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21 NPF legislators merge with NDPP Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 29 (NPN): In a major political development, perhaps the first such in Nagaland political history, 21 out of the 25 NPF legislators, led by its legislature party leader and former chief minister T.R. Zeliang, merged with the NDPP. (See box) NPF has 25 legislators in the 60-member assembly.

The four NPF members whose names were not included or chose to stay with the party include-- Kuzholuzo (Azo) Neinu, Dr. Ngangshi K Ao, Khriehu Liezietsu and Kezhienyi Khalo.

The development comes a day after NPF party president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Wednesday at Pfutseromi village declared that NPF would fight the forthcoming 2023 assembly polls on its own.

Dr. Shürhozelie’s declaration also came close on the heels after NDPP and BJP agreed to continue their pre-poll alliance in 2023, on a seat sharing formula of 40 (NDPP) and 20 (BJP).

NTAGI recommends Covovax for 12-17 yrs NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): Standing Technical Sub-Committee of NTAGI has recommended inclusion of Serum Institute’s Covovax in the national anti-coronavirus vaccination programme for children aged 12 to 17 years, sources said on Friday.

NTAGI panel, at its meeting on Friday, also discussed reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of vaccine from 9 to 6 months and administering the additional dose early (before nine months) to those travelling abroad for education, employment, sporting events and business meetings.

NPF legislators with NLA Speaker Sharingain Longkumer at his office chambers on Friday.

Former Rajya Sabha member of NPF and its erstwhile secretary general K.G. Kenye was also among the NPF members who decided to merge/join the NDPP. The strength of the NDPP has gone up to 42 in the 60-member house while the NPF has been reduced to four MLAs. Earlier in the day, the 21 NPF legislators met NLA Speaker Sharingain Longkumer and submitted their individual letters as well as the common resolution adopted, declaring to merge with the NDPP. After considering the circumstances, Sharingain, through an order, directed the commissioner & sec-

1. T.R. Zeliang 2. Moatoshi Longkumer 3. Azheto Zhimomi 4. Keniezhakho Nakhro 5. Y. Vikheho Swu 6. Chotisuh Sazo 7. Yitachu 8. Amenba Yaden 9. Dr. Imtiwapang Aier 10. Imkong L. Imchen 11. Er. Picto Shohe 12. Dr. Chumben Murry 13. Y. M. Yollow 14. C.L. John 15. N. Thongwang Konyak 16. Eshak Konyak 17. E.E. Pangteang 18. B.S. Nganlang Phom 19. Muthingnyuba Sangtam 20. Toyang Chang 21. Kejong Chang

ENPO temporarily withdraws non-cooperation with SFs DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisa-tion (ENPO) has announced temporary withdrawal of its indefinite non-cooperation against Indian security forces, which was announced following the Oting and Mon incidents in December 2021.

In a press note, ENPO president R Tsapikiu Sangtam and general secretary Manlang Phom, however, said that as an apex organisation of seven tribes of Eastern Nagaland in all its wisdom and in true Christian spirit of forgiveness, ENPO declared restoring

1 gets 20-yr RI for raping minor DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) Dimapur on April 29, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Vinato Chopi to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old minor girl on June 17, 2020.

I n h i s j u d ge m e n t , FTSC Special Judge Khrulto Koso observed that the accused made atrocities to an innocent minor girl very cruelly and that it was the duty of the Court to consider and credit the trauma faced by the victim’s family and that the accused did not deserve any leniency.

The accused, who was sentenced to 20 years RI

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with fine of Rs. 10,000 for the offence punish-able u/s 4 (2) POCSO Act 2012, would further undergo rigorous imprisonment of 6 months in default of payment of fine.

In a press release, special public prosecutor Imlimongla said that the case was successfully investigated by UBSI Tajungsangla, Women Cell, Dimapur. The prosecution examined six witnesses to prove the case.

The judge while pronouncing the judgment and sentence stated that the prosecution has successfully proved its case beyond a shadow of reasonable doubt.

the severed trust, relation and cooperation between the people of Eastern Nagaland and the forces, upholding the popular slogan of “friends to all, enemies to none”.

ENPO said it was also doing so after a request by IGAR (North) Maj. Gen. Vikas Lakhera.

“Thus, ENPO, in the interest of mutual co-existence and respect, do hereby temporarily with-draw all forms of non-co-operation against Indian security forces in the presence of S Phangnon Konyak, MP, Rajya Sabha,” ENPO stated.

retary NLA to publish the revised summary of information as per the Rules and correct the party affiliation of the 21 MLAs in the relevant records.

Later the merger was confirmed by NDPP spokesperson Merentoshi Jamir, at Hotel Vivor Kohima Friday evening.

Addressing the media, Merentoshi said the merger was done to strengthen the leadership of chief minister Neiphiu Rio and his government. He also exuded confidence that the merger will also strengthen the effort to bring the Naga Political issue to a logical conclusion.

Merentoshi welcomed the 21 MLAs and their de-

cision to merge with NDPP had opened the window for anyone willing to join NDPP in future.

To another query, Merentoshi reiterated that the current UDA government (NDPP, NPF and BJP) was comfortable. He said though UDA was an opposition-less party, it did not mean that it was a party-less government and therefore, NPF legislators joined NDPP as they wanted to remain under one umbrella.

Merentoshi also said the pre-poll alliance with BJP was strong and NDPP will not break the alliance.

He said changes that are taking place at the moment were done with the knowledge of the BJP leadership and said pre-poll alliance will continue.

He also said NDPP did not feel there was any threat since the alliance was going well and as per the pre-poll alliance agreement.

Asked as to what difference it made for the merger since all remained since UDA is an opposition-less

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BJP-NDPP alliance in 2023 polls not a foregone conclusion BJP nat general secy says party’s poll committee to decide on alliance Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): In a new twist to ongoing political speculations over the future of BJP-NDPP alliance in the State, the saffron party has stated that it was yet to decide whether to continue with the tie-up in the next Assembly elections.

Addressing the media at Hotel Saramati here on Friday, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said the party’s election committee would take a final call on whether to continue with the alliance and seat sharing with NDPP in the upcoming Assembly elections.

He confirmed that no final decision had been taken yet whether the current arrangement with the regional party would remain (Cont’d on p-8) during the next election.

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (AGENCIES): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the current spell of heatwave may further intensify over the next five days.

According to reports, the situation could get even worse over the weekend. A torrid heat-wave sent temperatures soaring across large swathes on Friday, with Banda in east Uttar Pradesh logging a record high of 47.4 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s Safdarjung Observatory, the national capital’s base station, recorded a maximum tem-perature of 43.5 degrees Celsius for the second day on the trot. Gu-

“A day may come, when we will have to sell sand on per kilogram basis.”

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rugram recorded an all-time high of 45.9 degrees Celsius.

The forecast shows that heatwave conditions are very likely over northwest and central India during the next five days, and over east India in the next two days.

“A rise of about two degrees Celsius in the maximum temperature (is) very likely over most parts of northwest India during the next two days,” IMD said.

Power demand touches all-time high

Amid a severe heatwave spell across India, the peak power demand in the country touched an all-

Vast sections of the India subcontinent, starting from Balochistan and Sindh in Pakistan all the way to Odisha and Bihar in east India are currently experiencing extreme heat

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time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, informed the Ministry of Power. “The maximum All India demand met touched 207111 MW at 14:50hrs Friday, an all-time high so far!,” the ministry tweeted.

This comes amid the reports of the power crisis in many states across the country during the extreme heatwave. The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country

are facing power cuts. The problem has been accentuated by a steep rise in prices of imported coal due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and some power plants not operating to their full capacity.

Amid reports of a dip in coal stocks with thermal plants, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that the country’s thermal plants hold about 22 million tonnes of coal which is enough for 10 days and replenishment will be done continuously.

Tr a i n s c a n c e l l e d : Meanwhile, Indian Railways has decided to cancel 657 train trips to speed up the movement of coal rakes to power plants.

SC rescues MBBS students hit by Ukraine Govt urged to intervene into crisis, Covid-19; asks NMC to frame scheme ‘unconstitutional selection’ NEW DELHI, APR 29 (AGENCIES): In a relief to students who pursued medical education in foreign countries and was compelled to come back to India due to pandemic and completed the course including practicals through online which is not recognized here, the Supreme court on Friday asked the National Medical Commission to allow them to undertake clinical training in India in the medical colleges and thereafter recognized their degree instead of invalidating their degrees, a TOI report stated.

Underlining the importance of practical classes in technical education like medical science, a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian said that a person cannot become a good doctor without practical training which can be done only in physical form and not through online.

But the bench in the same breath also said that a sympathetic view should be taken to-wards students who could not attend practical classes physically due to the pandemic.

(L) Imna Along delivering the keynote address and (R) the three panellists. (NP)

DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): Higher & Technical Education and Tribal Affairs minister Temjen Imna Along has called upon Naga society to evolve with time and embrace changes.

Coincidentally, Chugh’s statement also comes on the day when 21 NPF legislators merged with the ruling NDPP in Kohima.

Asked about the statement given by chief minister Neiphiu Rio that the NDPPBJP alliance would continue, he remarked that nothing could be stated as of now, asserting that the party’s election committee would take a final call on this.

“As of now, we are now in a coalition government.

And when our party’s central election committee takes a decision regarding the alliance, it would be communicated to the media,” he added.

Severe heatwave sweeps India; temp to rise infurther South Asia engulfed heat over next 5 days

But the bench further said, “However, the fact remains that the students were permitted to undergo medical courses abroad and that they have completed their curriculum according to the certificate granted by such foreign Institute.

Therefore, such national resource cannot be permitted to be wasted which will affect the life of young students, who have taken admission in the foreign Institutes as part of their career prospects.

Therefore, the services of the students should be used

to augment health infrastructure in the country.

Thus, it would be necessary that the students undergo actual clinical training of such duration and at such institutes which are identified by the appellant and on such terms and conditions, including the charges for imparting such training, as may be notified by the appellant,” it said.

In this case the students had completed their medical education from China. They completed nine semesters of their academic course on the campus. (Cont’d on p-7)

This is it! Women reservation: Society needs to evolve with time, says Along

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Tarun Chugh (NP)

He however claimed that the coalition government was performing commendably. He mentioned that BJP had taken a big step by forming a coalition government for the sake of social reforms, adding that wherever BJP was part of the ruling coalition, the State gover nments performed well.

Asked which party BJP would like to have an alliance with for the Assembly polls, Chugh re-plied that the decision in this regard would be taken by the party’s election committee, claiming that the party was inclined towards helping the poor.

On the strategy of BJP for the general elections, he maintained that his visit to Nagaland was to strengthen the party, adding that national leaders visited all States as part of the continuous efforts to strengthen the party. “The agenda of my visit is only to strengthen the party, not to decide strategy,” he remarked.

Delivering a keynote address at the first ever panel discussion on “Women Reservation in Ur-ban Local Bodies: Issues and challenges in Nagaland” held at Dimapur Government College (DGC) here on Friday, he emphasised that

only change was permanent, noting that Naga society had seen many changes not only in the way they lived and looked at things, but also in the way they tried to do things by respecting their culture and tradition.

On 33% reservation for

women in urban local bodies (ULBs), he noted that Naga society had deprived women in politics for a long time.

And in a secular and democratic set-up like Nagaland, he pointed out that giving reservation to women would only mean that Naga men respected women as they would be part of the policymaking bodies.

Along lamented that reservation had been politicized in the wrong way in the State as the idea of reservation was to allow a section of society grow strong. He

expressed gratitude to chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton for initiating discussion on the issue.

Noting that Naga society was patriarchal, he exhorted men to alleviate the condition of women by making them part of the decision-making process. He also encouraged women to be strong by not necessarily being a feminist and work shoulder to shoulder with men for overall welfare of the society.

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of NGBF office bearers

DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): ‘Concerned district GB leaders and GB delegation members’ to the general meeting of Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF), which was held at Phek on April 20 & 21, have urged the state government to intervene into, what they described as “unconstitutional selection” of new NGBF office bearers and “autocratic functioning system” of NGBF office.

In a representation to the commissioner Nagaland, the ‘concerned GBs’ sessional chairman Thepfukedou Kuotsu and sessional secretary Luikang, on behalf of ‘concerned GBs’ meeting at Chakhro Public Organization (CPO), Chümoukedima on April 28, 2022, demanded that the government initiate necessary action as per the NGBF constitutional norms so as to safeguard the GB institution from “autocratic working system.”

They said the GBs were “very optimistic” that NGBF officials would have ethical sense in running the office affairs as per the constitutional norms. However, the signatories expressed shock that “they had manipulated and workout everything in

an unconstitutional way just to suit their sinister agenda.”

The ‘concerned GBs’ pointed out that as per Article 10 (A), a candidate once held the post of president shall not be nominated for second time. However, they said the previous president was re-selected covertly for another five years term.

Further, they pointed out that as per Article 8 (C), the nomination committee will adhere to the norms strictly in selecting the office bearers as laid down, failing which the house has the right to turn down the selection of any candidate and will have to nominate other candidate if found violated the norms.

However, in violation, the signatories said new office bearers post have been created such as three vice presidents, two secretaries, one assistant finance secretary and one cultural secretary and picked candidates without the house approval.

The ‘concerned GBs’ also stated that some newly created district GBs association and newly selected GB office bearers were denied their rights to participate in NGBF executive meeting (Cont’d on p-8) K Y M C

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Along unveiling the plaque of the library building at DGC on Friday. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, APRIL 29 (NPN): Minister for Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along on Friday called on the people for a “collective endeavor” in order to make the state a “vibrant, inclusive and prosperous state”.

Speaking at the inauguration of library building at Dimapur Government College (DGC), Along stated that “we all” need to

be responsible in order to make a difference.

As we go forward in the 21st century, we must be able to build greater youth resources so that we can build our state, he stated.

The minister also encouraged the college to take care of the building since “the properties of government are the properties of the people”.

Further, Along advised the students not only to follow the footsteps of

NDPP 39 Sanis A/C holds meeting DIMAPUR: NDPP 39 Sanis assembly constituency held a party workers’ meeting & picnic at Chubi Island, Doyang Hydro project Wokha on Friday.

In a press release, NDPP Wokha media cell informed that while speaking at the programme, advisor for Horticulture & Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan encouraged the party workers to rededicate their duties and responsibilities as party workers at grassroots level.

While reminding the party workers, he said that Naga solution may be a knot for the upcoming general election and talks were being taken up between the centre and NNPGs. He informed them “to be geared up for any outcome.”

The advisor said that NDPP candidate for 39 A/C was now a recognised constituency and informed

the party workers that it was now the people to decide.

He lamented that in one term of governance, no one could fulfil the grievance and welfare, however, Mhathung assured to come up with better solution in giving fruitful services to the people.

All the villages under 39 A/C submitted the progress of the party during the meeting.

A five-point resolution was also adopted at the meeting.

the elders but to be the change and change accordingly with time.

Short speeches were also delivered by director of higher education, Kohima Katoni Jakhalu and RUSA state project director and higher education, Nagaland joint director Menuokholie Kire.

Presenting the project report, education division executive engineer (H) informed that the construction came under the scheme

RUSA 2.0, with an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore, rate as per NPWD SOR 2016 (21.6% above SOR).

The work order was issued on September 26, 2019 and commenced on October 10, 2019.

The building has two floors with a total height of 9.25 cm/30 ft (including roofing) and comprises of library, reading area, librarian’s room, catalogue and store room, copier and photocopy room and other facilities.

The programme was chaired by DGC principal Dr Libanthung Ngullie, greetings from DGC Parents Association, Dr Lanu and vote of thanks was proposed by DGC librarian Neiketu Siam.

Earlier, the minister also inaugurated the DGC waiting shed.

It may be mentioned that the library is a project under the infrastructure grants of colleges, a project of the Rastriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) by the ministry of Human Resources Development, department of Higher Education, government of India and government of Nagaland.

DC Kohima informs arms license holders DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner (DC) Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie has informed that the National Database for Arms License portal for uploading details of arms license and issue of Unique Identification Number to all licensees has been extended till March 31, 2023.

According to a DIPR report, DC has informed all arms license holders having registered arms on the license and have not uploaded earlier to produce their license and arms along with required particulars in prescribed format to the office of the DC along with a photocopy of the arms license, one ID proof and one recent passport size photo of the license holder (scanned photos not accepted) by March 20, 2023. He also informed that forms could be collected from the office of the DC Kohima, ADC Chiephobozou, SDO Jakhama & SDO Sechü Zubza, EAC Kezocha & EAC Botsa.

DC however, informed the filled forms along with other documents as mentioned should only be submitted at the office of the DC Kohima.

Further, arms license without UIN would be invalid after March 31, 2023.

Tovihoto inaugurates sub-station in Mon DIMAPUR: Advisor for department of Power, H. Tovihoto Ayemi on Friday, inaugurated the 20 MVA, 66/11kV sub-station in Mon Power House and associated 66kV transmission lines funded by the ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS).

According to a DIPR report, the advisor in his speech stated that power was a necessity for any activity and expressed hope that with the new installation, economic activities would be boosted in the district.

He lauded the department and the contractors for completing the work in quality and on time.

Acknowledging the hard work and service of field workers, the advisor also advised them to continue working with dedication and sincerity.

Meanwhile, chief engineer (T&G), department of Power, Er. Penrithung Yanthan on behalf of the department thanked the public and landowners for their support and assistance during the implementation of the project.

He stated that the department initiated for installation of 132kV transmission line and 132/33 kV sub-station at Mon which

H. Tovihoto Ayemi speaking at the inaugural programme in Mon, on Friday. (DIPR)

was included under IntraState Transmission Plan.

The chief engineer also informed that the transmission line would be connected from the upcoming 132/33 kV sub-station at Longleng and has been referred to Central Electricity Board which has shown its appreciation.

While briefing on the technical report, additional chief engineer (T&G), department of Power, Er. Wabangmeren Jamir informed that the project was implemented through EPC turnkey contract mode at

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a revised sanction cost of Rs. 20.68 crore bifurcated into two packages for ease of project implementation with LoA value of Rs. 7.88 crore and Rs. 12.80 crore respectively.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by superintending engineer, department of Power, Er. Kasho Chishi and also witnessed a special number by Mon chamber choir.

Later, vote of thanks was delivered by executive engineer, Mon electrical division, Er. K. Tingtenmoie Konyak.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Smti. Hupavelu Chiero

Words cannot express our feelings neither can time ease our pain..

Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.

"FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS"

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Along pitches for ‘vibrant, inclusive and prosperous’ state

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

Loving Sister, Daughters and Families

Dimapur : Nagaland, Pin : 797115

30th April 2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CONDOLENCE The Chakhesang Community Diphupar is saddened for the great loss, as Lt. Chikhuta Puro, who had served the Community in different capacities and was serving as a Member, Development Board, left for his heavenly abode on 15-04-2022. His contribution towards the upliftment of the Community will ever be cherished. Pray that the good Lord give solace to the bereaved family.

May the departed soul rest in peace.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the bereaved family members of Late Anthony Mao would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, neighbours, friends, church members, colony members and organisations who stood with us physically, spiritually, financially and materially at the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved son and brother on 22nd April 2022.

We deeply regret our inability to acknowledge and thank every individual in person, but it is our earnest prayer that God bless each and all abundantly.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DC Dimapur informs on walkathon DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner, Dimapur has informed that as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Northeast Festival, a walkathon would be held on May 2, 7 am onwards. DC has informed that the walkathon would be flagged off from City Tower Junction and end at DC Court Junction. All concerned have been requested for active participation.

The bereaved family members of Lt. Repatsungla, W/o Lt. Imti Longkumer residing at Unity Village (Mopungchuket) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us and showered us with your prayer support, emotionally, physically and financially throughout her illness and sad demise on 26/04/2022.

Words are inadequate to express how sincerely thankful we are to each one of you but it is our sincere prayers that our Almighty God bless you all immensely.

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Loving children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, in-laws and relatives

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LT. TEMSULONG "Those we love don't go away, They walk beside us everyday.

Unseen, Unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed and always dear"

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DIED ON 30-04-2020

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LATE LHOTOVI TSÜQÜ YOU WILL FOREVER REMAIN ALIVE IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES DAD, AND HOWEVER WE ARE LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU. WE STILL MISS YOU SO MUCH. k-857/22

A year has passed since you left us for your eternal abode, not a single day has passed by without a thought of you. You left us too early when we needed the most.

The moment you left us, our hearts were torn. We often lie awake at night, when the world is fast asleep, only those who love you know. We know you are in a better place, we cherish the memories we have of you. Until we meet again, you will be dearly missed.

FONDLY REMEMBERED AND DEEPLY MISSED BY LOVING WIFE, CHILDREN & RELATIVES

"Gone from our sight but never from our heart" We would like to express our profound gratitude and sincere thanks to all who sympathized with us during our time of bereavement and sad demise of our beloved MRS. CHAM KHIAMNIUNGAN, W/O. Lt. Hoamo Khiamniungan on 26-04-2022 and to all those who travelled from far and near to attend the funeral and share our grief.

Your love, prayers, presence, services, messages, thoughts and support will be cherished by us.

We would also like to express our deep appreciation to KBC Dimapur; KBC Tuensang; LBC Noklak; ENWO; KTC; KMH; NSSATA Central Unit, Kohima Nagaland; NSSATA Noklak Unit; NSSATA Tuensang Unit; Teachers & SDEO staff Noklak; Tsuwao Village Council; Teaching staff of GMS Tsuwao; Pathso Union Noklak Town.

We are unable to mention each and every individual but it is our hope and ardent prayer that God bless you all abundantly.

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CM inaugurates new DC office in Mkg NEIPF holds 2nd general conference in Dimapur

Chief minister Neiphiu Rio inaugurating the plaque of the newly constructed DC office complex on Friday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: State chief minister Neiphiu Rio Friday inaugurated the newly constructed office complex of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mokokchung.

According to a DIPR report, the chief minister, while speaking at the inaugural programme, maintained that the design and workmanship of the new DC office was up to the mark and was made possible through joint efforts.

Acknowledging the generous gesture of the

land doners, Rio said that in Nagaland, unlike other parts of the country, the land and its resources belonged to the people.

Therefore, he said land owners should give land to the government for development.

The chief minister admitted that most of the government building in Nagaland, which were constructed right after the attainment of statehood, were old and needed to be replaced.

When the time comes, he

said other districts should also do proper architect design building like the one which was being inaugurated.

Describing the administration and police departments as the two of the most important departments, the chief minister, therefore, urged the two departments to build good relationship.

He said that the first duty of the district administration was to keep and maintain good relationship with the people

so the administration becomes smooth. He also urged the people for their support and cooperation with the district administration for allround development. Rio said that in the absence of the citizens’ support, administration alone cannot function.

Short speeches were delivered by minister rural development, Metsubo Jamir; advisor C AW D & N S D M A , Kazheto Kinimi; commissioner Nagaland, Rovilatuo Mor and Kichu Clan, Mokokchung Village, on behalf of land owners.

The programme was chaired by DC Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh, and vote of thanks was proposed by EAC (HQ), Imtinungla Longkumer. Dedicatory prayer was offered by MTBA associate pastor Rev. Temsuwati Kichu.

Dignitaries including minister PWD (housing & mechanical), Tongpang Ozukum; advisor industries & commerce and NIDC, Imnatiba; advisor youth resources & sports, Er. Zale Neikha and SP Mokokchung attended the programme.

Temjen Imna Along

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): The second general conference of North East Indigenous People’s Forum (NEIPF) on the theme “Together in unity” was held at NEZCC Stone Park, 4th Mile here on Friday.

Speaking at the conference, minister for Higher & Technical Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along emphasised on preservation and promotion of rich cultural heritage of indigenous people.

He said it was important to ensure that politics was pursued for the sake of preserving indigenous cultural heritage and identity in every North Eastern state. Along expressed joy at having seen indigenous people of the Northeast coming together to the event. “NEIPF is the best and the most important forum for the indigenous people of NE,” he remarked.

He acknowledged the fo-

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rum for creating the platform to carry forward interests of indigenous people of the region and pursue the agenda of preservation and promotion of indigenous culture, tradition and identity.

Narrating how most North Eastern states emerged out of Assam, Along hoped that NEIPF would help overcome political boundaries to bind local people emotionally and culturally. The minister said people of the region were too friendly and hospitable, which was taken advantage of by a section of outsiders.

In this, he urged the locals not to shut their doors to outsiders. “If we close our doors, we will not grow and will remain backward”, he stated Along also called for more awareness among the people so that their friendliness was not taken advantage of by others. He said that many indigenous people of the region had become “endangered species”, with the population of some number-

ing even less than one lakh.

He cautioned that while one should be assimilative, one should also never forget his or her roots. Along advocated that indigenous communities of the region should increase their numbers to ensure they were not overwhelmed by outsiders.

“We are getting sparser and sparser. If we don’t survive, then how will our identity survive,” he questioned.

He hoped that the forum would connect indigenous communities for a united response to various challenges facing them.

In his brief speech, Manipur MLA Radheshyam urged the participants to be thankful to NEIPF founders for their dedication in creating the platform with the objective to safeguard the culture and identity of indigenous people of the Northeast. He hoped that the forum would help preserve these traits.

Delivering keynote ad-

dress, NEIPF chief convener Anup Chetia said the forum was formed on September 7, 2017 with the objective of working for protecting the interest of indigenous people of the Northeast and preserve indigenous culture, language and identity. He informed that the main focus of the second annual conference on the second day would be discussion on border issues among the NE states.

Earlier, invocation was offered by Holy Cross Higher Secondary School principal Fr Phillip Yanpuvthung, welcome address by NEIPF president Dr Temsuwati Lkr and benediction by Nagaland Joint Christian Forum’s Rev N Paphino.

Highlights of the programme included welcome song by Nagaland Chamber Choir, special number by Tokhuli Yepthomi and cultural presentations by various groups. The programme was chaired by Esabel Solo and Neivinuo Dzüvichü.

World Veterinary Day to be observed in Kohima

PGC organises Tening-Lekie road: NZPO Awareness on ‘violence cultural festival against women & children’ executives disown prez’s remark DIMAPUR: Peren Gov-

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Zeliang People’s Organisation (NZPO) executives have disowned the statement of NZPO president Kevipele Iheilung opposing halting Tening-Lekie road project, saying the issue was “never discussed, consulted nor meeting was called on this matter.”

In a press release, Gaigwang Hegeu, Hiadungbeu, Haibamko, Kubui Pame, Hauneu Zeliang and Kenlum Hemang, on behalf of the executive of NZPO, stated that NZPO president statement should, therefore, be considered as “purely his personal view” and not the view or decision of NZPO. The executives said that NZPO cannot be taken for a ride “at the interest and behest of an individual.”

They said that for any issues pertaining to the organization, a meeting has to be called and decisions have to be taken on consensus.

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Stating that NZPO was not a private property and cannot function as a self-style organization, the executives said that any individual whether it be president or whosoever cannot take decisions without a meeting or consultation.

The executives said they will support development on all fronts for the welfare of the community while understanding the sentiment of the affected area people.

However, they urged all responsible organisations not to interfere in the matter, which was sub judice.

They expressed belief that the court will deliver justice at the earliest so the work was executed as per the specification of the prescribed sanction.

Calling for the unity of the organizations, the executive said they will not allow anyone to function the organization at the cost of individual interest.

ABAM organises orientation course for church leaders

DIMAPUR: The third orientation course for full-time church leaders under the aegis of the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM), was organised by ABAM Church and Mission at Impur from April 25–29.

In a press release, ABAM executive secretary, Rev. Dr. Mar Pongener said that having learned the theoretical framework of the ministry in different institutions, the need for holistic exploration of the ministry for new leaders of the church became inevitable.

Rev. Dr. Mar informed that the course was designed keeping this in mind.

Some of the key objectives for the course included—availing them of the practical implications of the ministry, exploring uniformity in ministerial patterns, having a better understanding of ministerial perspective of ABAM and local churches and maintain doctrinal consistencies in all the churches.

The programme was held with eight speakers.

Altogether, 77 fulltime church leaders from 31 churches attended the course. The participants were also conferred with certificates from the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang.

ernment College (PGC) organised a three-day “literary cum cultural fest 2022” in commemoration of Peren town’s 75th anniversary on April 27 on the theme, “Celebrating our roots and cultural heritage”. PGC informed that special guest, ADC Peren, Keyirangding Hegui highlighted on the progress of Peren Town since its inception. Emphasising the importance of education and career building, Hegui encouraged students to explore every available opportunity.

Delivering a welcome note, PGC principal, Dr. A Nshoga advised the students to preserve one’s culture.A short speech was also delivered by PGC vice principal, Albert.

DIMAPUR: Sakhi-One Stop Centre (OSC) Zunheboto organised an awareness programme on “Violence against women and children” on April 25 at Council Hall of Usutomi village.

In a press release, the department informed that guest speaker, nodal director and governing board member CHILDLINE India foundation, Subonenba Longkumer gave a brief presentation on CHILDLINE 1098 Nagaland and highlighted the activities, cases and structure of CHILDLINE 1098.

Stressing on the impor tance of inculcating “traditional values” in children, Longkumer said most children in Nagaland were brought up with traditional values, discipline and knowledge, which in the long run

protects and indoctrinates them from committing criminal offences.

Highlighting the importance reporting violence against women and children, Longkumer lamented that many cases went unreported due to “fear and stigma of being rejected in the society”.

He urged the gathering to share and pass on the information of CHILDLINE 1098 and 181.

Centre administration Sakhi-OSC Zunheboto, Alovini Yeptho spoke on legal rights of women, domestic violence Act 2015 and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 while case worker OSC Zunheboto, Helito L. Chophi spoke on Juvenile Justice Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO).

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N.E AGRI-EXPO CHUMOUKEDIMA- 2ND MAY 2022 Inauguration of Community Marketing Complex: 9:15 hrs

by Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Nagaland Inauguration of “Naturally Nagaland” Exhibition: 10:00 hrs

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KO H I M A , A P R 2 7 (NPN): Veterinary hospital Kohima would be observing “World Veterinary Day” on the theme “Strengthening Veterinary Resilience” at the hospital premises on April 30.

The day which celebrates the contributions of veterinarians was started in the year 2000 has been dedicated to the health and wellbeing of animals, people and the environment.

Veterinary surgeon of the hospital, Dr Elizabeth Yhome said the importance of a veterinary doctor was felt all over the world for the kind of impact they create for

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better equipped to handle daily challenges and crisis that may occur in their practices, she said developing resilience would enable vets to thrive both personally and professionally.

To mark the day, Dr Yhome highlighted some of the basic duties as responsible citizens—motivating young people to take up the noble profession, improving the living conditions of animals, creating awareness on various zoonotic diseases and the importance of routine immunisation, preventing cruelty to animal and creating awareness on recognising and supporting the works of veterinarians.

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Entrepreneurship development through market linked extension: APEDA, Guwahati

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Opportunities & Challenges for niche organic products: Dr. Christy B. Sangma, ICAR, Jharnapani

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Quantifying value-added benefits for monetizing organic crops and market intelligence: Prof. L. Tongpang Lkr, SASRD, NU

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Inaugural Address Shri. G. Kaito Aye, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Cooperation, Nagaland.

Address by Shri. Priya Ranjan, IFoS, Joint Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India Address by Special Guest Shri. B. L. Verma, Hon’ble Minister of State for DoNER & Cooperation.

Address by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio Vote of Thanks Smt. Anenla T. Sato, IAS Secretary Horticulture, Nagaland

healthcare of animals, prevention, control and eradication programmes against infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases, thus making the world a better place for animals and humans to coexist.

She said veterinarians also played a vital role in major sector of the society be it in food security, meat & dairy industry, poverty alleviation, scientific researches and employment generation.

Keeping all these in mind, Dr Yhome said the theme was chosen for this year as a vital reminder of the importance of resilience for a veterinarian.

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Court grants bail to Mevani, pulls up Assam Police for ‘false FIR’

BA R P E TA , A P R 2 9 (PTI): Granting bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani in a case related to the alleged “assault” of a woman police officer, a court in Assam’s Barpeta district on Friday pulled up the state police for lodging a “false FIR”.

Hearing the bail petition, Barpeta District and Sessions judge Aparesh Chakraborty also urged the Gauhati High Court to direct the state police force to “reform itself ”, referring to the slew of police encounters over the last one year.

Mevani was granted bail on a Personal Recognisance (PR) bond of Rs 1,000 in the case filed at the Barpeta Road police station.

He was arrested in this case on Monday for allegedly “assaulting” the woman police officer while he was being brought by a police posse from Guwahati to Kokrajhar.

The court observed that the intent to outrage the modesty of the woman police officer in the presence of two other police officials cannot be held against the accused while he was in their custody and which nobody else

Jignesh Mewani in Assam. had seen. The judge noted that the high court may consider directing the Assam Police to reform itself to “prevent registration of false FIR like the present case and the police personnel firing and killing or injuring accused which has become a routine phenomenon in the state”.

The high court might also consider directing each and every police personnel engaged in law and order duty to wear “body camera, to install CCTV cameras in vehicles while arresting an accused or taking an accused to some place for recoveries of goods or other reasons and also install CCTV cameras inside all police stations”,

the order said.

“Otherwise our state will become a police state which the society can illafford,” it added.

The court also directed that the order be submitted to the Registrar General of the high court for placing it before the chief justice to look into this aspect and consider whether the matter can be taken up as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to “curb the ongoing police excesses in the state”.

Mevani, a Congressbacked Independent MLA, was picked up by a posse from Assam Police last week from Gujarat and arrested for a purported tweet in which he had claimed

that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “considered Godse as God”.

After being released on bail in that case on Monday, he was rearrested in the case related to the assault of the woman police officer who was part of the police party which accompanied him to Korkrajhar, a complaint about which was registered in Barpeta.

M e v a n i ’s l aw y e r Angshuman Bora told PTI that he will be first taken to Kokrajhar as certain formalities are yet to be completed, following his bail being granted by the court there.

“He was rearrested immediately after he was granted bail and brought to Barpeta. The formalities in Kokrajhar are yet to be completed,” he said.

Mevani is likely to be taken to Guwahati after the completion of those formalities.

In the Barpeta case, he was booked under IPC sections 294 (uttering obscene words in public), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assaulting a public servant in the execution of duty) and 354 (using criminal force to a woman intending to outrage her modesty).

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

Tripura TMC to form 132-member committee AGARTALA, APR 29 (PTI): Eyeing the 2023 assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress on Friday announced a 132-member state committee for its Tripura unit with former MLA Subal Bhowmik as the president.

Former West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee has been named the in-charge of the party’s Tripura unit.

The party also formed a six-member core committee, comprising MP Sushmita Dev, former MLA Asish Das, Bhriguram Reang, Asish Lal Singh, Mamon Khan and Bhowmik.

The state committee has eight vice presidents, five general secretaries and 14 secretaries.

The state committee, slated to hold its first meeting soon, will declare the district and block committees in due course of time, said Rajib Banerjee.

He said the TMC will contest the upcoming byelections to the four assembly constituencies in the state. “We are moving on our own to strengthen the organisation in the state and oust the autocratic government in Tripura,” he claimed.

Criticising the BJP government, Banerjee alleged that democracy in Tripura was at stake.

Govt trying to improve power sector in NE: MoS DoNER Correspondent SHILLONG, APR 29: Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) BL Verma on Friday said the northeast has the potential of generating over 128,000 megawatt of renewable energy.

Addressing the ‘Conclave on Investment Potential and Future Energy Needs of North East’ here, Verma said, the central government is trying to improve the power sector of the region.

As part of this effort, the central government has spent an amount of Rs 10,003 crore since 201415. Verma highlighted ongoing projects like the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh- Assam with an estimated cost of Rs 19,992 crore.

Moreover, the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) is being built at an estimated cost of Rs. 6,700 crore for the benefit of six states - Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.

Highlighting other developmental initiatives

BL Verma in Shillong. of the central government, the Union Minister said, apart from the power sector the centre is trying to address the connectivity issue of the region. He added that the length of the National Highways has increased from 10, 905 km in 2014-15 to 13,710 km presently.

“A slew of infrastructural projects related to air, railways, roads, waterways, energy and telecommunications are being built.

Today, rail connectivity has reached Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, which was earlier limited to Guwahati and five more projects are in line.”

On air connectivity, the Minister added the recently inaugurated airport at Holongi in Arunachal Pradesh

will be completed by August, 2022. It will add to the existing fifteen big and small airports in the Northeast.

On the socio-economic front, the Minister said all the ministries and departments are required to spend 10 percent of the Gross Budget Support from their allocation for the benefit of the North Eastern Region.

“This effort reflects the government’s special focus on developing the NER,” he said.

Meanwhile, during the conclave the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Power, Civil Aviation, Telecom, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Railways gave presentations about the ongoing projects in the region.

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar urges Mnp CM allocates portfolios to 6 cabinet ministers inducted recently B’desh IT firms to invest in state Correspondent

AGARTALA, APR 29 (PTI): Noting that bilateral trade and connectivity are crucial for sustainable economic development of both India and Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has urged IT companies in the neighbouring country to invest in his state.

Deb, during the first edition of ‘Digital Bangladesh IT Summit-2022’ on Thursday, also said here that he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to introduce direct international flights to Dhaka, Chittagong, Singapore and Bangkok from state capital Agartala.

He claimed that Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala was the best in the entire northeast. The chief minister pointed out that another airport was being built in Unakoti district’s Kailas-

Biplab Kumar Deb hahar area “at an estimated cost of Rs.500 crore”.

Bangladesh Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak was among those who represented the neighbouring country at the one-day summit.

“Once flights start operating along AgartalaDhaka and Agartala-Chittagong routes, people of Bangladesh could get the opportunity to travel (to other

places) via the two airports in the state, provided the Centre gives its nod for the same.

“A 24-hour immigration facility for Bangladesh can duly be set up with permission from the central government,” Deb said.

The CM underlined that technology-driven trade could further smoothen business relations between the two countries.

Bangladesh IT companies are welcome to invest in Tripura and take advantage of the incentives offered by the government, Deb said.

He maintained that Bangladesh would be immensely benefited if all eight northeastern states used the Chittagong port to bring in wheat and rice.

Palak, on his part, highlighted the strides taken by his country in the IT sector in the past 12-13 years.

IMPHAL, APR 29: Thirteen days after they were inducted in the council of ministers, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday allocated portfolios to the six new ministers in the state government.

The chief minister assigned to himself the key home and finance departments.

The chief minister had, on April 16, expanded his council of ministers by inducting six more cabinet ministers to take the total number of ministers in his council of ministers to 12.

However, the six ministers were without portfolios for the last 13 days.

The state Governor, on the advice of the chief minister, allocated the portfolios to the six new ministers, a notification issued by the state chief secretary stated on Friday.

The chief minister

made a slight change to the portfolios earlier allocated to cabinet minister Y Khemchand Singh. The education department was removed from Khemchand and allocated to Thounaojam Basanta Singh along with the law and legislative affairs department.

Khemchand is now the minister in-charge of municipal administration, housing and urban development (MAHUD) and rural development and panchayati raj.

Ministers from the BJP got important berths as compared to the NPF, the lone partner of the saffron party in the government.

NPF’s Kashim Vashum got the portfolios for animal husbandry and veterinary department, and transport department.

Earlier, the chief minister had allocated departments of water resources and relief and disaster

management to NPF’s Awangbou Newmai who was among the five cabinet ministers inducted in the council on the same day N Biren Singh took oath as chief minister on March 21.

Among the five BJP ministers inducted on April 18, junior minister Leishangthem Susindro Meitei (Yaima) got two important berths - Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAF&PD) departments.

Letpao Haokip got the portfolios of tribal affairs and hills department besides horticulture and soil conservation department, while medical, health and family welfare department and publicity and information department were allocated to Dr Sapam Ranjan who was the advisor (health) of the chief minister in the previ-

‘Mnp’s nine of 14 winners with criminal Assam teacher arrested for cases won against clean candidates’ molesting class 9 student

NEW DELHI, APRIL 29 (IANS): In the recently concluded assembly elections in Manipur, nine out of 14 winners with declared criminal cases have won against a runner up with a clean background while 17 out of 48 crorepati winners have won against non-crorepati runners up, an analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday.

Association for Democratic Reforms and Manipur Election Watch have analysed the vote share for the all 60 constituencies in the Manipur Assembly Elections 2022 and found out that the winners of the Manipur state

assembly elections 2022 won by an average of 44.73 per cent of total votes polled, compared to the 2017 elections winners who had won by an average of 45.39 per cent of total votes polled.

In all, 22 winners (37 per cent) won with 50 per cent and above of the total votes polled in their constituency while 38 winners (63 per cent) won with less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled in their constituency.

Seven out of 14 winners (50 per cent) with declared criminal cases have won with a vote share of 50 per cent and above while 18 out of 48 crorepati winners (37.5 per cent) have won

with a vote share of 50 per cent and above. When it came to margin of victory, the analysis showed that 22 winners have won with a margin of victory of less than 1,000 votes and four winners have won with more than 25 per cent of margin of victory.

Lourembam Rameshwor Meetei (BJP) from Keirao constituency won with 29 per cent margin of victory. Nongthombam Biren Singh (BJP) from Heingang constituency won with 58 per cent margin of victory.

Among the 60 winners, only five are women; with two have won with more than 20 per cent margin of

victory. Among the women winners, SS Olish (BJP) from Chandel constituency won with the highest vote share, i.e., 79.06 per cent in her constituency. She won with a 58.32 per cent margin of victory, the analysis showed. Meanwhile, out of total 35 re-elected winners, none have won with less than 25 per cent of vote share in their respective constituencies. In all, 13 (37 per cent) have won with more than 50 per cent of vote share while 22 (63 per cent) re-elected winners have won with less than 10 per cent of margin of victory whereas six have won with more than 20 per cent of margin of victory.

Centre to address Arunachal’s security issues: minister ITANAGAR, APR 29 (PTI): Union minister Nisith Pramanik on Friday said that the Centre will do everything to resolve security concerns of Arunachal Pradesh which is strategically important for the country.

The Union minister of state for home, who is on his maiden visit to the state’s capital, held a meeting with the police officers here.

During the meeting, the minister was briefed on various issues such as insurgency in Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts, operationalisation of the Special Task Force,

modernisation of the police force and narcotics problem.

Pramanik assured those present at the meeting to pursue the matter of narcotics in the state with Union Home Minister Amit Shah for an early and decisive solution.

He said he will take up the matter of increasing the Centre’s funding ratio for two sanctioned India Reserve Battalions for the state from 75:25 to 100 per cent.

Pramanik invited a delegation of the state home department headed by minister Bamang Felix to visit New

Delhi with proposals concerning the development and welfare of the police department and its personnel.

Regarding the welfare of people living in villages along international borders, he said that Arunachal Pradesh will be allocated adequate funds under the Centre’s new Vibrant Villages Programme.

Earlier, Felix urged Pramanik for the Centre’s continued support under the TCL Action Plan and inclusion of scope for housing projects for police personnel under a central scheme to modernise the forces.

HAILAKANDI, APR 29 (PTI): A high school teacher was arrested in Assam’s Hailakandi district for allegedly molesting a class 9 student, police said on Friday.

The father of the girl had filed a complaint in the Hailakandi Sadar police station on Thursday evening after the girl alleged that the teacher molested her.

Locals gathered at the teacher’s house and

handed him over to the police.

A case was registered under relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, police said.

The teacher, who also gave private tuitions, is a resident of Ratabari in Karimganj district and lived in a rented accommodation in Hailakandi as he was posted at a high school here.

IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE MOkOkCHUNG : NAGALAND

NOTICE

S/C No. 65/2022

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Ravoletuo Rossinuo has been applied by Smti. Bendangienla, W/o Lt. Ravoletuo Rossinuo, R/o H/No. 300 B United Colony, Ward No. 20, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of : 1.

GIS 2.

Gratuity 3.

Leave Encashment 4.

NPS 5.

Closing of A/c Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire to appear in this Court on or before the said day of 27.05.2022.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this the 27.04.2022.

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ous government.

Heikham Dingo Singh got the social welfare department with additional portfolio of skill, labour, employment and entrepreneurship department and fisheries department.

It may be noted that Biren took oath as chief minister of the state for the second consecutive term on March 21 last. On the same day, five MLAs –four from BJP and one from NPF were also sworn in as cabinet ministers.

The chief minister had also delayed in the allocation of the portfolios of the five cabinet ministers which was done

on March 28 last with Thongam Biswajit Singh as minister in-charge of departments of power, forest, environment and climate change, agriculture, and science and technology.

Tur ned-coat Konthoujam Govindas Singh was given the public works department and youth affairs and sports department and Awangbow Newmai of the NPF got the departments of water resources and relief and disaster management.

Nemcha Kipgen, the lone woman minister, got textiles, commerce and industry and cooperation departments.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND S/C No. 245/221 NOTICE NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Hevile Seb has been applied by Shri/Smti. Henenlo Magh, H/o Late Hevile Seb R/o H/No. 42, Ward-08, Dieze Colony, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of Pension Benifits, SBI No. 20114918671.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the pension benefits/estates of the said deceased may if she/he so desire to appear in this Court on or before within a period of 30 days from the date of publication.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this the 6th April, 2022.

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ANNEXURE - II

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME (SPOUSE) FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF WIDOW OF DECEASED SOLDIERS AND CHANGE OF NAME OF WIVES OF VETERANS AND SERVING SOLDIERS) I, Smt Mokoktola ( Existing Name of Spouse as per Change of Next of Kin Record / Service Document), spouse of No 4340761 Ex Sep Temjenyabang Ao (Name of Husband) resident of Longjang Village, Po - Impur, Distt - Mokokchung, State- Nagaland, have changed my name from Smt Mochoktola Ao ( Existing Name of Spouse as per Change of Next of Kin Record / Service Documents) to Sm Mokoktola (proposed / adopted New Name) vide Affidavit Regd No 567 / 2022 dt 29 Apr 2022. mkc-127/22 ANNEXURE - II

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT FOR CHANGE OF NAME (SPOUSE) FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF WIDOW OF DECEASED SOLDIERS AND CHANGE OF NAME OF WIVES OF VETERANS AND SERVING SOLDIERS) I, Smt Talirenla ( Existing Name of Spouse as per Change of Next of Kin Record / Service Document), spouse of JC-162314 Y Sub Maj & Hony Lt Lanujojang Ao (Retd) (Name of Husband) resident of Changki Village, POMangkolemba, District Mokokchung, State Nagaland, have changed my name from Smt Arenla Ao ( Existing Name of Spouse as per Change of Next of Kin Record / Service Documents) to Smt Talirenla (proposed / adopted New Name) vide Affidavit Regd No dated 568 / 2022 dated 29 Apr 2022. mkc-126/22

India grateful for Sikhs’ contributions: PM Says community strong link in relations with other countries

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hosted a Sikh delegation and asserted that the community has been a strong link in relations between India and other countries, as he continued with his outreach to them.

In an address to community members from different walks of life at his residence, he said the entire country feels grateful to Sikhs for their contributions in the freedom struggle as well as in the post-independence era.

The Sikh gurus inspired people and the Sikh tradition is indeed a living tradition of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’, he said, recalling his long association with the community, which included going to gurudwaras, spending time in ‘sewa’ and partaking of langar. Staying at the homes of Sikh families has been a part of his life, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with a Sikh delegation, at his residence in New Delhi. (PTI)

With Sikhs living abroad in large numbers, Modi said he always considered the Indian diaspora as “rashtradoot” (ambassadors of nation). All of them are a strong voice and represent the proud identity of “Maa Bharati” (mother India) abroad, he added.

“Wherever we are in the world, ‘India First’ needs to be our primary faith,” he added.

The new India is touching new dimensions and leaving its mark on the whole world, Modi said, adding that the period of the coronavirus pandemic

is the biggest example of this.

“At the beginning of the pandemic, people of an old mindset were expressing concerns about India but now people are giving examples of the country,” he said.

“Earlier it was being said that with such a large population, from where will India get the vaccine, how will people’s lives be saved? But today India has emerged as the manufacturer of the biggest protective shield of vaccines,” the prime minister said.

They will be proud to hear that 99 per cent of the

6 of 7 defence companies carved out of OFB report provisional profits

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): Six out of the seven defence companies, which were carved out of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on October 15 last year, have reported provisional profits during the initial six months of their operations, according to the defence ministry.

In a major refor m initiative, the government had on June 16 last year approved a long-pending proposal to restructure the nearly 200-year-old OFB that operates 41 ammunition and defence equipment production facilities into seven separate corporate entities to improve its accountability, efficiency and competitiveness.

The seven defence companies were dedicated to the nation on October 15 last year.

“It is heartening to note that six out of the seven new

Rajnath Singh defence companies have reported provisional profits during the initial six months of their business growth,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Twitter on Friday.

These companies are scaling new heights and contributing to India’s defence manufacturing, he added.

In a statement, the defence ministry said Munitions India Limited, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, Advanced Weapons and Equipment India

Govt to expedite recognition of Corbevax by other countries NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): The government plans to expedite the process of recognition of COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax by other countries while its manufacturer Biological E pursues WHO’s emergency use listing for the jab being administered in India among the 12-14 years age group.

According to an internal document circulated to the members of the Empowered Group-5 on COVID-19 Vaccination, which will be meeting soon, some authorities abroad such as in Hong Kong have begun demanding vaccination certificates for children and only accept m-RNA based vaccines for them.

“It is necessary to quickly initiate the process of recognition of the Corbevax vaccine and its certificate by other countries while Biological E continues to pursue WHO’s EUL (emergency use listing) for it,” the document mentioned.

It highlighted that the recent development pertaining to the World Health Organizations’ (WHO) suspension of Covaxin supply through UN procurement agencies further complicates the matter and is detrimental to the acceptance of Covaxin-based vaccination certificates for children by other countries.

The issues to be discussed by the Empowered Group-5 pertains to m-

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Limited, Troop Comforts Limited, India Optel Limited and Gliders India Limited have reported provisional profits of Rs 28 crore, Rs 33.09 crore, Rs 4.84 crore, Rs 26 crore, Rs 60.44 crore and Rs 1.32 crore, respectively.

Yantra India Limited has not reported provisional profits for the period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, it mentioned, adding that it reported a loss of Rs 111.49 crore in this time period.

“An amount of Rs 2,765.95 crore has been released to the seven new companies during the current financial year for capital expenditure and equity,” it stated.

Within the first six months, these new companies have achieved the turnover of more than Rs 8,400 crore, it noted.

vaccination has been done through ‘made-in-India’ jabs, he said.

In this difficult period, India has emerged as one of the world’s largest start-up ecosystems, he said, with the number of unicorns constantly increasing.

“This growing stature and credibility of India provides maximum satisfaction and pride to our diaspora,” he said.

Lauding Sikh gurus for their ideals and work to awaken the nation, he said they taught courage and service.

“The people of India have gone to different parts of the world without any resources and achieved success through their labour.

This is the spirit of new India today too,” he said.

G ur u Na na k Dev awakened the consciousness of the entire nation and bought the nation out of darkness and took it on the path of light, he said, adding that gurus travelled all over India and everywhere their signs exist.

They are revered and there is faith in them everywhere, he added.

The Sikh community is synonymous with the courage, prowess and hard work of the country, he said.

The prime minister highlighted his government programmes related to Sikhs, saying it was his good fortune to be associated with the landmark events like guru Tegh Bahadur’s 400th birth anniversary, guru Nanak Dev’s 550th birth anniversary and guru Gobind Singh’s 350th birth anniversary.

He praised Sikhs for being active for the causes of environment, nutrition, and protection of cultural values, and urged them to contribute to his government’s “Amrit Sarovars” campaign, which envisions 75 ponds in every district.

The prime minister also recalled his visits to the places of Sikh heritage all over the world during his travel abroad.

Modi has met members of the Sikh community at frequent intervals.

He had recently delivered an address from the Red Fort at an event to mark the birth anniversary of ninth Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur.

Goa CM Sawant meets PM Modi

Guj is BJP’s lab for experiments in governance: Nadda

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (IANS): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, and discussed various issues and sought his guidance for the development of Goa. Sharing the information about his meeting with Prime Minister Modi, Sawant tweeted: “Called on the Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji in New Delhi today. Discussed various issues and sought guidance from the PM for Goa’s development.” The PMO also tweeted: “The CM of Goa @DrPramodSwant called on PM @narendramodi.” This is Sawant’s second visit to the national capital and first meeting with PM Modi after being sworn in as chief minister of Goa for the second time. After the recent Goa assembly polls, the BJP formed the government for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats of 40 member’s state assembly.

GANDHINAGAR, APR 29 (PTI): BJP president J P Nadda on Friday said Gujarat is a “laboratory” for his party for the matters pertaining to governance and party organisation.

Nadda, who is on a day’s visit to the state, also claimed that the BJP is the only true national party in the country now as Congress has become a party of “brother and sister” and regional parties have become family fiefdoms.

“Gujarat is a laboratory of governance and party organisation (for the BJP). We will implement this model across the country. As a party chief, it is also my responsibility to take ahead this model,” he told reporters during a press conference here.

Successful “experiments” to develop the party and make it a “medium of change” were carried out in Gujarat when Narendra Modi was a party office-

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RNA based booster dose requirements by countries, suspension of supply of Covaxin by the WHO, acceptance of Corbevax and Covaxin based vaccination certificates for children and international travel by Indians vaccinated with Sputnik-V. Sources said the internal document circulated to members of the Empowered Group-5 comprehensively looks at all issues related to vaccines.

They said that selective highlighting of certain parts from the note could portray an incorrect picture as the document lists several issues in a factual manner for consideration of the empowered group and does not indicate the Ministry of External Affairs’ position or comment on any issue under consideration.

Power crisis result of Modi government’s mismanagement of coal distribution: Cong

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NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): With large parts of the country facing long power cuts, the opposition Congress on Friday said the central government’s misgovernance and mismanagement led to this “artificial” crisis in the scorching summer.

Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh alleged that the Modi government was not providing logistical support for coal distribution to power plants across the country, leading to the crisis.

The Modi government cannot run away from its responsibility and blame states for all the problems in the country, he added.

He said 16 states in the country are forced to have daily power cuts of up to 10 hours and power stations with 72,074 MW capacity are not operating due to non-availability of coal even though there is no shortage of it.

He also claimed that 106 of the total 173 power plants are having less than 25 per cent of their usual reserve and states are being forced to buy power as high as Rs 12 per MW.

J P Nadda bearer and later chief minister, he added.

“Modi ji created a development model in Gujarat. At the national level, we are now seeing the reflection of that experiment carried out in Gujarat by Modi as chief minister,” said Nadda.

The sudden change of guard effected by the party last year in the state when chief minister Vijay Rupani and his cabinet resigned and a new government under

Gourav Vallabh Vallabh said the ministries of power, coal and railways should sit together and find a solution to the current crisis. These ministries are not doing their job properly, leading to this situation, he alleged.

The Congress leader claimed that industrial production is also being hit due to the power crisis.

“This power crisis is artificial and is due to the poor governance and poor management in coal distribution. This is purely misgovernance,” he said at a press conference.

“Why are these power plants not operating. Why are states being forced to buy power at Rs 12 per MW. Against the daily demand of 22 lakh tonnes of coal,

Bhupendra Patel’s leadership replaced it was also an “experiment” carried out as part of the party’s strategy, he said.

Notably, Assembly elections are due in the BJP-ruled state in December this year.

“See, it’s a laboratory. Otherwise which party would have dared to do that (replace the entire cabinet).

It was part of our strategy and it can not be discussed in public. Let us decide what experiment is needed for what purpose,” said Nadda when asked about the reason for the Rupani cabinet’s exit in September 2021.

The party has changed the political culture in India as prime minister Modi’s politics based on development has given a tough fight to the politics based on caste, community and

why only 16 lakh tonnes are being supplied. What is the government’s plan to cater to the peak power demand and resolve the current power crisis,” he also asked.

Vallabh said the Modi government cannot run away from its responsibility and blame the states for all the problems in the country.

“If the states are to be blamed for everything, then what is the central government’s job,” he asked.

“We demand that the artificial power crisis due to the mismanagement of coal supply is resolved soon,” he said, noting that even a state like Jharkhand which has coal mines is facing over 17.5 per cent shortage of power.

The Congress leader said Rajasthan is facing power shortage of 9.6 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 9 per cent, Haryana 7.7 per cent and Uttarakhand 7.6 per cent.

Vallabh asked if the government is claiming that there is no shortage of coal in the country, then why are states like Uttar Pradesh are supplying power for only four hours everyday.

region as well as dynastic politics, the BJP chief said.

Asked about Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent remark that there was a need for a “strong opposition”, he said it is the responsibility of opposition parties to become stronger.

Earlier, addressing party workers at the Ahmedabad airport upon arrival, Nadda said any party which wants to compete with the BJP will need to work hard for at least 50-60 years to be a worthy opponent.

After addressing party leaders including MPs and MLAs at the state BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar, Nadda addressed nearly 5,000 party workers at the Gujarat University Convention Centre in Ahmedabad.

In his speech, he claimed that the BJP is the only true national party now.

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Opportunists gang up

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n a democracy, a strong and effective opposition is crucial and that is why people still hope the Congress leadership should arise from a selfinduced comatose state to check the ruling party.

One who deeply shared such a view is Prashant Kishor, the renowned political strategist. Prashant Kishor or PK as he is known wanted to help the Congress after quitting in 2017. His deep desire for reviving the Congress is because the party is the only opposition party with a pan-India presence.

Congress re-invited PK to join the party but instead, he was made a member of the Empowered Action Group (EAG) that was formed to take responsibility for the 2024 elections. PK is driven by a sense of achievement and it will be an understatement to say he is ambitious. He is ambitious and that is why he has been so successful in the field. The Gandhis were eager to have PK in as nothing the party has done after 2014 has worked. Eventually PK declined to join the party as he did not want to be answerable to those who act like bureaucrats.

He wanted to be answerable only to the Congress president(Sonia). The disappointment with the way the Congress has conducted itself does not mean that those holding the view are necessarily Congress supporters. Hoping the Congress revives itself to an effective opposition does not make such persons pro-Congress. Those who hope that the Congress gets its act together and present itself as a viable alternative to the BJP are those who want the country to have a strong opposition. A strong opposition is a life saver for India’s constitutional democracy. The BJP was a very effective and strong opposition to the UPA-I and UPA-II. Why PK’s plan did not materialise, despite having the backing of the Gandhis? The answer is that those who have been wielding influence over the Gandhis after the demise of Ahmed Patel, do not want to release their grip over the Gandhis no matter, even if their influence has caused an existential crisis for the party.

Unlike the past when the Congress was considered a natural leader of UPA parties and strategised with an eye on the BJP-led NDA, the task before it now is more complex. Not just the BJP, it is the rise of several parties, including AAP and TMC, that threatens to capture the opposition space and push Congress further to the margins. The recent elections in five state assemblies i dashed any hopes that Congress had of making a comeback. In at least two of these five states, the BJP juggernaut cannot be said to be the sole reason for the Congress’s defeat. The AAP routed Congress in Punjab and even in Goa, where the party had got a substantial chunk of votes it fared poorly as it declined an inner pact with AAP and TMC. Sadly, for the Congress, with its electoral capacity and influence diminishing by the day, it has been relegated to existing in the collective consciousness of those who don’t agree with the BJP’s majoritarian overdrive, as an unredeemed idea only because family loyalists don’t want to relinquish being privy to the Gandhis nor do they allow anyone else to step in and try to revive its fortunes.

DailyDevotion Gracious Uncertainty

…it has not yet been revealed what we shall be… —1 John 3:2 Our natural inclination is to be so precise– trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next– that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think that we must reach some predetermined goal, but that is not the nature of the spiritual life. The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. Consequently, we do not put down roots. Our common sense says, “Well, what if I were in that circumstance?” We cannot presume to see our-selves in any circumstance in which we have never been.

Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life– gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. This is generally expressed with a sigh of sadness, but it should be an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises. When we become simply a promoter or a defender of a particular belief, something within us dies. That is not believing God– it is only believing our belief about Him. Jesus said, “… unless you…become as little children…” (Matthew 18:3).

The spiritual life is the life of a child. We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next. If our certainty is only in our beliefs, we develop a sense of self-righteousness, become overly critical, and are limited by the view that our beliefs are complete and settled. But when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy. Jesus said, “…believe also in Me” (John 14:1), not, “Believe certain things about Me”. Leave every-thing to Him and it will be gloriously and graciously uncertain how He will come in– but you can be certain that He will come. Remain faithful to Him.

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Strengthening veterinary resilience

eterinarians work tirelessly to provide care to animals, and to recognise their work, World Veterinary Day is held on the last Saturday in April.

This year, the day would be celebrated on April 30 under the theme “Strengthening veterinary resilience”.

Resilience, bouncing back from the adversity, of veterinarians ensures their professional growth and thereby of the profession. Veterinary profession contributes towards varied sectors of a society, being largely appreciated under the ‘One Health’ initiative.

Veterinarians (Vets) play an important role in food production and its safety, control of zoonotic infections, ecotourism and protection of environment.

Another sector wherein Vets have a significant role is the translational research that provides basis of therapeutics in human medicine.

Considering the importance of this profession, it should always be in the interest of the policy makers to promote its professionals.

To commemorate the role of Vets and to focus and

pay attention to-wards their professional limitations, a day known as World Veterinary Day is being celebrated every year worldwide on the last Saturday of April.

Veterinary profession is at odds in numerous perspectives and this demands resilient professionals that offer better and effective contribution without being stressed and worn-out.

The studies show a decent percent (34%) of Vets with lower general resilience in Australia (Mat-thew and Co-workers, 2020) and in Canada (75%) as compared to the general population (Best and Co-Workers, 2020).

However, such studies on Vets in Indian subcontinent are mostly lacking. To find the solution, it is essential to know the problem.

Vets of-ten work hard comparable to that of medicos but fall short in acceptability to their level in the society.

The Veterinary set-up in the Indian subcontinent is very poor and this makes their job satisfaction even more compromised. The lack of basic facilities and the appreciable and effective

manpower makes the work profile cumbersome and difficult to deliver.

Besides, in the Indian subcontinent the avenues in the Veterinary profession are limited. In western countries, all these lacunas may not be applicable but their own system of long working hours, dilemmas in ethics, and above all the challenging interactions with clients and problems managing personal finances demand resilient Vet professionals.

Management stressors like interpersonal conflicts and deficient clarity on individual responsibilities, besides the scheduled unspecialised roles too make it to the list of stressors.

There are varied factors that affect the adaptive outcome and thereby the resilience of the professional.

Amongst all, two key factors that are considered as game changers are mindfulness and self-compassion.

The former factor is defined as a conscious and passive, real-time awareness and non-judgmental acceptance of an experience, including all its emotional, cognitive, and sensory components.

The latter factor is seen as the compassion directed inward and relates to how individuals perceive themselves in times of distress and suffering. Both these factors are inversely corelated to the professional depression, burnout, and anxiety (McArthur and co-workers, 2017).

An Australian study on Vets shows personal resources (motivation, optimism, challenging adaptability and strength building ability) rather than the career stage, gender and region of work determines the resilience (McArthur and co-workers, 2021).

Contrarily, study in Canada shows that demographic factors like clinical practice type, role within clinics and marital status has negative cor-relation with the resilience (Perret and Co-Workers, 2020).

The difference in results in these studies is the lack of gold standard” tool to measure resiliency, besides the regional differences in the level of thrust and importance given to the animals and veterinary profession (Moffett and

What factors are affecting the Indian summer monsoon?

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he Indian summer monsoon is a vast weather event that is crucial to the 1.39 billion people that live in India, as most of the rainfall (70-90%) that the country receives, is during this period, May-end to September.

The amount of rainfall that India receives during the summer monsoon varies every year. Even though this variation is only about 10% above or below the predicted average, it has a huge impact on the economy of the country. This is because the livelihoods of millions of farmers in India, and the nation’s GDP rests on the amount and pattern of rainfall during the summer monsoon. Therefore, predictions of the strength of the monsoon every year by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) are of great importance.

Ongoing research over the last 30-50 years has identified many factors that affect the Indian summer monsoon. These range from longterm, largescale global effects such as the El Niño, La Niña, Indian Ocean Dipole, and more, to more short-term and local effects such as dust clouds and even patterns of irrigation.

‘El Niño’, meaning ‘the boy child’ refers to a large-scale warming of the sea surface, along the central and east-central Pacific Ocean around the Equator. It is named in Spanish as a reference to the ‘Christ child’ as it appears around Christmas time in December, as a warm ocean cur-rent along the South American coast. The ‘La Niña’ meaning the ‘the girl child’ refers to the opposite conditions – a cooling of the sea sur-face in the areas where the El Niño occurs.

The two phenomena occur cyclically to form the El Niño Southern Oscillation or the ENSO. The warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean because of El Niño weakens the southeast trade winds flowing to the intertropical convergence zone over India. Since these winds are the main driving force of the Indian summer monsoon, El Niño events are associated with weak monsoons and lower than average rainfall. The La Niña has the opposite effect to the El Niño and is responsible for stronger monsoons and above-average rainfall.

Based on rainfall trends in India over 132 years, it is clear that severe droughts in India have always been in El Niño years, though the opposite is not true.

The location of the El Niño event also influences its effects on the Indian monsoon – warming in the central Pacific Ocean affects the Indian monsoon more than if the warming is in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Overall, it is estimated that about 30% of the yearly variability in India’s summer monsoon rainfall is attributable to the ENSO effect – the rest of the variability rests on other factors such as the IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole), EQUINOO (Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation), Atlantic sea surface temperature (SST) variability, and the Mascarene High.

The Indian Ocean Dipole or IOD is caused by alternate warming and cooling in the Indian Ocean along the Equator from west to east, much like the ENSO. The Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation (EQUINOO) is thought to arise as an effect of the IOD and refers to increased and decreased cloud formation between the western and eastern equatorial Indian Ocean. Although the IOD was discovered only in 1999, and the EQUINOO in 2002, both have been recognised as important modulators of the Indian summer monsoon. Positive IOD and EQUINOO events are associated with more rainfall as these events increase moisture transport from the southeastern parts of the Indian Ocean.

The Atlantic SST variability affects the Indian summer monsoon in the same way that the ENSO does. A warming of the surface of the Atlantic Ocean weakens the monsoon, just as cooling of the ocean’s surface has the opposite effect. The effects of this phenomenon, also known as the Atlantic Niño, on the Indian summer monsoon, is thought to be mediated through perturbations in the jet streams above India.

The Mascarene High is a semi-permanent high-pressure zone in the south Indian Ocean, about 4,000 km from India, near the Mascarene Islands. The Mascarene High begins developing in mid-April and is a major factor in driving the circulation between the northern and south-ern hemispheres that powers the summer monsoon winds towards the Indian subcontinent from the Indian Ocean.

Recent work published in the journal Scientific Reports in 2021 shows that the yearly variations in the Indian monsoon rainfall are affected by these large-scale factors via fluxes in incoming and outgoing moisture through surfacelevel winds.

“The mechanism we have proposed provides a physical link between changes in high- and lowpressure patterns, wind circulation, and the moisture in the atmosphere.

We also show that different tropical cli-mate patterns such as the ENSO, IOD, EQUINOO, etc. modulate these factors, and hence the Indian summer monsoon,” says Arindam Chakraborty, a professor from the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and co-author of the study.

How does irrigation affect the Indian summer monsoon?

One of the rather surprising local factors that affects the Indian mon-soon, is irrigation. According to a 2019 study in the journal Climate Dynamics, the trend of decreasing rainfall over the IndoGangetic plains could be due to the extensive irrigation in this area.

The study finds that winter irrigation (November-March) actually strengthens the monsoon rains over the region for the following year and also reduces intra-seasonal

variations in rainfall.

However, with year-round irrigation, there is a noticeable decrease in the summer monsoon rainfall (June-September).

“This is likely because irrigation affects soil moisture levels and temperature simultaneously, which affects atmospheric stability. Since the irrigation is over vast tracts of land, these changes shift the moisture convergence zone to the south, during the active phase of the mon-soon,” says Chakraborty, whose team investigated this phenomenon.

The link between irrigation and changes in the monsoonal rainfall pat-terns was also identified in another study in 2019 from the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay. This work shows that increased irrigation in northern India shifts monsoonal rainfall in September further towards the northwest of India, while also affecting rainfall pat-terns (increases in extreme rainfall events) in central India.

Aerosols and dust are other local factors that have been shown to affect the monsoon rainfall in India. In a recent study in 2022, researchers at IIT Bhubaneswar have shown that dust transported to the Arabian sea from the MiddleEastern deserts (the Sahara and the Sinai) could in-crease rainfall in India and south Asia over short time scales of one or two weeks.

In a similar study in 2014, scientists showed that dust aero-sols likely heat up the atmosphere over north Africa and west Asia, which increases the flow of moisture over India. This results in rain-fall, usually within a week of the event, over central India.

“This warming induced by dust (from the Middle-Eastern deserts) over the Arabian Sea, acts as a source of energy to speed up the monsoon circulation (winds and moisture) towards the Indian region,” says V. Vinoj, a Professor at the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Science in IIT Bhubaneswar, who was involved in both studies. “Our work al-so shows that this relationship between the dust and the Indian monsoon is stronger during drought years associated with El Niño. In addition, we find that dust induced rainfall enhancement is widespread across the whole south Asian monsoon domain, often occurring as a pulse that triggers short term increased rainfall in an otherwise dry situation. We need to begin tracking dust storms to understand how they affect the Indian monsoons, because it’s very clear that are having a critical effect on the rainfall in certain regions like central India,” he adds.

Anusha Krishnan is a part-time science writer and editor and full-time mom from Bangalore, India. She loves writing about new scientic discoveries, and believes that the art of storytelling is crucial for successful science communication.

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Bartram, 2017).

The question arises how to strengthen the ‘Resilience’ in the ‘Veterinary profession’? In general resilience can be developed and strengthened by reducing the vulnerability to the stressors and by managing the stress impact.

The professional vulnerability to stressors especially in Indian subcontinent can be reduced through development of good and organised veterinary setup.

This can be achieved by: a) financial stabilisation of students during the study period; b) providing the good infrastructure that fulfils norms as per the scientific background; c) utilisation of scientific personnel as per the qualifications and specialisation and their support for continued higher learning; d) keeping trained para-vet staff available in lieu with the scientific requirements; e) reducing the burden of the non-technical work.

The other stressors like limited social acceptability, unemployment and being highly specialised tech-

nocrat can be neutralised through: a) development of specific characteristics including acceptance of personal limitations, remaining optimistic and learning to accept and manage uncertainties; b) mindfulness and self-compassion; c) creating and maintaining a supportive social network.

Besides, these general points, specific lessons for growing unemployed vets are: focus on developing and improving the CV, making yourself voluntarily available to gain experience and establishing the mentoring relationships with respected colleagues.

All the personal characteristics can be imparted if Vets/ students are exposed to such a course in their professional curriculum. This will help budding Vets to learn about the importance of building carrier resilience that can protect them against the negative impacts of workplace stressors and career setbacks.

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The Ladder on the Foundation of Stability (From previous issue...)

As a distinguished land of Christians, Nagaland can demonstrate and reflect  Spiritual quality on biblical foundation  Principle of Truth as Policy of life  Work that thrives economic independence  Environmental sanctity from pollution  World mission in obedience to the Bible  Quality-practical grassroot education  Healthy coexistence with neighbors and the world.

Let us also listen to what some world leaders said about their faith in God: George Washington: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”

Napoleon: “The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that opposes it.”

Horace Greeley: “It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people.

The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.”

Queen Victoria: “That book accounts for supremacy of England.”

‘Nagaland for Christ’ is relevant today as He is the Savior and Lord; and in response, we are commanded to proclaim the message, and demonstrate decency of social life as light and salt, and promote public affairs with a unique difference.

Rebirth of Nagaland It is too early for the beauty of Nagaland to deteriorate and die out. Nagaland has just begun to commence her journey with a long way ahead. It can become a colorful spot to the world with honesty of tribal cultures, churches with Christian values, quality education in schools, and loyalty and sincerity in homes and workplaces. What is the ‘strong foundation?’ It is our relationship with the Source of life. Nagaland will become different only if the people can change. Rebirth of Nagaland means ‘old life replaced with new life which is change of attitude and better human quality.’

Our land can become a clean spot in the world if we become more responsible and honest citizens and inhabitants. It is the inner change. The roadmap and basis of rejuvenation of Nagaland will certainly be Returning to God in repentance We must confess and overcome sin of spiritual complacency and hypocritical superficiality and denominational dividedness, sins caused by state political parties, factional differences, and sin of mismanagement of public affairs. In brief,

sin of mouth, heart and action.

We need forgiveness from God and from each other. The need is a regenerating, melting and purging power of God that makes men and women of all profession and walk of life honest and faithful.

Principle of Truth Famine of truth makes us drifting today. Truth must replace dishonesty, disloyalty, greediness, duplicity and fraud, and manipulation in our society.

As a Christian, can you be honest? It is TRUTH that can make Nagaland different. Truth has no enemy. Nothing can go against it. It means speaking the truth, doing the truth, dealing with truth, and living the truth.

Root treatment This concerns our children and grandchildren, and lives yet to be born. The quality of their spiritual, ethical and moral root all depend upon the kind of foundation we lay today in their fertile and correctable age (Proverbs 22:6). What must they learn in their learning process now? What are the values must they learn to build a strong future? Who are responsible to raise them up and with what tool and resources? It is so simple that they should know their Creator, purpose of their lives, and fundamental values that fasten onto them. Credit will come to you as their girders and builders. A wise nation will see vision and prepare stable foundation for its generations ahead.

The Role of the Giants The giants are the Church, the State and Leaders. While the massive citizens form the body, vision with direction must come from the giants as God has appointed them to blow the trumpet of warning and also lead them to a safe landing.

The giants must work together in partnership under the banner of common goal. Like a coin of two sides, in a land of Christians, the state functionary must be willing to yield and listen to the spiritual advice of the Church while the later must have spiritual authority and biblical courage to correct the state towards the imminent stability and destiny of people they lead.

The Rising Giants are the youth of the land. Young people, it is too early for your beautiful land to die and be buried. It is time for you to rise with patriotic passion and peaceful revolution and restore and reform your land from sickness we suffer with.

Your land needs Rebirth with the help of God. The Bible reminds us, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance” (Psalms 133:12).

God bless Nagaland!

(Concluded) Rev. Dr. Phuveyi Dozo, Naga United Village

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.

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Group clash over anti-Khalistan march in Patiala CJI urges CJs to send names for judgeship

eral of Police Rakesh Agarwal told reporters here that the situation was now under control. “We have called force from outside. A peace committee meeting has been called by the Deputy Commissioner,” he said, adding restoring peace in the area was the priority for police at present.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann termed the incident unfortunate and said he was in touch with the

state police chief.

“The incident of clashes in Patiala is deeply unfortunate. I have spoken to the DGP; peace has been restored in the area. We are closely monitoring the situation and will not let anyone create disturbance in the state,” Mann said in a tweet.

He said Punjab’s peace and harmony are of utmost importance. Asked about the incident, IG Agarwal said the incident took place

as “some mischievous elements had spread some rumours. We have controlled the situation. We are also conducting a flag march in Patiala city”.

Asked how many people have been injured in the incident, Agarwal said police are still checking it.

The “Khalistan Murdabad March” was organised by “Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)” leader Harish Singla. The march started from

CJI N V Ramana and others at the Chief Justices’ conference in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana highlighted the issue of vacancies in high courts on Friday and urged the chief justices of all the 25 high courts to send names for elevation as judges at the earliest.

Inaugurating the 39th chief justices’ conference here, which is being held after a gap of six years, the CJI outlined the agenda of the meeting and said the “aim and object of today’s conference is to discuss and identify the problems that are affecting the administration of justice”.

He said besides taking stock of the progress made in the implementation of the resolutions adopted six years ago at the last CJs’ conference, the meeting would address issues concerning

the judiciary, ranging from appointments of judges in high courts to strengthening network and connectivity at all court complexes across the country. “I would like to highlight the issue of vacancies. You may recall that one of my first communications to you was about the filling up of vacancies. I have also requested all of you, in our very first online interaction, to expedite the process of recommending names for elevation to high courts, with an emphasis on social diversity....

“I request the chief justices of the high courts, which are still having a number of vacancies, to forward the names for elevation at the earliest,” the CJI said in his welcome address. Hailing the prompt response of the chief justices of the

BJP wants to destroy country’s FIR registered by CBI into 26% HZL secularism, says Mehbooba stake sale in 2002: Centre to SC

JAMMU, APR 29 (PTI): Warning that India will have to face a “bad situation” in future if it follows the footprints of a neighbouring country to misuse religion, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday targeted the BJP for allegedly trying to destroy secularism “which is in our DNA”.

She lambasted the BJP government at the Centre over inflation and unemployment in the country.

“Our neighbouring country (Pakistan) was destroyed by misusing religion at that time (Independence).

To date, they are bearing its brunt. They armed people with guns in the name of religion. The same is happening in our country, in

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the name of religion today,” Mehbooba said.

She said bulldozers are being used and people are being armed with swords in the name of religion.

“You cannot provide jobs or tackle price rise or give better amenities including water and power.

So the easy thing is to pit

Hindus against Muslims -- talk about loudspeakers, hijab and halal. This (type of politics) is going on in this country,” the former J and K chief minister said.

The PDP leader said she feels sorry for what is going on in the country. “If we follow the same way (of Pakistan), the situation will be bad in this country in future. The country has 20 to 25 crore Muslims along with Christians and other minorities and you cannot eliminate them. They will have to live in this country only.” Targeting the BJP over the loudspeaker issue, she said it must remind that this country is based on a secular foundation and “secularism is in our DNA”.

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (PTI): The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that an FIR has been registered by the CBI concerning the 26 per cent disinvestment of Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) by the Union Government in 2002.

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the CBI has registered the FIR as directed by the top court in its verdict of last year. The bench directed the Solicitor General to file an updated status report in the case and posted the matter for further hearing post-summer vacation.

On November 18, last year, two decades after the first NDA government, led by then

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, decided to divest stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) to a strategic partner - SOVL, the top court had directed the CBI to register a case to probe the alleged irregularities in the process.

The top court had said that on perusal of reports and recommendations of CBI officials, it is of the considered opinion that the 2002 disinvestment in the ‘Mini-Ratna’ designated firm evinces a prima facie case for registration of a regular case.

It, however, did not stall the proposed disinvestment of the government’s 29.54 per cent residual stake in the open market and said it should be done strictly in accordance with SEBI rules and regulations to

ensure that the best price is realised for the sale of the shareholding. Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Ltd (SOVL), the majority shareholder of HZL, had stated before the court that it is not exercising its second call option under the Share Purchase Agreement. The top court had said, “There is sufficient material for registration of a regular case in relation to the 26 per cent disinvestment of HZL by the Union Government in 2002. The CBI is directed to register a regular case and proceed in accordance with law”. It had directed the CBI to periodically submit status reports of its investigation to the Court and the reports are to be submitted every quarter, or as otherwise directed by this Court.

India endures severe heat waves: The only reason is global warming

NEW DELHI, APR 29 (AGENCIES): India’s severe heat waves are expected to stretch into early next month, meaning millions of people will have to endure more days of dangerous temperatures and hours-long blackouts.

The South Asian nation is bracing for tem- Girls cover themselves with scarves on a hot summer day, peratures to rise to a re- in Gurugram, Friday. (PTI) cord high, according to Thermometer readMrutyunjay Mohapatra, government’s disaster management arm to get early ings have already reached head of the country’s meLt Gen BS Raju teorological department. warnings to those on the 46 degrees Celsius (115 deNEW DELHI, APR 29 The agency is working ground, he said in an inter- grees Fahrenheit) in central (PTI): Lt Gen Baggavalli with states and the federal view in New Delhi. and northern India, with Somashekar Raju will take over as the next vice chief of the Army Staff on May 1, the defence ministry said D.C. Court Road, Duncan, Dimapur on Friday.

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“Why is it exceptionally warm this year? The only reason is global warming,” said Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist

at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.

“We have looked at data for seventy years and at the intensity, the number of heatwaves is directly in response to global warming.”

India is expected to suffer more frequent and intense heat waves, extreme rainfall and erratic monsoons in the coming decades as the planet warms, according to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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“We are expecting 50 more appointments. This remarkable feat could be achieved because of your wholehearted cooperation and commitment to the institution,” he added. The CJI also referred to the fact that in the last one year, the collegiums headed by him have ensured that nine new judges were appointed in the apex court at one go, besides 10 new chief justices for high courts, and thanked his colleagues in the collegiums for their cooperation.

The CJs’ conference would discuss the issue of strengthening of the IT infrastructure and connectivity at all court complexes pan India on priority. The issue of human resources, personnel policy and needs of the district courts would also be discussed during the meeting, which is being attended by two seniormost apex court judges -- justices Uday Umesh Lalit and A M Khanwilkar.

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(From p-1) But due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the clinical training for the subjects of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Nu-clear Medicine in the 10th Semester was done online after which they were granted. The students also cleared the screening exam which foreign degree holders have to clear before practising medicine in India but they were not given provisional registration on the ground that they pursued clinical training online which is not recognised.

The Commission said that students were not eligible for provisional registration to undergo one year internship because clinical training cannot be imparted through online mode as it involved diagnosis and interactions with the patients.

Though the court agreed with the submission of the Commission but granted conditional relief to the students and directed it “to frame a scheme as a one time measure within two months to allow the student and such similarly situated students who have not actually completed clinical training to undergo clinical training in India in the medical colleges”.

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A clash broke out between followers of Shiv Sena and pro-Khalistani Sikh organisations in Patiala, Friday. (PTI)

Arya Samaj Chowk with the Sena activists raising the “Khalistan Murdabad” slogan. Singla said Gurpatwant Pannun of the Sikhs for Justice had announced to observe April 29 as the “foundation day of Khalistan”.

“To answer them, the Sena had also decided to take out ‘Khalistan Murdabad March’ on April 29,” he said. Patiala Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said, “We appeal to all to maintain calm and not to lend credence to any rumour.”

“Peace and harmony are central to all our religions and their basic ethos.

Even if there is any dispute or misunderstanding, it is important to resolve it by dialogue,” Sawhney said in a statement. “The Patiala district administration appeals to all brothers and sisters of Patiala and Punjab to continue to maintain peace and brotherhood,” he said.

“The present situation is under control and being continuously monitored. All measures are being taken to ensure peace and harmony,” he added.

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PATIALA, APR 29 (PTI): Two people were injured when stones were hurled as two groups clashed over an “anti-Khalistan march” here on Friday. Police fired in the air to bring the situation under control.

The clash took place outside the Kali Mata temple when members of an outfit that calls itself “Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)” began a “Khalistan Murdabad March”. Some Sikh activists, including Nihangs, took out another march against the Sena event.

Near the Kali Mata temple, the two groups came face to face and hurled stones at each other. The temple gates were locked and police deployed in large numbers to prevent the situation from escalating further in the city, police said.

Two people, including a policeman, were injured, in the stone-pelting, they added. A Sena leader said the outfit had planned the march as a reply to the announcement by Sikhs for Justice to mark the ‘foundation day of Khalistan” on April 29.

Patiala Inspector Gen-

(From p-1) Speaking on the achievements under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rein, the BJP national general secretary claimed that Modi had contributed immensely towards development of the Northeast, including Nagaland, and cited improved road and rail connectivity, infrastructure development, education, farm loans, etc, as instances.

He recalled that it was under the leadership of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that the Union Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) was introduced to look into the developmental activities of the North-eastern region.

Chugh arrived here Dimapur on Friday and is expected to tour the State till May 1 during which he is scheduled to meet 12 BJP legislators and office bearers of State morchas and cells, booth level committees, shakti kendras, mandal and district committees, Intellectual Cell and Core Committee.

A press communiqué issued by BJP media cell stated that Chugh’s visit was necessitated in view of the 2023 general elections and organisational matters of the State unit.

The minister was of the opinion that if reservation could be given to both men and women of backward areas, there was no reason why 33% reservation could not be given to women in ULBs. He encouraged all men to acknowledge the role of women in improving the society by allowing them to be a part of the policy-making process.

Conducted by History and Political Science departments of DGC in collaboration with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), the objective of the discussion was to provide an open forum and open platform to all stakeholders to have free discussion, clear all doubts and dispel fears and suspicions over women reservation and the myths surrounding it. It was organised in the larger context of inclusiveness, women empowerment through governance, development and upholding of democratic principles in the State.

Provisions of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001 and 74th Amendment of the Constitution of India, which mandated reservation for women in ULBs, in conjunction with Article 371A that provided a special status to Nagaland were discussed.

On the issue of taxation that came along with the Municipal Act and whether it infringed on the very essence

of Article 371 (A), Along emphasised that the money collected was not going outside the State, but would be utilised by the elected members of ULBs to develop the administrated area. And while there would be grants from the Centre, he said revenue should also come from the people.

On the recent order of Supreme Court to conduct ULB elections with 33% reservation for women within six weeks, he said the State government had written to the Centre for conducting the polls after the Assembly election scheduled sometime next year.

Former DGC principal Kavili Jakhalu, who was among the three panellists at the discussion, claimed that the much talked about equality in Naga society was a myth propagated since the time of British.

She said Naga women did not have the right to inheritance, causing them to be economically dependent on men and wondered whether this was equality, regretted that women had not been part of any traditional political body.

Clarifying that participation was not reservation, Jakhalu stressed that women should not be confused by the higher percentage of women voters as high participation of women in decision-making as the participation was effectively nil in Nagaland Legisla-

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MUMBAI, APR 29 (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 11 paise to close at 76.50 against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback retreated from its 20-year high.

Expectations of foreign fund inflows in LIC IPO which will open next week, and possible central bank’s intervention also supported the rupee sentiment.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 76.62 against the US dollar. It moved in the range of 76.63 to 76.29 during the day trade.

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the opposition-less (UDA) government will continue.

He said it was up to the legislators of political parties whether to merge or not. Even though some NPF remained with it, he said NPF will still remain as part of UDA. He said the house speaker Sharingain and NDPP president Chingwang Konyak have also agreed. “We are to strengthen each other as there is need for one strong regional and national political party to work together” he said.

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(From p-1) government, Merentoshi said there was no doubt that an oppositionless government was formed but political parties may have viewed it differently because of which the leaders might have felt the need to come together under one party to give a push to the Naga issue.

Meanwhile, planning & coordination and parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu asserted that despite the merger of 21 NPF MLAs with NDPP,

tive Assembly where, she felt, there should be reservation too. Insisting on 33% women reservation in ULBs, she commented that while there was no dearth of qualified women, the reason they were not able to participate or win elections was because of the mindset of the people and patriarchal values.

Responding to the issue of taxation, Central Government Standing Committee panel lawyer, En-forcement Directorate, W Rainbow Ngullie said, as per laws, tax was mandatory.

On the question if the reservation was going to impact the grassroots of the society, social activ-ist and governing board member of North East Network and Wildlife Conservation Society con-sultant Bano Haralu said the issue was being discussed because women had been left behind since long and that in villages they were still voiceless. She opined that women had no control over the State’s economy and this was the biggest factor that kept them away from politics.

The panel discussion concluded with a unanimous understanding that women reservation in ULBs was necessary and its copy was also planned to be submitted to the State Government.

Various organisations, including GBs, student bodies and civil society bodies, attended the discussion.

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crunch, the war, and the latest outbreaks of COVID-19.

Eurostat said economic growth slowed to 0.2 per cent in the first three months of the year as voluntary and government restrictions during the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus joined with higher inflation to hold back demand as people made less use of in-person services. The first quarter figure was down from 0.3 per cent in the last three months of 2021.

Among major European economies, Germany grew 0.2 per cent, avoiding a recession after output fell 0.3 per cent at the end of 2021.

France stagnated at zero growth as government restrictions during the omicron wave hurt activity.

Italy’s economy shrank 0.2 per cent as exports declined.

The war, which started on February 24, more than halfway through the quarter, is likely to weigh on growth during the coming months.

“Rising inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine war mean that GDP is likely to contract” in the second quarter, “while April’s further big increase in core inflation strengthens the case for a July rate hike” by the ECB, Andrew Kenningham, chief Europe economist at Capital Economics, said.

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countries, including Russia.

Bottlenecks in supplies of raw materials and parts have also contributed to higher prices.

Governments as well as households are feeling the effects of high inflation.

Germany is dropping a charge for supporting renewable energy on electric bills, saving a family of four around 300 euros (USD317) a year.

Germany’s IG Metall industrial union is proposing an 8.2 per cent annual increase for the country’s steel-workers going into wage talks.

Worries about even higher heating, electricity and auto fuel prices are one factor holding back European governments from deciding to halt energy imports from Russia as part of the sanctions over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The war in Ukraine is a major setback for the eurozone’s economic recovery,” said Tej Parikh, director in Fitch Ratings’ economics team.

Inflation is also putting uncomfortable pressure on the European Central Bank to look at raising interest rates from record lows in coming months.

Higher rates to quell inflation could also weigh on a recover y that has been shaken by the energy

to evolve with time, says Along

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BRUSSELS, APR 29 (AP): Inflation hit a record in April for the 19 countries that use the euro as skyrocketing fuel prices boosted by the war in Ukraine weigh on the region’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Friday.

Annual inf lation reached 7.5 per cent for the month, topping the old record of 7.4 per cent from March, statistics agency Eurostat said on Friday. The April figure was the sixth consecutive record reported for the eurozone.

Eurostat said energy prices jumped 38 per cent, an indication of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting the eurozone’s 343 million people.

The jump in European prices reflects some of the same factors that pushed US annual inflation to 8.5 per cent in March, the highest since 1981.

Fears that the war may lead to an interruption of oil or gas supplies from Russia, the world’s largest oil exporter, have pushed up prices for oil and natural gas.

The uncertainty comes on top of rebounding global demand during the recovery from the pandemic and a cautious approach to increasing production from oil cartel OPEC and allied

(From p-1) representing their districts (Chümoukedima and Tseminyu/Newly selected office bearers Kohima).

However, they said that some newly created districts and new office bearers were allowed to attend the executive meeting (Dimapur and Shamator). “This indicates biasness and coercion tactics to suppress and deny the rights of these GB representatives who are officially selected district GB leaders through democratic norms,” the signatories said.

The ‘concerned GBs’ have, therefore urged the responsible authority to intervene and put the NGBF office in order as per the constitution norms in order to restore and keep the “good truth-ful legacy our past GB leaders” and to safeguard the GB institution.

They expressed apprehension that if the affairs of NGBF office ran and functioned in the pre-sent style, the GB institution will lose its credibility as guardians of Naga customary laws and usages.

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Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid rescue effort

Firefighters try to put out a fire follwing and explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday, April 28.

Hyrych, who lives in one of the buildings hit, died.

Her body was found in the rubble on Friday.

Te n p e o p l e w e r e wounded in the attack, including at least one who lost a leg, according to Ukraine’s emergency services.

In an apparent reference to the same strike, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it had destroyed “production buildings” at

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discussed. Her comments came amid increasing Western pressure on India to limit its economic ties with Russia and oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

India has not yet publicly condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and has been pressing for the resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.

The Quad comprises Japan, India, Australia and the United States. The White House announced on Wednesday that President

Biden will be meeting Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the Quad Summit in Japan.

Though the date of the Quad Summit has not be announced, the Japanese media has reported that it could be held on May 24.

“This meeting is several weeks away, so a lot can certainly happen. And as you know, other members of Quad have also been vital partners and supporters of the Ukrainians’ effort to fight the war, including Japan,” Psaki told reporters.

“I mean, Japan — just as an example — has not only provided a range of assistance, but they’ve also agreed to divert some of the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) resources to help Europe. So there’s a number of steps they have also taken that will be a part of the discussion, she said.

ing on attracting help from Afghanistan’s weary neighbours and global powers concerned by the return of terrorist groups to the country, which is already reeling from rising violence by the radical Islamic StateKhorasan (IS-K).

The Taliban, however, consider the resistance small and insignificant.

“There is nothing that has improved since the Taliban seized power,” said a

former official of the Afghan Foreign Ministry close to the emerging resistance, requesting anonymity because of security fears.

“I am sure we will see a much bigger uprising against the Taliban,” he added, RFE/RL reported.

One of the most visible anti-Taliban groups is the National Resistance Front led by Ahmad Masud, son of Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Masud who

Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Jeddah.

period of cooperation as two brotherly countries.” It also comes during the last week of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which he described as an auspicious time for “strengthening the bonds of brotherhood.”

“With this understanding, we are we are engaged in sincere efforts to ensure peace in our region, to solve problems through dialogue and diplomacy,” Erdogan said.

Erdogan is also expected to visit Mecca for prayers at Islam’s holiest site in the final nights of Ramadan.

Turkey’s diplomatic

drive has coincided with its worst economic crisis in two decades, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and now the war in Ukraine.

Official inflation stands at 61% while the national currency, the lira, has plummeted, falling 44% in value against the dollar in 2021.

The decision earlier this month to transfer the prosecution in Khashoggi’s slaying to Saudi Arabia removed the last stumbling block to renewed TurkeySaudi ties, in particular in Erdogan’s relationship with de-facto Saudi ruler, the crown prince.

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NatioNalist Democratic Progressive Party 35th ZunhebOtO A/c

PRESS NOTE

The rank and file of the Ndpp 35-Zunheboto A/c congratulates Shri. K. Tokugha Sukhalu, Hon’ble Advisor, School Education, Government of Nagaland, for being allotted the additional portfolio of SCERT during the current minor reshuffle.

The Ndpp 35-Zunheboto A/c also conveys its profound gratitude and appreciation to the Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. Neiphiu Rio for his benevolence and faith on our Hon’ble leader and we commit ourselves that we shall strive and work to uplift the party further in the days to come.

Long Live NDPP! Sd/Sd/(KIKHEVI YEPTHO) (KABO KIBA) president General Secretary Ndpp Ndpp 35-Zunheboto A/c 35-Zunheboto A/c

successfully prevented the Taliban from overrunning Afghanistan until he was killed by Al-Qaeda assassins two days before the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001, the report said.

Former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who like Masud hails from the northern province of Panjshir, is a close ally. The two left Panjshir in September last year, just weeks after the Taliban takeover of Kabul the previous month. But their supporters are still launching sporadic attacks against the Taliban in remote Panjshir valleys.

Supporters of former Interior Minister Masud Andrai have offered the most formidable resistance with somewhat regular attacks on the Taliban in Andrab, a high-altitude valley in the northern province of Baghlan.

2nd death threat this week

Naftali Bennett

JERUSALEM, APR 29 (IANS): The family of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett received a death threat letter with a live bullet in a mail, the second this week, the police said. The police on Thursday said in a statement that an investigation was launched and their “Lahav 433” special unit and the internal security service Shin Bet are working in tandem on the case.

Israeli state-owned

Kan TV news reported that the letter was addressed to Bennett’s 17-year-old son Yoni. The police did not say if any suspects have been arrested, Xinhua news agency reported. The first letter and bullet were sent to the workplace of the Prime Minister’s wife Gilat on Tuesday, which included threats against her and Yoni Bennett, said the police.

Following the first incident, the Shin Bet said the security around Bennett and his family has been increased. The Israeli President said the threat was part of the heated political discourse in the country.

“Political conflict, no matter how deep, should not reach violence, thuggery and death threats,” he wrote on Twitter, noting that “we must lower the flames of the political discourse.”

US confirms 1st human case of bird flu

WASHINGTON, APR 29 (IANS): The US has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the state of Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

The person tested positive for the avian influenza A (H5) virus and was involved in the culling of poultry presumed to have had H5N1 bird flu, Xinhua news agency quoted the CDC as saying on Thursday. The patient reported fatigue for a few days

REJOINDER Rebuttal to “PROPAGANDISH PRESS STATEMENT FOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE” vis-a-vis the Press Release by a so-called unendorsed Tungoe group of Old Riphyim supporting Shri. Y. Patton in the upcoming General elections.

We, the undersigned, representing a majority of Tungoe clan belonging to Old Riphyim ‘vehemently and categorically’ dismiss the unauthorized minority Tungoe group’s statement that “Old Riphyim Tungoe Clan held a General meeting on 15th January 2022 at Old Riphyim village and resolved to wholeheartedly and unflinchingly support Shri. Y. Patton, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister in the next General election” as utterly nonsensical, false and misleading claims, fabricated, utter lie and a propaganda.

It is purportedly orchestrated by a single Tungoe individual for his selfish monetary gains and other sinister designs while publicly defaming the integrity & dignity of the Tungoe clan in particular.

as the only symptom and has since recovered. According to the CDC, the patient is being isolated and treated with the influenza antiviral drug oseltamivir. “This case does not change the human risk assessment for the general public, which CDC considers to be low,” the health agency said. CDC has been

monitoring for illness among people exposed to H5N1 virus-infected birds since these outbreaks were detected in wild birds and poultry since late 2021. To date, H5N1 viruses have been found in commercial and backyard birds in 29 states and in wild birds in 34 states, according to the CDC.

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YIMKHIUNG GAZETTED OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION HQ: SHAMATOR : NAGALAND

FELICITATION The Yimkhiung Gazetted Officers’ Association felicitates Smti Sotsula Yimkhiung, NCS for being promoted to the rank of Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland. With this promotion, she became the first among the Yimkhiung tribe to have reached the rank of Commissioner & Secretary. The Association is overjoyed and thankful to our Almighty God for having its member attain such prestigious position which was a long desired prayer of all the Yimkhiung tribe. With immense happiness on her promotion, the YGOA also extends heartiest congratulations on behalf of all the YGOA members.

The YGOA further wishes her more success in life.

Sd/(TOKING YIMKHIUNG) (R.THSANSO YIMCHUNGER) Gen/Secretary President

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COLOMBO, APR 29 (AP): Sri Lanka’s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament, lawmaker Maithripala Sirisena said after meeting with the president. Sirisena, who was president before Rajapaksa, was a governing party lawmaker before defecting earlier this month along with nearly 40 other legislators.

However, Rohan Weliwita, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, said the president has not communicated any intent to remove the prime minister King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and and a decision will be announced if such a step is taken.

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WASHINGTON, APR 29 (PTI): The US is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue at the Quad summit when President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has indicated.

“We have had a number of engagements, as you know, with leaders in India about our approach to supporting the Ukrainians in this war, whether that is sanctions and the enormous sanctions package we’ve put in place or, of course, the assistance we’ve provided.

We will convey the same sentiments in this meeting,” Psaki said on Thursday.

S h e wa s r e s p o n d ing to a question on the Quad summit in Japan in May and how the issue of Ukraine would be raised or

OFFICE OF THE

TÜNYINUMI CLAN KIKRÜMA

Therefore, in a well-through-out pre-emptive measure, it is unanimously resolved under the Apex umbrella of the “Tiyi Ezonmontsurui Ekhung” to pursue to any extent against such ‘evil, diabolical and nefarious individual/s’ to prevent any event of an escalated situation whereby undesired collateral incidents may occur.

PO/PS: Pfütsero, Pin -797107, Dist. Phek, Nagaland

TÜNYINUMI CLAN FELICITATES

The aforementioned resolution also entails that the particular individual /s responsible for such blasphemous statement and undue defamation of the Tungoe clan shall be solely held responsible per contra, inter alia, and en masse for all such errors of omission and commission.

Henceforth, we hereby strongly resolve to faithfully adhere to the directives of the 37 Tiyi Ezonmontsurui Wopan Ekhung, our apex and supreme decision making organization regarding all crucial and important decisions concerning Tungoe Clan of Old Riphyim.

Signed in all acceptance, understanding & faith of the TIYI EZONMONTSURUI EKHUNG’s Laws & By-Laws (On behalf of majority of Tungoe Clan in Old Riphyim) 1). (Mhonsao (Mhonkon) Tungoe) – 9089801087 2). (Dr. Thungdemo Tungoe) -8837303039 3). (C.S. Tungoe)- 8118905487 4). (Hayithung Bill Lotha (Advocate)-6909708654 5). (M. Tungoe)-8964246634 6). William Tungoe)-9599472320 7). (T. C. Tungoe)- 7085835812 8). (Nzanthung Tungoe)- 8178156767 9). (Chenithung Tungoe)- 7005264525 10). (Michael Tungoe, Advocate)-8731962496 Copy to:1). Mr. Phyobemo Tungoe, P.A. to Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, GON.

DR. SETOLÜ TÜNYI MRS. ZHONELÜ TÜNYI The Tünyinumi Clan Kikrüma with immense pleasure congratulates DR. SETOLÜ TÜNYI, D/o Thipurüyo Tünyi on being appointed as Asst. Professor, Delhi University, Delhi (Dept. of English) and MRS. ZHONELÜ TÜNYI, Recipient of the Nagaland State Commission for Women Award 2022.

May the Lord bless your future as we further convey our best wishes.

Sd/Sd/ADIHI TÜNYI VEKHOZO TÜNYI Chairman President Tünyinumi Clan Tünyinumi Youth Society

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Twitter to announce his meeting with the visiting external affairs minister.

“Delighted to have met H.E. @DrSJaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India. I am confident that this visit will foster and reaffirm the exemplary relations Bhutan and India share,” Tshering said in a tweet. Earlier, jaishankar met his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji.

“Delighted to be back in Bhutan. Good to see @ FMBhutan Tandi Dorji.

Look forward to a productive visit,” Jaishankar tweeted, sharing some photographs of his arrival here.

The visit is in keeping with the long-established tradition of regular exchange of high-level visits between Bhutan and India, the Bhutan foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

KABUL, APR 29 (IANS): Factions of the fallen Afghan republic are claiming attacks on the Taliban in many provinces in what seems to be an uncoordinated spring offensive, media reports said.

Those groups are tapping into vast reserves of potential guerrilla fighters from among the hundreds of thousands of Westerntrained security forces that served the former government but lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, RFE/RL reported.

Former leaders of the West-backed republic hope the rebellion will eventually turn into a national uprising against what they view as Taliban rule that has repressed women and alienated ethnic and religious minorities.

They are also bank-

Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia to mend strained ties ISTANBUL, APR 29 (AP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has landed in Saudi Arabia in a major reset of relations between two regional heavyweights following the slaying of a Saudi columnist in Istanbul.

The visit marks the latest in Ankara’s bridgebuilding efforts with its key regional rival. It is also Erdogan’s first visit to the kingdom since 2017, the year before the murder in Turkey of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.

Erdogan was greeted at the airport in the Red Sea city of Jiddah by the Mecca governor on Thursday evening. Official photos released by the Saudi Press Agency and the kingdom’s Media Ministry showed Turkey’s leader accompanied by his wife upon landing.

Earlier this month, Turkey dropped the trial of 26 Saudis suspected of involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, who’d written columns critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for The Washington Post. The move was largely seen as a gesture that paved the way for Erdogan’s trip to Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to meet with both King Salman and the crown prince.

Erdogan said his talks in Jiddah will focus on ways to increase cooperation but also discuss regional and international developments.

“It is in our common interest to increase our cooperation with Saudi Arabia in areas such as health, energy, food security, agricultural technologies, defense industry and finance,” Erdogan said.

Erdogan noted that his two-day visit reflects “our common will to start a new

Getting a full picture of the unfolding battle in the east has been difficult because airstrikes and artillery barrages have made it extremely dangerous for reporters to move around. Both Ukraine and the Moscow-backed rebels fighting in the east also have introduced tight restrictions on reporting from the combat zone.

But so far, Russia’s troops and the separatist forces appear to have made only minor gains, and Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday that those have been achieved at significant cost to Russia’s forces.

One aim of Guterres’ visit was to secure the evacuation of people from the ruined southern port city of Mariupol, including a shattered steelworks where Ukrainian defenders are holed up and hundreds of civilians are also sheltering, Previous evacuation attempts have collapsed.

Taliban facing resistance from former govt forces Israeli PM’s family receives

Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM THIMPHU, APR 29 (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday called on Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lyonchhen Lotay Tshering here and exchanged views on the current global and regional developments.

Jaishankar, who is here on an official visit at the invitation of his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, is Bhutan’s first high-level visitor from abroad since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country in March 2020. “Pleased to call on @ PMBhutan Lotay Tshering.

Exchanged views on current global and regional developments that impact us all. Apprised him of the progress in our bilateral cooperation, including our development partnership,” Jaishankar said on Twitter. Prime Minister Tshering also took to

the Artem defense factory in Kyiv.

The attack on Kyiv came barely an hour after Zelenskyy held a news conference with Guterres, who toured some of the destruction in and around Kyiv and condemned attacks on civilians during his visit.

“This says a lot about Russia’s true attitude towards global institutions, about attempts of Russian authorities to humiliate

the U.N. and everything that the organization represents,” Zelenskyy said in an overnight video address to the nation. “Therefore, it requires corresponding powerful reaction.”

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko derided the attack as equivalent to Russian President Vladimir Putin showing Guterres “his middle finger.”

The strikes were the boldest Russian bombardment of the capital since Moscow’s forces retreated weeks ago following their failure to take the city in what they hoped would be a lightning offensive. Instead, stiff Ukrainian resistance, bolstered by Western arms, stalled Putin’s advance and forced his troops to pull back to regroup.

Some have now started to push into the country’s eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas, which Moscow now says is its focus.

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KYIV, APR 29 (AP): Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by SecretaryGeneral António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital’s tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces were holding off Russia’s attempted advance in the south and east, as efforts continued to secure safe passage for residents trapped in Mariupol, which has been largely reduced to rubble in a 2-month-long siege.

Russia pounded targets all over Ukraine on Thursday, including the attack on Kyiv that struck a residential high-rise and another building. U.S.funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said its journalist Vira

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022

INFOTAINMENT

Training on screenplay writing ends

the training.

Joint director IPR, Asangla Imsong mentioned that as part of the country wide celebrations under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav of Government of India, FTII has decided to advance the cause of film education by conducting online short courses, free of cost for scheduled tribe participants residing in the State. In January, training in smartphone film making was successfully conducted. She also informed that courses on Screen Acting and Film Appreciation will be held in the coming days.

Course coordinator, associate professor, Ashwin B Sonone lauded the participants for the tremendous job adding that the participants from the State have set a very high benchmark. He hoped that works of their works will materialize.

Trainer of the course, Sudipto Acharyya expressed satisfaction at the progress

made by the participants over the course of the training. He stated that it was just the beginning of a journey.

Acharyya encouraged them to continue writing, read books and watch films.

Sophy Lasuh, a documentary filmmaker, stated that the training has taught her to think like a writer and not as an individual.

She added that it has also taught her to explore possibilities using doubt and not evidence. Sekulu Nyekha, a freelancer, said that the training was very practical where she learnt a lot and through the training, she was able to meet film makers from the State and learn from each other. Another participant said that it was a very good introduction to screenplay writing and being able to do it practically.

He added that he was very fortunate to be one of the few individuals to take part in the training.

The participants ex-

We all breeze past the breakfast table once in a while. But if you do it every morning, it may raise your chances for health problems like high blood cholesterol, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. It might even make some people more likely to smoke. But a balanced morning meal can lower those risks and give you the energy to have a great day.

Not Eating Enough

If your stomach’s still growling after a bite-sized breakfast, you may be more likely to overeat or snack on junk food later in the day -- and that could lead to extra pounds. A filling morning meal may have the opposite effect. It fires up your metabolism, which helps you burn calories throughout the day.

Wolfing It Down

When you’re in a rush to start your day, you might scarf your breakfast down in a hurry, too. Some studies link speedy eating with higher odds of obesity, but this needs more research.

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Skimping on Protein

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doesn’t think anything can match the group teaming up with BTS on ‘My Universe’ last year.

He said: “I don’t think we’ll ever be able to match the BTS surprise. That was surprising even for us.

“The journey from the first time it was mentioned – I was just like ‘how could that ever work?’ – to the song itself arriving and me thinking, ‘that could be for BTS’ – to now it feeling like the most natural collaboration in the world.

“It’s an amazing lesson for myself in keeping an open mind all the time, because you just never know what life or music is gonna throw you.”

Speaking previously about working with BTS, Chris said: “I think it’s very special to me that the most

popular artist in the world speaks Korean and is like a group of brothers not from the West. And it just feels very hopeful to me in terms of thinking of the world as one family.

“Then of course, when you see who they are as people and their songs.

It’s really a message of togetherness and finding, being yourself. All the stuff I agree with.

“The song is about how the power of love transcends all things, borders, and rules, and genders, and race, and every sexuality.

“If you look at people right now who are divided by a border or can’t be together, that’s what this song is about. About how nothing can really stop people loving each other.”

(Contactmusic)

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izzo wants to collaborate with BTS. The ‘About Damn Time’ singer has revealed she’s become good friends with J-Hope from the K-Pop boy band after getting his number and exchanging texts.

She said: “I got JHope’s number, so we be texting.

“He’s a great texter, expressive. He does not leave you unread. If it’s been a while since he’s texted, he’s like ‘I’m so sorry,’ and he apologises for how long it’s taken.”

The 34-year-old star is a big fan of the ‘Dynamite’ group and sees a lot of herself in BTS. She explained on the latest episode of the Audacy podcast: “I think that’s always why I’ve gravitated towards BTS because they remind me of myself where it’s like, self-love and this positive energy and the way they love their fans. I feel the same way and they genuinely have just a pure, positive energy all the time.”

And when asked if she’d like to collaborate with the septet, she replied: “I have to be careful because their fans are fierce! But absolutely, I would just say [I’d like to collaborate with BTS]. I would love to.”

M e a n w h i l e, C h r i s Martin recently admitted he doesn’t think Coldplay will ever beat their BTS collaboration.

The 45-year-old frontman teased that new music and a number of “surprises” are on the way from the ‘Yellow’ hitmakers, but he

Buying the Wrong Breakfast Bars

Check the nutrition label. The amount of added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium in a store-bought bar may surprise you. If it makes up your entire breakfast, choose ones that have whole-food ingredients, 10-14 grams of protein, and 5 grams of fiber. Remember that a bar can be a handy meal replacement when you’re in a rush, but a balanced meal to start the day is always the healthier choice.

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even hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards as a new study has found that both insufficient or excessive sleep is associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, including dementia.

The study, published in the journal Nature Aging, indicates that one possible reason for the association between insufficient sleep and cognitive decline may be due to the disruption of slow-wave -- ‘deep’ -- sleep. Disruption to this type of sleep has been shown to have a close link with memory consolidation as well as the build-up of amyloid -- a key protein which, when it misfolds, can cause ‘tangles’ in the brain characteristic of some forms of dementia.

Additionally, lack of sleep may hamper the brain’s ability to rid itself of toxins, said research-

such as processing speed, visual attention, memory, and problem-solving skills.

Seven hours of sleep per night was the optimal amount of sleep for cognitive performance, but also for good mental health, with people experiencing more symptoms of anxiety and depression and worse overall wellbeing if they reported sleeping for loners from the University cessive sleep duration was ger or shorter durations, of Cambridge and Fudan associated with impaired the researchers said.

University.For the study, cognitive performance, (IANS) the team examined data from nearly 500,000 adults aged 38-73 years from the The Müluori Küchienyiri UK Biobank.

Par ticipants were Kügharü extends our heartiest asked about their sleep- congratulations to Ms. Aviwie D/o Perütho Nyuthe and ing patterns, mental health Nyuthe, Zhütsatshü Nyuthe for achieving and well-being, and took the prestigious Gold Medal in B. E. part in a series of cognitive Civil (Repairs and Rehabilitation tests. Brain imaging and of Concrete Structures) for the genetic data were available year 2020 on 23rd April 2022 at for almost 40,000 of the Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers & Architects, Ahmedabad. study participants.

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Felicitation With immense pride , we the Kithagha Students’ Union would like to extend and convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. MEHELO KENT, S/o Mr Senthanglo Kent for being appointed as Assistant Research Officer under Art and Culture Department , in the recently declared result of NPSC Examination 2019.

The union is elated at your achievement and sincerely wishes the best in all your future endeavors.

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With immense pride, we the Nerhema Students’ Union takes great pleasure in congratulating Dr. Shürhovolie Tsürho, S/o Mr. Rükhienyü Tsürho on being conferred with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry on his thesis “Synthesis of Octadecanamide Chalcones, Octadecanamide Pyrazolines and their in-silico and in-vitro Antimicrobial Activity” under the supervision of Dr. Maddela Prabhakar from Nagaland University.

The Union with much honour would also like to congratulate miss Vilasanuo agnes kerhü-o, d/o Lt. Suozohie Samuel Kerhü-o for securing the highest CGPA (Gold Medal) in the Master of Science (Physics), REVA University, Bengaluru.

The Union express extreme happiness and acknowledge them for bringing laurel to the Union and the entire village. We wish them the best in all their future endeavors.

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1 0 - d ay t r a i n i n g in basic course in screenplay writing culminated on April 29 at the Directorate of IPR, Kohima. The online video conferencing training was conducted by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in collaboration with the Department of Information & Public Relations, the nodal department for films in Nagaland.

Speaking at the valedictory service, deputy director IPR, Siewatho Nyusou extended his appreciation to the Film and Television Institute of India for conducting the free-of-cost training and associate professor, Ashwin B Sonone for coordinating the same. He also thanked Sudipto Acharyya, the trainer of the course for imparting his valuable knowledge and skills to the participants. Nyusou appreciated the participants for actively engaging and learning over the course of

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ustin Bieber loved getting to experiment with “new rhythms” on his Don Toliver collaboration, ‘Honest’.

The 28-year-old pop star has released the new track with the Houston rapper, and as a drummer, he enjoyed working with collaborator BEAM on the “fun” beat-driven song.

Justin said: “I like to just think of it as just it’s a little pocket and I just found a little pocket on the song. I don’t know if you’ve heard of artist and writer, BEAM. So BEAM is a part of this record too. He helped write this song and yeah, once again, his little pockets are crazy and I love experimenting with new pockets, new rhythms. I’m a drummer, so for me being able to experiment with those little pockets is it’s fun, man. It’s really fun.”

The ‘Peaches’ hitmaker insisted he’s a “genuine fan” of Don’s and hailed the “amazing cadence” to his music.

Speaking to Ebro Darden on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1, he said: “Man, so I have always just loved his ... He’s got such a unique, I mean, the best way to say it is his swag. I don’t know if that word is dated, but ... he just has this like little bop about him and he’s very unique, he’s very Houston. Shout out to Houston. We’re going to be in Houston on Friday I believe.” (Contactmusic)

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Participants of a 10-day training on screenplay writing.

pressed their appreciation to the resource person for the valuable lessons. They said that it was a great experience with the right guide and helpful tips and hoped for support from the government in future as well.

The participants were taught on various aspects of screenplay writing, composition, usage of narrative tools and on how to write a story in cinematic language.

They were also taught how to use irony, suspense and thrill in their writings.

The trainer of the course was Sudipto Acharyya, who has been working in the television and film industry for over 20 years.

Acharyya has also been involved in various teaching and training activities related to films including a tenure as an assistant professor, Department of Film Direction & Screenplay Writing, FTII, Pune.

He is currently a senior faculty- Direction Department, Head of Affiliations & Academics- Short Course Unit, Whistling Woods International- Mumbai.

Film and Television Institute of India, Pune is an autonomous educational institute under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. Set up in 1960 and operational since 1961, as a premier institution engaged in imparting education in various skills associated with films and television, FTII today ranks among the top 10 film schools in the world.

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la on penalties at their home venue of Salt Lake Stadium. The Monotosh Chakladar-led outfit could not have asked for a better start as the young turk Sujit took a first-time effort from outside the area.

In the space of five minutes, Molla made the most of a loose ball spilled by keeper Chingkhei Meitei.

Molla then took a step to the left and then back to the right before unleashing a powerful shot from just inside the box to make it 2-0 as early in the seventh minute, that also brought up his fifth goal of the competition.

Bengal slowed down the pace thereafter and could have conceded a goal in the 32nd minute but their goalkeeper Priyant Kumar Singh made two excellent double saves to deny Manipur’s Lunminlen Haokip and Romen Singh.

In the 66th minute, a superb move from the midfield saw Somishon Shirak get a clean through on goal with just the keeper to beat but he fluffed his shot.

Bengal vir tually sealed it in the 74th minute when Orawn put in a high looping cross at the far post, but it was just too perfect and the ball nestled its way right into the top corner, dipping just at the right time.

Manipur made some array of attacks afterwards but Priyant stood tall under the bar to ensure a clean sheet for them.

ATP Roundup: Ruud reaches Munich QFs, Auger-Aliassime in Estoril last 8

Asia Cup hockey: India to face Pak on May 23

Bengal players celebrate a goal against Manipur.

MALLAPURAM (KERALA), APR 29 (PTI): Football powerhouse Bengal outplayed a lacklustre Manipur 3-0 to storm into the Santosh Trophy final for the 46th time, here on Friday.

Before the Manipuri outfit could blink, the record 32-time champions slammed in two goals via Sujit Singh (2’), Moham-

MUNICH, APR 29 (AGENCIES): Casper Ruud took his time finding his rhythm as he beat Alex Molcan 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals at the Munich Open on Thursday.

Molcan built a 4-0 lead in the first set as Ruud struggled with his serve, but the Norwegian clay-court specialist fought his way back and broke Molcan at 4-4 in the decider before serving out the match.

“It was not the best start for me but I was able to find my rhythm a little more as the match went on,” Ruud said. “(Molcan is) a tough player and good con-

med Fardin Ali Molla (7’) to give them a 2-0 lead at the break.

Dilip Orawn (74’) completed the tally for Bengal with a peach of a strike to set up a summit clash against hosts Kerala here on May 2.

The last time Bengal advanced into the final was in the 2017-19 season when they lost to Kera-

fidence for me to get these types of wins.”

The 23-year-old Ruud said he was especially pleased to be playing well at the comparatively high altitude of Munich as preparation for similar conditions at the Madrid Open next week.

It was Ruud’s opening match in Munich after getting a first-round bye. At a career-high No. 7, the Norwegian is the highest-ranked player left in the draw after Alexander Zverev’s surprise loss to 18-year-old Holger Rune on Wednesday.

Ruud will face eighthseeded Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals

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after the Dutch player defeated Egor Gerasimov 6-2, 6-3. Germany’s Oscar Otte managed the surprise of the day by beating Reilly Opelka of the United States 7-6 (4), 6-2. Opelka had two set points in the first set but Otte saved them both before taking the set to a tiebreaker.

Otte’s quarterfinal opponent is Alejandro Tabilo, who was leading 6-2, 2-6, 4-1 when Hugo Gaston retired from their secondround match. Otte cruised past Tabilo 6-0, 6-3 when they played last week at the Serbia Open.

A u g e r - A l i a s s i m e, Korda set up quarterfinal clash in Estoril Top-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain’s Carlos Taberner 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Estoril Open.

In the last eight match, Auger-Aliassime will face eighth-seeded American youngster Sebastian Korda who won 6-3, 6-3 against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi in the second round.

MUMBAI, APR 29 (IANS): Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet in their first match of the 11th edition of the Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 23, as per the schedule announced on Friday.

India, the highestranked team in the world rankings, has been placed in the Pool A with Pakistan, Japan and hosts Indonesia and will play Pakistan in the last match in the opening day’s schedule. Pool B includes Malaysia, South Korea, Oman and Bangladesh in the eight-team competition that will be held from May 23-June 1. India, the defending champion in the Continental championship, will take on Asian Games gold medallists Japan Japan in their second match on May 24 and meet hosts Indonesia on May 26 at GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium in Jakarta, to round off their league engagements.

The top two teams from each pool will qualify for the Super 4s Pool.

Pujara hits 3rd ton in County Championship NEW DELHI, APR 29 (AGENCIES): Cheteshwar Pujara, playing for Sussex, scored a third successive hundred in the County Championship Div 2, in the match against Durham on Friday. He reached the three-figure mark off 162 balls, Sportstar reported.

It follows his 184-ball 101 against Worcestershire on Day 3 of a County Championship, Division 2 game.

He was eventually dismissed for a 206-ball 109.

He had earlier scored an unbeaten double against Derbyshire. Pujara became only the second Indian to score a double-century in the County Championship.

Mohammad Azharuddin was the first, having scored 212 against Leicestershire in 1991 and 205 against Durham in 1994, both for Derbyshire. The veteran batter has been suffering a lean patch of late. While his last international century came against Australia in January 2019, he managed just 124 runs in six innings in his most recent Test series against South Africa.

Europa League: Frankfurt, Leipzig win

LONDON, APR 29 (AP): Eintracht Frankfurt is a step away from reaching its first European competition final in more than 40 years after beating West Ham 2-1 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.

The German team had knocked out Barcelona in the quarterfinals and quickly shocked West Ham when Ansgar Knauff scored 51 seconds after kickoff at the London Stadium.

An all-German final in the second-tier European competition is a possibility after Leipzig scored late to defeat Rangers 1-0 at home in the other semifinal match.

Leipzig had beaten Atalanta to reach this stage and is aiming for its first-ever European final.

Both second legs are next week with Frankfurt and Rangers hosting. In the new third-tier Europa Conference League, Cyriel Dessers proved unstoppable again scoring twice for Feyenoord as the Dutch team beat Marseille 3-2 in the first leg of the semifinals. Desserts top the scoring table with 10 goals.

In the other semifinal match, Roma manager

Frankfurt’s Ansgar Knauff celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa

Jose Mourinho and his apprentice, Leicester coach Brendan Rodgers, embraced each other on the sideline after their teams finished in a 1-1 draw. Rodgers was appointed to Chelsea’s academy during Mourinho’s first stint with the London club.

The second-leg games are scheduled for next Thursday. Frankfurt had a dream to start in London.

The visitors got the ball for the first time with the West Ham defence letting Rafael Borre in the area cross for Knauff at the far post to stun the hosts within the opening minute.

Michail Antonio, who returned to the starting lineup after being rested by manager David Moyes in Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea, cancelled out the early lead.

Kurt Zouma headed a cross off Manuel Lanzini’s freekick for diving Antonio to equalize 20 minutes after the opening goal.

Frankfurt was ahead again early in the second half after West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola parried Djibril Sow’s shot and Daichi Kamada scored the winner on a rebound.

Leipzig had to wait till the 85th minute to break the deadlock.

Lorenzo Pellegrini drove the ball in between the legs of Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for Roma’s first-half lead.

S u b s t i t u t e H a r ve y Barnes used his pace to feed Ademola Lookman to make it 1-1 in the second half _ officially an own goal by defender Gianluca Mancini.

Salah, Kerr win Football Writers’ Association awards

L O N D O N, A P R 2 9 (AGENCIES): Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been named men’s footballer of the year and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr women’s footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).

Egypt striker Salah has scored 30 goals for quadruple-chasing Liverpool this season, including

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22 in the Premier League.

Australia inter national Kerr has scored 18 Women’s Super League goals for league leaders Chelsea.

Salah previously won the award in 2018.

The 29-year-old was part of the Liverpool side that beat Chelsea to lift the Carabao Cup in February.

Chris Paul (3) tries to shoot during the match against New Orleans Pelicans.

NEW YORK, APR 29 (AP): Chris Paul went 14 for 14 in the best shooting night in NBA playoff history, Devin Booker returned from a hamstring injury to hit a late 3-pointer and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 on Thursday night to finish off the first-round series in six games.

Paul had the most field goals without a miss in a playoff game, hit all four of his free throws and had eight assists as topseeded Phoenix overcame a 10-point halftime deficit.

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with Game 1 on Monday night in Phoenix.

Booker hit a 3-pointer with 1:42 left to put the Suns ahead for good at 106-104.

The All-Star guard played for the first time in nine days since injuring his right hamstring after scoring 31 points in the first half of Game 2. He had 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting and had five rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes.

Deandre Ayton had 22 points for Phoenix on 10-of-12 shooting.

Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 21 points.

M AV E R I C K S 9 8 , JAZZ 96 Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson each scored 24 points and Dallas beat Utah in Game 6 to wrap up the first-round series.

After Brunson hit a 3-pointer from the corner, Mike Conley was called for traveling with five seconds remaining, and Brunson made one of two free throws with 4.3 seconds to play.

The Jazz got an open look for Bojan Bogdanovic on the left wing, but he came up short and the Mavericks moved on to face top-seeded Phoenix in the second round.

Doncic also had nine rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and two steals. Spencer Dinwiddie added 19 points, and Dorian FinneySmith had 18.

Donovan Mitchell had 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Utah, Bogdanovic finished with 19 points.

The Mavericks won in the first round for the first time since since winning the 2011 NBA championship.

76ERS 132, RAPTORS 97 Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 22 points and 15 assists and Philadelphia beat Toronto in Game 6 to end the firstround series.

Philadelphia will face Miami in the second round.

The top-seeded Heat beat Atlanta in five games.

Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points, going 5 for 12 from 3-point range, and Tobias Harris had 19 points and 11 rebounds, to help the 76ers finish off the Raptors with a blowout after losing the past two games.

Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, Pascal Siakam fouled out with 24 points.

Toronto played without all-star guard Fred VanVleet. He missed his second straight game because of a strained left hip flexor.

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Dimapur lift Dr.T.Ao Trophy to become state football champions DAZZLING DIMAPUR MAINTAIN CLEAN SLATE WITH UNBEATEN RECORD AND NO GOAL CONCEDED

momi broke the deadlock in the 59th minute with a stinger. Mon responded with strongly but again their forwards failed to penetrate Dimapur’s defence. The game was sealed when Dimapur’s Kakhevi scored in the 84th minute and left Mon sup-

porters almost in tears.

A certain goal for Mon in the dying minutes was ably deflected from goal line by a Dimapur defender.

The supporters of Mon turned out in huge numbers to cheer for their team.

Around 500 supporters from

Mon arrived Mokokchung to cheer their team.

Players had to contend with the uneven bounce due to the ground condition. Nevertheless, the tournament saw some classic displays and thousands of spectators each day.

Earlier, a minute of silence was observed to pay respects to the victims of Oting and Mon incident in December 2021.

Dimapur the champions walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh along with trophy and certificates while the runners-up Mon got Rs. 2 lakh along with trophy and certificates.

Wi n n e r s o f i n d i vidual awards included: Player of the tournamentKakhevi Assumi of Dimapur District Football A s s o c i a t i o n ( D D FA ) ; Best goalkeeper- Homuka DDFA) Best defender: Sanyem Konyak of Mon District Football Association(MDFA); Best midfielder: Toka Achumi (DDFA) and Highest goal scorer: Yhunshalo Kemp 10 goals from Tseminyu District Football Association.

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MOKOKCHUNG, APR 29 (NPN): Dimapur District Football Association lifted the coveted 22nd Inter District Dr. T. Ao football trophy Friday at the Imkongmeren Sports Complex when the dazzling boys from Dimapur beat a spirited Mon District Football Association 2-0 in the final match played before a jam-packed stadium of over ten thousand football lovers.

Dimapur was also the only unbeaten team and also had not conceded a goal throughout matches.

Dimapur has now won the Inter-District Football trophy for the third time. The last time it won in 2005 was when it was known as Inter-District Tournament.

Playing before to a record jam packed ground, estimated to be more than 10,000 spectators, the match started on a high note with both teams making their intentions clear.

In the first half, Dimapur dictated the pace while

PUNE, APR 29 (PTI): Lucknow Super Giants pounced on the mistakes of a selfdestructing Punjab Kings to record a 20-run win in the Indian Premier League here on Friday.

Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings upped their game in the bowling department to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight. It should have been a straight forward chase but Punjab fluffed to end at 133 for eight in 20 overs. Pacer Dushmantha Chameera (2/17) and Krunal Pandya (2/11) led LSG’s spirted bowling effort but they were also aided by the recklessness of the Punjab batters who struggled to convert starts, including skipper Mayank Agarwal (25), Liam Livingstone (18) and Jonny Bairstow (32).

Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan also ended with three wickets. Rishi Dhawan (21 not out) tried his best to bring back Punjab from the dead but it proved to be too much of a task. A sixth win in nine games takes IPL debutants LSG closer to a play-off berth while the task gets tougher for Punjab who

Players and officials of DDFA celebrate after winning the Dr.T.Ao trophy on Friday at Imkongmeren Sports Complex.

Mon occasionally threatened the rival goal.

Both teams played an attacking game and tested each other’s defenses. The score remained 0-0 at lemon break.

After the break, Mon team began a determined

onslaught but the Dimapur defense stood firm. The mid-field team of Mon were excellent but the forwards fumbled at critical moments.Dimapur boys then counter attacked with long passes and lobs. Eventually Dimapur’s Kivi Zhi-

Quinton De Kock of Lucknow Super Giants plays a shot (PTI)

have only four wins in nine games. Earlier, the second wicket stand of 85 runs between opener Quinton de Kock (46 off 37) and Deepak Hooda (34 off 28) was the lone bright spot of LSG’s innings.

The pace trio of Rababda (4/38), Arshdeep Singh (0/23) and Sandeep Sharma

(1/18) delivered in different ways, while leg spinner Rahul Chahar chipped in with a couple of wickets.

Punjab pacers were impressive in the powerplay after skipper Mayank Agarwal opted to bowl, limiting LSG to 39 with the crucial wicket of in-form K L Rahul (6).

While the ever improv-

ing Arshdeep and the seasoned Sandeep got the ball to swing, it was Rabada who got rid of the opposition skipper. The South African speedster got one to straighten from good length proving it to be too good for Rahul, making it look like a proper Test match dismissal.

With the first four overs only fetching 16 runs, de Kock broke the shackles for LSG by smashing his fellow countryman Rabada for successive sixes, one a straight hit that landed on the boundary rope while the other maximum came via a massive hoick over midwicket. Hooda, who struggled to rotate strike early on in his innings, got going with a straight six off Rishi Dhawan.

Sandeep was brilliant in his first spell conceding only eight runs in his three overs. With LSG 67 for 1 in 10 overs, Punjab were very much in control of the game. The 11th over of Liam Livingstone went for 15 runs and it seemed LSG were finally getting into the groove but the dismissals of set batters de Kock and Hooda increased their troubles.

DIMAPUR, APR 29 (NPN): To develop the game of women’s football in the state, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) was signed between the Watsu Mungdang and Mokokchung District Football Association (MDFA) on April 29.

As part of the agreement, MDFA will extend support to Watsu Mungdang in organising the Women’s Football Tournament by assisting all technical support free of cost for the next three years till 2025.

“In commemoration of 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and to promote the girl child welfare which incorporate under the campaign “Beti Bacaho and Beti Padhao” and to uplift the game of women’s football in the state, the MDFA hereby agrees upon to support the Watsu Mungdang in organising the women football tournament by assisting all technical support free of cost for the next three years till 2025”, the release stated.

Players being introduced to chief minister Neiphiu Rio.

Gracing the closing ceremony as chief guest, Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio said that Dr. T. Ao Trophy was conducted to inspire the younger generations because Dr. T. Ao was a legend, who captained the free India to London Olympics in 1948. He added that it was such legacies that the government has come up with many policies on sports.

He lamented that even though the state

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MANILA (PHILIPPINES), APR 29 (IANS): Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu assured herself of at least a bronze medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships after reaching the semi-final with a win over China’s He Bing Jiao in the women’s singles quarterfinals, here on Friday.

Sindhu, a former world champion, defeated the twotime worlds bronze medallist Jiao 21-9, 13-21, 21-19 to reach the semi-finals at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex.

The Indian settled quickly into the match and raced to an 11-2 lead at the first break in the opening game. Jiao, on the other hand, made a series of unforced errors as Sindhu wrapped up the first game convincingly.

The second game saw the world No 9 He Bing Jiao tighten her defence and come back strongly after the scores were tied at 10-all.

The Chinese shuttler won 11 of the next 14 points to stretch the match into the decider.

lacks in infrastructure, the government was making efforts in building infrastructures in all the districts, as it has concern for the younger generation. Rio also expressed hope that youths of the state become ambassadors by playing outside both in national and international games.

He further said that the state will bid for national games to be hosted in the future if it gets an opportunity.

The two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu used her experience well and took six straight points early in the third game. However, PV Sindhu conceded five points on the trot before confusion over scores halted the game.

J i a o c o n t i nu e d t o mount attacks after the short break and even struck three straight points despite trailing 20-16. Sindhu, however, kept her composure to take advantage of an early lead and book a spot in the semifinals.

World No 7 Sindhu came into the match trailing 7-9 in head-to-head encounters but it was her third straight win over her Chinese rival. The last time the duo played each other was at the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match which Sindhu won in straight games.

The 26-year old Sindhu will now face the winner of the match between world No 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and world No. 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand for a place in Sunday’s final.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his side’s first goal during the English Premier League, England, Thursday. (AP)

LONDON, APR 29 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth goal in three games salvaged a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Thursday that further damaged his team’s chances of a topfour finish in the Premier League.

Ronaldo ran onto a ball over the Chelsea defense from Nemanja Matic and delivered a clinical finish in the 62nd minute, two minutes after Marcos Alonso gave the visitors

the lead. Reece James later curled a shot against the post for Chelsea, which dominated the first half but found United goalkeeper David de Gea in fine form.

With only three games left to play in the league, United stayed in sixth place _ five points behind fourthplace Arsenal and having played two matches more than its rival for Champions League qualification.

Tottenham is between the two teams, in the fifth spot, with three more points

than United and two games in hand. Chelsea consolidated third place and is six points above Arsenal.

Ronaldo came into the game having scored a hat trick against Norwich and another goal against Arsenal in his previous two games.

On 17 goals, Ronaldo is tied with Son Heung-min in second place in the Premier League scoring chart behind Mohamed Salah.

“Not only the goal Cristiano scored but his

whole performance, his attitude at age of 37, this is not normal to do that,“ interim United manager Ralf Rangnick said. “If he plays like he did today he can still be a big help to this team.”

The buildup was dominated by reports that Rangnick was considering taking over as Austria’s national team coach as well as more protests against the Glazer family’s ownership.

Some protesters entered Old Trafford in the 17th minute, having missed

a minute for each of the Glazers’ 17 years in charge.

“Glazers out” read a banner above the tunnel before kickoff at Old Trafford, where a mixture of De Gea’s saves and poordecision making meant Chelsea failed to turn their 11 shots into a deserved halftime lead.

T h o m a s Tu c h e l ’s team finally broke the deadlock when Alonso volleyed home following Kai Havertz’s flick-on but Chelsea was unable to build on that.

United defender Victor Lindelof saw a stoppagetime header denied and the highlight of the closing stages was the introduction of 17-year-old talent Alejandro Garnacho for his United debut.

“One team deserved to win and that was us,“ Tuchel said. “We didn’t take it. It was a very, very good performance but we were not decisive enough.

We lacked a bit of determination in the box to win the game.

“It sometimes happens. It’s on us to learn from it. You need to be clinical to get the reward. We have to live with a point but it’s not a fair result.”

from Northeast and plate group

Rahul Dravid interacting with the players from Northeast and plate group. (Twitter/BCCI)

BENGALURU, APR 29 (PTI): India head coach Rahul Dravid on Friday inter-acted with cricketers from the Northeast and plate group at the National Cricket Academy here.

Dravid, who worked extensively on the up and coming cricketers as India U-19 coach and then as the NCA chief, spent about 45 minutes with the players who are honing their skills in the camp organised under the tute-lage of world-class coaches including Ashes winning bowling coach Troy

Cooley. The training camp began on April 18 and will go on till May 12. “It was a memorable interaction for the players. The session lasted around 45 minutes,” a BCCI source told PTI. Dravid’s successor at NCA, his longtime India teammate VVS Laxman, was also part of the interaction. “Many thanks to my good friend & Team India head coach Rahul Dravid for having taken the time to speak to players from the North East & Plate group attending the NCA camp

in Bengaluru. I am sure the boys would have welcomed the chance to take a peek into Rahul’s mind,” Laxman tweeted.

The BCCI has organised the camp to ensure that players from Mizoram, M a n i p u r, M e g h a l aya , Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim get the best coaching and infrastructure to be on par with the other domestic sides. Dravid, who is based out of Bengaluru, is currently not on national duty with the IPL running till May 29.

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