6 june 2023

Nagaland Post

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Violence continues to rock Manipur

Correspondent/Agencies

IMPHAL, JUN 5: As attacks and counter attacks continued in the strife-torn

Manipur, three civilians were killed and five others were injured on Monday.

As per reports, the suspected militants fired towards a row of civilian homes in Kangchup, in Imphal West bordering Kangpokpi district early Monday morning, around 5 a.m. In the attack, at least three persons died on the spot and four others suffered injuries. Police retrieved the dead bodies only in the afternoon after security forces flushed out the suspected militants allegedly camping on top of the hills nearby. The bodies were transferred to RIMS morgue.

A group of people including villagers of Kangchup and neighbouring villages, who were camping to protect the village, also retaliated by firing.

In the aftermath of the

gunfight, villagers, mostly womenfolk of Phayeng area, rose up and chanted slogans on the streets along Imphal-Kangchup road demanding withdrawal of Assam Rifles troops stationed in the hill nearby the village. They alleged that despite the repeated attack by the militants camping near their station, the paramilitary force did not intervene.

Internet ban extended till June 10: Amid continuing sporadic incidents of violence, the Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of Internet services for the

seventh time till June 10 to avert the spread of rumours and videos, photos, and messages, which might affect the law and order situation.

Home Commissioner

H. Gyan Prakash, in a fresh notification extending the suspension of Internet services till June 10, said that the DGP Manipur, reported that there are still reports of incidents like arson of houses and premises.

Meanwhile, a fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the suspension of internet services in the violence-hit state of Manipur since May 3.

NSF office vandalisation: High Court grants

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN):

The Gauhati High Court

Kohima Bench on Monday granted absolute pre-arrest bail to six persons (Naga Club functionaries) in connection with the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) office vandalisation case.

After hearing a batch anticipatory bail applications on Monday, the single-judge bench of Justice Kakheto Sema noted that the offence charged against the applicants were not heinous in nature, punishable with imprisonment for life or death, and that they had

1 held with drugs worth Rs 6 crore

Correspondent

BOKAJAN, JUN 5: Karbi

Anglong police arrested one person on charges of possessing 1.1kg heroin worth around Rs 6 crore on Monday. According to police, the consignment, which was brought from Dimapur, was to be handed over to a certain individual in Assam.

A senior police official said that a team of police set up a special naka at No 2 Nambor Forest Bridge, where a vehicle (ErtigaAS03T2397) was intercepted. On thorough search, 89 soap boxes containing 1.104 kg heroin, concealed in the vehicle’s door panel, were recovered. The driver identified as one Paresh Mallik (49) was arrested, police said.

also appeared before the investigating officer/police as ordered by the court on May 29 and were co-operating with the investigation by giving their statements.

Hence, upon consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the court ordered granting absolute pre-arrest bail to the applicants, subject to terms and conditions.

As per the terms and conditions, the applicants would have to make themselves available before the officer in-charge, North Police Station, Kohima and/or

the investigation officer of the case as and when summoned, should not tamper with evidence of the investigating agency or the prosecution witness in any manner whatsoever and should not indulge in the commission of the offence with which they were charged. The court cautioned that violation of the conditions would lead to automatic cancellation of the bail. It also ruled that all other conditions imposed by the court’s May 29 order would continue to bind the applicants.

The petition filed by advocate Chongtham Victor Singh and businessman Mayengbam James in the apex court said their lives and livelihood have been severely affected by the statewide internet shutdown.

Chongtham told ANI that there has been a complete blockade of internet access across the state for almost a month and it’s causing significant harm to people’s day-to-day lives and their fundamental rights.

There is no stipulated public order on the internet ban and did not go through the oversight of the Review Committee which is necessary under Law, he said. The plea said the order of internet ban is strangulating the Freedom of Speech and Expression and Freedom to carry on trade and occupation. The plea also stated that there is a violation of Rule 2(2) of the Telecom Suspension Rules and hence they are unconstitutional.

2 dead, 3 missing after firing in AssamArunachal border

LA KHIMPUR, JUN 5 (PTI): Two persons died and three others went missing after alleged firing along the Arunachal Pradesh border in Assam’s Dhemaji district on Monday, police said.

Locals had arranged a plantation drive at the interstate border area on the occasion of World Environment Day, SP Ranjan Bhuyan said. Seven villagers had gone in advance to make arrangements in the morning. They allegedly came under firing, in which one died on the spot. Three others sustained bullet injuries and were taken to the Dhemaji Civil Hospital, where one person died, he added.

Three others went missing and police were looking for them, Bhuyan said. Locals alleged the involvement of miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh as there was a dispute over the interstate boundary in the area.

Top priority to conserve environment and save planet: Governor Ganesan

DIMAPUR, JUN 5

(NPN): As environmental issues like climate change, deforestation and pollution were affecting everyone in their daily lives, governor La Ganesan urged people to conserve environment and treat it as top priority to save the planet.

Speaking at a function held at Dr Imkongliba Ao Hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima on Monday to commemorate the World Environment Day on the theme “Solution to Plastic pollution”, Ganesan reminded the citizens that the world’s action on plastic pollution was the need of the hour. He said the world was overwhelmed by production of plastic and using it more than it could be recycled. He pointed out that most of the plastic ended up in the environment, causing hazardous effects to humans, animals and nature.

Hence, he urged people to reduce the use of plastic in their daily lives and reuse as much as possible. He stressed that it was important to educate everyone around about the harmful effects of plastic and collectively eradicate plastic pollution.

The governor congratulated Kohima divisional forest officer (DFO) Raj Kumar M and his team for the initiative of “Clicktoplant.com”. He observed that it was an innovative green initiative that had

NIRF 2023: Patkai Christian College among top 200 colleges

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): Patkai Christian College (Autonomous) has been listed among the top 200 colleges in India as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2023 released by Ministry of Education on Monday.

PCC was the only college from Nagaland to be listed in the 151-200 band. NIRF framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The lists include the ranking of higher education institutes in sub-categories including top universities, and top colleges, and section-wise lists of the best engineering, medical, law,

and management colleges, pharma colleges, architecture, and others.

Other colleges from Nagaland that took part in the NIRF 2023 includedS.D. Jain Girls’ College, St. Xavier’s College Peren, Tetso College. National Institute of Technology (institute), Nagaland University and St. Joseph University were also

CBI meant to probe crimes, not railway accidents: Kharge to PM

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(PTI): A day after the Railways sought a CBI probe into the Odisha train tragedy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the probe agency is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents.

Kharge also said “all the empty safety claims” of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have now been “exposed” and the government must bring to light the real reasons that caused this grave accident. In his four-page letter to Modi, the Congress chief said there is serious concern among the

common passengers about the deterioration in safety of railways and therefore, it is incumbent upon the government to ascertain and bring to light the real reasons that caused the accident.

He alleged that instead of focusing on strengthening the railways at the basic level only “superficial touch up is being done to stay in news”.

Alleging that the railways was being meted out a “step-motherly treatment” by the government, Kharge said consistently flawed decision making has made travelling by rail unsafe and has in turn compounded the problems of our people.

“Unfortunately, the people in charge – your goodself and Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw – do not want to admit that there are problems,” he said.

The railway minister claims to have already found a root cause, but yet has requested the CBI to investigate, he said, asserting that CBI is meant to investigate crimes, not railway accidents.

“The CBI, or any other law enforcement agency, cannot fix accountability for technical, institutional and political failures. In addition, they lack the technical expertise in railway safety, signalling, and maintenance practices,” the Congress chief said.

He said the nation still remembers the 2016 derailment in Kanpur, where 150 people lost their lives and the then Railway minister asked the NIA to investigate. “...However, in 2018, NIA closed the investigation and refused to file a charge sheet. The nation is still in the dark -- who is responsible for 150 avoidable deaths?” Kharge said.

among the participants. The framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. The methodology draws from the overall recommendations broad understanding arrived at by a Core Committee set up by MHRD, to identify the broad parameters for ranking various universities and institutions.

The parameters broadly cover “Teaching, Learning and Resources,” “Research and Professional Practices,” “Graduation Outcomes,” “Outreach and Inclusivity,” and “Perception”.

New institutions were invited to participate in the ranking exercise through an open advertisement. A total of 5,543 unique institutions responded and offered themselves for ranking under “Overall”, category-specific or domain-specific rankings. In all, 8686 applications for ranking were made by these 5,543 unique applicant institutions under various categories and/or subject domains.

OM for strict adherence to DPR for NH-62 road work

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): Ongpangkong

Mungdang (OM) Mokokchung has appealed to the responsible department to strictly adhere to the approved Detailed Project Report (DPR) in the ongoing two-lane extension project of National Highway 62 within its jurisdiction.

In a memorandum addressed to the executive engineer PWD (National Highway) Mokokchung division, Ongpangkong

Mungdang president Lipokmeren and general secretary Dr. Rongsenchiba stated that the organisation had

SCAN calls for immediate implementation of ILP, RIIN

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN):

Senior Citizens Association of Nagaland (SCAN) has expressed concern over the possibility of Nagaland becoming another Tripura where indigenous tribal inhabitants had been reduced to a minority in their own land, if the rampant influx of immigrants to the State remained unchecked.

Senior Citizens Association of Nagaland president Dr Khanlo Magh and general secretary Dr R Rose Chakhesang in a press release said they strongly supported the immediate need to streamline and strictly implement Inner Line Permit (ILP) and implement

the proposed Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).

SCAN said they had submitted suggestions and recommendations to the RIIN Commission on September 13, 2019 which specified “All Nagas naturally originating from the geographical boundary of the State of Nagaland with the defined original attributes of indignity are the only people qualify as indigenous inhabitants.” For “domicile inhabitants/permanent residents”, they mentioned that the State government notification of April 28, 1977 that specified “A person should

have settled permanently in Nagaland prior to 1-121963” should serve the purpose. They insisted that the place of registration as indigenous inhabitants should be made in their respective officially-recognised village and not in the place of residence. They pointed out that the authority to authenticate claims of being indigenous/domicile should be left to all officially recognised village councils by the State government.

The signatories demanded that the office memorandum of June 11, 2012 should be strictly followed for any category of

adoption cases, insisting “children of the non-Naga father as well as non-Naga children adopted by Naga parents are not to be given Scheduled Tribe/Backward Tribe/Indigenous Certificates”.

SCAN appreciated the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) for the in-depth study on the RIIN Commission’s recommendations, the reiteration of December 1, 1963 as the cut-off date and supporting the suggestions made that were published in local dailies on May 23, 2023.

SCAN also wholeheartedly welcomed the press statement of chief

minister Neiphiu Rio published on May 27 wherein he had categorically stated: “Indigenous Inhabitant status would not be accorded, but permanent resident status would be accorded to those who had settled in Nagaland prior to 1963. For those who have settled in Nagaland after 1963, they would be given temporary resident status”. They said this had put an end to the ambiguity and confusions. The association hoped that in order to protect and safeguard the citizens of Nagaland, ILP would be rigorously implemented and the proposed RIIN see the light of day.

the potential in not just increasing tree cover in the country, but also in generating livelihood opportunities for the communities. He encouraged everyone to collectively make use of these green initiatives to free the world from plastic pollution.

Ganesan also launched the website Clicktoplant and unveiled “Nino” mascot. He also gave away prizes to winners of the oratorical contest for school students on the occasion.

Infighting within NSCN (YA) GHQ and CHQ members

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): Nearly two months after Naga army personnel of the Myanmar based-Yung Augn-led NSCN (K) faction rebelled against the leadership of president Yung Aung citing “mal-administration system”, there are reports of exchange of fire between members of the group at CHQ and those at General Headquarters (GHQ).

Konyak Union Myanmar (KUM) informed that members of Yung Aung-led NSCN, who are stationed at Council headquarters (CHQ), Taka “forcefully” attacked GHQ members and started firing in Nyanching field on June 5, 2023 at around 3pm.

been closely monitoring the ongoing works and lauded the department for expanding NH-62 to accommodate increased traffic and improve connectivity in the region.

However, OM stated that there “may be instances” where the approved DPR was not being strictly adhered to.

OM stated that its “primary concern” revolved around the quality of work and the exact adherence to the specified two-lane road width as stated in the approved DPR.

In a press release, KUM president PM Aman, KUM general secretary K Akham Honwang and ex-president of KUM SA Khotai there was no report of casualty till evening. KUM, with its headquarters at Yenchung village, Lahe township, Sagaing division, Naga Self-Administered Zone (SAZ), informed that exchange of fire lasted for about an hour from 3-4pm. KUM, on behalf of Eastern Konyak, has appealed to the NSCN (K) groups to maintain restraint and desist from fighting among Nagas. KUM also urged the NSCN (K) to listen to the voice of the people.

YLASA backs STPF ultimatum on H&FW

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): Yimkhiung Liberü Arihako Shamator Area (YLASA) has affirmed its support to the Shamator Town Public Forum (STPF)’s one-month ultimatum served on the health & family welfare (H&FW) department demanding the deployment of adequate manpower and medical facilities at community health centre (CHC) Shamator.

In a press release, YLASA vice president Tsushila and general secretary Kiulola expressed dismay that CHC Shamator had been neglected and

demanded immediate redressal of the grievances faced by public.

Accusing the department of showing “lackadaisical attitude”, the YLASA stated that the only CHC in the entire Shamator area had been neglected considerably. It said that required number of manpower and medical facilities have not been deployed.

In the light of the above, YLASA has urged the department to listen to the cry of poor patients of Shamator district and fulfil the urgent needs of the CHC Shamator.

‘Rise of India is unstoppable’: EAM

‘absolute pre-arrest bail’ to six NC members

Mallikarjun Kharge (File)

An injured person being rushed to hospital in Imphal, Monday. (NP)

Governor La Ganesan with others at Raj Bhavan on Monday.

Challenges faced by govt schools in Meluri discussed

DIMAPUR: A consultative meeting was held on June 3 at Meluri sub-division where advisor of School Education & SCERT, Dr. Kekhrie Yhome; advisor N&RE and NSDMA, Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe and officers from the administration and school department deliberated on the challenges faced by the government schools.

A DIPR report informed that, Dr. Yhome in his address expressed concerns about the low enrollment in government schools, despite the provision of free education with highly qualified teachers. He announced that every village

Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight launched in Zunheboto

DIMAPUR: District Health Society (DHS) Zunheboto launched Intensified Diarrho ea Control Fortnight (IDCF) at Government Middle School, Old Town Zunheboto and across all health units in the district on June 5.

would have primary schools. However, the establishment of middle schools and high schools would be based on enrollment numbers, and teacher allocation would be adjusted accordingly under the rationalization policy. Dr. Yhome also emphasized that rewards would be given to the best-performing schools. Advisor N&RE and NSDMA, Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe, spoke about the crucial role and responsibilities of teachers. He emphasized the importance of sincerity, dedication, and punctuality in their duties. He also highlighted

the necessity of community participation for the proper functioning and quality of educational institutions.

The participants in the meeting included EAC Lephory, Tsalimse Sangram, SDEO Meluri, Elvis Singson, and Principal of Government Higher Secondary School Meluri, Tiatemsu Aier. They discussed the challenges faced by almost all the schools under Meluri Sub-division, particularly the shortage of science and math teachers.

Avelu Ruho, Deputy Project Director NEP (NECTAR) was as the moderator for the session.

Sematilla wins best performing RRR award

RRR campaign, most of the collected items have been distributed to the needy.

Objective and concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle was shared by waste management Dimapur Municipal Council, consultant Adrian Mahung.

A press release by DHS informed that IDCF was organized with an objective to attain zero number of child deaths due to diarrhoea and aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost diarrhoea treatment— a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution and Zinc tablets.

Dy. CMO Zunheboto, Dr. K. Akaho Sema

launched t he programme and delivered a short speech. He spoke on the importance of hand washing and maintaining good hygiene to prevent diarrhoea. He further stressed on

the key actions and use of ORS and Zinc during diarrhoeal episodes among children and assured that it was safe. He also gave an overview on IDCF which will commence from June 5

Departments asked to avail CSS wisely

DIMAPUR: A joint meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) for Kohima and Tseminyu districts was held at DPDB hall, Kohima on June 5.

Addressing the meeting, MP Lok Sabha, Tokheho Yepthomi asked the departments to avail the centrally sponsored schemes wisely and to be strategic as the policies of the central government of funding has changed a lot. He also called upon the concerned to take up awareness programess for the CSS.

In the meeting, Project Director DRDA, Kohima highlighted on their success stories and related activities of the department. She highlighted that projects

taken up under Rural development.

Assistant director, Food & Civil Supplies briefed on the programmes and activities in the department and also briefed on the PMGKAY and the Annapurna Scheme.

Executive engineer, Power gave a detailed explanation on the Rural Electrification Works and Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. The house also deliberated on the pre-paid meter to which the MP opined that it should be completed at a good time.

Earlier, Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) both Rural and Urban briefed on the development of the road projects at the district.

On Jal Jeevan Mission

under PHE department in the district, the MP was apprised that 70 percent of the mission has been completed, where he asked the concerned department to complete remaining percentage of the scheme within the time frame.

CMO while presenting her reports highlighted on the health centers and the programmes which are going actively in the district. Officers from the Tribal Affairs highlighted on status of Article 275 (1), Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Schemes (SCA – TSS), Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), Pradhan Mantri Aadi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY) and Tribal Research Institute (TRI). This was stated in a report issued by DIPR.

till June 17, 2023 across all health units in the district. Medical Officer (MMU) Zunheboto, Dr. Atoikali demonstrated home based ORS preparation to the participants.

District Epidemiologist, Dr. C. Zhekheli Chishi demonstrated the different techniques of hand washing to the students.

During the fortnight, availability of ORS and Zinc to be distributed to children along with their mothers/ care-givers suffering from diarrhoea, demonstration on preparation of homemade ORS and awareness on prevention of diarrhoea to parents/ caregivers at all health units will be carried out.

Earlier, the programme chaired bv DPM (NHM), Zunheboto, Rosemary Vitoli began with an invocation by Toli Yepthomi BAC (Sadar), Zunheboto.

Ac KN ow LEDGEMENT

DC Dimapur, Sachin Jaiswal, DMC administrator and winner of the award. (NP)

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUN 5

(NPN): Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) on Monday named Sematilla Colony as the best performing Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (RRR) centre. Police Colony and Lengrijan Colony were adjudged as second and third positions. The winner received cash award of Rs. 70,000 while the second and third received Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 50,000 respectively.

Certificates were also given out to all the 11 participating colonies.

The objective of the campaign was to establish RRR centres where citizens can contribute items like clothes, shoes, books, toys, newspapers and plastic excluding single-use plastic for reuse and recycling. The campaign was launched by DMC under the theme ‘Meri Life Mera Swachh Shehar’ as per the

Workshop on NQAS for AEFI surveillance

DIMAPUR: A one-day workshop on National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) for Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) for medical officers, CHOs, Staff Nurses, ANMs, LHVs and Vaccinators was held on June 2, at CMO conference hall, Kohima. A press release by CMO, Kohima Dr. Tumchobeni informed that the workshop was conducted by Chief Medical Officer, Kohima along with district health society, NHM.

The training was conducted with an aim to familiarise the health workers with the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) and AEFI surveillance system at district and sub – district levels; to understand structures, tools and roles of different stakeholders in the implementation process of QMS for AEFI surveillance and develop district implementation plan for QMS in AEFI surveillance.

initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 (U) of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Speaking at the award distribution programme held at DDSC Stadium, DC Dimapur, Sachin Jaiswal spoke on the importance of community participation by citing example of Mokokchung district, where denizens keep the town clean. But in case of Dimapur, the face of Nagaland, the situation and reality was not that appealing, he said.

In this regard, he encouraged the general public to take the ownership and take the responsibility to segregate the waste and minimize plastic waste.

Short speech was delivered by DMC administrator, W Manpai Phom, where he spoke about the RRR campaign.

He congratulated the winners and the participating colonies, and informed that with the first round of

It may be noted that at the first phase, books amounting to 986 kgs were collected and 3686 kgs of reusable clothes were collected. The programme was chaired by Lensanaro and invocation by Nagaland Baptist pastors union president pastor, Imnatoshi Longkumer.

Pughoboto SDPDB meeting

DIMAPUR: Pughoboto Sub-Divisional Planning & Development Board (SDPDB) meeting for the month of June was held at DB hall, Pughoboto on June 5 under the chairmanship of chairman SDPDB, Dr.Sukhato A. Sema, MLA.

A DIPR report informed that the house discussed on the last meeting agen-

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Lt. Ekyimo Patton

Died on : 06th June 2022

It’s been a year you left us. You are remembered every moment in our lives. Time flies away so soon but not a single day passes without you in our thoughts. We always cherish your patience and gentle nature. You will always live forever in our hearts. We miss you Papa.

WC-135/23

From family members

da which included diversion of helipad road, shifting of NAP post to Natsumi and construction of art and cultural hall and museum at Pughoboto town. The house deliberately discussed various issues and agreed upon for spot verification and decided to approach the concerned authority for approval.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LATE MR DHANANJAY GURUNG

JANUARY 1 1962- MAY 20 2023

Loving husband father, brother & an endearing soul

We are grateful to all those who stood by our side in our moment of grief through your prayers and acts of kindness

Words do not suffice to express the comfort you have given we are truly indebted -Wif sons siblings family and n- aws

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“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith, now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will award me on that day- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing,”

2 Timothy 4:7-8

We the bereaved family members of Lt. Mrs. Neichu-o Koza would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to each and every individual, friends, well-wishers, relatives. churches and organisations who had shown your sympathies, compassion and kind words of condolences during the demise of our dearest Azou/Anei/Amozou on the 30th of May 2023. You all made this process so much easier for us for which we are ever grateful. May the good Lord bless you all in abundance.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God." Romans 14:8

Loving Son, In-laws, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LATE REPA AO

17th September 1968 – 30th May 2023

An amazing husband and father, truly loved and cared, now lives with the Angels in the Heavenly realms. He never gave up and fought the good battle till the end with strength and courage. May he rest in tranquil peace until we meet again.

Only love gives us the taste of Eternity. As we grieve, we are filled with immense gratitude to those who were there for our family in the darkest of hours. We cannot thank each one of you personally but know that we will be forever grateful to each and everyone of you.

Loving wife, children, mei-mei and family members.

Born on 15.08.1961 – Died on 28.05.2023

We the family members of Lt. Toshili Tep would like to express our profound gratitude to each and every individual, relatives, in-laws, friends, neighbours and wellwishers who supported us spiritually physically, financially and materially during her illness and sad demise.

We convey our special gratitude to:

1. Sumi Baptist Church Dimapur

2. Rengma Baptist Church Dimapur

3. Rengma Students' Union Delhi

4. Sumi Students' Union Delhi

5. Colony Youth and Panchayat Sughuna

6. Rengma Fellowship Delhi

7. Rengma Baptist Church, Rengma Goan, B. Lengri

8. Tea Bosti Community, B. Lengri

9. United Fellowship 5th Mile Model Village

10.Tesophenyu Women Group Fellowship Dimapur Loving Husband, Children, In-laws and Grandchildren

Dr. Kekhrie Yhome speaking at the consultative meeting. (DIPR)

DHS Zunheboto members and students and teachers.

Plantation drives, social work mark World Environment Day

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KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of

the planet. The theme of this year celebration was “Beat Plastic Pollution”. Nagaland too observed the day by organising various activities such as plantation drives, social works, etc by various organisations, educational institutions and NGOs.

CL John with NZP employees and students.

AYO & ASU: Joining United Nation’s call towards a healthier planet, World Environment Day was observed at Kisama Heritage Village with a plantation and cleanliness drive organised by Angami Youth Organization (AYO) and Angami Students’ Union (ASU) in collaboration with Samagra Shiksha Nagaland under Department of School Education (DoSE) at Kisama. In his address, advisor of School Education, Dr Kekhrie Yhome, highlighted the adverse effects of climate change. Earlier, the programme was chaired by AYO environment secretary, Kedoroko Casavi while pastor, Phesama Baptist Church, Rokovilie Zashümo offered a prayer. The keynote address was delivered by AYO president, Kesosul Christopher Ltu while vote of thanks was proposed by vice president Dievi Yano.

GPS Kigwema, GMS Kigwema A, GMS Phesama, St Paul School, Nagaland Police Central School Phesama, GHS Kigwema and Japfü Christian College Kigwema took part in the plantation drive.

KOHIMA 9 A/C: Kohima 9 A/C observed the day by carrying out plantation drive at Heritage, DC, Bungalow.

On the occasion, Dr Tseilhoutuo Rhütso, called for action from individuals to protect the environment.

Short speeches were presented by ICAR (North), Maj General Vikas Lakhera,

students of G Rio School, Fernwood School and SPG, Net Zero Fellow, Virosanuo Solo. The drive was organised in collaboration with T Khel Youth Organisation, department of Land Resources and Forest department and Assam rifles and about 10,000 tree saplings were distributed for plantation drive.

NIMSR: On the occasion, Nagaland In-Service Doctors’ Association in collaboration with Forest department organized a plantation drive at Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR), Kohima.

Speaking on the occasion, chief secretary, J Alam said that the government was doing a lot for the environment by organizing awareness campaigns and activities such as ban on single-use plastics. Commissioner and secretary Health and Family Welfare, Y Kikheto Sema encouraged the gathering present to pledge to beat plastic pollution and strive for a cleaner, healthier, and sustainable planet.

Earlier Dr. Bernard Amer, president of NIDA gave the opening remarks and chaired the programme. Dr Vibeituonuo M Sachu, principal director, DHFW delivered the welcome address, and Vikepu Tepa, chaplain, NHAK said a prayer.

NZP: Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) observed the day with minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, CL John as special invitee. A total of about 160 participants including stu-

dents from four schools and one college along with their teachers attended the event. To mark the occasion competitions on painting and innovative product making from recyclable waste materials was conducted.

2 Dimapur II A/C: NDPP 2 Dimapur II AC along with advisor Labour, Employment and skill Development and Excise, Moatoshi Longkumer, organized a tree plantation at Duncan, Supply and Court area.

DPDB: A tree plantation drive and beautification of Dimapur city was carried out by the members of the Dimapur District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) members, at different locations under Dimapur district.

NCD: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) planted around 250 tree saplings in and along roadside of New Naga Cemetery, at Zani Village, Dimapur. The saplings were provided by DFO Dimapur.

LFI: Eco Club and Yuva Tourism Club of Livingstone Foundation International (LFI) organised a bicycle awareness rally and tree plantation drive under the theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.

The bicycle rally was flagged off by director LFI Ani Yepthomi. Students from Grades-VI to XII took part in the bicycle rally which started from the School Campus and culminated at the Nagaland Zoological Park.

Later, the students of Grades-I to XII along with the mentors undertook a tree plantation drive in the school campus.

Immanuel College: Eco Club, Immanuel College, celebrated the day by organising painting and slogan writings based on the theme.

Angel Home: Angel Home at Signal Angami village, Dimapur observed the day with a tree plantation drive in the premises.

DBC: Duncan Bosti Council (DBC) organized a tree plantation programme with the students of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) and Duncan Woman Union.

GHS Lengrijan: GHS Lengrijan observed the day where the students participated in collecting plastic materials in the surrounding and disposed it safely. The Eco Club also planted trees in and around the school campus.

GMS Sangtamtilla: GMS Sangtamtilla Dimapur “Team Eco-Club” observed the day under the theme ‘The Earth is what we all have in common. The activities included cleaning of school surroundings and plantation of 50 fruits saplings along the school boundaries, few ornamental trees were also planted in the school compound.

MOKOKCHUNG

KVSU: Kohima Village

Students’ Union (KVSU) with 1st Lushai Hills Assam Rifles, Kohima carried out plantation drive

at Kohima Village V.D.B Road below I.G Stadium.

The plantation drive was followed by a mass social work.

KCK: Friends of Nature and the department of Environmental Science, Kohima College units jointly organized a programme on the theme “Solution to Plastic Pollution” #Beat Plastic Pollution on June 3.

PWD South division: On the occasion, PWD South division, Kohima led by executive engineer South, Er. Vizotuo Seletsu carried out a plantation drive in all PMGSY road under Southern area of Kohima district.

CWSN: Government Primary School for Children with Special Needs (CWSN), Lerie, Kohima observed the under the theme “One Earth - One Family - One Future” in the school premise.

To mark the day, various activities were organized which included cleaning the school compound, planting trees and re-cycling plastics.

FOCUS- Nagaland: FOCUS- Nagaland observed the day in collaboration with NSF at the NSF Solidarity Park Kohima.

Additional secretary, Sentiwapang Aier, spoke on behalf of APC, R. Benchilo Thong.

State project director, additional secretary, FOCUS- Nagaland, Dr Jitendra Gupta also addressed

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the gathering and shared the objectives of FOCUS.

NSF president, Kegwayhun Tep, in his special remark, emphasized on the need to preserve the environment.

Street cleaning of ZZYC: Kohima district administration in collaboration with Züb Züb India, Nagaland Forest Department, Kohima Smart City Development Limited, and Kohima Municipal Council organized a mass cleanliness drive in all wards of its municipality under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP).

DC Kohima, Shanavas C flagged off the Street Cleaning of Züb Züb Your City (ZZYC) from Old MLA junction to Capital Cultural Hall and after the completion of the mass cleanliness drive, a short formal programme was held at Capital Cultural Hall, Kohima.

DC Kohima also launched NCAP Promo Video and encouraged everyone to inculcate civic sense and be responsible citizens in keeping the surroundings, towns, and cities clean.

Senior Manager, Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL), Angke Konyak delivered a short speech. Also, the founder, Züb Züb India, Pelenuo shared about its journey titled “Let me tell you a story.” While Range Forest Officer, Pezaneinuo Chielie presented a topic on “Time to Contribute to our Planet Earth.” and also administered Pledge on “Life Style for Environment” (LiFE). Administrator, KMC, Lanusenla Longkumer, highlighted the aims and objectives of “Meru LiFE, Mera Swachh Shekar Campaign, and its successful culmination and EAC Kezocha, Molosangla Ozukum pronounced a vote of thanks.

RRR centre to be opened once a week: Speaking to this correspondent, KMC administrator Lanusenla Longkumer said that Reused, Recycle and Reduce (RRR) centre which was launched on May 20 will be opened once a week. She said that the centre has received plastic chairs, plastic utensils and homewares, electronic items etc. Lanusenla said she was happy to see people coming forward and informed that collected items have stored at KMC building which will be opened once a week for the public.

Lotha Officers Association (LOA) in collaboration with the department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Nagaland (DEFCC) and Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) planted of varieties of tree saplings from Wokha to Yikhum village. Earlier, commissioner and secretary & TL, NEPED & president Lotha Officers Association, K. Libanthung Lotha flagged off of the WED Avenue plantation and read out the Mission LIFE Pledge. DC Wokha, Ajit Kumar Ranjan thanked the LOA for the initiative in carrying out the plantation drive from Wokha to Yikhum village.

According to DFO, Wokha 15510 different varieties of tree saplings were distributed for planting. Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) also celebrated the day at Chukitong, Wokha. LSU officials led by its president Lirhonthung Kithan carried out plantation drive at LSU Park Chukitong compound. The plantation drive was carried out in collaboration with department of Forest & Climate Change, Wokha. Land owner’s union (LOU), Doyang Hydro Power Station (DHPS) in collaboration with the DHPS, NEEPCO and Forest Department, Wokha under the theme “Single use of and plastic, beat plastic pollution” organized plantation drive.

Walkathon: Wokha district education department including Samagra Shiksha Wokha organized a walkathon/ plogging from PWD Junction to DEO Wokha office in line with ongoing Janbhagidari/people’s participation at Wokha town Hundreds of students, teachers and officials of Wokha district education department went around picking up plastics and litters all along the walkathon route of around 2 kms covering the main part of Wokha town along with banners and posters reading: ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, etc.

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ADC Chiephobozou Office in collaboration with Chiephobozou Town Council and Range Office Chiephobozou, Forest Department organised various programme at ADC Office Chiephobozou . At the programme EAC Chiephobozou, Ane Khieya gave a speech on World Environment Day while EAC Botsa, Arhonbeni Ezung spoke on the theme and RRR (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). The day long activities included tree plantation drive, distribution of tree sapling and prize distribution of painting competition on the theme “Lifestyle for environment”.

DEF Longleng observed the day at SP’s Office Longleng by organising plantation and cleanliness drive. Altogether 300 saplings were planted at SP’s Office premises, New Police Reserve Hamlikong, and New Site Bhumnyu.

Mokokchung District Planning & development Board(DPDB) with initiatives from department of Forest, Rural development, Water resources, Soil & Water Conservation, Land Resources and PHED observed the day at Longkotsung, Mokokchung Village .

Advisor of Water Resources and chairman Mokokchung DPDB, Tongpang Ozukum spoke on the occasion and planted tree sapling.

Walkaton-cum-cyclothon: National Programme on climate change &Human Health (NPCCHH) under department of Health & Family Welfare Mokokchung conducted Walkaton-cum-Cyclothon. The event was flagged off by CMO Mokokchung, Dr. Kibangkumba.

Meanwhile, Eco Friendly Club Dr. IMDH Mokokchung observed the day at Dr. Imkongliba Ao Monument Garden, IMDH.

District health society, Mon organized mass social work within the health units of the district. In commemoration of the day, the district would also roll out one week long campaign in some of the selected health units with the title “Our Earth, Our Health, Our Responsibility” and under the theme Beat Plastic Pollution.

The team also took a pledge to take complete responsibility to reduce consumption of plastic to less than half. After which, CMO Dr Vizokholu Theyo planted a pine tree at the office premise to mark the world environment day. Pangthet Team, Monyakshu village also observed the day by organising a plantation drive in and around Monyakshu Village, Mon. Around 200 saplings were planted.

Zunheboto district celebrated the day by planting tree saplings at various places. The mass plantation drive was led by Deputy Commissioner Rahul Bhanudas Mali along with ZAPO officials, STH, Sakhi One Center, Green Club, NYK, MSK, and DC staff. Zunheboto district Bharat Scouts and Guides also observed the day by cleaning the district ground and surrounding areas.

Mega tree plantation: Advisor of CAWD and Taxes, Kudecho Khamo launched a mega tree plantation drive in commemoration of 50th anniversary of Phek district under the banner of Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) at Sedzü, Thenyizu. Delivering keynote address Satahi Shijoh, finance secretary CPO highlighted the significance of the world environment day where CPO in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Phek district formation have initiated the mega tree plantation drive.

CPO: To mark the day a mega trees plantation drive commemorating the 50th anniversary of the formation of Phek district was organized by Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) in collaboration with Phek district administration where the denizens planted tress saplings in their villages, roadsides, and the highways.

The plantation drive kicked off with a programme held at the DC’s office compound, where DC Phek, Kumar Ramnikant acknowledged the CPO for making plantation drive a mass movement every year in the district. He said the plantation drive undertaken to show concern for the future generation.

CPO president,Vezuhu Keyho said CPO has taken the mega tree plantation drive to fulfill the resolution of the CPO and show its concern for bio-diversity, preservation of forests, and promote tree plantation amidst the environmental degradation and global warming.

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In Pughoboto, to mark the day a programme was organized where Dr. Sukhato A. Sema, MLA emphasized the need for proper waste management and appealed to all the gathering to plant at least one tree each Kihoto Wotsa shared the significance of the day and ADC Pughoboto, Tiameren Chang thanked all the participants.

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GMS Xelhozhe at the Walkathon on the occasion of World Environment Day.

PHEK

Kudecho Khamo planting a tree.

Dr Kekhrie (C) with officials from DoSE, AYO, ASU and students from various schools at Kisama on Monday. (NP) A. Dr Rhutso along with Maj Gen Vikas planting tree saplings at DC Bungalow, Heritage.

KVSU and Assam Rifles personnel.

Forest department, Wokha with students.

Tongpang Ozukum planting tree sapling.

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Army trashes report of clash between AR, Manipur Police

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN):

The Indian Army and Assam Rifles have alleged that inimical elements on numerous occasions had made multiple failed attempts to malign the image of security forces in general and Assam Rifles in particular.

Referring to a video that had now emerged depicting casualties of a particular unit of Assam Rifles in Manipur, PRO (Defence) termed it fake and clarified neither there had been any such clash between Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, nor had any casualties occurred. He claimed that the video was of a training activity of Indian Army held in Punjab in 2021 and

M’laya Cabinet to meet today to discuss job reservation policy

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SHILLONG, JUN 5:

Every ministry equally important: Rijiju

in preventing incidents of large-scale arson and possible loss of human lives. He said the perpetrators, having been prevented by troops on ground, had failed yet again on social media as well.

The Meghalaya Cabinet is scheduled to meet Today to discuss the selection of the members of the expert committee to review the state job reservation policy of 1972.

may go for prospective implementation of the roster from 2022, the year when the Meghalaya High Court passed the order.

Meghalaya had no roster system to implement the state reservation policy of 40:40 reserved seats shared between the Garo and Khasi-Jaintia communities.

ITANAGAR, JUN 5 (PTI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said every ministry was equally important to him, and he would take care of whatever responsibility was assigned to him dedicatedly.

river, village and town could record weather forecast which will help the farmers manifold,” the minister said, maintaining that there would be no dearth of funds.

pointed out that this was yet another failed attempt by inimical elements to build hate against those at the forefront of preventing violence.

He alleged that a synergised malicious campaign by an unethical collusion of people, both internal and external, was being run against this battalion which had been at the forefront

Pointing out that ever since clashes had erupted in Manipur, the army and Assam Rifles had been at the forefront in rescuing people across communities in an impartial manner, the PRO assured that both the forces would continue to work relentlessly till normalcy was restored and once again requested all sections of media to exercise greater than normal prudence in these trying times in Manipur.

3 held with ammunition in Mizoram: AR

AIZAWL, JUNE 5 (PTI): Assam Rifles and Mizoram police personnel arrested three persons and recovered a huge cache of ammunition in the state’s Lawngtlai district near Bangladesh border, an official of the paramilitary force said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off that cadres of KukiChin National Army (KCNA), an insurgent outfit active in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), had crossed the border with ammunition, the security forces conducted

an operation and seized it, the Assam Rifles PRO added. “In all, 1,008 rounds of 5.56 mm, 2 rounds of 9mm and one each round of UBGL40/46 mm and 38 spl ammunition were recovered during the operation on Sunday,” the official added.

Three persons identified as Joseph Lalnuntluang (48), Vanrothawna (58) and Dabibadah (75), all from Parva village in Lawngtlai district, were arrested, the official said.

Governor Phagu Chauhan had notified an expert committee to review the state job reservation policy which the opposition Voice of People Party (VPP) has been demanding.

As per the notification, the Expert Committee will consist of experts in constitutional law, economics, sociology, demographic studies and related fields, which shall be notified by the State government.

“The Expert Committee shall undertake a review of the State Reservation Policy by obtaining views from all stakeholders and by conducting field visits to all parts of the State,” reads the notification.

Moreover, sources said that the cabinet is likely to decide on the cut-off date from which the roster system would come into force.

There are indications that the State government

The policy reserves 40 percent vacancies for Garos and another 40 percent for the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region. Five percent more is reserved for other minor tribes and the remaining is open category.

However, the decision to apply the compensatory roster system from the date the State reservation policy was enacted in 1972 has had a significant bearing on job seekers from the Khasi community as most of the jobs were given to the candidates from the Garo community.

However, the Meghalaya High Court on April 3, 2023 cleared the doubts over the retrospective narrative of the roster system. The court said the cutoff date for the applicability of the roster system is a policy matter that is best left to the legislature and the executive of the State.

Security forces in Manipur recover 790 looted sophisticated arms

IMPHAL, JUN 5 (IANS):

Security forces in Manipur have recovered 790 sophisticated and automatic arms and 10,648 ammunition that were looted from the police and various other establishments during the ethnic riots that broke out on May 3, an official said on Monday.

Meanwhile, there are reports of several incidents of violence in the last 24 hours in different districts of Manipur but official confirmations are yet to be received. Media reports said that at least three people were burnt alive or beaten to death by a mob in Imphal West District. The victims were travelling in two vehicles when the incident occurred at Lamsang on Sunday night.

Seized arms and ammunition by the security forces in Manipur

A state government official in Imphal said that the Army, Assam Rifles along with Manipur Police commando and other Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), including Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police, have continued their search operation to recover the looted arms and to nab the

Zeliangrong union (AMN) calls for unity to restore harmony

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IMPHAL, JUN 5: President of Zeliangrong Union (Assam-Manipur-Nagaland), Azang Rongmei on Monday said that communal harmony and peaceful co-existence can be restored through collective efforts of all sections of the society residing in the state of Manipur.

In an exclusive interview with DIPR on the prevailing situation in the state, Rongmei said that since time immemorial, people of all ethnic communities have resided together as brothers and sisters with love and care for one another in Manipur.

The same was disturbed after the ethnic clashes erupted from the evening of May 3 last due to some misunderstandings between the Meitei and Kuki communities.

During this unrest, many lives were lost and injured, many public and private properties were destroyed and the normal lives of all the people were highly affected, he said.

He continued, “On behalf of the Zeliangrong people, I ardently appeal to all to restore peace and may we continue to reside as one close knit family with an essence of love and oneness like before.”

The Zeliangrong Union president also informed that a memorandum has already been submitted to Union home minister Amit Shah for restoration of peace in the state and to bring amicable solutions at the earliest.

“Our sincere appeal

to the people of Meitei and Kuki communities is to forgive and forget so that we may continue living together like before as one,” he said. He urged all for peaceful co-existence in the state.

militants. Defence sources said that as part of a joint strategy for recovery of snatched weapons, the ongoing operations are significant for restoring peace and would continue in a calibrated manner. “The search operations are being

conducted under the surveillance cover of drones and quad-copters. The operations have so far resulted in recovery of large numbers of weapons (mostly automatic), mortars, ammunition and other warlike stores,” the defence spokesperson said. He said that while conducting these operations, adequate measures were undertaken to ensure that the locals were not harassed and personnel safety and security is maintained. Following the directions from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the security forces have once again appealed to all those

AFFIDAVIT (Correction/Rectification of name)

Regd. No. 4221/16, Date: 22/7/16, I. Shri. VlKHOLlE: alias

VIKHOLIE LUHO S/o Shri RULEITUO permanent resident of KHUZAMA Village district Kohima Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare On oath as follows:-

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India by birth.

2. That in some of my important documents including SERVICE APPOINTMENT ORDER my name has been recorded as VIKHOLIE LUHO and in some of my official documents recorded as VIKHOLIE the word LUHO is my title hence. The above staled name VIKHOLIE and VIKHOLIE LUHO represents the same person having single identity i.e.myself.

3. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent Authority on 22nd July 2016 at Kohima, Nagaland. DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above mentioned named on this day 22nd July 2016 at Kohima. Notary Public K-1263/23

INVITATION

Nagaland Private Doctors Association (NPDA) invites all its members and full time Allopathic Private Practitioners from all Districts of Nagaland for the 1st CME to be held on 10th June 2023 at Conference Hall, Zion Hospital & Research Centre Dimapur at 8.00 am. 3 (Three) Credit hours for the delegates and 4 (Four) Credit hours for the Speakers will be awarded by the Nagaland Medical Council. Scientific programme will be followed by Lunch and Annual General Meeting.

Renewal and new registration of membership will be done during the time of the Scientific Programme.

Sd/- Sd/-

Dr. I. Imlitemsu Ozukum

Organizing Secretary

Ph : 8131812445

Dr. Victo A Wotsa

Organizing Chairman

Ph : 9436004198

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The office of the Niuland District GB’s Association extends our warmest congratulations to newly elected Office Bearers of Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) Ino. SHIKAHO ZHIMOMI. President Ino. VIKATO K. ACHUMI, Vice President and Ino VIKATO SHIKHU, General Secretary.

The Association wishes that Almighty God continue to guide and lead them in days to come.

Asked by reporters here about the recent reshuffle of the Union Cabinet in which he was removed from the Law and Justice Ministry and assigned the Earth Sciences Ministry, Rijiju said he was ready to serve the Narendra Modi government in any capacity.

“For me, to become an MP is important. As every organ is important for the body, every department is important for the government. Earth sciences is a very big subject,” he said on the sidelines of the ‘Maha Jan Sampark Abhiyan’, which was launched on May 31 to highlight the achievements of the BJP-led government at the Centre over nine years.

Earlier in the day, he attended the signing of an agreement between the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Arunachal Pradesh’s Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies.

Kiren Rijiju

At the event, he announced that three Doppler radar stations would be set up in the state soon.

“This will help in the enhancement of surface weather observations in the state. Also, weather forecasts with impact-based advisories will also be issued,” Rijiju said.

According to the agreement, both organisations would carry out joint research and development in the field of meteorology and its allied subjects, knowledge transfers and information sharing in areas of weather, extreme event monitoring and forecasting.

“Our target is that within a year we are going to install about 100 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Automatic Raingauge Stations (ARS), so that every mountain,

Rijiju claimed that it was the policy of the Congress to not develop border areas on the pretext that if the infrastructure is created, China could come and transgress into India’s territory.

“However, in 2014, when I became the Minister of State for Home, this policy was reversed by the NDA government. I conceived two projects -- the Frontier Highway and the East-West Industrial Corridor. The prime minister without taking into account the economic consideration but considering the strategic value approved the two projects,” he said.

He said that to develop infrastructure in the border areas, the Centre recently approved a package of Rs 44,000 crore.

“Once completed, it would help safeguard the country’s borders with China and Myanmar, and control migration from border areas, besides improving tourism infrastructure,” he said.

in possession of looted weapons to surrender the same at the earliest to ensure peace and stability in Manipur. Security forces also warned that failure to surrender these weapons would make all such people liable for strict legal action. Shah, on the last day of his four-day visit to the violence-hit state on June 1, requested all concerned to surrender their weapons to the security forces and administration, otherwise strict legal action would be taken against those who possess arms and ammunition.

Mizoram forms panel to take care of issues of displaced people from Manipur

AIZAWL, JUN 5 (PTI):

The Mizoram government has instituted a high-level committee headed by Home Minister Lalchamliana to deal with issues of internally displaced people (IDP) from strife-torn Manipur, an official said on Monday. A total of 9,501 IDPs from Manipur have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram since the eruption of ethnic violence in the neighbouring state early last month, according to the

AFFID AVIT

I, Smti. Lipokinla, D/o, Sakumeren, Resident of H/No. 21 ‘B’ Sector-A, Block-64, Aoyimti, P.S. East Police Station, Dimapur, Nagaland declare through an Affidavit No1241/2022 dated 03.03.2022 that my name inadvertently appeared in my appointment order as ‘Lipokienla Ao’ and in promotion order as ‘Lipokeinla Ao. Whereas ‘Lipokinla’, ‘Lipokienla Ao’ and ‘Lipokeinla Ao’ are the names of same person i.e. me. Henceforth, I will use my name as ‘Lipokinla’ for all official and other purposes.

DP-2606/23

AFFIDAVIT

I, Smti Elli Chophy alias Eli Swu (DoB 01.06.1978)

D/o, Pukhavi Chophy, resident of Sovima Village, Dimapur, Nagaland declare through an Affidavit of Sovima Village, Dimapur, Nagaland declare through an Affidavit No. 464/2022 dated 11.03.2022 that my name inadvertently appeared in my Service Record as 'Eli Swu' and my date of birth is 15.07.1985. Whereas 'Elli Chophy and 'Eli Swu' are the name of same person i.e. me and my correct date of birth is 01.06.1978. Henceforth, I will use my name as 'Elli Chophy' for all official and other purposes.

DP-2612/23

AFFID AVIT FoR c oRR E c TI oN o F N A ME

Regd. No. 010/2022

Date 04/03/2022 I, Smti. SEFALI ROY CHOWDHURY, D/o. Lt. MANMOHAN DAS, resident of H.No. 15, Lhomithi Colony, Ward No. 15, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, my official name is “SEFALI ROY CHOWDHURY” and my father’s official name is “Lt. MANMOHAN DAS”, however, in my appointment order our name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as “SEFALI” and “LT. MANMOHAN DAS” respectively.

3. That, the names “SEFALI ROY CHOWDHURY”, and “SEFALI’ belongs to same and single person only, i.e. me and the name “Lt. MANMOHAN DAS” and “LT. MANMOHAN DAS” belongs to same and single person only i.e. my father.

4. That, wherever the names “SEFALI” and “LT. MANMOHAN DAS” appears it should be rectified and recorded as “SEFALI ROY CHOWDHURY” and “Lt. MANMOHAN DAS” by the concern for all my official purposes.

5. That, this Affidavit is made to declare to rectify our names before the competent office/authority.

That, the statement made by me from Para 1 to 4 are all true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing material is concealed therein.

DEPONENT

Solemnly sworn and declared before me on this 4th day of March 2022. NoT ARY PUBLIc

DP-2607/23

Regd. No. 003/2022

AFFID AVIT

Home Department. The official said the committee was formed on Sunday as per the instruction of Chief Minister Zoramthanga.

Education Minister

Lalchhandam Ralte has been appointed as the vice chairman of the committee, while Home Department Commissioner and Secretary H Lalengmawia is the

member secretary, he said. The committee held a meeting on Monday, during which Lalchamliana informed the attendees that Mizoram is currently providing shelter to over 50,000 people from neighbouring Manipur, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The meeting agreed to maintain proper profiling of IDPs from Manipur.

Village

Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-

1. That I am an Indian citizen and as such I am competent to swear this affidavit.

2. That, my name as Lima has been entered and recorded in my Service appointment Order, as well as Service Identity Card However, in my Aadhaar Card my name as Limasangla (Full Name) has been entered and recorded.

3. That my name as Lima and Limasangla pertains the name of one and the same person and that is myself.

4. That my correct and actual date of birth according to family records is 25.12.1965, however due to inadvertency my Date of Birth has been mistakenly entered as 28.08.1981 in my service records and documents. Hence my correct date of birth as 25.12.1965 shall be used and read in all official intents.

5. That this affidavit is sworn in order to remove ambiguity in my name and my Date of Birth and clarify to all concern.

6. That henceforth my name as Limasangla shall be used in all official and other intents and the same may be corrected/rectified by the concern authorities.

7. That the above facts are of my personal knowledge and the same is declared to be true on oath today at Dimapur, Nagaland. DEPONENT Sworn before me. NoT ARY PUBLIc DP-2600/23

AFFID AVIT

Regd. No. 648/2022

Date 01/03/2022

I, Smt. Tsenchelo, resident of H/No. 155, Senjum Village, Dimapur District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:-

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the aforementioned address.

2. That my name has been recorded as Tsenchilo Lotha in my Office Order Records, whereas my name has been recorded as Tsenchelo in all my official documents and records.

3. That the variations such as Tsenchelo @ Tsenchilo Lotha are synonymous and indistinguishable and pertains to the name of the one and the same person i.e. me.

4. That this Affidavit shall be produced as a piece of documentary proof and evidence as and when required before any competent authority/ies to declare that hereafter whenever and wherever the names Tsenchelo @ Tsenchilo Lotha appeared in any paper, writings, deeds, documents etc., it shall deemed to be the name of the one and the same person.

DEPONENT

Solemnly affirmed and sworn before me. NoT ARY PUBLIc

DP-2608/23

Date 04/03/2022

I, Smti. SHANTI URAN, D/o. Late KOILO URAN, resident of H.No. 21, Notun Bosti Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly and declare under:-

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mention address.

2. That, my official name is “SHANTI URAN” and my father’s Official name is “Ko I Lo URAN” as entered/recorded in all my official documents including my Aadhaar Card bearing Aadhaar No. 9924 0610 0900, however in my service verification list bearing Employment Code No. PWD15728 our names has been inadvertently entered/recorded as “SHANTI” and “KIoLo URAN” respectively.

3. That, the names “SHANTI URAN”, and “SHANTI” belongs to same and single person only i.e. me.

4. That, wherever the name “SHANTI” appears it should be rectified and recorded as “SHANTI URAN” by all concern for all my official purposes.

5. That this affidavit is sworn to declare my correct name and date of birth before the competent official/authority. That the statement made by me in Para 1 to 7 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing materials is concealed

Whereas application under succession act 1925 for grant of succession certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late. E Nzanbemo has been applied by Smti. Zadeno Jami, W/o, Lt. E. Nzanbemo, R/o. ……, Wokha, Nagaland for possession of;

1. SBI A/C No. 11766572487.

2. SBI Life Insurance Policy No. 1Z362179510.

3. GPF, GIS, Leave encashment, Family Pension and other service claims & benefits. 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 appear in this court on or before 30-06-2023. Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 30-05-2023. Sd/- District & Sessions Judge Wokha : Nagaland WC-136/23

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4 kg elephant tusks worth Rs 7.19 cr seized

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(IANS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

(DRI) said on Monday that it has apprehended seven persons for allegedly smuggling two elephant tusks weighing 4.03 kg worth Rs 7.19 crore. “Based on specific intelligence inputs received by the Chennai unit of DRI that a few persons were planning to illegally sell elephant tusks a surveillance was conducted which led to the arrest of seven persons, said a DRI officer.

Youth stabbed to death in South Delhi

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(IANS): A 23-year-old youth died after he was stabbed by unidentified persons in South Delhi’s Neb Sarai area on Monday, a senior police official said. The deceased was identified as Sachin, a resident of Raju Park area.

“He was rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre where he succumbed to injuries during treatment,” said Chandan Chowdhary, the DC of Police (South).

3 dead in Tamil Nadu road accident

CHENNAI, JUN 5

(IANS): At least three people were killed and five others injured on Monday in a road accident involving four vehicles, police said. The accident that occurred on the Tiruchi-Chennai highway near Perambalur at around 3 a.m., involved a tractor, van, ambulance and a bus.

Headmaster booked for molesting 6 minors

JAIPUR, JUN 5 (IANS):

Rajasthan Police have arrested the headmaster of a government school and booked him under the POCSO Act on charges of molesting six minor girl students.

Police officials said that the accused, identified as Rameshchandra Katara, used to call the victims on pretext of playing games during holidays and would molest them. Dungarpur

SP Kundan Kavariya said that the police lodged a complaint on basis of villagers complaint against Katara.

200 Indian fishermen return from Pakistan

VADODARA, JUN 5 (IANS): Over 200 Indian fishermen, who were in Pakistan jails, returned to their homeland in Vadodara on Sunday night. Arriving via a special train from the Wagah border, these fishermen were warmly welcomed by their loved ones and local authorities, marking the end of their years-long separation.

DRI seizes gold worth Rs 6.21 cr

MUMBAI, JUN 5 (PTI): Four persons were arrested and more than 10 kg of gold worth Rs 6.21 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, an official said on Monday.

Daughter declared ‘dead’ for eloping

JAIPUR, JUN 5 (IANS):

Hurt and upset after their daughter eloped with her lover and married him, her parents have declared her ‘dead’, got cards with a condolence message printed and distributed, and also scheduled a ‘Mrityu Bhoj’ on June 13. This invitation card sent out to attend the condolence prayer meeting of the 18-year-old girl who is still alive, has gone viral on social media. The incident has been reported from Ratanpura village in Rajasthan.

India raising issue of climate justice with developed countries: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, JUN 5 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said developing and underdeveloped countries are paying the price for the “wrong policies” of some developed nations, and asserted that India has raised the issue of climate justice with every such advanced country.

In his video message at a World Environment Day event here, Modi said for the protection of the world climate, it is important that all countries think, rising above vested interests.

“For a long time, the model of development in big and advanced countries was contradictory. In this developmental model, the thinking was that we first develop our country then we can think about the environment,” the prime minister said.

“With this, they achieved the goals of development, but the world’s environment had to pay the price for their development. Today also, the developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are paying the price for the wrong policies of some developed countries,” he

said. For decades, no one was there to object to this attitude of some developed countries, Modi said.

“I am happy that India has raised the question of climate justice with all these countries,” he said.

In the thousands of years old Indian culture, there is nature as well as progress, Modi said as he credited this to the country’s attention to ecology and economy.

The prime minister said as India is investing unprecedentedly in its infrastructure, it is focussing equally on the environment.

Talking about boosting economy and safeguarding ecology, he gave the examples of expansion of 4G and 5G connectivity on one hand and the increase in the country’s forest cover on the other.

He said while India built 4 crore houses for the

Odisha rail tragedy: NDRF ends operation; withdraws all 9 teams

poor, there has been a record increase in the number of wildlife sanctuaries as well as wildlife in India.

Modi also talked about the Jal Jeevan Mission and the construction of 50,000 ‘Amrit Sarovars’ for water security, India becoming the fifth largest economy in the world, joining the top five countries in terms of renewable energy, increasing agricultural exports, and also running a campaign for blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol. He also stated that India has become the base of organisations like Coalition for Disaster Resilient InfrastructureCDRI, and the International Big Cat Alliance. Speaking about mission LiFE -- Lifestyle for Environment -- becoming a public movement, the prime minister highlighted that the mission is spreading a new consciousness about lifestyle changes to combat climate change. He said there was curiosity among the people when the mission was launched last year in Kevadia, Gujarat, but a month ago, a campaign was started regarding Mission LiFE where 2 crore people became a part of it in less

CPI-M backed newspaper practises

‘yellow journalism’: Congress

KOCHI, JUNE 5 (IANS): Keralas Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Monday said that the CPI-M backed newspaper ‘Deshabhimani’ practises ‘yellow journalism’.

The Congress leader said that the newspaper publishes baseless reports about him, especially about the allegations which have been cleared in the past as well.

“The newspaper has written about the alleged collection of money from abroad for building homes after the 2018 floods. These allegations were already cleared by the Vigilance department,” Satheesan said.

He said that then the single and division bench court also cleared him of these allegations.

“A probe by the Speaker of the Assembly just before the 2021 assembly polls also cleared me from these allegations. However, Deshabhimani continues its false reporting regarding me,” Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition said.

While Satheesan keeps highlighting the cases regarding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Deshabhimani newspaper has been attacking and reporting against Satheesan.

He said that one of the reasons why Deshabhimani is against him is because

Odisha accident: 12 parties demand Rail min’s resignation

they have realised that he is doing some research in the manner in which they are trying to increase the circulation of their party organ. “Deshabhimani has now started to practise yellow journalism. It is not a newspaper but a yellow paper,” said Satheesan. He said that Deshabhimani has written that he has gone abroad 81 times. “If these allegations are proved, then I will quit as a legislator,” Satheesan said.

The Leader of the Opposition said that he is ready to hand over his passport to Chief Minister Vijayan or to anyone to have a look at his foreign visits.

than 30 days. He also talked about the organisation of rallies and quiz competitions in the spirit of ‘Giving Life to My City’.

This consciousness towards climate change is not limited to India only, the global support for the initiative is increasing all over the world, he said.

Modi also recalled making a request to the world community on Environment Day last year where he had asked to share innovative solutions to bring climate-friendly behavioral change in individuals and communities.

The prime minister also expressed happiness that thousands of people, including students, researchers, experts from different domains, professionals, NGOs and common citizens from around 70 countries, shared their views and solutions that are measurable and scalable. He also congratulated those who were awarded for their ideas.

Modi also said that every step taken towards Mission LiFE will become a strong shield for the environment in the times to come.

NEW DELHI, JUN 5 (PTI): The National Disaster Response Force on Monday ended its rescue operation with the withdrawal of all its nine teams from the triple train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district that has claimed at least 275 lives, officials said.

The force rescued 44 victims and retrieved 121 bodies from the spot since the teams were deployed after the accident on June 2, they said. The operation has ended and all nine teams have now been withdrawn as there are no live or dead victims present at the accident site near the Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station. Eight teams were relieved on Sunday, while one was drawn out on Monday, they said. The nine teams had joined the personnel of state disaster forces and the local administration to undertake rescue and relief operations after they were sent in from Balasore, Mundali (Cuttack district) and Kolkata.

Odisha to bear transportation cost of bodies

The Odisha government will bear the

transportation cost of bodies of the triple train accident victims to different states, Chief Secretary P K Jena said on Monday. Jena said, “Arrangements for free transportation of the bodies by hearses to various destinations will be done to help the bereaved families.”

He added that death certificates will be provided at the earliest and will be sent electronically or through speed post to the families of the deceased.

The state government has announced two toll-free numbers –18003450061/1929 – to help those looking for their missing relatives who were travelling in the ill-fated Coromandel Express on June 2.

He said people from across the country can dial the numbers to know about the deceased and injured.

People coming to Bhubaneswar in connection with the train accident are being helped by officials at the airport and railway station. Photographs of dead passengers have been uploaded on srcodisha.nic. in, bmc.gov.in and osdma. org for identification.

In a press statement, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar said it had received 123 bodies

and had already dispatched 24 (16 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 2 from Odisha and 1 from Jharkhand) after identification till Monday morning.

CBI team visits accident site, begins probe

A 10-member CBI team on Monday visited the Balasore train accident site and began its probe into the triple train crash, a Railway official said.

ECoR’s Khurda Road division DRM Rintesh Ray said that according to his information, the CBI probe has begun but the details were not immediately known.

The Railway Board on Sunday recommended a CBI probe into the accident.

Earlier, Commissioner of Railway Safety Shailesh Kumar Pathak visited the accident site where he went to the control room, signal room and signal point at Bahanaga Bazar railway station.

This apart, the Government Railway Police in Balasore has registered a case on June 3 under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Railway Act over the accident.

Airlines asked to devise mechanism for pricing of tickets

NEW DELHI, JUN 5 (PTI): The government on Monday asked airlines to devise a mechanism to ensure reasonable airfares amid a surge in air ticket prices, particularly on certain routes that were earlier served by Go First.

During an hourlong meeting of the airlines advisory group, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia shared his concerns about the steep rise in airfares on certain routes. Airlines have been asked to self-monitor airfares on routes that have seen considerable rise in ticket prices, particularly those that were served by Go First earlier.

Go First stopped flying from May 3 and the

reduction of capacity due to the crisis at the budget airline has come at a time when peak domestic air travel period is round the corner. A mechanism should be devised by airlines to ensure reasonable pricing within the high RBDs (Reservation Booking Designator) and the same would be monitored by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the ministry said in a statement.

Airfares are deregulated under the current regulatory regime.

Besides, the ministry has said that during any calamity, airlines need to keep a tight check on the pricing of air tickets “in view of the humanitarian situation and monitor and

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS IPR CITADEL, NEW CAPITAL COMPLEX NAGALAND : KOHIMA

No.DIPR/ Post-Clr/Advt/1/2023 Dated Kohima the 5th June 2023

NOTIFICATION

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BHUBANESWAR, JUN

5 (PTI): Rejecting a CBI probe into the Balasore train accident, Odisha units of 12 political parties, including Congress and Left parties, on Monday demanded the formation of a Special Investigation Team and resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to pave way for an impartial inquiry.

The parties, including Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, CPI(ML) Red Star, All India Forward Bloc, Samajwadi Party, RJD, NCP, RPI, AAP and Samata Kranti Dal, held a joint meeting here and passed a resolution stating that they rejected a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), accusing the central agency of “working at the behest of the BJP”.

They demanded that a court-monitored investigation by the central SIT be conducted into the case. However, the ruling

BJD in Odisha welcomed the CBI probe and hoped that the “real culprit” behind the incident will be caught.

“There is no problem with a CBI probe. We want the real culprit to be nabbed,” senior BJD leader and Odisha minister Pramila Mallik said.

In another press conference, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak also demanded Vaishnaw’s resignation, alleging the incident took place due to the Railway Ministry’s negligence.

The OPCC president also alleged that Vaishnaw was making contradictory statements about the train accident.

Stating that misleading utterances was not acceptable, Pattanayak also demanded jobs for at least one member of family of the deceased. Senior Congress leader Bijay Patnaik said Vaishnaw should resign as he is running the ministry “carelessly”.

(DZÜVINUO THEÜNUO) Director Information & Public Relations Nagaland : Kohima

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NAGALAND

(An Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Education, GOI) Chumoukedima, Nagaland - 797 103

NOTIFICATION FOR FILLING THE POST OF REGISTRAR Advt No. NIT-N/RECT-NT/2023/01 dated 14-05-2023

National Institute of Technology Nagaland, invites applications from Indian Nationals possessing the requisite qualifications and experience for the posts of REGISTRAR on Deputation basis (including short term contract). The advertisement has been published in the Employment News, Page No. 46, 27 May - 2 June 2023. Last date of receiving and submission of filled in application is 26th June 2023, 4.00 p.m. (i.e. 30 days from the date of publication of advertisement in the Employment News). For eligibility criteria and other details please visit institute website: www.nitnagaland.ac.in

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Office of The Society for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Nagaland (SoCRAN) FOCUS – NAGALAND, KOHIMA APC/FOCUS-IFAD CELL

Nagaland Civil Secretariat Kohima – 797004

Dated: 05-06-2023

Ref. No. APC/FOCUS/INNO/124(37)/2020-21 (P)

REQUEST FOR CONCEPT NOTE

The Society for Climate resilient for Agriculture in Nagaland (SoCRAN), intends to invite the Entrepreneurs, FPOs, Co-operative Societies in the Project Districts for undertaking the Innovation Fund under FOCUS – Nagaland.

The willing and interested institutions mentioned above may submit the Concept Note on or before 15/06/2023.

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control any surge in ticket prices to/ from that region”.

In case of the unfortunate Odisha tragedy, airlines have been advised to provide free carriage (cargo) services to the families of the deceased, the ministry said.

After deregulation of the country’s airline sector, airfares are market driven and are neither established nor regulated by the government. Airline pricing runs in multiple levels (buckets or Reservation Booking Designators).

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, on March 16, informed the Lok Sabha that “airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government”.

India is one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world and domestic passenger traffic has been rising after being significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

In April, domestic airlines flew 128.88 lakh passengers, as per the latest official data.

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Narendra Modi

Drone shot of the restoration work at the site of Friday’s triple train accident, in Balasore district, Sunday. (PTI)

Blame game in Manipur

In the aftermath of days since May 3 when Manipur shook and burned during the worst ever ethnic violence, the BJP government under N.Biren Singh did precious little to prevent the arson and killings. What the Biren Singh government only did was to issue a ‘shoot-at-sight’ order on May 4. Then on May 5, Article 355 was imposed in Manipur but what was strange is how this was communicated to the public. According to reports, an elected MLA from the BJP tweeted that Article 355 had been “implemented” in the state, which was an indication that it had been imposed. Following that, P.Doungel then DGP disclosed at a press conference on May 6 that Article 355 was imposed. There was no official communication from the union government but nevertheless, the public accepted and understood it as a done deal. After Article 355 was invoked in Manipur, the Union government assigned a security advisor to the state government. The centre rushed hundreds of army and para-military forces to Manipur but violence did not subside. Such a situation demanded Central government intervention under Article 356 on account of failure of the state government under Biren Singh to effectively maintain law and order. This was a fit case for dismissal of the government and imposition of Artilcle 356 to prevent further violence. The ethnic violence in Manipur is a dangerous situation and for which the union government should have done what was needed to be done towards maintenance of law and order especially since the state is insurgency-hit and also shares 398 kms of the international border with Myanmar. The union government waited for over three weeks and did nothing till May 29 when union home minister Amit Shah visited Manipur for three days on a mission to restore peace in the strife-torn state. It was during Shah’s visit that the DGP of Manipur P.Doungel IPS(MA:87) became the scapegoat and shunted out on May 29, as OSD of the newly created post in the state home department. If Doungel had to be removed, the same yardstick should have been used on chief minister Biren Singh as he was responsible for the situation since he holds charge of the home portfolio. The Biren Singh government then appointed Manipur security adviser Rajiv Singh(TR:93) of Tripura cadre and current security adviser as the DGP Manipur for three years till 2026, instead of the next senior most IPS office Christopher Doungel.

When Biren Singh promised to restore peace and to let bygones be bygones he exposed his hypocrisy and anti-tribal feeling when he made DGP Doungel as the scapegoat by shunting him out on May 29 barely two weeks before superannuation on June 11. Rajiv Singh could have continued as security adviser and taken over as DGP on June 11. Doungel’s shunting also had a cascading effect on another tribal officer, Christopher Doungel, who would have taken over as DGP from P.Doungel and retire by 2025. Christopher Doungel will not be DGP since Singh’s term will end on 2026.In case Singh’s tenure is extended for another year, depending on date of birth, the next local IPS officer Laipheng Kailun may not get the chance to be DGP as he would retire by 2027. This act clearly unfortunately shows that the ethnic divide in Manipur has crossed the point of no return and perhaps the Centre by turning a blind eye for weeks, is also to be blamed.

DailyDevotion

God’s Assurance

He Himself has said….So we may boldly say… —Hebrews 13:5-6

My assurance is to be built upon God’s assurance to me. God says, “I will never leave you,” so that then I “may boldly say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear’ ” (Hebrews 13:5-6). In other words, I will not be obsessed with apprehension. This does not mean that I will not be tempted to fear, but I will remember God’s words of assurance. I will be full of courage, like a child who strives to reach the standard his father has set for him. The faith of many people begins to falter when apprehensions enter their thinking, and they forget the meaning of God’s assurance— they forget to take a deep spiritual breath. The only way to remove the fear from our lives is to listen to God’s assurance to us.

What are you fearing? Whatever it may be, you are not a coward about it— you are determined to face it, yet you still have a feeling of fear. When it seems that there is nothing and no one to help you, say to yourself, “But ‘The Lord is my helper’ this very moment, even in my present circumstance.” Are you learning to listen to God before you speak, or are you saying things and then trying to make God’s Word fit what you have said? Take hold of the Father’s assurance, and then say with strong courage, “I will not fear.” It does not matter what evil or wrong may be in our way, because “He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you….’ ”

Human frailty is another thing that gets between God’s words of assurance and our own words and thoughts. When we realize how feeble we are in facing difficulties, the difficulties become like giants, we become like grasshoppers, and God seems to be nonexistent. But remember God’s assurance to us— “I will never…forsake you.” Have we learned to sing after hearing God’s keynote? Are we continually filled with enough courage to say, “The Lord is my helper,” or are we yielding to fear?

By Oswald Chambers

Quotes

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Had the Art 371(A) been nullified by FA of 2015?

The MIP of NSCN(IM) issued an official statement which was published in local papers dated 27.5.2015 claiming that the Framework Agreement (FA) between the GoI and the NSCN(IM) signed on 3rd August, 2015 had nullified the 16-Point Agreement of 1960 and all the past agreements. The 16-Point agreement gave creation to Nagaland as a full fledged State with Art 371(A) incorporated in the Constitution of India. Quoting from the said statement “Thus, the Article 371(A) as inserted into the Part XX1 of the Indian Constitution in the year 1962 or 16-Point Agreement of 1960, no longer bears any political meaning as the historical Framework Agreement signed between the Nagas represented by NSCN and the Government of India on 3rd August 2015 has come into existence to nullify all the past acts of injustice to the Nagas and bring new solution/agreement that is honorable and acceptable.”

Unquote.

Whereas, to understand the contention of the quoted statement as above, I have to read with the last two paragraphs of the Framework Agreement and I quote

“Both sides have understood each other’s respective positions and are cognizant of the universal principle that in a democracy sovereignty lies with the people. Accordingly, the Government of India and the NSCN, respecting people’s wishes for sharing the sovereign power as defined in the competencies, reached an agreement on the 3rd August, 2015 as an honorable solution. It is a matter of great satisfaction that dialogue between the Government of India and the NSCN has successfully concluded and we are confident, it will provide for an enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful co-existence of the two entities.” “ The two sides agreed that within this framework agreement details and execution plan will be worked out and implemented shortly.” Unquote. What I have understood the meaning of the word ‘Framework’ is the parameter so set by the GoI and the NSCN(IM) within which the points of agreement or competencies would be worked out to which both the parties had agreed and signed it on 3rd August, 2015. Secondly, as I understood the implication of this sentence, quote “It is a matter of great satisfaction

that dialogue between the Government of India and the NSCN has successfully concluded and we are confident, it will provide for an enduring inclusive new relationship of peaceful co-existence of the two entities.” Unquote. That out of the 18 years of negotiation, from 1997 till 2015, the process of negotiation had been successfully completed to the great satisfaction of both the parties, the GoI and the NSCN(IM). Thirdly, “for sharing the sovereign power as defined in the competencies.” The languages used here do not have any ambiguity, and so I am not confused. It implies that whatever agenda was tabled by both the parties for deliberations during almost two decades of negotiation was exhaustively discussed, scrutinized, found it to be satisfactory to both the parties and nothing was left unattended as the language goes.

The contention here is that the Framework Agreement is without the competencies or other points of agreement within the given parameters as to the layman like myself. The Framework is the frame and it remains to be a mere frame without substance. So long as the Framework Agreement

remains without competencies or points of agreement, it remains to be symbolic as there is nothing to be implemented on ground in letter and spirit. One can understand the implication of the FA better when the matter is compared to that of a childless couple. The GoI and the NSCN(IM) entered into marriage 8 years ago, and yet the marriage failed to procreate and thus hereditary is lost. Similarly, what the Nagas in general can inherit from the FA? It is also understandable from the instance of how the Art 370 for Jammu & Kashmir was abrogated by resolutions adopted in both Houses of Indian Parliament only in 2010 and not otherwise. No such political agreement outside Parliament can supersede an Act of Parliament unless that very agreement is approved by way of amendment of the Art in Parliament to replace the existing article in the Constitution. Also, any amendment to any article in the Constitution or any enactment of any new Art is by 2/3 majority is the constitutional requisite in both Houses of Parliament.

Therefore, the status of 16-Point Agreement of 1960 and

its sub sequential Art 371(A) is different from the status of the FA which has not gone to Parliament as yet. In the event of any substance being worked out between the GoI and the NSCN(IM) under FA, which is expected by NSCN(IM) to be of higher status than the Art 371(A) legally, then who the Naga will disagree? Yet, in the event of any agreement with lower legal status impeding the existing Art 371(A) status cannot be accepted. Till then, the Art 371(A) remains. What I do not understand the philosophy of NSCN(IM) is why it remains allergic to the Statehood of Nagaland and its Art 371(A). While many Nagas from outside, whether residing in Nagaland or not have been enjoying the fruit of the Statehood of Nagaland all these years at par with the indigenous Nagas of Nagaland, what obsession is this with Nagaland? While all the Naga National Political Groups are trying to promote the political status of the Nagas through agreement with the GoI, what does it benefit us to set aside Art 371(A) prior to actual replacement with better status?

Z. Lohe

Rejoinder to statements of NSF: Regarding the institution of the NC and its legacy

History must be narrated in its bare and brutal truth in the most accurate manner at all costs. It is for this reason that this rejoinder article is necessitated to put the matters in the right perspective in the midst of many misinformation and distortion campaigns launched to tarnish and assassinate the image of the Naga Club (NC) and its history and legacy, and to perpetuate the propaganda of the NSF that the NC Office incumbents without mandate are claiming the NC Building and the plot of land as their own as alleged. However, nothing can be farther from the truth.

1. History of Naga Club and Mandate of the People: (NSF Public Declaration 30th May 2023)

The NC formed on 7th Jan. 1918 laid the foundation of the Naga peoples’ rights to self-determination. It was not formed by a mandate of all the Nagas, but that did not deprive anyone from partaking and becoming an equal member of the NC and all that it represented.

“The Naga Club made it possible for every Naga to have a mandate in their right to self determination. The Naga Club did not demand the mandate of the people for its formation and existence. Rather, it gave the mandate to the Nagas to exist as free people, free from dominion, to be left alone to determine for themselves as in ancient times”. This is clearly stated in the Simon Commission. The political consciousness expressed in the Simon Commission shaped the political course of the Nagas.

It represented and spoke and stood up for all the Nagas wherever they were. It is an undeniable fact that over the course of time, the NC fostered unity and brotherhood of the Nagas. It was the institution of the NC that became significant and it was the ideology that was put into action that formed the legacy of the NC. It is this legacy that gives the Nagas the uniqueness of its political struggle. It was never the people who were holding office that was important. It is the revered institution of the NC that is important and therefore pertinent to preserve its legacy at all costs and by all means. The legitimacy and the relevance of the NC is evident by what it has achieved for the Nagas and what it envisions for the Nagas, and not necessarily by a mandate of the society that has undergone many fractures which the NC desires to heal.

2. Formation of Naga Club and Legitimacy of

under the Chairmanship of Rheichalie Pienyü, peshkar, and his team served the NC from 1918 to 1942. The humble yet erudite members of the Club, conscious of the consequences that would follow the departure of the British from the Naga Hills, submitted a Memorandum to the British Statutory Commission under the Chairmanship of Sir John Allsebrook Simon, commonly known as the ‘Simon Commission’, on the 10th Jan. 1929 which became the written Magna Carta of the Naga National Politics, and which has chartered the political history of the Naga people. From 1942 to 1948, Krusiehou Belho became the Chairman and Ziekro-o Theünuo Angami was made the Secy. From 1948 to 1956 Thepfurüya Haralu was the Caretaker, 1956 to 1960 Lungshim Shaiza was Caretaker, 1960 to 1964 Riga Thong was Caretaker, and from 1965 to 1969 Satuo Kuotsu was President and Khymo Lotha, former MP was made Secy. cum Caretaker. For further information, one may go to nagaclub.in for Naga Club Archives

For a brief period from 1969 to 1981-82, the NC remained hiatus as the atmosphere was not congenial to hold various activities due to hostile military operations by the Indian security forces against the Naga National Movement (NNM), the intensity of which will never be fully understood by those who were not born at that time to witness. The Naga Elders’ Conference under the Chairmanship of Peselie Suokhrie took the responsibilities of NC. There was a lapse of about 12 years from 1969-1982. On 7th Jan. 1982 at Kohima Vill. Panchayat, under the auspices of the Naga Elders’ Conference including public leaders such as Khymo Lotha, Dr Satuo Sekhose, Satuo Kuotsu, Azüto Rengma, Khriesavisie Hieme, Vilavor Liegise, Kewezü Mero, Pudile Angami, Pastor G Shihani Igha, etc, a large general public meeting was convened consisting of almost all the tribal Hoho representatives, Naga Club members and descendants of Simon Commission signatories, then NC was revived with Azüto Rengma as the Chairman, Vilavor Liegise as the Gen. Secy. and Kewezü Mero as Joint Secy. Mero held his post as Joint Secy. cum Caretaker till 17.08.2017.

On 17.08.2017, again a general public meeting was convened at Red Cross Building Kohima with the representatives of almost all the tribes including Naga Club members and descendants of Simon Commission signatories at the initiative and

the ideology given by public leaders like Khymo Lotha, Dr Satuo Sekhose, Krurovi Peseyie, Niketu Iralu, Rev. L Sorhie, Lhuvitsü Kesiezie, Dr Dietho etc. And the new team of NC took charge of Office headed by Krurovi Peseyie as President and K.N. Mhonthung Lotha as Gen. Secy, who were revered for their ‘unpurchaseable integrity’. The elderly former Office Bearers such as Ex-MP Khymo Lotha and Kewezü Mero are part of the present Office of NC as Advisors till today.

Mero has kept the flame burning and the spirit of Naga Club alive since 7th Jan. 1982 and handed over the mantle to the new team in 2017. He was part of the NC office team that allowed the NSF to occupy the NC Bldg on a rental basis. The present incumbent Office Bearers are duly elected and are a part of the succession of the Office Lineage of the NC to protect and preserve the legacy of the NC and to proactively work for the period of time they have been elected to hold Office. Therefore, it is absurd, ignorant and misplaced to assume that the Naga Club was formed only in 2017/18 as had been alleged by NSF. It is also arrogant and disrespectful to the Naga Club then and the Naga Club now to state that the Office Bearers are not legitimate.

3. Naga Club Bldg and Occupation by NSF as tenants: (Local Dailies dated 25.07.22)

Prior to the World War II, the NC Bldg was situated below the Mission Compound and which was used as a Morung as well as free Guest House (GH) with cooking facilities for travelers coming from remote villages. However, during the war, the Bldg was completely destroyed and the present NC Bldg in its current location was constructed in 1946 on the land provided through the benevolent goodwill of Kohima Village. A Kevichüsa in 1983 had categorically stated that the materials were brought from Dimapur after dismantling a British Officer’s Club which was transported to Kohima using the DC’s pool vehicle. The CGI sheets were purchased by him from Kohima. As for the ownership of the Bldg, A Kevichüsa stated (quote) “It does not belong to the Angamis in particular. Neither does it belong exclusively to the Kohima people nor to the Christians. It belongs to the Naga people as a whole” (unquote). It is for a PanNaga community without discrimination.

During the early period of NNM, the Bldg also served as a meeting place for the functionaries of NNC instead of GH due to the

political turbulence but was used for all the Naga people without discrimination. In fact, the speech of NNC President, A Z Phizo on the occasion of Naga Plebiscite on 16th May, 1951 was delivered from this Bldg. Taking advantage of the political turmoil following the departure of the British from the Naga Hills, the Indian Army forcibly and illegally occupied the Bldg till the formation of Nagaland Statehood. In 1963, the Directorate of the Forest Dept. occupied the Bldg till the early part of 1983. On learning that the Forest Dept. were to vacate the NC Bldg by the end of March 1983 and that the Govt. is contemplating to hand over the Bldg to the Directorate of Education, a prominent concerned Naga citizen, alerted Peselie Suokhrie, Chairman, Naga Elders’ Conference and Azűto Rengma, Chairman, NC of the impending taking over by another Govt. Dept. The two leaders on affirming the facts immediately met NSF leaders and directed them to lock up the NC Bldg, thereby preventing another Dept. of the Govt. from reoccupying the Bldg. As per the statement of the person who alerted the aforementioned elders, a sum of Rs 600/- was also given to the NSF which facilitated in the mobilization of youths and to purchase an oversized lock to lock the Bldg. After the NC Bldg gate was locked, the DC’s Police came and found the youths around the NC Bldg and saw an unconscionably disproportionately large lock barring the entrance to the NC Bldg. Then they left saying “Oh, it is locked”. On vacation of the Bldg by the Forest Dept, the NSF vide letter dt 4th April 1983 wrote a letter addressed to the Gen. Secy, NC with the subject “Application for renting the Building of Naga Club”. Accordingly, the NC through an Order Dt 07/04/1983 allotted some rooms of the Bldg to NSF under the condition which states (quote) “with the good consent of mutual understanding under rental basis with effect from the date of issue of this order” (unquote). Thus, it is evident that while the inherent and intrinsic nature of relation between NSF and NC is ‘familial father-son relationship’, the relation between the two entities with regard to the occupation of the NC Bldg by the NSF is that of a ‘transactional Landlordtenant relationship’.

It must be reiterated here for posterity that neither the NC, nor its Bldg belongs to individuals or Office Bearers at any point in time. It

belongs to the Naga people without borders and will continue to belong to the Naga people as a whole irrespective of tribes, communities, domiciles, organizations, religions, genders, age groups, political affiliations including all the diasporas, overseas Naga citizens and communities.

4. Clarification of House Rent: (Local Dailies article dated 25-7-2022)

Some people have been misguided to believe that the NC is in a tussle with NSF to gain possession of the land and the Bldg for commercial interest. Kegwayhun Tep, President of NSF had stated, (quote) “The main allegation was the reported non-payment of a monthly rents of Rs 500/- from May 1983 to date” (unquote).

The objective of the NC is solely to reconstruct the NC Bldg and give it back to the people to collectively own the property through the NC, and not for commercial profits unlike the NSF, who without authorization has been found to be renting the NC Bldg and Plot for commercial self-interests, and the rent of which has never been given to the NC. For the sake of posterity, it must be stated for the record that the NC received a sum of Rs 500/- from NSF as house rent payment only for the month of April 1983, and on demand of monthly rent during the tenure of Shri Vilavor Liegise, the then Gen. Secy NC, a mere Rs 50/- or Rs 100/- was paid citing that they do not have money which is a mockery to their elders. However, the Forest Dept. paid a sum of Rs. 1,66,603/- by cheque on 28.03.1988 towards house

rent, for a period of over 19 years wef 1963 to 1983, records of which testify.

However, because the NSF is a Students’ Organization on one hand, where the financial stringency stated in the rental application is duly noted and therefore the non-payment of house rent was never made an issue, nor has it been made an issue even today despite the NC having the legitimacy to do so. Also, on the other hand, every member of the NSF is our own Naga children and Members of NC who will be handed down the legacy of the NC as they represent the coming generations and will lead our society into the future and for which, the incumbents of the Office of the NC have not passed the burden of paying the house rent despite the payment default for 40 years. And not only that, the NC as the paternal and parental body desires to hand over a wellconstructed NC Monumental Bldg befitting the present Naga society for the younger generation to inherit.

(To be concluded)

1. Kuolachalie Seyie, President, NC; 2. K N Mhonthung Lotha, Gen. Secy, NC; 3. Kewezü Mero, Advisor, NC; 4. Khymo Lotha, Advisor, NC; 5. Pheluopfhelie Kesiezie, Advisor, NC; 6. Dr Vinito L Chishi, Advisor, NC; 7. Ariyi Nienu, Advisor, NC; 8. Prasielie Pienyü, Convenor, Descendants of Simon Commission Signatories.; 9. Adv. Khriedi Theünuo, Convenor, WC NC; 10. Dr Viketoulie Pienyü, Secy, WC NC; 11. Seyiekuolie Kesiezie, Finance Secy., NC; 12. Robert N Solo, Chairman, Programme Committee

Think about environment everyday

Sir, As the whole Nagaland celebrated “World Environment Day” on June 5 either by planting trees and plants or by cleaning several areas, one should be remindful that “Environment” should not be a one-day effort but it is something that needs be looked after regularly. With the rise of severe climate conditions, our allegiance should be to try our best and do everything in power to help tackle the climate issues, which is not possible by a ‘one-day’ effort. Pollution is on the rise and the surge of traffic in Dimapur is no surprise to anyone, we need to start practicing carpooling to prevent release of carbon dioxide that adds to pollution a huge deal. Making judicious use of water, electricity, cleaning our respective areas timely to prevent infestation of disease-borne mosquitos could help all in the long run of self-reliance and self-satisfaction.All of the above are nothing new, it has been taught to us from our early school days, it is time that we put what we learnt into practice and celebrate environment day everyday by thinking about environment and thinking about the sustainable future.

Joshua Narzary, Walford, Dimapur

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Man held for raping, killing 12-year-old girl

SHRAVASTI (UP), JUN

5 (PTI): A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 12-year-old girl in a village here, police said on Monday. The girl’s body was found in a sack from the bushes along a canal in the Shravasti district, they said. According to the police, the girl had gone mission on Saturday and an FIR was lodged against the accused, Sheel Kumar, based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s father. Superintendent of Police Prachi Singh said prima facie it seems that the girl was killed after being raped.

Gujarat villagers chop off Dalit man’s thumb

PATAN, JUN 5 (PTI): A group of people allegedly assaulted a Dalit man and chopped off his thumb after his nephew picked up a cricket ball during a match at a school playground in Gujarat’s Patan district, police said. The incident took place in Kakoshi village in the district on Sunday, an official said. According to the FIR, the accused got angry and threatened the boy who had picked up the ball while watching a cricket match at a school playground in the village, he said. They also allegedly hurled casteist slurs with the intention to insult and intimidate members of the Dalit community, the official said.

CBI books two former officials in bribery case

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(PTI): The CBI has booked two former deputy commissioners of the customs department posted at Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House Nhava Sheva for allegedly taking bribes from a middleman for allowing illegal import of goods, officials said. The CBI has alleged that accused Dinesh Fuldiya and Subhash Chandra, through middleman Sudhir Padekar, helped the customs house agents for exploiting “transfer of residence” clause of the Customs Act, they said.

Banned gutkha worth

Rs 64 lakh seized

NASHIK, JUN 5 (PTI):

Banned gutkha worth Rs 64 lakh was seized on Mumbai-Agra highway in Nashik on Monday and one person has been arrested, a police official said. A mid-size truck was stopped at Ghoti toll plaza on the basis of a tip off and a search yielded 118 sacks of gutkha, which is banned in Maharashtra, he said.

Four teens drown in Krishna river

HYDERABAD, JUN 5

(PTI): Four teenagers, all cousins, including two girls drowned in Krishna river while swimming in Jogulamba Gadwal district in Telangana on Monday, police said. The incident happened on the outskirts of Pallepadu village in the district.

India, US finalise roadmap for industrial defence co-op

NEW DELHI, JUN 5 (PTI): India and the US on Monday concluded an ambitious roadmap for defence industrial cooperation to fast-track technology tie-ups and co-production of military platforms such as air combat and land systems, a move that comes in the wake of China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region. The new framework for cooperation was finalised during talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting American counterpart Lloyd Austin, two weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington.

Singh and Austin also decided to initiate negotiations on a framework for the security of supply arrangement and a reciprocal defence procurement agreement, which will promote long-term supply chain stability. The US defence

secretary said the US-India cooperation matters “because we all face a rapidly changing world. We see bullying and coercion from the People’s Republic of China and Russian aggression against Ukraine that seeks to redraw borders and threatens national sovereignty.” The Pentagon said the initiative aims to change the “paradigm” for cooperation between the US and Indian defence sectors, including the implementation of a set of specific proposals that could provide India access to cutting-edge technologies

JD-U levels serious allegations against addl CS on bridge collapse

and support its defence modernisation plans.

It is learnt that Singh and Austin also touched upon General Electric’s proposal to share technology with India for fighter jet engines and New Delhi’s plan to procure 30 MQ-9B armed drones for over USD 3 billion from US defence major General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. The jet engine deal is likely to be announced during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US. People familiar with the matter said both projects will be part of the roadmap that

President Murmu meets Suriname counterpart

PARAMARIBO, JUN 5

(PTI): President Droupadi Murmu met her Suriname counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi on Monday and they discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in several areas including defence, agriculture, IT and capacity building.

PATNA, JUN 5 (IANS):

While the Bihar government has launched a probe after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bhagalpur on Sunday, JD-U MLA Sanjeev Kumar has levelled serious allegations against the additional chief secretary of road construction department, Pratyay Amrit, who has been entrusted with the task of conducting the inquiry.

Calling Amrit the ‘real culprit’, Kumar asked that how could the truth come out if the probe is conducted by him.

“The matter needs to be investigated by a sitting judge of the Patna High Court, and an FIR should be filed against Pratyan Amrit,” Kumar said.

The four-lane bridge connecting Sultanganj in Bhagalpur and Aguwani in Khagaria district collapsed for the second time on Sunday. In April 2022, the structure of the bridge

Punjab CM Mann rejects affiliation

of

Haryana colleges with Panjab University

will also provide for cooperation in areas of intelligence sharing, surveillance and reconnaissance, munitions and the undersea domain.

“We established an ambitious new roadmap for defence industrial cooperation with a fast-track (and) high-priority for co-development and co-production projects and to build closer ties between our defence industries,” Austin said at a media briefing.

“We look forward to advancing some of those projects during the upcoming visits,” he said, indirectly referring to Modi’s upcoming tour of the US.

Describing the USIndia relationship as one of the most “consequential” ones, he said Washington only shares technologies with countries that it absolutely trusts. “There is an increasing desire for us to share (them) with partners here in India.”

CHANDIGARH, JUN 5 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday rejected a proposal of affiliation of Haryana colleges with Panjab University, saying the Chandigarhbased university belongs to Punjab and will remain so.

He also strongly objected to Haryana’s offer of funding the varsity for restoration of the state’s share in it, and asked his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar to set up a varsity in any part of his state. Mann was speaking after holding a meeting with Khattar over the matter. The meeting was also attended by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and PU Vice Chancellor Renu Vig.

The Haryana chief minister, however, hit out at Mann for remaining “adamant” regarding the matter and said the move is in the interest of students.

“Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh has always been connected with

Bhagwant Mann

Punjab’s legacy, heritage, emotions, culture and literature,” Mann said while addressing the media after the meeting. He also accused the neighbouring state of trying to gain indirect entry into the varsity. “They want an indirect entry into the university which is connected with Punjab’s emotions, literature and culture. We told them today that it is a clear no from our side. We cannot give affiliation to any Haryana college,” he said.

PU belongs to Punjab and will remain so, he added.

According to a statement by the Haryana government, Khattar said in the

meeting that in the interest of the students, colleges of his state should be given the option of affiliation with PU.

Both the states will proceed in a friendly manner, he added.

Khattar also said that along with the colleges in three districts -- Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar -- colleges in Punjab’s Mohali and Rupnagar districts should also be given affiliation with PU.

The first meeting on the issue of affiliation of Haryana colleges was held on June 1 in which Punjab Governor Purohit had flagged the possibility of colleges in neighbouring Haryana to be affiliated with the Chandigarh-based university.

Mann said earlier, maintenance deficit grants to PU used to be shared and paid by Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in the ratio of 20:20:20:40, respectively.

Mamata announces jobs for Odisha rail victims’ family

KOLKATA, JUN 5 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced state government jobs for the family of those who lost their lives in the triple train crash in Odisha’s Balasore. The West Bengal CM said that relatives of those who lost their limbs in the horrific crash will also be given government jobs.

had collapsed due to strong wind and rain. The deadline to complete the bridge has been missed for eight times so far.

Kumar, the JD-U MLA from Parbatta in Khagaria district, was the one who had highlighted cracks in the pillars of the bridge on the floor of the Assembly in March. At that time, RJD leader and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav had replied that action will be taken against the construction company and things will be rectified.

“After corruption surfaced for the first time last year, I had met Pratyay Amrit and showed him photographs of the cracks in the pillars but he refused to accept the fact. He showed me a video of a pillar and said that the crack had appeared there and the construction company had demolished the pillar and constructed a new one. The same pillar collapsed on Sunday,” Kumar said.

Murmu, who arrived in Suriname on Sunday on a three-day state visit - her first since assuming office in July last year, received a warm welcome from President Santokhi at the Presidential palace here.

President Murmu held delegation level talks with President Santokhi.

“Both the Presidents discussed ways to deepen India-Suriname relations and held wide ranging discussions on multiple areas including defence, agriculture, IT and capacity building,” her office said.

India and Suriname exchanged four MoUs in various fields including health and agriculture.

“Imparting fresh momentum to India-Suriname multifaceted cooperation.

President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn & President @CSantokhi discussed ways to deepen India-Suriname partnership,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi earlier tweeted.

Banerjee added that her government will also give cash aid to those who were on board the Coromandel Express and are currently going through mental and physical trauma. She will visit Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Tuesday to meet the injured passengers recuperating in different hospitals.

She said that currently there are 206 injured passengers from West Bengal admitted to different hos -

pitals in O disha. “There are 33 critical passengers in Cuttack hospitals,” she said, adding that a few Bengal ministers and senior officers will accompany her. She will distribute the aid cheques and appointment letters to the family of the victims on Wednesday.

The Bengal chief minister added that she did not want to get into any sort of politics on the accident and would do everything to help the injured passengers and their families.

Earlier in the day, Ms

Banerjee cancelled her fourday trip to Darjeeling at the last minute to supervise the treatment and rehabilitation of passengers of the state who were injured in the train accident, sources said. The TMC chief was supposed to visit Darjeeling where she was scheduled to meet members of all political parties in the Hills before the panchayat elections slated this year, secretariat sources said.

“She wants to be in Kolkata and oversee how the rehabilitation and treatment of injured passengers from West Bengal who were

on board the Coromandel Express that met with an accident. She will visit the Hills later,” the source told PTI. A coal-laden goods train from Vizag port to Rourkela Steel Plant became the first to run on the restored tracks around 10.40 pm on Sunday night, hours after both the up line and the down line tracks were repaired. The first high-speed passenger train - HowrahPuri Vande Bharat Express - passed through Balasore on Monday morning through the same tracks, officials said.

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Make customers’ rights charter enforceable, says RBI panel

NEW DELHI, JUNE 5

(IANS): A panel set up by the RBI to examine and review the state of customer service in regulated entities (REs), has suggested that the central bank should consider making the charter of customer rights enforceable after reviewing and updating it. The central bank may consider extending the charter to on Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) also, it has suggested. The RBI had formed the seven member committee under the chairmanship of former RBI Deputy Governor B.P. Kanungo on May 23, 2022 to evaluate the efficacy, adequacy and quality of customer service in entities regulated by the RBI vis-a-vis the existing RBI guidelines on customer

service and identify gaps, if any. The committee has, in its report submitted to the RBI recently, has suggested the above mentioned measures.

“With a view to ensure that there is uniformity in classifying, recording and reporting of complaints by the REs, the Reserve Bank should lay down a definition of a complaint under the internal grievance redress mechanism which should also capture the complaints which are outside the purview of Reserve Bank’s integrated ombudsman scheme,” the panel has recommended. The committee has suggested further that the RBI Ombudsmen (RBIOs) should be empowered, based on the facts or a set of similar complaints,

Infighting within NSCN (YA) GHQ and CHQ members

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to direct the RE concerned to review and undertake suitable corrective action in all such cases and confirm compliance to the Reserve Bank. It has also recommended setting up of an RE - agnostic common portal for lodging complaints, so that the customers of any RE can lodge complaints on a single platform. The portal may allocate the complaints to respective REs, enable facility for tracking of the complaints by the complainant and for automatic escalation of rejected complaints to the internal ombudsmen.

Going forward, the Reserve Bank may also consider integrating this platform with its Complaint Management System (CMS) portal to provide for seamless transfer and movement of complaints and data, the panel has said further.

To improve customer service in REs, the Indian Banks’ Association may update its model operating procedure, in line with regulation, for hassle-free settlement of claims in accounts of the deceased account holders, in various scenarios.

KUM cautioned that public would declare non-cooperation to any group ignoring the appeal. Further, KUM appealed to other Naga Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to condemn such acts within the Naga family. According to KUM, it had invited Naga Yuya, Naga

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The first prize was bagged by class 3 student Vimeyono from Corragio School, Kohima, while the second and third prizes were awarded to class 10 student Kelhouvinuo Caroline Rutsa from Living tree School, Tseiepugei and class 5 student Duve Khamo from Rev Dr Neiliezhu Usuo Me-

Students’ Organization (NSO) and Eastern Naga Students’ Association (ENSA) to join the mission and had tried to negotiate for peace between the NSCN (K) GHQ and CHQ. From April-June, KUM said it had along with Naga, Yuya, NSO and ENSA been trying to settle for peace within NSCN (K) government.

morial School respectively.

The Kohima DFO gave a short speech at the programme, which was also attended by EMC chairman Touphema, officers and staff of Raj Bhavan, and students and teachers from GHS Forest Colony, Kohima. The programme was compered by JSO Banua Koza, while welcome ad -

dress was delivered by Kohima assistant conservator of forest (ACF) Dr Sevono Seletsu and the vote of thanks was pronounced by RFO V Mato Koso. The governor also planted a Ginkgo Biloba tree at Raj Bhavan after the function. This was stated in a statement issued by PRO, Raj Bhavan.

OM for strict adherence to DPR for NH-62 road work

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The organisation asserted that not an inch less of the intended road width should be compromised during the execution of the project. OM affirmed to monitor and review

India’s ESG jobs witness 223% surge since 2019: Study

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(AGENCIES): American employment website ‘Indeed’ on Monday said in a study that there has been a remarkable surge in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) jobs over the last three years in India on its platform. According to Business Today report, the ESG sector saw a growth of 223 per cent in India between April 2019 to April 2023.

The company also said that despite the massive increase in last three years, a decline of 22 per cent was seen last year in the ESG sector. This indicated that while sustainability formed a key part of organisational goals due to the pandemic, it may have cooled down in the last one year, indicating

a stabilisation of ESG jobs, following the post-covid growth. The most significant increase in job posting on the Indeed’s platform came between April 2021 and April 2022, growing by 109 per cent. The company pooled this data from job posting and job searches on its platform between 2019 and 2023, with keywords such as “ESG”, “Environmental Social Governance” or “Sustainability”.

“The growing demand for ESG professionals can be attributed to several factors, including rising consumer expectations, and the need for companies to enhance their brand reputation,” said Sashi Kumar, Head of Sales for Indeed India. “Employers are actively seeking

individuals with expertise in sustainable practices, environmental science, conservation, corporate social responsibility, and related fields to fill these positions,” Kumar added. The demand from jobseekers also saw the highest growth in last three years. Job searches for sustainability roles increased by 31 per cent between April 2022 and 2023. “Additionally, employees, especially the younger ones today place much more importance on environmental and social concerns than the previous generation,” Kumar said. The increase over the past three years showcase the remarkable shift as companies increasingly prioritise sustainability efforts. An increasing number of organ-

isations are also pledging to take action on climate, social and other issues by following Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards. The firms are concerned about the climate change and the urgent need to build more diverse and inclusive workforces. A similar trend was seen in other South East Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia, which saw an increase of 146 per cent and 139 per cent respectively in ESG job postings, in last three years. Similar to India, both countries also saw a decline in last one year by 29 per cent and 10 per cent but saw a strong growth in demand from jobseekers of 71 per cent and 111 per cent respectively in last three years.

the ongoing works on a timely basis to safeguard the welfare and interest of the people residing in the region. Stating that it understood the department’s commitment to excellence and the well-being of the

community, the OM has, therefore, requested the EE PWD (NH) Mokokchung division to prioritise and enforce strict adherence to the approved DPR particularly concerning road width specifications.

Gold falls Rs 80; silver declines Rs 400

NEW DELHI, JUN 5 (PTI):

Gold prices fell Rs 80 to Rs 60,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had finished at Rs 60,480 per 10 grams. Silver also went lower Rs 400 at Rs 73,000 per kilogramme. Spot gold prices in the Delhi markets traded at Rs 60,400/10 gms, slightly down by Rs 80 per 10 grams, Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, said. In the overseas markets, both gold and silver were trading lower at USD 1,945 per ounce and USD 23.50 per ounce, respectively. “Gold prices edged lower on the back of positive economic data points, higher US dollar and yields, offsetting support from the prospects that the

Federal Reserve would pause its rate hikes this month,” Navneet Damani, Senior VP - Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said.

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DIMAPUR: NSCN (Niki) and NSCN (Khango) have condoled the untimely demise of Zheshito Swu, kilo kilonser of NSCN (Niki) who passed away on June 3.

In a press note, president and ato kilonser of NSCN (Niki) along with all rank and file of both civil and military set up said that they deeply mourned the untimely demise of Zheshito Swu.

MIP said that late Zheshito served the Naga nation with utmost sincerity and dedication, which will remain etched in the history of the nation and his sacrifices and selfless contribution for the cause of the Nagas shall always be remembered.

MIP said his contribution towards the Naga society as a GB of his village and also former leader of civil organisation was also immense. It said that Nagas have lost a dynamic figure and the void created by his demise is huge.

NSCN/GPRN conveyed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family and pray that Almighty Lord comfort them and grant

them strength to overcome the grief and also prayed for the departed soul to rest in perfect peace with heavenly father.

NSCN (Khango): NSCN/GPRN (Khango) also expressed shock and pain to learn about the untimely demise of Zheshito Swu (G.B) and former president of Western Sumi Hoho and kilo (Home) kilonser of NSCN (Niki).

MIP said that late Zheshito was a proficient and upright leader, who served as the Western Sumi Hoho president and various NGOs before dedicating himself for the Naga national service.

MIP said that his demise was a great loss and deeply felt by the Naga society, for whom he had made many remarkable social and political contributions.

Paying homage to the leader, NSCN (Khango) also conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that Almighty God grant solace in this hour of grief time and the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

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Top priority to conserve environment and save the planet: Gov Ganesan

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India hugely growing aviation market but underserved: AI CEO

ISTANBUL, JUN 5

(PTI): India is a hugely growing aviation market but also underserved, especially on international routes, Air India chief Campbell Wilson said on Monday. The Air India CEO and Managing Director was speaking at a session at the IATA World Air Transport Summit.

While India is a “hugely growing market”, it is also an underserved market, as there are less than 50 widebody aircraft (with domestic carriers), he said.

King Charles III sends message of condolence

to President Murmu

LONDON, JUN 5 (PTI):

Britain’s King Charles III on Monday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his profound shock and sadness over the deadly train accident in Balasore, recalling his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.

“Both my wife [Queen Camilla] and I have been most profoundly shocked and saddened by the news of such a dreadful accident outside Balasore. I would like to express our deepest possible condolences to the families of all those who have so tragically lost their lives,” Charles was quoted as saying in a statement issued by Buckingham Palace. In the statement that was also posted across the royal social media channels, the 74-year-old monarch speaks of the special place in his heart for India and reflects upon his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago.

Polls will be held in Oct: Pak Defence Min

ISLAMABAD, JUN 5

(PTI): The general elections in Pakistan will be held without any delay in October this year, Defence Minister Khawaja

Asif has said, dispelling speculation about a possible postponement in polls. Political experts firmly believe that only free, fair and timely general elections can bring back desperately-needed political stability in Pakistan, which is also facing a severe economic crisis.

The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by ousted prime minister Imran Khan had expressed apprehensions that the ruling coalition may delay the general elections.

‘Rise of India is unstoppable’: EAM

WINDHOEK (NAMIBIA), JUN 5 (PTI): The rise of India is unstoppable and the country is taking its place in the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, citing India’s strong economic growth, its strong relationships abroad and the support of the diaspora worldwide.

Jaishankar arrived here on Sunday, the first visit by an Indian external affairs minister to the African nation. Addressing the Indian community here, Jaishankar said in many ways India is now a much more capable country, a much more confident country, and that way more “recognised around the world.”

He said that India is moving in the right direction and is conscious that there are a lot of challenges ahead.

“…With strong relationships and with good, proud Indians contributing abroad, and with growth at home — we are very clear, the rise of India is unstoppable,” the minister said.

“Today we are the most populous country, we are the fifth largest economy and we will hopefully become third very, very soon...

Today, India is taking its place in the world and that is something which all Indians should be very proud of,” he added. “When as foreign minister I go out in the world, especially in Africa and Latin America and other parts of Asia, I cannot tell you how much goodwill we have,” the minister said.

Imran Khan says Nazi Germany-era law being practised against his supporters

solidarity with India, showing how the world stands with the country.

“A lot of leaders from all over the world and the foreign minister from here [Namibia] also have expressed solidarity and sent sympathy.” “I received many messages from foreign ministers and friends from across the world. The Prime Minister also received lots of messages. This is an example of how globalised today’s world is and how the world is connected with India,” he said.

LAHORE, JUN 5 (PTI):

Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said Pakistanis are living in the “dark ages” as the authorities were using Nazi Germany-era law of kin punishment against his supporters amid silence from the Supreme Court.

connection with the May 9 riots.

Azhar has been in hiding since the attacks on the state installations by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers. The police claim that he was one of the planners of the attacks.

He praised the Indian community abroad and said as the Indian diaspora gets the benefit of the country’s image abroad, India also gets benefits from the diaspora’s image in foreign countries. Jaishankar also expressed grief over the lives lost in the train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday. The tragedy claimed 275 lives and left around 1,200 injured. He said that several global leaders expressed

Defectors from ex-Pak PM Imran Khan’s party form new outfit

LAHORE, JUN 5 (PTI): A group of former provincial lawmakers who quit exprime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf party over the May 9 attacks on sensitive military installations and government buildings, on Monday floated a new outfit called the “Democrats.”

The former home minister of the Punjab province Hashim Dogar who quit Khan’s PTI last month, is leading this outfit, which also includes former education minister

NEW YORK, JUN 5 (PTI):

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the BJP and RSS are “incapable” of looking at the future and PM Narendra Modi is trying to drive the Indian car by only looking in the rearview mirror which will lead to “one accident after another.”

Gandhi addressed a massive community event at the Javits Centre organised by the Indian Overseas Congress - USA on Sunday as he wrapped up his US visit that included trips to San Francisco and Washington DC.

“Back home we have a problem, and I will tell you the problem. BJP and the RSS are incapable of looking at the future. They’re incapable. Unse aap kuch bhi poocho, woh peeche ki aur dekhte hain (You ask

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Satakhami Union Dimapur (SUD) with immense pride and profound gratitude extends our heartiest congratulations to.

1. Miss Vini Achumi, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Ghukuto Achumi of Satakha Old Village for securing Top 20 in HSLC 2023.

2. Mr. Tonoto Zhimomi, S/o Mr. & Mrs. Vikiye Zhimomi of Shoipu Village with prestigious title Mr. Altitude World People’s Choice 2023. The Union also congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC examination 2023 and wishes them the best in their future academic endeavors.

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With immense pride and honor, the Shena New Alhou Qemi Kuposhukulu (SNAQK) extends our heartiest congratulations to all the Shena New Students’ who have successfully cleared the HSLC & HSSLC examination 2023 conducted by NBSE and CBSE. The fellowship wishes them more success and invokes God’s blessings in their future endeavors.

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Dr Murad Raas.

There was no clarity over whether this outfit will align with some of the bigger political parties like the Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) or Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).

Neither has there been any information on whether the “Democrats” plans to register with the Election Commission of Pakistan.

“One thing is clear, that the Democrats will continue acting as an opposition to the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM),”

anything they look into the past),” he said.

He said that if you ask the BJP why a train accident happened, they will say the Congress Party did such and such thing 50 years ago, taking a swipe at the government following the Odisha train accident, one of the worst railway tragedies in the country. The accident involving three trains has left

Raas was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.

On May 9, violent protests erupted after paramilitary Rangers arrested 70-year-old Khan, the chairman of PTI, from the Islamabad High Court premises in connection with a corruption case.

Khan’s party workers vandalised a dozen military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House, the Mianwali airbase and the ISI building in Faisalabad in response to his arrest.

“A tragedy happened in India and the world decided to stand with India,” the minister said. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2018 Africa visit, Jaishankar quoted him as saying, “We (India) are here (in Africa) but we are different from others who have come. The difference is we are here to listen to you. To ask you what are your requirements. And whatever we do will be in response to your priorities.”

Security agencies across the country have detained thousands of workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in connection with the attacks on military installations after Khan was arrested in a corruption case last month.

“We are now living in the dark ages. Nazi Germany-era law of kin punishment is being practised against PTI. How long will the SC (Supreme Court) allow complete violation of fundamental rights of anyone linked to Pakistan’s biggest political party?”

Khan said in a series of tweets.

Khan, the chief of PTI said, “In other countries where this barbaric law (of kin punishment) was imposed, was in totalitarian states like Stalin’s Russia, North Korea and China during the Cultural Revolution.”

Police on Monday picked up the father of Hammad Azhar, the former finance minister in the PTI government, as security agencies continue to detain family members of those who escaped arrest in

“Strongly condemn Mian Azhar’s (father of Hammad Azhar) abduction from his residence in Lahore. He is one of the most respected politicians of Punjab, 82 years of age and struggling with multiple health issues.

“It just goes to show that this fascist regime is devoid of any sense of ethics or morality in its mission to crush PTI,” Khan said in a tweet in Urdu. He said such acts that violate the value system of society, especially the way they respect women and elders, will further breed hatred and anger against “this fascist government”.

Sunak confirms plans to house illegal migrants on ships

LONDON, JUN 5 (PTI):

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday claimed that his plan to “stop the boats” of illegal migrants coming to UK shores is working as he announced plans to house them on ships to reduce pressure on taxpayer-funded hotels. Addressing a press conference at the border town of Dover in Kent, Sunak said the first such ship will be ready later this month and two others to accommodate a further 1,000 migrants soon after. He pointed out that important legislation, referred to as the Illegal Migration Bill or Stop the Boats

Bill, has cleared the House of Commons and will give his government the right to detain and deport migrants who enter the country illegally. “I promised we would get illegal migrants out of hotels – and into alternative sites, including military facilities,” said Sunak.

“To reduce pressures on local communities, we’ll also house people on ships. The first will arrive in Portland in the next fortnight. And we’ve secured another two today that will accommodate another 1,000,” he said. New large sites will also open at Wethersfield and Scampton, with hundreds of migrants expected to move in over the next few months with a capacity to accommodate around 3,000 by later this year. Sunak said that besides adding alternative accommodation options, he is determined to make more efficient use of hotels. “By asking people to

share rooms, where it’s appropriate to do so we’ve found an additional 11,500 places which will save taxpayers an extra GBP 250 mn a year. And I say to those migrants who are objecting: this is more than fair,” said Sunak, in an apparent reference to reports that emerged over the weekend of migrants protesting outside a hotel in central London against being forced to share rooms. “If you’re coming here illegally, claiming sanctuary from death, torture, or persecution then you should be willing to a share a taxpayer-funded hotel room in central London,” he said.

around 275 dead and brought into focus the issue of railway safety. There has

OFFICE OF THE SÜNGRATSÜ STUDENTS’ UNION KOHIMA FELICITATION

With immense pride and pleasure we the Sungratsü Students’ Union Kohima (SSUK) would like to convey our heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Temjensola Aier, D/o Opanglemba Aier from LFHSS, Kohima for achieving HSLC Subject Topper in Social Sciences in the recently declared NBSE result 2023 and for bringing laurels to the Union through her achievement.

The Union further congratulates all the successful HSLC and HSSLC candidates of 2023 and wishes success in their future endeavours.

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been a demand for the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw from some quarters. Gandhi said that if you ask the BJP why they removed the periodic table from the textbooks, they will refer to what the Congress party did 60 years ago. “Their immediate response” is to look back,” he said, adding that one cannot drive a car by looking only in

the rearview mirror as that will only lead to “one accident after another.”

“That is the phenomenon of Modi ji. He is trying to drive the Indian car and he only looks in the rearview mirror. And then he does not understand why this car is crashing, not moving forward. And it’s the same idea with the BJP, with the RSS, all of them.”

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We the New colony Youth organisation (NcYo) and New colony Youth Fellowship (NcYF) Wokha take immense pride to congratulate Mr. Yanthungo E Jami for securing the Top 10th position (Science Stream) in the recently declared HSSLC examination. We convey our best wishes in your future endeavors and pray that you achieve more accolades in your academic career.

We also congratulate all the students from New Colony who have successfully cleared their HSLC & HSSLC 2023 examination and wish them the best in their future endeavors.

Sd/- Sd/Mhachen ovung Zuchobemo Patton President, NCYO Recorder, NCYF

OFFICE OF THE ZERUMI KHEL STUDENT'S UNION, KEZOMA

Kohima - 797001 : Nagaland

Motto: “Towards the Pinnacle” FELICITATION

The Zerumi Student's Union (ZSU) extends our heartfelt gratitude to MISS SAVITONU KISOTSO, D/o Mr. Liho Kisotso and Mrs. Pusatole Kisotso for securing Top 7th (Arts) position in the recently declared HSSLC Examination 2023 (NBSE).

And also the Zerumi Student's Union congratulates all its successful HSLC and HSSLC candidates and wishes the best in all their future endeavours.

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Mekro

Keyosenu Kisotso

President Edu. & Statistical Secy.

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The OCUWT with immense pride and honour conveys our heartiest congratulations to the followings members of Old Changsu Village for their achievements and bringing laurels to the community.

1. Mr. Renathung c Ngullie, S/o. Mr. P. Chonchio Ngullie for being conferred the Ph.D under the Dept. of Chemistry from St. Joseph University, Chumoukedima, Nagaland

2. Mr. Zuchanbemo Humtsoe, S/o. Mr. Jenithung Humtsoe for securing Top 8th Position in recently declared HSSLC Examination conducted by NBSE under Science Stream. The Union also congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC examinations 2023. The Union prays and wishes them higher success for their future endeavours.

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S. Aben Ngullie Nrithung Kithan Chairman, OCUWT Secretary, OCUWT

S Jaishankar and Namibian FM Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the 1st Joint Commission of cooperation meeting. (PTI)

‘Modi driving Indian car looking into rearview mirror and it’s crashing’

Imran Khan

Rahul Gandhi

Rishi Sunak

AI deepfake videos worry H’wood actors ahead

of wage talks

Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves have been the victims of unauthorised deep fakes and hyper-realistic AI-generated videos. These incidents have fuelled actors’ growing concern about the unregulated use of AI.

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he increasing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate realistic content, such as deep fakes, has caused concern in Hollywood, and the rise of AI is sparking debate among actors, writers, and studios about their compensation and content creation.bour contracts with studios, and the use of AI is among the top issues.

According to SAGAFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the actors’ “digital doubles” should be controlled to ensure fair compensation when using their personas.

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Meanwhile, top researchers, experts and CEOs (including Sam Altman of OpenAI) have issued a fresh warning about the existential threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to humanity.

team of astrophysicists has discovered a new type of cosmic threads hidden in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.In the early 1980s, a radio astronomy expert in Farhad Yusef-Zadeh at Northwestern University discovered gigantic, one-dimensional filaments dangling vertically near Sagittarius A*, our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole.

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Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) recently expressed concern about the rise of AI deep fakes in Hollywood, reports Interesting Engineering.

The actors union is preparing to negotiate la-

Actors and writers in Hollywood are concerned that studios will try to cut costs and increase revenue by using AI to generate new content without the assistance and guidance of production.

Moreover, the report said that the celebrities such as Hollywood actors

In a 22-word statement, they said that “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” The statement was published by US-based nonprofit, the Center for AI Safety, and was co-signed by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis as well as Geoffrey Hinton and Youshua Bengio. (IANS)

Now, Yusef-Zadeh and his collaborators have discovered a new population of filaments -- but these threads are much shorter and lie horizontally or radially, spreading out like spokes on a wheel from the black hole.

Although the two populations of filaments share several similarities, Yusef-Zadeh assumes they have different origins.A

While the vertical filaments sweep through the galaxy, towering up to 150 light-years high, the horizontal filaments look more like the dots and dashes of Morse code, punctuating only one side

of Sagittarius A*. The findings are detailed in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

“It was a surprise to suddenly find a new population of structures that seem to be pointing in the direction of the black hole,” said Yusef-Zadeh, Professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

“By studying them, we could learn more about the black hole’s spin and accretion disk orientation.

‘Fouja’ hits theatres; Dammu’s ‘Angad’ moves audiences to tears

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viewers on an emotional journey, showcasing the sacrifices and unwavering dedication of soldiers who serve their country selflessly.

the armed forces are prepared to pay and wear as a badge of honour.

It is satisfying when one finds order in the middle of a chaotic field of the nucleus of our galaxy,” he added.

To pinpoint the filaments, Yusef-Zadeh’s team used a technique to remove the background and smooth the noise from MeerKAT images in order to isolate the filaments from surrounding structures.

MeerKAT, originally the Karoo Array Telescope, is a radio telescope consisting of 64 antennas in the

Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape of South Africa.

After studying the vertical filaments for decades, Yusef-Zadeh was shocked to uncover their horizontal counterparts, which he estimates are about 6 million years old.

While both populations comprise one-dimensional filaments that can be viewed with radio waves and appear to be tied to activities in the galactic centre, the similarities end there.

The vertical filaments are perpendicular to the galactic plane; the horizontal filaments are parallel to the plane but point radially toward the centre of the galaxy where the black hole lies.

The vertical filaments are magnetic and relativistic; the horizontal filaments appear to emit thermal radiation.

The vertical filaments encompass particles moving at speeds near the speed of light; the horizontal filaments appear to accelerate thermal material in a molecular cloud. There are several hundred vertical filaments and just a few hundred horizontal filaments. And the vertical filaments, which measure up to 150 lightyears high, far surpass the size of the horizontal filaments, which measure just 5 to 10 light-years in length.A

The vertical filaments also adorn space around the nucleus of the galaxy; the horizontal filaments appear to spread out to only one side, pointing toward the black hole. (IANS)

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The management team strategically decided to release the film in cities which has a high proportion of the population from the armed forces.

Punjab, often referred to as the ‘sword arm of the nation’, has the second highest number of soldiers,

‘Starstruck’ Wagh calls Warsi a ‘chameleon’

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Amey said: “There’s a scene where Rasul speaks a lot. I remember the whole set being silent that day. It was one take, and we got it. I didn’t talk much on this set because it is a crucial character. I was starstruck by Arshad Sir. He is a chameleon.”

“He’ll be cracking jokes one minute, and the moment he hears “action,” he immediately gets into his character. On the other hand, I stayed in my zone throughout,” he added.

Amey stated how difficult it was for him to get out of his dark character.

“I didn’t allow my character to mess with my head. But yes, I did stay in the zone because it is a challenging character.”

“A very cold-blooded character, he is not an innocent or good person.

But instrumental music pieces helped me during the shooting. It helped me in a way that playing such a dark character didn’t hinder my inner peace”, he said.

Helmed by director

Oni Sen, ‘Asur 2’ also features Barun Sobti, Ridhi Dogra, Anupriya Goenka, Amey Wagh, Meiyang Chang and Gaurav Arora. (IANS)

he movie ‘Fouja’, starring renowned senior actor Pavan Malhotra with debutant Karthik Dammu in the lead role, hit the theatres in the northern belt on June 1. The weekend saw a full turnout, particularly in Haryana, where almost every third family has a member in the armed services. Audiences across all 47 cities, where the movie released for the first weekend, seemingly related emotionally to the storyline of ‘Fouja’.other than officers, serving in the Army among all states and union territories in the country. It accounts for 7.7 per cent of the Army’s rank and file, even though its share of the national population is 2.3 per cent.

Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are the other states that provide the most manpower to the Army.

Karthik Dammu, who plays the role of Angad, a

young soldier, cast a spell almost on everyone in the cinemas, leaving them teary eyed towards the end of the movie.

Parents in particular literally ‘cried’ for Angad, as a large part of the movie revolves around him.

‘Fouja’ is a heartfelt and inspiring movie that pays tribute to the brave men and women of the Indian Army. Set against the backdrop of real-life events, the film takes

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What sets ‘Fouja’ apart is its authenticity and attention to detail. The film successfully captures the essence of the Indian Army, portraying the challenges they face while also highlighting their valour and indomitable spirit.

The film at its core is also about the delicate relationship between a father and a son. The father, portrayed by award-winning actor Pavan Malhotra, relates to all Army families in the country, which regard sending at least one member of the family to serve the country as a matter of tradition and honour. Attaining martyrdom is a price that every family of

The son, portrayed by Karthik, relates to young people like him who are caught up between nurturing their individual passions and carrying on family traditions.

The performances in the film are commendable, with the actors delivering powerful and moving portrayals of their characters.

The Soldier, commonly referred to as a Jawan, is highlighted as the hero of the movie, giving it a unique flavour not so common in most movies made on the Army till date.

Director Pramod Mangla has ensured that the movie reminds us of the courage and resilience exhibited by those who defend our country.

(IANS)

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With immense pride and joy the Children, Grandchildren and In-Laws of Lt. Lanusuja and Lt. Imlimiela (Changki) would like to extend our heartiest contatulations to Ms. Imtijungla T Ozukum, D/o Rev. Dr. Temjen Ozukum (Sungratsu) and Mrs. Bendangla Longkumer (Changki) for securing the Top 13th Position with distinction in Post Graduate Nursing Speciality in Gynaecology under Kaloji Narayana Rao University Warangal, Telangana, India. We all praise God for the wonderful feat and pray that the Almighty God continue to bless her more in the days to come. With love Family Trees of Lt. Lanusuja and Lt. Imlimiela Changki DC-696/23

won’t be silenced. She feels she was treated very badly during the trial. She feels like she’s the victim here.”

Meanwhile, Camille Vasquez, one of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor’s lawyers for the trial, recently admitted she has thought about writing a book, in part about the legal battle, but stressed there’s ‘nothing in the works at the moment.’

ollywood star Amber Heard is contemplating writing her autobiography. The ‘Danish Girl’ actress is reportedly keen to start “sharing her truth” with an explosive tell-all memoir, in which she would lay bare the details of her turbulent two-year marriage to Johnny Depp and their bitter court battle after he successfully sued her for defamation over an op-ed she wrote about being a victim of domestic abuse, reports aceshowbiz.com. The 37-year-old actress- who is currently living in Madrid, Spain, with her two-year-old daughter Oonagh - would be looking for around $15 million for her story but is ready to speak out after being harassed online during last year’s trial, according to sources from RadarOnline. com. The insider said: “SheShe told People magazine: “We’ve thought about that. Ben [Chew, co-counsel] and I have joked that we should write a book together, maybe about the trial. I feel like my story is maybe half written. I feel like there’s still a lot left to do. While the trial was a significant portion of my career ... the real story about who I am and my path, there’s still more to be written and to be done. I do have a title in mind. Maybe one day.” Camille and the rest of Johnny’s legal team have “often” been in touch with the 59-year-old actor since the trial and are planning to attend one of his Hollywood Vampires gigs later this summer. She said: “The last time I spoke to [Johnny] on the phone was probably a few months ago, but we text often.”

(IANS)

OFFICE OF THE DIMAPUR MUNGYA UNION

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The Dimapur Mungya Union, with immense pride and honour conveys its heartiest congratulations to Dr. Lothunglo Ezung , D /o Mhondamo Ezung and Mrs. Vamoni Ezung for successfully completing her MBBS Course from Gajara Raja Medical College Gwailor, Madhya Pradesh. The union further wishes her God's guidance in all her future endeavours.

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PINE FIREWOOD DEALERS' UNION, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND LED BY ITS PRESIDENT ERALIBILL VILLAGE, DIMAPUR UNDER THE THEME 'LETS SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAND OVER THE PLANET TO THE NEXT GENERATION', IN THE

PRESENCE OF VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DIGNITARIES.

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Scientists find new type of cosmic threads in Milky Way

If we play good cricket, we can win: Dravid

LONDON, JUN 5 (IANS):

With just two days to go before the start of the ICC World Test Championship final, Rahul Dravid, head coach of the Indian cricket team, exuded cautious confidence about India’s chances in the match.

Addressing the media here, he said: “The team that plays good cricket over five days will win. I fully believe if we play good cricket - we have the players, we have the ability - if we take 20 wickets and make runs, we can win this match.”

That could be construed as stating the obvious. But he went on to say: “That there’s no hype (about India’s prospects) is a good thing.”

An encouraging weather forecast for the World Test Championship final at The Oval in south London - England’s oldest

Wushu to conduct selection trial in Kohima on June 13

DIMAPUR, JUN 5

(NPN): Nagaland Wushu

Association will be conducting selection trial on June 13 at IG Stadium

Kohima to select the best players for the upcoming 32nd Senior National Wushu Championship scheduled to be held from June 26 to July 1 in Pune.

A press release issued by Nagaland Wushu Association (NWA) informed that the selection trial will be conducted in the following weight categories of 48kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg. 90+kg for men and 45kg, 48kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 65kg. 70kg, 75kg for women category.

It informed that only the best player in each category will be selected for participation. The gold medal winners in this National Championship will get automatic qualification to National Games 2023 scheduled in last week of October and first week of November 2023 in Goa. All affiliated units have been requested to prepare players for selection trials. The players list should be submitted to NWA office in person or Whatsapp to 9863238620 or 9916580774 latest by June 12. For more information, kindly contact any of NWA officials.

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international cricketing venue, where the first Test was held in 1880 - has provided a psychological boost to the Indian team, confronted as they are with the challenge of having to compete at the climax of cricket’s most prestigious championship without the benefit of match practice in English conditions.

It was a wet spring; so, there is the likelihood

of residual moisture on the pitch. On the other hand, the recent and anticipated sunshine could dry the track, without quite hardening it to generate disconcerting bounce. Last week in the England versus Ireland Test at Lord’s, north of the British capital’s River Thames, the wicket eased into a somewhat flat surface from the second day onwards.

India are handicapped by the unavailability of Jasprit Bumrah, K.L. Rahul and Rishabh Pant due to injuries. At the same time, it’s clear that five batsmen, an all-rounder, a wicketkeeper and four bowlers will constitute the playing XI.

Speculation over who will stand behind the stumps is perhaps fanciful, since K.S. Bharat is not only a better exponent with the gloves than Ishan Kishan, but has played at the highest level, that too, against Australia, whereas his Kishan is yet to make the grade.

Noticeably, Kishan batted extensively at the nets at The Oval on Sunday, while the veteran Ajinkya Rahane surprisingly didn’t do so at all.

However, the question remains as to whether the line-up will have four fast

bowlers or two spinners. If the former, then Ravichandran Ashwin is likely to be dropped. If otherwise, then the tour think-tank will have to choose between Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur.

Even in an environment unfavourable to him, as in the previous WTC final at Southampton in 2021, Ashwin impressed with his economy and wicket-taking ability. Also, with four lefthanders among Australia’s batsmen, an off-spinner like Ashwin should be an asset.

In contrast, Yadav only really comes into his own with reverse swing; and while Thakur is more effective when the ball moves in the air and exhibited a fine all-round display against England at The Oval two years ago, his form in the recently-concluded IPL was disappointing.

Challenge Cup: Spanish gymnasts shine on last day

JERUSALEM, JUN 5 (IANS): Spain’s gymnasts secured four medals on the final day of the World Challenge Cup competition in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.

Nestor Abad brought home the gold medal for Spain in the men’s horizontal bar final, tallying 13,800 points. He led ahead of Israel’s Alexander Myakinin and Germany’s Glen Trebing, reports Xinhua.

The men’s parallel

bars event saw Spain also claim the bronze, thanks to Thierno Diallo. Turkiye’s Ahmet Onder, who scored 14.350 points, clinched the gold, while Hungary’s Krisztofer Meszaros came in second. The men’s vault final was ruled by Hungary, with Meszaros scoring 13,750 points to earn the gold, one of his four medals in the competition. His compatriot, Botond Molnar, garnered the silver. Israel’s Pavel Gulidov received the

Women’s Cricket Champions Trophy: Wins for Saramati, Tiyi & Puliebadze

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): Saramati Warriors, Tiyi Strikers and Puliebadze Slingers won their respective matches on the first day of the ongoing second edition of the Women’s Cricket Champions Trophy at Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground. Playing the first match at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Saramati Warriors defeated Japfü Dazzlers by 6 wickets.

Elected to bat first, Japfü Dazzlers, scored 123 runs. In the run chase, Saramati Warriors, stitched up a comfortable win by 6 wickets in only 16.5 over.

The player of the match was

awarded to Mhasibeinuo

Rupreo of Saramati

Warriors for her 24 runs knock and 1 wicket claim.

In the second match, Tiyi strikers beat Pauna Queens by 42 runs. Tiyi Strikers opted to bat first after winning the toss managed to score 133 runs losing 7 wickets in 25 overs.

In reply, Pauna Queens were bowled out for 91 runs in 19.1 overs. The player of the match was adjudged to Sentilemla for her captain’s knock of 88 runs and 1 wicket claim.

In the third match at Sovima Cricket Ground, Puliebadze Slingers defeated Terogvu Titans by

6 wickets. Having won the toss and elected to bat first, Terogvu Titans managed to set a target of 103 runs in the stipulated 25 overs. Puliebadze reached the target in just 14.1 overs. The player of the match was awarded to Meriyani Kikon of Puliebadze Slingers for taking 2 wickets and scoring 15 runs.

TODAY’S MATCHES

(Nagaland Cricket Stadium) Japfu Dazzlers Vs Terogvu Titans - 8:30 am Tiyi Strikers Vs Puliebadze Slingers - 12:30 pm Sovima Cricket Ground Saramati Warriors Vs Pauna Queens - 12:30 pm

Inter-college Basketball C’ship from Jun 14

bronze. In the women’s events, Australia’s Georgia Goodwin secured her second gold of the competition after triumphing in the floor final with a score of 13.567. She topped France’s Morgane Osyssek and Spain’s Alba Petisco.

Marine Boyer won France’s lone gold medal of the competition, earning a score of 13.567 in the vault final. France also took the bronze in this event, courtesy of Lea Franceries,

while Spain’s Ana Perez secured the silver.

The next competition in the 2023 World Challenge Cup series, organized by the International Gymnastics Federation, is set to occur in Osijek, Croatia, starting Thursday.

DIMAPUR, JUN 5 (NPN): The 1st intercollege Basketball Championship (Men & Women) is scheduled to be held from June 14 to 16 at JV Rise Foundation Basketball Court, Signal Angami, Dimapur. June 17 is being kept as a reserve day.

The tournament is being organised by the Department of Youth Resources and Sports,

Government of Nagaland, in collaboration with the Dimapur District Basketball Association (DDBA).

The tournament is open to all colleges under Nagaland University and Nagaland-based autonomous universities.

The last date for registration for the tournament is June 12, 3

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On behalf of the Unity Club T. Khel Kohima Village, through this column we convey our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to all the successful candidates from our Club who have cleared the HSLC/HSSLC 2023 and other Academic Studies 2022-2023.

Your achievement has brought praise and laurels to our Club. May the Good Lord continue to Bless and give Guidance in all your future endeavours.

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pm. The tournament fixture will be released on June 13. Cash Prizes (Men & Women): Winner - Rs. 40,000; runners-up - Rs. 25,000; joint 3rd place - Rs. 10,000 each and MVP - Rs. 3,000 each. For more information and registration, interested colleges can contact at 7085994276 or 7005727663.

Bajrang, Sakshi, Vinesh say won’t take 10 secs to leave jobs; claim stir will go on

NEW DELHI, JUN

5 (IANS): With the top Indian wrestlers, who were protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) sidelined president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, joining their jobs, there were claims on social media that the players who were set to discard their medals in river Ganga should quit their jobs.

On Monday, Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat took umbrage to such suggestions and claimed that the people who are trying to discredit them and force them to give up their fight for justice are now coming after their jobs.

In similarly-worded statements, the top wrestlers claimed that when “life is at stake, job is a small thing”.

The statement came on the heels of several reports claiming that the top grapplers have disassociated themselves from the protest and have rejoined their respective government jobs.

The wrestlers issued a clarification that they have resumed work as Officers

on Special Duty (OSD) in the Railways but have not withdrawn their agitation.

“People who dismissed our medals as worth Rs 15 each are now aiming for our jobs. When life is at stake, job is a small thing in such a situation. “If the job is seen to be an obstacle in the way of justice, then we will not take even ten seconds to leave it. Do not show fear of job,” Punia, Sakshi Malik and Phogat wrote in their tweets on Monday.

The wrestlers vehemently denied that they have ended their protest.

Bajrang Punia also put out a video message on Twitter telling people not to believe in rumours and

bogus claims. In his video message, Punia said that there is no rift among the wrestlers and neither have they withdrawn their allegations nor their complaint against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

“Please don’t believe in claims that there is a rift in the wrestlers. None of the players have disassociated themselves from the agitation nor have we withdrawn the complaint,” said Bajrang. He said a campaign is on to discredit them and try and break their unity.

“Delhi Police have through a news agency tried to spread this rumour that the investigation has

Nagaland Police Taekwondo team wins 4 medals at Indian International C’ship

been closed as there is no evidence supporting the allegations. Please don’t believe in such claims,” said Punia, claiming that their fight for justice will continue. A few days back, the protesting wrestlers were detained by the Delhi Police during their march towards the new Parliament building.

As the protesters tried to breach the security cordon, a fierce tussle broke out -- the wrestlers and cops pushed, shoved and grappled with one another.

The following day, the wrestlers threatened to discard their medals into the river Ganga in Haridwar and go on an indefinite hunger strike at the India Gate.

The wrestlers had gone to Haridwar claiming that they want to drop their medals in the river Ganga. With many people requesting them, they decided to hand over the medals to the farmers’ leaders to take a call.

The wrestlers will soon take a call on where to resume their protest.

French Open: Jabeur makes it to maiden quarters

PARIS, JUN 5 (IANS): Ons Jabeur of Tunisia secured her maiden berth in the French Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Bernarda Pera, here on Monday.

Roland-Garros was the sole major at which the Tunisian had not reached the last eight, but that hoodoo was finally lifted following her fourth-round triumph.

Ibrahimovic hangs up his boots at 42

ROME, JUN 5 (IANS): Emotions ran high at the San Siro when Zlatan Ibrahimovic, also known as Ibra, announced his retirement after AC Milan’s final match of the 2022-2023 season.

Ibrahimovic, set to turn 42 in October, decided to depart Milan as his contract drew to a close. Before the kick-off of Sunday’s game, the fans in the stands energetically chanted his name and displayed a banner reading “Godbye,” a sight that brought Ibra to tears, reports Xinhua. The Swedish veteran player, whose previous teams include Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and LA Galaxy, began his second spell at Milanello in January 2020, making substantial impacts both on and off the pitch.

Junior WC Shooting: Dhanush Srikanth wins India’s third gold medal at Suhl

SUHL (GERMANY), JUN

5

The medallists along with DGP Sports Team Taekwondo Coach, ABSI Seyievilie Nakhro in Bangalore.

DIMAPUR, JUN 5

(NPN): Nagaland Police

Taekwondo team won four medals (two gold and 2 silver medal) at the 2nd Open Indian International Taekwondo Championship 2023 held in Bangalore, Koramangala Indoor

Stadium from June 3 and 4.

A total of four police personnel took part in the championship led by DGP Sports Team Taekwondo Coach, ABSI Seyievilie Nakhro. In men’s category, Tsutanmong took the gold for under 63 kg, while

Merichan Kikon and Mongkai Phom won silver medals for under 54 kg and under 74 kg respectively. In women’s category, Antimonyu Chang bagged the gold medal for under 62 kg. The team also won the Best Disciplined Team.

Valladolid down, Osasuna into

MADRID, JUN 5 (IANS): Valladolid were relegated from La Liga to the Spanish second division, Liga Smart Bank, in a dramatic finale to the season.

Valladolid ended with a 0-0 draw at home against Getafe. Coupled with other results, this led to their relegation, despite spending parts of the second half out of the relegation zone, as Almeria momentarily trailed away to Espanyol, reports Xinhua.

The games began at 9 pm local time with six teams in danger of relegation, but each held their destiny in their hands.

Despite Valladolid’s inability to penetrate a strong Getafe defense, a defeat for Almeria away to Espanyol, who were relegated last week, would have been enough to save Valladolid from the drop, simultaneously sending Almeria down.

El Bilal Toure put Almeria ahead after 10 minutes, but Javi Puado equalized three minutes later. When Romael PierreGabriel gave Espanyol the lead in the 49th minute, Almeria found themselves

momentarily in the bottom three. Adri Embarba equalized for Almeria in the 58th minute, moving Valladolid back into 18th place. But Luka Koleosho put Espanyol ahead in the 73rd minute, momentarily putting Valladolid back in a safe spot.

However, a foul on Largie Ramazani three minutes from the end gave Embarba the opportunity to level from the penalty spot. He made no mistake, keeping Almeria afloat and relegating Valladolid.

Elsewhere, Gabri Veiga likely made his

Jabeur will next face either No.14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia or Sara Sorribes Tormo as she bids to reach a third Grand Slam semifinal. Through the first half of the match, Jabeur was able to find some of her trademark magic when it mattered: a trio of drop shots to break for 3-0, a pair of sumptuous passes to break for 5-2.

In the second set, she found her rhythm with her forehand and was able to power through the home stretch. The No.7 seed has now completed the full set of Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career.

Europe

final appearance for Celta memorable with a brace in their 2-1 win at home against Barcelona.

Barcelona, the league champions, appeared to have started their holidays early, though Ansu Fati did manage a late consolation goal in what might be his last game for the club.

Cadiz secured safety after a 1-1 draw away to Elche, thanks to Gonzalo Escalante and a leveler from Lucas Boye. Betis and Valencia also drew 1-1, with Ayoze Perez scoring for Betis in the first minute. Diego Lopez, a young

NEW DELHI, JUN 5

(IANS): The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team came from behind to defeat Malaysia 2-1 in their second game of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on Monday.

After Dian Nazeri (6’) scored a goal for Malaysia, Mumtaz Khan (10’) and Deepika (26’) netted a goal each to help India win the game and remain on top of Pool A.

While Malaysia focused on keeping possession, India were on the attack from the getgo and that helped them win a couple of penalty corners early in the game but couldn’t capitalise on them. Malaysia switched to counter-attacking a few minutes into the game, and it paid off immediately as Dian Nazeri (6’), who was standing unmarked in the D, scored a field goal to give her team the lead. However, a few minutes later, India bounced back in the game as Mumtaz Khan (10’) scored an equaliser through a penalty corner as the opening quarter ended

on last day of La

prospect, netted a secondhalf equalizer for Valencia as Betis legend Joaquin Sanchez played his last game before retiring.

Two second-half goals from Ante Budimir secured Osasuna a spot in European football next season, with a 2-1 win at home against Girona. Osasuna knew a win would confirm seventh place and a spot in the Conference League, regardless of other results. Budimir capitalized on crosses from Kike Barja and Jon Moncayola in the 51st and 54th minute,

(IANS):

Dhanush Srikanth won the Men’s 10m Air Rifle on competition Day 3 of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior, giving India their third gold of the competition so far.

Dhanush posted 249.4 in the 24-shot final to leave silver-winning Swede Pontus Kallin, a clear 1.3 points behind in a clinical display. Frenchman Romain Aufrere won bronze.

India also picked up a bronze in the Skeet Mixed Team competition, when Harmehar Lally and Sanjana Sood defeated Swedish opponents once again, the pair of David Jonsson and Felicia Ros, whom they had to take out in a shoot-off for bronze.

India now lead the medal tally with three gold, one silver and two bronze medals, ahead of the USA which has two gold medals and one silver thus far. Late in the day, the women’s 10m Air Rifle final is also scheduled.

Three Indians made the final of the Junior Men’s 10m Air Rifle. Besides

Dhanush, who qualified sixth with a score of 628.4, Pratham Bhadana finished above him in fifth with 628.7. Abhinav Shaw, who won the Air Rifle Mixed Team gold on Sunday, also grabbed the eighth and final spot with a score of 626.7.

However, Abhinav bowed out in seventh, while Pratham missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish. Dhanush though was in a different league in the final and led from the start, going from strength to strength, giving none of his opponents a chance.

There were two Indian teams in the Skeet Mixed Team event. The pair of Ritu Raj Bundela and Raiza Dhillon finished seventh in

qualifying with a score of 134. Harmehar Lally and Sanjana Sood, the second pair, made the bronze medal match cut with a fourthplace finish and a combined effort of 136 out of 150 targets. There they face the Swedish pair of David Jonsson and Felicia Ros who finished third with a score of 137. It was an intense battle for the bronze medal and after 48 targets per team, both were tied at 37 a piece, leading to a shoot-off. While both the men hit their first shoot-off targets, Felicia missed one of her doubles and Sanjana took full advantage nailing hers for a well-earned bronze.

Women’s Jr Asia Cup: India beat Malaysia 2-1

with the score tied at 1-1.

Desperate to take a lead, India came out all guns blazing in the second quarter and the plan worked as Deepika (26’) won a penalty stroke and easily converted it to put her team in front. Notably, the Indian team kept on attacking in their bid to extend the lead but the second quarter didn’t see any more goals as India went into the half-time break with a 2-1 lead.

The third quarter started in the same fashion as the second as India continued to dominate the game by keeping the ball possession and troubling Malaysia’s defense rigorously. However, neither India, nor Malaysia were able to find the back of the net in the third quarter, and it ended goalless with India holding a 2-1 lead. Keen to maintain their advantage, India focused on keeping the ball possession

in the fourth quarter, while Malaysia upped their game in order to find the equaliser. However, Indian players started playing a bit more aggressively to make sure that Malaysia spent most of their time in defense rather than attacking and the strategy paid dividends as the thrilling match ended 2-1 in favour of India. The India will next play against Korea in their third Pool A game on June 6.

Liga Argentina’s Messi keen on rejoining Barcelona, says father

tipping the game in Osasuna’s favor. The Pamplona side held on for three points, despite Reinier Carvalho’s 74thminute goal for Girona. This result meant that regardless of Athletic Bilbao’s result away to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, Osasuna were assured seventh place.

Athletic saw Thibaut Courtois save Mikel Vesga’s first-half penalty. Still, they took the lead early in the second half with Oihan Sancet’s close range finish. Courtois’ excellent saves prevented further goals.

Real Madrid announced earlier in the day that Karim Benzema would leave the club at the end of the season. Benzema bid farewell with a goal, scoring from the penalty spot with 18 minutes left to play. He left the pitch to a standing ovation, with Marco Asensio also receiving applause from the crowd in his last game for the club.

Real Madrid’s draw earned them second place in La Liga, following Atletico Madrid’s 2-2 draw away to Villareal. Jorge Pascual’s 91st-minute goal saved a point for Villareal.

LONDON, JUN 5

(AGENCIES): Lionel

Messi, who last week played his last game for Paris St Germain, is open to making a return to LaLiga side Barcelona, the Argentine forward’s father said on Monday.

Barca were forced to let their talisman leave in 2021 because his high wages coupled with strict LaLiga financial rules could have jeopardised the club’s future.

Messi, who joined Barcelona’s youth set-up aged 13 and went on to become the club’s all-time top scorer and appearance maker with 672 goals in 778 games in all competitions, moved to PSG as a free agent on a two-year contract.

Barcelona’s finances have slightly improved since then, but according to LaLiga, they are still over the cap and remain unable to register new contracts signed months ago, including defender Ronald Araujo and midfielder Gavi.

The LaLiga champions’ president Joan Laporta has often spoken of his desire to bring Messi

back to Camp Nou, but any move for the 35-yearold would likely further complicate their ability to adhere to Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

“Leo wants to return to Barca and I would also like him to return. We are confident that Leo can come back,” Messi’s father Jorge said in an interview with Twitch channel Jijantes FC.

Messi, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar and also boasts a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, won the Ligue 1 title in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons with PSG as well as the French Super Cup

in July 2022. However, he opted not to renew his deal with the Ligue 1 champions. His future has been the subject of much speculation recently, with a source close to the Argentina captain telling Reuters that he had received a formal offer to join Saudi Arabian club AlHilal next season. A move to Saudi Arabia would see him once again playing in the same league as rival and Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo, while Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is also expected to complete a move to the Middle Eastern nation.

Dhanush Srikanth (center)

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik

Match in action between India and Malaysia.

FC Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto in action with Celta Vigo’s Javi Galan. (Reuters)

Lionel Messi

Zlatan Ibrahimovic