4 Aug 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 239

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ACAUT asks 60 MLAs to quit for Naga solution

ALSO APPEALS PUBLIC TO BE PART OF AUGUST 5 PUBLIC RALLY FOR EARLY SOLUTION D I M A P U R , AU G 3 and that it was also the right Frontier Nagaland state parties and Naga political (NPN): In what appeared time now for the people and NPAC’s proposed Au- groups (NPGs) that firmly Shop closure in Dimapur on Aug 5 to be a challenge on all 60 legislators of the 13th NLA to ‘walk the talk’ over their oft repeated offer to resign en-masse so as to ‘pave the way’ for implementation of solution to the Naga political issue, ACAUT Nagaland has asked the legislators to resign and prove their sincerity before the Assembly elections scheduled in 2023.

This was contained in a joint statement issued

by ACAUT convener Tia Longchar, co-convener Simon Kelio and secretary Hetoi Chishi which came on the eve of the proposed public rally called by NPAC for securing early solution.

On the proposed Augut 5 public rally, the ACAUT functionaries said people of Nagaland cannot be taken for a ride anymore,

Govt releases dos & don’ts to prevent monkeypox NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): With rising cases of monkeypox in the country, the Union health ministry on Wednesday released a list of dos and don’ts to avoid contracting the disease.

It also underlined that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.

Among the dos, the ministry advised isolating the infected person from others so that the disease does not spread, use of hand sanitisers, or washing hands with soap and water, covering mouth with masks and hands with disposable gloves when close to a patient, and using disinfectants to sanitise the environment around.

The don’ts state-- avoid sharing linen, beddings, clothes, towels, among others, with people who have tested positive for the infection.

The ministry advised not to wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons together, and avoid public events even if you only exhibit symptoms of the disease.

Monkeypox cases rise to 9: Delhi reported its fourth case of monkeypox on Wednesday with a 31-year-old Nigerian woman testing positive for the disease. With this case, India’s tally of monkeypox infections has gone up to nine.

This is it!

“Even as a law maker I can’t figure out why defectors enjoy so many loopholes to hold on to power?”

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to show solidarity with any genuine movement or organisation that would take the responsibility for demanding early political settlement.

ACAUT thus urged upon all right-thinking public to participate in the August 5 public rally, called by the Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC) to demand early settlement of the “Indo-Naga peace talks”, at Supermarket, Dimapur.

ACAUT appealed to people to rise to the occasion at an important timeline of transition in the society, against the backdrop of surge of rising public movement in the form of Solidarity Walk, the proposed public rally of Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) for

gust 5 rally.

ACAUT reminded that it had been holding steadfast to the public declaration of October 31, 2013 and public outcry of “One Government One Tax” as an antidote to unabated taxation for which a High Powered Commission constituted by the government submitted its report.

ACAUT said implementation of the report against corruption could not be completely fulfilled till the Government of India (GoI) expedited the “IndoNaga” political settlement without further delay.

Further ACAUT reminded that it was also part and parcel of the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO) along with other political

stood for “Solution before Election” in 2018.

However, due to the intervention of then BJP in-charge of Northeast Ram Madhav, who mooted “Election for Solution”, ACAUT said election was subsequently held and that the ball was again in the court of the BJP on the issue of election in 2023.

A C AU T a l s o r e called its New Year press statement, wherein it suggested public discussion on “Agreed positions” and “The competencies” (Framework Agreement) through apex tribal hohos, to be held with certain deadlines.

ACAUT that completion of 25 years of ceasefire without producing any tangible solution and its

In solidarity with the public rally called by Nagaland Public Action Committee (NPAC) at Super Market on August 5, 2022 at 10 am, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has requested all the shops and business establishments within DCCI jurisdiction to down their shutters from 10a.m. till the conclusion of the rally.

DCCI vice president V Shikuto Achumi also requested all the members of the business community to extend solidarity and support by taking part in the rally.

Further, DCCI has appealed to the business community and the general public to compulsorily wear face masks while attending (Cont’d on p-8) the rally.

DDCF, DCCI extend support: Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) and Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) have extended support to the proposed public rally being organized by NPAC to pressurise all parties involved in the negotiations for early settlement to the “Indo-Naga” political issue at the earliest.

DDCF president Yibemo Kikon and DCCI acting president Shikuto also jointly appealed to all the business establishments under Dimapur district to down all the shutters from 10am till the rally was over on August 5, 2022. The two bodies also appealed to all the citizens of Dimapur district to cease all activities and participate in the rally.

Deliver what has been promised: NPAC to GoI D I M A P U R , AU G 3 (NPN): Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC) has appealed to the Government of India (GoI) to demonstrate political will to deliver what it had promised time and again, to resolve the Naga political issue.

In a statement, the Nagaland People’s Action Committee maintained that all civil society organisations (CSOs), tribal hohos and Core Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Naga Political Issue have a clear stand– an early Naga political solution.

Constituted by the CSOs and tribal hohos representing the people, Nagaland People’s Action Committee declared that it would work towards this consensus and pursue an early Naga political solution.

NPAC said it expected full support of the tribal

hohos, CSOs and Parliamentary Committee towards the common cause and “stand firm on people’s voice so that the people in authority will not take us for a ride.”

It pointed out that the people were seriously observing whether the Core Committee of Parliamentary Committee was walking the talk on the four-point resolution adopted on July 16, 2022.

Meanwhile, NPAC said the public rally scheduled on August 5 at Supermarket area Dimapur was on the same page of the resolution and maintained that all concerned should support the public rally in letter and in spirit.

It further maintained that the people on the ground wanted solution and were prepared to create a clear passage for peace and solution.

Cong says party ‘under siege’ by govt; ED seals YI office BJP MLAs committed to early solution NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): The road to AICC headquarters here was blocked on Wednesday with the Congress alleging the party was “under siege” while the police said barricades have been erected and its personnel deputed to avoid any untoward situation.

This came soon after ED temporarily sealed the premises of Young Indian (YI) in the Congressowned National Herald office as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation. A notice affixed under signature of the ED investigating officer outside YI office space said it cannot be

Barricades put to avoid untoward situation: Police

Security personnel outside AICC HQ, after office of the Young Indian was sealed in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

opened “without prior permission” from the agency.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a video showing heavy police presence outside the AICC headquarters here and the

Govt sets up RSAs, SRUs in districts

DIMAPUR, AUG 3 (NPN): To eliminate hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, the state government has ordered establishment of Responsible Sanitation Authorities (RSAs) and Sanitation Response Units (SRUs) at the district level in the state as per the “Prevention of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSRA) 2013”.

Urban Development department has notified the terms of reference for the role of RSA, SRU, norms of SRU for different categories of cities, composition of SRU, and duties and responsibilities.

road sealed for traffic.

The barricades were later removed. “Delhi Police blocking the road to AICC Headquarters has become a norm rather than an exception! Why have they just done so is mysterious...,” Ramesh tweeted.

“The Congress is under siege. Delhi police has surrounded our HQs, and homes of INC President and ex-President.

This is the worst form of vendetta politics. We will not submit! We will not be silenced! We will continue to raise our voice against injustices and failures of Modi Sarkar!,” he said in another tweet.

A senior Delhi police officer said, “We have received inputs from our special branch that some protesters might gather at the Congress office situated on Akbar Road. So, as a preventive measure, we have put barricades and deputed our person-

nel to avoid any untoward situation.” In a tweet in Hindi, the Congress said, “The voice of truth will not be afraid of police guards. Gandhi’s followers will fight and win from this darkness.” Sealing the office of the National Herald, bringing the Congress HQs under police guards show both the “fear and frustration of the dictator”, the party said, adding that questions of inflation and unemployment will still be asked.

On Tuesday, the ED raided the head office of the National Herald newspaper and 11 other locations as part of its probe.

DIMAPUR, AUG 3 (NPN): In an effort to clarify its stand on Naga solution vis-a-vis election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Nagaland have assured the Naga people of their unwavering stand and support for an early solution to the “Indo-Naga” political issue, that was acceptable and honourable.

In a statement, state BJP legislators maintained that they have “always remained firm” in their commitment to an early Naga solution. The BJP legislators also reaffirmed that the party continued to remain focused on this stand without any compromise adding, “it would be a grave mistake to think otherwise by anyone.”

The BJP legislators also maintained that the aspirations of the people and final solution were

GoI recognised unique history of State gets `377.50 cr PDRD grant Naga independence in FA: Tuccu Spl. Correspondent

DIMAPUR, AUG 3 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) chairman/yaruiwo Q Tuccu on Wednesday said that in the Framework Agreement (FA), Government of India recognised the “unique history of the Naga independence and the unique situation.”

Delivering his speech to mark seventh anniversary of the signing of the Framework Agreement with government of India, Tuccu explained that unique history meant that the Nagas had never been a part of the Union of India, while the unique situation meant that the Naga issue was political

and not law and order problem of India. He said the declared Naga independence should be recognised by other countries, particularly by the “aggressor States”.

He asserted that sovereignty was “our” inherent right and that the Nagas were a sovereign people.

He however stressed that it must be recognised by other nation States. As the FA states that “Sovereignty lies with the people”, Tuccu said the sovereignty of the Nagas lay with Naga people and sovereignty of India lay with the Indian people.

According to Tuccu, in

the competency, the agreement states “In the matter of her own affairs as mutually agreed upon, Nagalim shall be sovereign.” He accused the interlocutors of Government of India of making Naga flag and constitution an issue when it was known to all that the flag and constitution were component parts of the recognised sovereignty and unique history.

The NSCN (I-M) chairman further reiterated the historical fact that Nagas had never been a part of the Union of India either by consent or by conquest.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (NPN): As per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday released the 5th monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs. 7,183.42 crore to 14 states including Nagaland.

As per the state-wise details of the grant released, Nagaland has received Rs. 377.50 crore in July 2022 as fifth instalment and total PDRD Grant released in 2022-23 is Rs. 1887.50 crore. The 15th FC has recommended a total PDRD grant of Rs. 86,201 crore

NESO threatens stir over CAA amid Shah’s implementation plan G U WA H AT I , AU G 3 (PTI): The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) on Wednesday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act communal and against the indigenous people of the region, demanding that it be repealed immediately.

The apex body of all students’ unions of the eight states met in Guwahati, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari that rules regarding the CAA will be framed after the Covid precaution dose vaccination exercise is over.

of “supreme priority”, and that the party was “ever ready to walk extra mile” to contribute in ushering a lasting solution that would “ultimately take us to the path of permanent peace, faster development and a brighter future to our people.”

They also said the Naga cause transcended to all others and reassured the people of Nagaland that BJP was “unfazed in its resolve for early solution.”

They also reasserted that the role of legislators was that of a facilitator in order that the entire negotiation process rested with the negotiating parties in order to culminate into a final solution.

BJP Nagaland has, therefore, urged the negotiating parties to expedite the process for final solution at the earliest.

Students and youth during anti-CAA protest in Dimapur on January 18, 2020. (NP File)

“We will not accept the CAA. The AASU and others had filed a petition against the law in the Supreme Court, where no hearing has taken place since 2020. We will keep on with our protest against CAA if

it is implemented,” NESO chairman Samuel B Jyrwa told reporters. NESO advisor Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharjya described the act as “anti-indigenous, antiNortheast, anti-people and communal”. “CAA must go.

There is no second thought about it..,” he added.

The framing of rules for the CAA 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 the pandemic for not framing them so far.

“We also demand the full withdrawal of the draconian AFSPA from the entire Northeast,” he said.

“Because of the AFSPA, the Supreme Court has not given prosecution permission yet in the Oting killings of Nagaland. This is an injustice to the people of Northeast,” he added.

NESO chairman announced that with all its demands, the member organisations will hold protests in all the state headquarters on August 17.

to 14 States for the financial year 2022-23. The recommended grant is released by the department of expenditure to the recommended states in 12 equated monthly instalments.

With the release of 5th instalment for the month of August, 2022, the total amount of revenue deficit grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to Rs. 35,917.08 crore.

PDRD Grants are provided to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution. The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the successive FCs to meet the gap in revenue accounts of the states post devolution.

Nagaland logs 13 fresh Covid cases DIMAPUR, AUG 3 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded 13 fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no Covid fatalities were reported during the day.

Of the fresh cases, seven were from Dimapur, four in Kohima and one each in Tuensang and Wokha, taking the total caseload to 35,816. The State currently has 76 active cases-- three admitted to Covid hospitals and 73 under home isolation.

PTI: With 17,135 new Covid-19 cases reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,40,67,144, while the death toll climbed to 5,26,477 with 47 new fatalities.

Par panel questions govt on MGNREGA implementation NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): A parliamentary panel has stated that the situation is not so “‘rosy” on ground zero as depicted by the government on the implementation of MGNREGA as there are issues like fake job cards and money changing hands for showing an inflated list of beneficiaries.

The report was tabled by the parliamentary standing committee on Rural Development on Wednesday in Lok Sabha. In its response, the Ministry of Rural Development stated that all complaints received in the

ministry are forwarded to the state governments and UTs concerned for taking appropriate action.

The panel said the scheme acquires paramount importance in terms of monitoring and surveillance “so that even the single penny of taxpayers’ account does not get misused through the nexus of unscrupulous and conniving officials of Gram Panchayats.”

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Special DPDB meeting held in Mkg Unidentified body recovered DIMAPUR: Dimapur police has informed that an unidentified dead body of a male (non-Naga) aged around 45-50 years (approx.) was found at Eros Lane Colony, Dimapur on

Imkong L. Imchen addressing the special Mokokchung DPDB meeting at the DC’s conference hall Mokokchung on August 3. (DIPR)

pang Ozukum and Metsubo.

Fo l l ow i n g a ge n das: Mantri Jan Vikas K a r ya k r a m ( P M J V K ) scheme, participation in the upcoming Nagaland Mini Olympic games, Har Ghar Tiranga programme and matters relating to the upcoming 76th Independence Day celebration

at Mokokchung were discussed.

After thorough deliberation, the following recommendations were made: Upgradation of Lenjem Hospital was recommended. Judo – Association Society Mokokchung was recommended for its registration. The meeting ended with thanks from the chair.

NLA Speaker, Sharingain Longkumer on August 3 inaugurated an office-cum-commercial building of United Soyim Club, Ungma, Mokokchung. The building was constructed in commemoration of the Club’s Golden Jubilee which was celebrated in the year 2021. The building was dedicated by Ungma Baptist Church, pastor Rev. Noklen Longkumer. (NP)

DMC new team: Dimapur Meetei Council (DMC) has elected/selected/reshuffled its new executive council as officer bearers for the term 2022-24 led by Maibam Sanjit and Ningthoukhongjam Amar jit as president and general secretary along with 15 other members and two advisors.

Events at FAC: A book titled “Writing Quality Research Papers: Preparation, Presentation, and Publication” edited by Fazl Ali College (FAC) associate professor, Dr. Phyobenthung and FAC associate professor (Rtd.) Dr. Watimongla Pongener was released on August 3 by FAC Mokokchung, principal Dr. Temjenwapang. The college also organised a sending off program for its outgoing principal Dr. Temjenwabang on August 3.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Fur ther, PRO has requested claimant/ relatives/ friends of the deceased to contact the officer-in-charge, East Police Station, Dimapur at 7085055020.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LATE BESUTO THIRA (ASI) 28/11/1975-26/07/2022

We, the bereaved family members and relatives of LATE BESUTO THIRA (ASI) express our sincere and earnest gratitude to Chakhesang Baptist Church Kitsubozou, Kikruma Baptist Church, SP Phek, Staff of DEF Phek, 33rd ASI Batch 2008 (Nagaland Police) Kitsubozou Panchayat, Kikruma Association Kohima, Friends, Neighbours, Associations and well wishers who stood by us spiritually, Physically, emotionally, materially, financially during this difficult time.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, but it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless each and everyone abundantly.

Loving Parents, Brothers, Sisters, In-laws, Nephew & Nieces. k-1781/22

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born 1948

Died 26-07-2022

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Your prayer have comforted us, your support has strengthened us, and your love sustained us.

BORN: 06/03/1955

(03/04/1976) – (23/07/2022)

The family of late Mark Renjamo Murry wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone of you who stood by us during our sorrow. May the good Lord bless each and everyone of you.

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DIED: 26/07/2022

We the bereaved family of LATE ALEMLA MURRY would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Churches, Organisations, Colony members, Families, Friends, Well wishers and individuals who supported and stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during the sudden demise of our beloved mother.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every person individually but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. dp-3726/22

Mrs. M. Ayangla (Mokokchung) With heartfelt gratitude we the bereaved family of Late Mrs. M. Ayangla (Mokokchung) would like to acknowledge each and every individual who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during the time of her illness and till her last breath on 26-07-2022.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually, but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all.

Special thanks to: 1. Doctors & Nurses, Oking Hospital, Kohima.

2. Yaongyimsen Union, Fellowship, Kohima and Mokokchung.

3. Neighbours & Friends, Kohima.

4. Mokokchung Village Tetsür Telongjem, Mokokchung Town.

5. Alempang Ward.

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DIMAPUR: A special Mokokchung DPDB meeting was held on August 3 under the chairmanship of Imkong L Imchen, MLA and Chairman DPDB Mokokchung.

According to DIPR report, the meeting was also attended by Speaker NLA, Shariangin Longkumer, ministers, Tong-

NEWS IN BRIEF

August 2.

According to PRO Dimapur police, the deceased, black hair and brown complexion, was wearing grey, black and white checked T-shirt.

Loving Children, In-laws, Grand Children and Relatives.

Loving children and family members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” – Psalm 116:15 We, the family of Late Sochet Sosoly acknowledges with deep sense of gratitude the kind gestures of solidarity at the time of bereavement of our father, and sharing our moments of grief thereby giving us the strength to bear it.

We are grateful to all those who stood by us in our moments of extreme distress. We could not have endured the grief without your love, support and prayers. We will keep all of you in our prayers.

We express our special thanks to: 1. Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble Chief Minister Nagaland 2. Shri. Sharingain Longkumer, Hon’ble Speaker Nagaland Legislative Assembly 3. Shri. Neiba Khronu, Hon’ble Minister Planning & Co-ordination, Parliamentary Affairs 4. Shri. P. Paiwang Konyak, Hon’ble Minister Transport, Civil Aviation & Railways 5. Shri. Temjen Imna Along, Hon’ble Minister Higher Education & Tribal Affairs 6. Shri. V. Kashiho Sangtam, Hon’ble Minister Soil & Water Conservation, Geology & Mining 7. Shri. Metsobu Jamir, Hon’ble Minister Rural Development 8. Shri. Imnatiba, Hon’ble Advisor Industries & Commerce, Labour & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 9. Eastern Nagaland Legislative Union (ENLU) 10. Directorate of Health & Family Welfare 11. AYUSH Officers & Staffs, DoH&FW db-835/22

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12. Officers & Staffs of CMO & District Hospital, Dimapur 13. Officers & Staffs of CMO & District Hospital, Longleng 14. Deputy Commissioner & S.P Longleng 15. Executive Secretary & Staffs of Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) 16. All the Phom Baptist Attoi under Phom Baptist Christian Association 17. All the Phom Baptist Attoi in Dimapur 18. Yachem Baptist Attoi & Village Council 19. Aoyimti Baptist Arogo & Village Council 20. ENPO & ENWO 21. All the Village Council under Longleng District 22. Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC) 23. Phomla Hoichem & all the units 24. Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) & all the units 25. Dimapur Phom Union & all the units 26. BJP Party Longleng District 27. Well wishers

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WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 4

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala An afternoon thunderstorm

33 26

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

27 21

Guwahati Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

34 27

Aizawl Imphal

A t-storm around in the a.m.

29 22

Itanagar Very warm; a morning t-storm 31 26 Shillong

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

24 19

Kohima

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

26 20

Dimapur A morning thunderstorm

33 26

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

28 21

Tuensang Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

23 18

Mkg Wokha

A thunderstorm in spots

Zunheboto Rather cloudy with a t-storm

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Zhaleo Rio addressing the DPDB meeting at Chumoukedima on Wednesday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Advisor of Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio, who is also the chairman of District Planning and Development Board Chumoukedima has appealed to the officers under the Chumoukedima district to distribute the allocated funds judiciously with transparency.

According to DIPR report, the advisor said this while chairing the 2nd DPDB meeting for Chumoukedima district on Wednesday.

He also asked the concerned departments to inform the departments’ activities to elected members of the area so that they were

aware of the schemes and projects undertaken by the departments.

Chumoukedima being a new district, Zhaleo reminded the officers to help and guide the public as the district was created for public convenience.

Azheto MLA, who too was present in the meeting, urged the members to give their best effort and cooperation and make Chumoukedima the best district in the state.

He also encouraged the officers to be sincere in discharging their duties.

In the meeting, the House agreed to recommend the agenda of North Eastern Regional Multidis-

ciplinary College of Paramedical sciences at CIHSR and change of nomenclature of Vision Home Higher Secondary School to Vision Higher Secondary School.

The House also agreed to the proposal for shifting Kemnbay School from Diphupar B to Tenyiphe-I Chumoukedima.

Reviewing the last DPDB meeting, ADC Chumoukedima requested all the departments to prepare a vision document for the Chumoukedima district within this month.

P r o j e c t d i r e c t o r, DRDA, presented a brief description of the mandate and requirements for the DISHA meeting by DRDA.

Villages back Ao Senden’s demand on NH-702D

Advisor of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Evaluation, Economics and Statistic, L. Khumo and others at the inauguration of Bailey Bridge over Cholo river at Pang village and Choklou bailey bridge at Thsoipu village under Noklak district on August 2. (IA Thonoknyu)

ABAM organises calligraphy programme

DIMAPUR: Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) literature and education children ministry organised a calligraphy programme on August 2 at Town Hall, Mokokchung.

In a press release, ABAM informed that in a keynote addresss, coordinator, Sunday school ABAM, Chubatemjen said the programme was not about competing but celebrating Godgiven talents and that it was

a time of honouring God by utilising one’s talents, acknowledging Him as the source for everything, and keeping him as leader in everything a person does.

Coordinator, children ministry, ABAM, Abenla Aier while briefing objective of the programme said that the calligraphy programme was designed to help children develop creativity, improvise talents, and create a platform for participation so that as

they grew, they would find themselves useful for many purposes. Altogether 74 children, nine years and above from 32 churches participated in the programme.

Earlier, Ungma Baptist Church Children’s Ministry led the praise and worship, Impur Baptist Church Children’s Ministry presented choreography, and Mokokchung Town Baptist Church Children’s Ministry arranged logistics.

DIMAPUR: Five villages namely Waromong, Dibuia, Alongkima, Mongchen and Khar have ex t e n d e d s u p p o r t t o Ao Senden’s demand to realign Mariani-Mokokchung road (NH702D) as per Option-IV (Watiyim-LongjemdangMangkolemba-KharLongjongkong) survey report recommended by PWD (NH) to the State government.

In a letter addressed to Chief Minister of Nagaland, the village councils of Waromong, Dibuia, Mongchen and Khar and Adhoc Town Committee Alongkima said Option-IV was found to be the “best preference” as it was shorter by 10 km.

W h i l e ex t e n d i n g support to Ao Senden’s demand, the villages have urged the chief minister to ensure that the proposed Option-IV was implemented as soon as possible.

CBLT, SBAK hold CEM exchange programme

Members of NBCC, CBLT and SBAK at the CEM exchange programme on August 3.

DIMAPUR: Chang Baptist Lashong Thangyen (CBLT) and Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (SBAK) kick-start Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) Clean Election Movement (CEM) under the theme, “My Vote, My Future” by organising an exchange programme on August 3 at Suruhoto Town Baptist Church.

A press release by S BA K i n f o r m e d t h a t Chang Baptist Church Dimapur, Pastor Dr.Wongto Chingmak, who is also the convenor CBLT CEM, while delivering the speech K Y M C

on clean election said by advocating such movements churches were building a strong foundation for the society.

He termed evils of election like selling one’s birth right, proxy voting, use of alcohol and drugs as some of the primary reasons of downfall of a society.

He called upon the people to wash their hands off such evils and purify their minds for “clean hands and clean votes”.

CBLT executive secretary, Rev Achu Chang while speaking on clean

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election expounded on the strategies the CBLT has adapted to go about with clean election.

He mentioned some of the strategies such as to work together with civil societies, to have open forum for the candidates, to get slogans from different churches where local churches could come with their own slogans, to have signature campaign which would begin from Chang Baptist Church Dimapur, to have clean electoral rolls by doing away with voting for death persons.

The programme was

chaired by SBAK secretary women department, Katoli V. Sumi, invocation was said by former executive secretary of CBLT, Ongmang Chang. Greetings

by STBC convenor CEM SBAK, Kughato K. Chophi, SBCZ Pastor Dr. Hutton Sumi responded on the clean election speeches, SBAK executive secretary, Rev Hukugha Sumi said a prayer and commitment.

Vote of thanks was delivered by NTC principal, Dr.Niholi Sumi and benediction by Khukishe Baptist Church Pastor Khutovi Swu.

TTC gives away cleanest ward award DIMAPUR: Tuensang Town Council (TTC) held a “Cleanest Ward Award function 2022” at Town Hall Tuensang on August 2.

At the function, Hakushang ward and Old Medical ward were adjudged as first and second and the special award for “best performer in terms of effort” was given to TTC. President Hakushang ward and president Old Medical ward also shared testimonial speeches.

Special guest of the event, DC Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant congratulated the awardee wards and acknowledged the efforts of wards and Tuensang Town Council in achieving the “Best performer in terms of effort”.

He encouraged the gathering to stop depending solely on government but to contribute when it comes to cleanliness.

ADC and Administrator Tuensang Town Council Tuensang, Thungchanbemo expressed the need for active participation and contributions of students, community, church, and unions for achieving the goal.

Padmashree T. Senka’s book ‘Mortal Trials’ released in Mkg

Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, AUG 3 (NPN): A book titled book “Akumlir Longkong” (Mortal Trails) written by Padmashree T. Senka Ao was released by minister of Rural Development, Metsubo Jamir here on Wednesday.

Published by Woods Publishers, this was Senka’s 14th book to be released.

Metsubo said some people seek power, wealth and some work for changes but there are people like T. Senka Ao who writes for the people with no glory or honour.

He said that he was humbled after listening to the life and works of the author.

He also spoke on the importance of language and said that many village dialects were on the verge of extinction.

“Generation will come and go but our language should remain and parents need to work on teaching our children,” he said.

Metsubo further thanked the author for his contributions and urged the people to celebrate his life and works.

Metsubo Jamir with the author T. Senka Ao. (NP)

Chairman, Ao Senden Literature Board, Dr. Temjen Jamir congratulated the author for the release of the new book.

Helen Jamir, former principal, Fazl Ali College gave a review of the book which has 23 short stories based on true sto-

ries with morals and life’s lessons.

The author of the book, T. Senka Ao said that he wrote the book during the two year Covid 19 pandemic and thanked everyone who helped him in the publishing of his new book.

Tongpang inaugurates PWD rental housing in Mkg

Minster, Tongpang Ozukum at the inauguration of the PWD rental housing on August 2 at Marepkong Ward Mokokchung. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Minister PWD (Housing & Mechanical), Tongpang Ozukum on August 2 inaugurated the PWD Rental Housing at Marepkong Ward, Mokokchung.

According to a DIPR report, speaking at the inaugural programme, the minister thanked landowners for donating the land for free and said such gestures should be emulated by

Meeting on ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ held in Longleng

DIMAPUR: In view of the “Har GharTiranga” campaign under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, a meeting was held on August 3 at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Longleng.

According to a DIPR report, in his address, DC Longleng, Dharam Raj said as per the campaign every household in town, villages and government offices/establishment should hoist the National Flag from August 13-15.

He urged all block officers and administrative officer to organise activities like selfie competition holding National Flag and Walkathon in all blocks and towns from August 8.

The meeting was attended by all block officers, SDPO and administration.

others so as to develop the district.

Tongpang also advised the department to have a comprehensive plan on how to manage the Rental Housing.

He also appreciated the contractor for timely completion of the project and EE PWD Mokokchung for constant monitoring and supervision.

The rental housing

project funded by HUDCO aims to accommodate government officers and staff on rental basis thereby generate revenue for the department.

At the programme, technical report was given

by PWD (H) Mokokchung division Er. Nungsang Jamir and a dedicatory prayer by Marepkong Baptist Church, pastor S Mar. Short speech was de-

livered by Chief Engineer Housing Nagaland Er. Tiameren.

The programme was attended by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mokokchung, Additional S.P Mokokchung, Chief Engineer PWD Housing, representatives from wards Mokokchung, Ao Senden, Marepkong ward councils, other officers and wellwishers.

Social protection camp for PLHIV, IDUs and spouses DIMAPUR: A social protection camp for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and spouses was held on August 3 at Control Room, Community Health Centre (CHC) Jalukie.

The camp was organised by District AIDS Prevention Control Unit (DAPCU) Peren in collaboration with Sub Divisional Agriculture Office, Jalukie,

State Bank of India, Jalukie, District Industries Centre Peren and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Peren.

A press release by medical department stated that the resource persons were SDAO, Jalukie, Dr.Bermjungla, functional manager, DIC Peren, Alum Zeliang, chief technical officer animal KVK Peren, Dr.L.Bobita Devi and branch manager, SBI Jalukie, Saurav Sharma.

During the sessions, the resource persons encouraged the attendees to inculcate work culture and start developing own income generation plan.

The attendees were informed that the government agency acts as a service provider to capacitate and train the beneficiaries.

They were also briefed on how to avail different schemes and procedure of availing it.

Namri inaugurates village guest house

DIMAPUR: Advisor for Water Resources, Namri Nchang inaugurated “Nchangram Village guest Merangkong Senso Telongjem (MST) Tuli celebrated Tsüngremong festival cum house” on August 2 at Ten- cultural dance competition programme on August 2 at Tuli with Amenba Yaden, ing, under Peren district.

MLA, as the chief invitee.

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Zhaleo Rio addressing the DPDB meeting at Chumoukedima on Wednesday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Advisor of Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio, who is also the chairman of District Planning and Development Board Chumoukedima has appealed to the officers under the Chumoukedima district to distribute the allocated funds judiciously with transparency.

According to DIPR report, the advisor said this while chairing the 2nd DPDB meeting for Chumoukedima district on Wednesday.

He also asked the concerned departments to inform the departments’ activities to elected members of the area so that they were

aware of the schemes and projects undertaken by the departments.

Chumoukedima being a new district, Zhaleo reminded the officers to help and guide the public as the district was created for public convenience.

Azheto MLA, who too was present in the meeting, urged the members to give their best effort and cooperation and make Chumoukedima the best district in the state.

He also encouraged the officers to be sincere in discharging their duties.

In the meeting, the House agreed to recommend the agenda of North Eastern Regional Multidis-

ciplinary College of Paramedical sciences at CIHSR and change of nomenclature of Vision Home Higher Secondary School to Vision Higher Secondary School.

The House also agreed to the proposal for shifting Kemnbay School from Diphupar B to Tenyiphe-I Chumoukedima.

Reviewing the last DPDB meeting, ADC Chumoukedima requested all the departments to prepare a vision document for the Chumoukedima district within this month.

P r o j e c t d i r e c t o r, DRDA, presented a brief description of the mandate and requirements for the DISHA meeting by DRDA.

Villages back Ao Senden’s demand on NH-702D

Advisor of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Evaluation, Economics and Statistic, L. Khumo and others at the inauguration of Bailey Bridge over Cholo river at Pang village and Choklou bailey bridge at Thsoipu village under Noklak district on August 2. (IA Thonoknyu)

ABAM organises calligraphy programme

DIMAPUR: Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) literature and education children ministry organised a calligraphy programme on August 2 at Town Hall, Mokokchung.

In a press release, ABAM informed that in a keynote addresss, coordinator, Sunday school ABAM, Chubatemjen said the programme was not about competing but celebrating Godgiven talents and that it was

a time of honouring God by utilising one’s talents, acknowledging Him as the source for everything, and keeping him as leader in everything a person does.

Coordinator, children ministry, ABAM, Abenla Aier while briefing objective of the programme said that the calligraphy programme was designed to help children develop creativity, improvise talents, and create a platform for participation so that as

they grew, they would find themselves useful for many purposes. Altogether 74 children, nine years and above from 32 churches participated in the programme.

Earlier, Ungma Baptist Church Children’s Ministry led the praise and worship, Impur Baptist Church Children’s Ministry presented choreography, and Mokokchung Town Baptist Church Children’s Ministry arranged logistics.

DIMAPUR: Five villages namely Waromong, Dibuia, Alongkima, Mongchen and Khar have ex t e n d e d s u p p o r t t o Ao Senden’s demand to realign Mariani-Mokokchung road (NH702D) as per Option-IV (Watiyim-LongjemdangMangkolemba-KharLongjongkong) survey report recommended by PWD (NH) to the State government.

In a letter addressed to Chief Minister of Nagaland, the village councils of Waromong, Dibuia, Mongchen and Khar and Adhoc Town Committee Alongkima said Option-IV was found to be the “best preference” as it was shorter by 10 km.

W h i l e ex t e n d i n g support to Ao Senden’s demand, the villages have urged the chief minister to ensure that the proposed Option-IV was implemented as soon as possible.

CBLT, SBAK hold CEM exchange programme

Members of NBCC, CBLT and SBAK at the CEM exchange programme on August 3.

DIMAPUR: Chang Baptist Lashong Thangyen (CBLT) and Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (SBAK) kick-start Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) Clean Election Movement (CEM) under the theme, “My Vote, My Future” by organising an exchange programme on August 3 at Suruhoto Town Baptist Church.

A press release by S BA K i n f o r m e d t h a t Chang Baptist Church Dimapur, Pastor Dr.Wongto Chingmak, who is also the convenor CBLT CEM, while delivering the speech K Y M C

on clean election said by advocating such movements churches were building a strong foundation for the society.

He termed evils of election like selling one’s birth right, proxy voting, use of alcohol and drugs as some of the primary reasons of downfall of a society.

He called upon the people to wash their hands off such evils and purify their minds for “clean hands and clean votes”.

CBLT executive secretary, Rev Achu Chang while speaking on clean

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election expounded on the strategies the CBLT has adapted to go about with clean election.

He mentioned some of the strategies such as to work together with civil societies, to have open forum for the candidates, to get slogans from different churches where local churches could come with their own slogans, to have signature campaign which would begin from Chang Baptist Church Dimapur, to have clean electoral rolls by doing away with voting for death persons.

The programme was

chaired by SBAK secretary women department, Katoli V. Sumi, invocation was said by former executive secretary of CBLT, Ongmang Chang. Greetings

by STBC convenor CEM SBAK, Kughato K. Chophi, SBCZ Pastor Dr. Hutton Sumi responded on the clean election speeches, SBAK executive secretary, Rev Hukugha Sumi said a prayer and commitment.

Vote of thanks was delivered by NTC principal, Dr.Niholi Sumi and benediction by Khukishe Baptist Church Pastor Khutovi Swu.

TTC gives away cleanest ward award DIMAPUR: Tuensang Town Council (TTC) held a “Cleanest Ward Award function 2022” at Town Hall Tuensang on August 2.

At the function, Hakushang ward and Old Medical ward were adjudged as first and second and the special award for “best performer in terms of effort” was given to TTC. President Hakushang ward and president Old Medical ward also shared testimonial speeches.

Special guest of the event, DC Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant congratulated the awardee wards and acknowledged the efforts of wards and Tuensang Town Council in achieving the “Best performer in terms of effort”.

He encouraged the gathering to stop depending solely on government but to contribute when it comes to cleanliness.

ADC and Administrator Tuensang Town Council Tuensang, Thungchanbemo expressed the need for active participation and contributions of students, community, church, and unions for achieving the goal.

Padmashree T. Senka’s book ‘Mortal Trials’ released in Mkg

Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, AUG 3 (NPN): A book titled book “Akumlir Longkong” (Mortal Trails) written by Padmashree T. Senka Ao was released by minister of Rural Development, Metsubo Jamir here on Wednesday.

Published by Woods Publishers, this was Senka’s 14th book to be released.

Metsubo said some people seek power, wealth and some work for changes but there are people like T. Senka Ao who writes for the people with no glory or honour.

He said that he was humbled after listening to the life and works of the author.

He also spoke on the importance of language and said that many village dialects were on the verge of extinction.

“Generation will come and go but our language should remain and parents need to work on teaching our children,” he said.

Metsubo further thanked the author for his contributions and urged the people to celebrate his life and works.

Metsubo Jamir with the author T. Senka Ao. (NP)

Chairman, Ao Senden Literature Board, Dr. Temjen Jamir congratulated the author for the release of the new book.

Helen Jamir, former principal, Fazl Ali College gave a review of the book which has 23 short stories based on true sto-

ries with morals and life’s lessons.

The author of the book, T. Senka Ao said that he wrote the book during the two year Covid 19 pandemic and thanked everyone who helped him in the publishing of his new book.

Tongpang inaugurates PWD rental housing in Mkg

Minster, Tongpang Ozukum at the inauguration of the PWD rental housing on August 2 at Marepkong Ward Mokokchung. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Minister PWD (Housing & Mechanical), Tongpang Ozukum on August 2 inaugurated the PWD Rental Housing at Marepkong Ward, Mokokchung.

According to a DIPR report, speaking at the inaugural programme, the minister thanked landowners for donating the land for free and said such gestures should be emulated by

Meeting on ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ held in Longleng

DIMAPUR: In view of the “Har GharTiranga” campaign under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, a meeting was held on August 3 at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Longleng.

According to a DIPR report, in his address, DC Longleng, Dharam Raj said as per the campaign every household in town, villages and government offices/establishment should hoist the National Flag from August 13-15.

He urged all block officers and administrative officer to organise activities like selfie competition holding National Flag and Walkathon in all blocks and towns from August 8.

The meeting was attended by all block officers, SDPO and administration.

others so as to develop the district.

Tongpang also advised the department to have a comprehensive plan on how to manage the Rental Housing.

He also appreciated the contractor for timely completion of the project and EE PWD Mokokchung for constant monitoring and supervision.

The rental housing

project funded by HUDCO aims to accommodate government officers and staff on rental basis thereby generate revenue for the department.

At the programme, technical report was given

by PWD (H) Mokokchung division Er. Nungsang Jamir and a dedicatory prayer by Marepkong Baptist Church, pastor S Mar. Short speech was de-

livered by Chief Engineer Housing Nagaland Er. Tiameren.

The programme was attended by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mokokchung, Additional S.P Mokokchung, Chief Engineer PWD Housing, representatives from wards Mokokchung, Ao Senden, Marepkong ward councils, other officers and wellwishers.

Social protection camp for PLHIV, IDUs and spouses DIMAPUR: A social protection camp for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and spouses was held on August 3 at Control Room, Community Health Centre (CHC) Jalukie.

The camp was organised by District AIDS Prevention Control Unit (DAPCU) Peren in collaboration with Sub Divisional Agriculture Office, Jalukie,

State Bank of India, Jalukie, District Industries Centre Peren and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Peren.

A press release by medical department stated that the resource persons were SDAO, Jalukie, Dr.Bermjungla, functional manager, DIC Peren, Alum Zeliang, chief technical officer animal KVK Peren, Dr.L.Bobita Devi and branch manager, SBI Jalukie, Saurav Sharma.

During the sessions, the resource persons encouraged the attendees to inculcate work culture and start developing own income generation plan.

The attendees were informed that the government agency acts as a service provider to capacitate and train the beneficiaries.

They were also briefed on how to avail different schemes and procedure of availing it.

Namri inaugurates village guest house

DIMAPUR: Advisor for Water Resources, Namri Nchang inaugurated “Nchangram Village guest Merangkong Senso Telongjem (MST) Tuli celebrated Tsüngremong festival cum house” on August 2 at Ten- cultural dance competition programme on August 2 at Tuli with Amenba Yaden, ing, under Peren district.

MLA, as the chief invitee.

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rebel leaders to participate Manipur scribes’ leader harassed by NIA HNLC in peace talks with government SCRIBE BODIES SUBMIT MEMORANDA TO SHAH, MANIPUR GOVERNOR, CHIEF MINISTER

Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 3: Scribe bodies in Manipur have been angered after president of All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU) Wangkhemcha Shamjai was summoned and interrogated

by National Investigation Agency (NIA) at its office in Imphal.

Scribe bodies alleged that Shamjai was harassed and treated like an accused When the NIA summoned and interrogated him on Tuesday (August 2) which Shamjai said he received a phone call from an officer of NIA on July 31, asking him to turn up at their office at 10 am of August 2.

With an intention to co-operate with the agency’s investigation, he turned up on time. However, to his utter surprise, he was left in a small room without any communication till an officer began interrogating

Manipur journalists submit memorandum to Governor against summon of AMWJU president. him around noon.

He was then hurled with uncomfortable and unrelated queries in another room and also intimidated by the NIA sleuths. The interrogation continued till around 5 pm, AMWJU president alleged.

Protesting against the alleged harassment meted

WB Police in Assam to probe cash seized from J’khand MLAs

G U WA H AT I , AU G 3 (PTI): A four-member team of the West Bengal Police reached Guwahati on Wednesday as a part of its investigation into the cash seizure case, involving three Jharkhand MLAs, that has entangled the name of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

A senior officer of Guwahati Police told PTI that they have accorded full cooperation to their counterparts from the neighbouring state in the investigation into the case.

“The rumour that we have detained them is completely wrong. In fact, they are roaming around the city in the vehicle provided by us,” the officer said.

Sources said that the West Bengal Police team is looking to collect CCTV footage of the Lokpriya

Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati to ascertain if the arrested Jharkhand Congress MLAs visited Assam recently to meet Sarma.

An airport source said the investigators spoke with the CISF unit at the airport.

After getting approval from the security force, they will approach the airport authorities to procure the footage.

Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand -- Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari -- were arrested by the West Bengal Police on Sunday after the seizure of over Rs 49 lakh cash from their car in Howrah. The Congress alleged that the BJP was trying to topple its coalition government with JMM in Jharkhand by offering Rs 10 crore each and a ministerial berth to the MLAs.

out to Shajai, members of the three bodies of scribes -AMWJU, Editors’ Guild Manipur (EGM) and Manipur Hill Journalists’ Union (MHIU) – submitted a joint memorandum to the state Governor in Imphal’s Raj Bhavan Copies of the memoranda were also furnished to the Union home

minister, Manipur chief minister, Press Council of India (PCI) and Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) as well.

In the memorandum, the scribes’ bodies expressed shock and disappointment at the manner in which the AMWJU president was summoned by NIA and treated like an accused person at its Imphal office on August 2, 2022.

A joint emergency meeting of three bodies convened at Manipur Press Club, Imphal today expressed strong resentment on such treatment meted out to Shamjai.

The meeting resolved to submit memoranda highlighting such a painful episode to the Union home minister, Manipur Governor, Manipur chief minister, Press Council of India (PCI) and Indian Journalists’ Union (UU).

The meeting further decided to hold a protest demonstration in Imphal

tomorrow on August 4 to strongly denounce of the interference of the NIA with the media community.

In the memorandum, the scribe bodies stated that they took the matter seriously as such excesses of the NIA was an insult and a big challenge to the independence of the media.

“Nevertheless, we as law abiding and responsible citizens have been cooperating with any investigation taken up by the law enforcing/investigating agencies,” it asserted. “And, we will continue to do so in future,” the bodies added in the memorandum. This being the case, the three bodies, in the joint memorandum’ urged upon the Union home minister, Manipur Governor and chief minister to look into the matter and take necessary actions to ensure the media fraternity is not further harassed by the NIA or any other investigating agencies in future.

G U WA H AT I , AU G 3 (PTI): The Army’s Eastern Command chief Lt Gen R P Kalita has arrived at Tezpur in Assam on a four-day visit to Gajraj Corps, during which he will take part in deliberations on Sino-India boundary issues, officials said on Wednesday.

Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said in a statement that Kalita arrived at Tezpur, the headquarters of Gajraj Corps, on Tuesday to visit the forward areas along India’s international boundary with China.

“Army’s Eastern Command is responsible to safeguard the country’s long frontiers in the North East region across some of the most difficult and inhospitable high-altitude and jungle terrains found anywhere on earth. The Army

Lt Gen R P Kalita

Commander is on a tour to the forward areas,” he said.

The continued push for operational preparedness along the northern borders has received a shot in the arm with high priority, fastpaced infrastructure development in the border areas, infusion of latest technology in the Army, and a vigorous discourse on doctrine and strategy, the statement said.

During his stay, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command will also take part in a seminar being organised at Tezpur on Thursday and Friday to keep abreast with the evolving threat on the northern borders, Rawat said.

“The seminar is aimed to further refine the understanding of the diverse contours of the evolution of Sino-India boundary dispute over the decades, Chinese strategic thought process and military transformation, implications and way ahead for India,” the PRO said.

The deliberations will include talks and panel discussions by eminent subject matter experts such as senior diplomats, academicians and senior military dignitaries, he added.

Regd. No. 319

Date 2.8.2022

(DEclaratioN For NaME & Dob corrEctioN) I, Smt. KaDiNG of Mhainamtsi Village under Peren District Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirmed and declare before the Magistrate on this day, the 30th July 2022 as follows:1. That, My name is KaDiNG. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as KaDiNG GoNMEi 2. That, My DOB is 10/10/1985. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as 10/08/1985 3. That, from this day of making this affidavit KaDiNG & Dob 10/10/1985 shall be right name, DOB and shall be use for all purpose.

4. That, the above mentioned declaration is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and signed in the declaration in sound mind and robust health.

Solemnly declared before me on the 02/08/2022.

DEPONANT 1st claSS MaGiStratE Jalukie: Nagaland dB-833/22

Regd. No. 703/2022

AffidAvit

Date 01/08/2022

I, ATEI RHUTSU, resident of Ward 8, Chumoukedima, DistChumoukedima, Nagaland, do hereby truly and solemnly affirm and state as follows: 1. My official name is ATEI RHUTSU. 2. That my name has been erroneously recorded at ATEI and my date of birth as 11.10.83 in my school leaving certificate (Govt. High School, Kigwema).

3. That this affidavit is made to rectify my name ATEI and date of birth (11.10.83).

4. That, I hereby renounce and relinquish the use of the above name ATEI and my date of birth, in place thereof I shall use my name as ATEI RHUTSU and my actual date of birth 11.10.80 for all future correspondences.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF I have signed this affidavit on this, the 1 Aug. 2022 at Chumoukedima, Nagaland.

Identified by me: Deponent dp-3706/22

MaGiStratE or Notary Public

shutdown would continue.

The shutdown severely hit nor mal life as passenger buses and trucks, carrying essentials, remained stranded on the NH-2 (Imphal-Mao-Dimapur section) and NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam-Silchar section).

Reports said that police and security forces have escorted inter-state passenger vehicles stranded in Mao bordering Nagaland and other places along the stretch of the NH-2 this

AFFIDAVIT I, Smti. T. Shikna Konyak alias Shikna T Konyak, D/o Toching, R/oNotun Bosti, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as Shikna T Konyak in my appointment order whereas in my Aadhaar Card and other officials documents my name is recorded as T. Shikna Konyak.

3. That both the names T. Shikna Konyak and Shikna T Konyak pertain to one and single person i.e. me.

4. That I am swearing this affidavit for the purpose of having two names of mine and henceforth I shall be known as T. Shikna Konyak for all official purpose and intents.

5. That the statements made herein above are true to the best of my knowledge and that nothing is concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly affirm before me by the deponent on this 25th day of October 2021 at Dimapur Nagaland.

Regd. No. 1044/2021 | Dated: 25/10/2021 Notary Public

AffidAvit

(Declaration of Name) Regd. No. 118/22 Date 20.07.22 I, Shri Chekroveyi Lürüo aged about 75 years S/o. Lt. Vezheyi Lürüo, a resident of Upper Khomi village, in the district of Phek, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath the following: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth and resident of above mentioned address.

2. That I am a retired government servant under School Education Department, Government of Nagaland.

3. That Chekroveyi Lürüo is my official name which I used for all official correspondence during my entire service and recorded in all my official documents. However, in some of my documents my name has been recorded as "Chiekroveyi Lürüo" @ "Ciekroveyi Lürüo"@ "Cekroveyi Lürüo".

4. That this affidavit is made to declare the fact that, "Chekroveyi Lürüo"@ Chiekroveyi Lürüo"@ "Ciekroveyi Lürüo"@ "Cekroveyi Lürüo" are all refer to one and same person, and this affidavit shall be produce before any competent authority as a piece of evidence that, all the above mentioned names refers to me.

5. That this declaration is made in sound mind and good health and that the statements made in paragraphs 1-4 are true and correct and nothing materials therein has been concealed.

Solemnly affirmed and declared before me on this 20th day of July, 2022 at Kohima.

DEPONENT k-1786/22

evening.

No untoward incident related to the shutdown reported from any part of the hill districts on the day.

On the other hand, NPF MLA Ram Muivah today called for the release of the student leaders who were allegedly under police custody, to bring an amicable solution between the government and ATSUM, while raising the matter in the house of the ongoing monsoon session of the state Assembly.

AIZAWL, AUG 3 (PTI): A 39-year-old man and his son went missing after their car skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl.

Four people were in the car when the incident happened around 7 pm on Tuesday on

ongoing peace talks is due to the trust that has been built between the HNLC and the appointed interlocutors, AK Mishra, Ministry of Home affairs , Peter Dkhar, and the HNLC’s representative Sadon Blah.” Thanking the government for providing a safe passage to its leaders, Nongtraw said, their safety should be ensured by the state and central government shall not be compromised and their stay in the appointed locations as provided by the government should not result in a house arrest like situation. “As long as the peace process is in progress, we are determined to make it happen, we would not leave any stone unturned and hope for a positive outcome. But in case of any eventuality whereby the peace talks fail, our leaders should return safe and sound to our respective location headquarters as per the discussions held with the government,” the HNLC leader said.

the highway to the Lengpui airport, they said. Two people were immediately rescued and sent to the hospital but C Lalfakzuala and his 10-year-old son Malsawmkima went missing, they added. The victims were returning from a birthday

party held at a picnic resort near Lengte village when their vehicle plunged into the Tlawng river, police said.

Vo l u n t e e r s o f t h e Young Mizo Association (YMA) have launched a search operation for the two missing persons, they said.

Tripura govt announces 5 pc DA hike ahead of assembly polls

AG A RTA L A , AU G 3 (PTI): The cabinet of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has cleared a proposal for a 5 per cent hike in dearness allowance for state government employees and pensioners with effect from July 1, Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said.

The decision came ahead of the assembly election in the northeastern state due in March next year.

“The council of ministers has approved a proposal for providing 5 per cent DA to its employees despite resource constraints. The government will have to bear an additional annual burden of Rs 523.80 crore,” he told reporters on Tuesday night.

A total of 1,88,494 people, including 1,04,683 regular employees and 80,855 pensioners, will be benefited. With this decision, the DA of state government employees has risen from three per cent of their basic pay to eight per cent.

AFFIDAVIT (Change of Surname)

Regd. No. 1832 Date: 03-08-2022 I, Shri. Ruyosuyi D.Vadeo, son of Late Zacüyi Wideo, presently residing at New Assembly Secretariat Area, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That previously in my service records and in some of my official documents my name has been entered and recorded as Z.Ruyosuyi Wideo and Ruyosuyi Wideo.

3. That however, from today onwards I shall used my official name as Ruyosuyi D.Vadeo.

4. That the names Ruyosuyi D.Vadeo, Z.Ruyosuyi Wideo and Ruyosuyi Wideo are one and the same person i.e. myself.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth I shall be known/ called/ referred to as "Ruyosuyi D.Vadeo" and the same shall be used for all official purposes, future references and correspondences.

6. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also to be used 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. I sign this affidavit before the competent authority Kohima on this the 03rd day of August, 2022.

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AFFIDAVIT I, Smti. Inaholi Chophy, W/o Lt. Ikughar Chophy, R/o H/No. 118, Lane09, Block-12, Toluvi Village, B.P.O-Purana Bazaar, Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under: 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, my daughter's maiden name is Alovi Chophy and my son's official name is Boketo Chophy and the same is used in all my official documents.

3. That, due to inadvertent error my daughter's name and my son's name has been erroneously entered in the Service Particulars Documents bearing Sl. No. 704 as Alovi I Chophy and Boketo I Chophy.

4. That, both the names Alovi Chophy and Alovi I Chophy are the names of the one and the same person only that is my daughter.

5. That, both the name Boketo Chophy and Boketo I Chophy are the names of the one and the same person only that is my son.

6. That, this affidavit is made as a piece of documentary evidence for all official purposes and for necessary clarification/correction in the above mentioned documents.

7. That, the statements made is para no. 1 to 6 are correct and true to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing material has been concealed thereof.

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Legislative Assembly. The 24-hour shutdown was due to commence from 6 pm today (August 3). However, it has overlapped with the lightning shutdown against the arrest of its leaders which began on Tuesday evening at 6pm.

The ATSUM had announced that the bandh would continue until the arrested leaders were released without any condition and on failure on the part of the state government to release them, the

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IMPHAL, AUG 3: Hillbased student body sponsored indefinite total shutdown severely hit normal life and movement of vehicles on the national highways in hill districts of Manipur on Wednesday, the day one of the strike.

All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) called for the indefinite shutdown in hill areas of the state in protest against the arrest of some leaders

of the apex body of tribal based student bodies by state police on Tuesday.

Police have arrested five leaders of the ATSUM, including its president and general secretary, from its office in Imphal ahead of the proposed 24-hour shutdown in hill districts pressing that the state government to table the Manipur (Hill Areas) ADC Bill-2021 recommended by HAC (Hill Areas Committee) in the ongoing monsoon session of the Manipur

SHILLONG, AUG 3: Outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), a rebel outfit in Meghalaya on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to peace talks and expects the same kind of commitment from the government.

The outfit said that it’s sending its “Vice Chairman Manbhalang Jyrwa, Political Secretary, Aristerwell Thongni, Foreign secretary Phrangkupar Diengdoh, including two of their Personal Security Officers- Aiborlem Marbaniang and Storgy Lyngdoh, to participate in the ongoing tripartite peace talks between the state and central governments.

“The HNLC is committed to the peace talks and we hope and expect the same kind of commitment from the government.

We believe that the peace process would be expedited at the earliest and a step towards a political solution

would be arrived at so as to enable peace and tranquillity in the state,” HNLC General Secretary, Sainkupar Nongtraw said. In a press communiqué, Nongtraw added that from 2004 the agenda of peace talks were initiated but it did not materialize despite Congress being in power at the state as well as the centre.

The militant leader said that again in 2014 under former Governor of Meghalaya RS Mooshahary, the HNLC was asked to come forward to the negotiating table. “The HNLC accepted the offer to come forward but subsequently the same Congress government failed us,” he said. “This time the HNLC is positive about the initiative taken by the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government as well the approval made by the National Democratic Alliance government at the centre,” Nongtraw said. He said that the decision to send “its top leaders to engage in the

Army’s Eastern Command chief on 39-year-old man, his son missing as four-day visit to Assam, forward areas vehicle plunges into river in Mizoram

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But the central government employees are receiving 34 per cent of basic pay as DA and the gap between the central and state government employees remains at 26 per cent. Tripura Government Employees’ Federation (TGEF) welcomed the decision. “We welcome the decision of the government to hike DA by 5 per cent but the gap with the central government employees is still too high. We hope the state government will reduce it,” TGEF secretary general Samar Roy told PTI. Chowdhury also said that 200 engineers would be recruited in the Public Works Department through Tripura Public Service Commission. Engineering students passing out from Civil, Mechanical and Electrical disciplines will be eligible, he said.

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KoHiMa: NaGalaND File No. DCK/ADC/MAR/KHM/2017/128 Dated Kohima the 1st Aug. 2022.

NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE Notice is hereby given under section 5 of the Special Marriage Act 1954 that Shri.Kakuto Rotokha (Bridegroom), son of Shri. Zhutovi Rotokha permanent resident of Natha New Village, Zunheboto District Pin 798620 and present resident of House No.230, D.C Hill (West) Zunheboto, Nagaland and Kum. Vini Toniho Aomi (Bride) daughter of late Shri.Toniho Aomi permanent and present resident of House No.37 Ward No-7 Project Colony, Zunheboto, Nagaland are intending to solemnize their marriage before the Additional Deputy Commissioner / Court of Marriage Officer, Kohima, Nagaland.

Therefore, objection if any in regard to marriage may be made to the undersigned within the period of one (1) month from the date of publication of notice. Failing which the marriage will be held on the 2nd September 2022.

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MPs participate in bike rally from Red Fort

NEW DELHI, AUG 3 ( P T I ) : S e v e r a l M P s, including central ministers and young parliamentarians, on Wednesday took part in a bike rally in Delhi that originated from the historic Red Fort to pay tribute to the freedom fighters as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Tricolours in the streets and MPs on wheels, the event sought to heighten the sense of patriotism among citizens while sending out a social message.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, who also rode a bike from the Mughal-era Red Fort as part of the event, shared his thoughts with reporters near India Gate. “ Va r i o u s c e n t r a l ministers, MPs and young leaders came together, and started the bike rally from the historic Red Fort to give the message that ‘we are paying our tribute to our freedom fighters and

Union Ministers V K Singh, Parshottam Rupala, BJP MP Harsh Vardhan and others during a ‘Tiranga Bike Rally.’ (PTI)

remembering them’, and also to assure that in this Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, we will work to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation, and enhance the glory of India,” he said.

T h a k u r, a f o u r t h term Lok Sabha MP from Hamir pur in Himachal Pradesh, also holds the portfolio of Youth Affairs and Sports.

The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally came a day after the Ministry of Culture hosted a mega

‘Tiranga Utsav’ event on Tuesday to mark the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the ‘Tiranga Utsav’ appealed to the citizens to participate in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign with great enthusiasm to tell the world that India has “risen from slumber” and swiftly moving forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while being on course to become a “great” power.

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BJP takes dig at Cong tricolour profile picture with Nehru NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): The BJP took a dig at the Congress on Wednesday over its leaders displaying a picture of Jawaharlal Nehru holding the national flag in their social media profiles, saying Rahul Gandhi should look outside his family and allow party members to use their photo with the Tricolour.

Asked about it at a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “No issues. At least the Tiranga is coming up”.

He then went on to add, “I believe there should not be dynastic politics in ever y issue... They have displayed the picture of their leader who was the country’s first prime minister. The Tricolour belongs to the poorest of the poor and to 135 crore Indians.”

“Anyone can hold the tricolour and put it in their DP (display picture)...

His (Gandhi’s) family has been in politics from the beginning. I feel Rahul Gandhi should give others a chance. It will be very good if his party workers display their picture with the Tricolour,” Patra added.

Profile photos of the Twitter accounts of Congress leaders showing the Tricolour, with Jawaharlal Nehru on Wednesday. (PTI)

The country is honoured when an ordinary person, the last person in the queue, holds the national flag high and lauds the nation, he said.

Patra also cited the election of Droupadi Murmu as the country’s first tribal President in this context.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several BJP leaders made the Tricolour their profile picture on social media, Congress leaders and the party’s official handles put a photograph of Nehru with the tricolour as their display picture on Twitter and other platforms.

In the press conference, the BJP spokesperson

asked all parties, including those in the opposition, to join the government’s “Har Ghar Tiranga” programme, saying programmes like this are beyond politics.

Ever yone should support it, he said, adding the Congress and other parties should also contribute.

With the government organising a ‘Tiranga bike rally’ earlier in the day, Patra noted that Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu had flagged it off and said his office is not associated with any politics.

Though the parliamentary affairs m i n i s t r y, w h i c h h a d organised it in association with the Culture Ministry, said it had sent an invite to

every MP, it was largely the BJP parliamentarian who joined the exercise. “ L e t ’s b e I n d i a n and let’s celebrate India through the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Har Ghar Tiranga,” he said, urging the opposition to not politicise these programmes.

With the opposition criticising the amendment in the Flag Code, Patra said the changes were necessary so that the national flag can be manufactured on a large scale and reach every household.

For the first time since Independence, a programme to hoist the national flag at such a scale has been launched, he noted.

4,690 arrested under UAPA from 2018-20: Govt NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): A total of 4,690 people were arrested under the anti-terror law UAPA between 2018 to 2020 but just 149 were convicted under it in the three year period, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday.

Rai said 1,321 people were arrested under the U n l aw f u l A c t iv i t i e s (Prevention) Act in 2020 w h i l e 8 0 p e o p l e we r e convicted in that year.

In 2019, 1,948 people were arrested under the UAPA and 34 people were convicted in that year and in 2018, 1,421 people were arrested while 35 people were convicted, he said r e p ly i n g t o a w r i t t e n question in Rajya Sabha.

The minister said the highest number of people ar rested under the UAPA between 2018 and 2020 was in Uttar Pradesh-1,338, followed by Manipur-943 and Jammu and Kashmir-750. Among all those arrested, 2,488 people belonged to 18-30 years of age group.

Rahul remarks row: TV anchor questioned by Jaipur police Meity blocks 348 apps: MoS IT

JAIPUR, AUG 3 (PTI): News anchor Rohit Ranjan was questioned Wednesday by police here for playing an allegedly doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his show last month.

The Zee TV journalist, who lives on the outskirts of New Delhi, was sent a notice about two days back to join the investigation in Jaipur.

After the questioning, he was allowed to retur n, Kalwar SHO Pannalal said.

On July 8, the Supreme

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Court had passed an order restraining various state authorities from taking any coercive steps against Ranjan, who faces multiple

FIRs in connection with the tv programme.

He was slapped with cases in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, as well as a case under lesser charges in BJP-run Uttar Pradesh, after the broadcast following the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal by two men who said they were avenging an insult to Islam.

T h e s h o w p l ay e d remarks by Gandhi on the ransacking of his office i n Ke r a l a ’s Waya n a d ,

Govt withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill

Singh, at Banipark police station and the investigation handed over later to the Kalwar station.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had also criticised the TV channel for show.

In July, a police team from Chhattisgarh had reached Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad to arrest the anchor from his home. But in a dramatic turn of events, he was instead arrested by UP’s Noida police who later released him on bail.

NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): The government has blocked 348 mobile applications that were identified by the Home Ministry for transmitting users’ information in an unauthorised manner to servers located outside the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said the apps are developed by various countries, including China.

“Based on the request from MHA, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has

blocked those 348 mobile applications since such data transmissions infringes the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India and security of the State,” he said.

There was no mention of the time period when these 348 apps were blocked by the Meity.

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and 12 recommendations for a comprehensive legal framework for the digital ecosystem.

“Considering the report of the JCP, a comprehensive legal framework is being worked upon. Hence, in the circumstances, it is proposed to withdraw ‘The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019’ and present a new bill that fits into the comprehensive legal framework,” the statement said.

After the Bill was w i t h d r aw n , M i n i s t e r of State for IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar tweeted that this will soon be replaced by a comprehensive framework of global standard laws including digital privacy laws for contemporary and future challenges and catalyse Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision. He said the JCP report on the Personal Data protection bill had identified many issues that were relevant but beyond the scope of a modern Digital Privacy law. “Privacy is a fundamental right of Indian citizens & a Trillion-dollar Digital Economy requires Global std Cyber laws,” he said in another tweet.

The withdrawn data protection Bill had also proposed the setting up of a Data Protection Authority.

It had also proposed to specify the flow and usage of personal data, protect the rights of individuals whose personal data are processed, as it works out the framework for the cross-border transfer, accountability of entities processing data, and moots remedies for unauthorised and harmful processing.

This is to inform the interested candidates to collect the prescribed application forms for selection to B. Tech. degree courses under School of Engineering & Technology (Nagaland University), Dimapur from the Directorate of Technical Education, Kohima (Below New Secretariat Complex) on payment of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred) only per set w.e.f. 04th Aug, 2022 to 08th August, 2022 during office working hours.

The forms may be downloaded from the website www.dtenagaland.org.in and the fees of Rs. 200/- (Two Hundred) only may be paid while submitting the form. The forms may be downloaded and printed in A4 white paper.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha and said it will come out with a “set of fresh legislations” that will fit into the comprehensive legal framework.

“The government will bring a set of new legislation for a comprehensive legal framework for the digital economy,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who moved for the withdrawal of the Bill in the House, told PTI. The government would hold a wide public consultation before putting the new legislation to Parliament, sources said.

According to sources, the Bill could be replaced by more than one bill, dealing with privacy and cyber security and the government may bring the new set of bills in the Winter Session of Parliament.

The gover nment circulated among members a statement, containing reasons for withdrawal of the Bill, which was introduced on 11 December 2019 and was referred to the Joint Committee of the Houses for examination.

The report of the JCP was presented to Lok Sabha in December 2021.

The withdrawal of the Bill was made part of the supplementary agenda of Lok Sabha this afternoon.

The withdrawn Bill had proposed restrictions on the use of personal data without the explicit consent of citizens. It had also sought to provide the government with powers to give exemptions to its probe agencies from the provisions of the Act, a move that was strongly opposed by the opposition MPs who had filed their dissent notes.

According to the statement circulated to Lok Sabha members on Wednesday, the 2019 Bill was deliberated in great detail by the JCP, which proposed 81 amendments

while allegedly giving the impression that the politician was speaking on the tailor’s murder and forgiving the killers.

Ranjan had later apologised and the channel claimed that the mistake was made by two producers.

I n Ja i p u r, p o l i c e registered an FIR on July 2 against Ranjan, BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore and others.

The FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint by a Congress leader, Ram

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 239 DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022

Emerging sports power hub

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hough the entire north east comprises just 45 million, which is 3.76 % of India’s population.; yet in recent years sportspersons from the region have made India proud. In the current Common Wealth Games in England, four of India’s first eight of nine medals during the first four days have come from athletes from the Northeast. This is enough proof of the importance of the region from Indian sport’s perspective. So far, as on August 2, Indian athletes have won nine medals, three gold, three silvers and three bronze, at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Mirabai Chanu from Manipur was the first Indian woman to win a gold in the Women’s 49kg weightlifting at CWG 2022 while Jeremy Lalrinnunga from Mizoram was the first Indian man to clinch top podium in Men’s 67kg weightlifting at Birmingham.

Shushila Likmabam also from Manipur won Silver at women’s 48 kg judo. Bindyarani Devi from Manipur created a Games record by lifting 116 kg in the clean and jerk after a personal best of 86 kg in the snatch section and secured a silver in the women’s 55 kg category. While it was Dingko Singh and Kunjarani Devi who were flagbearers from the north east in the 1990s; they were followed by boxers Mary Kom, Sarita Devi and Lovlina Borgohain, Mirabai Chanu, Bindyarani Devi and Jeremy Lalrinnuga in weightlifting and Sushila Devi in judo. The North Eastern states of India are home to some of India’s most recognised international players. Just to name a few, M.C. Mary Kom– 2012 Olympics bronze medallist and a five-time world amateur-boxing champion, footballer Baichung Bhutia, boxer L. Sarita Devi, silver medallist at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Jayanta Talukdar, Gold Medalist and Arjuna Award winner, weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu, who won gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Mirabai Chanu, who broke the national record to win the World Weightlifting championships are just some of the renowned names. Kunjarani Devi also from Manipur is one of the greatest women weightlifters, not just in India but the world. By sheer hard work and determination, she has broken all records, winning a staggering 50 plus international and national medals. Kunjarani has won 3 gold, 31 silver and 12 bronze medals in international competitions. She has been rated by the International Weightlifting Federation as one of the top 100 greats of all time. Northeast Sportspersons over the years have developed a habit making it big at national and international sports events. A positive sports culture in the region has yielded numerous medal winners and world champions who have stamped their authority on the global stage. Sports lovers in the north east can proudly say that it is the un-official sports region of India while Manipur and followed by Assam are states that have produced world class material. The rising sports stars are inspiring many youngsters and their families to come out of poverty through sports.

The Khelo India program provides funds for conducting sports events in two age groups of under 14 and under 17. Earlier under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) and the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS), the schemes had encouraged mass participation of both boys and girls in sports and creation of sports infrastructure facilities.

DailyDevotion The Compelling Purpose of God He…said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem…” —Luke 18:31 Jerusalem, in the life of our Lord, represents the place where He reached the culmination of His Father’s will. Jesus said, “I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:30). Seeking to do “the will of the Father” was the one dominating concern throughout our Lord’s life. And whatever He encountered along the way, whether joy or sorrow, success or failure, He was never deterred from that purpose. “…He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem…” (Luke 9:51).

The greatest thing for us to remember is that we go up to Jerusalem to fulfill God’s purpose, not our own.

In the natural life our ambitions are our own, but in the Christian life we have no goals of our own. We talk so much today about our decisions for Christ, our determination to be Christians, and our decisions for this and that, but in the New Testament the only aspect that is brought out is the compelling purpose of God. “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” (John 15:16).

We are not taken into a conscious agreement with God’s purpose— we are taken into God’s purpose with no awareness of it at all. We have no idea what God’s goal may be; as we continue, His purpose becomes even more and more vague. God’s aim appears to have missed the mark, because we are too nearsighted to see the target at which He is aiming. At the beginning of the Christian life, we have our own ideas as to what God’s purpose is. We say, “God means for me to go over there,” and, “God has called me to do this special work.”

We do what we think is right, and yet the compelling purpose of God remains upon us. The work we do is of no account when compared with the compelling purpose of God. It is simply the scaffolding surrounding His work and His plan. “He took the twelve aside…” (Luke 18:31). God takes us aside all the time. We have not yet understood all there is to know of the compelling purpose of God.

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Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ~ Albert Einstein

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Speech of NSCN (I-M) Yaruiwo on 7th anniv of signing of historic FA

My dear countrymen, I join with you on this impor tant day of commemorating the historic Framework Agreement signed between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim on August 3, 2015.

I give my revolutionary salute to all those martyrs who have given their best for the cause of Nagalim for Christ.

75 years ago, our fathers declared the Naga National Independence on the 14th of August 1947. And it was informed to the United Nations (UN), and all the Embassies in Delhi. But before long, the Indian and Burmese Governments sent hundreds of thousands of their troops to occupy our land in total violations of the International law against which, the Naga people have been resisting from all fronts till date.

The declared Naga independence should be recognized by other countries particularly by the aggressor-states. The Framework Agreement says that the unique his-

tory of the Naga independence and the unique situation is recognized by the Government of India. By unique history, it means the Nagas have never been a part of the Union of India. By unique situation, it means it is political, not law and order problem of India.

We say sovereignty is our inherent right and that the Nagas are a sovereign people. However, it must be recognized by other nation-states. The Framework Agreement says, “Sovereignty lies with the people.” Therefore, the sovereignty of the Nagas lies with the Naga people and sovereignty of India lies with the Indian people. In the competency it says, “In the matter of her own affairs as mutually agreed upon, Nagalim shall be sovereign.”

The interlocutors of the Government of India are making the Naga flag and constitution an issue. It is known to all that the flag and the constitution are component parts of the recognised sovereignty and unique history.

We truly say we are

Nagas, not Indians, but the Government of India did not respect the Naga national identity. The Nagas must be a recognized entity. The Naga national entity is now recognized by the Government of India. The Framework Agreement speaks of this.

I reiterate the historical fact that the Nagas have never been a part of the Union of India either by consent or by conquest. Indeed, in 1950, the Indian Constituent Assembly invited the Nagas to join the Union of India, but it was rejected by the Naga people for the reason that merger of Nagalim with the Union of India is but suicidal for them.

Acknowledging this fact, the government of India proposed ‘co-existence of the two entities sharing sovereign power.’ It means co-existing with India without forgoing the national rights of the Nagas.

The Nagas cannot merge with Union of India or any other Union, nonetheless the Nagas andthe Indians cannot stay apart from each other

because interdependent relationship among peoples and nations is the law of necessity. Coexistence of the Nagas and the Indians is a natural necessity, because no individual or nation exists in total isolation from others.

The Nagas say we are the owner of our land, whereas the Government of India claims that Nagalim is an integral part of India. But there is neither history nor any agreement in support of that claim.

This diametrically opposite stands taken by the two peoples make them fight for decades. Finally, the Government of India acknowledges that the Nagas are the owner of their land and everything be it on the surface and beneath.

The Nagas have been living in a compact area covering 120 thousand square kilometers from the very beginning under the political system of village-states. The British Imperialist intruded into the Naga country only in 1832. The British imperialist forces forcibly occupied a part of Naga territory, but the

rest part remains as free as ever. Under the colonial policy of divide and rule, the British power divided the Naga country into many parts and it was further divided by the Indian and the Burmese states and placed them in different administrative units against the will of the Nagas.

The politics of integration of all Naga territories under one political roof has been one of the central points of the movement. After series of talks between the Government of India and NSCN, it was mutually agreed that the integration of all the Naga areas is the ‘legitimate right of the Nagas’ and that in keeping with the principle it will be finalized through political process at the earliest as mutually agreed upon.

In the meantime, as agreed upon political institutions will be instituted in the Naga areas in the so-called states of Manipur, Assam and Ar unachal Pradesh in addition to the present Nagaland state, which

will be transitional to the final goal.

The gover nment of India proposed PAN NAGA HOHO, a cultural institution which embraces the Nagas of all Naga areas. It will deal with the culture, custom and tradition, literature, social and interest of the Nagas, which was mutually agreed.

We b e l i e v e t h i s Framework Agreement which says, ‘It will provide for an enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful coexistence of the two entities’ will be certainly a bridge between the two peoples, not a wall; it will also be the strong tower they have been looking for.

This Framework Agreement nullifies the colonial culture of ‘forced marriage and forced Union’, and this agreement will bring the two confronting peoples closer than ever before. The two negotiating parties agreed that this is the meeting point of the Nagas and the Indians.

KUKNALIM! Q.Tuccu Yaruiwo of the GPRN

Rejoinder to ‘Rio should offer thanksgiving and take rest’

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t has to be said; Neiphiu Rio leadership is an ordained leadership. Ever since he was elected as a member of Legislative Assembly to the 7th Nagaland Legislative Assembly in 1989 General election.

There is no looking back and his leadership grew in stature and statesmanship with an unbroken chain of winning every election thereafter even elected unopposed in 2018 General election from 11th Northern Angami ii Assembly Constituency and becoming Chief Minister for the fourth time .

It is true, at the zenith of Dr Jamir’s power and leadership as then Chief Minister ,Neiphiu Rio served as the Home Minister and the cabinet number two

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in the then government. But there is no question of betrayal; Rio had to resigned because Dr Jamir claimed that “ the Naga movement initiated by A.Z Phizo had reached a dead end “ in his contentious booklet ‘the bedrock of Naga society ‘ and will not withdraw it despite request made to him. Also since Naga movement is a political issue, the booklet drew sharp criticism and condemnation from the Naga people from every nook and corner of Nagaland.

Atlast the Naga people themselves denounced the leadership of Dr Jamir with this booklet, “the Bedrock of Naga Society” After separating from S C Jamir. Neiphiu Rio renewed

his regional political party (the Cock Party) and By the Grace of God; He was able to form the Naga People’s government with the Cock Party.

Ever since, He became the Chief Minister in 2003. Things took a positive change for the Naga people in the right direction, both over ground and under ground. Peace and development came in leaps and bounds.

Rio followed a policy of Equi- Closeness- as opposed to Dr Jamir’s equi-distant policy with the Naga National Groups and this is how talks is continuing till now in the right direction to bring a respectable negotiated settlement to the vexed Naga political problem. To be frank Rio is all heart for the best of the

Naga people. His goal is not just the Chief Minister’s chair but for a peaceful developed Nagaland.

That is why despite his party winning a comfortable majority with 38 MLAs in 2013 Election and the Government running smoothly, He vacated his seat and went to Delhi as an MP. all for the interest of the Naga people. But unfortunately things would take unfortunate turns in state politics in his absence and instability and weak leadership would become the hallmark of the government.

So, purposefully Nephiu Rio was requested to come back by the Naga People and the People of 11th Northern Angami II Assembly Constituency respecting the desires of the public elected him unopposed to the Legisla-

Europe scorched in heat wave

he extreme tempera- crossed the 40 degrees burning fossil fuels has ness. Higher values can tures witnessed in Celsius for the third time made heat waves more lead to symptoms such Europe during the this summer. intense and more frequent as sore throat, coughing, last fortnight, are the reIn addition, wildfires across the globe, including headache and an increased sults of our own making, continue to sweep across in Europe. risk of asthma attacks. The and maybe this is a wake- parts of Southwest EuThe World Meteo- Climate and Clean Air up call for the humans to rope. As well as increased rological Organisation Coalition estimates that stop playing with nature. ozone pollution, the Eu- (WMO) warned last week ozone pollution causes When we think of ropean heat wave is also that Europe’s heat wave approximately one million Europe, we mostly think exacerbating the scale and could persist into the mid- additional deaths per year. of cold and enjoyable intensity of wildfires cur- dle of next week, whereas This is why it is crucial weather, as compared to rently raging across south- the negative impacts of that we monitor surface our scorching heat and hu- er n Europe, especially climate change are bound ozone levels. mid weather. But in 2022, in south-western France, to continue at least until Recently BBC has the European continent Spain and Portugal. The 2060s. published a revealing reis facing one of the worst worst affected regions to Ro b e r t S t e f a n s k i , port, which highlights summers. date include the Gironde chief of Applied Climate how the major culprits Usually, by Indian region south of Bordeaux, Services at the WMO, at responsible for environstandards even the Europe- Extremadura and Galicia a joint press briefing with mental degradation had an summers were consid- in Spain, and parts of the World Health Organ- planned and executed a ered to be much better than Portugal. isation (WHO), also said bold campaign 30 years our winters, but recordThis is also accom- that record heat waves are ago, to spread doubt and breaking heat affecting panied with the fact that becoming more frequent persuade the public that parts of Western Europe Europe is witnessing more because of climate change. Climate Change was not during the fortnight, with and more floods in the The Copernicus At- a problem. The tie-up beUK temperatures exceed- regions where they were mosphere Monitoring Ser- tween some of America’s ing 40 degrees Celsius for unheard of like in Ger- vice (CAMS) scientists are biggest industrial players the first time since record- many and the UK. Experts predicting very high levels and a PR genius - forged keeping began in 1772, has blame Climate Change for of surface ozone pollution a devastatingly successproved us wrong. the soaring temperatures across a large region of ful strategy that endured Temperatures dived across the world, espe- Europe as temperatures for years, and the consein many other countries in cially Europe, and have soar. They also warn about quences of which are all Europe, with 64 different warned that worse is yet very high levels of ozone around us. areas in France experi- to come. pollution in southern EuClimate Change and encing record highs and Scientific View rope caused by the heat Big Business temperatures in Portugal The Guardian re- wave could now affect The Global Climate reaching 47 degrees Cel- ported Prof. Richard Al- north-western regions in Coalition (GCC), which sius. lan, of the University of the coming week. The represented the oil, coal, The dangerously high Reading as saying that prediction comes after auto, utilities, steel, and temperatures have had Climate Change is inten- extremely high surface rail industries, hired a other additional conse- sifying these heat waves as ozone pollution was expe- communications partner quences, too, with Portu- greenhouse gas increases rienced across western and to change the narrative gal reporting more than raise temperatures and southern Europe, particu- on Climate Change. The 1,000 heat-wave-related a warmer, more thirsty larly along the west Coast strategy was implementdeaths in the last fortnight. atmosphere dries out the of Portugal and parts of ed through an extensive At least 13 people have soil, so that more of the northern Italy. media campaign, includdied in open water-related sun’s energy is available Mark Parrington, Se- ing placing quotes and incidents in the UK. to heat the ground rather nior Scientist from the pitching opinion pieces.

Extreme heat-wave than evaporating water.

CAMS, says the potential The groundwork was laid warnings were issued in The Politico quoted impacts of very high ozone meticulously for the indusFrance and record July Mariam Zachariah, cli- pollution on human health try’s biggest campaign to temperatures were report- mate scientist at Imperial can be considerable both date - opposing internaed in the Netherlands. In College London, as saying in terms of respiratory tional efforts to negotiate Paris, the thermometer that build-up of CO2 from and cardio-vascular ill- emissions reductions in Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

tive Assembly in 2018 General Elections. Naga public loves and needs Neiphiu Rio’s leadership like never before especially at this crucial juncture and even Delhi and central government knows Him very well and bestowed its kind blessings on Him. Neiphiu Rio will continue to sacrifice and work for His people till he enjoys their Love and Blessings.

Therefore, Quintessentially Kevise Sogotsu is a sore gamespoiler to have a contrarian view ,unmindful of people’s aspiration for peace, progress and development. He is out of touch with reality and the direction the Naga society moving.

Vibeilietuo Kets, President 11th Northern Angami ii A/C (NDPP)

Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997.

This makes us wonder where we have gone wrong. It is indeed true to say that during the last 100 years humans have wrecked the earth so much that nature is turning back on them.

We hear constant talk of environment planning and tackling Climate Change effects, but find most governments wanting in fulfilling their pledges committed at different environment foras, such as COP26 and other international bodies.

The basic requirement is that we’ll have to change our lifestyles too, to cope with the climate challenges. We’ll have to change the way we are constr ucting our commercial and residential buildings, all clad in either glass or aluminium cladding requiring more heat intensive mechanisms to

maintain cooler temperature. In hotels worldwide it is a normal practice to maintain the building temperature at 17 degrees Celsius, why can’t we make it a more reasonable 21 degrees Celsius? In addition we also need to change our style of construction using a judicious mix of stone, cement and wood, not just relying on one particular product, besides ensuring less usage of wood.

If we humans don’t act now instead of just preaching and making hollow promises then we could just look forward to our own extinction much earlier than envisaged by nature.

Asad Mirza (The writer is a political commentator based in New Delhi. He writes on Muslims, educational, international affairs, interfaith and current affairs.

The views expressed are personal)

Reader’s Post

Repair the potholes near City Tower

Sir,

City Tower is the most important landmark of the town and the sight of potholes in the road near the tower is an ugly sight, especially for tourists or visitors to the state.

With no immediate forecast of heavy rains, the concerned authority should take up repair works before the potholes become larger. They say a stitch in times saves nine.

The authorities should act fast and ensure the roads are repaired along with other roads that have developed potholes.

Mhathung Kikon, Dimapur newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Noisy protests in LS over J’khand MLAs cash case: Bengal CID ‘restrained’ by Delhi Police National Herald raid

Members in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (AGENCIES): Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes and abrupt adjournments amid protests by opposition members over the raid at National Herald newspaper premises in connection with a money laundering probe.

In a rare gesture of protest, Congress president Sonia Gandhi also came to the well of the House briefly to join her party MPs who were protesting against the “misuse of central investi-

gative agencies” against opposition leaders, reports The New Indian Express.

While members belonging to the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) stood in the well of the House, raising slogans like “ED, Modi down down” and “Narendra Modi jawab do”, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) members and a few from Trinamool Congress (TMC) stood near their seats in solidarity.

Two Congress MPs, Kodikkunnil Suresh and Manickam Tagore, gave notices of adjournment motion to discuss the issue. Tagore’s notice said the party wanted the House to discuss immediately the “attitude of the Central government misusing the Enforcement Directorate to suppress the Opposition party and its leaders, especially the activities of the ED to defame the values of the National Herald newspaper, and to direct the government to refrain from such activities”. Suresh said he wanted to discuss the “raids at the National Herald office in Delhi by the Enforcement Directorate” as it is “yet another instance of the vengeful politicisation of Central agencies by the BJP-led NDA government in its attempt to throttle dissent and opposition voices by acting upon fake and trumped-up charges”.

KO L K ATA , AU G 3 (PTI): West Bengal CID claimed that Delhi Police on Wednesday morning allegedly detained and restrained its team from conducting a search operation in the national capital.

The alleged incident took place when the CID sleuths were conducting a raid at a property belonging to a man closely associated to one of the three Jharkhand MLAs arrested in a cash seizure case. CID is describing this man as an accused in the case, besides the arrested legislators.

Four CID officers – an inspector and ASI each and two SIs -- were detained and restrained from conducting search at the man’s residence in South Campus Police Station area in New Delhi despite having a court warrant, a senior CID officer said.

The West Bengal government is sending a team of three senior officers -- one ADG and two IG rank officers -- to Delhi, another officer in the state Home Department said.

West Bengal police personnel detain three Jharkhand Congress MLAs after a huge amount of cash was found in their vehicle on Saturday. ( PTI File Photo)

Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand -- Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari – were arrested by West Bengal Police after over Rs 49 lakh in cash was seized from a car in which they were travelling.

“On Wednesday morning, a team of West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers was restrained by Delhi Police from carrying out a search operation at a property of an accused person closely associated with an arrested

MLA in the cash seizure case despite having a court warrant,” the senior CID official told PTI. “They had gone to the national capital in connection with the probe into the cash seizure case.

This restraining is completely illegal,” he said.

The CID claimed that preventing the sleuths from carrying out the raid will “lead to the disappearance of crucial evidence by the suspects” and held the Delhi Police responsible for that.

“The case involves sei-

zure of huge cash from 3 MLAs of Jharkhand. Detaining & preventing the CID WB team to conduct lawful search will lead to disappearance of crucial evidence by the suspects responsibility of which will lie on the DP officers who prevented the search. @ CPDelhi,” the CID tweeted.

On Wednesday morning, CID sleuths arrested businessman Mahendra Agarwal, who had allegedly supplied the seized cash to the three MLAs, from in

front of his residence off EM Bypass, an officer said. The CID has claimed that the cash seized from the three MLAs was delivered to them

by Agarwal through hawala.

Incidentally, on Tuesday, the agency detectives had raided Agarwal’s office at Lalbazar area of Kolkata and seized Rs 3 lakh in cash, several bank passbooks and around 250 silver coins.

Agarwal had been absconding since the arrest of the three MLAs. The Congress, which is a part of the JMM-led government in Jharkhand, alleged that the BJP was trying to topple the Hemant Soren government by offering Rs 10 crore each and a ministerial berth to MLAs. The party has also dragged in the name of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the alleged conspiracy, but these allegations were rubbished by the BJP, which claimed that the grand old party was trying to hide its own corruption after the cash was found.

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– House No. 452, Bouta Vaddo, Assagao – from which a company controlled

by Irani’s husband and family, Eightall Food and Beverage, conducts its primary business, Chodankar said.

The ruling BJP in Goa r ubbished Chodankar’s claim, adding he wasn’t competent enough to speak on the issue.

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PANAJI, AUG 3 (PTI): Former Congress secretary Girish Chodankar on Wednesday claimed that a company owned by Union minister Smriti Irani’s husband shares the address with the bar which his party has alleged was operated illegally by her daughter.

The controversial Silly Souls bar and restaurant operates from the same address

“In the inter view, Zoish nods in assent when Vijayakar asks her if the Silly Souls restaurant is hers.

“Let me introduce you to a very, very young entrepreneur,” Vijayakar says. “This is Zoish Irani. Correct? This is your restaurant?” And Zoish Irani says, “Yeah” and nods,” Chodankar said.

He said the Instagram account of Zubin Irani, the minister’s husband, includes “co-founder @sillysoulscafe Goa” as part of his biographical details.

Re a c t i n g t o C h o dankar’s claims, Goa BJP spokesman Urfan Mulla questioned the Congress leader’s authority to pass remarks against Smriti Irani.

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vices Tax (GST) number allotted to the Irani family company at the Assagao address is also the GST number of the Silly Souls Cafe and Bar, Chodankar said.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should make a statement on the Silly Souls bar issue, the former Goa Congress president told reporters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should drop Irani from the cabinet over the issue, he added.

The minister has denied having any links with the controversial bar based in North Goa’s Assagao village.

Chodankar referred to a TV interview that Zoish Irani, the 18-year-old daughter of Smriti Irani gave to well-known food critic Kunal Vijayakar.

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It said it is the desire of the Naga public for early political settlement without compromising the Naga historical truth and rights so that the present generation was not be caught in a doldrum of hopelessness.

ACAUT expressed faith that the NPAC rally will send a strong message to the government of India for early honourable political settlement without further delay.

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ACAUT reminded that the outcry of general public was “enough is enough” of chronic unabated taxation by 12 different NPGs which have made daily life of every citizen miserable and unbearable.

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NEW DELHI, AUG 3 (PTI): Recently-listed Life Insurance Cor poration (LIC) has broken into the latest Fortune Global 500 list, while Reliance Industries has jumped 51 places.

The nation’s biggest life insurer with revenue of USD 97.26 billion and a profit of USD 553.8 million, was ranked 98th on the just released Fortune 500 list.

Reliance Industries jumped 51 places to 104 on the 2022 list.

This is the first outing of LIC on the list, which ranks listed companies by sales. Reliance, with revenue of USD 93.98 billion and a net profit of USD 8.15 billion in the latest year, has been on the list for 19 years.

The list, topped by US retailer Walmart, has nine Indian companies -- five of them state-owned, and four from the private sector.

Only the debutant LIC, which came out with its IPO last fiscal, was ranked higher than Reliance among the Indian corporates.

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Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), National electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS), Aadhaar Based Payment System (ABPS) and other such measures.

It also includes independent social audit units and the appointment of an Ombudsman in the states.

State-specific reviews of states are also undertaken from time to time.

rency reserves.“When sentiment turns, we think the RBI’s reserves are likely to recover, meaning heavy intervention on the other side and limited scope for swift rupee appreciation,” the economist said.

Barclays expects the RBI to hike repo rate by 35 basis points on Aug. 5, and follow that up with two more rate hikes of 25 basis points each in September and December, taking the repo rate to 5.75%.

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cards than the beneficiaries, money changing hands for commission for showing a fake list of beneficiaries and obtaining the total amount by the erring officials at different levels of implementation of the scheme.”

In its reply, the ministry has said that steps have been taken to strengthen transparency and accountability which include geo-tagging,

$115 billion for FY22-23,” Rahul Bajoria, chief India economist at Barclays said in a note.

India’s July trade deficit widened to record high of $31.02 billion, up from $10.63 billion a year earlier and higher than $25.64 billion in June, data showed.

Barclays also pointed to how the Reserve Bank of India, having spent more than $60 billion to defend the rupee, has reduced the import cover from cur-

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It says this seems to be very far from the reality as “instances are galore of issues of fake job cards, increased number of job

LIC in Fortune 500 list, Reliance jumps 51 places

MUMBAI, AUG 3 (REUTERS): India’s trade deficit is likely to remain above $20 billion for an extended period, posing the risk of a wider current account deficit, Barclays said.

“While we still expect the trade deficit to hit US$265 billion, the risks are skewed towards an even larger deficit, which poses risks to our forecast for the current account deficit to widen from the present

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the wholesale price index (WPI) remained in doubledigit for 15 months in a row.

The WPI reading was 15.18 per cent in June.

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managing director Swarup Kumar Saha said he expects RBI to hike the repo rate between 35 bps and 50 bps this week in view of the prevailing economic situation.

Umesh Revankar, MD & CEO, Shriram Transport Finance Company said the MPC is expected to unanimously vote for an upward of 35 bps hike in policy rates in August 2022 as the domestic macro-economy has not changed much since the previous policy.

The government has tasked the RBI to ensure consumer price indexbased inflation remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.

The RBI mainly factors in retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) while arriving at its monetary policy.

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been taking steps to contain inflation which is ruling above the RBI’s comfort level of 6 per cent since January this year and stood at 7.01 per cent in June.

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Sabha on Tuesday said: “We have made sure that the Reserve Bank of India and the Government, put together, are taking enough steps to make sure that it is kept in the band of 7 or ideally below 6”.

The RBI raised the short-term borrowing rate (repo) twice so far this fiscal -- by 40 basis points (bps) in May and 50 bps in June to tame retail inflation.

The existing repo rate of 4.9 per cent is still below the pre-Covid level of 5.15 per cent. The central bank sharply reduced the repo rate in 2020 to tide over the crisis induced by the pandemic. Experts are of the view that the RBI would raise the benchmark rate to at least the pre-pandemic level this week and even further in later months.

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MUMBAI, AUG 3 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel on Wednesday began its threeday deliberations on the next bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectations of at least a 35-basis-point hike in the interest rate to check high inflation. If raised, it will be the third consecutive hike in the repo rate -- the short-term rate at which the RBI lends money to banks.

The central bank has already announced to gradually withdraw its accommodative monetary policy stance.

Headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to announce its decision on August 5.

Both the central bank and the government have

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nounced multiple military exercises around the island, parts of which will enter Taiwanese waters, and issued a series of harsh statements after the delegation touched down Tuesday night in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.

Taiwan decried the planned actions, saying they violated the island’s sovereignty.

“Such an act equals to sealing off Taiwan by air and sea, such an act covers our country’s territory and territorial waters, and

severely violates our country’s territorial sovereignty,” Capt. Jian-chang Yu said at a briefing by the National Defense Ministry.

The Chinese military exercises, including live fire, are to start Thursday and be the largest aimed at Taiwan since 1995, when China fired missiles in a large-scale exercise to show its displeasure at a visit by then-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to the US. Taiwanese President Tsai responded fir mly Wednesday to Beijing’s

Putin’s rumoured girlfriend hit with latest US sanctions WASHINGTON, AUG 3 (AP): A new round of US sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin’s longtime romantic partner.

The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions. The department said she is also head of a Russian national media company that promotes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Critics of the Kremlin and imprisoned Russian rights campaigner Alexey Navalny have been calling for sanctions against Kabaeva, saying her news outlet took the lead in portraying Western commentary on the invasion as a disinfor-

Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva (File)

mation campaign. The UK sanctioned Kabaeva in May and the EU imposed travel and asset restrictions on her in June. Also named in Treasury’s latest sanctions package is Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev, an oligarch who owns the Witanhurst estate, a 25-bedroom mansion that is the second-largest estate in London after Buckingham Palace. His USD 120 million yacht, the Alfa

Nero, was also identified as blocked property. Also sanctioned was his son Andrey Andreevich Guryev and his son’s Russian investment firm Dzhi AI Invest OOO. Christian Contardo, a former Treasury attorney now at Lowenstein Sandler LLP says “what we’ve seen is that the US government has identified that a lot of oligarchs are using family as a way to evade sanctions.”

tion as leader of the House of Representatives. She is the first speaker of the House to visit Taiwan in 25 years, since Newt Gingrich in 1997. However, other members of Congress have visited Taiwan in the past year.

Tsai, thanking Pelosi for her decades of support for Taiwan, presented the speaker with a civilian honor, the Order of the Propitious Clouds.

China’s response has been loud and has come on multiple fronts: diplomatic, economic and military.

Shortly after Pelosi landed Tuesday night, China announced live-fire drills that reportedly started that night, as well as the four-day exercises starting Thursday.

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force also flew a contingent of 21 war planes Tuesday night, including fighter jets, toward Taiwan. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng also summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing, Nicholas Burns, to convey the country’s protests the same night.

C O L O M B O, AU G 3 (PTI): Sri Lanka’s newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said his government is preparing a national economic policy for the next 25 years to transform the crisis-hit country into a modern and competitive export economy.

Presenting his government’s policy statement during the third session of Parliament, President Wickremesinghe once again invited the political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the House reconvened after a seven-day adjournment.

“I took over a country that was in disaster. Severe economic crisis on one side, massive public opposition on the other,” said Wickremesinghe, who was elected President by lawmakers on July 20 - the first such occasion since 1978.

The 73-year-old President was appointed for the rest of the term of Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned on July 13 in the face of a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the island nation’s economy.

“Today, we are facing an unprecedented situation that our country has never faced in recent history. We are in great danger. The country could extricate and be secured from that danger, only if we all face this challenge together as one people,” he said, urging political parties to form an all-party government.

“I once again request all parties representing the people in this Parliament to unite in the formation of an All-Party Government. I respectfully extend the hand of friendship to all of you,” he said.

Sri Lanka has seen months of mass unrest over

expected to start being issued a few days later, with a delivery deadline set as next Thursday.

“As you would expect from the UK’s national cyber security authority, we provided advice to the Conservative Party on security considerations for online leadership voting,” a spokesperson for the NCSC said.

“Defending UK demo-

3 killed, 6 injured in attack on Chinese kindergarten BEIJING, AUG 3 (AP): Police in southern China are searching for a man who allegedly killed three people and injured six at a kindergarten in the country’s southern province of Jiangxi on Wednesday. The 48-year-old suspect was identified by his surname Liu in a police statement. No further details of the Wednesday morning attack in the province’s Anfu County were given in the brief statement. China upgraded security at schools following a spate of of deadly attacks in recent years attributed largely to people bearing grudges against society or who had unidentified mental illnesses.

China does not allow private gun ownership, so most such attacks are carried out with knives, homemade explosives or gasoline bombs. Around 100 children and adults have been killed and hundreds injured over the past decade in apparently uncoordinated, “lone wolf ” attacks in which the motive was unclear and the overwhelmingly male assailants were either killed, ended their lives or were put on trial and executed.

cratic and electoral processes is a priority for the NCSC, and we work closely with all parliamentary political parties, local authorities and MPs to provide cyber security guidance and support,” the spokesperson said.

Under the change, the Conservative Party has been forced to abandon plans to allow members to change their vote for the next party

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practice good situational awareness when travelling abroad, it added.

Worldwide cautions provide US citizens with general information regarding terrorist activities, political violence, and criminal activity that occur abroad, as well as specific recommendations on how to prepare for possible contingencies.

The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations, and other violent actions against US citizens and interests overseas, it said.

“The Department of State believes there is a higher potential for antiAmerican violence given the

death of Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31, 2022,” it warned.

Current information suggests that terrorist organisations continue to plan terrorist attacks against US interests in multiple regions across the globe. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics including suicide operations, assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings, and bombings, the advisory added.

It asked US citizens abroad to monitor the local news and maintain contact with the nearest US Embassy or Consulate.

It also asked travellers to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and to make it easier to locate them in an emergency.

The department uses these security messages to convey information about terrorist threats, security incidents, planned demonstrations, natural disasters, etc.

It said that private US citizens should not travel to any country to participate in armed conflict.

leader in the contest because of hacking concerns.

“We have consulted with the NCSC throughout this process and have decided to enhance security around the ballot process.

Eligible members will start receiving ballot packs this week,” a Conservative Party spokesperson said.

It was initially planned that the voting process would have allowed members to choose whether to vote by post or online and then, if they changed their minds, use the alternative method to cancel out their previous vote.

But after the advice from the government’s spies, the party headquarters decided to make changes to “enhance security around the ballot process”.

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the worst economic crisis, with the government declaring bankruptcy in mid-April by refusing to honour its international debt.

In his address, Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka needs long-term solutions in order to overcome difficulties.

“A strong foundation needs to be laid as not to repeat this kind of economic crisis in our country.

The economy should be modernised. Economic stability should be established and transformed into a competitive export economy. In this context, we are now preparing the

necessary reports, plans, rules and regulations, laws and programmes,” he told lawmakers.

Wickremesinghe said his government had initiated negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a four-year programme and had commenced the finalisation of a debt restructuring plan.

“We would submit this plan to the IMF in the near future, and negotiate with the countries who provided loan assistance. Subsequently negotiations with private creditors would also begin to arrive at a consensus,” he said.

Wickremesinghe said that after examining the situation in depth, his government is preparing a National Economic Policy for the next 25 years that lays the foundation for a social

market economic system, securing development for the poor and underprivileged groups and encouraging small and medium entrepreneurs.

“Our aim is to create a surplus in the primary budget by the year 2025.

Our effort is to raise the economic growth rate to a stable stage, in order to establish a solid economic foundation by the year 2026. Currently, public debt is 140 per cent of GDP. Our plan is to bring this down to less than 100 per cent by the year 2032.

“If we build the country, the nation and the economy through the national economic policy, we would be able to become a fully developed country by the year 2048, when we celebrate the 100th anniversary of independence,” he said.

Press release

FELICITATION The Seyochung Village Government Employees’ Union of Kiphire District Officials, Executives and Members had a plantation drive at Common Grave Yard Kiphire Town under the theme "Tree plantation for life" on 30th July 2022.

In a press release issued by President and General Secretary of the Association appealed the General public to plant more trees and support the Grave Yard Committee to keep the Grave Yard Clean and hygiene.

Meanwhile, the Union would like to appreciate the Common Grave Yard Committee for supporting and making the plantation drive a success.

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FELICITATION The kidima Gazetted Officers’ Forum (kGOF) takes great pride and honour to extend its sincere appreciation and heartiest congratulations to the following individuals.

1. Er. Ketosü Soleho, on being promoted to Executive Engineer, PWD, Road and Bridges.

2. Er. Kevisede Pucho, S/o Mr. kedusa Pucho and Mrs. Asano Pucho, on being appointed as Assistant Environmental Engineer, Nagaland Pollution Control Board.

3. Mr. Zavikhoto Phinyo, S/o Mr. Zevisa Phinyo and Mrs. Vikhwezonu Phinyo, on being recommended for appointment as Assistant Professor in Commerce by NPSC. 4. Ms. Krozakile Rikha, D/o Lt. Mekruzeto Rikha and Mrs. krosole Rikha, on being recommended for appointment as Post Graduate Teacher in Political Science by NPSC. The Forum wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

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WASHINGTON, AUG 3 (PTI): The US has issued a worldwide alert asking its citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance when travelling abroad as al-Qaeda supporters may target American facilities, personnel or nationals in the wake of killing of the terror network’s emir Ayman alZawahiri.

Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks and later formed the group’s regional affiliate in the Indian subcontinent, was killed in a drone strike carried out

by CIA on Saturday at a house in a posh locality in the Afghan capital Kabul where he was sheltering to reunite with his family.

“Following al-Zawahiri’s death, supporters of al-Qaeda, or its affiliated terrorist organisations, may seek to attack US facilities, personnel, or citizens,” the alert issued by the Department of State said.

As terrorist attacks often occur without warning, US citizens are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance and

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Hacking alert delays ballots for UK PM race

LONDON, AUG 3 (PTI): The voting process for the next British prime minister – to be elected by Conservative Party members between former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss – has been delayed after an alert from the country’s spies that cyber hackers could change members’ ballots.

According to ‘The Daily Telegraph’, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of the UK’s Government’s Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) listening post, advised the Conservative Party to rethink a plan to allow members an option to change their votes at a later stage. The postal ballot papers were to be mailed out from Monday but are now

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The Pongitong Village Students’ Union (PVSU) would like to congratulate Dr. Tumbenthung Y Humtsoe, S/o. Mr & Mrs. Yanbemo Humtsoe for clearing the NPSC/CESE Exam as Asst. Professor in the Department of Economics.

The Union further wishes him success in all his future endeavours.

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei. (AP)

military intimidation.

“Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down,” Tsai said at her meeting with Pelosi.

“We will firmly uphold our nation’s sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy.”

China’s official Xinhua News Agency announced the military actions Tuesday night, along with a map outlining six different areas around Taiwan.

Arthur Zhin-Sheng Wang, a defense studies expert at Taiwan’s Central Police University, said three of the areas infringe on Taiwanese waters, meaning they are within 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) of shore.

Using live fire in a country’s territorial airspace or waters is risky, said Wang, adding that “according to international rules of engagement, this can possibly be seen as an act of war.”

Pelosi’s trip has heightened US-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level posi-

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The Government Employees Union Lephori (GEUL) extends its heartfelt congratulations to Shri Khurhutho Joshury on his promotion from Deputy Forest Ranger to Forest Ranger, Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of Nagaland.

The Union wishes him success in his new assigned position.

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With immense pride and joy, the Western Litsami Union extends our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Khatoli L Khala Headmistress on being promoted to Asst. Director/SDEO/ADEO under School Education Department, Government of Nagaland.

The Union further wishes her good health and success in all her future endeavours.

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TAIPEI, AUG 3 (AP): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in her delegation showed they will not abandon their commitment to the selfgoverning island.

Pelosi, the first US speaker to visit the island in more than 25 years, courted Beijing’s wrath with the visit and set off more than a week of debate over whether it was a good idea after news of it leaked. In Taipei she remained calm but defiant.

“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” she said in a short speech during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

“America’s determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad.”

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement

by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments, an-

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Sethupathi-starrer ‘Maamanithan’ 9-day ‘Art Residency’ begins at RCEMPA Vijay wins Gold medal in Tokyo Film Awards A

YRS officials with the participants at RCEMPA on Tuesday. (NP)

better and bring a sense of pleasure, express one’s truths and beliefs, portray various ideas, feelings and as display of triumph, love, happiness, sorrow and boredom was not a new thing.

He added that art also reflected cultural values and help to preserve the many different communities that made up the world and that each and every message behind art shows ideas that were relevant to the society.

He hoped that the “residency” would give

artists the opportunity to live and work outside of their usual environments, providing them with time to reflect, research and produce work.

“A r t R e s i d e n c y promotes any artist to share their skills with other fellow artists and being able to work and communicate to explore new and better ideas together,” Kenye said.

He wished the participants of the residency a productive time and they meet each other to work and interact.

Earlier, visiting artist and executive director of Art for Change Foundation, Isaac Gergan said he was excited to be in Nagaland and take part in the residency.

While thanking Ta F M A f o r o p e n i n g up the door to hold the residency, Gergan hoped that it would be fruitful for the participants and that the right synergy would be achieved during the duration of the same.

He also disclosed that they were keeping the doors

open for students, youths or whoever wanted to come in and look at artists, the creative process and also to the exhibition which would be held at the end of the residency on the 10th day.

He stressed that the main focus of the residency was on the process and not the finished product.

He informed that there were 7 artists and 5 members from the foundation making it to a total of 12 participants for the residency.

Since it was a national residency, there were artists from different parts of the country including New Delhi, Kolkata, Assam, Ladakh and Nagaland, Gergan said.

Earlier, the inaugural was chaired by TaFMA p r o j e c t d i r e c t o r, D r Hovithal Sothu, welcome note was delivered by YRS additional secretary, Anthony Ngullie. A special number was presented by Kum Phangmei and YRS director, Akumla Chuba, proposed the vote of thanks.

The residency would culminate on August 10 with an exhibition and sale of the products created by the artists the next day.

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Song at 5 p.m.’ won the silver and Mar t Bira’s ‘Nomadic Doctor’ took the bronze.

The story of ‘Maamanithan’ is about a simple man who longs to provide good education to his children by getting them admitted to a private school.

To increase his income, he enters into a deal with a real estate developer and in the

process gets conned. The problems he faces is what the film is all about.

The film, which garnered huge praise from various quarters soon after its release, has ace director Shankar calling it a ‘realistic classic’. Shankar had even said that Vijay Sethupathi’s brilliant performance in the film deserved a National Award.

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irector Seenu Ramasamy’s critically acclaimed entertainer, ‘Maamanithan’, featuring actors Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie in the lead, has won a Gold medal at the Tokyo Film Awards this year.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, director Seenu Ramasamy said: “Happy to share that our ‘Maamanithan’ feature film won (at the) Tokyo Film Awards 2022. Thanks to producer Yuvan Shankar Raja.”

‘Maamanithan’ won the gold in the Best Asian F i l m c a t e g o r y, w h i l e Takahiro Kawabe’s ‘Love

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9-day “A r t Residency” began at Regional Centre of Excellence for Music a n d Pe r f o r m i n g A r t s (RCEMPA), after a brief inaugural was held at the premises, Jotsoma on Tuesday.

Speaking at the inaugural, Youth Resources and Sports (YRS), secretary, Wezope Kenye, said art was an expression of being creative in one’s own skills through painting, drawing sculpture and even artifacts at the same time gives meaning and helps people understand the world.

He said art had played a huge role in the Naga Society as it was what help depict how “our” forefathers and ancestors had lived and how they celebrated through the figures of drawings depicting their attires and cultures.

Highlighting about the use and prominence of art, Kenye said the use of old portraits from the past in the form of textbooks and storybooks was one important way to preserve Naga’s ancient history.

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Press release THE KONYAK NYUPUH SHEKO KHONG (KNSK) appreciates the kind gestures of the 7 Sector Assam Rifles of Mon Battalion under the aegis of IGAR(North) for presenting Computer Set with Printer Cum Scanner to KNSK Office Mon Hq. on 2 nd August 2022.The initiative has been undertaken to facilitate the working system of the KNSK which will also benefit the society in general. KNSK President in her speech lauded and appreciated the Commanding Officer (CO) & Maj Ashish Sharma of 7 Sector Assam Rifles of Mon Battalion for their efforts in building goodwill with the Konyak Women Organisation.

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India beat West Indies by 7 wickets in 3rd T20I

Suryakumar Yadav who completed the feat in the previous T20I, was the last to get to the landmark.

However, by completing 50 T20I wickets, Hardik Pandya also completed a double of 500 runs and 50 wickets in T20Is, becoming the 11th men’s player and 30th overall to the feat.

Pandya has a total of 806 T20I runs.

The only other Indian to achieve this rare double in T20Is is Deepti Sharma, who currently has 65 T20I

wickets and 521 runs.

Among the men’s players to get to this double, Hardik is the latest to make his T20I debut, having first played for India in 2016, according to ICC. Pandya has been in good form with the ball this year in limited-overs cricket. He has eight wickets in T20Is and six in ODIs with two four-wicket hauls.

In St Kitts on Tuesday, Pandya bowled a spell of 4-0-19-1 to restrict the West Indies. Importantly, he drew the breakthrough for India after the West Indies openers put on a half-century stand. West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran rued the fact that his bowlers couldn’t make early breakthroughs.

“I felt like we had to get early wickets and we didn’t get early wickets.

I felt like we should have dragged it back early in the power-play but unfortunately, we couldn’t get that wicket,” said Pooran.

“At the (halfway stage

of the game) we felt like we had enough. India bowled well... they used the pitch really good. The wicket was a bit on the slower side and we felt it would be difficult to keep scoring on it. Again, if we had gotten early wickets it would have been a

different game.”

Brief scores: West Indies 164/5 in 20 overs (Kyle Mayers 73, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/35) lost to India 165/3 in 19 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 76, Rishabh Pant 33 not out) by seven wickets.

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BASSETERRE (ST KITTS), AUG 3 (IANS): Suryakumar Yadav finally succeeded at the top of the order after two successive below-par scores as India defeated the West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 International at Warner Park to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

On a day when the visitors had a major injury scare with Rohit Sharma retiring hurt while batting due to a back spasm, Suryakumar took off smashing a 44ball 76 as India overhauled West Indies’ score of 164/5 for the loss of just three wicket and an over to spare.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya, while not quite contributing much with the bat or ball, however achieved the rare double of 500 runs and 50 wickets.

Pa n dya d i s m i s s e d Brandon King after a fiftyrun opening stand between him and Kyle Mayers to become the sixth India men’s player to 50 T20I wickets. Ravindra Jadeja,

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Late Chikom Wangnao

A Wife, a Mother, a Sister, a Daughter, a Friend and more.

A year has gone by without you and we still don't have the words to express our dismay.

We thank you for everything you have done for us and we wait for the day until we meet again.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022

CWG: India settle for silver in badminton; lifter Lovepreet claims bronze

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 3 (PTI/IANS): Kidambi Srikanth came up with an underwhelming performance as India succumbed 1-3 to Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team badminton event at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.

Srikanth lost to lowerranked Tze Yong Ng in three games to put the defending champions on the backfoot in the final.

PV Sindhu did what was expected out of her in the women’s singles while the men’s doubles pairing of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in the opening doubles.

With the win, Malaysia regained the title they had lost to India four years ago in Gold Coast.

For India to retain gold, a lot depended on the outcome of the men’s doubles tie featuring Rankireddy and Shetty, and, the Olympic bronze medallists duo of Teng Fong Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh. The women’s doubles and mixed doubles were India’s weaker links and the team relied on men’s doubles and the two singles to get the job done.

India team pose with silver medals during the presentation ceremony for the mixed team gold medal Badminton match at the CWG in Birmingham. (AP/PTI)

The opening contest was full of long and winding rallies but Reddy and Shetty lost majority of them, failing to keep pace with the ultra attacking Malaysian pair.

For a change, the Malaysian crowd made more noise than the Indians, providing a further push to Chia and Soh. After a tough battle, the Malaysians won 21-18, 21-15 to put their team 1-0 up In the women’s singles, two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu was ex-

pected to win comfortably but the 60-th ranked Goh Jin Wei made life very tough for the world number 7.

Sindhu led 11-6 in the first game but Goh looked a different player after the interval. She made the former world champion run around the court with her skillful net play. Goh made a strong comeback to take the game till the very end.

Sindhu ended a rally with a forehand smash on Goh’s left to make it 21-20 before the Malaysian net-

CWG: Boxers Nitu, Hussamuddin reach semis, assured of medal

Nitu

Hussamuddin Mohamad

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 3 (IANS): Indian boxers Nitu and Hussamuddin Mohamad assured themselves at least a medal in the Commonwealth Games as they reached the semifinals in their respective weight divisions, overcoming their quarterfinal opponents in contrasting styles at the National Exhibition Centre, Hall No 4, here on Wednesday.

Nitu reached the lastfour stage of the women’s minimum weight division (over 45-48kg) when her opponent Nicole Clyde of

Northern Ireland abandoned the bout. The pullout by the Northern Ireland boxer meant Nitu made it to the semifinals and ensured that she will leave Birmingham with at least a bronze medal as both semifinals get a medal in boxing.

Hussamuddin advanced into the semifinals by defeating Namibia’s Tryagain Morning Ndevelo 4-1 on points. The place in the semifinals assured him at least a medal in the men’s 57kg division.

While she reached

the semifinals because her opponent abandoned the bout, Nitu said she prepared well for her quarterfinal bout and was looking forward to winning it, adding that she is aiming to win the gold medal in Birmingham.

India have three more competitors attempting to reach the semifinals on Wednesday.

R e i g n i n g Wo r l d Champion Nikhat Zareen, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Ashish Kumar are scheduled to participate in their respective quarterfinal bouts later in the afternoon.

India had a very successful outing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games four years ago winning nine medals -- three gold, three silver and three bronze each, finishing tied with England, who however topped the list as they had won six gold medals.

India are hoping to emulate if not better their Gold Coast CWG haul of nine medals.

ted a return.

Goh’s continued with similar tactics in the second game as well, trying to bring Sindhu close to the net. However, Sindhu was up for the task as she took an 11-7 lead in the second game. Goh closed the gap after the interval but Sindhu was able to finish the game comfortably on this occasion. It was a gruelling affair and Goh gave her all on court including the last point when she fell on the floor. The final scoreline read 22-20

and 21-17 World number 14 Srikanth came up with a flat performance in the men’s singles.

The 42-ranked Tze Yong Ng took the first game off Srikanth for the first time in three meetings to raise hopes of an upset, The Indian then ran away with the second game to level the match.

In the decider, Tze led 11-9 at the interval after couple of unforced errors from the Indian. It became 16-12 with Srikanth unable to match Tze’s net play.

The Malaysian got his first match point after a long rally that saw Srikanth misjudging a line call at the baseline.

Srikanth sent a smash wide in the following point to hand Malaysia a 2-1 advantage. It was also Tze’s first win over the former world number 1 with the final result reading 21-19, 6-21, 21-16 .

The world number 11 duo of Thinaah Muralitharan and Koong Le Pearly Tan was too good for lower-ranked Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly in the women’s doubles, winning 21-18, 21-17 to complete the task.

Medals Tally Rank Country Gold Silver 1 Australia 42 32 2 England 31 34 3 New Zealand 13 7 4 Canada 11 16 5 South Africa 6 5 6 India 5 5 7 Scotland 3 8 8 Wales 3 2 9 Malaysia 3 2 10 Nigeria 3 1 11 Cyprus 2 1

Bronze 32 21 6 19 5 4 15 8 3 4 4

Total 106 86 26 46 16 14 26 13 8 8 7

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Uganda Singapore Samoa Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda Cameroon Northern Ireland Kenya Fiji Mauritius Guernsey

2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1

0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0

2 5 3 3 1 1 5 4 3 2 1

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Jamaica Papua New Guinea Tanzania The Gambia Malta Namibia Nauru Sri Lanka

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Weightlifter Lovepreet Singh claims bronze in Men’s 109 kg

Heavyweight weightlifter Lovepreet Singh added to India’s rich haul from weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games by claiming a bronze medal in the Men’s 109kg division at the National Exhibition Centre here on Wednesday.

This is the maiden medal for the weightlifter from Amritsar, Punjab in Commonwealth Games.

The 24-year-old Lovepreet Singh lifted 163 in snatch and added 192kg in clean and jerk for a combined total of 355 kg, which put him behind Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu of Cameroon, who had a total of 361 and Jack Hittila Opeloge of Samoa who had a total of 358. He was a bit lucky as Australia’s Jackson George Roberts-Young failed to lift 150 kg in snatch in two attempts. He also failed in a desperate last-ditch attempt to lift 211 kgs in clean and jerk to try and overhaul Lovepreet.

This was India’s ninth medal from the Weightlifting at Birmingham and the 14th medal overall, five gold, five silver, and four

Lovepreet Singh bronze.

Though he had a clean series of lifts and succeeded in all six attempts, Lovepreet was totally conservative in his approach and worked with the aim of securing a bronze medal. He said that he had lifted 165 kg in snatch and 195 in clean and jerk during training at a camp in Birmingham a few weeks before the games and only did he attempt to lift 190 in a competition before and failed.

Indians normally do well in lower weight categories in weightlifting, boxing and wrestling with very little success in heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions.

That could be the reason why coaches Vijay Sharma & Co. decided to play safe and did not get Lovepreet to attempt 165 kg in snatch, which could have even had him pushing for the silver medal with 195 in final attempts.

Love preet star ted with 157 in snatch and cleared 161 and 163 in his next two attempts, which kept him in joint second position going into the clean and jerk. The lifter from Cameroon, who had 160 after snatch, started clean and jerk with 196 and then lifted 201. He failed at 205 kg in his third attempt.

Love preet star ted with 185, picked 189 in his second attempt and then upped it to 192 in his third attempt. Australia’s Roberts-Young 202 in his second attempt but failed at 211. A better snatch effort would clearly put him in contention for a medal but that was not to be and Lovepreet, who has won silver in Commonwealth Senior Championships in 2021 and gold in junior, claimed his maiden Commonwealth Games medal.

Naga Sepaktakraw medalists accorded warm welcome

Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , AU G 3 (NPN): Naga players, who recently represented India and won medals at the recently held 35th Kings Cup, World Sepaktakraw Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, were accorded warm welcome in a programme jointly organized by Dimapur District Sports Council (DDSC) and Nagaland Sepaktakraw Association (NSTA), on Wednesday, here at Dimapur Airport.

Viseyie Koso was the captain of men’s team India, which won the gold medal while Akumtila and Sezovelu Dozo represented the country in the women’s team and won bronze medal.

Addressing the gathering, DC Dimapur, Sachin Jaiswal, who is also the chairman of DDSC, while congratulating all three players, said even though Nagaland was a small state, the three medallions had brought laurels to the entire nation. He also added that even though Sepak takraw

(L-R): Viseyie Koso, Sezovelu Dozo and Akumtila. (NP)

was not a very popular sport, he expressed gratitude to all the three players for their hard work and determination to bring medals not only for the state but for the entire country, despite the poor sports stadium in the state.

He further expressed hope that more laurels would be brought to the state as well as the country.

Meanwhile, addressing media after the welcoming programme, all three expressed gratitude to all for the warm welcome, whilst also acknowledging the sacrifice and determination of

their coach.

The players expressed hope to bring more medals for the state and the country, while also lamented on the poor sports infrastructure and stadiums in the state.

It can be noted that the welcome programme was led by president NSTA, Ruokuo Kire and short speeches also delivered by DGP Sports team, Viswema Youth Organisation, Thüvopisümi Youth Association, Dimapur Area, while several other youth and sports organizations were also present.

Indian women beat Canada 3-2, enter semis Nagaland Wushu Association holds BIRMINGHAM, AUG 3 (PTI): The Indian women’s hockey team survived some anxious moments before beating lower-ranked Canada 3-2 in its must-win Pool A match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.

The Indians looked in control of the match till the 22nd minute, having taken a 2-0 lead over their world no.15 opponents through goals from Salima Tete (3rd minute) and Navneet Kaur (22nd).

But the Canadians, then, produced a lion-hearted performance to level the scores through goals from Brienne Stairs (23rd) and Hannah Haughn (39th).

With England already assured of a semifinal berth from the pool with a 3-1 win over India on Tuesday, it was a do-or-die match for the Savita Punia-led side, with Canada needing just a draw to progress as they had a better goal difference.

Locked 2-2, Janneke Schopman’s girls responded brilliantly when Lalremsiami scored off a rebound, after a penalty corner in the 51st minute.

India’s Tete Salima, right, celebrates with her team player after scoring a goal against Canada during the Women’s Pool A hockey match at the CWG in Birmingham. (AP/PTI)

The Indians came out aggressive in the first quarter and dominated the proceedings from the start.

India’s attacking intent bore fruit as early as the third minute of the game when Salima scored off a rebound from a penalty corner.

Two minutes later, Lalremsiami missed a great opportunity to double the

lead, her shot whizzing past the Canadian goal post.

Just seconds from the first quarter, Sangita Kumari showed great skills to carry the ball from the baseline and create a great chance for India, which was saved by Canadian goalkeeper Rowan Harris.

The Canadians showed more intent in

the second quarter and managed to put the Indian defence under pressure on a few occasions.

But it was India who doubled their lead, in the 22nd minute, through Navneet Kaur, who shot in an open goal after receiving a pass from Lalremsiami.

A minute later Canada secured a penalty corner and reduced the deficit

through Stairs.

In the 39th minute, Canada secured another penalty corner and Haughn equalised for her side.

With seconds left in the third quarter, Canada secured two more penalty corners, but India defended in numbers.

Facing elimination, Monika came close to handing India the muchneeded goal in the 47th minute, but was denied

by Canadian custodian Harris.

Two minutes later Neha Goyal pushed in from close range but the goal was disallowed as the ball hit Salima’s back stick.

The Indians kept up the pressure and secured a penalty corner in the 51st minute, and this time, Lalremsiami tapped in from a goal mouth melee after Gurjit Kaur’s shot was saved by the Canadian defence.

Two minutes from the hooter, India secured another penalty corner but failed to utilise it.

The Indians kept their defence in shape for the rest of the game to eke out the all-important win.

annual general meeting in Kohima

D I M A P U R , AU G 3 (NPN): The annual general meeting-cum-judges seminar of Nagaland Wushu Association (NWA) under the aegis of Nagaland Olympic Association (NOA) was held at NOA office complex, Kohima on Wednesday.

In a press release, Nagaland Wushu Association informed that a total of 10 district representative attended the general meeting and also confirmed their preparatory camp in their respective districts for the for thcoming Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022.

On the occasion, in spite of limited resources, Nagaland Wushu Association, president Kudecho Khamo assured to give his

best to promote Wushu sports in Nagaland and called upon the affiliated district for suggestions, cooperation and support for the growth of Wushu in the state. He stated that Wushu was part of Olympic Sporting discipline and affirmed that with the support of NOA, he will try his best that Nagas are recognised in world of Wushu sports.

The president also said that Wushu sports has lots of potential in the state, adding that the sporting discipline will play in their own category wise which will proof to be a plus point. He expressed hope for medal prospect in the upcoming Northeast games scheduled in Shillong from October 27 to 4 November.

He also hoped that under the visionary leadership of CM and president NOA Neiphiu Rio, the sportspersons can achieve their oriented goals with more support and resources to sporting disciplines in the state.

A technical session and briefing for judges was given

by NIS Wushu coach Gabriel Khamo in the afternoon.

Mention be made that the term Wushu is a Chinese term of martial art (Wumilitary or Martial, shuart). Wushu has become an international sport under the International Wushu Federation. Wushu is an official event at the Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, World Combat Games and in various other multi-sport events.

DDFA and NDFA to hold trials for Nagaland Olympics DIMAPUR, AUG 3 (NPN): The Dimapur District Football Association (DDFA) and Niuland District Football Association (NDFA) will hold trials for the upcoming Nagaland Olympics to be held in Kohima from August 17 onwards.

The trial for Dimapur will be held on

August 6 at the state boys hostel football ground, Dimapur Stadium from 8 am.

For more information, one may contact at 7005656207.

While for Niuland, the trial will be held on August 5 at Niuland public ground from 2:30 pm.

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