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Sr. BJP workers hit out at NPF; all party govt

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 6 (NPN): In a rejoinder titled “Opposition-less NUG (Nagaland United Government) is meaningless”, ten senior Nagaland BJP workers (Karyakatas) have expressed their views over the move for an all-party government in Nagaland comprising of NDPP, BJP and NFP. The senior BJP workers: Yanghose Sangtam; Kheto Kinimi (ex-minister); ex-BJP candidates-Dr Sukhato Sumi and Er Cheong Konyak; former State BJP vice-president Mghato Achumi, former State BJP Mahila president Sanu Ngulie, SEMs-- Vikheli Zhimomi, Bichano, Mhalo and Asangla Ao, were responding to an earlier statement issued by NPF party president Dr.Shürhozelie Liezietsu. On the all-party government as mentioned

by Dr.Shürhozelie Liezietsu, the BJP workers reiterated that state BJP as a national party, “will go by the directive of the party high command.”

T h e B J P wo r k e r s also questioned that when the core committee was formed, comprising of all members of political parties- NPF, MPs(2), Independents and equal representation from BJP and NDPP, what was the need for having an oppositionless government?

The BJP workers reiterated that as “senior Karyakartas” of the state BJP, they are of the considered opinion that “the opposition-less government, mooted by certain section of political party, only to grab power, (is) showing its frustration and restlessness.” Therefore, taking the

“excuse of final settlement on political issue, is a mere rhetoric and misleading” they said.

Dr.Shürhozelie had also accused BJP of having betrayed NPF on the eve of the 2018 assembly election to have alliance with NDPP and even giving full protection to BJP, when it had no MLA in the legislative assembly.

They recalled that when then National General Secretary BJP, Ram Madhav negotiated seat sharing arrangement with NPF leadership, the BJP was allotted only three out of 60 seats in 2018.

The signatories said BJP had even considered and expressed willingness to continue with the DAN alliance by accepting five seats.

However, “the arrogant and overconfident NPF leader-

ship refused our plea,” they said. As a consequence, both parties parted ways when talks collapsed. It was then that NDPP under Neiphiu Rio( the present chief minister) offered BJP with 20 seats and that “ the rest is history” for Nagas to see, they added.

After results of the 2018 assembly election, the signatories said NPF tried to lure and offer renewal of DAN alliance to BJP by leading the government.

However, the signatories said, in order to lead the people, certain moral principles must be maintained and to stick to commitment made with their alliance partner (NDPP).

The BJP workers said the present alliance with NDPP “is smooth and comfortable” and that the party stood committed to the

NITI Aayog releases NER district SDG index and dashboard Five districts of Nagaland in bottom-10 Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (NPN): First edition of the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021–22 by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) was released in New Delhi on Thursday achieving a milestone towards localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Index measures the performance of the districts of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura on the SDGs and their corresponding targets and ranks the districts

Top-10 Districts

Bottom-10 Districts

75.87

East Sikkim

59.07

Longleng

75.73

Gomati, North Tripura

58.60

Shi Yomi (Arunachal)

75.67

West Tripura

58.27

74.87

Serchhip (Mizoram)

East Kameng (Arunachal), Phek

74.80

South Sikkim

57.40

Kamle (Arunachal)

73.47

Unakoti (Tripura)

56.87

North Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

72.87

Lunglei (Mizoram)

55.93

Mon

72.60

Dhalai (Tripura), Sepahijala (Tripura)

55.87

Tuensang

55.60

Kra Daadi (Arunachal)

72.40

South Tripura (Tripura)

54.53

Zunheboto

72.27

Kolasib (Mizoram)

53.00

Kiphire

based on the same. East Sikkim with the score of 75.87 was ranked first in the region followed by districts Gomati and North Tripura (Score 75.73) in the second position.

The score for the 103 districts ranged from 53.00 in Kiphire district of Nagaland to 75.87 in East Sikkim.

Five districts of Nagaland featured in the bottom-10

districts and none of the districts from the state made it to top-10 districts.

(See table) NER District SDG Index & Dashboard—a collaborative effort by NITI Aayog and Ministry of DoNER, with technical support from UNDP—is the first of its kind in the country as it focuses on the North Eastern Region, which is of critical

Sept-Oct crucial in Covid-19 management in view of several festivals, says Centre NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): Centre on Thursday cautioend that the months of September and October will be crucial in pandemic management and cautioned that festivals should be celebrated in accordance with COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.

Addressing a press conference here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reiterated that the country is still in the midst of the second wave.

Bhushan said, “We are still in the midst of the second surge of COVID-19 in our country. The second

This is it!

surge has not yet concluded.

It is not over and therefore, we have to maintain all necessary precautions, particularly in light of our experience that after every festival we see a spike.”

“The coming months of September and October are crucial for us because we would be celebrating a few festivals. Thus festivals have to be celebrated with Covid-appropriate behaviour,” he added.

The government said 41 districts in India were reporting a COVID-19 weekly positivity rate of more than 10 per cent.

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INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

NGBF against proposal to change nomenclature of GBs D I M A P U R , AU G 2 6 (NPN): Nagaland Gaon Burah Federation (NGBF) has strongly objected to any proposal to change the nomenclature of gaon burahand its role in urban or rural areas and also called for keeping all matters pertaining to Naga customary laws, jurisprudence, practices and procedures in abeyance till final structure of the agreement of the Naga political movement was reached.

In a representation to chief minister Neiphiu Rio, NGBF president Sahlem Konyak, general secretary Shikuto Zalipu and media secretary Akhu Naga pointed out that the consultative meeting with tribal hohos on August 18 pertaining to appointments of urban GBs had disturbed all gaon burahs across the State.

As custodians of Naga customary laws, traditions and practices, they maintained that the identity of Nagas was well established under the customary system whether they were settled in rural or urban areas.

They recalled that the present system of gaon burahs was established in 1885 as per the recommendations of WE Ward wherebyvillage elders (gaon burahs) were given power and authority to administer villages along with judicial powers. Pointing out that Naga territories comprised a “clan cohesive village

system”that were characteristically urban in nature, the NGBF leaders maintained that everywhere in a new settlement the village system was retained.

Once the age-old system was changed, they said they believedthat there could be far more consequences than had been anticipated and feared that the institution of gaon burahs would be marginalised and uprooted in future.

Thus, they strongly objected to any proposal to change the nomenclature of gaon burahand its role in urban or rural areas.

All Angami Gaon Burah Association (AAGBA) has urged the Government of India and State government to maintain and continue the existing indigenous gaon burah institutionin rural and urban areas as Angamis/Nagas have been living in their own lands by abiding Naga customary laws.

A AG BA p r e s i d e n t Thepfukedo Kuotsu, general secretary Lhousavi Kipu and information & publicity secretary Zelvi Sale in a statement claimed that since British imperial timesgaon burahs had been responsible

in upholding Naga customary laws and practicesin villages or towns.

Recalling that the British Indian government had appointed Yaselie and Lhouzirii as gaon burahsfor the first time in 1840, they said the gaon burahs were tasked as custodians of customary laws and practices, to aid in administration of civil and criminal justice, to oversee and resolve disputes over ownership and transfer of land and its resources as per Naga customary laws.

The trio said even during Assam and Angami/ Naga dispute circa 1840,

the gaon burahs represented Angamis/Nagas as signatories and had brought peace and harmony.

Following the footsteps, they maintained that Angami gaon burahs had upheld the Naga customary laws and had been instrumental in resolving issues and maintaining order in Naga society for more than 180 years till today. Therefore, AAGBA resolved to appeal to the government vis-à-vis maintaining and continuing the existing indigenous gaon burah institution during its executive meeting on August 21.

Asks govt to keep on hold matters on Naga customary laws, practices etc. till final Naga political settlement

State logs 60 fresh Covid-19 cases AAGBA urges GoI, state govt to maintain GB institution

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 6 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday recorded 60 fresh Covid-19 positive cases and nil deaths. Of the fresh cases, 17 were from Zunheboto, Dimpaur-12, 10 each in Kohima and Mokokchung, four in Mon, three each in Longleng and Phek and one in Kiphire, taking the total caseload to 29778. The death toll remained unchanged at 612.

PTI: India on Thursday registerd 46,164 new infection taking the total tally to 3,25,58,530, while the death toll climbed to 4,36,365 with 607 fresh fatalities

60 Afghans, 12 US troops killed in Kabul KABUL, AUG 26 (AGENCIES): At least 60 Afghans were killed in explosions outside Kabul airport, as two blasts ripped through crowds trying to enter the American-controlled facility on Thursday, disrupting the final push of the U.S.-led evacuation effort, reports The Wall Street Journal.

According to AP report, two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport on Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover.

The report quoting two US officials said that at least 12 US service members were killed in the attacks, including 11 Marines and one Navy medic. Officials say a number of US military troops were wounded and warned the toll could grow.

A senior Kabul health official told the BBC more

TWIN SUICIDE ATTACKS OUTSIDE KABUL AIRPORT

Mandatory to register drones

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): The new rules on drones make it mandatory that these devices are registered and agencies will be able to identify those which are rogue through tracking mechanisms, senior government officials said on Thursday. The Drone Rules, 2021, NEW DELHI, AUG 26 were issued on Wednesday (IANS): Indian Council of and they supersede the UnMedical Research (ICMR) manned Aircraft System director Balram Bhargava Rules, 2021, which had come on Thursday said that Covid Smoke rises from an explosion outside the airport. (AP/Wali Sabawoon) into force on March 12. vaccines are not ‘disease(Read more on p-8) than 60 people had died and was believed to have been preventing’ but ‘diseasemore than 140 people were carried out by the Islamic modifying’, so it is imporinjured. AP report stated that State group. The IS affiliate tant to continue wearing one of the bombers struck in Afghanistan is far more masks even after the second people standing knee-deep radical than the Taliban. dose of vaccination.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 6 in a wastewater canal under Russia's Foreign Min- (NPN): State chief minister, Addressing a press conthe sweltering sun, throwing istry gave the first official Neiphiu Rio, who is also the ference, Bhargav said: “Vacbodies into the fetid water. casualty count, but the num- convenor of the NLA select cines reduce disease severity, Those who moments earlier bers continued to grow. committee to examine the possibility of hospitalisation had hoped to get on flights Emergency, an Italian char- Nagaland-Assam border and also avert deaths to the out could be seen carrying ity that operates hospitals in issue, has called for a meettune of 98-99 per cent. Full the wounded to ambulances Afghanistan, said it had re- ing of the committee on vaccination offers protecin a daze, their own clothes ceived 60 patients wounded tion against severe disease September 14 at 10 a.m. in darkened with blood. in the airport attack, in adand death and should be a the committee room of the A second US official dition to 10 who were dead pre-requisite if attending a NLA secretariat. Further, said the complex attack when they arrived. gathering.”

Rio, who is also the chairman of the select committee to examine the application of SARFAESI Act, 2002 to Nagaland in the context of who expected everything for an advantageous position Article 371-A of the Confree, Yanthan reminded that to send out surplus crops stitution, has called for a post-pandemic economic outside the state. meeting of the committee on recovery was initiated to Also, speaking at the September 14 at 11:30 a.m. ensure that Nagas were programme, the agriculture in the committee room of the self-sufficient in food supply production commissioner NLA secretariat. and produced enough for (APC) Y Kikheto Sema, sustenance. said despite imposition of The advisor urged the lockdown, agriculture activi- D I M A P U R , AU G 2 6 department to provide all ties continued, adding that (NPN): Apropos news item logistic support to the farm- some officers from the de- “HMAD appeals NSCN ers, monitor and assess the partment, who were working (I-M) to revoke quit notice”, Mhathung Yanthan flagging off the winter vegetable seeds farming and take proper as- with the farmers, fell victim published on August 26, the sessment and plan for mar- to COVID-19. Kikheto in- second last paragraph should vegetable on Thursday, Kohima. (NP) ket linkage so the surplus formed that the distribution read as “offender(s) should seeds, which were of high ers. could be sent off to market. of seeds ahead of time was not be left unpunished for Expressing dismay over quality, should reach the the crime(s) committed…”

He informed that air to encourage the farmers.

(Cont’d on p-8) and not as rendered. genuine and deserved farm- attitude of the Naga farmers cargo has put the state in

Covid vax ‘diseasemodifying’: ICMR

CM to hold meeting with select panels

Mhathung flags off winter vegetable seeds for 100 villages Correspondent

"The message is- 'All four (NDPP,BJP,NFP,Ind) One government. And One Govt four all."

According to the government, 58.4 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases last week were reported from Kerala.

“Kerala is the only state reporting over 1 lakh active COVID-19 cases, while four states have 10,000 to 1 lakh active cases and 31 states have less than 10,000 active cases,” it said.

The government said over 400 evacuees were brought back from Afghanistan so far and that some of them have tested positive for COVID-19. The infected people have been isolated and are being treated.

significance to the country’s development trajectory.

The index is based on NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index—the principal and official tool for monitoring progress on the SDGs at the national and State/ Union Territory levels and shares the common ethos of benchmarking performance and ranking on the SDGs to foster competition among the districts.

The index offers insights into the social, economic, and environmental status of the region and its districts in their march towards achieving the SDGs. It is a unique policy tool which has immense potential to measure district level progress, highlight critical gaps, facilitate resource allocation, and will be a handy tool for policy makers in the North Eastern States, Ministry of DoNER and other Union Ministries.

coalition to serve the full five-year term in office in service of people. They also asked “why is the NPF so desperate of joining the ruling government ?” and further advised NPF to “be patient and serve our people when their time comes.”

They pointed out that all political parties contesting elections in Nagaland since its inception in 1963, have unfailingly included the issue of ‘Naga political problem’ in their manifestos.

They said heaps of promises were made to Naga people over ‘final settlement’ of the Naga political issue and only to mislead voters or to settle scores to gain political mileage.

The signatories therefore asked, how long will leaders take advantage of Naga people on Naga political issue? (Cont’d on p-8)

What is Islamic State in Afghanistan?

KOHIMA, AUG 26 (NPN): Advisor horticulture and border affairs, Mhathung Yanthan, flagged off winter vegetable seeds meant for 100 vegetable villages at the directorate of horticulture here on Thursday. Seeds procured under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 2021-22 and North Eastern Council (NEC) 2020-21 were distributed as part of the post-pandemic economic recovery activities.

The seeds included potato, cabbage, lettuce, beans, carrot, onion, beetroot, peas, and broccoli.

Speaking at the brief flagging off programme, advisor horticulture and border affairs Mhathung Yanthan acknowledged the department for timely procurement of seeds, though amount was yet to be sanctioned, and ensuring that seeds reached the farmers on time.

Pointing out that seed sowing activity was timebound, Yanthan said the

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CISF DIG inspects unit at DHEP Doyang

DIG Siddhartha Sankar Sarmah addressing a meeting during his visit.

DIMAPUR: Deputy inspector general (DIG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) North East Zone (NEZ) Guwahati, Siddhartha Sankar Sarmah visited the CISF unit Doyang Hydro Electric Project (DHEP) Doyang, Wokha on August 24.

According to a CISF statement, during the visit the DIG Sarmah held a meeting with the DHEP head of the project and

deliberated on the issues regarding intervention of the management to improve the establishment.

He visited all duty posts of CISF unit DHEP Doyang and interacted with the CISF jawans.

Sarmah encouraged the jawans to be actively involved in the community outreach programmes undertaken by the unit.

He also inspected the sapling plantation site main-

tain by the unit.

The DIG also inaugurated two canteens sanrakshika and wet canteen and multipurpose gym. He also participated in a community soccer and badminton match organised by the unit where surrounding villages participated at the exhibition match.

He was accompanied

by Group Commandant, CISF Group HQ Guwahati, Harendra Narayan.

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF D S S U c o n s u l t a t ive meeting: Dimapur Sumi Students Union (DSSU) units have convened an emergency consultative meeting with its former leaders on August 27, 2 p.m., at Saramati hotel.

SLB informs: Sangtam Literature Board (SLB) has informed that a coordination meeting of newly inducted board members (2021-25) would be held on August 28, 10 a.m., at Sangtamtilla village council hall. All the members and co-opted members including presidents of USLP, USGOA, USSC, AST, executive secretary USBLA and all Sangtam elected members have been requested to attend the meeting.

WC M A exe c u tive meeting: Western Chakhesang Mother’s Association (WCMA) has informed all the unit/village executive members to send two representatives each for the executive meeting on August, 28, 10:30 a.m., at council hall, Toulazouma. WCMA has requested the members to maintain and follow SOPs during the meeting.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021

Seminar on MSME benefits and schemes in Dimapur

(L) BAN president L Mongkum Jamir. (R) MSME DI joint director Taliwati Longchar.

DIMAPUR: A seminar on “MSME benefits and schemes for BAN members” was organised by Business Association of Nagas (BAN) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Institute (ID) Dimapur, Ministr y of MSME on August 24 at Life Spring corner, Lake view colony, Dimapur.

A press release by BAN stated that the seminar covered various initiatives and schemes of the ministry of MSME, government of India, which are of importance to Naga entrepreneurs.

In his address, BAN president L Mongkum

Jamir mentioned that during 2016 when the union minister for MSME came to Nagaland, BAN had submitted a representation requesting for a fullfledged MSME DI in Nagaland.

He said BAN’s dream has been fulfilled by effecting that upgradation in Nagaland headed by joint director, adding that Naga entrepreneurs and businesses should make use of that opportunity for furthering economic development.

Ja m i r s a i d t h a t MSMEs contribute 29% of the country’s GDP and accounts for 48% export.

Though the contribution

of MSMEs from Nagaland may be minuscule at the moment, Jamir said the business community of the state should think and work towards enhancing that contribution to a substantial figure next five years down the line. He then said the change could only be brought about by the young people.

Ja m i r s a i d BA N would work closely with all the stakeholders for proper implementation of governmental policies that relates to economic activities in the state.

He said the association was committed to organising financial literacy programs for Naga

entrepreneurs and businesses at various districts of Nagaland, which forms the basic requirement for all business ventures. In a PowerPoint presentation on various MSME schemes, joint director, M S M E D I D i m a p u r, Taliwati Longchar said MSME DI Dimapur would provide all required assistance and support to existing enterprises and encouraged creation of new enterprises.

He further emphasised on the role of the ministry of MSME to assist the states in their efforts to encourage entrepreneurship, employment and livelihood opportunities.

Assistant director, MSME DI Dimapur, Selwin Samraj gave a presentation on Udyam registration and its benefits, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and MSME schemes for SC and ST entrepreneurs.

The programme was chaired by BAN general secretary, Dr. Yan Murry, BAN executive member Benthungo Kithan delivered the welcome remarks while BAN executive member Akherio Lazio said the vote of thanks.

ASHAs trained on ‘paediatric care in COVID-19’

DIMAPUR: Anticipating COVID-19 third wave which supposedly would hit children the most, state Heath and Family Welfare (H&FW) has begun training of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) on “paediatric care in COVID-19” across Nagaland.

During the training, ASHAs were trained on the danger signs, surveillance, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in paediatric age group, prevailing myths conception of COVID-19 in children.

Kohima: Training for urban ASHAs on paediatric care in COVID-19 was conducted on August 26 at Viswema Community Health Centre (CHC)

by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima office along with District Health Society (DHS), National Health Mission (NHM), department of H&FW. A press release by CMO Kohima office stated that the resource persons for the training were MO (paediatrician) Dr. Akatoli Angto and MO Chiephobo-

DSO, Dr. Kevilhoulie with Jakhama block ASHAs at the training.

zou CHC Dr. Kekhrieneizo Peseyie. During the training, Dr. Kevilhoulie informed the ASHAs on the importance of malaria slide test and pointed out the differences of SARI/ILI reporting system.

MO Jakhama PHC Dr. Asano Sophie gave demonstration on how to handle Covid-19 related cases in children and briefed the ASHAs on the paediatric care relating the approach of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood illness (IMNCI). She also highlighted on the major

AR conduct various activities

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sam Rifles provided JCB to Longdon Baptist Church at Noklak on August 25.

The village and church authorities approached the Noklak AR post for clearance and leveling of ground for use by the church and local community for social and religious functions.

Responding to the request, the JCB with required manpower from Noklak post was provided.

training on paediatric care in COVID-19 for ASHAs in Tuensang district was conducted for NUHM and Tuensang Sadar ASHAs on August 25-26 at DPMU Office Tuensang. In Noksen, Longkhim and Shamator blocks the training was conducted in their respective block on August 26.

A press release by CMO Tuensang stated that the major component of the training was for preparedness and management of neonates on COVID-19.

The district trainers include community health officer (CHO), MOs, district community mobilizer (DCM) and block ASHA coordinators (BACs).

Shamator: Training on “paediatric care on new born children (neo nates) COVID-19 cum monthly block ASHA meeting” was held at Medical Office Community Health Centre (CHC) Shamator.

Deputy CMO Zunheboto, Dr. Akaho Sema during the mandatory COVID testing at the entrance, for visitors and office employees at the office building of the deputy commissioner (DC), Zunheboto on August 26, initiated by DTF and CMO Zunheboto.

Dimapur police recover unidentified body DIMAPUR: Dimapur police has informed that an unidentified body of a nonlocal male (50-55 years) was recovered on August 26 at Dimapur railway station, platform no. 2. Dimapur police PRO informed that the deceased was dark in complexion with grey hair, around 5 ft 5 inches in health

and very thin. He was wearing a blue half-pant and white woollen shirt. On completion of all legal formalities, PRO said the body was shifted to District Hospital Dimapur morgue for post-mortem examination/

identification. PRO said the deceased was “highly suspected” to have died of starvation and illness. Further, PRO has requested claimant, relatives, friends of the deceased to contact officerin-charge, GRPS Dimapur.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement

10Th DEATh ANNivErsAry of Lt. Talisunep Aier Just like yesterday a decade past, But doesn’t seem like such a long time, Since you left us on this un-fateful day, What can wash away our tears and pain!

Not a day goes by we don’t long to have you back.

Even to this day, Died on 27th Aug, 2011 you live in our memories.

Someday we shall meet again in Eternity.

We’ll all miss you very much. ~ Loving Family dp-4168

Late Moalong

Born : 1st Aug.1997 – Died : 17th Aug. 2021

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Moalong Aier, Yajang village would like to express our profound gratitude and thanks to each and every individual, families, friends, doctors, nurses and well wishers for your physical, spiritual, financial and moral support during his prolonged illness and till his last breath on 17th Aug. 2021.

The immense love and prayers we received continues to comfort us.

We convey special thanks to: • Dr. Moatoshi, Dr. Along CY, ICU nurses of Eden Hospital, Dimapur.

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1930 – 21/08/2021 Through this column, we, the family members with deep heartfelt would like to express our thanks and gratitude to all concerned individuals, churches, societies, communities, doctors & staff: CIHSR Dimapur, elders etc. who stood by us in prayers, love, materially, in cash and kind during the brief illness and demise of our beloved father Lt. KAILET SINGSON (Dy. SP Retd.) on the 21st of August 2021.

We pray and hope that, our Almighty God bless you all abundantly and bountifully now and forever.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement With heartfelt gratitude, we, the bereaved family members of Late Kikamongba Jamir, Ungma Village would like to acknowledge each and every one who stood by us at the time of our grief and sorrow at the demise of our beloved on 22/08/2021. Our special gratefulness to Ungma Village Council members and Ungma Baptist Church.

Late Kikamongba was more than 102 years old, and till his death he was the eldest person from amongst the Ungma Villagers.

We deeply appreciate the many expression of love, compassion and support rendered to us during the dark moment. Your kind words, gestures of love and prayers had comforted us immensely.

As we have nothing to give you in return, we pray that our Lord bless you all abundantly. mkc-314

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) conducted various activities for the welfare of the public.

Kiphire battalion: Kiphire battalion of Assam Rifles organised a medical camp for four villages and meetings to interact with key personnel of Hoshepu, Kiphire on August 22 and 23.

Basic medical treatment and medicine were provided to around 90 people of villages Khekiye, Khewoto, Hoshepu and Khetoi.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss security issues in remote area which was participated by four key personnel.

Further, documentation for procurement of one desktop computer for VCC under Sadbhavna project under progress was completed.

Development of mutual cooperation between security forces and remote villages to maintain a safe environment was also discussed.

Meanwhile, the battalion provided street lighting accessories to Tsurevong village on August 24.

Shamator battalion: Shamatore battalion of As-

components on the preparedness and management of any sudden surge of COVID-19 care. DSO, Medical officer, BPM & Block Asha Co-ordinator attended the training. Earlier, training on “paediatric care on COVID-19” was also organised for Kohima district rural ASHAs on August 25 at Kohima village primary health centre by CMO Kohima office along with DHS NHM. Resource person medical officer (MO) Kohima Village PHC Dr. Medotseio Whourie gave demon-

stration on how to handle COVID-19 related cases in children.

Dr. Medotseio briefed the ASHAs on the paediatric care relating the approach of IMNCI as vital objectives of the training inculcates the importance of paediatric care in COVID-19 age group. He also highlighted on the major components on the preparedness and management of any sudden surge of COVID-19 care.

ASHAs were also trained on the danger signs, sur veillance, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in paediatric age group, prevailing myths conception of COVID-19 in children and on the roles and responsibilities in the ward, colonies and community.

Dr. Medotseio also stressed on the importance of Malaria slide test, pointed out the differences of SARI/ILI reporting system.

The training was attended by DPM, DMO, BPM and block ASHA coordinator.

Tuensang: One day

Loving Children, In-laws, Grand and Great Grand Children and Mongkhum Clan.

Born : 08/11/1918 – Died : 22/08/2021

Lt. C. AJUNG (Tia) LKR/Longkumer

BORN ON : 23/09/1957 – DIED ON : 14/08/2021

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"By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return " - GENESIS 3:19 Through this column, we, the bereaved family members of Lt. C. AJUNG (Tia) LKR, would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to our churches, neighbours, friends and well-wishers who stood by us through the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We are unable to thank each and everyone individually, but pray that our Almighty God bless you abundantly.

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produce enough for local consumption?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 27

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A thunderstorm in spots

31 25

A thunderstorm in spots

26 21

Aizawl

Guwahati Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

28 25

A heavy t-storm in the a.m.

26 21

Itanagar A couple of thunderstorms

25 23

Imphal Shillong

A p.m. t-storm in spots

21 18

Kohima

An afternoon thunderstorm

22 19

Dimapur A morning t-storm in spots

27 24

A stray afternoon t-storm

23 20

Tuensang Couple of thunderstorms

18 16

Mkg Wokha

Cooler; a stray p.m. t-storm

22 21

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Mkg achieves 75% vax coverage

DIMAPUR: Mokokchung district has achieved 75% coverage in COVID-19 vaccination and aims to achieve at least 90% coverage in few weeks’ time.

This was said by chief medical officer (CMO) Mokokchung Dr. R. Chubala Aier during the 2nd quarter district review meeting of the department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) Mokokchung, on August 26 at the conference hall of the CMO Mokokchung.

In a press release CMO Mokokchung office stated that Dr. Aier lauded the officers and staff of the department for giving their best effort during pandemic.

She said the district achieved 75% coverage in COVID vaccination and tackled COVID-19 with timely contact tracing and surveillance because of the cooperation of District Task Force, ward/village council chairman, ASHAs and AWWs. Stating that the world was still in the midst of pandemic, Dr. Aier said if

Dr. R. Chubala Aier speaking at the second quarter district review meeting on August 26.

more effort was put then the district would be able to achieve at least 90% coverage in vaccination.

She then called upon the gathering to concentrate on the number of unvaccinated and not only on the percentage of coverage.

The CMO also highlighted on the importance of early testing and treatment, contract tracing and to do proper monitoring of

health units within respective jurisdiction.

Dr. Aier also encouraged the gathering to work hard to fight the ongoing pandemic and to come up with new ideas and innovations adding to the success stories of the district.

At the meeting, DPO (UIP & RCH) Dr. Ayangla Saku stressed on the importance of COVID vaccination and submission

of proper micro planning.

Chairperson of the meeting, deputy CMO Mokokchung Dr. Aonungdok gave a power point presentation on the COVID-19 status of Mokokchung; surveillance coordinator, NISHTHA surveillance, JHPIEGO, Angelina Jungi spoke on the importance of Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) and district coordinator (ABPMJAY) Limatenzuk gave a power point presentation on the activities and beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat scheme.

All the SMOs and MOs of Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres gave a power point presentation on brief review of areas, monitoring areas, COVID -19 vaccination and testing, community COVID-19 care centre status, VHND’s conducted and requirements.

The meeting was attended by all programme officers, medical officers, DPMU staff and IEC personnel.

E&S department organises training under SSS scheme

Officers and staff of the department at the training programme.

DIMAPUR: Economics & statistics (E&S) department organised a two-day training programme under Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS) Scheme 2021-22, titled “orientation training on social statistics including vital statistics” at the conference hall of the directorate, Kohima, on August 26.

In a press release, the

department informed that while delivering the inaugural address, additional director & HoD, Neidilhou Angami advised the trainees to take the training seriously and expressed confidence that through such trainings, employees of the department would be better equipped in performing assigned duties.

He also expressed happiness as resource

KVK Tuensang, Kohima organise training programmes for farmers

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ANTA supports RTA Kohima ban

DIMAPUR: All Nagaland taxi Association (ANTA) has extended support to Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Kohima decision to ban all private vehicles illegally plying as taxis within Kohima.

In a press release, ANTA public relation and information secretary Mhasisetuo Solo lauded RTA Kohima’s decision and extended its unwavering support. Meanwhile, ANTA has warned that it would penalise any vehicle plying as commercial vehicles or taxis “without any form of bias and exception”.

persons for the two-day programme were officers from the department.

Meanwhile, joint director and nodal officer, SSS, Charles N Kikon gave a brief highlight of the aims and objectives of the scheme.

The programme was chaired by deputy director & programme officer (training) Kezhalelhou Solo.

KVK Tuensang

DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Tuensang and KVK Kohima organised different programmes on food and nutrition for the farmers on August 26.

KVK Tuensang: KVK Tuensang joined a

KVK Kohima

virtual national campaign on food and nutrition for farmers wherein minister of agriculture & farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the participants and released a book.

A press release by KVK Tuensang stated that an offline event was also organised at the KVK office complex where farmers were brified on the importance of food and nutrition, enhancement

of income through seed production and entrepreneurship development by ACTOs Dr. Martina Shitiri and Longma Yanger.

The participants also visited the vermicompost unit, low cost hydrophon-

ics unit and winter vegetable nursery bed where the importance of each unit was highlighted by technical officer, Seveto Nyekha.

Farmers and youths from Kuthur village under Tuensang district attended

the programme.

KVK Kohima: KVK Kohima celebrated “azadi ka amrit Mahotsav” under the theme, “food and nutrition for farmers” by organising a training.

A press release by

KVK stated that the resource persons for the training ACTO (horticulture) Khekali Sema and ACTO (soil science) Zhiete spoke on “package of practices for garden pea and tomato and biofertilizers” under agriculture while ACTO (animal science) Dr.Temjennungsang spoke “rabbit farming” under animal husbandry.

The keynote address was delivered by senior scientist and head, Dr. Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu; the programme was chaired

by Khekali Sema and vote of thanks was delivered by technical officer, Dr. Sesenlo Kath.

Around 30 farmers from New Tesophenyu, Chunlikha, Tesophenyu and Tseminyu participated in the programme.

Local residents repair road in Mkg Imnatiba holds meetings with DSCs in Tuensang, Mokokchung

Volunteers of the neighbourhood carrying out the road repair works. (NP)

Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, AUG 26 (NPN): Funded by community and well-wishers, residents of Pump house, Salangtem ward are carrying out repairing and black topping of a road stretch leading to Dilong ward, Mokokchung town.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, one of the residents, who has been assisting in road repair works, stated that the road works would be carried out a few meters beyond their ward into Dilong ward, which was approximately 200.11 metre.

A resident and a daily wage earner, Aokumzuk

Imchen, while speaking to Nagaland Post, said that it was noble of the leaders in-charge of the road repair works because no compulsory contribution was demanded from households.

Imchen also said that he was glad to have voluntarily offered his time to assist in the road repair works.

DIMAPUR: Advisor for department of employment, skill development and entrepreneurship and Zynorique initiative society reviewed the reports and functioning of the District Skill Committee (DSC) at ADC planning conference hall.

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner of Mokokchung, Limawabang Jamir. (Correspondent) Meanwhile, in Tuensang, the advisor convened a meeting at the conference hall of the deputy commissioner on August 25 with the DSC.

According to a DIPR report, the advisor said that Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) was a centrally sponsored scheme which could address unemployment problems and encouraged the people to take advantage of the scheme.

He exhorted that by encouraging each other with efficient officers in the district, the people could work together towards easing unemployment issues.

In the interactive session, the house discussed on several issues such as job placements after completion of trainings, delay in

Advisor Imnatiba along with members of district skill committee, Mokokchung. (NP)

funding, lack of marketing, lack of common facility centres, lack of nexus between government agencies

and private entrepreneurs Earlier, the meeting in working policies lack of was chaired by DC & chairconvergence in the depart- man DSC, Tuensang, Kuments. mar Ramnikant.

Seized tobacco products destroyed in Wka

4 and 6, an enforcement drive around Wokha Town was carried out on August 26, where 19 people were penalised and tobacco products seized near educational institutions were destroyed.

In a press release, chief medical officer (CMO) Wokha office informed that the drive was carried out

by Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (COTPA) flying squad, National Tobacco Control Programme Wokha, Dobashi, police personnel, Wokha Circle Students’ Union and District Tobacco Control Programme (DTCC) members.

The release informed that the defaulters were COTPA flying squad and others along with the seized warned that if they did not comply with the COTPA tobacco products.

Act, legal action would be DIMAPUR: In an effort to Other Tobacco Products taken in accordance with strengthen Cigarettes and Act (COTPA) 2003 section the law.

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of Assam, Mizoram meet College girl killed; outrage across Assam Villagers to bring normalcy along border of her death broke, people took to social media, expressing their anguish, while many outfits hit the roads demanding “extreme punishment” for the accused.

“Anguished to learn about the demise of Nandita Saikia, who was undergoing treatment after a heinous attack on her. My deepest condolences to her family and friends. In this hour of grief, I stand in solidarity with her family members,” state minister Atul Bora tweeted.

Expressing his sadness, BJP Lok Sabha MP Pradan Baruah said Saikia was the victim of extreme cruelty and there should not be recurrence of such atrocities.

Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan said, “Anguished by the act of the perpetrator, urge the administration to take necessary steps to provide exemplary punishment to the accused.”

Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi hit out at the government over the law and order situation in the state, stating the tragic death shows the sad state of affairs in Assam. “The TRP-based Assam govt fails to address

the real issues that concerns the public. Provision of safety of women is a must and urgently needed,” he said.

Assam Congress general secretary Bobbeeta Sharma said increasing cases of attack on women is highly condemnable and a worrying development as the broad daylight attack exposes the inefficient administrative system.

“Assam has been at number one among states in crimes against women in last three years. Women are not safe in a state where the government is hell-bent on protecting cows,” she added.

AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam demanded the police to ensure that such an inhuman act do not happen again by giving exemplary punishment to the culprit involved in the crime.

Students’ bodies such as the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), and several other social outfits held demonstrations at several districts of Upper Assam to pay homage and demand punishment for the accused.

SILCHAR (ASSAM), AUG 26 (PTI): At a time Assam and Mizoram governments are trying to find solutions to a vexed border dispute, common people from both states have come forward to try normalise the situation.

A team from Mizoram’s Vairengte Village Council, visited Lailapur in Cachar to hold people-to-people discussions. Vairengte is a border village in Mizoram’s Kolasib district.

The village council is equivalent to the village panchayat on the Assam side and the local village bodies of both sides were engaged in the talks, officials said.

The Vairengte team had taken this step keeping Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, informed, Vairengte Joint Village Council leader Lalfangkima said. After a deadly gun battle between police forces of the two states exactly a month ago despite a peace brokered by the Union home ministry, the situation had remained tense with truckers refusing to travel from one state to another creating artificial shortages. The

Ensure fertilizers reach farmers: Parl panel to Mnp govt

Prime accused in Nongstoin duo murder held

Section of Cong, AIUDF in Assam hand in glove with BJP: Sushmita

The victim Nandita Saikia ( Coutesy- Sentinel Assam) GUWAHATI/LAKHIMPUR, AUG 26 (PTI): Anguish and outrage poured in from across Assam on Thursday after a college student succumbed to injuries in a machete attack by her estranged boyfriend, who was a non-teaching staff at her college.

Nandita Saikia, a BA student at Moridhal College in Dhemaji district, was attacked by Rintu Sharma while she was returning home from her college on

Saturday, police said.

Saikia’s friend and the friend’s father were also injured in the attack, they said.

Saikia, a resident of Dhakuakhana in Lakhimpur, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dibrugarh where she died on Wednesday evening, police said.

In a purported video shot after the attack, Sharma was seen with a machete, claiming that Saikia and her family “spoiled my life

despite doing everything for her”. He was arrested by the police immediately after the crime along with the weapon.

Students of Moridhal College said that they were in an affair for some time, but Saikia was wanting to break up for reasons known to them. This, angered Sharma, who was a grade four staff at Moridhal College, and he tried for some time to convince her not to leave him, they said. As the news

A team of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers inspecting CIPET in Imphal on Thursday.

Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 26: Centre’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers has urged the Manipur government to ensure availability of fertilizers to deserving farmers considering their plights.

A delegation of the committee led by its chairperson MP Karunanidhi Kanimozhi was in Imphal on a two-day visit. Fourteen MPs (seven each from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), three officials and representatives of fertilizer companies were part of the delegation.

The team arrived in Imphal yesterday and before concluding the tour, they inspected the Central Institute of Plastic Engineer-

ing Technology (CIPET) in Imphal today. Asserting that the delegation had a discussion on a range of issues related to the fertilizers in the state, the chairperson said that fair distribution of fertilizers to the farmers was with the subject of the state government.

If there was a problem with the procurement of the fertilizers by the state government, the committee was ready to resolve it.

“However, when it comes to the distribution, it is in the hands of the state government. So, we have requested the state government to resolve the issue,” Karunanidhi said.

She said that the committee had taken stock of the crisis arising out of non-availability of fertil-

izers, particularly urea, by the farmers.

The crisis was raised during a meeting with officials of the state government yesterday (Wednesday) that discussed a range of issues in the procurement and distribution of the fertilizers in the state. The committee also went through the media reports apart from interaction with some farmers to know the ground reality.

During the meeting state officials also raised the matter but the problem appeared to be related with the transportation and distribution which were state subjects. If the problems were with the procurement, then the committee was ready to resolve the same through consultation with the concerned authorities of

Schools, colleges, tourism to reopen from September 1 in Meghalaya Correspondent SHILLONG, AUG 26: Schools and colleges will re-open and tourism will be re-started in Meghalaya from September 1, based on the recommendations of the education and tourism departments, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

“All colleges are permitted to re-open from September 1 in urban as well as rural areas,” the Chief Minister said, adding that in the urban areas, online classes would continue for classes 1 to 5, school visits for classes 6 to 8 and oncampus classes for students of classes 9 to 12.

In the r ural areas, school visits would be allowed for classes 1 to 5 and on-campus open classes for students of classes 6 to 12.

Announcing the reopening of the tourism sector for visitors from outside the State from September 1, the chief minister said, “Non-local tourists who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be permitted entry”.

Non-local tourists who

have received a single vaccine dose will have to produce RTPCR, TRUNAAT, CBNAAT negative results, which would be valid if they have been tested 72 hours prior to their arrival at the entry point.

“The tourists will also have to generate an e-invite for entry to Meghalaya through the App of the Meghalaya tourism department.

It is also mandatory that the tourists who come in should book at least one night’s stay in either hotel, home-stay or guest houses and declaration of the complete itinerary should be made,” Sangma specified.

“Tourists staying as guests of any family or friend in Meghalaya shall declare the full address and contact details of the family or friend,” he added.

Local tourists from within the state will be allowed to visit any location in Meghalaya for tourism related purposes if fully vaccinated or who have taken even taken a single dose, Sangma said.

“Local tourists who are not vaccinated will have to produce negative RTPCR,

TRUNAAT or CBNAAT report before checking into any hotel or visit any tourist spot,” he said.

Meanwhile, 231 new COVID-19 cases increased the COVID active cases to 2628 and two deaths of persons who were not vaccinated increased the number of fatalities to 1294, even as 362 more recoveries from the viral infection surged the number of recovered cases to 70841 in the State, which has registered 74817 confirmed cases till date.

the Centre,” she said.

However, if the matter was with the transportation, it was upto the state government.

“So, we have asked the state government to resolve the problem and we believe that the state government will definitely look into the problem and resolve it,” she said.

Despite the repeated assurance given by the state government, farmers in the state were not getting their required fertilizers, particularly urea, the distribution of which is controlled by the state government.

Amid huge and cry of farmers, farmers bodies have been blaming the wrong policy of the state government behind farmers not getting their required urea fertilizers. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers took up the matter with the officials of the state agriculture department during a closed door meeting held on Wednesday.

The meeting reportedly discussed increasing fertilizer transportation capacity, provisions for smooth supply of fertilizers to farmers and other issues related.

Correspondent

SHILLONG, AUG 26: The prime accused in the alleged murder of two persons in Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills has been arrested by the police on Thursday.

Informing this here, Assistant Inspector General of Police (A) GK Iangrai said that material evidence has also been seized from the residence of the accused person at Nongrim Hills in East Khasi Hills district.

He also said the investigation of the case is in progress to further ascertain the facts and circumstances.

On Monday night, a 79-year-old woman and her maid were allegedly murdered at Nongstoin village in West Khasi Hills district.

The victims have been identified as Phlesis Syiem (79) and her maid Maitlynti Lyngdoh Marshillong (25).

According to police, the perpetrator of the crime had locked the house from outside after committing the murder.

NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.NPSC/ADVT-1/04(VOL-1)

Dated Kohima, the 26th August, 2021

NOTIFICATION

With reference to the Commission’s advertisement No.NPSC-1/CTSE/2021 dated 17th February 2021, Addendum/Corrigendum dated 24th March 2021 & Corrigendum dated 23rd April 2021, This is to notify to all the candidates that: 1. The written examination for the Combined Technical Services Examination - 2021 will be held from 25th September 2021 onwards.

2. Eligible candidates can download the admission certificate (containing details of routine & instructions etc) by submitting their examination application case number at www.npsc.nagaland.gov.in from 20th September 2021 onwards. No candidates will be allowed to sit for the written examination without producing their admission certificate.

3. List of rejected candidates with reasons for rejection will be displayed on the Commission’s notice board and can also be accessed from the Commission’s website at www.npsc.nagaland.gov.in from 13th September 2021 afternoon onwards.

4. Candidates requiring assistance can call up NPSC helpdesk number +91 9402988506 on working days from 20th September 2021 onwards, between 10:00 a.m to 03:00 p.m.

Sd/- (JOHN TSULISE SANGTAM) NCS Secretary, Nagaland Public Service Commission Kohima.

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IN THE COURT OF

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT JUDGE

MOKOKCHUNG : NAGALAND.

NOTICE

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

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Nrithung Lotha has been applied by Smti. Zuchopeni, W/o. Lt. Nrithung Lotha, R/o H.No. 236, Aongza Ward, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of: 1. GPF, 2. GIS, 3. Gratuity, 4. Leave encashment., 5. Pension etc., 6. Closing of A/C Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/ he so desire 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. mkc-313

KO L K ATA , AU G 2 6 (PTI): Accusing a section of the Congress and AIUDF of being in cahoots with the BJP in Assam, TMC leader Sushmita Dev has said there is a “vacuum” in the opposition space in the state and the Northeast which her new party can fill.

Dev, who was one of the national spokespersons of the Congress and its women’s wing chief, switched over to the TMC last week. She feels her joining the TMC will not come in the way of an alliance between the two parties at the national level as “politics is not about charity”. She said the Congress, too, is inducting people from other parties.

“It is indeed a big change and step in my thirty-year-old political career.

Politics is also about being relevant and serving the people. Certain decisions that the Congress took in the greater interest of the party had a negative impact in the area from where I come. I had felt that if we lose the 2021 election, we won’t have the face to ask the electorate to vote for us again,” Dev

Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung : Nagaland.

DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

LOA 32/2021

(SEC. 278 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

Whereas application under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act 1925 has been filed by Smti. Tozile Kachari, w/o Late Rajen Kachari, R/o H.No. 202, Zakiesato Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland for grant of Letter of Administration in respect of landed property of her husband Late Rajen Kachari, covered by Patta No. 36, Dag No. 59, Block No. 9, Mouza No. 2 measuring an area of 00B-02K-02Ls Dimapur Town, Dimapur before this Court.

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

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 24th August, 2021. dp-4161

District Judge Dimapur::Nagaland

meeting decided that people from both sides would be able to go to villages on the other side of the state border on business or to visit friends and relatives without any hndrance. “If anybody wants to enter Mizoram for any business or any other genuine needs, he or she may go. The entire responsibility will be borne by the Mizo villagers. However, the visitor should return within the day,” Lalfangkima said.

For entering Mizoram, one needs an Inner-Line-Permit (ILP). The village Council is allowed to give permission to enter without ILP for a day only. Both the village parties have formed a committee to oversee movement on a regular basis and have exchanged their personal phone numbers, to facilitate coordination. Lalfangkima said that both the states depend on each other in many areas, especially in business and labour exchange.

“So, we have decided to run the business in our own way till a permanent solution comes. We would like to run our life as we used to have,” he added. When contacted,

Sushmita Dev

told PTI in an interview.

The former Congress MP from Assam’s Silchar questioned the “intent” of the Congress and opposition parties like the AIUDF of fighting against the BJP in Assam and the Northeast.

“We allied in Assam

Cachar Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur said it was an initiative at the local level and the administration was aware of the development.

“It was not a formal official meeting, but an initiative by common people. This is a positive development to build a good long-lasting relationship between the two neighbours,” she told PTI. At least six Assam Police personnel and one civilian were killed and more than 50 people injured as the festering border dispute between the two Northeastern states erupted into a bloody conflict on July 26.

Assam’s Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164.6 km long border with Mizoram’s three districts of Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit.

Both states have differing interpretations of their territorial border. While Mizoram believes that its border lies along an ‘inner line’ drawn up in 1875 to protect tribals from outside influence, Assam goes by a district demarcation done in 1933.

to defeat the BJP. But what was demoralising was that after we lost the elections, several leaders of Congress, AIUDF and some other opposition parties started praising the chief minister.

A section of leaders of these opposition parties is hand in gloves with Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam CM).

“My question is if the mainstream opposition parties have joined hands with the BJP, then where is the opposition in Assam. Who will oppose the anti-people policies of the BJP?” she asked.

Helloooo!!!! Yusha Many many happy returns of the day...God bless you abundantly.

Happy Birthday my princess.

Luv you.....Maa, Papa and all.

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE WOKHA : NAGALAND

S/C No. 75/2021

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

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Yenphio Lotha has been applied by Smti. Motsulo, W/o. Lt. Yenphio Lotha, R/o Wokha, Nagaland for possession of: 1. PPO No- NL/V/18781 2. SBI A/c No. 11766540057.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/ he so desire appear in this Court on or before the said day of 25-09-2021.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this day, the 24-08-2021.

District & Sessions Judge Wokha : Nagaland

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IN THE COURT OF

DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

No. JUD/SUCC-34/19-20/79

Dated Zbto., the 25-08-2021

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Whereas application has received from Smti. Atoli N. Aye U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of Asukhuto Village, P.S-Atoizu for Succession of P.P.O. No - 111816213 from SBI A/C No-20084772403, Pension benefits & other allowances, debts & securities of Late Nishito 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.

District & Sessions Judge Zunheboto : Nagaland db-165 Regd. No. 712/2021

AFFIDAVIT DECLARATION

Date : 26-08-2021

I, Shri. W. Daniel Ezung, F/o Limhathung D. Ezung, resident of Longsa Village, Wokha, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India, belonging to Lotha Naga Tribe.

2. That, my son full, correct and official name is "Limhathung D. Ezung", which is entered and recorded in all official documents and record.

3. That my son name is inadvertently entered/recorded as "D. Limhathung Ezung" in my Service Book.

4. That the name "Limhathung D. Ezung" and D. Limhathung Ezung" refers to the name of the one and the same person i.e, my son name only.

5. That I have sworn this affidavit to declare my son correct official name as "Limhathung D. Ezung" and shall use the same in all future correspondence and records.

6. That the statements made above from para 1 to 5 of this affidavit is made by me which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and nothing is concealed there in.

And I have signed this affidavit on this 26th day of Aug. 2021 at Dimapur, Nagaland.

Deponent Sworn before me by the Deponent.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021

Covid-19: Uptick trend continues in Kerala STATE BLAMES HOME QUARANTINE VIOLATION FOR SPIKE

T H I RU VA N A N T H A PURAM/NEW DELHI (AGENCIES): The surge in Covid-19 infections in Kerala continued with the daily cases soaring past 30,000 for the second consecutive day on Thursday, even as opposition and public health experts attacked the state government’s alleged “carelessness” and “unwise” decisions for the spike, reports Times of India.

Kerala today clocked 30,007 fresh cases, which is slightly lower than yesterday’s 31,445 virus infection.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George, who reviewed the state’s Covid-19 situation two days ago, today blamed the violation of home quarantine directives for the worsening situation and cautioned against the increased indoor transmission of coronavirus at homes. Taking a serious note of the situation in Kerala, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday reviewed the situation and the steps taken to contain the alarming graph of the virus in the southern state.

The home secretary

Kerala on Wednesday recorded 31,445 fresh cases, which is 68.11 per cent of the national total.

reviewed the Covid-19 situation and the steps taken to contain the spread of the virus in the southern state and gave a number of suggestions, a home ministry official said. The meeting in which Bhalla took stock of the situation in Kerala also discussed issues related to containment strategy and medical infrastructure, the official added.

Several top officials of the Centre and the state government attended the meeting, which was held through a video-conference Amid concerns of rise in cases in Kerala, the central government said the

southern state is the only one reporting over 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases, while four states have 10,000 to 1 lakh active cases and 31 states have less than 10,000 active cases.

It noted that 58.4 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases last week were reported from Kerala.

The central government said the months of September and October will be crucial in pandemic management and cautioned that festivals should be celebrated in accordance with Covid-19-appropriate behaviour.

Addressing a media

briefing in New Delhi today, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan reiterated that the country is still in the midst of the second wave.

Quoting a recent study by the health department, Kerala health minister said 35 per cent of people in the state were found to have been infected with the disease from home.

The present situation is that when one person in the house gets infected, the disease is transmitted to other members also, she said in a statement and urged people to strictly abide by the directives of the government to keep the disease at bay.

The minister said only those who have the required facilities at houses should prefer home quarantine and others should shift to domiciliary Covid-care centres (DCCs).

George advised those placed under home quarantine not to step out of their room and asked all members of the house to wear masks to avoid risk of indoor transmission. She also released a set of directives to be followed by the people to fight

the disease. Her statement came hours after the Kerala government faced flak from its political opponents and public health experts for its alleged “carelessness” and “unwise” decisions regarding Covid-19 management, which according to them has led to the rise in cases and TPR in the southern state.

The TPR, which was 19.03 per cent on Wednesday, also showed a slight dip today at 18.03 per cent. The last time it had crossed the 19 per cent mark was three months back on May 26 when it was 19.95 per cent.

Attacking the state’s ruling CPI(M)-led LDF government, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan attributed this to the “carelessness” of the Left government, which according to him was more focused on celebrating the anniversary of the Moplah riots rather than managing Covid-19.

“Carelessness of the state government was the reason for this,” he said and added that the Left govern-

ment was “more focused on celebrating the anniversary of the Moplah riots”.

“That is not the priority. Dealing with Covid-19 should be the priority,” he said while addressing the media in New Delhi.

A similar view was expressed by senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who on Thursday told reporters that the state government has failed to prevent spread of Covid-19 in the state and demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan apologise to the people.

The senior MLA in the state Assembly also alleged that the “carelessness” of the state was the reason behind the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala.

Talking to PTI, wellknown public health expert Dr S S Lal blamed the absence of a clear-cut Covid management strategy, the keeping of the scientific community away from decision making and the “unwise” decisions taken at the bureaucratic level for the present fast spreading of the disease.

5 Genomics can help in a big way in fight against COVID: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh

HYDERABAD, AUG 26 (PTI): Genomics would be a major area in the 21st century and help in a big way in healthcare, the fight against COVID-19, increasing productivity and contributing to fighting challenges like climate change, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

He said that through COVID genome sequencing, the part of the genome which is not changing frequently can be identified and it will help in vaccine development.

He noted that while Information Technology (IT) played an important role in the 1990s in strengthening the country’s economy, genomics would be a major area in the 21st century and play a crucial role in the country’s and societal

development. Observing that climate change is going to be a major problem in the future, he said genomics can contribute in fighting the challenges.

“Along with health and treatment, it can also be used in increasing productivity,” he said in a video message on the occasion of inauguration of NKC Centre for Genomics Research here.

He said the NKC Centre, named after former (late) Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan, would work in COVID genome sequencing and help towards saving people’s lives.

Singh hoped that the establishment of the Centre would reduce the country’s dependence on other countries. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who inaugurated the centre virtually, said the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doubling farmers’ income and it requires increase in productivity, reducing input cost and loss of crop, and making efforts to ensure that the farmers get the right price.

Yogi makes slew of pro-farmer Farmers’ convention to make agitation pan-India movement announcements ahead of UP polls

LU C K N OW, AU G 2 6 (PTI): In an apparent bid to woo farmers ahead of the assembly polls early next year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made several pro-farmers announcements including withdrawing cases against them for stubble burning and launching a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for interest waiver on their electricity dues.

According to a senior official, the chief minister while interacting with a delegation of progressive farmers the previous day said, “All the cases of stubble burning against the farmers will be withdrawn and decision will also be taken to revoke the fine imposed on them.”

“The government will also ensure that because of

Yogi Adityanath

power dues, no electricity connection of the farmers will be snapped and OTS scheme will be brought to waive interest on the power dues,” he said.

The chief minister also said cane price will be increased and a decision in this regard will be taken after talks with all the stakeholders. He said sugar mills of western region will start functioning from October

20 while mills of Eastern region will begin operation from October 25.

The chief minister said dues of cane to the tune of Rs 1.42 lakh crore pending since 2010 were paid by the government and before the start of the next crushing season, all pending payments will be cleared.

The state had done a record 56 lakh MT purchase of wheat from farmers on the minimum support price despite the adverse conditions due to the pandemic.

For the last few years, the Supreme Court has been prodding the Centre and the state governments to stamp out stubble burning, especially in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh, which aggravates air pollution in Delhi every year in October-November.

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): The first day of an allIndia convention of farmers that began at the Singhu border here on Thursday focussed on expanding the protest against three agriculture laws of the Centre all over the country.

The two-day convention that marks the completion of nine months of the farmers’ agitation against the three contentious laws was inaugurated by Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait.

“It is sad that even after nine months, the government is still not ready for talks (with the farmers). But we should not feel demotivated. During this convention, we will reflect on what we have lost and what we have gained over the last nine months,” Tikait said.

Delegates from 22 states representing 300 farmer and agricultural workers’

unions and associations, 18 all-India trade unions, nine women’s organisations and 17 student and youth organisations are participating in the convention.

According to a statement issued by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), three sessions were organised on the first day of the convention -- one on the three farm laws, one dedicated to industrial workers and another pertaining to agricultural workers, the rural poor and tribal issues.

“In all the three sessions, the speakers emphatically gave their suggestions for widening and expanding the movement involving farmers, workers, agricultural workers, adivasis and common people, thus widening the scope of the ‘kisan andolan’ so that it becomes a pan-India movement. “Ashish Mittal, convenor of the organising committee of

The two-day convention that marks the completion of nine months of the farmers’ agitation.

the convention, placed the draft resolutions before the delegates, which called upon people to intensify and ex-

pand the ongoing struggle across the country so that the (Narendra) Modi government be forced to repeal

the three anti-farm laws and give a legal guarantee on MSP,” the statement said.

Each session saw 15 speakers deliberating on a range of issues emphasising on the “deep transformations” that the farmers’ movement has brought about and the “many positive outcomes” already being experienced due to the prolonged protest, it added.

The convention also paid homage to the farmers who lost their lives while participating in the agitation.

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An Afghan tremor

t was not only a defeat for everything that the liberal western democracy stood for but also another severe humiliation for the USA which had invaded Afghanistan with NATO forces in 2001 and twenty years later in 2021, was forced to beat a hasty retreat.

The Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic force that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until being toppled by U.S. forces in 2001, was founded in southern Afghanistan

by Mullah Mohammad Omar, a member of the Pashtun tribe who became a mujahedeen commander that helped push the Soviets out of the country in 1989. When the Taliban refused U.S. demands that they hand over bin Laden for the 9/11 terror attacks, American forces invaded Afghanistan and quickly toppled Mullah Omar’s government. Mullah Omar and other Taliban leaders found sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan while they mounted an insurgent campaign to regain power in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s main aim is to reimpose the Deoband version of Islam across Afghanistan with the Sharia law. Even though the Talibans say they will not repeat the same atrocities that shocked the world from 1996 to 2001, yet the very fact that they will re-impose the Sharia law means more. One of the factors that had allowed the Talibans gain control in Afghanistan is because the US began focusing its attention on Iraq. The re-emergence of the Talibans as rulers of Afghanistan (provided they reestablish their stranglehold) has already created deep concerns in South Asia. Afghanistan’s immediate neighbors, including Pakistan, China, Iran, and Russia through its Central Asian allied nations, have all been pressing the Taliban to form an inclusive government, where all Afghan ethnicities and religious minorities are adequately represented. Beijing, Islamabad, Moscow and Tehran, however, have indicated they may be willing to work with the Taliban provided the fundamentalist group adherents to its pledges. With the Taliban in a position to eventually win global recognition as a legitimate ruler of a nation, there are also many nations who fear that it will only bolster Islamic terror. Afghanistan is not going to enjoy political stability since there will be other groups vying for power such as the Al Qaeda, ISIS and the growing influence of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, which shares an undeniable link with the Taliban, especially the Haqqani group. The Haqqani group, which continues to be the best armed and trained Taliban faction, has engineered and carried out attacks against Indian assets, including the Indian embassy in Kabul. The disastrous Afghan misadventure that has ended in a hasty and humiliating retreat by the USA, has also dealt a fatal blow for the majority of Afghans who enjoyed the fruits of freedom during the twenty years of US occupation of Afghanistan. A majority of people who had believed they were marching forward with modernity are now finding that they are back to square one. Even if a majority of democratic nations across the world may hesitate to do business with the Taliban, yet there are as many like Russia, China, Pakistan, N.Korea, Turkey, Islamic nations who would not think much in having trade and economic ties with Afghanistan. There is still uncertainty in Afghanistan and the coming days will indicate whether other deadly terror networks are also trying to carve out their territorial space.

DailyDevotion Are You Ever Troubled?

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you…

—John 14:27 There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus. When our Lord speaks peace, He creates peace, because the words that He speaks are always “spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63). Have I ever received what Jesus speaks? “…My peace I give to you…”— a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment.

Are you severely troubled right now? Are you afraid and confused by the waves and the turbulence God sovereignly allows to enter your life? Have you left no stone of your faith unturned, yet still not found any well of peace, joy, or comfort? Does your life seem completely barren to you? Then look up and receive the quiet contentment of the Lord Jesus. Reflecting His peace is proof that you are right with God, because you are exhibiting the freedom to turn your mind to Him. If you are not right with God, you can never turn your mind anywhere but on yourself. Allowing anything to hide the face of Jesus Christ from you either causes you to become troubled or gives you a false sense of security.

With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you “looking unto Jesus” (Hebrews 12:2) and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness in you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become troubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are faced with difficulty, bereavement, and sorrow, listen to Him say, “Let not your heart be troubled…” (John 14:27).

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The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost

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Post-mortem

Progress on women’s rights at risk under the Taliban

In the past 20 years, the country had seen a gradual shift in the right direction towards gender equality. hen the Taliban was in power between 1996 and 2001, women’s rights to education and employment were brutally violated. They could only go out in public if accompanied by a male relative and, even then, had to be fully covered with a burqa. There was severe punishment for disobeying these strict rules.

In the 20 years since the Taliban was ousted, Afghan women have fought for their own rights and have taken a proactive role in the development of human rights in their nation – including the establishment of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

Under the government that has just been toppled, there was a Ministry of Women’s Affairs and, in 2009, a landmark law was passed to address violence against women. Afghanistan has also become a signatory to several international human rights instruments, such

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as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Now that the Taliban has once again taken over, women fear the worst.

Struggle for justice Despite progress, the World Health Organization estimates that almost 90% of women in Afghanistan have experienced at least one form of domestic violence and that 17% have experienced sexual violence. This high rate of violence is rooted in cultural values but is also enabled by the way laws are structured and justice is delivered.

Women are often unable to access justice on the same terms as men, be that through formal or informal dispute resolution mechanisms. For example, if an Afghan woman decides to take legal action under the landmark law Elimination of Violence Against Women, she will often face violence from a family member for trying to stand up for her rights.

In many cases, husbands, family members, police, lawyers and judges

discourage women from taking legal action. Many women report sexual assault via abusive vaginal examinations, or “virginity tests”, during court procedures.

The virginity examination is a routine part of criminal proceedings when women are accused of moral crimes, including sex outside of marriage. In many cases, women’s sexual histories are used in court as evidence to justify long prison terms.

Both men and women face delays and a lack of support when seeking legal representation in Afghanistan but women find it even harder because of discriminatory cultural norms and a lack of family support.

Women are likely to have a lower level of literacy, lack of information about how the justice system works and have limited access to financial resources.

Being dependent on male breadwinners is an important barrier in taking legal action.

In addition to formal obstacles, women face strong societal pressure to resolve marital disputes via informal justice mechanisms such

as jirgas (an assembly of local leaders) and shura (a consultation process) – even though these offer them little protection.

Women must be represented by a male family member in informal community dispute resolution gatherings so do not have the freedom to speak for themselves.

And some mechanisms of dispute resolution based on restorative principles, such as the exchange of women between tribes to resolve disputes, are fundamentally discriminatory to women.

Taliban rule While the situation in Afghanistan has been difficult for women over the past two decades, there was at least a shift in the right direction and support for change among many important people.

The justice system operated by the Taliban, by contrast, is likely to willfully violate the constitutional and international protections that are in place to support women. With the international community in retreat, there will be no one to stop the new regime

from dismantling these protections. It took significant political pressure to push ahead with what reforms have taken place. That will now disappear altogether.

One major concer n is the future of the many women’s rights organisations and other civil society groups that have been operating in Afghanistan until now. International charities and foreign embassies have supported their work on the ground but are now leaving them vulnerable.

The Afghan legal system is highly complex. It is based on religious values, custom and tribal values, often resulting in discriminatory processes. Women, can, for example, be imprisoned for zina (moral crimes) that can include “running away from home” in domestic violence cases.

Even when a court rules in favour of a woman, she may still face violence at the hands of her own family. Patriarchal norms and socio-cultural values carry a great deal of weight and often prevent women from accessing the public sphere

– such as courts and police stations – without the accompaniment of male guardians.

Taking legal action against spouses is often perceived as a shameful taboo.

These practices continue despite two decades of progress. Now it seems more likely that such practices will become the norm under the Taliban. Their recent statement declares: “We are going to allow women to work and study within our frameworks”.

This leaves open the question: what is the framework being offered?

The women who lived under the Taliban 20 years ago remember with fear their extreme interpretation of Sharia law. These women have little faith that the new regime will be any different.

As a female academic working on access to justice, it’s unbearable to imagine what it would feel like to live under the Taliban’s misogynist rule, where men will be able to spin patriarchal narratives from religious laws.

Sahar Maranlou (As published on The Conversation)

Time for a progressive Modi govt can learn important lessons from Australia law on online gaming T

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he Tamil Nadu government played to the gallery, when in November 2020, in the backdrop of the Assembly elections, it decided to pass an ordinance banning online games.

In a single stroke of the pen, the ordinance banned all online games, even saying that “games of mere skill, if played for wager, bet, money or other stake” cannot be allowed in the state.

Three billion people play online games across the world -- this is about 40 per cent of the world population. They play all types of games -- racing, sports, action, puzzle, quiz, chess to card games.

It is not possible to club lakhs of games that exist in the world under one category.

Of the three billion people who play online games, there is a good percentage of people who pay entry fees to participate in online skill tournaments or enter tournaments to earn prizes, and these were the people being deprived by the Tamil Nadu law.

The Madras High Court in its recent judgement rightfully held that the Tamil Nadu ordinance was excessive and disproportionate to the object sought to be achieved.

It also held the law as violative of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution, which guarantees all citizens the right to practice any profession or carry on any occupation, trade or business.

The Madras High Court thus upheld what the Supreme Court and several high courts have affirmed in numerous judgments that games of skill, whether online or offline, is a perfectly legitimate activity.

Let’s examine the rationale put behind by the Tamil Nadu government and also by the critics of online gaming. Some say in online games, players end up spending a lot of money for buy-in and addons. Sure, compulsive shoppers end up overspending on Amazon and Flipkart, but that should not be a reason for banning them.

Many responsible gaming apps have best practices that limit the amount of money one can use to play these games. Also, there are regular notifications to warn players if they are spending too much money. Regulation can be introduced to ensure all gaming apps follow this rule.

The second argument that is put forth is that gamers spend too much time on the gaming platform.

This could be true not just for skill gaming apps, but for any online game like Free Fire or Battlegrounds Mobile India, or streaming platforms like YouTube or Netflix.

However, this is an issue that needs to be addressed and legitimate gaming apps have warning notifications if a person is spending too much time playing games and this should be a standard feature across all gaming platforms.

The third argument is that innocent people are being cheated.

he asset recycling craze that got under way in Australia with the 2013 leasing of Port Kembla and Port Botany near Sydney is reaching India. So is the fear that handing over control of public utilities to a small private sector will hurt the consumer.

The cash-strapped Indian government has identified 6 trillion rupees ($81 billion) in existing revenue-generating assets, which it will monetize over four years to fund an ambitious $1.5 trillion pipeline of new infrastructure. But while New Delhi aims to replicate the fundraising success overseas, it also needs to heed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims’s warning last month: Privatize to increase the efficiency of the economy, or don’t privatize at all.

Policy makers in India envisage parting with revenueearning operating concessions in exchange for upfront payments or investments. The deals will be structured as “contractual partnerships” with the state retaining long-term public ownership. However, to maximize their profit over a limited time frame, investors would naturally want to raise prices, limit competition or cut back on upkeep. Singapore had to nationalize its suburban trains and signaling systems because the main private operator had underinvested in maintenance, leading to frequent breakdowns and stranded, angry passengers.

Similarly, it’s important to prevent today’s lump-sum gains to the government from becoming a cost tomorrow. In New South Wales, where electricity prices doubled in five years after poles and wires were privatized, the government had to step in with an Energy Affordability Package to lower the burden on consumers. The Indian taxpayer, already struggling under extortionate levies on energy, simply can’t afford such largesse.

Without bureaucratic capability and regulatory acumen, the Indian program could become a transfer of taxpayer-

funded assets to a handful of business groups. This is a concern because of the rising concentration of economic power in everything from transport to telecom. Airports and seaports are the stranglehold of billionaire Gautam Adani’s group, which also wants to acquire Container Corporation of India Ltd., a state-owned logistics firm. The wireless carriage business, once teeming with a dozen operators, has effectively turned into a duopoly, led by Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man.

Privatization of a stateowned aluminum maker only causes job-loss anxieties among its workers. Once control over utilities is out of the government’s hands for years, even decades, the broader public will worry about higher user charges slapped by operators of roads, railways, airports, power grids and gas pipelines.

The other takeaway from the Australian experience is to let consumers see for themselves if they’re getting a fair shake.

As the Sydney Morning Herald wrote this year, the 2018 sale of 51% of WestConnex, a controversial motorway in Australia’s largest metropolis, limits the network’s “exposure to freedom of information requests and budget estimates hearings” besides diluting “the ability of the state Auditor-General to keep the project under scrutiny.”

It’s also important to mind the gaps in institutional maturity. For an emerging market, India already has fairly wellestablished investment trusts and toll-operate-transfer structures. But does it have the legal and regulatory mechanisms to truly de-risk politically sensitive infrastructure before asking the private sector to put a price on it? Even where environmental clearances, land acquisition and construction are in the rear-view mirror and there’s certainty over future traffic, weak regulators can introduce their own hardto-price risks.

Take aviation. After a yearand-a-half of Covid-19, India is still enforcing capacity caps and pricing floors and ceilings

on flights, denying passenger footfall to airports to save some inefficient airlines. Such arbitrariness results from political economy considerations, which won’t go away in a hurry. The likes of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Australia’s Macquarie Group Ltd. and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte., as well as local financial institutions are all likely to bid for public assets on offer, and they may even win some, but they may never be on a par with entrenched domestic business groups and their ability to sway regulations.

Then there’s the state’s execution capability, called into question by long delays in selling government-run banks, the biggest life insurer, a large oil refinery and Air India Ltd., the national carrier. Frothy equity markets, resulting from a massive global and local liquidity glut, had presented policy makers with a golden opportunity to extract great value for assets, excluding Air India. That bus may have already left. Startups with no current earnings — and some with perhaps no future profits either — swooped in on public capital markets and swept the board. The government just kept waiting.

Bureaucratic delays might blight asset concessions, too.

By the time New Delhi starts hawking them, the U.S. Federal Reserve could already be tapering its bloated balance sheet.

Emerging-market assets may get the short-shrift. More so if it turns out that the coronavirus will keep coming back in waves to countries slow to reach universal vaccination, or unable to afford repeated boosters.

Timing, though, isn’t everything. Finding the right balance between public and private interests will determine success of a patient asset recycling program — not just the amount of money raised this year or next.

That’s perhaps the most important lesson from Down Under.

Andy Mukherjee (As published by The Print)

While this looks like a general statement, the issue really is of fair play.

All reputed platforms usually obtain random number generators, and nobots certificates from global firms, to ensure that a user is not playing against a computer and maintain fairness and transparency.

The specifics for each operator may vary, but all Indian operators should ensure that the platforms are safe, secure, and fair and they are constantly innovating on this end.

Some critics say that these games are played by kids of all ages.

This is a malicious and misleading argument as far as skill gaming platforms are concerned. There are several games that are meant for kids - games that are meant to aid their language, comprehension, maths etc.

These are different from skill gaming apps. All legitimate gaming apps in India compulsorily mandate that only adults can play the games, and this is being done through KYC checks.

It is important to distinguish between games of chance and games of skill. What are games of chance?

These are games where luck is the most important factor for winning.

These are pure luck games like instant win scratch cards, online bingo, online lottery, casino gaming, teen patti etc. Games of skill on the other hand involve significant playing skill like strategy, mental or physical skill.

While the Madras High Court judgement makes it abundantly clear about the validity of online games of skill, it is an opportunity for various state governments to make progressive laws relating to online gaming. Not just the Tamil Nadu government, but Andhra and Telangana governments that have adopted blanket ban ordinances, must examine all aspects before framing a new law that considers the interest of all stakeholders -- gamers, industry, gaming tech sector and esports sector.

More importantly, the law makers should not be misled by ill-informed activists and have detailed discussions with experts and industry bodies. What is important is that the law should weed out all unscrupulous players and only promote and encourage skill gaming platforms that adhere to the highest standards of ethics and fair play.

Countries like France and the United States are inviting game developers from across the world to set up operations in their countries.

They want to develop their countries as the gaming hub of the world.

India and states like Tamil Nadu Sir, Whether or not the covid cases decline, we must follow SOPs. Poor social distancing norms can take a clue and work towards recognising gaming which is now are witnessed at temporary markets, especially the street markets where vendors sell vegetables the biggest social platform, the big- as well as the street food carts. With the relaxation, people have been swamping the markets and gest pastime and one of the biggest streets rubbing against each other, speaking to each other without masks. At this point, even the sports disciplines in the world. parents should not take their kids out with them as they are most vulnerable with the eminent third wave. If someone gets infected, everyone is at risk, however, its very disappointing when Abhishek Ranjan is the Founder people do not understand this. We should not be complacent just because we have been vaccinated. of Policy Matrix, a public policy think-tank based in New Delhi.

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judges in SC, Justice Nagarathna Rane’s days in Union cabinet numbered: Sena 9 new could be first woman CJI in 2027 MUMBAI, AUG 26 (PTI): The Shiv Sena on Thursday claimed Union minister Narayan Rane undermined the pride and prestige of Maharashtra and action against him was taken as per the law over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ also claimed that “Rane’s days in the Union cabinet were numbered”.

Earlier this week, Rane sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter’s ignorance of the year of India’s independence.

He was arrested from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on Tuesday and later granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad.

His remarks had led to protests across Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena and BJP activists also clashed with each other near his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday.

On media reportage of

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his ‘imminent arrest’ in the case, Rane had said hours before his arrest that he was not a ‘normal’ (ordinary) man and cautioned the media against such reportage.

The editorial in ‘Saamana’ said, “Since Rane is not a normal person, he undermines the pride and prestige of Maharashtra.

The BJP should at least understand now.”

It claimed that Rane has said Maharashtra can’t fight the Centre since there is a BJP government.

“Even Maharashtra’s enemies did not undermine the state like Rane did,” the

‘Very disturbing trend’, SC on use of sedition law on suspended IPS officer

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (IANS): A bench headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Thursday orally pointed out at a disturbing trend, where police officials siding with the party in power, later getting targeted when the another political party comes into office.

Chief Justice said, “When a political party is in power, police officials side with it... then, when a new party comes into power, the government initiates action against those officials. This is a new trend, which needs to be stopped”.

The bench also comprising Justice Surya Kant further added that this is

a very disturbing trend in the country and the police department is also responsible for it.

The top court made these observations while granting protection from arrest to a suspended senior ADG rank-officer, Gurjinder Pal Singh, against whom two criminal cases -- sedition and amassing disproportionate assets -- have been filed by the Chhattisgarh government.

The top court directed the police not to arrest Singh in the cases for now.

However, it directed Singh to cooperate with the agencies in the ongoing investigation.

Marathi daily said.

It said action against Rane over his remarks against the CM was done as per the law.

“Law is same for everyone - be it a normal or an abnormal person. At least now the BJP should not ask if the rule of law prevails in the state,” said the Sena, which shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra.

It said a case was filed against Rane, like it would have been done in any other case.

“Someone threatens a person, who then files

a case under the IPC and then police act as per the procedure...nothing different happened in Rane’s case.

Hence, the opposition BJP’s claim of a Talibani rule in the state is baseless,” it said.

Notably, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the BJP does not support Rane’s comments, but the “party stands behind him 100 per cent”.

Alleging that the state police force was being used as a tool for “vendetta politics”, the former chief minister had said there should be law and order and “not Taliban-like governance”.

The Marathi publication said Fadnavis supports Rane, but not his threat to the chief minister. “This wasn’t expected from Fadnavis, who is a lawyer by profession,” it said.

“If Rane stops considering himself as great, a lot of problems in his life will be resolved without medication,” it quipped.

“If Rane thinks he is

Narayan Rane visits hospital in Mumbai for check-up

M U M B A I , AU G 2 6 (PTI): Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane visited a private hospital here on Thursday for a medical check-up, BJP sources said.

Rane, who is diabetic, went to the Lilavati Hospital, two days after he was arrested for his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and later granted bail.

“He is in the hospital for a routine check-up and not admitted,” BJP legislator Prasad Lad said.

Earlier this week, Rane sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping CM Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter’s ignorance of the year of India’s independence.

His remarks had led to protests across Maharashtra.

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): Nine new judges, including three women, were on Thursday appointed to the Supreme Court, making Justice B V Nagarathna in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) in September 2027.

President Ram Nath Kovind signed their warrants of appointment.

With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, the Supreme Court as of now has ten vacancies. Once the new judges take oath in the coming days, the top court will have only one vacancy.

Formal notifications by the Law Ministry announcing their appointments would be issued shortly, sources said. In a first, the Supreme Court Collegium had last week recommended for appointment to the apex court three women judges. Besides Justice Nagarathna, the third senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Court, the other women judges who

K’taka HM’s shocker on Mysuru gang-rape case B E N G A LU RU, AU G 26 (IANS): Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has caused outrage while commenting on the Mysuru gang-rape, which has rocked the state.

He also attacked the Congress for politicising the issue. “The rape incident has taken place in a distant place. But, the Congress is choosing to rape me here,” he said.

He also blamed the victim for moving freely in the late evening. “She should not have gone there. It is a desolate place.

She went there late in the evening. The victim lady should not have gone to an isolated place at 7.30 p.m.

But, people are free to go anywhere any time.”

Attacking the Congress, he said gang rape was an inhuman act, but the Congress is trying to politicise the issue. They are unfairly demanding my resignation and the government’s resignation, it is not fair. I didn’t mean to hurt the feelings of Congress leaders. I said it jokingly,” he said.

“Mysuru is a cultural town and the incident is a black mark on the whole of the state. This should not have happened,” he said.

“The police filed an FIR within 12 hours of the incident. Investigation is being taken up before

the recording of the statements by the victims,” he added.

“I have deputed senior officers to look into the issue. They are probing from all angles,” Jnanendra said.

During the Congress rule in 2014, a rape case in a prestigious educational institution had taken place on July 2, but the FIR was lodged on July 14, he claimed.

KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar reacting to the statement of Araga Jnanendra urged him to arrest those Congress leaders who raped him. “He has taken up the portfolio very recently. He is stating

that Congress is raping me.

The ‘rape’ word seems to be dear and natural to him.

I want answers from all the BJP leaders of the state. I am asking the DGP to file FIR on all Congress leaders who have raped him even if it is Shivakumar or Opposition leader Siddaramaiah,” he demanded.

Earlier, the Congress attacked BJP by calling it a party which supported rapists. The BJP’s Karnataka unit has defended a former minister facing charges of rape, the party has special love for rapists, the BJP will defend the rapists in Mysuru gang rape incident also, Congress said on social media.

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have been appointed to the apex court are Justice Hima Kohli, the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice Bela M Trivedi, the fifth senior-most judge of the Gujarat High Court.

Justice Kohli was to retire on September 1 on attaining the age of 62.

While high court judges retire at the age of 62, the retirement age of Supreme Court judges is 65.

Besides them, Justice C T Ravikumar of the Kerala High Court, and Justice M M Sundresh of the Madras High Court have also been appointed to the top court.

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former Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha has became the sixth lawyer to be elevated to the apex court bench directly from the Bar. The chief justices of different high courts who have made it to the Supreme Court are Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court), Vikram Nath (Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court), Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court).

Justice Nagarathna, born on October 30, 1962, is the daughter of former CJI E S Venkataramiah.

She enrolled as an advocate on October 28,1987 at Bangalore and practised in the fields pertaining to the Constitution, commerce, insurance and service. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the HC of Karnataka on February 18, 2008 and became a permanent Judge on February 17, 2010.

Sidhu’s advisors may be sacked; Cong toughens stand, backs Amarinder NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (AGENCIES): AICC incharge of Punjab Harish Rawat has thrown hints that the newly appointed advisors of state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu may be sacked after a bitter political storm erupted over their highly objectionable comments on Kashmir and Pakistan.

The Congress leader, while speaking to a TV news channel, expressed his sheer displeasure over the controversial statements made by the two advisors of Sidhu - Pyare Lal Garg and Malwinder Mali.

Rawat said that their comments were clearly not

in line with the stated official position of the party on Kashmir and Pakistan.

Several top Congress leaders, including chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Manish Tewari, had objected to and condemned the remarks made by the two men in question.

Rawat further said that both Garg and Mali were not appointed by the party and that Sidhu had been directed to dismiss or take strict action against them.

Throwing his weight behind the Amarinder, Rawat said that the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be fought under Capt Amarinder Singh.

Some evacuees from Afghanistan have PM Modi to dedicate renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex tested positive for Covid: Government

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A sound and light show has been set up to display the events that happened on April 13, 1919.

The press statement said multiple development initiatives have been undertaken at the complex.

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“In all, from Afghanistan, over 400 evacuees have come. We have conducted RT-PCR tests of all and positive cases have been isolated,” the health ministry said, adding that the Chawla ITBP camp is being used to quarantine them.

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unarmed and defenseless people killing hundreds of them. Some tried to escape by jumping into the well, which is now called the Shahidi Well.

As far as the initiatives are concerned, four museum galleries have been created through the adaptive reuse of redundant and underutilised buildings.

The galleries showcase the historical value of events that unfolded in Punjab during that period, with

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NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): The Union Health Ministry said that over 400 evacuees have been brought from Afghanistan to India so far and that some of them have tested positive for Covid-19, reports India Today.

The infected people have been isolated and are being treated, the ministry said.

ation, Jaishankar said the government has adopted a “wait and watch” approach in dealing with the Taliban, depending on the evolving situation, and later told reporters in an answer to a similar question that let the situation settle down there.

“Let the situation settle...You will have to keep patience on the question of our future policy,” he said when asked about the government’s approach towards the Taliban.

also inaugurate museum galleries developed at the memorial. The event will also showcase the multiple development initiatives taken by the government to upgrade the complex.

It was on April 13, 1919 that a large crowd had gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh to celebrate Baisakhi. On the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, the British troops first closed the only gate to the park and opened fire at the

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mation, 16 evacuees from Afghanistan have tested positive for Covid-19. Sources in the health ministry said that the figure is still under 20.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that the government is committed to “full evacuation” of Indians from Afghanistan, where the situation is “critical”.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a number of programmes on August 28 through video-conferencing at the historic Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar of Punjab which goes to polls early next year.

According to an official communique, PM Modi will dedicate the renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak to the nation. He will

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NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Ajay Kumar as Executive Director (ED). An RBI statement on Thursday said that the appointment came into effect from August 20. Prior to being promoted as ED, Kumar was heading the New Delhi Regional Office of the Bank as Regional Director.

Over a span of three decades, he has served in foreign exchange, banking supervision, financial inclusion, currency management and other areas in RBI, said an RBI statement.

As Executive Director, Kumar will look after the Department of Currency Management, Foreign Exchange Department and Premises Department. Kumar is Masters in Economics from Patna University, MS in Banking from ICFAI and Certified Bank Manager from Institute of Bank Management and Research, Hyderabad.

K’taka CM demands extension of GST compensation for 3 more yrs

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): Amid fall in state revenue and GST collection in view of COVID-19 crisis, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday demanded the Centre to extend the GST compensation period to states beyond 2022, for three more years.

After a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bommai said he also discussed the GST (Goods and Services Tax) dues to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore to be paid to Karnataka in installments.

“The dues that were to be paid from July 2022 are being advanced through installment from this year.

Along with this, I discussed

extending the GST compensation to states beyond 2022,” he told reporters after the meeting.

In the meeting, the CM informed Sitharaman that the state GST collection has not yet stabilised in view of COVID-19 crisis, and it would be more helpful in this ongoing revenue crisis if the GST compensation to states is extended for three more years.

Karnataka is one of the best performing states since the enactment of GST in 2017. “However, the COVID crisis since the last financial year has brought the state revenue collection down including the GST collections,” he said in a representation made to the FM.

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Keeping in mind the revenue crisis in all states, the Centre had provided the GST compensation loan for the 2020-21 fiscal and it has also been extended for the current fiscal.

“However, the compensation loan would support the states for only the current financial year, but the impact made by the COVID on revenue collection will be carried forward for next few years also. So, it will take time for GST revenue collection to reach the protected amount,” he said.

“I request you to kindly reconsider the state’s request on extending the GST compensation,” the CM stressed.

In the meeting, Bommai -- who is also a member of the GST Council -- also flagged that the 15th Finance Commission in its final report for 2021-26 recommended reduction in Karnataka’s share in tax devolution to 3.647 per cent, as compared to 4.71 per cent recommended by 14th Finance Commission.

Since Karnataka has seen the steepest cut of 23 per cent because of the reduction in the devolution share, he requested the FM to reconsider the criteria of horizontal devolution for sharing of resources between the states.

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During the afternoon session, markets attempted a comeback following buying in blue chip stocks from across various sectors, he said, adding that sentiments were positive amid reports that Indian economic growth will likely touch a record high in the June quarter.

However, markets trimmed their gains in the closing session as a report from ratings agency Moody’s said India’s second COVID-19 wave has increased asset risks for banks in retail and the SME loan segment, he noted.

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The senior BJP workers also gave a call, that if Naga political leaders are sincere, their suggestion is that all the 60 members of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly “resign and the house be dissolved” so as to pave way for the Central government to take over governance to solve the Naga political issue “once and for all”.

The BJP workers also urged upon the party leadership “to be sincere and transparent while serving the interest of our people.”

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MUMBAI, AUG 26 (PTI): Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a flat note on Thursday as monthly derivatives expired amid a weak trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund outflows.

After trading rangebound through the session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended just 4.89 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 55,949.10.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 2.25 points or 0.01 per cent to its fresh closing peak of 16,636.90.

Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the

(From p-1) They said it is known to all people that the key players for settlement of the Naga political issue are the government of India and the Naga national workers with the state government and leaders of various Naga Civil Society Groups as “mere facilitators”. The BJP workers expressed surprise that leaders in the state, “make tall promises to bring solution” even when they are not stakeholders in the talks.

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covering all the districts including Noklak. The concept behind vegetable village was to increase the quantum of vegetables produced, which would enable marketable surplus and contribute to increasing the income of the villagers by way of sale of the vegetables while also contributing to their nutritional security by ensuring availability of vegetables for their consumption.

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The just released ‘Drone Rules, 2021’ is expected to generate employment as well as accumulate economic benefits for the country, said Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday.

The Minister, in a conference cited that the new policy will enable the us-

age of drones in multiple sectors.

“The new policy will promote research and development, manufacturing, service delivery in the country,” he said.

“There are already 200 Startups in the country even before the announcement of this policy. We expect generation of thousands of jobs via this policy.”

The Centre has replaced the UAS Rules with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 which are built on a premise of trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring.

In March 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) had published the UAS Rules, 2021.

“They were perceived by academia, Startups, endusers and other stakeholders

MUMBAI, AUG 26 (PTI): The Indian rupee eked out a marginal 2 paise gain to close at 74.22 against the US dollar on Thursday as participants looked for fresh triggers.Moreover, a strong dollar in the overseas markets and rising crude prices weighed on the investor sentiment, forex traders said.

At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 74.22 against the greenback and moved in a range of 74.11 to 74.27 in the day trade. It finally ended at 74.22 against the American currency, registering a rise of 2 paise over its previous close.

The rupee ended flat against the dollar, tracking mixed regional cues ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium that begins Thursday, according to Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst at Reliance Securities.

The dollar index was flat this Thursday and traders will look at today jobless claims and GDP data for further cues, he added. On the domestic equity market front, the BSE Sensex ended 4.89 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 55,949.10.

to preserve the best seeds for continuation. Under MIDH 2021-22, an area of 1000 Ha was targeted to be covered under vegetables.

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able paperwork, required permissions for every drone flight and very few ‘free to fly’ green zones were available,” the MoCA said in a statement.

“Based on the feedback, the Government has decided to repeal the UAS Rules, 2021 and replace the same with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021.”

The ‘Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (UAS), commonly known as drones, offer tremendous benefits to almost all sectors of the economy like agriculture, mining, infrastructure, surveillance, emergency response, transportation, geospatial mapping, defence, and law enforcement.

“Drones can be significant creators of employment and economic growth due to their reach, versatility, and ease of use, especially in India’s remote and inaccessible areas,” the statement said.

“In view of its traditional strengths in innovation, infor mation technology, frugal engineering and huge domestic demand,India has the potential to be a global drone hub by 2030.”

(From p-1) He asked the department officials to ensure that seeds reached the farmers one month ahead of sowing season.

APC asserted the agriculture department was also prepared to cover the entire length and breadth of the state to ensure that there was no shortage of vegetables post-pandemic.

He appealed to the farmers

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NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the new ‘drone rules’ usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India.

The Prime Minister also said that the new drone rules will tremendously help startups and our youths working in this sector.

In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said, “The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. The rules are based on the premise of trust and self-certification.

Approvals, compliance requirements and entry barriers have been significantly reduced.”

“The new drone rules will tremendously help startups and our youth working in this sector. It will open up new possibilities for innovation and business. It will help leverage India’s strengths in innovation, technology and engineering to make India a drone hub,” the Prime Minister said.

The Centre has replaced the UAS Rules with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 which are built on a premise of trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring.

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What is Islamic State in Afghanistan?

L O N D O N, AU G 2 6 (AGENCIES): Following are some facts about the Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, which U.S. officials believe was behind suspected suicide bomb attacks outside Kabul airport that killed at least 13 people: - Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), named after

an old term for the region, first appeared in eastern Afghanistan in late 2014 and quickly established a reputation for extreme brutality.

- Some experts on Islamist militancy in the region say it was founded by hardline elements of the Pakistani Taliban who

fled into Afghanistan when Pakistan security forces cracked down on them.

- From the beginning, the hardline Sunni Muslim group generally known as Daesh challenged the Taliban for control of key areas on the border with Pakistan associated with smuggling of narcotics and

Ensure Taliban don’t destabilise Pak and acquire nuclear weapons: US lawmakers

Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul. (AP)

WASHINGTON, AUG 26 (PTI): A group of US lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to ensure that the Taliban, which is now the de facto ruler of Afghanistan, do not destabilise Pakistan and acquire nuclear weapons. The lawmakers demanded that Biden should answer critical questions on what happened in Afghanistan and what are his plans to move forward.

“Are you prepared to support regional allies militarily in the event that the Taliban militarise the Afghanistan border? What is your plan to help to ensure that the Taliban do not destabilise its nuclear neighbour Pakistan?” the group

of 68 lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives asked in a letter addressed to Biden on Wednesday.

“Do you have a plan to ensure that Afghanistan, under Taliban occupation, will never acquire a nuclear weapon?” they asked.

The lawmakers said over the past weeks, the world watched with utter shock as the Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, “the result of unforced errors made by withdrawing completely the small remaining footprint of our main military force from Afghanistan, and by unnecessarily delaying the evacuation of US personnel

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and its Afghan partners”.

The situation in Afghanistan has rapidly “metastasized” into Taliban rule with reinstated oppression of women and girls, the repression of civil society, the displacement of countless Afghans from their homes who the Taliban then use force to prevent from fleeing Afghanistan, and a power vacuum that China seeks to fill by increasing its ties to the Taliban, they said.

Observing that the consequences of US withdrawal from Afghanistan are not isolated to that country, or even to the Middle East region, the lawmakers said the action carried geopolitical and strategic consequences that have already begun to unfold and will reverberate for decades. “Dealing with these consequences means that we must take action now to chart the course for American strategy, while we manage the immediate repercussions of this selfinflicted crisis in Afghanistan. To this end, we write to ask you to outline what your plan is to move America forward,” they wrote.

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- At the same time, it also carried out a series of suicide bombings in Kabul and other cities against both government and foreign military targets, apparently aimed at establishing its credentials as a more violent and extreme militant movement.

- Its attacks ranged from the brutal executions of village elders to the killings of Red Cross workers and suicide attacks on crowds, including a series of bloody suicide operations against targets associated with the Shi’ite minority.

- Initially confined to a small number of areas on the border with Pakistan, the group established a second major front in northern provinces including Jawzjan and Faryab.

The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point said ISIS-K includes Pakistanis from other militant groups and Uzbek extremists in addition to Afghans.

- In April 2017, a U.S. cargo aircraft dropped a

2 0 , 0 0 0 - p o u n d b o m b, known as the MOAB (Mother of All Bombs), on a cave complex linked to ISIS-K in Achin district, eastern Afghanistan. It was the largest conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal.

- ISIS-K has fought both the Western-backed government and the Taliban, but its precise operational connection with the main Islamic State movement in Iraq and Syria remains uncertain.

- U.S. intelligence officials believe the movement used the instability that led to the collapse of the Western-backed government this month to strengthen its position and step up recruitment of disenfranchised Taliban members.

- Among its recent targets was a Sufi mosque, electrical pylons and fuel tankers and Shi’ite bus passengers in Kabul. In addition, U.S. officials believe an attack on a girls school for the mainly Shi’ite Hazara minority was the work of ISIS-K.

7 terrorists killed in Balochistan

China, Pak, Thai, Mongolia to hold military exercise

ISLAMABAD, AUG 26 (IANS): Seven terrorists belonging to a banned outfit were killed during a raid at their hideout in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the Counter-Terrorism Department of police said on Thursday. CTD personnel conducted the operation late Wednesday in Kohar Dam area of Loralai district during which the terrorists opened fire on the police party, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Department as saying.

An exchange of fire between militants and police, killed 7 terrorists on the spot, CTD said, adding that 3 of their accomplices escaped.

BEIJING, AUG 26 (PTI): The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise to be organised by the People’s Liberation Army in the country’s central Henan province next month, a senior official said here on Thursday.

The four countries will take part in the first multinational peacekeeping live exercise “Shared Destiny-2021” at the combined-arms tactical training base of the PLA in Henan’s Queshan county from September 6 to 15, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defence Senior Colonel Tan Kefei told an

online media briefing.

All the four countries will dispatch more than 1,000 troops to participate in the drills, involving units of infantry, fast response, security, helicopter, engineering, transportation and medical services, Tan said.

The scenario of the exercise is joint operations of multinational peacekeeping forces and the exercise will be held in a close-to-real battlefield environment set in accordance with the international, professional and realistic combat standards, he said. In the exercise, drills of battlefield reconnaissance, security guarding and patrol, armed escort, protection of civilians, response to

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violent and terrorist attacks, construction of temporary operation base, battlefield first aid and pandemic control will be conducted for the purpose of responding to the UN’s “Action for Peacekeeping” initiative, promoting practical cooperation and making joint efforts to enhance the peacekeeping

COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population – potentially helping to avoid thousands of post-operative deaths linked to the virus.

This was seen as particularly important for low and middle income Countries (LMICs) where access to vaccination remains limited and mitigation measures such as nasal swab screening and COVID-free surgical pathways to reduce the risk of virus-related complications are not available for many patients.

Overall, the scientists estimated that global prioritisation of pre-operative vaccination for elective patients could prevent an additional 58,687 COVID-19-related deaths in one year.

standby forces’ capability of carrying out tasks. Tan said that the Chinese military will continue to take a more active part in UN peacekeeping operations and always be a staunch defender of the world peace, the Chinese military’s official website chinamilitary. com.cn reported.

GRATITUDE

I, Pankaj Mazumdar would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the AVTS Police Team Mr. Katovi Zhimo, Mr. Orenvungo Lotha, Mr. Inahuto Achumi and Mr. Vechito Rhakhu for recovering my stolen bike Royal Enfield.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

FELICITATION The Chiechama Village Council congratulates its member Er. Kezhazelhou Theünuo, on his appointment to the prestigious post of Chief Executive Officer of Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL) for a period of 3 (three) years.

The Council thank the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India, the State Government and the Board of Directors, SPV, KSCDL for putting its trust on one of its member to occupy this important post.

The Council hope that its member will do justice to the post and the citizens of the State, especially Kohima, in view of his vast experiences in public infrastructure development concern for the public. The Council wish him health, wisdom and a successful tenure.

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which aims to contribute to our understanding of COVID-19 and help to save as many lives as possible around the world,” said Dr Bhangu.

“It marks the commitment and hard work of thousands of medical colleagues around the world to understand the changes that are needed in how surgery must be delivered if we are to beat the virus and reduce its impact on surgical patients,” he said.

Funded by the UK government’s National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), the researchers concluded that patients waiting for elective surgery should be treated as a vulnerable group and access

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LONDON, AUG 26 (PTI): A worldwide COVID-19 study led by UK experts and conducted at Indian hospitals among others around the world has been awarded the ‘Guinness World Records’ title for the world’s largest scientific collaboration, involving over 140,000 patients in 116 countries.

The record for ‘Most authors on a single peerreviewed academic paper’ is now held by the Universities of Birmingham and Edinburgh after 15,025 scientists around the globe contributed to the major research into the impact of COVID-19 on surgical patients.

The co-lead author of the study, Indian-origin surgeon Aneel Bhangu from the University of Birmingham, said the study was aimed at improving our understanding of the deadly virus.

“Being awarded the ‘Guinness World Records’ title for the world’s largest scientific collaboration highlights the scale of our global partnership,

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In continuation to this office Notification of even number dated 17th August 2021 and with the recommendation of the Departmental Recruitment Board (DRB) for filling up the back-log posts of 3(Three) Jr. A. A. in respect of Yimchunger and Pochury the following candidates bearing Roll Numbers are hereby called for Practical Test and Viva-voce test interview on 4th Sept ‘2021.

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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces at a demonstration along the Gaza border near Gaza City. (File)

GAZA, AUG 26 (IANS): At least 20 Palestinians protesters were injured during a demonstration near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel protest against the ongoing blockade imposed on the coastal enclave since 2007.

Witnesses said that hundreds of protesters on Wednesday threw homemade hand grenades at the Israeli army jeeps that were patrolling the border area, adding the soldiers fired teargas to disperse them, reports Xinhua news agency.

Palestinian medics said that of the 20 injured, three were shot and taken to the hospital.

On Wednesday, leaders of Palestinian factions, including the Islamic Hamas Movement, called on the people to demonstrate near the borders with

Israel against Israel’s rejection to ease the tightened blockade, allow the entry of financial aid and construction materials.

Earlier in the day, spokesman of the Hamasrun Health Ministry said in a statement that Osama Id’eih, 32, died in a hospital due to a critical injury he sustained on August 21 during a clash on the borders with Israel.

The demonstration on Wednesday is the second in less than a week.

Observers have expressed deep concerns that the current escalation of violence between the Palestinians and Israel in the Gaza Strip may lead to another wave of tension.

The tension between the two sides which lasted for 11 days and ended on May 21 left more than 250 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead.

Eligibility: • The applicant should be the student of the notified minority communities (Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrain (Parsis), Muslim and Christian).

• The applicant should be pursuing studies in India in Government or recognized Private University/ Institute/ College/School.

• The course being pursued should be of Minimum one year duration.

• The applicant should have secured 50% marks in the last annual Board/ Class examination.

For Applicants • Applicants are advised to apply online against any one of the scholarship schemes on the website of National Scholarship Portal at www.scholarships.gov.in • Detailed ‘Instructions’ for filling in online application and ‘Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are available on the National Scholarship Portal homepage.

• Applicant is advised to give only that bank account details which remains in active mode compliant as per bank’s instructions so that payment of Scholarship does not fail.

For Universities/ Institutes/College/School • Last date for Institute to scrutiny and verify student application: 15th Dec, 2021.

• Institutes are advised to complete their aadhaar based KYC for the current session 2021-22 by logging in to National Scholarship Portal ( www.scholarships.gov.in ) • All Universities/Institutes/Colleges/Schools, where a minority student is studying, should get themselves registered (if not done earlier) on National Scholarship Portal • It has been noticed that a good number of student’s online application gets unverified at the Institute Level. Institutes are advised to regularly forward online application as in when student apply for the scholarship.

• For any query, one may mail their query addressed to Nodal Officer- Er. Unoto Kinimi to minoritynagaland@gmail.com

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Educational Qualification Certificates/Mark sheets along with HSLC Admit Card.

Written Interview Admit Card.

Indigenous/Schedule Tribe Certificates.

Backward Tribe Certificate.

The candidates should reach the venue 30 minutes before the commencement of the interview.

Venue :- Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, Kohima.

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NO. DTE/ ESTT-2/02/2021-22/: This is to inform the candidates who have appeared Nagaland State Entrance Examination (NSEE-2021) that Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur and Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat has allotted 15 more seats to Nagaland for study of various Agri. & Allied/ Engg. Under-graduate degree courses for the session 2021-22: The following courses are given below.

Sl. No. of Eligibility Branch College/ Institute Remarks No. seats Passed 10+2 (i) College of Agri. Engg. with PCM/ B. Tech. & Post Harvest Tech. Central Agricultural 1 (Food 04 PCMB 40% Gangtok, Sikkim. marks for Technology) (ii) College of Food Tech., University seats SC/ST/PC Imphal, Manipur candidates 2

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* Female only for CAU Seat 4 04 -do* Self Finance for Assam Agricultural University seat Interested candidates may collect the prescribed application form from the office of the undersigned during office hours on payment of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred) only. Form can also be downloaded from Department website: www.dtenagaland.org.in.

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(Post-Matric Scholarship and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship)

Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) provides an opportunity to the students belonging to six Minorities communities notified by the Government of India (Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsis), Muslim and Christian) for availing scholarships under two scholarship schemes viz. PostMartic and Merit cum-Means based Scholarship for the year 2021-22. The Department “Directorate of Technical Education”, The Government of Nagaland invites applications for above scholarships, given by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India for the above schemes”. The scholarship portal www.scholarships.gov.in is now made live for the said scheme(s).

Timeline: Last Date for submission of online applications i. Post-Matric Scholarship 31th Nov., 2021 for Fresh scholarship (first time applicant) and & Renewal scholarship (applicant who has got ii. Merit-cum-Means based scholarship during 2020-21) by students.

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SpaceX says liquid oxygen supplies hit due to Covid

Common antidepressant cut hospitalisations in Covid patients severely ill and prevent the likelihood of patients developing advanced disease.

The findings have the potential to change how Covid-19 is treated around the world as fluvoxamine is cheap, well understood, and widely available in most countries.

“There are currently limited treatment options for the outpatient clinical management of Covid-19.

A drug that costs only $4 per treatment of Covid-19 has major implications for care around the globe,”

said Professor Edward Mills, from McMaster University in Canada.

Several other studies have also shed light on inexpensive and safe potential treatment against Covid-induced cytokine storm -- a potentially fatal amplification of an immune response.

Researchers from University of Virginia in the US found that a low cost heartburn drug famotidine improved the odds of survival for Covid-19 patients, especially when it is combined with

Sharon Stone to receive ‘Golden Icon Award’ at Zurich Film Fest

YouTube purges 1 mn videos with dangerous Covid misinformation

asic Instinct’ star Sharon Stone will receive the Golden Icon Award at the 17th Zurich Film

Festival.

The actress will be honoured with the festival’s highest accolade.

The star will be in Zurich to accept the honour in person on September 25.

The award ceremony will be followed by a screening of Martin Scorsese’s thriller ‘Casino’, which won the actress an Oscar nomination, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

She rose to international recognition when she starred as ‘Catherine Tramell’ in the erotic thriller ‘Basic Instinct’ in 1992, for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.

She received further critical acclaim with her performance in Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama ‘Casino’ (1995), garnering the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

“Sharon Stone is a true icon of the seventh art,” said Christian Jungen, artistic director of the Zurich Film Festival.

“She is a woman that Hitchcock would have loved. Her distinguishing qualities include an irresistible charm, a great human depth, the talent to play a whole range of roles and the ability to captivate an audience like no other. At a time when the film business was dominated by men, she stood her ground to fight against sexism and in doing so became a major role model for many women in the film business.”

Stone will also hold a masterclass “where she will offer the public a fascinating insight into her creative process and remarkable career,” organisers informed The Hollywood Reporter. (IANS)

From photos of over 3,200 species of frogs and toads, researchers found seven main pupil shapes: vertical slit, horizontal slit, diamond, triangle, circle, fan and inverted fan (from left to right).

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slits, horizontal slits, diamonds, circles, triangles, fans and inverted fans. The most common shape, horizontal slits, appeared in 78 percent of studied species.

Mapping pupil shapes onto a tree of evolutionary relationships allowed the scientists to infer how these seven s h a p e s e m e r ge d .

Though uncommon in other vertebrates, horizontal pupils seem to have given rise to most of the other shapes in frogs and toads. All together, these seven shapes have evolved at least 116 times, the researchers say.

Pupil shape affects the amount of light that reaches the retina and its lightreceiving cells, says Nadia Cer vino, a herpetologist also at the Argentine museum. But how the shape influences what animals actually see isn’t wellknown.(ScienceNews)

Daily Mail reported.

“We certainly are going to make sure hospitals have the liquid oxygen they need,” Shotwell said during a Space Symposium panel, per a video uploaded to YouTube by ExpovistaTV. “For anybody that has liquid oxygen to spare, would you send me an email?” she added.

SpaceX uses liquid engines, that use liquid propellant to generate thrust in its Merlin engines, which are

powered by kerosene. The rocket fuel is mixed with an oxidiser in the combustion chamber, where they chemically react and make new molecules, including a gas.

The huge amount of gas produced, or the exhaust, can only escape out of a nozzle built into the back of the rocket. The action of the exhaust shooting out exerts an equal and opposite force on the rocket, which propels it upwards, the report said.

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Frog and toad pupils mainly come in seven different shapes

rog and toad pupils come in quite the array, from slits to circles.

But overall, there are seven main shapes of these animals’ peepholes, researchers report in the Aug. 25 Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Eyes are “among the most charismatic features of frogs and toads,” says herpetologist Julián Faivovich of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” in Buenos Aires. People have long marveled at the animals’ many iris colors and pupil shapes. Yet “there’s almost nothing known about the anatomical basis of that diversity.”

Faivovich and colleagues catalogued pupil shapes from photos of 3,261 species, representing 44 percent of known frogs and toads. The team identified seven main shapes: vertical

aspirin. Famotidine drug also suppressed the cytokine storm in Covid patients.

Further, a team from the University of Technology in Sydney found that seeds of the plant, Nigella sativa, better known as Kalonji, could be utilised in the treatment of Covid-19 infection.

They found an active ingredient of Nigella sativa can also block the ‘cytokine’ storm that affects seriously ill patients who are hospitalised with Covid-19.

(IANS)

oogle-owned YouTube has removed 1 million videos related to dangerous Covid-19 misinformation, like false cures or claims of a hoax, since February 2020.

According to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan, if we only focus on what we remove, we’re missing the massive amount of content that people actually see.

“Bad content represents only a tiny percentage of the billions of videos on YouTube (about .16-.18 percent of total views turn out to be content that violates our policies),” he said in a blog post on Wednesday.

“Misinformation has moved from the marginal to the mainstream. No longer contained to the sealed-off worlds of Holocaust deniers or 9-11 truthers, it now stretches into every facet of society, sometimes tearing through communities with blistering speed,” he emphasised.

He added that YouTube removes almost 10 million videos each quarter, “the majority of which don’t even reach 10 views.”

“Speedy removals will always be important but we know they’re not nearly enough. Instead, it’s how we also treat all the content we’re leaving up on YouTube that gives us the best path forward,” he said.

YouTube is ratcheting up information from trusted sources and reducing the spread of videos with harmful misinformation.(IANS)

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e t a l l i c a ’s A l l Within My Hands foundation has donated $50,000 to Direct Relief ’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

Commented All Within My Hands: “The devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation of Haiti on August 14 has left at least 2,207 people dead, more than 12,200 injured, and over 50,000 homes destroyed.

Loved ones remain missing, with little comfort taken as bodies are found.

Yet some hope miraculously endures as survivors are discovered alive in the ruin, like the 20 adults and four children — all reported missing — who were recovered and immediately transported to the hospital on Sunday.

“Direct Relief has supported Haitians for nearly

40 years, and this history of work is precisely why All Within My Hands partners with Direct Relief when it comes to disaster relief.

Direct Relief provides emergency assistance after natural disasters around the globe. In Haiti, the nonprofit humanitarian medical organization, based in Santa Barbara, California, is working with a larger coalition of responders, and has begun shipping and equipping prescription

drugs, IV solutions, medical backpacks, emergency health kits, and wound care items to responding hospitals in Haiti.

All Within My Hands is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation established in 2017 as a way for the Metallica family to give back to communities that have supported the band. Just in 2020, AWMH donated $645,000 to COVID-19-related relief funds including Feeding America, Direct Relief, as

well as to charities assisting those in the entertainment and hospitality industries suddenly without work.

More recently, the foundation donated $350,000 to aid those affected by the West Coast wildfires.

Finally, the foundation’s Metallica Scholars Initiative is now in its third year and has fundamentally improved the earning potential for students who become Metallica Scholars.

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The drug resulted in approximately a 30 per cent reduction in the primary outcome. The proportion of patients observed in an emergency room foA less than 6 hours or admitted to hospital due to Covid was lower for the fluvoxamine group compared to placebo.

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The study led by a team of international researchers from Canada, the US, and Brazil examined 1,472 patients who were randomly assigned to receive fluvoxamine or placebo. Patients were older than 50 years of age or had a known risk factor for developing severe Covid

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ech billionaire Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX faces shortage of liquid oxygen that is used to power its Falcon 9 rockets because of its increasing demand in hospitals treating patients with Covid-19, media reports said.

The company uses liquid oxygen (LOX) as an oxidiser to ignite liquid kerosene rocket propellant which powers the Merlin engines on its Falcon 9 rockets.

However, as LOX is also used in respirators for those suffering with Covid-19, as well as water treatments, and with the pandemic lingering for more than 18 months, supplies are running low.

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell stated that since liquid oxygen is short in supply, making it harder to launch rockets and that people should email her if they have some spare, the

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Bayern whitewash Bremer 12-0 in German Cup

B E R L I N, AU G 2 6 (IANS): Bayern Munich showed no mercy with fifth division outfit Bremer SV and marched to a 12-0 victory by courtesy of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s four goals at the close of the first round of the Germany Cup on Wednesday.

Germany’s richest club took business seriously from the starting whistle and established a five-goal lead within 35 minutes before another seven goals in the second half left no doubt on their progression into the second round.

Bayer n needed no warm-up and broke the deadlock with only eight minutes played when Leroy Sane assisted ChoupoMoting, who scored with a turning shot into the roof of the net, reports Xinhua.

Choupo-Moting remained in the thick of things and traded passes with Jamal Musiala, who penetrated the box before drilling the 2-0 lead into the far post corner in the 16th minute.

The Bremer SV helped Bayern Munich to make it three in the 27th minute as Jan-Luca Warm

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Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Jamal Musiala (center) scores past Bremer’s goalkeeper Malte Seemann during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) first round match.

cleared Musiala’s attempt into the wrong goal.

The hosts were unable to put up resistance before the break meanwhile Choupo-Moting wrapped up his first-half hat trick after scoring a brace within seven minutes ahead of the

break.

To make things worse for the underdog, the German giants continued on the front foot and picked up where they left off as Malik Tillman intercepted a misplaced pass before making it 6-0 on the score-

board, two minutes into the second half.

Two minutes later, Musiala sealed his brace after hammering ChoupoMoting’s build-work into the top right corner.

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Former England captain Ted Dexter dies aged 86

liams said, in a video which she posted to her Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Serena withdrew due to a hamstring injury.

Wi l l i a m s h a d h e r Grand Slam breakthrough at the 1997 US Open, where she zoomed to the final as an unseeded 17-year-old. Three years later, she won the 2000 title in Flushing Meadows, then defended her crown the following year for two of her seven Grand Slam singles titles.

Kenin would have been the top-ranked American in the field at her home Grand Slam next week. She reached two Grand Slam finals last year, winning the 2020 Australian Open title for her first major victory, then making the Roland Garros final at the end of the season.

Kenin has not played on tour since a second-round loss to Madison Brengle at Wimbledon.

WOLVERHAMPTON, AUG 26 (IANS): Former England captain Ted Dexter has died aged 86. He had also served as the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) as well as chairman of England selectors. Nicknamed ‘Lord Ted’, Dexter was an aggressive middle-order batsman apart from being a useful seam bowler. He represented England in 62 Tests from 1958 to Venus Williams and Sofia Kenin 1968, captaining the team in 30 of those between 1961 to NEW YORK, AUG 26 Covid-19.

1964. Dexter scored 4,502 (IANS): The withdrawals A few hours after Serruns at an average of 47.89 from the US Open tennis ena Williams pulled out of with nine centuries and 27 tournament continued with the event, her older sister half-centuries. He took 66 two-time champion Venus Venus too withdrew from wickets at an average of Williams and Sofia Kenin the year’s last Grand Slam.

34.9 in his Test career for pulling out of the event startWilliams tweeted on England. ing on August 30.

Wednesday that she would In 1964 he stood as a While Venus pulled not be participating in this Tory candidate in the Genout due to an injury, Kenin year’s US Open starting next eral Election. He also coannounced her withdrawal, week, due to a persistent leg wrote a cricket-based crime as the 22-year-old Ameri- injury. “It’s super, super, novel, Testkill apart from an can has tested positive for super disappointing,” Wilautobiography titled ‘85 not out’. Dexter was a qualified pilot too, once flying himself and his family to Australia in 1970-71 and making 20 MANCHESTER, AUG 26 (AGENCIES): been remanded in custody and will appear stops on the journey.

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy has at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday. been charged with rape. The 27-year-old The left-back has played for last season’s defender has been charged with four counts Premier League champions since 2017, of rape and one count of sexual assault, when he joined from Monaco for a reported Cheshire Police said. £52m. A police spokesman said: “Cheshire The charges relate to three complain- Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution ants over the age of 16 and are alleged to Service would like to remind everyone that have taken place between October 2020 and criminal proceedings against Mendy are live August this year. Mendy, of Prestbury, has and that he has a right to a fair trial.”

Manchester City’s Mendy charged with rape

minutes gone Leroy Sane tapped home Omar Richards’ lay-up.

Things went from bad to worse in the 77th minute as Ugo Nobile committed a professional foul to receive his marching orders.

Relentless Bayern remained in search of more goals as Michael Cuisance made it 9-0 before Choupo-Moting snatched his fourth goal of the night in the 82nd minute.

Ten goals were still not enough for the Bavarians as Bouna Sarr and Corentin Tolisso rounded off the 12-0 on the road.

“I am not fully satisfied with the first half as we gave Bremer SV too much space for counterattacks.

We played way better in the second half. After the first half, we knew we would win the game, but we kept going. I like the way how we continued offensively,” Bayern head coach Julian Nagelsmann said. “ I k n e w t o p l ay against Bayern Munich is a whole different story.

We tried but we simply couldn’t hold the pace,” Bremer SV head coach Benjamin Eta said.

Gunneswaran lone Indian survivor in US Open qualifiers

NEW YORK, AUG 26 (IANS): Prajnesh Gunneswaran remained the lone hope for India in the US Open qualifiers as he won his first-round match, beating Brayden Schnur of Canada.

Gunneswaran, ranked 156th in the world, defeated the 232 ranked Schnur 6-4, 7-6(5), capitalising on a superb first serve (80%).

Gunneswaran made the most of his chances as he converted two of the three breakpoints that came his way, winning 51 points on serve.

Gunneswaran, who had made the first round in the 2019 US Open, meets American Christopher Eubanks in the next round.

Gunneswaran won the first set after going down a break. He levelled scores at 4-4 and won the next two games to claim the set 6-4.

Schnur picked up his game in the second set and took it to the tie-break before Gunneswaran prevailed. Earlier on Tuesday, umit Nagal, Ankita Raina, and Ramkumar Ramanathan crashed out of the

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qualifiers.

Sumit Nagal, the world No. 165, was beaten 5-7, 6-4, 3-6 in two hours and 22 minutes by Argentina’s Juan Pablo Ficovich, ranked 81 spots below at 246. The 24-year old Nagal had as many as 11 break points but could convert only two of those. Meanwhile, Ficovich, who sent down 16 aces compared to Nagal’s four, converted three out of his four breakpoint opportunities.

Ankita, the world No. 193, went down 3-6, 6-2, 4-6 to the USA’s Jamie Loeb, who is ranked one spot below the 28-year old

Indian.

While Ankita broke serve five times in the nearly two-hour match, she struggled with her serve and was broken on six occasions, including three times in the decisive third set. Ramkumar, the third Indian in the fray on the day at Flushing Meadows, won the opening set before going down 6-4, 6-7(1), 4-6 to Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy.

The 26-year old Ramkumar, ranked 204, sent down 10 aces but also committed 12 double faults against the world No. 152 Donskoy.

Olympian Lalremsiami accorded state honour by Mizoram consumed in Mizoram.

During the felicitation Mizoram at present has only programme, Zoramthanga one hockey academy under handed over Rs 15 lakh to Sports Authority of India Lalremsiami. The state had (SAI) at Thenzawl in Serch- promised to give her Rs 25 hip district. lakh in appreciation of her State Sports Minister participation and perforRobert Romawia Royte said mance in the Olympics and the construction of a Rs 5.5 has already paid Rs 10 lakh crore sports complex, which to her mother. will also be used as a hockey Besides, several organacademy, is in progress at isations and individuals also Muallungthu near here. honoured the hockey star This apart a Rs 100 on the occasion. The state crore hockey ground will government has recently Lalremsiami also be constructed at Lun- appointed Lalremsiami as AIZAWL, AUG 26 (PTI): arouse their enthusiasm to glei town in the southern hockey chief coach (superLalremsiami, who was a play hockey. part of the state and the numerary) and also allotted member of the Indian wom“Her (Lalremsiami’s) foundation stone for it was her a plot at her home town en’s hockey team at the achievement will revive the laid on August 17, he said. in Kolasib.

Tokyo Olympics and the love and passion for hockey, first woman Olympian from which is already dead in FELICITATION Mizoram, was on Thursday the state. The popularity of The Shuttlers United accorded state honour in hockey will begin to grow Dimapur extends our heartiest appreciation of her per- now in Mizoram,” he said. formance. Chief Minister The Mizoram govern- congratulations to our member Zoramthanga speaking at ment is making massive Er. Talitemsu Jamir, Executive the felicitation programme efforts to develop sports Engineer (R&B) for receiving here hailed Lalremsiami as a infrastructures in the state the prestigious Governor’s source of inspiration for the and will construct a hockey Gold Medal in recognition of his distinguished service on youths and said her achieve- ground in Aizawl. ment will revive hockey He called upon the the occasion of India's 75 th which had lost its popularity people to abstain from Independence Day 2021. in Mizoram. drugs, alcohol and tobacco, We wish him good health Zoramthanga said that gutkha and tuibur, a nicotine and continue to be an exemplary Lalremsiami’s achievement water extract of tobacco in all his future endeavours. will encourage youths and smoke produced and widely Shuttlers United Dimapur dp-4167

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W. Chailen Pastor, Kangching Baptist Attoi

I. Ailong Chairman, Village Council Kangching

K. Nyemlong Chairman, Village Council Netnyu

L. Khongshaüh President, Kangching Bühü Union

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021

Chelsea’s Jorginho win UEFA 3 Naga lads make it to GAMMA 3rd Test: Root’s ton takes men’s player of the year award Asian Championship semi-finals Eng 345 runs ahead of India

England captain Joe Root plays a reverse sweep during the second day of third test cricket match against India.(AP/PTI)

LEEDS, AUG 26 (PTI): In-form skipper Joe Root smashed yet another hundred as England ended the second day of the third cricket Test at 423 for 8, taking a first-innings lead of 345 runs against India here on Thursday.

Root once again led from the front with his 8th hundred against India, a splendid 121 off 165 balls laced with 14 hits to the fence.

He added 139 runs with Dawid Malan (70) before sharing a 52-run

stand with Jonny Bairstow (29) to put England in a commanding position with three days to go in the match.

At the draw of stumps, Craig Overton (24) and Ollie Robinson (0) were at the crease.

For India, Mohammed Shami (3/87) was the most successful bowler with three wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja (2/88), Mohammed Siraj (2/86) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/58) were the other wickettakers.

On Wednesday, England had dismissed India for a paltry 78 in 40.4 overs.

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: 423 for 8 in 129 overs (Joe Root 121, Mohammed Shami 3/87).

Paralympics: Bhavina advances, Sonal crashes out in table tennis

L O N D O N, AU G 2 6 (AGENCIES): Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho has been named UEFA men’s Player of the Year 2020-21.

Jorginho, 29, beat Blues team-mate N’Golo Kante and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne to the top award.

Thomas Tuchel took the men’s coach of the year award after guiding Chelsea to triumph in the Champions League.

There were further awards for Chelsea as Kante was named the midfielder of the year and Eduoard Mendy claimed the goalkeeper of the year prize.

Men’s UEFA awards Player of the year Jorginho (Chelsea) Coach of the year Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) Goalkeeper of the year Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) Defender of the year Ruben Dias (Manchester City) Midfielder of the year - N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)

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Forward of the year - Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) President’s award - Denmark captain Simon Kjaer and the medical team that saved Christian Eriksen’s life at Euro 2020.

Wo m e n ’ s U E F A awards Player of the year Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) Coach of the year - Lluis Cortes (Barcelona) Goalkeeper of the year Sandra Panos (Barcelona) Defender of the year Irene Paredes (PSG) Midfielder of the year Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) Forward of the year Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona)

DIMAPUR, AUG 26 (NPN): Out of five mixed martial arts fighters from Nagaland-- Arsenba Ozukum, Limasunep Imchen, Mairidin Newmai, Kekhrieneitso Angami and Longstukumba Ao-- competing in the GAMMA Asian Championships at Cholpan Ata, Kyrgyzstan, three of them have made it to the semi-finals. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday.

Kekhrieneitso Angami (70.3kgs) defeated Ananda of Indonesia via referee stoppage in the quarter-finals. He will face fight Shammas Latheef also from India in the semifinals on Friday Longstukumba Ao (77.1kgs) defeated Bektur Mangiev of Kyrgyzstan by verbal tap out to progress into the semi-finals. He will now face Elaman Koldoshev of Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

Arsenba Ozukum (56.7kgs division) was

Qian in her opening match in the three-player Group D. Bhavina, who too had lost her opening match to higher-ranked Chinese Zhou Ying 3-0 on Wednesday, came back strongly to beat Megan. She won the first game easily but had to use all her experience and skills to quell a strong challenge from Megan, who had won the second game and took her Indian rival to extra points in the next two games. She finished second in the three-player group and thus qualified for the next stage.

In the Round of 16, Bhavina will take on Bra-

zil’s Jyoce de Oliveira on Friday.

Bhavina is ranked eighth in the world and defeated the British player to keep alive her hopes of getting into the medal rounds.

Bhavina, who won the bronze medal in International Table Tennis Federation Asian Para Table Tennis Championship that was organised from 23 to 31 August 2017 in Beijing, China. She reached the ranking of world No. 2, by winning a silver medal in the individual category at the PTT Thailand Table Tennis Championship in 2011, is participating in her first Paralympic Games.

Juventus tell Ronaldo he can leave if their demands are met

Guardiola set to leave Manchester City in 2023

Asian Youth Boxing: Vanshaj, Preeti, and 4 others enter finals

L O N D O N, AU G 2 6 (AGENCIES): Juventus have told Cristiano Ronaldo they are willing to sell him this summer - but only on their terms.

Portugal forward Ronaldo, 36, still has a year left on his contract.

His future has been the subject of increasing scrutiny and he was left out of the starting line-up for the club’s opening Serie A match with Udinese.

Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has spoken to several major European clubs about potentially signing him, including Manchester City and Paris St-Germain.

City are considering whether to do a deal and no agreement has been reached.

It is understood Mendes was summoned to Juventus’ training ground earlier on Thursday for a meeting with senior club figures, including vicepresident Pavel Nedved, chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene and sporting director Federico Cherubini.

M e n d e s wa s t o l d all situations remained possible for Ronaldo, but that Juventus would not

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Cristiano Ronaldo

sanction the departure of a player they signed for £99.2m three years ago if no transfer fee was involved. Ronaldo is known to be frustrated at how his move to Juventus from Real Madrid has turned out.

Instead of competing for the Champions League, the Italian giants have not made it past the quarterfinals since Ronaldo’s arrival and have been beaten in the last 16 for the past two seasons.

Last season, they lost their Serie A title - after winning it for nine years in a row - to Inter Milan and only scraped into the Champions League places in the last couple of games.

LO N D O N, AU G 2 5 (AGENCIES): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is likely to leave the Premier League champions when his contract expires in 2023 as he wants to take a break before venturing into international football, the Spaniard said on Wednesday. “The next step will be a national team, if there is a possibility,” Guardiola was quoted by Spanish daily Marca.

“After seven years at this club, I think I’m going to have a break. I will need to rest after being somewhere so many years and also stop to evaluate what we’ve done and to try to learn from other coaches. “If, during this process of stopping, there is a chance to coach a national team then I think I’d like that. I’d like to coach at a European Championship or Copa America or World Cup. I’d like to experience that.” Former midfielder Guardiola has won three league titles with City and as many with previous clubs Bayern Munich and Barcelona as manager. But the Champions League trophy has eluded him at City after he lifted two at Barca.

given a walkover in his opening quarter-final bout against Amin Shayan of Pakistan and will face Naorem Dinesh from India in the semi-finals on Friday.

Limasunep Imchen (61.2kgs division) lost his quarter finals bout against Eldos Uulu Attokur of Kyrgyzstan via split decision.

Mairidin Newmai (featherweight 65.8kgs division) suffered a defeat against Motaz Temeiza of Palestine in the Round of 16 which ended his campaign in the bracket.

All the five fighters representing India are MMA fighters from ‘The Combat Academy’, Dimapur.

Don’t use my name to further FIFA prez asks EPL and LaLiga to propaganda, dirty agenda: Neeraj release players for WC qualifiers NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (PTI): Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Thursday said he was pained by the controversy surrounding his comments on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem using his javelin during the Tokyo Games and called the entire furore “propaganda aimed at pushing a dirty agenda.”

The 23-year-old Army man, who won India’s maiden Olympic medal in athletics -- a gold in Tokyo, said nobody should use his name to rake up any controversy. “I would request everyone to please not use me and my comments as a medium to further your vested interest and propaganda,” Chopra, who became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold, said on his Twitter handle.

“Sports teaches us to be together and united. I’m extremely disappointed to see some of the reactions from the public on my recent comments. “There was nothing wrong with Arshad Nadeem using my javelin to prepare, it is within rules and please do not use my name to push a dirty agenda,” he added.

Chopra, in a recent interview, stated that he was

TOKYO, AUG 26 (IANS): Bhavina Patel was the lone Indian paddler to reach the knockout rounds at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after compatriot Sonal Patel crashed out in the preliminary group stage of table tennis competitions on Thursday.

Bhavina managed to advance to the Round of 16 from Group A in Women’s Table Tennis Class 4. She defeated Megan Shackleton of Great Britain 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 17-15, 13-11) in 41 minutes in their Group A preliminary round match.

Sonal Patel, the other Indian competitor in table tennis, however, could not clear the group stage after losing to her South Korean opponent in Group D in Women’s Individual Class 3 competitions on Thursday. Sonal lost 1-3 (12-10, 5-11, 3-11, 9-11) in 30 minutes. After making a good start, the 33-year-old from Ahmedabad lost the next two games easily. She did put up a stiff fight in the fourth game but could not take the match to the decider.

Sonal had gone down fighting 2-3 to China’s Li

Kekhrieneitso Angami after defeating Ananda of Indonesia on Thursday.

NEW DELHI, AUG 26 (IANS): Indian pugilists Vanshaj and Preeti on Thursday cruised into the finals along with four other compatriots at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai.

According to information received here, Vishal (80kg), Preeti Dahiya (60kg), Simran Verma (52kg), and Sneha Kumari (66kg) were the other Indian boxers to progress into their respective summit clashes.

Giving India a perfect start for the day, Vanshaj put up a splendid show against ‘ran’s Faridi Abolfazl and secured a dominating 5-0 win in the’men’s 64kg semi-final.

Vishal further extended the winning momentum in the youth boys’ section as he was equally dominant during his victory against Kazakhstan’s Dauren Mamyr by unanimous decision.

Meanwhile, Daksh Singh (67kg), Abhimanyu Loura (92kg), and Aman Singh Bisht (+92kg) lost their respective semifinals

Neeraj Chopra

searching for his personal javelin before his first throw during the Olympic final on August 7 and found Nadeem holding it. According to rules, any javelin submitted to the officials by a competitor for his use can also be used by any other participant. This rule applies in all field events except for pole vault.

Chopra, who had used Valhalla version of Nordic brand during the final, made it clear that Nadeem, who had finished fifth, had not done anything wrong.

“A controversy (mudda) has come up that I had talked about taking the javelin from Pakistani participant Arshad Nadeem before my first throw in the final (on August 7). It has been made into a big controversy,” Chopra said in a video clip posted along with his tweet.

AUG 25 (AGENCIES): The English Premier League and Spain’s LaLiga should release players for World Cup qualifiers next month to “preserve and protect sporting integrity”, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.

While the Premier League has refused to release players headed to countries on the United Kingdom’s ‘red list’ due to strict quarantine rules on their return, LaLiga supported its clubs in refusing to release players for qualifiers in South America.

“I am calling on a show of solidarity from every member association, every league, and every club, to do what is both right and fair for the global game,” Infantino said in a statement.

“Many of the best players in the world compete in leagues in England and Spain, and we believe these countries also share the responsibility to preserve and protect the sporting integrity of competitions around the world.” The Premier League said nearly 60 players were set to travel to 26 countries on Britain’s “red list” while LaLiga said 25 players from 13 different clubs were affected, with more likely to follow when Ecuador and Venezuela announce their squads.

England’s strict rules would require players to quarantine for 10 days upon their return to the country, with the Premier League saying no exemption had been granted by the government for soccer players. The international break in September begins after this weekend’s matches and runs for two weeks, with the Premier League resuming on Sept. 11.

Premier League players would potentially miss two league matches if they quarantined on their return. The period

Gianni Infantino

would cover three games if the club was involved in the group stages of European club competitions which begin on Sept. 14.

Italy’s Serie A also released a statement later on Wednesday saying they would support clubs that do not release players who would have to quarantine on return.

The league said FIFA’s decision not to extend an exemption introduced last year amid the pandemic, which allowed clubs to refuse release of players for international duty on COVID-19 grounds, would put such clubs at a competitive disadvantage.

The exemption allowed clubs to refuse to release players should travel restrictions be imposed or there be a mandatory period of quarantine or self-isolation of at least five days on their return. The temporary amendment was in place until April 2021.

Infantino said he had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for support.

“I have suggested that an approach similar to that adopted by the UK government for the final stages of the Euro 2020 be implemented for the upcoming international matches,” Infantino added.

Indian boxer Preeti (L) raises her hand after winning her semifinals match at ASBC Asian Youth Boxing in Dubai. (PTI)

and ended their campaigns with bronze medals.

In the women’s semifinals, Preeti (57kg) and Preeti Dahiya registered contrasting victories in their respective bouts while the other two boxers, Simran and Sneha, were given walkovers’ Preeti’s aggressive approach throughout the match again’t Nepal’s Narika Rai saw the referee stopping the contest in the third round and declaring the Indian as the winner.

However, Preeti Dahiya had to work hard during

her narrow 3-2 win against Uzbekistan’s Uktamova Rukhshona.

On the seventh day of the prestigious continental event, in which both the age groups -- junior and youth -- are being conducted together for the first time, five junior Indian boxers will play their semifinals. Among boys, Ashish (54kg) and Anshul (57kg) will be seen in action while Vishu Rathee (48kg), Tanu (52kg), and Nikita Chand (60kg) will fight in the girls’ category.

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