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KOHIMA, MAY 27 (NPN):

Unidentified miscreants vandalized and demolished the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) central office at the Naga Club building in the heart of the state capital Kohima in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The miscreants also vandalised at least five shops, an advocate’s chamber and three printing presses. However, offices of the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANSCU) and Kohima Press Club (KPC) located in the same building were left untouched.

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formed that the incident took place around 3 a.m.

A five-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) has been set up to probe into the incident headed by addl SP Relo Aye. An FIR has been lodged, police said.

It was learnt that the police, who reached the spot, also seized some items that may have been used by the accused persons. Police also said that the miscreants

may have used heavy machineries to carry out such destruction.

NSF president K Tep remarked the federation’s office was a house of all Nagas and that he was deeply saddened to see documents of Naga students and Nagas in general being destroyed.

He mentioned that NSF did not suspect anyone as of now and hoped that the investigation of -

ficer would do a good job in bringing the culprits to justice.

NSF 24-hour ultimatum: Naga Students’ Federation has served a 24-hour ultimatum (w.e.f May 27) on the state government to arrest the culprits responsible for the vandalism and destruction of its office.

This was among several resolutions adopted during the extra emergency

CM, Dy. CMs, others flay vandalism of Naga Club building

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, MAY 27 (NPN): State chief minister Neiphiu Rio, deputy CMs-- TR Zeliang and Y Patton and other organisations including student bodies have strongly condemned the vandalism of Naga Club building at Kohima by unidentified miscreants.

In a tweet, Rio said that respect for private and public properties was fundamental in a civilized society. Rio appealed to all right-thinking citizens to maintain peace and harmony.

TR Zeliang: Terming as “unfortunate” the incident of vandalism, deputy

Man held for raping Nagaland woman in MP

BHOPAL, MAY 27

(AGENCIES): The Kohe-fiza police have arrested a man on charges of raping a woman belonging to Nagaland and forcing her to convert into another religion, the police said on Saturday.

According to The Free Press Journal report, the Koh-e-fiza police station house officer Vijay Singh Sisodia said that the survivor woman (30) had met accused Krishnapal (26) in Nagaland in 2021. They fell in love after which Krishnapal proposed her for marriage and brought her to Bhopal. The duo began residing at a rented accommodation in Lalghati.

Krishnapal outraged her modesty several times during live-in relationship. Whenever the woman used

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Jacob reiterates state govt’s stand on implementation of ILP

presidential council meeting held on Saturday at DC’s conference hall, Kohima.

NSF cautioned that failure to arrest those responsible with the stipulated time, the federation would to resort to actions it deems befitting for which all the federating units and subordinate bodies shall extend their fullest support.

The house unanimously c ondemned the act of vandalism perpetrated upon NSF by some “unknown anti-Naga elements”.

The house also unanimously affirmed to stand by the decision of the emergency presidential council meeting “to protect the Naga Club building with the collectively support of all the federating units and the sub-ordinate bodies.”

It was resolved that all federating units and subordinate bodies shall publicly condemn the criminal action.

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, MAY 27

(NPN): Two days after chief minister Neiphiu Rio held a consultative meeting with the non-Naga communities of Dimapur to deliberate on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue, PHE and cooperation minister Jacob Zhimomi reiterated the stand of the government on implementation of ILP. Jacob said this while speaking as the special guest at the 40th general conference of the Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) at WSH Hiyam, Chekiye under the theme “Friendship and Unity”.

Expressing serious concern over the increasing number of illegal immigrants in the State, Jacob said that they (illegal immigrants) have already started to interfere in the society’s social fabric and livelihood. Therefore, he said the State

would be in utter chaos if there was no rule of law.

He therefore reminded that the provision (BEFR 1873), which was already in place, was being implemented to protect and safeguard the future and identity of the Nagas, and for this he sought the cooperation of all. He further pointed out that the state government has come out with two cut-off years-- 1963 and 1979 under which the ILP regime would be enforced.

He mentioned that non-Nagas who had been residing and owning lands

before statehood (1963) can own landed property but can only sell to indigenous Naga inhabitants of the state. Jacob further said that non-Nagas who settled on or before December 1,1963 cannot be eligible to obtain indigenous certificates but would be eligible for permanent residential certificate (PRC). Those who have settled after the Statehood (1963-1979), would be eligible for PRC and ILP including those who have settled after 1979, he said. He further said the state government has listed out various categories like labourers, tourist missionaries, professors, traders and students etc. covered under the ILP regime with fixed fees and time duration. The minister further said that for any non-Naga employee seeking to work in Nagaland, the employer would be the guarantor.

China to launch world’s first oral insulin for Type-2 diabetes: Report

CM TR Zeliang said that no one should take the law into their own hands. Reminding that there was a legal system in place, he said taking action based on one’s own personal judgement was wrong. He appealed to all responsible to be accommodative in their approach while finding ways and means to solve problems because such violent acts of vandalism would turn things from bad to worse. He also called upon the law enforcing agencies to investigate and initiate action at the earliest.

Y Patton: Deputy chief minister Y Paton said he

was disturbed by the act of vandalism. Patton said that fundamental respect for both public and private properties underscored any civilized society. “I strongly condemn this act of destruction that undermines our collective peace,” Patton said.

Imchen: Condemning the incident, advisor IPR and S&WC, Imkong L Imchen expressed hope that the culprits were booked at the earliest. Imchen said he was pained to see such acts taking place among the Nagas.

Narrating the history of the building where the NSF office was located, he

PM asks states to make India developed by 2047

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DELHI, MAY 27

(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the states and districts to develop a long-term vision to make India a developed country by 2047, when the country completes 100 years of Independence.

Addressing the eighth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in the national capital, Modi also urged the states to take financially prudent decisions which are capable of delivering programmes that meet the aspirations of the people.

Prime Minister said that it was essential to combine the vision of states and districts with the national vision to reach the goal of

Vikasit Bharat by 2047. NITI Aayog’s eighth Governing Council meeting deliberated on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047.

Union ministers Amit Shah, Niramala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal and chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh, among others, attended the meeting.

Chief ministers of West Bengal, Punjab and Delhi boycotted the meeting. In all 11 chief ministers did not attend the meeting for different reasons.

Security forces intensify operation in Manipur This is it!

DIMAPUR, MAY 27

(NPN): Following the recent spurt in violence in Manipur, Indian Army and Assam Rifles have launched large scale combing operations in vulnerable flashpoints, including the higher reaches surrounding Imphal Valley. Continuing with the operations, army and the paramilitary force launched multiple search operations in areas of Kangchuk, Motbung, Saikul, Pukhao and Sagolmang from the wee hours of Saturday to track down armed insurgents op-

erating in these areas. These operations are part of overall ongoing efforts of the army and Assam Rifles to restore peace and normalcy in the State. Army columns are using latest technology, equipment and other force multipliers while operating in the mountainous areas.

PRO (Defence) said that relentless action by the army and Assam Rifles on Friday night resulted in successful prevention of loss of life at one village each in Churachandpur and Imphal East districts of the State.

recalled that when the Forest department had in 1983 vacated the building that belonged to Naga Club, it was agreed upon that NSF was the natural inheritor of the legacy of Naga Club. He said, after meeting then general secretary of Naga Club Vilavor Liegisie, NSF agreed to pay Rs 500 as rent and that was how the student body came to occupy the building.

APO: Angami Public Organization (APO) has expressed deep concern over the vandalism of NSF office, which it said was also a heritage building.

NEW DELHI, MAY 27 (IANS): China is soon likely to become the world’s first country with oral insulin availability.

After successfully completing Phase III trials of oral insulin, China’s Hefei Tianhui Biotechnology (HTIT) submitted a marketing authorisation application (MAA) to the country’s National Medical Products Administration. Oramed’s US-based ORA-D-013-1 Phase III trial for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes showed significant lowering of A1C levels, which reflects the average blood sugar

level for the past two to three months. HTIT is a strategic partner of Israeli company Oramed Pharmaceuticals.

“Oral insulin is a paradigm shift from the traditional injectable insulin market. Therefore, there would be a lot of opportunities and challenges in the commercialisation of oral insulins,” said Prashant Khadayate, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, in a statement. “Even though insulin delivery through injections has improved significantly for patients, compliance is always an issue for injectable forms of insulin. Hence,

oral insulin will always be preferred, potentially reducing the discomfort associated with injections and thereby, improving overall compliance, provided it is equally effective in terms of efficacy and safety. Notably, it is difficult to comment on its efficacy and safety with injectable insulins as Phase III trials included only placebo,” Khadayate added.

In November 2015, HTIT in-licensed exclusive rights to Oramed’s oral insulin ORMD-0801 in China, Hong Kong, and Macau. On the contrary, its partner Oramed terminated its oral

insulin clinical trial activities in the US in T2D following disappointing results of the Phase III ORA-D-013-1 trial in January 2023. Back in July 2006, Pfizer launched the world’s first inhaled insulin, Exubera, but barely a year later, it withdrew Exubera from the market as it was not commercially successful. “A new mode of insulin delivery is always appreciated... Since, oral insulin is a new form of insulin delivery, HTIT and Oramed should develop an effective commercial strategy to make it successful in the market,” Khadayate said.

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NSF office at Naga Club building, demolished by unknown miscreants on Saturday morning. (NP)

Jacob Zhimomi (NP)

‘Non-functioning ITIs to be wound up’: Moatoshi

DIMAPUR: Advisor of Labour, Employment Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Excise, Moatoshi Longkumer, who inspected Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Employment Exchange, Mokokchung on Saturday said that “nonfunctioning ITIs will have to wind up”.

A DIPR report informed that the advisor who interacted with the principal and employees of ITI Mokokchung, was impressed by the number of students at ITI, Mokokchung. He said out of the nine ITIs in the State, there were hardly any students in some of the ITIs.

On being informed that ITI Mokokchung was one of the best in the State, he asked the teachers/ instructors to be zealous in imparting training to the students with sincerity so that they could compete and at par with other ITIs even outside the State.

Moatoshi further said that institutes cannot give

LHSS Kiphire alumni day

DIMAPUR: Loyola

Higher Secondary School, Kiphire along with management, faculties and students would be celebrating alumni day on June 10, 9 a.m., for which participation were to be confirmed by June 5. Past students have been asked to send passport photo with an attachment mentioning their years of passing HSLC and HSSLC to 8415962684 and 70057 92491.

MHSS organises field trip

DIMAPUR: Modern

Higher Secondary School on May 27 organized a one-day field trip for the students of Class-IX and X to Botanical Garden of Modern College, Piphema. The trip was intended to provide an opportunity to the young students to appreciate and enjoy nature, explore the different species and learn the basic ideas of a botanical garden. This was stated in a press release issued by the college authority.

Disability assessment & UDID camp

DIMAPUR: A disability assessment and Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card registration camp-cum-medical camp for the Person with Disabilities (PWDs) was held on May 26 at Kiphire.

The programme was organised by state coordinator Unique Disability Identity Akihoti in collaboration with the District Hospital Kiphire and department of Social Welfare.

NPCC president meets Congress leaders

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president, Supongmeren Jamir met All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, Ajay Maken along with former chief minister and president of Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Nabam Tuki and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president, Bhupen Borah on May 26 at Guwahati.

A press release by NPCC informed that at

the meeting, the Congress leaders discussed the nineyear “misrule” of the Modi led BJP government. They

also discussed failure of the government to fulfil its promises and that people had to bear the brunt of

inflation, unemployment, and “dictatorial” decisions in these nine years among others.

NPCC said Congress on May 26 asked nine questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his government completing nine years in power on May 30. The party released the document titled “9 saal 9 sawaal”, listing the queries on various subjects including economy, corruption, China border row, Covid management and social justice.

employment but there were ways to support and pave ways for the trainees to get employed once the training complete.

At the interactions, principal, ITI, Mokokchung, T. Imlisunep. Ao, informed on the shortage of instructors and the urgent need of some renovation work in the institution while the Staff also shared their grievances, to which the advisor assured that everything would be looked into in his capacity. However, the

advisor cautioned that nonperforming staff would be side lined.

Earlier in the day, Moatoshi visited the Employment Exchange, Mokokchung and interacted with the employees. He asked the employees to be regular in office and to carry out their duties with sincerity and dedication. The advisor was accompanied by Director, Kovi Meyase, Joint Director, Savio Visa and other officials from the department.

At the camp, District Welfare Officer (DWO) Yesumong Sangtam highlighted the Person with Disabilities about their rights and benefits they could avail. District coordinator Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Limitsung Sangtam also briefed the Person with Disabilities about the objectives and benefits of PMMVY 2.O.

More than 100 Person with Disabilities data was collected to be registered on Unique Disability Identity portal.

PYS felicitates advisor Khamo

RRR first phase collection drive held

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, MAY

27 (NPN): Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) on Saturday conducted the first phase collection of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” (RRR) campaign, at centralized temporary RRR centre, at Dimapur District Sports Complex (DDSC).

During the first phase campaign, items such as plastics, old books, footwear’s, used clothes, toys, and newspapers

have been collected from more than 10 wards under RRR centers. The second phase of collection at the centralized temporary RRR centre would be caried out on June 3. As part of RRR campaign, it was informed that DMC would be organising free distribution of reusable collected items on May 31, at Naga shopping arcade, from 9 am onwards, adding that those items would be made available for needy persons on first come first basis.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DIMAPUR:

Phusachodumi Youth Society (PYS) organised a felicitation programme for advisor CAWD and Taxes, Küdecho Khamo at Phusachodu Village, Phek district, Saturday.

A press release by PS to advisor informed that in his address, Khamo thanked the electorates for electing him to the 14th house of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA). He sought continuous support, blessings and guidance of the public to carry forward the welfare and developmental activities.

Khamo also called upon the people to work collectively for all round development, and thanked chief minister Neiphiu Rio for allotting him the portfolio of CAWD and taxes and assured to shoulder the responsibility with sincerity and efficiency.

Short speeches were also delivered by Phusachodumi Students’ Union, Ciefüzuü Cürhah, president NPF Phek division, Phusachodumi Union of Kohima, Dimapur, Pfutsero and Phek.

The programme was

chaired by PYS president, Cüsato Riiho, welcome address was delivered by Phusachodu Village Council chairman, Vehüpa Rose, Phusachodu Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Vevotso Theluo invoked God’s blessing, folk tune was presented by Women Society and Women VDB’s Phusachodu and duet by Vetavolü Püyo-o and Nüthitsülü Rüho and benediction by Phusachodu Baptist Church Women Pastor Vengotsolü Chüzho.

We, the Delhi Lotha Baptist Church, would like to express our profound and heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, Well-Wishers, Churches, Organisations and Groups who showered their love, support, sympathy as well as monetary, physical and prayer support during the illness, hospitalisation and passing of our beloved late Pastor, Rev. K. Chumben Kyong

We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to the staff members, administrators, and medical professionals of AIIMS Hospital, Delhi.

It is our earnest prayer that God in His abundance will bless you all.

Delhi Lotha Baptist Church

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30.06.1964 – 24.05.2023

We, the bereaved family members would like to express our profound and heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us and shared our grief spiritually, physically and financially during the time of his sickness and sudden demise of our beloved Late Yanpenthung (Ramesh) Yanthan, GB of Ekhyo Yan (Dimapur) on 24th May 2023.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual personally but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Mother, Wife, Children, Grandsons, In-Laws and Relatives.

DP-2402/23 (Born : 01/09/1959 – Died: 22/05/2023)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the bereaved family members, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere thanks to all those who stood by us physically, mentally, prayerfully and financially during the prolonged illness and at the demise of our beloved Late Z Yanpamo Odyuo who left for his heavenly abode on 22nd May 2023.

We specially convey our sincere gratitude to:-

1. Shri. Y. Patton, Dy. Chief Minister, Home & Border Affairs, Govt. of Nagaland

2. Shri. Hachio Patton, PS to Dy. CM

3. Shri. Nchumthung Odyuo, PA to Dy. CM

4. NHAK Officials & Staff, Kohima Hospital, Kohima

5. Yanthamo Baptist Church

6. Yanthamo AG Church

7. Koinonia Prayer Centre

8. Lower Agri Colony, Kohima

9. Kohima Lotha Baptist Church

10. Yanthamo Yanpoe Yanpiwoe Khumshum, Kohima

11. Yanthamo Odyuo Ekhung

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving wife, children, in laws, grandchildren and relatives

Lt. Rev. K. Chumben Kyong Pastor, DLBC April 04, 2021 – May 22, 2023

NPCC president Supongmeren Jamir with Congress leaders in Guwahati on May 26.

Reusable items collected at RRR centre. (NP)

Küdecho Khamo with the members of PYS and others.

Moatoshi Longkumer at the meeting with officers. (DIPR)

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DIMAPUR, MAY 27 (NPN): Two-day, Lotha Baptist Church Diphupar (LBCD) golden jubilee celebration commenced on Saturday, at its church premises, Diphupar.

The celebration programme was held under the theme “celebrating 50 years of God’s faithfulness”.

Focussing on the theme, Kohima Lotha Baptist Church senior pastor Rev. Dr K Benri Lotha said that God’s faithfulness was demonstrated by His power in and around us as Lotha Baptist Church Diphupar celebrates 50 years of its existence.

Rev. Benri reminded the gathering that there was

no power on earth greater than the Almighty God who controls everything.

At the celebration programme, jubilee monolith was unveiled by LBCA executive secretary Rev. Dr Ezamo Murry, jubilee pandal was inaugurated by LBC Purana bazar senior associate pastor Rev. AK Jami, jubilee programme was inaugurated by LBC Bor-Lengri pastor Rev. Y Arhonthung Odyuo. The celebration programme was unveiled by special presentation from CNY department.

A minute silent prayer was also observed which was presided by Rev. Mhathung Lotha, scripture was read out by LBC Sethikima

‘C’ pastor E Rhonbemo Odyuo

At the programme, invocation was proposed by LBC Sovima Rev. W Yilobemo Lotha, welcome address was delivered by pastor, words of encouragement by NT Kikon, special number was presented by jubilee khenden and LBC Chumoukedima choir.

Later benediction was offered by UBC district jail pastor E Longshithung Kikon.

The jubilee celebration programme will culminate on May 28, with LBC, Dimapur pastor Rev. Zanao Mozhui as speaker for the devotional service and missionary one challenge International India, ministry Rev. J Thungjamo Lotha as speaker for the evening session.

DIMA PUR: Primary Health Centre (PHC) Chunlikha under Tseminyu district and currently functioning under Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima office has been granted “Quality Certification” under PHC category, National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) program by National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW), government of India.

In a press release, CMO Kohima, Dr. Tumchobeni informed that the certification was received under the leadership of medical officer I/C, Dr. Cheyale Kath. CMO said NQAS were launched in 2013 with an aim to improve the quality of care in public health facilities of India. He informed that NQAS external assessment of Chunlikha PHC was done on April 21-22, 2023. Under PHC category, NQAS external assessment are done for six departments, i.e., OPD, Labour Room, IPD, Laboratory, National Health Program (NHP) and General Administration. Each department in NQAS are broadly arranged under eight Areas of Concern (AoC) – Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support

Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management and Outcome. Under each AoC there are standards which are accredited by International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and meets global benchmarks in terms of comprehensiveness, objectivity, evidence and rigor of development.

Nodal officers from the district for NQAS external assessment for extending facilitatory support were, deputy CMO Kohima, Dr. Imchatoshi Jamir and DPM (quality assurance), Dr. Imnanoktsung Longchar. The external assessors for the national certification of Chunlikha PHC were, district family welfare officer, West

Healthcare system unfair to PwDs : Commissioner for PwDs

from “Office of the State commissioner for Persons with Disabilities” at Tourist Lodge, here on May 27.

Nakhro pointed out that PwDs faced so many barriers, both minor and major, while accessing healthcare.

She said even the examination bed of a doctor was a major challenge and an embarrassment for persons like her, who were wheelchair bound and has to climb up the high bed.

lished by WHO in 2020, she pointed out that PwDs face more premature deaths, to the extent of 20 years gap, than non-PwDs owing to healthcare system and facilities not being PwD friendly and easily accessible.

Further, Nakhro called for collaboration of key stakeholders and also inputs and consultation from PwDs whenever policies affecting PwDs were in question.

Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. Tomar Kamki and medical officer, PHC Bilkhawthlir, Kolasib District, Mizoram, Dr. Lalchhanhima Hmar.

It may be noted that dispensary Chunlikha was established in 1964 and upgraded to PHC in 2001 and Health and Wellness Center (HWC) in 2019. Following are the achievements of Chunlikha PHC under NQAS, Kayakalp Award, 2018-2019: (Best PHC), 2019-2020: (Commendation Award), 2020-2021: (Commendation Award),

2021-2022: (Best PHC) and 2023: NQAS National Certification.

Meanwhile, CMO Kohima has congratulated and thanked all the employees of Chunlikha PHC for their incredible achievement and encouraged them for sustenance of their achievement in quality of healthcare services. CMO also thanked all employees of CMO Office Kohima for their support and cooperation during the arduous process of achieving NQAS Certification of Chunlikha PHC.

be more friendly and accessible for everyone, regardless of being a PwD or non-PwD. She said this while

delivering keynote address at the second workshop on “Rights of children with disabilities” related to health organised by Prodigals’ Home with support

She pointed out that almost all the toilets in hospitals and other healthcare were not disabled people friendly and that many medical examination equipment were not designed for PwDs.

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President of Nagaland State Disability Forum, Fatima Kera shared about scenario of PwDs related to health in the State.

Panel Lawyer, Dimapur district Legal Services Authority, Rokovitsu Khate, presented on the genesis of the RPWD Act

Condemnations against killing of student leader in Tizit

DIMAPUR: Several organizations including deputy chief minister TR Zeliang have condemned the May 25 incident in Tizit where Tizit Area Student’s Union Action committee chairman, Ahoa Konyak was hacked to death by an alleged drug peddler.

TR Zeliang: In a condemnation note, TR Zeliang while condemning the murder of Ahoa, said that the ruthless act has left him heartbroken. He appealed to all concern to cooperate with the investigation agency and hoped that the investigation would be carried out without fear or favour so that justice was delivered at the earliest.

Zeliang also conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that God grant them solace and the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

ENWO: Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation said it was outraged and anguished by the brutal and gruesome act of the accused, which only resulted in the loss of an innocent life.

ENWO fervently called upon the government to take serious note of the menace of alcohol and drugs abuse in the state, which has become a threat to the society.

ENWO also appealed to the law enforcing authorities to impose rigorous and befitting punishment to the perpetrator as per the relevant section of the law. It said that no leniency should be shown towards such criminal and appealed that justice be served to the deceased at the earliest.

Meanwhile, ENWO conveyed condolences to

the family of late Ahoa and stands in solidarity with TASU KNSK Aboi unit: Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong Aboi Unit has condemned the despicable and inhuman act which led to death of Ahoa Konyak allegedly by a mere drug addict and peddler who callously disregarded the value of human life.

While stating that the organisation stands in solitary with the community with profound grief, the unit president Lamlen and secretary H. A Chaoya urged upon the law enforcing agencies to swiftly bring the perpetrator to justice and impose strictest and severe punishment possible.

The organisation also extended condolences to the bereaved family and assured their unwavering support in the fight of justice and closure.

LSU: Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) vehemently condemned the inhumane and barbaric act perpetrated by the accused Menshan Konyak while TASU were conducting an official inspection to curb the menace of illicit drug peddling and usage in the area.

In a statement, LSU president Lirhonthung E Kithan and general secretary Chanpenthung demanded the law enforcing agencies to award befitting punishment to the accused for fair justice and also appealed to the concerned authorities to enforce a policy in order to eradicate the trafficking and usage of drugs and substances in the state.

Further, LSU conveyed

it condolences to the bereaved family members and urge upon all the right-thinking citizens to condemn such heinous deeds and stand against the abuse of drugs and substances.

ZLSU: Zeliang Students’ Union Nagaland (ZLSU) expressed shocked and outraged by the coldblooded murder of a young and dynamic student leader whose life was tragically taken away while on duty to curb the menace of drugs and drug trafficking in the society.

ZLSU president Kingsalt Hegwang and general secretary Sanlakbo Namdau urge the investigating and law enforcing agencies to expedite the probe and award the highest degree of punishment to the culprit and deliver justice to the victim and to the Tizit Area Students’ Union.

ZLSU extended condolences to the bereaved family and said that the union stand in solidarity with the family and TASU at this hour of grief and sadness.

AKM: Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) vehemently condemned the gruesome attack and murder of Ahoa Konyak, chairman of the action committee, Tizit Area Students’ Union by a drug peddler while on official duty.

While appealing for justice, AKM president Lanutoshi Aier and general secretary Satemmongba said that such inhuman act was unacceptable in a peaceful society. AKM further urged upon the concerned authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and award

befitting punishment to the culprit.

AKM also expresses heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the bereaved family members and prayed that the departed soul may rest in peace. Sd/-

AZSU-AMN: All Zeliangrong Students’ Union Assam, Manipur & Nagaland (AMN) said it was distressed to learn about the gruesome attack and killing of Ahoa Konyak, TASU action committee chairman by a drug peddler, while on official duty.

AZSU vice president Edward Nring and asst. general secretary Ireibam Pame said that every organization in its own area and jurisdiction has the right to carry out its own course of duty, which may not be palatable to many, but this does not give anybody the authority to strangulate such course of duty.

The union said it was deeply concerned about the incident, which has taken the life of a committed leader. It urged upon the law enforcing agencies to bring to book the perpetrator and deliver justice without any delay.

The union conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and extended solidarity to TASU in their novel movement on “War Against Drugs” and other anti-social elements. It also prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

KVSU: Kongan Village Students Union vehemently condemned the barbaric act perpetrated by one Menshan Konyak son of Kapnyei Konyak upon late Ahoa,

who was cold bloodedly murdered while on official duty. The union has invoked all right-thinking citizen to condemn such uncultured act.

In this tough time, KVSU said it stands with TASU and conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. Further, the union reminded the law enforcing agency to initiate stern action against the perpetrator.

PSC: Phom Laivangh Pangthai has expressed shock and sadness at the death of TASU student leader who was allegedly killed by a drug dealer while on official duty.

In a condemnation note, PSC noted that despite Nagaland being a small state with sizeable population, the state predominantly has higher rate of substance abuse of various forms than the national average, and expressed concern over the issue.

Appreciating TASU for pioneering a step against substance abuse, PSC also asked the state government to seriously look into the matter as Mon district borders with Assam State and international borders.

PSC also questioned the effectiveness of the State Substance Abuse Policy 2016, and emphasized on the need to implement the policy with all the stakeholders and make necessary amendments if required.

Further, PSC said the accused should not be released on bail and be held accountable. It has also conveyed condolences to the families of the victim.

2016 and the various rights enshrined for PwDs related to health.

Dy. director, Department of Health and Family Welfare and Nodal Officer for disability, Kohima, Dr. Nitovi Shikhu, presented at about prevention, identification, intervention and rehabilitation related to disability.

Earlier, Phengna Konya chaired the programme and invocation by Yhunlo Thong, Chaplain, district Hospital Dimapur, welcome and introduction by K. Ela, director of Prodigals’ Home, a solo by E. Moba Konyak, a visually impaired person and benediction by Vizovolie Sorhie, pastor, Central Christian Revival Church.

Rev. Dr Ezamo Murry and others after unveiling the jubilee monolith.

Medical team and employees of PHC Chunlikha.

Diethono Nakhro and others at the workshop in Dimapur on Saturday.

Army chief arrives in Manipur on twoday visit to review ground situation

Correspondent

IMPHAL, MAY 27: Ahead of Union home minister

Amit Shah’s scheduled visit, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande arrived in Imphal on a two-day visit in strife-torn Manipur on Saturday.

He was scheduled to visit various places where Army personnel were deployed to take first hand stock of the situation. He will also interact with the troops, the source added.

In the afternoon, the Army Chief along with Lt General RP Kalita GOCin-Chief called on Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Imphal Raj Bhavan.

During the meeting, they discussed and deliberated over the current situation and future trajectory to restore normalcy at the earliest, a press communiqué of the Raj Bhavan said.

Owing to the internal security situation in Manipur, the state administration had been helped by additional security forces to diffuse the situation by carrying out active domination of vulnerable and fringe areas.

Occurrence of untoward incidents has been drastically reduced with frequent round the clock deployment of the security forces, the communiqué said. The meeting discussed the prevailing situation and security measures which were put in

Solidarity rally in Mizoram for tribals of Manipur

on villages in the foothills by suspected Kuki militants continue unabated Reports said that around 30 houses at Torbung Bangal Leikai and Phaobakchao Ekhai, villages at the border between Bishnupur and Churachandpur were torched around 11.30 pm on Friday.

Army recovering arms in Manipur

KEITHELMANBI (MANIPUR), MAY 27 (PTI):

place to contain/prevent any violent and major untoward incidents in the state.

The Governor has conveyed suggestions and complaints received from various delegations of political parties, CSOs and victimized sections of the society to the Army Chief while instructing the Army Chief to swiftly bring the prevailing situation of the state to normalcy, it added. In the meantime, over 60 houses were torched in the last 48 hours as attacks

TSL condemns attack on Tangkhul women

DIMA PUR, MAY 27

(NPN): The Tangkhul Shanao Long ( TSL) (Association of all Tangkhul women) has condemn the May 24 incident at Kwaikeithel bazaar Imphal, where four of its members were assaulted by a mob on their way to the airport to travel to Mumbai.

A press release by Tangkhul Shanao Long president Thingreiphi Lungharwoshi stated that after their vehicle stopped in the traffic congestion, a mob consisting of both men and women attacked them with iron bars.

Narrating the harrowing ordeal, the release stated that they were dragged down from the vehicle by their hair and their clothes, including their undergarments, were ripped. To save themselves, the girls shouted they are Tangkhul,

but the mob responded with words like You Nagas, You killers.

Their belongings were checked, strewn and their bags were ripped apart.

They were then taken to a secluded place and released after they were traumatized physically and mentally. After such harrowing experience, they were stopped again by armed persons and threatened by loading and unloading their guns.

They were allowed to go only when they pleaded they are from Ukhrul. The women are being treated at Health Care Diagnostic Centre Mumbai, the release added.

The Tangkhul Shanao Long said it is appalled at such carnage and an at unprecedented time where “women are active actors and agents of violence and

even abetting their men to commit heinous crime and acts of violating tribal women.”

Tangkhul Shanao Long said is shocking that the “streets are still ruled by mobs and tribals are unsafe in Imphal city even in broad daylight.”

The Tangkhul Shanao Long also condemns the attempt of COCOMI superficially apologizing that there was confusion in the identity as if it is alright to attack other lives and people.

This communal attack on any identity and ethnic group should stop.

Earlier in the evening of the day, around 4.30 pm, another around 30 houses at Phaobakchao Awang Leikai, another village in the interdistrict were torched by the miscreants.

There were no reports of casualty as the villages had already abandoned their homesteads after most of the houses were torched in the initial stage of the violence. The miscreants torched the houses while the state security forces were engaging in gun fights with the suspected militants in the neighboring villages, the report said.

AIZAWL, MAY 27 (PTI): Hundreds of people took part in a rally in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl on Saturday, expressing solidarity with the tribals of Manipur who have been affected by violence.

The rally was organised by the Zo Re-Unification Organisation (ZORO), which seeks the re-unification of all Zo people -- Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi -- under one administrative setup.

ZORO general secretary L Ramdinliana Renthlei said Mizo youths from Mizoram will step out to defend their brethren in Manipur if they continue to face atrocities.

The rally passed several resolutions, including measures to be taken for the re-unification of ethnic Zo tribes to bring them under one administrative setup through peaceful means.

The army cordon moved in slowly as darkness set in over the village of New Keithelmanbi some 40 km from the capital Imphal, surrounded on all sides by a dense forest.

The army and Assam Rifles personnel who had swooped down on the village in Kangpokpi district on the edge of the Imphal valley on Friday, were searching for arms.

“In the last few days, we have observed that communities are attacking each other with firearms. In some cases, people are being killed … This sudden emergence of arms is delaying the entire peace process,” a senior Army official told PTI.

In the surprise raid to New Keithelmanbi village, where this PTI correspondent accompanied troopers,

a country made pipe gun and huge cache of explosives were recovered along with one air gun and blank packet of cartridge. Armed vigilante groups have been taking the law into their own hands in parts of Manipur, in the wake of ethnic rioting earlier, thus complicating the peace process. At times, militant groups have joined in the fray, creating an even more volatile cocktail of ethnic tension.

On condition of anonymity, the army officer said that they are now concentrating on stopping such elements which are threatening the return of normalcy to the state. “Indian Army and Assam Rifles have decided to carry out surprise search operations on villages of different communities. We are not targeting any one

particular community. “Our aim is to stop that one individual in the entire village who is threatening the other community by carrying arms. We are seizing such weapons and also apprehending them,” said the official, who was sent to Manipur after violence erupted earlier this month. Talking about Friday’s operations, the official said that New Keithelmanbi village is adjacent to National Highway-37, which is the only lifeline to Manipur at this moment. “We had reports that people in the village have firearms and explosives. Our prime objective is to protect the highway so that no untoward incident can take place there. Around 250 trucks are using this road every day, carrying essential supplies.

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Army Chief Manoj Pande meets Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Raj Bhavan.

Cong questions govt on economy, national security

GUWAHATI, MAY 27 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of “compromising” on national security, using “politics of hatred” for electoral gains, and “weakening” constitutional values and democratic institutions.

The Congress on Friday had said it would hold press conferences, titled ‘Nau Saal, Nau Sawaal’ (nine years, nine questions), in 35 cities over the next few days to highlight the “failures” of the Central government in the last nine years.

Accusing Modi of not addressing important issues, the grand old party asserted that it will continue to play the role of a responsible opposition and hold the government accountable for its actions.

Addressing a press conference here, Maken said, “As the Modi government completes nine years in power, the Congress has nine questions and we want to know their response.

“We know that they don’t want to address serious issues like unemployment, price rise and will rather try to divert attention to frivolous matters.”

With inflation and unemployment featuring

in the nine questions, the Congress asked “Why is public property being sold to Modi’s friends even as economic disparities are increasing?”

The Congress alleged that “rampant corruption” was prevailing in BJP-ruled states, the saffron party was “practising politics of revenge” against opposition parties and “weakening” Constitutional values and democratic institutions.

The Congress also accused the BJPled Central government of “compromising” on national security and “leaving” Indian territory to China.

The party claimed that the government failed to keep the assurances made to farmers, especially those regarding doubling their income.

The Congress maintained that the ruling dispensation is “deliberately using politics of hatred

Three RAF personnel nabbed for torching meat shop in Mnp

Correspondent

IMPHAL, MAY 27:

Amid people’s demand for withdrawal of the Central security forces for their alleged “bias” in dealing with the situation, Manipur police on Saturday arrested three personnel of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) for allegedly setting a meat shop on fire in Imphal on Friday night.

EC reviews preparedness for Mizoram polls

incident took place after police arrested four persons including former MLA TT Haokip and one of his sons in the aftermath.

The police as well as local sources said that three RAF personnel who came on a car driven by a civilian set fire to the meat shop last night, around 9.30 pm before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle.

11 police outposts to be upgraded to police stations in Tripura

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for electoral gains”, “methodically destroying foundations of social justice”, reducing budgets of welfare schemes, and enacting “restrictive rules” against the poor and tribals.

The Congress also accused the government of “mismanagement” during the COVID-19 pandemic and failing to compensate families who lost their near and dear ones to coronavirus.

Maken also pointed out that the prime minister has failed to address a single press conference in the last nine years.

“We are not hopeful that he will answer these nine questions we have raised. But as a responsible opposition, it is our duty to raise the questions and tell the people the issues on which the government needs to come forth with their response,” the All India Congress Committee general secretary added.

In a quick response, the CRPF authority in New Delhi has placed the three RAF personnel belonging to the 103 battalion CRPF under suspension from their services pending an inquiry.

They were among a large number of RAF personnel deployed in the state after the ethnic violence hit the state on May 3.

Commandant

Dharmendra Singh of the 103 battalion RAF/CRPF placed the three personnel under suspension from their services, contemplating an inquiry against them.

During the suspension period, they will remain in force at the battalion headquarters at New Delhi, the order that was made available to the media stated.

The three RAF personnel allegedly torched a meat shop located only a few meters away from Tribal Market where a mob set a house on fire after some miscreants threatened vendors and shopkeepers at the Tribal Market on May 22 last. Friday night’s arson

The locals, however, prevented the fire from inflicting major damages by dousing the fire before it spread to other shops and houses. The shop was partially damaged.

A tension brewing up in the locality after the incident was, however, subsided after the local MLA Th Arunkumar calmed the locals and leaders of the Kabui based CSOs.

The torched shop belonged to a person belonging to the Kabui community. He interacted with the Kabui residents of the locality at Dimthailong Community hall and calmed the people while informing that the arrested three RAF personnel were suspended from their services, in a prompt action.

On Saturday, a sitin-protest was staged at various places across the state demanding abrogation of suspension of operation (SoO) truce with the Kuki militants, withdrawal of Central security forces and to safeguard the territorial integrity of Manipur.

Sikkim CM greets people of state on completion of 4 years in power

GANGTOK, MAY 27

(PTI): Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh

Tamang on Saturday greeted the people of his state on completion of four years of his government and said various infrastructure projects have been launched to improve connectivity and transportation networks.

Expressing gratitude to the people of Sikkim for giving him an opportunity to serve them, Tamang said that he will continue to strive hard to take the state on the path of peace, progress and prosperity.

He also thanked his party workers for their contributions to the success of the SKM government and urged them to work hard and serve as a bridge between the people and the government. Tamang recalled that his government had inherited a set of challenges which demanded bold and

innovative solutions and said that efforts have been made to build a better future for the citizens by making significant progress in the goals which were set four years ago.

“Today, we celebrate not just the formation of a government, but also the power of democracy and collective spirit for progress,” he said in a social media post.

Observing that his government has been built on the foundation of a robust system that upholds principles of justice, equality, and inclusive governance, Tamang said that “we must reflect upon a remarkable journey undertaken by Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) government cherishing successes and learning from challenges.”

Highlighting some of the achievements of his government, he said

that various infrastructure projects have been launched to improve connectivity and transportation networks in the Himalayan state.

The state government has also invested heavily in healthcare keeping in view the need for medical infrastructure to keep the population healthy, Tamang said.

In view of education being crucial for sustainable

development, the state government has accorded priority to the education sector by implementing policies to enhance the quality of education, modernization of the curriculum and promotion of skill development. “Our efforts have resulted in higher enrollment rates, improved literacy levels, and the creation of a skilled

AIZAWL, MAY 27 (PTI): With Mizoram slated to go to polls later this year, the Election Commission (EC) held a meeting with officials in Aizawl on Friday to review the preparedness, a statement said.

Various heads and nodal officers of central agencies were present at the meeting, which was chaired by Deputy Election Commissioner Dharmendra Sharma. In the meeting, Sharma emphasised the EC mandate for ensuring free and fair elections, the statement said. He pointed out that checking money and muscle power in the election will be the responsibility of central agencies working in the state. He also directed them to take any perception of threat very seriously and to ensure a level playing field for all.

27 (PTI): The Tripura government has decided to upgrade 11 police outposts to full-fledged police stations to maintain law and order effectively, a senior official said on Saturday. The new eleven outposts which are being upgraded as full-fledged police stations include Bagma, Chelagung, Manpathar, Baijalbari,

Taibandal, Khairpur, Bagbasa, Champaknagar, Collegetilla, GB and Ramnagar.

“A notification from the Home Department has informed that these 11 police outposts will function as police stations from now on. This will enhance the overall policing system in the state”, said Assistant Inspector General (IGP), Law & Order, Jyotishman Das Chowdhury.

workforce that is ready to face the challenges of the future,” the Sikkim chief minister said.

Economic growth and job creation have been central to the agenda of the state government which has launched investorfriendly policies to promote entrepreneurship and bring major industries to Sikkim, he said, adding that it was for this purpose that the state hosted G20 events in March this year during which investment opportunities from a significant number of G20 nations were worked out.

Ajay Maken in Guwahati.

Prem Singh Tamang

Deadlier than the first

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world must prepare for a virus that is “even deadlier” than Covid which has killed at least 20 million. While declaring the end of the pandemic, Dr.Tedros, warned of the threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of disease and death remains, and the threat of another pathogen emerging with even deadlier potential remains. This is not a very reassuring message since it is largely believed that vaccines have more or less greatly minimised the threat from the virus. It was cold comfort when global media reported that China is bracing for a new wave of Covid infections that could see as many as 65 million cases per week by the time the surge peaks at the end of June. This was another shocking news that a country that appeared to have managed to contain the spread of the pandemic originated in late 2019, that only months ago had enforced some of the harshest Covid control protocols on the planet is going to face another serious crisis. Now, with the latest omicron variant, XBB, fuelling a resurgence in cases, the response from China’s government and the public is muted at best. The new wave’s data was revealed by respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan at a medical conference this week in the southern city of Guangzhou. According to state media, the wave that started in late April was “anticipated,” and that the modelling suggested China could be approaching 40 million infections per week.

Zhong Nanshan said by the end of June, the weekly number of infections will peak at 65 million. During China’s first omicron wave in December and January 2019, a different omicron variant was infecting millions of people every day, overwhelming hospitals and crematoriums in cities across the country. Store shelves were emptied of fever medications and schools were shut down. If the outbreak simply does not end, then declaring a time point at which “it’s over” is understandably tricky. As the WHO indicate in their recent statement, there needs to be a continued focus on COVID beyond any defined end of the public health emergency. This focus must remain even as countries consider how to mainstream their disease control into more routine public health and health service infrastructure. The fact is that COVID pandemic may never be over. However, the public health threat of this virus should continue to decline. The need to learn lessons from this pandemic ahead of the inevitable next time is essential. History has shown us that infectious diseases have the capacity to evolve and emerge unpredictably. Scientists had predicted that the next virus will be deadlier but it is possible that it may have already arrived but the world is yet to recognise it and when it does it could be too late.

DailyDevotion

The Life To Know Him

…tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high. —Luke 24:49

The disciples had to tarry, staying in Jerusalem until the day of Pentecost, not only for their own preparation but because they had to wait until the Lord was actually glorified. And as soon as He was glorified, what happened? “Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear” (Acts 2:33). The statement in John 7:39— “…for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified”— does not pertain to us. The Holy Spirit has been given; the Lord is glorified— our waiting is not dependent on the providence of God, but on our own spiritual fitness.

The Holy Spirit’s influence and power were at work before Pentecost, but He was not here. Once our Lord was glorified in His ascension, the Holy Spirit came into the world, and He has been here ever since. We have to receive the revealed truth that He is here. The attitude of receiving and welcoming the Holy Spirit into our lives is to be the continual attitude of a believer. When we receive the Holy Spirit, we receive reviving life from our ascended Lord.

It is not the baptism of the Holy Spirit that changes people, but the power of the ascended Christ coming into their lives through the Holy Spirit. We all too often separate things that the New Testament never separates. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is not an experience apart from Jesus Christ— it is the evidence of the ascended Christ.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit does not make you think of time or eternity— it is one amazing glorious now. “This is eternal life, that they may know You…” (John 17:3). Begin to know Him now, and never finish.

By Oswald Chambers

Being ambivalent about faith-based terrorism is harmful

Amidst the continuing danger posed to national security by the Pakinstigated radicalisation and terrorism, many academicians and even some major think tanks are underplaying the problem by suggesting that since terrorism had still not been ‘defined’ it was not possible to properly assess it - in the Indian context they are only diverting attention from the doings of a hostile neighbour that was now hand in glove with China for stepping up anti-India operations.

These analysts do acknowledge that firm adherence to religion could enlarge into fanaticism and that advocacy of fundamentalism was in reaction to the gradual erosion of religion’s erstwhile preeminence in social and political spheres. They are thus aware that a strong injection of religion in the political domain is what presaged the rise of the new global terror. What these scholars leave unsaid however, is that Islam is one religion that made no distinction between faith and politics on the plea that Islam embraced all aspects of human life - personal, socio-political and even economic - and that more than in any other religion it made it easier for the forces behind terrorism to manipulate Islamic faith for enrolling militants - after converting their minds in the name of Jehad.

Further, Islamic extremism is the broad umbrella under which faith-based terrorism was nourished by those who wanted to use it as an instrument of politics.

Communal militancy giving rise to domestic hate crimes is a different malady requiring an effective socio-political and legal response and is not to be mixed up with terrorism that has, in the Indian context, a cross-border input and a geopolitical dimension.

The apologists of the new global terrorthat was rooted in the exploitation of faithare raising an academic discussion around the ‘definition’ of terrorism describing it as both a ‘tactic’ and a ‘doctrine’, and while noting the role of a ‘political goal’ behind terrorism, watering down the ambit of terrorist violence by suggesting that it was confined to ‘direct attacks on non-combatants and civilians’. This is a bookish interpretation since terrorism essentially is a ‘resort to covert

violence for a perceived political cause’ and it can take recourse to such violence in innovative ways.

Terrorists indulge in surreptitious violence since the might of the state would be able to thwart an open attack. Also, without a ‘political cause’ terrorism would be reduced to sheer criminality which is certainly not the case. Wherever there is a question of ‘cause’ there has to be a ‘commitment’ which in turn is determined by ‘motivation’.

Now ‘motivation’ can be ‘ideological’ as was the case with Naxalism or an assertion of ethnic identity as was noticed in insurgencies of the North East in the Indian context. The new terror, however, is rooted in ‘faith-based’ motivation which in the case of Islam could be really strong if the call of ‘religion in danger’ or ‘protection of the faithful’ could be whipped up. Terrorism takes on State targets as well and does not only attack the civilian population - which it does of course for creating political destabilisation.

Terrorism facing India is an instrument of ‘proxy war’ that Pakistan - presently in an all-weather alliance with China - has been waging in Kashmir and elsewhere in the country. The new faith-based terror is now operating on a geopolitical scale too because its origins lay in the antiWest Jehad launched by some prominent Ulema in the 19th century on the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere, that unleashed ‘radicalisation’.

In the proxy war against India, Pak ISI had used Islamic extremist outfits under its control - such as Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkare Toiba and Jaishe Mohammadas an instrument of terrorism earlier but it was also subsequently able to induct Islamic radicals like those of Al Qaeda, Taliban and ISIS in covert attacks against this country. These latter outfits found shelter in Pakistan- deemed to be a US ally - even though the US-led West was the prime enemy of Islamic radicals in the Global War on Terror launched by the US in the wake of 9/11.

Many ‘experts’ on global terror miss the point that within the world of Islamic extremism, there are two distinct streams - one of the Islamic radicals who are ‘revivalists’ carrying the historical memory of the

anti-British Jehad waged by the Wahhabi Ulema in India in the middle of the 19th century on the call of return to the pristine Islam of the period of Pious Caliphs and the other appearing later in the 20th century that was led by Islamic thinkers like Hasan Al Banna who advocated that ‘Quran is the best Constitution’ but also held that an Islamic state could live ‘in competition not conflict’ with the Western democracies.

The Wahhabis contented that the political decline of Islam was attributable to the deviation of Muslim rulers from the mandate of the faith. It is significant that Darul Uloom Deoband established by the protagonists of this Jehad - after its failure against the superior British might - devotes itself to the non-political work of teaching pure Islam but even today carries an antiWest ethos.

On the other hand, the other fundamentalist Islamic force that arose in the region of Iraq and Syria in the name of Ikhwanul Musalmeen (Muslim Brotherhood) founded by Hasan Al Banna, devoted to launching a militant campaign against the proSoviet Arab regimes of Nasser and Hafiz Saeed and called for a return to an Islamic rule. This was appreciated by the US for obvious reasons.

Soon Maulana Maudoodi - an admirer of Hasan Al Banna - created Jamaate Islami at Lahore with the same anti-Communist and pro-West ideology.

Some Islamic specialists erroneously paint Muslim Brotherhood as a ‘radical movement’ with the same brush as was used for describing the Wahabbi legacy represented today by the Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS. Radicalisation received a fillip in recent times because of the USled ‘war on terror’ that was started first in Afghanistan and then in Iraq and which was essentially a combat between US-led West and Islamic radicals.

Notably, the rise of Taliban-Al Qaeda combined in the AfghanPak region was later matched by ISIS - a competing radical force that came up in the IraqSyria belt. India’s security concerns have multiplied because Pakistan has manoeuvred to cultivate radical outfits while retaining the goodwill of the US.

In fact, by pretending to mediate between the

Taliban and the US in the talks held to facilitate the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan earned the goodwill of the US and at the same time ensured the reinstallation of the Taliban Emirate at Kabul to its great strategic advantage against India.

Pak ISI is now using both Islamic extremists and Islamic radicals in its proxy war against India using terrorism as its instrument. Al Qaeda and ISIS proxies based in Pakistan have been floated for this purpose.

A new challenge has risen for India’s Intelligence agencies because of the organised use of social media by Pak ISI to surreptitiously reach out to its potential agents, recruit ‘lone wolves’ for terror operations and tap civil society groups for building anti-India narratives on Kashmir as well as on alleged lack of protection for Muslim minority under the present regime.

Those behind the raising of terrorists often play the card of ‘supremacism’ of faith that acted as a ‘pull’ factor in regard to ‘motivation’. The Sino-Pak axis has added a new dimension to India’s national security in which external threats are causing internal destabilisation because of the planned attempt of the two hostile neighbours to fish in our troubled waters.

Pakistan is openly fanning the HinduMuslim divide in India and instigating communal militancy so that it could facilitate the recruitment of potential terrorists.

The recently banned Popular Front of India (PFI) - known to have been spreading radicalisation and working for ISIS - was linked also to SIMI, a front of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, that was banned earlier after it had attracted notice for creating a terrorist body called Indian Mujahideen in the early Twenties this year. Pak ISI has thus been exploiting various Islamic extremist and radical outfits to create trouble for India. Radicalisation is a geopolitical danger but is a prime threat to the security of India on account of the mischief potential of Pakistan, Taliban domination of Afghanistan and the support of China to Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.

India has done well to highlight the threat of terrorism at every international forum and expose the danger

facing the democratic world as a whole from the Sino- Pak combine - an alliance between a Marxist dictatorship and a fundamentalist regime.

India has done well to maintain that Pakistan was behind cross-border terrorism against India and avoid any bilateral contact with Zardari, Pak Foreign Minister, who had come to attend the SCO meet at Goa recently.

A significant geopolitical development relating to the Muslim world is the increasing influence of radical stream in West Asia and its anti-West positioning in the Cold War type of polarisation that was developing between the US on one side and the ChinaRussia camp on the other.

Saudi Arabia with its pronounced fundamentalism has been the chief supporter of the US in the Islamic world but it had invited the wrath of radicals precisely for its political alignment. Its conflict with Yemen symbolised this ideological contradiction within the Islamic world.

The radical Islamic rule of Taliban-Al Qaeda in Afghanistan is politically on the same side of the fence as China and this certainly helped Pakistan in evolving a ‘give and take’ between the Kabul Emirate and Xi Jinping whereby no controversies would be raised about the minorities in China and China would make an economic investment in Afghanistan.

Somewhat similar has been the equation of restraint between Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics(CARs) that were still under the influence of RussiaPakistan was aware that Russia was averse to any spread of Islamic extremism in its former territories.

Equally important is the case of Iran under the fundamentalist regime of Ayatollahs. Shia extremism is ideologically averse to Western Capitalism and Caliph Ali is even said to have glorified ‘poverty’. Opposition to the US puts Iran and China on the same side of the geopolitical divide and it does not come as too much of a surprise that Xi Jinping has tried to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two countries with an opposing outlook on world politics.

Saudi Arabia as the Chairman of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has

been realising for some time, however, that a group within - comprising Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia - was prepared to consider Islamic radicals as a legitimate segment of the spectrum of Islam and not discard them just because of their opposition to the US-led West.

Call for a return to the ‘golden period’ of Islam had always held its own appeal in the Muslim world and Islamic radicals were great advocates of this ‘revivalism’.

India has to deal with Islamic extremism and radicalisation considering its national interests. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran are to be given special attention by India independently in order to handle the cross currents currently sweeping the Muslim world.

At home, the spread of radicalisation has to be checked through a multi-prong strategy of enhancing the state’s outreach to the sections of the minority that wanted peace and harmony, stepping up action against potential Pak agents and curbing the funding of terrorism.

In today’s situation, India’s internal security has become highly vulnerable to the effects of civil society groups with vested interests joining hands with international lobbies led by Pakistan, to spread the narrative of alleged lack of protection for Muslim minority under the present regime.

Minority politics is also in full swing as political parties realised the importance of their votes in the crucial elections ahead. Sectional appeals for votes would be a part of the game provided they did not encourage ‘separatism’ which in the Indian context would raise an alarm because of the legacy of history.

Minority politics could generate militancy of a kind that would feed terrorist violence under the instigation of India’s hostile neighbours.

Indian democracy must continue to derive strength from a healthy sense of nationalism of all its citizens regardless of class, creed or region- in keeping with the mandate of ‘one man one vote’ on which it was conceived.

It should be remembered that the Preamble to our Constitution itself appeals to all citizens to work for the ‘Nation’.

D.C. Pathak

(The writer is a former Director of Intelligence Bureau. Views expressed are personal)

Beekeeping for a successful sweet revolution

People from urban areas are buying honey from the market but many may not have seen bees’ everyday.

We must remember that we all depend on the survival of bees but the irony is that bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.

Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.

Bees and other pollinators are fundamental for the health of ecosystems and food

security. They help maintain biodiversity and ensure the production of nutritious food. There is no doubt that bees are under threat. Present species extinction rates are 100 to 1,000 times higher than normal due to human impacts. Close to 35 percent of invertebrate pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies, and about 17 percent of vertebrate pollinators, such as bats, face extinction globally.

If this trend continues, nutritious crops, such as fruits, nuts and many vegetable crops will be substituted increasingly by staple crops like rice, corn and potatoes, eventually resulting in an imbalanced diet. One of the career or business opportunities can be apiculture . Beekeeping or apiculture is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most commonly kept species

but other honey producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept. Beekeepers (or apiarists) keep bees to collect honey and other products of the hive: beeswax, propolis, bee pollen, and royal jelly. Pollination of crops, raising queens, and production of package bees for sale are other sources of beekeeping income. Bee hives are kept in an apiary or “bee yard”.

The keeping of bees by humans, primarily for honey production, began around 10,000 years ago. Georgia is known as the “cradle of beekeeping” and the oldest honey ever found comes from that country. The 5,500-year-old honey was unearthed from the grave of a noblewoman during archaeological excavations in 2003 near the town Borjomi. Ceramic jars found in the grave contained several types of honey, including linden and

flower honey. Domestication of bees can be seen in Egyptian art from around 4,500 years ago; there is also evidence of beekeeping in ancient China, Greece, and Maya.

To promote beekeeping in India we have the National Bee Board and National Beekeeping and Honey Mission. Khadi & Village Industries Commission also promotes activities related to bees in the country. At KVIC through its Central Bee Research & Training Institute (CBRTI), 15 State Beekeeping Extension centers (SBEC), 100 registered institutions, Cooperatives and State Khadi and Village Industries Boards undertake training programs throughout the country. Few training includes Diploma in Beekeeping (6 months) for which required qualification is B. Sc. (Biology/ Agri. / Forestry). There are other courses for which required

academic qualification is either 10th pass or even without academic qualifications. The courses are Certificate course in Beekeeping, Rock-bee handling, Elementary Beekeeping, Short term course in beekeeping, Queen Rearing, pollination, bee pathology, CF Sheet, etc, Honey Processing, Analysis of honey, there are few tailor made or customized training programs according to need and demand , Training in Honey Testing Kit, etc .

Young people can be part of the sweet revolution and get engaged in beekeeping and honey production. Interested people may take up the required training and plan their future with apiculture. We must protect bees as they are important for us so getting engaged means earning and saving at the same time which would enhance sustainable development.

Ranjan K Baruah, Guwahati

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”

Horace

CMs skip NITI Aayog meet; ‘losing out’: Govt

NEW DELHI, MAY 27 (AGENCIES): Eleven

Chief Ministers are skipping the NITI Aayog Council meeting presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has cited health reasons for not attending, and Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has not given any specific reason for his absence.

Arvind Kejriwal wrote to the PM on Friday, announcing his boycott of the meeting over the Centre’s recent ordinance, and charged that cooperative federalism in the country was being turned into a “joke”. The controversial ordinance by the BJP-led Centre effectively cancels a May 11 Supreme Court order that granted the Delhi government executive control over the bureaucracy.

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann has written a note to the Centre saying it’s not paying attention to Punjab’s

interests, which is why he will boycott the meeting.

In the previous meeting, in August last year, the Chief Minister had raised the issues of Rural Development Fund (RDF), stubble burning, and farmers’ concerns which he says the Centre paid no attention to. Calling it a mere “photo session”, Mr Mann in his note has said there’s no use in participating in the meeting until pending issues have been addressed.

Three other prominent Opposition leaders -- Telangana’s K Chandrashekar

Rao, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee and Bihar’s Nitish Kumar -- who have been trying to stitch together a grand united Opposition front to counter the BJP in next year’s Lok Sabha elections, are also skipping the meeting.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who maintains a calculated distance from both the NDA and the Opposition, was also absent from the meeting. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, Mr Patnaik did not attend the meeting as he has a prior programme.

India on its way to become world’s 3rd largest economy: Niti Aayog CEO

NEW DELHI, MAY

27

(IANS) Following its governing council meeting on Saturday, Niti Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said that India is on its way to become the world’s third largest economy in a couple of years, as the country is at a take-off point at the moment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the meeting, also urged the all the stakeholders to grab the opportunities, adding that the aspiration of ‘Viksit Bharat’ is not the vision of an individual or a small group, but it is the vision of

India that “we will have to conceive and fulfil”.

Addressing the media after the eighth governing council meeting of the Niti Aayog, Subrahmanyam said, “The theme was Viksit Bharat. Why was it chosen? Because India should be prepared for the next 25 years and we will be a developed nation in the next 25 years. Why is Viksit Bharat so important at this point? It is important because India is at a take-off moment.

“We are not only the largest country by population, but also the fifth largest economy. The fifth is going

KIN CLAN KHUZAMA VILLAGE FELICITATION

The Kin Clan Khuzama Village would like to congratulate Ms. VILENO KIN, daughter of Mr. VIMEHO KIN for securing the Top 15 position in HSLC Examination 2023.

We wish her success in her future endeavours.

Sd/Chairman Kin Clan-Khuzama Village

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W OKHA : N A G ALAND FELICITATION

With immense pride and honour, we the YIKHUM STUDENTS’ UNION would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to MISS MHAYIBENI T ODYUO, D/o Thungjanbemo Odyuo, for securing Lotha subject Topper in the recently declared HSLC Examination 2023. The Union wishes her all the best in her future endeavours.

The Union further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC and wishes them more success in their future endeavours.

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Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy stands tall: Rahul’s tribute to India’s 1st PM

“11 Chief Ministers didn’t attend the meeting. But several other Chief Ministers did. I have seen similar attendance in previous NITI Aayog Governing Council meetings. They might have their personal reasons,” NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam was quoted saying by news agency ANI. The BJP said the missing Chief Ministers did not bring the voice of the people to a crucial planning meeting, where over a hundred issues were listed to be discussed. NITI Aayog is a significant platform to evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of states, it said, adding that it’s an important body for determining the entire policy-framework and the road map for the development of the entire country.

“NITI Aayog is very important for the development and planning of the

country. 100 issues have been fixed for this meeting, and the Chief Ministers who have not come are not bringing the voice of the people of their state here. How far will you go to protest against Modi?” BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

Government sources have said boycotting NITI Aayog Governing Council Meetings by Chief Ministers is equal to boycotting the state’s development. More than a hundred important issues will be discussed at the Governing Council Meeting (GCM), and states not being represented will lose out, sources said.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has said if non-BJP Chief Ministers are boycotting the meeting, it means the Centre is not treating them properly. “Whoever is not obeying the Centre, the NITI Aayog is not listening to their demands,” he said.

SC lawyer files complaint against Kharge for remarks on Prez’s caste

NEW DELHI, MAY 27

to become third in a couple of years.”

He asserted that demography is in “our favour not just in terms of the total number of people, but also in terms of the number of youthful people”.

“India will have about 20 per cent of the world’s working-age population in a couple of years, and it is going to be the largest provider of working-age people between 28-29 for the next 20 years or so.

Subrahmanyam added that in his opening remarks, Prime Minister Modi did talk about a range of things.

(IANS): Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal has lodged a formal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accusing them of making inflammatory remarks regarding the President’s caste.

In his complaint filed with the Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, Jindal has alleged that the intention behind thee statements was to create discord among various communities and groups, while attempting to foster a sense of mistrust towards the Centre.

OffICE Of ThE KhEZhAKENO STUDENTS’ UNION Phek District, Nagaland fELICITATION

With immense pride and profound gratitude, the office of the Khezhakeno Students’ Union would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Ms Kodotso-o Koza , D/o Mr. C Pulo Koza for securing top 5 Rank (Arts Stream) in the recently declared HSSLC examination 2023 under NBSE.

The Union further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC examination 2023 and invoke God’s blessings and guidance upon their future endeavours.

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FELICITATION

We are extremely delighted to congratulate Miss Rongsennungla (Longchar) D/o Mr. Chetenlemba Longchar for securing top 17th position from St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Dimapur in the recently declared HSLC Exam 2023.

Your achievement brings laurels to Longchar Kidong in particular and Ao community in general.

Longchar Kidong further extends best wishes to all the HSLC successful candidates in their future endeavours.

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The Dimapur Okotsoe Ekhung (DOE ) with immense pride and honour would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss LICHIBENI B. SHITIRI, D/o Mr. Bronson Shitiri & Mrs. Elizabeth Shitiri for securing Top 18th in the recently declared HSLC Exam 2023.

The DOE further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC and wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

NEW DELHI, MAY 27

(PTI): The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the legacy of the country’s first prime minister stands tall like a beacon, illuminating the idea of India and values of freedom and democracy.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and

Gandhi also visited Nehru’s memorial at the Shanti Van and paid floral tributes to him. Senior leaders KC Venugopal and Pawan Bansal were among those present at the memorial.

Several party leaders paid tributes on social media to the Congress stalwart. Born in 1889, Nehru remains India’s longest-serving prime minister. He was prime minister between

August 1947 and May 1964. He passed away on May 27, 1964.

“India of the 21st century cannot be imagined without the contribution of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,” Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.

A fearless defender of democracy, his progressive ideas strongly propelled India’s social, political and economic development despite challenges, the Congress president said. “My humble tribute to ‘Hind ke Jawahar’,” he said. Paying tributes to the former prime minister, Gandhi in a tweet said Nehru’s legacy stands tall, like a beacon, illuminating the idea of India and the values he dedicated his life for –freedom, democracy, secularism and modernity. “His vision and values always guide our conscience and actions,” Mr Gandhi said and tagged an audio-visual montage on Nehru.

The complaint seeks appropriate action against the accused parties for their alleged actions which according to him is an offence under section 121, 153A, 505 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

“I am filing this complaint against Congress president Kharge and Kejriwal, CM Delhi, and others who have made provocative, inflammatory, derogatory, and inciting statements with the sole motive of promoting enmity between the community by mentioning the caste of the President of India.

“Recently I have seen many prominent leaders in media reports making provocative statements by referring to the caste of our Hon’ble President of India regarding the event of the Inauguration of the new Parliament building.

PM Modi chairs the 8th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog Convention Centre in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary, at Shanti Van in New

FPIs inflow hits 9-month high in May

NEW DELHI, MAY 27 (AGENCIES): Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)

continued to buy in Indian equities for the entire month of May as of now. An inflow of Rs. 37,317 crore has been recorded till May 26th, which is the highest investment in nine months by FPIs. Foreign investors have been buyers across sectors with massive investment pumped in financial services stocks. The trend in FPIs is likely to continue ahead, which does bring a possible case for the Nifty 50 to touch a new record high.

According to a report by Mint, as per the NSDL data, FPIs inflow in Indian equities comes to Rs.37,317 crore from May 1st to 26th. This is not just the highest monthly buying of 2023, but also the highest since November last year.

Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services said, “FPIs have been buyers across sectors.

They invested in sectors like automobiles, capital goods, health care, Oil & gas, and telecom. Massive buying was witnessed in financial services, particularly banking.”

Furthermore, Vijayakumar pointed out that the sustained buying by FPIs lifted the Nifty by 2.4% in May.

India is among the best-performing markets like Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Brazil while other markets, both developed and emerging, are struggling.

In the trading week that ended on May 26th, Sensex climbed by 588.13 points or 0.95% but Nifty 50 outperformed with an upside of 248.75 points or 1.36%.

Currently, Sensex is at 62,501.69 and Nifty 50 at 18,499.35.

Going ahead, Geojit’s expert believes that leading macro indicators in India like GST collections, PMI data, and credit growth

RBI slaps Rs 84.5-lakh fine on Central Bank

NEW DELHI, MAY

(From p-1)

suggest a resilient economy that can deliver 6%GDP growth and mid-teen earnings growth in FY 24.

The latest CPI inflation print ( 4.7% in April) has come as a shot in the arm for markets. It is a clear indication that interest rates have peaked in India.

In this favourable macro setting, Vijayakumar said, “FPI flows are likely to continue supporting the market.”

The possibility of continued robust buying from FPIs could drive the Nifty 50 to reach high levels.

Vijayakumar said, “A new record high for Nifty is possible. However, there is no scope for a sharp rally since valuations are not favourable at record levels.”

The benchmark Nifty 50 latest historic high is 18,887.60. The short-term outlook for this index is considered to be robust.

There are three more trading sessions left in May month, and the FPIs flow could go up.

27 (AGENCIES): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of Rs 84.5 lakh on Central Bank of India for noncompliance with fraudclassification norms. According to Financial Express report, a statutory inspection for supervisory evaluation of the bank was conducted by the Reserve Bank of India and it showed that the bank had failed to report certain accounts as fraud within seven days of the decision of the joint lenders’ forum (JLF) to declare those as fraud.

The bank also recovered SMS alert charges from its customers on a flat basis rather than on an actual usage basis.

“In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the said directions, as stated therein,” the central bank said in a press release.

Man held for raping...

(From p-1) to protest, the accused would promise to marry her soon. During this, Krishnapal also procured ornaments and jewellery from her and made her sign several documents. He fooled her by saying that the MP government provided Rs 2 lakh to the married couple in case of inter-caste marriages. The woman, who belonged to another religion, believed him.

Soon, Krishnapal began mounting pressure on her for religious conversion, following which frequent arguments used to take place between them. On May 24, the woman approached police and lodged a complaint against Krishnapal for raping him and forcing her to convert to religion. The police have arrested him and have produced him in the court.

In a statement, APO president Razouvotuo Chatsu described the act as “wrong and unjustifiable” and asserted that such acts were alien to the cultures and traditions of ancestors.

APO stated that the iconic Naga Club building, which was a purposeful office of the NSF, was associated with Naga people’s history. APO said that the building was preserved and used valiantly by patriotic Naga youths to uphold the Naga struggle, adding that to destroy such a monument was a great loss for all the Nagas.

“It is understood that the grand Naga Club Building has been embroiled in conflict,” APO said and expressed belief that pursuing amicable and lasting solutions to conflicts could only stem from mutual respect and dialogue.

Further, APO said that Naga Club was Naga History, adding “we cannot put a price on what our pioneers achieved and passed down to us.”

APO has, therefore, appealed to all Nagas to show understanding of the positions taken in the conflict. APO also appealed all to desist from aggravating situations but show the compassion in helping resolve the issue, which it said would also help all sides in evolving a solution that will serve the larger cause of the Nagas.

NESO: North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), which represents eight student bodies of North East region—NSF, Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Garo Students’ Union (GSU) and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU)— has condemned the vandalization of NSF office.

In a communiqué, NESO chairman Samuel B Jyrwa stated that NSF office had been functioning for so many decades that it no lon-

ger remained only a building, but a part and parcel of the history of Naga people.

The organisation recalled that it was in this office that many deliberations and crucial decisions were made for the wellbeing, uplift and protection of Naga people.

Noting that the NSF in its journey of more than 75 years had faced and overcome so many trials and challenges, of which the latest episode was just another challenge, the NESO said it was very confident that the federation would be able to overcome this one too. The organisation also expressed its solidarity with the NSF and announced full support to the federation.

NH: Naga Hoho expressed shock over the incident and appealed to the responsible authority to immediately act against such perpetrators and award befitting punishment.

NH through its president HK Zhimomi stated that NSF office holds the Naga political history, sentiments and emotions of every Naga. The hoho, therefore, stated that the attack was “a murder to the future Naga generation.”

KPC: Kohima Press Club (KPC) through its president Alice Yhoshü and general secretary Atono Tsükrü Kense expressed deep concern over incident, which “indirectly” affected the temporary working office of the KPC that was housed within the Naga Club building.

KPC stated that any act of vandalism was unwarranted and that of cowardice, and had no place in a civilized society. The club has urged the responsible authorities to conduct a swift investigation into the incident and take action as per the law of the land.

ASU: Angami Students’ Union (ASU) expressed anguish and concern over the act of vandalism and appealed to the law enforcing agencies to immediately arrest the perpetrators and “initiate the most befitting action” as per the law of the land.

ASU through its president Bisevi Nakhro and vice president Kevilelhou Zumu stated that such vandalism was alien to the Naga people. The union stated that the audacity of some miscreants to mastermind “this heinous act” in Angami homeland was a direct confrontation with the ASU.

ASU stated that it would not tolerate “this cowardly barbarism” and

warned those perpetrators to immediately surrender themselves or bear the brunt of the union, sating the union would “go all out” in delivering justice to the NSF and ANCSU. ASU has informed its units to be prepared for any call.

AKM: Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) said it was “greatly disturbed” by incident and urged the responsible authority to take necessary action at the earliest.

AKM through its president Lanutoshi Aier and general secretary Satemmongba described the perpetrators as “not common miscreants, but anti Naga national elements.”

AKM also affirmed unwavering support to the NSF in particular and the Naga people in general in their collective endeavour to “build and rebuild not only the physical building but most importantly the Naga nation at this challenging moment.”

RSU: Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) expressed shock over the act of vandalism and demanded the competent authority immediately bring the perpetrators to book and accord exemplary justice as deemed by the law.

RSU through its president Ajo Tsela condemned the act by “some few wayward individual(s)” to dismantle the “very heritage and tarnish the undying legacy” of Naga pioneers who had sown the “seeds of Naga-ness”, adding that their memory continued to be fondly revered and visibly envisaged in the form of the Naga Club building.

Further, RSU stated that “such barbaric actions” committed against the NSF was an open confrontation against every Naga student, youth and the Naga people. The union affirmed that it would extend support and cooperation to the office of NSF in “whatever measures and courses of action that may be initiated.”

DNSU: Expressing dismay and grief over the act of vandalism, the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) through its president Moayanger Jamir and general secretary Sedelo T Vadeo stated that “this act of extreme crime” was committed by “anti-Naga miscreants” who were a threat to the entire Naga Nation.

DNSU has, therefore, appealed to the responsible authorities to immediately take the necessary actions and bring those involved in public domain.

Further, the union ap-

pealed to all the Nagas to condemn “such Anti-Naga illicit activities” that were a threat to the unity and integrity of Nagas.

DNSU affirmed that it “completely” endorsed the NSF in solving the issue, adding that the union would render its “unwavering support toward executing justice.”

AYO: Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) through its president Kesosul Christopher Ltu and general secretary Neidilhoutuo Sechu strongly condemned the vandalism and cautioned that the organisation would not tolerate any action that was detrimental to the progress of the Naga society.

AYO expressed dismay that the Naga Club Building, which stands as a history to the Naga aspirations, was destroyed by unknown miscreants. AYO stated that the incident was not just an attack on the building, but on the essence, fabric and legacy of the Nagas as the building today was a testimony of the Naga journey thus far.

Further, AYO vehemently denounced the act of the perpetrators and appealed the law enforcing agencies to be prompt in arresting the culprits and punish them befittingly.

It also affirmed support to NSF, ANCSU and the KPC at this hour and assured to support them in their demand for stringent action against the perpetrators.

TUD: Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) expressed shock at the act vandalism by anti-social elements. TUD stated that the highhandedness and atrocious act committed by any individual or group cannot be tolerated when Nagas were striving for peaceful coexistence.

TUD through its media team maintained that NSF since its inception had been a beacon of hope and voice of the Nagas within its boundaries and beyond for citizens both young and old alike.

TUD stated that any misunderstanding and dissension could be amicably settled without resorting to such despicable actions. The union has called for arresting the culprits and those masterminds without any fear or favour.

TUD further appealed to all responsible citizens to condemn such act.

Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Sachin Jaiswal and his wife, Naina Daria inaugurated the Bluestone Jewelry Store at Circular Road Dimapur, on Saturday. The store deals in real pure jewelers made of 18 and 22 carat gold, curated with designs for youth in affordable rates. It may be noted that there are 150 stores pan India, with only seven in the entire North East, including the newly inaugurated store at Dimapur.

Stage set for inauguration of new Parl building by PM

in Allahabad, will be installed in the new Parliament building.

It will be placed near the chair of Lok Sabha Speaker in the House chamber.

But amid a boycott by 20 opposition parties of the inauguration ceremony, the Sengol too was dragged into the political row.

NEW DELHI, MAY 27

(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate the new Parliament building, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, amid a boycott by several Opposition parties which insist that President Droupadi Murmu as head of the state should do the honours.

On Friday, Modi said the new Parliament building will make every Indian proud and shared a video

of the new complex. With carpets from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, bamboo flooring from Tripura and stone carvings from Rajasthan, the new Parliament building reflects India’s diverse culture.

‘Sengol’, a historical sceptre from Tamil Nadu which was received by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent transfer of power from the British and was kept in a museum

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday claimed there was no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Nehru describing the Sengol as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.

The Congress’ stand on the Sengol evoked a strong reaction from Home Minister Amit Shah who said the party needs to “reflect” on its behaviour as he denounced its claim that there was no evidence of the Sengol being a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India in 1947.

BENGALURU, MAY 27

(IANS): After creating a furore with its proposal to ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) once its assumes power in Karnataka, the newly-elected Congress government on Saturday delivered a major a U-turn with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah denying any such claim by his party. While speaking to reporters, Siddaramaiah asserted that strict action will be taken against any organisation that disturbs peace and harmony in society. He clarified that the party had not spoken about banning RSS. Notably, statements in this regard by cabinet minister Priyank Kharge had stirred a controversy in the state. Kharge had said that his party is ready to impose a ban on Bajrang Dal. He had also stated earlier that “We will not hesitate to ban organisations which indulge in moral policing. It might be RSS or Bajrang Dal or any other communal organisation.” “We will change the laws brought by the BJP government. If any individual, organization

BJP trying to replicate Manipur-like riots in WB: Mamata

SALBONI, MAY 27 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata

Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP was trying to replicate a Manipur-like situation in her state by planning to orchestrate ethnic riots. She condemned the attack on state minister Birbaha Hansda’s vehicle and said that the BJP activists, not members of the Kurmi community, were behind the incident that took place on Friday.

“The BJP was behind ethnic violence in Manipur. The saffron party is trying to replicate similar riots between communities in West Bengal. They want to create a situa-

tion wherein Adivasis will fight Kurmis so that army can be called in and the military will have shoot-at-sight orders,” she said at a rally in Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district.

Mamata Banerjee said those trying to fuel ethnic riots in the state will not be spared.

The state minister’s vehicle, which was part of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s convoy, was damaged after being pelted with stones in the tribaldominated district.

“I condemn yesterday’s violence. I don’t believe Kurmis were behind the attack. BJP workers disguised as members of the Kurmi community were behind it,” she said, while addressing TMC’s mass outreach campaign ‘Trinamool e Nabojowar’ (new wave in Trinamool).

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We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to all the students who have cleared their HSLC, HSSLC, AISSE & AISSCE Exams 2023. Furthermore, we are thrilled to publicly honour and congratulate our outstanding students, who have done us proud with their remarkable academic achievements.

thre atens peace and acts against the constitution, the government has the capacity to initiate proper action against them,” he had maintained earlier.

Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had challenged the Congress to ban the RSS if they had the guts. BJP Karnataka State President Nalin Kumar Kateel maintained that if any attempt of banning RSS or Bajrang Dal is made, Congress government won’t survive. Reacting to the ban proposal on RSS and Bajrang Dal, BJP senior leader and former minister R. Ashoka challenged the newly formed Congress government that if they close even one branch of RSS, Congress party would be nowhere in Karnataka.

(PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called for a review of JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s case, while People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone termed NIA’s plea seeking death penalty for the separatist leader as “dangerous”.

However, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari said deterrent measures should be taken against those trying to threaten the country’s security.

The reactions came after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking the death penalty for Malik, asserting that not giving capital punishment to such a “dreaded terrorist” will result in the miscarriage of justice. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief was awarded a life term by a trial court in a terror funding case last year.

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2. Shri. M. Thepau Phom NSS on being promoted from Junior Section Officer to Section Officer under Nagaland Civil Secretariat. The Union extends our prayers that the Almighty God bless you both with good health and wisdom in your future endeavours.

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Me hbooba said Malik’s case must be reviewed and reconsidered as in a democracy like India even the assassins of a prime minister were pardoned. She also lashed out at Bukhari -- her former party and cabinet colleague -saying those gleefully supporting Malik’s hanging were a grave threat to “our collective rights”.

“In a democracy like India where even the assassins of a PM were pardoned, the case of a political prisoner like Yasin Malik must be reviewed and reconsidered. The new

political ikhwan gleefully supporting his hanging are a grave threat to our collective rights,” the PDP chief said on Twitter.

Bukhari said the NIA’s plea demanding the death penalty for Malik highlights the urgency to address militant funding in Jammu and Kashmir.

“We must ensure justice prevails and deterrent measures should be taken against those who are trying to threaten our nation’s security,” he said.

People’s Conference chairman Lone said the NIA’s plea was dangerous.

“NIA plea on Yasin Malik is dangerous. It is a humble plea. Let you not be misled by fair weather Kashmir experts. Please — every situation has a short term and a long term. Let the short term enforced calm not blind you to the possible long term turbulence,” Lone said on Twitter.

CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE

The NDPP Party of 43 A/C Tapi heartily congratulates Shri. Tingpai Konyak over his well deserved appointment as the President of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Mon Region. Shri. Tingpai is the former Vice President of NDPP Mon Region and he has come a long way serving in different capacities under 43 A/C Tapi. As he embarks the new office, the party wishes him the best to serve the people.

(WANGLAM) (NOKPEN) General Secretary President 43 A/C Tapi NDPP 43 A/C Tapi NDPP

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With profound pride and gratitude, the Wameken Citizen’s Conference takes the pleasure to congratulate the following esteemed members on their achievement in various fields.

1. Miss Imnasenla M Longkumer, D/o. Mr & Mrs. Er. N. Moa Longkumer on getting Top 18th Rank HSLC 2023 conducted by NBSE.

2. Mr. Sentilong Jamir, S/o. Mr & Mrs. P. Tako Jamir on getting the post of Sub-Inspector (BSF) through SSC Exam.

3. Er. T. Meren, S/o. Mr & Mrs. Chubamanen on being promoted to the post of Deputy General Manager (E), North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPC).

4. Mr. Imlimeren Imsong, S/o. Mr & Mrs. N. Imti Imsong on being promoted to the post of Assistant Registrar, Nagaland University, Lumami.

5. Er. N. Moa Longkumer, S/o. Mr & Mrs. Nuklungangshi on being promoted to the post of Joint Director, Administrative Training Institute Kohima, NID. The Conference further wishes them success and may our Almighty God continue to grant wisdom and good health as they pursue greater challenges in their respective endeavours.

Sd/- Sd/(LANUMOA) (SENTITOSHI) President General Secretary DP-2373/23

Lishen H. Jatloi Aishong Michael Menhahü Phom Phom

• Ms. Lishen Menhahü, the daughter of Mr. H. Chingyan Phom for securing the Top 7 (97.67%) position in the HSLC exam 2023.

• Mr. H. Jatloi Phom, the son of Mr. Heang Phom, for securing Top 13 (86.00%) among the students of Hope Academy, Dimapur in the 2023 AISSE exam.

• Mr. Aishong Michael Phom, the son of Mr. S. Longmong Phom, for being a HSLC subject topper in Social Science (100 marks).

Sd/- Sd/Mr. Vanyap Phom Mr. Shahong. H. Phom President, Education Secretary, YHSUD YHSUD

Lima Aier Higher Secondary School warmly congratulates the HSSLC 2023 Batch for securing the highest percentage of pass 98% in Dimapur with 113 distinctions and 21 students with 90% plus scores. Out of 91 students, 61 in 1st Division and 30 in 2nd Division and state subject topper in History.

Congratulations ! The praises of Yesterday The strength of Today

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Mehbooba Mufti

Siddaramaiah

Mamata Banerjee

A security personnel near the new Parliament building on the eve of its inauguration, in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

RSS ban row: Karnataka Congress makes U-turn

Yasin Malik’s case must be reviewed, reconsidered: Mehbooba

KCR demands withdrawal of Delhi Ordinance

HYDERABAD, MAY 27 (PTI): Telangana Chief

Minister K Chandrasekhar

Rao on Saturday demanded that the Centre withdraw its ordinance on control of services in Delhi, after he held a meeting with the chief ministers of Delhi and Punjab.

He made the demand during a joint press conference with Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann who called on him here to discuss the issue of the Centre’s ordinance.

Rao alleged that the way the Centre issued the ordinance reminded one of the days of the Emergency.

“(PM) Narendra Modi ji and BJP leaders speak so vociferously against the Emergency. Exactly the same thing happened before the Emergency. Post Allahabad High Court judgment, a Constitutional amendment was made nullifying that judgment,” Rao said. Claiming that the NDA government is on a path similar to the imposition of the Emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975, he asked what is the difference between the Indira Gandhi regime then and the Centre now.

“We demand that the Prime Minister withdraw the ordinance. Yourself. Or else, we will all support Arvind Kejriwal ji. We will stand by him. We will use all our strength in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to defeat

Court not an institution to sermonise society on morality: SC JAIPUR, MAY 27 (AGENCIES):

NEW DELHI, MAY 27

(PTI): Court is not an institution to sermonise society on morality and ethics and rather, it is bound by the rule of law while taking decisions, the Supreme Court has said.

The top court made this observation while ordering premature release of a woman convicted for murder of two children.

The woman had an affair with a man who used to often threaten her. So she decided to commit suicide along with her children.

13 dead in Rajasthan flood

brutal nature of the offence committed by her. A Supreme Court bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said the woman never tried to murder her sons with a view to continue her illicit relationship.

Sudden heavy rain, hailstorm and gusty winds have flooded parts of Rajasthan. Fatehpur city and Shekhawati region were the worst hit, reports Ndtv news.

Mann meets K.

Arvind Kejriwal with

Rao,

Saturday. (PTI) that ordinance and see to it that the ordinance is not passed,” he said.

Rao alleged that the NDA government insulted the people of Delhi.

The Centre is not allowing the elected government of Delhi to function and is not honouring the Supreme Court judgment, he alleged. “Not honouring the Supreme Court’s larger bench judgment means going towards Emergency,” he said.

He felt that the “whole system” would support Kejriwal as it is a “question of the existence of democracy”. Kejriwal thanked Rao for his support. “People across the country ask where would people go for justice if the Prime Minister does not accept the Supreme Court’s orders,” the Delhi Chief Minister said.

“In a way, Prime

Minister is challenging the people of Delhi that he would not let the government function, whatever (be) the government elected by the people,” he claimed, accusing the Centre of meddling when a non-BJP government is elected by the people in any state.

He alleged that the BJP either “purchases MLAs, dislodges government or breaks MLAs by sending ED or brings an ordinance misusing the Governor, as seen in different states”.

Observing that the BJP does not have a majority in Rajya Sabha, he said if all non-BJP parties defeat the ordinance in the upper house, it will generate confidence among people of the country that the Modi government would not return to power in 2024.

The fight is to safeguard democracy, he said.

She bought pesticides meant for plants and administered poison to her two children. Thereafter, when she poured the pesticide in a tumbler to consume it herself, her niece pushed it down.

Unfortunately, the two children were declared dead on arrival in the hospital and an FIR under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was lodged.

The trial court convicted the woman under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 309 (suicide) and sentenced her life imprisonment besides a fine.

The high court partly allowed her plea by acquitting her under Section 309 while upholding the conviction under Section 302 of IPC.

The woman pleaded for premature release, saying she was in prison for almost 20 years. However, the recommendation of the State Level Committee was rejected by the Tamil Nadu government considering the cruel and

“On the contrary, she had tried to commit suicide herself along with her children not with a view to continue her illicit relationship with her paramour but rather, in disappointment and frustration over the quarrel picked up by her paramour. “This court is not an institution to sermonise society on morality and ethics and we say no further on this score, bound as we are, by the brooding presence of the rule of law,” the bench said.

The apex court said the case cannot be simply bracketed as a ‘cruel and brutal’ offence as the woman herself was trying to end her life but was prevented by her niece in the nick of time.

“Moreover, the recommendation of the State Level Committee conveyed by the Additional Director General of Police/Inspector General of Prisons also notes her undisputed reflective conduct as also the long period of incarceration already undergone,” it said.

The top court said there is no valid reason or justifiable ground for the State not accepting the recommendation of the State Level Committee for premature release of the woman.

The flood due to the “freak weather” event swept away vehicles and cattle and damaged homes. Farmers upset over not getting timely help protested by blocking roads.

Strong winds also swept away a wedding venue. Visuals of the incident show guests holding on to whatever they could find just after the winds brought down the mandap.

The wedding venue damaged by strong winds in Rajasthan

It has been raining in Fatehpur for the past four days. The flood accompanied by strong winds have knocked out electric poles,

A function hall submerged in water in Rajasthan.

making it difficult for the authorities to restore power in the city.

The weather office in state capital Jaipur has warned heavy rain, strong winds and hailstorm from till Monday. The wind speed may go up to 70 kmph, the weather office said.

The Disaster Relief and Management Department said they have re -

ceived reports of 13 rainrelated deaths in the past two days.

The department has forecast the south-west monsoon to remain normal with an average of 96 per cent rainfall during monsoon from June to September. It also forecast the maximum and minimum temperature to be above normal in most parts of Rajasthan in June.

No room in syllabus for those who sowed seeds of partition: Delhi university V-C

NEW DELHI, MAY 27 (PTI): Those who laid the foundation to break India should not be in the syllabus, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said after the academic council passed a motion to remove a chapter on Pakistan’s national poet Muhammad Iqbal from the political science curriculum.

Born in 1877 in Sialkot, in undivided India, Iqbal had written the famous song “Saare Jahan Se Achha.” He is often

credited with giving birth to the idea of Pakistan.

The university’s academic council passed a motion on Friday for the removal of the chapter titled ‘Modern Indian Political Thought’.

It is part of the BA sixth-semester paper, officials said, adding that the matter will now be presented before the executive council of Delhi University (DU) for a final call.

GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL LENGRIJAN DIMAPUR : NAGALAND CONGRATULATIONS

The Headmaster and the staff of GHS, Lengrijan extends our heartiest congratulations to all our students who have cleared the HSLC Examinations 2023. We also congratulate all the students who have secured distinctions in various subjects.

We the Sumi Students' Union Purana Bazar 'B' Village with enormous pride and joy would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Vini Achumi, D/o Shri Ghukuto Achumi for bringing laurels to our village by securing Top 20(95.83%) in HSLC exam. The Union would also like to congratulate all the students from our village who have qualified in the recently declared HSLC and HSSLC result. HSLC

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"Best wishes for your future endeavors"

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Discontentment after K’taka cabinet expansion

BENGALURU, MAY 27

(PTI): While joy swept Raj Bhavan as 24 ministers were sworn in on Saturday, the discontent among many senior legislators who were denied a ministerial position in the 34-member Cabinet of the Siddaramaiah government erupted in the form of protests outside.

Dejected supporters of the legislators who could not make it to the Cabinet raised slogans outside the Governor’s residence where the ministers took oath.

Apart from Bengaluru, protests were held in Sira in Tumakuru, Mysuru, Haveri, Kodagu and various other places as well, with many disgruntled legislators and their supporters voicing their discontent.

In Bengaluru, supporters of Vijayanagar MLA M Krishnappa gathered near Raj Bhavan and shouted slogans. They said the four-time MLA deserved the cabinet berth

more than anyone else.

Similarly, the supporters of T B Jayachandra staged a demonstration outside Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s house alleging that a “grave injustice” has been meted out to the Kunchitiga community as no representation was given to them. A disgruntled Jayachandra said he would meet the party high command and seek justice.

In Mysuru, supporters of Narasimharaja MLA

Tanveer Sait agitated holding banners and placards in support of their leader.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that there were certain parameters according to which first-time MLAs from the party are not inducted into the Cabinet.

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar consoled the disgruntled legislators, telling them not to lose hope as they had scope in the future.

NEW DELHI, MAY (AGENCIES):

The ceremonial sceptre ‘Sengol’, which will be installed in the new Parliament building, was handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid chanting of mantras by seers from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, a day ahead of the big ceremony, reports Ndtv news.

PM Modi met the priests or Adheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his official residence. The Prime Minister also sought their blessings. At the inauguration

Miscreants destroy NSF office... Jacob reiterates state govt’s stand on implementation of ILP

(From p-1)

The house extended its gratitude to the Naga people, political leaders and civil society organisations, cutting across artificial boundaries, for extending solidarity with the NSF during this difficult time of the Naga heritage site being demolished by the anti-Naga rogues.

The house resolved to expedite the process of rebuilding the Naga Club building, for which the committee constituted by the executive council was approved by the emergency presidential council meeting.

“Every single Naga youth and student shall contribute towards the same for which the federating units and sub-ordinate bodies are delegated the responsibility to ensure the success of the endeavour,” NSF stated.

The house also resolved to forward the matter of extension of tenure of the incumbent members to the Federal Assembly, for which NSF speaker was requested to summon an emergency federal assembly post the extra emergency presidential council meeting.

Meanwhile, minister of higher education & tourism Temjen Imna Along and advisor water resources Tongpang Ozukum visited the site.

Along vehemently condemned the incident and said that the mis-

creants were only sending a very bad message not only to Nagaland but throughout the country. He said that 24 hours to trace the culprits was too long a time as he believed that people knew who had done this. As the police were already investigating the case, he opined that the culprits should be caught, sent to jail and made to pay to rebuild the building so that they would never dare imagine doing such a thing again. Along stated, “People who did this are not fit to be called citizens of Nagaland. NSF carries the aspirations of Naga people in every sphere of life. Booking the miscreants under law will not be enough. Their names and faces should be revealed to the society so that every Naga knows them and what they did.”

Tongpang Ozukum, who also visited the site, condemned the act and said that there was nothing left to say as the people who did this were not in their right state of mind, adding that any person with a nationalistic mindset could not do such a thing with the building. Terming the entire episode as a “shameless act”, he said that the building and infrastructure could be demolished, but the spirit of Naga student community can never be trampled upon.

Seers hand over ‘Sengol’ to PM ahead of new Parl opening

received by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent the transfer of power from the British.

Countering the Centre, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the ‘Sengol’ as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.

(From p-1) Jacob said that the process was important to safeguard and protect the indigenous Nagas.

He, however, made known that the process was not about chasing away the non-Nagas, but the provisions were already in place under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation since 1873.

Meanwhile, the minister encouraged the gathering to live and change for better tomorrow and called upon the Sumi community in particular to unite as a community to progress and thrive.

“Sumis are bold in nature, but are we able to display that boldness for truth when we go out…? And so we need to rethink and engage in serious discussions,” Jacob stated.

Layng emphasis on farming and farmers, the minister noted that farming was a respectable occupation in other countries.

Reminding that Nagas have been blessed with fertile lands, Jacob encouraged the gathering and the youths to focus on farming and become progressive farmers by way of using the latest technologies available.

On the occasion, the gathering observed a minute’s silence to

honour the pioneers. Short speeches were also delivered by Sümi Hoho president Nikheto Zhimomi, Sümi Kükami Hoho president Kashito Yepthomi and Western Sümi Kükami Hoho president Vikuto Achumi.

Earlier, the invocation was proposed by Chekiye Ghami Baptist Akukuhou Rev. Dr Toniho Kiho, welcome address by WSH convenor judicial board Vihoto K Achumi.

Highlights of the conference include special number presentation by Akuvuto choir and adoption of nine-point resolution “Chekiye resolution”.

Other organizations like the Sumi Totimi Hoho, Western Sumi Totimi hoho, Sumi youth fronts including the village chiefs also attended the programme.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Kuhoi Zhimomi and benediction was proposed by NCRC Chekiye Ghami pastor Ananto Sümi.

Further, new team of the Western Sumi Hoho office bearers (2023-26) was also elected led by Shikaho Zhimomi as president, Vikato K Achumi vice president and Vikato Shikhu as general secretary.

of the new Parliament building on Sunday, the Prime Minister will establish the historical and sacred “Sengol” close to the Chair of the Lok Sabha speaker.

‘Sengol’, a historical sceptre from Tamil Nadu, was kept in a museum in Allahabad.

Earlier this week, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the ‘Sengol’ was

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The Congress leader alleged that the Prime

Minister and his drumbeaters are using the ceremonial sceptre for their political ends in Tamil Nadu.

“Why does the Congress party hate Indian traditions and culture so much? A sacred Sengol was given to Pandit Nehru by a holy Saivite Mutt from Tamil Nadu to symbolize India’s freedom but it was banished to a museum as a ‘walking stick’,” Shah had tweeted in response.

MPs not taken into confidence on new Parl building: Pawar

MUMBAI, MAY 27 (PTI):

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Saturday defended the decision of opposition parties to skip the inauguration of the new Parliament building, stressing that MPs were not taken into confidence on it. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new Parliament building on

Sunday (May 28), as many as 20 opposition parties have decided to give the function a miss, contending that it should be done by President Droupadi Murmu. Talking to reporters in Pune, Pawar said he was a Member of Parliament for several years and the existing building, a colonialera structure, was in a good state.

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Karnataka Gov Gehlot, CM Siddaramaiah and DY. CM DK Shivakumar with newly-inducted cabinet ministers. (PTI)

PM Modi receives ‘Sengol’ from an Adheenam on eve of new Parliament building inauguration, in New Delhi. (PTI)

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10 killed in avalanche in Northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, MAY 27 (AGENCIES): An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts, reports AFP. The avalanche, which also injured more than 10 people, happened near the Shounter Pass that connects the Gilgit-Baltistan region with Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Boy, 12, graduates’ in US with 5 degrees

WASHINGTON, MAY

27 (AGENCIES): A

12-year-old boy named Clovis Hung has set a new record at Fullerton College as its youngest graduate. The boy said that his goal was inspired by a 13-year-old in 2020 who was previously the youngest graduate, according to CBS News. “I also wanted to be the youngest graduate. I didn’t expect to beat him,” Hung said. He took on the title Monday with five associate degrees in tow and a sixth planned for next year.

Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border

DUBAI, MAY 27 (AP): The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two countries amid a dispute over water rights.

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country’s deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturday morning on the border of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Afghan province of Nimroz.

IRNA said Iran inflicted “heavy casualties and serious damage.” From the Taliban’s view, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor accused Iran of shooting first.

Takor said the firefight killed two people, one from each country, and wounded others. He described the situation as now being under control. Iran’s government did not acknowledge any fatalities on its side, though the semiofficial, Englishlanguage newspaper Tehran Times said the fighting killed three Iranian border

guards. The newspaper added that a main border crossing with Afghanistan had been closed as well.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers dialogue to be a reasonable way for any problem,” Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khawarazmi said in a statement. “Making excuses for

Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait

war and negative actions is not in the interest of any of the parties.”

The advocacy group HalVash, which reports on issues affecting the Baluch people in the predominately Sunni province of Sistan and Baluchestan, quoted residents in the area saying the fighting took place near the Kang district of Nimroz. It said some people in the area had fled the violence.

Videos posted online, purportedly from the area, included the crackle of machine gun fire in the distance. HalVash later posted an image of what appeared to be the remains of a mortar round, saying that “heavy weapons and mortars are being used.” A later video from HalVash purported to show Iranian forces firing a mortar.

ISLAMABAD, MAY 27

(PTI): Maryam Nawaz, Senior Vice President of PML-N party, has told Imran Khan that the “game is over” for the cricketerturned-politician following an exodus of his party’s senior members. Maryam made these remarks on Friday while addressing a convention in Pakistan’s Punjab province. During her address, she also talked about the incidents on May 9 — the day on which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief Khan was arrested, triggering violent protests countrywide.

Maryam, the 49-yearold daughter of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, told PTI Chairman Khan that the “game is over” following

an exodus of his party’s senior members.

Over 70 lawyers and leaders from the party have parted ways with the PTI so for following the May 9 mayhem. Top PTI leaders - including the party’s Secretary General Asad Umar, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry and former minister for human rights Shireen Mazari - have resigned.

Taking a jibe at the PTI over leaders’ mass departure, Maryam said that

there were ques of those quitting the party.

The PTI leaders’ exodus started when the security forces launched a crackdown against the party following the attacks on the civil and military institutions.

“How will the people stand when the leader himself is a jackal?” she criticised the former prime minister, who was removed from office via a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly in April last year.

“Your people are revealing that Imran Khan, 70, is the mastermind of May 9 (incidents)” she added.

The PML-N senior vice president said that Khan was the mastermind of the May 9 “terrorism” but his workers are facing anti-terrorism court.

Germany expects Russia to expel German diplomats

BERLIN, MAY 27 (AP):

cision.”

UK

couple jailed

for life for killing son

LONDON, MAY 27

(IANS): A couple in the UK who murdered their baby son after he was placed back into their care, have been sentenced to life imprisonment, a media report said on Saturday.

During the sentencing on Friday, Judge Amanda Tipples said Stephen Boden and partner Shannon Marsden from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, had subjected their 10-monthold son Finley to “unimaginable cruelty”, the BBC reported. The court heard the murder was “savage and prolonged” with a “sadistic motivation”.

16 wounded as blast rocks Afghan city

PUL-E-KHUMRI, MAY

27 (IANS): At least 16 people have been confirmed wounded after a blast rocked Pul-e-Khumri city, the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, local media reported. Quoting an anonymous source, private media outlet the Salam Watandar reported that at least 16 people had been taken to a hospital for medical treatment on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Man dead in shooting in Tokyo

TOKYO, MAY 27

(IANS): A man was confirmed dead on Friday in a shooting incident in Japan’s Tokyo area, local media reported.

The man in his 50s was severely wounded after being shot at a coffee shop in the western city of Machida of Tokyo

Metropolis on Thursday evening, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local media outlets. He was confirmed dead after being transported to the hospital unconscious, with gunshot wounds reported in his stomach, neck and arm.

BEIJING, MAY 27 (AP): Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

The ministry said it was monitoring the movements of the ships and will respond accordingly. In a tweet, the ministry said that the three vessels were headed north along the Taiwan Strait at noon and were steering along the west of the median line — an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides.

China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan in recent months amid deteriorating US-China ties. China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary and regularly sends ships and warplanes into airspace and waters near the island.

The ministry also said that in the 24 hours from 6 am Friday to Saturday, it detected 33 of China’s People’s Liberation Army aircraft and 10 navy vessels around Taiwan.

Twelve of the aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered the island’s air defense identification zone.

In response, Taiwan’s armed forces deployed aircraft, navy vessels and land-based missile systems.

In April, the Chinese military said it was “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen’s trip to the US.

Last August, China intensified war games around Taiwan, with missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace following then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

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H OITO V ILLAGE S TUDENTS ’ U NION N IULAND : N AGALAND F ELICITATION

Through this column, the Hoito Village Students’ Union with immense pride and honour extends our heartiest congratulations to the following successful candidates in HSLC and HSSLC.

HSSLC

LIKIVI AYE AKABO TUCCU ALO CHOPHI

History – 83 History – 85 Second Division

Alt. English – 80 Alt. English – 81 Pol. Sc. – 85 Pol. Sc. – 87

HSLC

NIPULO AYE KAPUVI CHOPHI LIVI KINIMI LOINO K. ACHUMI

Alt. English – 82 English – 83 (First Div.) Second Division (First Div.) (First Div.)+ Lino Chophy (First Div.) Lomi K Zhimo (First Div.)

We further wish success to all the successful students in their future endeavors.

CHIPIKA SHIKHU LYDIA AWOMI PRESIDENT GEN. SECY. DP-2409/23

AFFIDAVIT

I, Shri Takapongba Ao, resident of Police Complex, Chümoukedima Town, District - Chümoukedima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as under :

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and the natural father of Mr. Tiasunep Ao, aged about 16 years.

2. That inadvertently my surname as well as son's surname has been entered and recorded in all my son's academic records/documents including this HSLC Admit Card as "Takapongba Pongen" and "Tiasunep Pongen" respectively instead of "Takapongba Ao" and "Tiasunep Ao" which is my correct and official name as well as my son's name as per my son's Birth Certificate and other official documents.

3. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of rectifying the error that appears in my name from "Takapongba Pongen" to "Takapongba Ao" and also my son's name from "Tiasunep Pongen" to "Tiasunep Ao" in his educational documents and to enable me to approach the appropriate authority for any clarification/rectification of the same and also to put the record straight for all purpose and intends.

4. That the statements made from para 1 to 3 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing false has been stated therein. Deponent

by the deponent on

of May, 2023 at Chümoukedima.

A FFIDAVIT Regd. No. 1611/08 Date 03/11/08

I, Miss P. TAKOTILA aged about 25 years, D/o PANGYANG AO, permanent resident of Lengrijan Village, House No. GBC-294, P.O. Dimapur West, District-Dimapur in the state of Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declared as under:-

1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and hail from Ao Tribe of Nagaland.

2. That, I have been serving in the Dept. of Education as a Primary Teacher at GMS Kushiabill.

3. That, my actual name is P. TAKOTILA as per the educational as well as per my Birth records. This is true to the best of my knowledge.

4. That, Inadvertently my name has reflected as TAKATILA in to my Service Appointment Order Vide No. ED/EL/G-1/COMP/ APPT/2006. Dt. 17th Oct’ 2006 instead of P. TAKOTILA.

5. That, aforesaid names vize P. TAKOTILA and TAKATILA is the one and same Identical person. Henceforth, whenever or wherever my aforesaid names appears in my official documents/papers it should be read as P. TAKOTILA.

6. That, this affidavit is made for the purpose to declaring that my correct name is P. TAKOTILA and it shall be writing and using in all official and practical purposes near future. That the statements hereinabove para 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, nothing is stated as false.

Russia will start expelling German diplomats, teachers and employees of German cultural institutions next month — a move that will further enhance tensions between the two countries that have already had very fraught ties since Russia invaded Ukraine early last year.

The German foreign ministry sharply criticized Russia’s move, calling the upcoming expulsions a “unilateral, unjustified and incomprehensible de-

The expulsion will affect several hundred German state employees, including teachers and staff of the Goethe Institute, which promotes German culture and language abroad, daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.

The expulsion comes in response to the reduction of the presence of Russian intelligence services in Germany earlier this year.

“The Russian Foreign Ministry had made

OLD AREE STUDENTS' UNION FELICITATION

With immense joy and pride, office of the Old Aree Students’ Union is delighted and honoured in congratulating the following students for successfully passing out HSLC and HSSLC with subject distinction.

1. Zuchano Kikon, D/o Tsumongo Kikon, HSLC distinction in (Sc, Maths, S/S, Eng, Alt Eng & FIT)

2. Ashamo K Kikon, S/o Kinity Kikon, HSLC distinction in (Sc & Lotha)

3. Garland S Yanthan, D/o Shichuma Yanthan, HSLC distinction in (Maths & S/S)

4. Pilano Kikon, D/o Mhathung Kikon, HSLC distinction in (E.E)

5. Limachan R Ngullie, S/o Robin Ngullie, HSLC distinction in (Maths)

6. Chumyani E Kikon, D/o Elhibamo Kikon, HSLC distinction in (Lotha)

7. Jungzulo L Kikon, D/o Liponthung Kikon, HSSLC distinction in(Pol. Sc, Eco & AEN) The union further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC examination 2022-2023 and wishes them the very best for their future endeavors.

Sd/ Sd/(Lijanbeni M Ngullie) (Randanbemo Y Kikon) Education Secretary President

OFFICE OF THE AO KAKETSHIR TELUNGJEM DIMAPUR

DIMAPUR – 797112: NAGALAND

Theme: For The Nation

FELICITATION

With immense pride and honour, we the Ao Students Union Dimapur would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to the three successful candidates for cracking the prestigious UPSC 2022 Civil Service Examination.

1. Mr. Yimkum I Ozukum Rank 203

2. Ms. Imkongnukla Ao Rank 723

3. Ms. W Aotula Ozukum Rank 874

The union would further like to congratulate all the Toppers and Successful Candidates of our union in the recently declared HSLC and HSSLC examination 2023. We wish everyone success and pray that our Almighty God continue to bless them in all their future endeavours.

Sd/- Sd/-

Imnatemsu Pongen Hangi Jamir President, ASUD General Secretary, ASUD

AFFIDAVIT (COrrECTION OF NAME)

Date. 25/05/2023

Regd.No 269/2023

I, Shri. Yantso, S/o. Shri. Nrinimo, permanent resident of Wokha Town in the district of Wokha, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirmed and state as follows.

1. That, I am a citizen of India hailing from Lotha/Naga Tribe.

2. That, due to inadvertent and bonafide mistake, name has been wrongly entered as Yantsow in my PIMS bearing Code No. PWD 18319 working as Work Charge under EE PWD (R&B), Wokha Division instead of the correct and official name as Yantso which I have been using officially in all my official records and documents.

3. That, this declaration is sworn solely for the purpose of declaring that Yantso and Yantsow refers to one and same person’s name and from hereon I shall use my official name as Yantso and the same shall be recorded in all my official records and documents.

4. That, the statements made in this affidavit are true to my personal knowledge and nothing is concealed thereof in any manner whatsoever.

Deponent

Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this the 26th day of May 2023 at Wokha.

pu blic in April its decision to introduce a cap on the number of staff at our missions abroad and at German intermediary organizations in Russia,” according to the German Foreign Office.

The expulsions will lead to “a major cut in all areas of our presence in Russia,” according to the ministry.

Germany did not announce any concrete response to Russia’s expulsions, which are expected to begin next week, but the Foreign Office said that “with regard to the upper limit on the Russian presence in Germany, the German government will ensure that there is a real balance in practice as well.”

Condemnation

The Kulolau Littami Kughakulu (KLK) HQ. Dimapur is shocked to learn about the fire incident and condemned it in strongest terms, The act of unknown miscreants, who committed a heinous crime by burning down the house belong to Former Parliamentary Secretary, Shri. Khekaho Assumi on 24th May, 2023 at VK Town. The union said that such criminals have no place in a civilized society and asked the law Enforcement Agency to immediately book the culprits and accord befitting punishment as per the law of the land.

Sd/(Tokiye Kiba) (Akito Assumi) President General Secy. KULOLAU LITTAMI KUGHAKULU KULOLAU LITTAMI KUGHAKULU HQ. DIMAPUR HQ. DIMAPUR

OFFICE OF THE NUNGYING VILLAGE COUNCIL

P.O. CHUKITONG, DIST. WOKHA-7974111, NAGALAND FELICITATION

With immense pride and honor, the Office of the Nungying Village Council and VDB would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Erenbeni Ngullie, D/o. R. Mhathung Ngullie, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Govt. of Nagaland and Mrs. Areni Ngullie for successfully securing the Top 11th with 97% in the recent HSLC result declaration under NBSE 2023.

We further congratulate all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC Examination 2023 and wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

Sd/- Sd/(P. Nkhao Lotha) (Mhondamo Shitiri) Chairman VDB Secretary Nungying Village Council Nungying Village WC-114/23

NagalaNd ChristiaN revival ChurCh sumi

Unity Village, 5th Mile, Dimapur : Nagaland F ELICITATION M ESSAGE

We Congratulate

NILOVITO H. SHIKHU

HSSLC Science Stream

Top 2 (95.80%)

CSC Subject Topper (100)

S/o N. HUKIYE SHIKHU

St. John Hr. Sec. Residential School Dimapur

ANGUKATO KINNY Commerce Stream.

Dist. Accountancy, Eco & Entrepreneurship.

ILIKALI K. ASSUMI

Arts Stream, Dist. English

HSLC

1. YEKIVI ZHIMO – Dist. English

2. ANISHE K. ASSUMI – Dist. English

3. V. XUVITO YEPTHO – Dist. E.E.

4. NIUKALI KINNY

5. VINILI KIBA

6. SWUKE ASSUMI

With immense pride, we NCRC Sümi, Unity Village 5th Mile, salute you all for your achievements and we that the Almighty Lord continue to bless each one of you for bringing laurels to the community.

(KHATOVI SHEQI) (JOKATO YEPTHO) Pastor Chairman, Deacon Board

A locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP)

‘Game is over’ for cricketer-turnedpolitician Imran Khan: Maryam Nawaz

Maryam Nawaz

Chinese navy, Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait. (AP)

Serbian prez steps down as leader of the governing party

BELGRADE, MAY 27

(AP): Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down from the helm of his populist party on Saturday amid plans to form a wider political movement and as he faces a wave of antigovernment protests. At his own proposal, Vucic was replaced as the leader of right-wing Serbian Progressive Party by Milos Vucevic, who is currently the defence minister.

“Thank you for these 11 years,” Vucic told a party gathering in the central Serbian town of Kragujevac. “I am proud to have led the best party in Serbia for all these years.”

Vucic first announced the change at a rally Friday in Belgrade in front of tens

Russia slams US criticism over nukes in Belarus

nations of top officials and the revoking of licenses for pro-government media that air violent content and host crime figures and war criminals.

Hong Kong’s 2nd largest party disbands amid political crackdown

of thousands of his supporters. He has often faced criticism for remaining party leader while also holding the presidency of the country.

Vucic said he will remain a SNS party member “as long as I live,” and “won’t go anywhere from you.”

Thousands of people are expected at an opposition-led march later on Saturday demanding resig-

The protests in Belgrade and other Serbian cities are the biggest in years against Vucic and his government.

They were organsed in response to a pair of mass shootings earlier this month that left 18 people dead and 20 wounded, many of them children from an elementary school. Critics accuse Vucic and his party of having fueled divisions in society and curbed democratic freedoms during his 11 years in power. He has denied this.

MOSCOW, MAY 27 (AGENCIES): Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe, reports Reuters. Russia said on Thursday it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its borders since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the weapons were already on the move. Biden said on Friday he had an “extremely negative” reaction to reports that Russia has moved ahead with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The

US State Department denounced the Russian nuclear deployment plan.

“It is the sovereign right of Russia and Belarus to ensure their security by means we deem necessary amidst of a large-scale hybrid war unleashed by Washington against us,” Russia’s embassy in the United States said in a statement.

“The measures we undertake are fully consistent with our international legal obligations.”

The United States has said the world faces the gravest nuclear danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because of remarks by President Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine conflict, but Moscow says its position has been misinterpreted.

O FFI C E OF T HE CHAKH R O J O T SOMA N UOLHOU K EHOU

HQ K UDA : N AGALAND

F ELI C I TAT ION

Chakhro Jotsoma Nuolhou Kehou with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to the following students

HONG KONG, MAY 27

(AP): One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent.

Civic Party chairman

Alan Leong told reporters that the dissolution of the party was a “writing on the wall” as there was no one to take over. None of its members at an extraordinary general meeting filed nominations for executive positions.

Thirty of the 31 members voted to disband, with one person abstaining.

The party, which was founded in 2006, was made up of mostly professionals, lawyers and academics. At

its peak, it won six seats in the Hong Kong legislature during the 2012 elections, and was the city’s secondlargest pro-democracy party after the Democratic Party.

Several members were charged with subversion under the sweeping national security law that was imposed by Beijing following massive 2019 protests calling for political freedoms that were promised the semi-autonomous territory after its handover from Britain in 1997.

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O FFI C E OF T HE

They were accused of participating in an unofficial primary to pick up the best candidates for the legislative elections that would allow the pro-democracy camp to win a majority of seats.

Authorities, however, said that the primary was aimed at subverting the government. In a written statement, Leong thanked “all likeminded people who joined our long walk to democracy for different parts of the journey.”

“Today, the Civic Party is bidding Hong Kong farewell,” he wrote. “We hope Hong Kong people will live in the moment with a hopeful and not too heavy heart. Live in truth and believe in tomorrow.”

D IMAPU R A OLI O ZUKUM TELONGJEM

D IMAPU R : N AGALAND

F ELI C I TAT ION

Mr. YIMKUM OZÜKÜM Miss AOTULA OZÜKÜM

S. IMDAN MOILI PHOM

We, the Owengnyengching Bühü Noknyiü and Orangkong Village Council with immense pride and honour would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss S. IMDAN MOILI PHOM daughter of Mr & Mrs. N. Sungi Phom for securing Top 9th position in HSLC Exam 2023.

We extend best wishes and continue to shine brighter and strive for more success in her future endeavours.

Sd/- Sd/-

NAMSING SHAHJEI Y. KAMNYEI PHOM President Chairman Owengnyengching Bühü Noknyiü Orangkong Village Council

The union also extends best wishes to all the successful candidates in their future academic career.

Sd/(SEBU PESEYIE) (ROKOVOTSOLIE PESEYIE) Secretary Chairman C.J.N.K C.J.N.K

We the Dimapur Aoli Ozüküm Telongjem would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. YIMKUM OZÜKÜM, S/o Imtilepzuk Ozüküm (Sungratsü) and Mrs. Meraienla Aier (Mopungchuket) and Miss AOTULA OZÜKÜM, D/o Mr. T. Watimeren Ozüküm (Longpa) and Mrs. Kining for your incredible success in clearing the UPSC Civil Service Exam (2022). We thank God for giving both of you an opportunity to serve the people. We are extremely proud of your achievement and we hope to see you both succeed more in the future.

Besides, the Union congratulates all the Ozüküm Clan who have successfully passed HSLC and HSSLC 2023 and also those who have achieved success in various Academic fields. May you all succeed, grow and reach the highest peaks of your career. May God bless you all in your future endeavours.

Sd/- Sd/(IMNAWATI OZÜKÜM) (K. IMTIWATI OZÜKÜM) General Secretary President Dimapur Aoli Ozüküm Telongjem Dimapur Aoli Ozüküm Telongjem

of our community for their academic excellence.

Kevideno Rino D/o Er. Kelhousesei Rino Rank 18 HSLC Sedevi-I Nagi D/o Sielie Nagi Rank 5 HSSLC (Arts)

Aleksandar Vucic

‘Gangubai’ tops technical awards at 23rd IIFA’s music-loaded opening

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Alia Bhatt-starrer ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ bagged three technical awards at the IIFA Rock night, which marked the beginning of the three-day 23rd edition of the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA) at Yas Island on Friday night. The awards the film got were for Cinematography (Sudeep Chatterjee), Screenplay (Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Utkarshini Vashishtha), and Dialogue (Utkarshini Vashishtha and Prakash Kapadia). ‘Gangubai...’ was followed by Anees Bazmee’s horror comedy, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, featuring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, which won two awards -- Choreography for Title Track (Bosco Caesar) and Sound Design (Mandar Kulkarni).

Ajay Devgn’s crime thriller ‘Drishyam 2’ received one award -- Editing (Sandeep Francis) -- as did Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s action adventure, ‘Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva’ (Special Effects-Visual, DNEG, Redefine); Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Vikram Vedha’ (Background Score, Sam CS); and ‘Monica O My Darling’, starring Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte, for Sound Mixing (Gunjan A. Sah, Boloy Kumar Doloi, and Rahul Karpe). The awards were announced on an evening of memorable music performances by Amit Trivedi, Badshah, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhbir Singh, Palak Muchhal and Iulia Vantur Sobha, presented by choreographer and director Farah Khan and Rajkummar Rao.

FELICITATION

With immense pride, the Kezoma Village Students' Union extends our heartiest congratulations to Miss SAVITONU, D/o Mr. Liho Kisotso and Mrs. Pusatole Kisotso for securing Top 7th (Arts) position in the recently declared HSSLC Examination 2023 (NBSE). The Union with utmost sincerity acknowledge her for bringing laurels to the union. We wish her a bright and successful career.

The Union further congratulates all its successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC 2023 and wishes them success in their future endeavours

SÜVITO MEKRO VISANEILE ZECHO

President General Secretary

OFFICE OF THE KOHIMA UNGER SENSO TELONGJEM

KOHIMA : NAGALAND FELICITATION

The Kohima Unger Senso Telongjem (KUST), Kohima Ungertsur Telongjem (KUT ) and Kohima Unger Students' Union (KUSU ) express our heartiest congratulations to MR. IMNAAKUM IMSONG, son of MR. & MRS. IMSONGMEREN for securing top 11th position in the recently declared result of HSLC Exam 2023 under NBSE from Stella Hr. Sec. School, Kohima.

The Unions also congratulate all the children of KUST who have successfully passed out from different Exam Boards.

Sd/- Sd/(TIAMEREN IMSONG) (I. OPANG JAMIR) Secretary (KUST) President (KUST)

K -1201/23

The musical spectacle began with a dance performance by Palak Muchhal, followed by Farah Khan, who also danced her way onto the platform. Rajkummar Rao took the stage while playing the song ‘Main Hoon Na’, and the two recreated a scene from ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in which they both greeted the crowd and engaged in a witty conversation about friendship. Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah, starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Rakul Preet Singh and Nora Fatehi, gave enthralling performances later in the evening. Amit Trivedi captivated the audience with his lovely voice while performing with Arun Kamat, Devendra Palse, Meghna Mishra and Yashita Sharma.

And then everyone began dancing to the dhols thanks to Sukhbir Singh and Iulia Vantur. The evening came to a thrilling conclusion with none other than Nucleya.

One of the key highlights of IIFA Rocks was a made-for-the-occasion collection showcased by Manish Malhotra, Bollywood’s favourite designer. It reflected “old world charm meets the new world” and had Salman Khan and Nora Fatehi as the showstoppers for the evening. (IANS)

Aday after a video of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s security team pushing aside actor Vicky Kaushal went viral, the superstar was seen hugging Vicky at an IIFA event in Abu Dhabi. Both Salman Khan and Vicky Kaushal were seen wearing a formal and stylish black pants suit at the function. The two shared a warm hug and also interacted with each other for a moment.

Earlier, Vicky also reacted to the viral clip, saying: “A lot of times there is unnecessary chatter about things. There’s no point about it. Things don’t actually are as they seem in the video.”

He added: “There is no point in talking about that.”

In another viral video, Salman was seen enjoying the IIFA Rocks 2023 event

OFFICE OF THE KHOMI WELFARE UNION KOHIMA

Motto: “Solidarity Towards Progress”

HQ: KOHIMA FELICITATION

The Khomi Welfare Union Kohima is overwhelmed to congratulate all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC Examination 2023 conducted by NBSE.

The Union would like to take pride on the outstanding performance by Miss Khotolü Cürha, D/o Mr Vemüsü Curha for securing top 6th rank with 97.83% in HSLC 2023.

The Union also would like to congratulate GHS Khomi Students, Teaching and Non-Teaching faculty for producing 100% result in HSLC examination 2023.

The Union further wishes all the successful students a very bright future, and at the same time encourage failed students to take a challenging steps in their next academic year.

(Thupuduyi Ringa) (Vetho Lohe) President, KWUK General Secretary, KWUK K-1187/23

HAPPY 92nd BIRTHDAY

where he is seen enjoying singer Sukhbir’s live performance with his sister Arpita Khan Sharma. The brother-sister duo was all smiles as Sukhbir set the stage on fire with his songs. Meanwhile, Salman Khan will be next seen in the movie Tiger 3 helmed by Maneesh Sharma. The movie also stars Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. The actor has completed the shoot for the movie and promised a Diwali release. (IANS)

About20 per cent or one in five adults considered healthy by medical standards, have glucose metabolism similar to those with prediabetes, finds an alarming study. These healthy adults were identified using a new method of analysis, developed by scientists at Klick Health, a US based life sciences company, that flags a precursor to prediabetes called impaired glucose homeostasis (IGH).

In the study, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, the team stressed the need for intervention to stop these adults from becoming diabetic. “For people with diabetes, blood glucose levels can rise and fall like a wild roller-coaster ride with steep drops and peaks,” said Jaycee Kaufman, study lead author and research scientist at Klick Labs. “We found a similar pattern in patients with IGH, albeit those pat-

terns were more like gentle waves than dramatic peaks, but intervention on this population could limit the likelihood of progression to full diabetes,” she added.

A total of 384 people were equipped with a continuous glucose monitor for the study and assessed by a physician over a two-week time period. Participants were diagnosed diabetic, pre-diabetic, or healthy, according to guidelines outlined by the American Diabetes Association.

After applying the mathematical model, patients were then re-classified into two groups based on their glucose homeostasis parameters: effective or impaired. “What was most surprising is that 20 per cent of participants, who were assessed using the standard screening tools for diabetes and cleared as healthy by a physician, were then found to have impaired glucose homeostasis-reinforcing it

is now possible to provide an earlier, more accurate and sensitive assessment of people’s diabetic status,” said Yan Fossat, Vice President of Klick Labs. With research suggesting it is possible to reverse diabetes, or at least slow its progression, there is growing demand for screening tools that can flag at-risk individuals. Screening and monitoring involve reviewing risk factors such as age, BMI, and family history; and diagnosis relies primarily on the blood tests like glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). “This new method of analysis is a major step forward in the prevention and management of diabetes,” Fossat said. “Early detection and intervention is critical in the management of Type 2 diabetes, so our method has the potential to have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide.” (IANS)

LIMATEMSÜ IMCHEN ALIBA VILLAGE

Born : 28-05-1931

Your wealth of experience has impacted us in so many ways. Words cannot fully describe how grateful we are to celebrate your 92nd Birthday. We are fortunate to witness your special day celebration and we promise to hold on to your profound life lessons you have taught us. May God in His infinite mercy grant you peace of mind and longlife.

Wishing you continued joy and happiness.

K-1190/23

From: Daughters, In-Laws, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

A stilt from movie ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’

A day after Vicky was pushed by his bodyguards, Salman hugs and makes up

1 in 5 ‘healthy’ adults have metabolism of a prediabetic: Study

WFI stir: Delhi Police files status report

NEW DELHI, MAY 27

(IANS): The Delhi Police on Saturday filed a status report on the application moved by the protesting women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP

MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Appearing for Delhi Police, special public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava

apprised Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjit Singh Jaspal of Rouse Avenue Court that the statements of the ‘victim’ women wrestlers have been recorded under Section 164 of the CrPC before a magistrate.

ACMM Jaspal directed the police to supply both the status reports filed on May 12 and May 27 to the

complainants, who were also directed to supply a copy of the application to the police.

The court then posted the matter for next hearing on June 27.

In the wake of the al-

legations of sexual harrasment levelled against Singh by the protesting wrestlers, a Delhi court had on Thursday sought an action taken report (ATR) from the police on a complaint filed by a social activist and

chief of Atal Jan Shakti Party, seeking registration of an FIR against wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik for pressing “false allegations” of sexual harassment against Singh.

Prannoy enters final, Sindhu loses in Malaysia Masters

KUALA LUMPUR, MAY

27 (PTI): Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy entered the men’s singles final of the Malaysia Masters after his opponent Christian Adinata of Indonesia conceded the semifinal match following a nasty knee injury here on Saturday.

World number 9 Prannoy was leading 1917 when Adinata lost his footing while landing after a jump return and his left knee buckled, leaving the Indonesian shuttler grimacing in pain.

The 21-year-old Adinata, a 2019 World Junior Championships winner, was quickly attended by Prannoy and the Indonesian coach before being eventually wheeled out of the court.

Prannoy will now take on the winner of the other semifinal match between China’s Weng Hong Yang and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi in the final on Sunday.

It will be Prannoy’s first final of the season and second since the runner-up finish at the Swiss Open last year. Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu, how-

ever, couldn’t make it to the women’s singles finals after suffering a 14-21 17-21 loss to Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

It was a second successive loss for Sindhu following seven wins against the tricky world number 9 Indonesian. It was a oneway traffic for Prannoy, who was off to a flying start, leading 11-1 in a jiffy.

Manchester City’s Haaland named

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anamika of Patiala House Courts had passed the directions on an application filed on behalf of Bam Bam Maharaj Nauhatiya.

On May 12, the Police had informed the court that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the sexual harassment allegations against Singh.

Since April 23, prominent wrestlers, who have achieved glory at the Olympics and World Championships, have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar against the WFI chief. Several groups of farmers have also extended their support to the wrestlers and have arrived from Haryana and Punjab to join the protest.

Premier League Player of the Season

LONDON, MAY 27

(IANS): Erling Haaland was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday, after a record-breaking debut campaign in which he helped Manchester City claim their third straight league title.

The 22-year-old scored 36 goals in 35 games this season, breaking the previous record of 34 for a single Premier League season set by Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer in 42-match Premier League campaigns.

Only Dixie Dean, for Everton in 1927/28, has scored more goals across all competitions (63) in a top-flight English season

Erling Haaland

than Haaland’s 52.

The Norwegian is also the first player in the Premier League to score hattricks in three successive home matches, and the first Man City player to score a Manchester derby hat-trick since 1970.

Haaland becomes the third successive Man City player, and fourth over -

all, to claim the accolade, after Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-20 and 2021-22, while Ruben Dias took the honour in 2020-21. Vincent Kompany was the first, in 2011-12.

The striker was voted the Player of the Season by the public, the captains of the 20 Premier League clubs and a panel of football experts. Haaland beat seven other nominees to the prize in De Bruyne, Harry Kane, Martin Odegaard, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Kieran Trippier. He will have the chance to add to his Premier League tally on Sunday when City visit Brentford for their final game of the season.

However after the break, it was Aditana, who accumulated points in buckets, taking seven of the next nine points.

A jump cross court smash helped Prannoy find his confidence back but unforced errors and Adinata also playing some smart shots saw the Indonesian making it 10-14.

Adinata was quick in his returns and played a few cross court winners and a body smash. An on-the-line return on the backline saw him make it 14-15 before he drew parity at 16-16 when Prannoy went wide again. Prannoy dominated the short exchanges next to lead 19-17 before the match ended abruptly following the injury to Adinata.

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Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy (R) and PV Sindhu.

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Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik at a press meet.

India lose to Britain 2-4 in FIH Pro League Hockey

LONDON, MAY 27 (PTI):

A lacklustre India suffered their second successive defeat in the European leg of the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League, going down to dominant hosts Great Britain 2-4 here on Saturday.

Timothy Nurse struck a field goal for Great Britain in the sixth minute while Harmanpreet equalised for India from a penalty corner in the 13th minute.

Sorsby Thomas scored Britain’s second in the 31st minute, helping them regain the lead before Lee Morton came up with an excellent goal on the 33rd minute after catching the Indians napping.

Harmanpreet reduced the deficit for India with his second goal of the day -- this one too from a penalty corner -- in the 42nd minute, the strike helping him become the all-time top-scorer in the Pro League with 35 goals.

Bandurak Nicholas regained England’s two-goal lead with his 53rd minute strike at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, and India could not put up a fight from there. India had lost

to Olympic champions Belgium 1-2 on Friday. Nurse opened the account for England with his maiden goal at the senior level. He dribbled his way past Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Mandeep Mor down the left to enter the Indian ‘D’ before shooting the ball past keeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak, who started at goal ahead of the seasoned PR Sreejesh.

Britain scoring a quick first goal was not surprising as the home team started on an aggressive note and seemed to be on the lookout for creating opportunities,

NTTA elects new office bearers

DIMAPUR, MAY 27 (NPN): The Nagaland Table Tennis association (NTTA) convened a presidential meeting cum election/selection of office bearers at Japfu Hotel on May 26 wherein eight districts out of the twelve Districts affiliated to NTTA attended the meeting.

A press release by Nagaland Table Tennis association general secretary Lhoulievi Belho announced the following as newly inducted office bearers for the tenure 2023-26:

President -Vitho Neikha, vice president (senior) - Er.Vikheto Shohe, vice president (development) - Victor Ezung, vice president (technical) - Hekito G. Yepthomi, vice president (administration) - Dr.Juthsutho Phoji, general secretary- Lhoulievi Belho. TreasurerImtiyapang Imsong and others.

Nagaland Table Tennis association also informed that Mokokchung District table tennis association will host the 26th Inter District Table Tennis Championship 2023.

NKSA to train players for international event

initiated the first real attacking move by the Indian team, surprising the English goalkeeper and nearly scoring the equaliser. The Indians found the equaliser when Harmanpreet Singh hit the back of the net off a penalty corner on the 13th minute. Their morale boosted by the equaliser, the visitors looked to dominate the Britons and called the shots in the second quarter when an Indian goal was also disallowed following a review after the English opted for a video referral.

DIMAPUR, MAY 27 ( NPN): The Nagaland Kung-Fu Sports Association (NKSA) in its official meeting held at Tourist Lodge on March 15 where it unanimously nominated the following new officials for the session 2023 – 2026: president- Ikato Tsuqumi, general secretary- I Meren Mongro, asst. g/secretaryKikruselie Chielie, finance secretary-Hutovi Yepthomi, asst. f/secretaryKakuto Chishi, advisor (convenor)-N Mar Longkümer, advisor-Yanger Sangtam, treasurer-Kikheto Chishi and banker- Sifu

Zhenito Awomi. As its maiden project, the NKSA (Nagaland Kung Fu Sports Association) has trained and fully prepared 4 excellent Kung Fu players to represent India during the upcoming 2nd South Asian Kung Fu Championship 2023, Madgaon, Goa to be held from June 6 to 8.

It may be noted that Grand Master Sifu Zhenito Awomi, ‘Chief Technical Director’ who was so well trained in the Shaolin Temples of Burma and China for several years from 1976 is a great teacher

to many big and reputed organizations throughout the eastern India regions.

Grand Master Sifu

Zhenito Awomi recently received the ‘World Sports Star Awards 2022’ as the World Grand Master Soke, Sifu. Zhenito Awomi (India) Awardee Hall Of Fame Powered by “World Sports Martial Arts Council” United States of America, Kolkata- India May 22, 2022. He has also received many other national and international awards.

During the “4th North East All Style Open Mar-

tial Arts Championship 2022” the Nagaland Team under the aegis of then ANKFA, now NKSA secured 4 Gold and 3 Silver & 1 Bronze participated by 8 students.

The ‘NKSA (Nagaland Kung-Fu Spots Association)’ has also acknowledge all philanthropic patrons, well-wishers and medias for the sponsorship of ‘Nagaland Team’ under the NKSA to represent India during the ‘2nd South Asian Kung Fu Championship 2023’, Madgaon, Goa, India to be held from June 6 to 8.

Jyothi Yarraji clocks 12.84 seconds to win Kurpfalz Gala

even as Hardik Singh earned India an early free-hit with his searing run. The Indians looked like they were struggling to keep up with the intensity of the Englishmen.

Before the hosts took the lead, Brendan Creed’s pass found an unmarked Sam Ward, but the latter’s attempt was thwarted by a brilliant Pathak at the Indian goal. Few moments later, Ward was again in the thick of things but Pathak made a timely intervention by kicking the ball away to safety.

Then, the duo of Jarmanpreet Singh and Karthi

Meanwhile, Wallace Zachary’s penalty stroke was saved by a diving Sreejesh to keep the match in balance. However, the hosts regained the lead when Sorsby converted a penalty corner in the third quarter. Morton Lee made it 3-1 for England with the home team’s second strike -- a field goal -- in the third quarter.

Heading into this game, both India and Great Britain were tied with 19 points at the top of the table, but the latter have consolidated their position following Saturday’s win.

CHENNAI, MAY 27 ( AGENCIES): 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji won at Kurpfalz Gala, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Challenger event at Weinheim, Germany, on Saturday with her career’s third sub-13 timing, registering a season-best 12.84s (+1.0m/s). It is the fastest time by an Asian this year, reports Sportstar. This is now the Reliance Sports Foundation (RSF) athlete’s second-best effort after her national record of 12.82s, which had come at the 61st National

Day-6 : Senior men’s Inter-district tournament

DIMAPUR, MAY 27

NPN): 1st Semi-final, Nagaland Cricket Stadium: Dimapur triumphed over Kohima by 3 wickets in a closely contested match. After Kohima won the toss and opted to bat first, Imomenba Walling produced yet another exceptional batting performance as he scored 48 runs while his opening partner Hikato Aye also contributed 19 runs. However, the remaining batsmen could not contribute much to the score as Dimapur bowled them all out in 39.3 overs with 135 runs on the board. Santosh

Mahto and Raja Swarnkar took 3 wickets while Nagaho, Tahmeed and Hem claimed 1 wicket each.

Needing 136 for the win, Shamphri Terang (34 runs) and Hem Bahadur Chetri (57 runs) gave Dimapur the start required in the run chase however Sepichem displayed brilliance with the ball and scalped 4 wickets alongside Kelhousilie who also scalped 3 wickets.

Dimapur looked like they were in deep trouble when they required 27 runs in 118 balls with only 3 wickets remaining but Hoponkyu Sangtam who scored a vital 10 runs with Hem Bahadur Chetri secured the win for Dimapur to put them in the finals versus Niuland.

Man of the Match was awarded to Hem Bahadur Chetri for his 57 runs and 1 wicket.

2nd Semi-final After Chümoukedima won the toss and elected to bat first, Mughavi (16 runs) and Sedezhalie (12 runs) were the only batsmen who could manage double digits as the batting line up collapsed and managed to put up a paltry total of 69 runs all out in 27.3 overs.

Vino G Zhimomi of Niuland rattled Chümoukedima and returned figures of 5 wickets in 8.3 overs. He was ably supported by Sunil Sharma who also collected 3 wickets.

In the run chase, Niuland felt the Semi-finals pressure as two quick wickets fell in just 3 runs in the form of Vishal Sahani 1 run and Wahid Ali for a nought. Both wickets were

claimed by the prodigy Khrievitso Kense. However Afzal Hussain (40) runs and Hokaito Zhimomi (27) runs made sure no further damage was done and played sensibly to steer their team to an impressive win in just 21.5 overs and book a berth for the finals. Man of the match was awarded to Vino G Zhimomi for his brilliant bowling figures of 5 wickets in 8.3 over with 1 Maiden over and conceding only 19 runs with an economy rate of 2.24. Finals of the Senior men’s Inter-district tournament between Niuland and Dimapur will be played on May 29 (Monday) at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima.

Open Athletics Championship in Bengaluru in 2022. Jyothi, who is the only Indian hurdler to go sub-13, first achieved the feat at the National Games 2022, where she had crossed the line in 12.79 seconds. However, the wind gauge at the IIT Gandhinagar stadium had registered a tailwind of 2.5 seconds. Only timings with a tailwind of less than 2.0 m/s are considered eligible for records. Sapna Kumari, the other Indian in the field and also from the RSF, came sixth, clocking 13.81s.

Vilasier Khate and Fardeen Mohammad secured runners-up at the AITA 1L Men’s Doubles event held at Bhubaneswar from May 22 to 26,2023.

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Jyothi Yarraji at the 61st National Open Athletics Championship 2022.