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Centre focused on developing NE: Patil Correspondent

KO H I M A , O C T 2 9 (NPN): Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Moreshwar Patil has stated that the Central government was focused on promoting all-round development of the North Eastern region.

Addressing a press conference at Hotel de Oriental Grande, here, Patil said a number of central ministers have been appointed from different North Eastern states in order to have greater involvement from the region.

Patil expressed satisfaction over the implementation of Central schemes in Nagaland. The minister said he was also impressed to witness active participation of the public towards development in the State.

Sharing his experience during his visit to villages, he said he was happy to know that so many people were benefiting from various welfare schemes and assured of providing his feedback to Prime Minister Narendra

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Modi upon his return.

Expressing Centre’s keenness to develop the Northeast, Patil remarked that Nagaland was endowed with scenic beauty that could be capitalised to promote tourism, thereby creating employment opportunities that would help develop the economy.

In this regard, he said the Central government was ready to extend all possible help, pointing out that Rs 125 crores has been allocated to Nagaland under the 15th Finance Commission.

Lauding chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s slogan “Peace for development and development for peace”, Patil said it was also the desire of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to transform every village in India in tune with Gandhiji’s dream.

He also highlighted Svamvita scheme introduced by the Centre but said an MoU with the State government was yet to be signed. Claiming that there was positive response to this scheme, he said people would benefit from it as they would be able to make property card and also avail loan out of the documents for house construction and business.

The minister held a series of meetings with linedepartments until late evening.

Interacts with villagers, sportspersons: Patil also held a meeting with village functionaries and sportspersons at Hotel de Oriental Grand during the day.

Observing that much still remained to be done, he asked village councils to apprise the Union Panchayati Raj Ministry of difficulties faced by them in implementing schemes and

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programs at the village and block levels.

He expressed happiness at the traditional bodies in Nagaland performing well in the State, especially women’s active participation, which would immensely help in the State’s progress.

The village councils acknowledged the minister for his visit and showing concern for the people of Nagaland and giving them a patient hearing. They highlighted the problems faced by villagers and appealed to him to look into matters like sports facility, water facility, connectivity and banking.

Kohima Village Council chairman Helievi-o Solo; VDB secretary, Roko Angami; Women chairperson, Khono Kora; village council member, Khevisa Chale; women VDBs, Abi Chadi and Liya Semp; VDB members David Kemp, Noumvulhoulie and Philip Kent and Olympian Chekrovolu Swuro participated in the meeting.

India extends ban on int’l commercial flights till Nov 30

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (IANS): To deal with the ongoing Covid pandemic, India’s civil aviation regulator on Friday extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till November 30.

In the notification, the Directorate General of Central Aviation (DGCA), however, said: “This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA.” It also said that scheduled international flights might be allowed on selected routes on a case to case basis. The Central government had banned the operation of international flights on March 23 last year to contain and control the spread of Covid-19.

Flight restrictions, however, were later eased under air bubble arrangement with certain countries.

At present, India has formed air bubble pacts with about (Cont’d on p-8) 28 countries.

Chang apex bodies call for RPP slams govt’s decision to total bandh from Nov 1 nominate members to ULBs

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Fuel prices touch fresh all-time highs District

Petrol price per litre in `

Diesel price per litre in `

Tuensang

110.35

102.54

Kiphire

110.27

102.51

Noklak

110.14

102.46

Mon

109.88

102.14

Phek

109.59

101.83

Zunheboto

109.57

101.78

Longleng

109.37

101.75

Mokokchung

109.29

101.57

Wokha

108.67

101.00

Kohima

107.96

100.34

Peren

107.32

99.86

Dimapur

106.96

99.53

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): There appears no respite in sight for fuel consumers as the state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the prices of petrol and diesel for third day in a row on October 29.

According to a price notification of the oil marketing companies , the prices of petrol and diesel were hiked by 35 paise per litre each taking rates to fresh

all-time highs across the country.

Following the latest rate revision, the state capital Kohima joined other districts of the state (except Peren and Dimapur) where diesel price has breached the Rs.100-alitre mark. (See table) Petrol has already hit the Rs 100-mark or more in all districts. Prices differ from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxes.

Follow cracker ban strictly: SC directs states NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (IANS): Ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered all state governments and Union Territories to ensure its directions banning use of barium salts in fireworks was strictly followed as it emphasised that there was no total ban on use of firecrackers, but only on those comprising banned substances. A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and A.S. Bopanna said: “It is made clear that there is no total ban on use of firecrackers.

Only those firecrackers are banned, as directed hereinabove, which are found to be injurious to health and affecting the health of the citizens, more particularly the senior citizens and the children.”

The bench said celebrations cannot be at the cost of the other’s health and under the guise of celebration, nobody can be permitted to infringe the right to health of the others, guaranteed under Art. 21 of the Constitution.

KSU serves 15-day ultimatum on state govt (GHSS).

After the resignation of its lone teacher on June 30, 2017, they said Ukha Changkong Primary School was left with no teacher for almost five years, before a private teacher was appointed at the initiative of Village Council and students’ union at their own expenses.

T h e r e a f t e r, t h e y claimed that KSU had submitted a representation to the director concerned seeking appointment of teacher on July 23 this year and reminded authorities of the same again on September 30 through local media.

They however alleged that the government did not pay any heed.

Mentioning that classes had already started at polytechnics in other

districts, the KSU leaders pointed out that the Government Polytechnic at Aboi remained defunct due to perennial shortage of lecturersthough students had already taken admission for the current academic session. They said they had already highlighted this issue in local dailies on October 13 this year.

Regarding shortage of Science and Mathematics teachers in the high school section and Sociology teacher in the secondary section at Mon GHSS, Noklem and Pangnan alleged that the government did no respond to their appeal on August 10 this year and representation to authority concerned prior to that for meeting the shortages.

Raid on power theft underway in Dmu NSF pays tribute to pioneers on 75th foundation day

Gov extends Chaga Gadi greetings

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Chang Khulei Setshang (CKS) along with its frontal bodies on Friday resolved to impose total bandh within Chang jurisdiction starting from November 1 onwards, if the state government failed to respond to their 30-day ultimatum which ended on October 28.

The dec ision was made during an emergency meeting convened by CKS on Friday at CKS Hall Tuensang.

The meeting was attended by Chang Khulei Setshang, Chingmei Range Public Organisation, Confederation of Chang Students’ Union, Chingmei Range Students’ Council

and Changsao Thangjam Setshang.

On Se ptember 28, CKS had served a 30-day ultimatum on the state government to transfer all DDOs and files of all government establishments concerning six villages-Waoshu, Yimpang, C/ Saddle, New Chingmei, Chingmei and Taknyu villages from Noklak district to Tuensang district within 30 days.

However, even after a lapse of 30 days, the apex bodies said that the state government failed to take any positive action on the matter. In this regard, the Chang bodies have decided to impose total bandh under its jurisdiction.

Special raid being carried out in Dimapur on Friday.

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Power department, with the assistance of the Dimapur district administration and police personnel, has started special raid on

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defaulting consumers for non-payment of electricity bill, power theft through hooking, tampering and pilferage of energy meters at various locations under

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Rising People’s Party (RPP) Friday slammed the state government’s decision to nominate members to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), saying the decision was not only unconstitutional and undemocratic, but also “reeks of cowardice and surrendering.”

RPP said the decision to nominate members for an interim period in the ratio of 70:30 did not convince anyone, but “to reward party faithful and cronies alike” before 2023 assembly elections. It further claimed that UDA’s decision was “a conscious decision to loot the ULBs, get their hands on the so-called toll tax pie, which for DMC was to the

Dimapur electrical division.

In a press release, executive engineer, Dimapur electrical division, Er. Y. Akito Sema, stated that the raid was being conducted as per the action plan of the special revenue team and as discussed in the joint meeting with district administration and commissioner of police.

The department has reminded electricity consumers of all categories to clear their outstanding bills and to desist from the illegal activities in order to avoid inconvenience.

tune of Rs. 1 crore (approx) per month.” RPP said the entire toll-tax ecosystem prevalent in DMC was questionable. It claimed that the huge revenue accrued was utilized to maintain DMC office and pay salary to 400 employees including sanitation workers.

It said that if nominated members “manage to squeeze their way into ULBs, particularly DMC”, the entire ecosystem would collapse and Dimapur would suffer particularly. Alleging that ‘advisors’ would leave DMC bankrupt, RPP said DMC would be unable to pay even the basic salaries of its employees. It also reminded minister Neiba Kronu that on June 11, 2012, the

state vigilance commission raided the DMC citing huge misappropriation right after the advisors had demitted office. RPP asked the minister to find out at whose behest the corruption scam involving seizure of huge numbers of SUVs was hushed up if he cared. It said ULBs were not political playgrounds for the ruling government to toy around with at will.

RPP challenged the ruling parties to conduct free and fair elections instead of trying to make backdoor entries into the ULBs. RPP affirmed to oppose the nominated/advisory system tooth and nail “since the UDA government is toothless on the issue of election in the ULBs”.

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) has served a 15-day ultimatum on the State government to meet its three-point charter of demands.

Submitting a memorandum to chief minister Neiphiu Rio through DC Mon, KSU president T Noklem Konyak and general secretary A Pangnan demanded immediate appointment of primary teachers at Ukha Changkong village, adequate number of lecturers at Polytechnic Aboi and to immediately start classes for academic session 2021-22, besides appointing Mathematics and Science teachersin high school section and Sociology PGT in secondary section at Mon Government Higher Secondary School

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KO H I M A , O C T 2 9 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) paid tribute to its pioneers on the occasion of its 75th Foundation Day observed at Dzükou conference hall, Hotel Japfü, here on Friday.

In the commemoration address, former NSF president (2003-05) Achumbemo Kikon highlighted the purpose of the federation and its importance to the Nagas.

Apart from its basic purpose of working for the welfare of students, he said

Present and past NSF office bearers during the 75th foundation day Friday. (NP)

the very basis of the federation was to bring Nagas together to fight for “our” rights.

He pointed out that after its formation on October 29, 1947, the federation had always strived towards bringing a solution to the

Naga issue.

Highlighting various important documents and books written by people who were involved in the Naga issue, Kikon said the Naga issue was the core foundation on which NSF was formed initially under

the nomenclature All Naga Students’ Federation.

He claimed that many former Prime Ministers of India were keen on solving the Naga issue and it was always discussed at the highest level politically.

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Condemnations for Oct 27 firing incidents in Dimapur DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): More organisations have joined in to express strong condemnation against the blatant firing at several places in Dimapur on October 27. The Nagaland GB federation (NGBF), Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) and Notun Bosti council Dimapur (NBCD) in separate statements, have demanded stringent punishment against those involved.

While appreciating the Niki-led NSCN(K) for admitting that it was involved in the firing incidents (three

arrested being its members), NGBF president Saleem Konyak and general secretary Shikuto Zalipu warned that “such act of intimidation” by any group or individuals will not be tolerated.

NGBF said such act of violence being carried out in spite of repeated appeals and warnings was “unacceptable and deserved the highest degree of punishment.”

NGBF said that when Nagas were craving for peace and focusing on Naga political solution, “this kind

of disobedience shall invite the wrath of the people.”

NGBF also made a strong appeal on the law enforcing agencies and those in authority to bring the culprits to book and award punishment as per the law.

NGBF urged the state government to get to the bottom of the incident and punish those found guilty.

Further, NGBF also renewed its appeal on all to shun violence and maintain peace at this juncture.

NCD also strongly condemned firing incident

and forceful intrusion into the residence of an outstation Nagaland police officer.

NCD president Etsungmomo Kikon and general secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam said there was no justification for any kind of coercion, intimidation, threat or killing.

NCD called for stopping “anti-social activities, criminal and extortion of all kind” being waged against brothers and sisters in the name of Naga nationalism.

It also appealed to all the factions to “take-off the

culture of killing, extortion, intimidation and hatred and put on the culture of love and harmony.”

NCD said since Dimapur is the hub of economic, industrial and commercial activities, the state government must step up measures for the safety and security.

It also lauded Dimapur police for prompt action against the alleged criminals and demanded registering criminal case against any such groups/individuals making demands.

Meanwhile, NBCD

condemned the indiscriminate firing incident at Notunbosti (Ao Khel) jurisdiction on October 27, 2021 at around 1:30 am.

NBCD chairman Imkongnukshi Imchen and secretary Kavito Ayemi said that such “barbaric acts of violence” were creating fear psychosis among the colony residents.

The council stated that “this kind of terror violence”, which was unacceptable and had no place in a civilized society, should to be condemned by all.

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DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Nagaland governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi extended greetings to the members of the Liangmai community on the occasion of Chaga Gadi festival. In his message, Prof. Mukhi said Chaga Gadi celebration honours womenfolk for their enormous contribution to the family. He also said it was a time when religious barriers were broken and everybody comes together and creates harmony. Mukhi prayed that the festival of Chaga Gadi bring peace, unity and prosperity to the Liangmai community and to the people of Nagaland.

Nagaland logs 39 fresh Covid cases

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Nagaland on Friday recorded 39 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported during the day. Of the fresh cases, 24 were from Dimapur, nine in Mokokchung, five in Kohima and one in Peren, taking the total caseload to 31811.

Further, as on October 29, a total of 1199869 persons had been inoculated against Covid-19 (710368 first dose and 489501 second dose).

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Awareness programme on Elderline in Mokokchung

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MOKOKCHUNG, OCT 29 (NPN): Good Samaritan Women Society in collaboration with Aonglar Women Welfare Society and District Welfare Office organised an awareness programme on “Elder Line (National Helpline for Senior Citizens)” under the aegis of department of social welfare here, on Friday at Longkumer Kilem with NHSC (National Helpline for Senior Citizens, Nagaland), Neithonuo Liegise as the key speaker.

While briefing on Elderline- toll free number 14567, Neithonuo informed that the main objective was to expeditiously attend to the complaints and grievances of the senior citizens. She said that the mission was to make a positive difference to the lives of senior citizens by

7 Mile MVC condemns Oct 13 incident

DIMAPUR: 7 Mile Model Village Council has expressed shock and shame over October 13 incident involving Keneilekuo Zumvu and Kevechulo Koza presently residing at 7th Mile Model Village.

In a condemnation note, the village council chairman, K Mere said such actions committed were unwarranted and without any empathy for another fellow men.

Further, the council has prayed for speedy recovery of Aremchang Imchen and also appreciated those who were exercising restraint to promote social harmony among all sections of the society.

NHSC programme manager, Neithonuo Liegise speaking at the programme on Friday. (NP)

creating a reliable national helpline which would act as a platform for redressing the grievances of senior citizens in India by providing necessary information and intervention through a collective of highly committed partners including government agencies, NGOs and volunteers.

Neithonuo informed that the state helpline was operational from 8 a.m. to

8 p.m., Monday to Sunday.

Short speeches were delivered by NHSC connect leader Kevitsonuo and Rtd. CMO & medical officer, Impur Hospital, Dr. Akaba Longchar. The programme was chaired by Aonglar Women Welfare Society president Rowainla and the invocation by Rtd. principal, Clark Theological College, Rev. Takatemjen.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021

CYF, CSU, CPO committee inspect 2-lane road project

DIMAPUR: Chakhesang Youth Front, Chakhesang Students’ Union and Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) Two-Lane Committee (Kohima-Jessami) carried out a joint inspection of two-lane mega project from Kohima-Jessami on October 28.

In a joint press release, CYF president Lhuvesayi Lohe, CSU president Vetho Vadeo and CPO Two-Lane Committee (Kohima-Jessami) co-convenor Welete Kapfo stated that the team while interacting with the implementing agencies stressed upon the quality of work, timely completion of the mega project and other relevant issues.

Reiterating its earlier stand on “illegal taxation”, the joint team stated that any sort of illegal taxation by an individuals or groups, which would hamper the progress and development of the project in particular and public in general,

would not be entertained.

The inspection team also appealed to the land owners not to obstruct the work or lodge complaints when they are duly compensated and also demolish the structures for smooth sailing of the mega project.

Reminding the standing resolution of CPO, the team said any genuine complaint or grievances must be rooted through village council chairman or colony/ward chairman within the stipulated period.

Later during the day, a coordination meeting with 11 ward chairman, GBs and Pfutsero Town Welfare Forum was held at Pfutsero Town Council Hall and discussed series of issues.

The team conveyed its sincere support and cooperation to the house for expeditious commencement of work for the welfare of the public by and large.

Tongpang inaugurates EAC quarter at Chuchuyimlang DIMAPUR: Minister for PWD (housing & mechanical), Tongpang Ozukum inaugurated the new EAC quarter at Chuchuyimlang town on October 28.

In a press release, the minister’s press secretary informed that in his speech, Tongpang acknowledged advisor CAWD Kazheto Kinimi for his prompt action by approving the construction of a good residence for officers in an administrative satellite township such as Chuchuyimlang town.

The minister hoped that with the construction of the new quarter, the administrators would remain at station and offer better service to the people.

Tongpang also asked the public to cooperate with the administrators so that the concerned officers and administrative staff would perform their duties efficiently.

Tongpang Ozukum along with administrators and representatives of the town.

He stated that upgrading of the EAC head quarter of Chuchuyimlang town to SDO (C) would become a reality as long as the public of the area, especially the landowners were open-minded to welcome various developmental projects and work hand in hand with the government.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by associate pastor, Youth, Chu-

chu Town Baptist Church, Merenjung, executive engineer CAWD, Sungtiba Amer gave technical report on the building while short speeches were delivered by contractors, Adhoc urban station committee, Chuchu town and Chuchuyimlang village council.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by EAC Chuchuyimlang, Limakumla Pongener.

State CEO notifies on SSR 2021-22 Excise Dimapur recover 170 cases of liquor

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V Shashank Shehar has notified that Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced for Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2021-2022 from November 1-30 with January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date.

In a press release CEO Nagaland informed that on

November 1, the electoral registration officer of every district would publish the draft electoral roll by issuing a public notice of draft publication in Form 5 (Annexure 6) under Rule 10 of Registration of Electoral Rules 1960.

CEO said the notice would be available for inspection in all the designat-

ed Polling Stations located in Nagaland and that it would also be available at Chief Electoral Officer’s website ceo.nagaland.gov. in. CEO has asked respective District Election Officer (DEOs) to convene a meeting with recognized political parties and copies of draft electoral roll be handed over to them.

Unidentified body recovered in Dimapur DIMAPUR: Dimapur police has informed that one unidentified dead body of a male wearing black jeans, black Tshirt and slipper was found lying at Naga Cemetery on October 29.

In a press release, Dimapur police PRO informed that on completion of all legal formalities the dead body was shifted to District Hospital Dimapur Morgue for

PM examination/identification.

PRO said as per police report no any foul play could be ascertained and that it was “highly suspected” that the deceased must have died due to “drug overdose”.

Further, PRO has requested claimant/ relatives/ friends of the deceased to contact the officer-in-charge, West Police station, Dimapur at 7085055024.

DIMAPUR: Excise Dimapur mobile squad duty manning Dillai check-gate arrested one Rajesh Kumar on charges of possessing liquor, on October 28.

According to superintendent of excise and prohibition, K Toshiho Yeptho, around 12 a.m., the duty party led by assistant inspector, Rukhriezetuo received information that a truck bearing registration No. NL07AA0594 with liquor was travelling towards Dillai check-gate.

On arrival, the duty party instructed the vehicle to halt however, the driver attempted an escape, Toshiho informed.

Later, the duty party could stop the vehicle at 3rd Mile area and upon

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forces and police, a member of NSCN-K (YA) and an “overground worker” of NSCN-K (NA) were apprehended on October 24 at Tekkang Village, Mon. According to PRO IGAR (N), based on specific input a joint operation was carried out wherein “one fake extortion slip, two smartphone and incriminating documents” were recovered from the individuals.

Arrested person along with the recovered liquor.

PRO informed that checking recovered 170 the apprehended individucases of liquor concealed als have been handed over with sand. In this connecto Tizit Police Station, tion, a case under relevant In a joint operation Mon district for further sections of the NLTP Act carried out by security investigation. was registered against the driver and further investigation of the case is on.

FIRST DEATH

SF apprehend two in Mon

REMEMBERING

on his 2nd Death Anniversary 24/10/1958 – 30/10/2019

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DC&DEO Dimapur informs: Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Election Officer (DEO) Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan has informed that final list of polling station for 1-Dimapur-I, 2-Dimapur-II, 3-Dimapur-III, 4-Ghaspani-II and 5-Ghaspani-II assembly constituencies have been prepared, published and available for inspection in the office of the DEO Dimapur during office hours.

KLC to conduct Moot Court: Kohima Law College (KLC) would be conducting Moot Court on October 30 at the college premises. All participants have been asked to reach the venue before 9 a.m.

CS convenes meeting of SLCC: Chief secretary and chairman, state level coordination committee on 7th economic census has convened a meeting on October 30, 11 a.m. in the conference room, secretariat to examine/approve the provisional report of the 7th economic census. All members of the SLCC have been requested to attend the meeting.

ADC Wokha notifies: ADC Wokha, T. Lankonsen Tsanglao has informed listed applicants of self-employment program individual (SEP-I) & group (G) (financial year 2021 -22) under DAY-LULM that interview is scheduled on November 2, 10 a.m. in the urban development office, Wokha PWD colony (Old Wokha Town Council Building).

All concerned have been requested to be in the venue and to follow SOPs. NSCN (R) greets Zeliangs: Extending Chega-Gadi/ Lamsimngyi/ Kwakpo festival greetings to the Zeliang community, NSCN/GPRN (Reformation) wished that the golden values of honesty, respect, hard-work, courage and kindness be the guiding principles of the community.

DC Kohima informs: Deputy commissioner and district election officer, Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie has informed the special summary revision of photo electoral roll with reference to January 1, 2022 as the qualifying date would be conducted on November 1. Representatives of political parties, Kohima district have been informed to attend the programme for the draft publication on November 1, 10 a.m., in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner Kohima. Copies of the draft roll would be handed over to the recognised political parties during the programme.

Late MeHaILO teP

Missing you in our physical life in these two years is really painful, yet memories of your good nature are always remember and cherished.

ANNIVERSARY

Lt. THEPFUCHASA KESIYIE 01.09.1951 – 30.10.2020

Today marks one year since you left our lives as we continue our journey without you. Your unfathomable love, kindness and sacrifices will forever be treasured in our hearts. We cherish your memories and deeply miss you.

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Loving sister and relatives

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

1st Death anniversary In Remembrance of Late Ruokuovotuo Kire

ENDBU holds 2nd general session

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LATE ZHOKHOTA TETSEO 11.03.1985 – 30.10.2020

Royal Enfield KK Motors on Friday felicitated Nagaland police personnel, Isilong Hau for his humanitarian service in saving the life of a minor in Kohima town on October 27. They lauded his selfless act which exemplified courageousness, thus showing true commitment in serving the citizens.

A year has passed, yet not a day passed by without remembering you Even though you are not with us, Our Faith and Hope isYou are with our Heavenly Father in the Bosom of His Love We take Joy and Rest in this Hope May you be well, so shall we be in Christ Jesus.

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30-10-2020 It’s been a year since you left us for your eternal home, but your memories will always remain in our hearts.

We miss you until we meet again.

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Loving Parents, Brother, Sisters Cousins and Relatives

aCKnOWLeDGeMent

The President Lotha Academy and Chairman Lotha Literature Committee along with all the members of the Academy with a heavy heart condole the untimely demise of Dr. Etssemo Khuvung, Principal URA College of Teacher Education and one of the most resourceful members of the Academy who passed away on 3 rd Sept 2021.

Dr. khuvung was an Academician of the highest order who has contributed immensely in the field of Education, the perfect gentleman ever ready and willing to help anyone in need. The Lotha Academy has lost a gem of man and he will be dearly missed, but his contribution will be never forgotten. At this hour of sorrow we convey our sincere condolences to his family members and pray to the Almighty God will never ceases to comfort their grieving heart.

Aremo Ngullie Thungjamo Tsanglao Secretary Chairman Media & Publicity Lotha Literature Committee Lotha Academy Wokha.

Born : 24.08.1940 – Died : 23.10.2021 Words are inadequate to express our profound and sincere gratitude to all the individual, churches, organizations, friends and families who stood by us through unceasing prayers and also supported us morally, physically and financially at the demise of our beloved mother Lt. Mrs. Amongla on 23rd October 2021. We are unable to thank everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless each and everyone of you abundantly.

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LOTHA ACADEMY CONDOLES

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DIMAPUR: Eastern Nagaland Dobashi Union’s (ENDBU) held its 2nd general session at town council hall, Mon under the motto “identity, order and progress” on October 26 with commissioner Nagaland, Rovilatou as the special guest.

According to a DIPR report, Rovilatou in his speech urged the Dobashis to know the customary rules and laws.

He stressed on the importance of Dobashi courts in settling of cases and reminded the DBs to keep proper documentation of the evidences after settlement of cases for future reference.

During the session, exhortations were delivered by DC Mon, Thavaseelan K, ENPO president, AR. Tsapikyu Sangtam and KU president, S. Howing Konyak while the keynote address was delivered

by ENDBU president, R. Muthsodang. The event also witnessed a special number from DBs Tuensang district.

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WEATHER FORECAST OCTOBER 30

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Agartala Mostly sunny and beautiful

31 22

A passing afternoon shower

28 18

Guwahati Pleasant with plenty of sun

31 20

Imphal

A brief shower in the morning

Itanagar Sunlit with not as hot

28 18 28 17

Shillong

An afternoon shower in spots 22 12

Kohima

Partly sunny with a shower

Dimapur Mostly sunny and pleasant Mkg

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Tuensang Mostly sunny and cooler Wokha

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Kikheto Sema along with the CIP team at the meeting. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: After the discussion held by the state officials led by APC and mission director, FOCUSNagaland, Y. Kikheto Sema with the International Potato Center (CIP) at Pusa, New Delhi regarding the proposal for low-cost potato seed production system for improved livelihoods for farmers of Nagaland, Asia regional director, CIP, Dr. Samarendu Mohanty based in Manila, Philippines, project coordinator for India, Philippines and Vietnam, Dr. Sampriti Baruah and senior consultant Dr. Mohinder Singh arrived Nagaland on October 28.

According to a DIPR report, on arrival, the team visited tissue culture laboratories and infrastructure facilities of agriculture and horticulture department at

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Meanwhile on Friday, the CIP team convened a joint meeting with the APC & MD FOCUS-Nagaland and senior officers of agriculture and horticulture departments.

During the meeting, Kikheto Sema disclosed that there was a huge demand for potato seeds in the state both during kharif and rabi seasons.

He informed that most farmers of the state could not afford quality potato seeds from mainland India and thus bought the unsold potatoes from grocery shops which gave poor yield.

Kikheto said that state chief minister Neiphiu Rio and minister for agriculture G. Kaito Aye were keen on creating better avenues for farming community and

more importantly bring new and innovative farming technologies to attract the educated youth towards agriculture.

This, he said prompted FOCUS-Nagaland to propose to International Fund for Agriculture Development of the United Nations (IFAD) to fund the project for potato seed production.

He informed that IFAD was willing to sponsor the project and once approved, the existing tissue culture laboratory at state horticulture nursery under the department of horticulture would be upgraded.

The main tissue culture laboratory is proposed to be installed within the existing infrastructure at the State Agricultural Research Station (SARS), Yisemyong

under Mokokchung district for meeting the requirements for the rest of the state with temperate and cold climate of mid and hilly areas.

Dr. Mohanty appreciated the initiatives taken by the state government and enlightened that through the project, CIP would introduce its novel low cost technology (apical rooted cutting) with the objective to develop the potato seed value chain in the state to improve productivity and to supply high quality potato seeds to farmers at an affordable price which can also be exported to the neighboring states.

He informed that it would also work towards introduction of new short duration, early bulking, climate resilient and disease resistant potato varieties responding to consumer and market demands for table and processing purposes.

He said that Nagaland had a favourable agro-climatic condition to have at least two growing seasons per year which presented untapped opportunity to transform Nagaland into a seed production hub for supply of quality potato seed to other states.

Later in the afternoon the CIP team proceeded for SARS, Yisemyong.

District review meeting on Malaria in Zbto

DIMAPUR: Zunheboto district review meeting on Malaria was held at the chief medical officer’s office on October 29.

In a press release, district media officer informed that SPO (NVBDCP), Dr. Neisakho Kire encouraged participants to take initiative in the drive to elimi-

nate malaria and declare Zunheboto as malaria free district.

He said that the district had not recorded any case for past two years but urged staff to be prepared and track history of those imported and indigenous cases.

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order for slide collection performance to be improved, mass slide collection should be conducted periodically.

DVBO, Dr. Hogukha chaired the meeting while AMO Hekuto Zhimo, delivered introductory speech and DVBC, Mudosayi proposed vote of thanks.

Begin functioning of offices at full capacity: CS DIMAPUR: A meeting of the administrative heads of departments (AHoDs) and heads of departments (HoDs) convened by state chief secretary J Alam was held in the secretariat conference hall, Kohima on Friday.

According to a DIPR report, chief secretary J Alam acknowledged the

de par tments that had worked tirelessly and contributed immensely in bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control in the state.

He added that with the situation finally improving, it was time to begin normalising the functioning of offices at full capacity and with it, also address

the issue of attendance and punctuality in all the government departments.

He urged all the departments to come up with proper working system to check the attendance of all government employees and ensure that proper work timings were maintained.

Department of P&AR made a brief presentation

on the working of PIMS and the recently introduced ePaybill system.

The meeting discussed the need to have weekly meetings where pre-selected departments would present reports of activities undertaken by respective departments and discuss important department related matters.

Several other agendas with regard to the upcoming international tourism mart and the hornbill festival were discussed during the meeting. Issues related to delayed pension of retired government servants and the need to bring reforms in the system were also discussed during the meeting.

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Muslim body condemns attacks on NE bypolls : NDA, Congress face-off in 3 states minorities in Tripura, B’desh violence

G U WA H A T I / S H I L LONG/AIZAWL, OCT 29 (IANS): The stage is set for bypolls to nine assembly seats in three northeastern states -- Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram, with both the BJP led-NDA and the main opposition Congress optimistic of their chances.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are the main contenders for the five assembly seats in Assam while the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) and the Mizo National Front (MNF), both part of the National Democratic Alliance, would take on the Congress in three seats in Meghalaya and the lone seat in Mizoram, respectively.

Political pundits are saying that the Saturday’s by-elections are the acid test for both national parties and the opposition parties as well while the local parties, which have fielded candidates in all the nine seats, might divide the vote share of the main challengers.

A by-election was also due in Nagaland’s Shamator-Chessore Assembly seat, but ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate S.

Keoshu Yimchunger, who was the consensus nominee of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), an allparty coalition formed on September 18 to run an opposition-less government in the northeastern state, has been elected unopposed as he was the lone nominee in the tribal reserved seat.

The NDPP led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is also an ally of the NDA. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, former Chief Minister and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Congress national General Secretary Jitendra Singh, state Congress President Bhupen Kumar Borah and leader of Opposition in the Assembly Debabrata Saikia, who undertook hectic campaign for their respective candidates, were strongly hopeful of securing win in the by-polls.

The BJP has fielded candidates in three seats and all the three are turncoats Congress’s Rupjyoti Kurmi in Mariani and Sushanta Borgohain in Thowra, and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) - Phanidhar Talukdar in Bhabanipur.

The BJP’s ally United People’s Party Liberal

(UPPL) has nominated Jiron Basumatary in Gossaigaon, and Jolen Daimary in Tamulpur.

The Congress, which fielded candidates in all the five seats, has been trying hard at least to retain Thowra and Mariani.

The AIUDF has fielded candidates in Bhabanipur and Gossaigaon, Akhil Gogoi-led Raijor Dal is contesting in Thowra and Mariani while Hagrama Mahilaryled Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) is contesting in Gossaigaon.

The AIUDF and the BPF were partners of the Congress-led 10-party ‘Mahajot’ (grand alliance) in the March-April Assembly polls.

According to the Election Commission, around 8 lakh voters, including 3,93,078 female would decide the fate of 31 candidates.

The by-elections were necessitated due to the Covid-related deaths of two sitting MLAs belonging to UPPL and BPF while two Congress (Kurmi and Borgohain) and one AIUDF legislator (Talukdar) joined the BJP after quitting their Assembly membership.

In Meghalaya, the National People’s Party (NPP) headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and the Congress fielded candidates in all the three seats, the BJP, which is a constituent of the NPP-dominated Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), has fielded candidate in Rajabala.

Another MDA partner, the United Democratic Party (UDP) also fielded candidate in Mawphlang, causing possible division of votes among the ruling partners and offering electoral benefit to the “divided” Congress. The UDP is supporting the NPP candidate in other seats.

The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP), another partner of the MDA, is supporting the UDP candidates in Mawphlang and Rajabala.

In all, 13 candidates, including nominees of the local parties, have entered the fray to contest the byelections.

Five candidates each are contesting from Mawryngkneng and Rajabala, while three aspirants are in the race in Mawphlang.

Traditionally a matrilineal society, Meghala-

ya sees women voters in Meghalaya outnumbered their male counterparts.

Election officials said that of the total 1,02,695 electorate in the three Assembly seats, 53,106 are female voters.

The by-polls to the three Assembly seats were necessitated following the deaths of three sitting MLAs -- David A Nongrum (Congress, Mawryngkneng), Azad Zaman (UDP, Rajabala) and Syntar Klas Sunn (Independent, Mawphlang).

In Mizoram, the bypoll to the Tuirial was necessitated following the death of sitting Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) legislator Andrew H. Thangliana.

According to Mizoram’s Joint Chief Electoral Officer David L. Pachuau, 18,582 voters, including 9,095 women, are eligible to exercise their franchise.

There are four candidates in the fray - K. Laldawngliana of the ruling Mizo National Front, Laltlanmawia of the ZPM, Chalrosanga Ralte of the Congress and the BJP’s K. Laldinthara.

The counting of votes in all seats will take place on November 2.

AGARTALA, OCT 29 (IANS: All India Imams Council (AIIC) on Thursday condemned the alleged attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, claiming that there were attacks on more than five mosques and other Muslim religious places in Tripura during the past few days.

AIIC Tripura unit President, Billal Ahmed and AICC Tripura unit Secretary, Sahid Ahmed said in connection with the Bangladesh violence, there were several violent incidents and attacks on the mosques which took place in Agartala, Kakraban (southern Tripura), Kailashahar, Dharmanagar, Panisagar (in northern Tripura) and other places.

Appreciating the Tripura government for providing security in Muslim religious places, the AIIC leaders urged the state government to take adequate steps to prevent recurrence of such violent incidents. While talking to the media, the AIIC leaders demanded compensation for the damage of the mosques, madrassas and houses as well as properties

Tension prevails in Tripura following attacks on mosques and properties owned by Muslims.

belonging to the Muslim community. Billal Ahmed urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to put international pressure on the Bangladesh government so that in future no minorities were attacked there.

The AIIC has demanded capital punishment for 35-year-old Iqbal Hossain, who according to the organisation is the main conspirator in the Bangladesh violence against minorities.

The Tripura government’s Minority Affairs and Education Minister, Ratan Lal Nath claimed that there was just one incident that took place in northern Tripura’s Panisagar and it was “not an attack”.

“Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC promulgated in Panisagar and Dharmanagar sub-divisions of the north Tripura district on Tuesday as a precautionary measure. Other steps, including providing security, to the religious places were also taken immediately,” Nath told the media on Thursday.

Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), Saurabh Tripathi said antinational and mischievous elements on Twitter and Facebook are spreading fake news and rumours. The videos and photos that are being spread have no connection with the Panisagar incident.

All Assam districts on alert after attack Union minister assures more bank branches in Manipur on Hindus in Bangladesh: Himanta Correspondent

GUWAHATI, OCT 29 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state government has alerted all the district administrations to be extra vigilant and ensure that no attack on religious minorities takes place in the state.

Addressing a press conference here, Sarma said that all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police have been asked to take extra vigil on the backdrop of the violence in Bangladesh.

The reaction to the “torture on Hindus in Bangladesh” should not take place in Assam and for that, adequate steps to maintain law and order have been taken, he added.

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violence that took place in neighbouring Tripura in the aftermath of the alleged attack on Hindus during Durga Puja in Bangladesh, Sarma said, “I will not react to another state. I am concerned with Assam and I am happy to say that Assam has witnessed no such incident and we have alerted our district administration to take extra care.”

He also lauded the ef-

forts of the Bangladesh government in controlling the violence and said India should believe in the steps taken by them as “they are our friendly country”.

“I think whatever has been told (by Bangladesh), it should get wide publicity so that any counter-sentiment erupted in this country (India) can be cooled down.

I am sure the Ministry of External Affairs will do that part of the narrative so that if there is any wrong information in this country, that is corrected,” he said.

“But, the bottom line is that whatever may have happened in Bangladesh or may not have happened, we must ensure that in Assam there is no attack on any religious minorities or vice versa,” Sarma asserted.

IMPHAL, OCT 29: Union minister of state for finance Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad on Friday announced that 30 more bank branches will be opened across Manipur before March 31, 2022.

The Union minister expressed his concern over the sparse distribution of bank branches in the state at a credit outreach program held in Imphal’s Chief Minister’s Secretariat today. The program was organized by State Bank of India (SBI), Imphal.

Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad said that during discussion with the deputy chief minister who is also the finance minister of the state and concerned officials, he came to know about the problems facing in the state due to inadequate number of bank

branches. He was apprised that the bank ratio per lakh is only eight in the state against national average of 40.

“I have instructed the banks including private sectors to open their bank branches across the state, ” he said, to cope with the lack of bank branches.

Karad added that 30 bank branches will be opened before 31st March, 2022.

He further announced that banks across the state will organize door to door campaigns for opening of individual bank accounts across the state to achieve financial inclusion.

The Union minister however observed that the opening of bank accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana in Manipur was far better than the national average and an-

Union minister of state for finance Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad at Chief Minister’s Secretariat Imphal on Friday.

nounced disbursement of Rs 65.50 crore to 1,570 beneficiaries under the credit outreach program.

Addressing the occasion, chief minister N Biren Singh said that financial inclusion was a national priority to enable inclusive growth and the state government has implemented various schemes to achieve

financial inclusion.

Singh said that the state government was committed to provide financial inclusiveness, especially to support the marginalized and socio-economically neglected classes.

Manipur has topped the list of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) business registra-

tion among the smaller states in the country, he claimed.

He informed that under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) which was implemented four and half years ago, a total of 10.10 lakh beneficiaries of 5,13,359 households have been covered.

Under the MUDRA scheme, a total of Rs 356 crore has been financed to 45,349 beneficiaries and around 7,466 beneficiaries have been benefited under PM SVANidhi scheme, he added.

Chief minister N Biren Singh and Union minister of state for finance Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad also inaugurated SBI branches at Motbung (in Kangpokpi) and Jiribam (Jiribam district) and an ATM at Imphal through virtual mode.

Arunachal to support inclusion Mnp to start combing operation on COVID vaccination Assam to vaccinate all eligible population by Jan 15: Himanta of Thembang in UNESCO list Correspondent

Thembang fortified village ITANAGAR, OCT 29 (AGENCIES): Arunachal Pradesh Art and Culture Minister Taba Tedir has assured all possible support from the State government in making Thembang, a 12th century fortified village, to be included in the final list of UNESCO world’s heritage site, reports The Sentinel Assam.

The minister who, is on a two-day visit to West Kameng district, visited the village on Wednesday and interacted with the Thembang Heritage Village Council members. Thembang Village along with Ziro Valley in Lower Subansiri district of the State, are nominees for UNESCO’s world heritage sites.

The council members apprised the minister about the current position of Thembang in the process of inclusion in the final list of UNESCO’s World Heritage. The council also submitted a memorandum to the minister, an official communiqué informed on Thursday.

The memorandum stated, “Thembang Village has been nominated for World

Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2014 along with the Ziro Valley and the State government has already declared Thembang as State heritage site in the year 2015. Even after passing of five years, there is delay in progress for making it to the final list of UNESCO.” “Thembang could be a great asset and pride for our state if it makes to the final list of UNESCO world heritage site,” the memorandum added.

The minister said that the government would extend all support in making it to the final list of UNESCO. Tedir, who also holds the Education portfolio, also visited the Upper Primary School of the village during the day. On Thursday, Tedir visited the Government Polytechnic College, Sarada Mission School, Government Higher Secondary School and ongoing construction new building site of Higher Secondary School at Dirang. Principal of the Polytechnic College Dr Anil Choudhary briefed about the issues of the college through Power Point Presentation (PPE).

IMPHAL, OCT 29: In its continuing efforts to ensure all eligible people get vaccinated against COVID-19, authorities of Manipur government will state ‘combing operation on Covid vaccination,’ an official source said on Friday For the worst affected Imphal West, the district administration will start the combing operation from November 8, the source said.

The deck was cleared for commencement of the assembly constituency-wise combing operation that will

cover all the 13 Assembly constituencies of one of the twin capital districts of the state, it added. The mass vaccination operations will cover those left out and interested in vaccination have not been vaccinated with the first dose and second dose, the source said. The district administration also issued an order today to commence the operation in collaboration with stakeholders.

The Assembly constituency-wise combing operation will have vaccination sites at all the polling stations of the Assembly constituency. The order

asked all booth level officers (BLOs), ASHA, anganwadi workers of the respective polling stations to present on the vaccination day and assist in creating awareness to the public and find the unvaccinated or those who have not completed their second dose.

Like in other states of the country, the universal immunization of Covid vaccine in the state was launched in January last.

Currently, the vaccination for the 18+ eligible public is being carried out across the state with a target of covering around two mil-

lion eligible persons.

The state has so far administered 19,38,003 doses of Covid vaccine including 10,719 people who were vaccinated on Thursday, the latest report of the state health department said.

Of the total, 19,38,003 were first doses and 6,91,604 second doses, it added.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 infection count of the state reached 1,23,609 as 83 more fresh cases were reported on Friday.

One more death in the last 24 hours took the fatality toll to 1,919, the health department said.

155 children among 592 new COVID-19 cases in Mizoram

Minorities lack awareness of central schemes: Barla

Arunachal logs 14 new COVID cases

ITANAGAR, OCT 29 (PTI): Union minister John Barla on Friday said that the mandate of the minority affairs ministry includes formulation of comprehensive strategies and policies for the welfare of backward classes, and every eligible member should be able to benefit from those initiatives.

Inaugurating a school building in Namsai district, he noted that the Centre has floated many schemes for the benefit of the downtrodden and members of minority communities, but many have not availed them as yet owing to lack of awareness.

The Union minister of state for minority affairs further said that he was visiting Arunachal Pradesh to generate awareness about

AIZAWL, OCT 29 (PTI): Mizoram’s COVID-19 count climbed to 1,20,088 on Friday after 592 more people, including 155 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department official said. The toll rose to 427 as three fresh fatalities were reported, he said. At least 1,094 people recuperated from the disease since Thursday evening, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,12,846, he said. Mizoram currently has 6,815 active cases.

The northeastern state has so far conducted 12.99 lakh sample tests for COVID-19, including 6,614 since Thursday, the official added. According to state immunisation officer Dr Lalzawmi, over 6.97 lakh people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines thus far, with 5.12 lakh of them having received both the doses.

ITANAGAR, OCT 29 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh reported 14 new COVID-19 cases, eight more than the previous day, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 55,134, a senior health department official said here on Friday.

The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 280, as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said. Arunachal Pradesh now has 115 active COVID-19 cases, while 54,739 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including 14 on Thursday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. The Coronavirus recovery rate in the state now is 99.28 per cent while the percentage of active cases stood at 0.21, he said.

GUWAHATI, OCT 29 (PTI): The Assam government is targeting to complete COVID-19 vaccination of all its eligible population, estimated to be around 2.1 crore, with both doses by January 15 next year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

Accordingly, the first doses of vaccines to all the people above 18 years will be completed by November 20, Sarma said at a press conference here. “We have given 2.78 crore jabs to our people, including 77

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All the willing and concerned people above 18 years of age have almost taken at least the first dose of vaccine and the remaining around 10 lakh people are a “resistant population”, who are either not willing to take the jabs or some very senior people not able to come to the vaccine centres, Sarma said.

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these schemes.

“I am working to uplift the downtrodden and backward tribal minorities, the task given to me by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he stated.

Highlighting the programmes launched by the minority affairs ministry for the welfare of youth, tribals, women and the elderly, Barla pointed out that top priority was being accorded to the education sector so that every child gets to go to school.

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‘Genie is out of the bottle’: Malik Congress attacks Vinod Rai, accuses Aryan to spend one more night after Wankhedes meet BJP leader him of conspiring to discredit UPA govt in jail due to late paperworks

In its order, the high court has imposed 14 conditions on Aryan Khan and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.

there were indications from Aryan’s legal team that a “slight postponement till 7 pm” was possible.

While granting Aryan bail on Thursday in the drugs-on-cruise case, the Bombay High Court imposed 14 bail conditions on him, paving the way for his release from jail.

In the five-page order, the high court said that Aryan Khan and and his two co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, who were also granted bail, shall be released on a personal bond

of Rs one lakh each with one or two sureties of the same amount.

As per the conditions set by the high court, the trio will have to surrender their passports before the special NDPS court and shall not leave India without taking permission from the special court and that they will have to attend the NCB office each Friday to mark their presence.

The HC had granted bail to Aryan Khan, 25 days after he was arrested during a drug raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

India recorded 1.53 L suicides in 2020, over 10K in farm sector

Will not tolerate injustice to farmers: Varun

MUMBAI, OCT 29 (PTI): Aryan Khan, son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will spend one more night in Mumbai’s Arthur Road prison as a senior jail official said his release papers did not reach them within the stipulated time.

“We won’t give special treatment for anyone. The law is the same for all. The deadline for receiving the bail papers was 5.30 pm.

That has passed. He won’t be released today,” the official told PTI. The assertion by the prison official came even as

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): India recorded 1,53,052 suicides -- an average 418 daily -- in 2020, with 10,677 of them by persons engaged in farming sector, according to the latest central government data.

The 2020 figures were more in comparison to 2019 when 139,123 suicides were recorded in the country, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated in its annual report.

Suicide rate (per lakh population) also increased from 10.4 in 2019 to 11.3 last year, the NCRB, which functions under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), stated.

A total of 10,677 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 5,579 farmers or cultivators and 5,098 agricultural labourers) committed suicides during 2020, accounting for seven per cent of total suicide victims (1,53,052) in the country, the report showed.

Out of 5,579 farmer or cultivator suicides, a total of 5,335 were male and 244

were female, it showed.

Out of 5,098 suicides committed by agricultural labourers during 2020, 4,621 were male and 477 were female, it added.

The majority of suicides were reported from Maharashtra (19,909), followed by Tamil Nadu (16,883), Madhya Pradesh ( 1 4 , 5 7 8 ) , We s t B e n gal (13,103), Karnataka (12,259), accounting for 13 per cent, 11 per cent, 9.5 per cent, 8.6 per cent and 8 per cent of the total cases, respectively, the data showed.

These five states together accounted for 50.1 per cent of the total suicides reported in the country, while the remainder 49.9 per cent were reported from the remaining 23 states and eight union territories (UTs), the NCRB stated.

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state with 16.9 per cent share of the country’s population, reported a comparatively lower percentage share of suicidal deaths, accounting for only 3.1 per cent of the total suicides, it added.

PILIBHIT (UP), OCT 29 (IANS): BJP MP Varun Gandhi has once again made it clear that he will not ‘tolerate any injustice’ done to farmers.

Varun has posted his video interacting with some officials and farmers. He can be heard warning the officials that if there is any corruption or irregularity in paddy procurement, he will not approach the government but will go to court directly.

He said that he will depute one representative at every procurement centre who will record the proceedings.

“At every procurement centre in the state, there is crippling corruption which is completely out in the open. Farmers’ grains are forcibly rejected after which they sell their produce out of desperation to middlemen.

The administration takes a cut,” he said.

He alleged that the nexus between officials and middlemen is forcing farmers to sell their grains at a much lower price.

MUMBAI, OCT 29 (PTI): Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Friday took potshots over a meeting between family members of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, saying “the genie is out of the bottle.”

Malik, who has levelled a slew of allegations against Wankhede in context of the drugs-on-cruise case, accused the BJP of misusing central agencies to defame Maharashtra and the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai. Aryan Khan, son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is one of the accused in the drugs case.

Speaking to reporters here, Malik said, “The wife of Sameer Wankhede had written a letter to chief minister yesterday seeking his support by playing the Marathi card, but in the evening the whole family met BJP leader Kirit Somaiya. It means the genie is out of the bottle.

“I had already raised questions about BJP’s uneasiness when I was targeting an NCB official for his alleged involvement in fraud.” Kranti Redkar, the wife of Wankhede, has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, seeking

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justice in the wake of the “attack on her family and her personal life”.

Redkar, Wankhede’s father and sister on Thursday afternoon met Somaiya, who later tweeted his photo with the family members and claimed they are disturbed because of “slanderous attacks by Nawab Malik.” The state minister, who has dubbed the cruise drugs case as “bogus”, has accused Wankhede of forging documents to get government job and lying about his religion, among other things. The IRS officer and his family have denied all allegations.

Elaborating on his claims over the BJP’s alleged involvement in the episode surrounding the cruise drugs bust, the Maharashtra minister said, “Kiran Gosavi, who is a witness (of the NCB) in Aryan Khan’s arrest, has a partnership with a BJP leader in some firm.

LU C K N OW, O C T 2 9 (PTI): Scotching speculation over the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the coming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Yogi Adityanath has to become chief minister in 2022 for Narendra Modi to be sworn in as the prime minister again in 2024.

The Union Home Minister also asserted that the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls will lay the foundation for the BJP’s victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The remarks by Shah at a function kick-starting the BJP’s membership expansion drive here assumes significance amidst reports of differing opinions among state leaders on whether the party should fight the 2022 elections under the leadership of Adityanath.

Shah also addressed the party’s Shakti Kendra conveners and in-charges of the Awadh region at the event at the Defence Expo Ground here.

On the occasion, the former BJP president released a slogan, ‘Mera Parivar, BJP Parivar’ amid the

party consistently dubbing its rivals and opposition parties as “family-run parties”.

“When Modi Ji is the prime minister, he gives all that is required by Uttar Pradesh. The foundation of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which has to be won under the leadership of Modi Ji will be laid in the 2022 assembly elections here,” the Union Home Minister said.

“Modi Ji has to be made the prime minister in 2024 and Yogi ji will have to be made the UP chief minister once again in 2022,” he said.

Noting that the election is meant to make Bharat Mata a ‘vishwaguru’ (world leader), Shah said after Diwali, the electioneering will gain momentum and exhorted party workers to work dedicatedly for it.

“When the BJP men come out and walk with the lotus flag and its slogans, the opposition parties start feeling threatened,” he said, further exhorting the party workers to aim at winning more than 300 seats in the upcoming UP assembly polls.

the very next day, by refusing to grant the present writ petitioner reasonable time to come ready with a comprehensive objection, arguments and appropriate citations,” the court said.

“Promptness is appreciated, but overzealousness to cater to the fiat of the Government, be it Central or State, is not, by courts of

law, a tradition,” it added.

The HC also came down heavily on the Modi government.

“The entire modus operandi adopted by the Union of India reeks of mala fides. It is unfortunate that the Principal Bench of the CAT nurtured such efforts by passing the impugned transfer order,

thereby paying obeisance to the diktat of the Union of India…” the court added.

Speaking to ThePrint after the court order, Bandyopadhyay’s counsel Debanjan Mandal expressed hope. “We are hopeful that the judicial and quasi judicial processes in the Country will render justice,” he said.

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Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath garlanded by the party workers in Lucknow. (PTI)

Pointing that the BJP’s membership expansion drives were also started before the 2014, 2017 and 2019 elections, Shah said the membership campaign before the 2022 elections is being launched on Friday.

Recalling the glorious past of the state, Shah said since the Mughal rule till the BJP came to power in 2017 with a full majority, it never appeared that Uttar Pradesh is the land of Baba Vishwanath, Lord Ram and Lord Krishna.

He emphasised that the BJP worked for getting the right recognition due to the state and took it ahead to empower it further.

“The BJP has proved for the first time that governments are formed not for the family but for the poorest of the poor in the state,” he said, taking a dig at various opposition parties.

Attacking opposition parties and leaders, especially Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his poll-related activities, Shah

said, “After the drums of elections were sounded, those who were sitting at home have come out in new clothes to show that their government is going to be formed.”

“I ask Akhilesh (Yadav) to give an account for how many days he stayed abroad in five years, give the account to the people of UP,” he said.

“These people ruled for themselves, for their families and if they had any broader thinking, it was for their caste men but never for anyone else,” Shah further taunted.

Recalling the 1990 police firing at Kar Sevaks in Ayodhya during the Mulayam Singh Yadav regime, Shah said these people had in 2014, 2017 and 2019 mocked the BJP with their slogans “mandir wahin banayenge, par tithi nahi batayenge (Will build the temple there but won’t tell the date when it will start)“.

But the foundation stone of a grand Lord Ram Lala temple has already been laid in Ayodhya today and the construction work is on in full swing, he said.

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The NDPP 5 Ghaspani-II A/C in its annual general meet held on 29 October 2021 at the residence of Shri. Zhaleo Rio, IAS (Retd.), Advisor Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs, GoN deliberated on various pertinent issues and passed the following resolutions:1. The house welcomed the Opposition - less UDA Government comprising of major political parties of NDPP, BJP, NPF and Independent legislature for a common Naga Political cause.

2. The house reaffirmed and reiterated its commitment in wholehearted support to the dynamic leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister, Nagaland, Shri Zhaleo Rio, IAS (Retd.), MLA and Advisor, 5-Ghaspani II Assembly Constituency and Shri. Chingwang Konyak, President, NDPP for all-round development, progress and peace.

3. The house congratulated the consensus candidate of UDA Government Shri. S. Keoshu Yimchunger who has been elected un-opposed in the bye-election of 58-Shamator & Chessore Assembly Constituency and wish him well in his endeavors to work for his constituency people. th

their master is concerned, people will take care of him very soon,” he said without elaborating.

Rai did not respond to calls for comments while the BJP said it has nothing to do with the matter.

“The issue is between Vinod Rai and the Congress. Linking it to the BJP is not justified. The Congress is answerable to the level of corruption that happened during the UPA government,” said BJP national spokesman Gopal Krishna Agarwal.

Khera said it was time to “undo the wrongs done” to Singh’s government, the Congress, and the country.

“We demand that this particular puppet, puppet No 1... Rai needs to issue an unconditional apology...

Not just to... Nirupam, he owes an apology to the entire country. He made fools

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of India in initiating disciplinary action against him.

However, on 13 October, the Narendra Modi government appointed a retired IAS officer senior to Bandyopadhyay as the inquiry officer in the case.

A week later, the central government filed a petition to transfer the case to the CAT principal bench. The petition was disposed of immediately. In its order Friday, the Calcutta High Court noted the “alacrity” with which the case was handled.

“The transfer petition was filed on October 20, 2021 and was disposed of on October 22, 2021, with less than 24 hours’ notice to the writ petitioner, who lives far off from the Principal Seat at New Delhi, upon refusing even a meaningful, let alone adequate, opportunity of hearing or notice to the opposite party, that is, the present writ petitioner (Bandyopadhyay). This shocks the judicial conscience, to say the least,” the order said.

“The extreme alacrity of the Principal Bench did not stop here, but it went on to hear out and dispose of the entire transfer petition finally, on merits, on

Vinod Rai

of everyone.”

Khera added the conspiracy was hatched between 2010 and 2014. “One of the chief co-conspirators... Rai apologised... to Nirupam and admitted that he lied.”

The UPA government was voted out of power in 2014 as it faced charges of corruption and misgovernance years after Rai’s reports in 2011 and 2012 said the exchequer incurred notional losses of ₹1.76 lakh crore and ₹1.86 lakh crore in the 2G spectrum and coal block auctions.

Khera said the conspiracy has been exposed repeatedly over the last seven years including through a court in the 2G allocation issue.

A special court in 2017 acquitted former telecom minister A Raja and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum scam case.

Khera quoted special judge OP Saini’s judgment in the 2G case: “Absolutely, no hesitation in holding that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove any charge against any of the accused made in its well-choreographed chargesheet.”

2022 UP polls will lay foundation for BJP victory in 2024: Shah

Centres’ modus operandi in Alapan case reeks of malafides, Calcutta HC

KO L K ATA , O C T 2 9 (AGENCIES): The Calcutta High Court Friday took strong exception to the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal’s Kolkata bench to unilaterally transfer a petition filed by West Bengal’s former chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to the principal bench in the national capital, reports The Print In a strongly-worded 18-page order, a HC division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Rabindranath Samanta said the CAT order “shocks the judicial conscience”. It added that the Government of India’s modus operandi “reeks of mala fides”.

The HC set aside the Kolkata bench’s transfer order and asked it to settle the case expeditiously. The order came three days after Bandyopadhyay, who is now the principal adviser to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, challenged the CAT Kolkata bench’s 22 October order to transfer his petition to the principal bench.

As reported first by ThePrint, Bandyopadhyay had moved CAT on 8 October, questioning the jurisdiction of the Government

NEW DELHI, OCT 29(AGENCIES): The Congress on Friday asked former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai to apologise to the nation for his “lies” while accusing him of being involved in a conspiracy to derail the economy and discredit the previous Prime Minister Manmohan Singhled United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

It came a day after Vinod Rai tendered an apology to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for accusing the latter of being among those who pressured the then CAG to keep then prime minister Dr.Manmohan Singh’s name out of the auditor’s report on 2G spectrum auctions.

In his apology in response to Nirupam’s defamation case, Rai said the statements he made against the Congress leader were factually incorrect. To be sure, Rai did not say his report was wrong.

Congress spokesman Pawan Khera said the nation is convinced that Rai was a part of the conspiracy. “We demand an apology from... Rai and other co-conspirators. As far as

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here is no debate that the controversial CAG report prepared under the tutelage of the 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Vinod Rai, had singularly exacted the most serious political damage to the reputation of the UPA government under Dr.Manmohan Singh. Vinod Rai, had done a theoretical calculation to project a presumptive loss to the exchequer due to the process of auction of the 2G spectrum. The CAG report on November 10,2010 particularly courted controversy in its assessment of 2G spectrum allocation, with its calculation of Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss being questioned repeatedly.

Critics in the government and especially in the telecom ministry, challenged the notion of a presumptive loss in an audit report, as well as the accuracy of the amount and the methods of calculation. But the CAG had succeeded in gaining the attention of the national media. The damage was done as the impact of the CAG reports and media discussions on the scams was huge. More than anything, people were more shocked by the figure of 1.76 lakh crore. Then from 2011, political foes of the UPA grabbed the opportunity with both hands but were careful not to come out in front. This was left to social activist Anna Hazare to raise Cain. Soon he began to draw mammoth crowds in the national capital- first at Jantar Mantar and then at Ramlila Maidan-with his televised fasts to demand a stringent Lokpal (ombudsman) that would have oversight on every public office, including the prime minister’s. While Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and General V.K. Singh- (all except Hazare became politicians soon)-led the protests on the streets, then Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj spearheaded the push against the government in Parliament. Vinod Rai prepared the report with a clear intention-destroy the UPA and he did succeed. The gainers were BJP and the AAP. During 2014 after BJP came to power, Vinod Rai in an interview to a news agency, alleged that then Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam was among Congress MPs who pressurized him to not include the name of then prime minister Dr.Manmohan Singh in the 2G allocation scam. Sanjay Nirupam then demanded an apology from Vinod Rai for his baseless allegation. When this was not forthcoming, Sanjay filed a defamation suit against Rai. On December 21 ,2017 a special court acquitted all 19 accused, including former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi in the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering case relating to the 2G scam. The Court said that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove any of its charges. Former UPA ministers Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari and Veerappa Moily said that the former CAG Vinod Rai - who had pegged the loss to the exchequer at Rs 1.76 lakh crore - should be held accountable now. Then, on October 28, Rai eventually gave a written apology to Sanjay Nirupam for making a baseless allegation. Former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja alleged that former CAG Vinod Rai was a “contract killer” hired to kill the UPA-2 government and called for his prosecution for “abusing” the power and “cheating” the nation. If Rai, after refusing to admit his lie against Sanjay, eventually admitted it; then it is also most likely that his “presumptive loss” in 2G and coal allocations were the imaginations of the same mind.

DailyDevotion Substitution

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. —2 Corinthians 5:21

The modern view of the death of Jesus is that He died for our sins out of sympathy for us. Yet the New Testament view is that He took our sin on Himself not because of sympathy, but because of His identification with us. He was “made…to be sin….” Our sins are removed because of the death of Jesus, and the only explanation for His death is His obedience to His Father, not His sympathy for us. We are acceptable to God not because we have obeyed, nor because we have promised to give up things, but because of the death of Christ, and for no other reason. We say that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fatherhood and the lovingkindness of God, but the New Testament says that He came to take “away the sin of the world!”

(John 1:29). And the revealing of the fatherhood of God is only to those to whom Jesus has been introduced as Savior. In speaking to the world, Jesus Christ never referred to Himself as One who revealed the Father, but He spoke instead of being a stumbling block (see John 15:22-24). John 14:9, where Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father,” was spoken to His disciples.

That Christ died for me, and therefore I am completely free from penalty, is never taught in the New Testament. What is taught in the New Testament is that “He died for all” (2 Corinthians 5:15)— not, “He died my death”— and that through identification with His death I can be freed from sin, and have His very righteousness imparted as a gift to me. The substitution which is taught in the New Testament is twofold— “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” The teaching is not Christ for me unless I am determined to have Christ formed in me (see Galatians 4:19).

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Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

~ Anne Frank

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021

Post-mortem

Breakdown of Patel’s action derailed Kashmir Policy A rticle 370 of Indian Constitution has been revoked by the Parliament on 5th August 2019 and Jammu & Kashmir has become fully integrated with the country having the benefits of all central laws as well as public welfare schemes. Technically, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh came into existence as Union Territories on 31st October 2019, the birth anniversary of SardarVallabh Bhai Patel, the architect of present-day unified India, who was actually the choice of first PM. Due to Gandhi’s immoral intervention; he was illegally kept away from the country’s leadership, paving the way for Kashmir, China border and various other problems in the years to come.

If one goes through the happenings between 1946 to 1950, it is evident that the Kashmir problem is nothing, but is a result of lack of vision, determination, decision, courage and involvement of a vested interest of ambitious politicians. Like Hyderabad & Junagarh, the Maharaja of Kashmir Hon. Hari Singh had also not signed the instrument of accession upto the fixed deadline, 15th August 1947.

The Maharaja had executed a standstill agreement with Pakistan and wanted to have similar link with India also, but Indian leaders had no interest.

Initially Sardar Patel was dealing the affairs tactfully. Jinnah adopted a policy of coercion & force and cut-off supply of food, petrol and other commodities. Military pressure was also applied through border raids. At Patel’s initiative, Planes were diverted to Delhi-Kashmir routes and communication equipments were installed between Amritsar & Jammu. Patel wrote to the Maharaja on 21th

Sept. 1947 that “Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan will convey you the gist of our conversation on all matters affecting the interest of Kashmir. I have promised him full support and co-operation.” Patel had virtually instructed the Maharaja to appoint Mahajan as his PM. Patel also sent Guru Golwalkar, RSS chief, to Srinagar to brainwash the Maharaja regarding futility of independent Kashmir and convey the message that Pakistan will never tolerate your independence and will engineer a revolt. Guruji assured Maharaja that Sardar Patel would look after Kashmiri people. After Maharaja expressed his readiness to sign the instrument of accession, Guruji returned back to Delhi on Oct 19 and briefed Sardar about the happenings. On 15th October 1947, Kashmir PM has complained to British PM regarding lack of supplies and border raids by Pakistan, but the Britishers had nothing to do.

In the valley, there were contrasting views between the two national personalities. Seeing Sheikh Abdullah’s vision & ambitious approach, Patel had negative thinking about him; whereas Nehru has aversion for Maharaja and affinity for Abdullah. Actually, Maharaja had arrested Nehru in June 1946, when he was fighting for Abdullah during the “Quit Kashmir” movement. Nehru’s sole aim was to reinstate Abdullah and dethrone the Maharaja.

Sheikh Abdullah was at loggerheads with Jinnah. He was against going to Pakistan for his own personal reasons. He had ambition to become the Prime Minister of Kashmir, but he was fully aware that Jinnah being the champion of Muslims he had no chance in Pakistan.

In 1947, Government

of India received intelligence reports that Pakistanis were preparing to enter Kashmir. Nehru pressurized that accession should take place with the co-operation of Abdullah and a letter was written to Mahajan, the PM of Kashmir, that as Abdullah is anxious to co-operate in handling with external danger, power should be shared with him without in any way jeopardizing Maharaja Position. As Maharaja Hari Singh had agreed in principle for the accession, there was no need to take such hasty steps. Before Mahajan received the letter, 5000-armed tribesmen from Pakistan entered Kashmir, burnt Mujaffarabad, shot dead Lt. Col. Narayan Singh (in Command of the State forces), captured power house at Mahura and switched off Srinagar’s electricity. Brig. Rajinder Singh, Chief of Staff of State, engaged raiders for two days in Uri, but he and his team were allegedly killed. The raiders were near Baramula, just 40 miles from Srinagar.

NWEP CM encouraged tribesmen to enter Kashmir and Pakistan General Akbar Khan openly acknowledged Pakistan’s involvement. Jinnah told Mountbatten that if his conditions were satisfied, he whole thing would be called off. The British Commander of Gilgit Scout, Major Brown revolted against Kashmir Government and handed over Gilgit to Pakistan.

On 23rd Oct. 1947, the Maharaja wrote to Patel that nearly whole military of a particular community had either deserted or refused to co-operate. On October 25, at the meeting of the defence committee of the Indian cabinet, Patel offered to help the Maharaja, but Nehru’s first reaction was “Maharaja must as-

sociate Abdullah without resistance”. On 26th Oct. in crucial meeting at Nehru’s residence, Mahajan as well as Abdullah pleaded the urgent need for Indian troops. Patel asked Mahajan to return Kashmir and to convey the Maharaja that the Indian army was on its way. On the same day the Maharaja signed the Instrument of accession in Jammu and requested in writing for military assistance.

Under pressure from Nehru, Maharaja agreed to install Abdullah as the head of administration along with dejure Premier Mahajan.

On 27th October 1947, over a hundred planes and a Sikh battalion were in Srinagar.

Patel first time visited in Srinagar on 3rd November 1947, studied the situation and ordered the enemy to be drive out.

As per Hari SinghAbdullah formula, Abdullah had to run valley and leave Jammu to Maharaja.

But Abdullah started interfering in Jammu. Patel went to Srinagar to handle the issue, but Abdullah was rigid to be the premier for the whole State. The leaning Nehru wrote to Maharaja “Sheikh should be the PM and should be asked to form the government. Mr. Mahajan can be one of the ministers and formally preside over the cabinet. You could be its constitutional head”.

This letter completely changed the whole scenario at a crucial juncture. Nehru was afraid of Patel that he would not allow Sheikh to do, whatever his ambition was. Viewing Abdullah as the key of Kashmir’s future, Nehru decided to manage Kashmir himself. To assist him N.G. Ayyangar, a former Dewan of Kashmir, was inducted into the Indian cabinet as a Minister without portfolio. Nehru

violated the democratic propriety by intruding into the domain of his own Home Minister Sardar Patel.

A rift had been created between Patel and Nehru and a series of hot letters were exchanged, in which Patel offered even his resignation; to which Nehru wrote that as PM he must have a certain liberty of direction. On Mountbatten’s persuasion, Nehru had agreed to refer the matter to UN and also obtained Gandhi’s reluctant consent.

Patel strongly opposed the move, but Kashmir was now Nehru’s baby. Patel wanted whole Kashmir, even if it meant for war. In a private conversation, Patel said “JawaharRoyega”, which came true 4 years later when Abdullah was sacked and arrested on charges of conspiracy.

The Indian army found that the only way to completely remove the raiders from Kashmir was to attack their bases and supplies in Pakistan. India warned that unless Pak denied assistant & base to invaders, she would be compelled to take action. Mountbatten confused Nehru that any such move would undermine his foreign policy and progressive social aspiration. In UNSC, Nehru’s representatives Abdullah and Ayyangar could not put forward the issue firmly and outperformed by Pak’s Zafarullah Khan.

Following Ambedkar’s refusal to draft Article 370 for special status to Kashmir, Abdullah approached Nehru; who eventually directed Ayyangar, also a member of Drafting committee, to frame it. Not only Patel but Ambedkar and all leaders of constitutional assembly, except Maulana Azad &Ayyangar, were in opposition on this issue.

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plication of Central laws to J&K would create a lot of problems rather than solution. But the matter being Nehru’s childish insistence, no one interfere.

Dr. Karan Singh, the son of Maharaja Hari Singh &lateronSadar-e-Riyasat of the State, recalled “while Pandit Nehru was dealing directly with Jammu & Kashmir; it was Sardar Patel who carried on the correspondence with my father, which ultimate led to smooth political transition in J&K”.

Unhappy with Nehru’s handling of Kashmir, especially the offer of a plebiscite, the reference to the UN, the ceasefire that left one-third part of the State in Pakistani hands, free hand to Sheikh and the removal of the Maharaja, Patel occasionally dropped remarks on these issues. But he never tried to dismiss the decisions in absence of Nehru, even when he served as acting PM. In the mid-fifties, he chatted with Rajaji, “Till Bapu’s death, I used to oppose and fight with him.

But now I have given up. In view of Gandhi’s last wish, any open criticism would look bad. But he would not remain silent if he found Nehru causing irreparable harm to the country”.

Thus, the breakdown of Patel’s tactful action and Nehru’s personal recalcitrance for Sheikh’s ambition, entrapped the Kashmir Policy and darkened its future indefinitely. The Central Government’s initiatives to mainstream Kashmir with the Republic of India will lead a step forward in fulfilling Patel’s vision of “Sashakt & Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

Prabhat Kishore is a technocrat & educationist. He is the convener of Sardar Patel Rashtra Nirman Kendra

Prideful Humility

“N

o, said Peter, you shall never wash my of the Nagaland Municipal feet. Jesus answered, unless I wash Act,2001 and official visited you, you have no part with me.” the Wokha Town Council to collect the opinion on the Peter’s refusing to be washed by Jesus serves as 33% Women Reservation. a remarkable picture of the human need for the I still remember the French cleansing Jesus offers and the sinful pride of those quotation quoted by one of who reject Jesus’ cleansing ministry. Peter’s acthe retired Secretary of Gov- tions ostensibly were prompted by humility. You ernment of Nagaland which can see the incredulity on his face when Jesus I reproduce here: “Sad is the approaches him and he protests, Lord, You’ll home where the hen crows.” never do this to me! It sounds as though this is Unquote. Naturally only the a humble statement, and that Peter is appalled cock crows but if the hen that Jesus should ever take such a low position crows it shows bad omen. as to wash his feet. At first glance it does appear The conclusion of the Wokha as though Peter’s expostulation arises out of his meeting and all the opinion own sense of unworthiness before Jesus. But of the general public is that it when you look a bit closer, you can see that it is is too early for the Nagas to really the expression of intense personal pride. bring women in the decision- Peter is offended by Jesus’ actions because he making body by reservation. knows that if he were a teacher, he would never The all Ward Union of consider stooping to wash someone’s feet because Mokokchung Town suggest- it would be beneath him. This is a rebuke to his ed to let the Women contest self-sufficiency. He doesn’t want Jesus to wash in the Municipal election and his feet. He would be content to wash Jesus’ feet, even if all the sets in the Ward but it is an affront to his sense of independence are won by the women can- that Jesus should do anything for him.

Peter shows this same pride later on when didates and run the affairs of he offers to lay down his life for Jesus; he doesn’t the Municipal Council they want Jesus to lay down His life for him. This will happily accept.

In conclusion, I suggest is a revelation of the sinful pride of our own that the government should hearts, which often cloaks itself with a guise of activate the constituted com- humility, when we are really insisting on our mittee in 2017 or include self-sufficiency. We do not want to admit to anythe member Secretary in the body that we need anything. That is what Peter Committee recently consti- is doing here. He doesn’t want to acknowledge tuted headed by the Chief his need to be washed, and, especially, of letting Secretary not only to discuss Jesus does this menial act for him.

It humiliates him. And so he stands as an the 33% Women Reservation but also to revise the 20 years example of the pride in our own hearts that reold Municipal Act and con- sists Jesus’ ministry to us. One of the remarkable duct the Municipal Election things about the gospel is that it is always bringing so that Nagaland can avail us down to the lowest point. We must stand in the basic and performance utter humiliation in order for God to minister to grants under 15h Finance us. All human pride must be brought low before Commission for the ULBs Him before we can receive what God wants to which has been submitted give us from His hand. And that is where we during my time. Without struggle. We don’t like to be delivered to a place Municipal Election Nagaland where we have nothing to offer. We want to add may not get the performance something. Peter is a clear picture of this. Then grants and without Revision when Jesus explains to him, Unless I wash you, of the Municipal Act 2001 you have no part with me, Peter immediately there may not be any Mu- capitulates to the other extreme: Lord, if that’s the case, then by all means--not my feet only but nicipal Election.

Dr Toshimsnen Ozukum also my hands and my head! In other words, he asked for a bath.

Pioneer HoD Retired Dr. R.K. Behera Directorate of Municipal Principal Affairs, Nagaland Livingstone Foundation drtoshimanen2020@ International College gmail.com Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

he Gover nment of Nagaland by a notification appointed five of us from five different departments and declared State Guests to visit any State in India to collect all relevant documents on the functioning of Municipality.

The Committee headed by the then Honourable Minister of Local Self Government late Rokhonecha first went to Chennai and met the State Election Commissioner who welcomed the Nagaland delegate very warmly His impression was that Nagaland is a beautiful garden and we all broke into laughter. He called his officers and instructed his Officers to provide all documents on the conduct of Municipal Election.

Thereafter the Committee went to West Bengal and visited Kolkata Municipal Corporation and interacted with the Officials and collected all the required documents. Due to heavy Official works, the Honourable Minister had to go back to Nagaland.

The team visited Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and interacted with the Officials of the Municipal and Town Councils similar to Towns in Nagaland.

By and by, the team came back to Nagaland and drafted the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001.It was passed in the Legislative Assembly and printed in the book. Till such time, only ad hoc Town Committee for smaller Towns and Town Committees for larger Towns were in existence.

Therefore, the Government decided to conduct the first Municipal Election in 2003 and successfully elected the Ward Councillors by observing all the Democratic norms.

A capacity building workshop for the elected Councillors was organised in Dimapur where all the elected Councillors participated with great enthusiasm The government also nominated some prominent persons including women.

The second Municipal Election was due in 2008.

However, due to the 33% women reservation, the civil societies in Nagaland protested against reservation as it was detrimental to the customs and usage of Naga people in the decision making.

However, since it was passed in the Assembly, the government decided to conduct the Municipal Election with an odd number of Wards reservation for the women candidates. The first Municipal Election with 33% women reservation was announced by the State Election Commission to be conducted in Mokokchung Municipal Council on a trial basis. Nevertheless the citizens of Mokokchung Town protested not only against the 33% Women Reservation but also against the Municipal Taxation on land and building mentioned in the Municipal Act 2001 with the justification that in Mokokchung District there is no government land and all the land belongs to community or private individuals and so government should not impose any tax on land and building belonging to private individuals as it infringes on Article 371(A) Thus, the second Municipal Election was cancelled and till date the Municipal and Town Councils in Nagaland are look after by the ADC SDO (C) and EAC which is in addition of their normal duties.

In order to carry on the

administration of the Municipalities, the government once appointed Advisors from all the Wards in all the Municipalities, However, the functioning of the Advisors were not in conformity of the functioning of the Employees of the Municipal and Town Councils and the employees protested against appointment of the Advisors on the justification that the revenue collected by some of the Advisors were not deposited in the account of the Municipal Councils and thus reduced the revenue and consequently were not able to pay the salary of the employees.

Consequently, the government terminated the services of the Councillors.

From time to time the government of Nagaland constituted a Committee headed by the Development Commissioners to revise the Municipal Act 2001. Nevertheless, due to complexity of the contents of the Municipal Act,2001 various Committees could not do any revision.

Lastly, in 2017 the government constituted another Committee headed by the then Nagaland Commissioner as conven and I as the member Secretary. The Committee convened all the stakeholders and tribal Hoho representatives and held the meeting in the Nagaland Civil secretariat Conference Hall and note down all the suggestions and started the Revision which is not yet completed.

During the first Assembly of the present Government in 2018, the Government has given assurance on the question whether the present government is contemplating to revise the Nagaland Municipal Act,2001 which is not yet done.

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PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in Rome

ROME, OCT 29 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Rome on Friday and said his ideals reverberate globally.

“In Rome, I had the opportunity to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ideals give courage and inspiration to millions globally,” Modi said in a tweet.

The Prime Minister, who is in the Italian capital to attend the G20 Summit, was cheered by an enthusiastic group of Indians at the venue.

“The ideals of the great Bapu reverberate globally,” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted.

PMO sources said Prime Minister Modi has made it a point to pay rich tributes to the Father of the Nation during his every overseas trip since he took office in 2014.

He offered floral tributes to him in Washington DC in September 2014 and unveiled a statue of Gandhi at Brisbane in Australia in November same year.

In his speech, official sources noted, Modi had said, “On October 2, 1869, it was not just a person who was born in Porbandar... but

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by the local community members in Italy. (PTI)

an era was born.”

“He has often quoted Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings in his speeches, not only when he is speaking to the countrymen but also when he addresses the global community, be it from the United Nations or during his international visits,” they said.

In April, 2015 Modi had unveiled a Gandhi bust at Hannover in Germany and in July the same year he unveiled a statue of Bapu at Bagtyarlyk Sports Complex in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

In the same month, he also unveiled a Gandhi statue at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, they noted. During his visit to South Africa in July 2016,

Modi visited the places associated with Gandhi and paid tributes to him at Johannesburg as well as Sarvodaya in Phoenix Settlement, which was his residence.

He also retraced Gandhi’s noted train journey in South Africa during which he was thrown out due to his skin colour, which had strengthened his resolve to fight the injustice against the Indian community.

During his 2016 trips to Kenya and Portugal, Modi paid homage to Gandhi, and he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveiled a bust of the Indian leader at the Yonsei University in Seoul in 2019, official sources noted.

Punjab will be freed from criminals, Kejriwal to traders

DRDO, IAF flight-test longrange bomb

Arvind Kejriwal addresses during a program, organised to meet the traders and businessmen, in Bathinda, Friday. (PTI)

BATHINDA (PUNJAB), OCT 29 (IANS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the corruption, crime and mafia rule in Punjab on Friday. He announced that if his party forms the government in 2022, Punjab will be freed from criminals, the corrupt and inspector raj.

After April 1 next year, the AAP government will be responsible for the safety of every trader and businessman, he said. Addressing a programme in Bathinda town he made two announcements for businessmen. Kejriwal said that after the formation of the AAP government, the responsibility for the security of every trader would be “ours” (the AAP government).

“Stop being afraid and start planning for business and industry development now,” he said. Second, he

announced that like Delhi, the AAP would give an honest government in Punjab too. Kejriwal appealed to the people, “Punjab has given a lot of opportunities to the Congress, the Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party to form the government, but now give the Aam Aadmi Party a chance. Give it a chance and no one will be able to shake the AAP government like Delhi.”

AAP Punjab president Bhagwant Mann, Punjab affairs in-charge Jarnail Singh, co in-charge Raghav Chadha, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema were present on the stage at the function, while senior leader and MLA Aman Arora officiated on the stage.

Kejriwal sought the cooperation of the traders and businessmen and appealed to the entire business community to become partners in the honest AAP government to be formed in Punjab.

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (IANS): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force jointly flight-tested an indigenously-developed long-range bomb successfully from an aerial platform on Friday.

“The long-range bomb, after release from the IAF fighter aircraft, guided to a land-based target at a long range with accuracy within specified limits,” the DRDO said in a statement. All the mission objectives were successfully met, it said.

The flight of the bomb and the performance was monitored by a number of range sensors including the Electro Optical Tracking System (EOTS), telemetry, and radar deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.

The long-range bomb has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), a DRDO laboratory located at Hyderabad, in coordination with other DRDO laboratories.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has appreciated the DRDO and the IAF and other teams associated with successful flight trial and stated that this will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian armed forces.

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TMC stands for ‘temple, mosque, church’: Mamata

PANAJI, OCT 29 (PTI): Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, on a visit to Goa where polls are due next year, on Friday said her party is national and “can go anywhere”, and its initials -- TMC -- also stand for “temple, mosque and church.” The BJP calls her “anti-Hindu”, but it has no right to issue a “character certificate”, the West Bengal chief minister said.

Asked whether she was eyeing the prime minister’s post in 2024, she evaded reply. The West Bengal chief minister, who arrived in the BJP-ruled Goa on Thursday evening on a three-day visit, said the TMC did not intend to divide votes in the coastal state, and if it came to power, Goa will not be run from Delhi.

On Friday, she met local party leaders and also interacted with members of the fishing community at Malim Jetty near here.

Tennis player Leander Paes, actor Nafisa Ali

and entrepreneur Mrinalini Deshprabhu joined the TMC in her presence.

Addressing local TMC leaders at another event, Banerjee said, “When I come to Goa, they deface my posters. You (BJP) will be blacklisted by the people from the country.

“You deface us, show black flags, refuse to grant permission (to hold event) because you know that TMC will die but will never compromise,” she further said. If the TMC won power in Goa, it will not pursue an agenda of revenge but work for the state, she said.

Listing various welfare schemes implemented by her government in West Bengal, she said her party can do it in a smaller state like Goa too.

“I will be happy to do it. I am not going to be the chief minister of Goa, but I will see to it that there is a policy, mechanism and no corruption in the government,” Banerjee added.

Leander Paes, Nafisa Ali join TMC in Goa

PANAJI, OCT 29 (IANS): Tennis champion Leander Paes and former actress and politician Nafisa Ali joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the presence of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and party leader Derek O’Brien in Goa on Friday, reports India Times.

Leander Paes, an 18time Grand Slam winner, was born in Kolkata and spent some of his college years in the Bengal capital; his father Vece Paes is a Goan. The Kolkata-born Nafisa Ali, meanwhile, has been residing in Goa for the past few years.

“I was born in Bengal, but at the end of the day, I am a very patriotic Indian.

For me, whether it is in Bengal or whether it is in Goa, or whether it is playing at Wimbledon. For me it is about making India proud and in that, now living in Goa I would like to make a difference in my roots,” Paes said.

“For me it is about democracy, it is not about colour, religion, or culture

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): India has clearly told Pakistan that action against terrorism will be taken not only on this side of the border but also on their side if needed, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

“People used to say that if Article 370 is abolished, then the entire Kashmir will burn...All in all, Jammu and Kashmir is peaceful except for a few incidents,” he said at an event here.

Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region have witnessed a rise in infiltration

Rajnath Singh addresses the ‘National Conference on Delivering Democracy’ in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)

attempts since June this year, resulting in the killing of nine terrorists in separate encounters.

The Centre had on August 5, 2019 abolished

Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Singh said, “It is true that our enemy forces are

North, South Blocks to be converted into National Museums, Centre tells SC

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the North and South blocks, which cover nearly 27 acres housing government offices in national capital, are proposed to be converted into National Museums.

The submission was made in response to a petition challenging the change in land use of a plot where the new official residences of the Vice-President and the Prime Minister are stipulated as part of the ambitious Central Vista project in Lutyens’ Delhi. The Centre also told the top court that all the ministries will be relocated in the Common Central Secretariat buildings which are being developed on of the Rajpath.

“It is submitted that the Respondents are cognizant of the public nature of the projects and specifically seek to add various public facili-

ties to the larger vision plan and have suo motu created a lot of space for recreational purposes. It is submitted that there are both qualitative and quantitative increases in public spaces in larger vision.

“For example, North and South Blocks which cover nearly 27 acres and are proposed to be converted into National Museums showcasing ‘India in making’ prehistoric to present date. The museums will be open to the public at large and serve important public purposes,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit stated that the area of Plot No.1 is currently being used as government offices for almost 90 years now and no recreational activity (neighbourhood play area) exists as per actual ground conditions on Plot no. 1.

“It is also averred that the place has not ever been open for the general public

to utilise it for any public recreational purposes. It is also submitted that there is no residing population or residential colony in the said vicinity and only the office premises of Ministry of Defence are functioning in the said area. Hence, ‘Neighbourhood play area’ was not in existence [nor is required], and is not therefore required to be in de-jure mentioned in the Master Plan,” the affidavit said.

In its consolidated reply, the Centre said considering the overall public purpose of the Central Vista and the overall vision behind the same, it has compensated and increased various public areas for the purpose of recreation and added numerous facilities in the overall Master Plan of Central Vista Project which shall be public amenities, over and above the existing ones, for the larger benefit of the public.

do that.

“The only leader today that can take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and [union home minister] Amit Shah’s brand of politics is Mamata Banerjee… The BJP needs to be addressed in all sincerity and Mamata has proved that she and she alone can become the tigress that can take on the likes of Modi,” Nafisa Ali said after she was inducted into the party. Hailing from Bengal, Nafisa Ali was a long-time Congresswoman who took on Mamata Banerjee way back in 2004, contesting on a Congress ticket in the South Kolkata Lok Sabha seat.

attitude was maintained against terrorists during earlier governments,” Singh told the gathering.

If there were terrorist incidents, there was talk of giving “safe passage” to them, there used to be talk of playing or not playing matches against Pakistan, he said.

“Now the situation has changed. Our government has said clearly that terrorism and talks cannot go hand in hand. For the last few years, we have stopped having any talks with Pakistan,” the minister mentioned.

Accept women cadets at NDA with professionalism: Naravane

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (IANS): Indian Ar my chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday stressed that women cadets at the National Defence Academy be accepted “in a fair and professional manner”.

In his address at the NDA’s 141st course passing-out parade, he said that as the NDA’s doors are opening to female cadets, “we want you to welcome them with the same spirit of fair play and professionalism for which the Indian armed forces are recognised

throughout the globe”.

“This the first step towards gender equality as women will be trained at the NDA and later inducted in the armed forces,” he said.

Gen Naravane also pointed out that for women training, the infrastructure will be a little different, but the training will be the same as what is given to men.

“With modernisation and women being imparted defence training, 40 years down the lane we will see women at my position,” he said.

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fidgety. I can say with surety that terrorists’ confidence has been broken in Kashmir Valley.”

Since October 11, the Indian Army is conducting a massive search operation to track down hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.

Pakistan was not able to gather any support on the topic of Kashmir even after trying a lot, the minister said.

“Modiji has redesigned and redefined India’s attitude against terrorism. Remember, what a soft

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concern but let’s wait for the WHO’s response,” the bench said.

The top court said that there is also concern that competitors may in the garb of the PIL try to take advantage of the litigation.

Seth said that his PIL is purely a Public Interest Litigation as several students who go abroad to study are denied entries in various countries.

The plea filed by Seth said that at the time of rolling out of Covaxin, the government did not make the public aware that it was not approved by WHO. It said that Bharat Biotech has submitted its application for approval as late as April 2021 and in May people came to know many countries are not allowing entry of those who are vaccinated with vaccines other than those enlisted in WHO’s emergency use list.

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ing Centre to revaccinate.

We don’t have any data with us. We have read in newspapers that Bharat Biotech has filed an application with the World Health Organisation for recognition. Let us wait for the response of WHO. We will take up this matter post-Diwali vacation,” the bench said.

Advocate Kartik Seth, appearing in person, contended that every day some students and people are willing to go abroad but they are denied entry as Covaxin is not recognised by the WHO. He said that under the present mechanism a person vaccinated with Covaxin cannot register himself on the CoWIN portal to get the Covishield vaccine and a direction can be issued to the Centre in this regard.

“We cannot pass a direction to administer another vaccine without any data. We understand your

or caste. For me it is a democratic country. For me it is the largest and fastest growing democratic country in the world and I would like to be a part of it and make a difference as I can,” he added. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who welcomed Paes into the party, compared him to her younger brother. “I am very happy to announce that Leander Paes, he is just like my younger brother. I have known him since I was sports minister of India,” she said. Nafisa Ali said she joined the party to help it take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and that the TMC was best-placed to

Told Pak action will be taken on their side of border: Rajnath

Cannot play with lives on revaccination: SC

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that it cannot play with the lives of people by directing the Centre to revaccinate people with Covishield who are fully vaccinated with Covaxin to enable them to travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The apex court was hearing a petition that said that Covaxin was not approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and people here are facing difficulty in getting permission to travel abroad.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna said that the court does not have any data of what will be the effect on the people and it cannot simply direct the Centre to re-vaccinate people with Covishield.

“We cannot play with the lives of people by direct-

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He pointed out that many past federation leaders were tortured in the hands of Indian armed forces just because they wanted to protect their own people from violation of human rights.

He alleged that some were jailed in the neighbouring State because they were trying to protect their ancestral land and her natural resources, while some young Naga students gave their

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(From p-1) This further mandated the significance of the issue which should not be watered down, he stressed.

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NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): Gold in the national capital on Friday slipped Rs 271 to Rs 46,887 per 10 gram reflecting a decline in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 47,158 per 10 gram. Silver also slumped Rs 687 to Rs 63,210 per kilogram from Rs 63,897 per kilogram in the previous trade. In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,795 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 23.89 per ounce.

“Gold prices traded weak with spot gold prices at COMEX trading 0.18 per cent down at USD 1,795 per ounce on Friday,” HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said.

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no guest was welcomed anywhere as warmly as in Nagaland.

Earlier, in his brief note, VDB secretary Kigwema, Ruokuovikho Chalementioned that the village was endowed with rich historical heritage and blessed with rich biodiversity and was very much a part of world biodiversity hotspot.

He also presented an overview of Kigwema Village Development Management Board and said the board’s works were focussed on sustainable development, sustainable livelihood and eco-friendly development.

Patil also laid the foundation stone of Sanskriti Kendra-cum-Development Playground at the village in the presence of State’s rural development minister Metsubo Jamir.

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(From p-1) The minister also inaugurated the Farmer’s market at T. Khel Model village.

Visits to Kigwema village: Earlier, Patel visited Kigwema village in Kohima district and assured that the Ministry of Panchayati Raj would support development of Nagaland.

Addressing a gathering after a traditional welcome at the village, he claimed that the Prime Minister was determined to develop not only Nagaland, but all the eight North-eastern States.

He said the Centre and the State government were working together to ensure development of Nagaland.

He also remarked that he was overwhelmed at the warm welcome of the villagers, observing that

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DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Crimsoune Club “The Exclusive Showroom” in Kohima was inaugurated by advisor, School Education K. T. Sukhalu at K.K. Angami Complex near TCP gate, Kohima on October 29.

According to DIPR report, speaking at the event, Sukhalu congratulated the proprietor of Crimsoune club, Nirmal Jain for his enterprising skills and never comprising on the quality.

The advisor said that he was happy to see more investment coming up in Kohima adding that such branded company will cater to the taste of the local people. Proprietor Crimsoune Club, Nirmal Jain said that Crimsoune Club is an award winning and leading fashion brand founded in 2005 and recognized for celebrating the essence of smart casual and trendy clothing suitable for any occasion.

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Centre focused on developing NE: Patil

(From p-1) They questioned the government how a school with 580 students (classes 7-10) could function with a single Science teacher and without a single Mathematics teacher since August 2020 following the retirement of some teachers.

They said they were dismayed at the silence of the authority concerned even after issuing a reminder in the local dailies on September 30 this year regarding the shortage. They said classes had already started some months back without Sociology teacher.

The KSU leaders warned that in the event of the failure of the State government to respond positively to its demand, they would have no option but to resort to democratic agitation till all their demands were fulfilled.

They also cautioned that in the event of any untoward situation arising thereafter, the State government and the department concerned would be held solely responsible.

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this long. Usually, RBI governors are given a five-year term. If completed, he will be the longest-serving governor after Sir Benegal Rama Rau, who was in office for 7 years and 197 days between July 1, 1949, and January 14, 1957.

The other four governors who had a tenure of more than 5 years were Bimal Jalan (November 1997 to September 2003), James Taylor (July 1937 to February 1943), B P Bhattacharya (March 1962 to June 1967), and C D Deshmukh (August 1943-June 1949).

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officer, played an important role in steering the economy during the COVID-19 period. Under his leadership, RBI announced more than 100 measures to maintain financial stability and push growth during the unprecedented crisis.

To steer the economy out of the woods, triggered by a once-in-a-century pandemic, he took both conventional and unconventional measures.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by him brought down the benchmark interest rate to a record low of 4 per cent last year in May, and since then has maintained an accommodative stance to support growth. The government’s largest-ever borrowing of Rs 12.60 lakh crore was also conducted smoothly.

In his earlier stint as the Economic Affairs Secretary from 2015 to 2017, Das worked closely with the central bank and oversaw the demonetisation of highvalue notes in late 2016.

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first governor under the Modi government -- demitted office after completing his first three-year tenure.

His successor and Das’ predecessor Urjit Patel was in office for 2 years and 98 days.

Under Das, the central bank cut key interest rates to record lows, infused massive liquidity into the banking system to shore up the pandemic-hit economy, and oversaw the quick rescue of troubled lenders.

The decision to give him an extension was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd (TN:80), as Governor, Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years beyond 10.12.2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” the order said.

Das, a 1980-batch IAS

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NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): The government has extended the term of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das by three years -- a tenure that will make him the second longest serving head of the central bank.

Das was appointed as RBI’s 25th governor on December 11, 2018, for a period of three years after the surprise resignation of his predecessor Urjit Patel.

An official order dated October 28 said the government has reappointed Das as the governor of the central bank for a period of three years beyond December 10, 2021, that is till December 2024.

The extension is longer than the norm of a two-year term in the last two decades.

Das’ re-appointment will ensure continuity at a critical juncture for the economy that is emerging out of the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pope calls for radical action in climate change

BA N G KO K , O C T 2 9 (AP): A court in Myanmar found a close colleague of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of treason and sentenced him on Friday to 20 years in prison, a member of their political party said.

Local media also reported the court’s decision.

The sentence given 79-year-old Win Htein appeared to be the most severe so far for any of the top members of Suu Kyi’s government and party who were detained after the military seized power on February 1. Suu Kyi is being tried on several criminal charges that her supporters say were fabricated to discredit her.

Win Htein is a longtime confidante of Suu Kyi and a patron of her National League for Democracy party. He publicly called for civil disobedience to oppose the military’s takeover and was arrested on February 4. Suu Kyi’s party had won a landslide victory in a November 2020 general election.

ROME, OCT 29 (IANS): The 16th G20 Summit, the first in-person gathering of leaders of the biggest economies since the onset of the pandemic early last year, will begin from Saturday in Italy’s capital city amid tight security measures and with a packed agenda.

The summit will be preceded by a G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ meeting, which will also be hosted by Rome on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.

According to Italy, holder of the G20 Presidency since December 1, 2020, the Summit’s agenda will cover the most pressing global health and economic issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.

These would include the need for the most developed economies to boost their efforts to ensure the fair and equitable global distribution of Covis-19 vaccines, especially to lowincome countries.

Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched an appeal for some $8 billion to speed up vaccination.

The plan unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) aims at immunizing 70 per cent of the planet’s population by mid-2022.

The G20 leaders are

also expected to discuss climate change, digital transformation and sustainable innovation, along with such issues as the situation in Afghanistan, on which Italy called an extraordinary G20 meeting earlier in October.

Since the G20 Summit is scheduled to take place just before the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland (October 31-November 12), the leaders in Rome are expected to discuss a common strategy in coping with climate change. The G20 countries have yet to agree on whether they should commit to limit-

UK to remove all countries from its Covid travel ban red list

S.Korea to develop homegrown naval interception system

Facebook directed to pay $257 per victim over personal data breach

which means the risk of known variants entering the UK has reduced. “This is another step in the right direction for international travel with more good news today for passengers, businesses and the travel sector,” said UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

“Whether it’s reuniting family members or making it easier for businesses to trade, the success of the vaccine rollout both at home and abroad has allowed us to reach this milestone.

However, we must not be complacent and remain ready to spring into action and defend our hard-won gains if needed,” he said.

The travel regulations between India and the UK for fully vaccinated passengers had been eased earlier this month, with Covishield-vaccinated Indians not required to undergo self-isolation at a declared address on entry

SEOUL, OCT 29 (IANS): South Korea will launch a project next month to develop a homegrown naval interception system designed to protect warships from hostile aircraft and missiles, the state arms procurement agency said on Friday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the project aims to develop the Close In Weapon System-II (CIWSII) -- a ship-based gun capable of countering incoming attacks in the final stage of the Navy’s multilayered interception program -- by 2027, reports Yonhap News Agency. The Navy currently employs final-stage interception systems imported from the US and the Netherlands.

The CIWS-II project will use domestically developed technologies to counter various types of threats, such as those from hostile sea skimming missiles and infiltrating high-speed boats, DAPA said.

SEOUL, OCT 29 (IANS): The South Korean state watchdog on personal information protection on Friday recommended the operator of Facebook to pay 300,000 won ($256.70) in compensation to each of 181 users demanding damages for the provision of their personal information to third parties without consent.

The recommendation to Meta Platforms was made by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)’s dispute mediation panel in charge of settling a dispute between the operator and Korean users of Facebook over the platform’s breach of users’ personal data.

The state watchdog in November concluded that Facebook passed personal data of at least 3.3 million of its total 18 million Korean users to third parties without the users’ consent

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to the unprecedented threat of climate change and the degradation of our common home.”

The Pontiff is due to meet US President Joe Biden at the Vatican later.

Mr Biden’s domestic climate policies remain on hold after his party postponed a vote on his spending plans. The message is a reminder of the emphasis Francis has placed on environmentalism throughout his pontificate.

He has frequently evoked the climate crisis in speeches, and in 2015 published an encyclical, or papal document, called Laudato Si’ focusing on the issue. In the text, subtitled On Care for our Com-

LONDON, OCT 29 (PTI): Beginning Monday, the UK will remove the remaining seven countries from its Covid-19 travel ban red list, which will be reviewed every three weeks and revised in case of emerging COVID variant threats, the British government has announced.

From 4 am on Monday, the remaining seven destinations on the UK’s Covid-19 travel ban red list – Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela – will be removed, it said in an update on Thursday.

The red list itself has not been scrapped and will be reviewed every three weeks, with restrictions imposed in case of emerging Covid variant threats.

The Department for Transport (DfT) said that Delta is now the dominant Covid variant in most countries around the world,

mon Home, he decried environmental destruction, stressed the need to take mitigating measures and gave an unambiguous acceptance that climate change was largely manmade.

The letter was issued before the 2015 UN climate conference in Paris, COP21, and was seen as having some impact on pushing leaders towards an agreement.

It was evoked during discussions, including by the president of Paraguay, who spoke of the Pope’s “dramatic warning that we face a crisis and need to protect the world upon which we rely for life”.

Six years on, world leaders are preparing to gather in Glasgow for this year’s climate summit, COP26.

With growing evidence that the commitments made in Paris to keep global temperature rises “preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels” aren’t being met, Pope Francis has again focused on the issue, hoping his intervention will have a similar impact.

WELLINGTON, OCT 29 (IANS): New Zealand will establish a ‘Ministry for Disabled People’ in July 2022 and introduce a bill to make the country more accessible, a Minister said here on Friday.

In a statement, Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni said the new Ministry will join up all of the supports and services available to the differently abled people and replace a fragmented system where there is no single agency responsible for driving improved overall outcomes, Xinhua news agency.

The government is also accelerating efforts to make New Zealand more accessible by introducing a new accessibility framework, backed by legislation and a new Accessibility Governance Board.

The Gover nance Board will be led by and represent disabled people and communities, Sepuloni said.

“The disabled community’s voices will be embedded at all levels of decision-making, from the formation and running of the ministry, to the development of accessibility legislation,” she said.

into Britain.

Travellers coming from red list countries continued to be subjected to a mandatory 10-day quarantine at a government-sanctioned facility. The latest update means travellers vaccinated with UK-recognised vaccines will all face similar international travel rules.

“The red list and quarantine remain vital in protecting our borders – we are keeping a small number of quarantine rooms on standby and will not hesitate to take swift action by adding countries to the red list if the risk increases again,” said UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

The DfT said government scientists will continue to closely monitor variants of concern in order to ensure the UK’s approach remains “proportionate”, surveillance through regular testing continuing throughout.

Taliban push to unlock Afghan funds abroad FRANKFURT, OCT 29 (REUTERS): Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis.

Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the United States Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money has been frozen since the Islamist Taliban ousted the Western-backed government in August.

A spokesman for the finance ministry said the government would respect human rights, including the education of women, as he sought fresh funds on top of humanitarian aid that he said offered only “small relief ”.

Under Taliban rule from 1996-2001, women were largely shut out of paid employment and education and normally had to cover their faces and be accompanied by a male relative when they left home.

“The money belongs to the Afghan nation. Just give us our own money,” ministry spokesman Ahmad Wali Haqmal told Reuters. “Freezing this money

G20 leaders converge in Rome amid tight security

Taliban members in charge of security patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. (Reuters)

is unethical and is against all international laws and values.”

One top central bank official called on European countries including Germany to release their share of the reserves to avoid an economic collapse that could trigger mass migration towards Europe.

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“The situation is desperate and the amount of cash is dwindling,” Mr Shah Mehrabi, a board member of the Afghan Central Bank, told Reuters.

“There is enough right now... to keep Afghanistan going until the end of the year.”

He added: “Europe is going to be affected most

severely if Afghanistan does not get access to this money.

“You will have a double whammy of not being able to find bread and not being able to afford it. People will be desperate. They are going to go to Europe.”

The call for assistance comes as Afghanistan faces a collapse of its fragile economy. The departure of US-led forces and many international donors left the country without grants that financed three quarters of public spending.

The finance ministry said it had a daily tax take of roughly 400 million Afghanis (S$6 million).

Although Wester n powers want to avert a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, they have refused to officially recognise

the Taliban government.

Finance ministry spokesman Haqmal said Afghanistan would allow women an education, although not in the same classrooms as men.

Human rights, he said, would be respected but within the framework of Islamic law, which would not include gay rights. “ L G B T. . . T h a t ’ s against our syariah law,” he said.

Afghan Central Bank’s Mehrabi hopes that while the US has recently said it will not release its lion’s share of roughly US$9 billion (S$12 billion) of funds, European countries might.

He said Germany held half a billion dollars of Afghan money and that it and other European countries should release those funds.

Mehrabi said that Afghanistan needed US$150 million each month to “prevent imminent crisis”, keeping the local currency and prices stable, adding that any transfer could be monitored by an auditor.

“If reserves remain frozen, Afghan importers will not be able to pay for their shipments, banks will start to collapse, food will be become scarce, grocery stores will be empty,” Mr Mehrabi said.

Italian police patrol the area of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

Sudan coup leader says will appoint new premier within week CAIRO, OCT 29 (AP): The Sudanese general who seized power in a coup this week said the military he heads will appoint a technocrat Prime Minister to rule alongside it within a week.

In an interview with Russia’s state-owned Sputnik news agency published F r i d a y, A b d e l - F a t t a h Burhan said the new premier will form a Cabinet that will share leadership of the country with the armed forces. “We have a patriotic duty to lead the people and help them in the transition period until elections are held,” Burhan said in the interview.

On Monday, Burhan dissolved the transitional government and detained Prime Minister Abddalla Hamdok, many government officials and political leaders in a coup condemned by the US and the West. The military allowed Hamdok to return home under guard the following day after international pressure.

The generals have not yet produced a list of candidates for the premiership, Burhan said. The military takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and

pace of Sudan’s transition to democracy. It threatened to derail that process, which has progressed in fits and starts since the overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar alBashir in a popular uprising two years ago.

ing global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by around mid-century and also on the timing of the related decarbonization process.

Security will be tight in and around Rome’s La Nuvola Convention Centre in the EUR district, which will host the G20 Summit.

Rome’s airspace has been closed from Thursday to November 1., although the city’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports will be allowed to operate.

The Italian capital’s police ranks will be bolstered by 500 extra officers, and Carabinieri (military police) and special units will be deployed across the city to ensure security.

between May 2012 and June 2018. The leaked data included the lists of the users’ Facebook friends.

The global platform giant was fined 6.7 billion won for the privacy law violations at that time, reports Yonhap news agency.

In response, a group of local Facebook users collectively filed for a damage relief process with the PIPC in April, seeking financial compensation and the disclosure of information on which personal data were leaked and to whom, from

Set up in 1999, the G20 serves as a main forum for international cooperation on financial and economic issues.

It comprises 19 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, the US, plus the European Union.

Together, the G20 members represent almost two-thirds of the planet’s population and accounted for some 80 per cent of global gross domestic product and over 75 per cent of global trade in 2020.

the operator of Facebook.

Proposing an arbitration deal, PIPC recommended Meta pay the 300,000 won in financial compensation to each of the 181 users who joined the collection action and give them access to the information they requested.

The dispute mediation panel said that over 10,000 third-party app developers gained access to personal information of local Facebook users, with the users not being informed or having given consent.

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With immense pleasure and honour, the New Riphyim Village Council congratulate Mr. Konthungo Odyuo for being promoted to the post of Superintendent, Nagaland State Lottery.

The Council further wishes him future filled with glory.

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L O N D O N, O C T 2 9 (AGENCIES): In a message recorded exclusively for the BBC, Pope Francis has called on world leaders meeting next week at the UN Climate conference in Glasgow to provide “effective responses” to the environment emergency and offer “concrete hope” to future generations.

Speaking from the Vatican for BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, the Pope talked of crises including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and economic difficulties, and urged the world to respond to them with vision and radical decisions, so as not to “waste opportunities” that the current challenges present, BBC reported.

“We can confront these crises by retreating into isolationism, protectionism and exploitation,” the pontiff said, “or we can see in them a real chance for change.”

He evoked the need for “a renewed sense of shared responsibility for our world”, adding that “each of us - whoever and wherever we may be - can play our own part in changing our collective response

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1,000 Earths could fit in Jupiter’s Red Spot Storm, NASA Juno probe shows

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ata from NASA’s Juno spacecraft is providing a deeper understanding of Jupiter’s wondrous and violent atmosphere including its Great Red Spot, finding that this immense swirling storm extends much further down than expected.

Researchers said on Thursday the Great Red Spot plunges between roughly 200 to 300 miles (350 to 500 km) below the cloud tops on Jupiter, based on microwave and gravity measurements obtained

by Juno. The data is giving scientists studying the solar system’s largest planet - so big that 1,000 Earths could fit inside it - a threedimensional account of Jupiter’s atmosphere.

The planet, known as a gas giant, is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, with traces of other gases. Stripes and a few storms like the Great Red

Spot dominate the colorful appearance of Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun with a diameter of about 88,850 miles (143,000 km).

The Great Red Spot is a storm roughly 10,000 miles (16,000 km) wide churning in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere, boasting crimson-colored clouds that spin counterclockwise at high speeds. It is one of the marvels of the solar system and has been in existence for centuries, but scientists until now have had little understanding of what lies below its surface.

“From a scientific point of view, it’s puzzling how the storm can last so long and be so big,” said Scott Bolton, principal investigator of the Juno mission at the Southwest Research Institute in Texas and lead author on one of two Jupiter studies published in the journal Science on Thursday.

“It is wide enough to swallow the Earth,” added Marzia Parisi, a Juno scientist from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and lead author of the second study.

An instrument called a microwave radiometer enabled scientists to peer beneath Jupiter’s cloud tops and investigate the structure of its numerous vortex storms including the Great Red Spot, showing that they exist very deep in Jupiter’s atmosphere - much deeper than expected. Rather than being confined to the uppermost parts of Jupiter’s atmosphere, the Great Red Spot’s roots plunge to regions beyond where water condenses and clouds form - and below where any sunlight reaches. Juno data previously showed that jet streams in Jupiter’s atmosphere reach down even further, to depths of about

2,000 miles (3,200 km).Assumptions based on how Earth’s atmosphere behaves, as well as models produced over past few decades, had given the impression that the Great Red Spot was a relatively shallow storm, Bolton said.

“Jupiter works in this mysterious way that we’re sort of revealing for the first time - because this is the first mission that’s been able to look inside the planet,” Bolton added.

“And we’re seeing surprises.”

Jupiter and Earth are vastly different worlds, and not just in terms of size.

Earth is a rocky place.

Jupiter lacks a solid surface though it may have a solid inner core. Juno has

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This combination of images provided by NASA on Oct. 28, 2021 shows the planet Jupiter seen by the Juno probe’s microwave radiometer, left, and in visible light, captured by the Gemini Observatory.

been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, obtaining information about its atmosphere, interior structure, internal magnetic field and the region around it created by its internal magnetism. Juno also is due to fly by Jupiter’s large moons Europa and Io and explore the small rings around the planet.

The Great Red Spot has evolved in shape over time and there are indications that it may be shrinking in size.

(Reuters)

The 11 contestants along with judges, organisers and guest of honor after the talent round.

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fter a hiatus of one year, due to the pandemic, the Miss Mokokchung 2021 is scheduled to be held on the November 6 at the Town Hall Mokokchung.

The pageant is organised by Forerunners Mokokchung under the aegis of Mokokchung District Art & Culture Council (MDACC) under the theme “Nurture, Equip, Empower”.

A total of 11 contestants will vie for the coveted crown. Today, a

sub-title round “Talent cum Finding Out” round of the contestants was held here at the Urban Hub Café Mokokchung where all the 11 contestants showcased their talents including singing, dancing, poetry recitation, painting and so on and so forth.

The talent round was judged by a panel of four member judges of which the results will be declared only on the finale night.

The talent round today was graced by Field Director Intangki National

Park, T. Aochuba IFS as guest of honor. The 11 contestants for this year’s pageant include: contestant no 1 Yangerjungla; contestant no 2 Arentila Azukumer; contestant no 3 Supongrenla Longkumer; contestant no 4 Ninotoli Aye; contestant no 5 Limisela; contestant no 6 Prema Gurung; contestant no 7 Moasenla; contestant no 8 Temsuyangla; contestant no 9 Imjunglila; contestant no 10 Alemnungla and contestant no 11 Imnasenla. (Correspondent)

DNA confirms identity of Decorating a cake with glitter? Check that it’s edible Sitting Bull’s great-grandson T

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tist in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, D.C. The finding didn’t strike Edwards as particularly surprising, given that items sold at fast food chains “are so heavily processed, packaged and handled.” Still, it’s a significant concern, she stressed, “since fast food meals are such a large part of the American diet,” and because “phthalates are known to disrupt hormones in humans, and are linked to a long list of health problems, such as reproductive and children’s neurodevelopmental effects.”

To gain insight into

the issue, Edwards and her colleagues first purchased 64 food samples from a variety of fast food chains located in one American city. They also obtained three pairs of unused food handling gloves. Both the food and the gloves were then tested for 11 different types of phthalates and plasticizers. Ten of the 11 chemicals were found in the tested foods.

More than 80% of the food samples were found to contain a phthalate known as DnBP, while 86% contained a plasticizer known as DEHT, which is commonly found in food gloves. About 70% contained a phthalate known as DEHP. Cheeseburgers, chicken burritos and other meat products had the highest phthalate/plasticizer con-

Testing of a leftover slice of the cake showed it contained copper, as did tests on dust used by the bakery. The report notes the dust was marked as “nonedible,” “nontoxic” and “for decoration only.”

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annada cinema’s reigning star and celebrity television host Puneeth Rajkumar, known for films such a s “A p p u ” , “Veera Kannadiga” and “Maurya”, died here on Friday following a massive heart attack, hospital said. He was 46. Puneeth, who was known to be a fitness enthusiast, was rushed to Vikram Hospital after he complained of chest pain following a two-hour workout Puneeth Rajkumar in the

What’s in Your Fast Food?

o you like your burgers well done with a side of plastic? Probably not. But a new study suggests that fast food often comes with a sizable helping of plasticsoftening chemicals that could potentially lead to hormone disruption, infertility and learning disabilities.

At issue are phthalates and other so-called “replacement plasticizers.”

Manufacturers use these chemicals to help soften the plastics found in products that are routinely used when handling food. Those include gloves, conveyor belts, packaging, wrapping and tubes.

The problem: phthalates and their plasticizer cousins don’t seem to stay in their lane, easily migrating into the foods with which they come into contact. The study’s researchers warn that between 70% and 86% of the fast foods they tested contained some type of phthalate or plasticizer.

“We think our findings suggest that phthalates and replacement plasticizers are widespread in fast food meals,” said study author Lariah Edwards.

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DNA in the genetic fragments extracted from the hair. It took 14 years to perfect the method.

Willerslev said he had been fascinated by Sitting Bull Ernie LaPointe since he was a child and offered his services to Mr LaPointe around a decade ago. Sitting Bull’s scalp lock was repatriated to Mr LaPointe by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC in 2007. But before handing over the lock, LaPointe asked Willerslev to take part in a ceremony involving a medicine man, drummers and chanting, where Sitting Bull’s spirit gave his blessing to the study, the scientist told the AFP news agency. LaPointe burned the majority of the lock - in line with the spirit’s instructions - leaving the researchers with just 4cm, which Willerslev believed was “disastrous” at the time.

However, this forced the team to develop their innovative new method, he said. Sitting Bull, whose real name was Tatanka-Iyotaka, famously led 1,500 Native American warriors at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, wiping out US General Custer and five companies of soldiers.

He was shot dead in 1890 by the “Indian Police” acting on behalf of the US government.

The report cites investigations by health officials in two states that traced illnesses to baked goods using such dusts.

Rhode Island health officials investigated a report in 2018 of six children becoming sick after a birthday party, with symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea that were consistent with heavy metal poisoning. They all ate a bakery cake with a thick layer of frosting mixed with a “gold dust.”

tent, with much higher DEHT levels detected in burritos than in burgers.

On the upside, cheese pizzas were among the least contaminated foods, while French fries were found to be DEHT-free.

Because not all of these chemicals have been thoroughly studied, the precise harm they may pose to human health is not entirely clear, the team acknowledged.

But Edwards cautioned that until researchers get a better handle on the risk involved, consumers should know that “it is not only [about] processed foods” at fast food chains -- any food that’s handled in any restaurant setting can be exposed to such chemicals, she noted.

With that in mind, Edwards said better oversight is needed, adding that she hopes “our work can be used by policymakers to help create stronger regulations to keep phthalates and replacement plasticizers out of our foods.” Meanwhile, one thing that people can do to limit potential risk is to “eat lower on the food chain.” That, said Edwards, basically means limiting meat intake.

(Health Day Reporter)

gym, doctors treating him said. He died shortly after.

He is survived by his wife Ashwini Revanth and two daughters Dhriti and Vanditha.

Restless crowds of stunned fans milled around the hospital complex as news came in of the sudden death of the actor, the son of much loved matinee idol Rajkumar who fast outgrew his father’s shadow to carve a place all his own in the Kannada showbiz industry.

Puneeth’s body will be kept at the Kanteerava Stadium to enable the public to pay their last respects, state minister R Ashoka told reporters. He said Puneeth’s last rites will be performed with full state honours and the family will decide when it will happen.

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Novel drug treatment for COVID identified

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esearchers have identified a potential new drug treatment that suppresses the reproduction of SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, in infected cells.

To multiply, all viruses infect cells and reprogramme them to produce novel viruses, the researchers said.

The study, published recently in the journal Metabolites, shows that cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 can only produce novel coronaviruses when a metabolic pathway called pentose phosphate pathway is activated. The researchers from the University of Kent in the UK and Goethe-University in Germany found that the drug benfooxythiamine, an inhibitor of this metabolic pathway, suppressed reproduction of SARS-CoV-2, and infected cells did not produce coronaviruses.

“This is a breakthrough in the research of COVID-19 treatment,” said Professor Martin Michaelis. “Since resistance development is a big problem in the treatment of viral diseases, having therapies that use different targets is important for developing the most effective treatments for COVID-19,” Michaelis said.

(PTI)

found widespread use of nonedible luster dust at other bakeries. Brendalee Viveiros, a food safety expert with the Rhode Island health department and coauthor of the CDC report, said the state issued guidance on the use of luster dust to businesses.

In 2019, the report also notes that Missouri health officials identified a

“primrose petal dust” used to decorate a cake as a lead hazard while investigating elevated lead levels in a 1-year-old child. A jar of bright yellow decoration in the child’s home had been used to create flowers for the birthday cake. Lab tests of the dust, which was labeled as “nontoxic,” indicated the sample was 25% lead.

(AP)

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Altogether, with deep gratitude we thank your generous contribution towards the Mon District youngsters and, by and large, to the Konyak tribe and Mon District with regard in the field of sports.

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sample of hair belonging to the legendary 19th century Native American leader Sitting Bull has allowed scientists to confirm that a South Dakota man Sitting Bull is his great-grandson.

Scientists took DNA from a tiny sample of Sitting Bull’s hair that had been stored in Washington DC. It showed that Ernie LaPointe, 73, is his great-grandson.

The new method allows analysis of family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people. It opens the door to the prospect of matching other historic figures to their living descendants. “I feel this DNA research is another way of identifying my lineal relationship to my great-grandfather,” LaPointe, who has three sisters, told the Reuters news agency.

“People have been questioning our relationship to our ancestor as long as I can remember. These people are just a pain in the place you sit - and will probably doubt these findings, also.”

The new method was developed by scientists led by Eske Willerslev, director of the Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre at the University of Cambridge. The novel technique is based on what is known as autosomal

hey make cakes and cupcakes sparkle and shine, but popular decorative glitters can contain toxic metals and aren’t always safe to eat.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Thursday that the products known as “luster dust” aren’t all meant to be eaten even if they’re labeled “nontoxic.” Some should be used for display only, like on a cake topper that’s removed.

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French Open: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag enter QFs

P V Sindhu. (File)

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): India’s double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu cruised into the quarterfinals of the French Open badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Line Christophersen of Denmark in the women’s singles second round here.

Sindhu, seeded third, prevailed 21-19 21-9 over Christophersen, ranked 24th in the world, in 37 minutes late Thursday night.

The reigning world champion will face eighth seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Sindhu had beaten Busanan at Denmark Open last week.

Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded fifth, also beat MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila 15-21 21-10 21-19 in an all-Indian clash to reach the quarterfinals.

The duo will meet fourth seeded Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik next.

Men’s singles player Sourabh Verma, however, bowed out of the competition after losing 12-21 9-21 to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the second round.

On Thursday, young Lakshya Sen had sailed into third round of the Super 750 event with a comfortable win over Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew.

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BCCI looks into CVC Capital’s business links MUMBAI, OCT 29 (AGENCIES): The private equity firm CVC Capital Partners that won a Rs 5,625 crore bid to bag the new IPL franchise in Ahmedabad, but came under the cloud for their links with betting companies abroad, will have to wait until after Diwali for their fate to be decided by the Indian cricket board.

A BCCI official told The Indian Express that it will take some more time for its legal team to complete due-diligence on CVC Capital Partners’ investments in betting companies.

“The formalities haven’t yet been completed, the BCCI legal team is going through it and we are expecting them to revert us post Diwali,” a BCCI official told this newspaper.

“The BCCI has full rights on whom they will allot the team, it’s the board’s discretion and we can only decide on a new IPL franchise (CVC) when the legal team reverts to us.” If BCCI decides not to allow CVC the ownership of the Ahmedabad franchise, than the third best bidder-Adani (Rs 5,100 crores) will be next in the line to secure it.

Under the ‘portfolio companies’ list on the CVC

Capital Partners’ website is Tipico, a sports betting and online gaming company, and Sisal, a betting gaming and payments, consumer/ retail company. CVC did not reply to emails send by this newspaper, neither did Tipico or Sisal. The CVC has invested in Formula 1 racing, football and rugby and IPL franchise ownership will be their first entry in the Indian cricket market.

In its press release a few days ago, the Indian board had stated, “BCCI is pleased to announce the following successful bidders (subject to definitive documentation and other formalities being completed).”

Those formalities are yet to be completed, according to the board. On the day CVC won the bid, former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, had questioned the BCCI decision on allowing betting companies to buy IPL teams.

“I guess betting companies can buy an IPL team. must be a new rule. Apparently, one qualified bidder also owns a big betting company. what next? does BCCI not do their homework? what can Anti-corruption do in such a case? #cricket,” Modi tweeted.

Insigne nets two as Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 to top Serie A table

Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne scores from the spot against Bologna. (AP)

ROME, OCT 29 (AP): Lorenzo Insigne converted two penalties to help Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 Thursday and move back level with AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table.

Fabian Ruiz scored the opener in the 18th minute.

Napoli, which dropped its first points of the season at Roma last weekend, moved above Milan on goal difference after the Rossoneri beat Torino 1-0 on Tuesday. Head-to-head is the first tiebreaker in Italy if teams are level at the end of the season.

Bologna had won only

one of its past six matches but that was an impressive 3-0 victory over Lazio and it pushed Milan all the way over the weekend, despite playing with nine men, before two late goals saw it lose 4-2. Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was forced to watch from the stands as he was red carded after the final whistle in Rome as the referee judged his applause to be ironic, despite the coach’s fervent protests it was genuine.

Napoli dominated from the start and took the lead after Bologna gave away possession on the edge

of its area and the ball came through to Fabian Ruiz, who curled it into the top left corner.

Bologna also gifted Napoli the second, four minutes from halftime, when defender Gary Medel handled the ball and Insigne stepped up to place the resulting penalty in the bottom left corner. Inisgne deposited his second penalty into the same corner in the 62nd minute after Ibrahima Mbaye was adjudged to have tripped Victor Osimhen.

Napoli midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa also hit the crossbar.

Won’t rest on my laurels, says Bhagat after Khel Ratna recommendation FIDE Grand Swiss: Mixed NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): World number one para shuttler Pramod Bhagat says he won’t rest on his past laurels and continue to strive hard for more success on international circuit after being recommended for the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.

The 33-year-old Bhagat was one of the 11 athletes who were nominated for the country’s highest sporting honour by the selection committee after his gold-medal winning feat in SL3 singles category at

Pramod Bhagat. (File)

Tokyo Paralympics.

“This is like an icing on the cake especially after winning the first gold medal in Paralympics for

Sarah is first woman coach in men’s franchise cricket

DUBAI, OCT 29 (PTI): Former England wicketkeeper batter Sarah Taylor became the first woman coach in men’s professional franchise cricket after she was named assistant coach of Team Abu Dhabi for the Abu Dhabi T10 league beginning November 19.

Widely regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers, Taylor became the first woman specialist coach at a men’s county side with Sussex in the United Kingdom.

She now builds on that by again treading a new

path with Team Abu Dhabi, and Taylor hopes that her involvement with the T10 league will inspire women all over the world. “Coming into this franchise world, you get players and coaches coming in from all around the world where it may not necessarily be the norm,” said Taylor. “But I’d love to think that some young girl or some woman watching can see me in the coaching team and realise that’s an opportunity and they can push for it, saying ‘If she can do it, why can’t I?”

Indian Badminton. This award will only motivate me to work and strive harder and keep pushing myself,” said Bhagat, who

DUBAI, OCT 29 (IANS): India take on the Kyrgyz Republic in a do-or-die last league match in the AFC U-23 Asia Cup qualifiers on Sunday, with high hopes of qualifying for the finals.

India will not only have to win their match but also hope that result of the other match in Group E too is in their favour.

Having beaten Oman 2-1 and lost to hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of a late penalty. As India had won and lost one match, so did the Kyrgyz Republic (beat UAE, lost

ADC Chümoukedima, Temsüwati Longkumer with players and officials in the second semi-final match.

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(10) scored in the 4th minute. Khriese (7) doubled the lead in the 44th minute and also sealed the win for MVYO. EAC, Dimapur and administrator, CTC, Er. Seyiekhrietuo Solo graced the first semi final as the match patron.

In the second semifinal, MTYO overcame Kuda Youth Club 2-1 to enter the final.

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“I would like to thank SAI, TOPS and Go Sports foundation for the support they have given not only me but everybody else which has motivated everyone to perform better,” said the shuttler from Odisha, who had contracted polio when he was four years old.

Bhagat, who has recently resumed training to prepare for the Uganda Para badminton International Open beginning at Kampala from November 15, hoped to compete in more events this year after COVID-19 disrupted the

international schedule.

“Preparations have already begun. The next tournament is going to be in Uganda. I have already started training and preparing myself for the same.

“I am hoping that we have more tournaments up ahead, last year due to Covid 19 most of the tournaments were cancelled.

“My aim is 2024 Paralympics and not just to repeat my gold medal feat but also win another medal in mixed doubles or doubles.”

AFC U-23 qualifiers: India to face Kyrgyz Republic

MTYO, MVYO to clash in final

DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): (MTYO) Medziphema Town Youth Organization and Medziphema Village Youth Organization (MVYO) will clash in the final of the 51st Chakhroma Sport Meet on October 30.

In the first semi-final, MVYO beat Chümoukedima ‘A’ Village Youth Organization 2-0.

MVYO took an early lead when Vikholie Chase

was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2019.

“I feel my career has just started and I have a long way to go and I am not complacent and not ready to rest on my laurels.” Bhagat is one of the best para shuttlers in the country with 45 international medals to his name, including four world championship gold medals and a gold and a bronze in 2018 Asian Para Games.

He thanked his “family, friends and the entire country for supporting me in his journey.”

and Visalie Mezhü (7) scored for MTYO, while Kevichütuo Nagi(13) managed to pull one back for KYC. ADC, Chümoukedima, Temsüwati Longkumer graced the second semifinal as the match patron.

The final match on October 30 will be graced chairman, Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board, Dr.Neiphrezo Keditsu as closing guest.

to Oman). Igor Stimac’s side are in an interesting situation as all four teams in the group have the same number of points, have scored, and even conceded the same number of goals.

With India taking on the Kyrgyz Republic and UAE meeting Oman in the last set of league matches, all four teams have a chance of qualifying and all types of permutations and combinations are possible. The group topper will clinch a direct berth to the finals in Uzbekistan next year.

If India beat the Kyrgyz Republic, they move to six points but Stimac’s side will top the group only if Oman draw or beat UAE. If Oman win, India will top the table on basis of their victory in their head-to-head encounter. If UAE win, India will finish second and everything will then depend on results in the other nine groups so that they make it as one of the four best second-placed teams. If UAE win, India would finish second in the pool.

With all such scenar-

Solskjaer ready to ‘fight back’ after ‘difficult week’

LO N D O N, O C T 2 9 (AGENCIES): Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says “it has been a difficult week” but he is ready to “fight back”.

Solskjaer is under pressure after a 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool left his side seventh in the Premier League and eight points adrift of leaders Chelsea, BBC reported.

His side’s next game is away against Tottenham in the league on Saturday at 17:30 BST. “We need a reaction,” said Solskjaer. “It’s my job to put the players in the right frame of mind.”

He added: “I’m responsible for the reaction, result and performance. We’ve worked on everything on the pitch that needs to be sorted for a footballer.

“We’ve had a good week and I feel that the boys are ready to give their best, as they always do.

“Nothing went to plan [against Liverpool] and that was nowhere near our best.”

Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was at the Old Trafford club’s training ground during the

week.

Asked whether he had spoken to the Scot and if he could survive a precarious period like Ferguson did in 1990 before going on to achieve success, Solskjaer said: “Yes, on both accounts.

“We had a commercial day and Sir Alex came to do some commercial stuff.

I met and spoke to him for a brief moment. He was in there with Cristiano [Ronaldo].

“I’ve been through some very bad moments here as a player. When I’ve been a coach and manager I’ve had to deal with setbacks. There’s probably been two or three crises at least since I became the manager here.

“One thing I can say is that I will always give it a shot and fight back.”

United have taken just one point from their past four league matches and the game against Spurs is followed by Atalanta away in the Champions League on Tuesday and a derby at home to Manchester City on Sunday, November 6.

ios possible, coach Stimac was understandably insisting on his boys to ignore the previous matches and concentrate on the job ahead -- the next 90 mi”utes.

“We need to balance the next 90 minutes. We need to be excited, but not over-excited. Such matches need a player to give 101 percent, and at the same time such matches demand that a player needs to b” patient,” Rahim Ali”quipped.

“Every player first needs to take up responsibility individually, and that will transpire to the ent”re squad.”

luck for Indian players

R. Praggnanandhaa. (File)

NEW DELHI, OCT 29 (PTI): Indian players experienced mixed fortunes in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament with two each in the men’s and women’s sections registering victories.

The experienced Grandmaster K Sasikiran beat Uzbekistan’s Shamsuddin Vakhidov, while teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa pulled off a marathon 55-move win over compatriot B Adhiban in men’s section round two late on Thursday.

Both Sasikiran and Praggnanandhaa have 1.5 points after two rounds while three players, includ-

ing the talented Alireza Firouzja of France, are on top with two full points.

However, GM P Harikrishna, the highest ranked player among the 10 Indians in the fray, was beaten

by Russia’s Aleksey Dreev in round two after starting the tournament with a loss to Vladislav Kovalev.

Talented 17-year old Nihal Sarin managed to hold world number two Fabiano Caruana to a draw on the top board despite facing trouble.

“I thought there was like 20 per cent chance that I could save this game,” Sarin said after the match.

He posted a win over Kiril Georgiev in the first round.

Saqlain wants India-Pak World T20 final

India and Pakistan cricketers greet each other at the end of their ICC T20 World Cup match in Dubai, UAE, October 24, 2021. (AP)

DUBAI, OCT 29 (AGENCIES): Saqlain Mushtaq wants an India-Pakistan final at the T20 World Cup. He talks about ‘insaniyat’ (humanity) and ‘mohabbat’ (love).

Pakistan’s interim head coach had a big takeaway from the India game, apart from his side’s resounding win. To him, the moment to savour came post-match, when Mohammad Rizwan hugged Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni had a chat with other Pakistan players, The Indian Express reported.

“Whatever happened

in the last match, be it Virat Kohli, Dhoni hugging our players, it was great for world cricket. Keeping aside the India versus Pakistan clash, the best thing, for me, from the match was that it was a win for insaniyat and mohabbat,” Saqlain said at the pre-match press conference, with Pakistan playing their third match of the group against Afghanistan on Friday.

“It’s a game and winning and losing is part of it.

Hats off to Babar, Rizwan, Dani, Virat, Dhoni because they have sent a strong mes-

sage for the entire world and for both the countries.

I always say, ‘mohabbat ki jeet ho, aur nafrat ki haar ho (love should trump hate),” he added.

Looking at the bigger picture, the Pakistan head coach wants an IndiaPakistan final. “And if India and Pakistan qualify for the final together then the ICC, and the entire world cricket will have some fun. It will be good for cricket because they are our neighbouring country. If we both play then it will be good for our relationship as well.”

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T20 WC: Pak beat Afghanistan by 5-wkt; inch closer to semifinals

DUBAI, OCT 29 (PTI): Skipper Babar Azam hit a composed 51 while Asif Ali hit four sixes in the penultimate over as Pakistan completed a hat-trick of victories in the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 Group 2 match, here on Friday.

Skipper Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib’s unbeaten knocks in a splendid rearguard action had steered Afghanistan to a competitive 147 for six after they were gasping at 76 for six. Pakistan overhauled the target in 19 overs, a victory which consolidated their top spot in the points table and enhanced their semifinal chances with min-nows Scotland and Namibia up next for them. His side needing 24 runs from the last two overs, Asif Ali (25 off 7 balls) fin-ished the job in 19th over, hitting four sixes off Karim Jannat.

Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan (8) to Mujeeb Ur Rahman early in their chase but Azam and Fakhar Zaman (30) kept the innings under control with their 63run stand. World’s top legspinner Rashid Khan carried Afghanistan’s hopes but by the time he came to bowl Pakistan had put 72 runs on board in 10 overs. His magic was on work though

Pakistan’s Asif Ali hits a six during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai, UAE, Friday. (AP/PTI)

as he got rid of Mohammad Hafeez (10) to complete a century of wickets in T20 Internationals.

He gave away only 26 runs in his four overs with most of the Pakistan batters playing him with caution.

Shoaib Malik (19) though launched Rashid for a massive six in his last over in which Azam was dropped

by Naveen ul haq. However, the Pakistan skipper was bowled off a googly in the last ball. Azam’s 47-ball knock had only four shots to the fence as he mostly moved the ball around.

Malik ended up caught behind when he flashed

hard on a widish ball from Naveen, giving an easy catch to Mohammad Shahzad.

Asif was at the crease and he did not disappoint his side.

Earlier, Pakistan’s expansive attack dominated the proceedings but Nabi (35) and Naib (35) seized the momentum with their big-hearted effort under pres-sure and prevented it from becoming a one-sided contest. They added 71 runs in 7.1 overs with 43 coming in the last three overs.

However, initially Shaheen Afridi’s probing yorkers, Haris Rauf ’s variation and the control of Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan tested

the batters of Afghanistan, who opted to bat. Realising that it will be difficult to score off Afridi, former skipper Asghar Af-ghan (10) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (10) targeted Wasim. However, Afghan’s stay was cut short

by Rauf while Gurbaz was sent back by Hasan Ali. A f g h a n’s yo u n g e r brother Jannat (15) came to the crease and together with Najibullah Zadran (22) had the responsibility to keep afloat his side, which was tottering at 39 for four inside Powerplay overs. It kept getting worse for Afghanistan as neither the runs came at a good pace and they kept losing wickets. Jannat and Zadran were scalped by Wasim and Shadab respectively, leaving Nabi with a difficult task to put enough runs on the board to defend, which he did with Naib.

Brief scores: Afghanistan 147 for 6 in 20 overs (Gulbadin 35, Mohammad Nabi 35; Imad Wasim 2/25) lost to Pakistan 148-5 in 19 overs (Babar Azam 51, Fakhar Zaman 30; Rashid Khan 2/26).

West Indies stay alive with 3-run win over Bangladesh

SHARJAH, OCT 29 (IANS): A late cameo from Nicholas Pooran (40 off 21) fol-lowed by a superb defence by the bowlers helped West Indies edged Bangladesh by three runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Friday. With this win, the defending champions have stayed alive in the competition while Bangladesh stare at an early exit.

In response, to West Indies’s 142/7, Bangladesh were restricted to 139/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing 143 for victory, Bangladesh lost openers Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim in successive overs of the power-play.

While Shakib, opening for the first time in T20Is, chipped to mid-on after a leading-edge off Andre Russell, Naim chopped on to his stumps off Jason Holder.

Soumya Sarkar and Litton Das stitched a stand of 31 runs for the third wicket. But Akeal Hosein forced a leading-edge off Sarkar, pouched by a diving Chris Gayle at short third man. Mushfiqur Rahim fell cheaply, bringing out the SATURDAY’S MATCHES scoop against Ravi Rampaul South Africa Vs but missed the slower delivery, which hit the stumps.

Sri Lanka: 3:30 pm Das along with England Vs Mahmudullah kept the Australia: 7:30 pm scoreboard ticking to bring

West Indies players celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Liton Das in Sharjah, UAE, Friday. (AP/PTI)

the equation to 30 runs off the last three overs. Dwayne Bravo was hit for a six by Mahmudullah in the 19th over but took out Das, holing out to long-on, on the final ball of the over.

Andre Russell defended 13 in the final over, nailing his yorkers despite a misfield and a dropped catch to keep West Indies alive in the tournament.

Earlier, West Indies lost Evin Lewis on the final ball of the third over, flicking a top-edge to backward square leg off Mustafizur Rahman. The defending champions were dealt with another blow in the powerplay as Chris Gayle was bowled through the gate

by Mahedi Hasan. Postpower-play, Hasan had his second wicket of the match as Shimron Hetmyer holed out to long-off.

With only two boundaries coming at the halfway stage, captain Kieron Pollard retiring out increased further trouble for the West Indies.

Russell walked in but was run out at non-striker’s end as the ball coming from a Roston Chase straight drive ricocheted off pacer Taskin Ahmed’s boot before hitting the stumps.

Pooran and Chase (39) stitched a 57-run partnership to give late impetus to the West Indies innings. Shoriful Islam took out both Pooran

and Chase on succes-sive deliveries to sink West Indies further.

Rahman’s final over saw him take out Bravo before Holder smacked him for back-to-back sixes on the leg-side. Pollard walked out and ended the innings in style, hitting Rahman for a six to help his team cross the 140-mark, which proved to be enough at the end.

Brief scores: West Indies 142/7 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 40, Roston Chase 39, Shoriful Islam 2/20, Mahedi Hasan 2/27) against Bangladesh 139/5 in 20 overs (Litton Das 44, Mahmudullah 31 not out, Jason Holder 1/22, Akeal Ho-sein 1/24) by three runs.

NSF Trophy: Viswemi FC, Headhunters enter quarterfinals DCSU’s futsal tourney commences Correspondent

KO H I M A , O C T 2 9 (NPN): Viswemi FC and Headhunters reached the quarterfinals of the 21st NSF Martyrs Memorial Trophy here on Friday.

In the first match of the day, Viswemi FC outclassed Bandits FC 7-0 in a one-sided match.

Opening the account for Viswemi, Vilu Theyo scored the first goal in the 7th minute while his teammate Kelethuto Kin achieved an impressive hat trick by scoring in the 16th, 39th and 47th minutes of the game. Kelengoto James and Kelengol Kikhi each added a goal in the 51st and 62nd minutes respectively while the final deal was

Asufü was scored by Azüo Kajina while his teammate Lorhü Kaisü received a cautionary yellow card.

With Asufü Christian Institute Manipur’s defeat all the three guest teams from neighbouring Manipur exited from the tournament.

Vi s we m i F C a n d Headhunters now joined Phesama Youth Organization, Berenike FC Meriema, Mele FC and MhakenyiKro-u as they wait Asufü CI in black & white and Headhunters in pink fight for the ball during Friday’s match. (NP) for the winners of the last made when Metol Neikha kham Konyak was sent hunters netted the first goal two groups to make up the scored in the 64th minute off for his unsporting be- for the team in the 32nd quarter finalists. bringing the game to a haviour. minute while his team- SATURDAY’S MATCHES disappointing end for the In the second match mates Mecievikho and Fifa FC Vs Bandits. of the day, Headhunters Samson added a goal each ANTA (12:30 p.m.)

The fr ustration of beat Asufü CI Manipur in the 46th and 63rd minAYhome FC Vs Bandits FC was noted 3-1. utes respectively. when their player ShahChingsha from HeadThe lone goal for Hurricane Boys (2 pm).

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DIMAPUR, OCT 29 (NPN): Dimapur Changki Students’ Union’s (DCSU) two-day futsal tournament commenced on October 29, at Backyard Futsal, Nepali Basti, Dimapur.

Addressing the gathering as the special guest, jt. director, MSME, Taliwati Longchar encouraged the participants to invite spirit of sportsmanship. He asserted that it was through sports which brought unity and harmony.

Further speaking on the achievements of Dr. T Ao, he stated that Nagas had the capability to be playing in the national and international level, if only one was dedicated and hardworking.

He further encouraged

Players along with special guest, Taliwati Longchar and members of DCSU on Friday. (NP)

the gathering to never forget one’s identity, asserting that one should be courageous and motivated in bringing laurels to our identity.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by president, DCSU, Saku Longchar, and invocation

offered by pastor Akum Lusangri.

Altogether 32 teams are vying for the title. Winner of the tournament will walk away with a cash prize of Rs. 30,000, while runners up with will receive Rs. 15,000.

KDTTA 2-day tourney begins Boxing World C’ships: Sanjeet,

Players being introduced to Swelul Pucho. (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , O C T 2 9 (NPN): The 10th Kohima District Table Tennis Championship and Catch Them Young tournament organised by Kohima District Table Tennis Association (KDTTA) and supported by Department of Youth Resources and Sports (DYRS) began at State Indoor Stadium, here on Friday.

A total of 37 players are competing in various categories of the championship including men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles, mixed doubles, youth singles, veteran singles and doubles.

In the Catch Them Young category, boys and

girls under the age of 14 would be taking part.

Earlier, during the inaugural programme, Nagaland Table Tennis Association president, Swelul Pucho in a short address thanked KDTTA and DYRS for organizing the event especially for the Catch Them Young category.

Stressing the importance of nutrition in a sportspersons life, Pucho said for a person to be in shape and staying fit should start from one’s kitchen. He said besides going for regular training a sportsperson should give equal importance in the type of nutrition they take.

He pointed out that mega sports stars in every

discipline hire nutritionists with very high fees to look after their diets which in turn keeps them at the top of their game.

While exhorting the players to give their best for the championship, Pucho also observed that losing was also part of a game where both sides learn something new.

He later declared the championship open.

Earlier, Faith Harvest Church Kohima assistant pastor Avi Zao invoked God’s blessings while KTTDA president Vikuo Metha delivered the welcome address and introduction of the championship. A special number was presented by Kekhrieleno Savi.

BELGRADE, OCT 29 (PTI): Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) defeated Russia’s Andrei Stotskii in a thoroughly entertaining contest to enter the pre-quarterfinals, while Akash Kumar (54kg) got a walkover into that stage on a good day for Indians at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships here on Friday.

Akash advanced after his German opponent Omar Salah Ibrahim fell ill and gave him a walkover here on Friday. He will face Puerto Rico’s Pagan Caleb Tirado in the last-16 stage.

“His opponent did not show up for the weigh-in this morning as he was sick.

Something like what happened to us in Varinder Singh’s case. In that case, we suffered, today we gained,” India High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI. Varinder had to pull out of his 60kg category bout due to high fever but he tested negative for COVID-19. Sanjeet put up quite a show in the 4-1 win over Stotskii, who was not a pushover by any measure.

The Indian, however, was the more attacking of the two, at least in the first two rounds.

Sanjeet displayed some flamboyance to go with his skills, dropping his guard completely to taunt Stotskii on more than one occasion.

The two exchanged blows but also smiled fre-

quently at each other, fighting at a languid but engaging pace.

Late last night, Akash Sangwan (67kg) recorded a confident 4-1 victory against German pugilist Daniel Krotter to also enter the prequarterfinals. The 21-yearold will square off against Cuban boxer Kevin Brown.

In a late night bout, Nishant Dev (71kg) will square off against Mauritian Merven Clair, also looking to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth. On Saturday, fivetime Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) will be in action alongside three other Indians. Thapa will fight Sierra Leone’s John Brown in the round of 32.

Sumit (75kg) will take on Tajikistan’s Abdumalik Boltaev, while Sachin (80kg) will open against American Robby Gonzales. Both these bouts are also round of 32 contests.

Govind Sahani (48kg) will compete in the pre-quarterfinals against Georgia’s Sakhil Alakhverdovi.

The gold winners at the showpiece will walk away with a prize money of USD 100,000. The silver medallists are to be given USD 50,000, and both bronzemedallists will be awarded USD 25,000 each. The total prize purse stands at a whopping USD 2.6 million.

India are being represented by its reigning national champions across weight categories.

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