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D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): The government of Nagaland has claimed a breakthrough in the “bitter and prolonged litigation” against the contractor-cumtenant, M/s Civil Engineers Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (CEEPL), related with onesided tenancy agreement over the Nagaland House Complex annexe at Shakespeare Sarani Kolkata.

DIPR on Monday, reported that the government expected a favourable judgment “against an entity (CEEPL) that is trying to exploit some loopholes in the law” by paying only a paltry sum as rent. The government attributed its confidence to the efforts by its legal team led by state Advocate General K.N. Balgopal, assisted by advocate Nitya Nambiar and advocate Vitso Rio. The genesis of the scam was after the then gov-

Petroleum dealers to join nationwide stir D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): All Nagaland Petroleum Dealers Union (ANPDU) Monday announced its decision to join the nationwide protest “no fuel purchase” from oil companies on May 31, 2022.

ANPDU president Akokla Lucy and secretary general T Jabou Sekhose, however, stated that fuel outlets would continue to function normally. Petroleum dealers are protesting against the sudden reduction in prices by Centre and demanding compensation for losses incurred due to the reduction in excise duty.

While welcoming decrease in fuel prices, ANPDU stated that “this irrational policy decision” of the Government of reducing retail selling price (RSP) suddenly and at once, has induced huge loses to the dealers. It pointed out that oil marketing companies were not incurring any losses due to sudden lowering of the prices, but it was the stock of the dealers that had depreciated in value, which was borne by the dealers.

ANPDU said the petroleum fraternity had been providing excellent service to the public and government even during the pandemic. Therefore, the union maintained that reduction of fuel prices should not be at the expense of either the consumers or the dealers. ANPDU was hopeful that the government would take into account its views while making policies on fuel in future.

This is it!

“This is magic business.

They buy one bundle for Rs. 50. Then split in two and charge Rs. 50 for each bundle.”

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The 10-storey building behind Kolkata Nagaland House at Shakespeare Sarani Road.

ernment began construction sometime in 1979. However, after work began, the government, could not provide funds. Mid-way during the “crisis” in 1982, the contractor– M/s Engineers India Ltd- pioneered and floated by a former retired engineer under the government of Nagaland, made a deal to ‘save the project’ by getting SBI loan but on the condi-

tion, he was given the power of attorney over the entire premises for the purpose of obtaining loan.

This power of attorney was the sell out deed by which the contractor exploited but the state government, for whatever reasons chose to ignore.

The Nagaland House Kolkata scam was highlighted through several issues of

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this newspaper since 1992 to which former Governor Lok Nath Misra formed a panel to fight the case in court to regain back the complex. However, it proved an impossible task since the state government had decided to legally hand over such a highly valued prime property through hopelessly one-sided lease agreements with Engineers India Pvt.

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2 Naga youth crack UPSC exam 2021

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Ltd (1982) now Civil Engineers Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (CEEPL).

The lease involved the complex (by the side of Nagaland Guest House Kolkata) comprising of many buildings including State Bank of India and the 10-floor Nightingale Hospital. DIPR revealed that the then government had, in 1997 renewed the lease deed in favour of CEEPL for the Nagaland House complex at No.11 Shakespeare Sarani for 20 years. The renewed lease commenced on January 1,1998 and expired on December 31,2017 for a rented area measuring 1,05,000 sq.ft located at the heart of Kolkata.

DIPR also disclosed that as per Clause 3 of the renewed lease, the rent was fixed at Rs.5 lakhs per month or Rs.60 lakhs per year under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act 1997 (Amended).

D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Two youth from Nagaland, were among seven from the North East, who were among 685 successful candidates who cracked the prestigious Civil Services Examination, 2021 conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Viku L Achumi, ranked 567th, and Imsennaro Walling, ranked 585th, cleared the exam whose results were announced on Monday.

Shruti Shram topped the exam, while the second and third ranks too were bagged by women– Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla respectively.

An alumnus of IIT, Kanpur, Viku L Achumi hails from Zunheboto and did his schooling from Sainik School, Imphal before completing his BTech in Civil Engineering from IIT, Kanpur in 2017.

Imsennaro Walling (Cont’d on p-8) was born and brought up

(L-R) Viku L Achumi and Imsennaro Walling.

in Mokokchung. She did her schooling from Jubilee Memorial School, Mokokchung and from Pine Mount School, Shillong, before graduating with Physics honours from St Stephen’s College, Delhi in 2018.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, Achumi revealed that his determination to appear for UPSC exam started since the time he was in class 12.

He said he took coaching classes after graduation in Delhi for general studies.

He said he relied on planning at least a week ahead and accordingly he would motivate himself to reach those targets. He mentioned that he had initially

spent 4-5 hours a day studying and gradually increased the time. Emphasising on perseverance, he said he had been attempting the exams every year since 2017, before finally succeeding in his fifth attempt this time. Sharing tips, he said he always believed in God, dedication and hard-work as the keys to success.

Interacting with this reporter over phone, Imsennaro Walling said she began preparing for the civil services exam immediately after graduation. She revealed that her determination to appear for the UPSC exams started during her c o l l e g e (Cont’d on p-8)

NASSA opposes service extension to contractual commr. & secy NLA ENPO reaffirms demand D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Nagaland Assembly Secretariat Staff Association (NASSA)/Joint Action Committee said it outrightly opposed the service extension of incumbent NLA commissioner and secretary (on contract basis) Dr. P.J. Antony and also the “arbitrary Amendment” of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat (Recruitment and Conditions of Service 3rd Amendment) Rules 2022.

In statement, NASSA president Pagai Ndang and general secretary Talirenla said that the association after deliberation on the matter during its emergency

general body meeting on May 23 empowered NASSA to constitute a Joint Action Committee to address the issues and to take immediate remedial action.

NASSA said Antony was appointed on deputation for a period of five months w.e.f. 02.01.2020 as NLA secretary till he retired May 31, 2020. However, they said he was re-appointed with the approval of the Cabinet as commissioner & secretary (on contract basis) by upgrading the cadre post of secretary for a period of two years w.e.f. June 1, 2020-May 31, 2022 to head the administration of the NLA secretariat.

Following, Antony’s re-appointment, NASSA said a representation was submitted on June 23 23, 2020 opposing the appointment of a retired government servant, in violation of the Government Office Memorandum (vide AR-5/ASSO/98, dated 15th March 2012).

Since the contract service of the incumbent was due to expire on May 31, 2022, NASSA said it had submitted a representation on April 21, 2022 to NLA Speaker requesting the latter not to further extend his service as the administrative head, since the senior most additional secretary in the

regular cadre had already fulfilled its eligibility criteria to head the administration.

However, despite several representations to the NLA Speaker, NASSA said the Speaker turned a deaf ear to the demand of the association and instead moved the file recommending for service extension of the present incumbent from his level hurting the sentiments of the NASSA. To make the matter worse, NASSA said a notification dated May 18, 2022 was circulated on May 21, 2022, notifying the Amendment of the Service Rules of the NLAS. Upon going through the contents of the

notification, NASSA said they noticed that the existing rules and provisions were replaced and altered and inserted certain provisions in the existing rules and severe procedural lapses were observed in the Amendment of the Service Rules.

NA S S A c l a i m e d that the whole process of Amendment was done without consulting the Cadre Review Committee/ Service Rules Amendment Committee and without considering the interest of all the stakeholders. One serious observation made in the amended rule was the insertion of a provision

for ‘Frontier Nagaland’

D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) has reaffirmed its demand for ‘Frontier Nagaland’ and for an early Naga political solution.

ENPO during its joint consultative meeting held at Konyak Community Centre Dimapur on May 27, reaffirmed the October 13, 2021 representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to request him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for approval and early declaration of Frontier Nagaland for the (Cont’d on p-8) people of Eastern Nagaland

Centre extends PMEGP scheme for five years NSDMA issues weather update

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NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (NPN): The Centre on Monday announced the extension of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs.13554.42 crore.

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing PMEGP to facilitate generation of employment opportunities for unemployed youth across the country by assisting setting up of micro-enterprises in non-farm sector. According

to the Ministry, some major modifications have been made in the existing scheme.

It stated that maximum project cost has been increased from existing Rs.25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh for manufacturing units and for service units from existing Rs.10 lakh to Rs.20 lakh.

The government has modified the definition of village industry and rural area for PMEGP. It stated that areas falling under Panchayti Raj institutions to be accounted under rural area, whereas areas under Municipality to be treated as urban area. All implementing agencies are now

allowed to receive and process applications in all areas irrespective of the rural or urban category.

PMEGP applicants under aspirational districts and transgender would be treated as special category applicants and entitled for higher subsidy. The ministry stated that the scheme would create sustainable estimated employment opportunities for about 40 lakh persons in five financial years.

Since its inception in 2008-09, about 7.8 lakh micro enterprises have been assisted with a subsidy of Rs 19,995 crore generating estimated sustainable

employment for 64 lakh persons. About 80% of the units assisted are in rural areas and about 50% units are owned by SC, ST and women categories.

Higher rate of margin money subsidy - 25% of the project cost in urban area and 35% of the project cost in rural areas, for special category applicants including, SC, ST, OBC, women, Transgender, Physically Disabled, NER, Aspirational and Border district applicants.

For general category, applicants subsidy is 15% of the project cost in urban area and 25% of the project cost in rural areas.

D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): In its weather released on Monday, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) has informed that the State is expected to experience isolated heavy rainfall in the coming days and also likelihood of heavy rainfall till May 31 all over the state.

This was due to the influence of an east-west trough from northwest Rajasthan to south Bihar and south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal to North East India at lower tropospheric levels, which is expected to be fairly widespread.

However, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds is very likely to occur in certain pockets in the districts of Kohima, Wokha, Kiphire, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Mon, and Longleng during the period.

NSDMA has, therefore, appealed to the public to be vigilant during the monsoon period and urged not to shelter under large trees or picnic near river banks to prevent unnecessary risk to life from lightning and flash floods.

All DDMAs and line departments have been asked to be on alert.

in the event of the muchanticipated Naga political solution getting delayed or if there was any unexpected prolonged delay in the negotiations.

The meeting also reaffirmed the November 9, 2021 ENPO Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting resolution to continue extending support for a unified, transparent and honourable Naga political solution.

The meeting further resolved that ENPO would appeal to all negotiators to conclude the Naga political talks at the earliest.

CTAN to hold sit-in protest D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): With the expiry of the deadline served on the state government to terminate five alleged illegal appointments of Forester-1 made under office of the Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, on or before May 31, the Combined Technical Association of Nagaland (CTAN) has resolved to hold a peaceful sit-in protest outside the directorate office.

CTAN had issued a final reminder on May 24 to terminate the services of five (Forester-1) alleged backdoor appointees.

Naga Political Groups air views on Naga political solution Defend our land as per AP: WC, NNPGs Naga national unity being ignored: NNC (PB) DIMAPUR, MAY 30 (NPN): Working Committee of the NNPGs (WC, NNPGs) have called upon the Nagas to “insist, reassert and defend our land as per Agreed Position” and then partner with Government of India for an enduring peaceful co-existence.

In a statement, WC said that despite the vigorous process of assimilation going on, WC was optimistic that there was “an opportunity for an early acceptable and honourable political solution that would pave the way for Nagas to salvage our ancient democracy, history and culture.”

While referring to a paragraph from the Framework Agreement that “…it is a mat-

ter of great satisfaction that the dialogue between the Government of India and NSCN have successfully concluded...”, WC demanded to know why haven’t this great satisfaction been shared with the Nagas till date?

It wondered whether the propaganda campaign had misled the Government of India in 2015? WC also asked where was the post settlement political and administrative structure if it had successfully concluded? It further went on to state that in 25 years of ceasefire and dialogue, there have been two mutually beneficial agendas at work- Assimilation and Indianisation of Nagaland and Amassing wealth of Nagaland. (Full text on p-6)

DIMAPUR, MAY 30 (NPN): Naga National Council (Parent Body) under the leadership of Yilow Humtsoe, Zhiongba Yimkhiung and V. Nagi, has said that efforts and concern of the organization for Naga national unity has been neglected and ignored time and again, particularly at this critical political situation and confusion prevailing in the homeland NNC (PB) information & publicity wing said that in view of the “uncertainty of the present prevailing situation”, they were compelled the point out the truth that the Government of India, concerned organisations and the state government were only taking into account the NSCN (I-

M) and the NNPGs for solution while “completely sidelining and ignoring the rest of the seven, eight Naga National Political Groups.”

This shows complete disregard and the biased design of how the Naga political issue is being dealt with, which indicated “divide and rule policy”, NCC stated.

NNC (PB), therefore, at this urgent and critical stage, appealed to all political groups who have been “neglected and excluded from the talk for political solution/settlement to unite effectively and stand together to defend and protect our Naga national freedom since the NNPGs is ready (Cont’d on p-8)

Avoid contradictory statements: NSCN (K) Niki DIMAPUR, MAY 30 (NPN): Niki Sumi-led faction of NSCN (K) has cautioned that everyone talking in different languages regarding Naga solution would only cause confusion and urged the facilitators and stakeholders in Naga peace talks to avoid issuing mixed and contradictory statements.

In a statement, the group sought clarity whether high officials of the Central government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had officially and publicly laid out Naga solution or the people were only giving twisted narratives as per their own perspectives and speculations.

Asking which accord or agreement would be implemented,

it wanted to know whether the Centre would give the Framework Agreement to NSCN (I-M) and the Agreed Position to NNPGs. And if this would be the case, the Niki-led faction demanded that, being the third entity, it too should be given a separate solution. And by the same logic, civil society organisations (CSOs) such as UNC, CNTC, NTC, TPO, ENPO, etc, should also have their separate solutions, it added.

Noting that Government of India and Nagas had a tumultuous relationship over the decades over accords and agreements that could not solve the Indo-Naga political issue and in the light of the Centre publicly stating that it was for one inclusive (Cont’d on p-8) K Y M C

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DoE&S releases video on ‘right data’

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022

NEWS IN BRIEF Assam Rifles conduct welfare activities LAYO 25th anniversary: Lower Agri Youth Organisation (LAYO) will be celebrating 25 years of its existence under the theme “Youth With Integrity” on June 1, 2022 at Penta Point, Lower Agri Kohima.

The event will be graced by advisor, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Dr.Neikiesalie Kire as the special guest.

Phom’s Day of prayer: Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) will be observing Phom’s Day of Prayer on June 1. PBCA in a press release stated that the day was a significant day for Phom community as it was during this month Phom leaders came forward and pledged to stand with Peace on June 6, 1952. In this connection, PBCA has called on all Phom citizens to pray from 6 am to 12 pm in their respective church, even in their workplace.

4 arrested with drugs, IMLF

DIMAPUR: CID (Crime Kevileno Angami and officials of DoES at Civil Secretariat Kohima, Monday. (NP) Branch) Dimapur and Mokokchung police have Correspondent tertiary sector. people to come forth in proarrested four persons and She said the primary viding accurate informarecovered drugs and asKO H I M A , M AY 3 0 sector included the agri& tion to the data collectors. sorted liquor from their Giving a brief in(NPN): Directorate of allied sector, forestry and possession in separate opEconomics and Statistics mining, while secondary troduction of the video, erations.

(DoE&S) in collaboration sector has the manufactur- Neidilhou Angami said it According to DIPR with Dreamz Unlimited ing, construction, electric- was created with a view to report, a team of CID ity etc and the tertiary secspread awareness among on Monday released a short video titled “Right Data”. tor include public admin- the general public to pro- Crime branch arrested Commissioner and istration and other service vide accurate and reliable L.Songtin Kom @ Elvis statistics for policy formu- “SS dy. Secretary” MIP Secretary of Economics matters.

Angami said that the lation of the state govern- of NSCN (I-M) from Blue and Statistics and School Education, Kevileno Anga- value of the product as well ment and for estimation of Hill Station, Dimapur on mi released the video in her as the services in each sec- GSDP which was the key May 26. The team recovchamber at the Civil Secre- tor were taken into account indicator of the economic ered 600 grams of brown sugar wrapped in silver foil tariat in the presence of the to arrive at GSDP, adding growth of the state.

Earlier, the depart- and seized a motorcycle DoE&S director, Neidilhou that the exact annual inAngami and deputy direc- come of the State was very ment had also released a from his possession.

The apprehended perimportant in policy forma- short video on the importor, TheyieneinuoBelho.

In her brief address, tion and borrowing limits tance of births and deaths son along with the seized registration, which was also items was handed over to Kevileno Angami said of the State.

However, she regret- done in collaboration with East Police Station, DimaGross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was the ted that many people were Dreamz Unlimited. One pur for further investigavalue of goods and services unaware of GSDP and its can watch the short video tion. Mokokchung police on the official website of arrested three persons on produced in the State in contribution.

She therefore exuded the Economics and Statis- posessions of illegal drugs a year. She said various sectors which go into the confidence that the video tics Department and You- and IMFL. According to Addl. calculation of GSDP were will help sensitize and cre- Tube channel of Dreamz SP and PRO of Mokokcprimary sector, second and ate awareness among the Unlimited.

Second contest on FPA conducted public of Germany through KfW (German Development Bank), the second contest on FPA was conducted from May 25-27 at Punglwa, Heningkunglwa, and Ngwalwa villages under Peren district.

In a press release, Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) informed that programme was organised by NEPED as the Project Implementing Agency (PIA) under the theme “Infrastructure for Nature Conservation”.

NEPED further informed that all sections of the village participated and the best five were selected and awarded cash prizes with certificates. NEPED also mentioned that the best Officials and participants of the programme. concept among the top five DIMAPUR: As part of call, Financial Participa- Management in the Hima- would be implemented in community mobilisation tory Approach (FPA) under laya, Nagaland” project, co- the village which would be and decision making process “Forest and Biodiversity financed by the Federal Re- financed by KfW.

hung police, on May 26, during surprise checking at Mokokchung-Tuensang road, police intercepted a night bus and recovered 25.68 grams of brown sugar from two soap cases.

In this connection, Ronglila (36) daughter of Thsadongba of Kiding village under Tuensang district has been arrested.

Earlier, on May 22, the police team also seized 27 grams of brown sugar from the possession og Lipokakum T Ao son of late Dr. C. Tarep of Mopungchuket village. Both the cases have been registered at MKG PS-II. Mokokchung police also intercepted a truck near Alichen and recovered 18 cases of IMFL and arrested the driver, Babu Mudi son of Puna Mudi, Chingajan district -Golaghat, Assam. In this, connection a case has been registered at MKG PS-II.

AR ex-servicemen and candidates at the ‘mass yoga demo’ in Kohima.

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted various welfare activities for the local populace in the month of May. Kohima Battalion: Kohima battalion organised a ‘Mass Yoga Demo’ for AR ex-servicemen and staff selection commission recruitment rally candidates at Kohima garrison on May 27.

Further, an orientation training and familiarisation programme for officer trainees of Indian Information Services (IIS) was conducted on May 26. A briefing on Assam Rifles and a visit to Kohima War Cemetery was later organised.

Jalukie Battalion: Jalukie battalion organised medical camp and conducted a Covid Awareness Campaign at Pehlang B

village, Peren district on May 27.

The villagers were briefed about the various health and hygiene methods to be implemented during prevailing weather conditions and were also provided with necessary medicines.

Also, villagers were made aware of Covid-19 vaccination programmes and were encouraged to take vaccination.

GMS Nito Mount discusses NECTAR

Meeting in progress at GMS Nito Mount DIMAPUR: Government Middle School (GMS) Nito Mount, Zunheboto convened a joint meeting of its School Management Committe (SMC) members

led by chairman, Tokugha Awomi, parent representatives, and teaching faculty on May 27.

In a press note, GMS Nito Mount head teacher,

Vinoka informed that the meeting focused on upcoming Nagaland education project- The lighthouse (NECTAR).

While appreciating the education department and EBRC Zunheboto for selecting GMS Nito Mount under the scheme funded by World Bank, it called upon all stakeholders, staffs, and parent body to effectively contribute towards quality education for the students and all round development of the school. Earlier in the meeting, the members also prepared a “school development proposal” for submission to concerned authority.

1st Death anniversary of our beloved father Lt. KhriesaviLie LieZietsU (31/05/2021)

A year has passed since you left us to be with our Heavenly Father but not a single day passes when we haven’t missed your presence and warmth around us. The memories we made with you will always be treasured in our hearts forever until we meet again.

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Loving wife, children and family members k-1118/22

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

(30/03/1989 - 25/05/2022)

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We, the family members of Late Bithunglo Odyuo, D/o Shri. Yanchamo Odyuo of Morakjo Village who passed away on 25th May 2022 at Sasson Hospital Pune, wish to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to our friends, neighbours and well wishers, who attended on our hours of sorrow, for those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes, messages of condolence as well as who made charitable donations, we are truly grateful to each and everyone.

A special thanks to the Pune Naga Students' Union, Pune Naga Fellowship and Village Ekhung from different Villages as well as individuals for their sensitive and professional handling of arrangements.

May God’s richest blessings rest each and everyone is our prayers.

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Loving parents and family members.

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PM-CARES: 14 beneficiaries selected

Minister, Neiba Kronu with advisors and officials at the PM-CARES for children scheme on Monday. (NP)

Correspondent K O H I M A , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Along with the rest of the country, Nagaland also attended the virtual programme of the ‘PM Cares for Children’ scheme, during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi released benefits under the scheme via video-conferencing.

Fourteen beneficiaries from Nagaland were selected-- Kohima (1), Dimapur (8) and Peren (5),

out of which 12 have been verified and paperwork’s for the remaining two were underway.

As per the Ministry of Women & Child Development, financial support has been credited in the account of each identified child such that the corpus for each child becomes Rs. 10 lakhs at the time of 18 years of age. The child will receive a monthly stipend once they attain 18 years of age. It is also notified that by

investing the corpus of Rs. 10 lakhs, a child above 18 years will receive a stipend till they attain 23 years of age. An ex-gratia of Rs. 50,000/- per deceased parent through SDRF-MHA directions.

The PM cares for Children Scheme also included to support for boarding and lodging and the financial support as prescribe for non-institutional care under the Central or State Scheme has been provided

to the Children as per the eligibility under the Scheme.

Under Child Protection Service (CPS) Scheme, Children staying with relatives receiving Rs. 2000 per month will now receive Rs. 4,000 per month with effect from 1st April 2022.

Under the Prime Minister Cares for Children Scheme, entitlement in Financial Support, Support for Boarding and Lodging under the relevant Scheme, Assistance for School Education, Assistance for Higher Education and Entitle in Health Insurance under Ayushman Bharat Scheme (PMJAY) with health insurance cover of Rs. 5 Lakhs.

It may be mentioned that the Department of Social Welfare- State Adoption Resource Agency, Child Protection Services along with the District Magistrate has identified the children with assistance of District Child Protection Unit and Child Welfare Committee, through circulars and advertisement through newspapers, creating awareness about the PM Cares scheme.

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attended by Minister of Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue & Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu; advisor, School Education, K T Sukhalu; advisor of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Dr.Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire; advisor of Elections and Technical Education, Medo Yhokha and Keneizhakho Nakro MLA, DC, Kohima , Gregory Thejawelie; Principal Director of School Education, Shanavas C, along with stake holders, officials of Social welfare.

The beneficiary from Kohima district was handed over by minister, Neiba Kronu.

Meanwhile, a video conference on PM CARES for Children Schemes was held at Town Hall, ADC Hq. Peren on Monday.

In the event, EAC Peren Hq. Kevethito Rose highlighted on the scheme.

At the programme, DC Peren, SentiwapangAier handed over the PM CARES kit to the children during the programme.

ADC Hq. Peren, Keyirangding Hegui in his closing remark expressed gratitude to all the line departments.

NIFAA observes World Menstrual Hygiene Day

Women participants and others at Tobu village.

DIMAPUR: National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA) Nagaland branch in collaboration with local NGOs and civil societies organised ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ on May 28 at KGBV Hostel Bumei and Government Middle School (GMS) Tobu village in Mon district, and GMS Unity Village, 5th mile Dimapur.

In a press release, NIFAA state co-ordinator A. Bejem Konyak and president, Tiazungla Phom said that the camp was organised as part of a national level campaign conducted by the Baala Project and NIFAA. President, Tiazungla Phom and state co-ordinator Bejem Konyak highlighted

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WEATHER FORECAST MAY 31

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

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

33 25

A couple of morning t-storms

26 20

Guwahati A morning t-storm in the area

32 26

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

30 20

Aizawl Imphal

Itanagar A little morning rain

32 23

Shillong

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

24 17

Kohima

Couple of thunderstorm

25 18

Dimapur Cloudy with a thunderstorm

32 24

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

27 19

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Tuensang Cloudy with a stray t-storm Wokha

A morning t-storm in the area

Zunheboto Cloudy with a thunderstorm

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on benefits and importance of Project BAALA. Meanwhile, resource persons Medical Officer (MO), Dr Kaiba, MO, Dr Yingngam, and president, Phom Students’ Union (PSU) Enyuh, each stressed on the topic “Menstrual Hygiene”.

More than 250 BAALA reusable sanitary napkins were distributed to women and girls during the programme.

KGBV Centre Bumei, Mon: KGBV Centre Bumei, under Tobu block Mon, in collaboration with NIFAA also observed ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’.

In a press note, Changlangshu Women Welfare Society (CWWS) Mon secretary, Angel Konyak informed that Medical Officer (MO) PHC, Changlangshu, Dr Kaiba gave awareness on “Menstrual Hygiene” after which KGBV Centre organised a marathon race for the KGBV girls.

Later, Baala reusable sanitary pads were distributed freely to the Girls. gave awareness on the topic ’Menstrual Hygiene’.

MITE organises health programme DIMAPUR: Modern Institute of Teacher Education, (MITE) Kohima organized the awareness programme on mental health and diet-cumfood fest on May 27, at the college auditorium.

A press release from MITE principal Dr Kate Dandesh Kumar stated that he as a speaker gave a talk about mental health and diet. He also highlighted key facts about mental health and how mental health effect human life and risk factors for mental health conditions.

And also he highlighted how diet and mental health are linked. Students actively participated in the discussion session under the supervision of Dr. T S Pandian.

Later, vote of thanks was delivered by KhrotsoKoza. Earlier, the programme chaired by Hipito Achumi began with an invocation

by Setuolie Theunuo. After completing the formal session, student-teachers organized a food fest with varieties of Naga Dishes.

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Staff Reporter D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Hundreds of people gathered at Bundrock Auditorium, Patkai Christian College (PCC) campus to pay their respect to late Margaret Anne Shishak at the funeral service held on Monday afternoon.

Many of those who spoke at the funeral paid tributes to late Margaret and described her as the true missionary who left everything back in the United States to setup the Patkai Christian College along with her husband, Rev. Dr. Tuisem A. Shishak. They said late Margaret sacrificed the best years of her life to serve the people of Nagaland and beyond to impart music education. They also credited her for moulding renowned musicians within and outside the State.

In his brief speech, Rev Dr. Tuisem Shishak, husband of late Margaret Shishak, shared the story of Margaret’s life journey. He also recalled that an editorial in one of the weekly English newspaper had mentioned that Rev.GW Supplee came from America and introduced western church music and Margert had come to complete the

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Margaret Anne Shishak laid to rest

(L-R): Rev Dr. Tuisem Shishak husband of late Margaret Anne Shishak and son Machutmi (Machut) Shishak. Portrait of late Margaret Anne Shishak. mission of Rev Supplee.

He said after 51 years of living and working together as a couple, it would be hard for him to comprehend that she was no more.

However, Rev. Shishak said he knew it was God’s will that it was time for wife to go.

Delivering the eulogy, Margaret’s son Machutmi (Machut) Shishak recalled that soon after he heard about his mother’s demise, the first words that came to his wife’s mind were the words from the Christmas Carol song-- “Rejoice, Rejoice” added that he could not agree more as he knew

that his mother was ready to be with the Lord.

He also said that it was important to note that because of his mother, music education was a part of classes 9 and 10 curriculum in the state, with the view to laying foundation of music for the future generations.

He further spoke about how his mother had been the indispensable right hand woman for the college by writing to supporters, prayer partners, financial supporters in the US, and also Churches and individuals.

He described his late mother as “Quiet, independent and strong willed”. He also

added that solution to Naga political problem was one of the prayer points of her everyday prayer life.

“To obey is better than sacrifice”, he stated, adding that this was what he learned from his mom.

Delivering a speech before performing the funeral rites, NBCC general secretary, Rev Dr. Zelhou Keyho described late Margaret as a gentle soul who not only responded to God’s calling but submitted to that calling by sacrificing her all to become the music missionary for the state and NE as a whole.

Zelhou said late Margaret

may not be aware of the influence and impact she had made in the region.

“You don’t need to be a fiery preacher to be a missionary”, he noted.

He said that Margaret stayed focused doing what she knew best, by using her music to touch lives, in her ways to serve God. Zelhou expressed confidence that late Margaret’s legacy would continue and that Nagas will have many Margarets in music. He also challenged the musically gifted to stay humble and use their talents to glorify His name.

Short speeches were

also delivered by family members from board of trustees of PCC, donor villages, Alumni Association PCC, first batch of Music Vocational Students, Tangkhul Baptist Churches Association, Nagaland, family members, principal PCC and former principal of PCC. Condolence messages from chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, Shangshak Khullen Baptist Church and Naga American Foundation etc. were also read out.

The funeral service was led by chaplain of PCC, Rev Dr Vichükho Ngukha, scripture read-

ing and prayer by former PRO, PCC, Rev Candid Sareo followed by congregational hymn “Great is They Faithfulness” and laying of wreaths and administration of funeral rites by NBCC general secretary, Rev Dr Zelhou Keyho.

Late Margaret was laid to rest ear at the College campus.

It may be noted that Margaret’s arrival in Nagaland rekindled the embers of Western Church Music in the state, further helping her students develop love for western classical music.

Most of the speakers at the funeral service spoke

of how Margaret was meticulous and how she paved way for many students into the field of music. “She is and will be a true musical missionary for the state”, a member of the Alumni Association PCC stated.

Margaret was born on November 25, 1941 at Washington DC, USA, who got married to Tuisem Shishak on Auguts 29, 1970 and moved to Nagaland 1973 with her husband.

She studied sacred music with Organ major at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago and received her Bachelor of Music in 1964 at the University of Michigan, further completing her Masters in the following year.

She had also won many awards including Young Artist Award (Organ) in 1962 and also bagged the second place at the American Guild of Organists (AGO)’s National Organ playing competition in 1966, at Atlanta, Georgia.

It can further be noted that Tuisem and Margaret moved to Nagaland on 1973 and cofounded PCC in August 1972, the first liberal arts college in the state, where she served as the Music director of the college from inception till her last breath.

Awareness on women’s health and cancer

Resource persons and women participants at the programme. health and cancer awareness programme at Phom Baptist Church, Kohima on May 28.

At the programme,

DIMAPUR: Department of Posts in collaboration with “You and Health Team” held a one-day free health camp on physiotherapy and diet on May 28 at the office of the Postmaster General NE-II region, Dimapur. In a press note from Postmaster General’s office, the “You and Health Team” comprised of MPT Neurology, Dr. Tiatula Longkumer (PT), BPT Dr. Inavika Swu (PT), BPT Dr. W. Soni Phom (PT), Clinical Dietician, Zuthunglo Odyuo along with two other staff.

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CorreCtion The advertisement which was published on 28 th May 2022 under the heading 'MASSIVE LANSLIDE at Kohima-BokajanNiuland Rd.' appealing the Disaster Management Department for the clearance work should be read as PWD(R&B). Error is regretted.

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Regd. No. 27/2022 Date 16/02/2022 I, Shri Laitonjam Dharma Singh, husband of Smti, Khwairakpam Bidyalakshmi Devi, a resident of Village: Mayang Imphal Thana Awang Leikai, PO/PS: Mayang Imphal in the district of Imphal West, Manipur do hereby declare through an Affidavit, The Hon'ble Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kohima (Nagaland) on 16/02/2022 that my Next of Kin (NOK) name is Khwairakpam Bidyalakshmi Devi but in my service document it has been mentioned as Laitonjam Bidyalakshmi Devi instead of Khwairakpam Bidyalakshmi Devi, Therefore, Khwairakpam Bidyalakshmi Devi and Laitonjam Bidyalakshmi Devi is same person.

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VEKUHOMI STUDENTS' UNION FELICITATION The Vekuhomi Students' Union extends our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Abel Assumi, S/o Toluvi Assumi on being awarded "the real Super heroes Award 2022" by forever Star india for his contribution and efforts in the field of music.

The Union further wishes him success in his future endeavours.

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NCRC Kohima hold ‘Lord’s programme’ AFFIDAVIT FOR CORRECTION OF NAME

I, Shri. Lungmei Phom, S/o Shri A. Hongkam Phom, permanent resident of H.No. 12, Shamkang Ward, Longleng, Nagaland and presently residing at H. No. 120, Signal Angami Village, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, my official name is "Lungmei Phom" as entered/recorded in all my official documents, however, in my National Institute of Open Schooling, Secondary School Examination Admit Card & Marksheet bearing Roll No. 140013192155, Senior Secondary Examination Admit Card bearing Roll No. 140016213179 and my Identity Card bearing Enroll No. 140016213179 my name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as "Lumgmei Phom."

3. That, "Lungmei Phom" is my official name however, due to some technical and clerical error my name has been entered/recorded as "Lumgmei Phom."

4. That, wherever my name "Lumgmei Phom" appears it should be rectified/ recorded as "Lungmei Phom" by all concern for all official purposes.

5. That, this affidavit is made to declare to rectify and correct my name before the competent office/authority.

That, the statements made by me from Para 1 to 5 are all true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing material is concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn and declared before me on this 30th day of May 2022.

Notary Public Regd. No.: 681/2022 | Date: 30/05/2022

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DIMAPUR: Nagaland Christian Revival Church (NCRC) PR Hill Kohima (Prayer centre for Nagaland) held the Lord’s programme from May 27 to May 29. A press release from NCRC PR hill programme committee stated that the main speakers were Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo, Principal, Kohima Bible College, Senior pastor Koinonia Baptist Church and pastor Lalhou Rio, Kipfüzha Union Christian Christian Revival Church. On May 28 evening, the service was led by Thepfulhounei Kuotsu and invocation

by Saku Zao. The message was delivered by Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo. In the morning service, pastor Lalhou Bio delivered the message and Lord’s supper was ministered by Rev Zotuo.

On Sunday evening, healing and deliverance was conducted.

about common women health related issues and encouraged health seeking behaviour.

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Vihoshe Chophy (President) VSU

Alino Awomi (Gen. Secy.)

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Health camp on physiotherapy and diet

resource persons from Dr K&T Keditsu Foundation, Dr Thejavinuo Keditsu (MD Obstetrics & Gynaecology) spoke

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AcKnOWledgeMent

The Office of the Seyochung Area Students’ Union owes its heartfelt gratefulness to all the Cabinet Ministers headed

by Hon’ble Chief Minister for upgrading Seyochung Police outpost to that of Police Station under Kiphire District.

The long awaited dream has come into reality under the leadership of Shri. V. Kashiho Sangtam, Minister of Soil and Water Conservation, Geology and Mining & Chairman NSMDC Ltd., Government of Nagaland.

The Union takes cognizance of Hon’ble Chief Minister and his Cabinet Minister Shri. V. Kashiho Sangtam for constantly bringing the spirit towards development in our HQ Seyochung Town. The Union further values the insight and guidance of your governance.

The Union unconditionally endorse the leadership of Shri. V. Kashiho Sangtam Cabinet Minister in his future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/(t thingliSe) (rOZi thOnger) Vice President General Secretary SASU SASU

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DIMAPUR: Dr K&T Keditsu Foundation in collaboration with the Phom Baptist Church Women’s cell conducted women’s

Keditsu (MS MCh Surgical oncology) discussed about women related cancers, warning signs of cancer and their prevention.

The talk was followed by an interactive session.

A total of 165 women attended the programme, which was coordinated and chaired by associate pastor for Women, Chenlen Phom.

It may be noted that Dr K&T Keditsu Foundation, a non profit organisation registered under the Indian Trust Act 1881, through its initiative, the Women’s Health Oncology & Lifestyle Endeavour (WH.O.LE) Project, seeks to educate women across Nagaland on general knowledge about women’s Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, T.Wati Aier and other on his induction as president health, hygiene, impact of of Kiphire District Bharat Scouts and Guides at his office chamber on Monday. (NP) lifestyle on health, cancer prevention and awareness.

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Left Front announces Flood situation improves in Assam; 4 1 migrant worker killed; 4 candidates for Tripura bypolls more die, over 2.9 lakh still in distress injured in Manipur blast

Correspondent

IMPHAL, MAY 30: A migrant worker was killed while four others were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Manipur’s Thoubal district early Monday.

The blast took place around 1.14 am at a community hall at Khongjom Sapam Leikai. According to police, the IED was detonated through remote control.

Pankaj Mahato (21) from Khariatabad succumbed to his injuries at the Thoubal district hospital.

The injured workersAroop Mandal (30), Souvik Patra (18), Apoorva Mondal (25) and Rajesh Ramaanik (19) were referred to JNIMS hospital after administering first aid at Thoubal District hospital.

The workers all from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district were engaged in construction of a water

Police and forensic experts inspecting the site where a powerful blast took place on Monday.

reservoir. The incident took place while they were sleeping at the makeshift camp set up at a corner of the community hall, police said.

Police suspected that the IED inside the makeshift camp have been planted by militants while the workers were sleeping. Only five workers were present in the camp when the incident happened. Soon after the blast, top officials of the Thoubal district police rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation. Forensic experts of the state police

department also conducted a spot enquiry. Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh strongly condemned the blast and challenged the perpetrator(s) to come out, “if they have guts, and shoot him, instead of targeting the innocent people”.

To a query from the reporters at a news conference at his secretariat, Singh termed the target to workers as an act of cowardly people.

The chief minister, then, said that the perpetrators will be booked at the earliest for the end of justice.

AGARTALA, MAY 30 (PTI): Opposition Left Front on Monday announced its candidates for the June 23 by-elections to four assembly constituencies in Tripura.

Krishan Majumder, who unsuccessfully contested the Agartala constituency on a CPI(M) ticket in the 2018 assembly elections, was renominated from the same seat. Forward Bloc leader Raghunath Sarkar will contest from Town Bardowali constituency in West Tripura district. Former CPI(M) MLA Anjan Das will contest Surma seat in Dhalai district while party leader Sailendra Chandra Nath will fight the Jubarajnagar constituency in North Tripura district.

“All the names were unanimously decided during a Left Front meeting today.

The nominees will file their nomination papers within the next two days,” Left Front convenor Narayan Kar told reporters here.

He said that Left Front

has urged the Election Commission to declare all booths as sensitive and deploy central paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair polls.

Kar alleged that major elections since the 2018 assembly polls – to Lok Sabha, panchayat and civic bodies – were not free and fair. The Left Front demands webcasting of all polling booths to prevent any irregularity, he said, adding that repolling had to be ordered in 300 booths in East Tripura parliamentary constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections due to widespread rigging.

Kar appealed to the electors to vote for Left Front candidates to “restore democracy that has been throttled during the last 51 months of BJP-IPFT rule”.

Agartala and Town Bardowali assembly constituencies fell vacant as respective sitting MLAs Sudip Roy Barman and Asish Saha resigned as legislators after quitting the Congress and joining the ruling BJP in February this year.

GUWAHATI, MAY 30 (PTI): The flood situation in Assam improved on Monday with all rivers flowing below the danger mark even as four persons, including three children, lost their lives and over 2.90 lakh people continued to suffer from the deluge across six districts, an official bulletin said.

With two deaths each from Nagaon and Cachar, the overall toll due to the flood and landslides reached 36, according to the daily report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

Altogether, 2,90,749 people remain affected by the flood in Cachar, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Kamrup (Metro), Morigaon and Nagaon, it said.

However, all rivers in these districts were flowing below the danger level.

Nagaon is the worst hit with over 3.07 lakh people in distress, followed by Cachar with 99,060 people and Morigaon with 40,843

People walking through a waterlogged area in flood-hit Nagaon district in Assam. (PTI)

people.

Till Sunday, over 4.01 lakh people remained affected by the deluge across the six districts in the state.

At least 25,372 people have taken shelter in 88 relief camps, while four relief distribution centres are currently operational, the bulletin said.

Cachar has the highest number of inmates at 21,721 in relief camps, while there are 3,546 people in such temporary facilities in

Nagaon.

At present, 401 villages are still under water and 16,562 hectares of crop areas have been damaged in the flood-affected districts of the state.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by floodwaters in Cachar, Dima Hasao and Udalguri.

Altogether, 1,55,269 domestic animals have been affected due to the flood, according to the bulletin.

Bimal hospitalised in Sikkim; GJM not to contest GTA polls Meghalaya dome collapse: parties attack each other

GANGTOK/DARJEELING, MAY 30 (PTI): GJM supremo Bimal Gurung has officially ended his “indefinite” hunger strike after he has been hospitalised following a deterioration of his health while his party has decided not to contest the upcoming GTA elections.

Gurung, who was staging an indefinite hunger strike at his party’s Singamari office in Darjeeling town since May 25 demanding the deferment of the June 26 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) polls and expansion of the semi-autonomous council’s jurisdiction, fell ill on Sunday and was admitted to a hospital in the hill town in West Bengal. He had to withdraw his fast after around 100 hours due

Bimal Gurung

to deteriorating health.

He was shifted to Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial (STNM) Hospital in the neighbouring Himalayan state during the day.

Doctors attending Gurung said he has a high blood sugar level, which was fluctuating, and he was passing blood through his urine, which is why he was shifted to STNM Hospital.

“Bimal ji has been ad-

mitted to a hospital, and on doctor’s instruction, he has withdrawn his indefinite fast. We hope he gets well soon. We have decided after a meeting of party leaders that we will not participate in the GTA polls,” Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) general secretary Roshan Giri said. Gurung had urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to defer the GTA polls until the Memorandum of Proposal (MoP) submitted by the GJM was implemented in the hills. According to GJM sources, the MoP, among other suggestions, calls for honouring in letter and spirit the Memorandum of Agreement that was signed in 2011. The MoP also mentions the demand for the transfer of several

departments to the GTA, besides the inclusion of 396 Gorkha-inhabited mouzas as per the procedure laid down in the agreement.

The elections to the GTA, a semi-autonomous body to administer Darjeeling hills formed in 2011, were last held in 2012.

Darjeeling, often referred to as the ‘Queen of the Hills’, has witnessed several political parties over the years promising a separate Gorkhaland state and implementation of the Sixth Schedule, which grants autonomy to a tribal-inhabited region. Although the demand for separation of the region from West Bengal is over a century old, the Gorkhaland statehood movement was ignited by GNLF leader Subhash Ghisingh in 1986.

Correspondent

SHILLONG, MAY 30: The dome collapse of the under-construction Meghalaya assembly building has opened a can of worms with political parties targeting each other and Public Works Department Executive Engineer Ransom Sutgna feels he’s unfairly being put in this crossfire.

“It wasn’t my responsibility alone to oversee the smooth construction of the building there are other senior bureaucrats and others too equally responsible,” Sutgna said.

H o w e v e r, S u t n g a claims that he is being targeted because he has opted to join the ruling NPP and fight for the 2023 State assembly elections from North

Arunachal cabinet gives approval to state startup policy

nothing to hide.

“In fact I did mention in my letter that I want to be relieved of my responsibilities to pursue a career in politcis,” he said. The TMC, the Congress and also the BJP have come out strongly against the infrastructure collapse. The construction of the new assembly building was undertaken by Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

NAGALAND : KOHIMA Dated, Kohima, the 30th May, 2022.

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NOTIFICATION

NO. DTE/ ESTT-2/3/2016-17/ : The interested candidates are informed to collect a prescribed application forms for Diploma Courses outside the State during 2022-23 session from the Directorate of Technical Education, Kohima (Below New Secretariat Complex) on payment of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred, only) with effect from 01-06-2022 to 10-06-2022 during all working days. The form may also be downloaded from the website www.dtenagaland.org.in and the fee should be paid while submitting the form printed in white paper (A4 size).

The last date for receiving the completed forms whether by hand or by post is 10th June, 2022.

Sl. No. of Name of course Eligibility No. Seats 1 3 Years Diploma in Audiography & Sound Engg.

1 10 + 2 Passed (Science 45%) 2 3 Years Diploma in Motion Picture Photography 1 10 + 2 Passed (Science 45%) 3 3 Years Diploma in Film and Video Editing 1 10 + 2 Passed (Any Stream 45%) 4 2 Years Diploma in Applied Acting (Film & TV) 1 10 + 2 Passed (Any Stream) 5 Computer Science & Engineering 1 6 Electrical & Electronics Engineering 1 7 Travel & Tourism Management 1 HSLC/ Equivalent Passed Certificate 8 Mechanical Engineering 1 with Minimum 40% Marks in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE 9 Electrical Engineering 2 10 Printing Technology 1 11 Photography 1 Sd/(Er. M. NAKRO) Director DC-465/22 Gram:Agricomplex Medziphema

Phone:247241/247250 Fax :03862 -247241

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ITANAGAR, MAY 30 (PTI): The cabinet on Monday gave its approval to the Arunachal Pradesh Startup Policy, which was formulated to promote start-ups and to provide necessary stimulus to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state. The policy is targeted to facilitate the growth of at least 250 new startups over the next five years which would create significant direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state.

The vision of the policy is to transform Arunachal Pradesh into a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship by providing holistic support to local startups through proactive policy intervention and creation of a network of key ecosystem stakeholders, a CMO statement said here.

With greater impetus to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Arunachal’, the state government is on a mission path to boost up the start-up ecosystem with various programmes and initiatives.

With passing of this policy, the government is aiming to boost innovation and research and development (R&D) capability of the state, develop institutionalized mechanisms to provide funding support, regulatory easing and preference in public procurement to startups, bolster entrepreneurship and innovation to support the state in achieving its development goals and make startups a key component of the state’s commercial fabric in the next five years. The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu also approved the proposal for granting of special grade of Head Constable from Constable in Civil Police and Arunachal Armed Police Battalion (AAPBn).

The constables who had rendered a continuous service of 20 years or more shall be eligible to reap this benefit without any consequential financial and service benefits.

The cabinet further approved the proposal for creation of two new circle headquarters under Nafra sub-division and another two under Dirang sub-division in West Kameng district.

The cabinet also approved the proposal regarding implementation of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) for government school teachers and regularization of erstwhile Rashtriya Madhaymik Shiksha TGTs under Directorate of Secondary Education.

MACP would be implemented for all school teachers at par with other state government employees, by switching over from existing scheme of time bound promotion scheme to MACP scheme.

“This will give them the advantage of three promotions available under MACP instead of two promotions only under Time Bound Promotion Scheme, the statement added. The cabinet also approved for regularization of contractual TGTs recruited under erstwhile RMSA under Directorate of Secondary Education against promotional vacant posts of regular TGTs by conducting Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) through a transparent merit cum seniority basis in a phased manner.

Shillong assembly constituency. “I have already sent a letter requesting voluntary retirement on March 7, much before the collapse on May 22,” he said, adding that he is yet to get approval from the state government.

Hoping to get a clearance from the state government soon, Sutgna said he was always open about his political aspiration and has

Nigam Limited (UPRNL) and subcontracted the work to Badri Rai and Company Ltd. - a construction company from Assam. The design was made by Design Associates Limited and vetted by IIT Roorkee.

The PWD (Buildings) was supervising the work. They have demanded that CM Conrad Sangma and PWD (Buildings) Minister, Dasakhait Lamare should step down and also called for the suspension of Sutgna.

“I just want people to know that it’s not only the EE who is responsible for this construction. The Secretary of PWD, Chief Er, Superintendent Er and people down the line and most importantly the UPRNL. But why are they are only blaming me,” Sutnga said.

Dt. 30.05.2022

Eligible candidates are invited to attend Walk-In-Interview for recruitment of 01 Young Profession-II under Institute Project, Computer/IT to be held on 15th June 2022 at 11:00 A.M in the office of the Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland.

Sl. Pay Essential Qualification Age Limit Desirable No. 1 ` 35,000/pm Graduate with at least 21 - 45 years Working experience (Fixed) 60% marks in Computer (relaxation as per of minimum 1 year in Finance and application/ Information rules) Accounts section Technology/ Computer of any Central Science/ Artificial autonomous bodies Intelligence/ Operating with Operational Systems/ Software knowledge in Engineering/ Computer software like ERPGraphics with one year FMS, MIS, PFMS, experience in relevant repairing and field. maintenance of IT Equipments.

Terms and conditions: 1. The offer is purely contractual and co-terminus with the end of the project with no provision of regularization.

2. In case of high number of candidates, a written test will be conducted to shortlist candidates for interview on the same day.

3. The candidate should bring all relevant certificates, mark sheets from matriculation onwards, experience certificate etc. in original for verification.

4. Candidates should also bring an application with full bio-data addressed to the Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema with attested photocopies of Certificates and mark sheets. A recent passport size photograph should also be affixed on the top of the application.

Sd/Asstt. Admn. Officer DC-473/22

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 174 DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022

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8 years under Modi

ight years under prime minister Narendra Modi (2014-2019 and 2022) can be described as eventful in terms of socio-political happenings since 2014 when BJP stormed to power under Modi. In his 2014 campaign, Modi who was then Gujarat chief minister promised reform, growth, job creation, controlling inflation and equitable distribution of wealth, summarised in the slogan “achhe din”. Now eight years is a long time to check if ‘achhe din” or good days are here. In 2017 the Modi government passed the GST law which had been initiated by the previous UPA-II government.

However, the opposition pointed to the falling rupee, flight of capital, plummeting GDP and a sharp drop in manufacturing activities are the result of a series of economic policy failures. Further it termed the “ deeply flawed GST” and 1,100 amendments since 2017 which have made the taxation structure cumbersome for medium and small businesses.

The Modi government inherited a banking system burdened with huge bad debt. The non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks had risen for a number of reasons – from bad credit decisions to poor monitoring, connivance of bank employees, as well as cyclical business downturns. The government’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), proved to be a game changer as it took NPAs head-on. To tackle the ghost of black money, the government took a momentous decision at midnight on demonetisation on November 8, 2016 but the decision was taken against the advice of two successive RBI governors, Raghuram Rajan and Urjit Patel. It was done on the wrong premise that a lot of money was black but later when 99.7% of the currency came back to the system it proved there was actually no ‘black money dividend’ – the Rs 3 lakh crore that the government expected. India’s farm crisis has worsened in the Modi years. While the Modi government carried forward decisions on various issues, yet in some, it had to back down due to political expediency such as the three controversial farm laws on which it stuck its neck out but which it had to revoke.

However, the bright spot in the Modi government’s record was speeding up of highway construction, the new Bharatmala and Sagarmala projects, the building or revival of regional airports and regional air connectivity, and much work on modernising and expanding railways etc. On disinvestment the total receipts on account of disinvestment stood at Rs 13,561 crore on 31 March 2022, which is Rs 1.61 lakh crore less than the original budgeted target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore. After storming back to power in 2019, the Modi government was more aggressive with pursuing economic decisions. The Make in India’ was launched with much fanfare. However, despite opening up several sectoral caps for FDI and improving ‘ease of doing business’ ranking, manufacturing has not picked up as expected. The opposition, especially the Congress has attacked the Modi government over wholesale inflation, which it claimed was at a 30-year high and food inflation has made the life of the middle class and poor unbearable. The Congress also claimed that unemployment rate is officially touching 8 per cent, and could be much higher. Instead of creating the promised 2 crore new jobs every year, over 12 crore jobs have been lost. Be that as it may, Modi still is the most popular political leader winning 52.5% approval rate across the nation as against only 6.3% for Rahul Gandhi.

DailyDevotion Yes—But…!

Lord, I will follow You, but... —Luke 9:61 Suppose God tells you to do something that is an enormous test of your common sense, totally going against it. What will you do? Will you hold back? If you get into the habit of doing something physically, you will do it every time you are tested until you break the habit through sheer determination. And the same is true spiritually. Again and again you will come right up to what Jesus wants, but every time you will turn back at the true point of testing, until you are determined to abandon yourself to God in total surrender. Yet we tend to say, “Yes, but— suppose I do obey God in this matter, what about…?” Or we say, “Yes, I will obey God if what He asks of me doesn’t go against my common sense, but don’t ask me to take a step in the dark.”

Jesus Christ demands the same unrestrained, adventurous spirit in those who have placed their trust in Him that the natural man exhibits. If a person is ever going to do anything worthwhile, there will be times when he must risk everything by his leap in the dark. In the spiritual realm, Jesus Christ demands that you risk everything you hold on to or believe through common sense, and leap by faith into what He says. Once you obey, you will immediately find that what He says is as solidly consistent as common sense.

By the test of common sense, Jesus Christ’s statements may seem mad, but when you test them by the trial of faith, your findings will fill your spirit with the awesome fact that they are the very words of God. Trust completely in God, and when He brings you to a new opportunity of adventure, offering it to you, see that you take it. We act like pagans in a crisis— only one out of an entire crowd is daring enough to invest his faith in the character of God.

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You don’t have to defeat India to restore Naga Independence

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ome of our Naga leaders say that it is unfortunately not possible to defeat the might of Indian military which is an accepted reality, and therefore we may put our Naga Sovereignty in cold storage and momentarily forget our Sovereignty until such time India is ready to talk about our Sovereignty. I would say, this opinion and advice of our Naga leaders are very wrong. We need not defeat or even try to defeat India for the restitution of our Naga Sovereignty just as we had in ancient times, and to proof my assertion, please refer the following few points.

For ages, Nagas lived scattered but freely without any bondage. Each village was a republic by itself, selfcontained and completely independent of any other foreign countries. There were intermittent skirmishes and warfare against alien intruders. They regularly collected huge tribute payments from the neighboring kingdoms for many centuries. After inflicting some of the fiercest battles for 48 years to the intruding British Govt with effect from 1832, the then British expedition sought peace from the Nagas to end the lengthy wars, culminating in a “no more fight agreement” that was made according our tradition in our favor on 27th March, 1880 at Mezoma Nagaland. The amiable nature of the British warmed up to our people to find an acceptance as a friendly Nation to our land. To ensure a peaceful atmosphere a rule of law was established in our land with our Naga consent. Such a rule of law was never established by way of military conquest or by a treaty terms of surrender, and the Naga Sovereignty has never been compromised.

However, after some years the British Govt unilaterally interpreted the

above agreement in their own favor as a small portion of the Western Naga Homeland called Naga Hills District, being made a part of the eastern edge of the British Empire in India. As such a Memorandum was submitted by the Naga Club to the Simon Commission on 10th January 1929 which had declared that all the Nagas should be left alone to determine for themselves independently as in ancient times.

Therefore, under the Govt of British India, the “Excluded Area” Act of 1935 passed on the recommendations of the Simon Commission, gave a notification that the “Naga Hills” shall be treated as “EXCLUDED AREA” on 3rd March, 1935. The call to “Leave us alone” for Sovereignty as declared by the Naga Club in 1929 is thus considered the most important written public document in our unique political history. The Naga National Council (NCC) correctly read the legal, political and historical meaning and inference of the Sovereign stand of our pioneer forefathers such as Rheichalie Pienyü and others of the Naga Club who had rightly reaffirmed and expressed our inherent right to sovereign existence.

Accordingly, 18 years later, on August 14, 1947, the Nagas led by the NNC re-affirmed the same position of the Naga Club by declaring our independence and for the sake of further clarification as the situation demanded, the famous plebiscite in 1951 was conducted whereby 99.9 percent of our Naga people voted in favor of Sovereignty and the NNC. The total rejection by the Nagas of the first Indian General Election, soon after matched by the massive Naga resistance in self-defense against the extremely barbaric, violent and oppressive military op-

eration for genocide in our Homeland launched by the Indian Army to snuff out the Naga struggle, abundantly demonstrated that the Nagas meant what they had declared to be their National Independence, a position made very clearly before the Simon Commission in 1929.

Nagas are clear and justly proud because of their forefathers who had correctly asserted that their struggle was neither an act of secession that unlawfully or treasonously violated some solemn agreement or undertaking made by them to be a part of the new independent India at any time, nor was it an anti-India reaction as they were acting on the basis of unquestionable facts of their history and their right to choose their own future as a good neighbor of India as justified by the facts of their history.

We are greatly indebted and grateful to our pioneer forefathers today that we have such an illustrious political history that we can be proud of and a struggle, whose legal and political validities are unquestionable and unchallengeable.

Over and above that, our “Naga National Soul” has never been compromised or colonized till date and it shall never be forfeited at any costs.

Let us take East Timor country as an example to respond to the above subject. East Timor was under Portuguese colonization for more than 400 years and then under Indonesian occupation for 24 years, after which it was recognized by the United States on May 20th, 2002 as an Independent Nation, basically to liberate Timorese from genocide perpetrated by the Indonesian Govt. It is learnt that East Timor’s economy, health and literacy rates were very low before its independence and there was only one physi-

cian doctor in the country in 2002. However, today it has a literacy rate of 87 percent among the youth and it became the third highest coffee exporting country, which generates up to 30 million USD a year. From 2005 to 2021, 23 billion USD was earned from its oil sales, all within a span of 20 years of its independence.

The reason why the Naga political problem continues unheard and our Naga Nation unrecognized is because of our inability to express and capitalize on the horrendous crime of genocide repeatedly committed on our people by the Indian Armed Forces for many years till date, the latest being the Oting massacre in Mon committed on the 4th of Dec 2021. The key therefore lies within us to overcome the trouble hindering the Naga Nation from being recognized by any recognized Nation till date, which is to make such acts of aggression and oppressive atrocities, as well as our inherent factual and historical rights known to the rest of the world. The mandatory qualification to become an independent Nation and Member of United Nations (UN) under International Law is that a Nation has to be formerly recognized by any recognized and existing Independent Nation. For want of this formal recognition, our Naga Nation till date is a Nation in ‘facts and history’ but remain as an unrecognized Nation.

We are not demanding independence from India or demanding recognition from India. Let us take the example of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to clear the cloud in our Naga political scenario. Bangladesh was then demanding independence from West Pakistan (Lahore) for various injustices including unfair prices of jute, apples, and grapes arbitrarily fixed and

Framework Agreement for Naga solution

Frame Work Agreement (F.A) – Interpretation of F.A is in confusion. Interpretation differs from two parties who signed the agreement. Why is this so ? The very name itself FA is interpreted in different ways.

The GOI interpreted the Frame work Agreement (F.A ) is under the Indian constitution whereas NSCN(IM) says F.A is not framed under Indian constitution, it is for future upcoming action . GOI interpreted Sharing Sovereign power in referring to Central and State lists existing in the Indian constitution whereas the NSCN(IM) interpreted as two different Sovereign powers/nation. In my openion, F.A is for upcoming action to be carried out in future and can in no way should referred to anything that is already existing in the constitution. Recognition of unique history should meant Nagas are different and the demand for freedom is unique and can be considered for their identity.

Lastly, I am pained to see some of our Naga leaders opposing the Frame Work Agreement. After over two decades of hectic consultation and thorough deliberation on Naga problems the agreement was drawn between the two negotiating parties –the GOI and NSCN(IM) .The Nagas and the GOI were happy but now some Naga leaders started criticizing and said this can not be accepted. Nagas were represented by NSCN(IM) and the GOI represented by Interlocutor. Negotiators have met all the Naga leaders of different organizations , all Naga political parties/ factions and discussed all the relevant.Naga issues. So the Negotiators knows the Naga`s problem much better than any of the Nagas. Having understood all the intricate issues, they definitely will do what is best for Nagas in general. So let us not have apprehensions to block the Frame work Agreement. Let us also understand what a difficult task had been for the parties to come thus far to an agreement. As for me, as a concerned Naga citizen, I fully support the Frame Work Agreement and any unresolved issues may be pursued politically to achieve it in future. Let God give wisdom to our Naga leaders to unite and bring a fruitful and lasting solution The opinion expressed is not for any argument nor for questioning anyone but for the interest of Nagas unity. If it hurts anyone please forgive.

Wanthang Rengma, Rtd. Director, (G&M) Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not

My dear Naga leaders and friends, As a concerned Naga citizen, I like to express my views on the present Naga Solution imbroglio issue. Many opinions were expressed in the news media a bout Naga solution. In a democratic country all are free to do so. Whatever said by anyone is not all wrong. Whoever expressed expressed his views is right in his own perspective and in the interest of the Nagas. However what matters most is , whether it is good for Nagas as a whole. Decision/solution that can divide Nagas is not a solution. Let us not against any Naga leaders. They are also human being and have short comings. If they made mistake let us correct them and not go on criticizing them. Majority of Nagas are Christians and should have the patient and reflect our Christian attitude.Criticising and supporting will destroy our unity and will not bring any understanding for solution.

Every Naga yearns political freedom in his heart. The desire for that freedom has led us to this day. Nagas have suffered beyond imagination. Have losts many good leaders, intellectuals for the cause of Naga struggle for freedom. Many have been tortured and humiliated beyond measured. Many villages were burnt down along with granaries. Villagers chased out to jungle and die out of fear and starvation.Many were killed and left children orphan. Nagas have come along way and suffered with bitterness and anger. Therefore, Naga solution can not be taken very cheap. Some Naga leaders don’t bother how much Nagas have suffered.

Solution should a mount to the price we paid. Our Naga leaders should not forget the hard earned price of the blood we paid for Nagas cause. Solution without identity is meaningless.

Nagas are different from India. From the time immemorial Nagas were different.

Their Origin, culture, lifestyle and their looks are quite different. During British rule Nagas were considered different from India and we were governed as Naga Hills Excluded Area.

So, even after the Indian got Independence Nagas were put under External affairs which is a very important proved about Nagas unique history. Nagas origin and history being different, solution should be different.

Naga Solution should also be inclusive of all Nagas who fought together and sacrifice for our Naga`s right for freedom irrespective of boundaries.

purchased by Lahore from Bangladesh and then sold in West Pakistan in tenfold, and because of such economic exploitations amongst many others, there were protests in Bangladesh. The protest was followed by many massacres such as the Bangladesh genocide of 1971, Dhaka University massacre, etc. erupting into a war-like situation which began on 25th March 1971. Since the massacres were committed by Lahore, India had joined the Bangladesh war, a battle for humanity on 3rd Dec. 1971, and the war was ended on 16th Dec. 1971 thus liberating Bangladesh from the atrocious and suppressive dominion

by Lahore. It was India, under the leadership of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which had recognized Bangladesh as an independent Nation but not Lahore and from that very moment Bangladesh became a Member of UN fulfilling the mandatory requisite of the legality to exist as an independent nation. Bangladesh enjoys enormous support and help from the USA today under US Agency for International Development (USAID) in various fields. According to the UNCTAD’s 2019 World Investment Report, FDI inflows to Bangladesh closed at USD 3.61 billion in 2018. Practically the independence of Bangladesh was granted by India.

Therefore, it is a terribly wrong and flawed ideological madness to wait for the good mood of India all these years, and be repeatedly victimized for staying in the waiting room to talk about our Naga Sovereignty with India.

We must realize that there can be no “Shared Sovereignty” for the Nagas within the framework of Indian Constitution except in “Sharing the Indian Sovereignty” as an

ordinary Indian state. To cite an example, the Island of Niue is an independent island country in South Pacific Ocean having a land area of about 101 sq. miles. Island of Niue is a “Self-Governing Independent Nation State”, having free association with New Zealand and New Zealand conducts most diplomatic relations on its behalf with its consent and permit.

Island of Niue has its own currency, flag, constitution, citizenship and New Zealand can come in and help Island of Niue in cases of foreign aggression, financial bankruptcy or constitutional breakdown but not without the expressed permission and consent of Niue. Because Niue is a Sovereign Nation, UN Organizations have accepted Island of Niue’s status as a freely associated Nation State, equivalent to independence for the purpose of all International laws.

As such, Niue is a Member of some UN Agencies such as UNESCO, WHO, or has the bonafide legitimacy to attend UN’s conferences and Island of Niue has been a Member of the Pacific Community since 1980 as an independent Nation.

Island of Niue is the only country in the world which has a “Shared Sovereignty” with another Sovereign Nation. Therefore, if the Nagas were to have a “Shared Sovereignty” with the Govt of India, then they must have their independence in the first place before entering into the “Shared Sovereignty” with any other “Sovereign Nation”. Let us not fool each other with the words “Shared Sovereignty” and “Sharing of Sovereignty” as they are two entirely different matters.

Kuknalim Kuolachalie Seyie. President Naga Club at Western Angami Public Organisation General Meeting at Mezoma on 28th May 2022

Agreed Position reasserts Naga historical rights “...It is a matter of great satisfaction that the dialogue between the Government of India and NSCN have successfully concluded...” (FA 3rd Aug. 2015.). Why haven’t this great satisfaction been shared with the Nagas till date? Did the propaganda campaign misled GoI in 2015?

Where is the post settlement political and administrative structure if it has successfully concluded? This is about a people’s history, land and political future, not a small boy’s chocolate to be kept inside a pocket.

In 25 years of ceasefire and dialogue there have been two mutually beneficial agendas at work.

1. ASSIMILATION AND INDIANISATION OF NAGALAND: Beginning from 1997, the GoI has utilized the time and energy to assimilate Naga people, their identity, history, culture and their ancestral land, primarily Nagaland state, into a “pressure cooker” social and economic pandemonium.

Both knew Indianization of Nagaland state will lead to indianization of entire Naga homeland. This will serve both southern Naga IM leaders and GoI well.

Brazen utterances like, “Nagaland will cease to exist” is not a silly plan. As it is, Nagaland today is a land where tenants, with GOI’s help, dream to be landlords through hackling, harassing and brutalizing the owners with symbolic tools like Integration, flag, constitution, Pan Naga Hoho etc. Who has played into the hands of India? Since 1997, Nagaland has lost two generations and counting. What do GoI or IM leaders care? None. It suits their plan perfectly.

2. AMASSING WEALTH OF NAGALAND: Immediately after 1988 crisis, having warmly welcomed by hospitable Nagas into Nagaland, southern Naga IM civil and military officers did not own a hut then. Today, in the name of political dialogue, GoI has facilitated southern Naga IM leaders to extort our people and utilize much of Nagaland’s money to buy and develop farmlands in Dimapur, Chumoukedima and Peren districts. Constructing mansions and other assets in Dimapur, Ukhrul, in India and abroad. With such grandiose luxury

accumulated over three decades, it is very easy to hide behind powerful slogans like greater Nagalim, flag, constitution etc., to soak in the wealth of Nagaland for few more decades. This is again mutually beneficial drama. Grim reality and visible catastrophe staring at Nagaland and all Nagas cannot be prevented by wrapping oneself cozy in extra large Naga flag, unwritten Naga constitution or Naga integration. These elements will be most precious and desirable if Naga tribes rely on practical aspect rather than be a slave to sentiment and emotion.

Two years after the music died and the dust settled on Framework Agreement, as demanded by the Naga tribes, the Church, Village headmen and apex Naga civil societies, WC, NNPGs, in its Agreed Position signed with GoI on 17thNovember 2017, redefined the scope and parameters of Indo-Naga political negotiations. No camera flashlights, no hype or hoopla was needed. That afternoon, the Naga delegation experienced a solemn moment with thankful hearts, sat at a round table when a historic document was signed. GoI acknowledged, “...GoI recognises the political and historical rights of the Nagas to self determine their future in consonance with their distinct identity...” God never fails. This has an unlimited political horizon to begin the negotiations. To an unwavering Naga patriot, the paragraph dutifully honoured the Naga aspiration and echoed the immortal words of Mahatma Gandhi at Bhangi Colony spoken to NNC leaders in the month of July, 1947. Within this document lay the very fabric of Naga Flag and all others, symbolic or otherwise. Despite the vigorous process of assimilation going on, WC, NNPGs have great belief that there is an opportunity for an early acceptable and honourable political solution that would pave the way for Nagas to salvage our ancient democracy, history and culture.

Nagas must insist, reassert and defend our land as per Agreed Position and then partner GoI for an enduring peaceful co-existence.

God Bless Nagaland!

Media Cell, WC, NNPGs reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

Moosewala murder: Punjab cops claim important leads

Forensic team and police personnel inspect the vehicle of late Sidhu Moose Wala in Mansa, Monday(PTI)

CHANDIGARH/DEHRADUN, MAY 29 (PTI): The Punjab Police on Monday said it has rounded up some people and got several important leads in the murder case of Sidhu Moosewala, even as a CCTV footage has emerged on social media which shows the Punjabi singer’s vehicle being followed just before he was shot dead.

The Punjab Police on Monday also detained five men in Dehradun in connection with the case, officials said.

Moosewala, who had fought the recent assembly elections in Punjab on a Congress ticket from Mansa, was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Mansa district, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.

As a manhunt has been

launched to nab the culprits, the police are also investigating role of some people who could be seen in a CCTV footage procured from a ‘dhaba’ in Mansa where they were having meal on Sunday, said police sources.

Another CCTV footage has emerged on social media which shows that the vehicle of Moosewala was being followed just before bullets were sprayed on him, leading to his death, the sources said.

Talking to reporters in Mansa, Inspector General of Police (Faridkot range) Pradeep Yadav said police have got important leads in connection with the murder of Moosewala.

“We have got some important leads and some people have been rounded up,” said Yadav when asked about the CCTV footage of ‘dhaba’.

“Not only that, we have got several leads from important places and Punjab Police is working on

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Till May 17 this year, 96 dengue cases had been recorded in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in a report. At least 111 cases of dengue have been reported

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Delhi had recorded 23 dengue cases in January, 16 in February, 22 in March, and 20 in April, the report said. Thirty cases have been reported this month till May 28. During the period from January 1 to May 28, 29 cases were logged in 2021

Ink attack on farm leader Rakesh Tikait in Karnataka

An unidentified person throws ink on Rakesh Tikait during an event, in Bengaluru, Monday. (PTI)

NOIDA, MAY 30 (PTI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Monday dubbed as “shameful” the ink attack on farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru and demanded that the Karnataka government take strict action against the miscreants immediately.

The ink was hurled at Tikait, the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Monday morning during an event organised by a farmers’ body in the capital city of the BJP-governed state.

“The misbehaviour with BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru is shameful.

The Karnataka government should ensure strict action against the culprits immediately,” RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary said in a statement.

“It’s a condemnable act! Small people commit such acts with an objective to get everybody’s attention,” he said.

Soon after the ink attack on Tikait, clashes

UPSC topper Shruti Sharma with her family members in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI)

tion and Utkarsh Dwivedi achieved the fifth rank, it said.

The top 25 candidates comprise 15 men and 10 women.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the successful candidates and had words of encouragement for those who could not clear the exam.

“Congratulations to all those who have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021. My best wishes to these youngsters who are embarking on their administrative careers at an important time of India’s development journey, when we are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

“I fully understand the disappointment of those who couldn’t clear the Civil Services Exam but I also know that these are outstanding youngsters who

will make a mark in any field they pursue and make India proud. My best wishes to them,” the prime minister tweeted.

Educational qualifications of the top 25 successful candidates range from graduation in engineering; humanities; commerce and medical science from premier institutions of the country such as IIT, AIIMS, VIT, PEC, University of Mumbai, University of Delhi, GB Pant University, etc., the UPSC said.

“Top 25 successful candidates have opted for subjects like anthropology, economics, geography, Hindi literature, history, mathematics, medical science, political science & international relations, public administration, sociology and zoology as their optional choice in the written (main) examination,” it said.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the political culture and ushered in a responsive and pro-active government, BJP president J P Nadda said here. Addressing a press conference here to mark eight years of the Modi government, Nadda said “seva, sushasan and garib kalyan” (service, good governance and welfare of poor) are soul of the government.

Nadda, f lanked by Union ministers Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan and Anurag Thakur, also released a theme song to mark government’s anniversary that described it as the creator of modern India.

He said ensuring last-mile delivery of various government schemes has been the biggest challenge of the government. “PM Modi has himself taken care of last-mile delivery,” Nadda said. Nadda also launched a special campaign, called ‘8 Years of Seva, Sushasan & Garib Kalyan’, to reach out to the youth and citizens through the NaMo App. “This special platform on the NaMo App has a lot of interactive as well as informative features. The platform has a collection of videos, graphics and articles which detail the work done by the government in eight years,” Nadda said.

NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (PTI): Shruti Sharma, a student of history, has topped the civil services examination 2021, with the first three rank holders being women in results announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.

Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have secured the second and third rank respectively. A total of 685 candidates - 508 men and 177 women - have qualified and their names were recommended by the Commission for appointment to various central services, the UPSC said.

“Among the finally qualified candidates, top three are women candidates,” the Commission said. Sharma, who has graduated in History (Hons.) from the University of Delhi, topped the examination with history as her optional subject.

Agarwal, a graduate in economics (Hons.) from the University of Delhi, secured the second rank with political science and international relations as her optional subject.

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Reacting to the incident, Tikait alleged that the ink attack on him was in connivance with the state government.

“The local police are responsible for it and it happened due to the connivance of the government,” he told reporters in Bengaluru.

Tikait, a vocal critic of the BJP, is one of the prominent faces of the 2020 farmers’ protest against the now-repealed three central agri-marketing laws.

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that,” said Yadav.

“How the conspiracy was hatched, we will share the details soon,” he said.

To a question, the IGP said that gangsters were behind the incident. “Who did the recce? Who were the hit men? We will unravel it,” he said.

On how many people have been rounded up, Yadav said he cannot share details as the matter is sensitive.

Meanwhile, an abandoned car has been recovered in Moga, police said, adding they suspect that the assailants might have fled in this vehicle after committing the murder.

A forensic team is examining the car, said police.

According to police, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind the murder of Moosewala. A Canadabased Goldy Brar, member of the Bishnoi gang, had taken the responsibility of the murder of the Punjabi singer.

Moosewala’s murder was in retaliation of the killing of youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera last year, police said, adding that the name of Moosewala’s manager Shaganpreet had figured in the murder of Middukhera.

M e a n w h i l e, a f t e r Moosewala’s family gave their consent, the post-mortem of the singer’s body was conducted at the civil hospital in Mansa, said the officials.

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It said that NNC as the Parent Body will always stand and speak for the true interest of the Naga people as a whole and appealed to those “who stand true to the Naga cause to speak out and support the true stand for the best interest of the whole and all Naga people and the homeland.”

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(From p-1) to sign the solution of only Nagas of Nagaland, and the NSCN (I-M) speaks only for their Yehzabo of Socialist Constitution.”

Such solutions, it said would not be acceptable in

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(From p-1) political solution, the Niki-led NSCN (K) declared that only when all CSOs such as Naga Hoho, Naga Students’ Federation, Naga Mothers’ Association, GB Federation, etc, united under one single umbrella, there would be unity among Naga political groups in one voice culminating in the people’s aspiration for peace and lasting a political solution.

Unity was the key to the attainment of Naga people’s aspirations, it added.

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ing for the mains. Walling advised civil service aspirants to have a proper study plan, go through the syllabus properly, go through previous years’ papers, to be dedicated and disciplined, have faith in God and get away from the laidback mindset. She said she appeared for he prelims on October 10, 2021, mains in January 2022 and the final interview was conducted on April 29, 2022. The others who cracked the UPSC exams from the North East include— Ankur Das (52nd rank) from Meghalaya; Shilpa Khanikar (506th rank) and Debajyoti Barma (639th rank) from Assam; Wairokpam Punshiba Singh (238th rank) and Makakmayum Hosni Mubarak (575th rank) from Manipur.

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(From p-1) days and began preparing for the exam, instead of pursuing higher education, but with the option that she would pursue masters if she did not make it. To prepare for the exam, she said she took coaching from Vajiram and Ravi institute for her first attempt and thereafter opted for self-study for her second and third attempts, she added.

Mentioning that she failed to clear the preliminary exam (prelims) on the first two attempts, she blamed this on her lack of proper revision. But for her third attempt, she disclosed that remained focused and followed a fix timetable to study. She said she spent 7-8 hours preparing for the prelims and 9-10 hours prepar-

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It provides financial support for the family in case of unfortunate death of the Life Assured during the term of the policy after the commencement of risk. The Sum Assured on death is higher of the 125% of Basic Sum Assured or 7 times of annualized premium and shall not be less than 105% of total premiums paid excluding Taxes, any extra premium and premium paid for riders.

The plan also takes care of liquidity needs through loan facility. The minimum age at entry ranges from 90 days to 5 years depending upon chosen Policy term. The plan is available for purchase only through LIC’s Corporate Agents (including Banks), Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF), Brokers, CPSC-SPV and POSP-LIs engaged by these intermediaries.

etc. It may be noted that the Nagaland House complex was a turnkey project under Development Authority of Nagaland (DAN). As per the narrative description of the project, it was pro-posed to be a commercial-cum-guest House complex, comprising of an 11 storied office building of 12764 M2, a four storied Nursing Home of 832 M2, a six-storied VIP guest house of Nagaland government, a three storied office building of Nagaland government and a fourstoried staff quarters of Nagaland government. As per architect consultants, the project started in 1979 and completed in September 1984 (phase I) and May 1988 (Phase II). Mid-way during construction, the state government ran out of money. It may be mentioned that CEEPL has been in possession of the complex through one-sided rent lease agreements signed by the state under various governments.

The PDA government through the state Cabinet at a meeting on February 5, 2020 authorized chief secretary to file for eviction orders through court.

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D I M A P U R , M AY 3 0 (NPN): Life Insurance Corporation of India has introduced a new plan Bima Ratna with effect from May 27 which is Non Linked, Non-participating, Individual, Savings Life Insurance Plan and offers a combination of protection and savings. It is a Limited Premium paying, Money Back Plan with Guaranteed Additions.

The plan is available for a term of 15, 20 and 25 years. Premium paying term is 4 years less than Policy term. The plan provides 25% of Basic Sum Assured as Survival Benefit at the end of each year for the last two years of policy term (T-2 & T-1) , provided the policy is in force and on maturity balance 50% of Sum Assured is payable along with Guaranteed Additions.

the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act which was rejected by the state government.

DIPR mentioned that the renewed ‘one-sided lease agreement’ signed in 1997 gave CEEPL right to sublet the premises to third parties as per the lease deed; also entitled CEEPL to mort-gage the state property and take loans by using the property as collateral security. To top it all, DIPR mentioned that CEEPL was given 1500 sq.ft area “free of cost” for the entire duration of the 1997 lease.

The High Court then passed an order on May 6, 2022 directing that the case be referred to arbitration and for which an arbitrator was appointed. DIPR said CEEPL attempted to obtain a stay but the state government opposed it on the ground that the High Court has no jurisdiction to decide on the matter anymore since the case was already referred to arbitration.

It was mentioned that after the court order, the CEEPL did not allow state government officials to inspect the leased premises nor furnish details of sent deeds/taxes

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ments and Penetration Tests (VAPT) that includes all infrastructure components and critical assets such as servers, network systems, security devices and other IT systems to detect security vulnerabilities in the IT environment and an in-depth evaluation of the security posture of the system through simulations of real attacks on your systems and networks.

In addition, the regulator said that KRAs must conduct VAPT at least once in a financial year. However, for KRAs whose systems have been identified as a ‘’protected system’’ by the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center (NCIIPC) VAPT must be performed at least twice in a financial year.

(From p-1) to extend the service of a Superannuated Officer till the age of 65 years, which NASSA said was totally against the existing policy of the state government with regard to the retirement policies. “This kind of arbitrary action is devoid of natural justice and administrative fair play,” NASSA stated, alleging that the alteration to the existing service rules were done not with the intention of improvement but to suit the interest of the present incumbent, who was due to end his contract engagement on May 31.

Alarmed by the Amendment notification, NASSA said an emergency meeting was held on May 23 and after thorough deliberations and clarifications resolved to strongly oppose the service extension of the retired officer and to repudiate the Amendment notification.

Failing to fulfil the demands, the association warned of resorting to its own course of action as deemed proper. NASSA, therefore, urged upon all rightthinking citizens to condemn such arbitrary action which can create a harmful precedence under any establishment of the Government of Nagaland. “Such kind of shortsightedness and hasty decision by intellectual authority is questionable,” it added.

(From p-1) However, after the lease ended on December 31,2017 the tenant C-CEEL- approached the state government for renewal as per the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act 1997 with the same rate but the government issued notice for enhancing the rent to Rs.2.2 crore as per prevalent market rate. The state government’s stand was the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act 1997 does not apply to Nagaland state’s property since the Act does not apply to state and central government properties.

The government viewed that the 1997 lease deed looked more like a sale deed since the lessee (CEEPL) had “supreme rights over the property. Therefore, when the state issued notice on CEEPL about lease being terminated by efflux of time for not paying the enhanced rate, CEEPL then filed a civil suit in the Calcutta High Court in 2018. In the suit, CEEPL sought relief of specific performance of the 1997 lease in which there was a clause for renewal of rent payment under

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systems containing sensitive data, sensitive personal data, sensitive financial data, personally identifiable information data, among others.

It added that all ancillary systems utilised to access or communicate with critical systems, must also be classified as critical systems. The KRAs’ board are now also required to approve the list of critical systems. ‘’To this end, KRA must maintain an up-to-date inventory of its hardware and systems, software and information assets (internal and external), details of its network resources, connections to its network and data flows,’’ SEBI said.

According to SEBI, KRAs must conduct regular Vulnerability Assess-

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NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (AGENCIES): Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday announced that it has tweaked the cyber security and the cyber resilience framework of KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs). It has mandated these agencies to conduct a comprehensive cyber audit at least twice in a fiscal year.

Apart from the audit report, all KRAs have been directed to submit a statement from the Managing Director and Chief executive Officer certifying compliance by them with all of SEBI’s cybersecurity-related guidelines and notices issued periodically, according to a circular.

As per the new framework, KRAs are mandated to identify and classify critical assets based on their sensitivity and criticality to business operations, services and data management.

The market regulator explained that critical assets should include businesscritical systems, Internetfacing applications/systems,

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Health & screening camps for migrant workers in Dmu

Migrants workers being screening at the camp in Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Clinical Research Unit for Homoeopathy (CRU-H) Dimapur, under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, in collaboration with Prodigals Home organised free homoeopathic health camp and community based screening camp for HIV detection in migrant

workers on May 27 at Ram Thakur Mandir, Railway colony, Dimapur.

In a press release, CRU(H) Dimapur officer in-charge, Dr. Sivakumar Kothapalli stated that health camp was conducted under his supervision while JRF(H), Dr. Sentikumla Longkumer and UDC, J. Keppen provided medical services to resi-

dents of Netaji, Railway colony, and to migrant labourers residing in Dimapur. Also, free consultation and homoeopathic medicines were distributed.

Further, Prodigals Home and its team with the support of Nagaland State Aids Control Society (NSACS) conducted community based screening camp for HIV detection.

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ATMA conduct various activities across the state DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) conducted various trainings, demonstrations, and mobilisation programmes across various blocks in the month of May. Ralan block ATMA Ralan block under Wokha district conducted various activities from May 21 to May 23 at New Chandalashung village and Woroku village. The block inaugurated an ‘Orange Farm School’ at New Chandalashung village and appointed Ekyimo Odyuo as farm school teacher.

At the programme, Agriculture Officer, BTT Convener, Longshithung Lotha briefed farmers on the impact of global warming on agriculture.

In both the villages, resource persons, BTM Chophabeni Kikon conducted demonstration on “Application of bio-fertilisers on field crops”, ATM Soyingbeni Tsanglao on “Application and uses of Trichoderma” and ATM Nchumthung Shitirie on “Preparation of bordeaux paste/mixture”.

The block also mobilised two new farmers group

Workshop on soft skills & personality development and soft skills, Helen Gonmei Aier. In the first session, resource person deliberated on how to build strong communication skills, body language and non verbal skills, develop a good CV, etc.

She also highlighted on techniques of good grooming and conducted ice-breaker sessions on problem solving skills and team management. In the second session participants were divided into different groups and trained for group discussion.

Later, B.Sc. (Agri Hons.) student Rajesree Kundu pronounced the vote of thanks and shared feedbacks on usefulness of the programme.

ATMA members and participants at Woroku village.

namely Mhonka SHG and Chanka SHG from New Chandalashung Village.

Nuiland block ATMA Dimapur, Niuland Block conducted demonstration on “Nursery raising in millet crop” on May 25 at S. Hetoyi Village with ACTO (KVK-ICAR) Jhar napani, Dr. Roben Singh as resource person.

Demonstration was conducted for millet farmers who usually practiced direct broadcasting at their jhum fields to see the difference in performance between transplanting and sowing. Resource person also cited that both the nursery bed raising and transplanting were to be conducted under the concept of natural farming.

Niuland block also con-

DIMAPUR: With the recurring need to sensitize and raise awareness on mental health issues, Ministers Hill Baptist Higher Secondary School (MHBHSS) organised a seminar on “managing mental health for adolescents” on May 27.

A press release by the school stated that a detailed presentation on mental health was highlighted by the school councillor and the resource person of the day, Rongsenzenla Aier.

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Minister for Tribal Affairs & Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along along with additional director & HoD Tribal Affairs, I. Sino Phom ADC Tamlu Temjensangla, government officers and village functionaries during the inauguration of community hall at Tamlu village on May 26.

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demonstration on “Transplanting and seedling treatment of king chilli using Trichoderma” on May 17, 18, and 23 at Kandinu village, K. Station village, and Tsonsa village respectively.

Farmers were demonstrated on ‘scientific cultivation of king chilli’ and ‘use of trichoderma in treating the seedlings’ and also explained the importance of trichoderma.

Also, proper methods such as pit size, spacing, manuring, mulching, etc. and benefits of trichoderma were explained to farmers.

Later, king chilli seedlings and trichodermaviridie were distributed to farmers.

Further, Chunlikha block in collaboration with KVK Tesophenyu also organised mobilisation of farmers group on ‘cultivation practices of pearl millet’ on May 18 at Chunlikha Community Hall, Tseminyu.

Resource person, subject matter specialist in genetics and plant breeding, KVK Dr. Martina highlighted the importance of millets in diet and its nutritional benefits as compared to other cereal crops.

Seminar on mental health for adolescents

Officials and participants at the workshop on soft skills and personality development at SASRD campus.

DIMAPUR: With an aim to build soft skills among the agricultural graduates for personality development, counselling and placement cell NU: SASRD organised a career counselling work-

ducted mobilisation of farmers group on May 25 at Yeveto Village with ACTO, KVK-ICAR, Jharnapani, Dr. Roben Singh as resource person. Resource person conducted step-by-step hands on training and emphasised on the importance of vermin-composting and its commercial value.

Kikruma block ATMA Phek, Kikruma block organised demonstration on “Intercropping of maize with soybean, cultivation practices of seasonal vegetables” on May 20 at Thipuzu village with BTM Keduweteu Lomi, ATM Sedekuonuo Kelio, and ATM Kewe Rhakho as resource persons.

At the programme, ATM Nusakho conducted

demonstration on “Importance of bio-control agents and micro-nutrients and its soil application, management of fall army worm (FAW) with Neem oil”.

Satoi block ATMA Satoi block under Zunheboto district carried out mobilisation of groups on May 23-24 at Itovi and Ghokhuvi villages respectively. The block also conducted demonstration on “Rearing of eri-silkworm” for three Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Itovi Village and one SHG of Ghokhuvi village.

During the demonstration programme, BTM Hutoka Y. Jakha stressed on importance of raising nursery for castor before start of plantation of the same, and seri-field assistant (SFA) Zunheboto, Kivika Sumi described in detail the different stages of eri-silkworm rearing and the different protocols to be followed during each stage of the cycle.

Cost benefit and economics of rearing silkworm was presented by ATM Satoi block, Kakiho H. Chunlikha block ATMA Tseminyu, Chunlikha block conducted

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‘Severe’ storm batters Delhi

Uprooted trees after a dust storm accompanied by rainfall, in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI) NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (PTI): Two persons were killed and several injured as heavy rains accompanied by strong winds battered the national capital on Monday evening, uprooting hundreds of trees, disrupting road and air traffic and damaging vehicles and buildings, including the iconic Jama Masjid.

Waterlogging and power outages were also reported in some areas.

Police and fire brigade personnel responded to scores of rescue calls as trees fell on vehicles and passersby and incidents of wall collapse occurred, while civic bodies were busy clearing roads.

Delhi recorded 17.8 mm of rainfall till 5.30 PM, according to the weather department.

A 50-year-old man died in the Jama Masjid area in centra Delhi after

a portion of a balcony of a neighbouring house fell on him during the strong winds when he was standing outside his residence.

The victim, identified as Kailash, was declared brought dead at Sanjeevan hospital in Daryaganj, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Shweta Chauhan said.

In the Angoori Bagh area of North Delhi, a 65-year-old homeless man

identified as Basir Baba died after a Peepal tree fell on him, the police said.

In another instance, three members of a family including a one-year-old child were rescued after a Neem tree fell on a Creta car near Kabootar Market in Chandni Chowk.

The historic Jama Masjid also suffered damage as the finial of its middle dome broke. Its Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said two people were injured as loose stones fell from one of the minarets and other parts of the mosque.

According to police, 294 calls about fallen trees were received till 8 pm on Monday Eight calls of house collapse were reported by Delhi Fire Police.

Commuters had a difficult time as traffic snarls were reported near ITO, AIIMS flyover, and DND. At least five flights were also diverted and 70 were delayed at the Delhi airport due to the thunderstorm, officials said.

PANAJI, MAY 30 (IANS): Claiming that tenant verification helps in detection of crime, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has warned to put behind bars those who stay illegally in the state.

“We will take strict action against tenants and house owners, who fail to provide ‘information’ at the police station,” he said on Monday.

Sawant, reacting to increased incidents of crime in the past few days in the state, said that the home department could detect one case at Mapusa in North Goa within 24 hours because of tenant verification.

“Henceforth, those who stay in Goa without doing tenant verification, action would be taken against them. Not only on tenants, but action will also be taken against the house owners too,” Sawant told reporters here.

He said that the government will not tolerate those who hide the details of tenants. “Police have started tenant verification across the state. People should cooperate and provide information about their tenants,” he said.

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Warfare changing with tech: IAF Chief PUNE, MAY 30 (PTI): Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Monday said warfare is undergoing a fundamental change with the emergence of new technology and radically newer doctrines, and India’s security dynamics involve threats and challenges, which would require multidomain capabilities and execution of operations in shortened time frames.

He was speaking after reviewed the Passing out Parade of the 142nd course at the National Defence Academy (NDA) near here in Maharashtra.

The NDA is the joint services academy of the armed forces where cadets receive training together before they go to their respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training.

He also said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) rising to the no. 3 position on the World Air Power Index was a matter of pride for them.

Addressing cadets after the Passing out Parade, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said they were joining the noble profession when the country was at the cusp

Says India’s security dynamics will require multi-domain capabilities

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhary reviews the Passing Out Parade in Pune, Monday (PTI)

of a technological transformation.

All the three (defence) services have invested heavily in the next-generation war-fighting machines, he noted.

“You, as future operators of these highly potent systems, need to be fully conversant with them which can be achieved only through rigorous training, dedication and a professional approach,” he said.

As the world is embracing newer technologies and gradually moving away from conventional

war fighting methods, it is “imperative for all of us to adapt to the change rapidly so that we can innovate and refine our processes of war fighting”.

“Warfare is undergoing a fundamental change with the emergence of new technology and radically newer doctrines. India’s security dynamics involve multi-faceted threats and challenges. It would require us to build multi-domain capabilities and execute operations simultaneously and in shortened time frames,” he said.

Nitish Kumar drops close confidant RCP Singh from RS Mamata rebukes DM over govt staffers siphoning of revenue

PATNA, MAY 30 (AGENCIES): The Janata Dal (United) has put a question mark on the political future of its senior party leader, R.C.P. Singh, by denying him another term in the Rajya Sabha.

This would mean that Singh – the party’s only representative in the Union Cabinet – will now have to resign as Steel Minister since his Upper House tenure ends in June.

JD(U), the r uling party in Bihar, has instead chosen to nominate littleknown Kheru Mahto from the seat in Jharkhand.

The JD(U) leadership explained that the decision to nominate Mahto – Jharkhand unit state president and one-time MLA from Hazaribhagh –

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar along with two leaders after filing their nomination papers for Rajya Sabha on Monday. (PTI)

was to strengthen the party in the state.

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan or Lallan Singh said: “The JD(U) honoured R.C.P Singh by appointing him Member of Parliament and supporting

Gyanvapi case hearing now on July 4

argued that the plea is not maintainable as the Places of Worship Act, 1991 prohibits the conversion of a place of worship and orders the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947.

A lower court in the city had ordered a video survey of the complex after the plea was filed by the women. The Hindu side, after the survey, claimed that a ‘Shivling’ was found at the wuzukhana of the mosque.

The Muslim side moved the Supreme Court earlier this month demanding that it decide on the maintainability of the plea against the backdrop of the Places of Worship Act.

hoomi Temple and other issues, JD(U) leaders said.

His Twitter handle has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not immediate boss Nitish Kumar.

He also got close to Union Minister Bhupendar Yadav – a man Nitish Kumar blames for his sour relationship with the BJP high command. Lately, Singh also ignored several functions held by the Bihar chief minister at his official residence, like an ‘Iftaar’ party.

Though BJP is a political ally, Nitish Kumar was still suspicious of such open display of camaraderie, party sources said.

They, however, denied the partnership in Bihar was under any threat.

Hijab row escalates in K’taka; students of Mangalore University approach DC

MANGALURU (KTK), MAY 30 (PTI): The Hijab row escalated in Karnataka on Monday with some girl students of the Mangalore University approaching the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district seeking permission to wear the Islamic headscarves on the campus.

The 12 students who renewed the demand for wearing Hijab inside educational institutions on

Saturday, came to the University College on Monday as well. Since there is a dress code in place for the students, the university authorities did not allow them to enter on Saturday as well as on Monday.

After they were told to approach the deputy commissioner of the district, three students went to his office and submitted a memorandum.

The deputy commis-

sioner Dr Rajendra K V said the college authorities barred their entry after the university syndicate decided not to allow any cloth, whether Hijab or saffron scarves, that could disturb peace and cited the recent High Court ruling which said Hijab is not an essential religious practice and dress code should be followed in the college where the uniform dress has been prescribed.

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VARANASI, MAY 30 (IANS): The Gyanvapi case has been posted for hearing on July 4 by the Varanasi district court which will further hear arguments on the maintainability of a plea by five Hindu women seeking permission for daily worship of the Shringar Gauri Sthal within the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex.

The Muslim side, on Monday, presented their argument and registered their point-to-point objections to the Hindu side’s plea in court. Five Hindu women have sought round-the-year access to offer prayers at the Shringar Gauri Sthal in the Kashi VishwanathGyanvapi complex.

The Muslim side has

his ministership, but now it is time to expand in Jharkhand.”

The JD(U) dropped Singh as soon as ally BJP announced its candidates from Bihar — Satish Chandra Dubey and Shambhu

Saran Patel. Patel, a Kurmi, joined the BJP after being expelled from the JD(U).

With no chance from Bihar either, Singh’s political future looks grim.

Singh, a 1984-batch IAS officer, was close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since his days as Union Railways Minister.

He had also served Kumar as principal secretary.

Leaders, however, pointed out that things went south once Singh got too close to the BJP. Ever since he became a Union Minister in the Cabinet reshuffle in 2021, Singh has taken independent views of the caste census (favoured by Nitish Kumar and disliked by the BJP), the Ram Janmab-

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PURULIA (WB), MAY 30 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rebuked Purulia District Magistrate Rahul Majumdar after receiving complaints of siphoning of revenue collected from brick kilns by “unknown collection agents” and said she would have given a tight slap if any TMC worker was involved in the graft.

She warned of taking legal action against Land Revenue Department staffers if they were found to be involved in it. “DM, are you listening to the complaints?

The lower-level officers in your administration are eating up the funds collected. This is not done by Trinamool Congress party men. What are you doing?

How are you running the administration in this district?

“If this was done by one of my party members, I would have given him a tight slap. I am giving so much to the people, still, they need so much. Why have people grown so greedy these days?” Banerjee said.

During the meeting, a representative of Hura block

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee speaks during the Administrative Review Meeting in Purulia. (PTI)

alleged that the revenue collected from the brick kilns were not reaching the government. He alleged that those employed to collect the revenue were siphoning it off.

“Earlier, I used to think that only politicians are thieves...they earn a bad name. But those involved in government work for the people must have goodwill.

If someone has made a mistake, I suggest them to correct it,” the chief minister said. Banerjee, who is on an administrative tour to Purulia, also advised officers to lodge a police complaint if they believe that are being “framed”.

The chief minister,

who was addressing an administrative review meeting at Rabindra Bhavan here on Monday, hit out at the Purulia district administration for its lackadaisical attitude, delaying the completion of several projects as well as delivering services to the tribals here. She directed the administration to immediately solve the problems.

S h ow i n g p i c t o r i a l documents of projects that were yet to be started despite being commissioned long back, Banerjee said her office has been getting complaints from residents alleging work remains unfinished as middlemen were demanding money for completion.

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open Indo-Pacific important aspect Modi releases benefits under PM Cares Free, of India’s maritime security: Rajnath NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (AGENCIES/PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released benefits under the ‘PM Cares for Children’ scheme that supports those who lost their parents/guardians during Covid-19 pandemic.

On the occasion, Modi transferred scholarships to the schoolchildren and handed over a passbook of PM Cares for children, and a health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

“I know how difficult the situation is for people who have lost their family members during the Covid-19 pandemic. This programme is for the children who lost their parents during the pandemic. The PM Cares for Children Scheme is an attempt to such children,” Modi said at the video conference.

Modi said if someone needs an education loan for professional courses, for higher education, then the PM-Cares will help in that too. Rs. 4,000 have

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also been arranged for them every month through other schemes for other daily needs.

According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the objective of the scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner by providing them boarding and lodging, empowering them through education and scholarships, equipping them for self-sufficient existence with financial support of Rs.10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their wellbeing through health insurance.

An online portal by the government was launched

to register the children. The portal is a single-window system which facilitates the approval process and all other assistance for children.

“When such children complete their schooling, more money would be needed for future dreams. For this, the youth from 18-23 years of age will get a stipend every month and when they are 23 years old, they will get Rs.10 lakh,” Modi added.

Children are also being given Ayushman Health Card through the PM Cares for Children. From this, free facility of treatment up to Rs.5 lakh will also be available, he said.

“The PM Cares fund helped a lot in preparing hospitals, buying ventilators, and setting up oxygen plants during the pandemic.

Because of this many lives could be saved. Those who left us untimely, today this fund is being used for their children, for the future of all of you,” he added.

14 beneficiaries were selected from Nagaland.

Country getting out of ‘vicious cycle’ it was trapped in before 2014: PM Modi

India is getting out of the “vicious cycle” of corruption, scams, nepotism, terrorist organisations spreading across the country and regional discrimination, in which it was trapped in before 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, asserting that his government’s eight years were dedicated to the welfare of the poor.

The prime minister also expressed happiness that when his government is completing its eight years, the confidence of the country and the self-confidence of its people is unprecedented. The prime minister was speaking at an event during which he released benefits under the PM-CARES for Children Scheme.

Modi said that coming out of the negative impact of Covid, India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

The world is looking

towards the country with new hope and faith, he said.

“The country is getting out of the vicious cycle of corruption, scams worth thousands of crores, nepotism, terrorist organisations spreading across the country, and regional discrimination, in which it was trapped before 2014,” Modi said in an apparent reference to previous Congress dispensations.

“This is also an example for you children that even the most difficult days too pass”, he said.

Referring to welfare policies like Swachh Bharat Mission, Jan Dhan Yojna or Har Ghar Jal Abhiyan, Modi said the government is moving with the spirit of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas.

The last eight years have been devoted to the welfare and service of the poor, he said.

RS polls: Discontent in Cong over selection of candidates

P. Chidambaram receives a bouquet after filing his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha Monday. (PTI)

president had personally committed to accommodating me in RS in 2003/04 when I joined Congress party on her behest we weren’t in power then.

“Since then it’s been 18 years (but) they didn’t find an opportunity, Mr Imran is accommodated in RS from Maharashtra. I ask am I less deserving,” she tweeted.

However, both Khera and Nagma later congratulated the nominees.

Seeking to do some damage control, Khera also posted a 1.41-minute video on Twitter, saying, “Getting blinded by personal ambition is a luxury you and I cannot afford in this fight.

This is a fight bigger than any ambition.”

He quoted a couplet from Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem “Madhushala”, saying one should not be afraid of getting burnt.

He hailed the Congress and thanked the people for standing with him and cited the example of Sonia Gandhi, who sacrificed the top post of prime minister.

Imran Pratapraghi, when asked about his candidature said, “There is no opposition to my candidature and the entire party stands united. The entire country comes within Maharashtra and there is no question of outsider or insider.”

“There is no question of any opposition to the decision of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and the entire

party stands together behind her decision. We will win the Rajya Sabha election.”

When asked about Nagma’s criticism, he said, “Have you seen another tweet by her congratulating everyone nominated to the Rajya Sabha. Please see that tweet, it is more beautiful.”

Responding to Nagma Morarji’s tweet, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that the penance of Salman Khurshid, Tariq Anwar and Ghulam Nabi Azad was of over 40

jasthan, Chattisgarh (both election-bound) and Maharashtra units by denying nomination to locals for RS,” Malviya said on Twitter. “The Gandhis can’t see beyond their coterie,” he said.

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, however, said that every worker “accepts the decision of our leader Sonia Gandhi”.

“Congress is a democratic party and anyone can feel that he is more deserving, but everyone accepts the decision of the high command and Imran Pratapgarhi will be elected as the party’s Rajya Sabha nominee from Maharashtra,” he said.

Another Congress leader Milind Deora put out a cryptic tweet, saying, “The optimist-pessimist test.” He put out a picture of light signage with the writing, “You matter Don’t give up” if read vertically and “You don’t matter Give up” if read horizontally.

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“The entire region is being affected by these challenges. Being a responsible maritime power, we have a clear interest to create a rule-based, peaceful and stable environment,” he said. Such a rule-based environment is essential for both regional and global prosperity. In such a situation, the ICG has a big role to play,” he said.

The defence minister said India’s geographical location is crucial from a strategic and economic point of view.

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He lauded the ICG for continuously enhancing its capability in the last few years in line with the government’s vision and playing a key role in bolstering coastal security.

In his address, the defence minister shared his views on the importance of a free and open IndoPacific. “The growing regional and global trade in this region has brought forth new challenges. Geopolitical tensions and clash of strategic interests have led to traditional security challenges,” he said.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (PTI): Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha and Imran Pratapgarhi filed their nomination papers on Monday for the June 10 election to Rajya Sabha, amid voices of discontent emerging from within the party over the choice of candidates.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on Sunday night cleared the names of 10 party nominees, including Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala and Mukul Wasnik, for election to the upper house. Soon after the announcement of the candidates, actress-turnedpolitician Nagma Morarji and the party’s national spokesperson Pawan Khera made clear their disappointment over not being nominated.

The BJP also used it to take a swipe at the Congress leadership, saying the Gandhis cannot think beyond their coterie. Nagma raised questions over the candidature of minority cell head Imran Pratapgarhi, while Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that suppression of talent is a “suicidal step” for the party.

Sanyam Lodha, an adviser to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said the Congress should reconsider its decision to field candidates to the Rajya Sabha from outside the state.

“Shayad meri tapasya mein kuch kami reh gayi (Maybe my penance fell short),” Khera tweeted.

Responding to it, Nagma said, “My 18 years of penance fell short before Imran bhai (Imran Pratapgarhi, who has been fielded from Maharashtra).

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years, but they too were “martyred”. “’Suppression’ of talent is a ‘suicidal step’ for the party,” he said in another tweet in Hindi.

Shortly after the Congress announced its candidates, Lodha had tweeted, “The Congress party should explain why no Congress leader/worker from Rajasthan is nominated for the Rajya Sabha elections,” with the hashtag ‘Congress Sankalp’.

He cautioned the Congress’ top brass that the party would suffer a “huge blow” in the assembly elections next year if it failed to accommodate leaders from Rajasthan in the Upper House. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya also took to Twitter to criticise the Congress leadership over Rajya Sabha nominations, saying it has led to discontentment.

“The Chintan Shivir clearly didn’t serve any purpose. Soon after, Congress saw high-profile exits. Now it has disappointed its Ra-

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NEW DELHI, MAY 30 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said a free and open IndoPacific is an important aspect of India’s maritime security while noting that geopolitical tensions and clash of strategic interests have resulted in new security challenges in the region.

Singh said India has a clear interest in creating a rule-based, peaceful and stable environment in the region, saying such an atmosphere is essential for both regional and global prosperity.

The defence minister was speaking after inaugurating a three-day conference of the top commanders of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

Singh also said that India has not witnessed any terrorist activities originating from the sea route since the 2008 Mumbai attacks in view of the continuous enhancement of coastal security.

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KATHMANDU, MAY 30 (PTI): Rescuers on Monday recovered 21 bodies from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal’s mountainous Mustang district on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, minutes after taking off from the tourist city of Pokhara, officials said.

The turboprop Twin Otter 9N-AET plane went missing on Sunday morning in the mountainous region of Nepal. The Canadian-built plane, flying from Pokhara to the popular tourist town Jomsom in central Nepal, was carrying four Indians, two Germans and 13 Nepali passengers, besides a three-member Nepali crew.

Rescuers have recovered 21 bodies from the crash site, said a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). One person was still missing, the statement added. It said that 10 bodies were brought to Kathmandu, while 11 bodies were taken to the base camp from where the rescue operation is being coordinated. Sudarshan Bartaula, a spokesper-

Wreckage of a plane in a gorge in Sanosware in Mustang district close to the mountain town of Jomsom, west of Kathmandu, Nepal, May 30, 2022. (AP/PTI)

son for Tara Air, said that search and rescue teams are scouring the area for the remaining person. President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have condoled the death of crew members and passengers in the plane crash. The government has formed a five-member commission of inquiry headed

by senior aeronautical engineer Ratish Chandra Lal Suman to find out the cause of the Tara Air plane crash.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft had crashed into the mountains after it swerved to the right, instead of turning to the left due to inclement weather, CAAN DirectorGeneral Pradeep Adhikari

said during a meeting of the International Committee of the Parliament on Monday.

Earlier in the afternoon, the CAAN in a statement said that the plane had crashed at Thasang-2 in Mustang district at the height of 14,500 feet.

Inda Singh, who was on his way to clear a blocked road, found out that the

plane had crashed. He said the plane was found in a completely damaged condition, MyRepublica newspaper reported. “All the passengers on the aircraft are found dead,” he was quoted as saying by the paper. “The dead bodies are intact and the faces of all victims are recognisable.”

He said there was no fire on the aircraft. The aircraft could have met with an accident after hitting a cliff nearby. Search and rescue teams from Nepal Army, Air Dynasty, Kailash Helicopter and Fishtail Air Helicopter and other rescue workers were deployed at the crash site. The 9N-AJR Helicopter of Fishtail Air was the first to land at the crash site and confirmed it at 8:10 am today, according to the CAAN. The airline’s passengers list identified four Indians as Ashok Kumar Tripathy, his wife Vaibhavi Bandekar (Tripathy) and their children Dhanush and Ritika. The family was based in Thane city near Mumbai. The relatives of the Indian victims were waiting in Kathmandu for identification of the bodies.

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First monkeypox death in Nigeria in 2022; 21 cases confirmed

ABUJA, MAY 30 (AP): Nigeria has recorded its first death from monkeypox this year in a patient with underlying medical conditions, the diseases control agency said.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday that in 2022 it has confirmed 21 out of 66 suspected cases of the disease, which is usually endemic in Nigeria and other parts of West and Central Africa.

“The death was reported in a 40-year-old patient who had underlying co-morbidity and was on immunosuppressive medications,” the Nigeria CDC said.

Nigeria has not had an outbreak of monkeypox since September 2017 but it continues to report sporadic cases of the disease.

At least 247 have been confirmed in 22 of its 36 states since then with 3.6% fatality rate, the disease control agency said.

A spike in monkeypox cases reported in Europe and the U.S. has generated concerns among those

countries, many of whom have not recorded a single case of the disease in years.

Nearly 200 cases of the disease have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks, the World Health Organization said.

Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic.

One of the new cases in the U.K. was recorded in a man days after his arrival from Nigeria on May 4. Nigeria has recorded six confirmed cases of the disease the British citizen left the country. Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, head of the country’s

Center for Disease Control, told The Associated Press that nothing shows the British citizen contracted the disease in Nigeria and that the country remains prepared to respond to an outbreak of monkeypox.

“The biggest challenge that you have with a disease such as monkeypox is that it is uncommon and the perceived risk by the population about how dangerous this condition is has been very low … that is why ... we have conducted awareness training and advocacy training to increase the level of awareness of health care workers,” Adetifa said.

Terror groups maintaining camps in Afghan HK’s next leader receives official appointment letter

U N I T E D NAT I O N S, MAY 30 (PTI): Pakistanbased terror groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, led by 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, maintain their training camps in some provinces of Afghanistan and some of them are directly under the Taliban control, according to a UN report.

The 13th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team cites a UN Member State as saying that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Deobandi group ideologically closer to the Taliban “maintains eight training camps in Nangarhar, three of which are directly under Taliban control.” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti, in his capacity as Chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee, also known as the 1988 Sanctions Committee, transmitted the report to be “brought to the attention of the members of the Security Council and issued as a document of the Council.”

The report said that Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Deo-

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bandi group led by Masood Azhar, is ideologically closer to the Taliban. Qari Ramazan is the newly appointed head of JeM in Afghanistan.

It added that Lashkare-Taiba (LeT) is described in the previous Monitoring Team reports as having provided finance and training expertise to Taliban operations.

“Within Afghanistan, according to one Member State, it is led by Mawlawi Yousuf,” the report said, adding that in October 2021, according to one Member State, another LeT leader, Mawlawi Assadullah, met with Taliban Deputy Interior Minister Noor Jalil.

The same Member State reported that in January 2022, a Taliban delegation visited a training camp used

by LeT in the Haska Mena district of Nangarhar. “The group was said to maintain three camps in Kunar and Nangarhar. Previous LeT members have included Aslam Farooqi and Ejaz Ahmad Ahangar (a.k.a.

Abu Usman al-Kashmiri), both of whom joined ISILK,” the report said.

Another Member State said that there was no evidence of the presence of JeM and LeT in the region as a consequence of effective security operations targeting them, according to the report. The 13th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the Taliban Sanctions Committee is the first report since the August 15 takeover of Kabul by the Taliban.

It notes that the period between then and April 2022 has seen the Taliban consolidate control over Afghanistan, appointing 41 United Nations-sanctioned individuals to the Cabinet and other senior-level positions in their de facto administration. They have favoured loyalty and seniority over competence, and their decision-making has been opaque and inconsistent.

The report further said that the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) constitutes the largest component of foreign terrorist fighters in Afghanistan, with their number estimated to be several thousand. Other groups include the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Jamaat Ansarullah and the LeT, with each numbering in the few hundreds. It said the TTP, led by Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, has “arguably benefitted” most of all the foreign extremist groups in Afghanistan from the Taliban takeover. It has conducted numerous attacks and operations in Pakistan.

HONG KONG, MAY 30 (AP): Hong Kong’s next leader, John Lee, received an official letter of appointment from Beijing on Monday, a month before he is to take over the leadership of the semi-autonomous city.

Lee received his letter of appointment from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who congratulated him on his selection as Hong Kong’s next chief executive.

He also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi said Lee “loves the country and Hong Kong” and has “contributed in terms of protecting national security and protecting Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability.”

“You have the affirmation and the trust of the central government,” Xi said.

Xi said the “one country, two systems” framework under which Britain handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997 has been “universally recognized” as a success.

Critics say the framework, which provides Hong Kong with semi-autonomity and special freedoms for 50 years, is threatened by growing restrictions imposed by Beijing.

UK’s new ‘High Potential Individual’ student visa route to benefit Indians

LONDON, MAY 30 (PTI): Graduates from the world’s top 50 non-UK universities, including Indian students, can now come and work in Britain through a new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route launched in London on Monday.

In a joint announce-

ment, Indian-origin UK Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel said the new “exciting” category under the post-Brexit pointsbased system is aimed at attracting the “best and brightest” talent from around the world, regardless of nationality.

India is free but we are slaves: Imran Khan ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 (IANS): Severely criticising Pakistan’s incumbent federal coalition government, former Prime Minister Imran Khan said the “American slaves” had increased the prices of petroleum products, while India bought cheap oil from Russia and reduced prices.

“It showed India is free but we (Pakistanis) are slaves,” The News quoted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman as saying while addressing a workers convention at Sheikabad, Charsadda, on Sunday. He lauded India for following an independent foreign policy, saying it imported crude oil from Russia despite American sanctions. “ O u r g o ve r n m e n t signed an agreement with Russia to buy oil at 30 per cent discounted rates. Our government was dislodged under a conspiracy,” he said.

Successful applicants will be given a two-year work visa, with a three-year visa offered to those with a PhD, without the need for a specific job offer in hand.

“This new visa offer means that the UK can continue to attract the best and brightest from across

the globe,” said Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

“The route means that the UK will grow as a leading international hub for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. We want the businesses of tomorrow to be built here today,” he said.

“The UK is already home to some of the most ground-breaking start-ups, on the forefront of R&D and an incredibly diverse and exciting place to live – come and join in,” added UK-born Sunak, himself an MBA from Stanford University in the US.

In this image taken from video, Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping May 30, 2022 in Beijing. (AP/PTI)

Lee thanked Xi for trusting him with the position and said he would do all that he can to live up to the expectations of Beijing and the Hong Kong people.

Premier Li also expressed full support for Lee and urged him to develop Hong Kong’s economy and improve the livelihoods of its people. Lee’s visit to Beijing comes weeks after he won an uncontested election earlier this month, gaining over 99% of all votes cast by an election committee made up largely of pro-Beijing members.

It is customary for the chief executive-elect to visit

Beijing after winning election to receive a latter of appointment from Beijing. Lee flew to Beijing on Saturday for a four-day visit.

Lee’s appointment comes during a continuing political crackdown in the city nearly three years after anti-government protests in 2019.

Critics say Beijing has tightened its grip over Hong Kong and rolled back freedoms with the imposition of a tough new national security law and changes to its electoral laws that shut out pro-democracy candidates from running for office.

Lee, a Beijing loyalist,

is known for his support of the national security law, which outlaws subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion to intervene in the city’s affairs. Over 150 people have been arrested under the law since it came into effect in June 2020.

Prior to winning the election, Lee was the city’s No. 2 official. He spent most of his civil service career in the police force and later in the security bureau.

Lee is expected to be sworn in as Hong Kong’s new chief executive on July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China.

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Russian, Ukrainian troops fight in key city Indian-origin British cop could sue govt of Mariupol that trapped residents and led to some of the worst suffering of the war.

While tens of thousands are believed to have died in Mariupol, Striuk estimated that 1,500 civilians have died in his city since the war began, from Russian attacks as well as from the dire conditions, including a lack of medicine or medical treatment.

The Ukrainian military said Russian forces reinforced their positions on the northeastern and southeastern outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, 145 kilometers (90 miles) south of the Russian border in an area that is the last pocket of Ukrainian government control in Luhansk province.

Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Russians were also pushing toward nearby Lysychansk. He said two civilians were killed and another five were wounded in the latest Russian shelling. Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk sit on either

side of the strategically important Siverskiy Donetsk River.

The Russian advance in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk is part of an allout push — executed without regard for personnel and equipment losses, said Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov.

“There is an impression that Russia has set the goal to seize Donbas at any cost,” said Zhdanov. “The Kremlin has reckoned that it can’t afford to waste time and should use the last chance to extend the separatist-controlled territory because the arrival of Western weapons in Ukraine could make it impossible.”

The Ukrainians hope they can hold the Russians off long enough for them to run out of steam — or for more Western weapons to arrive. But Mykola Sunhurovskyi, a military expert at the Kyiv-based Razumkov Center think tank, said those are taking a long time to arrive — given the Russians an opening.

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K R A M ATO R S K (UKRAINE), MAY 30 ( A P ) : Ru s s i a n t r o o p s pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv’s forces Monday in a battle the mayor said has left the city “completely ruined” and driven tends of thousands from their homes.

Militar y analysts painted the battle as part of a race against time for the Kremlin, which they said wants to complete its capture of the industrial Donbas region before more Western arms arrive to bolster Ukraine’s defences.

Weapons from the West have already helped Kyiv’s forces thwart a Russian advance on the capital in the early weeks of the war.

That failure forced Moscow to withdraw, regroup, and pursue a more limited objective of seizing the Donbas, where Moscow-backed separatists already held swaths of territory and have been fighting Ukrainian troops for eight years.

COLOMBO, MAY 30 (PTI): The World Bank is planning to disburse USD 700 million to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka by re-purposing its existing loans, a move that will help the island nation grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis much-needed breathing space till a bailout package with the IMF is worked out, media reports said on Monday.

Sri Lanka is nearing bankruptcy and has severe shortages of essentials from food, fuel, medicines and cooking gas. For months, citizens have been forced to stay in long lines to buy the limited stocks.

The World Bank Country Manager Chiyo Kanda met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister last week and assured him that the agency will work with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the UN office to “re-purpose their already committed

A Donetsk People’s Republic militia serviceman gets ready to fire with a man-portable air defense system on May 28, 2022.

In recent days, the fighting has focused on Sievierodonetsk in a battle Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called “indescribably difficult.” Relentless Russian artillery barrages have destroyed critical infrastructure and damaged 90% of the buildings, and power and communications have been largely cut to a city that was once home to 100,000 people.

“The number of victims is rising every hour,

but we are unable to count the dead and the wounded amid the street fighting,” Mayor Oleksandr Striuk told The Associated Press in a phone interview, adding that Moscow’s troops advanced a few more blocks toward the city center.

“The city has been completely ruined,” he added, and only about 12,000 to 13,000 residents remain, sheltering in basements and bunkers to escape the Russian bombardment — a situation that recalls the siege

Bankrupt Sri Lanka still seeking more oil and fuel imports.

projects,” news portal Colombo Gazette reported.

“Minister Peiris sought assistance from the World Bank until long term assistance materialises through the IMF, other international institutions and donor countries,” the report said, quoting a statement from Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry.

Consequently, Kanda has assured Peiris that the global lender would disburse USD 700 million to Sri Lanka in these difficult

times in the coming months, the report said.

Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it remains committed to assisting Sri Lanka in line with its policies, the Colombo Gazette reported. Technical-level discussions with Sri Lanka have commenced. They will continue in order to prepare for policy discussions once a new government has been formed, the IMF was quoted as saying by the report.

“On our virtual mission during May 9-23, discussions at the technical level have just started and continued as planned so as to be fully prepared for policy discussions once a new government has been formed,” the IMF said in a statement.

The IMF also said that it is following developments in Sri Lanka closely and is concerned about rising social tensions and violence.

In April, the two sides convened their first round of talks at the IMF headquarters in Washington.

Sri Lanka is hoping for a Rapid Finance Instrument (RFI) facility as well as a larger Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from the international financial body to help it deal with its foreign currency shortages, which have triggered an economic crisis. In the last meeting, the IMF assured to help the country with an amount of USD 300 million to USD 600 million.

BRASILIA, MAY 30 (IANS): The death toll due to the heavy rain in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco has increased to 56, disaster management authorities said.

Fifty-six people are still missing and nearly 4,000 have been evacuated due to the floods and landslides caused by the heavy rains, Xinhua news agency quoted the authorities as saying on Sunday.

Recife City, the capital of Pernambuco state, is the hardest hit with 30 deaths.

President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted that he will visit Recife on Monday to assess the situation.

H e av y d ow n p o u r has also lashed the neighbouring state of Alagoas, where two people died and around 7,000 were displaced due to the flooding.

In nine municipalities of Pernambuco, local authorities have declared a state of emergency.

L O N D O N, M AY 3 0 (IANS): Neil Basu, an Indian-origin British police officer, is said to be considering his legal options after he was reportedly overlooked for the post of director-general of Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), equivalent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US. He told the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper: “I am disappointed in the way the process has concluded and will not be applying again. I will be seeking an explanation from the Home Office.”

Matthew Rycroft, the senior-most civil servant at the Home Office, reportedly informed him that he and another officer who had been short-listed for the job that they would not be selected. He is not known to have spelled out a reason for the decision.

A home office spokesman said: “A fair and open recruitment campaign is under way to make the best possible appointment to this vital role.” If Basu

voured Bernard HoganHowe, the former commissioner of the Met (Scotland Yard) and a vocal supporter of Boris Johnson, for the NCA role.”

Anil Kanti ‘Neil’ Basu is a son of a doctor who migrated from Kolkata in the 1960s. He gave up banking to become a police officer.

He has been an assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard with a distinguished record as head of counterterrorism. He has lately been a director of the College of Policing leading the strategic command course which prepares police officers and staff for promotion to the most senior ranks in the service. His colleagues rate him highly.

Basu has been known to have had honest differences with Johnson in the past. Priti Patel, who is home secretary, is identified as being against him; and it has been speculated ever since the positions of Scotland Yard chief and NCA DG fell vacant that she would oppose his candidature.

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doesn’t receive a satisfactory answer, the Sunday Times thinks he could approach a court or tribunal for redressal. The UK’s hot-selling tabloid Daily Mail corroborated he is “understood to be consulting lawyers about his next step”.

The process of picking a person to head what is a key law enforcement organisation will begin afresh.

The Guardian reported: “One Whitehall source confirmed claims that the selection process was stopped because Downing Street (euphemism for the British prime minister’s office) intervened and fa-

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BRUSSELS, MAY 30 (AP): European Union leaders will gather Monday in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine, but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go to help the war-torn country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will address the 27 heads of state and government by videoconference in the evening, has repeatedly demanded that the EU target Russia’s lucrative energy sector and deprive Moscow of billions of dollars each day in supply payments.

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Drake on Monday took to Instagram Stories to share a picture of Moosewala and his mother.

On the picture wrote: RIP Moose and added a bird emoji.

Ajay Devgn on Moosewala killing: Just can’t wrap my head around it Bollywood star Ajay Devgn has mourned the death of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in Punjab in broad daylight on Sunday.

Ajay shared the picture of the 29-year-old singer-turned-actor-politician on Twitter to mourn his shocking death.

“Stunned by the shocking death of #SidhuMoosewala. May Waheguru give his loved ones strength in their hour of grief. RIP departed soul

Still trying to wrap my head around this one,” Ajay wrote. Moosewala was on the wheel in Mahindra Thar SUV when the assailants, believed to be 10-12, fired more than 20 rounds at point-blank range at the

singer and his two friends, who got grievous injuries.

Moosewala got seven-eight bullets. It is learnt that the AK-47 assault rifle was used in the crime as its shells were recovered from the crime scene. (IANS)

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inger Ed Sheeran will honour the late Prince Philip at this year’s Platinum Jubilee. The Grammy-winning musician is set to perform a musical tribute to the Queen and her late husband during a special celebration on June 6.

The pop star is planning to sing his love song ‘Perfect’ in honour of the couple’s lengthy romance during the Jubilee Pageant in London, which is part of four days of events marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The crooner will perform the track at the finale of a carnival procession through the streets of the UK capital and the performance will feature a giant screen filled with images of the Queen and Prince Philip throughout their time together, per Daily Mail.

The Queen was married to Philip for 77 years.

He died aged 99 in April

2021.

The outlet also reports that the Jubilee Pageant will feature other tributes to the monarch and her late husband, including a Bollywood re-imagining of their wedding, a representation of Philip’s sailing boat Bluebottle and puppet corgis and horses.

The report suggests 250 Bollywood dancers will perform along the Mall in London to a soundtrack of classic Bollywood anthems.

The Jubilee Pageant is a 3-km carnival procession with a cast of thousands and will end at Buckingham Palace where there will be a rendition of the National Anthem led by a gospel choir and a military band. It will mark the end of four days of celebrations taking place across the country which kick off on Thursday, June 2 with a special Trooping the Colour parade and a flypast featuring 70 aircraft including the Red Arrows.

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Diet and Nutrition: Why Cucumbers Are Good for You disease. And some research seems to show that the unique mix of nutrients in cucumber seeds could help improve your cholesterol numbers, which could have a direct impact on heart health. So skip those “seedless” cucumbers and go for the real thing!

Keeps You Regular

The high water content of cucumbers helps keep you regular and combats constipation.

Eat lots of healthy foods like cucumber, and you leave less room for high-salt and highfat foods that can slow your digestion. Plus, the hydration boost you get from all that water in cucumbers can prevent you from getting stopped up (constipation). They also have a fair amount of fiber, which aids in keeping things moving along.

Hydration

Since cucumbers are mostly water they are great for helping to keep you hydrated.

The average adult takes in about 3 quarts (12 cups) of water every day. Around a quarter of that typically comes from food. Cucumbers are an excellent source. Each one is about 95% water. That’s important because your cells need enough water to work right. Without it, you can get dizzy and sick. In serious cases, you may need to go to the hospital for treatment.

Fermented Pickles

You can make your own pickles at home by putting cucumbers in salt water solution until they ferment.

To ferment cucumbers, you leave them in a salt solution until bacteria start to feed on

Keeping a Healthy Weight

Cucumbers are a low energy density food that may help you eat less and lose weight.

All that water in cucumbers doesn’t just hydrate your cells. It also fills your belly, and that may help you eat less. A cup of sliced cucumbers has just 16 calories. That means it has very low “energy density.” People who eat more foods with low energy density often find it easier to lose weight.

Nutrients

Nutrients in cucumbers include vitamins K and C as well as B vitamins and minerals.

Cucumbers are packed with them. In just a single cup of cucumber slices, you’ll get 14% to 19% of the vitamin K you need for the day. You’ll also get vitamins B and C along with minerals like copper, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.

Rock star Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87 after battling long-term illness

ock and roll legend Ronald Hawkins, professionally known as Ronnie Hawkins, who launched the Torontobased American-Canadian rock ensemble ‘The Band’, died after a prolonged illness at the age of 87, reports ‘Variety’.

His wife, Wanda confirmed his death to ‘The Canadian Press’ as she said, “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”

‘Variety’ states, the musician, revered by his peers and followers as ‘The Hawk’ grew his reputation with his highest-charting single ‘Mary Lou’ which reached No. 26 in the U.S. charts.

The Hawk was famous for his stage presence, characterised by his robust vocals and humorous exchanges, including his signature ‘camel walk’ dance.

The Arkansas native began touring in Ontario in 1958. By the time he was featured in a CBC Telescope documentary, he was beloved by Canadian artists and audiences.

A s a yo u n g m a n , Hawkins enlisted in the National Guard and the army, but his main interest was always music as he began playing in local bars in 1953. In 1959, Hawkins scored a deal with Roulette Records, leading to hits like ‘Mary Lou’ and an appearance on ‘American Bandstand’.

As one of the early pioneers and legends of that instinctive combination of country soul and blues known as Rockabilly, Hawkins’ catalog spans a unique hybrid of rustic sounds as he worked with many bands over the years.

However, it was The Band’s

specific five who would help establish the Hawk’s reputation in music lore.

A s p e r ‘ Va r i e t y ’ , Hawkins recorded and collaborated with several of the greats from Duane Allman to Bob Dylan whom he portrayed in Dylan’s “Renaldo and Clara” film.

Notoriously, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were guests of his farm during an extended Toronto stay in 1969.

His mentorship of Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson would eventually lead the band to back Bob Dylan for his around-the-world 1966 tour. The five all met playing with Hawkins, who famously hired them one by one to perform alongside him across rural North America as “the Hawks,” until their split.

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Moosewala was on the wheel in Mahindra Thar SUV when the assailants, believed to be 10-12, fired more than 20 rounds at point-blank range at the singer and his two friends, who got grievous injuries.

Moosewala got seven-eight bullets. It is learnt that the AK-47 assault rifle was used in the crime as its shells were recovered from the crime scene.

Moosewala was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The civil surgeon at Mansa hospital said Moosewala was brought dead, while the two others were referred to another hospital for treatment.

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Cucumbers have been shown to decrease the production of ROS and ROC in animal studies.

High blood sugar can help create too many cell-damaging substances known as ROS and ROC. Cucumbers have shown some promise, mostly in animal studies, in controlling this problem. Rats that ate more cucumbers made less ROS and ROC. More studies on people are needed to back up these results.

Antioxidants

Antioxidants help protect your cells from free radicals that can damage your body.

These feisty little chemicals help protect your cells from damage due to substances that form in your body called “free radicals.” Cucumbers have a unique set of antioxidants, including flavonoids, lignans, and triterpenes. They not only protect cells but also lessen inflammation that’s linked to arthritis and other long-term conditions.

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France blames Liverpool, ticket fraud for CL crowd trouble

PARIS, MAY 30 (AGENCIES): The French government on Monday blamed massive ticket fraud and Liverpool’s handling of its fans for the crowd trouble which marred the club’s Champions League soccer final against Real Madrid in Paris over the weekend.

But as a blame-game over the fiasco continued into Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the scenes outside the national stadium, which saw some fans including children teargassed

by French police, as deeply upsetting.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Liverpool had provided its supporters with paper tickets, and not electronic, which allowed for the possibility of what he described as a “massive fraud on an industrial scale”.

More than two thirds of the tickets presented by some 62,000 Liverpool supporters had been fakes, the minister added.

“I want to say once again that the decisions taken prevented deaths or

A fan looks through a fence while fans are stopped by police officers at the turnstiles inside the stadium as the match is delayed. (Reuters)

serious injury,” Darmanin told reporters after holding an emergency meeting on Monday.

The match was delayed by more than 35 minutes after police tried to hold back people attempting to force their way

into the national stadium without tickets. Some ticket holders complained that they were not let in.

Television footage showed images of young men who did not appear to be wearing red Liverpool jerseys jumping the gates

of the stadium and running away from security to get into the match. Others outside, including women and youngsters, were teargassed by riot police, said a Reuters witness.

The crowd trouble has become a political issue

ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections and embarassed France which hosts the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024.

“The images are lamentable, they are disturbing because we can clearly see that we are not prepared for events such as the Olympic Games”, said far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on Sunday, while his far-right rival Marine Le Pen called the incident a “humiliation” for France.

INVESTIGATION Liverpool Chief Executive Billy Hogan has said the club wants a “transparent investigation” by governing body UEFA. Britain’s Johnson was hugely disappointed by how Liverpool soccer fans were treated at the Champions League final in Paris, his spokesman said.

“The footage from the Stade de France this weekend was deeply upsetting and concerning. We know many Liverpool fans travelled to Paris in good time ... and we’re hugely disappointed by how they were

treated,” the spokesman said.

“We are urging UEFA to work closely with the French authorities on a full investigation and to publish those findings.”

Darmanin said there were no problems with Real Madrid supporters at Saturday’s match, most of whom he said had received electronic tickets, and that the Spanish side had managed to control their travelling fans better than Liverpool.

He acknowledged that police had been caught offguard by local delinquents who turned up to cause trouble at the match. But defending the security protocols in place, the minister said France had only had three months to prepare after the venue was moved from Russia.

Earlier, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera acknowledged that France nevertheless had to examine stepping up security at high-risk soccer matches, after crowd chaosalso erupted on Sunday after St Etienne were relegated from France’s Ligue 1.

F1: Leclerc declares Monaco GP ‘a disaster’ after dropping from pole to 4th position

MONTE CARLO, MAY 30 (IANS): Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has described Sunday’s Monte Carlo Grand Prix “a disaster” despite completing his first home race as the Monegasque blamed his team’s confused strategy call for his drop from pole position to fourth.

After the race got off to a delayed start due to heavy rain just before the start, Leclerc led away from teammate Carlos Sainz in the early pitting to get the wet tyres replaced by intermediate on Lap 18.

But with Sainz then brought in for dry hard tyres three laps later, Leclerc was initially called in as well --

had a good time at Monaco Grand Prix so far, was really unhappy with his team’s decision which pushed him to fourth position on a circuit at which overtaking is very difficult. “No words - the season is long but we cannot do that,” said Leclerc over team radio on his cool-down lap, Team Principal Mattia Binotto quickly agreeing.

It seems the coolingdown lap was only for the car and Leclerc was quite

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only to then be told to stay out. But that call came too late, Leclerc’s total time in the pits four seconds longer than his teammate as Ferrari double-stacked the

pissed when he faced the media after the race.

“It was a freaking disaster today,” fumed Leclerc, who had pulled a 5s lead over Sainz in the early stages of the race, said a report on the Formula 1 website.

“The win was clearly in our hands: we had the performance, we had everything. I just don’t really understand the call that I had and I need explanations for now.

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was called just before the last corner, so I couldn’t react or ask for any information, but that was clearly the wrong choice, We need to get better,” Leclerc was quoted as saying in the report.

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L O N D O N, M AY 3 0 (AGENCIES): Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt will take on Dayana Silva in a featherweight bout at Bellator Dublin on 23 September.

The 29-year-old will look to bounce back from the second defeat of her career when she takes on the Brazilian.

McCourt lost to Sinead Kavanagh at the same venue in February.

The Dublin fight night will be headlined by Peter Queally on his comeback from injury against American lightweight contender Benson Henderson.

McCourt was on a sixfight winning streak before her loss to Kavanagh and is seeking to fire herself back into title contention before the end of the year.

Silva, 31, had lost two successive bouts before overcoming Janay Harding in April and will be a big underdog against McCourt.

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L O N D O N, M AY 3 0 (AGENCIES): Chelsea’s £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly has been completed.

The club was put up for sale in March before previous owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned over his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Chelsea had been operating under a special government licence which would have expired on 31 May. Boehly said in a statement that he was “honoured” and “wanted to make fans proud”.

His consortium fought off 11 serious rivals to become the new owners, in a sale process that started on 2 March and comprised more than 250 enquiries.

“We are honoured to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club,” he said.

“We’re all in - 100% - every minute of every match. Our vision as owners is clear: we want to make the fans proud.

“Along with our commitment to developing the youth squad and acquiring the best talent, our plan of action is to invest in the club for the long term and build on Chelsea’s remarkable history of success.

“I personally want to thank ministers and officials in the British government, and the Premier League, for all their work in making this happen.”

McCourt’s addition bolsters an already exciting card in Dublin which also includes James Gallagher taking on Brett Johns.

Queally and Gallagher are looking to get back on track in front of their home fans after gutwrenching losses.

Neither man has fought since defeats on home soil last November when Queally was stopped

by Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire in their lightweight title fight, while Gallagher was submitted by Patchy Mix .

C u b a n s t a r Yo e l Romero will also return to action after his win over Alex Polizzi at Bellator Paris in May. He will take on Melvin Manhoef in a light heavyweight contest.

B e l l a t o r ’s D u b l i n event is packed with Irish talent, including featherweight Ciaran Clarke, bantamweight Brian Moore, lightweight Darragh Kelly and Bellator newcomer Kenny Mokhonoana.

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Fazza Para-badminton: Pramod, Manasi, Manisha win golds

DUBAI, MAY 30 (IANS): Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat and reigning world champion Manasi Joshi rallied from a game down to win the title in their respective categories as India finished with a rich haul of 17 medals including five gold at the 4th Fazza International Para-badminton 2022 here.

Promising Manisha Ramadass shone with two gold medals -- in the women’s singles SU5 and women’s doubles SL3-SU5 with Mandeep Kaur, who settled for the silver in women’s singles SL3, on the final day of the event on Sunday.

Bhagat, the top seed, played yet another long match in the tournament and in the final, he was stretched to the limit by fellow Indian Nitesh Kumar before winning 19-21, 2117, 21-17 in one hour and 1 minute and bagging the gold medal, the Paralympic Committee of India informed in a release on Monday.

“After playing a long match in the semifinals, I wanted to finish off the match in two games. In Bahrain, the matches were relatively easier. So, I was taking time to get my rhythm and giving away games. The second game

Manasi Joshi (L), Manisha Ramadass (top right) and Pramod Bhagat (bottom right).

now. She is still playing the singles pattern and will need soon sessions to adapt to the doubles,” said Bhagat on his new partnership with Ramadass.

Thrilling women’s finals In the women’s singles SL3, Joshi produced an impressive show -- turning around a slow start -- as she pulled off a come-frombehind win over upcoming player Mandeep Kaur 16-21, 24-22, 21-14 in a

43-minute encounter.

“I enjoyed the final.

I was getting better with each game and I am happy to turn around the match with those crucial attacking shots. The key was to play offensive; Mandeep’s movements are faster than me so I tried to play more attacking and go faster in the game,” said Joshi, who also took a bronze in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 event partnering Ruthick Raghupathi.

India’s Sabari J. beats Pengue to bag WBC Australasia pro-boxing title

Lewandowski confirms he wants to leave Bayern

S Y D N E Y, M AY 3 0 (IANS): India’s Sabari Jaishankar defeated Australian champion Michael Pengue to win the World Boxing Council’s Australiasia title in the welterweight division.

In a historic moment for Indian boxing, Sabari won the title with a knockout of the Australian champion in the 8th round of their 10-round bout on Saturday night.

Pengue, also known as the “Punisher”, was the favourite to win the fight. He came into this event with two consecutive wins -- after bagging the vacant WBC Australasia title in December 2021 by a 10-round points decision over fellow Australian Jorge Kapeen.

Sabari, a pro boxer from Tamilnadu had won the WBC India title in December 2021 via an 8-round split decision victory over Akashdeep Singh at Hyderabad.

In the bout, Sabari oozed confidence right from the first bell. He outpunched Pengue in every round. By the eighth round, the Australian was exhausted. With a minute to go in

went according to the plan, as he was in a hurry to collect points,” Bhagat said on the final.

“Dubai was a good event; I feel I am getting back to my usual form. After the Paralympic Games, my game hasn’t been consistent. I was here to analyse my game and get back to training regularly.

“With Manisha (new mixed doubles partner), I think we can do better.

We need to train together

Sabari Jaishankar

the 8th round, a hard right from Sabari sent Pengue to the canvas.

A knockdown count followed from the Referee to wait for Pengue to get back onto his feet, failing which he waved his hands to call an end to the fight, the Indian Boxing Council said in a report on its website.

At the time of stoppage, Sabari was ahead on the scorecards of two of the three judges assigned by the World Boxing Council and the Australian Boxing Commission, the report said.

“Sabari was a little low

on confidence ahead of the bout. It was obvious, he saw almost everybody in the stadium cheering for the local boxer. But I told him that he was equally good and just one good round will earn him half the spectators in the stadium,” Sbari’s coach and manager Kamal Mujtaba was quoted as saying in the report.

“He followed the plan and went all out in the first round to shock Pengue and the crowd with his energy.

Once the first hurdle was crossed, Sabari gained a lot of confidence which helped him win the title,” said Mujtaba.

M U N I C H , M AY 3 0 (AGENCIES): Striker Robert Lewandowski has said his “story is over” at Bayern Munich as he seeks a move from the German champions this summer.

Lewandowski has a year left on his contract, but earlier this month Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic said that the 33-year-old had expressed a desire to leave.

L ewa n d ow s k i h a s been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona.

“One thing is certain today, my story with Bayern is over,” he said.

Speaking on international duty with Poland, he added: “After everything that has happened in recent months, I cannot imagine further good co-operation.

“I realise a transfer will be the best solution for both sides.” Lewandowski joined the club in 2014 from Borussia Dortmund and has won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League in 2020. He scored 50 goals in 46 games for Bayern this season, and has scored 344 goals in 375 games during his eight-year stay, a total second only to Gerd Muller at the club.

Meanwhile, Manisha Ramadass was elated to finish with two gold medals yet again, after the Bahrain Para-badminton International. Manisha pulled off an inspiring 21-17, 21-11 win over Japan’s Paralympic bronze medallist Akiko Sugino before she paired with Mandeep to defeat the Thai pair of Nipada Saensupa and Chanida Srinavakul, the Asian Para Games bronze medallist, 21-9, 21-13.

Manisha motivated to do well “I am very happy to be able to win two gold again. These title wins have definitely given me more confidence. I am learning with each game and watching these top players, of course, I am motivated to do well,” the 17-year-old from Chennai was quoted as saying in a release.

However, Asian Para Games champion Tarun Dhillon had to settle for the silver after going down fighting to Indonesian Fredy Setiawan 11-21, 219, 21-23 in 43 minutes. He also has a bronze in men’s doubles SL3-SL4 with Nitesh.

“This is going to haunt me for some time. Once I reached 20, I got relaxed and that was the time Fredy

saw me as a weak opponent. Fredy didn’t allow me to take that single point and went on winning back-toback points. This was a big lesson,” said Dhillon later, who had already claimed Setiawan as his biggest opponent in Asia.

Young Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan’s winning run in women’s singles SH6 was halted by Indonesian Rina Marlina who won the final with a 21-13, 21-10 scoreline. However, she compensated with the gold in women’s doubles SH6 with her partner Rachana Shaileshkumar Patel.

Among other silver medallists were Dhinagaran Pandurangan and Sivarajan Solaimalai in men’s doubles SH6, while the bronze medallist were: Manoj Kumar (MS SL3), Jyothi Verma (WS SL4), Parul Parmar (WS SL3), Latatai Umrekar (WD SH6).

The finals followed a colourful closing ceremony attended by many dignitaries including Danish World No. 1 shuttler Viktor Axelsen.

Top Indian shuttlers will next be seen in action at the Canada parabadminton International, which is a Level I tournament, starting next week.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket against Miami Heat guard Max Strus (31) and forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the eastern conference finals. (Reuters)

We’re a resilient group and tonight seemed to signify our season,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. “We can’t ever seem to shut the door and have to grind it out.

This is a typical Celtics win.” Marcus Smart added 24 points and nine re-

bounds and Jaylen Brown also scored 24 points for the Celtics, who won in Miami for the third time in the series.

Jimmy Butler recorded 35 points and nine rebounds while playing all 48 minutes for the Heat, al-

though he missed a 3-point attempt with 16.6 seconds left that would have given Miami the lead.

Miami’s Bam Adebayo added 25 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Lowry had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Mohamed Salah

L O N D O N, M AY 3 0 (IANS): Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has been voted Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) fans’ Player of the Year for 2021-22, the club said in a statement on Monday.

The Egyptian international retained the award after football supporters recognised his stellar Premier League campaign for Liverpool.

Salah claimed his third Golden Boot, alongside Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min, by netting 23 goals from his 35 outings in the season.

He also picked up the league’s Playmaker prize for his 14 assists in the season -- one more than

teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was also shortlisted for the PFA prize.

Salah came out on top in a fans’ poll to claim the accolade for the third time in his career, with Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher and Declan Rice the other nominees.

Salah’s personal statistics are simply outrageous this season, 23 goals and 14 assists in the Premier League alone. The Egyptian’s early-season form was particularly devastating, including a stretch where he netted in seven games in a row - a run that culminated with a hat-trick against old foe Manchester United.

Kma Super Cup: Barak to meet New Market in final today Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAY 30 (NPN): As one of the main football events for the State capital, Kohima Super Cup (KSC) draws to an end, all eyes are now focused on the two finalistsBarak FC and New Market FC as to who would emerge as the new champion.

Organised by Kohima Town Club, KSC started off on the May 16 with 17 teams in total which has now boiled down to the two top teams gearing up for the one last showdown. The first round was played in a knockout format where half of the teams including Crimsoune Club, Highlanders FC, Secretariat United, IGS XI, United 4 FC, Wolves XI FC, United Brothers FC, Pro-D-Og’s FC, and Naga Brothers FC took a shot at the title but failed.

Soon after that the league matches started from the quarter final round with winners of the first round New Market FC, Hurricane Boys Phesama, Sechü FCA and GSports FC making up the Group-A while Barak FC, A-Yhome FC, Magdaline Coaching FC and Aphuyemi FC were the Group-B teams.

New Market and G-Sports were the clear winner of their group as none of the teams lost any match and even when they faced off each other the match ended in a draw.

On the other hand, all the teams in the Pool-B won and lost a match each out of the 3 scheduled matches.

However, in the third and final matches for the group Barak and

The trophy for the winner of the Kohima Super Cup. (NP)

A-Yhome emerged as the two semifinalists, the former by goal difference points and the latter by winning.

New Market had maintained an impressive run in this edition of the Cup having conceded no loss so far and it remains to be seen whether the team would be able to sustain its charm even in the final.

Undisputedly the oldest football club in the State capital, New Market

Jayson Tatum, Celtics hold off Heat in Game 7, win East title

M I A M I , M AY 3 0 (AGENCIES): The Boston Celtics have heard a lot about their pattern of falling short when an NBA Finals berth was on the line.

Even when a doubledigit victory seemed probable in Sunday’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, there were still nerve-wracking moments at the finish line.

But Boston held off the charge and series MVP Jayson Tatum registered 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Celtics notched a 100-96 victory over the host Miami Heat to win Sunday night’s series finale and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010.

Boston led wire-towire in ending a streak of five straight losses in opportunities to clinch an NBA Finals berth. One of those setbacks came at home in Game 6 on Friday night.

“We fought through a lot of adversity this year.

Salah named PFA Fans’ Player of the Year for 2021-22

The Celtics will face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Game 1 is Thursday night in San Francisco.

The Heat, who trailed by 17 early in the second quarter and by 14 in the middle of the third, pulled within 82-79 after Adebayo and Butler opened the fourth quarter with baskets.

But Boston countered with eight straight points, with Smart’s floater making it an 11-point cushion with 6:36 left.

S m a r t ’s t w o f r e e throws elevated the lead to 98-85 with 3:35 remaining. Miami suddenly came alive as Lowry, Max Strus and Victor Oladipo scored baskets to cut the deficit to seven. Lowry’s layup with one minute left pulled the Heat within 98-93, and Strus followed with a 3-pointer to cut it two with 44.4 seconds left.

Miami had a chance to move ahead, but Butler’s ill-fated transition 3-pointer bounced off the

rim, and Smart made two free throws with 11.4 seconds left to give Boston the game-ending four-point lead. Celtics veteran Al Horford was the defender as Butler came down court.

He was unsure if Butler would drive for a hoop or pull up and shoot.

Instead it was a rough season-ending game for the Heat, who made 42 percent of their shots and were a shaky 6 of 30 from behind the arc.

Butler topped 40 points twice in the series but said he didn’t perform at a high enough level.

Miami’s Tyler Herro (groin) returned from a three-game absence and was scoreless in seven minutes. Grant Williams added 11 points for Boston, which shot 41.2 percent from the field, including 11 of 32 from 3-point range.

Brown scored 15 and Tatum added 13 as the Celtics held a 55-49 halftime lead. Butler scored 24 in the half for Miami.

FC is in its 45th year of existence and is one of the most recognisable names with a rich history producing some very renowned players along the years.

The current team is led by Haotingmang (Victor) Thomsong as the captain. In a stark contrast, Barak FC, formed by a group of sports loving people, with its tagline “More Than A Game” is only in its 11th year as a club.

The club soon after its formation became well known after it took part in various major football tournaments in the State and earned its place in the hearts of sports lovers.

After a hiatus of 5 years, the club is making a comeback through this cup.

The closing ceremony will begin from 5:30 a.m. with NBOCWWB chairman, Dr. Kekhrielhoulie Yhome, as the special guest.

The champion of the Super Cup will walk home with a cash prize of Rs. 1,80,000 along with trophy and citations, while the runners-up will be richer by a sum of Rs. 1,20,000.

The two losing semi-finalists A-Yhome FC, G-Sports FC will also get Rs. 30,000 each.

The individual awards include: player of the tournament, best coach, best referee, best midfielder, best keeper, best defender, best striker, highest scorer, most promising player and best fans club award.

Toka Achumi of Aphuyemi FC is currently the leading scorer of the tournament with 9 goals closely followed by Nyithong Magh of New Market FC with 8 goals.

FRENCH OPEN: Danish teen Rune stuns No. 4 Tsitsipas PARIS, MAY 30 (AP): Danish teenager Holger Rune has eliminated 2021 French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach his first major quarterfinal in his Roland Garros debut.

The 40th-ranked Rune beat fourth-seeded Tsitsipas 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday.

Tsitsipas is the first member of the top eight seeds to leave the men’s bracket.

Rune never had won a Grand Slam match until last week, going 0-2 in previous appearances at the sport’s top four events.

But the hard-hitting 19-year-old now joins sixth-seeded Carlos Alcaraz to make this the first Slam tournament with two teenagers in the men’s quarterfinals since Hendrik Dreekmann and Andrei Medvedev at the 1994 French Open.

Holger Rune

Rune had a bit of trouble closing things out against Tsitsipas after going up 5-2 in the fourth set. Rune dropped nine points in a row and his lead narrowed to 5-4. Then he needed to save three break points before serving out the biggest victory of his career.

Rune will play No. 8 seed Casper Ruud of Norway for a semifinal berth.

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