7 April 2023

Nagaland Post

Macron appeals to China’s Xi to ‘bring Russia to its senses’

State gets over `4.5k cr investment proposals

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Nagaland has received investment proposals worth over Rs 4,500 crore from both national and international business delegates during the three-day B20 event that concluded at the State Capital on Thursday.

According to DIPR, the Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Government (B2G) meetings witnessed signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Nagaland and investors for investments in renewable energy to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore over the next three years. The B2B/B2G sessions also witnessed a substantial business interest with a potential investment to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore in bio fuels. The private sector also evinced keen business interest with an investment proposition of

Centre extends cease-fire with 3 Naga groups

Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (NPN): The Central government on Thursday extended the ceasefire agreement with three NSCN factions for another year. In a statement, the union home ministry said the ceasefire agreements are in operation between the government of India and the GPRN/NSCN, NSCN (R) and NSCN/K-Khango.

“It was decided to extend the ceasefire agreements for a further period of one year with effect from April 28, 2023 to April 27, 2024 with NSCN/NK and NSCN/R and from April 18, 2023 to April 17, 2024 with NSCN/K-Khango. These agreements were signed on April 6, 2023,” it said.

The agreements were signed by addl secretary MHA, Piyush Goyal and respective CFSBs of GPRN/NSCN-- Nitovi Aye (supervisor) and Moa Walling (secretary); NSCN (R)-- Mughato Chophy (supervisor) and Inaki Zhimomi (secretary) and NSCN Khango-- Imyapangba Ao (supervisor) and Akato Yeptho (member) signed the agreements with the Centre.

HOLIDAY NOTICE

Offices of Nagaland Post will remain closed on April 7 on account of Good Friday. The next issue will appear on April 9, 2023.

This is it!

Peace is prerequisite for all round development: Rio

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN):

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio Thursday maintained peace is prerequisite for all-round development of the State, a DIPR report stated.

around Rs 10 crore in the health sector.

There were other business propositions to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore in agro and food processing, rubber, MSME, medical tourism, sports and IT sectors, which will further be explored and firmed up in due course. The State’s investment promotion Agency- Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN)- is to follow up and provide end-to-end facilitation to the potential investors in coordination with the business fraternity and line departments.

B20 delegates see potential in State’s culture, tourism

Staff Reporter: After conclusion of the B20 event at Kohima, delegates left the State on Thursday for their respective destinations. Nagaland Post interviewed some of the delegates, most of whom opined that the State had huge potential in the fields of culture and tourism.

A delegate from Panama expressed happiness at the warm hospitality of the Nagas and stressed that Nagas should be really proud of their culture and heritage. She said she was looking forward to exploring opportuni-

ties for cooperation between Panama and Nagaland.

Asked on the sectors her country would be interested in investing, she noted that Nagaland had huge potential in agriculture, adding that Panama too was an agricultural country. She said some products could be exchanged between Panama and Nagaland, besides the potential for cultural and tribal exchanges between the two. She said she was looking forward to coming back to Nagaland during the

NMA un-mandated organization: APO

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Angami Public Organisation (APO) has termed the Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) as “un-mandated” and a “non-entity” since its leaders no longer enjoyed the support of Naga women tribal bodies. APO president Razouvotuo Chatsu held that at present, the situation in Nagaland was volatile and highly charged due to the controversy over urban local body (ULB) elections. APO said it was deeply anguished and concerned to observe some Angami women, as NMA leaders, “going around meeting different authorities and also organising various meetings

and seminars, adopting resolutions pertaining to issues of common interests”. This was contained in a letter addressed to chief secretary where APO described NMA leaders as lacking credibility and therefore, demanded that their representation in any form should be declared null and void. It also requested the government to restrain and refrain NMA while being approached on social and political issues so as to avoid hiccups among the Nagas at large.

APO said the truth was that NMA had ceased to exist long before and that even Angami Women Organisation had dissoci -

ated itself from NMA and hence held no accountability in any manner. Therefore, APO asserted that anything done, with the request of these NMA leaders, was for their sheer personal interest as they no longer enjoy the blessings and support of the women of Nagaland.

Pointing out that there were some who had the nature of flaring up issues in the guise of working for public interest and social order, APO alleged that the present NMA leaders were one such, and therefore, appealed to the state government and all concerned to beware and restrain from the NMA members till further notice.

BJP holds meeting to form strategies to win all 25 Lok Sabha seats in NE

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TI, APR 6 (IANS): Keeping in mind the next year’s Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has held a “crucial meeting” in Guwahati to chalk out strategies to win all the 25 parliamentary seats in the eight North Eastern states, including Sikkim.

Tripura unit BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee said on Thursday the central leaders of the party are keen to win all the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the North Eastern states. “State unit presidents of all the North Eastern states and other senior leaders were present in the im-

portant meeting earlier this week in Guwahati. It was discussed and decided that booths of all the parliamentary constituencies would be further strengthened to obtain the full electoral mileage,” Bhattacharjee said . BJP general secretary (Org) Shiv Prakash, party’s North East coordinator and national spokesperson Sambit Patra, national secretary Asha Lakra, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma among other leaders were present in the meeting. Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the Northeast, 14 are currently with the BJP while

the Congress has four. The All India United Democratic Front in Assam, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland, Mizo National Front in Mizoram, National People’s Party in Meghalaya, Naga People’s Front in Manipur, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha in Sikkim and an Independent (Naba Kumar Sarania) in Assam have one seat each. Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats, Assam has 14 constituencies, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura have two seats each, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim have one seat each.

Hornbill Festival.

A delegate from Canada too shared his appreciation for the rich culture and heritage of the Nagas.

Regarding investments, he disclosed that he held conversation with Aboriginal Energy and that he was amazed to witness young people involved and taking centre stage.

Asked about his stay in the State, German Consul General Manfred Auster replied that he was happy to be back and get connected.

Addressing the Aoleang Monyu Mini Hornbill Festival as chief guest, hosted by Konyak Union at local ground, Mon town, Rio admitted that there may be many challenges like delimitation, pending Naga political issue, census, municipal Act, etc, but urged upon all to cooperate to maintain peace so that there was allround development of the Nagas. He also conveyed the State government’s support to the Frontier Nagaland demand.

Extending Aoleang Monyu greetings to the people, Rio said he was happy to witness the rich cultural and traditional performances of boys and girls, coming from

different backgrounds, wearing different dresses and celebrating together showing oneness.

Rio mentioned that he had witnessed Konyak dances many times before, but the performances during the event was very special, especially the beating of log drum and dance by young Ukha Pan children (between 8 to 12 years). He called for

continuing to teach youngsters to keep their culture and traditions alive. The chief minister urged the gathering to work hard like their forefathers and celebrate their harvests. He noted that the land of Anghs with it unique kinship and discipline held a special position among Nagas.

NMA flays high-handedness of authorities

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): German Consul General Manfred Auster, who was among the delegates at the recently held B20 conference from G20 nations, found himself in spot when the planned meeting with Naga Mothers Association (NMA) at Hotel de Oriental Grand on April 6 resulted in an embarrassing situation. According to statement from NMA, a sixmember delegation had gone to the hotel to meet the German Counsel General at his invitation. On arrival, NMA said its members were accosted by dozens of police men and women

in civvies at the lobby who informed them (NMA) that they were ordered to stop them from meeting with the German Counsel General Manfred Auster. According to NMA, its members arrived at the hotel in pursuance of the invitation from the office of the German Counsel General weeks ahead on March 21,2023 for the meeting on April 6. NMA said the police in civvies did not even allow its members to enter the hotel restaurant for tea as they waited for Manfred Auster. NMA said one Addl.S.P “rushed to the hotel” and conveyed that

if they wanted to meet Manfred Auster then they would have to first meet top officials of the home department.

NMA said it refused the request since its members were invited and had not sought any appointment to meet with the German Counsel General.

NMA said Manfred Auster then appeared at the lobby and apologised for the obstruction caused.

However, NMA said it was able to share “various concerns on the situation in the state” while standing in the hotel lobby and “surrounded by police and G20 staff”. NMA expressed

resentment at the “disrespect show to the women delegation, which consisted of former members of the State Women Commission.”

According to NMA the purpose of the meeting was to discuss further projects for women which it shared earlier last December with the German Counsel General.

NMA said if such was the way in which the state government treated top leaders of a foreign country and stops discussion on investment and grants, then what was the real purpose of hosting the G20 and B20 summit in Nagaland?

Gov’s Good Friday, Easter greetings PIL on SAPO ban heard in Supreme Court

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Nagaland governor La Ganesan and chief minister Neiphiu Rio, in separate messages, greeted people of Nagaland on the occasion of Good Friday and Easter.

In his message, the Governor extended warm wishes of “peace on Good Friday and blessed and Joyful Easter greetings to everyone.” He said Good Friday is observed to remember the sacrifices of Jesus Christ and also to lament His crucifixion and death. According to the Governor, Christ’s death “provided the perfect atoning sacrifice for sin and that through, our shortcomings can be forgiven.”

IMPHAL, APR 6: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Mao Imphal Market Coordination Committee convenor Khuraijam Athouba before the Supreme Court of India on March 13 regarding the ban on entry and movement of Mao community members by Southern Angami People Organisation (SAPO) and the Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) was heard for the third time on April 5, The Sangai Express report stated.

After hearing the petitioner’s counsel, Ngangom Junior Luwang, Advocate, Government of India

through Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta assured the apex Court that the issues/grievances raised by the petitioner were being discussed and looked into at the appropriate level and some decision is likely to be arrived at within three weeks.

After hearing the Solicitor General, the Supreme Court fixed the next hearing on May 4. Apart from raising specific grievances of the Mao community members, the PIL also raised other important issues of public importance and sought the Supreme Court’s appropriate directions to the Central govern-

IBCCI and BAN sign MoU to expand economic cooperation

and collaborate trade relations between the two organisations at Niathu Resort on Thursday.

The MoU signed on the sidelines of the B20 Business Summit at Kohima will aim to facilitate exchange of information, expertise and technology in the area of agriculture, food processing, bamboo, tourism, textiles, IT services, mineral and renewable energy.

a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate, promote, facilitate

It will also aim to promote and increase bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and Nagaland, besides providing necessary assistance and support to respective business communities to enhance trade and investment cooperation. The MoU agreed to collaborate on joint

projects and initiatives between the Bangladesh and Nagaland and work towards reducing trade barriers and improving market access for each other’s goods and services. It was also agreed to hold periodic meetings to review the progress of the MoU and identify new areas of cooperation. According to BAN media cell, Ahmad reiterated the support of Bangladeshi government for import and export of agro-based and other resources for mutual benefit and also suggested a direct flight between Sylhet and Dimapur. He said that Prime Ministers of Japan and India had agreed to make use of Matarbari deep sea port in Bangladesh at the earliest.

He urged the Government of Nagaland to be the first among the North-eastern States to officially declare to use the deep sea port in line with the Government of India’s policy and in the interest of the State.

Taking note of the dominance of Bangladesh in textile sector, Mongkum requested IBCCI to start initiatives in the textile sector in Nagaland. While thanking the visiting team, he assured all cooperation to take the MoU forward.

He also acknowledged the G20 Business Summit initiated by the Government of India and effectively hosted by the Government of Nagaland, which would result in economic growth in the State.

ment and the State governments of Nagaland and Manipur. The PIL has been seeking appropriate actions against all persons or organisations responsible for the various acts of violence during the ban on entry and movement of Mao people through Southern Angami settlement areas in Nagaland and most specifically necessary actions on the FIR(s) lodged with the police stations concerned in Nagaland.

The PIL also sought necessary relief/compensation to the affected people who have lost assets and business during the blockade.

Power outage in 4 districts

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): In view of the vegetation clearance of 132kV and 66kV Transmission Lines under Transmission division Mokokchung, Power department has informed that there would be total power shutdown in parts of four districts-- Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Tuensang, Longleng and Mon, daily from April 10-15 between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In a press note, executive engineer Er. Hekaito Assumi said that this exercise was necessitated with the aim to provide stable power supply and avoid unwarranted disruption of supply.

As per the schedule, areas under 66kV TuliN/Mora, 66kV N/Mora-Tizit, 66kV Tizit-Mon Transmission Line (Tuli sub-division, Longleng & Mon districts) will face power outage from April 10 to 15; 132kV Mokokchung-Doyang transmission Line April 17 to 12; 66kV Mokokchung- Zunheboto transmission line (Zunheboto district) April 24-29; 66kV Mokokchung-Tuensang transmission line (Tuensang district) May 1-16 and 132kV Mokokchung-Mariani transmission line from May 8-15.

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) has evinced keen interest to buy bamboo pulp from the 700-acre bamboo plantation at Tuli and explore avenues to revive Tuli paper mill (NPPCL).

This was conveyed by IBCCI president Abdul Matlub Ahmad to Business Association of Nagas (BAN) president Mongkum Jamir after both signed

Some of the B20 delegates talking to mediapersons before their departure, at Dimapur airport, Thursday. (NP)

Rio being accorded traditional welcome on arrival at Mon local ground on Thursday. (DIPR)

Abdul Matlub Ahmad and Mongkum Jamir signing the MoU.

Exposure trips, programmes organised for students

DIMAPUR: As part of its academic and extracurricular activities, educational institutions and other institutions across the state organised exposure trips and various programmes for the students.

KC: Under the national oral health programme and as part of the oral cancer awareness month, National Health Mission (NHM), Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoH&FW) Kohima conducted an “oral cancer screening” at Kros College in Kohima on April 6. The dental unit team from Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK) junior dental surgeons, Dr. Lydia and Dr. Kemezhunuo conducted oral screenings of 36 students.

During the programme, District Nodal Officer (NTCP) Dr. I.Simon Sumi spoke on the “causes and prevention of oral cancer,” and said that youngsters start consuming either smoke or smokeless tobacco products as early as 15 to 24 years of age.

Students of NEISSR during the cleanliness drive at its campus.

Dr. Simon deliberated on how tobacco was causing premature mortality in the world and that “tobacco is the only legally available substance which kills when it is used as intended”.

He also informed regarding the four strategies for preventing tobacco user in

young people, by eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke and advancing to healthy equity by identifying tobacco related disparities.

NEISSR: The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of North East Institute of Social Sciences and

St Francis Xavier Catholic Church Kidima celebrates last supper

premises.

Fr M. P. Thomas said Maundy Thursday has three significant like establishment of Eucharist by Jesus himself, priesthood day and washing of Apostles feet that was the commandment of the Lord to love one another.

Fr Thomas in the large gathering faithful to ask the grace to serve, help and forgive one another. “The priest has a gift in the altar from above to offer the sacrament to the people”, he added.

Research (NEISSR) in collaboration with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) conducted a mass cleanliness drive on April 5 in the campus with the aim to beautify the environment of the institute.

SJU: The department of Civil Engineering, St.

Organisers with students and faculty of Kros College.

Joseph University (SJU) on April 5 organised the second edition of “Estribos 2023”, focused on improving the ability and creativity of the students. At the programme, guest of honour, Er. Beto T Jimo encouraged the students to enjoy college

life, and also stressed on the importance of scheduling their priorities instead of prioritizing their schedules. He also advised the students to work on balancing academic life and personal development.

Delivering the presidential address, vice chan-

‘Poshan Pakhwada’ culminates in Wokha, Kohima

DIMAPUR: The “Poshan Phakwada 2023” (nutrition fortnight) under National Nutrition Mission organised by department of Social Welfare culminated for which closing ceremonies was organised on April 3 in Wokha and Kohima.

DIMAPUR: St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Kidima under the Diocese of Kohima celebrated the “Last Supper” of Jesus

with the apostles with Rector of Bosco Teacher’s Education College (Dimapur), Rev Fr M. P. Thomas, on April 6 at the church

Washing of apostles’ feet, offered Holy Mass with the word of God followed by adoration were the sacred ceremony.

Wokha: In Wokha, the closing programme was held on the themes, “Millet for Nutrition well-being”, “Celebration of Swasth Balak Spardha” and “Sakshan Anganwadi”. According to a DIRP report, in her speech, EAC Wokha, Rosy Sangtam lauded the department officials and staff for working tirelessly in fulfilling the various government schemes and policies. She encouraged them to continue to work with the same

spirit for the welfare and to uplift society. DPO (ICDS) Wokha also delivered a short speech.During the culmination programme, awards, categorised on various activities conducted during the month-long programme, were given to participants and staff. Six staff under DPO (ICDS) were awarded with the “Best Anganwadi Workers and Helpers”, other awards which were handed over to the participants including “baby show competition” and “cooking competition”.

Kohima: During the closing ceremony in Kohima, DPO Kohima, Imlitonzuk highlighted the importance of “Poshan Pakhwada” and its objective to bring public participation

through various activities and convert nutrition awareness into a mass movement. He encouraged everyone to continue their good work of promoting and educating the community towards a healthier life. District coordinator Kohima Poshan, Sohile Tep gave a brief report on the activities undertaken during Poshan Pakhwada 2023.

cellor SJU, Dr. D. Gnanadurai highlighted the importance of engineers in developing the infrastructures and giving the society a sophisticated life. He also stated that engineers should have to take effort to protect the environment from the impact of their creations.

Honorary secretary, Institute of Engineers (IEI) Nagaland State Centre, Er. Imliwati Jamir also spoke at the event. The vice chancellor also released a magazine.

In separate events, the department of history conducted its 2nd Dynamic Fusion on April 4 at SJU Auditorium, on the theme, “Ameliorating skills and personality”. The students participated in debate, singing, dancing, and various indoor games. The department of political science conducted an outreach Programme for the B.A VI semester student on April 3 at Khonoma Village, Kohima.

LFIC: Department of commerce, Livingstone Foundation International

College (LFIC) went for an industrial visit to Cement Corporation of India, Bokajan on April 1. The 10 visiting members were taken on a tour of the manufacturing unit by Shiv Shankar and Kishore.

TC: Tetso Mountaineering Club of Tetso College Dimapur on April 2 held an interaction with honorary Captain, Yogendra Singh Yadav Param, Vir Chakra, who was on a visit to Kohima with north east car rally.

GMS Sangtamtilla: Government Middle School (GMS) Sangtamtilla of Sangtamtilla Village Dimapur in collaboration with NECTAR Lighthouse organised an exposure trip for 51 students and 11 teachers to Science Centre Dimapur.

PGC: Department of Botany, Phek Government College organized a field trip to Zanübu Mountain on April 1. A total of 19 students from B.Sc. 2nd, 4th and 6th semesters, along with four teachers participated in the field trip.

NEWS IN BRIEF

DBVC general meeting: Diphupar ‘B’ Village Council (DBVC) has convened its annual general meeting on April 14, 9 a.m. at its Council Hall. All residents of the village have been informed to attend the meeting. Building at KPC dedicated: A new building for “dry Fasting” at Koinonia Prayer Centre (KPC), Tsiesema Basa, an extended ministry of the Koinonia Baptist Church (KBC) was dedicated on April 4 by founder Pastor of KBC and Kohima Bible College, Rev Zotuo Kiewhuo.

3rd Death anniversary

Late Mrs KIETUOLIE KHUPFU

Mummy, it’s been 3 years now since you left for your heavenly abode. I have become a mummy now and I miss you more.

Loving Daughter 07-04-2020

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

Job 1:21

Joining the rest of the Catholic churches across the world, the Bishop of Nagaland, Rev Dr James Thoppil celebrated the last supper of Jesus by washing the feet of the people and offering of Holy Communion at Cathedral Church Kohima, Thursday.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Accused with seized items.

DIMAPUR: Kohima Police personnel manning Khuzama inter-state check gate while conducting routine checking of vehicles on April 5 intercepted a Tata Yodha (. NL-07-AA0321) and recovered 997 bottles of banned cough syrup.

In a press release Kohima Police PRO informed that one person identified as Ashikur Islam (25) was arrested and the vehicle along with the banned cough syrup were seized. Accordingly, PRO said a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 has been registered at Khuzama Police Station for further investigation.

We, the bereaved family members of Late Y. Amongi Khuvung, W/o Lt. Yenchamo Khuvung would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to every individual, doctors, nurses & staff (Panacea Nursing Home Wokha, Naga Hospital Authority Kohima & District Civil Hospital Wokha), Rachan Colony, churches, organizations, families, neighbours, friends, relatives and well wishers who stood by us

We the bereaved family of LATE ABEMO KIKON expresses our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, neighbours, relatives, friends who supported us spiritually, physically and financially at his sudden demise on 27/03/2023. May our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving Wife, Children and Family Members

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LATE ABEMO KIKON

Born : 16-04-1973 – Died 27-03-2023

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Revelation 21:4- He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

The family of Late Vikehienu Sale wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to every individual, relatives, friends, neighbours and well-wishers who supported us in every possible way. We would like to extend our profound gratitude to:-

1. Town Baptist Church, Dimapur.

2. Toluvi Ghami Baptist Akukuhou

3. Trinity Theological College, Dimapur (Batchmates)

4. Mr. N. Inaho Rochill and Family

5. Mr. V. Jery Assumi and Family

6. Missionary Project Mutakito SSA (Toluvi Village)

7. Mr. Khehuto Awomi and Family

8. Mr. Khehoto Assumi and Family

9. Mr. Tepuyo Sale and Family

10. Relatives, Friends, Neighbours and Well-Wishers Loving Husband, Children, Mom and Siblings, In laws

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Participants and speakers during the “Estribos 2023” at St. Joseph University.

Teachers, students of PGC during their field trip.

Fr M. P. Thomas washing of Apostles feet in St Francis Xavier Catholic Kidima on April 6.

Kohima police seize cough syrup

NEXT POLL

Khonoma’s greenery, God’s gift: Gov

to development in the state. Governor acknowledged the Khonoma people for their warm welcome and expressed his happiness for the conservation of their forest. He also visited viewpoint, Hiekha Morung and NSF memorial.

Green village chairman & KNCTS, Kezhaserie Meyase who briefed the introduction to Khonoma thanked the Governor for his visits and highlighted about demographic and topographic information, history, from hunting/ logging community to conservation community, their success story, rich biodiversity and achievements.

Delegates from G20

countries visit Kohima War Cemetery

DIMAPUR: Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan said Khonoma village is fortunate for God has given them a beautiful place and greenery. He said this in a short programme held at Community Hall Terhotsiese, Khonoma during his visit to Khonoma village – the first green

village of India and Asia on April 6. According to DIPR report, the Governor said that his visit was to know what people wants from the government and also urged the people to insist on the government for better road connectivity, school institutions, hos -

pital, banks, etc. Ganesan informed that central government provides a various schemes/project to benefit to the people and encouraged them to take up their requirements with the government. Governor also said he will discuss matters with the chief minister Neiphu Rio with regards

NPCC team calls on Sonia Gandhi

DMC prohibits Sunday Market

DIMAPUR: Following Nagaland Post report on “Unauthorised Sunday Market in Dimapur”, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has prohibited vendors, shopkeepers from vending on Sundays in front of NST Central Workshop by the road side.

In a press release, DMC administrator, W Manpai Phom said many vendors/shopkeepers were found setting up market in contravention to rules under Section 389 (I) of the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001.

DMC administrator has warned that anyone found violating the order shall be penalised with fine followed by seizure of goods.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) team led by its new president, S. Supongmeren Jamir called on Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi at her residence

on April 5.

In a press release, NPCC informed that Gandhi congratulated the newly appointed PCC president, and also highlighted the party programme and poli-

DYBU celebrates Monyü festival

cies to the visiting team. She also advised the new president and the party to reach out to the grassroots level and listen to the voice of the people and work with them.

The governor was accompanied by Raj Bahavan officials including C&S to Raj Bhavan Wezope Kenye, SDO civil Sechu Zubza, Tiayanger Jamir.

The programme was chaired by Ronald Rokosekho Meru, while invocation was offered by Rev. Father Vizo and vote of thanks was delivered by Huzo Mezu.

DIMAPUR: B20 dele -

gates from G20 countries visited the second World War Commonwealth War Cemetery, Kohima on April 6. The visit was initiated to provide a unique experience of Naga history to the delegates.

According to a DIPR report, during an inter -

ZRSU on eradicating drug menace; extends support

DIMAPUR: Keeping in mind the “extensive increase of drug menace” in Zunheboto, the Zunheboto Range Students Union (ZRSU) said it has been “very serious” about eradicating the issue confronting the society.

In a press release, ZRSU president, Gihuka K Zhimo and general secretary, Ito S Chophy said the excessive inflow of illegal drugs was posing a great threat to the society and was affecting the student community in particular to a large extend resulting in the increased number of drop out students. Lauding the efforts of Zunheboto police in its “war on drugs”, ZRSU said it would extend all possible cooperation to Zunheboto police in subsiding and eradicating the drug menace prevailing in the society.

The union has warned all the dealers and peddlers, and added that it would take stern action against any defaulters, irrespective of their status or position in society.

ZRSU also condemned any kind of “uncivilized threat and intimidation” to police personnel by any individuals or groups while pursuing the mission to nab the culprits.

Further, the union has appealed to people from all walks of life to support and cooperate with Zunheboto police toward revitalizing the society.

action with one of the delegates - president of Indian Association of Japan, Dr. Sanjay Mehrotra, said that he had a fruitful interaction with the chief minister of Nagaland during the three-day meet.

Mehrotra said that the Japan delegation especially wants to focus on fresh drinking water solu-

tions, street lights on the highway and a monorail from Dimapur to Kohima which will help in crowd management. He also said that the team is interested in industrialization like food processing which will generate job opportunities for the unemployed youths of Nagaland.

JJM residential training culminates in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: A month-long Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) residential training for “pipe fitter” imparted by Pinnacle Skills under Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) culminated on April 6 at Sovima Training centre, Dimapur.

In a press release, Pinnacle Skills stated that at the valedictory programme, SDO PHED Mughalu V Sumi acknowledged Pinnacle Skills for conducting the training successfully.

Exhorting the trainees, Sumi said skill development training was an opportunity to enhance skills and become self-reliant while contributing to the economy at large.

He also encouraged the trainees

to be sincere and take up this kind of activity which would provide sustainable income.

Delivering the keynote message, head business development and placements of Pinnacle Skills, Debojyoti Sarkar encouraged the trainees not to be just certificate holders but to implement their skills. He also encouraged them to take some entrepreneurship training and become an entrepreneur to have a better career and better livelihood.

Certificates were also handed over to the participants by SDO PHED Mughalu V Sumi. Altogether 35 trainees from 10 villages attended the training programme.

Members urged to make Wokha DPDB Wokha effective & systematic

DIMAPUR: Advisor, agriculture and chairman Wokha District Planning and Development Board (DPDB), Mhathung Yanthan has called upon the members to give their “best efforts” in making the board a “very effective and systematic” institution.

According to a DIPR report, Yanthan while addressing the Wokha DPDB meeting Thursday said, “We should give our best efforts to make DPDB an institution which is very effective and systematic institution as all important policies and programmes pertaining to our district are discussed in this platform.” He also urged all officers to

give their best service in order to bring about change and to benefit the district in the planning and developmental process.

The advisor while sharing various issues concerning for the welfare of the district, stated that government was very serious about good governance and to bring change in the state.

Yanthan also urged all departments and allied agencies to come out with common approach and systematic planning in regard to government programmes and policies for a progressive society.

He also suggested that aspirational villages for the four constituencies in the district should be

continued and informed that N/ Longidang village under 37 Tyui A/C, Humtso under 38 Wokha A/C, Aree under 39 Sanis A/C and Mekokla village under 40 Bhandari A/C have been selected for the next phase.

Speaking at the meeting, Mhonbemo Humtsoe, MLA, assured that he would do his best for the benefit of the district and would work in co-ordination with the other elected representatives in the district. He also urged all departments to extend support in implementing the government policies and programmes.

Achumbemo Kikon, MLA, suggested revamping of Kyong

Academy, renaming of Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Wokha to Mhondamo Memorial Higher Secondary School as Mhondamo being the first graduate among the Lotha’s and the first education minister of the state.

Supplementing on the issue raised by Advisor Yanthan in regard to human elephant conflict in the district, Kikon stated that department concern should come out with preventive measures to ensure that this issued was addressed as majority of the people in the rural areas and villagers depend on farming for their sustainability.

State BJP celebrates ‘BJP Foundation Day’

DIMAPUR: A district level orientation and sensitisation on Extended Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhyaan (ePMSMA) was organised by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima office along with District Health Society (DHS), National Health Mission (NHM) on April 5 at Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK).

A press release by CMO

Primary Health Centre.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Yaongyimchen Bühü Union (DYBU) celebrated Monyü festival on April 4 at Aoyimti Village, Dimapur. During the celebra -

tion, L.T Yanger Angh spoke on the significance of the festival and also reminded the gathering about the riches and ethics of Monyü. The celebration was

marked by folk songs and dance by Matsüng Loachy and others, Monyü folk song by Yaongyimchen Luli Dimapur and various traditional games and activities.

Kohima office stated that a detailed power point presentation on ePMSMA was presented by District Project Manager (DPM) Quality Assurance (QA) Dr. Imnanoktsung Longchar. He informed that ePMSMA under Kohima district project was on five designated facilities namely NHAK, Chiephobozou Community Health Centre, Viswema Community Health Centre, Tseminyu Community Health Centre and Zhadima

Longchar reminded the participants that reporting of ePMSMA was done on 9th of every month tracking the High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) by OBG or a CEmONC/BEmONC trained medical officer. He also highlighted on high-risk pregnancies identification at designated facilities by the mobilization of Accredited Social Health Activities (ASHAs) at grass root level.

Chairperson of the programme, District Immunization Officer (DIO) (RCH/UIP) Dr. Khrievilhou Nakhro also briefed the gathering on the importance of ePMSMA, which emphasis the quality Antenatal Care (ANC) package.

Earlier, welcome note and words of encouragement was delivered by CMO Kohima, Dr. Tumchobeni.

DIMAPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagaland State joined the rest of the party members across the country in celebrating the “43rd Foundation Day of BJP” at State Capital BJP Head Office, Kohima, Thursday.

A press release by BJP Nagaland State Media Cell informed that the special occasion was marked by hoisting of party flag by state vice president, Kevidezo Peter Rutsa.

The officials celebrated the auspicious occasion by tuning into the “live broadcast” of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi address. The programme was attended by BJP MLAs, Imkong L. Imchen, Er.Kropol Vitsu, and Pangjung Jamir, and state office bearers, state morchas and BJP Kohima district.

The foundation day was also observed across the state of Nagaland by respective districts and all the 60 mandals.

Delegates of B20 business meet during their visit to Commonwealth War Cemetery. (DIPR)

The Poonawala Group signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for establishment of MRI facility & Blood Bank in collaboration with Eden Medical Centre worth Rs. 10 crore. (Twitter @abumetha)

Governor La Ganesan visiting Khonoma village on Wednesday. (DIPR)

Participants during the JJM residential training at Sovima Training centre.

DYBU members during the celebration of Monyü festival at Aoyimti Village.

BJP Nagaland party workers during the celebration of its Foundation Day.

NPCC team with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on April 5.

98pc of Kaladan project completed in Mizoram

AIZAWL, APR 6 (PTI):

Ninety-eight per cent of work on a cross-border road under the Kaladan MultiModal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) to link south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai town and Myanmar’s Sittwe port has been completed, officials said.

Public Works Department officials, led by its Engineer-in-Chief C Lalchhuana, informed Governor Dr. Haribabu Kambhampati on Wednesday that 98.01 per cent of the road component of the Kaladan project on the Mizoram side (NH-501A) has been completed so far.

Lalchhuana said that the 87.18 km stretch of road between Lawngtlai and Zochachhuah under the bilateral project is expected to be completed by June.

“Two more bridges are yet to be completed along this stretch of road. The construction may take

Sikkim logs 23 new COVID-19 cases

GANGTOK, APR 6 (PTI): Sikkim reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the virus tally to 44,390, a health department bulletin said on Thursday. The Himalayan state now has 42 active COVID-19 cases, while 43,064 people have recovered from the virus, it said.

A total of 500 people have succumbed to the disease so far, while 784 others have migrated to other states, the bulletin said. In the last 24 hours, a total of 165 samples have been tested for COVID-19 while the daily positivity rate is 13.9 per cent, it added.

two months and we are hopeful that it will be completed by June if there is no further obstruction from landowners,” Lalchhuana told PTI. There are eight bridges and more than 420 culverts on the 87.18 km stretch of the cross-border road under the KMTTP, he said.

KMTT Project was launched in 2008 under the

erstwhile UPA government as part of the Look East (Now Act East) policy. The project, when completed, would first link the Indian seaport of Kolkata to Sittwe seaport in Myanmar across the Bay of Bengal. From Sittwe, the route will continue over river Kaladan to the western Myanmarese town of Paletwa.

Paletwa will then be connected to the IndiaMyanmar border by a 110-km-long road.

The international border (Zochachhuah or Zorinpui) will then be connected by road with Lawngtlai town in Mizoram.

The construction of the road component on the Mizoram side began

in 2010. Though the road project was initially scheduled to be completed by 2014, it has been delayed due to strikes by landowners in areas from where the project passes through over the issue of compensation, Lalchhuana said.

Last month, Union Minister of State for External Affairs RK Ranjan Singh told reporters in Aizawl that the Kaladan project got delayed due to the political situation in Myanmar.

During the meeting with the Governor, PWD officials also informed him that six more projects are in the pipeline in the northeastern state.

A proposal for the six projects, including a permanent bridge over Tuivai River to link Mizoram’s northeast with neighbouring Manipur, has been sent to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), they said.

Minister urged to introduce scholarship scheme for

UPSC aspirants in NE

SHILLONG, APRIL 6 (IANS): The North East MPs’ Forum (NEMF) has urged the Central government to introduce a scholarship scheme worth Rs 10 crore per year for students of the northeastern region who are keen to appear in the UPSC examinations.

Secretary General of NEMF Vinent H. Pala in a letter to Union DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region) Minister G. Kishan Reddy said that the representation from northeastern states in IAS, IPS, and other central civil services are very low, except a few successful candidates from Manipur and Assam. Pala mentioned in the letter that this gap is growing considerably every year. He said that despite all state governments’ best efforts, in the year 2017 Union Public Service Commission examination

Militant’s wife, daughter arrested in Manipur

Correspondent

IMPHAL, APR 6: The wife and daughter of selfstyled finance secretary of Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) alleged to be overground workers (OGW) of the outfit were nabbed on Thursday even as security in Manipur’s Ukhrul district was beefed in the aftermath of series of bomb blasts.

A team of Manipur police commandos apprehended the mother-daughter duo in a joint operation with Ukhrul and Imphal East district police at Yaingangpokpi area of Imphal East district bordering Ukhrul district today morning.

A police source said that the duo were nabbed from a rented house at Yaingangpokpi Bazar where the combined team raided as a part of counter-insurgency operation based on specific information.

The source said that the combined team launched a counter insurgency operation in the general area of Yaingangpokpi based on reliable information received from 16 Assam Rifles which was later confirmed from police own sources.

The nabbed mother and daughter were identified as Jorah Jajo (42) and Leisa Jajo (22) respectively; wife and daughter of Ruichum-

hao Jajo (49), self-styled finance secretary of MNPF.

The police further alleged the duo were actively involved in the collection of money from the general public, businessmen and government employees in Ukhrul district as funds for the MNPF. Some grocery items, allegedly meant to be sent to MNPF camps were also seized during the raid in the rented house, the source added. The security in Ukhrul district was beefed up by deploying police commandos, the elite force of the Manipur government engaged in counter-insurgency operations following the se-

ries of bomb blasts reported in the state in recent times.

A team of 70 personnel of the police commandos stationed at the district headquarters has been conducting a series of operations to nab or flush out underground elements from the district starting from April 4, a day after a powerful IED blast that injured at least five persons. Today’s operation was conducted as preventive measures and to maintain law and order at Ukhrul district as well as to apprehend the underground cadres involved in the recent serial bomb blasts in Ukhrul district, the police said. On the other hand,

President arrives on three-day Assam visit

GUWAHATI, APR 6

(PTI): President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday arrived in Assam on a threeday visit during which she will take part in several programmes including attending the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the Gauhati High Court.

Murmu was received at the General Field Helipad, Bokakhat in Golaghat district by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet colleagues.

‘’Welcome to Assam, Adarniya Rashtrapati ji. We are so honoured to have your august presence and blessings’’, the chief minister tweeted.

The President went to the Kaziranga National Park where she will stay overnight. She will visit

the Park’s Western range at Bagori and take a jeep safari.

She will also attend a cultural programme at the Central range in Kohora in the evening.

The President will inaugurate the two-day ‘Gaj Utsav-2023’ (elephant festival) at the Park on Friday morning before leaving for Guwahati, officials said.

The festival is an annual event at the Park, organised by both Centre and the state government, with an aim to protect and conserve the Asiatic elephant and find ways to resolve the increasing man-elephant conflict.

She will flag off an expedition to Mt Kanchenjunga and attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Gauhati High Court on Friday evening.

DECLARATION

I Smti. DHRUBA KUMARI RAI, D/o ARJU BAHADUR RAI of Peren District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare before the magistrate.

That my actual name is Smti. DHRUBA KUMARI RAI. Whereas it has been inadvertently written as Smti. DURBA KUMARI RAI, in some of my documents.

That from this day of signing this affidavit, Smti. DHRUBA KUMARI RAI, shall be the right name which shall be used for all purposes.

DECLARANT

Solemnly declared before me on this day the 31st of March 2023.

Db-449/23

Regd. No 150/23

AFFIDAVIT

Magistrate Notary

Date: 05/04/2023

I, Mr. KHRIESANGULIE RÜPREO, S/o Lt. Suozhümo, profession by Govt. Servant of 11th NAP (IR) BN, Rank. Hav. Permanent resident of Chiechama Village, P.O.- Chiechama, P.S- Chiephobozou, Dist.- Kohima, Nagaland and permanently residing at Chümoukedima Town, Block-2, Ward-3, Lane No.8, P.O- Chümoukedima, P.S- Chümoukedima, District- Chümoukedima in the state of Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:-

1. That, I am bonafide Citizen of India and belong to Angami (Naga).

2. That, in my service book my name had been written as Mr. KHRIESANGULIE ANGAMI and also in some document as Mr. KHRIESANGULIE.

3. That Mr. KHRIESANGULIE ANGAMI and Mr. KHRIESANGULIE refers to same and one person i.e. Mr. KHRIESANGULIE

RÜPREO.

4. That, now onward I shall be known and call as Mr. KHRIESANGULIE

RÜPREO for all official and Correspondence.

5. That, this affidavit has been made for the purpose to correct my name where Mr. KHRIESANGULIE ANGAMI and Mr. KHRIESANGULIE is written it should be read and write as Mr. KHRIESANGULIE RÜPREO from Concern authority.

VERIFICATION

I further verified that the statements made in para 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and nothing materials concealed therefrom.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

NAGALAND, KOHIMA.

NO.DWRD/DEV/MTC-4/2021/159

Dated Kohima, the April, 2023.

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Vinent H. Pala

had only 24 successful candidates from northeast, which is the highest ever from the region, “though it was very low”.

Since then, the results have consistently declined instead of increasing, the letter said.

Pala in his letter said that, in total, 13 in 2018, 11 in 2019 and 9 in 2020 were successful in the UPSC exams from the region.

“There are many

bright students from the northeast, comprising eight states, but they are not able to succeed because of lack of guidance and facilities.

“Therefore, there is an immediate need for intervention by DoNER Ministry to identify the deserving and needy civil service aspirants to undergo coaching in Delhi or at state capitals,” the NEMF said.

It said that to overcome this problem, “introduce a scholarship scheme with an amount worth Rs 10 crore per year”, added that this proposed fund can be evenly distributed with each of the 8 northeastern states, including Sikkim.

In this scheme, a coaching institute of national repute with good success rate from northeast and having presence in the region should be identified immediately, the NEMF stated.

Ukhrul district observed a seven-hour total shutdown to mark a protest against the series of blasts that affected the peace and tranquility of the district. The total shutdown commenced in the morning at 5 am was imposed by Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL). It lasted till 12 noon, reports said. The shutdown received a good response from all sections of the society. Almost all markets, shops, business centres, government offices, private undertakings and educational institutions remained closed and the streets were deserted with almost all kinds of vehicles staying off the road.

4 NE police training academies get Home Minister’s trophy

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LONG, APRIL 6 (IANS):

Four police training academies in four northeastern states -- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, received the Home Minister’s trophy for standing out as ‘best police training institutes’, an official said on Thursday. According to the police, in the national level category, North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) in Meghalaya and KTD Singh Police Training Academy in Tripura were awarded the Union Home Minister’s Trophy for being the best Police Training In-

stitute for the year 2021-22. In the zonal level, Police Training College in Assam’s Dergaon and Police Training Centre in Arunachal Pradesh’s Banderdewa received the Union Home Minister’s Trophy for emerging as the best Police Training Institute for the year 2021-22. The national level winners would get Rs 20 lakh each while the zonal level winners would receive Rs 2 lakh each. The NEPA, under the Union Home Ministry, was situated in RiBhoi district of Meghalaya and started functioning from July 1978.

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The Sümi Hoho extends our appreciation to all leaders and the members of the “Zunheboto Chamber of Commerce and Industries”:

1. For organizing civic action programme by cleaning and painting the “Sümi Martyrs’ Park” at Sukhalu Village, Zunheboto.

2. For installing street lights in the entire stretch of Zunheboto Town.

May God bless all the members of the organization for your benevolent deeds!

Sd/-

I Nikheto Jimomi

President

Kaladan project in Mizoram.

President Droupadi Murmu receives warm welcome by students in Golaghat, Assam, Thursday. (PTI)

SNIPPETS

Bank manager booked for replacing gold with fake jewellery

PILIBHIT (UP), APR

6 (IANS): In a shocking incident, a bank manager has been booked for allegedly replacing 21 karat gold ornaments, pledged as security by a borrower to obtain a gold loan of over Rs 2 lakh, with fake jewellery. The branch manager of Axis Bank in Pilibhit has been booked on the complaint of one Prashant Rai. According to police sources, Prashant Rai, in his police complaint, claimed that the purity of the gold ornaments was duly tested by the bank, but then the accused bank manager, Devesh Pant, later labelled the ornaments as ‘artificial’.

Minor girl found dead

JALAUN, APR 6 (IANS): A five-year-old girl was found dead in the Madhavgarh area of Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district, a day after she went missing from her home. The girl went missing from her home on Tuesday, said Kotwali inspector Vimlesh Kumar. On suspicion raised by the girl’s family members, police have taken a neighbouring youth into custody. Ashwini Dubey, a resident of Sirsa Do Garhi village in the Madhavgarh area, along with his wife and other family members, had gone to harvest the crop in the nearby farm on Tuesday. When the couple reached home from the farm, their daughter Sahni was missing.

Cop shoots himself

after wife’s suicide

HYDERABAD, APR 6 (IANS): A sub-inspector of police in Telangana’s Jangaon town shot himself dead with his service revolver, a couple of hours after his wife hanged herself on Thursday. Srinivas (55) shot himself dead with service revolver at his house when some police officials had come there to console him over the suicide of his wife Swarupa (50). According to police, Swarupa hanged herself in the bathroom with a scarf early Thursday. When Srinivas woke up and went to the bathroom, he saw her hanging. ACP Reddy, town incharge Circle Inspector Nagababu and other officials had reached the SI’s house. Meanwhile, Srinivas, who was sitting with them in the bedroom, went to the washroom. Minutes later, the officials heard a gunshot. They rushed to the washroom and saw the SI lying dead.

Intruder rapes

minor in Delhi

NEW DELHI, APR 6

(IANS): A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an intruder who had entered an under-construction building in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar area with the intention of robbery, a police official said on Thursday, adding that the perpetrator has been arrested. According to the police, the girl’s parents, who worked as labourers at the building, were not present at the time of the incident which occurred on Tuesday. They had gone to collect their wages. Taking advantage of their absence, the accused entered the underconstruction building to loot valuables. “The intruder then saw the victim and her 18-year-old sister alone and threatened them with a knife. He then took the victim to a secluded spot in the building where he allegedly raped her,” the official said.

Oppn parties vow to strengthen unity

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): Opposition parties, including the Congress, TMC, BRS and Samajwadi Party, came together in a show of unity on Thursday and accused the Modi government of getting the second half of the budget session washed out, while asserting that if this attitude continues, the country will move towards a “dictatorship”.

With tricolour in hand, several Opposition MPs marched from Parliament to Vijay Chowk and then representatives of 19 parties held a press conference at the Constitution Club where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders resolved to take the Opposition unity further.

Kharge accused the Narendra Modi government of not walking the talk on democratic principles and causing disruptions in Parliament to divert attention from the Opposition’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC)

probe into the Adani issue.

In a boost to Opposition unity, the Trinamool Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Samajwadi Party, which had been blowing hot and cold on sharing stage with the Congress on earlier occasions, participated in the march and the presser to give a joint call against the government on issues such as the Adani matter, price rise and alleged attack on democracy.

In his remarks at the press conference, Kharge said, “The budget of Rs 50-lakh crore was passed in just 12 minutes, but they

(BJP) always alleged that the opposition parties have no interest and they kept disturbing the House.”

“The disturbance was created by the ruling party. Whenever we made a demand or gave a notice, we were not allowed to speak. This has happened for the first time in my public life of 52 years and never has such a thing happened earlier,” he said.

He said the government talks a lot about democracy, but it does not walk the talk.

Asked if Rahul Gandhi was the prime challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, DMK’s

Excise policy case: Delhi HC seeks CBI’s response to bail plea of Manish Sisodia

NEW DELHI, APR 6

(PTI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the CBI’s response to former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in the excise policy scam case being probed by the CBI.

Justice Dinesh Kumar

Sharma issued a notice on the senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader’s plea, which claimed he is “totally innocent” and a “victim of political witch-hunt”, and asked the agency to state its stand. “Issue notice. Let reply be filed,” the judge said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had

Manish Sisodia

arrested Sisodia for alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 on February 26 following several rounds of questioning.

On March 31, a trial court here had dismissed Si-

sodia’s bail plea in the matter, saying he was “prima facie the architect” and had played the “most important and vital role” in the criminal conspiracy related to alleged payment of advance kickbacks of Rs 90-100 crore meant for him and his colleagues in the Delhi government.

Before the high court, senior advocates Dayan Krishnan and Mohit Mathur, appearing for Sisodia, challenged the trial court’s decision and pointed out the other accused in the case were either not arrested or have been granted bail.

T R Baalu claimed that the BJP is jittery and after the Bharat Jodo Yatra it is afraid of Rahul Gandhi.

“It was because of the government’s hegemonic attitude they disrupted the House. First time treasury benches disrupted proceedings,” he said, adding that all issues would be discussed going forward and Opposition strengthened.

BRS MP K Keshava Rao said the parties on the podium had “distance and differences” between them but were now coming together.

“You have right before you all the Opposition parties who maintained some distance and had differences but today you are seeing how it is evolving. We are becoming so strong that all the efforts to divide us have failed. We are today united right before you on the ground,” he said.

“What happens tomorrow please let us leave it because we are working to see how we come together,” he said.

A K Antony’s son Anil joins BJP, father says its ‘wrong and very painful’

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): Anil Antony, son of former Defence Minister A K Antony, joined the BJP on Thursday and slammed a section of the Congress leadership for “serving the interests of a single family” instead of working for the country.

Anil Antony, who headed the Kerala Congress’ digital media cell before quitting the party earlier this year, was welcomed into the BJP by Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan, as the ruling party seeks to increase its foothold in the southern state.

In Thiruvananthapuram, Congress veteran A K Antony, a close confidant of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, termed his son’s action “wrong” and “very painful” for him.

Goyal described Anil Antony as a “very grounded political worker” who was convinced that the BJP cared for the country and also shared the prime min-

Anil Antony, son of Congress veteran AK Antony, joins BJP in the presence of Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi. (PTI)

ister’s vision of sustainable growth. Anil Antony had resigned from the Congress in January after criticising the party’s stand on a controversial BBC documentary BBC on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kerala Congress accused Anil Antony of “betraying his father” on “Maundy Thursday”.

“Today (Maundy Thursday) is the day of Judas (Iscariot) who betrayed Jesus Christ for a payment of 30 silver coins. Many such things will happen on that day. This (Anil joining BJP) should also be seen as such an incident,” Kerala

Congress President K Sudhakaran said in Thiruvananthapuram. Soon after joining the BJP, Anil Antony began his address with a verse ‘Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah’ from epic Mahabharat. The verse loosely translates into ‘Dharma (religion) or state of law protects those who protect it’.

“I believe in Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah. Nowadays, some Congress leaders believe that it is their dharma (duty) to serve the interests of a family. But, I believe that it is my duty to serve the nation,” Anil Antony said.

BJP MLA taken into preventive custody in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD, APR 6 (IANS): Suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh was taken into preventive custody by the police in Hyderabad when he was heading to participate in a Hanuman Jayanthi rally.

Mangalhat police arrested Raja Singh, who represents Goshamahal Assembly constituency, and hifted him to Bollarum police station. The controversial MLA questioned the police action. He said that every year he participates in the Hanuman Jayanthi bike rally.

“Arrest by Telangana police on the instruction of BRS govt just before joining Hanuman Janmotsav rally

in my Goshamahal constituency,” tweeted Raja Singh.

“Now Hindus can’t even take part in the rally also in Telangana?,” tweeted the MLA. He said he did not know why he was arrested. Raja Singh slammed KCR government for what he

called its repressive actions. He alleged that there is 8th Nizam rule in Telangana. Police apparently took him into preventive custody in view of his provocative speech during Ram Navami procession in Hyderabad on April 2. Afzalgunj po -

lice had booked him under Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

LoP in RS, Kharge with other opposition leaders during a joint press conference, in New Delhi, Thursday. (PTI)

The greatest love story

For Christians throughout the world, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary(Friday ) and His resurrection(Sunday) remains at the core of their faith. This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon or midday to 3pm, to remember the hours when Jesus hung on the cross. Many churches also observe the day by reenacting the procession of the cross as in the ritual of the Stations of the Cross, which depicts the final hours of Jesus’ life. Processions are held in many countries depicting Christ’s agonising and humiliating procession to the site of his crucifixion at Calvary or Golgotha. The bible says that Christ was betrayed by one of His disciples(Judas Iscariot) after which he was tried by the Jewish religious court (the Sanhedrin). Christ had to suffer the worst humiliation and pain. This was the price He had to pay in order to shed His blood as atonement for the curse. The Crucifixion is confirmed by at least one undeniable secular source, the Roman historian Tacitus (55-120 A.D.). He wrote that the “founder of this sect (the Christians) was executed during the reign of (emperor) Tiberius by the Governor Pontius Pilate” (Tacitus, annals XV). It was in keeping with God’s promise made in Genesis 3:15 to redeem mankind from the curse brought by the fall of the first created man, Adam and woman, Eve when they disobeyed God after falling prey to deceit. Christ’s birth, death and resurrection were already foretold from the beginning which were confirmed by later prophets such as Isaiah (7:14)seven hundred years before His birth. According to the bible, Christ was obedient to death even though at times, the humanness in Him begged to have the cup taken away from Him(Matt. 26:39,42). However, despite the human and natural inclination, Christ ultimately chose the path of obedience. It was this obedience that opened the door for salvation of mankind. mocked and scourged. He suffered hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, and searing pain as tissue was torn from His lacerated back from His movement up and down against the rough timbers of the cross. Christ had to pay the ransom for the sins of mankind to reconcile man with God and because “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”?( Hebrews 9:22). Jesus revealed that He was bringing a new covenant in His blood (Luke 22:20).

After Jesus ascended to heaven, God revealed to the apostle Peter that Jesus’ followers did not need to follow every single one of the Old Testament laws (Acts 10-11). Thus, when Christ was crucified at the cross of Calvary on Friday and resurrected on the third day(Sunday) which He spoke of often, God fulfilled the divine purpose of redemption of His creation through Christ. While humans understood freedom from the socio-political angle; God’s promise of freedom was eternal life through Jesus. The crucifixion and resurrection of Christ fulfilled God’s promise of redemption from sin or separation from God. Christ’s death and resurrection also confirms that no man comes to the God the father except through Him. Christ also confirmed He was indeed the saviour because He fulfilled the promise through His death and resurrection.

DailyDevotion

The Collision of God and Sin

…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree… —1 Peter 2:24

The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. It was the supreme triumph, and it shook the very foundations of hell. There is nothing in time or eternity more absolutely certain and irrefutable than what Jesus Christ accomplished on the Cross— He made it possible for the entire human race to be brought back into a rightstanding relationship with God. He made redemption the foundation of human life; that is, He made a way for every person to have fellowship with God.

The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming. He is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). The incarnation of Christ would have no meaning without the Cross. Beware of separating “God was manifested in the flesh…” from “…He made Him…to be sin for us…” (1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:21). The purpose of the incarnation was redemption. God came in the flesh to take sin away, not to accomplish something for Himself. The Cross is the central event in time and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both.

The Cross is not the cross of a man, but the Cross of God, and it can never be fully comprehended through human experience. The Cross is God exhibiting His nature. It is the gate through which any and every individual can enter into oneness with God. But it is not a gate we pass right through; it is one where we abide in the life that is found there.

The heart of salvation is the Cross of Christ. The reason salvation is so easy to obtain is that it cost God so much. The Cross was the place where God and sinful man merged with a tremendous collision and where the way to life was opened. But all the cost and pain of the collision was absorbed by the heart of God.

By Oswald Chambers

Quotes

Bearing the cross with dignity

The greatest lesson that we can learn from the death of christ is His pure,unbending and unconditional love for us ,while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.Not for His gain but for the greater good of mankind making them realize that only Love can conquer death .. “Greater love has no one than this,to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”.[John 15:13] For God is LOVE –His love is pure,a love that holds no record of wrong,a love that suffers long,a love that always seeks the good of others,a love that doesn’t insist on its own way,a love that does not parade itself ,a love that is

not puffed up,a love that is not provoked,a love that does not rejoice in others inequity but rejoices in the truth,a love that bears ,believes all things,hopes all things and endure all things.[ 1 corinthian 13:48] and therefore we also Love because He loved us first : He is the source of the energy called Love.Love never fails [1 corint 13;8]

The cross symbolizes the atoning death of Jesus ,who died for my sins and the sins of all humanity. The pain,insults, persecution and finally death He had to endure viewed through human eye was a complete defeat but in reality Jesus at the crucifixion and ascension defeated all

the principality and authority of this world and also of hell disarming them.he has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the son He loves , in whom we have redemption through His blood... [col 1;13-14]

So in a realistic world we can say that all our fa ilures,sicknesses,losses,s inful nature…have been nailed to the cross by Jesus. In earlier days crucifixion was one of the worst form of death. Therefore cross is a power symbol and the greatest sacrifice ever made to remind us of the heavy price Jesus paid for redeeming us of our sinful nature,all our debts have been cleared by Him and

so we have to carry our Cross with DIGNITY.. and draw nearer to the one who was hung on it as He is the one and only way to the truth and life…claming Victory of this world and over death.

Before Jesus was arrested ,He went to pray at Gethsemene to spend time with the Lord alone as he was sorrowful and troubled to the point of death. And when Jesus was betrayed by Judas ,He allowed it to happen even though He had prior knowedge of it.. all this and more had to take place in order for the scriptures to be fulfilled.

A pure soul had to be sacrificed ,an unblemished one ,one that was

accepted..and Jesus being the unblemished one had to be sacrificed How did He do it?the mindset of Christ at the cross was humility ,obedience and total submission to the father’s will. The bible says in Phillipian 2:5-8 , ‘Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ,who being in the form of God did not consider it robbery to be equal with God but made himself of no reputation,taking the form of a servant and coming in the likeness of man.and being found in the appearance of man,He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death,even the death on the Cross’..and therefore God exalted Him and gave

Him name above all names so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow of those in heaven and of those on earth and of those under earth. When a child of God seeks to have his /her mind transformed to be like Jesus ,it is then that the holy spirit is able to work that transformation. This mindset helped Jesus overcome the fear of death. Therefore if we have to follow Christ and take up the cross,we will have to surrender our life and die to OURSELF and if we are to seek to save our own life we will lose it but if we lose it to Christ we will find Life in Him.

Walk as children of light: Ephesians 5:8

The word of God in the bible revealed that Adam and Eve, the very first man and women who were created after the image of God and in the image of his likeness in order to reproduce many children of God disobeyed God’s commandments by taking the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Thus mankind had also fallen into iniquity sin just as the archangel Lucifer did- (Read in Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:13-17). The fallen angles and their hosts have landed upon this earth to set up their kingdom according to their own wish and will- we or God words named it as the kingdom of Darkness.

Humanity has continued to stagger under Satan’s kingdom of darkness ever since Adam’s fall from the dominion of the earth given to mankind (read Genesis 1:28). Indeedbecause mankind obeyed Satan and worshipped him, we became his slaves (read Romans 6:16). The dominion was handed over to Satan (read Luke 4:5-6).

We read in Mark chapter one “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; BEHOLD I SEND MY MESSANGER BEFORE THY FACE, EHICH SHALL PREPARE THY WWAY BEFORE THEE.... John did baptized him in the wilderness and preach the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.... and it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straight way coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened and the spirit like a dove descended upon him. And there came a voice from heaven saying, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.

And immediately the spirit driven him into the wilderness and he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan and was with the wild beasts and the angles ministered unto him. Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying, “the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand, repent ye and believe the gospels”

(Mark 1:1-2,4:9-15) Our lord Jesus told us what should be our priority “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all the things shall be added unto you”.

The very phenomena of ‘human beings’ means that we are beings of faith. We are beings of deep understanding and profound realisation of the human consciousness. That we have the power to create, we have the power to transform and we have the power to plan, organise, follow up and manifest.

Human Beings are beings of optimism.

Optimism also falls back and relies on the same internal experience of having successfully manifested life either through wishes, desires, deeds, thoughts, words, or intentions all put together. May it be faith or optimism. What comes to

(Mathew 6:33) In the Old Testament time people who live with good conscience or who obeyed God’s Ten Commandments and God’s laws are regarded to be righteous people but God’s words say... “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident for the just shall live by faith”. (Galatians 3:11, read also Galatians 2:116, Romans 3:21-26).

The only way to be righteous is to receive the righteousness of Jesus by faith according to God’s plan of redemption and salvation of humanity and only after that to be in submission to the kingdom of God.

“For he (God) hath made him (Jesus) to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of god in him “ (II Corinthians 5:21). “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him which died for them and rose again” (II Corinthians 5:15).

Just give up yourself and trust, it is that simple but still many Christians do not know to do this or how it is done. Just call on Lord Jesus and say I believe you died on the cross for all humanity’s sin and my old man in which sin dwelleth was also crucified with you, buried symbolised by the immersion of my body under water during water baptism and I also had been given your resurrection power when my body rose up from water along with your rising up from the dead. Now I surrender myself to you all in all to live a new life with your life and power. Now I will trust you and I will live in you and for you in your kingdom. Now I am yours. I believe you do accept what I present to you and you have taken possession of my spirit, soul and body. Use me to do your good purpose, I trust you completely in Jesus name I pray Amen. When I focus on and align myself with priorities of the kingdom, God’s order comes into my life and his promises to supply all my needs. I have proven this principle in my own life for many years.

In practising kingdom’s living in our daily life, renewing the spirit of our mind helps us to know or discerned the things that are good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Read Romans 12:1-2)

Christians do not despise the temporal blessings and prosperity but we must be aware that our everlasting welfare is not dependent upon them. These blessings may come and go but true Christians abide in God where no evil can touch them. Any prosperity or success outside the parameters of the bible amounts to nought when weighted against eternity. Many Nagas have indeed died early because of corruptions. We should aspire to obey the teachings of our Lord Jesus in Luke 6:34-38; Mark 10:29, 30. I have proven in my own life God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His promises .Indeed our trueCreator God is a God of love .He is not against humanity but His word says your iniquity(sin) separated you from God and the wages of sin is death IF YOU ARE NOT YET

A CHRITIAN KNOW THESE TRUTHS

As the only sinless being, Lord Jesus suffered the full penalty justice demand for all humanity’s sin against God and wrong doing to others. Every evil thought, word, attitude, and actions sin produced or will produce was paid for by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. All those who reject God’s offer of forgiveness of sin, to all those who will not believe and accept God redemption and salvation plan through his begotten son Lord Jesus Christ will be forever sealed off, in an isolated and equally unimaginable place of torment by everlasting burning fire and brimstone. (Read Revelation 20:12-13).

Lord Jesus himself told,”I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) IfGod were your father, ye would love me: for i proceeded forth and came from God: neither came I myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand me speech? Even because you cannot hear my word”. (John 8:42-43) Our Lord Jesus had taken Choo Nam, a Korean-American women married to Roger Thomas in a transformed body seventeen different times during the period 19th February to 8TH April in 1996. Let me quote some words of Jesus and Cho Nam’s testimonies. Our Lord at the ending part of the Excursion took Choo Nam to the New creation Kingdom of God, New Jerusalem in another New Earth and New Heaven. (Revelation 21:14) ( I suggest you buy and

read the book “Heavens is so real by Choo Nam Thomas”)

Choo Nam was allowed to have a glimpse of real hell where his parents and some of her family, relatives and friends who died as Buddhist were being tormented. She was also shown the fates of Disobedient Christians and sinful Christians.

Before showing the tormenting hell, Lord Jesus took Choo Nam to the top of the mountain and she looked out over a brown valley filled with dead grass where a multitudes’ of people wearing sand-coloured robes roaming aimlessly in the vicinity of the Pit’s Yawning Mouth. Their heads were hanging low and they looked very dejected and hopeless.

“Who are these people, Lord” I asked-

“These are disobedient Christian”.

“How long will they have to stay in this barren lifeless place?

“Forever, my daughter, the only ones who will enter my kingdom are the pure of heart-my obedient children.

I could see fumes and dark smoke rising from deep pit... and inside I could see flames scorching a multitude of people who were screaming and crying in the agony that only the severely burned truly know. The people were naked, without hair and standing close to one another, there was no escape for those who were captured in the pit... the flames would leap out unexpectedly, and then as soon as they seemed to think that they were safe, another fire would burst out. There was no rest for the unfortunate victim of sin, they were doomed to spend all eternity being scorched and burned.

Who are these people? I asked.

“My daughter, these people did not know me”.

He made this statement with a voice that heaved with grief...

“Lord what about my parents?’ I asked. I know that weren’t saved but they were good people”.

“ I am sorry, my daughter, there is nothing, I can do for those who do not know me”. My Lord Jesus voice was so sad when he said this... It was frightening disturbing scene. The Lord said,” I want you to see this again”. Choo Nam writes,” it was so hard to look into the pit of hell, but immediately my attention was directed toward a figure that was waving at me... and was speak-

The power of positive thinking

light is positivity in regular terms.

Positive people generally turn things around in their favour. They can always see the positive side of it all. They can always feel and realise the positive perspectives and perceptions in every situation and circumstance, this positivity makes them optimistic and faith-driven, which gives them self-confidence, and self-conviction, and this also gives them the power to manifest, power to create.

Positive people are generally always on a high, whenever they are confronted with situations that are a little place displacing,

perturbing, or disturbing, positive people look at the positive side, accept the situation, and the circumstance with grace, take responsibility for contributing towards that situation and turn it around.

Positivity comes at the most basic level, at a slightly higher level comes optimism, and at the highest level comes super faith/ superconsciousness, so when people start their lives being positive they will translate into being successful, visionary, have profound perspectives and perceptions, have a deep understanding of all that is happening around, absolute awareness and will be

able to react and respond to situations the way they are supposed to be.

Doubts, apprehensions, insecurities, fears, and phobias generate thoughts that could be debilitating to the human body.

They throw the body out of gear in a form of constriction and restricted flow of vital fluids, vital oxygen, and vital functions of the organs. Such thoughts don’t support cellular regeneration and they don’t support digestion.

They don’t support growth hormones, they don’t support the nervous system. They disturb the orchestration of all the

Moamen Yaden

ing in my native Korean tongue, and she began to scream “Hot Hot...I immediately recognized my mother! She stretched out her right hand and waved it at me saying, “So hot, so hot! “ I remember so clearly her eyes and my eyes meeting and the way her eyes begged me to help her... I knew that I could not help her even the Lord could not help her because she didn’t know him... NextI saw my father, stepmother, and close friend who had died... My nephew who died when he was twenty..They all were in hell... I had been crying the whole time, wailing like a child. The pit of hell was a long way from us but it was as ifI had telephoto lens that enable me to see these people very closely.

Lord Jesus told Choo Nam,’’ I know your parents and friends were good people in many ways but they were not saved. That is why this is the only place for them. It is here they will have to spend eternity.

My Father loves all of His children, but He has given them certain laws that he expects them to live by. When saw your loved ones I felt deeper pain than you did, but I must live by my Father’s word. Once a person goes to hell, there is no way for them to ever get out again. I want the unsaved to know this-the reality of hell forever.I love every one of my children, but I cannot force anyone to love me or obey me. If they will open their hearts to me, then I can help them to believe in me and love me. I want to save as many souls as possible. I want believers everywhere to preach the gospel. This is the most important to me”.

Lord Jesus told Choo Name: “I choose my children who are pure and obedient-those who put me first in their lives.

So many Christians know what I want them to do but they will love the things of this World more than my words. The children who live with my word, according to my word are the only ones who will enter the mansions I have prepared for them, like the one you saw with your name on the door. No one can have both this (worldly) kingdom and my kingdom. If anyone enjoys the world than me, he or she cannot enter my kingdom (see Mathew 8:10-12).

Dr N Kezienuo.

functions of our physiology and biology. Our biochemistry, our bioelectricity, and our biomechanics, all suffer a blow with all these negative emotions and negative thoughts.

To turn them around, what we could do is:

• Silence ourselves

• Restore our breath

• Get our breath back in rhythm from staggered.

• Spend a lot of time in nature.

• Go out in the open under the open sky. Absorb a lot of sunshine.

• Expand our awareness.

• Find confidence

• Find creative solu-

tions to all the problems and issues as perceived. A lack of creative solutions gives rise to stress. Stress burns it all. When you begin to align creative solutions appear. Smelling flowers, eating fruits, doing meditation, being in Shavasana, taking shower, splashing the face and eyes with cold water, laughing it out, singing, listening to music, taking a walk, a simple dance, simply being with people, hugging and kissing our loved one’s, sharing, venting, emptying, talking will help find new clarity and solutions.

(Dr Mickey Mehta, Global leading Holistic Health Guru)

“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”

~ John F. Kennedy

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10 held for gambling at Taj Hotel

AHMEDABAD, APR 6

(IANS): At least 10 people have been detained for gambling at the Taj Hotel here, an official said on Thursday.

Several prominent personalities of the city including Kailash Goenka, the owner of Sankalp Group, were caught gambling with “red and white coins”.

The police conducted a raid at the hotel located on Sindhu Bhavan Road on Wednesday night on the basis of an information.

The police seized cash of Rs 9.83 lakh, four mobile phones worth Rs 65,000, and 186 coins of red and white colour.

Teen killed after being thrashed

JAIPUR, APR 6 (PTI): A 15-year-old boy died after allegedly being thrashed by four youths in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said on Thursday.

The alleged incident took place in the district’s Bali area on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, they said.

The youths -- who hailed from the same village -- allegedly thrashed the teen following a dispute, leading to his death, the police said.

Following the incident, the relatives of the victim and other villagers pelted the homes of the accused with stones and demanded their arrest.

55 fall sick after eating ice cream

KHARGONE, APR 6

(PTI): Fifty five people fell sick, two of them critically, due to food poisoning after eating ice cream at a religious function in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, officials said on Thursday.

Those who took ill included 25 children, they said, adding the ice cream samples have been sent for testing.

These people ate the ice cream prepared and sold by one Dinesh Kushwaha on Wednesday night during a religious function at a temple in Chhatal village, 14 km from the district headquarters, Khargone’s Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Daulat Singh Chauhan told PTI.

Girl gang-raped in UP’s Saharanpur

SAHARANPUR (UP), APR 6 (PTI): A 14-yearold girl was allegedly raped by four youths in this Uttar Pradesh district’s Nagal area, police said on Thursday.

Three of the four accused have been arrested while a search is underway to nab the other, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Sagar Jain said.

The accused allegedly called the girl to a forest area on Wednesday on the pretext of her mother asking her to come there, Jain said.

PM slams oppn for ‘badshahi mindset’

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): Setting his sights on BJP win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked party workers not to be complacent as there is a view that “no one can defeat” the party next year, and slammed the Opposition for a “badshahi” mindset and insulting poor and backward classes.

Addressing BJP members at the party’s 44th foundation day, he said those fighting an “existential battle” have become desperate at the exposure of their corruption and are conspiring against his government, which is committed to taking tough steps to rid India of corruption, nepotism and law and order challenges.

“Full of hate, these people are speaking one lie after another. They have become restless and desperate at the exposure of their corrupt deeds. They can see now only one way out. They are openly saying ‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’. They are issuing threats to

Narendra Modi

dig (my) grave,” he said.

Modi cautioned party members, who heard his nearly 50-minute-long address at over 10 lakh places where it was broadcast live, against complacency, noting that it is already said that no one can defeat the ruling party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“Despite being the world’s biggest political party, we don’t have to be complacent. People have already started saying that no one can defeat the BJP in 2024. This is true but as BJP workers we have to win the heart of every citizen of the country,” he said.

“We should not be confined to winning polls. Our goal is to win over the hearts of crores of people. We have

Restoration of peace in border areas key for India-China ties

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): Against the backdrop of the prolonged military standoff in eastern Ladakh, India on Thursday once again made it clear that return to normalcy in the country’s relationship with China will require restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas.

The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff for three years at certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.

“The restoration of normalcy in our relationship will require restoration of peace and tranquility in the border areas which have been disturbed since April 2020,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing. Bagchi said this when asked to comment on remarks by a Chinese diplomat that the situation in the India-China border areas is stable.

“As the external affairs minister said, the presence of a large number of troops

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to fight every poll with the same hard work that we have put in since the time of Jana Sangh,” he said and lauded the contribution of the party workers. With the BJP accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting backward communities, Modi slammed some persons with a “badshahi” mindset for insulting the poor and backward since the party stormed to power in 2014 and accused them of treating people like slaves for decades after independence.

The BJP has empowered these people’s voices, he said. The British might have left in 1947 but they left behind the seeds of treating people as slaves in the minds of some, he said.

“This class of people prospered a lot in the years after independence who considered power their birthright,” he added in a clear swipe at the Congress which ruled the country in the early decades after freedom. Modi also accused the Congress and other political

parties of being tied to nepotism, dynasty, casteism and regionalism.

The BJP represents a new culture of taking everyone along, he asserted.

“The BJP has taken birth from the womb of democracy, and has been nourished and nurtured with the nectar of democracy,” he said.

A host of opposition parties, including the Congress, the Left and several regional parties, have come together over the alleged targeting of their leaders by central probe agencies in corruption cases and also over the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case last month.

Without referring to various allegations levelled by these parties against his government, the Prime Minister said they have been “battling an existential crisis” and are resorting to levelling allegations and hatching conspiracies against the ruling party.

85 trains cancelled amid protest for ST status in West Bengal

JHARGRAM,

APR 6

(PTI): Eighty-five trains were cancelled, and hundreds of vehicles remained stranded as different organisations of the Kudmi community continued their rail and road blockade in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday, demanding ST status, officials said. The protest started at 6 am on Tuesday with the blockade of the old National Highway 6, which connects Kolkata to Mumbai, at Khemasuli in Kharagpur Local police station area by Kudmi Samaj West Bengal, they said. Another organisation of the community, Adivasi Kudmi Samaj, joined the protest on Wednesday, blocking the railway tracks at Khemasuli station in Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, and Kustaur station in Adra-Chandil section in Purulia district, they added. Among the trains cancelled on Thursday were Howrah-Pune Duranto Ex-

Budget session concludes in parliament

there in contravention of agreements is an abnormality. We have been holding discussions on diplomatic and military track,” Bagchi said.

The MEA spokesperson said that till the situation in border areas see a return to peace and tranquility, “we cannot foresee normalcy in the overall relationship.”

Asked about the date for the next round of military talks between the two countries, Bagchi said it will be made known when it is finalised.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar last month said the situation along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh remained “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in military assessment because of close deployments of troops of both sides in some pockets though “substantial” progress has been made in the disengagement process in many areas.

India has been maintaining that its ties with China cannot be normal unless there is peace in the border areas.

NEW DELHI, APR 6

(PTI): The Budget session of Parliament ended on Thursday amid noisy protests by the Opposition over the Adani issue, a matter which virtually washed out the 25-day-long second leg and all six bills including the crucial Finance Bill were passed without any debate. The Rajya Sabha recorded its lowest productivity since 2019, functioning only around for 24 per cent of its scheduled time. In the Monsoon Session of 2021, its productivity was around 28 per cent. When Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar were delivering their valedictory addresses in the respective House, opposition members were raising slogans.

While the Opposition pressed for a probe by a joint parliamentary com -

mittee into the Adani issue, BJP members countered by demanding an apology by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “democracy in danger” remark made in the United Kingdom.

Rahul Gandhi since stands disqualified as a Lok Sabha member following his conviction in a criminal defamation case by a Gujarat court. As opposition members raised slogans and displayed placards demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into allegations of fraud against the Adani Group. Birla said, “You have lowered the dignity of the House. This behaviour is not good for parliamentary system and the country.”

“This House is always for high level of debate and discussions. But you systematically disrupt the proceedings which is not good,” he

lamented. This session, Lok Sabha functioned for only 45 hours as against its scheduled 133.6 hours because of disruptions, according to a think tank that compiles the data.

Rajya Sabha worked for just over 31 hours out of 130 hours in the session, the data said. The Budget session of Parliament was held from January 31, 2023 to April 6, 2023, with a recess from February 14 to March 12.

According to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research, the productivity, which is the percentage of time the House functioned against the total schedule, was 34.38 per cent for the Lower House in the Budget Session.

press, Howrah-Jagdalpur Express, Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express, Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, HowrahRanchi Express, ShalimarLTT Express, HowrahMumbai CSMT Mail and Santragachi-Rani Kamlapati Humsafar Express, the South Eastern Railway said in a statement.

Puri-New Delhi Express, Mumbai-CSMTHowrah Duranto Express and Jagdalpur-Howrah Express were also cancelled, it said. “As a result of the agi-

tation, a total of 158 trains have been cancelled since Wednesday,” it added, Six trains were shortterminated, and Anand Vihar-Bhubaneswar Express scheduled for Friday and Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express scheduled for Sunday were also cancelled. On Wednesday, 46 express and passenger trains were cancelled owing to the agitation. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on NH 6, triggering massive traffic snarls even on the adjoining roads in Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts.

J&K Congress hits out at Azad for praising PM Modi

phants” manage its affairs.

JAMMU, APR 6 (PTI):

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday slammed its former member Ghulam Nabi Azad, saying his statements on Narendra Modi are contrary to the speeches he gave in Parliament and by praising the prime minister, he was only exposing himself.

Azad, a veteran politician and former Union minister, on Wednesday, lavished praise on Modi while launching an all-out attack on the Congress party.

The Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief said the Congress is still run by “remote control” and alleged that a “new coterie of inexperienced syco-

As the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Azad used to accuse the Narendra Modi government of indulging in politics of vendetta. By giving such statements, he is contradicting himself, a J&K Congress spokesperson said. “The statements of Azad, in which he tries to bail out the Modi government by showering praises... this change of heart started when his long tenure in the Rajya Sabha was coming to end,” he said. He is only exposing himself by praising Modi, the spokesperson said.

“It is unfortunate that the DPAP leader praised a leader who disbanded, divided and downgraded his own historical state of J&K against the wishes of people besides abrogating the rights to land and jobs, which Azad now claims to be fighting for,” he said. The same leader did not allow Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir without orders of the Supreme Court.

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Kurmi community protest in WB. (PTI)

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RBI keeps interest rate unchanged

MUMBAI, APR 6 (PTI):

After hiking interest rate by a cumulative 250 basis points in 11 months, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday unexpectedly kept benchmark rate unchanged as global banking woes added uncertainty to the economic outlook.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, however, pledged to hike the interest rate again if needed, saying the decision to pause was “for this meeting only”.

RBI’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the repurchase or repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent.

Most analysts had expected one final hike of 25 basis points in RBI’s current tightening cycle before hitting a pause. MPC also decided to retain a policy stance focused on “withdrawal of accommodation” to “ensure that inflation progressively aligns with the target, while supporting growth.”

That had been its ap-

PIL on SAPO ban heard in Supreme Court

(From p-1)

It also sought declaration of SAPO and SAYO as unlawful associations under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.

The PIL prayed for judicial/administrative enquiries into the various lapses on the part of law enforcement agencies and administrative machinery during the ban on movement and entry of Mao community members through Southern Angami settlement areas.

It further sought direction to the Central government and the concerned State governments to secure National Highways in Manipur, Nagaland in particular and the North East in general so that no such act or blockade is repeated in future.

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proach since it started tightening in May 2022.

“MPC unanimously decided to keep rates unchanged in this meeting with readiness to act if the situation so warrants,” Das said while announcing the decisions of the committee. “MPC will not hesitate to take further action as may be required in its future meetings.”

He said that MPC is ready to act if necessary as the decision to keep the rate unchanged is “a pause, not a pivot.”

Reacting to the decision, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “RBI has taken a good call, I think.”

Interest rates have been effectively tightened by 290

basis points in the past year -- a 250 bps increase in the repo rate and a 40 bps increase when the SDF was introduced.

RBI remained cautious about the inflation outlook and relatively upbeat on growth.

The central bank marginally upped its forecast of India’s GDP growth in the current fiscal year starting April 1 to 6.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent projected earlier.

This compares with an expected 7 per cent growth in 2022-23 (April 2022 to March 2023) fiscal.

The central bank lowered its inflation forecast to 5.2 per cent for 2023-24 from 5.3 pre cent, with Das saying “war against inflation has to continue”.

He said it was necessary to evaluate the cumulative impact of past interest rate hikes.

The surprise pause comes even as core inflation stayed above 6 per cent for 17 straight months.

“Our job is not yet finished and the war against

inflation has to continue until we see a durable decline in inflation closer to the target,” he said.

Dinesh Khara, Chairman of State Bank of India, said RBI’s decision was “a pleasant surprise given the market talks of one more final rate hike.”

“With uncertainty looming large, this decision was perfectly timed,” he said. Bank of Baroda economist Sonal Badhan said given the baseline assumptions, RBI is not expected to hike rates any further this year.

Anu Aggarwal, President of Corporate Banking at Kotak Mahindra Bank, said, leaving the policy rates unchanged is a very welcoming news, especially considering the nervousness that had built up post the OPEC+ production cut.

Das said the global economic scenario has undergone a dramatic shift -- from improving supply conditions, resilient economic activity and financial markets exuding greater optimism at the start of 2023

Peace is prerequisite for all round development: Rio

(From p-1) He acknowledged the creative works of Konyaks like wood carvings, cane and bamboo craft work, making of gun and gunpowder, weaving, forging of metals by blacksmith, etc, which were very special and different from other Nagas tribes.

In conclusion, Rio wished a bumper harvest in the new season and also expressed happiness at the successful completion of the six-day festival.

Earlier, Rio was accorded a traditional welcome by cultural troupes and people of Mon followed by beating of gong by the chief guest.

Delivering the welcome address, Konyak Union president Tingtok thanked Rio for sparing time out of his busy schedule. He also thanked Mon deputy commissioner and superintendent of police for extending cooperation to Konyaks.

Rio was accompanied by

Tourism and Higher Education minister Temjen Imna Along, Industries & Commerce adviser Hekani Jakhalu, adviser to CM Dr Chumben Murry and host of government officials.

Vote of thanks was proposed by Konyak Union vice president H.A. Hongnao Konyak. The programmed was by chaired by Eunice Thalih and Manjun Manpuhru.

Highlights of the programme included-- beating of log drum by Ukha Pan Nahalan; folk fusion by Mon Chamber Choir and presentations by male cultural troupes-- Wayin Union, Mon Town; Totok Union, Mon Town; Chen Area Nokten Union, Mon Town. Women cultural troupes-- Tobu Area Union, Mon Town; Mopong Hongkong Union, Mon Town; Sangyin Union, Mon Town and Sheanghah Sheko Khong, Mon Town. Opening ceremonial of Aoleang feast by Aching.

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to the global economy now witnessing a renewed phase of turbulence with fresh headwinds from the banking sector turmoil in some advanced economies.

“Bank failures and contagion risk have brought financial stability issues to the forefront,” he said. “Given the stubbornness in inflation, central banks continue to tighten monetary policy, although at a reduced pace.”

Explaining the rationale behind MPC’s decision to pause rate hike, he said while the recent high frequency indicators suggest some improvement in global economic activity, the outlook is now tempered by additional downside risks from financial stability concerns. Headline inflation is moderating but remains well above the targets of central banks. The sudden announcement of an output cut by OPEC+ a few days ago and the resultant jump in crude oil prices is yet another evidence of this volatility, he said.

B20 delegates see potential in State’s culture, tourism

(From p-1)

He revealed that he was in Nagaland in 2021 for the Hornbill Festival but lamented at the abrupt ending of the festival due to the Oting incident.

When asked about his speech at Kohima, where he spoke on the Naga issue, he said that he would not comment. Asked which sector would be the best for investment in the State, he replied that tourism had great potential for Nagaland.

On whether the Business to Business (B2B) meet focused more on cultural extravaganza rather than on business, he replied that Nagaland certainly was a state of festivals and hence the delegates were very much appreciative of the cultural extravaganza.

Another delegate commented that no other State would be able to do what Nagaland had done in three days.

Many delegates who were interviewed before their departure spoke on the huge potential for tourism in the State, while some maintained that the State government should do more in the sector by taking advantage of the rich cultural heritage and hospitality of the Nagas.

A delegate assured that he would be hiring the band that performed for the visitors on the first day of the B20 event.

expects less than 3% global economic growth in 2023

WASHINGTON, APR 6

(AP): The International Monetary Fund chief said Thursday the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 per cent this year, down from 3.4 per cent last year, increasing the risk of hunger and poverty globally.

Kristalina Georgieva said growth is expected to remain around 3 per cent for the next five years, calling it “our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the average

of 3.8 per cent from the past two decades.”

She said slower growth would be a “severe blow,” making it even harder for low-income nations to catch up. “Poverty and hunger could further increase, a dangerous trend that was started by the COVID crisis,” she said.

Georgieva’s comments at a Politico event at the Meridian International Centre come ahead of next week’s spring meetings of the IMF

and its sister lending agency, the World Bank, in Washington, where policymakers will convene to discuss the global economy’s most pressing issues.

The annual gathering will take place as central banks around the world continue to raise interest rates to tame persistent inflation and as an ongoing debt crisis in emerging economies pushes debt burdens higher, preventing nations from growing.

State gets over `4.5k cr investment proposals

(From p-1)

Representatives from business community of Nagaland as well as government departments also participated actively during the B2B and B2G meetings that were coordinated by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

According to DIPR, the State government will continue to make concerted efforts with active support of the Ministry of DoNER, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Invest India, and in tandem with industrial

associations/relevant stakeholders for ushering appropriate policies to convert these expressed business interests into projects on ground.

With the NE Global Investment Summit organised by DoNER Ministry and DPIIT fast approaching, the State has submitted its policy recommendations for new North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), which would facilitate in fast forwarding the process of grounding business propositions and effectively improving the business climate of the State.

Gov’s Good Friday, Easter greetings

(From p-1) He stated that the resurrection of Jesus was “a conquest of wickedness, aggression, violence and death by the forces of grace, love, peace, non- violence and life”. “As the we celebrate the victory won on Easter, let this to rekindle hope in suffering people everywhere, that evil not continue to

prevail, that truth cannot be silenced forever, that ultimate victory belongs to the good, the just and bearer of truth,” Ganesan stated. He reminded all that the life and teaching, and death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, were lessons on the efficacy of humility, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, and the love, by which one is prepared to sacrifice not

only for one’s family and friends but also the higher values of truth and justice. Rio’s greets: Taking to Twitter, chief minister Rio said: “We remember the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His unconditional love for us. I wish everyone a blessed and meaningful Good Friday.”

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Japan SDF chopper with 10 people disappears near Okinawa

TOKYO, APR 6 (IANS):

A helicopter of Japan’s Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, local media reported.

The UH-60 multipurpose chopper flying around Okinawa’s Miyakojima Island disappeared from the radar at around 4.40 p.m. (local time), Xinhua news agency quoted public broadcaster NHK as saying.

The SDF and the Coast Guard are searching for the helicopter, which belongs to a unit in the Kumamoto prefecture.

Japan SDF chopper with 10 people disappears near Okinawa

Al-Aqsa Mosque witnesses second day of violence

JERUSALEM, APR

6 (IANS): Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem for a second consecutive day, triggering clashes and more rocket launches from Gaza towards the Jewish state heightening tensions, sources said on Thursday.

At least six people were injured in the raids, according to a statement by the Palestinian Red Crescent.

In charge of the sensitive compound, the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, a Jordanian body, reported that police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the worshippers, reports Xinhua news agency.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the police stormed the compound while nearly 20,000 worshippers were still performing the Ramadan Taraweeh night prayer.

Israel’s police said in a statement that “dozens of law-breaking youths” attempted to barricade themselves inside the mosque to incite riots.

According to the statement, the forces broke in after the youths attempted to close the mosque’s doors.

Missouri tornado kills 5 in latest wave of severe weather

GLEN ALLEN, APR 6

(AP): A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive storms over the past two weeks struck the nation’s heartland.

Forecasters are keeping a wary eye out for more extreme weather as this year’s early severe storm season continues. The storms have spawned dozens of tornadoes, mainly in the South and Midwest, that have killed at least 63 people.

S Korean prez invited to address US Congress

WASHINGTON, APR 6

(AP): U.S. congressional leaders have invited the president of South Korea to address a joint meeting during a visit to Washington later this month.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other leaders announced Thursday they have invited Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol to address a joint meeting of Congress in honour of the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. The session is set for April 27.

Macron appeals to China’s Xi to ‘bring Russia to its senses’

BEIJING, APR 6 (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who received an effusive welcome from Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, to “bring Russia to its senses” and help make “lasting peace” in Ukraine.

Macron pointed to Chinese support for the United Nations Charter, which calls for respect of a country’s territorial integrity, and for nuclear agreements. He said peace and stability based on those were threatened by the Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine.

Xi’s government declared it had a “no limits friendship” with Russia ahead of the February 2022 attack but has tried to appear neutral. Beijing has called for peace talks.

“I know I can count on you, under the two principles I just mentioned, to bring Russia to its senses and bring everyone back to

the negotiating table,” Macron told Xi. “We need to find a lasting peace,” Macron said.

“I believe that this is also an important issue for China, as much as it is for France and for Europe.”

Xi didn’t mention Ukraine or Russia but said he welcomed relations with France. He said Beijing and Paris are “staunch promoters of multipolarization of the world,” a reference to reducing U.S. dominance

Protests again hit France as striker numbers dwindle

partnership by pressuring Putin.

“China has always adhered to an objective and fair position on the issue of the Ukraine crisis,” said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning. “We have been an advocate of a political solution to the crisis and a promoter of peace talks.”

PARIS, APR 6 (AP): Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities in the latest round of strikes and demonstrations Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reforms.

in economic and political affairs.

Xi’s government sees Russia as a source of energy and as a partner in opposing what they say is U.S. aggression and unfair criticism of their human rights records.

China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, which helps prop up the Kremlin’s revenue in the face of Western sanctions.

That increases Chinese influence, but Xi appears reluctant to jeopardize that

N Korea warns ‘action’ over allies’ drills

SEOUL, APR 6 (AP):

North Korea on Thursday threatened unspecified “offensive action” over the expansion of U.S. military exercises with rival South Korea as President Joe Biden’s special representative for North Korea flew to Seoul for talks with allies over the North’s growing nuclear threat.

The North Korean comments came a day after the United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Korean Peninsula for joint aerial exercises with South Korean warplanes in their latest show of force against the North, which portrays the allies’ drills as invasion rehearsals. Animosity heightened in recent weeks as the pace of both the U.S.-South Ko-

rean military exercises and the North Korean weapons demonstrations increased in a cycle of tit-for-tat.

The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the United States and South Korea’s military exercises and the deployment of advanced U.S. military assets have turned the Korean Peninsula into a “huge powder magazine, which can be detonated any moment.”

“The military provocations by the U.S.-led warmongers have gone beyond the tolerance limit. This reality awaits more explicit stand and answer of (North Korea’s) defense capabilities,” KCNA said in a commentary attributed to a scholar.

“(North Korea’s) war

deterrence will continue to show its responsibility for and confidence in its crucial mission through offensive action,” it said.

KCNA’s commentary came as Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative to North Korea, arrived in Seoul for talks with South Korean and Japanese officials to coordinate their response to North Korea’s intensifying weapons development and threats of nuclear conflict.

Following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and other South Korean officials on Thursday, Kim will take part in a three-way meeting with the South Korean and Japanese nuclear envoys on Friday, according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry.

Hindu temple vandalised in Canada

TORONTO, APR 6 (PTI): A Hindu temple has been vandalised by unknown people with “anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti” in Canada’s Ontario province, in what is described by police as a “hate-motivated incident.”

In a statement, the police in Ontario’s Windsor city said on Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into the incident and looking for two suspects. The officers were dispatched to the Hindu temple in the 1700 block of the Northway Avenue following a report of hate-motivated vandalism on Wednesday, police said.

“Officers discovered anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti sprayed in black on an exterior wall of the building,” the police said.

The Windsor Police Service was investigating vandalism at the temple “as a hatemotivated incident,” the statement said.

Through investigation, officers obtained a video that shows two suspects in the area just after 12 a.m. In the video, one suspect appears to commit the vandalism on the wall of the building while the other keeps watch, it said.

At the time of the incident, one suspect wore a black sweater, black pants with a small white logo on the left leg, and black and white high-top running shoes.

The second suspect wore black pants, a sweatshirt black shoes, and white socks. Police asked residents in the immediate vicinity of the temple to check their home surveillance or dashcam video footage for evidence of the suspects.

In January, the Gauri Shankar temple in Brampton was targeted with anti-India graffiti, causing an outrage among the Indian community.

Earlier, Macron said during a meeting with the ruling Communist Party’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, that France wants to “build a common path” in dealing with “all the major conflicts” in addition to Ukraine.

Li said there was likely to be a “broad consensus” between Macron and Xi but gave no indication whether Beijing might be willing to lobby Moscow to make peace. The meeting will “send positive signals of concerted efforts by China, France and Europe to maintain world peace and stability,” Li said.

Macron’s drive to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64 has ignited a months-long firestorm of public anger.

Talks between trade union leaders and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne broke up Wednesday without a breakthrough, setting the stage for protesters’ return to the streets.

However, the number of strikers has fallen, particularly in the transportation sector, since protests began in January.

About 400,000 people joined the protest in Paris Thursday, down from 450,000 the week before, said the powerful CGT union. On Thursday, the Paris Metro ran almost nor-

ma lly, in stark contrast to previous days of action. Less than 8% of teachers were on strike, according to the Education Ministry. However, the sizeable TotalEnergies oil refinery in Gonfrevillel’Orcher remained closed.

In Paris, police were pelted by projectiles when the protest reached La Rotonde, a restaurant patronised by Macron during the 2017 presidential election that he went on to win.

Parts of the façade of the chic venue were vandalised.

Officers dispersed vio-

lent protesters, who were in the minority, with tear gas after they smashed up a branch of Credit Agricole bank.

Experts say violence seen in the nationwide protests, with dozens of demonstrators and police hurt, has turned off less activist parts of the population. “The demonstrations have become more violent as they’ve gone on. That means many in France are now staying away,” said Luc Rouban, research director of a centre at Sciences Po, the prestigious Parisian university.

China vows ‘forceful’ measures after US-Taiwan meet

TAIPEI, APR 6 (AP): China vowed reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying Thursday that the U.S. was on a “wrong and dangerous road.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a show of U.S. support for the selfgoverned island, which China claims as its own, along with a bipartisan delegation of more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers. The Biden administration maintains there is nothing provocative about the visit by Tsai, which is the latest of a half dozen to the U.S. Yet it comes as the U.S.-China relationship has fallen to historic lows, with

U.S. support for Taiwan one of the main points of difference between the two powers. But the formal trappings of the meeting, and the senior rank of some of the elected officials in the delegation from Congress, could lead China to view it as an escalation.

No speaker is known to have met with a Taiwanese president on U.S. soil since the U.S. broke off formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979. In response to the meeting, Beijing said in a statement issued early morning by the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs that it would take “resolute and forceful measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” It urged the U.S. “not to walk further down a wrong and dangerous road.”

In December, China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force after expressing anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a U.S. annual defense spending bill. China’s military pressure campaign on Taiwan has intensified in recent years, and the Communist Party has sent planes or ships toward the island on a near-daily basis. But as of Thursday afternoon, there was no overt sign of a large-scale military response.

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Xi Jinping shakes hands with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after the signing ceremony, in Beijing,

Demonstrators march on Thursday in Nantes, western France. (AP)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, shakes hands with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. (AP)

How Covid leads to organ damage in adults?

Covid-19 damages the cells lining the smallest blood vessels, choking off blood flow, leading to organ damage, according to a study.

The results, published in the journal Nature Communications, could pave the way for new treatments to save lives at a time when hundreds of people are still dying from Covid-19 each day.

Even after three years since the emergence of Covid, much remains unknown about how it causes severe disease, including the widespread organ damage beyond just the lungs.

To understand, a multidisciplinary team from the University of Emory in the US, studied multiple datasets to examine

the biochemistry of blood from Covid patients and compared it to non-Covid patients.

“One unique pathway that stood out was related to vessel health and blood flow,” said Cheryl Maier, Assistant Professor in the

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, at Emory’s School of Medicine.

Further, the team created cutting-edge models of the smallest blood vessels, expected to be the most sensitive to altered

Priyanka to star opposite John Cena, Idris Elba in action film ‘Heads Of State’

February 2021, Priyanka became a New York Times bestselling author with her memoir ‘Unfinished’.

She’ll be starring with Richard Madden in Prime Video’s ‘Citadel’, set to begin streaming on April 28.

blood flow. The models allowed them to visualise how blood from Covid-19 patients versus other patients might be flowing in the human body.

They found that Covid-19 patients had severely high levels of a blood protein called fibrinogen. It causes red blood cells (RBC) to clump together, altering blood flow and directly damaging the endothelial glycocalyx -- a gelatinous protective layer lining the microvessels.

When the researchers combined plasma from Covid patients with RBC in lab-made blood vessels, they could visualise the cellular aggregation and quantify the destruction of the endothelial cell glycocalyx.

Temsumongba to release singles

Taken together, these data suggest that the fibrinogen-induced red blood cell aggregation and resulting microvascular damage could be the major pathway by which Covid causes organ damage and even death. There’s presently no medications targeting high fibrinogen in the blood.

However, the team has done exploratory research using therapeutic plasma exchange: removing plasma with high fibrinogen from Covid-19 patients and replacing it with donor plasma that has normal fibrinogen levels.

According to Maier, the discovery is critical because it provides a target that might help save lives. (IANS)

Naga folk fusion singer and songwriter, Temsumongba Ozukum, is set to release another single titled, “Asen Tetsu Oshi” (Our Mother Tongue) on April 7, 2023.

In his words, Temsumongba said, mother tongue is vital part of one’s life as a citizen of a particular region or area.

It reflects the culture, value and tradition that a person is connected to and on a daily transaction, mother tongue serves as an essential and effective tool for communication in a family setting and beyond.

When a language is lost, a whole tribe and its essence becomes extinct, he said.

The new folk fusion

single will be released on YouTube and other streaming platforms. (Correspondent)

A cappella group Penn Masala to embark on India tour from May 19

Ahead of the global debut of the streaming spy series ‘Citadel’, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is getting into business with Amazon Studios again, this time with John Cena and Idris Elba in ‘Heads of State’. The movie’s cameras roll in May.

‘Nobody’ filmmaker Ilya Naishuller is directing off a script by Josh Appelbaum and Andre

Nemec, with an initial draft by Harrison Query based on Query’s original idea, reports Deadline. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film, which we first told you about, is being described as Air Force One meets Midnight Run. Producers are the Safran Company’s Peter Safran and John Rickard. EPs are Cena, Elba and Marcus Viscidi.

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On the film side, she will next star in Sony’s ‘Love Again’ and most recently starred in Netflix’s Oscar-nominated feature ‘The White Tiger’, which she also executive produced. Chopra Jonas’ production banner Purple Pebble Pictures is currently under a first-look film and TV deal with Amazon Studios and has also partnered with Paramount Global to create original content focused on diversity and inclusion for its entertainment and youth channels. (IANS)

Penn Masala, World’s first South Asian Acappella group is set for a homecoming during the summers as it will serve a fusion of Western pop and Desi melodies during their India tour. The tour will travel to six cities in India including Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Goa from May 19 through May 29, 2023.

Penn Masala, which is the South Asian a capella group of the University of Pennsylvania, has been an internet sensation for their spectacular music

produced by a college boyband.

Talking about performing in India, the band collectively said in a statement, “We’re so thrilled to be coming back to India this summer for our Homecoming Tour. You don’t want to miss our fusion of the best Desi and Western hit songs.

As a Desi singing group that’s based in the U.S., we are so excited to come back to India, where our group’s music and heritage has its roots. We hope to see you all soon in

Diddy forced to pay Sting $5,000 a day for the rest of his life

Diddy has been forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.

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Ingenuity

Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown faster and higher than it ever had before on its 49th flight on the Red Planet.

On April 2, the mini chopper reached a top speed of 23.3 kph and scaled a maximum altitude of 16 metres, according to the mission’s flight log. The previous records were 21.6 kph and 14 m, respectively.

“Two new records for the #MarsHelicopter!’ NASA JPL wrote on Twitter.

“Ingenuity successfully completed Flight 49, setting a new flight speed record of 14.5 mph (6.5 m/s) and an altitude record of 52.5 ft (16 metres),” it added.

Ingenuity helicopter landed with NASA’s Perseverance rover on the floor

of Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. It became the first rotorcraft ever to make powered flight beyond Earth. Weighing just 1.8 kilograms, it has proved that aerial exploration is possible on Mars despite the planet’s thin atmosphere.

It was originally tasked with only five test flights to prove its pioneering technology, but it has exceeded NASA’s expectations.

Over the course of its 49 Mars flights to date, Ingenuity has stayed aloft for a total of 86.7 minutes and covered 11.224 km of Red Planet ground, according to the flight log. Perseverance’s odometer, meanwhile, currently reads 17.17 km.

(IANS)

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June 2022. He made surprise cameos at the MTV Video Music Awards and Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show.

Depp also voiced an animated puffin in last month’s “Johnny Puff: Secret Mission.”

The actor is trying to rebuild his career after winning a near-total victory in his U.S. legal battle with Heard, a fellow actor who had accused him of abuse.

The hip-hop icon was forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling one of the musician’s tracks without permission in 1997.

The sample in question was taken from The Police’s hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy used in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You”. He has now confirmed the hefty fees on Twitter after a 2018 Sting interview re-surfaced.

Sting originally discussed the subject when speaking with The Breakfast Club five years ago–check out the clip below.

In the footage, radio host Charlamagne the God asked the frontman: “Is it true that Diddy has to pay you USD $2,000 (£1,608)

because he didn’t ask permission to sample ‘Every Breath You Take’?” To which the former Police member simply replied: “Yep, for the rest of his

life.” Sting – real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – also stated that the R&B icon did ask him for permission to sample the track, but only after

FELICITATION

Johnny Depp’s first live-action film since the widely watched defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard was selected as the opening movie for next month’s Cannes Film Festival in France, organizers said on Wednesday.

The French-language film “Jeanne du Barry” stars director Maïwenn Le Besco, known as Maiwenn, as Jeanne Becu, a woman who rose from poverty to the circles of King Louis XV. Depp plays the king in the movie, which will have its world premiere at Cannes on May 16.

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor has made few film or TV appearances since his trial concluded in

Depp denied hitting her or any other woman. (IANS)

The Kirha Youth Society (KYS), Viswema with immense joy congratulates Er. Kropol Vitsu, Hon'ble MLA and Advisor, Prison, Printing and Stationary, Government of Nagaland, on incredible victory in the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly General Election.

As you endeavour to take on new responsibilities and work for the upliftment of our people in particular and Nagas in general, we convey our good wishes and pray for God's wisdom, guidance, protection and grand success in all your undertakings.

We are optimistic that your dynamic and visionary leadership will usher a new Era of growth and development in 15 Southern Angami AC II.

Further, we wish you the very best in your future endeavours.

Following the clip of Sting re-emerging on social media, Diddy took to Twitter to not only confirm the statement but also correct the musician on the actual amount he is expected to pay.

“Nope. 5K a day,” he wrote, adding: “Love to my brother @OfficialSting!”

Sean John Combs, who is known professionally as Diddy, wrote ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ as a tribute to his longtime friend Christopher ‘The Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace. Previously discussing his inspiration to write the song, the mu-

sician said that he was contemplating quitting the profession after hearing of the passing, however, was motivated after hearing The Police song.

“I was ready to quit; I wasn’t gonna put out any more records. Then I was watching TV one day— you know, one of those times of despair where nobody is around, and you’re like crying on the floor,” he began (via UniLad). “Then I just heard ‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police. I just took it as a sign. Sometimes you just need that little bit of light to be able to express yourself.” (NME)

FELICITATION

The New Showuba (Loyir) Students' Union extends our heartiest congratulations to our former President, Shri. Obed Quinker on your appointment as the Chairman, Honey Mission, Nagaland. We applaud you for bringing laurels to the New Showuba (Loyir) Village in particular and the Yimkhiung community in general. May your success today lead you to a bigger achievement tomorrow.

Sd/President Executive Chairman Kejingkhum Kiuhomong

The Village Council Longsa, Mokokchung District expresses our warm and heartiest congratulations to Shri. S. Supongmeren Jamir Ex. MLA for being appointed as President, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) May God Almighty grant him good health and guidance as he takes his pledge to serve the Nagas. May your leadership bring about positive changes to every corner of Nagaland and beyond. Sd/- Sd/(TALICHUBA PONGEN TATAR) (OPANGLEMBA GB) Chairman Secretary Village Council, Longsa Village Council, Longsa

Vichel Vitsu Kezholeto Rhetso President Inf. & Publ., Secretary Kirha Youth Society, Viswema Kirha Youth Society, Viswema

Temsumongba Ozukum. (NP)

ibe, a BookMyShow Enterprise, the tour will go live with its tickets on April 7 on BookMyShow. (IANS)

Sting and Diddy

Pow-woW : Tetso College emerges champs

DIMAPUR, APR 6

(NPN): Host Tetso College was declared the overall champions of Pow-woW 2023 Youth Festival while Patkai Christian College bagged the runners-up position during the closing ceremony held with Kechangulie Rio, honorary president of Nagaland Cricket Association, proprietor, Chabou & Co. and chairman, Niathu Group as the special guest on 6th April 2023.

The three-day intercollege cultural, literary and sports competition, powered by Bharat Benz, which was held from April 4 to 6 aimedto bring together students from various Institutes all over India to meet, interact, compete and showcase talent in various competitions, and to empower them towards lifelong excellence.

Speaking as special guest during the awards ceremony, Kechangulie impressed upon the students to be humble both as leaders and followers, to work

hard and to persevere even in the face of defeat.

He also advised the students to pursue a role model, someone who is wiser and more knowledgeable so that they can grow into better versions of themselves. Last but not the least, he challenged them to maintain a personal relationship with God.

“No matter how successful, smart or wise you may be, without God you

would have gained nothing. You may struggle to make choices but trust God and He will help and guide you,” he concluded.

In this year’s edition, a total of 20 institutions participated in basketball, table tennis, futsal, badminton, chess, arm wrestling, volleyball, poetry slam, debate, painting, traditional dance, traditional drama, road to fame, reels competition, DOTA 2, Mobile

GMS Bayavü annual sports culminates

Legends, FIFA, and PES Mobile. The participating institutions were Kohima Science College, National Institute of Technology Nagaland, Patkai Christian College, Immanuel College, School of Engineering & Technology - Nagaland University, Mount Mary College, C-Edge College, Livingstone Foundation International, Tetso College, Eastern Christian College, MGM College,

Newcastle, Man Utd strengthen top-four claims

West Ham offside trap.

Kurt Zouma scored an easy header to get West Ham back into the game five minutes from halftime after Newcastle keeper Nick Pope missed a corner, but comedic defending in the first minute of the second half allowed Wilson to score an easy second. Substitute Alexander Isak added a fourth in the 82nd minute after a poor mistake from Lucas Fabianski, who rushed out of his area, but failed to control a through ball and Joelington scored his second in the last minute.

St Joseph University, Unity College, Cornerstone College, Nagaland University, Kohima, JN Aier College, Salesian College, Holy Cross HSS, Christian HSS, and Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School. The sponsors for the event were Bharat Benz, YouthNet, G-Sports, Flavours, Baskin Robbins, Naga Bowl Bakery, House of Asia, Floyd Hyundai, The Snack Station, Educentre School of Business, La Brunch, Home Interior, Lorin Financials, Forever 21, Hotspot, Powercell, Mahendra’s, Tetso Arena and the media partners were Hornbill TV and We The Nagas.

The winners of all the events were awarded cash prizes with certificates and all the participants were awarded vouchers worth Rs.1500 from Forever 21. Tetso College has also extended gratitude to Sovima Village, Unity Village and all the supporting institutions for contributing to the success of the fest.

KOHIMA, APR 6 ( AGENCIES): The annual Sports Meet of Government Middle School (GMS) Bayavü held from April 3-5 April at School Campus and Tsiesema Bawe ground in Kohima culminated. A press release from the school informed that on the inaugural day (April 3) Kikruneinuo Liezietsu, Head teacher exhorted the students and shared on the importance of co-curricular activity such as Sports in education while Kecubole Kin, Physical education teacher administered the

oath to the students.

It stated, the sports committee was led by Keneingusa Rüpreo, Rüguotsolie and Kecubole Kin. The students were divided into Junior and Senior category into four houses namely, Blue, Red, Green and Yellow and competitions were held on Football (Men’s); Volleyball(women’s); Skipping; Tug of war; Sack race; Push-ups; Arm Wrestling; Thread & Needle; Face the cookies; Balloon burstings; Coin race; Musical Chairs; Spoon Race; Sweet bite; 100m race and

Dhoni, Yuvi, Raina made MCC life members; Mithali, Jhulan too on the list

4x100m rally race were played.

On the closing day, the prize were distributed to the winners by Vithongunuo, assistant head teacher.

Results:

Volleyball (Women)

Champion : Blue House Runners up: Red House Football (Men’s)

Champion: Green House Runners up: Yellow House Tug of war(Men’s)

Champion: Red House Tug of war (Women)

Champion : Red House 4x100 rally race (Women) 1st- Red House 2nd - Yellow House

Lima withdraws hosting 2024 World U20 C’ships

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6

(IANS): Lima has withdrawn as the host city of the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships citing political unrest and natural disasters in the country.

LONDON, APRIL 6 (IANS): Newcastle United and Manchester United both strengthened their case for a place in next season’s Champions League with important wins in the Premier League on

Wednesday night. Callum Wilson scored twice as Newcastle produced a convincing 5-1 win away to West Ham United, a result which keeps West Ham deep in a battle against relegation and could put

coach David Moyes’ job at risk, reports Xinhua. Wilson headed Newcastle ahead following a set piece in the sixth minute of the game and Joelington made it 2-0 just seven minutes later after breaking the

Marcus Rashford’s instinctive finish after Brentford failed to clear a 27th minute corner, saw Manchester United bounce back from their defeat to Newcastle last weekend with a 1-0 win. The results leave both sides on 53 points after 28 matches, three points more than fifth place Tottenham, who have played 29 games and have a tough match against Brighton on Saturday.

LONDON, APRIL 6 (IANS): Former India captain M.S. Dhoni, his teammates Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh along with women internationals Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were on Wednesday awarded the Honorary Life Membership of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were both integral parts of the India side which won the 2007 ICC Men’s World T20 and the 2011 ICC Men’s World Cup, and Suresh Raina scored over 5,500 ODI runs across a 13year career. The custodians

Real Madrid conquer Camp Nou to qualify for Copa del Rey final

BARCELONA, APRIL 6

(IANS): Karim Benzema scored a hat trick as Real Madrid took advantage of important injuries for FC Barcelona to overturn a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal to book their place in the final with a 4-0 win in Camp Nou Stadium. Three second-half goals from Benzema after a vital opener from Vinicius Jr on the stroke of halftime put Madrid on their way to a final spot against Osasuna on May 6, reports Xinhua.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti picked an attacking side, with Benzema, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo in attack and Fede Valverde in midfield, while Xavi Hernandez’s options were lim-

Humpy may miss Asian Games in China due to COVID fears

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): Two-time Asian

Games gold medallist

Woman Grandmaster Koneru Humpy could give the continental multi-discipline event later this year a miss since the Games are being held in China, the country where the deadly COVID-19 virus reportedly originated and spread across the world in 2020.

The virus has largely been contained in most parts of the world. The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that

between January 3, 2020 and April 5 this year, China recorded 99,238,586 COVID-19 cases with 120,896 fatalities.

The world’s most populous country has not reported any new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours,

according to WHO. China was originally scheduled to host the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2022 but postponed the quadrennial showpiece event by a year because of the pandemic. Asked about her expectations at the Asian Games, where chess is set to return after 13 years -- the last time the sport was part of the curriculum was in 2010 Guangzhou --, Humpy said, “Well I’m not sure about my participation in the Asian Games because it’s being held in China.”

ited by injuries with Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele all sidelined. Barca started stronger, with Lewandowski seeing a shot deflected wide and Raphinha heading at Thibaut Courtois before great defending from Ronald Araujo denied Vinicius Jr and a quick Madrid counterattack. There was plenty of high pressure and individual marking and tensions ran high between Vinicius and Gavi, with both booked after reacting angrily. Real Madrid took the lead in first-half injury time with a counter-attack. Courtois again denied Lewandowski with a reflex save and the ball fell kindly for Madrid to catch Barca

wrong-footed. Rodrygo had space and pulled the ball back for Vinicius and although Ter Stegen got a hand onto his shot, the ball had the legs to just cross the line, although Benzema thumped it into the back of the net to make sure.

Benzema put Madrid 2-0 up on the night and 2-1 up on aggregate five minutes into the second half with a low finish after Luka Modric set the striker up on the edge of the area. The Frenchman then made it 3-0 from the penalty spot after Franck Kessie caught Vinicius, whose speed drew the foul from the midfielder and it was almost 4-0 moments afterward when Modric’s cross was just inches away from Rodrygo.

OFFICE OF THE KANGTSUNG SENSO MUNGDANG

P.O. Tuli – 798618

District : MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND

Email: kangtsungsensomungdang@gmail.com

Dated : 5th April 2023

FELICITATION

The Kangtsüng Senso Mungdang would like to honour and convey our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. R. Atuba Jamir, son of Mr. Imyangerba & Mrs. Suamenla on his promotion to Deputy General Manager, Nagaland State Transport Department (NST). Govt. of Nagaland.

The Mungdang eagerly pray to witness his continued success and wish that Almighty God continue to bless him and guide him with his wisdom and help the department reach newer heights.

Sd/- Sd/(WB. S.IMDONG) (BENDANG IMSONG) President Gen. Secy. Kangtsüng Senso Mungdang Kangtsüng Senso Mungdang

of the game’s rules have also picked England’s World Cup-winning captain Eion Morgan and Kevin Pietersen, South African Dale Stein and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor among the honorary life members.

Pakistan’s former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and Bangladesh’s Mashrafe Mortaza were also included in the list released by the MCC on Wednesday. “MCC awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club to some of the world’s finest cricketers. We can now reveal the names of the latest men and women to have been bestowed with

this privilege,” the MCC said in a tweet on Wednesday.

The Club has also awarded a further two Honorary Life Memberships for non-playing contributions to the game. Eight of the 12 Test-playing nations are represented within this year’s list, which includes some of the most recognisable names in the modern game.

MCC’s Cricket committee considers the nomination of cricketers for Honorary Life Membership, recognising the outstanding international careers of some of the greats of the game.

“The Peruvian Athletics Federation has informed World Athletics that recent political instability and social unrest, as well as natural disasters in Peru, have left the federation and the local organising committee unable to stage the event next year,” World Athletics said in a statement.

The World U20 Championships was to be held in the Peruvian capital from August 26-31, 2024.

Over the past two months, Peru has experienced waves of protests and unrest after Pedro Castillo was removed as the president of the country and Dina Boluarte, his deputy, came into power.

DIMAPUR ZONE AO OFFICERS’ TELONGJEM

Lokti Tentetba Senden Sentong (Launching Program)

Anogo: 8th April’ 2023, Mapang: 11:00 AM

Tesentepdak: Hotel Saramati, Dimapur.

1. Menden : - (a). Wb. I. Anungba Sanglir, Convener (b). Wb. Lanuzulu Aier, Secretary Organizing Committee.

2. Sarasademtsü : - Rev. Panger Jamir, Pastor Unity Ao Baptist Arogo.

3. Menden Okila : -

4. Tepela-O : - Wb. Meren Nokpu,President, Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur.

5. Temeja Ken ka : - Kr. Moajungla Jamir

6. Tajungshi-O : - Wb. Sentiyanger IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary & Finance Commissioner, Government of Nagaland.

7. Osangtem agitsü : - (a). Wb. Imosong Imsong, Convener Constitution Drafting Committee. (b). Wb. Marpokba, Convener Nominating Committee.

8. Ketdangpur tasen asoshi müjeta

Sarasademtsü : - Rev. Dr. Temjen Ozüküm, Pastor Indisen Baptist Arogo.

9. Ketdangpur tasen rongnungi Tepela-O jimbitsü : - Tir

10. Melepzüng-O : -

11. Tatem sarasadem : - Wt. Aoinla, President, Dimapur Watsü Telongjem.

All the AO Officers serving under various Governmental Departments & Institutions located in and around Dimapur, Chumoukedima, Niuland aser Peren District are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the programme positively.

Winners Tetso college pose with their trophies.

Teachers and students of Government Middle School Bayavü in Kohima posing for a photograph during the sports day.

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, left, challenges for the ball with Brentford’s Christian Norgaard during the match between Manchester United and Brentford. (AP/PTI)

M.S. Dhoni Yuvraj Singh Suresh Raina

Benzema hits treble as ‘complete’ Madrid smash Barca to reach Copa final.

Koneru Humpy

IPL: KKR hand RCB huge 81-run defeat

KOLKATA, APRIL 6

(IANS): Spin trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and debutant Suyash Sharma wreaked havoc as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs to register their first win of IPL 2023 on return to Eden Gardens after four years, here on Thursday.

After Shardul Thakur slammed the joint-fastest fifty of the season while Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a stroke-filled half-century and Rinku Singh chipped in with a vital 46 to propel KKR to a mammoth 204/7, Kolkata’s three mystery spinners bamboozled the RCB batters to bowl them out for 123 in 17.4 overs.

While Narine set the base for the demolition job with 2/16 in four overs, Chakaravarthy was the star of the show with his quicker

Sport has power to foster peace, says IOC president

GENEVA, APRIL 6

(IANS): International

Olympic Committee (IOC)

president Thomas Bach has emphasized the importance of sport and the Olympic Games in world peace ahead of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

In a video released on Wednesday, Bach stated that sport has the power to foster peace and understanding with fellow human beings. “Sport can open the door to peace in ways that exclusion and division do not,” he remarked.

Bach noted that since ancient times, the purpose of the Olympics has been to promote peace through sport, and that each Olympic Games has brought together athletes from different backgrounds and cultures to put aside their differences and live together peacefully in the Olympic Village.

He also added that peace could create a better world, and that is where sport can have a positive impact, a Xinhua report said.

“Sport is the low-cost, high-impact tool to support all countries - big or small, rich or poor - to build together a more peaceful, healthier, more equal and more sustainable world for everyone - 365 days a year,” said Bach.

deliveries and getting some skid to pick 4/15 in 3.4 overs and bowled 13 dot balls. The 19-year old Suyash left a huge impression in his very first game of professional cricket through his spell of 3/30 in four overs, with 11 dot balls to show.

Virat Kohli began the chase of 205 clipping a halfvolley outside leg stump from Umesh Yadav for four and ended the opening over

with another boundary slashed in the gap between third man and backward point.

He and Faf du Plessis hit Tim Southee for two fours and as many sixes each in the fourth over yielding 23 runs. But from there, the Narine-Chakravarthy show began to blow away RCB. Kohli played across the line against Narine, but missed the ball and was

castled through the gate in the fifth over. In the next over, du Plessis went for an expansive drive against a fuller ball from Chakravarthy but got an inside edge to his stumps.

In his next over, Chakaravarthy’s quicker googly beat the inside edge of Glenn Maxwell to crash into the stumps. Two balls later, he ended Harshal Patel’s promotion by extracting an inside edge to crash into the stumps. More misery followed Bangalore as Shahbaz Ahmed picked out deep point with his reverse sweep off Narine, as half the side was back in the hut in 8.5 overs. Michael Bracewell put up some resistance with two boundaries, but gloved a pull off Thakur to diving short fine leg. Impact player Anuj Rawat tried to slog-sweep against debutant

Williamson to undergo surgery, likely to miss ODI World Cup

WELLINGTON, APR 6 (PTI): New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is likely to miss the ODI World Cup in India later this year after suffering a severe knee injury while playing his first match for Gujarat Giants in the ongoing IPL.

Following the injury, Williamson returned to New Zealand and scans on Tuesday confirmed that he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.

Williamson suffered the injury while fielding for Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.

According to New Zealand Cricket statement, the right-handed batter will go under the knife within the next three weeks.

On receiving the news, Williamson acknowledged the support he had received from his franchise and

Williamson being carried off the field. NZC following the injury.

“I’ve received great support over the past few days and want to thank both the Gujarat Titans and New Zealand Cricket for that,” he said. “Naturally it’s disappointing to get such an injury,

spinner Suyash, but found short third man. Three balls later, Suyash struck again when Dinesh Karthik went for the loft, but outside edge flew to short third man. In his next over, Suyash had Karn Sharma sweeping to slip and got his wicket as replays showed a faint bottom edge. Varun finished off the proceedings by keeping his eyes on the ball and running to mid-wicket to complete a stunning caught and bowled dismissal of Akash Deep.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 204/7 in 20 overs (Shardul Thakur 68, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 57; David Willey 2/16, Karn Sharma 2/26) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 all out in 17.4 overs (Faf du Plessis 23, Virat Kohli 21; Varun Chakaravarthy 4/15, Suyash Sharma 3/30) by 81 runs

but my focus now is on having the surgery and starting rehab.

“It’s going to take some time, but I’ll be doing everything I can to get back on the field as soon as possible,” he added.

India rises five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings

NEW DELHI, APR 6

(PTI): The Indian men’s football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings, riding on the wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the recent Tri-nation tournament. The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India

Orleans Masters: Rajawat stuns Nishimoto to enter quarterfinals

ORLEANS (FRANCE), APR 6 (PTI): India’s Priyanshu Rajawat notched up a stunning straightgame win over top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to progress to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament here on Thursday.

World number 58 Rajawat showed immaculate skills and tactical acumen en route a 21-8 21-16 win over world no. 12 Nishimoto, who had claimed the Madrid Spain Masters title on last Sunday.

It could turn out to be an all-Indian quarterfinal contest if national champion Mithun Manjunath can get past Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen later in the day. Rajawat, who was

part of India’s Thomas Cup winning team, came out all guns blazing, galloping to a huge 10-0 lead in the opening game as Nishimoto found the going tough despite all his efforts, which saw him grab just eight points.

After the change of sides, the Japanese managed to move to a 6-2 advantage but Rajawat soon clawed back at 10-10. Nishimoto took a onepoint cushion to go into the mid-game break but a burst of six points helped the Indian eke out a 16-11 lead.

The Japanese once again led a fightback but Rajawat managed to keep his nose ahead. In women’s singles, Tanya Hemanth will meet Natsuki Nidaira of Japan

gained 8.57 rating points and five spots, up from the previous 106th spot, to be just one place away from top-100.

This was the first ranking chart of the year -- the previous one was on December 22 last. India is now one place below New Zealand and one place above Kenya. With 1200.66 total points, the Igor Stimaccoached team is, however, at

19th place among 46 Asian nations.

India’s best ranking was 94th, attained in 1996. The country had rarely breached the top-100.

World champions Argentina rose one place to be on top of the list, followed by France, Brazil, Belgium, England, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain in the top 10.

RCB fans’

BENGALURU, APRIL 6 (IANS): Special worship at the Dharmaraya swamy temple by fans of IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for victory against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) went awry on Thursday after a huge quantity of camphor lit by them led to several bikes on the premises catching fire.

The authorities rushed to the spot and reined in the situation averting a major tragedy.

According to police, the special worship was offered to Droupadi Devi during the Karaga festival. The RCB fans lit hundreds of kilograms of camphor. The pile of camphor was placed from N.R. Junction to the temple. Though the announcement was made on the loudspeaker

special worship for

victory goes awry in B’luru; major tragedy averted

Devotees rush to vehicles parked near burning camphor, lit on fire as part of a ritual during ‘Karaga’ festival. (PTI)

to vacate the two-wheelers parked close to the pile of camphor, they were not taken away. When the camphor was lit, the bikes caught fire creating a tense situation at the spot. More details including damage to vehicles are yet to emerge in

the case. Historical Karaga festival is celebrated with much fanfare in Bengaluru. The festivities also began at Dharmarayaswamy temple in Tigalarapet on Wednesday night at 10 pm. The Karaga festival would be observed for 11 days.

KKR bowler Varun Chakravarthy celebrates with his teammates after dismissing RCB batter Harshal Patel. (PTI)

Priyanshu Rajawat