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Sisodia targets Assam CM for PPE kit deal

‘Extortion, corruption firmly rooted from top to bottom’: NPCC slams ‘YOU WILL FACE CRIMINAL DEFAMATION: SARMA HITS BACK AT SISODIA state govt for collapse in governance

NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): Bitter war of words has broken out between Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia over the issue of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits.

Sarma has threatened to file a criminal defamation suit after Sisodia alleged corruption in the procurement of Covid PPE kits.

Sisodia in Delhi said that PPE kit contracts were awarded to a company linked to Sarma’s wife. “Himanta Biswa Sarma awarded the contract to his wife’s company. He paid Rs 990 for the PPE kits while others were purchased at Rs 600 apiece from another company on the same day. This is a huge crime,” Sisodia said and dared BJP leadership to take

‘Black badge’:

NASSA to intensify stir

Opposition parties including the Congress, Raijor Dal and Assam Jatiya Parishad have demanded a probe by Central agency into the irregularities in purchase of sanitisers and PPE kits-- in 2020. Sarma was health minister at that time.

Around 50,000 PPE kits Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. from Guangzhou in China arrived in 2020. action against Sarma. Assam issued the order, the comCM tweeted, “Stop sermon- pany raised no bill and the Assam government on ising and I will see you soon kits were gifted to the Govt. in Guwahati as you will face Not a single penny was Saturday refuted allegations criminal defamation”. transacted, where is the by a section of the media Sarma in another tweet corruption? Due to acute that chief minister Himanta stated, “Manish Bhai, most shortage then, every gov- Biswa Sarma’s family was surprising that you once ernment including yours involved in alleged malpracclaimed to be an “anti-cor- waived tender process for tices in the supply of PPE ruption” activist. At that PPE kit and went for direct kits above the market price point of Covid wave, we purchase. Don’t cherry-pick during the pandemic. in Assam did not have any from half the documents.

Government spokessingle PPE kit. After hectic Have the courage to put all man Pijush Hazarika said efforts, my wife managed to the facts. Don’t show half there was no scam in the bring in a few kits to save pre- of a document trail, have supply of PPE kits and no cious lives. Although NHM courage to put all the facts?” member of the CM’s family

Assam govt refutes

First ice plant-cum-cold storage in Dimapur

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUN 4 (NPN): Nagaland Assembly Secretariat Staff Association (NASSA) along with the Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Saturday resolved to intensify its agitation by launching a two-day ‘black badge’ protest starting Monday (June 6-7).

The decision comes following a joint meeting of NASSA and JAC held here on Saturday. Even as the two-day ‘pen down strike’ concluded on Saturday, the association said they were yet to receive any positive response from the state government.

The protest has been called against the state government’s decision of appointing Dr. PJ Antony (retired officer) as principal secretary, under the establishment of the NLA secretariat.

Later, in a press note, NASSA general secretary Talirenla and JAC secretary Sezoto Theyo said that the meeting held on June 4 decided to continue with its democratic agitation from June 6-7. They said the pendown strike would now be intensified by wearing black badges.

Meanwhile, NASSA vice president Rocus Rino informed Nagaland Post that the second day of the ‘pen down strike’ passed off peacefully with all members attending office, but ceasing to carry out any work in view of the agitation.

This is it!

“Eventually, we come back to the political issue.

We talked about it since we were boys.”

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were involved in the supply of any material related to the Covid pandemic.

The allegations are “false, imaginary, malicious and can be attributed as the handiwork of a certain section with vested interests,” Hazarika, who is also the minister for water resources and information and public relations told reporters.

“Why are the two organisations (who made the claims) not going to the Court if they have evidence instead of making false and baseless allegations?” he added.

On June 1 two digital media organisations- ‘The Wire’ and Guwahati-based ‘The Crosscurrent’ in a joint investigative report claimed that Assam government had placed four Covid-19 related emergency medical supply orders most likely without following proper process.

(3rd from R) L. Khumo with officials after the inauguration. (NP)

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUN 4 (NPN): Advisor for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Economic & Statistic and Evaluation, L. Khumo Khiamniungan, inaugurated the first ever ice plant-cum-cold storage at Brooder Fish Farm, Half Nagarjan here on Saturday.

The project “ice plantcum-cold storage” was funded under negotiated loan from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) during 2020-21 at a cost of Rs.146.85 lakh as NABARD share and the state share of 5%, which is still awaited, the department informed.

IMD predicts heavy rainfall over NE region NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): With Southwest monsoon covering the entire North Eastern states and some parts of Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted intense spell of rainfall over the region during the next five days.

According to the report, normal or active monsoon conditions were expected to continue over Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh during the next two to three days.

Thereafter, rain activities may intensify over remaining parts of Northeast India.

A Cyclonic circulation is over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas and moderate commitments from Bay of Bengal after reading posture over Northeast India. East west trough is also extending from Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh to Nagaland, the report stated.

Speaking at the programme, Khumo, stated that the department had been facing numerous problems due to non-availability of the ice plant-cum-cold storage.

However, with the inaugural of the facility, Khumo said the department would now be able to move forward and help fish farmers in acquiring livelihood.

Acknowledging NABARD for funding the project, advisor said that the project would help the educated unemployed youth in gaining interest in fish farming and also change the mindset of Naga youth

to have self-sustainability.

Further, Khumo urged the department to continue to work for the benefit of all.

He said that the recently inaugurated facility would be a waste of money if it was not utilised for the purpose.

Advisor also encouraged department staff to make their presence felt by working for the betterment and uplift of the department.

Meanwhile, NABARD Nagaland regional office Dimapur general manager, Tiakala Ao, spoke on the importance development of fishery sector in the state.

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DIMAPUR, JUN 4 (NPN): Hitting out at the state government for the collapse in governance, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president K. Therie said that the state government has lost control for the past two decades where “extortion and corruption were firmly rooted from top to bottom”.

“Words like percentage, commission, cut, our govt tax (not people’s Govt tax), have all been coined during two decades’ rule and these have become the law and practiced as conventional law,” Therie stated.

While appreciating the removal of check gates within Nagaland, Therie also demanded the removal of inter-state check gates in view of GST and VAT. Therie said that though the chief secretary was expecting prices of commodities to fall, however, on the ground it was not so.

Pointing out that the “internal gate extortions” were only transferred to wholesalers and retailers, Therie said more actions were required to bring down the price hike. The basis of price hike, he said was compounded with corruption and extortion by all the organs, agencies, registered societies, unions, associations, and insurgents.

He said the Essential Commodities Act and Weights and Measures Act, that sustain prices, were no longer known to the people and that illegal extortion by societies and insurgents have become deeply rooted and has replaced the law in

Nagaland. As societies no longer practice defined welfare objectives to encourage, promote and preserve high standards amongst people, rather, Therie said hundreds of societies, unions and associations were taking law and order into their own hands by undertaking enforcement upon soft targets from amongst the traders.

“There is complete freedom of abusing and intimidating business houses and retailers as we have seen in multiple viral video clips,” Therie stated. Maintaining that law and order has collapsed in Nagaland, Therie alleged that the executive machineries do not go by the book of law but by verbal dictates of ministers and MLAs. “Their advice to the public is to compromise for future safety,” he alleged.

The NPCC president also said that coordinated efforts in enforcing law and customary laws were no more the practice, but instead confront each other.

Asserting that customary law is a sovereign authority of the State of Nagaland, Therie said village councils and GBs were expected to deal with law and order effectively with customary laws and procedures. He said upholding law and order is a major responsibility of the VCC and GBs. However, instead of upholding the Constitution and the law of the land, Therie alleged that many support unlawful activities while administration remains a mute spectator.

Though it is the responsibility of the admin-

India to have new military recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ Union Cabinet likely to approve in the coming week NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (ANI): Top military brass of the country including the three services chiefs on Saturday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the new ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme for induction of soldiers in the three defence services.

The scheme is likely to be approved by Union Cabinet in the coming week

as the defence forces have already started making preparations for its rollout.

Prime Minister Modi was briefed about the Agnipath recruitment scheme on Saturday by the top military brass including the chief of the three defence forces-- Army, Air Force and Navy-- and Department of Military Affairs Officials, government sources told ANI news agency.

Agnipath recruitment scheme has been planned and prepared by the Department of Military Affairs presently led by Ad-

ditional Secretary Lt Gen Anil Puri. As per the initial plans, after the initial training of around six months, around 20-25 per cent of recruited youth known as ‘Agniveers’ would be given longer tenures while others would be released with a severance package which would be around Rs 10-12 lakh, they said.

If the project moves as per plan, the recruitment process for the first batch of Agniveers may start in the next three to four months, the sources said.

The forces will also have the option of recruit-

ing specialists for specific tasks who would perform the desired role.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces has been halted.

As per the plans, the soldiers relieved from the service would be provided assistance in getting placed in civilian jobs.

A number of corporates have shown interest in availing services of such ‘Agniveers’ as they would be benefitted from hiring such trained military-trained disciplined manpower.

istration to enforce the law of the land upon failure of customary law, Therie, however, said they end up blaming each other and in between the public are left unprotected.

Mentioning that the State Legislative Assembly’s failures were mighty, Therie said the State, for a long time, has failed to see new laws to deal with an evolving society and the growth of economy.

On the other hand, he said civil societies and NGOs make a hue and cry in the local papers, but eventually land up “seeking party tickets from the very ones they criticize.” They shamelessly exhibit their cars earned through bribes.

They proudly construct palatial buildings with bribe money”.

“Instead of despising bribe takers, people praise and pray for them. This is the heights of hypocrisy of corruption,” Therie stated.

On clean election campaign, Therie said the Church well understands the predicament. But do the demands of bribe rise from the political workers or should we call them dalal/brokers?

Therie asked. He said that the voters now wanted to take directly from candidates and so demand house to house visits defying the Church. On judiciary Theire said it (judiciary) has earned a huge trust deficit.

While criminals no longer fear to repeat crimes, he said they have become more dangerous to victims after being freed.

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Woman killed in hit-andrun case; driver arrested Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUN 4 (NPN): In a tragic incident, a woman pillion rider died after a Dumper truck hit the Scooty she was travelling in on Saturday near Central Jail area, 4th Mile.

According to PRO Dimapur police, they received information about the incident at around 12.19 in the afternoon. The scooty rider escaped unharmed while the pillion rider, who was rushed to CIHSR, was declared brought dead.

Though the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled from the scene, PRO said they were able to apprehend the accused driver within two hours after the incident. A case had been registered at Diphupar police station.

Centre writes to States to phase out single-use plastic BE’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax gets DCGI nod as heterologous booster dose

Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (NPN): On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Centre on Saturday issued an advisory to states and union territories to phase out single-use plastic (SUP).

On June 5, 2022, States/ UTs and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campaign mode, in a bid to make the country free of SUP as well as contribute to improving the environment, under the overarching mandate of “Clean and Green”.

This comes on the heels of Prime Minister Modi’s Mann Ki Baat ad-

dress to the nation on May 29, 2022, where he exhorted citizens to join together and make some efforts for cleanliness and tree plantation on the occasion of World Environment Day. Given the dual mandate of World Environment Day and India’s committed ban of SUP by June 30, 2022, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has issued a detailed advisory to States and UTs to take up a range of activities to fulfil those mandates.

These would include large scale cleaning and plogging drives, with special emphasis on plastic waste collection, as well as large

scale tree plantation drives, with participation of all citizens – students, voluntary organisations, self-help groups, local NGOs, CSOs, NSS and NCC cadets, RWAs, market associations, corporate entities, etc.

While 2,591 urban local bodies (ULBs) out of 4,704 have already reported notification of SUP ban as per the directions of Central Pollution Control Board and the environment ministry, states and UTs will need to ensure that the remaining 2,100-plus ULBs notify the same by June 30, 2022.

It also states that ULBs will need to identify SUP ‘hotspots’ and eliminate them, while parallely lever-

aging the support of state pollution control boards and forming special enforcement squads, conducting surprise inspections and imposing heavy fines and penalties on defaulters for enforcing SUP bans.

As per the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021, the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of carry bags made of virgin or recycled plastic less than 75 microns (75 µ i.e. 0.075 mm in thickness) has been banned with effect from Sept 30, 2021 as opposed to 50 microns recommended earlier under PWM Rules, 2016, the ministry said.

HYDERABAD, JUN 4 (PTI): Biological E Limited on Saturday announced that its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous booster dose.

The vaccine maker said the Corbevax can be administered as a booster dose to individuals aged 18 years and above after six months of administration of primary vaccination (two doses) of Covaxin or Covishield vaccines for restricted use in emergency situation.

Corbevax is the first such vaccine in India to be approved as a heterolo-

gous Covid-19 booster in the country, it said. Recently, BE furnished its clinical trials data to the DCGI which after a detailed evaluation and deliberations with Subject Experts Committee, granted their approval for administering Corbevax as a heterologous booster dose to people who have been vaccinated.

BE’s clinical trial data showed that its Corbevax booster dose provided significant enhancement in immune response and excellent safety profile required for an effective booster.

BE has conducted a multi-centre Phase-III placebo controlled heterolo-

gous booster clinical trial in 416 subjects from 18 to 80 years of age who were previously vaccinated with two doses of either Covishield or Covaxin at least six months prior to the administration of Corbevax as a booster, the release added.

Corbevax is entirely developed and manufactured

by BE Limited in association with Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine as a recombinant protein sub-unit vaccine against COVID-19.

BE has supplied 100 million doses of the jab to the Central government so far.

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Tokheho releases book on ‘gen’ Kaito

Staff Reporter

NEWS IN BRIEF Tuensang DPDB meeting on June: Deputy Commissioner Tuensang has informed that the District Planning and Development Board monthly meeting for June will be held on June 9, 11 am, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner, Tuensang. All DPDB members have been requested to attend the meeting.

Power deptt informs: EE electrical division Peren, Er. Tsiamchi Ndang has informed the public that utility shifting (power) due to the construction of a 2-Lane road from PerenDimapur has started and in view of the work, power supply to Peren town and Tening area will be affected June 4, 8 to 4 pm. In this regard, EE electrical division Peren has requested all consumers to bear the inconvenience caused.

NSAMB informs: Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB) has informed that a board of directors meeting would be held on June 9, 11 am, in the conference hall of NSAMB Dimapur.

All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

MP Tokheho Yepthomi releasing the book on Saturday. (NP)

Nagas need to be honest and faithful in their approach as Christians, he urged upon the gathered, especially the younger generation to read the book in order to uphold the legacy of Kaito Sukhai and other leaders.

Delivering author’s note, Dr Kuhoi Zhimomi informed that the book contained biographical record of ‘general’ Kaito and that he along with his nephew Khekaho Zhimomi took around five years to complete the book.

He narrated that during Kaito’s trip to London in September 1962,

the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and “The Daily Herald” described him as “The World’s Youngest General” and “A Born General” and that “at the age of 29 years, Kaito would be the world’s youngest commander-inchief ”.

With “such confirmation at hand”, he said the book was titled, “The World’s Youngest General”.

Adding that the book was solely dedicated to Naga patriots who sacrificed their lives for the cause of Naga freedom

Konyak Union elects new team DIMAPUR: Konyak Union (KU) on Saturday held a handing and taking over of files ceremony in the office chamber of KU president, Mon headquarters.

In a press release, KU general secretary Manpang K Wangyen informed that during the programme, Tingthok Konyak was elected as president, H.A. Hongnao Konyak and Y. Chingwang Wangsa as vice presidents, Manpang K Wangyen as general secretary, TP. Pongyao Konyak and N. Chingyem Konyak as secretaries along with Bumang Phaiba as finance secretary and Thangwang Konyak as treasurer for the tenure 2022-2025.

The newly elected office bearers of Konyak Union have appealed for cooperation from all the sections of the people, both government and nongover nmental organisations.

KMC informs public, business establishments DIMAPUR: In continuation of the office notification dated March 25, 2022, Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator T. Lanusenla Longkumer has informed the general public of Kohima district that KMC staff have been detailed for trade licence checking from first week of June.

In a circular, Kohima Municipal Council administrator requested the public and business community to cooperate with the officials who will be in uniform and with ID card.

Traders and shopkeepers have also been requested to insist on identity cards of Kohima

Municipal Council officials who come to their establishments/shops for checking, in order “to avoid impersonation of Kohima Municipal Council officials by unscrupulous individuals who dupe the business community.”

DIMAPUR: Chief secretar y, J. Alam on Saturday asked the officers and staff of the Social Welfare department and State Resources Centre for Women (SRCW) to ensure that government facilities reach the doorsteps of people as this was their role.

According to a DIPR report, the CS was speaking at the departmental review meeting in the conference room of the chief secretary.

During the meeting, Alam asked the officials to have proper coordination among one another and to ensure better governance, set targets, give more focus and walk extra mile to achieve desired goal.

He also advised them to work in coordination with other departments to ensure the development reach out to common people.

Further, he emphasised on the need to have a banking account number for every citizen

J. Alam addressing the officers and staff of the department on Saturday. (DIPR)

and asked the officials to put every head together to find the solution for any problem.

At the meeting, the officers presented their roles and activities through PowerPoint presentations.

It may be mentioned that the SRCW-Nagaland was established in December 2012, and functions under the aegis of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (nodal agency), department of Social Welfare.

SRCW is the Project Management Unit of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in the

state and Mahila Shakti Kendra district and block levels.

It has been actively working to fulfill its mission in carrying forward the mandate of the ministry of the Women & Child D e ve l o p m e n t , w h i c h includes working towards the holistic empowerment of women through intersectoral convergence of schemes and programmes of the government.

SRCW is also t h e n o d a l a ge n c y f o r implementing—women helpline 181 and SakhiOSC under MWCD.

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In the event any such suspicious behaviour, complaints or clarification with regard to trade licence checking, one could contact KMC assistant chief inspector at 9402481869 or KMC senior market inspector at 9436203061.

CondolenCe Message

‘Ensure facilities reach people’s doorsteps’

05-06-2021

The Tsarü suro union Dimapur expresses its deepest condolences at the untimely demise of Lt. C.r. sangtam, rtd, Executive Engineer pHED. The union has lost a bonafide member, an excellent personality who always stood for the union. The union conveys our most sincere sympathy to the bereaved family during this difficult time of grief. may the departed soul “Rest in eternal peace”.

Y. Tako anar Yashi President gen/secy

A year has gone by but the bond of our love remains deep in our hearts now and forever.

Loving wife and children

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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DIMAPUR, JUN 4 (NPN): Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, To k h e h o Ye p t h o m i released a book titled, “The World’s Youngest General”, authored by Dr Kuhoi Zhimomi and co-authored by Kekhaho Zhimomi here, on Saturday.

The book is a biographical history of ‘general’ Kaito Sukhai, who at the age of 23 was d e c l a r e d t h e ‘ ge n e r a l commander-in-chief ’ of the “Naga army”, Federal Government of Nagaland, on March 22, 1956.

Speaking at the programme, the MP stated that things have been moving and changing in the last seven decades of the Naga freedom struggle.

Although “Naga freedom str uggle” has been on for almost seven decades, MP said Nagas still remained divided.

Po i n t i n g o u t t h a t

m ove m e n t , D r Ku h o i said it was an effort to record Kaito’s legacy for generations to come.

The author assured that no part of the content was fabricated or overstated and that it was a serious presentation by firsthand living witness and documental evidences.

Further, he stated that the selfless sacrifice and crucial role played by Kaito was an inspiration and he would be remembered as a “brave legend” to Nagas in general and Sumis in particular.

The programme was chaired by Dr Wapangsenla Zaka, dedicatory prayer was offered by East Dimapur Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Purana Bazaar, senior pastor, Rev Dr ZK Rochill while Azalimi Lejo presented a song.

Later, vote of thanks was delivered by co-author, Khekaho Zhimomi and benediction was offered by Vikuto Zhimomi.

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5th Death anniversary Dr. imliwati imchen

Born 10/04/1933

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Died 26/05/2022

We, the family members of Late Lavono Dolie would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the churches, relatives, friends and neighbours for all expressions of sympathy and support shown to us at the sudden demise of our beloved mother.

We deeply regret our inability to thank everyone individually. It is our prayers that God bless all of you. k-1220/22

Loving children, daughters in-law, grand children & great grand children

Died on : 05/06/17

Gone from our midst, But fondly remembered.

Always Until we meet again. mkc-183/22

Loving Wife & Sons

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lt. Pastor Imkongmar Jamir

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22/11/1958 – 21/05/2022

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Imkongmar Jamir would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, families, friends, churches, neighbours, organizations and well wishers, who stood by us and supported us physically, spiritually, financially and materially during our moment of grief.

We would like to convey our sincere gratitude to: 1. Nagamese Baptist Churches Association 2. Nagamese Baptist Church, Notun-Bosti 3. Mangmetong Union 4. Bethel Prayer Home 5. Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, who stood by us during this difficult time, but we will be forever indebted to each and everyone of you. May the Lord Almighty bless you all in abundance. dp-2660/22

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022

‘World Environment Day 2022’ observed across Nagaland

Officers and staff of PHED Dimapur division along with AYO members with tree saplings during the plantation Neiba Kronu planting tree saplings during the NSF Salangtem ward authority along with plastic wastes participants. (NP) drive on Saturday. (NP) plantation drive. (NP) collected for recycling. (NP)

areas as part of NSF’s 75th year celebration, coinciding with World Environment Day at Naga solidarity park.

Recalling his past days in the federation, minister for Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue & Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu reminded the gathering that it was time to unite together and strengthen the Naga Hoho as the Federation could not carry the burden of the people alone.

Kronu reminded the people that every country had their own share of problems which he had observed during his journey abroad.

Pointing out that problems will always exist, he appealed to the people to come together with a common effort.

In his speech, NSF president Kegwayhun said Nagas were in a time where the society was fragmented.

In this regard, he appealed to all the Naga societies to ease their defenses and come together to solve common issues.

Referring to the theme under 75 years celebration, convenor, planning committee, K Temjen Jamir stressed that it was need of the hour for Naga people at this juncture to come together and have a common

approach towards Naga political settlement.

He described it as a time to revive the feeling of oneness which he said was the strength of Naga blood that held everyone together.

On behalf of NSF, Temjen also urged upon all concerned groups engaged in peacemaking to resume their noble journey of reconciliation and called upon every Naga to reconcile themselves first before they reconcile with others.

The programme was chaired by vice president Atokiho Sumi, opening prayer by deputy speaker Chumben Khuvung, special prayer for NSF by Kohima Baptist Pastor’s fellowship and lighting of jubilee torch, by Neiba Kronu while concluding remark was delivered by general secretary, Siipuni Ng Philo.

Four kinds of trees were planted during the plantation drive, while 75 saplings were funded by the SBI, and 1000 saplings were provided by the Forest department at each unit.

‘Salangtem ward geospatial map’ launched in Mkg Commemorating World Environment Day, Salangtem ward authority under Mokokchung town, launched the “Salangtem ward geospatial map”, (first of its kind in Nagaland) at

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Correspondents/Staff Reporter D I M A P U R : Va r i o u s organisations and government departments on Saturday organised precelebration programmes on “World Environment Day” on the theme “only one earth”, by carrying out plantation drives. The drives were mainly aimed at creating awareness among the masses in Nagaland, to take part in preserving and restoring the environment.

It may be mentioned that the day is celebrated on June 5 every year and is marked to call for action by governments, private organisations, civil society and individuals to protect the environment.

“Biggest challenge to environmental movement is the self ” PHED Dimapur division in collaboration with Act of Kindness, society Dimapur organised a programme to mark the day at state stadium, here on Saturday.

Speaking at the programme, social activist and member, governing board of North East Network/ consultant, wildlife conservation society, Bano Haralu said the biggest challenge in environmental movement was the self and the attitude of people since

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they were the caretakers of the planet.

At the programme, keynote address was delivered by PHED, Dimapur DWSM, district coordinator Imojungla who highlighted various issues that were affecting the environment.

We must all lay importance on conservation and protection of environment and bring it to forefront of community syncing in any possible way at any given opportunity, she stated.

At the programme, 200 trees saplings were distributed to stakeholders and various institutions.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by AKS, associate member Mercy Loreni Murry, invocation was offered by Nükmen Baptist Arogo pastor, Darogapathar Dimapur, Kilang Longkumer and vote of thanks was proposed by Act of Kindness society, founder and president Lenti Aier.

AYO s t r e s s e s o n practicing environmentalfriendly habits Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) observed World Environment Day by planting tree saplings at its office premises on the theme “Plant for Life”, here on Saturday.

Speaking at the programme, AYO president

WEATHER FORECAST JUNE 5

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

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A t-storm around in the p.m.

27 20

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Guwahati Mostly cloudy

30 25

A t-storm around in the a.m.

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Itanagar Rather cloudy with a t-storm

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Imphal Shillong

A thunderstorm in spots

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Kohima

Couple of thunderstorms

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Dimapur A t-storm around in the p.m.

32 23

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

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Mkg

Tuensang A stray morning thunderstorm 20 15 Wokha

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Zunheboto Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

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more than 80 crore Indians.

Under health care and pandemic management, he said over 190 crore free vaccine doses were administered in 477 days, which he said, was a landmark achievement. The minister also highlighted medical coverage scheme “Ayushman Bharat Yojana” for which more than 18 crore Ayushman cards has been issued. He also informed about “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) to ensure access to quality medicines to all sections of the population especially the poor.

The minister also highlighted on the sanctioned under PM Awas Yojana (Urban); (Rural); toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission; crore new houses provided tap water connection under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Yojana, PM Svanidhi Yojana, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, PM Fasal Bima Yojana, initiative undertaken for youth-led development such as National Education Policy 2020, training for PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana, PM Ujjwala Yojana and PM Mudra Yojana etc.

BJP Mokokchung: Cel-

ebrating eight years of prime minister Narendra Modi’s leadership under the slogan “saab ka saath, saab ka vikas”, BJP 24 Angetyongpang mandal under its president Imtichizung Ozukum, state council member Imnakika and BJP district executive Y. O. Bendang Ozukum led the “karyakartas” in cleaning the cemetery at Longkong village on June 3.

In a press release, BJP Mokokchung district media cell informed the 12 units of 24 Angetyongpang mandal carried our works in their respective areas.

Meanwhile, 26 Aonglenden mandal led by president Taliwati Pongen and general secretary Kilemsungba Longkumer conducted a cleanliness drive at PHC Ungma while Yuva morcha, minority morcha and ST morcha, BJP Mokokchung district jointly undertook a cleanliness drive at IMDH, Mokokchung and cleaned the Dr. Imkongliba Memorial Park in the hospital complex.

Similarly, Kisan morcha, Mahila morcha, exservicemen and district party members carried out a mass plantation drive in and around Mokokchung town.

Salangtem community hall, here on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Salangtem ward authority chairman, Lanuakum stated that the ward has been observing World Environment Day for the many years with dedication.

He informed that the ward has been planting trees, turning wastes dump into flower gardens among various other activities.

This year, he said, they were initiating planting of oranges with assistance from the district Horticulture office on adoption basis in ward households.

The ward chairman also informed that they would promote kitchen waste compost through the efforts of Ward Sanitation Committee. Further, Lanuakum informed that one week’s waste plastic, which amounted to more than 300 kgs was collected and forwarded to the Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC) for recycling.

Earlier, special prayer was offered by MTBA associate pastor, Monglir.

Southern Angami undertakes tree plantation drive The 14 Southern Angami 1 A/C organised a tree plantation drive at Kisama in commemoration of World Environment Day.

At the programme, advisor for Elections and Technical Education, Medo Yhokha urged upon the gathering to contribute in small ways to preserve and protect the environment.

Plantation will not only add aesthetic beauty but also contribute to mitigate environmental issues, the advisor stated.

NDPP Youth Organisation president, Kelhouneizo Yhome in his speech spoke on the significance of the plantation drive and stressed on climate change which has been affecting the earth.

He encouraged the people to play proactive roles in taking care of their surroundings.

Yhome also clarified that the ticket for 14 Southern Angami 1 A/C would be “given to Medo Yhokha only”.

At the programme, 500 saplings were planted including wild apple, oak tree, cherry and ornamental trees around the stretch of Kisama.

The programme was chaired by Tholezo Paphino and invocation was offered by Khrielhoulie Chuse.

Phek plants 2 lakh tree saplings across the district Around 2 lakh tree saplings were planted on

Saturday throughout Phek district during a “mega tree plantation drive” on the theme “one person, one tree.”

The programme was organised by District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) Phek in collaboration with National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd to commemorate World Environment Day and as part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

At the closing function, minister for Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu acknowledged DPDB Phek for initiating the drive and expressed gratitude to all concerned officers, NGOs and villagers for active participation.

Pointing out that Phek district was known for agricultural activities, the minister stated “our economy will not improve without agriculture.”

Kronu also stressed on the need to encourage villagers to undertake large scale plantation of fruit trees in the district. the plantation drive was flagged off by Phek DPDB chairman Kezhienyi Khalo and NPF legislature party leader and UDA co-chairman Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu.

Dimapur district admin bids farewell to outgoing DC

DIMAPUR: Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) held its executive meeting on Saturday, where the nominating committee submitted its report.

In a press release, DDCF media cell informed that during the meeting, the house resolved to add more office bearers along with the nominated members.

In this regard, DDCF informed that the office bearers for the tenure 2022-2025 will be led by Yibemo Kikon as president, Vikato Achumi, Temsupok Jamir and Deepankar Sarkar as vice presidents, Richard Haolai as general secretary, Bikash Brahma Rajesh Soundararajan along with other officers and staff of the district as secretary administration administration on Saturday. (DPRO Dimapur) along with four other memDIMAPUR: Dimapur district administra- and Avonuo Kire also said the bers. tion organised a farewell programme in achievements were made poshonour of outgoing deputy commissioner sible because of every official’s (DC) Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan and valuable services. outgoing administrative officers—ADC H. The farewell programme Atokhe Aye, SDO (C) N. Zubenthung Ngullie was chaired by EAC Dimapur, and EAC Avonuo Kire on Saturday, in the Khiuzan Kaurina, speeches on behalf of the staff, dobashis, ofDIMAPUR: Nagaland Han- conference hall of the DC office.

According to a DPRO Dimapur report, ficers and district officers were dloom & Handicrafts Develwhile delivering his farewell speech, Rajesh delivered by UDA Repachiba, opment Corporation Ltd. (NHHDC) Dimapur will Soundararajan acknowledged officers and head GB Temsu Ao, revenue be organising a State Hand- staff for making his stay comfortable during officer Thejavizo Nakhro and loom Expo at Urban Haat, his tenure. He said during his tenure, he came commissioner of police Dimapur Dimapur from June 16-29, across various opportunities, challenges, situ- Rothihu Tetseo.

Later, vote of thanks was sponsored by the development ations and individuals.

This, he said, was “personally and profes- proposed by SDO (C) Dimapur, commissioner (Handloom), ministry of Textiles, New sionally encouraging” and a good exposure Hotolu Sema. for him. Dimapur being the gateway of the Delhi.

In a press release, man- state, commercial hub and the most happenaging director Zakabo V. ing place, Soundararajan said it was a good Rotokha informed all inter- place to gain exposure and experience for ested cooperative societies, administration.

He added that such experiences could NGOs, SHGs, etc., to apply to project cell, NHHDC Ltd, be put to good use in any assignment in the Half Nagarjan Dimapur, with future.

With the support and coordination of respective ID cards issued by the corporation on or before his officers, he said the district had come far June 13 during office hours. in addressing various issues and encouraged Rotokha also informed the officers to continue with the teamwork.

Further, he expressed confidence that those applying from outside Dimapur district to send their the district’s new DC, Sachin Jaiswal would documents (address, mobile help Dimapur attain new heights.

In his speech, Sachin Jaiswal stated that number, bank acc. no. with IFSC code) to 7005151773 or administration was all about teamwork and 7005411382 for registration. requested the officers and staff to follow the NHHDC has informed same path of coordination. that stalls would be free with He assured to give his best for the interest necessary lumpsum allow- of the public and face the challenges together.

At the programme, outgoing officers— Xelhozhe village youth in collaboration with WATSAN of Xelhozhe village observed ances as per guidelines of the scheme.

World Environment Day by planting tree saplings on Saturday.

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DIMAPUR, JUN 4 (NPN): Commemorating eight years of prime minister, Narendra Modi government, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been conducting various programmes across the state, from June 1-15 under the slogan, “Seva, Sushasan and Jacob Zhimomi Gareeb Kalyan”.

(PHED), Jacob Zhimomi Minister for Public Health Engineering Department highlighted programmes and policies of the central government at a press connagalandpost.com Poll ference at district BJP office, Q.: Is the state govt’s role here, on Saturday. as facilitator in the Naga The minister lauded the political issue helping to performance of the prime secure early solution ? minister and claimed that the PM was adjudged the 100% –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– most prominent, committed 90% –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 80% –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– and popular in terms of de70% –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– velopment across the globe.

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Kekhrie Pfukha said a total of 104 Angami villages were participating in the tree plantation drive with over 10,000 trees were expected to be planted.

He said that in order to ensure full maturity of whatever tree saplings were planted, AYO decided to keep the number low so that the saplings would get proper attention.

Pfukha stressed on the need to start getting serious with changes that people experienced environmentally.

He observed that people should reconsider and reevaluate on the roles they were playing in bringing environmentally friendly changes.

Expressing his happiness over the display of unanimity, Phukha said it showed that people were united towards a goal which was to protect the rich biodiversity of the land.

The programme was chaired by AYO general secretary Pelevito Nakhro while invocation was offered by finance secretary Rocus Rino and vice president, Neisizo Kuotsu proposed vote of thanks.

NSF kicks off 75 years celebration & tree plantation drive Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) kicked off a mass tree plantation drive across all Naga inhabited

NHHDC to organise ‘State Handloom Expo’

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Aizawl, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): The Mizoram government has approached the Centre over the crisis it has faced in connection with the state health care scheme, an official statement said on Friday, reports East Mojo.

The statement said that state health minister Dr R. Lalthangliana, who is now

camping in the national capital met Union Finance Secretary Dr TV Somanathan on Thursdays and was apprised of the difficulties faced by the state in connection with the health care scheme.

The two also discussed matters that are pending with the finance minister to

Assam cop who arrested beau held in corruption case

G U WA H AT I , J U N 4 (PTI): Assam police officer Junmoni Rabha, who shot to fame for getting her fiance arrested on fraud charges last month, was nabbed on Saturday for alleged corruption in league with her former beau.

Rabha, currently serving as a sub-inspector (SI) at Kaliabor police station in Nagaon district, was arrested after being questioned for two consecutive days.

She was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a court in Majuli district, police sources said.

Two contractors had complained with the police that they had entered into financial deals with her former boyfriend, Rana Pogag, after Rabha introduced him to them when she was posted in Majuli. They alleged that they were duped.

Junmoni Rabha

Rabha had filed an FIR against Pogag alleging that he duped some people by promising them jobs and contracts in the ONGC. He was subsequently arrested on charges of cheating and is currently lodged in Majuli jail. The SI, who was taken to Majuli District Jail in Garmur, had been engaged to Pogag in October last year and they were scheduled to get married in November 2022.

BJP worker injured in clash with CPI (M) supporters dies in hospital AG A RTA L A , J U N 4 police have already taken a CPI(M) supporters at Rad(PTI): A 46-year old BJP suo moto complaint about hanagar area on Wednesday worker, who was injured in the clash between BJP and and started an investigation. a clash between the ruling party and CPI (M) supportOFFICE OF THE ers in South Tripura district succumbed to his injuries at ÜSOUNUOMIA MECHÜ KROTHO H.Q: KOHIMA GBP hospital here on SaturFELICITATION day, police said. Pradip Dey was referred from Santir Bazar district hospital to GBP hospital on Friday as his condition was grim and he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, SP, South district Kulwant Singh told PTI over the phone.

“We don’t know the Miss Ruokuohenuo Virie Mr. Nourhevolie Üsou actual cause of death of HSSLC (Arts) Top 9 (93.8%) HSSLC (Commerce) Top 9 (95.6%) Pradip Dey because postWith immense pride, we the Üsounuomia Mechü Krotho takes mortem will be done in great pleasure in congratulating the following students for their Belonia health facility today. outstanding performance in pursuit of academic excellence.

The police need to check 1. Miss Ruokuohenuo Virie, D/o Mr. Le-o Virie of Nerhema Village from Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Kohima. the postmortem report of Nourhevolie Üsou, S/o Luola-o Üsou of Nerhema Village the deceased before moving 2. Mr. from Holy Cross Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur. forward”, he said. Singh said The Üsounuomia Mechü Krotho applauds and appreciates you

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enable Mizoram to borrow a loan from Asian Development Bank, it said.

Lalthanglianga also met the additional secretary in the department of Economic Rajat Kumar Mishra on the issue of the state’s health care scheme and the financial constraints faced by the state government.

Mishra assured him of all possible help from his end.

Medical bills of patients amounting to crores of rupees are now pending release under the Mizoram State Health Care Scheme due to a financial crunch.

Lalthanglianga, who also holds the industry and commerce portfolio, met Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and urged him to provide a cargo ship to facilitate border trade between Mizoram and Bangladesh before a concrete between Kawrpuichhuah (Mizoram) and Thekamukh (Bangladesh) is constructed.

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both for bringing laurels to our clan.

We wish all the best and extends our prayers and support in your future endeavours.

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Hearty Congratulations!

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minister has convened a meeting with representatives of the joint body of the surrendered militants on June 13 to “address our grievances”.

The DRMC has been demanding proper rehabilitation for the surrendered militants, he said. If the outcome of the June 13 meeting yields positive results, the DRMC will withdraw the protest but if the discussion is not fruitful, the blockade will begin on June 21, Reang said.

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AGARTALA, JUN 4 (PTI): A platform of surrendered militants in Tripura has suspended the proposed blockade on National Highway -8 scheduled from Sunday, after Chief Minister Manik Saha called them for a meeting. NH-8, running from Karimganj in Assam to Sabroom in Tripura, is considered to be the lifeline of the state.

General secretary of Deprived Returnees’ Movement Committee (DRMC) Amrit Reang on Saturday said the chief

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T h e C h e s e z u Wo m e n S o c i e t y, K o h i m a t a ke s immense pride in congratulating Miss Novelü Swüro, D/o Lt. Mr. Yota Swüro & Mrs Charani Swüro for securing 2nd rank with 94% in HSSLC, Science Stream and Miss Amunu Swüro, D/o Mr Thepunü Swüro & Mrs. Neizovonuo Swüro for securing highest marks (100) in Social Sciences in HSLC. The society acknowledges your outstanding achievement and lauds you for bringing laurels to the community.

The Society also congratulates all the successful students of HSLC and HSSLC Examination, 2022 and wishes them the best in all their future endeavours.

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Viwenuo Viviana Suohu Visituonuo Caroline Solo 2022 HSSLC 2022 HSLC th Top 8 - Science Stream Subject Topper-Tenyidie The Unity Club of T. Khel, Kohima Village congratulates Ms. Viwenuo Viviana Suohu, D/o Mr. Khrielakuolie Suohu and Mrs. Thenuneinuo Suohu for securing the Top 8th Position in the 2022 HSSLC - Science Stream and Ms. Visituonuo Caroline Solo, D/o Mr. Pelevizo Solo and Mrs. Tsiasathsu Rita Solo for being the subject topper 2022 HSLC - Tenyidie.

The Club is ever grateful for their success and for bringing laurels to the whole Unity Club. The Club further Praise and Thank the Lord Almighty for the many fold blessings showered upon the Club members and, also congratulates all the successful HSLC and HSSLC 2022 Candidates from the Unity Club and wishes them success in their future endeavours.

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FELICITATION With immense pride and honour and thanks giving to our Almighty God, we the Dimapur Süngratsü Senso Telongjem, Dimapur Ao Temolung Süngratsülar Telongjem and Dimapur Süngratsü Students' Union would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to the following students for passing out the 2022 HSLC & HSSLC Exams in the top lists : 1. Miss. S. Alimen, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Sentitoshi Ozüküm & Sentiwala from St. Joseph’s Hr. Sec. School Chumukedima: Secured Top 8 th Rank in HSLC Exams with subject topper in Science, S.S & FIT.

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2. Mr. Chuba T. Aier, S/o Mr & Mrs. Temjensoba Aier & Mrs. Imnasangla from St. John Hr. Sec. Residential School Dimapur: Secured Top 18th Rank in HSLC Exams.

3. Miss. Temjenkala Aier, S/o Dr & Mrs. Imtiwapang Aier & Kiehungle from Northfield Kohima : Secured Top 19th Rank in HSLC Exams.

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Further, the Union congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC 2022 exams and wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

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The Kohima Alibalar Telongjem congratulates Mr. Supolepden Kichu, S/o Mr. Zülutemba Kichu and Mrs. Talirenla Jamir (Aliba Village, MKG Dist.) from Mezhür Higher Secondary School, Kohima, for securing the most coveted Top 2nd Rank in the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examinations (Arts Stream) 2022, conducted by The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE).

We also congratulate all the successful candidates of Aliba village who have passed the HSLC and the HSSLC Examinations, 2022 under the NBSE. We pray and hope that God Almighty grant them health and success even in their future endeavours.

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BJP, Cong announce names of Mnp CSO warns PMO of new Kuki movement candidates for Tripura by-election

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IMPHAL, JUN 4: A Manipur based civil society organization (CSO), in a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister of India on Saturday asserted that emergent of a new Kuki sovereignty movement is a big threat to the peaceful co-existence of different communities in the state as well as national security in the long run.

Pe o p l e ’s A l l i a n c e for Peace and Progress, Manipur (PAPPM) was referring to the recent claim by police of the existence of People’s Democratic Republic of Kukiland with the arrest of its president Mark T Haokip.

“The recent discovery of a new Kuki sovereignty movement under the banner of People’s Democratic Republic of Kukiland with Mark Haokip as president solves many puzzles that have been happening in the state of Manipur recently,” PA P P M s t a t e d i n t h e memorandum.

It also urged the Prime Minister to help the state government to take the necessary steps for complete eradication of poppy plantation in Manipur, awarding severe deterrent punishment to drug smugglers, protection

of reserved and protected forests as well as stopping the false claim of the areas of the state as ancestral land by some Kuki groups.

It stated that poppy cultivation for opium was in existence in Manipur for more than a decade, but production has increased manifold in the last few years.

S u r p r i s i n g l y, t h e poppy plantation and drug smuggling continued to be on rise thereby indicating that some powerful forces are involved in these illegal activities.

“The emergence of People’s Democratic Republic of Kukiland for an independent Kukiland strongly suggests that their idea of Kuki sovereignty is the driving force behind the continuation of poppy c u l t i va t i o n a n d d r u g smuggling,” PAPPM stated.

Another sensitive issue in the fore was establishment of new villages inside reser ved and protected forests as well as wildlife sanctuaries.

Analysis of census data showed that the population of Thadou/Kuki tribes in Manipur increased from 56,467 in 1981 to 1, 21,994 in 1991, a growth rate of 116.04 % which is impossible to predict naturally.

Further, the population

increased to 1, 82,594, again with an extremely high growth rate of 49.67 %, which cannot be achieved naturally without transfer of population from outside Manipur.

Comparing the decadal growth rate of 116.04% in 1981-91 periods with all India growth rates of 23.86% during the same period confirmed that the growth of population was not natural.

Similarly the growth rate of 49.67 % during 1991-2001 period was more than double the all India average growth rate of 21.34 % which again suggests unnatural growth.

Reserved forests and protected forests in Manipur were notified mostly in 1960s and 1970s and there has been no recent nonfiction for new reserve forests or protected forests for the last many decades.

Many new villages inside reserved and protected forests have sprung up after the 1980s and many of them claim to be belonging to Thadou/Kuki tribes.

This illegal encroachment combined with the mass poppy cultivation has destroyed the reserved and protected f o r e s t s t h u s a dve r s e ly affecting the environment and threatening the life

of many people through landslides, mudflow and floods.

There was a concerted effort to rechristen the Kuki/ Thadou/Zou uprising of 1917-1919 as Anglo-Kuki War. Many of the tribes belonging to Thadou/Kuki came to Manipur when they were driven out of Lushai Hills and Cachar by the Lushai tribes in the mid nineteenth century.

They were given shelter

by Maharaja Narsing (18441850). The Thadou/Kuki tribes were patronized by the Britishers and Maharaja of Manipur and many joined the Manipur Army.

T h e r evo l t k n ow n earlier as Khognjai or Thadou or Zou uprising or rebellion against the forced conscription of labour for Indian Labour Corps by the British Authorities to be sent to France was now being attempted to rechristen as Anglo-Kuki War to project a notion that some sort of Kuki State/Kingdom existed when the uprising took place.

“This is an attempt to lay down the foundation for a future Kuki independence m o ve m e n t , a r m e d o r otherwise,” the PAPPM stated in the memorandum.

On the other hand, Kukis have started claiming

holy places of Meiteis and other communities living in the state as their ancestral land.

Less than ten percent of the geographical area of Manipur is valley and rest is hilly area making Manipur a hilly state. Archeological evidence of Paleolithic, Haobinhian and Neolithic Age has been found in Manipur.

“We all know that later a powerful Kingdom of more than 2000 years of written history could be established with the participation of all people in the present Imphal valley, Kabaw valley, Cachar valley upto Sylhet as well as people living in the surrounding hills,” it stated.

Many mountains and hilltops are the abode of various deities representing the ancestors and hence the holy places for the Meiteis as well as for other communities who have shared a long historical experience with Meiteis.

Every year people go for pilgrimage on the top of these hills and mountains and pay respect to their ancestors. To the dismay of all living in Manipur for a long time, some Kuki groups all of a sudden have started claiming these mountains and hills as Kuki ancestral land.

AGARTALA, JUN 4 (PTI): The opposition Congress and the BJP on Saturday announced names of candidates for by-poll to Assembly constituencies in Tripura.

By-election to four seats -- Town Bardowali, Agartala, Surma and Jubarajnagar -- is scheduled to be held on June 23, two of which would see nominees of the grand old party locking horns with CPI(M) and BJP candidates.

Earlier in the day, the saffron party in Delhi has also declared the names of its candidates for the four seats.

Former MLA Sudip Roy Barman, who quit the saffron camp and joined the Congress in February, will lock horns with BJP vice president Ashok Sinha in Agartala constituency.

He had won the seat by a comfortable margin in 2018.

Similarly, Asish Saha of the grand old party is up against the Chief Minister Manik Saha, who is also the state BJP president, in Town Bardowali.

Saha, who is not a member of the Assembly, was sworn in as the new chief minister on May 15, a day after Biplab Kumar Deb stepped down from the post.

Tripura Congress President Birajit Sinha with party leader Sudip Roy Barman and others, Saturday. (PTI)

Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Birajit Sinha said, “We have fielded two tigers in two Assembly seats for winning the by-election.

The party will strongly resist the activities of bike-borne miscreants during the byelection.”

Opposition parties in the state had been alleging that bike-borne miscreants, “backed by the BJP”, were unleashing terror across the state.

Roy Barman asserted that the Congress would support a candidate of a “like-minded party” in one of the two seats where it has not fielded any leader.

“Our sole intention is to defeat the saffron party in the by-election. If we feel we are not in a comfortable

position in a certain seat, the party will not hesitate to render support to the candidate of another likeminded party. We can go to any extent to defeat the BJP,” the Agartala nominee added.

The CPI(M) and the TMC have also declared names of their candidates.

B y p o l l s t o To w n Bardowali and Agartala were necessitated after BJP MLAs Roy Barman and Saha quit the party and the membership of the Assembly to join the Congress.

Surma was vacated by Ashish Das as he joined the TMC only to later quit the camp, while death of sitting MLA Ramendra Chandra Debnath necessitated byelection to Jubrajnagar.

Conserving wetlands important for Mizoram reports 19 new Covid cases poverty alleviation: Assam minister

AR jawan gets 10 years jail term for rape attempt on minor I TA NAG A R , J U N 4 (PTI): A special court in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh has sentenced an Assam Rifles jawan to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for criminal trespassing, kidnapping and attempting to rape a girl eight years ago.

Besides the convict, Barun Singh, one more jawan of the force was involved in the crime but the victim could not identify him.

“The duty of the convict is to provide safety and security to civilians and such heinous offence from a person employed in the paramilitary force was not expected,” Special Judge (POCSO) H Kashyap said

in the judgment.

The incident took place in Changlang on January 22, 2014, when Singh with the help of another jawan trespassed into the residence of a neighbour, forcefully kidnapped the girl, took her to the Assam Rifles campus and tried to rape her.

Singh who was then posted at Changlang was later arrested by the police.

In the order passed on Friday, the court referred the matter to the Changlang district legal services authority for providing adequate compensation to the victim under the Arunachal Pradesh Victim Compensation Scheme, 2011.

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Mizoram Police arrests woman from Airport AIZAWL, JUN 4 (PTI): Mizoram Police arrested a 25-year old woman wanted by the DRI at Lengpui airport here, an officer said.

Acting on specific input, the police arrested the woman, a resident of Bawngkawn neighbourhood in Aizawl upon her arrival at the airport from Kolkata on Friday. She was handed over to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for further legal action, the officer said. The woman was wanted in a case registered in connection with the recovery of 3,900 poppy seeds, foreign cigarette and cosmetics worth Rs 1.5 crore from her residence recently, police said.

uninterrupted power supply to the hospital.

A woman from nearby Gohpur had died at the hospital on Thursday.

Her family alleged that an emergency cesarean section could not be performed on her as there was a power cut and the hospital’s generator did not have fuel. They also alleged that the attending doctors had not given her due care after her admission to the hospital on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference after reviewing the matter, Mahanta said,

“We are forming a threemember expert panel to look into the causes and reasons leading to the unfortunate death of the pregnant woman.” The committee consisting of doctors from Assam Medical College and Hospital of Dibrugarh will carry out the enquiry and submit the report soon, he said. The minister said he held a meeting with officials of Power and PWD (Building) departments and asked them to ensure uninterrupted power supply to LMCH.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE MOKOKCHUNG : NAGALAND

S/C NO.83/2022 NOtiCe NOTICE INVITING CLAIM/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT (S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificates for the estate/pension benefit of Late Tsusangluin has been applied by Smti. Waikala, M/o Lt. Tsusangluin R/o H.NO.123, Alichen Compound, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of : 1. GIS, 2. Gratuity, 3. Leave Encashment, 4. Pension Etc. 5. GPF, 6. Closing of A/c Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire to appear in this court on or before the said day of 03.07.2022.

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AFFIDAVIT

Assam to probe pregnant woman’s death

LAKHIMPUR (ASSAM), JUN 4 (PTI): The Assam government on Saturday formed a three-member committee to look into the death of a pregnant patient allegedly due to medical negligence and infrastructural loopholes at Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital (LMCH) here.

Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, who went to Lakhimpur from Guwahati following the news of the death of the woman, also asked officials concerned to ensure

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water bodies will be created in each district to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.

Inaugurating the Regional Stakeholders’ Meet and Consultative Workshop on ‘Assessing the price of wetland ecosystem services’, Suklabaidya said ‘’We would like to carry forward the essence of this scheme by reviving and rejuvenating the existing water bodies

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I, Shri Hokugha Zhimo, S/o Yezhekhu Zhimomi, R/o H. No.148, Project Colony West, Zunheboto, Nagaland and presently residing at Chekiye Village, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual and official name is Hokugha Zhimo as has been used in all official documents of my children, however, in the following academic and official documents, my name has been inadvertently entered and recorded as under: 1. Y. Hokugha Sema in HSLC Admit Card bearing Roll No. 8244.

2. Hokugha Jimo in Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical) bearing Roll No. 6306/92.

3. Y. Hokugha Jimo in appointment order.

4. Hokugha Y Zhimo in Aadhar Card bearing No. 368081818029, 5. Hokugha Y Zhimomi in PAN Card bearing No. ABJPZ0935F, 6. Hokugha Y Zhimomi in SBI Saving Account bearing A/c No. 31043937667, 7. Hokugha Y Zhimomi in GPF bearing A/c No. 6948.

3. That the name Y. Hokugha Sema, Hokugha Jimo, Y. Hokugha Jimo, Hokugha Y Zhimo, Hokugha Y Zhimomi refers to same and one person.

4. That henceforth, I shall use Hokugha Zhimo in my official documents and future correspondence as well as in my children's documents.

5. That this affidavit is made to aver the above statements.

VERIFICATION I hereby verify that the contents made in paras 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my belief and knowledge and nothing has been concealed therein.

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through multipurpose usage for water supply, irrigation, fisheries, and recreational activities’’.

He hoped that the workshop would go a long way in building regional preparedness in the Northeast by developing capacities in scientific, economic, and socio-political planning approaches on the pricing of ecosystems.

On the eve of World Environment Day, South Asian Forum for E nv i r o n m e n t ( S A F E ) in association with Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) organised the Multistakeholders’ Workshop for engendering a platform in sync with the prevalent policy and schemes of Mission Amrit Sarovar.

from the infection in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,27,572, he said.

Mizoram currently has 119 active COVID-19 cases. The northeastern state has tested more than 19.31 lakh samples for COVID-19 so far.

According to state immunisation officer Lalmuanawma Jongte, over 8.6 lakh people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine till Friday. Of the northeastern states, Mizoram has been hit the hardest.

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G U WA H A T I , J U N 4 (PTI): Conserving wetlands and sustaining their ecosystem are of paramount importance and their significance has been highlighted in the Mission Amrit Sarovar programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam, a state minister said on Saturday.

It is impor tant for poverty alleviation and food and livelihood security for marginal and poor segments of the society, Assam Minister for Environment and Forest, Fisheries and Excise Parimal Suklabaidya said while inaugurating a workshop here.

The Prime Minister had launched the Mission Amrit Sarovar project during his visit to the northeastern state on April 28.

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AIZAWL, JUN 4 (PTI): Mizoram on Saturday reported 19 new Coronavirus cases, one more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,28,391, a health department official said.

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 700 as two more people from Aizawl and Kolasib districts succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, he said.

The single-day positivity rate was 9.55 per cent as the 19 fresh cases detected from 119 samples tested, he said.

At least 24 people have recovered

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June 5 is World Environment Day

VOL. XXXII NO. 179 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022

Giving rules the go-by

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two-day pen down strike was launched from June 3, 2022 by the Nagaland Assembly Secretariat Staff Association (NASSA) in protest against what it described as the “unilateral’ manner in which the Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules 1999 as amended in 2012 with the ‘Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat (Recruitment and conditions of Service 3rd Amendment) Rules 2022’. The reason why the NASSA has objected to the amendment is because it was made not only to facilitate extension of service of the retired incumbent commissioner & secretary of the assembly but also promote the retired office to the rank of principal secretary NLA. The post of principal secretary is an IAS cadre post and equivalent to that of additional chief secretary.

NASSA said that Service Rules were amended to suit the interest of the retired commissioner & secretary for extension of service through insertion of a provision where a superannuated officer can be appointed on deputation in the Assembly Secretariat till the age of 65 years. According to NASSA the recently amended rule 2022 was contradictory to the Nagaland Retirement from Public Employment (Second Amendment) Act 2009, which governs all the employees of the State Government. Even CANSSEA, the apex body of state employees described the amendment 2022 as irrational, dictatorial, absolute, irresponsible and contradictory to the Nagaland Retirement from Public Employment (Second Amendment) Act 2009, which governs all the employees of the State Government. As per the current retirement rule, an employee of the state services is to retire on attainment of 60 years of age of 35 years of service or whichever is earlier. According to Rising People’s Party (RPP), after his retirement from government Service at the Centre, the retired incumbent was appointed first as Commissioner and Secretary for two years w.e.f June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022 on contract basis. Then on completion of deputation, the services of the officer was extended further and promoted and posted as Principal Secretary (contractual) w.e.f June 1,2022. It was also pointed out that the clauses in the amended rules were framed in such a way that the conditions for the post of principal secretary appear to fit all the qualifications of the retired officer. The RPP also pointed out that the controversy was not the only instance in the legislative assembly under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). According to RPP, the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench had set aside a recent restructuring of cadre post of additional secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA). Perhaps this may have been done since it continues to be a feature of those in power. Such decisions are against the interests of serving officers who have put in many years of service. It may also be pointed out that there has been gradual erosion of service rules in Nagaland where many officers of non- IAS cadre are brought on deputation and appointed to cadre posts. As per rule, an officer on deputation but who is not from IAS or IPS cadre can be employed on regular or contract basis to the post requiring special or technical qualifications. What is being observed since the past decade is arbitrariness where rules and conventions in Nagaland exist merely to serve as symbols. It is because in Nagaland rules are relative to the political interests as there is always a quid pro quo involved.

DailyDevotion The Never-forsaking God

He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —Hebrews 13:5

What line of thinking do my thoughts take? Do I turn to what God says or to my own fears? Am I simply repeating what God says, or am I learning to truly hear Him and then to respond after I have heard what He says? “For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?’ ” (Hebrews 13:5-6).

“I will never leave you…”— not for any reason; not my sin, selfishness, stubbornness, nor waywardness.

Have I really let God say to me that He will never leave me? If I have not truly heard this assurance of God, then let me listen again.

“I will never…forsake you.” Sometimes it is not the difficulty of life but the drudgery of it that makes me think God will forsake me. When there is no major difficulty to overcome, no vision from God, nothing wonderful or beautiful— just the everyday activities of life— do I hear God’s assurance even in these?

We have the idea that God is going to do some exceptional thing— that He is preparing and equipping us for some extraordinary work in the future. But as we grow in His grace we find that God is glorifying Himself here and now, at this very moment. If we have God’s assurance behind us, the most amazing strength becomes ours, and we learn to sing, glorifying Him even in the ordinary days and ways of life.

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Give me love and work - these two only. ~ William Morris

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022

W h a t i s Wo r l d Environment Day? World Environment Day is celebrated across the world on 5th June every year, since 1974.

Wo r l d E n v i r o n m e n t Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world.

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) organizes events for Environment Day every year to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of environment.

World Environment Day 2022?

T h e G o ve r n m e n t of Sweden will host the World Environment Day 2022 programmes iconic activities in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

T h e t h e m e o f Wo r l d Environment Day 2022 is ‘Only One Earth’. The year 2022 marks the 50

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years since the first United Nations Conference on H u m a n E nv i r o n m e n t which was held in Stockholm Sweden from June 5- 6 in 1972 that led to the creation of UNEP and designating 5th June as World Environment Day every year. In 1974, the first Word Environment Day was celebrated with the theme “Only One Earth”.

Under the theme ‘Only One Earth’, World Environment Day 2022 will be observed highlighting the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature by transformative changes in our policies and choices towards cleaner and greener lifestyles.

W hy Wo r l d E nv i r o n m e n t D ay i s important?

It reconnects us to nature: Sometimes we forget just how much natural systems support our own well-being. But we’re part of nature, and we de pend on it. So,

today’s the perfect occasion to go out and enjoy your country’s national parks, and celebrate the vital relationship.

It raises awareness: More and more people are starting to understand that we need to sustainably m a n a g e o u r p l a n e t ’s resources and ecosystems.

However, that belief is far from universal. That’s why World Environment Day is so important: it provides an occasion to raise awareness and teach friends and family that the physical environment is fragile and indispensable. But before yo u b e g i n p r o m o t i n g environmental awareness in your own community, make sure that you have a thorough understanding of environmental issues yourself. There’s always more to learn!

I t e n c o u r a ge s u s to take action: The environment has become increasingly polluted with contaminants and toxins,

and these have a harmful impact on our health.

They can cause respiratory diseases and cancer—and that’s just for starters.

By raising awareness of the issues with the air that sustains us, World Environment Day inspires us to do something about it and fix the environment we can’t live without.

Earth faces a triple planetary emergency: • The climate is heating up too quickly for people and nature to adapt; • Habitat loss and other pressures mean an estimated 1 million species are threatened with extinction; • P o l l u t i o n continues to poison our air, land and water. #OnlyOneEarth is the campaign for World Environment Day 2022.

It calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.

The poor will suffer even if emission rates fall drastically

H ow t o o b s e r ve World Environmental Day? Make a commitment to recycle: It might seem like a basic tip, but are you really taking every possible opportunity to recycle? Next time you’re thinking about throwing that piece of paper in the trash because a recycling bin isn’t accessible, think twice. Holding a plastic container and too lazy to see if it’s one of the biodegradable kinds? Open up your smartphone and look it up! Everyone’s responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions — including you.

Plant a tree: Trees absorb odours and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, and ozone) and filter particulates out of the air by trapping them on their leaves and bark.

Placed strategically around a single-family home, they can cut summer air

conditioning needs by up to 50 percent. By reducing the energy demand for cooling our houses, we reduce carbon dioxide and other pollution emissions from power plants.

Volunteer: Anyone c a n v o l u n t e e r, a n d volunteering can make a difference to the whole c o m m u n i t y. G e t o u t of your comfor t zone by volunteering for the National Park Service, or stay local by volunteering at your farmers’ market.

Any way you choose to participate, you’ll feel the positive impact of getting out of the house and caring for the planet.

In the universe are billions of galaxies, In our galaxy are billions of planets, But there is #OnlyOneEarth.

Let’s take care of it.

ENVIS Cell, Nagaland Host Organisation: Nagaland Pollution Control Board

Collective action to save our Earth

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s more and more people among the top polluters of the nations of the world all agreed he year 2022 is a historic become aware of climate world. However, if one looks to this potentially conflictmilestone for environmental change as an existential at how much each person in a laden algorithm, there would sustainability, as it marks crisis, there is debate as to what country contributes, then the be another layer of important 50 years since the 1972 United constitutes a feasible solution Global South appears much questions that would require Nations Conference on the that is also equitable. In this less guilty. The average Indian attention. Not only are there rich Human Environment led to the context, the term, ‘climate pollutes 2 tonnes of carbon and poor countries, there are also launch of a host of new global justice’, is being heard of more dioxide per year, the average rich and poor people in every agreements to collectively protect frequently and in louder tones. Chinese 7 tonnes, while the nation. If nations cut emissions our planet.

This cry for justice is being average German pollutes 10 with all citizens taking hits, it However, during this half a articulated by the poor, racial tonnes; the figure for the United would become obvious that the century of rapid industrialization, and religious minorities, queer States of America is 17 tonnes. rich would be less affected and we are now using the equivalent people, women, the young This is where the first level the poor would have to bear a of 1.6 Earths to maintain our generation, and a few committed of the disagreement starts. large burden through loss of current way of life. Ecosystems activists and scientists. It is The Global North argues that livelihoods, jobs and incomes. simply cannot keep up with our important that we become all countries need to reduce At the moment, nothing is being demands. aware of the issues involved their emissions if the world done at any speed which reflects As a result, our Earth is and what a fair solution entails. is to cut down fast enough to the urgency that the crisis calls currently facing a triple planetary The conversation on justice in avoid any future catastrophe. for. However, changes have crisis: climate disruption, nature the context of climate change After all, the atmosphere occurred, consciousness is on and biodiversity loss, and involves a deeper need to cannot discriminate against a the rise, and governments are pollution and waste. Notably, question the entire economic molecule of carbon dioxide finding it increasingly difficult the Philippines’ experiences system. in terms of its geographical to shy away from the problem. with typhoons, including the It is well-known that the origins. It is pointed out that Everybody (including post- impact of Tropical Depression exponentially growing emissions even though China and India Donald Trump US) pays at “Agaton,” saw tens of thousands of greenhouse gases, particularly are much poorer than the least lip service to the need for of families displaced in the carbon dioxide, causes more Global North, their pollution reducing emissions.

Visayas and Mindanao regions, heat, leading to a rise in the quantities are very high. Indeed, What climate activists damaging over $1.6-billion worth average temperature of the China is the highest carbon are advocating is the need of properties. earth’s atmosphere. Scientific polluter; India comes in at to look at climate justice as This fact makes this World evidence suggests that the rate number three. Should China being integrated to the need Environment Day especially of emissions has been at a rate and India be allowed to reduce to reduce social and economic poignant, calling us to reflect on faster than what the earth’s their emissions at a slower rate injustice. In every nation, the how there is “Only One Earth.” We atmosphere can process and while the richer countries cut poorest of the poor and the need to recognize that production break up. Hence, there has emissions at a much faster rate disadvantaged are the racial, and consumption are not only key been a net accumulation of bearing a larger share of the religious and ethnic minorities aspects of human life; they also greenhouse gases going on since costs? This is in itself a thorny that would be hit the hardest if have major environmental impact, around 1850. Scientific analysis source of disagreement with ocean levels rise as temperatures calling for collective attention indicates that as the stock of ethical justifications coming increase. In India, for instance, and action. gases increase, the rate of rise from both the positions adopted. the coastal cities with large I nve s t i n g m o r e t owa r d in temperature might become There are two possibilities densities of poor populations using less. To reduce our carbon higher and have catastrophic at this point. If all nations will be badly affected. Drought emissions, we need to address our consequences on oceanic water agree on the North’s proposal, and heatwaves are on the rise. levels, leading to an increased which incidentally the majority The frequency of cyclones and staggering consumption of natural frequency of severe hurricanes of nations are converging on storms have increased too. The resources. Global consumption and typhoons and spiking after CoP26 in Britain, then impact is visible and perceptible. will continue to increase unless we associated human costs and countries like India will have to The estimated reduction in the rethink our approach and learn to economic damage. The obvious bear a larger share of the world’s productivity of food grains is an live with less. By reconfiguring our strategy, if the planet is to avoid transition costs to a low carbon, ominous signal. Water shortages key systems—water, energy, and a crisis, is to ensure that the stock zero net-emissions economy. are being felt in green belts like food—we can drastically prevent of gases gets reduced ultimately. The richer countries had pledged Punjab. The current decision the Earth’s environmental decline.

One way for us to achieve this Before that, however, at least 100 billion per year till 2020 as to ban the export of wheat the stock should reach a plateau aid to help defray the costs faced is a reflection of the perilous is by implementing sustainable by drastically reducing current by the poorer nations, but most position of food security. The solutions. Notably, water has emissions. of it has been coming in terms rich are hardly affected. To been called the most crucial From the point of view of of loans. It was estimated that tweak an example cited by link in climate action, and also science, the solution is certainly only 20 billion came as grants in Milton Friedman many years the most ignored. I recently feasible. The trouble begins 2020. The other outcome, which ago, if the rich lose running hot spoke at a panel in this year’s when we ask ourselves how has been what the advocates water, there will immediately be World Economic Forum, where fast do we need to reduce? Who of climate justice wish for, is servants running with steaming I highlighted how water plays an reduces and by how much? Who that different countries take buckets! Without climate justice, important, interconnected role bears the costs of transitioning differential responsibilities for the poor and disadvantaged are across key economic, social, and to a low carbon economy, and bearing the costs of reduction. going to get squeezed either way. environmental agendas.

If we overlook and omit who monitors when countries The fair distribution of these If catastrophes occur, they will renege on commitments, or even burdens would be arrived at be hit the hardest. If emissions water in our strategies, we risk refuse to make any commitment by looking at the historical are reduced aggressively and derailing our efforts on climate at all? This is where science contributions of these nations costs are borne uniformly, then, and the decarbonization of has to perforce interact with to the total stock currently too, the poor will find it difficult industry sectors. Additionally, the sheer volume of water being economics, politics, sociology floating in the atmosphere. One and unfair.

History had segregated moved and treated every day leads and history. The story behind estimate puts the Global North’s the accumulation of greenhouse contribution at 92 per cent of the humanity into nations, races and to greater energy consumption, gases is that during the nineteenth existing stock, while the poorer religions through the context consequently contributing to and a major part of the twentieth nations have contributed a mere of particular experiences over climate change.

There are ways to address century, the Global North (the 8 per cent. The richest one per time. Now, strangely, nature is rich countries of the world) rode cent of the global population pushing us back into becoming this. For example, new technology the wave of industrialisation pollutes more than double of aware of our species-identity, featuring data analytics and and development while emitting what the bottom 50 per cent do. and looking for a new meaning sensors enables water systems carbon dioxide relentlessly In such a situation, nations like of universal equality that has to be intuitively adjusted based on current demand, reducing without probably knowing Britain or the US would bear a eluded us till now. unnecessary energy use and the full consequences of such far larger share of the burden Anup Sinha is former reducing the risks of water being actions. The Global South joined than India or China because the Professor of Economics, wasted. Utilities globally are the race much later, even though historical contributions of the IIM Calcutta also exploring ways to integrate at the current moment nations latter are minuscule compared (As published in intelligence into their systems, like China, India and Brazil are to that of the former. Even if the Telegraph India) Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that

such as cloud-based platforms for existing water technology.

While such solutions can call for significant investment, national and local governments can look at supporting businesses to adopt sustainable solutions through grants and subsidies, such as the Green Jobs Act in the Philippines.

And this doesn’t have to stop at the municipal level— our renewed relationship with water can start right at home.

Homeowners can adapt their consumption rate for the better through digitalization and data, keeping an eye on our water usage and responding with “water-wise” behavior.

Striving for circularity.

Beyond addressing our carbon footprint by being a water steward, tackling our vast use of resources is equally important.

As manufacturers, we have all the responsibility to strive for circularity and promote reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling, notably through recycling and reuse initiatives and implementing take-back programs. It is also crucial that industries ensure wastewater is effectively treated to a quality that makes it possible to feed back into our water cycles.

However, to establish best practices and compliance toward a sustainable supply chain, industry collaboration is key.

Notably, the global Rare Earth Industry Association or REIA is working with organizations, including Grundfos, to tap into blockchain to help companies improve the transparency and sustainability of their supply chains when it comes to critical and rare earth materials.

By combining expertise and knowledge across industries and academia, we can accomplish much more in advancing our s u p p ly c h a i n s t owa r d o u r sustainable ambitions.

Planning for the next 50 years. Fifty years ago, the world’s first environmental movement was sparked through the Stockholm Conference. Since then, we have seen the power of what we can achieve through collective action.

By working toward a common goal, we can achieve monumental change. So far, we have seen sustainability as a movement gaining tremendous traction.

However, we need to do more and at a faster rate.

This World Environment Day (June 5), let us continue to march together, and with each conscious step toward our sustainability goals, let us remember we only have one chance and only one earth.

Poul Due Jensen is CEO of Grundfos, world’s leading manufacturer of products that provide energy-efficient and intelligent water solutions.

(As published in Inquirer.net)

of the Editor in any manner.

Moosewala’s parents urge Shah for CBI probe

Amit Shah meets family members of Punjabi singer & Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead in Punjab recently, in Chandigarh, Saturday. (PTI)

CHANDIGARH, JUN 4 (PTI): The parents of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Chandigarh airport here on Saturday, BJP sources said.

In the meeting, Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh is learnt to have demanded a probe by central agencies into the brutal murder in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

Union Home Minister

Shah arrived in Chandigarh on Saturday and held a meeting with Punjab BJP leaders. He will be leaving for Panchkula in Haryana to inaugurate the ‘Khelo India Youth Games’.

The parents of Moosewala, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants, earlier left for Chandigarh from their residence in Mansa.

Moosewala’s family had earlier written a letter to Shah seeking a probe

by central agencies into the murder of the famous Punjabi singer, according to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited Moosewala’s home on Friday and assured his family that his killers would soon be put behind bars.

According to the autopsy report, Moosewala’s body bore 19 bullet injury marks.

BJP announces bypoll candidates Mumbai records Mohd Azam Khan respectively after winning the assembly polls.

For the Rajinder Nagar assembly seat in Delhi, the BJP has fielded Rajesh Bhatia. The seat became vacant following senior AAP leader Raghav Chadha’s election to Rajya Sabha from Punjab.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha is the BJP’s candidate from the Town Bordowali assembly seat.

Saha, a Rajya Sabha member, was recently appointed the state’s chief minister, replacing Biplab Deb. In Tripura, the party has fielded Ashok Sinha from Agartala, Swapna Das Paul from Surma (SC) and Malina Debnath from Jubarajnagar.

The party has nominated Gundlapalli Bharath Kumar Yadav from the Atmarkur assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh and Gangorti Kujur from Mandar (ST) in Jharkhand.

The by-election to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, according to the Election Commission.

The third parliamentary seat is Sangrur in Punjab which was vacated by Bhagwant Mann, who became the chief minister of the state after the Aam Aadmi Party won the recently held assembly polls there.

Votes will be counted on June 26 and the notification for the bypolls will be issued on May 30, the EC had said in a statement.

889 COVID-19 cases, one death

MUMBAI, JUN 4 (PTI): Mumbai on Saturday reported 889 new coronavirus infections, an increase from 763 cases added a day before.

The caseload in the metropolis thus rose to 10,68,897, and death toll reached 19,568, a civic official said.

The city had recorded 846 cases on February 4, after which the cases declined. But the numbers began to increase in the last few days.

The recovery count increased by 329 to touch 10,45,035, leaving the city with active caseload of 4,294, up from 3,735 on Friday.

Of the 889 new cases, only 45 needed hospitalisation and three of them required oxygen support, the official said, adding that currently 154 COVID beds are occupied in the city and 14 patients are on oxygen support.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data showed the overall number of tests carried out in the city stood at 1,71,75,173, including 10,257 in the last 24 hours.

Efforts on to introduce ethanol in agriculture etc: Gadkari

PUNE, JUN 4 (PTI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on the need to switch to alternative fuel like ethanol and said efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment.

The Union road transport and highways minister said the country imports petroleum products worth Rs 10 lakh crore to meet the requirements in the energy and power sector, and in the next five years, the demand may go up to Rs 25 lakh crore, which will affect the economy.

Gadkari was speaking at the state-level Sugar Conference 2022 organised by Vasantdada Sugar Institute in Pune. “Alternative fuel is the future. After electric scooters, cars and buses, soon we will have electric tractors and trucks. I am going to launch these soon,” Gadkari said.

Diesel-based agriculture equipment should be made petrol based and flex engines can be converted to run on ethanol, he said, adding that efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction equipment as well.

Highlighting the need to shift from sugar production to ethanol, the minister said, “The rise in sugar demand across the globe is temporary. When the price of crude oil goes up to $140 per barrel, Brazil produces ethanol from sugarcane, increasing the demand for sugar from India. When the price of crude oil dips to $70 to $80 per barrel, Brazil starts producing sugar.”

When crude oil becomes cheaper, sugar prices will also come down drastically, he said. Gadkari also asked Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to set up ethanol pumps in Pune, to help farmers sell the fuel directly.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who addressed the conference virtually, said sugar producers in the state were facing several problems.

“We have to follow Brazil for market research.

They (Brazil) conduct surveys and accordingly choose a crop in a year. Times are changing and accordingly, we should adopt technology.

The future will be ethanol,” Thackeray said.

4 senior Punjab Cong leaders join BJP

Gajendra Sekhawat, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Gautam and BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa with former Congress leaders as they join BJP, in Chandigarh. (PTI)

CHANDIGARH, JUN 4 (PTI): In a major setback to the Congress in Punjab, four of its leaders and former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora and Gurpreet Singh Kangar joined the BJP here on Saturday.

Fo r m e r C o n g r e s s MLA from Barnala Kewal Dhillon and former SAD MLAs Sarup Chand Singla and Mohinder Kaur Josh also joined the BJP. They joined the BJP in the presence of Union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Som Parkash,

state unit chief Ashwani Sharma, and senior party leaders Dushyant Gautam, Tarun Chugh, Sunil Jakhar and Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

Balbir Sidhu, a threetime MLA from Mohali, was the health minister in the previous Congress government, while Gurpreet Kangar, a three-time MLA from Rampura Phul, was the revenue minister.

Verka, a prominent Dalit leader from the Majha region, is also a threetime legislator and was the minister for social justice and and empowerment and

minorities in the previous government.

Sunder Sham Arora, a former MLA from Hoshiarpur, was the industry and commerce minister in the previous Congress government.

Balbir Sidhu’s brother Amarjit Singh Sidhu, who is the mayor of Mohali corporation, also joined the BJP. Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Chandigarh on Saturday for a meeting with party leaders and inaugurating the Khelo India Youth Games in Haryana’s Panchkula.

Rijiju expresses concern over rise in pending cases in courts

RAIPUR, JUN 4 (PTI): Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the speed at which the number of pending cases is rising in various courts of the country is a matter of concern.

He also said the increase in pending cases does not mean that matters are not being heard or disposed of, rather it is because the number of fresh cases is double than cases being settled daily. He was addressing the inaugural function of the new office premises of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Raipur bench in the Central Secretariat building, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar.

“When I assumed charge as Law Minister there was around 4.50 crore pending cases (in various courts). That number has reached over 4.50 crore and will touch 5 crore. (However) it does not mean that cases are not being disposed of but the number of new

cases is double the cases being settled. For example, if a High Court settles 300 cases in a day, 600 fresh cases come up for hearing”.

“It is needed to closely understand this. The rate of disposal of cases has increased and the effective use of technology is helping in the speedy settlement of cases...But the speed at which the number of pending cases is increasing is worrying. Business is increasing therefore disputes are rising. If there is no business then there would be no cases. In a way, it is a positive thing but there should be some solution to the positive development,” he said.

Rijiju also hailed ITAT and said it has reduced its pendency of cases during coronavirus-enforced lockdowns.

Underlining that timely delivery of justice should be done, otherwise delayed justice has no value, the

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Union Minister said, “During my interaction with judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts I have told that we (his ministry) are ready to extend all support but it should be ensured that timely justice is delivered to people. There should be no distance between justice and common people”.

He said details of pending cases will be put

up online. “(the details will include) the court in which the case is being heard and for how long, the reason for the pendency, the name of the concerned bench and lawyers. This will put pressure on judges and lawyers,” the law minister said.

Rijiju also informed that a big proposal on ecourts is in the offing.

He also emphasised the use of local languages in the court.

“I get worried. I have seen since my childhood that in our country, some people who know English think they are big, smart and knowledgable.

“It’s good to learn English as well as other languages too. There is no loss in doing so. It has been seen in Delhi that lawyers

who know good English get big cases in the Supreme Court and High Court, but those who don’t know (good English), don’t get cases.

This is not good. You don’t give them cases because they don’t know English.

This mentality is very bad.

In tribunals, there should be a provision of translation,” he said.

Union Minister of State of Law and Justice SP Baghel, Raipur Lok Sabha MP Sunil Kumar Soni and ITAT president GS Pannu were present on the occasion.

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Naqvi had contested from Rampur a few times and won once. Sources in the party suggested that Naqvi himself was not very keen on contesting from the seat this time.

Lodhi, a Samajwadi Party MLC who had joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, will contest from Rampur.

The BJP has once again fielded Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat.

‘Nirahua’ had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 parliamentary election from Azamgarh against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): The Reserve Bank is expected to go for another rate hike of 0.40 percent at the scheduled review of the monetary policy next week, a foreign brokerage said on June 4.

The central bank’s ratesetting panel will follow it up with a 0.35 percent hike in rates at the next review in August, or make it into a 0.50 percent hike next week and a 0.25 percent increase in August, to make the total quantum of rate hikes at 0.75 percent, the report by Bofa Securities said.

On May 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked rates by 0.40 percent, and Governor Shaktikanta Das has already called a rate hike at the forthcoming review as a “no brainer” given the pressure to maintain its core mandate of inflation in the targeted band of under 6 percent. The report from the brokerage said it sees the headline inflation for May to come at 7.1 percent due to a sharp increase in tomato prices. While mentioning about measures like the excise duty cuts on fuel

products, duty-free imports of crude soyabean and sunflower oil and cut in ATF prices, the report said such moves will help avoid a runaway increase in inflation.

However, it said the consumer price inflation will average 6.8 percent— much above the RBI’s tolerance limit of 6 percent—in FY23. The central bank will itself do an upward revision of its estimate to 6.5 percent in FY23 from the present 5.7 percent, it added. “... we expect the RBI MPC to hike policy repo rate by 0.40 percent in June and 0.35 percent in August.

We must highlight that for the sake standardised steps, the chances of delivering

a 0.50+0.25 percent hike combination is quite high too,” the report said.

The key thing is that RBI MPC exits ultra-accommodation by August and takes policy repo rate to the pre-pandemic level of 5.15 percent, it said, adding that if inflation continues to be high after that, the RBI will take the repo rate to 5.65 percent by end of FY23.

The brokerage said it also sees another 0.50 percent hike in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) or the ratio of demand deposits parked by lenders with the RBI without any return, as the central bank moves to normalise liquidity conditions by withdrawing excess stock.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022 BUSINESS/STATE SBI loses market Indian wheat must not be re-exported Services activity share in debit card up fastest in 11 yrs DELHI, JUN 4 to 3rd country, says Piyush Goyal NEW spends in FY22 (AGENCIES): Activity in

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): State Bank of India (SBI) lost market share in debit card spends between March 2021 and March 2022, even as it managed to hold on to or improve its share in most other lines of business.

The lender’s annual report for FY22 showed that its share in debit card spends fell to 27.58% at the end of the year, from 29.23% at the end of March 2021, FE reported.

SBI grew its share in the network of point of sale (POS) terminals to over 15% from 13% in March 2021.

In home loans, too, the bank gained share, accounting for 35.3% of all mortgages given by banks in India, up from 34.53% a year ago. SBI also gained some share in advances and deposits.

Increasing market share in its various lines of business is an important focus area for SBI. In a post-results call with investors last month, chairman Dinesh Khara had said the bank was aware of the areas where it needed to improve its performance.

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): India has put a precondition that wheat exported at a government-to-government level should be used for domestic consumption only and not exported to third countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

“We are insisting that any country that wants wheat from us should ask only for its local population and commit that it will not allow a re-export. Our concern was that traders, speculators and hoarders should not get a control of this valuable wheat and then charge exorbitant prices from poor and vulnerable nations, causing distress to the people of the world.

We want to support the less developed, friendly and neighbouring countries to the extent that we can,” Goyal said.

Business Standard on May 26 reported that India had received special requests from the UAE, South Korea, Oman and Yemen for wheat after the government banned exports on May 13.

Goyal said an inter-

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ministerial committee comprising representatives from agriculture, food, foreign affairs examine and approve requests from friendly nations who have asked for wheat from India, depending on their population size.

While imposing the export ban, the commerce ministry said export will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments.

The government also allowed a wheat consignment of 61,500 Mt for Egypt after the export ban.

It was already under loading at the Kandla port.

Goyal said India had asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to

allow a relaxation of rules so that whenever some country needs support on a government-to-government basis, India can supply wheat to the country from the government procured stock. “It will be a matter of discussion when I go to the WTO’s upcoming 12th Ministerial,” he added.

If farmers lost out due to the wheat exports ban by the government, Goyal said farmers had already sold their produce.

“This is evident from the fact that after the wheat ban was introduced, we only got 600,000 tonnes through government procurement. Having sold their produce, if traders would have indiscriminately exported it at high profit, beyond a point it would have been harmful for our own food security and our own requirement and prices could have sky-rocketed,” he added.

Goyal said as of now he doesn’t see chances of putting restrictions on export of any other agriculture products. “Those are decisions which we don’t disclose before we take the decisions.

the country’s crucial services sector expanded at its strongest rate in over 11 years in May on the back of sharp growth in new business as demand recovered after the lifting of curbs. But input cost inflation jumped to a record high, a survey showed on Friday. Posting a reading of 58. 9 in May, up from 57. 9 in April, the S&P Global India Services PMI business activity Index indicated the fastest rate of expansion in over 11 years.

Anecdotal evidence suggested that the upturn in output reflected better underlying demand and strong inflows of new work.

The S&P Global India Services PMI is compiled from responses to questionnaires and serves as an advance indicator of demand conditions in the sector. The latest data revealed an acceleration in growth of new business. The increase was sharp and the quickest since July 2011.

But inflation showed no signs of abating as price gauges showed an unprecedented increase in input costs and the second-fastest upturn in selling charges in just under five years.

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Therie, therefore, appealed to the administration, police and judiciary, to work together to restore law and order and control price hike by forming independent pricing commission with taxes, weights and measures and other departments and agencies concerned, beginning from Dimapur, the commercial capital of Nagaland.

He also urged the authorities concern to stop all illegal collections, extortions and unauthorized groups from taking law into their own hands.

Through these coordinated efforts, Therie said the public should learn to trust the law and order agencies.

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also investing Rs 24,000 crore on road & transport infrastructure and Rs 35,000 35,000 crore on multi-modal logistics and defence sector.

Besides, it is in the process of the setting up South Asia’s largest ammunition complex in Kanpur. Ashish Rajvanshi, president & CEO of Adani Defence & Aerospace, said, “The ammunition complex will have state-of-the-art technology across small and medium calibre ammunition, along with short-range air defence missiles. It shall be a key facilitator in India’s goal of achieving $5.0 billion exports in defence manufacturing.”

While not denying the need of money by all walks of life, Therie said in the present situation, extortion and corruption appeared to be the only way.

He said that if the governor and chief secretary really meant to bring down prices, there is a need to amend the attitude of government machineries, guardians of customary law, civil societies, unions, associations and particularly the judiciary and police, to work together in the interests of safety and security to life and properties to the citizens.

They must coordinate to implement common objectives in enforcing the law of the land, he added.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): Leading industrialist Gautam Adani on Friday committed an investment of Rs 70,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh at the third edition of the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow. Speaking at the event, the billionaire investor said this investment will create 30,000 jobs in India’s most populous state. Out of this investment, Rs 11,000 crore has already been spent on projects like transmission and green energy. “We are investing over Rs 70,000 crore in the state. We anticipate that this investment will create over 30,000 jobs,” Adani said. The group is

(From p-1) Deliberate delay and lethargic process of litigation and weak judgments were responsible for people rushing their aggrieved cases to insurgent courts for speedy judgments and accept even wrong judgments, he said.

Citing the assassination attempt on the life of Dr. S.C. Jamir at Piphema, Therie said he was shocked to learn that all accused were acquitted. He claimed that someone had told him that the judgment looked like Jamir had attempted his own life.

From the judgment, Therie said people and the police have lost trust in the judiciary. “If the judiciary cannot deliver justice, we are inviting dictatorship, mafias and organized criminals to do justice,” he stated.

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maintained that the scope for fish farming in the state was endless. She also stated that the department needed to provide sufficient training in order to increase fish production.

At the programme, short speech was also delivered by director F&AR, Rongsennungba, while report on the project was delivered by joint director F&AR, Ketusielie Angami, and vote of thanks by district fishery officer, Dimapur, Imtisunep.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by commissioner and secretary F&AR, Sotsula and invocation and dedicatory prayer was offered by associate pastor, DABA, Limaakum.

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and also generate surplus produce. Stating that fish farming was one the most promising activities that could be developed in the state, GM said that the state produces around 9400 Metric Tonnes (MT) of fish, of which 7000 MT comes from domestic production, while 8000 MT were imported.

Tiakala said the state should try to produce more so all domestic needs could be achieved internally instead of depending on imports. She lamented so far the state could only developed only 10% of the fishery potential area, adding that the state still has 90% of potential area that could be exploited for the development of fisheries. She

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(From p-1) She pointed out that around 70% of state’s population was still dependent on agriculture as main source of income. She, however, lamented that the type of agriculture practiced in the state was not sufficient for them to generate any surplus income for themselves.

Tiakala maintained that there were ways where farmers could improve their economic conditions if they diversified into other activities. He stated that if farmers were to adopt integrated farming system, one would have crop culture along with livestock farming and fishery activates.

She said that the system doubles farmer income

VHP demands Karnataka mosque to be returned MANDYA (K’TAKA), JUN 4 (PTI): Amid heightened security arrangements, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists staged a demonstration in Srirangapatna town of the district here, demanding the Jamia mosque be returned to Hindus claiming that it was a Hanuman temple razed by the 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan. Defying prohibitory orders imposed in the temple town under Section 144 of the CrPC to prevent any untoward incident, large number of Hindu activists took out a motorcycle rally heeding the call of VHP’s ‘Srirangapatna Chalo’ campaign. Wearing saffron scarves, turbans and saffron flags, the activists raising ‘Jai Sri Ram’ slogans. The activists recited ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ and ‘Ram Bhajan’ at a nearby temple.

According to the police, the protesters were barred from marching towards the mosque. No untoward incidents were reported in the town.

Earlier in the day, Sriram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik condemned the ruling BJP government for

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Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Sangh Parivar affiliated organisations chanting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in Mandya district. (PTI) imposing the restrictions in the town.

A Bajrang Dal activist from here, Manjunath, who was part of the agitation, told PTI that the mosque was a Hanuman temple with its gopuram (temple tower) razed by Tipu Sultan and it got converted into Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna, which was the capital of the

ruler of Mysore Kingdom.

“The mosque is an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monument where no one should stay as per rule. However, nearly 100 people including some Bangladeshis reside there and a Madrassa (Islamic seminary) also operates there, which is against the law,” the activist claimed.

“Tragically, the ASI and the district administration are silent on these blatant violations,” he said.

He further said the right-wing organisations will approach the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the authorities to hand over the mosque to the Hindus.

Officials reached the

spot and assured the agitators that their grievances will be communicated to the ASI. In order to avoid any untoward incident, the district police force and contingents of Karnataka State Reserved Police were deployed. The roads were barricaded and security pickets were erected in the town.

Fearing a backlash, many shopkeepers around the shrine downed shutters for the day. The members of fringe Hindu outfits had called for a protest march to the mosque but the authorities denied them permission.

The Sriram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik condemned the restrictions saying they should be imposed on ‘them’.

“There is a Ganapati temple, a temple tank and a well inside the mosque. Despite all these, mosques running Madrassas and offering namaz there is wrong. It is ‘they’ who should be stopped. They should be thrown out. I condemn the BJP government which is trying to stop our protest,” Muthalik told reporters in Kalaburagi on Saturday.

Punjab CM reviews law-and-order situation ahead of Op Blue Star anniv

Security personnel hold a flag march, ahead of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, in Jalandhar.

CHANDIGARH, JUN 4 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday reviewed the lawand-order situation in the state ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary on June 6 and said the police have been put on high alert for maintaining peace.

Operation Blue Star was carried out by the Indian Army in June 1984 to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday reviewed the law-andorder situation in the state ahead of ‘Ghallugara Diwas’ being observed on June 6, according to an official release.

Chairing a meeting with senior officers of the police and civil administration, Mann asked them to ensure elaborate security arrangements before June 6 across the state.

The chief minister

said no one should be allowed to disturb the hardearned peace of state at any cost.

Asserting that his government is committed to making Punjab a peaceful and frontrunner state in the country, he said anybody trying to disrupt peace will be dealt with sternly.

Some forces inimical to the progress and prosperity of the state are making constant attempts to derail the peace in the state. But the AAP government will not allow any such nefarious move to The Punjab Police has been put on high alert and central paramilitary forces have been deployed to assist them in maintaining peace in the state, the chief minister said.

Exhorting the Punjabis to uphold the ethos of peace, communal harmony and brotherhood in the state, Mann urged them “to teach anti-Punjab forces a lesson by foiling all their conspiracies aimed at pushing Punjab back to the black days”.

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The Union also congratulates all the successful candidates of the HSLC and HSSLC 2022 Examinations and wishes them the best in their future endeavours.

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We, the Dimapur Changkilari Telongjem with great joy and utmost gratitude to God, extend our warmest congratulations to our beloved Changkian daughters and sons on their achievement in the recently held HSLC & HSSLC Examinations with special mention of our three children for their meritorious and exemplary performance.

1. Miss Entinola Aonok D/o Mr. & Mrs. Yimkongniken Aonok Top 6th Position in HSLC 2022 Examination and also Subject Topper in Social Sciences St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Dimapur 2. Miss Moakala Longchari D/o Mr. & Mrs. Lanutoshi Longchari Top 11th Position in HSLC 2022 Examination and also Subject Topper in Ao Children School, Mokokchung 3. Miss Sungjemlila Amlari D/o Mr. & Mrs. Chempangchang Amri Subject Topper in Social Sciences, HSLC 2022 Children School, Mokokchung Giving all glory to God and looking forward to many more successes in the days to come.

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Acknowledgement The Dimapur Changkilari Telongjem (DCT) takes utmost joy and honour in congratulating the following members on being promoted to their respective posts:1. Smt. Angelina Tajen, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland 2. Smt. Sharon Longchari Joint Secretary to the Government of Nagaland We are proud that such diligent and inspirational women are guiding the way to a better future for our Changki Village and Naga Society as a whole. May God's favour continue to rest upon you and all your future endeavours.

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The Poimi Students’ Union Kohima with profound delight and pride extends its heartiest congratulations to Miss Khriekovolu Kereking, D/o Lt. Ikemswang for securing top 7th position in Commerce Stream and receiving the Skill Education Award for securing the highest mark in Financial Markets Management in HSSLC Examination 2022.

The Union also congratulates all the successful candidates of the HSLC and HSSLC examination 2022 and wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

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The Old Aree Students' Union with immense pride and joy would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to: 1. miss Thungbeni Kikon, HSLC, distinction in SS,EE & AO 2. miss Senchano S Yanthan, HSLC, distinction in SS & EE. 3. miss meriyani C Yanthan, HSLC, distinction in Lotha.

4. miss Nancy Kikon, HSLC, distinction in EE. 5. mr. richard Kikon, HSSLC, distinction in ENG, HIS, pSC, pSY & ECO. 6. miss Yanbeni l Kikon, HSSLC, distinction in ENG, HIS, ECO, pSC & EdU. 7. miss loreno Kikon, HSSLC, distinction in pSC, HIS, SGY & pSY. 8. miss Julia Kikon, HSSLC, distinction in pSC, AEN & EdU. 9. miss merilo m Kikon, HSSLC, distinction in pSC, EdU & LOTHA. The Union also congratulates all the students who have successfully cleared the HSLC and HSSLC examination and wishing them the best in their future endeavours. randanbemo Kikon Nchumbeni Gen. Secy., OASU

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The Longsa Village Students' Union extends our heartfelt congratulations to:1. Miss YENSANRO L EZUNG, D/o Shri LICHAMO EZUNG for securing Top 16th in HSLC examination,2022.

2. Miss THUNGCHANBENI KIKON, D/o Shri RENDEMO KIKON for securing Top 9 th (COMMERCE) in HSSLC examination,2022.

3. Miss LOCHUMBENI EZUNG, D/o Shri MHABEMO EZUNG for securing Top 7th (ARTS) in HSSLC examination, 2022.

4. Miss ABIGAIL LOTHA, D/o Shri MOYISHAN LOTHA for securing Gold Medal in the year 2021 under the Department of Law (LLB),Kohima Law College Nagaland University.

Further, the Union also congratulates all the students' who excelled in the HSLC & HSSLC examinations, 2022 and brought laurels to the village.

Best wishes to one and All.

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The office of the Khensa Students’ Union Kohima, with immense joy and honor, would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following students for successfully securing the Subject Topper in the recently held HSLC and HSSLC examinations, 2022 conducted by NBSE: 1. Ms. Sentinenla Jamir, D/o Er. Imsuyanger and Mrs. Rachel, Subject topper in English in HSLC examination from Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima.

2. Ms. Imtikokla Leo, D/o Lt. Bendangchuba and Mrs. Tiasenla Walling, Subject topper in Social Sciences in HSLC examination from Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima.

The Union is indeed grateful and proud of your outstanding achievements in bringing reputation and laurels for the union and the community in general.

The Union also would like to further congratulate all the KSUK members students who have successfully qualified the HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2022. May our Almighty God continue to bless all of you and wishing all the best for your future endeavours.

being siphoned off illegally to the majority community in the state because the Centre has not notified them as ‘minority’ under the NCM Act. “Followers of Judaism, Bahaism and Hinduism are being deprived of their basic rights to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

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Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, cannot establish and administer educational institutions of their choice because of non-identification of ‘minority’ at state level, thus jeopardizing their basic rights guaranteed under Article 29-30”, it said.

The plea said that their right under Articles 29-30 is

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with immense pleasure and pride, the Gb's Union Seyochung Sub -division would like to take this platform to thank Shri. V. Kashio Sangtam, Honourable Minister of Soil & water Conservation Geology & Mining and NSMdC for the all round developmental activities for the Seyochung Sub-division.

Some of his Important achievements are: 1. SdEO Office 2. SdO Agri 3. SdO Soil & water Conservation 4. Town Council 5. Upgradation of pHC 6. Marketing Complex 7. police outpost to police Station.

The union has witnessed great change in the all round development within this short span and further wishes him to bring more development to the people. May God bless his dynamic leadership.

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tional level against the spirit of the TMA Pai ruling of the top court.

“Cause of action continues till date because followers of Judaism, Bahaism and Hinduism; who are real minorities in Ladakh, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, K a s h m i r, N a g a l a n d , Meghalaya, Ar unachal

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The plea said that the facts constituting cause of action accrued on May 17, 1992, when the Act came into effect and by using unbridled power under section 2(c), the Centre arbitrarily notified five communities namely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis as minority at na-

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SRINAGAR, JUN 4 (PTI): The BJP on Saturday took strong objection to making public the transfer list of Kashmiri Pandit employees and demanded action against the officials responsible for the leak, terming it a breach of security.

According to the list, 177 Kashmiri Pandit teachers employed under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package have been transferred. The transfer list is being circulated on WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

“Making the transfer list public on social media platforms is a big security breach as terrorists now have a clear idea who is posted where,” BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur said in a statement. He urged the government to take strong note of the leak and zero in on the people who made the list public at a time when targetted killings are taking place in the Valley. The BJP spokesman said that officers involved in the act should be reprimanded and action be taken against them. Thakur said while the government was taking serious steps for the protection of Kashmiri Pandits, some officials were playing spoilsport.

statement.

Even otherwise recording of the statement is videographed and audiographed which would dispel the apprehension of any coercion and threat, the court added.

The stay order was passed on a plea by the ED challenging the trial court’s May 31 order allowing the presence of a lawyer, at a distance, during Jain’s interrogation in its custody from May 31 till June 9.

“In view of the above since there is neither any FIR nor a complaint against the respondent (Jain) thus he cannot as a matter of right claim to have the presence of his lawyers during the course of recording of his statement... Even otherwise, admittedly, his entire recording of statement is videographed and audio-

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graphed which certainly would dispel the apprehension of any coercion, threat to the respondent,” noted the court in its order released on Saturday. “If a litigant in a particular case is able to produce credible material to indicate the real and live apprehension of a possible threat, coercion being employed, while recording his statement, this court can always permit at visible, but not an audible range during the course of recording of the statement but since there is no apprehension raised in the present matter, hence as a matter of right such direction ought not to have been given in the recording of statement. Thus, the impugned direction in para No.26 of order dated 31.05.2022 stands stayed,” said the court which listed the matter for further hearing on August 24.

Jain was arrested on May 30 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the trial court on May 31 remanded him to the ED’s custody till June 9.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): The Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court order allowing the presence of a lawyer at a visible but not audible distance during the interrogation of Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.

Justice Yogesh Khanna observed that when there is credible material to indicate the real and live apprehension of a possible threat or coercion being employed at the time of recording of statement, such a direction may be passed but since there is no apprehension raised in the present matter, the direction ought not to have been given as a matter of right.

The judge, who had on June 3 reserved its order on the Enforcement Directorate’s plea challenging the direction, further noted that since there is neither any FIR nor a complaint against the AAP leader, he cannot as a matter of right claim to have the presence of his lawyers during the course of recording of his

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a provision of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act and seeking a direction to the Centre to define “minority” and lay down guidelines for identification of minorities at the district level.

The plea sought to declare the notification on minority community, issued by the government on October 23, 1993, as arbitrary, irrational and contrary to Articles 14, 15, 21, 29, 30 of the Constitution. The petition was filed by Mathura-resident Devkinandan Thakur through advocate Ashutosh Dubey. It said the petitioner is filing this PIL under Article 32 to challenge the validity of Section 2(c) of the NCM Act 1992 for not only giving unbridled power to the Centre but also being manifestly arbitrary, irrational and offending Articles 14, 15, 21, 29 and 30 of the Constitution.

It sought direction to declare that Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act is void, unconstitutional and inoperative for being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21, 29 and 30 of the Constitution.

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working towards women empowerment and promotion of start-ups.”

He said that although the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a construct of modern civilisation “we have an old tradition of doing public welfare work by business communities”.

“The objective of a business organisation should not just be benefit of its members but it should also become a participant in the all-round development of society and the country,” he said.

Kovind urged the

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C H E N NA I , J U N E 4 (IANS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday called upon the people of Tamil Nadu to be more conscious about the environment and be environmental friendly.

He was speaking after flagging off 25 e-vehicles that were handed over to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials as part of the environment day celebrations to be held on June 5. The vehicles, he said, will be pressed into service as part of the measures to reduce carbon footprint and global warming. The state exchequer has spent an amount

of Rs 3.42 crore for purchase of 25 e-vehicles, the Chief Minister said. Chief Minister Stalin also handed over the ‘Pasumai’ awards for protecting environment to district collectors, Aneesh Shekhar( Madurai), D. Mohan (Villupuram), and B. Murugesh (Tiruvannamalai). The awards were presented as part of the world environment day celebrations. Stalin also handed over the Pasumai Muthanmayilar awards to 79 institutions that include industries and educational institutions. Cash prizes and mementos were handed over to these institutions for promoting environment and taking initiatives against global warming. Minister of state for environment and Forest Siva V. Meyyanthan, Chief Secretary Irai Anbu, and Principal Secretary environment and Forest, Supriya Sahu were present during the function held in Chennai.

gathering to go to villages and contribute to their social and economic development by adopting them as individuals or as a group.

The president said climate change is a big challenge.

The union government has announced in the CoP-26 (Conference of Parties) Summit that by 2030, India will reduce its carbon emissions by one billion tonne and try to become a net-zero emission economy by 2070, he said.

But the cooperation of industries is very important in achieving this goal, he said, adding many companies around the world are already contributing to zero carbon economy.

Therefore, it is expected from the representatives of industry and business that they would not only work towards reducing pollution in existing industries but also contribute in establishing new environment-friendly industries, he said.

entertain claims that from actions of the Mughal rulers against Hindu Places of Worship in a court of law today,” the plea said.

The organisation said there is no conflict between the Waqf Act and the Places of the Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 as alleged

by Upadhyay as Section 7 of the 1991 Act gives it an overriding effect over other enactments.

“Further, in any event, the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act,1991 being a special vehicle act to preserve the secular fabric of the country will in any event take precedence over a general enactment.

“There is a list of numerous mosques which is doing the rounds on social media, alleging that the mosques were built allegedly by destroying Hindu places of worship. “Needless to say that if the present petition is entertained, it will open floodgates of litigation against countless mosques in the country and the religious divide from which the country is recovering in the

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PATNA, JUNE 4 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had managed to stop the Russia-Ukraine war for three hours to provide a safe passage to Indian medical students stuck in the conflict zone, former union law minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has claimed.

While interacting with mediapersons here on Friday, Prasad said that the incident took place when the war was at its peak and a large number of Indian medical students were trapped in Ukraine.

“It was a big challenge for the Indian government to evacuate medical students stranded in Ukraine due to war. When

PM Modi asked the high commissioners of India in Ukraine and Russia about the evacuation plan, they said that it is possible only when a ceasefire is observed. They also said that the PM was capable of doing it,” Prasad claimed.

“Following their suggestions, the PM spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to stop the war so that the Indian medical students could be evacuated from the affected areas.

The PM told the leaders that he would not leave his children in a war zone.

Following his conversation, the war was stopped for three hours to give safe passage to Indian students.

This is the status of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the world,” Prasad said.

A large number of Indian medical students were trapped in Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol and other cities after the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine on February 24.

ED requests UAE govt to keep watch on Abhishek Banerjee in Dubai

KO L K ATA , J U N E 4 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the coal and cattle smuggling cases in West Bengal, has requested the UAE government through the Ministry of External Affairs to closely monitor the movements of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Narula during their ongoing trip to Dubai.

Accompanied by his wife, Abhishek Banerjee is currently in Dubai to undergo ophthalmological treatment.

While the ED was unwilling to allow his Dubai trip, later a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court permitted him and his wife to travel to Dubai.

However, before leaving for Dubai, the couple had to submit their travel details to the ED officials

Jamiat Ulama seeks SC intervention in plea against Places of Worship Act

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking intervention in a pending petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

The plea said that petitioner advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has raised grounds which have already been considered and decided by the constitution bench of the top court. Even if all the allegations of the petitioner are assumed to be true, it is nothing but seeking a correction of historical wrongs, the Muslim body said. “This court has categorically held that the law cannot be used as a device to reach back in time and provide a legal remedy to every person who disagrees with the course which history has taken and that the courts of today cannot take cognizance of historical rights and wrongs unless it is shown that their legal consequences are enforceable in the present. “In fact, this court categorically held that this court cannot

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aftermath of the Ayodhya dispute will only be widened,” the plea said.

The top court in March last year had sought the Centre’s response to a plea filed before it challenging the validity of certain provisions of the 1991 law, which prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947. The petition alleges that the 1991 law creates an “arbitrary and irrational retrospective cut-off date” of August 15, 1947 for maintaining the character of the places of worship or pilgrimage against encroachment done by “fundamentalist-barbaric invaders and law-breakers”.

The apex court had issued notice to the Centre on the plea filed by Upadhyay, seeking that sections 2, 3, 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 be set aside on grounds including that these provisions take away the right of a judicial remedy to reclaim a place of worship of any person or a religious group.

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as per the court order.

It is learnt that through the Ministry of External Affairs, the ED sleuths have forwarded the travel details of the couple to the UAE government for the convenience of the latter to monitor their movements. The ED has briefed the UAE government about their interrogation in connection with the coal smuggling scam.

Meanwhile, Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majum-

dar has raised questions over Abhishek Banerjee’s Dubai trip for ophthalmological treatment.

According to Majumdar, when a number of hospitals in India provide the best ophthalmological treatment facilities, there was no justification of making a trip to Dubai for the same.

Countering Majumdar’s claim, Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Shantanu Sen said that since the former is not a qualified doctor, he does not have the expertise or knowledge to comment on the issue.

In fact, during the hearing in the Calcutta High Court, the ED counsels also questioned the justification of travelling to Dubai for ophthalmological treatment. However, the court ruled that the place of treatment is anyone’s personal choice.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made the announcement of INSPACe headquarters’ inauguration on its Twitter handle.

“I am happy to announce the inauguration of IN-SPACe Headquarters at Bopal, Ahmedabad by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on June 10, 2022 at 15:45 Hrs. We are looking forward to working with the industry and ISRO to grow the space sector,” Pawan Goenka, Chairman of IN-SPACe tweeted.

side in parts of northwest and central India due to absence of thunderstorms induced by western disturbance or extra-tropical weather systems during the pre-monsoon months of March-May. Northwest India experienced the season’s first thunderstorm on May 24, which brought down the mercury across the region.

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asthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh on June 4-5,” the India Meteorological Department said.

On Friday, Chandrapur in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra recorded the highest maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius, while at least 40 cities and towns across the northwest and central parts of the country reported maximum temperature of 44 degrees and above.

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KANPUR (UP), JUN 4 (PTI): Any business organisation’s objective should not just be the benefit of its members, but it should also participate in the development of society and the country, President Ram Nath Kovind said Saturday.

Speaking during the 90th year celebrations of the Merchants Chamber in Kanpur, he called on industries to contribute towards making India a netzero emission economy.

The president said that since its inception, as a representative body of industry, trade and commerce, the Merchants Chamber of Uttar Pradesh has been promoting industrialisation, trade and entrepreneurship in the state.

“This organisation has been providing a platform for mutual coordination between the business and industry and policymakers,” he said, adding, “I am happy to note that the Merchants Chamber is

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NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared details of various initiatives of his government, and asserted that it has made a series of efforts to boost pro-people gover nance which helps the poor, youth, farmers, women and the marginalised.

Modi shared articles from his website that had details of the government’s reforms in defence sector, humanitarian and peoplecentric measures on foreign soils to help Indians, and initiatives to boost selfreliance.

He has been highlighting various measures of his government to mark its eighth anniversary, which fell on May 30.

A tweet from MyGovIndia, retweeted by him, noted surgical and air strikes aimed at Pakistan-based terrorists in response to terror attacks in India, repeal of Article

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370, six times increase in defence exports, evacuation of over 1.83 crore Indians from abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic and 52 per cent reduction in terror attacks since 2014 as among the national security and foreign policy highlights of the government.

He said, “Inspired by the Mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas’ our Government has made a series of efforts to boost pro-people gover nance

which helps the poor, youth, farmers, women and the marginalised. #8YearsOfSushasan.”

He also shared an article on his app which highlighted a series of reforms in the defence sector with focus on indigenisation, making of defence corridors and boosting defence exports among others.

“Ours is a Government which cares for each and every Indian,” he said in another tweet, adding that it is driven by a people-centric

and humanitarian approach.

He shared an article which detailed various operations launched by the government to rescue Indian nationals from countries like Ukraine, Yemen and Afghanistan when they were hit by war. Foreign nationals were also evacuated by India.

Another article shared by the prime minister listed economic agreements with Australia and the UAE, a n d I n d i a ’s ex p o r t o f over 20 crore COVID-19 va c c i n e s t o ove r 1 0 0 countries to highlight his government’s quest to make India “aatmanirbhar” (self reliant).

The article said, “It is also due to the same Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision that India’s exports have hit record highs while even foreign investment in India is at a record level. Clearly, the world wants to trade with India and considers it a reliable partner in the postCOVID world order.”

Man booked for justifying killing of J&K artiste

Visa scam: Karti Chidambaram moves Delhi HC seeking anticipatory bail

SRINAGAR, JUN 4 (PTI): A man has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act for allegedly uploading a video in which he justified the killing of Kashmiri television artiste Amreen Bhat by terrorists, police said on Saturday.

“A c t i n g t o u g h on anti-social elements, police in Budgam booked a hatemonger under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for spreading hate and justifying the killing of a woman artiste by uploading a video on social media,” they said. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Irfan Bhat, a resident of Takiya Wagoora in Baramulla.

A m r e e n B h a t wa s shot dead by terrorists at Hashroo-Chadoora in Jammu and Kashmir on May 25. “The act of uploading such a hateful video and justifying the killing of artiste Amreen Bhat on a YouTube channel has not only caused alarm and fear amongst the class of people performing art.”

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): Denied relief by the trial court, Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Saturday approached the Delhi High Cour t seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged Chinese visas scam.

The plea is likely to be listed for hearing on Monday. Karti moved the high court challenging the trial court’s June 3 order in which his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed.

The trial court denied the relief to Karti and two others saying the offence was of a very serious nature.

The court had also vacated the interim protection from ar rest granted to the accused during the pendency of the anticipatory bail application. It has directed them to join the probe as and when they are called upon by the investigating officer. The ED registered the money laundering case against Karti and others in

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the alleged scam pertaining to the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011 when his father P Chidambaram was the home minister.

The trial court had said the nature and gravity of the alleged offences, the nascent stage of the investigation and also the previous criminal antecedents of accused Kar ti P Chidambaram and S Bhaskararaman do not make a case for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicants. The court also was against any further interim protection to them from joining the investigation in this case , saying it would seriously

hamper the process and progress of the investigation.

It had also noted that there were four other cases - two by CBI and two by the ED concerning both alleged INX Media and AircelMaxis scams - pending before it, and both Karti and Bhaskararaman were even arrested in one of such cases and were subsequently granted regular bail, though a n t i c i p a t o r y b a i l wa s granted to them in the other cases. The ED’s counsel had contended that even in the previous cases, a similar modus operandi was adopted in granting approvals for some financial transactions against the existing guidelines and policies for illegal considerations or bribes.

Bhaskararaman was also involved in transactions of those cases for payment of a bribe to Karti for inf luencing his father, who was holding another portfolio of union minister at that time, for granting those approvals, the counsel alleged.

Nine people killed, 19 injured Kanpur violence: Over 800 booked, 24 held; cops to probe PFI link in explosion at factory in Hapur

heart-wrenching. I express my condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this. The state government is actively i nvo l ve d i n p r ov i d i n g treatment to the injured and all possible help,” Modi tweeted.

The chief minister directed that the incident be probed by experts.

In a statement issued in Lucknow, Adityanath asked the district administration to extend all possible help to the kin of the deceased and injured. He also said that necessary treatment should be provided to the injured.

the force in preventing the violence.

“The area is peaceful and we are maintaining a round-the-clock vigil,” Additional Commissioner of Police (law and order) Anand Prakash Tiwari said, adding three FIRs for rioting and violence have been lodged at Beckonganj police station.

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Mansoori and Amir Jawed Ansari.

According to the SHO, Hashmi and his men had called for the closure of shops on Friday to protest the remarks made against the Prophet by a BJP spokesperson. The rioters used deadly weapons, hurled petrol bombs and took to the streets, triggering panic in the area, the FIR stated.

The second FIR was lodged on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Asif Raza.

Twenty people have been named in the FIR and 350 unidentified people have been booked.

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took three hours for the fire tenders to douse the blaze.

District Magistrate of Hapur Medha Roopam said that nine people had died while 19 others were injured and undergoing treatment.

The factory is located adjacent to a CNG pump.

Rescue and relief measures were taken up at the site, according to officials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives.

“The accident in the chemical factory of Hapur, Uttar Pradesh is

Jauhar Fans Association which is a local social group.

Hashmi, who is suspected to be the mastermind behind the violence, was arrested along with three others from the Hazratganj area of Lucknow.

“The arrested accused will be produced in court and we will seek 14 days of police remand to interrogate them about the conspiracy behind the incident,” the officer said. “ We a r e p r o b i n g the incident from various angles and looking into the involvement of groups like PFI and others. Anyone who is found guilty will not be spared.” Meena said the police are also looking into lapses on the part of

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HAPUR (UP), JUN 4 (PTI): At least nine workers died and 19 were injured when a boiler exploded at a factory in western Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

There were around 30 people in the affected area in the factory in the UPSIDC industrial area in Dholana, around 80 km from the national capital, when the incident occurred, they said.

The impact of the explosion was so intense that the roofs of some of the factories located in the vicinity were damaged. It

Hayat Zafar Hashmi (2R), a local Muslim leader and identified as the main conspirator in Kanpur violence after being detained by police, in Kanpur. (PTI)

Hashmi along with Yousuf Mansoori, Amir Jawed Ansari and others converged at the Dada Miyan crossing and moved towards Yateemkhana, forcing traders to close their shops which led to lawlessness, the second FIR stated.

The third FIR was registered on a complaint

by Mukesh, a resident of Chandeshwar Hata, who alleged that hundreds of Muslims, carrying sticks, iron roads and deadly we a p o n s a t t a c k e d t h e members of the other community with an intent to kill them.

The FIRs have been lodged under various IPC sections, including 147 (punishment for rioting), 307 (attempt to murder), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 336 (act endangering life), 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 427 (mischief causing damage) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).

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Police personnel inspect after at least eight workers died when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in Hapur district, Saturday. (PTI)

KANPUR/LUCKNOW, JUNE 4 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked over 800 people, arrested 24 and detained 12 for questioning in connection with rioting and violence in Kanpur, officials said on Saturday.

Kanpur Police Commissioner V S Meena said the accused will be booked under the stringent National Security Act and the Gangster Act while the possible role of groups like Popular Front of India (PFI) and others is being looked into.

Properties of those involved in the violence will be seized or demolished, said Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar.

“We have identified 36 people who were involved in the violence with help of CCTV footage and other video recordings of the incidents. A total of 24 people have been arrested so far of which 18 were held on Friday,” the Kanpur police commissioner said.

Among those arrested is Hayat Zafar Hashmi, the chief of Maulana Mohammed Ali (MMA)

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Russia summons heads of U.S. media outlets, warns of ‘stringent measures’

sought to maintain dialogue with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin since Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion, said the West should not humiliate Russia, so that it can keep the doors open for a solution to be reached through diplomacy.

Ukraine, which says that Russia has already occupied about 20% of its territory, is now receiving more powerful weapons from the West. “Our armed forces are ready to use (the new weapons)...and then I think we can initiate a new round of talks from a strengthened position,” David Arakhamia, Ukrainian lawmaker and a member of the negotiation team, said on Friday.

Among other things, the United States will give Ukraine precision HIMARS rocket systems allowing it to hit Russian positions from a longer-range.

Earth’s carbon dioxide levels hit record high the atmosphere further into territory not seen since the preindustrial age, NDTV report stated.

As power plants, automobiles, farms, and other sources throughout the world continued to pump large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the concentration of the gas is highest in four million years.

Emissions totaled 36.3 billion tons in 2021, the highest level in human history.

“The science is irrefutable: humans are altering our climate in ways that our economy and our infrastructure must adapt to,” said NOAA’s

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“We can see the impacts of climate change around us every day.

The relentless increase of carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loa is a stark reminder that we need to take urgent, serious steps to become a more Climate Ready Nation,” Mr. Spinrad added.

As the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises, the Earth warms, resulting in higher flooding, more intense heat, drought, and increasing wildfires, which are already affecting millions of people across the world.

With pride and honor, Office of the Sumi Totimi Hoho extends its heartfelt congratulations to er. Viku. l. Achumi and miss. imsennaro Walling on their outstanding performance in the recently declared UPSC 2021.

The Sumi Totimi Hoho would also like to express its gratitude to Mrs. Kashili. Achumi and Er. Lhosheto. Achumi for raising a fine gentleman and an able son who has brought laurels to the Nagas by cracking the most coveted civil service exam in the country.

The Organisation further wishes Viku. L. Achumi and Imsennaro Walling all the very best in their future endeavours.

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We the Longsa Kikon Ekhung extend our warm congratulations to Miss. Thungchanbeni Kikon, d/o. Mr & Mrs. Rendemo Kikon for securing Top 9th Position in HSSLC (Commerce).

The Ekhung further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC of Longsa and wishes all the best in their future endeavours.

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OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL GHSS TSEMINYU Congratulations to Distinction holders and successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC Exam 2022.

A. HSlC 1. Hengwalo Kemp i. Social Sciences - 94 b. HSSlC 1. KenyuGi KenT 8. luCy Keppen i. English - 88 i. Alt English - 80 ii. Alt English - 87 ii. Pol Science - 81 iii. Pol Science - 95 iii. Sociology - 83 iv. History - 92 9. SHoWASA Kemp v. Economics - 86 i. Alt English - 80 vi. Education - 96 ii. Pol Science - 81 2. SoKenye Tep iii. Philosophy - 80 i. Pol Science - 96 10.

KeSonye Tep ii. History - 88 i. Pol Science - 82 iii. Economics - 80 ii. Sociology - 83 iv. Education - 84 iii. Philosophy - 80 3. bWenyele KenT i. English - 80 11. loGVule Kemp ii. Pol Science - 88 i. Pol Science - 86 iii. History - 82 ii. Philosophy - 80 iv. Education - 95 12. Hinyele KenT 4. HenGWAle Semp i. English - 83 i. Pol Science - 90 ii. Pol Science - 81 ii. History - 80 13. melonGSonGjAi CHAnG iii. Economics - 80 i. Pol Science - 87 iv. Education - 80 14. HiSHAle Himb 5. jeSiCCA Semp i. English - 88 i. Pol Science - 85 ii. Alt English - 80 15. KHiHAnyA jemu iii. Pol Science - 89 i. Education - 80 iv. Philosophy - 86 16.

SinHelo mAGH 6. noAmi THyu i. Pol Science - 80 i. English - 84 17. jenenlo Apon ii. Pol Science - 88 iii. History - 84 i. Philosophy - 80 iv. Education - 82 18. KebenGi Seb 7. SHerHunSHA i. Philosophy - 80 1. Pol Science - 87 19.

CHuyAmo KenT ii. Sociology - 87 i. Pol Science - 80 iii. Philosophy - 87 Congratulations and sincere appreciations to all the subject teachers.

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With immense pride and honour, we extend our heartiest congratulations to:1. miss Khonzani n odyuo, D/o. Mr. Nchubomo Odyuo and Mrs. Nyanbeni Odyuo of Yikhum Village (Top 9th HSLC).

2. miss mhalo l odyuo, D/o. Dr. Liphamo Odyuo and Mrs. Kiran Odyuo of New Riphyim Village (Top 17th HSLC).

3. Wonchibemo S odyuo, S/o. Mr. Shandemo Odyuo and Mrs. Yanbeni Odyuo of Phiro Village, distinction in Lotha (HSLC).

Further, the Ekhung congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC. May Almighty God continue to bless and guide you all in your future endeavours.

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FELICITATION We, the bSUH extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Lungleudaule Thoü, d/o Mr. Kwerangcung Thoü on her achievement in securing Gold Medal in M.Sc (Anthropology) from NEHU Shillong, (batch of 2018-2020) through her endurance and her hard work.

In all your endeavours, with God's blessings, may you be successful always and continue to shower laurels to your community.

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MEDZIPHEMA VILLAGE COUNCIL NOTICE TO ALL CONCERN This is to notify to all the Patta holder/land/plot holder under Medziphema jurisdiction that the Medziphema Village Council have resolved the following Resolution as stated below: 1. That, if any person Sale/Gift his/her land then the said Pattadar must obtain No Objection Certificate (NOC) after paying royalty tax to Medziphema Village authority and it must be Notarized and Registered. If not Medziphema Village authority will not issue new Land Patta and will considered Sale/Gift deed as void.

2. That, all the sale deed must be measured by using measuring tape/GPS and it should mentioned present boundary demarcation.

3. That, if any Patta holder/land/plot holder want to Sale/Gift then he/she can give out only to a Naga Indigenous person as per Sec. 162 of the Nagaland Land and Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act. 1978. Whereas, the Patta holder/land/plot holder can lease out his/her property to non-Naga indigenous person.

4. That, if any Patta holder/land/plot holder who extract any natural/mineral resources under Medziphema Jurisdiction then he/she must obtained No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Medziphema Village authority.

5. That, if any person who wants to setup i.e. Primary Sector, Secondary Sector and Tertiary Sector under Medziphema jurisdiction then he/she must obtain No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Medziphema Village authority.

6. That, if any Pattadar wants to construct pucca structure, building, any constructions required for the purpose of use, road, digging deep well, boundary wall then he/ she must obtain No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Medziphema Village authority.

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laundering charges against us have no basis and evidence.”

Presiding judge Ijaz Awan reissued the arrest warrant for the premier’s other son Suleman Shehbaz in the case and adjourned the hearing till June 11. Suleman has been absconding in the UK since 2019. Ousted prime minister Imran Khan had questioned the presence of Suleman in the delegation of Shehbaz that called on the Turkish president this week in Ankara.

Shehbaz and his sons – Hamza and Suleman – were booked by the FIA in November 2020 under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Anti Money Laundering Act. The FIA investigation has said that it has detected 28 benami accounts, allegedly of the Shehbaz family, through which an amount of 14 billion Pakistani Rupees was laundered from 2008 to 2018.

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had not only joined the investigation when they were in jail but also appeared before the investigators at the FIA office. “The case is pending for the last oneand-a-half-year and investigation against Shehbaz and Hamza by the FIA has been completed,” Pervez argued.

He further said that this case has been politically motivated which was instituted by the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf with only one aim to send them behind bars. In the hearing last week, Shehbaz had told the court: “What to talk about money laundering allegations against me, I never received salary and other perks when I was chief minister of Punjab for 10 years or so. God has made me the prime minister of this country.

This case of money laundering has been instituted against me and my sons on political grounds as money

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NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): The level of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached a record high in May this year, continuing its relentless climb.

Carbon dioxide levels are currently more than 50% than they were before the industrial revolution, according to a recently released databy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Scientists announced on June 3 that carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s weather station atop the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii peaked in May at 421 parts per million, pushing

LO N D O N, J U N 4 (AGENCIES): Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused “enemies” of Iran of stirring up unrest to try to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

He said those who opposed Tehran hoped to use protests to strike a blow at the country.

His comments come after several weeks of demonstrations in cities over the rising cost of basic foods.

A deadly building collapse in the south last month sparked further protests blaming authorities for the incident. The ayatollah has long insisted that US sanctions are to blame for the soaring prices of basic foods in the country.

“Today the enemy counts on popular demonstrations to strike the Islamic system,” he said in a televised address on Saturday.

The enemy “hopes to turn the people against the Islamic Republic by psychological means, through the internet, money, and the mobilisation of mercenaries,” he said.

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KYIV/WASHINGTON, JUN 4 (REUTERS): Ukraine said on Saturday there was no point in negotiating with Russia until Moscow’s forces are pushed back as far as possible towards Ukraine’s borders.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak made the comment when asked about an offer from French President Emmanuel Macron to mediate talks between Kyiv and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine that passed the 100 day mark on Friday. “...Until we receive weapons in their full amount, until we strengthen our positions, until we push them (Russia’s forces) back as far as possible to the borders of Ukraine, there is no point in holding negotiations,” Podolyak said on television.

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LAHORE, JUN 4 (PTI): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency, which is probing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz in a multi-billion rupees money laundering case, on Saturday requested the court to allow their arrest for further investigation.

The court, however, extended their pre-arrest bail until June 11. The FIA also filed an interim investigation report against the premier and other suspects in the Rs 14 billion (USD 75 million) money laundering case against them.

Shehbaz and Hamza appeared before the Special Court amidst high security.

“An FIA prosecutor submitted an interim investigation report in the court and sought arrest of prime suspects – Prime Minister Shehbaz and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza -- arguing that their custody is needed for further probe in the case as they have not joined the investigation and cooperated with investigators,” a court official told PTI. The prime minister’s counsel Advocate Amjad Pervez strongly objected to the FIA’s plea and termed it a “false assertion of the agency”.

He said that the FIA had already investigated the father and the son when they were in jail in Lahore.

He said that his clients

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MOSCOW, JUN 3 (REUTERS): Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to U.S. restrictions against Russian media.

“If the work of the Russian media - operators and journalists - is not normalized in the United States, the most stringent measures will inevitably follow,” ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

“To this end, on Monday, June 6, the heads of the Moscow offices of all American media will be invited to the press centre of the Russian Foreign Ministry to explain to them the consequences of their government’s hostile line in the media sphere,” she added. “We look forward to it.” Russia has accused Western countries of imposing unfair restrictions on its media abroad, including bans on some state-backed news outlets. Lawmakers passed a bill last month giving prosecutors powers to shut foreign media bureaus in Moscow if a Western country has been “unfriendly” to Russian media.

Washington has imposed sanctions against some state-run Russian TV stations, which it says have spread disinformation to bolster Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Asked about the summoning of U.S. media outlets in Moscow, a spokesperson for the State Department said the United States supports access to media and the internet for Russians, who are being subjected to censorship by their own government. “The Kremlin is engaged in a full assault on media freedom, access to information, and the truth,” the spokesperson said by email.

Since invading Ukraine in February, Russia has cracked down on media coverage of the conflict, introducing 15-year prison sentences for journalists spreading intentionally “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.

The law prompted some Western media to pull their journalists out of Russia. Other Western organizations, including Reuters, have stayed in the country and continue to report. Russia says it is engaged in a “special military operation” to disarm and “denazify” its neighbor. Ukraine and allies call this a baseless pretext for a war that has killed thousands, flattened cities, and forced more than 6 million people to flee abroad.

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FELICITATION With immense pride and honour, we the Yingphire Yangdong Suro Pumji (YYSP) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Smti.

Rozy M Athrila, AdC Nuiland on promotion to Joint Secretary Transport.

The YYSP wishes you the best and invokes God's blessings and guidance upon her future endeavours.

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WVC, WVSU, WVEE and WVGEU Congratulates HSLC & HSSLC successful candidates

With immense pride and honour, the Wokha Village Council, Wokha Village Students' Union, Wokha Village Eloe Ekhung & Wokha Village Govt.

Employees Union felicitates all successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC Examinations, 2022, particularly to all its members.

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Myanmar junta accused of torching hundreds of homes

Death toll climbs to 128 from heavy rain in Brazil

BRASILIA, JUN 4 (IANS): The death toll from heavy rain in Recife, capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, and its metropolitan area has risen to 128, local authorities said. Over 9,300 people have been evacuated and 34 municipalities have declared a state of emergency, Pernambuco Governor Paulo Camara said at a press conference. Camara added that rescue efforts for possible survivors have come to an end, reports Xinhua news agency. Pernambuco has recorded heavy rains since last week, which intensified over the weekend, killing more than 100 people, mostly in foothills that sufThe burning remains of a building after the Myanmar military allegedly attacked fered major landslides. a village in the eastern Kayin state last month. (Free Burma Rangers/AFP) BANGKOK, JUN 4 (AFP): Myanmar junta troops have torched hundreds of buildings during a three-day raid in the country’s north, local media and residents said, as the military struggles to crush resistance to its rule.

The Sagaing region has seen fierce fighting and bloody reprisals since the coup last year, with local “People’s Defence Force” (PDF) members clashing regularly with junta troops.

Analysts say the informal militia has surprised junta forces with its effectiveness, and the military has on numerous occasions called in air strikes to support its troops on the ground.

Troops set on fire hundreds of buildings in the villages of Kinn, Upper Kinn and Ke Taung over three days last week, locals and media reports said.

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in Kinn fled as soldiers approached and began shooting into the air, said one resident who requested anonymity. “The next morning we saw smoke rising from our village before they left.

“Over 200 houses were burned down... my house was totally burned down, only the concrete foundation is left.” Drone footage purporting to show the aftermath obtained by AFP showed columns of smoke rising into the sky from the villages, set along a roughly eight-kilometre stretch of the Chindwin river.

A health clinic seen in the video matched the geolocation of one in Ke Taung village. AFP digital verification reporters confirmed the footage had not appeared online before last week but could not independently verify reports from the region.

Soldiers “raided and

destroyed our houses”, said Ke Taung villager Aye Tin, who requested to use a pseudonym. “And they also burned motor boats that we use for transport and for carrying food for our village, including my boat.

“My life is ruined, as I have lost my home... and I nothing left to do for a living.”

Satellite images from US space agency NASA showed fires in locations that matched Ke Taung and Kinn villages last week.

The junta has previously rebuffed claims its troops have torched houses, accusing “terrorist” PDF fighters of starting the fires.

In a speech on Tuesday, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said “efforts were made to minimise the casualties as much as possible in performing the counterattacks to terror acts.”

Japanese man becomes oldest to sail across Pacific

TOKYO, JUN 4 (AFP): An 83-year-old yachtsman arrived in Japan early Saturday morning after a solo, non-stop trip across the Pacific, becoming the oldest person ever to achieve the feat.

Famed ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie’s arrival in the Kii Strait off western Japan capped a two-month trip that started from a yacht harbour in San Francisco in March. It was only the latest seagoing achievement by the Japanese octogenarian, who in 1962 voyaged from Japan to San Francisco at age 23, becoming the first person in the world to sail alone across the Pacific.

The public relations team for his most recent voyage said Horie’s Saturday return to Japan made him the

Kenichi Horie on his sailing boat after his transPacific sailing, at Osaka Bay, Japan, Saturday. (PTI) world’s oldest person to pull off a solo, non-stop crossing of the largest and deepest ocean on Earth. “I’m about to cross the finish line,” Horie wrote on his blog Friday after what he described as

a three-day battle with the pushback from a current.

“I’m exhausted.”

His 1962 Pacific crossing made headlines as he embarked on the trip without a passport, essentially

smuggling his way into the United States. Sixty years ago, “I was constantly anxious and stressed that I might get caught... My condition was the worst,” he blogged in April.

“But this time it’s different, I was sent off by many people and have their support through tracking systems and wireless radio.

I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Aside from his 1962 Pacific crossing, Horie is known for sailing around the world solo in 1974 and his longitudinal voyage around the world between 1978 and 1982.

The latest expedition was the first he had undertaken since 2008, when he sailed from Honolulu to the Kii Strait on a wavepowered 31-foot boat.

Pak confirms peace talks with TTP; welcomes ‘ceasefire’

ISLAMABAD, JUN 4 (IANS): Pakistan has welcomed the ceasefire announced by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as the federal government for the first time publicly acknowledged it was negotiating a peace deal with the outlawed outfit, the media reported.

The confir mation from the gover nment came a day after the TTP extended the ceasefire for an indefinite period after the Pakistani tribal jirga visited Kabul and held talks with the TTP leadership, Express Tribune reported.

Both sides have been holding talks for the last several weeks but the Pakistani side until now re-

negotiations have been taking place at the government level,” the minister said in a statement confirming the peace talks with the banned group.

The minister also confirmed that the Afghan Taliban government was acting as a mediator between the two sides. She said civil and military rep-

resentatives were part of the Pakistani side holding talks with the TTP. She said the government welcomed the ceasefire announced by the TTP. The truce was to expire on May 30 but the TTP extended it now for an indefinite period as both sides were trying to reach a peace deal.

FELICITATION File photo of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants. (Reuters)

mained tight-lipped.

Questions were asked about whether the current government was on board with talks with the TTP as military officials held a series of meetings with the militant outfit in recent days in the Afghan capital.

Pakistan Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb in a statement said the talks with the TTP were taking place at the government level.

“Talks with the TTP began in 2021 and these

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All the members of the Love Outreach Mission (LOM) heartily extends our congratulations to our beloved Entinola Aonok, D/o Mr. Yimkongniken Aonok on her securing Top 6th Position with percentage of 97.50% and subject topper in Social Science in the HSLC Examination 2022.

We give thanks to the Almighty for enabling her to do so and proudly wish her even better success in the future.

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With immense pride and honour, we the Dimapur Nkonjan Patton Ekhung convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss Liyani Pattton, D/o Lt. Dr. Thungdemo Patton for securing the top 13th Position in HSLC 2022.

The Ekhung further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC 2022 and wishes the best in all their future endeavours.

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What Is Isolated Systolic Hypertension?

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Krishnakumar Kunnath on Tuesday evening, KK had complained of uneasiness a number of times and even went to the backstage restroom to take rest.

Doctors feel that those were subtle signals of the forthcoming danger, which those present there, including KK himself, might have ignored. Had KK insisted on concluding the performance and rushed to a nearby hospital, there could have been a possibility of avoiding the unfortunate end. There are also reports that due to overcrowding of the auditorium, which was filled almost double the seating capacity, the air-conditioning machines lost much of their cooling effects, resulting in suffocation.

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killer.”

What Problems Can It Cause?

All types of high blood pressure, including isolated systolic hypertension, can slowly damage the inside of your arteries and cause tiny tears in their walls. A chemical called LDL cholesterol can build up in those damaged blood vessels and form a layer called plaque. That makes your arteries narrower and raises your blood pressure even higher.

When that happens, the arteries that carry oxygen to your heart can get blocked, and that can lead to a heart attack or a stroke (when blood flow is limited or cut off to part of your brain). It also can make blood vessels in your brain burst, and that can cause a

pressure is too high, your doctor may prescribe medicine to help bring it down.

Drugs used to control blood pressure include: Diuretics (water pills) to help your kidneys flush water and sodium from your body; Beta-blockers to make stroke, too. In other parts of your heart beat slower and your body, it can strain the less forcefully; Angiotensinblood vessels in your eyes converting enzyme (ACE) and make you lose your eyesight or damage the arteries around your kidneys so they don’t filter your blood the way they should.

Who Gets Isolated Systolic Hypertension?

Older people are more likely to have it, because systolic blood pressure usually goes up as you age.

More than 30% of women over 65 and more than 20% of men have this condition. If your parents had high blood pressure, you may be more likely to have it. African-Americans are more likely than other groups to have high blood pressure.

How Is It Treated?

If your systolic blood

inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), or calcium channel blockers to relax your blood vessels; Renin inhibitors to keep your kidneys from making a chemical that can lead to higher blood pressure Your doctor also may recommend you do a few other things: If you smoke, stop.

There are lots of good reasons for this, but nicotine in cigarette smoke can raise your blood pressure. Lower the amount of salt in your diet. Cut back on alcohol if you drink. Get to or stay at a healthy weight. Exercise regularly.

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he final post-mortem and chemical analysis reports of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was handed over to the Kolkata Police on Saturday.

Both the reports cited ‘myocardial infarction’ as the cause of the singer’s death. As per the final postmortem report, cholesterol accumulation narrowed the posterior intramuscular artery to a great extent which affected the pumping of blood by the heart. There were blockages in the coronary artery as well. Sources in Kolkata Police said that they had taken up the investigation by filing an FIR relating to unnatural death.

“But after the preliminary and final post-mortem reports, as well as the chemical analysis report, the theory of unnatural death can be ruled out now,” said an official on condition of anonymity. In what turned to be his final show at the Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata

hen your doctor takes your blood pressure, they’ll tell you two numbers: The first is your systolic blood pressure -- the force on your arteries as your heart pumps blood.

The second is your diastolic blood pressure -- the force on them when your heart is resting.

They’ll say the numbers as systolic pressure “over” diastolic pressure.

For example, a healthy reading is below 120 over less than 80.

If your systolic blood pressure is higher than 130 but your diastolic blood pressure is under 80, that’s called isolated systolic hypertension. It’s the most common kind of high blood pressure in older people.

You probably won’t know you have it unless your doctor tells you -- there usually aren’t any noticeable signs of it until it causes serious health issues. That’s why high blood pressure is sometimes called “the silent

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Kangleipak Pari XI with KTC XI players, officials and other dignitaries at Kohima on Saturday. (NP) Correspondent

manager of KTC XI, Azho Sophie said the local players displayed good performance as they were apprehensive of losing badly at the hands of players who were all from national level teams.

He said the local players were at par when it came to the theoretical aspect of their gameplay however lot of work needed to be done on technical and practical sides of their skills.

Home team coach, Daniel Rongmei said tactically, the local players were not able to cope with the ISL players but as it was their first time to play against national players.

Earlier, in the brief programme, special guest, advisor for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Dr Neikiesalie Kire,

urged the players to display their best performance and maintain good discipline.

He hoped the players from both the teams would go on and represent their respective States and earn laurels as they progress in their career.

District Forest Officer, Rajkumar M, in a brief note thanked KTC for partnering with the District Forest Division in their event and helping in creating awareness on environmental issues.

The event was comp e r e d b y Ke n e i d o - o Peseyie and Medolenuo Ambrocia Loucü while invocation was pronounced

by Khedi Baptist Church associate pastor, Kezhakietuo Belho.

A special number was presented by Kekhrie Dzüvichü.

UAE U-19 women bowl out Nepal U-19 for 8 runs

K UA L A L U M P U R , JUN 4 (AGENCIES): The UAE Under-19 Mahika Gaur w o m e n’s took 5 wickets. team on Saturday bowled out Nepal Under-19 team for just eight runs in an ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia qualifier match in Malaysia.

After electing to bat first, Nepal was bamboozled by UAE’s front-line bowlers Mahika Gaur and Indhuja Nandakumar who picked eight wickets from as many overs between them with the new ball.

Six Nepal batters registered ducks as Sneha Mahara top-scored with three runs off 10 balls.

Nepal fell for eight runs in 8.1 overs before the UAE openers completed the thrashing in just seven balls. The T20 World Cup Asia qualifier tournament is being played between Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, Qatar and UAE. The winner will seal its spot in the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in January 2023 in South Africa.

Nepal had won its first match on Friday where it dismissed Qatar for 38 to record a 79-run win.

Grand Prix Badminton League launched

BENGALURU, JUN 4 (IANS): Top Indian shuttlers like two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu, former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, World championship bronze medallist B. Sai Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and H.S. Prannoy will act as mentors of the eight franchises that will clash for honours in the inaugural edition of Grand Prix Badminton League (GPBL) which will be held from July 1-10.

The Grand Prix Badminton League, Karnataka’s own Premier League, played under the aegis of the Karnataka Badminton Association, was officially launched at a function held here on Saturday.

Sindhu, who is the co-owner of the City team Bengaluru Lions, said she was excited to be a part of GPBL. “We all know what these kinds of leagues have done to games other than cricket. I think this is a platform to unearth talent while taking the game to the masses. I am super thrilled to be a part of GPBL,” said Sindhu after unveiling the Trophy.

Besides Bengaluru Lions, the seven

PV Sindhu with the trophy at the launch of Grand Prix Badminton League. (PTI)

other teams in the fray are Mangalore Sharks, Mandya Bulls, Mysore Panthers, Malnad Falcons, Bandipur Tuskers, KGF Wolves, and Kodagu Tigers.

Each team comprises 10 players each, of which, a minimum of five players will have to be from the State and a minimum of three women players, the organisers informed in a release on Saturday.

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KOHIMA, JUN 4 (NPN): In an exhibition match between Kangleipak Pari (KP) XI and Kohima Town Club (KTC) XI at Indira Gandhi Stadium on Saturday, the former emerged as the better of the two by 3-2.

KTC XI scored the first goal by Nyithong Magh with a header in the 21st minute of the game.

However, the visitors equalised in the 42nd minute by East Bengal FC’s player and team captain, Samboi.

Within three minutes of their first goal, the visitors doubled the score through its player Bipin, who plays for Mumbai FC. The game though an exhibition match witnessed some thrilling moments when goalkeeper of the

home team, Neithovilie Chalieu made some remarkable saves.

The first half came to a halt with the score at 2-1.

In the second half, the home team’s Ringham Jigdung equalised in the 54th minute.

When the match seemed to be headed for a stalemate, Samboi scored the winning and his second goal in the 72nd minute.

In the meantime, Boris, who plays for Jamshedpur FC and Bipin displayed some impressive skills and received huge applause from the spectators.

Home team’s captain Victor, who won the player of the tournament in the recently concluded Super Cup also displayed some brilliant tactics during the match.

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Swiatek clinches French Open title

PARIS, JUN 4 (IANS): Capping off her flawless clay-court season, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek clinched the French Open singles title after beating No 18 seed Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final, here on Saturday.

Two years ago, Swiatek shocked the field by winning her first Roland Garros title as an unseeded teenager. This time, the polish star claimed her second French Open title by winning a staggering 35th consecutive match, tying Venus Williams for the best winning streak this century.

Venus’ historic run of 35 straight victories came in 2000. If Swiatek manages to win her next match, she will hold the best winning streak of the century alone, and tie Monica Seles’s 36-match run from 1990. Another victory after that would tie Martina Hingis’s 37-match winning streak from 1997.

Swiatek also becomes only the tenth woman to win multiple Roland Garros singles titles in the Open Era (since 1968).

Having just turned 21 on Tuesday, Swiatek is the fourth-youngest player to triumph more than once in Paris -- only Monica Seles, Stefanie Graf, and Chris

Iga Swiatek celebrates with the cup after defeating Coco Gauff on Saturday in Paris. (PTI)

Evert were younger when they did so.

She is also the youngest woman to win multiple majors since Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title aged 19 at the 2006 US Open.

Swiatek’s latest triumph is her sixth title of the year, all coming in a row during her winning streak (following Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Rome). She is the first player to win six

titles in a row since Justine Henin in 2007 and 2008.

On the other hand, Gauff, the third-youngest player to reach a Grand Slam singles final this century at 18 years and 84 days old, made a valiant

effort in her first major final, collecting enough games to just surpass that average. However, Swiatek was too tough at key moments, converting five of 10 break points and claiming 60 percent of points off of Gauff ’s second service.

Swiatek cracked the match open after a lengthy third game when she converted her fifth breakpoint to take a double-break lead for 3-0. At 5-1, a stirring backhand return winner forced an error from Gauff, giving Swiatek her third break of the day and a oneset lead.

Gauff created some intrigue right away in the second set, drawing errors from the top seed as she earned her only break of the match en route to 2-0. However, Swiatek regrouped, finding sterling returns to get back on track and win the next five games successively.

Gauff gritted out a tough hold for 5-3, forcing Swiatek to serve for the championship, but the World No 1 was up to the task, as she has been all season. On her first championship point, Gauff sent a service return long, and Swiatek grasped her second major trophy.

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Norway’s Ruud sets up French Open title clash with Nadal

PARIS, JUN 4 (IANS): Casper Ruud of Norway continued to excel at Roland Garros with the 23-year-old advancing to his first Grand Slam final, defeating Marin Cilic of Croatia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to set up a title clash with Spanish stalwart and winner of 13 French Open titles Rafael Nadal.

Prior to his French Open run to the final, Ruud had never reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal and his run to the final in Paris will see him rise to a careerhigh of world No. 6 on the ATP Rankings.

The eighth seed will face Nadal, winner of a record 21 Grand Slams, for the first time as he bids to deny the Spaniard a recordextending 14th Roland Garros crown and 22nd Grand Slam singles title.

Ruud has trained at Nadal’s academy in Mallorca since September 2018, adding to the intrigue ahead of the title clash, according to atptour.com.

“It is amazing. He is the last player of the Big 3 and the very top players in the world I have never played against,” Ruud said of Nadal after securing a

Casper Ruud celebrates winning the semifinal match. (AP/PTI

place in the final.

“So I guess this is perfect timing and worth the wait. To finally play him in a Grand Slam final will be a special moment for me.

Hopefully a little bit for him as well.

“He (Nadal) has played so many finals, but at least he is playing a student from his academy this time. So it is going to be a fun one hopefully,” added Ruud.

“It was a great match (against Cilic) from my side,” Ruud said. “I didn’t start the greatest, but Marin also played well in the first set. I was too defensive and then I was able to break him in the second set and that got me going again.

From that break I played some of my best tennis this year. Serving well, playing aggressive, So I am super happy with my performance today.”

Ruud improved to 3-0 against Cilic in their ATP head-to-head, with one win each year since 2020. Following the victory, Ruud rises above Carlos Alcaraz to No. 6 in the ATP Live Rankings. He is now projected to reach a careerhigh in Monday’s ATP Rankings. An eight-time tour-level titlist, Ruud’s best performance at a major prior to his run at Roland Garros this year came at the Australian Open in 2021 where he reached the fourth round.

‘ready’ for Serena and Venus not on Swapnil-Ashi win 50m rifle 3P mixed Norway Chess: Anand’s winning Tevez coaching move Wimbledon 2022 entry lists gold, India end Baku WC on 2nd spot run ends; but still in joint lead

(L-R) Ashi Chouksey and Swapnil Kusale after their win in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P). (PTI)

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (PTI): Swapnil Kusale and Ashi Chouksey drew curtains on India’s campaign at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/ Pistol/Shotgun in Baku,

Azerbaijan with a gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) mixed team competition, here on Saturday.

The pair of Swapnil and Ashi beat Ukranian’s

Serhiy Kulish and Daria Tykhova 16-12 in the gold medal match. This was India’s second gold in the tournament after the trio of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita clinched a yellow metal in the 10m air rifle women’s team event.

Besides, the Indian shooters had also bagged three silvers in the tournament and finished second on the medals tally behind Korea. It was also Swapnil’s first gold and third medal overall at the Baku World Cup. He had earlier won silvers in both the men’s 3P individual and men’s team competitions.

In the first qualification stage played earlier in the day, Swapnil and Ashi finished fourth with a combined score of 881 out of 900 to qualify for stage two among 31 teams. The Ukranian pair finished second to march into the top eight stage.

Viswanathan Anand

S TAVA N G E R ( N O R WAY), JUN 4 (PTI): India legend Viswanathan Anand’s winning run in the Classical event of the Norway Chess tournament came to an end after suffering a loss against American Wesley So in the fourth round here on Saturday.

The 52-year-old former world champion now shares the lead with Magnus Carlsen on 8.5 points each. The regular Classical game between Anand and So ended in a draw in 28 moves. The American then beat the Indian GM in 46 moves via the Armageddon (sudden death) game.

The Indian ace had posted wins over France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and China’s Hao Wang in the first three rounds.

Meanwhile, Carlsen defeated Dutchman Anish Giri in the Classical game to pick up three points and join Anand in the lead. In another decisive game in round four, Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Hao Wang, while Teimour Radjavov and the experienced Topalov won via the Armageddon against Vachier-Lagrave and Aryan Tari (Norway) respectively.

BUENOS AIRES, JUN 4 (IANS): Carlos Tevez has confirmed he will pursue a career in management, seven months after officially ending his playing days.

The 38-year-old revealed on Saturday (IST) he is in the process of obtaining his coaching badges and declared himself ready to take charge of a top-flight club.

“I made the decision that I’m going to be a manager,” Tevez told Argentine television programme Animales Sueltos, Xinhua reports.

“I’m ready to do it now.

I’m learning how to communicate. It’s something I have to prepare for. I’m not going to accept a job with any old club and just tell the players they have to win or we’re all in trouble. I have to give the players the necessary tools to win.” Tevez announced his retirement last November after a career that included spells at Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham, Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and Shanghai Shenhua.

Venus Williams (USA) and Serena Williams (USA) change sides during their match in the BNP Paribas Open.

LONDON, JUN 4 (AP): The elite duo of Serena and Venus Williams did not feature on the women’s singles entry list released by Wimbledon.

It is possible that either player could request a wild-card invitation to the Grand Slam tournament, which begins on June 27.

Serena has won seven of her Open era record 23 major singles championships at the All England Club, most recently in 2016. The 40-year-old American was the runnerup there in 2018 and 2019

and has not competed anywhere since injuring her right leg and needing to stop playing in her firstround match a year ago.

Venus is a five-time singles champion at Wimbledon and has seven major singles trophies in all. Her most recent match on tour came at Chicago last August. She turns 42 in two weeks.

Also missing from the entry list is Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 US Open runner-up who injured her right foot during a loss at the French Open this week.

NATIONS LEAGUE: Denmark upset France; Netherlands beat Belgium ‘If you can become even 50% like your

BRUSSELS, JUN 4 (AP): Denmark stunned titleholder France 2-1 in their opening Nations League match at the Stade de France, ending the world champion’s seven-match winning streak.

After Karim Benzema put the hosts in front, substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice to earn Denmark its first win over France since the 2002 World Cup. Cornelius leveled with a fine volley then hit the winner in the 88th minute.

France was unbeaten in its past 20 matches. It will next travel to Croatia, which lost to Austria 3-0 at home in Group A1.

Meanwhile, Memphis Depay scored twice as the Netherlands produced its first win against bitter rival Belgium in 25 years by 4-1 in Brussels, in another group of the the top-tier League A. A we e k a f t e r t h e Champions League final was marred by crowd chaos, there were no reported incidents at the Stade de France this time.

France was under pressure in the opening 10 minutes but gradually found the right balance and created its first good

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(L-R) Denmark’s Andreas Cornelius scores their second goal. Netherlands’ Memphis Depay in action with Belgium’s Dedryck Boyata. (Reuters)

chance in the 13th minute through Benzema, back at the Stade de France a week after he claimed the Champions League trophy for Real Madrid.

The move signaled a good spell of dominance for France, with Benzema and Kylian Mbappé combining well to unsettle Denmark’s defense.

Denmark managed to keep the hosts at bay by closing down space.

Mbappé, who appeared to pick up an injury, was replaced by Christopher Nkunku after the break. He had an immediate impact and in the 51st minute set up Benzema, who dribbled his way past defenders and shot low for

his 37th international goal.

But Cornelius beat the offside trap and volleyed into the net in the 68th.

Christian Eriksen came close in the closing stages but France keeper Hugo Lloris made a decisive reflex save to deny his low strike.

Cornelius then gave Denmark the win after connecting with a lofted ball.

He resisted defender William Saliba’s challenge and fired into the top corner.

In Brussels, Belgium started well but quickly faded as its preparations for the World Cup began with a worrying defensive display in the absence of their first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

“Mostly we were really distracted,” Leandro Trossard said. “We gave them way too much space.

When we got the ball we immediately lost it. The Netherlands have shown that they are a very strong team that can hurt everyone.” The Oranje had 11 attempts on goal in the first half and broke the deadlock five minutes before the interval.

After collecting a pass from Frenkie De Jong with his back to the goal, Steven Bergwijn quickly turned and unleashed a 25-meter strike into the net.

Romelu Lukaku endured a frustrating night, leaving the pitch after 27 minutes after getting a

knock, having touched only a few balls.

Depay doubled the Netherlands’ lead after a poor pass from Dedryck Boyata was intercepted in midfield. Steven Berghuis launched the counter with a deep pass for Depay, who beat Simon Mignolet with a powerful strike.

Denzel Dumfries made it 3-0 in the 61st, and Depay completed his brace soon after from Daley Blind. Michy Batshuayi scored a consolation goal in stoppage time.

The four group winners in League A will qualify for the final four in June next year. The group winners in the lower leagues will gain promotion.

NEW DELHI, JUN 4 (AGENCIES): Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction in February this year and fans were expecting the 22-yearold to finally make his debut this season. But that was not to be as Arjun did not get a chance to showcase his skills, NDTV reported.

There has been a buzz surrounding Arjun and when the left-arm seamer would make his IPL debut. Former India captain Kapil Dev has said that people should leave him alone, and the message to the youngster should be to just enjoy his cricket.

Kapil Dev also said that having the Tendulkar surname has its advantages and disadvantages, but in the end, everyone should remember that Arjun is just a young boy.

“Why are you talking about him? You are talking about him because he is Sachin Tendulkar’s son. Let him play his own cricket and do not compare him with Sachin. Let me tell you something about Don Bradman, his son changed his name because he could not deal with that kind of

Arjun Tendulkar did not play a single game in IPL 2022 for Mumbai Indians.

pressure. He removed the surname Bradman because everyone was expecting him to be like his father,” Kapil said on Uncut YouTube channel.

“Don’t put pressure on Arjun. He is a young boy.

It is unfair. To have a Tendulkar name has its advantages and disadvantages as well. Who are we to say anything to him when Sachin has been such a big player?

But I would still just like to tell him one thing Go and enjoy yourself. No need to prove anything. If you can become even 50 percent like your father, there is nothing better. When the name Tendulkar comes up, our expectations rise because Sachin was such a great. We should just let him be and

we should tell him to just enjoy his cricket,” he added.

Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar had spoken about how the path is going to be challenging for Arjun but it is important to do hard work.

“This is a different question. What I am thinking or what I feel is not important. The season is already over,” Tendulkar had said at on his YouTube channel ‘SachInsight’.

“And my conversation with Arjun has always been that the path is going to be challenging, it is going to be difficult. You started playing cricket because you are in love with cricket, continue to do so, continue to work hard and results will follow,” he added.

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