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likely to abstain from apex Vax hesitancy poses challenge in Covid fight ENPO tribal body formation exercise

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Despite inoculating a total of 8.27 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the state till last week, senior government officers, who were assigned to all districts of the State to review the management of Covid-19, have told the state government that low turnout for vaccinations was a major concern.

The officers tabled their reports at a review meeting with principal commissioner home, Abhijit Sinha, held in the secretariat conference hall on August Wednesday.

The officers expressed the view that the main challenge in achieving vaccinations was due to vaccine hesitancy in the minds of the people.

The officers also observed that awareness campaign on the COVID vaccines needed to be boosted especially in the rural areas.

Further, they suggested that there was a need to sensitize community leaders, NGOs, GBs and Faith-based or-

CCCPO reiterates stand for ‘one govt, one tax’ KO H I M A , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Chümoukedima Circle Chakhroma Public Organisation (CCCPO) has reiterated its stand of “one government, one tax” under its jurisdiction as resolved by the Nagas on October 31, 2013.

CCCPO president Neikhriehu Kense and general secretary Khriebulie Peseyie in a release said the organisation, comprising 17 villages under Chümoukedima, observed that many national groups had been demanding various taxes from villages and from business establishments under its jurisdiction and had been causing undue harassment to village leaders.

CCCPO thus asked the national groups not to indulge in “demeaning activities”and instead focus on uniting with each other for an amicable political solution.

Centre allots 2 cr vax doses for teachers

Review meeting in progress at Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima on August 25. (DIPR)

ganizations at the earliest.

They also suggested that misinformation and fake news needed to be addressed rationally and logically. The senior officers also told the government that write ups or videos in local dialects countering the viral fake news should be prepared and disseminated to the people.

Further, at the meeting, the officers gave a brief update on the situation of their assigned districts and actions suggested to improve the overall management of Covid-19 throughout the State. Sensing the need to be prepared for any eventuality in the event of a third wave hitting the state, the state

government has decided to continue putting stress on COVID testing, vaccination coverage and strengthening of healthcare infrastructure in the districts.

To intensively review the steps being taken to manage the pandemic at the district level, the government had assigned a senior administrative officer along with a senior officer from the health department to each district. Each team of officers visited their assigned districts and interacted with officials of district task force, CSOs and others to review and guide them in refining /improving Covid-19 management.

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): Centre has allocated more than two crore additional COVID-19 vaccines to States to vaccinate school teachers and non-teaching staff on a priority basis in the run-up to Teachers Day on September 5.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that these additional doses would be sent from August 27 to 31.

He said that more than two crore additional COVID-19 vaccine doses are being made available to states this month and they have been asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority before Teachers’ Day on September 5.

Meanwhile, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will soon hold a meeting to devise a roadmap for introducing Zydus Cadila’s

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Covid vaccine in the inoculation drive and prioritising beneficiaries focusing on those aged 12-18 years with comorbidities.

The indigenously developed world’s first DNAbased needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D received emergency use authorisation from the drug regulator on August 20 making it the first vaccine to be administered in the age group of 12-18 years in the country.

It has been reported that the three-dose vaccine available for those in the age group of 12-18 years besides adults, will be rolled out in October.

KOHIMA, AUG 25 (NPN): Amidst the recent move to form an apex tribal organisation of Nagas of Nagaland, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) is likely to abstain from being a part of the exercise.

Considering the emergent need for an apex Naga organisation, other major Naga tribes are all set to sit and work out the matter soon. It was learnt that some units under ENPO have already expressed their decision to remain under ENPO and not to be a part of the proposed apex Naga organisation. However, it has been informed that in all major common issues regarding Naga political issues, ENPO will be working together with rest of the tribal hohos.

Representatives from the current 14 tribes hoho stated that as of now they were together, though the

nomenclature could be changed with the proposed new arrangement. They indicated that the new arrangement could be without the Karbis, Garos and Kukis.

They also expressed doubt on ENPO’s participation as some tribal units under it had already expressed during the meeting with 14 tribes hoho to remain with ENPO. In this regard, a meeting of the tribal hohos would be convened after the Ao Senden conference scheduled during the first week of September.

It may be recalled that planning & coordination, parliamentary affairs and land revenue minister, Neiba Kronu informed media persons after the consultative meeting held on Aug 18 that the house during deliberations, felt the need to have an apex hoho comprising all tribes of Nagaland, since the Naga Hoho which was once the apex body today

no longer has the mandate of Naga tribes of Nagaland.

Kronu further added that an apex tribal hoho of tribes within Nagaland was a necessity just as Naga tribes of Manipur have their United Naga Council. Similarly, Kronu said Naga tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam could also work out on how to go about it in their respective states.

ENPO CEC meeting on Aug 31: Meanwhile, ENPO has convened a Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting at its headquarters, Tuensang on August 31.

ENPO general secretary Manlang Phom in a release has asked all CEC members of the respective tribes, State Demand Talk Team members, advisors, Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union, frontal organisations and sub-units to attend the meet as informed earlier without fail.

HMAD appeals NSCN Rainfall likely to State to focus on agri sector to eradicate poverty by 2030 (I-M) to revoke quit notice continue in NE D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Hardware Merchants’ Association Dimapur (HMAD) has appeal to the NSCN (I-M) to revoke quit notice served on a hardware store that was allegedly found selling hardware items with tempered price tags.

HMAD through its media cell termed as “very unfortunate” that one of its members—M/s. Mahrishi Hardware—involved in the case. It also appreciated the NSCN (I-M) special investigation team for its “tireless effort to uproot corruption and malpractices in Dimapur.”

HMAD, however, maintained that detection of such crime should be reported to the district administration and offenders be dealt with appropriate action.

Further, the association pointed out that rampant taxations and donations were causing misery to business fraternity of

Dimapur. With so many taxes and donations coupled with pandemic induced lockdown, the association said it had become almost impossible to operate business and make a little profit for sustainability of the trader, adding that such circumstances could have led the concerned trader to resort to such malpractice.

Asser ting that the offender(s) should be left unpunished for the crime(s) committed, the HMAD has, however, said that the responsible authorities must also ponder upon as to what could have led the offender to take such a step for survival of the business.

In the light of the above, the association has “fervently” appealed to the NSCN (I-M) to “revoke its order of issuing quit notice to the proprietor of M/s.

Mahrishi Hardware as such an action does not deem fit for the offence committed.”

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely to continue over the northeast, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim till August 27 and will reduce thereafter with isolated heavy rainfall over the region, the IMD said.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement on Wednesday that heavy rainfall was expected to occur at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura while heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya on August 26.

Further, IMD stated that heavy to very heavy rainfall was likely at isolated places over Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh while heavy rainfall was likely at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on August 28.

Nagaland logs 49 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded 49 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while one more death was reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, 24 were from Dimapur, Mokokchung-11, nine in Kohima, two in Longleng and one each in Mon, Wokha and Zunheboto, taking the total caseload to 29718.

Further, one more pa-

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tient succumbed to the virus updated on Wednesday.

The total tally of COin Peren, pushing the death toll to 612 (including 14 VID-19 cases increased to 3,25,12,366 and the death non-Covid deaths). toll climbed to 4,35,758 with 648 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The active cases PTI: India logged comprise 0.99 per cent of 37,593 new coronavirus the total infections. infections, while the active The national COVcases increased marginally ID-19 recovery rate was to 3,22,327, according to the recorded at 97.67 per cent, Union Health Ministry data the ministry said. An in-

India: Active cases increase to 3,22,327

crease of 2,776 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. As many as 17,92,755 tests were conducted on Tuesday taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 51,11,84,547.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.10 per cent. It has been less than three per cent for the last 30 days.

KOHIMA, AUG 25 (PTI): Nagaland government has planned to explore various financial sources, including CSR funds, and will focus on skill development and employment generation through farming and allied sectors to eradicate poverty by 2030, an official said Wednesday.

According to the vision document, the state government will concentrate on externally aided projects, public-private partnership initiatives and negotiated loans from funding agencies to achieve the poverty elimination goal, he said.

During the day, Rio held a meeting with officials of various depart-

ments on the production and export of local commodities for the economic upliftment of the state, the official said.

The government recently unveiled “Nagaland SDG Vision 2030 – Leav-

ing no one behind” which provides short, medium and long term strategies to achieve 17 specific goals, including eradication of poverty.

An estimated 18.88 per cent of people are liv-

NPF legislature decided on all-party govt: Dr. Shürho D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has distanced the party organisation from the current exercise to form an all-party government, adding that the decision was made by NPF legislators while the party organisation only advised its MLAs wherever the need arose.

Dr. Shürhozelie stated this while reacting to a report on August 23 about wide speculations that NPF was willing to revive the DAN alliance with BJP in order to replace NDPP as ruling coalition.

Dr. Shürhozelie said this while reacting to a news item published on August

23, of wide speculations that NPF was willing to revive DAN alliance with BJP to replace the NDPP in the state.

Further, Dr. Shürhozelie clarified that the “coming together” of MLAs did not mean “coming together of political parties” as political parties would continue to remain as they were.

According to him(a) NPF legislators will join “ this new experiment for political reason only” which is issue-based and (b) the NPF legislators will not ask or accept anything from the government.

Dr. Shürhozelie said in view of NPF not seeking any post in the government, the exercise will “in no way

disturb the smooth sailing of the present government.”

He said as NPF being the main regional political party representing the people of Nagaland, “we have been trying to keep good relation with everyone” and thus harbour no “ill-will against any political party”.

He reiterated “NPF belongs to the people, we are only having the opportunity to look after them.”

Dr. Shürhozelie maintained that NPF never said it wanted to revive alliance with BJP. Understanding the best Naga tradition of what was considered shame, he said his party had never said anything as alleged.

ing below the poverty line in Nagaland.

The document proposed purposeful engagement of various stakeholders such as universities, financial institutions, farmer organisations and community-based entities to achieve the target.

“It suggested that financial sources, such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, externally aided projects, publicprivate partnership initiatives, negotiated loans from funding agencies should be explored in addition to regular missions and programmes launched by the government,” the official said.

(Cont’d on p-8)

States urged to reduce VAT on ATF

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has urged 22 states and UTs to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) across in order to give an impetus to air travel.

Citing the examples of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and Telangana, Scindia said these states have brought down VAT on ATF to one per cent and even below.

“As a result, they have seen a substantial jump in the number of aircraft movements in their states,” (Cont’d on p-8) he said.

NFHRCC ultimatum on govt gains more support WSH seeks drought relief for farmers D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): A 30-day ultimatum served on the state government by the Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) to positively respond to the plea of making the foot hill road pliable “while waiting for the proposed mega project” continued to gain support from CSOs with Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD), Western Yimkhiung Hoho (WYH) and Sangtam Students’ Union Dimapur (SSUD) on Wednesday affirming to par-

ticipate in agitation called by the NFHRCC in the event the state government failed to respond positively.

ASTD expressed dismay that the state government, which was yet to fulfill its commitment, was showing “more signs of failure to respond positively to the ultimatum in particular and the public cause in general.”

ASTD has, therefore, reaffirmed to endorse NFHRCC ultimatum on the government and resolved to take “any appropriate means of action” in solidarity with

the NFHRCC, which it said had been working fervently for about a decade since the year 2013.

WYH: Western Yimkhiung Hoho (WYH) extended its “full support” to the representation submitted to the state government by NFHRCC. In a press release, WYH general secretary H Akiumong said that since the project was “a very genuine” and foot hill road was important lifeline of the masses, the state government was expected to look

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 5 (NPN): Wester n Sumi Hoho (WSH) has appealed to the State government to help farmers whose cultivation had been affected by drought and facing hardships. In a statement, the hoho pointed out that due to insufficient rainfall, many farmers could not grow essential crops.

Appreciating the steps undertaken by the State government in the agriculture sector and for opening cold storage facility at the Agri (Cont’d on p-8) Expo, Diphuphar, WSH

into the matter as special case and give positive response soon.

WYH, however, said that if the state government failed to consider the ultimatum, the hoho was ready take part in any kind of democratic agitation called

by NFHRCC. SSUD: Extending its full support to NFHRCC ultimatum, the Sangtam Students’ Union Dimapur (SSUD) cautioned that it would be forced to join the indefinite agitation if the government failed to

expressed the hope that challenges like transportation, taxation and marketing would be looked at by the government so that youth would venture into this sector and bring prosperity to the State.

Meanwhile, WSH also appealed to the Sümis living in the western sector to explore all possible opportunities in the field of agriculture and allied activities and utilise them to the fullest for economic prosperity and sustainable livelihood.

Encouraging the youth

to take up dairy, poultry, fishery, bee-keeping, aquaculture, sericulture, fruit farming, etc, the hoho suggested that growing of essential crops should be taken up on a large scale to enhance and improve “our” quality of life.

“Agriculture remains the backbone of the economy for a country like ours and therefore from it we need to mobilise all our resources from both government and public to strengthen our economy,” the statement stressed. (Cont’d on p-3) K Y M C

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IGA training on women rights at Tsithrongse GSUD observes ‘77th Gorkha Martyr Day’

Members of AIDA, participants and others at the training and awareness programme on August 20.

DIMAPUR: Income Generating Activities (IGA) training-cum-awareness on women rights was organised by ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) State Bank of India (SBI) Foundation Gram Seva Programme on August 20 at Tsithrongse

Village.

In a press release, AIDA informed that the training was organised with an objective to provide skilling and trainings to rural community to ensure better livelihood opportunities and to encourage self-employment by

promoting small, cottage and local industries, and to achieve gender equality, empower rural women through awareness on advocacy.

The first session started with a brief introduction on IGA training by project manager, Pfokho John;

CRIME BEAT SF nab three with illegal liquor

practical demonstration on detergent making, dish wash, phenyl, car wash and hand wash were carried out

by AIDA staff and interns from St. Joseph University and NEISSR, Dimapur.

The resource person for the awareness programme was panel lawyer,

Dimapur District Legal Service Authority (DDLSA), Zuchumpeni Ngullie.

She talked about the protection of women from domestic violence Act 2005 and also emphasised on how women are rescued by one stop centre (OSC) and provided shelter for five days. She also shared about the procedure for filling case against any domestic violence.

State panel lawyer, Nagaland State Legal Service Authority (NLSA), R Limhathung Ezong also shared about the schemes for women such as free legal service schemes, mediation, Nagaland victim’s compensation scheme etc.

The anchor of the programme was NEISSR intern, Toli I Yeptho, convergence officer, Imnayangla Jamir delivered the welcome address and vote of thanks was delivered by VLO Tsithrongse village president, Akali. Altogether 53 women attended the programme.

DEOS, SDEOs asked to submit enrolment

DIMAPUR: Department of School Education (DoSE) has informed all District Education Officers (DEOs) and Sub-Divisional Education Officers (SDEOs) to submit the actual enrolment on or before September 24 at Free Textbook Room No.419, Directorate of School Education.

In a press release, director Wonthungo Tsopoe informed that the actual enrolment with the detail list of schools with number of students from pre-primary to Class VIII

including the enrolment of government high school and government higher secondary school under respective jurisdiction have to be submitted in both hard and soft copy.

The director said the enrolment should be classwise and school-wise with an abstract copy of total number of class-wise enrolment and also indicating the requirement of MIL textbook for different recognized Naga tribes as well as free textbook, under their jurisdiction.

ADC & ERO Phek informs on e-rolls

SF personnel along with the apprehended individuals and recovered liquor.

DIMAPUR: Security forces apprehended three individuals with illegal liquor at Tizit, Mon, on August 24.

According to PRO IGAR (N), based on a specific input, security forces recovered illegal liquor worth around Rs. 70,000 being transported to Nagaland.

The apprehended individuals along with recovered liquor were handed over to Mon police station for further investigation.

Excise Dimapur seize 200 cases of liquor

and the vehicle which was confiscated along with the bags of potatoes.

The superintendent of excise & prohibition (MS) informed that further investigation of the case was on.

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DIMAPUR: Gorkha Students’ Union Dimapur (GSUD) Wednesday observed the “77th Gorkha Martyr Day” of the first Gorkha freedom fighter Major Durga Malla at the residence of Kumar Subba.

A press release by GSUD stated that the ob-

servation began with candle lighting, floral tributes followed by observing oneminute silence to pay homage to the freedom fighter.

At the programme, Kumar Subba, founder chairman of Dimapur Gorkha Union (DGU), spoke about the life of

“Loss of a mother can never be replaced, but the love of a mother can never be lost.”

- Kelly Flannery BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of Lt. AHOLI SHOHE Father’s Name Ghoshihe Achumi Mother’s Name Hoxuli Assumi Village Sumi Settsu Married 11/11/1989 B.Th. 1977 Clark Theological College Atoizu i) Teacher, BTI Mission Center (1979-1981) ii) NCRC SST Acting Pastor (1982-1984) NBCC Executive Member, SBAK Representative (1987-1990) SBAK Women Executive Member (1986-1991) Asukhuto SST, Deaconess cum Lt. Aholi Shohe Mission Banker 15/05/1954 – 10/08/2021 (1989-1994) Zunheboto i) SST (1995-1997) ii) Choir Master (1997-2002) Chekiye i) SST 2003-2005 ii) Music Committee Member (2007 and 2015) iii) Women Leader Helper, Deaconess (2009-2014) Govt. Teacher (1982-2017) Dist. Teacher’s Award (2008) Despite the overwhelming sadness, your sympathy, comforting kind words and consistent presence through this difficult time have immensely helped us. Truly, we thank you.

“The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21) Loving husband, children, grandchildren, in-laws and loved ones.

Amar Shaheed Durga Malla and the contributions of countless Indian Gorkhas who made an ultimate sacrifice for the country.

GSUD said the day was observed keeping in mind and following COVID appropriate behaviour.

NEWS IN BRIEF IRCS Kohima elects: IRCS, Kohima district branch under the presidentship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie has elected Thehiechülie Louis Solo as honorary secretary, Shantu Thapa as joint secretary and Kevizhaselie Fedilis Yhome as treasurer. 13 managing committee members were also inducted.

Unidentified body at DHD morgue: Dimapur police PRO has informed that an unidentified pedestrian age around 20 to 25 years was hit and run by an unknown vehicle near Deluxe Point Dimapur on August 23. The victim succumbed to injuries while undergoing medical treatment at District Hospital Dimapur (DHD). PRO said the body has been kept at DHD morgue for postmortem examination and identification. The deceased was found wearing half pant and black colour vest. In this

connection a case has been registered and investigation is going on, informed PRO. PGC conducts webinar: Peren Government College (PGC), Peren in collaboration with Ambition Learning Solution & National Stock Exchange, Mumbai, organised a webinar on “Financial Education Program” on August 25 with national trainer, BFSI, Mumbai Raghunanda Pattanaik as resource person. The webinar was attended by faculty members and students of the college.

Horti deptt to flag off winter vegetables seeds: Directorate of horticulture, Nagaland has informed that winter vegetables seeds under MIDH – 2021-22 and NEC – 2020-21 would be flagged off and distributed on August 26, 11 a.m., at directorate of horticulture, Kohima.

With Sincere Gratitude Words are not enough to fully express our heartfelt thanks for the sympathy, love and support extended to our family during darkest hour of grief.

With Sincere Gratitude

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Excise mobile squad duty party manning Dillai check-gate led by assistant inspector Ketouselie received specific information that a truck (AS27C7071)

with liquor was coming towards Dillai check gate.

According to superintendent of excise & prohibition (MS), Dimapur, K. Toshiho Yeptho, when the truck reached the checkgate, the duty party instructed the vehicle to halt, however, the driver drove off. After the pursuit, the driver stopped the vehicle around 3rd mile area around 9:30 p.m., and fled from the scene, the release informed.

The truck was immediately seized and liquor amounting to 200 cases were found concealed under bags of potatoes.

In this connection, a case under relevant sections of NLTP Act has been registered against both the driver in absentia

DIMAPUR: Additional deputy commissioner and electoral registration officer (ADC & ERO) Phuleshe K Yepthomi Phek has informed that election commission of India has directed to undertake special summary revision of photo electoral rolls w.r.t January 1, 2022, as qualifying date in all state/UTs (except UT of Jammu and Kashmir). In a notification, Phuleshe informed that pre-revision activities for removal of all DSEs/multiple entries, logical errors etc., H2H verification through BLOs, proper formation of section and rationalisation of polling stations would be conducted on August 9 to October 31.Meanwhile, revision activities on publication of integrated draft electoral roll would be conducted on October 1; period of filing claims and objection on November 1-30; special campaign dates as suggested by CEOs; disposal of claims and objections on December 20 and final publication of electoral roll on January 5, 2022.

GSUD members, founder chairman DGU Kumar Subba and others at the programme.

Born : Nov' 1934 – Died : 19.08.2021

Please accept our profound and deepest gratitude to the friends, neighbors, churches and well-wishers for your valuable contributions and prayers.

May The Grace of the Almighty be upon you all.

The Family members of Lt. Rheitsoü Metha

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late Menielo-ü Lasuh

With utmost gratefulness, we the bereaved family of Late Menielo-ü Lasuh would like to express our profound gratitude to all those who stood with us spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially during the illness and demise of our dear beloved on 21/08/2021.

We extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to: 1. Blood donors.

13. Phek Town Chakesang Students Union.

2. Phek Town Baptist Church.

14. Royal Foundation School 3. Thetsümi Baptist Church.

(Class 10 2010 Batch).

4. DEF PBC Phek Town.

15. Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions 5. Evangelical Union (NU) 2017-2018.

Dehradun family.

6. Rükizu Baptist Church Pfutsero (Women 16. Govt. High School Phek Town.

Department).

17. Principal and Staff of GHSS Phek 7. Thetsümi Women Fellowship Phek Town.

18. GHSS (2010-2012 batch) 8. Ilikians Hostellers (NU) 19. VCC Thetsümi.

9. MSc. (NU) 2017-2018 Batch.

20. Lasuh Demi Clan.

10. Kuzhami Welfare Organisation Phek Town. 21. New Colony Youth Phek Town 11. Thetsümi Students Union.

22. Thetsümi Welfare Union Pfutsero.

12. Phek Town Thetsümi Youth Society.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each individual; however it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all.

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WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 26

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A couple of thunderstorms

30 26

Aizawl

A p.m. t-storm in spots

Guwahati Not as warm with a t-storm Imphal

A touch of morning rain

26 21 29 26 25 21

Itanagar A t-storm or two; not as warm 26 24 Shillong

A thunderstorm in spots

22 19

Kohima

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

22 19

Dimapur A t-storm around in the a.m.

29 25

A thunderstorm in spots

24 21

Tuensang Couple of thunderstorms

19 16

Mkg Wokha

A p.m. t-storm in spots

24 22

Zunheboto A thunderstorm in the morning 21 19

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ENLU delegation with DoNER minister G. Kishan Reddy.

DIMAPUR: Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union (ENLU) delegation and Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA) official called on union minister for DoNER, culture & tourism, G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 25.

In a press release, PRO Nagaland House, New Delhi, Kuolie Mere informed that during the meeting, state health minister Pangnyu

Phom on behalf of the Eastern Nagaland delegation apprised the union minister on the special economic package announced by prime minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Eastern Nagaland in the year 2018.

Various proposal of the Eastern Nagaland development project was submitted in DoNER ministry for early sanction. The delegation also highlighted

the meeting between NITI Aayog CEO and official on August 24.

They informed the union minister that the project proposal was approved by multidisciplinary committee headed by ministry of home affairs.

In this regard, they appealed to the union minister to personally intervene and take up the matter for the interest of Eastern Nagaland and its develop-

DoSE, Reckitt sign MoU on TBBT prog ‘The Birds and Bees Talk’ to inculcate comprehensive growing up, life skills education in children

DIMAPUR: Department of School Education (DoSE) and Reckitt, the global leader in consumer-healthcare, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “The Birds and Bees Talk” (TBBT) programme which was launched on August 24 in Nagaland.

In a press release, Reckitt informed that the MoU was signed by DoSE principal director Shanavas C and director of external affairs and partnerships, South Asia, Reckitt, Ravi Bhatnagar.

The release informed that TBBT programme for children between the ages of 10-19 is a comprehensive growing up, life skills education curriculum to help make children informed and empower them with critical information that promotes them to grow into responsible healthy adults.

The programme has a two-level interactive, animated curriculum that covers growing up and life skills, to promote the core principles of inclusion, awareness, consent, protection, and equity.

The holistic approach of the programme envisages celebrating special days and important health days across the states leveraging its rich music, art and culture ensuring that knowledge is not limited MayaSheel & Co. for their till the restraints of physical participation said it was classes.

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DIMAPUR: Kohima EdMeanwhile, ZBN said ucational Society (KES) it was irked and dismayed has announced shortlisted that the time and day fixed books for the “2021 Gordon

by M/S MayaSheel & Co. Graham Prize for Naga for pre-discussion and con- Literature”. sultation had “miserably In a press release, KES failed a number of times informed that the books in the past”. would be reviewed by an ZBN said the CSOs independent panel of three of Peren district would not judges and would announce be held responsible for any the winner of each category eventually if lapses from in November 2021. the company persist.

The books shortlisted ment.

The union minister assured the delegation that he would take up the matter at the earliest in a phase manner and asked them to mention the top priority list for first phase of the project proposal from submitted list.

The union minister also informed that he would discuss with the prime minister and other line ministry for early sanction.

Officials present at the meeting included joint secretary, deputy secretary DoNER, ministry & DRC Nagaland House, New Delhi.

Later, the Easter n Nagaland delegation also called on the union minister for law & justice Kiren Rijiju at his official resident, New Delhi and briefed him about the prime minister special package for Eastern Nagaland.

They requested him for intervention and support. The union minister said that he would meet DoNER minister and other colleagues to support the project submitted in the ministry of DoNER.

NDPP Mon office foundation stone laid ZB (N) to inspect NH-129 D I M A P U R : Fo u n d a tion stone of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Mon region new office was laid by NDPP Nagaland president, Chingwang Konyak Wednesday at Walo Ward, Mon Town.

In a press release, NDPP Mon region informed that in his address, Chingwang encouraged the party leaders to work hard and strengthen the party at the assembly con-

stituencies level. He emphasized on unity among the party workers.

The foundation stone was dedicated by Konyak Baptist Bangjum Bumeinok executive secretary Chemyuh Konyak, the programme was chaired

by Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Mon region vice president Longshah Konyak, welcome addressed was delivered

by NDPP Mon region vice president Langnyei

Konyak, short speeches were delivered by NDPP Nagaland vice president Yongnyak Konyak, NDPP Mon region, president S Khoiwang Wangsa, women organisation Mon region, president Nangmung Konyak and NDPP Mon region youth organisation president Longshah Konyak, a special report was delivered by Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Mon region treasurer Lemkai Konyak.

WSH seeks drought relief for farmers

(From p-1) Observing that Nagaland had been blessed with vast tracts of fertile land that were enough not only to feed “ourselves but also for exporting outside”, the apex tribe body, however, regretted that lack of seriousness in the farming sector and complete dependence on outside supply and on the migrant labourers to cultivate the fields had brought both economic and social hardshipsto the community.

It pointed out that if the youth started engaging and tapping rich resources available from farming sector, many of them would become prosperous and uplift the community.

But instead, it had been the other way round. Lack of dignity of labour and seeking short-cut prosperity had

made many to turn to anti-social activities which was very unfortunate, the organisation noted.

WSH said after the Covid-19 pandemic, even the most advanced countries had realised that humanity would not survive without farming activity as humans needed food anytime – be it in war, flood, drought, pandemic, earthquake or during the normal times.

When all other industrial activities came to a complete halt and collapsed, agricultural activities continued to sustain the world populace, it mentioned.

“We cannot remain forever dependent on the food supply from outside to survive but achieve food security. The time has come for us to start engaging ourselves in modern and mechanised mode of farming,” the hoho emphasised.

Supreme Court to hear pleas on disqualification of 3 Mnp MLAs NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the petitions filed by three former Congress MLAs who have challenged the Manipur high court verdicts upholding the order of the assembly speaker disqualifying them from being members of the House.

The apex court issued notices and sought responses from the office of the assembly speaker and others on three separate petitions filed by the MLAs who have challenged the June 2 verdicts of the high court which had said there was enough material before the speaker to draw an inference that they had voluntarily given up their membership of Indian National Congress (INC).

The three MLAs were disqualified by the speaker on June 18 last year. After disqualification, petitions were filed alleging that they had voluntarily given up their membership of K Y M C

the INC and given their support to the BJP. It was also alleged in the disqualification petition that they had participated in political works and programmes hosted by the BJP. A bench comprising justices U.U. Lalit and Ajay Rastogi, while asking the respondents to file their affidavits within two weeks, posted the matter for hearing on September 29. The top court was hearing three separate petitions filed by Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Bira Singh who were elected as MLAs as Congress candidates in the March 2017 assembly election.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioners, told the bench that the high court order be stayed. The bench said it was issuing notice on the petitions and the matter would be heard on September 29th.

A construction in Peren

DIMAPUR: Zeliangrong Baudi Nagaland has informed that the baudi would be inspecting the construction of National Highway 129 A, Package I from August 27 as entrusted upon by all the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) of Peren district.

In a press release ZB (N) media cell stated that the NH-129A two lane road (Dimapur to Maram) that covers district is Package I to Package IV. It said the first construction of road contract that started of this stretch (Package I) has been awarded to M/S MayaSheel Construction Co. Ltd. ZBN while welcoming and appreciating M/S

g ramme is focused on deepening the impact in Nagaland by equipping thousands of adolescents and young people with a curriculum that would help them make informed choices and grow into healthy adults.

It will be executed and implemented across Nagaland in government and private schools to ensure maximum reach and beneficiaries.

While launching the programme, Shanavas C said, “We are proud to introduce this comprehensive program in Nagaland as The Birds and Bees Talk, which is the first and a unique curriculum to address the adolescents’ mental health and sexual health in the state.”

Shanavas said the vision is to work towards transforming the lives of the youth, preparing them

for a better and brighter tomorrow.

Commenting on the launch, Ravi Bhatnagar the aim was to work towards transforming the minds of youth by keeping up with their advancements through education and awareness” Executive director, Plan India Mohammed Asif said Plan India has been working for more than two decades to improve sexual and reproductive health services and rights for all children, adolescent girls and young women and men in different parts of India.

Similar to other states, the programme is implemented by PLAN India across six north east states of India. Under this curriculum, teachers from the enrolled schools would be appointed and equipped with full programme essentials including teaching methods and lessons.

2021 Gordon Graham prize: KES announce shortlisted books are – (fiction category) Dreams and Chaos by Sentilong Ozukum, Once Upon a Time in Kohima by Konaei Shongdok, The Unlikely Indian by Nzan Kikon and Waiting for the Dust to Settle by Veio Pou; (non-fiction category) A Beginner’s Guide to the Butterflies of the Himalayan Realm

by Wonchi and Mhayani Murry, Infrastructure of Injustice: State and Politics

in Manipur and Northeast India by Raile Rocky Ziipao, The Chang Nagas: In Memory of Our Ancestors

by Wongto Chingmak, The Lost Mission: A true story of love, sacrifice & betrayal

by Pekingto Y Jimo, Thipuzu: A World of its Own

by Sezolü Khamu and a Girl Swallowed by a Tree: Lotha Naga Tales Retold

by Nzanmongi Jasmine Patton.

Transport department informs on issue of permits

DIMAPUR: State transport department has laid down guidelines on issue of permits for all goods transport vehicles and passengers service vehicles in the state which would come into immediate effect.

Under section 73 (a) (ii) and (iv) of the Motor Vehicles Rules for Excluded

Areas, Assam, 1942 Nagaland Amendment Rules, 1983) as amended vide Notification No. TPT/MV/2/79 dated30/03/1983, para 16, the fees for permits in respect of goods transport vehicles and passenger service vehicles are fixed as follows: in respect of transport vehicles Rs. 25 per m.t per year; in

NORTHEAST Ex-M’laya MLA 47 fresh cases push Sikkim’s Dorphang gets 25 COVID-19 tally to 29,524 AUG 25 (PTI): Sikkim’s COVID-19 yrs in jail for rape GANGTOK, tally rose to 29,524 on Wednesday as 47 more people SHILLONG, AUG 25 (PTI): Former Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang was sentenced to 25 years in jail by a special court in Ri-Bhoi district for raping a girl in 2017 when he was a legislator.

Special Judge (POCSO) Febroneous Silkam Sangma also imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on Dorphang, who was the founder-chairman of insurgent group Hynniewtre p National Liberation Council, who surrendered in 2007 and won the election from the Mawhati seat as an Independent candidate in 2013.

The court had convicted Dorphang on August 13 and announced the punishment on Tuesday. The court also sentenced to life imprisonment three handlers of the girl, besides imposing fines of Rs 1 lakh each, an official of the special court told PTI on Wednesday.

Dorphang’s lawyer Kishore Ch Gautam said he will move the Meghalaya High Court against the order.

Principal director, school education, Shanavas C signing the MoU on August 24.

tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

East Sikkim district reported the highest number of new cases at 20, followed by West Sikkim (15) and South Sikkim (12).

Sikkim now has 1,415 active cases, while 27,461 people have been cured of the disease and 281 patients have migrated to other states so far.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 93.9 per cent, it said.

The Himalayan state’s coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 367 as no fresh fatality was registered.

M’laya logs 354 new Covid cases, 7 fresh fatalities SHILLONG, AUG 25 (PTI): Meghalaya’s COVID-19 tally rose to 74,586 on Wednesday as 354 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state’s coronavirus death toll to 1,292, a senior health official said.

East Khasi Hills district, under which Shillong falls, registered the highest number of new cases at 241, followed by Ri-Bhoi (45) and West Khasi Hills (27), Health Services Director Dr Aman War said.

Two fresh fatalities each were reported in East Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and West Jaintia Hills, and one death was recorded in South West Khasi Hills, he said. The state now has 2,815 active cases, while 70,479 more people have been cured of the disease, including 352 on Tuesday.

respect of a taxi cab/tourist taxi Rs. 200 per year and in respect of a stage carriage/ city bus/omni bus Rs. 320 per year. Under the provisions of Section 69 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Rule 86 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the state transport authority has issued base permits

and national permits for all goods transport vehicles.

Further, the state transport authority has informed that it was authorised to issue base permits for all categories of passenger service vehicles for purpose of availing permits for tourist vehicles on the basis of which the all India tourist

permit authorisation, interstate permits, all Nagaland tourist taxi permits, inter-district contract carriage (bus) permits would be issued.

It also informed that the applicant must first obtain an assurance certificate from the state transport authority for issue of the above permits.

M’laya Cong asks ruling parties to express ‘no-confidence’ on own selves

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SHILLONG, AUG 25: In a bizarre political ‘move’, the opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Wednesday asked ruling parties in the State to move a No-confidence motion against their own selves by voting against the Conrad K Sangma-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government during the autumn session of the state Assembly, which will commence from September 10.

Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Mukul Manda Sangma maintained that the people of the state this time wanted the ruling members to do it.

“People of the state are telling us that this time members who are in the ruling dispensation should table a No-confidence motion against the government – that is the inputs that have been shared with us,” the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) told report-

ers. “If anybody tables, we will be there (to support),” the former Chief Minister, who has openly urged the constituents of the ruling coalition to join the Congress in forming an alternative dispensation, said.

Claiming that the suggestion has come from the people of the state, the veteran Congress legislator said, “So we will wait for that.

They (people) are telling us and they are telling them also. I am told now whether they (ruling members) agree or not it is up to them but if they table then we are there”.

Continuing with his theory of the possibilities of ruling parties moving noconfidence against the ruling dispensation, Sangma said, “You all asked what is the solution to all those alleged irregularities and instances of corruption which is going on with complete impunity and the lack of response to deal with any instances of allegations when brought before the government, the

constant denial mode on those instances of allegations, prompt denial. I had said that I don’t find any solution until and unless somebody else is asked to probably be serious about taking cognizance of those issues and looking at correcting them”.

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Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Tripura on Aug 27-28

AGARTALA, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will arrive in Tripura on a two-day visit from August 27 to inaugurate several projects and hold meetings with the state government, reports East Mojo .

This will be Sitharaman’s first visit to Tripura since the BJP-IPFT government came to power in March 2018. This also comes at a time amidst growing dissidence in the ruling BJP party.

During her visit to the state, Nirmala Sitharaman will hold meetings with the ministers, senior government officials and review Emergency Assistance Projects (EAP) on August 27.

Earlier, her visit was scheduled on August 18 to attend Maharaja Bir Bikram Jayanti but was postponed following an urgent cabinet meeting in Delhi over the Afghanistan crisis.

The senior minister

Nirmala Sitharaman

will also visit a COVID Care Centre at Gandhigram on the outskirts of Agartala to oversee the vaccination process.

Later in the afternoon, Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate 11 projects worth Rs 151 crore. These projects include a 132 KV sub-station at Mohanpur, constructed under North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) and funded by World Bank (Rs 38.03 crore) Sitharaman will also inaugurate 80,000 functional household tap connections provided under Jal

Jeevan Mission (JJM) along with 132 drinking water supply schemes built at a project cost Rs 66 crore.

Nirmala Sitharaman will also flag off seven projects implemented under RIDF/SPA at project cost of Rs 65 crore and three surface water treatment plants at Rampur, Pragati and Badharghat, funded

by ADB under North East Region Urban Development Project (NERUDP) at a project cost of Rs 20 crore.

The senior minister will also visit Badharghat to meet a freedom fighter on the first day.

On the second day, Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Tripurasundari temple and also hold a meeting and interact with the women self-help groups at Killa village council under Gomati district.

The finance minister will depart from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to Guwahati and then take a flight to Delhi on the same day.

NORTHEAST Tripura locals gherao ONGC officials

AGARTALA. AUG 25 (AGENCCIES): Local villagers on Wednesday gheraoed the officials of state-run ONGC at Kamalasagar Natun Colony area in Tripura‘s Sepahijala district over “non-payment of dues”.

The villagers reportedly stopped the ONGC officials as they were leaving the site without paying their dues, reports East Mojo.

“The ONGC authorities have been cheating the people for four and a half years without giving them money. If our demand is not met, the officials will not be allowed to go from the site,” angry villagers said.

ONGC came to Kamalasagar Natun Colony area in 2008 and started dredging work for which they took land from seven residents of the area on a monthly payment basis.

However, even though the payment was made for the first nine years, since 2018, no money has been paid by the ONGC, alleged villagers.

One killed, two injured in Tripura landslides

Narayan Bhowmik died in his sleep after a house collapsed in the Das Para area of Belonia on Wednesday morning. Courtesy- Time8.

AGARTALA, AUG 25 (PTI): A 21-year-old man was killed and two children were injured on Wednesday in two separate landslides caused by incessant rain in South Tripura district, a senior official said.

One Narayan Bhowmik, a daily wage labourer, died at 4 am when the mud house, where he was sleep-

ing, collapsed on him at Sarasima village in Belonai subdivision.

In a separate incident, two brothers- Rasel Miah (12) and Rahim Miah (11) - were injured in neighbouring Jherjheri village when another landslide hit their home, the official said.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar wrote in a

NE COVID-19 UPDATE 101 new cases push Arunachal’s COVID-19 tally to 52,409 ITANAGAR, AUG 25 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally rose to 52,409 on Wednesday as 101 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said.

The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 259 as no fresh fatality was reported, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The Capital Complex region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 32, followed by West Kameng (eight) and Upper Siang (seven).

The state now has 1,127 active cases, while 51,023 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 136 on Tuesday, he said.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 97.35 per cent.

The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 255, followed by Lower Subansiri (113) and West Kameng (105).

The state has thus far tested over 10.37 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 3,706 on Tuesday, the official said, adding that the positivity rate stood at 2.72 per cent.

State Immunisation Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung said that over 9.35 lakh people have been inoculated so far.

post on social media that he was in constant touch with the local authorities and monitoring the overall situation.

He also said that assistance would be provided to every affected individual.

District Magistrate of South Tripura Saju Vaheed said heavy rainfall for the last three days had affected

some parts of the district, causing water-logging and landslips in some places, including the Belonia Municipal Council area.

“Mud walls of three houses were washed away while several other families were affected as rainwater entered their homes. “The administration has taken steps for rescuing the affected people as well as providing assistance.

The situation is under control now,” Vaheed said.

According to the district magistrate, initial financial assistance of Rs. 20,000 has been handed over to Bhowmik’s family while Rs. 4.20 lakh would be provided later. The injured were shifted to a local hospital where they are stated to be out of danger.

The families of the injured children were given initial assistance of Rs. 5,000 each from the administration.

Manipur needs to be ready for Act East Policy and NEP: Union minister RK Ranjan

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IMPHAL, AUG 25: Manipur needs to be prepared for the development by India’s Act East Policy and its new education policy, Union minister of state for external affairs and education RK Ranjan observed. “We must prepare for the great impacts to our economy by the two national policies,” the MP from Manipur said in an interview with a local cable TV on Wednesday.

MALIGAON, AUG 25: Train number 02346 Guwahati Howrah Special Express which left Guwahati station at about 12: 20 am on Wednesday derailed near Chaygaon station at about 1:36 am in the Guwahati Goalpara — New Bongaigaon section under Rangiya division of NFR.

A press release by NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Guneet Kaur stated that four coaches of the train, including the pantry car, derailed.

There were no injury and casualty to any passenger and passengers of the affected coaches have been shifted to other coaches.

SHILLONG, AUG 25: Various organisations from the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, including the GSU, FAF, FKJGP and ADE, have expressed their resentment over the proposed amendment Bill to the 6th Schedule, while calling the same a strategic clandestine tinkering of the Indian Constitution for vote bank politics. The organisations said the implementation of the same could bring about serious altercations. They spoke about the inclusion of tribes of Garo Hills like

the Koch, Boro, Hajong and Rabha tribes through the amendment of 6th Schedule. “The move can have far reaching negative impacts and could disturb the peaceful co-existence.

This is definitely going to create attrition between the Garos and other tribes of the region even going to the extent of forgoing the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigration,” they added. The organisations accused the BJP of vote bank politics, while adding that the party would sit back and gleefully monitor ethnic clashes in their desperate attempt to

push forward their political agenda. According to these organisations, the move of the Government of India to include the term ‘unrepresented tribes’ in “The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2019” is a highly controversial decision.

“The struggle of the ANVC must be acknowledged as a cry of the Garos to be recognised and deserving of every right under the Indian Constitution to be prosperous, educated and developed but it must be developed with protection as an indigenous tribe of

Garo Hills,” they felt. As per the new amendment the governor will nominate 6 members, 2 of whom will be women and 4 will be nominated from the ‘unrepresented tribes’.

“This was discussed many times in various meetings with the state government and the officials from the Home Ministry where the organisations of Meghalaya under the umbrella of MITCRM objected to it again and again. There is no law to debar Koch, Hajong and Rabhas from participating and contesting in the GHADC. Which means they have equal

is a knowledge based policy.

One of the basic purposes of the NEP 2020 will be to encourage the younger generation to culture their innovative ideas and generate self-employment. The state needs to implement the policy in a true spirit so that the state takes the advantages of changes and development to be brought about in various sectors, particularly in trade and commerce and tourism sectors by the Act East Policy, he said.

Conrad Sangma dubs Mendipathar Rly station a boon

SHILLONG, AUG 25: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the Mendipathar Facilitation Centre at Mendipathar Railway Station in North Garo Hills on Wednesday in presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira.

Inaugurating the centre, the Chief Minister said that the facilitation centre will keep record of visitors to the region while adding that it will enable the district administration to effectively monitor flow of visitors from outside the region. He also said that the rail head in Mendipathar is a boon for the people of the region as this will continue to facilitate movement of

Vincent Pala appointed M’laya Cong chief SHILLONG, AUG 25: All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday today appointed Lok Sabha MP from Shillong, Vincent H Pala as the new president of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).

In a statement, AIC general secretary KC Venugopal announced that the Congress president appointed Pala as the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee president with immediate effect. Besides Pala, the Congress president also appointed three senior Congress members as working presidents of MPCC-- Ampareen Lyngdoh, MLA; Marthon Sangm, MLA and James Lyngdoh. AICC acknowledged the outgoing president Dr. Celestine Lyngdoh for the contribution made towards the party.

On receiving the information, Accident Relief Train and Accident Relief Medical Equipment train immediately rushed for the site and senior railway officials from the HQ and Rangiya division were already at site.

The NFR CPRO informed that necessary assistance is being provided to all the passengers and restoration work has already started.

The passengers of the rear portion were brought to Kamakhya and passengers willing to travel to Howrah will be taken to New Bogaigaon. The passengers of the front portion were taken to New Bongaigaon. From New Bogaigaon the train is expected to resume it’s by 11 am for Howrah.

Organisations oppose move to amend 6th Schedule

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The ‘Act East Policy’, the upgraded “Look East Policy” which was announced in November, 2014 is a diplomatic initiative to promote economic, strategic and cultural relations with the vast Asia-Pacific region at different levels. The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), approved by the Union Cabinet of India on July 29, 2020, aims to transform India’s education system by 2040. The Union minister said that NEP 2020

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Guwahati Howrah Spl Express derailed; no casualty reported

Passengers near the train after it detrailed at Chaygaon Railway Station in Kamrup district- (PTI )

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rights under the 6th Schedule,” asserted the organisations of Garo Hills region.

They opined that in every GHADC election at least 2 persons from these tribes were chosen as MDCs. Adding 4 nominated members will unfairly take the number to 6.

“If they want nomination as unrepresented tribes then they must not contest in the GHADC elections.

They are represented tribes because they have MDCs in the GHADC and yet claim themselves as unrepresented tribes. How is this contradictory logic and reasoning possible,” they asked.

people from the region to the adjoining State of Assam. He said that the railway has helped people from North Garo Hills to use the railway to reach Guwahati. “Rail head will facilitate market accessibility,” he said while adding that this has proved to be a boon for the farming community.

He also took the opportunity to enlighten people that the largest food park in the State is coming up in the Mendipathar industrial area. He said that since the railway head was there in Mendipathar, the State Govt is setting up the Rs 100 crore food park in Mendipathar. He further said that the biggest feed mill of Northeast is being set up at Mendipathar because it has the railway head.

Protest in Mizoram over 20% hike in power tariff

AIZAWL, AUG 25 (PTI): Youth Congress activists protested in Aizawl over the steep hike in power tariff, demanding the resignation of state power minister R Lalzirliana. Leading the demonstration outside Vanapa Hall here on Tuesday, state Youth Congress president Lalmalsawma Nghaka accused the government of robbing the people by hiking power tariffs and issuing bogus power bills.

“The power minister should take responsibility for the hike and bogus bills and must oblige to resign from his office for failing to look after his department efficiently,” he said. He said the government has hiked power tariff by 20.7 per cent, which came into effect in April, at a time when people are facing hardship and livelihood crisis due to the pandemic.

Lalmalsawma claimed that power bills issued in August were mostly high and some poor families, who consumed very less units, were asked to pay consumption charges ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

2 injured in police encounters in Assam Dhing area on Tuesday, got injured when a bullet fired by one of his accomplices during the encounter hit him in the leg. They managed to escape from the spot, he said.

“This gang operates in a militia-style and is very ruthless. Its members are accused in many crimes including opening fire on common people and injuring several of them on August 22,” Mishra told PTI, adding that the gang leader is undergoing treatment at a hospital. In another incident, three members of an

GUWAHATI/GOALPARA (ASSAM), AUG 25 (PTI): Two more accused persons have been injured in police encounters in Assam’s Nagaon and Goalpara districts, senior officers said on Wednesday.

The leader of an armed gang was injured in a crossfire at number 1 Kandhulimari village in Nagaon district early on Wednesday when he was leading the police to his accomplices, Superintendent of Police Anand Mishra said.

The gang leader, who was nabbed at Ahomgaon in

armed kidnapping gang accused in several cases were nabbed in Belpara area of Rongjuli in Goalpara district on Tuesday night and one 9 mm pistol, three cartridges and addictive pills were seized from their possession, Additional Superintendent of Police Mrinal Deka said.

While being taken to a police station, the gang leader tried to escape forcing law enforcers to shoot in his leg, the officer said, adding that he is being treated at Goalpara Civil Hospital and his two accomplices are in custody.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA NO. ED/EL/C/2/MON/2017-18:

Dated, Kohima the 24th August 2021

In continuation to Advertisement NO. ED/EL/C/2/MON/2017-18 Dated Kohima the 25th September 2020, and is in compliance to the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench Court Order Dated 07-08-2019 W.P.C 118/2019, for advertisement of 1(One) Primary Teacher post at GPS Totok Chingnyu A under SDEO Mon, the following information’s are given to the candidates who applied for the same.

1. There will be a written examination consisting of 80 marks for written and 20 marks Viva-Voice.

2. The Syllabus for written examination shall consist of: (i) General English (ii) General Knowledge (iii) All subjects taught from class 1 to class V (textbooks approved for Nagaland Government Schools Only) 3. Date of Examination : - 10th September 2021 Place :- Directorate of School Education, Nagaland, Kohima.

Time :- 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon(2 Hours) 4. The candidates are personally asked to collect their Admit Card on 8th September 2021 during the office working hour from the Undersigned.

5. Henceforth, no separate call letter will be issued to the candidates.

(SHANAVAS C) IAS Principal Director

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

HOME DEPARTMENT: POLITICAL BRANCH NAGALAND: KOHIMA

NOTIFICATION No. CON-68/1982(Pt)

Dtd. Kohima, the 20th August, 2021

The Central Government, vide its Notification S. O. 3350(E) dated 28th September, 2020 declared the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN(K)] along with all its factions, wings and front organizations as unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

As per section 4 of the Act, the matter was referred to Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal which was constituted by the Central Government vide notification S. O. 3812 (E) dated 26th October, 2020 for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring NSCN(K) as unlawful association.

The Hon'ble Tribunal gave ample opportunity of hearing to all parties including NSCN(K). However, the outfit NSCN(K) did not participate and the proceedings had to be conducted ex parte against NSCN(K). The Tribunal after examination of all facts/evidences and law on the matter, held that the outfit is involved in unlawful activities which are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India and are aimed to achieve its object to secede from India and moreover, the nature of activities carried out by the said organisation, its cadres and factions leave no room for doubt that the outfit is waging war against the Government of India. Therefore, the Tribunal vide its Order dated 16th June, 2021 has confirmed the notification dated 28th September, 2020 issued by the Central Government declaring the NSCN(K) as unlawful association.

The order dated 16th June, 2021 of the Hon'ble Tribunal has been published in Gazette of India vide notification S. O. 2578(E) dated 25th June, 2021.

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Won’t arrest Rane in Nashik case, Maha govt to HC Sena says PM should take his statement seriously

MUMBAI, AUG 25 (PTI): The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that it would not take any “coercive action” against Union minister Narayan Rane in an FIR registered in Nashik over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

The government’s assurance came a day after the BJP leader was arrested in a case registered against him at Mahad in Raigad district over the same remarks and a local court granted him bail late at night.

On Monday, during his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ in adjoining Raigad district, Rane had said, “It is shameful that the chief minister does not know the year of independence. He leaned back to enquire about the count of years of independence during his (August 15) speech. Had I been there, I would have given (him) a tight slap.”

The statement sparked off angry protests by work-

ers of Thackeray-led Shiv Sena across the state and FIRs were filed against Rane at Mahad, Nashik, Thane and Pune.

An editorial in the Sena’s mouthpiece `Saamana’, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Rane and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take his statement against the chief minister seriously.

Rane’s son, MLA Nitesh Rane, on the other hand, demanded President’s rule in the state after some Yuva Sena activists who had taken part in protests against Rane later met the chief minister.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday heard Rane’s plea seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in Nashik and all other cases that might be lodged in future. Rane also sought interim protection from arrest.

Nashik police had issued a notice directing him to remain present before the investigation officer at 12 pm on September 2.

Senior counsel Amit Desai, appearing for the state, told the division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar that no coercive action (such as arrest) will be taken against Rane in the

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FIR registered in Nashik till September 17, when the plea would be further heard.

Rane’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde sought protection in all cases that may arise out of the statement in question. Desai, however, said such blanket assurance of protection cannot be made as the petition only mentioned the Nashik FIR. The HC said that Rane’s lawyers can amend the petition later to seek protection in connection with other FIRs. The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece said Rane had made the central government hang its head in shame.

Despite being made a Union minister, Rane was behaving like a “roadside gangster”, the Saamana said.

If anybody had spoken in this manner about the prime Minister, he would have been booked under sedition charges and Rane’s crime was similar one, it claimed, adding that prime minister Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah should take his statement seriously.

It also said that the previous BJP-led government in Maharashtra “has made a few intellectuals languish in jail on allegations that they conspired to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi”, apparently referring to the Elgar Parishad case.

Earlier, Magistrate S S Patil of Mahad court who granted bail to Rane on Tuesday night noted in the detailed order (which became available on Wednesday) that “considering the reason for arrest and other reasons, I found that the arrest is justified”.

But the judge also said that the IPC sections invoked against Rane were not punishable with life or death and “no prejudice would be caused to the prosecution if the accused is released on bail.

The cour t war ned Rane that he “shall not commit a similar type of of-

fense” and must cooperate with the probe.

Shortly after Rane got bail, his son, MLA Nitesh Rane tweeted a clip from the film “Rajneeti”, where a character played by Manoj Bajpayee says, “Those who spit up in the air should know that it would fall on their face only. There will be a strong reply.

Later, he also demanded President’s rule in the state after some Yuva Sena members met Chief Minister Thackeray at his official residence ‘Varsha’ hours after they participated in a protest outside Narayan Rane’s residence in Mumbai.

“So it was indeed statesponsored violence just like West Bengal. As the head of the state, the CM should be ensuring safety but he is actually felicitating hooligans... President’s rule is the only way out to ensure safety from these thugs,” the Kankavli MLA tweeted.

Elsewhere in Malvan, Rane’s stronghold, unidentified persons threw sodawater bottles at Sena MP Vinayak Raut’s house.

Rane will soon resume his Jan Ashirwad Yatra along the same route, one of his aides said.

2022 Punjab polls to be fought under Amarinder’s helm: Rawat CHANDIGARH, AUG 25 (IANS): Just ahead of meeting four Congress dissident Cabinet ministers and three legislators, Punjab affairs in charge and AICC general secretary Harish Rawat, on Wednesday clarified that the 2022 Punjab Assembly election would be fought under the leadership of Amarinder Singh amid signs of revolt by the Navjot Singh Sidhu faction.

The ‘rebel’ legislators reached Dehradun in the morning to apprise Rawat about the mood of the public against the Amarinder Singh-led government in the state. They, among 20-odd party legislators, have been demanding replacement of Amarinder Singh as he failed to fulfill the 2017 poll promises.

Rawat told the media that Amarinder Singh had welcomed party state President Navjot Singh Sidhu himself, and the decision on elevation was not taken without the CM’s approval.

“We have given the party leadership to Sidhu but not the Congress to him,” Rawat was categorically clear in saying about any move to change the

Harish Rawat

Chief Minister ahead of the assembly polls slated in early 2022.

The four ministers -Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria -- a day earlier said here with the support of at least 20 other Congress legislators their main demand is to ‘replace’ Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

They said they wanted 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 guard.

Their main grudge, among others, with the

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

Channi told the media that the panel, authorised by the other legislators, would seek time from the Congress high command to listen to their grievances, otherwise it will be difficult for the party to get a repeat in Punjab.

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

Late in the evening on Tuesday, seven of the 20odd MLAs and ex-MLAs, who were purportedly party to the demand for the removal of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, categorically disassociated themselves from any such move.

Denying outright being part of what they termed as a conspiracy hatched by a section engaged in trying to drive a wedge within the party, these seven leaders have thrown their weight behind the Chief Minister and reposed their full faith in his leadership.

All Afghans must travel to India SAD wins DSGMC polls; Manjinder Sirsa loses his seat on e-Visa, says government

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): Rebutting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government will not give away ownership of assets under the asset monetisation plan and they will be mandatorily handed back to the government.

Addressing the media in Mumbai on Wednesday, Sitharaman hit out at the opposition citing monetisation processes undertaken by the Congress-led UPA government. Citing the example of the New Delhi Railway Station, she took a barb on the Congress and said: “Who called the RFP (request for proposal) on it? Is it owned by ‘Jijaji’ now!”

“We are not selling off, there will be a strict handing back,” she said. A day after the government unveiled the NMP worth Rs 6 lakh crore, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused PM 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 had said: “The PM 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.”

state government “tried their very best to defeat us”. Sirsa said more than 20 per cent of the votes cast (postal ballots) “in our favour were rejected” as invalid. “This is victory of Guru Teg Bahadur and

a slap on the face of those who were doing things at behest of Government,” Sirsa said.

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Two men allegedly raped the woman; her boyfriend was thrashed by the gang members. Nearly 24 hours after the incident, the accused are still missing as the couple recovers in a local hospital. “A case has been registered based on her statement. I have instructed the police to take stringent action against the culprits,” CM Basavaraj Bommai was quoted as saying this evening by news agency ANI as the incident triggered outrage.

The police have filed a gang-rape case under Section 376-D of the IPC. No arrests have been made so far, police have said, adding that the probe is on.

‘Nothing will be sold off’, FM counters Rahul on NMP

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has been decided that all Afghan nationals henceforth must travel to India only on e-Visa,” a home ministry statement said.

The home ministry also announced that keeping in view some reports that certain passports of Afghan nationals have been misplaced, previously issued visas to all Afghan nationals, who are presently not in India, stand invalidated with immediate effect.

“Afghan nationals wishing to travel to India may apply for e-Visa,” it said.

Officials said since Indian missions in Afghanistan are shut, the applica-

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SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the nomination. On being asked if Sirsa would continue to be President, Badal said, “The House will decide on electing a President, when it meets.”

The DSGMC general secretary Harmeet Singh Kalka retained his seat at Kalkaji while Manjeet Singh GK, who is former president of the DSGMC, retained his seat of Greater Kailash.

Addressing a press conference, Badal hailed the victory and termed it as a forceful referendum of Khalsa Panth in favour of the Panthic identity and religious commitment of his party. “The Community totally rejected the Congress-backed and BJPsponsored groups, including those of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Sahib and the Sarna group.”

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The decision comes days after the government introduced a new category of visa called “e-Emergency X-Misc visa” for the Afghan nationals after the Taliban captured power in that country.

“Owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan and streamlining of the visa process by introduction of the ‘eEmergency X-Misc visa’, it

tions will be examined and processed in New Delhi.

The “e-Emergency XMisc visa” will initially be valid for six months, they said. All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the travel document.

Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul’s main airport after the fall of the city to the Taliban, some so desperate to escape the insurgents that they held onto a US military plane as it took off and plunged to their deaths.

India has evacuated all its embassy staff and several hundred Indians staying in Afghanistan. New Delhi has also evacuated many Afghans, including two MPs, Hindus and Sikhs who faced threats from the Taliban.

The Taliban have already enforced their rule over the capital of five million people after a lightning advance across the country that took just over a week to dethrone the country’s Western-backed government in mid-August.

N E W D E L H I , AU G 25 (AGENCIES): The Shiromani Akali Dal has retained its control over the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). It won 27 of the 46 seats, earning a clear majority.

SAD (Delhi), led by the Sarna brothers – Paramjit Singh and Harvinder Singh—won 14 seats while the Manjeet Singh GK led Jag Asra Guru Ott (Jago) party managed to win just two.

The Akal Sahai, Akali Dal Panthak, and Kendri Singh Sabha won one seat each. Though Manjinder Singh Sirsa lost from Punjabi Bagh, the SAD (Badal) under hisvleadership won the DSGMC election 2021.

The sitting DSGMC president Manjinder Singh, lost his Punjabi Bagh seat to Harvinder Singh Sarna.

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Vision mania

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t was to prove to be an ironic opening quote through which the then chief minister in December 2016 launched the Nagaland Vision 2030 document when he penned a biblical verse “where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18): It is still unknown whether there has been any assessment made about the impact of the Nagaland Vision document 2030 released in 2016. Earlier, a comprehensive document on agriculture was launched in June 2012 titled Vision 2050(food for all) and the latest being on August 18,2021 when the current chief minister launched the Nagaland SDG Vision 2030. Probably governments ruled by politicians and the kind of bureaucracy evident presently in state, have no inclination nor time to assess the impact of these documents because they are visionaries who have a vision to prepare visions. They are preparing another vision document even before the current one has been tried and tested. It may be noted that the state government had also released some earlier policy documents that could also be counted as vision documents, such as communitisation policy in 2002 and various agro and industrial policy documents from the 80s onwards.

A comprehensive document on agriculture was also launched in June 2012 titled Vision 2050(food for all).

The biblical quote “where there is no vision, people perish” may also mean that people can perish not because of lack of vision only but also too many visions and lack of comprehension about a desired and achievable vision. Different people have visions that seek to address the same objective but through different angels. A vision needs a firm foundation which has several layers to provide the structure for shaping the socio-economic future of society. Any weakness in any layer can have negative impact on the overall progress. These layers of a vision may be broadly identified as – economic, education, employment, entrepreneurship and government’s role. Economic vision is not only about good things that we hope at the moment to believe it would be achieved in the future but another way of setting the foundation for progress. Economic vision also cannot ignore the reality of the ever changing environment and the factors that impact infrastructure and commerce etc. It would be a folly to expect an economic vision without fully being aware of the requirements. Economic vision has to do with the people and not those who dream about it. Political leaders ape the theme of ‘economic vision’ but unfortunately, there is hardly any concrete evidence to suggest that the pursuit of the objective has been realistically addressed. Economic evolution is a process that links it ‘entrepreneurship’; which is largely understood as a component that could propel a society towards progress. The policy to promote entrepreneurship originated with the socio-economic vision of the early fifties. Government bureaucrats need to view entrepreneurship not from their official perspective but from the perspective of how self-promoted entrepreneurs have proved themselves in real life. Before envisioning a future, it would be helpful to open our eyes to the present and ascertain the causes and factors that have led to stagnation of economic progress since mid-80s. Any government that claims to have a vision should place good governance as the national highway to these destinations otherwise these would be fruitless and futile exercises and not even worth the paper they are printed on.

DailyDevotion Sacrifice and Friendship

I have called you friends… —John 15:15 We will never know the joy of self-sacrifice until we surrender in every detail of our lives. Yet self-surrender is the most difficult thing for us to do. We make it conditional by saying, “I’ll surrender if…!” Or we approach it by saying, “I suppose I have to devote my life to God.” We will never find the joy of self-sacrifice in either of these ways.

But as soon as we do totally surrender, abandoning ourselves to Jesus, the Holy Spirit gives us a taste of His joy. The ultimate goal of self-sacrifice is to lay down our lives for our Friend (see John 15:13-14).

When the Holy Spirit comes into our lives, our greatest desire is to lay down our lives for Jesus. Yet the thought of self-sacrifice never even crosses our minds, because sacrifice is the Holy Spirit’s ultimate expression of love.

Our Lord is our example of a life of self-sacrifice, and He perfectly exemplified Psalm 40:8, “I delight to do Your will, O my God….” He endured tremendous personal sacrifice, yet with overflowing joy. Have I ever yielded myself in absolute submission to Jesus Christ?

If He is not the One to whom I am looking for direction and guidance, then there is no benefit in my sacrifice.

But when my sacrifice is made with my eyes focused on Him, slowly but surely His molding influence becomes evident in my life (see Hebrews 12:1-2).

Beware of letting your natural desires hinder your walk in love before God. One of the cruelest ways to kill natural love is through the rejection that results from having built the love on natural desires. But the one true desire of a saint is the Lord Jesus. Love for God is not something sentimental or emotional— for a saint to love as God loves is the most practical thing imaginable.

“I have called you friends….” Our friendship with Jesus is based on the new life He created in us, which has no resemblance or attraction to our old life but only to the life of God. It is a life that is completely humble, pure, and devoted to God.

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Caste-based census: Caste assertion or promotion or annihilation

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n the given situation, it is hoped that a multi-party delegation would meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a national caste census soon. Towards this end, the chief Minister and opposition leader of Bihar along with others have already met the Prime Minister. Caste-based head count is a mix of politics and “deprivation”. Other political parties would certainly follow suit. BJP at one point opposed the caste count, then supported and now carefully observing.

However, a BJP leader from Bihar and a Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that “BJP has never been against caste census, that’s why we have been a part of the resolution passed in the legislative assembly and legislative council on this issue”. He tweeted that in what was seen as a move to highlight the ruling party’s “in principle” agreement with the growing clamour for estimating the numerical strength of hundreds of castes.”

The reasons for going all out for caste-based census are varying. The opposition leader of Bihar from RJD Tejasvi Prasad Yadav while endorsing the head count said “When animals and trees are counted, why not humans”. Sushil Modi recalled the statement made by the then Gopinath Munde, who headed the rural development said in 2014 in Parliament said that “govern-

ment could not accept findings of the socio-economic Caste Census as reliable because of the infirmities in the data collected.”

He added that “At that time, on the instructions of the central government, when the Social Economic Caste survey was conducted by the ministries of rural development and urban development, crores of errors were found in it. The number of castes reached into the millions,” and concluded that the report was not made public because of inaccuracies. Substantiating further, the BJP leader said that at the time of the last census of 1931 under the British Raj, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa were one. “The census of only 22 castes was done in the population of about 1 crore of Bihar at that time.

Now after 90 ears there has been a big difference in the economic, social, geographical and political conditions.”

He added that although there are many technical and practical difficulties in conducting caste census, yet BJP is in support of it in principle.

Sanghmitra Maurya while participating in the 127th amendment bill, had made a strong plea for caste census.

In line with the rationale provided by political leaders on caste census especially on the looming “politics of OBCs”, PM Modi responded in his cabinet expansion gave a record representation to members of OBC’s in his team and ensured promul-

gation of all India quota in medical courses. Earlier BJP Lok Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh Sanghmitra Maurya and strongly supported the case-base census while speaking on the 127th amendment bill giving powers of the state to make their own OBC quota list.

Let us go back and recall what happened in the year 2015. When Siddaramaiah of the Congress party headed had commissioned the caste census in 2015, the first after 1935.

Over a three-month period, 13.5 million households were surveyed, more than 1 lakh enumerators handled the work and the report was completed three years ago and is lying with the member secretary of the commission. According to H. Kantha Raju, a Former chairperson of the Karnataka Backward classes Commission, under whose supervision the census was carried out, said: “The ball is in the commission’s court.

Let it submit the report first, then we will take a call.”

Countering Kantha Raju, CS Dwarakanth, former chairperson, State Commission for Backward Classes said “Accepting or rejecting the report comes later, Since the government has spent Rs. 168 crores of taxpayers’ money, it should make the report’s findings public.” However, political analysts believe that the report is not being released because of political

reasons. Leaked details of the census in 2016 suggested a significant increase in the population of SCs, STs and Muslims. Until then, Lingayats and Vokkaligas, courted by all parties, were thought to be the largest social groups in the state.

This is the crux of the head count. Social engineering of the political parties and its fortunes are solely dependent on caste calculus. For example, an IAS officer said that “This is the reason the successive governments are not keen to release the finding of the caste census. Even Siddaramaiah hesitated to release a part of the report ahead of the 2018 assembly polls, fearing that it would backfire. The current BJP dispensation is n exception.

If the numbers of the leaked report are true, there could be huge political implications that could affect some parties.”

Caste is foundational of the Indian politics and society. There are repercussions, if the report is tabled. Political parties such as Congress and JD (S) could have tabled the report. Now BJP can do it. But none dared to release the report because they do not want gamble since the political parties are uncertain about the swing and in that who would benefit. If caste is only about ‘deprivation’, then it should be explained in greater details. Caste is much more than just ‘deprivation’. It denotes power,

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continued the sequence of attacks and bombings, so why was it not forced to abide by the agreement. Why didn’t America show strictness? However, the haste of the Biden administration is causing embarrassment to America all over the world, while the world is apprehensive about the creation of a new ground of terror.

In fact, neither the US nor organizations like the United Nations have been able to assure that democratic values, and especially the rights of women, will be protected in Taliban-held Afghanistan.

The U.S. failed in Afghanistan for many reasons, but two head the list. First, the chosen mission—turning Afghanistan into a Western-style liberal democracy— wasn’t going to succeed no matter how long we stayed. Second, the policy makers and military commanders who ran this campaign lied to themselves and the public about the progress being made and the prospects for success.

Strategically, the Taliban is talking sweetly but it is difficult to trust them given its past. The Taliban has become the most powerful terrorist organization in the world today due to the Taliban’s capture of America’s hasty modern weapons and air force. It is too early to say that any acceptable leadership will be able to develop in the Taliban. Who will take the guarantee that Al Qaeda and ISIS have been eliminated from the soil of Afghanistan. If tomorrow Afghanistan becomes a terrorist’s paradise with the help of Pakistan and other countries, then it will not be an exaggeration.

Prabhat Pandey (As published by The Times of India)

vote banks vis-a-vis OBCs. In this way OBCs would immensely benefit seeking job reservations not only in the state and central governments, even in JEE, NEET and all government colleges and central universities.

Caste-based political parties and national parties will vie to consolidate their vote base luring the backward communities for their political gains.

Is caste-based census in the national interest? Indian society is caste-driven. Castebased census once taken, all that said is forgotten.

Every political party would be engaged in consolidating the OBC base. As of now OBCs are well represented in polity, judiciary, bureaucracy and other enforcing agencies. Their presence would further increase at alarming levels, while on the other the Dalits, Tribals and minorities especially Muslims would further be marginalized. If we take the socio-economic, educational and occupational profiles they are at the bottom.

As B.R. Ambedkar clearly pointed out that the social inequality ought to be addressed first followed by economic equilibria. What is happening in 21st Century India is caste assertion and promotion. As long as caste is used as an organising principle and determining factor in politics and for power consolidation, annihilation of caste continues to remain as a distant reality.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

Going global

America’s undeniable failure in Afghanistan

or almost 20 years in Afghanistan, the way America showed the promise of establishing a legal system in Afghanistan with the help of its forces, it suddenly shattered it and left the Afghan people in the hands of the same Taliban.

The manner in which the forces of America and NATO countries have run away from Afghanistan instead of handing it over to any legal authority, proves that the aim of the international powers was not to develop Afghanistan properly and they are only Talibani Islamic terrorists.

The American army had come to take revenge. As soon as this revenge was completed, they left this country.

After the election of Democrat President Joe Biden in America, there was hope in the world that the establishment of democratic values in the world would be accelerated. Solidarity with the European Union against China’s arbitrariness and activism on the issue of climate change had boosted this confidence, but the developments in Afghanistan have raised questions about the leadership role of the US. The failure of Afghanistan along with Korea, Vietnam, Iraq has also been recorded in American history. The people of Afghanistan are living between fear and insecurity. Then the country has reached the condition of twenty years old. Those people from all the countries of the world who had come for the development of Afghanistan, are at the mercy of the Taliban today.

Questions are being raised that when the Taliban did not comply with the peace deal, what was the hurry for the US to leave Afghanistan? In the meantime, the Taliban

status, privilege, occupation, education and many others.

CM of Bihar and other leaders from different political parties took the lead because OBCs are their deciding factor. Once census is done those parties thrive on OBCs would go all out for great reservation. Based on the population of each caste, reservation be worked.

Now leaders of political parties say that policies and program be evolved, only if we have a clear picture about caste rubrics. And so, that there should be nationwide census. They say, census offers a realistic factual data disclosing which caste least benefitted despite the governmental policies and programs. So, it enables GOI and the state governments to draft development plans.

In addition, those castes not benefitted can be given boosters to benefit if there is head count data available.

Arguments and justifications keep surfacing in favour as well as against. Nonetheless, OBCs as a cluster are more antagonistic towards the Dalits, Tribals and minorities. Their proximity is much visible and closer in the villages and also in other arenas. OBCs view reservations given to the Dalits and Tribals sceptically. Data shows that atrocities and honour killings perpetuated against the Dalits to a large extent by the OBCs. Once caste census is agreed upon, the caste-based political parties lure their

FIND OUT IF IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO INVEST IN THE GLOBAL MARKET

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here was a time in our lives when the choices were limited and opportunities were few. My hometown used to have two or three schools, and their students felt proud to don their uniforms.

Am-bassadors or Fiats were the only private cars to own, Lifebuoy or Lux to wash our dart, and ThumpsUp or Limca to quench our thirst. If you had a relative living in a foreign land, you would perhaps get to use Camay soap and Pantene shampoo, whenever they visit India.

For you to understand this, you must be in your 40s and above. And by no means do I want you to brood over your age, but rather enjoy the changes you have seen. Now we have German auto giants opening showrooms in my hometown. You can order an Italian pizza over the phone.

Wear GAP T-shirts, bought locally. The gap between the metros and the smaller cities has narrowed. And with the advent of the internet and the way we are using it, our lives have changed.

I have always been advocating that a portion of your investment should be in equity. Equity means owning a part of a business. When

people ask me which business they should be a part of, the most simple answer is: the business which you yourself are a customer of. If you like a particular brand of coffee or T-shirt, you are not the only one. There are probably thousands of people who also like the things you like.

That’s because, as consumers, when we choose a product or service, we tend to choose it for the price we are paying and the value we are getting.

And if you carefully see, there are only a few winners across different sectors, and they are the best equities for your investments.

Since we are increasingly using global products, the question naturally arises: Can we invest in Glob-al equity?

The answer is yes, we can.

In fact, almost all major Asset Management Companies have global funds and they are predominately focused in the US market. And looking at the statistics, about 0.4 per cent of our total assets in mutual funds are invested in global markets. Looking at the market dominance by the tech giants of USA, like - Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook, etc., you should not lose the opportunity to hedge

some of your assets into the global funds.

Another reason for me to mention it now is because of our valuations. With the market at it’s peak, the Indian market looks costly for new money to be invested in it. But these global funds have a leverage of putting their money in different markets and if we are heading towards a bearish market after a bull run, this is the time for you to explore opportunities in global market if not for anything else, but for pure hedging.

Now that you know about the opportunities in global funds, the question is how much of your port-folio should you expose to global funds? This is a very tricky question. This will very from investor to investor, depending on one’s risk appetite. Experts agree that ten per cent of your portfolio is a com-fortable exposer in a global fund. And they also agree that one should not go beyond 30 per cent, even if one is well-versed with the finances across the globe.

As an emerging market, India still holds a bigger prospect in the short to medium term.

Dipankar Jakharia, Guwahati

Post-mortem

LPO urges Naga to fortify Naga history identity

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otha Public Organization (LPO) has urge the Naga to emanate from obdurate and do our bit towards peace and unity at this epoch - making of the Nagas. For far too long, Nagas have been absorb in _ighting amongst ourselves. It is time to transfiguration that, true spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness just for the sake of the younger posterity in the Naga society has been long overdue.

While reckoning for an early settlement of the protracted Indo-Naga Political issue. The LPO has appeal the GoI to resume the Indo-Naga Political talk at the highest level i.e Prime Minister level to expedite the talk at the earliest possible time and keeping in mind to adulate and commend the Naga Flag and Constitution as beseech by the Naga people. These two inherent rights are very dear to Nagas and it is regarded as the “Heart and Soul” of the Naga people. Further, it also said Nagas had been dealing with

great Indian leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Jaya Prakash Narayan, India’s first Prime minister Nehru, eight Indian Prime minister and now Prime minister Narendra Modi, the historic Indo-Naga Framework Agreement was signed on August 3, 2015 in New Delhi for an early logical conclusion based on the unique history and the situation of the Nagas and sharing the sovereign power and provide for an “ enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful Co-existenc of the two entities.

LPO state that, the core issue of the Naga _lag and Constitution as penchant by the Naga will be a forward looking and stimulate a clear message and manifestation of bride and identity to the Nagas, as the Naga future of peaceful coexistence as one people, one Nation, one land can’t be determined by any force on earth, except by the Naga people itself and by will of God.

Therefore, the Lotha Naga people stands committed and _irm in upholding the Naga identity until our ultimate goal of sovereignty and integration is achieved.

Meanwhile, the LPO has entreaty the entire Naga to uphold the unique political history, identity, and legitimate rights of the Nagas which has been documented and recognised by the GoI. It also stated that, the LPO has acknowledged and appreciate The GoI for recognising the unique history and the situation of the Nagas by signing The Framework agreement.

LPO further urged GoI to anticipate, respect and adhere the FA with letter and spirit and recognition of Naga _lag and Constitution would finally bring about the honourable and acceptable political settlement between the GoI and the Nagas. When the GoI has officially acknowledge The Unique history of Nagas, The Naga must not lose sight of this fact and accept this

achievement as a nuclear family to come together as a single entity of being a Naga family.

Further, the LPO also urged upon all the Naga Intelligentsia, individuals, organizations and government of the day to display their true spirit of oneness and welcome the New Nagalim for just peace and prosperity now or never.

LPO added that Nagas are at a very critical juncture, at the threshold of entering a new era passing by our chequred history and in the vent of signing the final agreement without the indispensable manifestation of our identity and our future. We will be wrong to say that our situation and history have been unique. Future generations would wish this should have never been done. It is not about swagger, it is about pertinacious.

Sulanthung Humtsoe, President, Lotha Public Organization and Phyobemo Odyuo, Vice President, Lotha Public Organization

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When there is a light shower or even if the current goes off the internet connection become even more slower. When one have to spend a reasonable amount of money for a certain data Plan! which the public are not being able to use that recharged data due to poor network. Wouldn’t one feel this as an indirect extortion of money from the public by telecom operators..?

Hence, I would want to request the concern authorities to please take this matter earnestly so I as a student and the general public would have easy and stable excess to Internet. I would expect a sincere response from the authorities so that none of this inconvenience should be faced in the near future.

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NTAGI to soon chalk out roadmap to Centre hikes sugar FRP to Rs 290/quintal introduce Cadila’s vax in inoculation Rules out raising sugar selling price

N E W D E L H I , AU G 25 (PTI): The Centre on Wednesday hiked the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 5 per quintal to Rs 290 a quintal for 2021-22 marketing year, but ruled out any immediate increase in the selling price of sugar.

The decision to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the 2021-22 marketing year (OctoberSeptember) was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) held here.

The government had fixed sugarcane FRP at Rs 285 per quintal for the current 2020-21 marketing year.

Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said the FRP has been increased to Rs 290 per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10 per cent.

He said a premium of Rs 2.90/quintal will be provided for each 0.1 per cent increase in recovery over

Piyush Goyal and Anurag Thakur address media on cabinet decisions, at National Media Centre in New Delhi. (PTI)

and above 10 per cent.

There will be a reduction in FRP by Rs 2.90/ quintal for every 0.1 per cent decrease in recovery.

To protect interest of farmers, Goyal said the government has decided that there would be no deduction where recovery is below 9.5 per cent.

“Such farmers will get Rs 275.50 per quintal for sugarcane in ensuing sugar season 2021-22 in place of Rs 270.75 per quintal in current sugar season 2020-21,” the minister said.

The cost of production of sugarcane for the sugar season 2021-22 is Rs 155 per

quintal. The FRP of Rs 290 per quintal at a recovery rate of 10 per cent is higher by 87 per cent over production cost, he said, adding that sugar cane farming is more remunerative than other crops.

The decision will benefit around 5 crore sugarcane farmers and their dependents, as well as about 5 lakh workers employed in sugar mills and related ancillary activities.

When asked if the government will increase the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar as FRP has been raised, Goyal said: “Not necessarily”.

IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria flies sortie in IOC LCA Tejas

‘Assets belong to country; BJP, Modi don’t own them’

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew the Tejas MK1 FOC fighter during his visit to Bengaluru. (PTI)

BENGALURU, AUG 25 (PTI): Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew in an initial operational clearance (IOC) standard Light Combat Aircraft Tejas during his visit to the city, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) visited IAF units and flight test establishments and facilities of DRDO and HAL at Bengaluru on August 23 and 24, an official release said.

“During his visit to Bengaluru, CAS flew in an IOC LCA Tejas,” it said.

The IAF also tweeted the pictures and said Bhadauria flew a sortie in a Tejas MK1 aircraft.

During his visit to Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE), he was given an overview of ongoing projects and briefed on progress of operational

trials. During his interaction with personnel, he spoke of the unique and challenging role of ASTE, noted its laudable achievements and re emphasised the need for staying ahead of the curve in order to leverage its expertise in delivering the requirements of IAF Operational units.

The CAS also visited Software Development Institute (SDI), the unit tasked for undertaking development of avionics software.

During the visit, he noted that the sustained focus on critical projects by the Institute had contributed significantly in increasing the operational and functional capability of IAF. He outlined his vision for SDI to move towards software indigenisation for integration of various weapons on IAF aircraft and achieving self-reliance in enhancing combat potential, it added.

KOLKATA, AUG 25 ( P T I ) : We s t B e n g a l Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the Centre over its National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) policy, claiming that it is a ploy to sell assets that belong to the country and not to Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the BJP. Terming the NMP as a “shocking and unfortunate decision”, the Trinamool Congress supremo alleged that the money raised by selling those assets will be used during elections against opposition parties.

“We condemn this shocking and unfortunate decision. These assets belong to the country. It is the property of neither Modi nor the BJP. They (central government) can’t just sell a country’s assets as per their whims and fancies,” Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat Nabanna. The entire country will stand together and oppose this “anti-people” decision, she said.

“The BJP should be ashamed. No one has given them the right to sell our nation’s assets,” she said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors ranging from power to road and railways.

He said the government is giving a lot of support to increase sugar exports and ethanol production.

“Considering all of these factors, we do not see any reason at the present moment for increasing the (sugar) selling price,” he said, add added the sugar prices have remained stable in the domestic market. He also said the government has ensured a “delicate balance” between the interest of farmers and consumers as well as of the industry.

The Centre fixes sugar MSP, which is the floor price below which mills cannot sell the sweetener in the market. The current MSP is Rs 31 per kg.

Goyal noted sugar content recovery has been improving as farmers are using modern technology and new agricultural practices Talking about sugar exports, the minister said the sugar mills have contracted for export of 70 lakh tonnes in the current marketing year 2020-21, of which 55 lakh tonne have already been shipped, and the remaining 15 lakh tonne are in pipeline.

Pilot of an Indian Air Force fighter aircraft MiG-21 Bison rests after safely ejecting from the aircraft, in Barmer. (PTI)

fire, was scattered in a large area,” said a district official.

The IAF tweeted, “At around 1730 hrs today, an IAF MiG-21 Bison aircraft airborne for a training sortie in the western sector, experienced a technical malfunction after take off.

The pilot ejected safely.”

“A Court of Inquiry

has been ordered to ascertain the cause,” it said.

Sub-inspector Narpat Dan, who reached the spot, said that a thatched house in Dhani caught fire in the incident.

Senior officials of the district administration and police also rushed to the crash site.

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) will soon hold a meeting to devise a roadmap for introducing Zydus Cadila’s Covid vaccine in the inoculation drive and prioritising beneficiaries focusing on those aged 12-18 years with comorbidities.

The indigenously developed world’s first DNAbased needle-free COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D received Emergency Use Authorisation from the drug regulator on August 20 making it the first vaccine to be administered in the age group of 12-18 years in the country.

NTAGI Chairman Dr N K Arora said it is estimated that there are around 12 crore adolescents in the age group of 12-18 years in India and less than 1 per cent of them may have comorbidities.

“The NTAGI’s meeting will be held soon to chalk out a roadmap for introducing the three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine in the ongoing COVID-19 vacci-

nation drive. The meeting will also focus on prioritisation of beneficiaries as this vaccine is approved for both adolescents and adults,” he said.

“The aim is to develop a priority list with the focus being on adolescents aged 12-18 years with comorbidities,” Dr Arora said.

T h e N TAG I w i l l provide the protocol and framework for the introduction of this vaccine in the COVID-19 immunisation drive.

Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V vaccines are being given to only those above 18 years and unlike ZyCoV-D, which is threedose, these are adminis-

tered in two doses.

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has said that ZyCoV-D is the world’s first DNA-based vaccine against the coronavirus and when injected produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response, which plays a vital role in protection from the disease as well as viral clearance.

It said that interim results from Phase-III clinical trials in over 28,000 volunteers showed primary efficacy of 66.6 per cent for symptomatic RT-PCR positive cases. This has been the largest vaccine trial so far in India for COVID-19, the DBT said.

Pakistan objects to Kiru hydroelectric plant design India says project fully compliant with Indus treaty NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Pakistan has raised objections to the design of India’s Kiru hydroelectric plant, a mega 624 MW project over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir, but New Delhi asserts that the project is fully compliant with the Indus Water Treaty, according to officials. Confirming this development, India’s Indus Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena told PTI that his Pakistani counterpart Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah raised the objections last week.

Saxena, however, asserted that the design of the project is fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

It has been certified by the Central Water Commission, an apex organisation of the country in the field of water resources. This run-of-river project is being implemented by the Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited, a joint venture of the National Hydropower Company and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).

“As a responsible upper riparian state, India is committed to full utilisation of its rights and believes in an amicable resolution the issues raised by Pakistan side in letter and spirit of the treaty.

“Pakistan’s objections on this project may come up for discussions in the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission scheduled this year in Pakistan.

In the forthcoming meeting, the Indian side will explain

CBI court defers order on plea to cancel Jagan’s bail HYDERABAD, AUG 25 (IANS): The CBI court here on Wednesday deferred its order on a petition seeking cancellation of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s bail in an alleged corruption case to September 15.

Rebel MP of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Raghu Rama Krishna Raju has filed the petition for cancellation of Jagan’s bail.

The court will also pronounce its orders on the same day on another petition filed by Raju seeking

MiG-21 crashes in Barmer, pilot ejects BARMER (RAJ), AUG 25 (PTI): A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a village in Barmer district on Wednesday following a “technical malfunction” during a routine trainee sortie but the pilot ejected safely, officials said.

It is the fourth MiG-21 crash this year.

The plane crashed in a largely uninhabited area in village Matsar at about 5.30 PM, they said, adding the IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry.

Defence spokesperson Lt. Colonel Amitabh Sharma said that the plane was on a routine training sortie.

The pilot sustained minor injuries and was assisted by the local villagers. He was later taken to a hospital.

“No loss of life has been reported. The debris of the plane, some of it on

Goyal said the government has been giving financial assistance to mills for increasing exports.

“To ensure that farmers get cane payment on time, the government was promoting sugar exports,” he said.

On ethanol, Goyal said the use of ethanol for blending in petrol has been increasing over the years.

In the past three sugar seasons, about Rs 22,000 crore revenue was generated by sugar mills/ distilleries from the sale of ethanol to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).

In the current sugar season 2020-21, about Rs 15,000 crore revenue is being generated by sugar mills from sale of ethanol to OMCs at 8.5 per cent.

The minister said ethanol blending in petrol will rise to 20 per cent in the next three years from the current level.

According to Goyal, the revenue from ethanol will increase to Rs 40,000 crore per year from the current Rs 15,000 crore, ensuring that mills pay to farmers in time.

Two pilots were killed in separate MiG-21 crashes in March and May in Gwalior (MP) and Moga (Punjab), respectively.

Another MiG-21 Bison fighter plane had crashed at Suratgarh airbase of Sri Ganganagar district in Rajasthan in January, but the pilot survived.

The Soviet-origin Mi21 Bison is an upgraded version of the MiG-21 aircraft that the IAF began inducting in the 1960s.

The IAF has lost many MiG-21s and other aircraft in accidents in the last few years.

In June 2019, the Ministry of Defence informed Parliament that 27 IAF aircraft have crashed since 2016.

At present, the IAF has around six squadrons of Mig-21 Bisons. A squadron comprises around 18 aircraft.

cancellation of bail of Jagan’s close aide and YSRCP parliamentary party leader Vijay Sai Reddy.

While the arguments on the petition for cancellation of Jagan’s bail were already completed, the court on Wednesday completed the hearing on the other petition.

Earlier, the CBI court on July 31 had reserved its judgment to August 25.

Narsapur MP has sought cancellation of bail granted to Jagan in a disproportionate assets case registered by the CBI against him.

A view of India’s Kiru hydroelectric plant, a mega 624 MW project over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir.

its position and hope that Pakistan will appreciate the same and its apprehensions will be addressed through discussions,” Saxena said on Tuesday.

The treaty provides Pakistan the right to raise objection on Indian design

within three month of the receipt of the information.

India has supplied the information on this project in June to Pakistan.

Under the IWT signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, all the waters of the eastern rivers -- Sutlej, Beas,

and Ravi -- amounting to around 33 million acre feet (MAF) annually is allocated to India for unrestricted use.

The waters of western rivers -- Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab -- amounting to around 135 MAF annually has been assigned largely to Pakistan.

SC gives Delhi HC two weeks to decide on Asthana being made DP chief

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi High Court to decide, within two weeks, the plea against the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, said: “There are issues, one is about my participation in my matter as one ground.

I have expressed my views about this gentleman in CBI selection.” He said that the second issue is that somebody had filed a plea against

his appointment, which is pending in the high court.

The Chief Justice, while participating in the High-Powered Committee, had objected to the appoint-

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ment of Asthana as the head of the CBI. The top court was hearing a petition filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging Asthana’s appointment.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the petitioner, submitted: “I don’t think that disables your lordship at all.”

The bench, also comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant, noted that a petition on the same issue has been filed in the Delhi High Court.

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Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late L. Among has been applied by Smti Mapunungla, W/o Late L. Among R/O H.No. 444 Kumlong Ward, Mokokchung Nagaland for possession of.

1. Family Pension PPO No – 111301575 2. Closing of A/C Notice is hereby given that any person interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire to appear in this court on or before the said day of 24.09.2021.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 24.08.2021 Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung: Nagaland mkc-311

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of succession certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late T. Nungshi Ao has been applied by Smti Temjenlemla Ao, W/o Late T. Nungshi Ao R/O H.No. 283 Salangtem Ward, Mokokchung Nagaland for possession of.

1. GPF, 2. GIS, 3. Gratuity. 4. Leave encashment 5. Pension, 6. Closing of A/C Notice is hereby given that any person interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire to appear in this court on or before the said day of 24.09.2021.

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Dated Zbto. the 23-08-2021

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Whereas application has received from Smti. Ghosheli U/s 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of Kivikhu Village, PS-Satakha for Succession of P.P.O No. - PEN/ CoM-3857/NL/V/7868, SBI A/C No.-11819540004, pension benefits & other allowances, debts & securities of Late Vikuho Sema.

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

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Guardianship Petition No. 15/2021

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(See 10 of Guardianship & Ward Act.)

Whereas an application under the Guardianship & Ward Act has been filed by Smti. Abeny Ezung for appointment of Guardian in respect of minor(s) Miss Senthanro Ezung before this Court and whereas the 21st 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 24th day of August 2021.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021 BUSINESS/STATE CCEA approves NPF legislature decided on all-party govt: Dr. Shürho legs by betraying the against anyone, including Rs 15,000-crore (FromHep-1)recalled that BJP NPF’s trust “only at the eleventh BJP and that in a true spirit was in alliance with NPF hour of the last general elec- of regionalism, the party has onset of the COVID-19 panFDI proposal from 2003 to 2018 during tion in 2018.” However, he decided on its own destiny demic. FM Sitharaman also

Finance Minister Launches EASE 4.0

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (2nd L) during the launch of Ease 4.0, in Mumbai, Wednesday. (PTI)

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State to focus on agri sector to eradicate...

(From p-1) Other strategies proposed for alleviation of poverty in the state include employment generation through the agricultural and allied sectors, skill development, strengthening of the existing industrial base and village development boards, he said.

The document also suggested the government to provide easy access to food, health, education, housing and services such as road connectivity, IT infrastructure and drinking water. It also identified some

of the challenges such as limited financing and banking facilities, high level of unemployment and unavailability of basic amenities to achieve the target. The report was prepared based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Altogether, 17 specific goals were set for 2030, which include no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable energy, economic growth, and industry, innovation and infrastructure.

NFHRCC ultimatum on govt gains more support

(From p-1) acknowledge the genuine demand of the people.

In a press release, SSUD president C Atsaba Sangtam and general secretary Chemdila Mongzar said

that foothill road was not just a “people’s project” but a bridge connecting “divided Nagaland.”

Asserting that road, a basic necessity, was “more than a lifeline to the people

of any state or country”, SSUD said it was the sole responsibility of the government to provide the basic necessities of the people that include good road, electricity and water.

Words alone won’t help auto industry: RC Bhargava Bank employees’ pension

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava on Wednesday said that while a lot of statements were made by government officials supporting the automobile industry, but when it comes to taking actual steps nothing has really happened.

Speaking at industry body SIAM’s 61st Annual Convention, the veteran industry leader noted that the automobile sector in the country was at a very crucial juncture with declining fortunes in the last few years and it would not revive either with conventional engine vehicles, CNG, biofuels or EVs, unless the question of affordability of cars for the customer is addressed. “We have been going through a situation where this industry has been declining over a long period of time. And despite various very important people in government, we just heard Mr. Amitabh Kant

(NITI Aayog CEO)... There have been a lot of statements made about the importance of the automobile industry.

But in terms of concrete actions, which would reverse the decline in trend, I haven’t seen any action on the ground,” Bhargava said.

“I am afraid words don’t get us very much in the terms of extra sales but you need concrete action to make this happen,” Bhargava noted. He pondered whether this kind of outlook for the industry culminates from the old belief that car industry and passenger cars were a luxury product, to be owned only by the rich. “Because if the mindsets have changed, I think people planners, economists, thinkers, writers, journalists, everybody should have been worried long ago about what was happening to the growth of the automobile industry....,” he said. The figures are there for everybody to see but no

measures taken to rectify the situation. “I am sorry to say that there are very few steps taken that could reverse this trend. And that is what worries me,” he noted.

Bhargava stated that the car industry in India actually became a model industry and started growing after Maruti came into existence.

“The change in policy to set up a public sector company to make cars was not because there was a change of thinking amongst the planners that we need a car industry to grow our economy to grow manufacturing, like what happened in the United States or in the UK, or Germany or France or Italy, or Japan or Korea or even China, that kind of thing did not happen,” he noted.

Bhargava noted that the auto industry has developed so much because the people in this country have a great aspiration to own a car, and not because there was any

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deliberate policy which led this to happen.

“And which again, I think supports my view that the change in the mindset of planners about the importance of the car industry and generally of the automobile industry, remains confined to words and doesn’t get translated into action.

“The situation today is that if we take into account what has happened in the last 18 months of COVID, already, the industry actually is on a decline if you look at the last five years, and how to reverse this,” he said.

Bhargava said he supports the fact that the Indian customers should get safe and clean vehicles.

“To get those clean vehicles, if we follow all the European standards with the costs which are involved in those times, how do we make it affordable with a much lower income level which exists,” he questioned.

payouts hiked to 30%

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): The Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that the proposal to enhance family pension and bank employer’s contribution under NPS has been approved by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The benefits would accrue to family pensioners. According to Business Today, the ministry said that the cap on pay has been removed and uniform slab of 30 per cent will be enforced. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) said that pensions can go as high as Rs 35,000.

The DFS Secretary said that there will also be a rise in the contribution of bank employers in NPS. It will go up from 10 per cent to 14 per cent, said DFS Secretary Debashish Panda.

“Pension payouts to bank employees could increase

to Rs 30,000-35,000 from the earlier cap of Rs 9,284.

PSBs’ contribution for employee pensions under NPS hiked to 14 per cent from 10 per cent earlier,” said DFS Secretary. FM Sitharaman said that the government will have a bare minimum presence in the ‘strategic sectors’ that also include banks and financial services. She said that public sector banks have done well and have come out of Prompt Corrective Action despite the pandemic. PSBs are showing profits and two of them have done very well, she said. The minister stated that deposits have been piling up in the states of eastern India, but credit too needs to be expanded.

“Banks have been asked to create state-wise plans for the North East focusing on logistics, exports from the area,” stated the Finance Minister.

Auto industry’s long-term growth slides drastically: SIAM President NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (IANS): Automobile sector’s long-term growth rate has come down drastically in the past 5 to 10 years even before Covid started in India, said SIAM President and Maruti Suzuki Managing Director & CEO Kenichi Ayukawa on Wednesday.

Speaking at the 61st SIAM Annual Convention, Ayukawa highlighted: “And, Covid has further caused negative growth for the industry. It has pushed industry volume back by many years,” Ayukawa said at the Special Plenary Session.

Besides, he cited that

the industry is facing many immediate and mediumterm challenges.

Ayukawa said the immediate short-term concerns for the industry were pandemic related uncertainties, global shortage of semiconductors and rising commodity prices amongst others.

“To overcome these challenges and bring back industry on the track of growth, focused action is required through some key enablers.”

F u r t h e r m o r e, h e pointed out enablers such as making industry move further towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision via in-

creased localisation.

Regarding the same, Ayukawa pointed out that SIAM and ACMA have together worked out a ‘Localisation Roadmap’ with a target of about 15-20 per cent further localisation in next 2 to 5 years.

Additionally, he said that SIAM has prepared an approach paper for a long term regulatory roadmap that takes care of all aspects and gives clarity on future investments.

In addition, Ayukawa informed the convention that the automobile industry is working towards new powertrain technologies.

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Sensex ended 14.77 points or 0.03 per cent lower at 55,944.21, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 10.05 points or 0.06 per cent to 16,634.65.

Meanwhile, foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Tuesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,644.91 crore, as per exchange data.

“Rupee market closed tad lower amid a slight pick up in dollar index with a move higher in US Treasuries ahead of Jackson Hole, later this week,” said Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.

Surge in cr ude oil prices in the last two days also weighed on the rupee, as Brent crude oil prices rallied around 9 per cent to USD 71 per barrel, Parmar said.

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MUMBAI, AUG 25 (PTI): The rupee on Wednesday declined by 5 paise to close at 74.24 (provisional) against the US currency due to a stronger dollar in the overseas markets.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened flat at 74.20 and later dropped to a low of 74.30 in the day trade.

On Tuesday, the rupee had settled at 74.19 against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 92.93.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.15 per cent to USD 70.94 per barrel.

On the domestic equity market front, the BSE

said NPF has no regrets and neither ill will against anyone because of it. In the light of this, Dr. Shürhozelie said there was no justification for BJP to remain hesitant this far for fear of a political party forgetting its responsibility to support peace process.

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the PSB Manthan held in November 2017, comprising top leadership of the public sector lenders and representatives from the government.

FM Sitharaman, who was on a two-day visit to Mumbai, met the PSBs chiefs and undertook a review of the annual performance of the public sector lenders. This is the finance minister’s first visit since the

which NPF “have given them full protection even at a time when there was no BJP MLA in the legislative assembly.

However, for best reasons known to BJP, Dr. Shürhozelie accused it of having walked away from NPF alliance “in search of greener pasture.” He said BJP pulled

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clean and smart banking.

The first edition of EASE 1.0 was launched in January 2018, while EASE 3.0 was unveiled in February 2020, aimed at enhancing the ease of banking across all customer experiences, employing analytics, technology, and alternate data.

EASE is part of the reforms agenda designed on the suggestions made at

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (IANS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the FDI proposal for an investment of up to Rs 15,000 crore in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, an India investment holding incorporated specifically for the purpose of investment in infrastructure and the constructiondevelopment sectors.

The FDI will also be used for investments to be made in transport and logistics sectors along with downstream investment in the airport sector and aviation related businesses and services. The investment also includes transfer of share of Bangalore International airport Limited to Anchorage, and investment of Rs 950 crore in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd by 2726247 Ontariao Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAC which is the administrator of OMERS’, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched the EASE 4.0 - Enhanced Access and Service Excellence - a common reforms agenda for Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for the financial year 2021-22.

According to Business Today, the reforms agenda is aimed at institutionalising

directed the banks to interact with the Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO) on a regular basis to ensure that the exporters don’t have to alternate between several bankers.

“With changed times, now industries have option of raising funds even from outside banking sector.

Banks themselves are raising funds through various avenues. These new aspects need to be studied to target credit where it is needed,” the finance minister said.

FM Sitharaman said the fintech sector and other sunrise sectors need support from banks, adding that she has asked the PSBs to better credit flow to eastern states.

“From inputs given by officers from Tax administration, it emerged that Banks need to understand the special requirements of Sunrise sector. e.g. Fintech, one such sector can provide technological help to banks as well as can benefit from help from banking sector,” the finance minister said.

Amrullah Saleh

tance against the Taliban.

Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Saleh also squarely blamed Pakistan for helping the Taliban fool the international community by participating in Doha talks, while using that time to shore up military powers.

Saleh said that the Taliban were never really under international pressure because they always enjoyed Pakistan’s support and resources. Pakistan has had a long history of supporting the Taliban, which includes soliciting funding for the Taliban, bankrolling Taliban operations, provid-

ing diplomatic support as the Taliban’s virtual emissaries abroad, arranging training for Taliban fighters, planning and directing offensives, providing and facilitating shipments of ammunition and fuel, and on several occasions apparently directly providing combat support. Saleh did not mince words in blaming the neighbouring country for Taliban gains, and further alleged that the peace talks anchored by Qatar and facilitated by Pakistan were a farce to provide Taliban the time and space to orchestrate a return.

“Doha talks legitimised the Taliban and the Taliban did not remain loyal to their words. They did not honour their commitment and they fooled the entire international community.

The purpose of the Doha office was to keep the international community divided, keep them hopeful for a peaceful process that did not exist. Meanwhile, they

were investing in military conquest and the Pakistanis were backing them wholeheartedly.”

The Pakistan Army and ISI played key roles in facilitating the US-Taliban agreement, which the latter did not honour. It instead, used the breather to shore up military prowess with Pakistan’s support and eventually took over the country in one fell swoop as US forces retreated. Saleh also spoke at length about the US’ role in the eventual fall of democracy in Afghanistan. He blamed a hasty and unstrategised exit for the Taliban’s win in Afghanistan.

The acting Afghan president also acknowledged the lackings within his own government and said that the Afghan leaders miscalculated the threat heavily and failed to take appropriate action in time.

“There were people in our government who were not aware of the situation and were taking everything

for granted... But in the end, if a superpower decides to go this way or that way, there is so little or nothing we could do to change their attitude. I do accept that I have been a major player and a person of significance but did we have any say in the US decision? No!” Saleh said that Washington wilfully ignored various warnings and pleas of the local leadership in their threat assessment and said that it was wrong to blame the downfall on military or intelligence failure.

“We could not influence their decision. I had been warning them of these kinds of consequences for two years. But they are paying the price now. This was a political decision, not a military or intelligence one.. one political misjudgment by the US has brought this situation to Afghanistan today. It wasn’t the Taliban who won this war, it was the lack of a political will in Washington that led to this.”

BEIJING, AUG 25 (PTI): China has established its first diplomatic contact with the Taliban in Kabul after the militant group took control of Afghanistan and the two sides now have “unimpeded and effective communication”, a Chinese official said on Wednesday.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on August 15, two weeks before the US was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war.

“China and the Afghan Taliban have unimpeded and effective communication and consultation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here when asked about the talks between the deputy head of the Taliban’s political office Abdul Salam Hanafi and Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul. “Kabul is naturally an important platform and channel for us to discuss key issues,” Wang said, without disclosing the details.

“China respects the Afghan people’s independent decision on their own

File photo of Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

future and destiny, supports the implementation of the Afghan-led and Afghanowned principle, and stands ready to continue to develop good-neighbourly relations of friendship and cooperation with Afghanistan and play a constructive role in the peace and reconstruction of the country,” he said.

China along with Pakistan and Russia kept its embassy open in Kabul while India, the US and other countries closed down their diplomatic missions after the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15.

Since the Taliban en-

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anymore and we are not happy with it either,” he added.

The doctors and academics of Afghanistan “should not leave this country, they should work in their own specialist areas” Mujahid said, adding: “They should not go to other countries, to those Western countries.”

He also said that “there will be no extension for the ongoing evacuation” process by the US. “We want them (Washington) to evacuate their citizens, they have planes and the Kabul airport control is with them now, the US should withdraw all its troops, people or contractors before the deadline.”

As to the widely concerned women’s rights to study and work, Mujahid said the Taliban is working

on a procedure so that women can work in the future.

He also urged female Afghan government workers to stay at home before Afghanistan’s security situation improves.

Mujahid said the Taliban does not want foreign embassies in Kabul to shut down or stop work, and has assured them of security.

The Taliban is meeting with officials from various foreign embassies including the US embassy to maintain diplomatic relations, he said. Asked about the statement from the Taliban, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that should not impact Afghans who were prioritized by the US to leave the country.

“No. That is not how you should read it,” Psaki said. “ O u r ex p e c t a t i o n ,

which we have also conveyed to the Taliban, is that they should be able to get to the airport. “ US-led troops have been ramping up the evacuation of foreigners and Afghans out of Afghanistan as the deadline looms.

About 50,000 foreigners and Afghans have left the country from the Kabul airport during the past nine days, according to the US government said.

Also on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that G7 leaders agreed that it was their collective “moral duty” to help the Afghan people amid the current situation in the war-torn country following the Taliban takeover.

“We all agreed that it is our moral duty to help the Afghan people and to provide as much support as possible as conditions allow,” von der Leyen said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 leaders.

“To protect these most vulnerable, it is clearly a matter for global cooperation and it has to be dealt with as such from the start.

These people should not fall into smugglers’ hands, they need safe pathways,” she added.

WASHINGTON, AUG 25 (PTI): Former US President Donald Trump has slammed his successor Joe Biden on his Afghan policy and expressed concerns that thousands of terrorists might have been flown out of Afghanistan as part of the evacuation process.

“Biden surrendered Afghanistan to terrorists and left thousands of Americans for dead by pulling out the military before our citizens,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Now we are learning that out of the 26,000 people who have been evacuated, only 4,000 are Americans. You can be sure, the Taliban, who are now in complete control, didn’t allow the best and brightest to board these evacuation flights.

“Instead, we can only imagine how many thousands of terrorists have been airlifted out of Afghanistan and into neighbourhoods around the world. What a terrible failure. NO VETTING. How many terrorists will Joe Biden bring to America? We don’t know!” he said.

Meanwhile, Republican Congressman Mike

Donald Trump

Waltz, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, condemning Biden’s failure to heed the advice of military and intelligence advisors about the speed and nature of the Taliban offensive, failure to present a coherent counter-terrorism or evacuation plan to the American people, and the damage done to the US credibility as a result of the president’s abandonment of America’s Afghan allies.

The resolution was co-sponsored by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik.

“President Biden has embarrassed the United States on the world stage and created the worst foreign policy blunder in our

Schools across Texas struggle with Covid surge

OFFICE OF THE DIMAPUR RIPHYIM EKHUNG (DRE) DIMAPUR-797112 H O U S T O N, AU G 2 5 Independent School District pre-semester testing on Au- there are 726 hospitalisations FELICITATION (IANS): More than 1,100 reported 194 students and gust 13 that included 81 for 11 counties including

Russia concerned about Taliban weapons seizures MOSCOW, AUG 25 (AP): Russia’s defence minister has voiced concern about the Taliban seizing a large number of weapons, including air defense missile systems, after sweeping over Afghanistan.

Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday the Taliban has captured hundreds of combat vehicles along with a number of warplanes and helicopters. He expressed a particular worry about the Taliban obtaining more than 100 man-portable air defense missile systems.

Shoigu noted that Afghanistan’s refugee problem is a cause for grave concern.

Covid-19 positives out of around 4,500 people tested over nine days, equaling a 2 per cent positivity rate, much higher than the 0.24 per cent positivity rate Rice accrued over the last school year, reported the Houston Chronicle newspaper.

In southern Texas, as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to surge in Austin-Travis County,

and surrounding Austin, the state’s capital city, just one shy of a pandemic high of 727 on January 18 this year.

The Austin Independent School District, which requires mask-wearing for all students, staff and visitors, announced on Tuesday that it will offer a one-time incentive of $250 to eligible employees who are fully vaccinated by October 15.

The Office of the DRE with immense pride and honour takes this opportunity to express our heartiest congratulations to Shri. M. Rollan Lotha, Chief Operating Officer (Programs) NSRLM, Department of Rural Development, Government of Nagaland for receiving the most prestigious Governor’s Gold Medal award 2021 on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, 15th of August 2021.

The Ekhung further extend its best wishes and pray that our Almighty God bless him with good health and wisdom as he continues working for the better upliftment of our society at large endeavors.

(Mhonsao Tungoe) Chairman, DRE

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82 staff infected with the virus in just two days into the school year, said the report.

Rice University, a private research university in Houston, recently decided to revert to remote learning for the first two weeks of the fall semester since one of its Covid-19 testing providers produced multiple false positive test results last week.

Rice implemented a

(Dr. Lowrence Kithan) General Secretary, DRE

South Korea’s childbirth level hits record low SEOUL, AUG 25 (IANS): South Korea’s childbirth level hit a record low in the first half of this year, the lowest since 1981, statistical office data revealed on Wednesday.

The number of newborn babies stood at 136,917 in the January-June period, down 3.5 per cent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea.

The newborns kept skidding amid the growing social trend of delayed marriage and the falling number of women who are of childbearing age, reports Xinhua news agency.

The number of marriages diminished 11.9 per

cent over the year to 96,265 in the first half, logging the lowest first-half reading.

The low bir th rate boosted concerns about the demographic cliff, which refers to a drop in the heads of households eventually leading to a consumption cliff.

During the April-June quarter, the number of newborns shrank 2.7 per cent from a year earlier to 66,398, recording the lowest secondquarter reading.

The total fertility rate, which refers to the average number of babies that a woman is forecast to have during the lifetime, slightly fell to a new second-quarter low of 0.82 per cent.

FELICITATION The Western Sumi Hoho takes an immense pride to congrantulate Smt. V. Hekali Zhimomi, IAS (UP-1996) as the Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.

It is a moment of great pride and honour for all the Sumis in particular and Nagas in general. We wish her the best in all her endeavours.

Shikaho Zhimomi President

H. Kisheto Chishi General Secretary

CANBERRA, AUG 25 ( I A N S ) : Au s t r a l i a o n Wednesday reported a new record number of coronavirus cases for the third time in a week. There were 973 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 reported across Australia on Wednesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic to above 46,700, reports Xinhua news agency.

However, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) recorded only nine new cases, its lowest in four days, after a record 30 on Tuesday.

It takes the total number of cases linked to an outbreak in the nation’s capital to 176. Despite the downturn in new cases, Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced that the ACT’s lockdown, which began on August 12, would not end earlier than September 2.

“What we’ve seen in our own outbreak, and what’s playing out around Australia and around the world is just how quickly one positive case turns into hundreds then thousands in a community,” he told reporters.

SURUHUTO TOKUKUJO KUQHAKULU KOHIMA : NAGALAND

FELICITATION We, the Suruhuto Tokukujo Kuqhakulu Kohima(STKK) would like to express our heartiest appreciation and congratulations to our members: 1. Smti Khesheli Awomi, W/o Shri Akato H. Awomi on being promoted to the post of Assistant Superintendent under the Directorate of Social Welfare, Nagaland, Kohima.

2. Shri V. Hokishe Sema on being promoted to the post of Foreman under Printing & Stationery, Nagaland, Kohima.

The union wishes them all the best for their future endeavours.

JEHOVI ACHUMI (IVETO AWOMI) President, STKK General Secretary, STKK

OffICE Of THE VILLAGE COUNCIL CHIECHAMA KOHIMA, NAGALAND

CONGRATULATORy MESSAGE The Village Council Chiechama congratulate its member Mr. V. V. Abu Metha for having been appointed to the prestigious post of Associate Vice President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and Team leader of team India at the opening ceremony of the world Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The council thanks the AFI for posing its faith on its member and the people of the State.

The Council wishes Mr.V.V. Abu Metha a successful tenure in the AFl and hope that with his involvement the scenario of Athletics would rise higher in the country and more particularly in our State.

Mhalezolie Metha Chairman

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new Covid-19 cases were reported among staff and students in the Houston-area schools in the US state of Texas, local media reported.

As of Tuesday afternoon, as many as 6,755 cases were reported in 27 Houstonarea school districts, adding 1,626 new cases since Monday afternoon, Xinhua news agency quoted KTRK-TV as saying in a report. Houston

modern history,” Waltz said. Rather than heeding the advice of military leaders and lawmakers, Biden created a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that he alone owns – all for the sake of seeking a headline that he would withdraw US troops prior to the 20th anniversary of September 11, he said.

“Now, we will have shamefully given away the freedoms of Afghans, our military equipment and infrastructure, and countless other resources to the hands of Taliban terrorists because of the President’s cluelessness and stubbornness,” Waltz alleged.

“Additionally, it is growing more likely by the day we will have broken our promise to thousands of Afghan allies who stood should-to-shoulder with our troops on the battlefield that have now been handed a death sentence for our failure to safely evacuate them in a timely fashion,” he said.

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KABUL, AUG 25 (IANS): Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country any more by the ongoing US evacuation process, while also warning that Washington should withdraw all troops and contractors before the August 31 deadline and no extension would be possible.

Mujahid’s remarks on Tuesday came as US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that he aims to stick with his August 31 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as long as the Taliban does not disrupt ongoing evacuation operations or airport access.

Addressing a press conference here, Mujahid said that while foreign nationals could continue travelling to the airport, the huge crowds of Afghans that have gathered there in recent days should return home and would not face reprisals from the country’s new rulers. “The road, which goes to the airport, is blocked.

Afghans cannot take that road to go to the airport, but foreign nationals are allowed to take that road to the airport,” Mujahid said.

“We are not allowing the evacuation of Afghans

try into Kabul which had caught the world by surprise resulting in large scale evacuations by the US and its allies, China which had hosted a Taliban delegation headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar last month remained calm and called for an inclusive government in Kabul.

In his talks with Baradar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had asked the militant group to sever its links with terror groups especially the Uygur Muslim militant group from Xinjiang, the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

Kevineisa Metha Press Secretary

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Felicitation The Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) congratulate Mrs. V. Hekali Zhimomi, IAS for bringing laurel to the Sumis in particular and to the Nagas in general by being appointed as Union Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare and also for attaining a higher in her career.

The Hoho wish her further great achievement and longer life.

H. Kashito Yepthomi Hetoho S. Zhimomi President General Secretary Sumi Kukami Hoho Sumi Kukami Hoho

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Pakistan served Taliban: Amrullah Saleh

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (AGENCIES): The Afghanistan crisis is such that stakeholders even on opposite political vantage points — barring the Taliban perhaps — agree the situation in the West Asian country is bad. The US and NATO assume an air of fatigue and helplessness while neutral players watch the brutal military regime’s takeover of Afghanistan with bated breath. The local Afghan leadership — which was dethroned by the Taliban — however, is the most vocal about the tragedy and warns that gains made in 20 years will be undone fast.

Afghanistan’s acting president and anti-Taliban resistance leader Amrullah Saleh squarely put the blame on the US ‘political misjudgment’ and Pakistan’s abetment of the Taliban, reports The First Post.

Operating from the impregnable and remote Panjshir Valley, Saleh vowed to keep up the fight of resis-

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Breast milk of vaccinated mothers contains antibodies that fight COVID-19 K They are also often too young to respond adequately to certain types of vaccines, they said.

“During this vulnerable period, breast milk allows nursing mothers to provide infants with ‘passive immunity’,” said Josef Neu, study’s co-author and a professor at the University of Florida.

“Think of breast milk as a toolbox full of all the different tools that help prepare the infant for life.

Vaccination adds another tool to the toolbox, one that has the potential to be especially good at preventing COVID-19 illness,” Neu explained.

The study was con-

ducted between December 2020 and March 2021, when the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines first became available to health care workers in the US. The researchers recruited 21 lactating health care workers who had never contracted COVID-19.

They sampled the mothers’ breast milk and blood three times: before vaccination, after the first dose and after the second dose.

“We saw a robust antibody response in blood and breast milk after the second dose -- about a hundred-fold increase compared with levels before vaccination,” said Lauren Stafford, a doctoral student in Larkin’s lab.

“These levels are also higher than those observed after natural infection with the virus,” added Vivian Valcarce, from the University of Florida.

Vaccinating mothers

to protect babies is nothing new, Valcarce said.

“Typically, expectant mothers are vaccinated against whooping cough and flu because these can be serious illnesses for infants.

Babies can also catch COVID-19, so routine vaccination of mothers against the virus could be something we see in the future,” he said.

The team is continuing to explore how breast milk containing COVID-19 antibodies gained through vaccination protects babies who consume it.

“We would like to know if infants who consume breast milk containing these antibodies develop their own protection against COVID-19,” Larkin said.

The researchers said many other simultaneous studies conducted around the world also show antibodies in the breastmilk of vaccinated mothers.

“That means our study validates a growing body of evidence,” Neu added.

(PTI)

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at 80

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n his autob i o g r a p h y, ‘Life’, Rolling Stones guitarist Ke i t h R i c h a r d s says Charlie Watts “has always been the bed that I lie on musically”. That bed -- the dapper, reserved drummer of the British rock group, who was the polar opposite of its flamboyant and raucous frontman Mick Jagger -- has been moved out by the hand of God. Watts died on Tuesday in London, aged 80.

Earlier this month, Watts had undergone an emergency medical procedure for an unspecified condition, which was the reason he was not named for the Stones’ scheduled ‘No Filter’ tour of the US. For millions of Stones fans around the world, the man universally acclaimed as the best rock drummer of his generation, who defined immortal numbers such as ‘Paint It, Black’, ‘Ruby Tuesday’ and ‘Honky Tonk Women’, will be missed -- and how!

Watts, the son of a truck driver, started out as a graphic artist with a London advertising agency (a

Western Digital launches wireless chargers in India

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torage solutions m a j o r We s t er n Digital on Wednesday announced its foray into the wireless charging segment with the launch of the SanDisk Ixpand Wireless Charger Sync and SanDisk Ixpand Wireless Charger 15W with adapter.

The new SanDisk Ixpand wireless chargers are backed by a two-year limited warranty. The Ixpand Wireless Charger Sync is available now in 256GB capacity with MSRP of Rs 9999. The Ixpand Wireless 15W Fast Charger with QC 3.0 Adapter is priced at MSRP of Rs 2999. The Ixpand Wireless Charger 15W MSRP available at MSRP of Rs. 1999.

All the products are available on Amazon.in,

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Croma, Poorvika and other leading mobile stores in the country.

“With technological advancements and higher penetration of Qi (TM) -- Compatible smartphones and devices in the market, wireless charging is a fast-growing category and holds strong demand with our consumers,” Khalid Wani, Sales Director, India, Western Digital, said in a statement.

The SanDisk Ixpand

Wireless Charger Sync is Western Digital’s first wireless charger that comes bundled with the dual functionality of wireless charging and automatic data storage and backup for Qi-Compatible devices.

Ixpand Wireless Charger Sync can automatically back up photos, videos, and contacts right onto the charger by placing your phone on the base. It delivers up to 10W of power with fast charging and includes a highefficiency power plug with a 6-foot (1.8m) cable for fast, convenient charging.

Ixpand Wireless Charger 15 aims to deliver up to 15W of power with fast charging and comes with a SanDisk AC Adaptor and 4.5ft (1.5m) USB Type-C cable.

(IANS)

OFFICE OF THE

PHUSACHODUMI WOMEN WELFARE ORGANIZATION (PWWO) PHEK DISTRICT : NAGALAND

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With immense joy and pride, we extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Onentila Jamir, daughter of Late I. Ngangshi Jamir & Mrs. Atula of Longsa Village, Mokokchung, on being conferred with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Sociology on her Thesis “A Sociological Analysis of Shopping Culture Among The Youth of Nagaland” under the supervision of Prof. Toshimenla, Department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami.

Your sincere effort deserves this success. We further wish you greater accomplishments in your future endeavors.

We the Phusachodumi Women Welfare Organization extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Kuno Chuzho daughter of Shri Vezhosayi Chuzho and Smt.Neikhono Chuzho of Phusachodu Village for successfully achieving Doctor of Philosophy in Botany from the Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong on the topic “Altitudinal variation in diversity of wood-rotting fungi in forests in Nagaland”.

The organization further wishes and pray to the Almighty God to guide and grant her more success in all her endeavors.

(VIKHOTUONUO CHUZHO) (VIRAVONUO) PRESIDENT, PWWO GENERAL SECRETARY, PWWO

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Charlie Watts and the Rolling Stones band. compulsive artist, he later internal bickering, then Drummer’ magazine inlent his creativity to the de- ironically getting addicted ducted him into its Hall signs of the live sets, album to amphetamines when of Fame, where he was in jackets and merchandise the rest of his band mates the company of the likes of the Stones). He played were reforming themselves of Ringo Starr and Buddy drums in the evenings, as they hit their 40s, and Rich. earning a tidy sum, which finally, going back to comBesides art and music, made it difficult for the plete sobriety, just not in- if Watts had a passion, it Rollin’ Stones (as the band terested, as he wrote in his was to breed prized Arabiwas then called) to hire autobiography, “in being a an horses, which he did on him initially. It was in early pop idol sitting there with his 700-acre farm in south1963 that he finally joined girls screaming”. western England, where he the group on a princely sum Famous for his im- lived with his wife, Shirley of five pounds a week. maculate Savile Row suits, Ann Shepherd, a sculptor And he was there, like Watts was on ‘Vanity Fair’ whom he married in 1964. a rock, a picture of sobri- magazine’s International Their only child, Seraphina ety when the Stones made Best Dressed Hall of Fame Watts, was born in 1968, news not only for their re- in 2006 (an honour also ac- and she’s the mother of cord-breaking albums, but corded to him by the ‘Daily the late drummer’s only also for their debauched Telegraph’ newspaper). In grandchild. lifestyles and internecine the same year, ‘Modern (IANS)

With immense pride and honour the Zumvü Thinuo Chiechama (ZTC) extend our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Smti SWEDESUNUO ZAO KIRE Head Teacher, Govt. Middle School, Jakhama W/o Shri MEDOVILHOU KIRE For achieving prestigious National Award to Teacher 2021 Ministry of Education, Government of India 2. Mr. KEKHRIEVIZO KEDITSU S/o Shri AVI KEDITSU For selected as Junior Accounts Assistant (JAA) Under the Department of Treasuries & Accounts Government of Nagaland The Thinuo wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

(KHRIEZOTUO MERE) President, ZTC

(NGAHETUO SOPFÜ) General Secretary, ZTC

The Officers and staff of Tourism Department, Nagaland takes immense honour to express our heartiest congratulations to Smti. Ajanuo Belho, Director of Tourism Nagaland for bringing laurels to the Department for been awarded “Japanese Foreign Ministers Commendation 2021” in promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and India.

Your award is the result of your hard work and efforts and a fearless spirit. You earned your title and may it always remind you of your dedication.

The Officers and Staff wish you good health and pray that God’s wisdom guides you in your future endeavours.

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he breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to a study.

The research, published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine, strongly suggests that vaccines can help protect both mother and baby, another compelling reason for pregnant or lactating women to get immunised.

“Our findings show that vaccination results in a significant increase in antibodies against SARSCoV-2 in breast milk, suggesting that vaccinated mothers can pass on this immunity to their babies,” said Joseph Larkin, a senior study author, and an associate professor at the University of Florida, US. The researchers noted that when babies are born, their immune systems are underdeveloped, making it hard for them to fight infections on their own.

anye We s t h a s filed papers to change his name to ‘Ye’.

The rapper, 44, was born Kanye Omari West, but he filed the legal paperwork for the new name on Tuesday, according to docements obtained by HollywoodLife.

Kanye had previously expressed interest in changing his name to ‘Ye’. In a 2018 tweet, he said, “The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.” Kanye’s four children — North, 8, Saint, 5, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2 — and ex-wife Kim Kardashian all share ‘West’ as their surname, so if Kanye gets his wish, he’ll no longer share his last name with them.

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Officer who stopped Salman Khan ‘rewarded for professionalism’: CISF

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CISF officer who reportedly stopped actor Salman Khan at the Mumbai airport last week has been “suitably rewarded for exemplary professionalism in the discharge of his duty”, the paramilitary force said on Tuesday, denying reports that the officer was penalised.

“The contents of this tweet are incorrect and without factual basis. In fact, the officer concerned has been suitably rewarded for exemplary professionalism in the discharge of his duty (sic),” Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) tweeted in response to a Twitter user who had shared a news report.

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Salman Khan and actor Katrina Kaif were spotted at the Mumbai airport last Thursday. They were reportedly headed to Russia to shoot the international leg of their upcoming movie “Tiger 3” A widely-shared video shows them arriving at the airport separately and being followed by the paparazzi. Salman Khan was reportedly stopped by a CISF officer as he tried to enter the terminal and asked to get clearance from the security check point.

“Tiger 3” is the third film in the successful “Ek Tha Tiger” franchise.

The film will be directed by Manish Sharma.

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A CISF officer stopping actor Salman Khan at Mumbai airport.

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The Longkhum Senso Telongjem Dimapur, convey our heartfelt congratulations to Shri. Bendangnungsang Ao-ARTS (FINE ARTS). Bendangnungsang Ao Hails from Longkhum Village, Mokokchung District (Son of Late A. Anang and Late Sutsungmongla). He studied Fine Arts at the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta from 1967-72 passing out with first class and becoming the first qualified Naga Artist. He participated in the annual Arts College exhibition, Calcutta in 1971 and won the Ganesh Haoli award in painting. He was commissioned to do the sketches of the Hoogly flour mills by Shaw Wallace Co. for the magazine ‘Sword’ and painting of Common Wealth Parliamentary Association headquarter’s building in Nagaland.

He is one of the recipients of Governor’s Award 2020 which was awarded by the Honourable Governor of Nagaland on 15th August, 2021 for outstanding Achievements and Contribution in the field of Fine Arts (Painting).

Best wishes and prayers for your future endeavors.

Sd/L F. Meren Jamir General Secretary Longkhum Senso Telongjem Dimapur

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ATKMB qualify for knockouts of AFC Cup

MALE, AUG 25 (PTI): ATK Mohun Bagan qualified for the knockout stages of the AFC Cup following a 1-1 stalemate with Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings in a Group D match here on Tuesday.

The Indian club made the inter-zonal semi-final of the second tier continental tournament as South Asian Zone champions.

Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes (28′) put the Bangladeshi side ahead in the first half before team-mate Sushanto Tripura (45+2′) was sent off at the stroke of halftime.

Assisted by a Liston Colaco cross, Australian forward David Williams (62′) scored the equaliser to make Bagan group top-

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ATK Mohun Bagan’s David Williams celebrates after scoring in the equaliser.

pers with seven points as the Kings finished second with five points.

The Kings were re-

duced to 10 men in the stoppage time of the first half when their right-winger Tripura was shown a

red card. This was the first time since 2018 that an Indian team has made the zonal semi-finals. Bagan

will play the winners of Uzbekistan’s Nasaf and Turkmenistan’s Ahal on September 22.

ATKMB needed a win or a draw against Bashundhara to go through while the Bangladeshi outfit required a win.

Bagan struggled at the start against the pressing game of a determined Kings and the latter gained control of the match when Fernandes struck one from the edge of the box giving the rival goalkeeper Amrinder Singh no chance.

Both teams had a few chances in the first quarter.

Searching an equaliser in their quest to avoid elimination, Bagan found one after the change of ends when the Kings appeared to be on the defensive with a man down.

After 18-wkt haul in West Indies, Shaheen Afridi moves into top-10 in Test rankings DUBAI, AUG 25 (IANS): A superb Test series against the West Indies has moved Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi into the top-10 of the ICC Test Bowling rankings for the first time.

Climbing 10 spots to make his entry, Afridi is the highest-ranked Pakistan bowler in the new rankings -- eighth with 783 points. In the ICC Test Batting rankings, Afridi’s compatriot and skipper, Babar Azam, has jumped to seventh spot.

Afridi, the left-arm quick picked up 18 wickets across the two Tests, seven more than the next-best bowler, Jayden Seales of the West Indies. Taking eight wickets in the first Test, Afridi went on to claim career-best match figures of 10/94 in the sec-

Shaheen Afridi ond match, spearheading Pakistan’s charge to a 109run victory at Sabina Park.

Afridi took a wicket roughly every four overs, at an average of just 11.27,

dismissing seven West Indian players at least twice in the series. West Indian wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva fell to Afridi in three of the four innings.

Afridi has enjoyed a stellar start to his Test career, having taken 76 wickets in 19 matches at an average of 25.25.

Babar Azam was consistent with the bat across the series, reaching 30 in all four innings and passing 50 twice in tricky Sabina Park conditions. He finished with 193 runs, more than anyone else in the series, at an average of 48.25.

Fawad Alam, after a superb knock of 124 not out in the first innings of the second Test, has moved up 34 places to 21st spot -his highest career ranking.

Nagaland Open Chess Championship Friendly cricket match along border to strengthen ties between Nagaland, Assam

DIMAPUR, AUG 25 (NPN): Nagaland Chess Association will be organising the 1st Rapid Nagaland State Open Chess Championship 2021 from September 2325 at Nagaland Chess Association office, Lower Chandmari, Kohima.

In this connection, Nagaland Chess Association has invited all players belonging to Nagaland (domicile/inhabited) for participation.

The association also informed that players belonging to Nagaland State as per their All India Chess Federation registration and registered with AICF for the year 2021-22 will be eligible for participation.

Registration can be made by the respective players through online made at https:// prs.aicf.in/ entry and players must possess AICF ID. The registration for the event will be closed on September 22 (3 pm).

The entry fee is Rs.1000 for Open Category and Rs. 500 for Under- 18 and under- 14 years category and payment can be made to: account Name:-Vekukho Soho (A/C no. 31147966227 IFSC code:- SBIN0008306, Googlpay no.8837098422) The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE swiss system with 11 rounds.

Harry Kane says he will stay at Tottenham L O N D O N, AU G 2 5 (AGENCIES): Harry Kane announced on Wednesday he will remain at Tottenham this season, ending speculation over his future with Manchester City interested in the England captain.

According to News 18, Kane had made clear his desire to leave his boyhood club in the quest to end his wait for the first trophy of his career.

However, the 28-yearold was warmly welcomed back by the Tottenham support as he made his first appearance of the season as a substitute in a 1-0 win at Wolves last weekend.

“It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I’ve had in the last few weeks,” he posted on Twitter.

“I will be staying at Tottenham this summer and will be 100% fo-

Harry Kane cused on helping the team achieve success.”

Kane is Tottenham’s second top goalscorer in history with 221, just 45 off the record held by Jimmy Graves.

Yet, his prolific record has not been able to end the north London club’s 13-year wait for silverware.

He still has three years left to run on a six-year contract signed in 2018 that left Spurs chairman Daniel Levy with the leverage to demand a fee well in excess

of the £100 million ($137 million) Premier League record City paid Aston Villa for Jack Grealish earlier this month.

Levy will be hoping keeping hold of Kane can help fire Tottenham back into the Champions League next season after missing out for the past two years.

Spurs have made a bright start under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, beating City 1-0 without their star striker on the opening weekend of the season before extending their 100 percent start at Molineux.

DIMAPUR, AUG 25 (NPN): While tension along the NagalandAssam border has temporarily been de-escalated following the recent agreement signed between the two states, efforts are now being made to strengthen ties through sports.

SDO (civil) and border mag-

istrate at Ralan, Wokha district, Meyazungba Jamir told EastMojo that a friendly cricket match between the two states and the neutral forces along the border has been scheduled on Friday.

As an attempt to spread the message of unity through sports amid the border tension, he said:

“There will be a border magistrate (BM)-level meeting and after the meeting, we have decided to do something different by conducting a friendly cricket match to get to know each other.”

Jamir added that border magistrates from the both the states, personnel from the Assam police

and Nagaland police, and neutral forces deployed along the border will participate in the friendly cricket game at Yanpha.

Meanwhile, the BM-level meeting will cover border issues along Sector A, B and some parts of Sector C of the Disputed Area Belt (DAB).

Seek Tendulkar’s help to overcome poor run, says Gavaskar to Kohli LEEDS, AUG 25 (IANS): India skipper Virat Kohli should seek guidance from Sachin Tendulkar and draw inspiration from the maestro’s performance against Australia in the Sydney Test in 2004 to return to form, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.

“He should give a quick call to SRT (Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) and ask what should I do?,” said Gavaskar on air on Wednesday. “[He should] Do what Sachin Tendulkar did at Sydney. Say to himself that I am not going to play the cover drive,” added Gavaskar.

Kohli fell to his nemesis James Anderson for just seven on the first day of the third Test here at Headingley on Wednesday, edging

a delivery well outside the off-stump to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler as he attempted a drive.

This is the seventh time in 23 Tests Anderson has scalped Kohli in Test match cricket. The England pacer has joined Australia spinner Nathan Lyon as the bowler to dismiss Kohli the most number of times in the lonVirat Kohli gest format.

The India skipper has ing to get even a half-cenaggregated only 69 in four tury.

The former India innings of three Tests, fail-

opener and captain, who was the first reach 10,000run mark in Test cricket, said that Kohli chasing deliveries outside the offstump is worrying.

“That is a bit of a worry for me, because he is getting dismissed at the fifth, sixth and even seventh stump. In 2014, he was getting out more around the off-stump,” added Gavaskar while pointing to the fact that he is being drawn into playing outside the off-

stump.

Tendulkar had famously played a very patient knock during the fourth Test of the 2003-04 series against Australia in Sydney.

He curbed his instincts and did not play cover drive during his 613-minute and 436-ball stay and went on to score unbeaten 241. India amassed 705/7 declared and had Australia under the cosh before the home team managed to survive and enforce a draw.

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We, the family members of Late YENTSAMOMO YANTHAN (Lakhuti Village) convey our profound gratitude to all who stood by us physically, financially, morally and the much needed prayerful support during the prolonged illness till death.

We deeply regret our inability to mention everyone by name, yet it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly. dp-4148

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(03/03/1989 – 01/08/2021) No amount of words are nowhere near enough to express our gratitude and appreciations to all individuals, groups, churches etc for your unfathomable and unconditional supports through prayers and words of comforts and also financially, materially and physically, at the sad and untimely demise of our beloved N. KITO ACHUMI who left for his eternal home on 01/08/2021.

Our special thanks goes to : 1. Doctors & nurses of Olive Hospital, Dimapur.

2. Thilixu Village Baptist Church and Residents 3. Hoito Village Baptist Church and Residents 4. S. Vihuto Village Baptist Church and Residents 5. DMC Officials and staff 6. All Ranks and Files NSCN/GPRN (R) We deeply regret our inability to mention each and everyone of you individually, but all your benevolent and selfless deeds are deeply etched in our hearts and we are also very much optimistic that the good Lord will surely bless you all abundantly. dp-4154

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Words fails to express our appreciation to individuals, Church Leaders, CMO Wokha and Staff, Mount Sinai School Staffs, Unions, Neighbours, Relatives and Friends from far and near who grief with us at the untimely demise of our beloved Late Yiponthung Lotha on 23rd Aug 2021.

Your gesture through prayers, cash and kind were our strength and solace and will continue to comfort us.

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Indian contingent, including Storey wins 15th Paralympic gold 12-member Jhajharia, departs for Tokyo Paralympics L O N D O N, AU G 2 5 (AGENCIES): Sarah Storey put in another world record-breaking performance on her way to claiming her 15th Paralympic title, as Great Britain claimed six medals on the first day of Tokyo 2020.

Storey smashed her world best by over four seconds in the C5 3,000m individual pursuit qualifying and in the final caught team-mate Crystal LaneWright, who matched her silver medal from Rio 2016.

The 43-year-old is just one behind Mike Kenny’s British record of 16 golds.

There was also silver for tandem pair Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby in the B 4,000m pursuit.

Bate and Duggleby were defending champions but the Dutch pair of Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos, who set a world record in qualifying, caught the Britons in the final.

And there were three swimming medals for Paralympics GB, with silvers for Reece Dunn in the S14 100m butterfly and Tully Kearney in the S5 200m freestyle, as well as bronze for Toni Shaw in the S9 400m freestyle.

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Britain’s Sarah Dame Storery celebrates winning the gold medal, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

action belonged to Storey though. She started the final at at the Izu Velodrome in determined fashion and caught Lane-Wright after 1,750m of their race.

She has now won medals at each of the eight Games she has attended and her heat time of three minutes 27.057 seconds destroyed the world record

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Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur with World Athletics U20 Championships medal winners, Wednesday. (PTI )

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (IANS): “We see hope in you and not just medals,” said Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur while felicitating India’s World Athletics U20 Championships medal winners, here on Wednesday.

India bagged two silver medals, through long jumper Shaili Singh and 10,0000m race walker Amit Khatri, and a bronze medal through the mixed 4x400m relay team of Barath Sridhar, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil in Nairobi.

Addressing the gathering, Thakur sought suggestions from the young ath-

letes to improve the sports ecosystem in the country.

He then said that there would be several initiatives taken by the government to help nurture the culture of sports in India.

“You (junior athletes) are an inspiration for other sportspersons in the country,” he said. “You have done a tremendous job in getting us laurels even at this difficult time of pandemic, your journey has been outstanding and I assure you that no compromises will be made in helping you in your sporting journey,” he said.

The minister further recalled that Prime Minis-

ter Narendra Modi had said sports is about dedication, determination and hard work and all our athletes are winners in their own right when he told athletes, who did not win any medal, to not feel disheartened.

Thakur also said that he is happy to learn that former champions are becoming coaches and this is a good sign for the welfare of sports. Also present were World Championships long jump medallist Anju Bobby George, chief coach (junior) Kamal Ali Khan and other dignitaries from the ministry, Athletics Federation of India and Sports Authority of India.

she set in Rio. “It’s quite overwhelming,” she said. “I don’t know if it will sink in until I get home. I came here with a really solid plan of what I wanted to do and I’ve delivered it, so it kind of blows your mind a bit.

“I talked before about breaking your personal best, in my case a world record, a small margin at a time. And I just knocked 4.3 seconds off.

“I’ve done so much training, and everyone’s been reminding me how much work I’ve done and how I deserve to be that fast, but you don’t like to presume. So it took me by surprise, but a good surprise.

“I think about one race at a time and maybe I’ll think about these things afterwards. But it does feel pretty surreal.”

Storey, who was born without a fully functioning left hand, started her career as a swimmer at Barcelona in 1992 and competed at four Games, winning 15 Paralympic medals, including five golds, before switching to cycling in 2005. Since then, the mother of Louisa (8) and Charlie (3) has been almost unbeatable both on the track and the road.

“I knew I had it in me to go sub 3.30,” she added.

“It’s been a target of mine since I went 3.32 at the London Games. I knew I just needed the right day and the right preparation.

“It’s been an incredibly difficult preparation for these Games because it’s so different to what I’m used to. I just had to call on all my experience for staying calm under the pressure and I’m just glad it’s paid off.

“It’s fantastic to see the event getting faster, and I just need to keep getting faster as well. So I just had to keep a cool head.”

She next goes on Tuesday in the C5 road time trial - another event where she is defending champion - before the road race on Thursday, 2 September.

For Lane-Wright, who also set a personal best in the heats, it is the second silver medal at consecutive Games in the event.

“I don’t think I’ve reached my full potential.

I think I can keep getting better,” she said. “As much as I’m up against Sarah, it’s me against me. I can only control what I can do. To get such a good PB this morning, I’m so pleased.”

3 Indians in finals of Asian junior boxing in Dubai

3rd Test: England demolish India for 78

NEW DELHI, AUG 25 (PTI): Three Indian boxers advanced to the finals of the Asian junior championships after notching up comprehensive victories in their last-four stage clashes in Dubai.

While Rohit Chamoli (48kg) and Bharat Joon (+81kg) made the junior boys finals, Muskan (46kg) entered the girls summit s h owd ow n s, o n Tu e s day night. Joon defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Emir-Khan Razhapov 5-0 and Chamoli got the better of Kazakhstan’s Aidar Kadyrkhan by a similar scoreline.

Muskan sailed past Kazakhstan’s Yelyanur Turganova, pulling off an unanimous victory.

H o w e v e r, S u p r i ya Rawat (66kg) lost to Sanowar Bozorboeva 1-4 and Aarzoo (54kg) also endured a close loss to Uzbekistan’s Guldana Tileuergen, going down 2-3. Devika Ghorpade (50kg) was defeated 0-5 by Uzbekistan’s Shaina Nematovain in another girls semifinal.

LEEDS, AUG 25 (PTI):James Anderson’s artistic morning spell in an inspired English bowling performance blew away India for an inexplicable 78 as the hosts took complete control by stumps with a dominant batting show on the first day of the third Test here on Wednesday.

If England pacers got their bearings right after the fifth day brain fade at the Lord’s, India’s famous batting unit’s technique against swing bowling was laid bare

by Anderson and his band which skittled them in little over 40 overs.

Then it was turn for local boy Haseeb Hameed (60 batting, 130 balls) and Rory Burns (52 batting, 125 balls) to get back to form ending the day at 120 for no loss with batting getting much easier as the day progressed.

They now lead by 42 runs.

Skipper Virat Kohli won a rare toss and despite the overcast conditions decided to bat first which in the end turned out to be a not so great decision as Anderson’s injured new ball partner Stuart Broad tweet-

Indian Athletics Contingent for Tokyo Paralympics before their departure for Tokyo from IGI Airport, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

TOKYO, AUG 25 (PTI): Veteran Devendra Jhajharia and reigning world champion Sandeep Chaudhary were among five javelin throwers in a 12-strong Indian contingent that left for Tokyo on Wednesday to compete in the Paralympics.

The contingent also included two high jumpers — Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal — and discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya.

One of the top medal prospects, Jhajharia had won the gold medal in Athens and Rio Paralympics.

The 40-year-old javelin thrower had rewritten his world record of 63.97m

when he sent the spear to a distance of 65.71m in a qualifying event in June.

His main competition comes from compatriots Ajit Singh and Sundar Gurjar. With a little bit of luck, India could grab all three medals in the men’s F-46 category, which is for athletes with arm deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in arms while competing in a standing position.

After Neeraj Chopra’s historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, javelin throwers have been in the limelight.

James Anderson celebrates the dismissal of Virat Kohli on Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

ed about how the Headingley track has behaved over the years.

Anderson ((8-5-6-3) then did what he does best -- messed with the minds of the top-order batsmen in a sharp eight-over morning spell getting three wickets and then passing on the baton to the younger lot which didn’t disappoint him.

Craig Overton (3/14 in 10.3 overs), Ollie Robinson (2/16 in 10 overs) and Sam Curran (2/27 in 10 overs) then tightened the noose with even Rohit Sharma (19 off 105 balls) finding it dif-

ficult to get a move on even after playing 100 balls.

Ajinkya Rahane scored 18 but had it not been for 16 extra runs, the embarrassment would have been more like the Adelaide Test match It was just that Anderson turned his stock ball (outswinger) into a shock ball during that dream spell which left Indians gasping for breath.

Having seen an inform KL Rahul (0) leave the outswingers alone, Anderson started with inswingers before unleashing one with a wobbly seam with a hint

“Neeraj’s gold medal has put the spotlight on javelin throwers and being the senior most of the lot, I can say this with assurance that after Tokyo Paralympics, javelin (throw) will be the second most popular game in this country after cricket,” Jhajharia said.

Focus will also be on Chaudhary and Sumit Antil in the men’s F64 category in which they are ranked world number one and two respectively. The F-64 classification is for athletes with a leg amputation, who compete with prosthetics in a standing position. Track and field events begin on August 27.

of outward movement as the opener went for a drive and became one of the five catches that Jos Buttler took.

Cheteshwar Pujara (1) is plain and simple out of form and clueless about his off-stump as a classic outswinger found his edge.

Then Anderson did what has been his day job for past seven years. Dismiss Indian skipper Kohli (7) for fun.

Rohit did display impeccable defence but once Rahane was out at the stroke of lunch with Robinson getting one to rear up awkwardly and Rishabh Pant playing away from his body without any feet movement, he didn’t have resources to accelerate.

India lost their last six wickets for 22 runs.

BRIEF SCORES: India 1st innings: 78 allout in 40.4 overs (Rohit Sharma 19, Ajinkya Rahane 18; James Anderson 3/6, Craig Overton 3/14). England 1st innings: 120 for no loss in 42 overs (Haseeb Hameed 60 not out, Rory Burns 52 not out).

EB, SCL end fight, agree to play ISL after Mamata’s intervention Advisor Neikha calls on union sports minister KO L K ATA , AU G 2 5 (PTI): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday brokered peace between the warring East Bengal and their investors Shree Cement Limited and announced that the redand-gold outfit would play in the upcoming Indian Super League, ending months of uncertainty.

“Khela hobe (the game is on). I’m very happy today,” Banerjee announced at the state secretariat Nabanna.

“All is well that ends well. They had some uncertainties till now whether they would be able to play in ISL but now East Bengal’s problem is solved. Shree Cement has accepted my request (to extend the deal) with East Bengal and have accepted all my proposals.”

Banerjee later urged the representatives of both East Bengal and Shree Cement to shake hands as she once again played a key role, about a year after she had roped in the Rajasthanbased investors to acquire a 76 per cent stake that had paved the century-old club’s last minute entry to ISL

East Bengal will play in ISL 2021 after Shree Cement agreed to continue partnership. (File Photo)

last season. “Go and shake hands and I will remain in between,” Banerjee told the representatives of Shree Cement and East Bengal.

Shree Cement Ltd was represented by their company secretar y SS Khandelwal, chief finance officer S Jaju and senior manager Sandeep Kumar, while East bengal had top executive official Debabrata Sarkar and Sadananda Mukherjee.

T h e m e e t i n g wa s called by the chief minister after SCL shot off a letter to Banerjee on Monday, expressing their decision

to end the five-year deal after EB management were adamant in not signing the final agreement. The deadlock lasted for about eight months and there were statewide fan protests.

“East Bengal played the ISL last year owing to Shree Cement. This time things were a bit uncertain because of which I too became a bit hostile (on Monday).

“Where will the crores of East Bengal fans go, I thought, if they aren’t able to play? East Bengal have a brand value in world football. I had requested them

(SCL) and they agreed,” she said.

She added: “I think EB fans are happy today.

Even MB (Mohun Bagan) will be happy because they want their opponents to play. I had received many calls, voicing their concern about East Bengal’s fate in ISL. So, everyone would be happy today.”

Banerjee further said SCL would invest heavily in West Bengal in the coming days. “They are bringing up a lot of cement industries in West Bengal. We can discuss other things later on, at the moment time is very

short, the priority is football now.” she said.

A spokesperson of SCL thanked Banerjee and said: “We also want the games to happen. Due to certain reasons, we couldn’t sign the final term sheet.

We were trying since the past year to make things work. However, since you have requested we will be participating in this year’s ISL.” East Bengal official Debabrata Sarkar also profusely thanked Banerjee.

“Didi has always been with us. For her, we could install floodlights at the club grounds. Just like last year, this year too Didi has rescued us. I just cannot thank her enough. ‘Khela hobe’ slogan couldn’t have been more apt today.”

It remains to be seen if Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler remains at the helm of coaching at SCEB who will once again race against time with the international transfer window closing at the end of the month.

The Fowler-coached side had finished a poor ninth out of 11 teams in the last season of the ISL.

DIMAPUR, AUG 25 (NPN): Advisor Youth Resources and Sports, Zale Neikha called on the newly appointed Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur at New Delhi on August 25, 2021.

During the meeting, Neikha cong ratulated Thakur for taking over the sports ministry and also for the excellent performance of India at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics while also expressing hope that India would achieve greater heights in the sports arena under his leadership.

Extending greetings on behalf of the government and people of the State, Zale apprised the Union Minister about love for the game of football in the North East region and specially Nagaland.

Lauding the sports ministry for sanctioning Khelo India State Centre of Excellence, KISCE at Indira Gandhi Stadium Kohima with focus on three disciplines – Archery, Boxing and Wrestling, Neikha expressed hope that Naga youth would

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakuar and YRS advisor Zale Neikha

be able to shine under the guidance of the ministry.

He also briefed the Union Minister about the progress of five projects sanctioned for the State in 2020, which include Multipurpose Halls at Viswema in Kohima, Medziphema in Dimapur, Wokha, Badminton Stadium in Longleng and Astroturf Ground

in Mon. Advisor Neikha has also made some fresh sporting proposals for development in the State.

Meanwhile, Neikha informed that after giving a patient hearing, the Union Minister has assured of all possible support towards development of sports in Nagaland.

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