Group of Seven leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States to continue to stand by the Afghan people and step up support for refugees and humanitarian aid.

He is expected to urge international partners to match the UK’s commitments on aid and the resettlement of those most in need in order to protect human rights and contribute to the stability of the region.

“Our first priority is to complete the evacuation of our citizens and those Afghans who have assisted our efforts over the last 20 years – but as we look ahead to the next phase, it’s vital

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we come together as an international community and agree a joint approach for the longer term,” said Johnson. “That’s why I’ve called an emergency meeting of the G7 – to coordinate our response to the immediate crisis, to reaffirm our commitment to the Afghan people, and to ask our international partners to match the UK’s commitments to support those in need.

“Together with our partners and allies, we will continue to use every humanitarian and diplomatic lever to safeguard human rights and protect the gains made over the last two decades. The Taliban will be judged by their deeds and

not their words,” he said.

According to a Downing Street communique, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies are expected to reiterate their commitment to safeguarding the gains made in Afghanistan over the last 20 years – in particular on girls’ education and the rights of women and minorities.

Discussions are set to cover the ongoing collaboration on evacuation efforts at the Kabul airport and the longer-term work to secure a more stable future for Afghanistan and ensure any new government is inclusive and abides by its international obligations.

The meeting will take place by video conference and the NATO and UN Secretaries-General have also been invited to join the discussion. It comes as the Taliban issued a stark warning that it would not entertain any suggestion of an extension to the August 31 deadline for the US-led NATO troops to exit Kabul.

Biden’s rating drops below 50% for South Korea, Russia discuss Israeli warplanes strike Gaza; first time in ‘summer of discontent’ peninsula peace process Palestinian teen killed in Nablus SEOUL, AUG 24 (IANS): Nuclear envoys of South Korea and Russia discussed the Korean Peninsula issues, and agreed to continue close consultations for the progress of the peace process in the peninsula.

Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, held a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov who arrived here on Saturday for a six-day trip, reports Xinhua news agency.

The South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Noh and Morgulov exchanged opinions on the entire peninsula situation, discussing bilateral cooperation for progress in the complete

denuclearization of and permanent peace settlement on the peninsula.

Noh assessed Russia’s support and cooperation for progress in inter-Korean cooperation and the resumption of dialogue between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States. The South Korean diplomat called on Russia to play a constructive role in the DPRK’s return to dialogue.

Morgulov shared the need for a rapid resumption of dialogues involving relevant countries, including those between the DPRK and the United States and between South Korea and the DPRK, and the importance of sustaining stability on the peninsula and in the region.

TEL AVIV, AUG 24 (AP): Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza overnight, drawing machine-gun fire from Hamas in the heaviest cross-border fighting since an 11-day war in May. In the occupied West Bank, officials said a Palestinian teen was killed in a clash Tuesday with the Israeli military.

Palestinian authorities said the 15-year-old boy died after being shot in the head during clashes with soldiers in the city of Nablus. The Israeli military said soldiers were carrying out an arrest raid in the Balata refugee camp when they came under attack from nearby rooftops.

The military said large stone blocks were thrown at the troops, and that soldiers opened fire at a person they

COVID-19 lab leak theory highly unlikely, scientists say

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We, the Chungtor Union Dimapur would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and a big salute to all the Teachers of Govt. High School Chungtor for securing 100% result for three consecutive years in HSLC. Congratulations and best wishes.

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The Village Chairman Union Tening Block in a press release expresses profound gratitude towards the Government of Nagaland for having a pitiful eye towards the people of Tening Area. Particularly, the Department of Education for the up gradation of GHSS Tening.

We the union express our heartfelt gratitude towards the PDA Government under the dynamic leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri. K.T Sukhalu Hon’ble Advisor School Education, Shri. Namri Nchang Hon’ble Advisor Water Resources for their incredible efforts and sacrifices for the people of our area.

The Village Chairman Union Tening Block highly appreciates the step take up by the Government of Nagaland for the welfare of the students.

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FElICITaTION With immense pride the Old Riphyim Village Council along with the Old Riphyim Students’ Union congratulates and extend our heartiest appreciation to Shri. M. Rollan lotha, COO, NSRLM, RD department on receiving Governor’s Gold Medal 2021 for bringing laurels and blessings to the community.

Furthermore, we also extend congratulations to all the students who have successfully cleared the HSLC & HSSLC Examination 2021.

The union prays for greater success in all their future endeavours.

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With immense pride and honour the Wokha Town Riphyim - Changsu Ngullie Ekhung extend congratulations to Mr. Shanpan Ngullie for being elected as Chairman of Old Riphyim Village.

We wish you more success in your future endeavour and may God continue so bless you.

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None of the first documented cases were reported as being related to staff at the laboratory, they added.

There is no evidence that researchers at the institute worked with SARS-CoV-2 nor a closely related virus, according to the paper.

The authors, including Edward Holmes from The University of Sydney, Australia, and Andrew Rambaut from the University of Edinburgh, UK, argue that COVID-19 is not the first coronavirusbased infectious disease associated with animal markets.

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The Wuhan Institute of Virology, often cited as the source of a lab leak, is also marked on the map, but is a distance away from the live animal markets.

The scientists said none of the very first documented cases -or excessive deaths within the first week of emerging -- were located near the institute.

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transmission began,” Goldstein explained.

“This suggests that the epidemic began in markets in this district: the Huanan and possibly other markets as well,” he said.

Israel and Hamas, with the Islamic militant group frustrated over the slow pace of cease-fire talks that it hopes will ease an Israeli blockade over the territory.

Over the weekend, a Palestinian militant shot an Israeli soldier in the head from point-blank range during a demonstration along the Israeli border.

The soldier reportedly remains in critical condition.

On Monday, Palestinian activists launched a series of incendiary balloons into Israel, igniting at least three blazes, according to Israel’s national fire service.

Israel and Egypt have maintained a blockade over Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007, a year after winning Palestinian parliamentary elections.

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in December 2019, show they initially emerged close to the site of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, as well as other markets reported to have live animal trading. They said that in the weeks following, cases radiated outward geographically, adding those cases were followed by excessive deaths in January 2020, a second marker of how the virus spread through the population.

Similarly, those deaths were initially localised to near the animal markets, the authors noted.

“It tells us where the epidemic began and where intense

FELICITATION With immense pride and honour, the office of the Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the following individuals who have brought laurels to the Lotha Community by achieving the most prestigious Governor’s Award in various categories on the occasion of 15th August Independence Day 2021.

1. Shri M. Rollan Lotha, Chief Operating Officer (Programs) NSRLM, RD Dept. on receiving the Governor’s Gold Medal Award.

2. Shri Abemo Ezung, Havildar, Crime Branch, PHQ on receiving Governor’s Commendation Certificate.

The LSU wishes you all the very best in your future endeavors as you continue to strive for the interest and welfare of our State.

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come politicised and heated, and we felt the time was right to take a critical look at all of the available evidence,” said Stephen Goldstein, an author on the paper and evolutionary virologist at University of Utah Health, US. “Preventing future pandemics requires the political will to cut off the routes by which these viruses enter the human population. Focusing in the wrong direction will preclude those efforts from occurring,” Goldstein said.

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WASHINGTON, AUG 24 (PTI): It is more probable that COVID-19 spread when an infected animal passed the SARS-CoV-2 virus to a human at a live animal market in Wuhan, China rather than the disease originating from a laboratory accident, according to a team of global scientists.

In a critical review published as pre-proof in the journal Cell, 21 scientific experts from across the world presented evidence about what may have started the pandemic.

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said was about to drop a large object on them. It was unclear whether the teen, identified as Imad Hashash, was the same person.

The Israeli military said a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip overnight hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing site, a tunnel and an underground rocket launch site. The army said it struck an additional militant tunnel after Hamas fired machine guns across the border.

The violence came as cease-fire talks brokered

by Egypt continued to deteriorate. It also threatened to overshadow Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s first meeting as premier with President Joe Biden in Washington.

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vaccines should be mandated and an electorate is divided over which political party should control Congress after the 2022 midterms, NBC reported.

It all produced a ‘summer of discontent’ for Biden, said Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies.

“The promise of April has led to the peril of August,” Horwitt said, arguing that Covid -- more than Afghanistan -- has dented Biden’s numbers. “It is the domestic storm, Covid’s delta wave, that is causing more difficulties at this stage here at home and for President Biden.”

According to the survey, 49 per cent of adults approve of Biden’s overall job performance, while 48 per cent disapprove.

That’s down from April’s NBC News poll, when 53 per cent of adults approved of Biden’s job and 39 per cent disapproved -- with some of the biggest declines for Biden coming from independents, rural residents and white respondents.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): After a spike in US Covid-19 cases and bipartisan criticism over the chaos from America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden’s overall jobapproval rating has dipped below 50 per cent among adults for the first time in his early presidency, according to a new NBC News Poll.

The poll also finds fewer Americans support Biden’s handling of the coronavirus and the economy now than they did last spring, and just a quarter of respondents approve of his handling of Afghanistan.

The survey findings demonstrate the public has grown more pessimistic about the coronavirus since April, the country remains split over whether Covid-19

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he world will likely see a pandemic similar to Covid-19 within the next 60 years, say researchers stressing the need to prioritise efforts to prevent and control them.

Researchers from the Universities of Padua in Italy and Duke in the US used new statistical methods to measure the scale and frequency of disease outbreaks including a row of pathogens like plague, smallpox, cholera, typhus, and novel influenza viruses over the past 400 years to estimate the intensity of those events and the yearly probability of them recurring.

The findings showed that the probability of a pandemic similar to the deadliest pandemic in modern history -- the Spanish flu, which killed more than 30 million people between 1918 and 1920 -- ranged from 0.3 per cent to 1.9 per cent per year over the time period studied.

These figures also mean it is statistically likely that a pandemic of such extreme scale would occur within the next 400 years.

But the data, appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of

Sciences, showed the risk of intense outbreaks is growing rapidly.

Based on the increasing rate at which novel pathogens such as SARSCoV-2 have broken loose in human populations in the past 50 years, the study estimates that the probability of novel disease outbreaks will likely grow three-fold in the next few decades.

Using this increased risk factor, the researchers estimate that a pandemic similar in scale to Covid-19 is likely within a span of 59 years, a result, they write, is “much lower than intuitively expected”.

“That is not to say we can count on a 59-year reprieve from a Covid-like pandemic, nor that we’re off the hook for a calamity on the scale of the

Spanish flu for another 300 years. Such events are equally probable in any year during the span,” said Gabriel Katul, Professor of Hydrology and Micrometeorology at Duke.

“When a 100-year flood occurs today, one may erroneously presume that one can afford to wait another 100 years before experiencing another such event,” Katul said. “This impression is false. One can get another 100-year flood next year.”

The reasons outbreaks are becoming more frequent are population growth, changes in food systems, environmental degradation and more frequent contact between humans and disease-harbouring animals may all be significant factors.

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nable to manage your blood pressure levels? Eating flavonoid-rich foods like berries, apples, pears and drinking red wine can lower systolic blood pressure levels, as well as improve greater dive r s i t y i n gut microbiome, according to new research.

The study, published in the journal Hypertension, showed that up to 15.2 per cent of the association between flavonoid-rich foods and systolic blood pressure could be explained by the diversity found in participants’ gut microbiome.

Flavonoids are broken down by the body’s gut microbiome - the bacteria found in the digestive tract.

Eating 1.6 servings of berries per day (one serving equals 80 grams, or 1 cup) was associated with an average reduction in systolic blood pressure levels of 4.1 mm Hg, and about 12 per cent of the association was explained by gut microbiome factors.

Drinking 2.8 glasses (125 ml of wine per glass) of red wine a week was associated with an average of 3.7 mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure level, of which 15

per cent could be explained by the gut microbiome.

“Our gut microbiome plays a key role in metabolising flavonoids to enhance their cardioprotective effects, and this study provides evidence to suggest these blood pressurelowering effects are achievable with simple changes to the daily diet,” said lead investigator Aedin Cassidy, chair and professor in nutrition and preventive medicine at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Recent studies also found a link between gut microbiota -- the microorganisms in the human digestive tract -- and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death worldwide.

Gut microbiota is highly variable between individuals, and there are reported differences in gut microbial compositions among people with and without CVD. With increased research suggesting flavonoids may reduce heart disease risk, this study assessed the role of the gut microbiome on the process.

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early two in three Indians (66 per cent) have become addicted to being online as a result of the Covid pandemic, a report released on Tuesday said.

The 2021 Norton Cyber Safety Insights report by consumer security company NortonLifeLock is based on an online survey of more than 1,000 Indian adults conducted by the Harris Poll.

The survey found that on average, adults in India spend 4.4 hours a day in front of screens, outside of work or educational time.

About eight in 10 (82 per cent) said that the amount of time they spent on screens, aside from educational or work purposes, has increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Smartphones by far are the most common device Indian adults surveyed feel they are spending too much time on (84 per cent).

The majority of Indian adults (74 per cent) agree that the amount of time they spend in front of a screen negatively impacts their physical health, while more than half (55 per cent) say it negatively impacts their mental health.

“It is understandable that the pandemic has increased our dependence on

screens for activities that could otherwise have been done offline. It is important for every individual, however, to find a healthy balance between their onscreen and off-screen time so that their health and, more importantly, their children’s health is not adversely impacted,” NortonLifeLock’s Director, Sales and Field Marketing, India & SAARC Countries Ritesh Chopra said in a statement.

The sur vey also showed a lack of trust among Indian adults in smart home devices and/ or the companies that manufacture them.

Nearly half of adults decided against purchasing a smart home device due to security concerns or because of privacy concerns (40 per cent).

People also cited a

lack of information about smart home devices (40 per cent) and a lack of transparency from smart home device manufacturers about how they use consumer data (35 per cent) as reasons for not purchasing a smart home device.

“The online landscape has seen an increase in the numbers and types of cyber threats. Users must take great care of how and where they use their connected devices. Convenience should not come at the cost of security,” Chopra said.

“Today, the loss of personal or confidential information can have very serious repercussions indeed. It is important for parents to be aware of this fact and to educate their children on the need for cyber safety,” he added.

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team of US scientists has developed a new approach to determine how dusty Mars ice really is, and whether it could melt.

Mars is a dusty planet, so much of its ice is also dusty and much darker than fresh snow we might see on Earth. The dustier the ice is, the darker and thus warmer the ice gets, which can affect both its stability and evolution through time.

Under certain conditions, this might also mean that the ice could melt on Mars.

The team from Universities of Arizona State and Washington combined data from NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter with computer simulations to successfully match the brightness of Martian ice and determine its dust content.

Their results have been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

“There is a chance that this dusty and dark ice might melt a few centimetres down. And any subsurface liquid water produced from melting will be protected from evaporating in Mars’ wispy atmosphere by the overlying blanket of ice,” said Aditya Khuller, a planetary

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Based on their simulations, the team predicted that the ice dug up by the Phoenix Mars Lander formed by dusty snowfall, sometime over the last million years, similar to other ice deposits found previously across the mid-latitudes of Mars.

“It is widely believed that Mars has experienced multiple ice ages throughout its history, and it looks like the ice being exposed throughout the mid-latitudes of Mars is a remnant of this ancient dusty snowfall,” Khuller said.

For next steps, the team hopes to further analyse ice exposures on Mars, assess if the ice could actually melt, and learn more about Mars’ climate history.

“We are working on developing improved computer simulations of Martian ice to study how it evolves over time, and whether it might melt to form liquid water,” Khuller said.

“The results from this study will be integral to our work because knowing how dark the ice is directly influences how warm it gets.”

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umankind’s collective thirst is slowly desiccating landscapes worldwide, a study of groundwater finds.

Water stored in aquifers underground makes up the vast majority of accessible freshwater on Earth. Its abundance has fueled forays into drier locales, such as California’s Central Valley, enabling a boom in crop production (SN: 7/23/19).

And overall, about 70 percent of the groundwater being used worldwide goes to agriculture. But surface waters — rivers and streams — rely on groundwater, too.

When people pump too much too quickly, natural waterways begin to empty, compromising freshwater ecosystems.

A study in the Oct. 3 Nature finds that this ecological tipping point, what scientists call the environmental flow limit, has already been reached in 15 to 21 percent of watersheds tapped by humans. Most of those rivers and streams are in drier regions like parts of Mexico and northern India

where groundwater is used for irrigation.

If pumping continues at current rates, the authors estimate that by 2050, anywhere from 42 to 79 percent of pumped watersheds will have crossed this threshold.

“It’s really quite alarming,” says Inge de Graaf, a hydrologist at the University of Freiburg in Germany.

“Groundwater and surface waters are intimately connected, and too much pumping creates a ticking time bomb.”

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tresses ecosystems against seasonal fluctuations in water availability, providing stability for resident plants and animals. But if too much groundwater is pumped, surface waters begin to seep into the aquifer, draining the life from many river and stream habitats.

De Graaf and colleagues created a statistical model that linked groundwater pumping with groundwater flow to rivers from 1960 to 2100. Projecting into the future, the researchers tweaked the

model based on different climate projections, but kept groundwater pumping rates constant. The team found that more than half of watersheds where pumping occurs will likely cross this ecological threshold before 2050.

“We need to be thinking about this now, not in 10 years,” de Graaf says.

“We can decrease pumping in these areas, develop better irrigation…. Our study shows us where to target more sustainable efforts.”

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Soon, Play Store users on phones will see app ratings based on the average of submissions from only the country they are registered.

“We have heard from both Play Store users and developers that ratings and reviews could be more helpful,” the company said in a statement late on Monday.

“This is especially true when ratings from one area unfairly impact another — like when a bug that only impacted a single country negatively affects the app’s rating everywhere; or when positive improvements in a tablet experience are overlooked because of the number of users on phones,” Google added.

From November 2021, users on phones will start to see ratings specific to their registered country.

Early in 2022, users on other formfactors such as tablets, Chromebooks, and wearables will start to see ratings specific to the device that they are on.

Ratings would help people decide which apps to download and they are taken into consideration for featuring and placement on Play Store, the company said.

“But because the app experience can vary depending on the user’s region and device type, aggregate ratings don’t always tell the whole story,” it added.

Starting in November, Google is going to change the ratings that individual users see based on where they are registered, and later in the year what device they are using. (IANS)

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Shaheen’s 6-wkt puts Pak on top against WI KINGSTON (JAMAICA), AUG 24 (IANS): A career-best performance from Shaheen Afridi (6/51) and a quick second innings with the bat from Pakistan has set up an engrossing final day of the second Test against the West Indies, with the tourists now fancying their chances of winning and levelling the series at Sabina Park.

Bowled out for 150 shortly after lunch on Day 4, West Indies finished the day at 49/1 in their second innings, chasing 329 to win.

Afridi was the star of the day, taking 6/51 before Pakistan’s batters declared their innings on 176/6. Needing to force a result to level the series, the tourists approached their second innings like it was a one-dayer, notching up 176 in just 27.2 overs before declaring.

Earlier, West Indies started the day in trouble at 39/3 and their situation looked set to deteriorate quickly when Afridi drew an edge from nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph (4) that was caught by Babar Azam low to his left at

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third slip. Joseph was the third batter out to Afridi for the innings, with the tall pacer accounting for both openers on Day 3.

The situation improved for West Indies as Nkrumah Bonner (37) and Jermaine Blackwood (33) put on a steady 60-run stand to take them past 100. Unfortunately for Kraigg Brathwaite’s side, the duo’s hard work came undone across two overs.

Bonner was the first of the pair out, edging a

delivery from Mohammad Abbas (3/44) behind, with the seamer getting a ball on off-stump to straighten just enough. Abbas struck again on his very next ball, nicking off Kyle Mayers for a golden duck.

It was a collapse when Afridi bounced out Blackwood with a ball that ballooned off the outside shoulder of the bat to be taken by Fawad Alam -the star of Day 3, diving back and to his right to take a good catch at gully.

Bronze medal in hockey just the beginning, says Vivek Sagar

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): Indian men’s hockey team midfielder, Vivek Sagar Prasad, who has been shortlisted for the (international hockey federation) FIH Rising Star of the Year Award 2020/21 said on Tuesday that it was a “surreal feeling” to have been nominated for the second time in the same category.

The youngster was instrumental in the team’s bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics.

Speaking about the feeling of becoming an Olympic medallist at the age of 21, Prasad said, “It hasn’t really sunk in yet. I still can’t be-

lieve I was part of the Olympic medal-winning team.

It’s a dream of every athlete, and I am really blessed to be able to live this dream at the age of 21.”

This is the second time Prasad has been nominated for the honour after winning the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award in 2019/2020.

“I never imagined this would happen again. It’s a surreal feeling to have been nominated for the second time in the same category (FIH Rising Star of the Year Awards). I got to know this late in the night when I saw texts from my friends congratulating me for this.

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To be honest, it’s really overwhelming.”

The midfielder added that his seniors had a big role to play in his achievements.

“It’s the result of teamwork and the support of senior players. Since my debut, senior players have been the biggest source of my motivation. They have helped me play my natural game without any fear and pressure, and that is the biggest reason behind why I could win the 2019 FIH Rising Star of the Year Award and also stand a chance to win the accolade for the second time,” added Prasad.

On the bronze-medal performance in Tokyo, Prasad said that it was just the beginning of the resurgence of Indian hockey.

“However, we also need to realise that this is just the beginning, and there’s still a lot of room for improvement. We have raised the bar, and we have to do even better. There will be more challenges ahead, and we need to be fully prepared for whatever comes our way.”

From 105/4, West Indies had slipped to 109/7.

Abbas rattled West Indies again as he trapped Joshua Da Silva in front for six before Afridi wrapped up a six-wicket haul with the dismissals of Jason Holder (26) and Kemar Roach (8) to end West Indies’ innings early in the second session, giving Pakistan a lead of 152.

Having lost the first Test, Pakistan adopted a brave approach in their second innings. By the

Jamshedpur FC sign 3-year deal with Laldinpuia NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): Jamshedpur FC have signed PC Laldinpuia for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the defender will soon be joining the squad for the pre-season camp.

After signing a threeyear deal, Dinpuia -- as he is fondly called -- said, “I am so glad to be here.

Playing in the top league of India one day was my dream and it has finally come true. I thank the club and the head coach for trusting in my abilities. “I will give everything in training and on the pitch to help Jamshedpur FC fight for the coveted ISL trophy and bring a smile on the faces of all fans.” Dinpuia has been handed jersey number 4.

Meanwhile, Jamshedpur FC head coach Owen Coyle said he had a keen eye on the defender for some time now. “We had been tracking Dinpuia’s development since last season itself and he just kept on impressing everyone.

He will be a solid addition to the squad considering his versatility.

time Abid Ali (29) fell to Joseph (2/24) in the 10th over, they had already added 70 to their score. Imran Butt (37), Azhar Ali (22) and Azam (33) all managed contributions at strike rates of better than 70, with the promoted Hasan Ali hitting two sixes on his way to 17 off 11. Hasan and Abid were among four Pakistani batters to score at better than a run a ball as Azam declared 10 overs into the evening session.

West Indies finished the day with nine wickets in hand, needing another 280 runs to win.

They enjoyed a solid start to their innings as Brathwaite and Kieran Powell added 34 runs for the first wicket before the latter was run out by a direct hit from Afridi from the boundary’s edge.

Brathwaite (17*) and Joseph (8*) will resume play on day five with all four results possible.

BRIEF SCORES: Pakistan 302/9 decl and 176/6 decl in 27.2 decl vs West Indies 150 in 51.3 overs (N Bonner 37, J Blackwood 33; M Abbas 3/44, S Afridi 6/51) and 49/1 (K Powell 23).

3rd Test: Buoyant India eye unassailable series over Eng

Ravichandran Ashwin bats during a nets session at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, England, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

LEEDS, AUG 24 (IANS): The Indian Test team returns to Headingley after 19 years, buoyant and hopeful of taking a 2-0 unbeatable lead with a win in the third Test that begins on Wednesday against an England that is struggling on multiple fronts.

India lead the series 1-0 after two Tests. The first one at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, was drawn while the tourists won the second at Lord’s, London, by 151 runs. India, despite three of their most experienced batsmen - Cheteshwar Pujara, skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane -- failing to notch up with big scores and being easy meat, have the advantage thanks to opener

K.L. Rahul’s form and the pace bowling attack.

Rahul and the pace bowlers have shone in the first two Tests. Bowlers Jaspit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami haven’t just taken wickets but also scored important runs in the second innings of the second Test that eventually won India the match. Unlike India, England’s batting has struggled with only skipper Joe Root putting up scores of note. They’ve had to bring in Dawid Malan, who was otherwise considered a white ball specialist and have already removed two of the top three batsmen that started the series.

Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley, who both were open-

ers at the start of the series, are already out. But what has made matters worse is injuries to the leading bowlers. As if injuries to Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes (a pace bowling all-rounder and an X-factor player), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad and Olly Stone weren’t enough, England have lost the services of Mark Wood, who is out of the third Test due to a shoulder injury. England have called up Saqib Mahmood, who is likely to get a look-in for the third Test.

The host wouldn’t have been in such a poor situation had they held their nerve in the second Test.

As Virat Kohli’s men tempted them into losing temper, they walked into the trap and handed the advantage back to India in the first session of the fifth and final day.

Though Joe Root, who will be playing at his home ground, has promised that they will let India play the way they want to and will focus on their own style of play, it remains to be seen if England have within them the ability to overcome the setback at Lord’s in the second Test and win the series.

Liverpool refuse to release Salah for WC qualifiers

LONDON, AUG 24 (AP): Liverpool has refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions, the country’s soccer association said Monday.

Egypt is on Britain’s red list, so Salah would be required to quarantine upon his return from Cairo and miss two Premier League games.

Egypt is scheduled to play Angola in Cairo on Sept. 2 before traveling to face Gabon three days later in Franceville.

The association said it “continues its contacts

Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt’s World Cup qualifiers. (File)

with the FIFA …. to have international players be exempted from travel restrictions imposed on them in countries where they play due to coronavirus.”

The Egyptian federation also wanted Salah to

play for the national team at the Tokyo Olympics, but it said Liverpool denied the request.

Clubs are not obligated to release players for the men’s Olympic tournament.

Salah, who has twice won the Premier League’s Golden Boot award, tested positive for the virus during a visit to Cairo in November, where he attended his brother’s wedding. At the time, he was to join the national team for its game against Togo.

The 29-year-old Salah was the first Egyptian player to become a Premier League champion after joining Liverpool in 2018 from Roma. Liverpool is seeking to strike a new deal to keep Salah with the club.

Egyptians see Salah as a sign of hope for a country battered by poverty and years of political turmoil.

Venus crashes out in first round of Chicago Open C H I C AG O, AU G 2 4 (AGENCIES): Seventime Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams crashed out of the Chicago Women’s Open in the first round after being handed a wildcard.

It came after her world ranking dropped to 147, her lowest since 1997.

The oldest person in the draw at 41, former world number one Williams lost 6-2 6-3 to Tai-

wan’s Hsieh Su-wei. Elsewhere at the WTA 250 tournament, Great Britain’s Heather Watson retired hurt while 6-2 1-0 down against Romania’s Ana Bogdan.

At the Cleveland Championships, GB’s Tara Moore was beaten 6-4 7-5 by Linda Fruhvirtova in the first round.

US Open qualifying starts on Tuesday, with seven British players hoping to join Johanna Konta, Watson, Dan Evans, Cameron Norrie and Andy Murray in the main draw. Williams has been awarded a wildcard for the Grand Slam - at which she won the singles title in 2000 and 2001. The US Open takes place from August 30-September 12.

Peace treaties to make AICF richer by Rs.1.30 crore

Bale to lead Don’t appoint Ramiz as PCB chief as Wales in World he spoke in favour of India: Sarfraz A H O R E , A U G 2 4 previously uttered highly Cup qualifiers L(IANS): Ramiz Raja has derogatory remarks against

C H E N NA I , AU G 2 4 (IANS): Peace brings prosperity, while litigation results in cash and energy outgo. The officials of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and Chess Association of India (CAI) will vouch for that now.

The AICF is expected to be richer by about Rs.1.30 crore after signing peace treaties with its rivals -- CAI and the Calicut registered AICF (AICF-Calicut).

A couple of days back, AICF and CAI announced that the latter will merge with the former so that the sport can progress with a lower number of court cases.

“We had approached the new management of AICF --Sanjay Kapoor, President, and Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary -- with the merger proposal and ending litigation. They agreed to the idea. With this move, the years of litigation will come to an end and people can focus on the game,” S.L.Harsh, Senior Vice President, CAI told IANS. “It is to reduce court cases and create a good atmosphere for chess in the country,” Chauhan told K Y M C

IANS. The CAI was a rival organisation to AICF formed several years back and conducted tour naments.

On its part, the AICF not only filed a case against CAI but also, banned the players who had participated in the tournaments organised by its rival.

In order to re-admit the banned chess players into its fold, AICF demanded the full prize money and later some portion of that from the players who had won the CAI organised tournaments.

The AICF also sought an apology letter from the players for readmission.

“We had to travel a

long distance to attend to the case that was filed in the Madras High Court,” Harsh a former player and an advocate practicing tax laws hailing from Rajasthan said.

As to the legal formalities of the merger, Harsh said AICF and CAI are registered societies. Under the Societies Act, one organisation can go for dissolution and transfer the assets and liabilities to another.

“While there are no liabilities for CAI, there will be some cash balance and some chess boards and clocks. These will now go to AICF,” Harsh said.

According to him, the state units affiliated with

CAI may also get merged with the state units of AICF over a period of time. Both Chauhan and Harsh said there was no agreement on offering positions in AICF to the office bearers of CAI. “The AICF elections got over and no post can be offered to anyone,” Chauhan said.

While the CAI treaty will bring in little money to AICF’s coffers, it is the peace deal with AICF-Calicut that is expected to boost its cash balance.

It was late P.T.Ummer Koya, a former FIDE Vice President and AICF Secretary who had registered AICF in Calicut in 1991.

Opposing this, chess officials in Tamil Nadu filed a case saying that the AICF registered in Chennai is the real chess body registered in long back and got a favourable verdict.

There is also a case pending between AICF and AICF-Calicut.

As per the current scheme of things, the AICF will withdraw the pending case against AICF-Calicut and get its cash balance.

“Calicut AICF funds will be transferred to AICF soon. It is around Rs.1.30

crore,” Chauhan said.

Be that as it may, the merger of CAI with AICF as things stand now is not going to benefit the players who were banned or who were penalised their prize monies by the latter.

“I welcome AICF President Kapoor’s decision to agree to merge CAI with AICF. But there are some issues,” said Gurpreet Pal Singh a chess player and who was banned by AICF. “Over 100 chess players had suffered as AICF had banned them for playing in CAI conducted tournaments. In order to readmit them to its fold, the AICF had asked the players to pay it the prize monies won in the CAI tournaments,” Singh said.

“With the merger of CAI with AICF, the next logical step for AICF is to pay back the prize monies collected from the players as a penalty. This will generate goodwill for AICF,” Singh said.

He also said the AICF should also withdraw its appeal filed with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order.

L O N D O N, AU G 2 4 (AGENCIES): Captain Gareth Bale remains committed to Wales as he aims to lead them to their first World Cup since 1958, says manager Robert Page.

There were questions over Bale’s future with speculation before Euro 2020 he may retire after the tournament. The 32-yearold walked away when he was asked about his Wales future following the round of 16 defeat by Denmark.

But Bale has been named in Wales’ squad for their World Cup qualifiers in September and intends to keep playing. “As a player, manager, you want to be part of a World Cup. The boys will go down in history if they qualify,” said Page. Real Madrid forward Bale is joined in the Wales squad by Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

The star duo helped Wales reach the last 16 of this summer’s delayed Euro 2020 but have not played a qualifier together since 2019. There are no uncapped players as Page sticks with the bulk of his Euros squad.

previously uttered highly derogatory remarks against Pakistan in recent past, while speaking in favour of India, said former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz.

Sarfraz Nawaz has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to nominate either Zaheer Abbas or Majid Khan as next chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), while urging his former new-ball partner against the possible appointment of Ramiz Raja, given his past record, Dawn reported.

“Reports are circulating in the media that with your approval, it has been decided to replace Ehsan Mani with Ramiz Raja as the chairman PCB. In this regard, there is no doubt that as Patron in Chief of the PCB, you have a right to appoint anyone as the Chairman PCB,” the London-based Sarfraz wrote in a letter.

While deciding about any person, the Patron of the national institution must also be aware about what [sort of] mind set Ramiz Raja has and that he has

Pakistan in recent past, while speaking in favour of India, Sarfraz said.

Sarfraz further said, “If the news about your approval for appointment of Ramiz Raja as next chairman PCB is true, who blatantly and shamelessly advised Pakistan to become shameless by accepting the Indian supremacy and domination in the ICC [vehemently opposed by many renowned Pakistanis] and so much so that he [Ramiz] said that we should leave aside Pakistan in surrendering before the Indian hegemonist plan to rule the cricketing world through monopoly in the ICC”. “Although, you are the best judge of your decisions, but in my humble opinion highly respectable legend Majid Khan who in the past had excellent relations with all ICC board members, or Zaheer Abbas [ex-ICC president] may be appointed the next chairman of the PCB instead of Ramiz since his appointment will be against the national sentiments and also severely hurting the patriotic feelings of the entire nation.”

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Tokyo Paralympics start with glittering opening ceremony

TOKYO, AUG 24 (PTI/ IANS): In manner most fitting, the Tokyo Paralympics began here on Tuesday with the central theme of ‘We Have Wings’ in a colourful opening ceremony, depicting the para athletes’ endeavour to fly high in the face of unimaginable adversities.

At times tugging at the heartstrings, the otherwise joyous and colourful opening ceremony -- the main character of which was a ‘little one-winged plane’ -- encapsulated the idea that every human being has its own wings, and by mustering courage and spreading them wide, it can go anywhere irrespective of which way the wind blows.

Emperor Naruhito declared the Games open in front of a near-empty stadium before the Paralympic flag was carried into the National Stadium.

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics can deliver a “safe” Games.

“I cannot believe we are finally here,” said Parsons. “Many doubted this day would happen, many thought it was impossible.

Thanks to the efforts of many, the most transformative event is happening.

“Organisers never lost faith and have worked tirelessly along with the Japanese Government.”

Prior to that, the ceremony paid homage to the resilience of para athletes while giving the message of moving forward amid the unrelenting devastation being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Paralympics have returned to Tokyo for the first time in 57 years, making the Japanese capital the first ever city to host the Games twice.

The ceremony was set in a ‘Para Airport’ -- a symbol of diversity and inclusion -- and began with a video that depicted the strength of para athletes.

In the video, a gentle breeze turned into a huge gust of wind that reached the stadium and swept through the field of play.

Following this, a group of crew members, who work at the airport, began a countdown at the end of which fireworks lit up the night sky to celebrate the start of the Games. IPC chief Parsons and Naruhito were welcomed to the stadium following which the Japanese flag was carried to the stage by six individuals including Kaori Icho, four-times Olympic freestyle wrestling champion and Takumi As-

(L) Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium viewed from Shibuya Sky observation deck during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Tuesday.

(AP/PTI) (R) Tek Chand was the flagbearer for India at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony.

tani, a rescue worker.

Sombre music played in the background.

After introducing the 22 sports and events at Tokyo 2020, a colourful line of light appeared at the end of the first video, which then transformed into the runway of the Para Airport.

Giant propellers and balloons surrounded the outer stage, forming the Agitos symbol of the Paralympics.

After the Parade of Nations came the ‘little onewinged plane’ - performed by young 13-year-old wheelchair-bound Yui Wago, who had never acted before. The little one-winged plane

does not believe she can fly.

But inspired by the others around her -- a group of vehicles who are unlike anyone she has ever met before including a huge, dazzling truck and his companions -she musters enough courage and confidence and returns to Para Airport, where she heads towards the runway in the darkness alone. The crew join her, begin clapping to a beat and cheer her on.

Before long, she takes off into the night sky, her wing shining brightly.

Meanwhile, during the Parade of Nations, catching everyone’s attention, a guide dog helped lead the Israeli team out.

Tek Chand leads Indian contingent Tek Chand, who will compete in shot put, led the Indian contingent out during the opening ceremony after replacing high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu as the flag bearer at the last minute after the latter came in close contact of a COVID positive person during his flight to Tokyo. Apart from Tek Chand, others in the opening included chef de mission Gursharan Singh, deputy chef de mission Arhan Bagati, the contingent’s other administrative staff and one coach, Satyanarayana.

This edition of the showpiece will feature an unprecedented 4403 athletes. The previous record was 4328 which was set at the Rio 2016 Games. The Tokyo edition will have 2550 male athletes and 1853 female athletes vying for the top honours. India is being represented by its largest ever delegation of 54 athletes in competitions spread across 12 days.

No athletes, but Afghanistan flag included in opening ceremony Though their home-based athletes and representatives could not make it to Tokyo for the Paralympic Games, Afghanistan’s flag was carried as part of the Opening Ceremony parade here on Tuesday.

Zakia Khudadadi, who is the first female athlete from Afghanistan to qualify for the Paralympic Games in taekwondo, and some National Paralympic Committee (NPC) officials could not make it to the Games because of the chaos in the country after the Taliban ousted the elected government and took

control of the country. Flights to and from the country are not operational following the regime change and that was one of the reasons why the team could not make it to Tokyo.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided to include the Afghanistan flag in solidarity with the athletes who were denied a chance to participate in the Paralympic Games.

The IPC has invited the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative here to act as the flag bearer.

Asian Youth Boxing: 4 Indians in SFs Antonio sets record as West Ham beat 10-man Leicester

DUBAI, AUG 24 (IANS): Vishvanath Suresh and three other Indian men boxers made it to the semifinals on the fourth day of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships here on Tuesday.

Va n s h r a j ( 6 4 k g ) , Daksh Singh (67kg) and Jaydeep Rawat (71kg) were the other three pugilists to enter the last-4 stage and confirm medals for the country.

Vishvanath gave India a perfect start to the day as he outperformed Zholbborosov Amantur in the men’s 48kg quarterfinal and secured a dominating 5-0 win. The Kyrgyz boxer Zholbborosov was no match for Vishvanath as the Indian, showing tactical brilliance and great power, held advantage over his opponent throughout the match. Vanshaj too claimed an identical victory against Tajikistan’s Makhkamov Dovud while Jaydeep was declared the winner with Referee Stopping the Contest (RSC) in

Vanshaj (R) punches his opponent during the youth quarterfinal bout.

the second round against the local boy Eissa Mohammed Alkurdi. On the other hand, Daksh had to fight hard against Kyrgyzstan’s Turdubaev Eldar during his split 4-1 victory.

Meanwhile, Victor Shaikhom Singh (54kg), Vijay Singh (57kg) and Rabichandra Singh (60kg) couldn’t manage to progress as they suffered defeats in their respective quarterfinals. Having already secured themselves and the country medals, seven Indian junior pugilists,

including four girls, will aim for a spot in the final as they will fight in the semifinals on Day 5 of the prestigious continental event, in which both the age groups -- junior and youth -- are being played together for the first time.

Among boys, Rohit Chamoli (48kg), Ankush (66kg) and Bharat Joon (+81kg) will be seen in action while Muskan (46kg), Devika Ghorpade (50kg), Aarzoo (54kg) and Supriya Rawat (66kg) will fight in the girls’ category.

L O N D O N, A U G 2 4 (AFP): West Ham extended their perfect start to the season as Michail Antonio became the club’s record Premier League goalscorer with a double in their 4-1 win against 10-man Leicester on Monday.

David Moyes’ side took the lead through Pablo Fornals’ first half goal at the London Stadium.

Leicester’s Ayoze Perez was sent off for a dangerous stamp on Fornals just before half-time. Said Benrahma bagged West Ham’s second after the break before Youri Tielemans got one back for Leicester. Antonio went into the game tied with Paolo Di Canio on a joint-record 47 goals for West Ham in the Premier League era.

The 31-year-old took sole possession of the record with a brace in the closing stages as West Ham followed up last weekend’s 4-2 win at Newcastle with another four-goal blitz.

Despite a quiet summer in the transfer market, West Ham sit top of the

Michail Antonio scores his first goal by smashing into the bottom corner against Leicester on Monday.

table and look capable of emulating last season’s sixth place finish. The Hammers have won their opening two fixtures of a Premier League campaign for only the second time.

West Ham were the only team to beat Leicester twice in the league last season and they maintained that hold over Brendan Rodgers’ men as the FA Cup holders slumped to

their first defeat of the new campaign.

Allowed a capacity crowd for the first time since February 2020 after the easing of coronavirus restrictions, West Ham fed off the fans’ energy in a fast start that saw Benrahma’s 20yard curler saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

Containing Leicester effectively and launching counter-attacks at will, West

Ham’s confident display was rewarded in the 26th minute.

A sweeping move ended with Fornals finding Benrahma wide on the left before racing into the area to meet the cross with a clipped finish into the far corner from 12 yards.

Leicester suffered a self-inflicted wound in the 40th minute when Michael Oliver sent off Perez after

consulting the pitchside monitor to review the forward’s reckless stamp on Fornals’ ankle.

In the 56th minute, Caglar Soyuncu played a woeful backpass towards Schmeichel without looking and Antonio intercepted.

Antonio slipped the ball to the unmarked Benrahma and the Algerian smashed in his first goal at the London Stadium since signing from Brentford last season.

Against the run of play, Tielemans stabbed home from close-range after West Ham failed to clear James Maddison’s 69th minute cross.

But Antonio wrapped up the points with 10 minutes remaining when he took Declan Rice’s cross, held off Soyuncu and swivelled to blast past Schmeichel. After celebrating his goal by holding up a large cardboard cut-out of himself on the touchline, Antonio produced another memorable moment in the 84th minute.

Selection trial for Santosh Trophy DIMAPUR, AUG 24 (NPN): Nagaland Football Association (NFA) will be conducting a selection trial to participate in the Santosh Trophy Zonal Round from November 21 to December 5, 2021 at Imphal, Manipur. NFA joint secretary, W. Manjun Konyak informed that as per the directives of the AIFF, players have been asked to

register themselves under the Central Registration System (CRS) on or before August 31, 2021. Players failing to register shall not be selected for the same.

Further assistance can be contacted at Kiyeka vice president (8414006937); Mughato Aye vice president (9612443987) and Colo Mero vice president (9436005392).

Former India footballer Olympian Chandrasekharan dies aged 86

KOCHI, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): Former India footballer O Chandrasekharan, popularly known as Olympian Chandrasekharan in his home state Kerala, died at the age of 86 in Kochi on Tuesday. He had been suffering from dementia for a decade Chandrasekharan or so.

According to The Indian Express, Chandrasekharan, who played as a defender, was a member of the Indian team in the 1960 Rome Olympics, the last time the country participated in football at the Games. India famously held France 1-1 in a game, courtesy Chandrasekharan and his defensive partners.

His death comes just days after SS Hakim, another one from that Olympics team, passed away.

Chandrasekharan was also part of Indian teams that won gold in the 1962 Asian Games, silver in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup, silver in the Merdeka Tournament (1959 and 1964). He played alongside some of the greatest names in Indian football like PK Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, Tulsidas Balaraman, Simon Sunderraj, Peter Thangaraj, Jarnail Singh, and Mariappa Kempaiah.

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