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Political alternative planned for 2023

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KOHIMA, AUG 2 (NPN): Several sitting legislators including intending candidates are contemplating on forming a new political party in Nagaland for the 2023 general election as the political apple cart has been upset due to merger of 21 NPF legislators with NDPP and also continuance of 2018 seat– sharing formula of 40(NDPP): 20(BJP) for 2023 assembly election as announced jointly on July

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26 by NDPP and BJP. Sources told Nagaland Post that around 35 ex-parliamentarians, candidates, some sitting legislators, retired bureaucrats and young politicians were working to float a new party and form the next government in the State.

In 2018 NDPP set up 40 candidates and won 18 seats (including uncontested in Northern Angami-II).

BJP won 12 of the 20 seats it contested. (The NDPP tally increased its

tally from 18 to 21 after merger of two NPP legislators and winning one by election). NPF contested 58 and won 26 in 2018.

According to sources, the group will soon take a final decision on whether it will join any party other than BJP and NDPP, or establish a new political party in the State.

Those privy to the meeting held in Dimapur recently, explained that some of the NDPP sitting MLAs who won as NPF in 2018

are unsure of getting tickets because as per 2018 seat sharing arrangement, the BJP had been allotted the particular constituency.

Also, some NDPP candidates who lost the election in 2018 to NPF are also unsure of getting ticket since those former NPF legislator(s)are now officially sitting NDPP legislator(s).

They merged with NDPP on the condition that they would be given NDPP ticket for 2023.

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Al-Qaeda chief killed in US drone strike WASHINGTON, AUG 2 (PTI): Ayman al-Zawahari, who assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a “precision strike” carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul, President Joe Biden has said, declaring that “justice has been delivered and this terrorist is no more”.

Zawahiri, 71, remained a visible international symbol of the group, 11 years after the US killed bin Laden in Pakistan.

“I authorised a precision strike that would remove him from the battle-

Ayman al-Zawahari

field, once and for all,” Biden said on Monday in a speech from the White House.

According to officials, Zawahiri was on the balcony of a safe house when the drone fired two missiles at him. Other family members were present, but they were

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Pelosi’s Taiwan visit raises tensions with China INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 9

Pelosi in Taiwan despite China’s dire warnings

TAIPEI, AUG 2 (AP): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China.

Pelosi’s visit has triggered increased tension between China and the United States. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be annexed by force if necessary, and views visits by foreign government officials as recognition of the

ANGCTA opposes New Edn Policy

unharmed and only Zawahiri was killed.

“He was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, one of the most responsible for the attacks that murdered 2,977 people on American soil. For decades, he was the mastermind of attacks against Americans, said Biden.

The US president was kept abreast of the strike against Zawahiri as he was isolated with a rebound case of Covid-19. Biden spoke outdoors on Monday from the Blue Room Balcony at the White House.

DIMAPUR, AUG 2 (NPN): All Nagaland Government College Teachers Association (ANGCTA) has come out in support of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation (AIFUCTO) call for withdrawing the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020 in its present form.

In a press note, ANGCTA president Dr. Benjongkumba and general secretary Dr. Yelhi Vero said that the association has extended support to

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Nancy Pelosi (C) with officials after she arrives in Taipei. (AP/PTI)

island’s sovereignty. China had warned of “resolute and strong measures” if Pelosi went ahead with the trip.

Shortly after Pelosi’s

arrival, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said its military will conduct livefire drills from Thursday to Sunday in multiple loca-

Support for NPAC public rally

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 (NPN): Dimapur Urban Colonies Chairmen’s Federation (DUCCF) and GB’s Union Dimapur Sardar have decided to extend “full support” to the Nagaland Public Action Committee (NPAC) public rally scheduled to be held at Super Market Dimpaur on August 5 at 10am.

In a joint statement, DUCCF president Tsenthango Nyamo and GBUDS president M.Y. Ngullie said the two bodies after at joint consultation meeting held on August 2 decided to appeal to all the chairman and GBs under its jurisdiction to “take

compulsory active role” in participating in the public rally. They also appealed to all the citizens to participate and be a part of the rally.

DLST: Dimapur Langpangkong Senso Telongjem (DLST) during its presidential meeting held on August 2, resolved to direct all Langpangkong range Dimapur citizens to attend the public rally called by the Nagaland Public Action Committee-for an early Naga political solution. This was stated in a press note issue by DLST president C. Yabang Pongen and general secretary Dr. Sendongyanger.

tions in waters surrounding Taiwan.

The Biden administration did not explicitly urge Pelosi to call off the visit, while seeking to assure Beijing it would not signal any change in US policy on Taiwan.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington’s betrayal “on the Taiwan issue is bankrupting its national credibility.”

“Some American politicians are playing with fire on the issue of Taiwan,” Wang said in a statement.

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Nagaland logs 10 fresh Covid cases

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded 10 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, three were from Wokha, two each in Dimapur and Kohima and one each in Mokokchung, Mon and Phek, taking the total caseload to 35,803.

The State currently has 76 active cases—six admitted to Covid hospitals and 70 under home isolation.

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Workshop on ‘combating child trafficking’

One of the speakers addressing the workshop on combating child trafficking in Kiphire. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: A sensitisation workshop as part of the “combating child trafficking” campaign in commemoration of “World Day against Hu-

man Trafficking” under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” was held on August 1, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) Kiphire.

According to a DIPR report, the workshop was organised by the National Commission for protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with the State

Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) and Kiphire district administration.

At the workshop, resource person, senior superintendent of police (SP) Kiphire, Muthasuyi spoke on the topic, “preventing child trafficking” and highlighted the major problems that lead to child trafficking.

Cautioning that uneducated parents are easily convinced by conmen, the SP asserted the need to create awareness and educate the parents and urged the civil society organisations to start reaching out to the parents.

Muthasuyi said many children from the marginalised community also become victims of substance abuse which could lead to trafficking for which he said there was a need to create proper awareness on the subject.

Earlier, in a welcome

address, DC Kiphire, T Wati Aier thanked the NCPCR for initiating the programme and requested the officers and various NGO leaders to disseminate information on child trafficking in every village and also to educate them.

Highlighting the main objectives of the campaign, NCPCR official, Kapil Sharma said the objective was to sensitize the key stakeholders on basic indicators to identify children at risk, vulnerable children, and to combat child trafficking in the bordering district of India.

He stated that NCPCR was organising 25 days campaign in 75 bordering districts of India as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India.

The programme ended with the way forward and summed up by DCPO Kiphire.

PHC Rüzazho organises dental, general health camp

health professionals from Be-Home Med Care, Kohima village consisting of dentists, medical officers, a physiotherapist and a lab technician along with healthcare workers from PHC Rüzazho conducted the camp.

Altogether, 171 villagers were treated at the general health and dental camp, where necessary lab tests were also carried out free of cost.

It may be mentioned Be-Home Med Care team along with healthcare workers and doctors of PHC Rüzazho. (DIPR) that the Nagaland Health D I M A P U R : P r i m a r y Nagaland Health Project eseituonuo Mechülho in- Project, funded by World Health Center, Rüzazho (NHP) on July 31. formed that a team of six Bank has been helping under Phek district organAccording to a DIPR ised a dental-cum-general report, medical officer, health camp, funded by PHC Ruzazho, Dr. Khri-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"Died on 20th July 2022" We, the family members of Late T. Yanger Pongener, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the churches, organizations, friends, neighbours and wellwishers who stood by us physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually during our time of bereavement. Thank you for your love and support. We pray that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

II Timothy 4:7 As we grieve the sad demise of our father Lt. Kevichie Zecho, words are inadequate to express our deepest heartfelt gratitude and appreciation and our indebtedness to all individuals, friends, wellwishers, churches, organisations, associations, councils, fellowships, groups and unions, for your unreserved contribution physically, materially, financially and unconditional moral support through words of comfort and encouragement at the sudden demise of our father on the 22nd of July 2022.

We would like to express from the depth of our heart that 1966 – 22.07.2022 your prayers, presence, gifts and assistance have been an immeasurable source of help, encouragement, strength, comfort and consolation which will continue to enlighten and cherish our hearts for ever.

Though there is little that one can say and do and we are unable to thank each and every one personally in person but your expressions of sympathy will never be forgotten. Words are inadequate to express our gratitude for your act of kindness but it is our ardent prayer to Almighty God that you be richly blessed.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. CRC Kezoma 2. Koinonia Baptist Church and Koinonia Prayer Centre Tsiese Basa 3. Victory Church of all Nations, Kohima.

4. Rokabouzou CRC Kohima.

5. Central Christian Revival Church Kohima.

6. Kezoma Kohima Union.

7. Trustee Society Kohima.

8. All Nagaland Taxi Association.

9. Kohima District Truck Drivers & Owners Union.

10. South Police Station Kohima.

11. Southern Angami Range.

12. Kezoma, Kezo Town, Kezo Basa and Sakhabama Village.

13. St. Joseph University Jakhama Dept of Botany and Zoology.

14. Director Kripa Foundation Kohima.

15. President ARK Foundation.

16. SLCA, LWS, ODIC High School Kohima and FPAI Nagaland Branch Staff.

17. 15th NAP (IR) Mahila Bn. F Coy and Mahila Pipe Band Party k-1760/22

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Loving wife, sons & daughters

selected health centres in Nagaland on “result based funds” on biannual basis.

Besides providing funds for health services, civil works infrastructural improvements, plumbing, solar lighting and solar water heater were also provided by the Nagaland Health Project team.

DIPR report infor med that Be-Home Med Care is run by likeminded doctors of various disciplines to provide health services to the community.

Meetings held for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, I-Day

DIMAPUR: In view of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign and Independence Day celebration, district and sub-division administrations held meetings on August 2.

The “Har Ghar Tiranga”campaign under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” is being organised by Ministry of Culture to encourage people to bring the National Flag home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.

In Dimapur, deputy commissioner (DC) Sachin Jaiswal convened the meeting under Dimapur district in the conference hall of the DC Dimapur.

According to a DIPR report, while stating that peoples’ participation was required for the campaign, DC urged upon the civil societies for disseminating the message.

He informed all concerned to collecting requisite number of flags as per requirement from the office of the DC Dimapur and pointed out that everyone had the “right to hoist the national flag”.

He reminded all of proper disposal privately in a proper space after August 15 to “show gesture of respect to our national flag”.

F u r t h e r, D C i n formed that selfie booths would be set up in the office of DC and CP Dimapur and district hospital Dimapur.

He informed that one could upload a selfie of the households with na-

tional flag which may be uploaded on the website of Har Ghar Tiranga.

Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary, Chandu Agarwal volunteered to set up selfie booths at City Tower, Plaza point, Marwari Patti and Hongkong market to commemorate the occasion.

In another meeting held on the same day, DC Dimapur directed HoDs to ensure compulsory attendance of all the staff till Group D employees during the Independence Day celebration.

At the meeting, work distribution was also assigned to different departments.

Commissioner Police Dimapur, Rothihu Tetseo informed that parade practice would commence from August 8 and final rehearsal will take place on the August 13.

Zunheboto: In Zunheboto, the meeting was held at the Town Hall, Zunheboto wherein Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zunheboto, Rahul Bhanudas Mali highlighted the gathering on the campaign.

According to DIPR report, the meeting was attended by all HoDs, ADCs from all headquarters, 32 Assam Rifles, 8th NAP battalion, Naltoqa, 111 battalion BSF, civil societies, BDOs from all

blocks, church leaders and Town Ward GBs. Pfutsero: A meeting was held in Pfutsero sub-division under under the chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Pfutsero, Japheth Woch to discuss the ensuing Independence Day celebration and “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign.

According to DIPR report, ADC Pfutsero informed that as per the directive from the government of India, every household in villages or towns and government offices should host the National flag from August 13-15 as part of “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign.

Longleng: In view of the forthcoming Independence Day celebration, a coordination meeting with all head of departments at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Longleng.

According to DIPR report, the meeting held under the chairmanship of DC Longleng, Dharam Raj decided to conduct mass social work on August 13.

During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) requested department officials and staff to attend the function positively and to coordinate for the grand and successful conduct of the Independence Day celebration.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

On the moment, heavenly journey to her eternal-abode of Repasongla, Longsa, the love bearers each one of you all, who prayed, for comforting touch and various expressions has been an immense solace to our family.

Especially deepness of health-care services of Referral Hospital, Dimapur, Lenjem Hospital, family members of Late N.I. Jamir who shouldered major burden, all relatives, Longsa union Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung and all who joined the funeral service which abundantly poured peace on us is a great solace and strength.

May His peace be with you all. “His love never ends.”

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Loving Husband Tongpangshilu & Children/Grandchildren

07-03-1930 to 23-07-2022

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family of Late John KR Zeliang sincerely extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us spiritually, physically, emotionally, materially and financially during his sudden departure from this world for his heavenly abode.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual but your kind and benevolent gestures will always be cherished deep in our hearts. Words are inadequate to express how much we appreciate your love and care for us during this time of mourning. But it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you in abundance.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to :1.

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Liangmai Baptist Phumling Jalukie B Liangmai Baptist Phumling Jalukie Town Men’s Society Liangmai Baptist Phumling Jalukie B Shri TR Zeliang (MLA) UDA Chairman Nagaland Shri Pukhayi Sumi, (MLA) Advisor, Food & Civil Supplies, LM&CP & Taxes, Nagaland 6. Shri. Namri Nchang, (MLA) Advisor, Water Resources, Nagaland.

7. Smt V. Lovitoly Sema, Director, Food & Civil Supplies, Nagaland 8. Shri Vineet Kumar IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Peren 9. Zeliang Officers Association Nagaland 10. Tening Lun Aruang Nagaland 11. Teningmai Aruang Jalukie 12. Teningmai Aruang Dimapur 13. Teningmai Chakam Aruang (N) dp-3697/22

14. Tening Students' Union, Dimapur 15. Classmates of Patkai Christian College, 1990-1994 16. Patkai Christian College, Chumukedima.

17. Classmates of Holy Cross Dimapur 18. St. Xavier Higher Secondary School, Jalukie 19. Arm’s Hammer Club, Jalukie 20. Food & Civil Supplies Field Staff Association Nagaland 21. Staffs of Food & Civil Supplies Department of Peren, Zunheboto, Tuensang and Dimapur 22. Notun Bosti, Sumi Khel Council, Dimapur 23. New Market Colony Jalukie Town 24. Oriental Theological Seminary, Dimapur 25. All Nagaland Fair Price Shops Association 26. Chumukedima District Badminton Association 27. Friends, Neighbours and Well Wishers Loving Wife, Children & Relatives

Late John KR Zeliang

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Tsüngremong festival celebration enters day two

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Metsübo Jamir addressing Tongpang Ozukum and Medo Yhokha performing with the cultural troupe at Dr. Longriniken speaking at Members of various wards under Mokokchung town participating in the tug-ofMongsenyimti village. the gathering. (NP) Aoyim village. war at the festival. (NP)

Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG: The second day of the ongoing Tsüngremong festival celebrations, the premier pre-harvest seasonal festival of the Ao community witnessed various folk performances and traditional games. The second day of the festival was celebrated in several parts of Mokokchung district with pomp and gaiety.

Unity is possible through harmonious coexistence: Metsübo Minister for Rural Development, Mestübo Jamir

on Tuesday expressed happiness at how the people have remained steadfast and united. He said such unity is possible only through harmonious coexistence with one another.

He was speaking at the Tsüngremong festival celebration at Mokokchung town, Multi-Sports Complex, which was hosted by the minister and attended by the people of 27 Mokokchung town assembly constituency.

Metsübo expressed gratitude to God for all the blessings He has given.

He said since the sig-

nificance of Tsüngremong was to seek God’s blessings for a bountiful harvest, he urged upon the people to seek God’s blessings every day.

He also appealed to the people to remain united.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by president 27 Mokokchung Town AC, C. Tia Longkumer, Kumlong Ward Yimden presented a cultural song, NDPP Mokokchung region vice president N. Shilu Imchen exhorted the gathering while short speeches were delivered by representatives from Aongza, Kichutip,

Salangtem, Mongsenbai and Kumlong Ward Yimden.

The festival was attended by all the units of the constituency and other dignitaries.

Highlights of the celebration included tug of competition between the units of the constituency where Salangtem ward and Kumlong ward were declared winner and runner up respectively in the male category.

In the female category, Mongsenbai and Kumlong wards were declared winner and runner up.

Medo Yhokha graces Tsüngremong festival at Mongsenyimti Advisor for Technical Education & Elections, Medo Yhokha graced Tsüngremong festival at Mongsenyimti village on Tuesday.

Speaking at the occasion, Medo Yhokha stressed on the importance of village elders in the present society and how their decisions determined and influenced the progress of the village.

Highlighting his visit to Mongsenyimti village, the advisor said he was surprised to learn about

ANCSU observes 43rd foundation day

Members of ANCSU along with and degree toppers and others on Tuesday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, AUG 2 (NPN): All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) observed its 43rd foundation day-cum-degree toppers’ felicitation at Molu Ki conference hall, here, on Tuesday.

The programme was graced by deputy director, directorate of Higher Education, Dr. Medongoi Rhakho and controller of examination, Nagaland University Lumami, Dr. Maongsangba as guest speaker and special guest.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Medongoi Rhakho said

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WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 3

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A thunderstorm in spots

33 27

Aizawl

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

Guwahati A couple of thunderstorms

26 21 32 26

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

28 22

Itanagar Rather cloudy with a t-storm

31 25

Shillong

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

23 20

Kohima

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

25 20

Dimapur Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

31 24

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

27 22

Tuensang Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

22 18

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

27 23

Zunheboto Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

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toppers recognised their weaknesses and focussed on their strengths while losers recognised their strengths but forget to work on their weaknesses.

Dr. Medongoi pointed out that Nagas were living in a corrupt society because corruption was not only taken for granted but checking corruption has become a matter of jealousy for someone’s success and society never condemned but accepted it as a way of life.

He informed that Nagaland had three Grade A under the NAAC assessment, which was granted to autonomous Kohima Science College, St. Joseph’s College Jakhama and Patkai Christian College and recently Fazl Ali College Mokokchung which, he said was a pride for the state.

In his address, Dr. Maongsangba acknowledged ANCSU for its attempt to bring quality education in the state and for having a sensible approach when any issue arose.

Maongsangba said the pandemic affected both students and teachers in the educational sector, especially with the online mode which was a real challenge.

He, however, said nothing deterred the students from studying hard and that their effort was well paid off.

Maongsangba also informed that there will be only four gold medallist one each from Arts, Commerce, Science with honours and said university will work out and announce the name of the four medallists during the annual convocation.

He encouraged students who could not make it by stating that marks did not define one’s future but it all depended on one’s fighting spirit.

Former President ANCSU (1989-90) Theja Therie also spoke on the occasion on behalf of the seniors.

He encouraged the students to work beyond Facebook, Instagram or twitter and to be the change.

In his presidential address, ANCSU president, Toito D Chishi paid respect to the pioneers of ANCSU who struggled during the most difficult times and established the union for future generation.

He said felicitating the toppers was initiated in 2018 keeping in mind that students and youth were strongest pillar of the society. He, therefore said it was imperative to identify, understand and address the pertinent issues and challenges faced today.

C hishi sa id in the 2022 batch, altogether 5075 cleared out of 6770 students appeared and the percentage was 84.27.

The programme was chaired by ANCSU vice president Kahovi Z. Rochill.

Vizeisieno Nagi spoke on behalf of the toppers.

the peaceful coexistence between the Chang and Ao tribes at Chakpa village.

He said the people of Chakpa will serve as an example of unity for the rest of the Nagas.

In his address, minister for PWD (Housing & Mechanical), Tongpang Ozüküm, who hails from the host village said people of Mongsenyimti village were taught traditional practices and usages in their daily lives, therefore, he encouraged them to continue preserving and protecting their aged old tradition and cultural values.

AIMYM Dimapur cancer screening camp concludes DIMAPUR: All India Marwari Yuva Manch (AIMYM)-Dimapur Shikhar Branch’s 7th project “cancer screening camp” at Jain Bhawan, Jain Temple Road, Dimapur on August 1.

In a press release, AIMYM-Dimapur Shikhar branch PRO, Bikash Jain informed that the camp provided free screening to 100 patients on day one while 130 patients were screened on day two.

The camp ended with a felicitation programme of all the doctors and nurses who assisted and conducted the camp.

The programme was inaugurated by Sanjay Chabbra, Mantu Chabra and family in memory of late Subhkaran Ji chabbra and Paro Devi Chabbra.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e manch also organised its 8th project after the camp by felicitating all the meritorious students of Marwari samaj who scored 90 and above percentage in the HSLC and HSSLC examinations.

Altogether, 42 students of from the Marwari community were felicitated.

Dr. Longriniken urges Aos to preserve identity Advisor for Treasuries & Accounts, National Highways, Dr. Longriniken on Tuesday, urged the Ao community to preserve their rich tradition as it defined the Ao Naga identity.

The advisor was speaking at the Tsüngremong festival hosted by Aoyim Students’ Union at Aoyim village under Chümoukedima district, on the theme “learning our culture & tradition through uniformity in thinking and living”.

Speaking as guest invitee, Dr. Longriniken said

that people should never forget their roots and always remember to preserve and protect their culture and ethnicity.

Highlights of the programme included traditional folk dance, songs, and Tsüngremong exposition by GB Aoyim village, Lima.

Aoyim Students’ Union president, Tongpok Pongen delivered welcome address, Aoyim Baptist Church, pastor Lanuzulu offered invocation and convener, planning committee, Chubakumla Pongen proposed vote of thanks.

NEWS IN BRIEF

KMC informs: Kohima Municipal Council administrator & ERO, T. Lanusenla Longkumer has informed all concerned that the house to house enumeration for Intensive Revision of Electoral Roll will be carried out from August 3-September 24.

All ward authorities are requested to disseminate the information to eligible voters to be ready with passport size photo and photocopy of any ID/age proof document (EPIC/Aadhaar/driving licence/Employment ID card/birth certificate etc). They are also requested to assist enumerators in coordinating with public.

ADC Chozuba convenes meeting: Additional deputy commissioner Chozuba, Imokokla has convened a meeting on August 3, 11 am, in the office of the ADC for the ensuing Independence Day 2022 celebration. All heads of offices have been informed to attend the meeting.

IRCS Dimapur annual general meeting: Indian Red Cross Society, Dimapur district branch vice chairman, Ajay Sethi has informed all the managing committee members, patrons, life members, associate members, institutional members that annual general meeting of IRCS Dimapur branch will be held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner, Dimapur on August 9, 3 pm.

BJP MM national president to visit Nagaland: BJP minority morcha, national president Jamal Siddiqui will be arriving Nagaland on August 3 for a three-day visit.

Minority morcha BJP Nagaland media cell in-charge Pradip Kumar Jain informed that during his visit, Siddiqui will be meeting BJP state leadership, party workers and community leaders and addressing state executive meeting of minority morcha on August 4, 10 am, at Lions Club Midland Dimapur.

ANGCTA extends support: All Nagaland Government College Teachers Association has extended support to the demand of All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations (AIFUCTO) to reject National Education Policy of India 2020 (NEP 2020) in its present form under the slogan, “Save education for all”. In a press release, ANGCTA while expressing solidarity to AIFUCTO massive protest call on August 3 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi said the concerns of teachers must be heard by all who love the nation.

TYOD flays July 31 firing incident in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: Tenyimi Youth Organisation Dimapur (TYOD) has strongly condemned the firing incident at District Hospital Dimapur on Sunday morning at around 2:20am.

In a press release, TYOD president Khrozote Kapfo and general secretary Asungbe N Hau

appealed to the law enforcing agency to immediately bring those “thugs” to book under the appropriate section of law.

Condemning the act of “cowardice and hooliganism”, the TYOD warned that “miscreants” to refrain from “such diabolical acts to avoid public wrath.”

Rio thanks Stalin for free land to construct guest house

CHENNAI, AUG 2 (IANS): Nagaland chief minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday thanked his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.K. Stalin for allocating free land for the construction of a government guest house.

The guest house is to be constructed for patients who are reaching the Christian Medical College, Vellore at their Vellore and Ranipet district campuses. The Tamil Nadu government allocated 10,000 sq feet of land in Rabakkam village, Wallahaj Taluk in Ranipet district free of cost to the Nagaland government to construct the state guest house.

“I write this letter to express my since gratitude and thanks for allocating 10,000 sq ft land in Ranipet district to the Nagaland government for constructing a guest house to accommodate patients from Nagaland who are reaching Tamil Nadu for treatment,” Rio said in a letter to Stalin.

It may be recalled that minister for PWD (housing and mechanical) Tongpang Ozukum on June 29 disclosed that construction of Naga patient house in Vellore (Tamil Nadu) and Meghalaya would start soon.

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Protest in Aizawl over reAssam CM terms FIR by J’khand MLA ‘fake’ employment of retired govt officer ASSAM MINISTER SHARES HIMANTA-JAIMANGAL PHOTOS ON TWITTER

GUWAHATI, AUG 2 (PTI): Terming the FIR against him by a Jharkhand Congress MLA as ‘fake’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday raked up the Bofors scam to hit back at the opposition party.

Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal has filed a complaint against Sarma in Jharkhand, claiming that three party legislators who were arrested in Bengal with cash amounting to lakhs of rupees, had also offered him a visit to Guwahati to meet the Assam chief minister and strike a deal for toppling the JMM-led government in his state. A senior minister of Sarma’s Cabinet, Pijush Hazarika, however, tweeted photographs of the Assam CM and Jaimangal to claim that the two were regularly in touch and the Jharkhand MLA’s claims were “baseless”.

“5 days before filing the fabricated FIR, Hon’ble CM Dr.@himantabiswa sir took him to the Residence of the Hon’ble Union Coal Minister Shri @JoshiPral-

A photo tweeted by Assam government spokersperson Piyush Hazarika where Kumar Jaimangal (right) is with Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union minister Pralhad Joshi.

had ji at 9 am of 26th July, 2022 in order to help him in his trade union related matter,” Hazarika tweeted, sharing photographs of Sarma and Jaimangal with Joshi. He asserted that the Jharkhand MLA’s allegation that the three arrested legislators had lured him was false.

Demanding action against Jaimangal, the Assam minister added, “Mr. @

KumarJaimangal has been regularly meeting HCM Dr.@himantabiswa sir. He should face the law for making a fraudulent allegation against Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam and against those tribal MLAs.” Sharing his cabinet colleague’s tweet, Sarma wrote, “Fake FIR in #Jharkhand.

The so-called FIR looks like @INCIndia asking Ottavio Quattrocchi to file a case

against Bofors.”

The Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case involved the Congress-led Union government and members of Swedish government in a arms deal scam in the 1980s and 1990s, with Italian businessman Ouattrocchi figuring as a ‘middleman’ in the deal. Three Congress legislators -- Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari

-- were arrested in Bengal on Sunday after a huge amount of cash was allegedly seized from a car in which they were travelling.

The Congress, which is part of the JMM-led government in Jharkhand, alleged that the BJP was trying to topple the government there by a offering ministerial berth and Rs 10 crore each as bribe to its MLAs. Jaimangal had filed a complaint in Ranchi on Sunday claiming that Kachchap and Bixal Kongari had asked him to travel to Kolkata and offered him money, while Ansari wanted to take him to Guwahati from Kolkata to attend a meeting with Sarma.

Soon after the FIR was lodged, Sarma had told reporters here that Congress leaders stay in touch with him as friends owing to his over-two-decade-long association with the party.

Sarma had joined the BJP in 2015 and had assumed the post of chief minister of Assam in May 2021.

Protest by Mizo Zirlai Pawl.

AIZAWL, AUG 2 (PTI): Influential students’ body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) demonstrated on Tuesday outside the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Aizawl, protesting against the re-employment of a retired officer under the state’s Cooperation Department.

Lalrinsanga, who retired as the Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies on superannuation in May, was recently re-employed by the government.

The MZP members picketed to prevent him from attending office.

However, the pro-

testers left soon after they learned that the official was on leave for three days.

On Monday, they held a demonstration in front of Vanapa Hall and burned a copy of the re-employment order.

MZP president Lalnunmawia Pautu said Lalrinsanga had retired in May, and his successor Maria G Ralte also retired in July.

He said that the students’ body is strongly against re-employment of any retired official, who does not have any speciality or distinction, as it hampers the chance for educated youth to enter government services.

Re-employment or retention of retired officials is also a waste of public money, he said.

MZP has decided to intensify its agitation, and demanded the state government revoke the re-employment order by Thursday.

If the government fails to revoke the order, the MZP said it would picket before the officer’s workplace.

It would also hold demonstrations to prevent state Cooperation Minister C Lalrinsanga from attending office on August 8.

The minister could not be contacted for a comment despite repeated attempts.

Tripura CM tells company constructing ATSUM imposes lightning shutdown against arrest of leader Lighthouse project to expedite work

Manik Saha to meet the deadline by any means”, he told reporters on Monday.

The prime minister laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Lighthouse project at Akhura through video conference along with five other cities in January last year.

The Rs 162.50 crore Lighthouse project is adopted for providing housing facility to the economically

weaker sections of people living in urban areas. Each Lighthouse project will have 100 flats being built using New Zealand technology, which is cost effective as well as earthquake resistant.

The 100 flats are supposed to be built in one year but the progress seems tardy at Akhura.

The chief minister said he will report to the prime minister about the progress of the Lighthouse project in Delhi on August 6.

“Since it’s the Prime Minister’s dream project, it can’t miss the target of what may come. The government will remove all obstacles that come in the way of tardy pace of work”, he said. In Chennai, the Lighthouse project has already been commissioned.

IMPHAL, AUG 2: Irate over the detention of their leaders by police, a tribal based student body in Manipur imposed a lightning shutdown beginning from 6pm on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, a police team picked up four leaders of All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM), the apex body of tribal based student bodies, from its office in Imphal, around noon.

The detention of the four leaders, including ATSUM president Paotinthang Lupheng, was in the backdrop of a proposed 24-hour total shutdown in all hill districts of the state announced by the apex body due to begin from Wednesday (August 3) evening at 6pm, to press the state government

Reject proposals for uranium mining in M’laya: HYC Correspondent SHILLONG, AUG 2: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC), a pressure group in Meghalaya on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, to bring in a resolution in the Assembly to close down all proposals relating to uranium mining in the state.

The HYC’s demand to adopt a resolution against uranium was after Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh had informed the Lok Sabha that the Centre has not yet abandoned the idea of uranium mining from Domiasiat-Mawthabah area in South West Khasi Hills.

In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, HYC President Robertjune Kharjahrin and General Secretary Roy Kupar Synrem said, as per a statement of Union Minister of State

Dr. Jitendra Singh to an unstarred question in the Parliament, it is clear that the government of India is still pursuing with uranium mining in the state.

Noting that HYC vehemently opposed to any steps or acts of the government of India to mine uranium in the state, the Council said, “It would be prudent and forceful that the Assembly pass a resolution and to impress upon the government of India to close down any programme or proposal to mine uranium.”

Meghalaya is the third uranium-rich state in the country after Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. The state accounts for 16 percent of India’s uranium reserves, with deposits es-

timated to be around 9,500 tonnes and 4,000 tonnes respectively at Domiasiat and Wakhaji, both in South West Khasi hills district.

The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has proposed to set up an open-cast uranium mining and processing plant at Maghalaya’s Mawthabah. It had pegged Kylleng Pyndengsohiong Mawthabah project in Meghalaya for Rs 1,100 crore.

The ores are spread over a mountainous terrain in deposits varying from eight to 47 metres from the surface in and around Domiasiat, 135 km west from Shillong.

The previous Congress-led Meghalaya government had annulled the decision taken during the

previous D.D. Lapang regime to lease 422 hectares of land to UCIL for premining activities in South West Khasi Hill district.

The proposed opencast uranium mining in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district has been hanging fire since 1992 after several groups and political leaders expressed fears of radiation impact on human health and environmental degradation.

In 2018, the Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) had decided to stop exploratory drilling for uranium in South West Khasi Hills district, while the UCIL reportedly closed down its office in Shillong due to continued opposition towards uranium mining in the state.

IN THE COURT OF SMTI WOKONO YHOSHÜ, CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DIV) PHEK Dated Phek, The 21st 07, 2022

CIVIL CASE NO. 01/20.

Shri Vilaho Zehol & 2 others… Petitioners Vrs. The Chairman / Head GB Khezhakeno Village Council and 10 others… Defendants You are hereby summoned to appear before the above said court on the 25th August 2022 at 11:00 am without fail.

1. Kevin Zehol Convenor, High Power Committee, Khezhakeno Abvümi Khel, Khezhakeno Village Phek Dist, Nagaland.

2. Rev. Zupelhi Mero Member., Kuzhami Ordained Minister Group Mission Colony, Pfutsero Town Phek Dist., Nagaland 3. Rev. Dr. Dingu Kenye Member, Khuzhami Ordained Ministers Group Pastor, Lasumi Baptist Church Phek, Nagaland 4. Rev. Dr. Neingupe Chiero, Member Kuzhami Ordained Minister Group; Pastor Pfutsero Town Baptist Church Pfutsero Town, Phek Dist. Nagaland k-1750/22

Sd/Civil Judge (Jr) Division Phek : Nagaland

arrested their leaders and if they were not released by 6pm, it served an ultimatum to impose the lightning shutdown in hill districts from 6 pm. A report said that the shutdown began in Kangpokpi district headquarters where supporters blocked vehicular movement on NH-2.

“Denouncing this undemocratic act of state police, ATSUM would like to inform that if the arrested ATSUM EMs are not released on or before 6:00 PM today (02-08-2022), Emergency Shutdown in all hill districts of Manipur shall be imposed from 6:00 pm today onwards,” the statement signed by its vice president Vanlallian Khaute said.

He urged the general public to cooperate in their fight for tribals’ rights.

A report from Kang-

pokpi district headquarters said that the lighting shutdown has begun in the district.

The ATSUM has announced a 24-hour shutdown in the hill districts of Manipur with effect from 6 pm on August 3 till 6 pm on August 4.

The shutdown will be followed by intense agitation from August 5, ATSUM added.

While calling for the shutdown, ATSUM expressed strong resentment against the state government’s lackadaisical attitude towards the wish and desire of the tribal people for the tabling of the HAC (Hill Areas Committee) recommended ‘The Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Bill 2021’ in

the ongoing 2nd session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly.”

Various tribal based CSOs and students’ bodies have extended support to the proposed shutdown.

The support continued to pour in as Senapati District Students’ Union, All Naga Student Association Manipur, Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong also announced their support to the shutdown.

It may be noted that on November 25, 2021, Manipur government had reached an agreement with the ATSUM, ANSAM and KSO (GHQ) in connection with the demand for the introduction of the amended ADC Bill, 2021 in the state Assembly.

AFFIDAVIT Regd. No. 386/21

Regd. No. 64/22

DECLARATION

Date : 02/08/22

I, Shri. K. Pusho, S/o Khaosai, R/o New Pangsha, P.O. Noklak, District Noklak, Nagaland do hereby declare as under :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That I was brought up by my Uncle and Aunty Shri. Kokam Phom and Smti. Among Phom as my parents, and in all my official documents my parents name was mentioned as in the same Para.

3. That, my official details are entered as Shri. K. Pusho Phom, S/o Shri. Kokam Phom and Smti. Among Phom, R/o Bhiimnyii Village, Longleng District, Nagaland.

4. That I shall do the needful and take necessary measures to rectify my official record and shall be know by the name, Shri. K. Pusho, S/o Shri. Khaosai and Smti. Thongkoi, R/o New Pangsha, P.O. Noklak, District Noklak, Nagaland.

5. That henceforth this Affidavit is sworn to declare that I shall be known by my original name Shri. K. Pusho Phom, S/o Shri.

Khaosai and Smti. Thongkoi, R/o P.O Noklak, District Noklak, Nagaland and not as mentioned in para 3.

6. That the statements made from para 1-5 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing concealed therein.

DEPONENT Sworn before me by the deponent on this 2nd day of August 2022.

Notary Public DP-3694/22 AFFIDAVIT (DeclArATIon) Regd. No. 1806 Date: 02-08-2022 I, Smti. kekhriele-ü kiso, D/o Late Lhousanyu, resident of Sakhabama Village, kohima District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my late father's correct and official name is Lhousanyu.

3. That however in some of my official documents and in my S.B.I Bank Passbook bearing Account No. 20435366359 my late father's name has been entered and recorded as Sanyu Tsura and Lhousanyu Tsira.

4. That the name's Lhousanyu, Sanyu Tsura and Lhousanyu Tsira refers to one and the same person i.e., my late father.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that my late father's correct and official name is shall be used for all official purposes, future Lhousanyu and the correspondences and references.

6. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also to be use for any rectification if arises in future.

That the statements from Para 1-6, are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. And I signed this affidavit before the competent authority at kohima, Nagaland, on this the 2nd day of August 2022.

Deponent notary Public/ Magistrate

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AG A RTA L A , AU G 2 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has asked the agency constructing the Lighthouse project at Akhura to complete the work at the earliest.

Saha accompanied

by Urban Development Minister, Manoj Kanti Deb, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder and DGP Amitabh Ranjan paid a visit to the Lighthouse project near Akhaura, on the outskirt of the city and reviewed the progress of construction work.

“This is a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state government wants to complete the Lighthouse project at the earliest. I asked the construction agency and the officials to expedite the work

to introduce the Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Bill-2021 recommended by HAC (Hill Areas Committee) in the ongoing monsoon session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.

AT S U M i m p o s e d the ‘emergency shutdown’ ahead of the proposed shutdown in protest against alleged detention of four leaders, including its president, by the police in Imphal.

Sources said that the four leaders of the apex body were picked up by a team of Imphal West district police from ATSUM office in Imphal around noon.

A police source said that they were neither arrested or detained but picked up for a talk with the government over their proposed total shutdown in hill districts.

The ATSUM, however, claimed that the police have

DeclArATIon oF AcTUAl nAMe

k-1768/22

Correspondent

Regd. No. 782/2022 Date: 01-08-2022 I, SHRI.T.WANGYUH kONYAk, S/o THOMWANG kONYAk permanent resident of Phuktong Village, Dist. Mon, Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare as follow:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a native of Naga Tribe.

2. That in my APPOINTMENT ORDER NO. AGR/ESTT-93/1516/7/93-27 DATED kOHIMA, the 26th NOV'2015 my name has been erroneously/mistakenly mentioned as SHRI. T. WANGYUk kONYAk instead of SHRI. T. WANGYUH kONYAk. 3. Henceforth, I would like to declare that the name SHRI. T. WANGYUk kONYAk and SHRI. T. WANGYUH kONYAk is the same and one person.

4. That from the date of this declaration, I shall use my name as SHRI. T. WANGYUH kONYAk as official name in my all documents legal proceedings at all times and occasions.

5. That let this affidavit is handed over to the appropriate authority concerned for necessary clarification and correction thereof.

6. That the statements made in the above mentioned paragraphs 1 to 5 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. notary Public Deponent

Date 14/12/2021

I, SHri HoiSHE Muluti, son of Late Shochihe, resident of Thahekhu Village, Dimapur, Nagaland declare through an Affidavit No. 386/21 dated 14/12/2021 that my name inadvertently recorded as HoiSHE MulutE in my E-pay.

HoiSHE Muluti and HoiSHE MulutE refers to same person i.e. me. Henceforth, I shall use my name as HoiSHE Muluti for all official and other purposes.

DP-3691/22 Regd. No. 173/2021

AFFIDAVIT

Date 6/10/21

I, Mr. KEHEIKUBE, S/o Shri. PAUSUITEILUNG, of Jalukie 'B, Peren, Nagaland do hereby, declare an oath as under.

That my name was wrongly entered in my Appointment Order as Shri. KEHIEKUBE, and on PIMS data it appeared as Shri. KEHEIKUBE ZELIANG, in which the correct name was to be entered as Shri. KEHEIKUBE. Therefore, these two names that appear on my official documents are of one person. That on this day onwards, I shall be known as Shri. KEHEIKUBE and shall be used in all my official documents.

DEcLARANT Solemnly affirmed and declared before me on this day the th 6 of October 2021.

Notary public DB-827/22

PM’s brother Prahlad stages dharna with fair price shop dealers’ demands

Prahlad Modi, brother of PM Narendra Modi, along with other members of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers’ Federation stages a protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Tuesday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi, who is also the vice president of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers’ Federation, on Tuesday staged a dharna in New Delhi with various demands of the organisation.

Prahlad along with several other members of the All India Fair Price Shop

Dealers’ Federation (AIFPSDF) gathered at Jantar Mantar, holding banners and raising slogans.

“A delegation of AIFPSDF will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, listing our long-standing demands for the sake of our survival.

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for running shops, a raise of mere 20 paise per kg in our margin is a cruel joke. We request the Union government to grant us relief and end our financial miseries,” Prahlad said.

He further stated that AIFPSDF will hold a national executive meeting on Wednesday and based on that, their next course of action will be decided.

AIFPSDF national general secretary Biswambhar Basu told PTI that they also plan to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday.

The AIFPSDF has been demanding compensation for loss on rice, wheat and sugar, and also for edible oil and pulses to be supplied through fair price shops.

It has also demanded that the ‘West Bengal Ration Model’ of free distribution be implemented across the country.

Further, the members said all due margins for all the states, including Jammu and Kashmir, should be reimbursed immediately.

“We also demand that edible oil, pulses and LPG gas cylinders be supplied through fair price shops.

Rural areas’ fair price shop dealers should be allowed to function as direct procurement agents for rice and wheat. Our demands were also raised by TMC MP Sougata Roy in Parliament,” Basu said, adding that their protests will continue until their demands are met.

PM, min change DPs to ‘Tiranga’ on social media a/c NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday changed his display picture on social media accounts to the national flag and urged people to do the same as part of a collective movement to celebrate the Tricolour.

Other senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers, followed suit. Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari and chief ministers Yogi Adityanath and Shivraj Singh Chouhan were among a large number of party members who switched their profile pictures on Twitter to the national flag. In his Mann ki Baat radio broadcast on Sunday, Modi said the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is turning into a mass movement and urged people to put ‘Tiranga’ as the profile picture of their social media accounts between August 2 and 15.

“It is a special 2nd August today! At a time when we are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, our nation is all set for Har Ghar Tiranga. I have changed the DP on my social media pages and urge you all to do the same,” he said in a tweet.

8 cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor kit, vax development: Mandaviya NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on Tuesday.

Replying to queries in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour, he informed the members about the various steps being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and to develop testing kits and vaccines.

Till date eight cases of the disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare said. The Indian Council of Medical Research has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for research institutions, vaccine and diagnostic kits manufacturers in India to take the virus strain for further research to develop a vaccine in the country, he added.

The minister was replying to a supplementary question.

In a written reply to a question on measures and preventive action initiated by

cases, to the affected districts to assist in control and containment efforts by state authorities.

In response to another supplementary question, Mandaviya said the government has relied on the experience of tackling COVID-19, to be alert and prepared in advance to prevent the spread of any disease.

He said when the disease was first reported globally in May, India had already started preparing to tackle it.

While the first case in India was reported from Kerala on July 14, the minister said much before that on May 1, 2022 the Centre had given guidelines to all states, and not just for international airports, on surveillance mechanism and contact tracing, how to collect samples from suspected cases and sending it to recognised laboratories for testing.

With the disease spreading only through close and deep contacts, he said no specific community is at risk and the government has taken up steps to create awareness about common symptoms, reporting of suspected cases and prevention from the disease.

Mansukh Madaviya

the government, the minister said, “A national task force on monkeypox disease has been constituted to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines for the management of monkeypox disease.” Airport and port health officers have been instructed to remain vigilant and undertake rigorous health screening of incoming international passengers.

The minister said the National Institute of Virology, Pune under ICMR has been designated as a referral laboratory for testing suspected cases. In addition, 15 other ICMR-VRDL (Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory) network laboratories have been optimised to undertake diagnostic testing for monkeypox disease.

He said central teams have been deployed, on the detection of confirmed

Adhikari urges Shah to rollout CAA AAP announces 1st list of 10 Govt won’t see inflation as it’s wearing after precaution dose; Shah assures candidates for Gujarat polls ‘blindfolds of arrogance’, says Rahul

NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): BJP leader from West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to implement the citizenship law CAA at the earliest, with the latter assuring him that rules regarding it will be framed after the Covid precaution dose vaccination exercise is over.

The framing of rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will pave the way for its implementation.

Passed by Parliament in December 2019, the Act is yet to be rolled out due to the absence of rules. The government has cited the outbreak of pandemic for not framing them so far.

Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, told reporters after meeting Shah that he also handed him a list of nearly 100 Trinamool Congress leaders allegedly involved in the recruitment scam in which former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has been arrested.

Seeking a wider probe to expose everyone involved in the scandal, Adhikari gave the home minister even letterheads of some TMC leaders, including MLAs, that were purportedly used for recommending certain names for jobs by allegedly

Suvendu Adhikari

Amit Shah

taking bribes.

He tweeted after meeting Shah, “It’s an honour for me to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah for 45 minutes at his office in Parliament. I briefed him how WB Govt is completely mired in corrupt activities such as the teachers recruitment scam. Also requested him to implement CAA at the earliest.”

Adhikari told reporters that the issue of CAA, slammed by critics for its alleged anti-Muslim bias, implementation is very critical for West Bengal where a large number of people who can benefit from its provisions.

The CAA was passed

by Parliament on December 11, 2019, and the Act was notified within 24 hours on December 12. In May, while addressing a rally in Bengal, Shah had said that the law would be implemented once

the Covid pandemic ends.

There is a view that the government is treading cautiously on the matter after the Act drew saw protests in different parts of the country. It seeks to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities of neighbouring countries, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who had come to India by December 31, 2014.

Speaking to reporters, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumder also hit out at TMC leader and state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that without indications from her the recruitment scam could not have happened.

“It is an organised crime. There was a ‘cut money food chain’ and some people would be based in every district to pick money and channel it through the party (TMC) organisation,” he alleged.

Woman throws shoes at Partha

Partha Chatterjee and Shubra Ghorui

KOLKATA, AUG 2 (PTI): A woman from West Bengal’s Amtala area on Tuesday made an attempt to throw her shoes at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee when the latter was being escorted out of a hospital here

by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. However, the footwear flung by the woman missed Chatterjee.

The middle-aged woman, Shubra Ghorui, is said to have harboured anger against Chatterjee after the seizure of around Rs 50 crore in cash, along with jewellery, by the Enforcement Directorate from two apartments of Arpita Mukherjee, a close associate of the suspended TMC

leader.

“I have come here to hit (Partha) Chatterjee with my shoes. I cannot think that he has built apartment after apartment, and accumulated so much cash when people are roaming on the roads without any job. After cheating people, he is travelling in AC cars. He must be dragged with a rope…I will walk back home barefoot.

“It is not only my anger but that of lakhs and lakhs of people of West Bengal,” Ghorui told reporters.

The veteran leader, who has been relieved of his ministerial responsibilities, was then whisked away in a vehicle from the hospital premises by ED security personnel.

AHMEDABAD, AUG 2 (PTI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its first list of 10 nominees for the upcoming Gujarat polls which it claimed included members of tribal, backward, and scheduled caste communities.

With the announcement, the AAP has become the first party to declare candidates for the polls in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The schedule for the Assembly elections is not yet decided by the Election Commission. In 2017, Gujarat went to the polls in December.

The announcement comes a day after AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal addressed a rally in Gir Somnath district where he promised a monthly unemployment allowance and guaranteed job to every youth in Gujarat if his party is voted to power.

Among the ten cand i d a t e s, G u j a r a t A A P vice president Bhemabhai Choudhary has been nominated from the Deodar Assembly seat in the Banaskantha district, said state unit president Gopal Italia.

Another state vice president Jagmal Vala will contest

from the Somnath seat. Two other state vice presidents - Arjun Rathva and Sagar Rabari - have been nominated from Chhotaudepur (ST) and Bechraji seats, respectively, said Italia.

He added that the second list of AAP candidates will be declared soon.

“The logic behind announcing the names early is to give more time to candidates to meet and connect with the people of their respective seats. In the first list, we have accommodated candidates of OBC, SC and ST communities,” said Italia.

While Dalit leader and former Congressman from Rajkot, Vashram Sagathiya, has been chosen for the Rajkot-Rural seat, state AAP secretary Ram Dhaduk has been given the ticket from Kamrej seat in Surat city.

Gujarat AAP’s state trade wing president Shivlal Barasia is the nominee from the Rajkot South seat.

Sudhir Vaghani, the Gujarat joint secretary, is the AAP’s candidate from the Gariyadhar seat and cooperative leader Rajendra Solanki from the Bardoli segment in the Surat district.

Omprakash Tiwari, who fought and lost as a Congress candidate in 2017 polls, has been given a ticket from the Naroda constituency in Ahmedabad.

4 BJP MLAs suspended amid noisy scenes in Jharkhand Assembly RANCHI, AUG 2 (PTI): Amid ruckus by opposition BJP members in Jharkhand Assembly, demanding a debate on corruption, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato on Tuesday suspended four legislators of the saffron camp till August 4, a day prior to the conclusion of the ongoing monsoon session.

MLAs Bhanu Pratap Shahi, Dhulu Mahto, Jaiprakash Bhai Patel and Randhir Singh were suspended from the House for unruly behavior. As soon as the proceedings began at 11 am, saffron party MLAs trooped into the well, seeking resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren over graft allegations, and a debate on the issue of corruption. BJP legislators accused the JMM-led coalition government of looting sand, coal and other mineral resources.

Legislator Biranchi Narayan was heard expressing concern over the chief min-

NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the government will not be able to see inflation as it is wearing the “blindfolds of arrogance” and selling the country’s property in “free fund” to friends.

A day after the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha, the former Congress president put out posts on Twitter and Facebook to attack the government on the issue. In an apparent reference to BJP leader Jayant Sinha asserting during the debate that the Opposition is looking for ‘mehngai” but has been unable to find it, Gandhi tweeted, “Well, how will they see inflation? Wearing blindfolds of arrogance, they are selling the country’s property in ‘free fund’ to ‘friends’.”

In his tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said the BJP-led government, busy celebrating ‘Amrit kaal’, said in the House that there is no ‘mehngai’ in the country.

He also shared a table comparing the prices of essential commodities from 2019 to 2022.Gandhi’s remarks were also a dig at BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s comments during the debate. Speaking in Hindi, Dubey had said

Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Modi gave “free fund” food to 80 crore poor even in adverse circumstances.

The country is battling an “epidemic of unemployment” with crores of families left with no means of a stable income but the government is spending billions just to polish the image of an “arrogant king”, Gandhi added in a lengthy Facebook post in Hindi.

He said the Congress had tried to get the government to answer the questions of the people during the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. However, everyone saw how Opposition MPs were suspended, arrested for protests and the House adjourned. “Yesterday when the discussion did take place, the government clearly said that ‘there is no problem like inflation!

“The country is battling an epidemic of unemployment, crores of

families are left with no means of stable income. But the government is spending billions of rupees just to polish the image of an ‘arrogant king’,” Gandhi said, attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the post addressed to the people of the country, the former Congress chief said, “Don’t consider yourself alone, the Congress is your voice, and you are Congress’ strength. We have to fight with every decree of the dictator, every attempt to suppress the voice of the people.”

GOVERNOR’S SECRETARIAT NAGALAND :: KOHIMA ******** No. G-06/4/A-II/21 ::

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ULB Polls a challenge

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fter the Supreme Court issued a directive on July 29 to the government of Nagaland to complete the elections of the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023 the ball it has placed the ball in the state government’s court as further delay would invite strong legal repercussion. The order came in relation to a civil appeal filed by the People Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) and others against the State of Nagaland. The appeal was filed challenging the Nagaland Legislative Assembly’s September 22, 2021 resolution exempting operation of Part IXA(The Municipalities) of the Constitution of India, which mandates 33% reservation for women, in Municipalities and Town Councils of the State. A Special Leave Petition(SLP) was earlier filed by NMA representatives but after they withdrew , PUCL made itself a party in the case. The main objection against reservation from tribe organisation was that it infringed upon traditional and customary laws under Article 371A. However, the litigant argued that reservations do not infringe upon Article 371(A) of the Constitution.

The rationale was that Article 371 (A) related to laws made in the Parliament while the reservations had been effected through a Constitutional amendment.

Many leaders from the NMA, as well as other tribal womens’ groups in Nagaland, formed the Joint Action Committee on Women Reservation (JACWR) in the same year to press for the issue. Nagaland passed the Nagaland Municipal Act in 2001 with regard to urban local bodies(municipal and town councils) but without reservation clause. Election to ULBs were held in 2004 under the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 without 33% reservation. Before the next scheduled ULB election in 2009, the issue got embroiled in court between the women group and state government, when the former demanded implementation of 33% reservation. Under pressure, the government in 2006 then amended the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 by inserting Section 23A to the Nagaland Municipal Act which made Part IX A operative. Holding of elections to the ULBs under Article 243T has been made mandatory as per the 74th Amendment. Under this amendment, the discretion of the state Government has been drastically curtailed in the sense that it has constitutional obligations to set up the Municipalities as per article 243T. However 33% reservation has been contested by various tribal organisations which came together under the umbrella of Joint Co-ordination Committee(JCC). JCC opposed the reservation on the ground that it was in conflict with Article 371A which provides special protection to Nagas of Nagaland from any law passed by parliament. The confusion and lack of clarity on the part of the state government was exposed when it first passed a resolution on September 22,2012 to make Article IXA operative in the Municipal Act 2001. Then in a hurriedly convened one-day sitting on November 24,2016, the government revoked the September 22,2012 resolution. Then again on December 15,2017 the Nagaland Legislative Assembly again passed another the resolution revoking the November 24,2016 resolution that had made Article 243T of Part IXA inoperative. Polls were announced but tribal organisations under JCC vehemently opposed it and ultimately the government in 2017 withdrew the notification till the matter was resolved. Since the 74th amendment makes the 33% reservation mandatory and the state government has a challenging task not because it has been asked to conduct polls in the festival and wedding season on December –January but since the Amendment itself is not sacrosanct.

DailyDevotion The Teaching of Adversity

In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

—John 16:33 The typical view of the Christian life is that it means being delivered from all adversity. But it actually means being delivered in adversity, which is something very different.

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling…” (Psalm 91:1,10)— the place where you are at one with God. If you are a child of God, you will certainly encounter adversities, but Jesus says you should not be surprised when they come. “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” He is saying, “There is nothing for you to fear.” The same people who refused to talk about their adversities before they were saved often complain and worry after being born again because they have the wrong idea of what it means to live the life of a saint.

God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome. The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength. Are you asking God to give you life, liberty, and joy? He cannot, unless you are willing to accept the strain. And once you face the strain, you will immediately get the strength. Overcome your own timidity and take the first step. Then God will give you nourishment— “To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life…” (Revelation 2:7). If you completely give of yourself physically, you become exhausted. But when you give of yourself spiritually, you get more strength. God never gives us strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the moment. Our temptation is to face adversities from the standpoint of our own common sense.

But a saint can “be of good cheer” even when seemingly defeated by adversities, because victory is absurdly impossible to everyone, except God.

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Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. ~ Roy T. Bennett

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Post-mortem

Are we equipping young Indians to meet new aspirations?

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he Republic of India, with its varied topography, extraordinary ethnic mix, 22 official and 780 spoken languages and diverse religions and cultures has survived derisive remarks by the likes of Winston Churchill who lived in the delusion that the nation was no more than a “geographical expression”.

Whatever the political dispensation, however complex the social fabric, the nation has moved decisively on the path of progress overcoming existential threats and garnering attention as one of the world’s most powerful democracies.

Why did most countries consider India’s choice of becoming a democratic republic with universal adult suffrage a foolhardy misadventure?

The sce pticism of most leaders was based on the circumstances in which India became a free nation.

The devastation caused by the deadly Partition which claimed over a million lives and displaced a further 18 million, the unequal castebased hierarchical society steeped in poverty and appalling illiteracy levels of 84% were hardly great qualifications for a country beginning afresh.

However, disproving those anxieties, elections have become a central and indispensable feature of Indian democracy, a mechanism through which the nation’s citizenry expresses its will and participates in public affairs. Around 73 countries across the world do not have elections, and it is in this context that the Indian achievement is further highlighted making it the widely acknowledged global gold standard in conducting elections. Conducting consistent and periodic elections in the country by encouraging large-scale popular participation is a stupendous task. Going

by India’s record in this regard, periodic elections as a means of a smooth transfer of power have been a regular and successful feature of India’s democracy in the past 75 years.

Not only this, Indians have time and again reposed faith in elections as the most potent means of non-violent and peaceful protest against all acts of omissions and commissions of the government.

This, however, is not to say either that the realm of Indian elections is unblemished or that conducting successful elections in

itself satisfies the criterion of democracy. Democracy, as is widely understood, is not a static endpoint but a continuous process and therefore it is important that we stop and reflect upon the various deficiencies and drawbacks of our current state of democracy.

One in every four Indians is still illiterate. We still have high infant and maternal mortality rates — worse than those of some of our neighbouring nations such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan and far worse than those of Sri Lanka. Nearly 40 per cent of the children are stunted and more than one-fourth of the population severely malnourished.

The rate of unemployment is so high that it contributes to disgruntlement, frustration and even criminalisation among the youth.

The youth unemployment, in particular, has been touching a 50-year high.

This becomes a breeding ground for disruptive forces of various hues. Drug abuse in some states has reached alarming proportions. The education system has let the country down, producing millions of unemployables, all of which has been severely exacerbated due to the pandemic. Ironically,

there is no dearth of policies, programmes and funds to deal with these issues.

And many of the policies, ostensibly proposed to reform and improve the current state of affairs, such as the Agnipath scheme or the farm laws, have proved to be highly controversial.

While many old problems persist, we also have new challenges and opportunities. We are a country of young people. More than 70 per cent of Indians are below 35. They have new aspirations. Are we equipping them to meet these aspirations? Let there be an employment mission to coordinate all the relevant programmes. Recent proposals by institutes such as the Azim Premji University for an “Urban Guarantee Employment Programme” similar to MGNREGA are well worth discussing.

Nearly 250 million of the young people are adolescents, who have their own problems.

They are no longer children but not yet adults.

They worry about what is happening to them physically and emotionally. Their curiosity and experimentation make them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

This is the time to give them

education in life-skills.

Population issues have gone off the political radar altogether. As a result, India’s population is set to overtake that of China’s next year. The department of family welfare was quietly abolished a decade or so ago. One factor contributing to the population explosion is child marriage. One in every three marriages in India is illegal, involving parties below the legal age for marriage.

Yet not a whimper is heard. Early marriage leads to early pregnancy, which creates health complications for adolescent girls not physically or mentally equipped to deal with it. We should adopt an integrated adolescent development programme (and not just for health) and implement it in the mission mode.

Further, the recent trends of entrenched polarisation and communalisation of the public sphere, with a state that is increasingly becoming punitive, curbing dissent and free expression has to be put under check.

We must forcefully reassert our democratic conscience.

Since the founding of the republic, India has been considered both the largest and one of the most popu-

lous democratic countries in the world. The main reasons for such a state of affairs were largely owing to the ideals that India strove to attain: maintenance of integrity and non-partisanship of the Election Commission, the active public sphere where dialogue and debates are energetically and freely undertaken, nondiscriminatory management of religious, caste and linguistic diversity, concern for an equitable and equal society that is alert to the issues of gender and sustainable development, and ultimately a profound reverence towards the promise of our founding document; the Constitution, with its promulgation of fundamental rights and an ideology of national citizenship mandated with the virtues of secularism, liberty, equality and fraternity.

In the 75th year of Independence, we must proudly and persistently strive to enshrine and achieve the values and virtues for which many a million sacrifices were made.

SY Quraishi Former Chief Election Commissioner of India (As published in The Tribune)

Key lessons from public-private efforts will help eliminate TB

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he pandemic has reminded us of the private sector’s disruptive potential for serving public health goals. However, in the past, central and state governments have strived to engage with the private sector in different disease areas. There are also several examples in maternal health; the Chiranjeevi Yojana programme in Gujarat, for instance, which was envisioned to increase institutional deliveries by working with private providers, reduced maternal mortality rates by more than half. The Hausala Sajheedari initiative effectively engaged private health facilities for family planning in Uttar Pradesh, where private providers could provide free family planning services on a reimbursement basis under a public private partnership (PPP) model.

Building on the learnings of such collaborations, we need to arrive at a holistic strategy that assimilates best practices for private sector engagement effectively, the aim being to identify engagement models with the private sector which can be scaled up across multiple disease areas.

In this context, tuberculosis (TB) is one public health issue that illustrates numerous challenges and also offers learnings about potential solutions that can mitigate not just TB, but other

diseases as well. Almost half of all patients with TB symptoms seek care in the private sector.

Here, the National Prevalence Survey can offer crucial insights because it offers disaggregated data about the actual burden of TB in India and healthseeking behaviours in the public and private sectors. This information can help form a tailored approach for TB elimination that can suit different state geographies within the country.

At the same time, unstandardized care in the private sector could lead to treatment delays, contributing to the emergence of drug-resistant TB and increased mortality; a 2019 study estimated that a symptomatic patient approached multiple private healthcare providers, taking up to 65 days before an accurate diagnosis.

The challenge can thus be summarized like this: How can public health systems capitalize upon the disruptive potential of the private sector’s reach and resources and ensure standardized care?

For TB, private sector engagement programmes have been implemented dating back to the 1990s. One highly effective model has been the Private-Provider Interface Agency (PPIA). Implemented in Mumbai in Maharashtra, Patna in Bihar and Mehsana

in Gujarat, PPIAs worked with a network of private doctors, chemists, laboratories, and hospitals to ensure that TB diagnosis and treatment practices adhere to the prescribed ‘Standards of TB Care’ in India. As a result, between 2014 and 2018, in Mumbai and Patna, there was a 351% and 532% increase in TB case notifications from the private sector.

This was vital because actual reporting of cases result in greater understanding of the TB burden on the ground. Soon, the government expanded this PPP model to develop what we now know as the Patient-Provider Support Agency (PPSA) model.

The government’s annual TB report tells us that PPSA programmes have now been scaled up and launched in more than 170 districts across India, but much more needs to be done to ensure seamless implementation across India.

Domain experts have already identified some key challenges.

First, because it’s a new approach, state and district administration and programme implementers will need to be convinced and encouraged to support and implement this initiative across their region. It will be vital in building their capacity and undertaking hand-holding exercises for programme implementers at the state

August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week

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‘Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support’

orld Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. According to the 26 August data of WBW website, 540 events have been held worldwide by more than 79 countries with 488 organizations and 406,620 participants for the World Breastfeeding Week 2010.

Organized by World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF, WBW came up with the goal to promote exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life which yields many health benefits, providing critical nutrients, protection from deadly diseases such as pneumonia and fostering growth and development for the first time in 1991.

World Breastfeeding Week was first celebrated in 1992 by WABA and is now observed in over 120 countries by UNICEF, WHO and their partners including individuals, organizations, and governments. WABA itself have been formed on 14 February 1991 with the goal to re-establish a global breastfeeding culture and provide support for breastfeed-

ing everywhere. WHO and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) emphasize the value of breastfeeding for mothers as well as children. Both recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and then supplemented breastfeeding for at least one year and up to two years or more. WBW commemorates the Innocenti Declaration made

by WHO and UNICEF in August 1990 to protect and support breastfeeding.

Breast milk is the ultimate superfood for an infant. It is full of all the nutrients necessary for a baby’s health. It remains the primary and only food a baby has for the first six months of their life. It is proven that human breast milk reduces the risk of diseases and death among infants with low birth weights and premature babies.

But under some unfortunate circumstances, some babies have to stay devoid of this nutritious diet. The factors responsible for this are the death of the biological mother, mothers being unable to lactate properly, and mothers abandoning babies, amid others. In such cases, what has proven to be a simple and effective way to fill the

gap are breast milk donations by new mothers and the milk banks.

Vulnerable newborns across India and around the world are able to get access to human breast milk with the help of facilities, such as milk banks. New mothers who are lactating can donate their milk at these places which can be accessed by caretakers of babies who are unable to receive it from their own biological mother.

These facilities provided by hospitals and nursing homes, proved to be of great service even during the Covid-19 pandemic where many infants were separated from their mothers due to many factors, including the latter being infected with the virus.

According to a study published in the International Breastfeeding Journal in 2020, there are over 80 milk banks currently in India. It is a very noble act on the part of the new moms who come and donate their breastmilk for the infants in need. It has been helping save so many lives all across the globe. As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 – August 7, we must take out some time to appreciate this initiative.

Aien Jamir, Shillong, Meghalaya

and district levels. For this, state technical support units (STSUs) have already been established in some states.

Second, the tendering process should be expanded and advertised to allow diverse organizations in this segment to apply for consideration as PPSAs. At this point, very few non-government organizations (NGOs) end up applying because information on such contracting isn’t easily visible or is difficult to understand.

Expanding the dissemination of such Requests for Proposals (contracting calls for bidders) and choosing relevant dissemination platforms might help.

Third, it will be useful to explore opportunities for outputbased financing for PPSAs. This approach, which rewards individuals or institutions (in this case, PPSAs) after agreed-upon results are achieved and verified, can help assuage all stakeholders’ concerns. Care must be taken, though, to deploy this model in a well-considered manner.

The metrics for payments to PPSAs—from ensuring notifications to conducting advanced diagnostic tests, HIV-diabetes testing, etc—may need to be calibrated from state to state by their varying requirements, considering how different geographies can present different on-ground

scenarios. Linkages can be explored with existing government initiatives such as the flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), which aims to provide health cover of Rs.5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

Especially when it comes to more difficult-to-treat forms of TB, such as extra-pulmonary TB, the in-patient care services can be very steep. Therefore, including a TB care package in PM-JAY can augment the scheme’s utility for the common citizen.

Finally, it is profoundly encouraging to see the government introduce flagship programmes such as the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), which aims to digitize the country’s healthcare ecosystem and thereby enable the creation of an enabling ecosystem for fostering public-private collaborations.

Such initiatives will undoubtedly help eliminate TB in India by 2025. Such efforts will ensure the country will keep up rapid progress towards achieving universal health coverage and quality healthcare for all.

Vijayshree Yellappa is chair of the executive committee, TBPPM-Learning Network, India Chapter., (As published in Livemint)

View on proposed limited departmental exam under DoSE

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n compliance with the subject above to fill up the 56 vacancies of AHM/JEO through Limited Departmental Examination under School Education Department which is a novel policy of the department to revive the degrading many Government schools across the State by deploying efficient teachers to the school for better teaching and administration as well. Thus, set aside certain percentage of vacancies regarding AHM/JEO posts to be recruited through the NPSC on competency-based exam is justified on the part of the department when we see the prevailing condition of many pathetic Government schools in our State.

As our society needs good leaders in all fields, the Government schools too need a competent leader to lead the school for quality education. It is assumed that the new promotional policy of the teachers might come up to cope up with the schools producing poor or nil results especially in the HSLC or other standard. In this connection, the department would be appreciated if equal attention is also given to both

the service length of 35 years or 60 years of age as a servant is going to retire on completion of whichever is earlier. Hence, a regular serving teacher who had granted 7th ROP scale having professional B.Ed degree and attained at least the age of 40 years or above be considered to sit for this competitive examination and not only considering 10 years of service as many teachers entered into service on the verge of expiring their service entry period through proper recruitment exam which will enable them to avail equal opportunity on ground of justice.

The department is expecting to relook into the matters and rectified the conditions whenever necessary. Indeed, the proposed examination to be conducting under the NPSC which is not only for the interest of certain group of teachers or organization but for the interest of all on competent basis among the serving teachers where the exam is going to conduct mainly for the concern of thousands of poor students studying in Government schools in our State.

Kule K Seno, Midland Dimapur

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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killing: Al-Qaeda-Taliban nexus ED raids Cong-owned National Herald assets Zawahiri against Indian interests, say officials CONG SLAMS ‘VENDETTA POLITICS’; BJP SAYS LAW WILL TAKE ITS OWN COURSE

relief to the Gandhi family by courts in this matter was also “vendetta”.

BJP general secretary C T Ravi also responded to Ramesh’s charge, saying there is nothing “Indian nor National about the INC”.

“Corrupt Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi are facing action from the ED for the only reason that they looted the Congress in the National Herald case. Slaves can call it vendetta, but the law will take its own course,” Ravi said.

At a Congress party

Jabalpur hospital’s fire NOC had expired; four doctors booked for culpable homicide BHOPAL/JABALPUR, AUG 2 (PTI): The preliminary probe into the Jabalpur hospital fire tragedy has revealed several shortcomings regarding safety and it was found that the fire No Objection Certificate (NOC) of the facility had expired, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday.

He said police have registered a case of culpable homicide against four doctors-cum-owners of the hospital and its manager and arrested him, a day after the devastating blaze killed eight persons, including four patients.

The four doctors are on the run and police have fanned out teams to nab them, a senior police officer said.

Prima-facie, several shortcomings were found on the part of the hospital regarding fire safety.

The preliminary probe has found that the fire No Objection Certificate (NOC) of the New Life Multispeciality Hospital had expired, Mishra said.

“The FIR was registered by the Jabalpur police against four owners-cumdoctors of the hospital un-

A view of New Life Multi-speciality Hospital in Jabalpur after it was burnt down on Monday.

der sections 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the IPC (Indian Penal Code),” he told reporters in Bhopal even as he termed the incident “very unfortunate”.

T h e f i ve p e r s o n s booked by the police included the hospital director and proprietor Dr Nishit Gupta, Dr Suresh Patel, Dr Sanjay Patel, Dr Santosh Soni, and the hospital manager Ram Soni, Mishra said. “Prima facie, several shortcomings were found regarding the fire safety in

the hospital. The hospital’s fire NOC (No Objection Certificate) had expired. A probe committee headed by the divisional commissioner which includes joint directors of health and town and country planning, and engineers, will file a report on various issues including fire safety and health,” said Mishra.

Jabalpur city superintendent of police (CSP) Akhilesh Gaur said section 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance to common intention) of the IPC is also included in the FIR registered at Vijay Nagar police station.

School job scam: ED searches 2 more flats, nail art shop

India inks six pacts with Maldives to broad-base ties

KOLKATA, AUG 2 (PTI): Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam, on Tuesday conducted search operations at two flats and another shop allegedly linked to Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of suspended TMC leader Partha Chatterjee.

Sleuths of ED raided two flats in South Kolkata – one on Panditiya Road and the other in Madurdaha – during the day, along with another nail art shop in the northern part of the city, agency sources said.

ED had earlier recovered around Rs 50 crore in cash, along with jewellery, from her two apartments in Tollygunge and Belghoria areas. Both Chatterjee and Mukherjee were arrested by the ED on July 23 in connection with its probe into the scam. They will be produced before a PMLA court again on Wednesday, with the 10day ED custody coming to an end.

Earlier in the day, Mukherjee, on her arrival at ESI hospital in Joka for medical check-up, told waiting reporters that money was placed in her residences without her knowledge.

Kerala rains: Red alert in 10 districts, 6 deaths T H I RU VA NA N T H A PURAM, AUG 2 (PTI): A red alert was declared by the IMD in 10 districts of Kerala where incessant rains on Tuesday caused six deaths, landslides, rise in water levels and relocation of thousands to relief camps in various parts of the state.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert in all the districts of the state barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Kasaragod, for August 2 and 3 and has predicted heavy rainfall in the state till August 5.

The heavy rains led to six deaths -- one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts and three in Kannur district -- resulting in a total of 12 rain-related casualties in the state from July 31 till date, the Kerala State Emergency Operations Center (KSEOC) said.

Besides that, three people have also gone missing from various parts of the state during the day, it said.

In view of the heavy rainfall and anticipating landslides, flash floods and other disasters, the state government opened 95 relief

camps across Kerala where 2,291 people have been relocated, KSEOC said.

The heavy rainfall also damaged 126 houses between July 31 till date and of those 27 homes were completely destroyed, it said.

In view of the red alerts issued by the IMD and the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall in the

state in the next few days, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the warning of very heavy rains in the state in the days ahead should be taken very seriously as continuous rainfall of more than 200 mm is likely to create a crisis.

There is a need for vigilance and preparedness in the state in anticipation of natural disasters

like landslides, mountain floods, flash floods, and waterlogging in cities and low-lying areas, the CM said in a Facebook post.

Vijayan also said that the Central Water Commission has issued a warning regarding the water levels of various rivers, like Pampa, Manimala and Neyyar, crossing the danger marks at several places.

NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (IANS): India and the Maldives on Tuesday signed six pacts in the field of cyber security, capacity building, housing, disaster management and infrastructure development.

After holding talks with the visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Threat of crime, terrorism and drug trafficking is serious in the Indian Ocean and close India-Maldives ties were important for peace in the entire region.”

President Solih, who is on a four-day visit to India, said he and Prime Minister Modi have reiterated their firm commitment to combat the men-

Subcontinent (AQIS).

The extremely close ties between the Taliban and al-Qaeda is evident from the fact that Zawahiri was stationed in a posh Kabul neighbourhood. This close Qaeda-Taliban tie is totally against Indian interests, especially in the backdrop of the global terror organisation’s intentions to target India.

The Taliban providing safe haven to al-Qaeda may also be extended to Pakistan-based outfits such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Lashkar-e-Taiba that primarily target India, the officials said.

Separately, Indian security agencies assessed that infighting may intensify

PM Narendra Modi interacts with President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (PTI)

ace of terrorism.

Asserting that the India-Maldives relations are beyond diplomacy, Solih said that his country will remain a true friend of India.

In a joint press statement, Solih said, “This

visit is a confirmation of close ties between the two nations.” Modi said that despite challenges posed by the Covid pandemic, cooperation between countries is taking a form of comprehensive partnership.

He said that India has

been the first country to respond to any need or crisis of the Maldives.

He underlined that India-Maldives partnership is not only working for the betterment of the people of both the nations but also becoming a source of stability.

Besides participating in official programmes in New Delhi, Solih will also visit Mumbai for participating in business events.

The island nation is India’s key neighbour in the Indian Ocean Region and occupies a special place in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy.

In the past few years, overall bilateral relation between the two nations have witnessed a rapid growth.

I was offered Rs 25 cr for my RS vote: Rajasthan minister

JAIPUR, AUG 2 (PTI): Rajasthan’s minister of state for soldiers’ welfare Rajendra Gudha has claimed he was offered Rs 25 crore if he voted for a particular candidate in the recent Rajya Sabha elections.

The MLA, who switched from the Bahujan Samaj Party to the Congress earlier, claimed that he was similarly offered Rs 60 crore during the rebel-

lion against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in 2020.

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The minister in the state’s Congress government was addressing an event at a private school in Jhunjhunu on Monday.

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Reacting sharply, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The raids on Herald House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg are a part of the continued attack against India’s principal opposition -- Indian National Congress.”

“We strongly condemn this vendetta politics against those who speak up against the Modi Govt. You cannot silence us!” he said.

Reacting to Ramesh’s allegation, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla asked if the denial of any

within the Taliban as the Haqqani network, which is very close to al-Qaeda, might try to take revenge over the leaking of information about Zawahiri to the US authorities.

An imminent concern for India is the fact that disenchanted al-Qaeda cadres may shift their allegiance to the Islamic State and its regional affiliate Islamic State -Khorasan Province (ISKP).

Considering the field operational capabilities of ISKP to mount spectacular attacks, any possible tilt from Qaeda ranks to IS warrants a serious attention, officials said.

Saif al-Adl, who is likely to succeed Zawahiri, is a veteran field expert who spearheaded infamous attacks, including the bombings in the US embassy in Kenya (1998).

It is assessed that unlike Zawahiri, Saif al-Adl may organise more field campaigns for al-Qaeda to remain relevant and also to counter the attrition of its members to the Islamic State, they said.

what the ED has reduced itself to,” she alleged.

The reality of the day is there are only two issues that matter in this country -- price rise and unemployment -- and no matter how hard the government tries, the Congress will continue to raise these relevant issues, Shrinate said.

“There may be some people who may be intimidated by what your agencies can do, the Indian National Congress is certainly not one of those. We condemn it, we will fight it, but we will continue to expose the failures of this government because the future of our youth is at stake due to unemployment and every Indian is suffering and reeling under high prices,” she said.

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram claimed that the ED has become a “weapon of mass destruction” and would be known as the “hatchet agency” of the government. He made these remarks while hitting out at the BJP government for the ED raids.

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Media personnel gather outside the head office of National Herald newspaper amid a raid by ED officials, New Delhi. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri is likely to deal a blow to al-Qaeda supporters and affiliates in India, officials said on Tuesday but expressed concerns over the Taliban sheltering him in Kabul saying such facilities may also be extended to terror outfits mainly targeting India.

Zawahari, who took over as the leader of al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden’s death in 2011, has been killed in a “precision strike” carried out by the CIA at a safe house in the Talibancontrolled Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.

The killing of Zawahiri is likely to affect the morale of Qaeda supporters and cadres in India. Recently, they were conducting waves of propaganda campaigns and trying to rebuild the al-Qaeda organisational machinery in India, officials privy to the developments told PTI. This may also adversely hamper the momentum of its regional affiliates like the al-Qaeda in the Indian

press conference here, party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the raids on National Herald is a ploy to divert attention from price rise and unemployment.

“In Independent India, there is perhaps no other governmental and no other place, where politics has sunk to this rock bottom. To settle petty personal scores, to intimidate India’s opposition, the Modi government is doing exactly what the British did during the freedom struggle. During the freedom struggle, the British had banned and had raided National Herald, that’s exactly what the Modi government is doing,” Shrinate said.

“You have questioned the Congress President for three days, you have questioned the former Congress President for 50 hours. Either the ED is completely incompetent and has not been able to gather enough (evidence) or the ED has actually become the Election Department of the BJP and that seems to be exactly

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NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate raids at the head office of the Congressowned National Herald newspaper here and other locations evoked a sharp reaction from the Opposition party which condemned the action as “vendetta politics”, even as the ruling BJP asserted that law would take its own course.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the head office of the National Herald newspaper here and 11 other locations as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation, officials said, a week after it questioned Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry had declined to comment on whether Pelosi would visit. The trip was not officially announced ahead of time.

Barricades were erected outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei where Pelosi was expected to stay amid heightened security. Two buildings in the capital lit up LED displays with words of welcome, including the iconic Taipei 101 building, which said “Welcome to Taiwan, Speaker Pelosi.”

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first step in integrating its digital infrastructure portfolio, which includes Data Centres, Terrestrial Fibre and Submarine Cables, Industrial Cloud, AI Innovation Labs, Cybersecurity and SuperApps.

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“The Adani Group’s foray into the industrial 5G space will allow our portfolio companies to offer a set of new add on services

(From p-1) “This will definitely not have a good outcome ... the exposure of America’s bullying face again shows it as the world’s biggest saboteur of peace.”

Pelosi said in a statement just after her arrival that the US delegation’s visit “honours America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.”

“Our visit is one of several Congressional delegations to Taiwan -– and it in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy,” she said.

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AHMEDABAD, AUG 2 (IANS): Adani Data Networks Ltd (ADNL), the digital connectivity solutions arm of the Adani Group, has acquired the right to use 400MHz of spectrum in the 26GHz millimetre wave band.

ADNL secured this spectrum for 20 years in the first-ever 5G spectrum auction conducted by the Centre’s Telecommunications Department.

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PhD as a mandatory condition for promotions, immediate implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission scales in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, grants of incentives for PhD/ MPhil and other higher qualifications, scrapping of NPS and restoration of pension scheme for all.

With more than eight lakh members across the country, AIFUCTO is one of the biggest such bodies in the world and All Nagaland Government College Teachers’ Association is its affiliate unit, it added.

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replied that when the then Gujarat CM and now Prime Minister had made comments on the Indian currency, the economy was in serious shape on all other parameters.

“The reason for his comments then was that India had double-digit inflation for 22 months in a row. India had become a fragile economy. Today there is a recovery from the pandemic, the second wave, the Ukraine war India’s currency is still strong, please keep it in mind in Amrit Kaal,” she said.

Earlier, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the government is making efforts on the declining value of the Indian rupee.

During the UPA from 2004-2014, he said the value of the rupee in a year was down 10-12 per cent, whereas during the NDA government in the last eight years since 2014, the decline in the rupee is much less. He said that the US Dollar value has increased by 4.54 per cent.

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crease, of the Indian rupee.

It is not for that. It is more to avoid the volatility and allow it to find its course.

“India, like many other countries, is not pitching its currency at a level extraneously. So the ways and which we want to strengthen... the RBI and the Ministry are fairly engaged in it,” she said as members expressed concerns over the decline in the value of the Indian currency.

On suggestions that non-resident Indians should be allowed to make remittances in foreign currency, she said it is not an assurance that the Ministry of Finance will give but she can

nizance the Indian rupee’s performance versus others, whether it is the UK Pound and so on and contextualise the performance of Indian rupee versus the US, particularly because of the steps that are being taken by the US Fed,” she told the Rajya Sabha.

“There is no collapse. It is actually finding its natural course. The RBI is continuously monitoring it and intervening only if there is volatility. RBI interventions are not so much to fix the value of the Indian rupee because it is free to find its own course,” Sitharaman said.

Earlier, TMC member Luizinho Faleiro claimed in the last six months, the rupee depreciated 28 times by 34 per cent and foreign reserves declined to USD 572 billion by mid-July.

Recalling the remarks of Narendra Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat, Pramod Tiwari of the Congress asked when the value of the rupee will increase.

The finance minister

(From p-1) AIFUCTO, which will be holding a dharna at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on August 3 under the slogan “Save Education for all”.

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only pass on the suggestion to the RBI. Sitharaman said the rupee has seen more fluctuations against the US dollar but its performance is better than its peers. “We have withstood the impact of the US Fed’s decisions much better than any other peer currencies,” she told the house.

Actually, if you compare the Indian rupee versus other currencies, it is appreciating in its value, she said, urging the members to understand the context and speak about the Indian rupee.

“I would like to assure the member that there is no collapse of the Indian Rupee,” she asserted.

On the reserves coming down, she said, “We are still somewhere in the range of (USD) 500 (billion).

As of July 22, it was at USD 571.56 billion reserves, she said, adding that it was not a small amount and India is still comfortably placed. “So, I want the house to take into cog-

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NEW DELHI, AUG 2 (PTI): Amid concerns over the decline in the value of the rupee against the US dollar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asserted there is no collapse of the unit and it is actually finding its natural course.

Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the RBI is continuously monitoring the local currency and intervening only if there is volatility.

“The RBI interventions are not so much to fix the value of the Indian Rupee because it is free to find its own course,” the minister told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

Replying to supplementaries, she said interventions that are happening from the RBI side are more for containing volatility that is happening between the Indian rupee and the US dollar and so on.

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US will ‘pay the price’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan: China Who is Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Minister Ismail Sabri and Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. Press access around Pelosi has been tightly restricted and limited to a handful of short statements confirming meetings with Malaysian and Singaporean officials.

The remainder of her itinerary includes stops in South Korea and Japan -- but the prospect of a Taiwan trip has dominated attention.

Taipei has kept silent on whether they expect to roll out the red carpet.

Multiple Taiwanese media outlets carried comments from deputy parliament speaker Tsai Chichang saying Pelosi was “very likely” to visit in the coming days.

And Taiwan’s Liberty Times newspaper cited unnamed sources as saying she would land Tuesday night, then meet President Tsai Ing-wen the next day before departing in the afternoon. On Tuesday evening, Taiwan’s presidential office said its website was briefly offline for 20 minutes because of a DDoS attack that was halted. It was not clear why, but the office said it would up its monitoring in the face of “hybrid information warfare by external forces”.

WASHINGTON, AUG 2 (IANS): Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded as the leader of the global terror group Al Qaeda after former US President Barack Obama took out the dreaded Osama Bin Laden in a planned attack in Abotttabad in 2011.

Al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike carried out by the CIA in Kabul on Sunday, was a top deputy to bin Laden before taking the helm of the group.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed and condemned the attack on Twitter, calling it “a clear violation of international principles”.

However, the 2020 Doha Agreement, which preceded US President Joe Biden administration’s highly criticized withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan last year, called for the Taliban to combat terrorism within the country.

Al-Zawahiri was also a doctor and founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terror group, which later merged with the Al Qaeda, according to intelligence sources.

The 71-year-old was listed as one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists,

Pak Army helicopter with six officers Over 1.2 mn people remain crashes in Balochistan province displaced in Myanmar: UN

Japan bakes as mercury soars to 40 degrees

BAG H DA D, AU G 2 (IANS): Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has called for a national dialogue to settle the current political deadlock amid protests by supporters of rival Shia parties in Baghdad.

In a statement released by his office, alKadhimi urged protesters to evacuate the government institutions and hold “a national dialogue” that involves all parties to “draw up a road map for a solution”, reports Xinhua news agency.

On July 30, hundreds of followers of the prominent Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began an open sitin in the Parliament building, rejecting the nomination of Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani as the country’s Prime Minister on July 25 by al-Sadr’s opponents in the Coordination Framework (CF), an umbrella group of Shia parliamentary parties.

Inter-Services Public Relations -- the media wing of Pakistan’s armed forces -said in a tweet on Monday.

The six individuals on board included the Commander XII Corps Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was supervising the flood relief operations in Balochistan province. Incidentally, General Sarfraz was one of the contenders interviewed by former prime minister Imran Khan for the post of director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in October last year, according to the Express Tribune newspaper.

He has served as Pakistan’s defence attache in the United States.

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tential visit consistent with longstanding US policies into some sort of crisis,” he told reporters.

The last House Speaker to visit Taiwan was Newt Gingrich in 1997.

Kirby cited intelligence that China was preparing possible military provocations.

He said Pelosi was travelling on a military aircraft and that while Washington did not fear a direct attack, it “raises the stakes of a miscalculation”.

Kirby reiterated, however, that US policy was unchanged toward Taiwan.

This means support for its self-ruling government, while diplomatically

included Major Syed the pilot, Major Talha the copilot, Director-General of Coast Guards Brigadier Amjad, Engineer Brigadier Khalid and Chief Naik Mudassir.

A police source said the helicopter had apparently crashed near a place called Sassi Pannu in a mountainous region in Lasbela on Monday.

The helicopter took off from Uthal at 5:10pm on Monday and was supposed to land in Karachi at 6:05pm, but it lost contact with the air traffic controller, officials said.

On Tuesday, Army officials and police were busy combing the area to locate the helicopter.

Their efforts, however, were hampered due to the treacherous mountainous terrain and the damaged roads due to the floods in the region.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and apprised him on the latest developments in the search operations for the missing helicopter, staterun Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

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recognising Beijing over Taipei and opposing a formal independence declaration by Taiwan or a forceful takeover by China.

Meanwhile, Moscow said it was “absolutely in solidarity with China”, calling the prospect of a Pelosi visit “pure provocation”.

China has refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic cover for the Kremlin by blasting Western sanctions and arms sales to Kyiv.

All eyes on Taiwan

Pelosi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday where she met Malaysian Prime

File photo of protesters escaping from the army and police.

U N I T E D NAT I O N S, AUG 2 (IANS): More than 1.2 million people currently remain displaced across Myanmar, including over 866,000 displaced by the conflict and insecurity since the February 2021 coup, said a UN spokesman.

The remaining 346,000 people were displaced from previous conflicts, the majority of whom are in Rakhine state, Xinhua news agency quoted Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying.

Inflation in commodity prices since May 2022, including food and fuel, is deepening people’s socioeconomic stress, he said.

Together with local partners, the United Nations is trying to reach 6.2 million people with life-saving

assistance this year, said Dujarric.

“We have reached around half of our target with at least one form of humanitarian assistance at mid-year, despite access constraints and funding shortfalls. To reach the remaining vulnerable communities, we need better access and additional funding, especially in light of inflation.”

So far, the UN 2022 humanitarian response plan for Myanmar is only 13 per cent funded, leaving a gap of $719 million, he told a daily press briefing.

All clusters are seriously underfunded, threatening their ability to respond to growing needs.

If the funding dries up, so do UN operations, he warned.

TOKYO, AUG 2 (IANS): The mercury across Japan skyrocketed on Tuesday with sweltering heat baking wide swathes of regions from the east to west, with temperatures hitting nearrecord highs of around 40 degrees Celsius.

Due to the sudden rise in temperature, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a warning that people should take preventative measures to avoid succumbing to heat-related illnesses, reports Xinhua news agency.

Pe o p l e we r e a l s o warned by a government alert, urging them to stay hydrated, refrain from making unnecessary trips or exercising outdoors and to use air conditioners to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustion.

The weather agency said that temperatures were expected to soar to 41 degrees Celsius in Kumagaya, 39 degrees Celsius in Nagoya and 37 degrees Celsius in Tokyo.

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With immense pride and honour, the Khrimtomi Union Dimapur extends our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Amos Kiqheho H. Sumi, son of Late Hovikhe Sumi a bonafide member of our Union for clearing IBPS P.O Exam 2021 and posted as P.O in Indian Bank.

We thank God Almighty for his achievement and further wish him good health, wisdom and more success in his future endeavours.

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Mathew Nzanbemo Humtsoe President, YAPO

SINGAPORE, AUG 2 (PTI): Former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country amid massive protests against his government last month, was not being provided any privileges, immunity or hospitality, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said.

Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on July 13 and reached Singapore the next day in the face of public revolt against his government’s mishandling of the economy. The 73-year-old leader emailed his resignation letter to the Parliament Speaker on July 14, soon after he was allowed by Singapore to enter the citystate on a “private visit”.

“In general, the Singapore government does not accord privileges, immunity and hospitality to former heads of state or heads of government,” Balakrishnan said in a written reply to a question in parliament on Monday.

“Consequently, former president Gotabaya Raj-

Gotabaya Rajapaksa

apaksa was not accorded any privileges, immunity or hospitality,” he wrote in response to the question from parliamentarian Gerald Giam of the opposition Workers’ Party.

Replying to a question from ruling People’s Action Party parliamentarian Yip Hon Weng on concerns that Singapore will become a “destination for political fugitives”, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said, “Foreigners who possess a valid travel document and meet entry requirements will be allowed to come into Singapore. We also, of course, reserve the right to deny entry to a foreigner if we assess that to be in our national interests.”

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C.S Ovung Chairman, RALH

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In a consultative meeting cum felicitation program held on the 21st July 2022 at Governor’s Camp (Liphanyan) both the unions while congratulating him on his new assignment also assured to extend support and co-operation in his future endeavours.

and there was a $25 million reward for his capture.

The Egypt-born terrorist helped plot the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and was wanted in connection with the 1998 American Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, as well as the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to the State Department.

He had publicly urged terrorists to attack the US and Western allies and abduct citizens.

The Embassy bombings killed 224 people, including 12 Americans, and injured more than 4,500 other victims.

The attack on the USS Cole killed 17 American sailors.

Other conspirators in the attacks, including bin Laden and Muhammad Atef, have already been killed. Seven other suspects in the Embassy bombings

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are serving life imprisonment in American jails.

In his youth, al-Zawahiri was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, according to the State Department. He went to medical school and became an eye surgeon before joining forces with bin Laden in the mid 1980s.

They became close during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

According to documents seized at bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, al-Zawahiri graduated from the Cairo University in 1974.

Ideologically he opposed secular governments, and he was arrested in 1981 after the assassination of former Egyptian President Mohammad Anwar Al-Sadat on a charge of carrying a weapon without a license.

More recently, he denounced the Islamic State (IS) terror group for its brutality in Iraq and Syria.

Another Al Qaeda leader sought in connection with the embassy bombings, Saif al-Adel, remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.

Al-Zawahiri is also the father-in-law of Abd al Rahman al Maghrebi, another senior Al Qaeda leader.

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to one day seize the island, by force if necessary.

It tries to keep Taiwan isolated on the world stage and opposes countries having official exchanges with it.

In a call with US President Joe Biden last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the United States against “playing with fire” on Taiwan.

While the Biden administration is understood to be opposed to a Taiwan stop, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Pelosi was entitled to go where she pleased.

“There is no reason for Beijing to turn a po-

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ISLAMABAD, AUG 2 (PTI): A Pakistan Army aviation helicopter carrying six senior military officers, including a top commander of XII Corps, is feared to have crashed while on a flood relief operation in Balochistan province after losing contact with air traffic control.

“A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC. 6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan. The search operation is underway,” Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General

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BEIJ ING, AUG 2 (AGENCIES): The United States will “pay the price” if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during her Asia trip, China warned Tuesday, as tensions between the two superpowers continued to soar, reports NDTV. The prospect of Pelosi going to Taipei, which would be the highest-profile visit by an elected US official in 25 years, has triggered increasingly bellicose warnings from Beijing that have set the region on edge.

Pelosi, 82, has yet to officially confirm whether Taiwan is part of an ongoing Asia tour but US and Taiwanese media have reported it will happen.

“The US side will bear the responsibility and pay the price for undermining China’s sovereign security interests,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “the US breach of faith on the Taiwan issue is despicable” in comments published on his ministry’s website Tuesday that did not specifically mention Pelosi.

Beijing considers selfruled, democratic Taiwan its territory and has vowed

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Pelosi’s Taiwan visit raises tensions with China Who is Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri? of the US Government and refrain from having any official exchanges with China’s Taiwan region”.

“China is all along opposed to the visit to Taiwan

by US congressional members, and the US executive branch has the responsibility to stop such visit,” it said.

“Since Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent leader of the US Congress, her visit to and activities in Taiwan, in whatever form and for whatever reason, is a major political provocation to upgrade US official exchanges with Taiwan. China absolutely does not accept this, and the Chinese people absolutely reject this,” it said.

Citing the Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Sr. Col. Wu Qian, state-run Global Times reported that the Chinese military “will launch a series of targeted military operations to counter Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan island, and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will launch a series of joint military operations around Taiwan Island starting Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON, AUG 2 (IANS): Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded as the leader of the global terror group Al Qaeda after former US President Barack Obama took out the dreaded Osama Bin Laden in a planned attack in Abotttabad in 2011.

Al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike carried out by the CIA in Kabul on Sunday, was a top deputy to bin Laden before taking the helm of the group.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid confirmed and condemned the attack on Twitter, calling it “a clear violation of international principles”.

However, the 2020 Doha Agreement, which preceded US President Joe Biden administration’s highly criticized withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan last year, called for the Taliban to combat terrorism within the country.

Al-Zawahiri was also a doctor and founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terror group, which later merged with the Al Qaeda, according to intelligence sources.

The 71-year-old was listed as one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists,

Pak Army helicopter with six officers Over 1.2 mn people remain crashes in Balochistan province displaced in Myanmar: UN

Japan bakes as mercury soars to 40 degrees

VIDEOS SHOW TANKS ROLL DOWN CHINA HIGHWAYS; CHINA PLANS ‘TARGETED’ MILITARY OPERATIONS

BAG H DA D, AU G 2 (IANS): Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has called for a national dialogue to settle the current political deadlock amid protests by supporters of rival Shia parties in Baghdad.

In a statement released by his office, alKadhimi urged protesters to evacuate the government institutions and hold “a national dialogue” that involves all parties to “draw up a road map for a solution”, reports Xinhua news agency.

On July 30, hundreds of followers of the prominent Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr began an open sitin in the Parliament building, rejecting the nomination of Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani as the country’s Prime Minister on July 25 by al-Sadr’s opponents in the Coordination Framework (CF), an umbrella group of Shia parliamentary parties.

Inter-Services Public Relations -- the media wing of Pakistan’s armed forces -said in a tweet on Monday.

The six individuals on board included the Commander XII Corps Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was supervising the flood relief operations in Balochistan province. Incidentally, General Sarfraz was one of the contenders interviewed by former prime minister Imran Khan for the post of director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in October last year, according to the Express Tribune newspaper.

He has served as Pakistan’s defence attache in the United States.

The others on board

seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for ‘Taiwan independence’. China firmly opposes and sternly condemns this, and has made serious demarche and strong protest to the United States,” the statement said.

There is but one-China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, it said.

This has been clearly recognised by United Nations General Assembly Resolution and 181 countries have established diplomatic relations with China

included Major Syed the pilot, Major Talha the copilot, Director-General of Coast Guards Brigadier Amjad, Engineer Brigadier Khalid and Chief Naik Mudassir.

A police source said the helicopter had apparently crashed near a place called Sassi Pannu in a mountainous region in Lasbela on Monday.

The helicopter took off from Uthal at 5:10pm on Monday and was supposed to land in Karachi at 6:05pm, but it lost contact with the air traffic controller, officials said.

On Tuesday, Army officials and police were busy combing the area to locate the helicopter.

Their efforts, however, were hampered due to the treacherous mountainous terrain and the damaged roads due to the floods in the region.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and apprised him on the latest developments in the search operations for the missing helicopter, staterun Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

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PRESS NOTE Pursuant to the Resolution adopted by General Public Rally on 25/07/2022, the Diphupar Village Council expels Mrs. KHEKHAHOLI, W/o Late WATI, H/No. 24 L Khel Diphupar Village for a period of 6 (Six) months w.e.f 04/08/2022, on account of Selling Alcohol.

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The Yachem Officers' Forum with immense pleasure congratulates mrs. nyulen Phom, D/o Lt. O. Akum Phom & Mrs. Aphang Phom for successfully securing the post of Asst. Professor in Political Science under the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Nagaland in the recently declared CESE results and mrs. Y. Hanna namdaklee, D/o Mr & Mrs. Yimten Phom for clearing the Departmental exam for the post of Lecturer in English under Technical Education, GoN. The Forum warmly welcomes them in it’s forum and wishes the best in their future endeavours. db-831/22

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on the basis of the oneChina principle, it said.

“The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations,” it said.

In 1979, the United States made a clear commitment in the China-US Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations -- “The United States of America recognises the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China,” it said.

Dismissing US Secretary Antony Blinken’s assertion that US Congress functioned independently from the government, the statement said the US “Congress, as a part of the US Government, is inherently obliged to strictly observe the one-China policy

File photo of protesters escaping from the army and police.

U N I T E D NAT I O N S, AUG 2 (IANS): More than 1.2 million people currently remain displaced across Myanmar, including over 866,000 displaced by the conflict and insecurity since the February 2021 coup, said a UN spokesman.

The remaining 346,000 people were displaced from previous conflicts, the majority of whom are in Rakhine state, Xinhua news agency quoted Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying.

Inflation in commodity prices since May 2022, including food and fuel, is deepening people’s socioeconomic stress, he said.

Together with local partners, the United Nations is trying to reach 6.2 million people with life-saving

assistance this year, said Dujarric.

“We have reached around half of our target with at least one form of humanitarian assistance at mid-year, despite access constraints and funding shortfalls. To reach the remaining vulnerable communities, we need better access and additional funding, especially in light of inflation.”

So far, the UN 2022 humanitarian response plan for Myanmar is only 13 per cent funded, leaving a gap of $719 million, he told a daily press briefing.

All clusters are seriously underfunded, threatening their ability to respond to growing needs.

If the funding dries up, so do UN operations, he warned.

TOKYO, AUG 2 (IANS): The mercury across Japan skyrocketed on Tuesday with sweltering heat baking wide swathes of regions from the east to west, with temperatures hitting nearrecord highs of around 40 degrees Celsius.

Due to the sudden rise in temperature, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a warning that people should take preventative measures to avoid succumbing to heat-related illnesses, reports Xinhua news agency.

Pe o p l e we r e a l s o warned by a government alert, urging them to stay hydrated, refrain from making unnecessary trips or exercising outdoors and to use air conditioners to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustion.

The weather agency said that temperatures were expected to soar to 41 degrees Celsius in Kumagaya, 39 degrees Celsius in Nagoya and 37 degrees Celsius in Tokyo.

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With immense pride and honour, the Khrimtomi Union Dimapur extends our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Amos Kiqheho H. Sumi, son of Late Hovikhe Sumi a bonafide member of our Union for clearing IBPS P.O Exam 2021 and posted as P.O in Indian Bank.

We thank God Almighty for his achievement and further wish him good health, wisdom and more success in his future endeavours.

Sd/P. KHETOHO CHISHO Secretary K.U.D

Mathew Nzanbemo Humtsoe President, YAPO

SINGAPORE, AUG 2 (PTI): Former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country amid massive protests against his government last month, was not being provided any privileges, immunity or hospitality, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said.

Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on July 13 and reached Singapore the next day in the face of public revolt against his government’s mishandling of the economy. The 73-year-old leader emailed his resignation letter to the Parliament Speaker on July 14, soon after he was allowed by Singapore to enter the citystate on a “private visit”.

“In general, the Singapore government does not accord privileges, immunity and hospitality to former heads of state or heads of government,” Balakrishnan said in a written reply to a question in parliament on Monday.

“Consequently, former president Gotabaya Raj-

Gotabaya Rajapaksa

apaksa was not accorded any privileges, immunity or hospitality,” he wrote in response to the question from parliamentarian Gerald Giam of the opposition Workers’ Party.

Replying to a question from ruling People’s Action Party parliamentarian Yip Hon Weng on concerns that Singapore will become a “destination for political fugitives”, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said, “Foreigners who possess a valid travel document and meet entry requirements will be allowed to come into Singapore. We also, of course, reserve the right to deny entry to a foreigner if we assess that to be in our national interests.”

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The Ralan Area Lotha Hoho (RALH) and Yamhon Area Public Organization (YAPO) express its sincere thanks and appreciation to the collective leadership of the NSCN/GPRN for appointing Shri. Nzanbemo Tsanglao as Central Administrative Officer (CAO) of Lotha Region.

C.S Ovung Chairman, RALH

Rajapaksa not accorded any immunity: Singapore govt

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In a consultative meeting cum felicitation program held on the 21st July 2022 at Governor’s Camp (Liphanyan) both the unions while congratulating him on his new assignment also assured to extend support and co-operation in his future endeavours.

and there was a $25 million reward for his capture.

The Egypt-born terrorist helped plot the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and was wanted in connection with the 1998 American Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, as well as the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to the State Department.

He had publicly urged terrorists to attack the US and Western allies and abduct citizens.

The Embassy bombings killed 224 people, including 12 Americans, and injured more than 4,500 other victims.

The attack on the USS Cole killed 17 American sailors.

Other conspirators in the attacks, including bin Laden and Muhammad Atef, have already been killed. Seven other suspects in the Embassy bombings

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and stability, as the official media here said that the military will launch a series of “targeted” operations to counter her trip.

Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday night, according to the television footage shown by US networks. She is the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years.

After Pelosi arrived in Taiwan, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong statement, saying that her visit is a “serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques”.

China claims Taiwan as part of the mainland and vows to integrate what it calls the rebel province even by force.

“It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, and

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ISLAMABAD, AUG 2 (PTI): A Pakistan Army aviation helicopter carrying six senior military officers, including a top commander of XII Corps, is feared to have crashed while on a flood relief operation in Balochistan province after losing contact with air traffic control.

“A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC. 6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan. The search operation is underway,” Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General

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BEIJING, AUG 2 (AGENCIES/PTI): Emerging footage from China appears to show tanks and missiles massing on a public beach as tensions over the situation with the US and Taiwan rise.

The concerning video shows the military equipment along with soldiers from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) heading towards Pingtan Island as China flexes its military muscles.

Taiwan’s presidential office has also been hit by a cyber attack.

Further inland, type 63A amphibious tanks were seen rumbling down the Fujian city highways. Tawain is a mere 100 miles away from Fujian on the east coast of mainland China.

This morning, clips recorded in Xiamen, a coastal city facing Taiwan, show trains carrying military equipment, naval vessels and armoured trucks lining the roads.

China on Tuesday warned that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan disregarding its stern warnings will have a “severe impact” on bilateral ties and it “gravely undermines” regional peace

are serving life imprisonment in American jails.

In his youth, al-Zawahiri was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, according to the State Department. He went to medical school and became an eye surgeon before joining forces with bin Laden in the mid 1980s.

They became close during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

According to documents seized at bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, al-Zawahiri graduated from the Cairo University in 1974.

Ideologically he opposed secular governments, and he was arrested in 1981 after the assassination of former Egyptian President Mohammad Anwar Al-Sadat on a charge of carrying a weapon without a license.

More recently, he denounced the Islamic State (IS) terror group for its brutality in Iraq and Syria.

Another Al Qaeda leader sought in connection with the embassy bombings, Saif al-Adel, remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.

Al-Zawahiri is also the father-in-law of Abd al Rahman al Maghrebi, another senior Al Qaeda leader.

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‘Jai Bhim’, ‘Gangubai’, ‘Badhaai Do’ top nominations at Melbourne Indian film fest

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n the 13th edition of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), films such as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Jai Bhim’, ‘83’ and ‘Minnal Murali’ and many others have been nominated in the Best Film category.

This year’s big nominees include the starring leads and filmmakers / producers of films like ‘Jai Bhim’, ‘The Rapist’, ‘Gangubai Kathiwadi’, ‘83’, ‘Badhaai Do’, ‘Sardar Udham’, among others.

Indie films nominations have acclaimed films including ‘Pedro’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Calcutta’, ‘Fair Folk’ amongst others, while ‘Urf ’, ‘Ayena’, ‘Ladies Only’ are some of the Best Docu nominees.

Winners of Best Film, Best Indie Film and Best Documentary each win state of the art cameras from Black Magic Design apart from the award.

Another key highlight is that the Best Film winner automatically gets a nomination nod under the Best Asian Film category at the annual prestigious AACTA

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s scientists work on wearable technology that promises to revolutionize health care, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University are reporting a big win in the pursuit of one highly popular target: a noninvasive solution for continuous blood pressure monitoring at home.

Not only that, but this development comes in the surprising form of a temporary tattoo. That’s right: Just like the kind that children like to wear.

The thin, sticker-like wearable electronic tattoos can provide continuous, accurate blood pressure monitoring, the researchers report in their new study.

“With this new technology, we are going to have an opportunity to understand how our blood pressure fluctuates during the day. We will be able to quantify how stress is im-

(Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards).

This year too those awards will be included with Best Series, Best Actor in a Series and Best Actress in a Series. In these categories, ‘Mumbai Diaries’, ‘Aranyak’, ‘Mai’ and ‘Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein’ are leading the nominations.

Actors Gopal Hegde for ‘Pedro’, Rajkummar Rao for ‘Badhaai Do’, Ranveer Singh ‘83’, Suriya, Tovino Thomas, Vicky

Kaushal and Abhishek have been named in the Best Actor category.

While in the Best Actor (Female) section, names like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Bhumi Pedenkar, Kokona Sen Sharma, Lijomol Jose, Shefali Shah, Sreelekha Mitra and Vidya Balan are nominated.

Pakistani film ‘Joyland’, ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ from Bhutan, Bangladesh movies such ‘No Man’s Land’ and

Rehana Maryam Noor; and Sri Lankan film ‘The Newspaper’ have made it to the Best Film From Subcontinent.

The festival, which is presented by the Victorian Government, is an annual festival that takes place in Melbourne, Australia, and showcases the best of films from India and the subcontinent. This year the festival starts August 12-20. The Awards night is all set to take place on August 14. (IANS)

Twitter may soon let you see ‘tweets per month’

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icroblogging platform Twitter is testing a new feature that will let users see how many times someone tweets per month.

Reverse engineers spotted this in development about a month ago, but as of this morning, some Twitter users have shared that they have gained access to this feature, reports TechCrunch.

“This is part of an ongoing experiment in which we want to learn how providing more context about the frequency of an account’s tweets can help people make more informed decisions about the accounts they choose to engage with,” a Twitter spokesperson was quoted as saying.

As per the report, in 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 10 per cent of Twitter users create 80 per cent of the tweets on the platform.

The study also showed that the median user on Twitter only posts twice per month.

As of last quarter, Twitter has 237.8 million monetizable daily active users.

(IANS)

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Sting slams Ukraine war, calls it ‘absurdity based upon a lie’

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usician Sting believes the ongoing war in Ukraine is “an absurdity based upon a lie”.

The ‘Englishman in New York’ hitmaker warned the invasion of the country from Russia is proof that democracy is under attack around the world as he took to the stage in Warsaw, Poland, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The 70-year-old singer brought out Polish actor Maciej Stuhr to translate his statement, in which he said: “(Democracy is) in grave danger of being lost unless we defend it. The alternative to democracy is a prison, a prison of the mind. The alternative to democracy is violence, oppression, imprisonment and silence.

“The war in the Ukraine is an absurdity based upon a lie. If we swallow that lie, the lie will eat us.”

Due to its proximity to Ukraine, Poland has seen more refugees flock there since the war began on February 24 than any other country.

Sting isn’t the only musician to use his platform

to protest against the war.

Last month, 60-year-old Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose branded Russian President Vladimir Putin a “callous, lying, murderous little man”.

He tweeted: “I’d like to thank everyone for showing such love and support during the tour for the people of Ukraine and their noble and horrifying fight for freedom against an increasingly totalitarian regime ran by a callous, lying, murderous, little man with outdated ambitions and no regard for human life.”

In March, Pink Floyd removed their music from “all digital music providers” in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine.

Guitarist David Gilmour, who has family in

Ukraine, also announced all of his solo works will be taken down.

Pink Floyd said in a statement: “To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour’s solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today.”

Gilmour wrote in a separate social media post: “Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers. There will be no winners in this war.

“My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my granddaughters want to visit and know their beautiful country. Stop this before it is all destroyed. Putin must go.”

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The Next Blood Pressure Breakthrough: Temporary Tattoos pacting us,” says Roozbeh Jafari, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science at Texas A&M and a co-author of the study.

Revealing the Whole Picture, Not Just Dots At-home blood pressure monitors have been around for many years now.

They work just like the blood pressure machines doctors use at their office: You place your arm inside a cuff, press a button, feel a squeeze on your arm, and get a reading.

While results from this method are accurate, they are also just a moment in time. Our blood pressure can vary greatly throughout the day – especially among people who have labile hypertension, where blood pressure changes from one extreme to the other. So, looking at point-in-time readings is a bit like focusing on a few dots inside

of a pointillism painting – one might miss the bigger picture.

Doctors may also find continuous monitoring useful for getting rid of false readings from “white coat syndrome.” Basically, this means a person’s blood pressure rises due to the anxiety of being in a doctor’s office but is not true hypertension.

Bottom line: The ability to monitor a person’s blood pressure continuously for hours or even days can provide clearer, and more accurate, insights into a person’s health.

How Do Health Monitoring Tattoos Work?

Electronic tattoos for health monitoring are not completely new. John A. Rogers, PhD, of North-

western University first put forth the idea of monitoring through temporary tattoos 12 years ago. Some concepts, such as UV monitoring tattoos, already had been adopted by scientists and put on the market. But the existing models weren’t suitable for monitoring blood pressure, according to Deji Akinwande, PhD, a professor of electrical

and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and another coauthor of the study. “[UV monitoring tattoos] are very thick,” he says. “They create too much movement when used to measure blood pressure because they slide around.”

So, the Texas-based research team worked to develop an option that was slimmer and more stable.

“The key ingredient within e-tattoos is graphene,” says Akinwande.

Graphene is carbon that’s similar to what’s inside your graphite pencil. The material is conductive, meaning it can conduct small electrical currents through the skin.

For blood pressure monitoring, graphene promotes bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which is like the technology used in smart scales that measure body fat.

With e-tattoos, the thin layers of graphene stick to the skin and do not slide around, getting rid of “artifacts,” or bad data. The graphene e-tattoos can be worn on the skin for about a week – or roughly as long as the temporary tattoos kids love.

Once the graphene captures the raw data, a machine learning algorithm interprets the information and provides results in units used for measuring blood pressure: millimeters of mercury (mmHg), commonly referred to as blood pressure “points.”

How accurate are the results? The tests measured blood pressure within 0.2 ± 5.8 mmHg (systolic), 0.2 ± 4.5 mmHg (diastolic) and 0.1 ± 5.3 mmHg (mean arterial pressure). In other words: If this were a basketball player shooting baskets, the great majority of shots taken would be swishes and occasionally

a few would hit the rim.

That means good accuracy.

When Will E-Tattoos Be Available?

The teams of Jafari and Akinwande are working on a second generation of their e-tattoo that they expect to be available in the next 5 years.

The upgrade they envision will be smaller and compatible with smartwatches and phones that use Bluetooth technology and near-field communication (NFC) to transfer data and give it power. With these updates, e-tattoos for continuous blood pressure monitoring will be ready for clinical trials, and mainstream use soon after.

“Everyone can benefit from knowing their blood pressure recordings,” Akinwande says. “It is not just for people at risk for hypertension, but for others to proactively monitor their health, for stress and other factors.” By Natalie Sabin

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inspired an essay published on The Guardian in which writer Hannah Diviney wrote, “Beyonce’s commitment to storytelling musically and visually is unparalleled, as is her power to have the world paying attention to the narratives, struggles and nuanced lived experience of being a Black woman.... But that doesn’t excuse her use of ableist language.”

According to ‘Variety’, Beyonce’s decision to remove the ableist lyric follows Lizzo’s decision to do the same.

Lizzo used the same term in her song “Grrrls” off her latest album, ‘Special’. In the original track, Lizzo sang: “Hold my bag, b***h, hold my bag/ Do you see this s**t? I’m a spaz.”

The new version of the song finds Lizzo singing “Hold me back.” (IANS)

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op singer Beyonce’s seventh studio album ‘Renaissance’ debuted last month to universal acclaim, but one lyric in the song ‘Heated’ left many listeners angry on social media.

The song includes the word “spaz” during a verse in which Beyonce sings: “Spazzin’ on that a**, spazz on that a**.”

In the medical field, “spastic” refers to a disability that makes it difficult for people to control their muscles, especially in their arms and legs.

The singer’s team confirmed to Variety that the lyric will be removed.

“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a statement from Beyonce’s team reads.

The lyric was criticised as ableist and offensive on social media, and it even

Mr. Toshiakum Ozuküm Dr. Aosanen Ozuküm With immense pride and pleasure, we the Yimjenkimong Students’ Union (Y.S.U) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Mr. Toshiakum Ozuküm, S/o Mr & Mrs. Ngangnenchiba Ozuküm for winning in two category competition in the recently concluded event I Compete Nature (I.C.N) which was held in the National Capital New Delhi. (i) 1st Position in Mr. India ICN Man’s Physique (23 & U) 2022. (ii) 1st Position in Mr. India ICN Classic Physique (23 & U) 2022.

2. Dr. Aosanen Ozuküm, S/o Mr & Mrs. K. Achiba Ozuküm for achieving his PH.D on the topic “Plant Species Diversity and Community Characteristics of Forest Ecosystems of Nagaland, Northeast India” from Department of Forestry, School of Earth Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University under the Supervisor of Prof. S.K. Tripathi and Jt. Supervisor Prof. Sapu Changkija (Retd) (SASRD, Nagaland University).

The Yimjenkimong Students’ Union and all the village community further wishes them success and greater achievements in their future endeavours.

MOLUNGNENBA TZUDIR SASHIMONGLA AIER President (Y.S.U) General Secretary (Y.S.U)

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McCoy’s 6-wkt haul demolishes India in 2nd T20 Howzat! Three Arshdeeps on the field

BASSETERRE (ST KITTS), AUG 2 (IANS): West Indies left-arm pace bowler Obed McCoy produced one of the most impactful bowling performances in T20 International cricket history as he demolished India for 138 to guide the hosts to a series-levelling five-wicket win at the Warner Park on Tuesday (IST).

The 25-year-old quick, egged on by a raucous crowd, produced the best-

ever figures by a West Indies bowler in the shortest format before the home side held its nerve in the final over to level the fivematch series at 1-1.

McCoy ended with 6/17 from a brilliant fourover spell which was a mix of accurate cutters and changes of pace.

Opener Brandon King then top-scored with 68 (52 deliveries) to inspire a successful West Indies chase. Devon Thomas ar-

rived at the back end and demonstrated his maturity and skills with a crucial unbeaten 31 off 19 balls which included a six and a four to take West Indies home in the final over.

With West Indies requiring 10 runs from the last over, Thomas cleared the ropes at extra cover with the first legitimate delivery of the over from seamer Avesh Khan before slashing the next ball to the backward point boundary.

Sprinter Dhanalakshmi banned for three years for doping KOCHI, AUG 2 (AGENCIES): The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Olympian S. Dhanalakshmi, who failed an outof-competition dope test in Turkey in May, for three years.

According to Sportstar report, the 24-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete – the country’s fastest 100 and 200m runner this year – had clocked a stunning 22.89s in the 200m in Almaty in June, which got her a spot in the recent World Championships through the world rankings route.

She had tested positive for metandienone, an anabolic androgenic steroid and a non-specified substance prohibited at all times under the WADA 2022 list, on May 1, this year.

The period of ineligibility is normally four years for such cases. But since Dhanalakshmi admitted the violation and accepted the sanction, the AIU gave her a one-year reduc-

mission of anti-doping rule violation and acceptance of consequences form and hence got a one-year reduction of her ban. Along with the ban, her results from May 1, 2022 – including her Inter-State Nationals gold in Chennai in June – have been disqualified, and titles, awards and medS. Dhanalakshmi als won during this period tion which now makes it a will be taken away. The three-year ban from July decision, however, is ap11, the date of provisional pealable. suspension.

There is a provision in Donald Makimairaj the World Athletics anti- gets four-year ban doping rules that offers a The AIU also anone-year reduction in the nounced that Tamil Nadu period of ineligibility if the athlete admits the violation triple jumper Donald Maand accepts the asserted pe- kimairaj, fourth in last riod of ineligibility no later year’s under-20 Worlds in than 20 days after receiving Nairobi, failed a dope test at the Junior Nationals at the notice of charge.

Dhanalakshmi was Sangrur on August 2, 2021 notified of the adverse ana- and has been banned for lytical finding and the four- four years. All his results year period of ineligibility from August 2, 2021, inthat came with it on July cluding the fourth place at 11 and on July 19 2022, she the under-20 Worlds, have signed and returned the ad- been disqualified.

TDRA on registration

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 (NPN): Tseminyu District Rifle Association (TDRA) has informed all the shooting enthusiasts for Rifle and Pistol events under Tseminyu districts to get registered on or before August 8. Meanwhile, TDRA informed that it will be conducting a one-day orientation-cum-selection trial on August 8 at KSU Ground, K. Station to participate at the fourth coming 2nd edition of Nagaland Olympic 2022. The registration will begin at 8 am and the orientation programme will commence from 9 am.

Dimapur Athletics to conduct trials D I M A P U R , AU G 2 (NPN): Dimapur Athletics will be conducting trials on August 9 and 10 at GHSS ground, Nagarjan, Dimapur for the upcoming Nagaland Olympics. The trial will commence from 6 am. Further details can be contacted at: 9402681057 and 8837309127.

Gukesh stuns former World C’ship challenger Shirov MAMALLAPURAM, AUG 2 (IANS): Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh caused a biggest upset of the Round 5 at the 44th Chess Olympiad by defeating former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India B shocked Spain by 2.5-1.5 score here on Tuesday.

Exhibiting a brilliant gameplay, Gukesh not only extended his unbeaten run at the prestigious event but also helped India B register an impressive victory against fourth-seeded Spain-team’s fifth successive win in the open section. It was Gukesh’s fifth victory on the trot in this event. Incidentally, after

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this victory, he overtakes Vidit Gujrathi in live ratings to be the third highest rated player in India after Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.

The game incidentally was an old Sicilian where Shirov tried an unconventional ninth move. Gukesh

was quick on the uptake and started pressing for victory after blunting out Shirov’s pieces.

His King personally escorted one of his pawns to the queening square with the help of his two rooks, prompting Shirov’s resignation on the 44th turn in a position which was beyond repair.

Adhiban B was also in fine fettle, downing GM Eduardo Iturrizaga in a strategic master piece while Nihal Sarin held Anton Guijar to a draw.

India A and India C also notched up identical wins against Romania and Croatia respectively in other open section matches.

Meanwhile in the women’s section, India A also registered their fifth consecutive victory with Tania Sachdev once again bringing the winning point for her team. They beat France by 2.5-1.5 margin after Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli Harika and R Vaishali had drawn their encounters.

Indian women’s B team, on the other hand, lost to fancied Georgia with a 0-3 score while Team C held Brazil to a 2-2 draw.

In a Queen’s Gambit Declined game, Sachdev was forced to play on the queen-side where her pieces controlled the board.

included the likes of Rohit Sharma (0) and Ravindra Jadeja (27) among others.

The tall pacer struck with the opening ball of the match when he had Sharma caught at deep gully, before Suryakumar Yadav (11) followed the India skipper back into the dressing room on the first ball of McCoy’s second over.

McCoy then returned in the 17th over to deceive Jadeja and collect his third scalp of the match. He then finished the job in his final over picking up the wickets of Dinesh Karthik (7), Ravichandran Ashwin (10) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1) to complete the rout.

After the superb bowling in the first half, King led West Indies’ response with the bat as he struck eight fours and a couple of massive sixes as he dominated a 46-run, opening stand with Kyle Mayers (8). He added a further 25 for the second wicket with captain Nicholas Pooran who made 14 before holing out in the deep off off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. This led to a minicollapse as four wickets fell for 53 runs.

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will progress to the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.

In Round 2, 36 teams, ranked from 1 to 25 as well as the 11 winners from the first round, will be divided into nine groups to compete in a round-robin, home-and-away format, after which the top two

teams from each group, a total of 18, will advance to the AFC Asian Qualifiers for the World Cup as well as the 2027 Asian Cup, Xinhua reports.

During the Asian Qualifiers, the 18 teams will be divided into three groups to compete in a round-robin, home-andaway format, with the top two teams from each group -- six in total -- qualifying directly to the 2026 World Cup. The final round will feature all six teams that finished third and fourth

from all groups of the Asian Qualifiers. They will be divide into two groups to compete in a single round-robin format, with the two first-placed teams advancing to the 2026 World Cup, while two second-placed teams competing for a berth in the Intercontinental Playoff.

Meanwhile, the 10 losing teams from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 will be drawn to compete in a home-andaway format Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff, with five winners advancing to

BASSETERRE (ST KITTS), AUG 2 (IANS): There were more than one Arshdeep Singhs doing duty for India in the second T20 International against the West Indies here on Monday!

Surprised?

Apparently the lanky India pace bowler landed in St. Kitts from Trinidad with more than a handful of his jerseys, even as the luggage of several other teammates got delayed.

Arshdeep had to part with a couple of his jerseys, which saw Suryakumar Yadav wearing the left-arm pacer’s shirt when he came out to bat. Later pacer Avesh Singh too came out wearing the jersey bearing Arshdeep’s name. CWI had cited unavoidable circumstances for delays in the arrival of team luggage from Trinidad into St Kitts.

In a statement ahead of the start of the second T20I, CWI had said, “Due to circumstances beyond CWI’s control, there have been significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into St. Kitts from Trinidad.”

The delays in arrival of lug-

Suryakumar and Avesh Khan wore Arshdeep’s jersey.

gage also forced the match to start three hours late. The match, which was scheduled for an 8:00pm start (IST) finally commenced at 11:00 pm.

“As a result, today’s (Monday’s) 2nd T20 Cup match is due to start at 11 p.m. India time. CWI regrets any inconvenience caused to our valued fans, sponsors, broadcast partners and all other stakeholders,” CWI said. Viewers watching the game in India were tak-

en aback when ‘Arshdeep’ came out to open with Rohit Sharma. But the fans soon realised it was Suryakumar Yadav wearing the 24-yearold pacer’s jersey. Later, Avesh Khan too was seen wearing the extra jersey of the left-arm quick. Social media went into overdrive, with a fan tweeting, “Today, 3 players wore jersey of a guy named Arshdeep. But the real lad @arshdeepsinghh performed best of all of them.”

Murray beaten in Washington Open first round

LO N D O N, AU G 2 (AGENCIES): Andy Murray’s preparation for this month’s US Open began with a first-round defeat at the Washington Open.

The 35-year-old lost 7-6 (10-8) 4-6 6-1 to Sweden’s 115th-ranked Mikael Ymer, BBC reported.

Of his chances of being seeded for the US Open, the former world number one and current Andy Murray number 50 said: “It’s still possible, but I’ll need to Draper, but Katie Boulter seed Karolina Pliskova by certainly play better than was defeated in the Silicon storming to the first set, only for the Czech to come I did.” There were wins Valley Classic.

Boulter shocked eight through 1-6 7-6 6-3. for Kyle Edmund and Jack

Edmund beat Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 7-6 (10-8) on his return to the ATP singles after a 20-month layoff to set up a meeting with compatriot Dan Evans, Edmund has had three left knee surgeries and was playing in his first tourlevel singles match since October 2020.

He said: “I didn’t find it easy. I hung in there and I got my reward in the end.”

Draper beat American Stefan Kozlov 7-5 6-2 to progress and will now face Russia’s Andrey Rublev.

Asia Cup T20: India meet Pak on Aug 28

Open badminton c’ship in Longleng

DUBAI, AUG 2 (PTI): India will start their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup T20 here on August 28, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah announced on Tuesday.

The squad that India will choose for the Asia Cup will effectively be the core group that will compete in the T20 World Cup in Australia unless there are injury related pull-outs.

BCCI secretary Shah, who also heads the continental body released the fixture of the tournament, which has been shifted out of Sri Lanka due to prevailing political and economic crisis in the island nation.

“The wait is finally over as the battle for Asian supremacy commences on 27th August with the allimportant final on 11th September. The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will serve as ideal preparation ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup,” Shah tweeted while releasing the fixture.

Asia Cup format is always dependant on which format’s global event is round the corner and hence this time, it is a T20 event.

Next year’s Asia cup will be

Qualification format for 2026 FIFA WC, 2027 Asian Cup

BEIJ ING, AUG 2 (IANS): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has announced Asia’s pathway to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. According to the announcement, the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament will comprise four rounds, in which 22 teams, ranked 26 to 47, will be drawn to play in a home-and-away format in the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, where the 11 winners

in T20I match against West Indies

the Asian Cup Qualifiers Final Round.

T h e F i n a l Ro u n d will consist of a total of 24 teams, including one best-ranked losing team from the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1, 18 third-and-fourth-placed teams from each group of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 and the five winners from the Asian Cup Qualifiers Playoff.

The 24 teams will be divided into six groups, in which the first-placed team of each group will qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.

Rohit Sharma’s team India will open its Asia Cup 2022 campaign against Babar Azam’s Pakistan.

an ODI event. Group A will comprise of India, Pakistan and a Qualifier (yet to be decided) while group B has Sri lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

India and Pakistan are expected to finish in top two after the league stage matches. That gives the teams another shot at each other in the ‘Super 4’s’ stage. The top two teams then will qualify for the final on September 11 in Dubai.

There are 13 matches in all and 10 will be held in Dubai while three matches will be held in Sharjah.

Group A: India, Pakistan, Qualifier (TBD) Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Fixtures: Aug 27: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Dubai) Aug 28: India vs Pakistan (Dubai) Aug 30: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Sharjah) Aug 31: India vs Qualifier (Dubai) Sep 1: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Dubai) Sep 2: Pakistan vs Qualifier (Sharjah) SUPER FOURS Sep 3: B1 vs B2 (Sharjah) Sep 4: A1 vs A2 (Dubai) Sep 6: A1 vs B1 (Dubai) Sep 7: A2 vs B2 (Dubai) Sep 8: A1 vs B2 (Dubai) Sep 9: B1 vs A2 (Dubai) Sep 11: Final (Dubai).

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 (NPN): Li Ning 44th Inter District and State Open Badminton Championship will be held from August 22 to 27 at Longleng district.

All together 14 categories will be played – Under -9 Boys & Girls Singles, Under-11 Boys & Girls Singles/ Doubles, Under-13 Boys & Girls Singles/ Doubles, Under-15 Boys & Girls Singles/ Doubles, Under-17 Boys & Girls Singles/Doubles, Under-19 Boys & Girls Singles/ Doubles/Mix Doubles, Senior Men & Women Singles/ Doubles/ Mix Doubles, Masters Doubles in 35+,40+,45+,50+,55+,60+ & 65+. Inter District Mix Team Championship will be for Juniors and Seniors only.

The last date of entry will be August 18. Meanwhile, Nagaland Badminton Association informed that Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022 for Badminton event will be conducted at Longleng from August 26 to 27 for Senior Men’s & Women’s- Singles, Doubles, Mix Doubles and Mix Team Championship.

The last date of submission of players list will be August 6.

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(Govt. Approved No.U.O No.1064.P & AR Branch)

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE The Nagaland Food & Civil Supplies Field Staff Association deeply mourned the untimely demise of Shri. John K.R. Zeliang, Assistant Director of Food & Civil Supplies, Peren and General Secretary of NF&CSFSA on 29/07/22 at Jalukie. The Association have lost a bonafide member, a very dedicated and hard working Officer with a pleasant personality who had given his best services to the Department for which he will always be fondly remembered by all members. While his demise was a great loss not only for the Association but to the entire Zeliang Community and has left a void which would be deeply felt and difficult to fill in the coming days. The Association conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family at this moment of grief and prayed that the departed Soul Rest in Eternal Peace in Heaven.

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West Indies’ Obed McCoy celebrates taking the wicket of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin. (AP)

“It’s a great feeling.

I’ve been working really hard and to be able to perform against a top side like India, is a great, great feeling,” said McCoy, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’. “I think when you’re bowling you’ve got to have a clear mind, you go with your plans and you assess the conditions -- the ground, the wind, everything -- and you just bowl accordingly.”

It was just the fifth time a West Indies player has taken five wickets or more in a Men’s T20I, with McCoy joining the likes of Keemo Paul (5/15 against Bangladesh), Daren Sammy (5/26 against Zimbabwe), Jason Holder (5/27 against England) and Oshane Thomas (5/28 against Sri Lanka) and then going one better than the previous quartet by collecting a sixth wicket, according to ICC. McCoy’s effort was also the first time any player has picked up six wickets against India in any men’s T20I, with the bowler breaking Wanindu Hasaranga’s 4/9 for Sri Lanka against India in Colombo last year. McCoy’s victims

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CWG, DAY 5: India win gold in TT and Lawn Bowls; Thakur bags silver

India’s Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey at a presentation ceremony after winning the Lawn Bowls Women’s Fours final match against South Africa. (PTI) (

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 2 (IANS): The Indian women’s fours team of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Tirkey scripted history by winning the gold medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022, here on Tuesday.

The Indian team beat South Africa 17-10 in the final to win gold at Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa. It was an even start to the final, as India took the

lead after the first end but South Africa went ahead after the second. Thereafter, in-form Indian surged ahead to a 8-2 lead by the seventh end. But, it could not score a single point over the next four ends as South Africa roared back into contention, levelling the scores 8-8 after the 10th end.

On the 11th end, India seemed to be ahead with three bowls to go but Nayanmoni Saikia rolled

too accurately, hitting the jack, which took it away from the Indian bowls and closer to the South Africans’, which gave them a 10-8 lead.

India were in danger of losing further ground on the 12th end but skip Rupa Tirkey, with her two rolls, managed to push one South African bowl away, which gave India two points and got them level at 10-10.

On the next end, India

took a potentially decisive 12-10 lead. With the jack rolling shorter than normal, the bowlers had to measure their rolls accordingly and a South African bowl hit the jack, taking it closer to two Indian bowls.

The 14th end saw India open up a 15-10 lead as South Africa tried, and failed, to get closer to the jack or push any Indian bowls away. The distance between South Africa’s closest bowl and India’s

farthest was barely a few centimetres but the Indian bowl was adjudged to be nearer to the jack, giving them three crucial points.

The 15th and final end saw India consistently get closer to the jack and when South Africa’s final bowl missed the jack, it gave India two more points and confirmed a historic gold medal. On the other hand, it was South Africa’s second-consecutive silver medal in the women’s fours at the CWG. Earlier in the day, the India versus New Zealand rivalry, which began in the women’s fours semifinal, added three more chapters at Birmingham 2022.

The trio of Pinki, Rupa Tirkey and Tania Choudhary beat New Zealand 15-11 in their first sectional match of the women’s triples. However, the Kiwis got back in the women’s pairs as the duo of Lovely Choubey and Nayanmoni Saikia lost 18-9 in their first sectional match.

Mridul Borgohain also began his men’s singles campaign with a 21-8 loss to New Zealand’s Shannon Mcllroy in section D. The women’s triples team will be in action against England later tonight while the men’s fours team will play their first match in lawn bowls at CWG 2022.

India retain men’s team gold in Table Tennis

(L-R) Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan and Sanil Shetty. (Screengrab)

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 2 (PTI): Harmeet Desai raised his game in the decisive singles as the Indian men’s table tennis team retained its Commonwealth Games gold medal after a close fight against Singapore here on Tuesday.

World no. 121 Harmeet outsmarted 133rdranked Zhe Yu Clarence Chew 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 in the third singles to ensure India’s third gold men’s team medal in CWG history.

The gold was India’s seventh since the sport’s inception in Manchester 2002 India were expected to beat Singapore but Clarence accounted for veteran Sharath Kamal in the first singles to level the match at

Weightlifter Thakur strikes silver Harjinder wins bronze in weightlifting BIRMINGHAM, AUG 2 (PTI): Indian heavyweight lifter Vikas Thakur added yet another Commonwealth Games medal to his kitty, winning a silver in the men’s 96kg here on Tuesday.

The seasoned Thakur lifted a total of 346kg (155kg+191kg) to finish second and claim his third CWG medal across three editions.

It was Thakur’s second silver, having finished second in the 2014 Glasgow edition as well.

In Gold Coast, he had returned with a bronze.

Samoa’s Don Opeloge 381kg (171kg+210kg) bettered his 2018 silver by clinching gold with a record breaking performance.

Fiji’s Taniela Tuisuva Rainibogi walked away with the bronze with a total effort of 343kg (155kg+188kg).

Thakur, a five-time Commonwealth Championships medallist, had three clean lifts of 149kg, 153kg and 155kg to be in joint third-position after the snatch round.

In the clean and jerk section, Thakur started off with a 187kg lift, which he

Vikas Thakur competes in the men’s 96kg category weightlifting event. (PTI)

executed perfectly.

His second attempt was of 191kg , which took some effort but the Punjab lifter was able to pull it off and celebrated it with a ‘thigh-five’ made popular

by Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan.

With a silver assured, Thakur went for 198kg, a kilogram more than his personal best, in his third attempt but was unsuc-

cessful.

But the event belonged to Opeloge, who smashed the Games record in snatch, clean and jerk and total lift.

The 23-year-old Samoan celebrated his stellar show with a groovy dance at the end. It was heartbreak for home favourite Cyrille Tchatchet who failed to register a single legal lift in clean and jerk.

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 2 (IANS): Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 71 kg competition at the Commonwealth Games here despite not lifting her best in an event in which England’s Sarah Davies broke a plethora of records to storm to the gold medal.

The 25-year-old from Mehas village near Nabha in Punjab lifted 93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk for a below-par total of 212 kg in the competition and at one time thought that she had lost out on a medal as Alexis Ashworth of Canada, the eventual silver medallist, lifted her season’s best of 123 kg in clean and jerk to shoot up to 214 in the standings. Harjinder was also lucky as Joy Ogbonne Eze of Nigeria suffered a washout, failing to lift 125 kg in clean and jerk in three attempts. As she had lifted 100 kg, seven kilos more than Harjinder, the Indian would have been relegated to the fourth position if the Nigerian had succeeded.

Har jinder’s bronze medal was the third medal for India on Monday at the Commonwealth Games adding to the silver and bronze won by judokas

Jarman claims 4th gymnastics gold to break record

LO N D O N, AU G 2 (AGENCIES): England’s Jake Jarman claimed a fourth gold on his Commonwealth debut to become the most successful English male gymnast at a single Games.

Jarman - at his first major senior championships - matched the number of golds won by Claudia Fragapane in 2014.

Compatriot Giarnni Regini-Moran took silver behind Jarman in the vault.

Having also won team, all-around and floor gold, Jarman, 20, surpasses the three Commonwealth titles won by Max Whitlock in 2014. Jarman was as composed as ever with two neat vaults and looked relieved after a difficult final effort, before celebrating with a delighted Birmingham crowd.

Regini-Moran, on his 24th birthday, put in an assured performance but could not match his team-mate.

Jake Jarman

He was however rewarded for his efforts as the Arena Birmingham crowd sang happy birthday after he completed his second vault.

Jarman was the only gymnast to attempt a vault with a 6.0 degree of difficulty and it paid dividends as he deftly twisted through

the air to pull it off.

He finished with a total score of 14.916, with ReginiMoran scoring 14.633 and Australia’s James Bacueti taking bronze with 14.283.

Nor ther n Ireland’s Ewan McAteer finished sixth, with Wales’ Emil Barber eighth. England have

won 12 gymnastics medal in Birmingham so far, including eight golds.

Tuesday’s final day of competition will bring four more chances at gold for England, with the men’s parallel bars, horizontal bar, women’s balance beam and floor finals to come.

Harjinder Kaur (PTI)

Shushila Devi and Vikas Yadav. This took India’s overall tally to nine medals -- three gold, three silver and three bronze. Harjinder’s bronze medal was the seventh medal India had won in the weightlifting arena so far in this Games.

However, it looked like India would have a barren day in weightlifting after bagging six medals in the previous two days. Earlier in the morning, Ajay Singh lost out a bronze medal by one kilogram and the way Harjinder started with a no lift in her first attempt in snatch, it looked like India was in for another setback in the final medal event of the day at the National/Exhibition Centre (NEC) here.

Harjinder, who hails from a farming family and has built up her muscles by

working on the chaffing machine at home, started with 90 kg for her first attempt but she failed.

She lifted it in her second attempt and raised her tally to 93 kg in her third and final attempt. That put her in the fourth position behind Sarah Davies (103 -- a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch), Eze of Nigeria at 100, and Australia’s Kiana Rose Elliott, who totalled 94. Alexis Ashworth was also in the mix at 91 kg after failing to lift 94.

Harjinder waited for things to settle down in the clean and jerk and opened with 113 in her first attempt while Davies missed 120kg as did Eze at 125. She jumped to the top position but was pushed down soon as Sarah Davies lifted 120 in her second attempt.

1-1. Harmeet and Sathiyan had little difficulty in getting past Yong Izaak Que and Ye En Koen Pang in the opening doubles.

Sathiyan had given India a 2-1 lead with a 12-10, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4 victory over lower-ranked Pang.

The stand-out performance came from India’s third player, Harmeet.

Sharath had struggled to contain Clarence but Harmeet went on the offensive against the left-hander and ensured that he did not get room to go for his powerful forehand winners. Harmeet’s backhand was also on fire as he won majority of the long rallies. In the first singles, Sharath went down 7-11, 14-12, 3-11,9-11

against Clarence.

Whenever, the Indian placed the ball deep on Clarence’s forehand, the return was a winner.

Two net chords helped Sharath in the second game but Clarence comfortably won the next two.

India had beaten a stronger opponent in Nigeria on Monday with Sharath stunning world number 15 Aruna Quadri. But his loss against a much lower ranked opponent on Tuesday showed rankings did not matter much in a multi sporting event.

India had won the team gold for the first in Melbourne 2006 before repeating the feat in Gold Coast four years ago.

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Gold - Mirabai Chanu - Weightlifting women’s 49kg Gold - Jeremy Lalrinnunga - Weightlifting men’s 67kg Gold - Achinta Sheuli - Weightlifting men’s 73kg Gold - Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, Rupa Rani Tirkey - Lawn Bowls Women’s Fours 5. Gold - Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai - Table Tennis Men’s Team 6. Silver - Vikas Thakur - Weighlifting Men’s 96kg 7. Silver - Shushila Devi Likmabam - Judo women’s 48kg 8. Silver - Bindyarani Devi - Weightlifting women’s 55kg 9. Silver - Sanket Sargar - Weightlifting men’s 55kg 10. Bronze - Gururaja Poojary - Weightlifting men’s 61kg’ 11. Bronze - Vijay Kumar Yadav - Judo men’s 60kg 12. Bronze - Harjinder Kaur - Weightlifting women’s 71kg MEDALS TALLY Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Australia 32 21 21 74 2 England 23 25 12 60 3 New Zealand 13 7 5 25 4 Canada 7 11 17 25 5 South Africa 5 4 4 13 6 India 5 4 3 12 7 Scotland 2 8 14 24 8 Wales 2 2 7 11 9 Malaysia 2 2 2 6 10 Nigeria 2 1 2 5 11 Singapore 1 3 1 5 12 Cyprus 1 1 3 5 13 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 3 14 Samoa 1 1 0 2 15 Bermuda 1 0 0 1 = Uganda 1 0 0 1 16 Northern Ireland 0 2 3 5 17 Fiji 0 2 1 3 18 Kenya 0 1 1 2 = Mauritius 0 1 1 2 20 Guernsey 0 1 0 1 = Papua New Guinea0 1 0 1 = Tanzania 0 1 0 1 24 Malta 0 0 1 1 = Namibia 0 0 1 1 = Nauru 0 0 1 1

Sreeshankar, Anees qualify for final in long jump BIRMINGHAM, AUG 2 (IANS): Indian athletes Murali Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya have made it to the finals of the men’s long jump event from Group A and B respectively in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Sreeshankar made a jump of 8.05 metre in his first attempt and topped the Group A, while Anees Yahiya jumped 7.68m in his 2nd attempt to qualify for the Men’s Long Jump Finals from Group B. Anees Yahiya finished 3rd in his qualifying Group.

Laquan Nairan of Bahamas with a best jump of 7.90 m was behind Sreeshankar while Jovan van Vuuren of South Africa bagged third position with a best jump of 7.87 m.

Yahiya Anees was off to a good start, making a jump of 7.49 m in his first attempt.

He made a jump of 7.68 m in his second attempt. However, in his third attempt he barely managed a jump of 7.49 m.

Emanuel Archibald of Guyana topped the group with a best jump of 7.83 m while in second position was Christopher Mitrevski of Australia, who pulled off the best jump of 7.76 m.

M u h a m m e d A n e e s Ya h i y a competes in the men’s long jump qualifying, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

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