April 3, 2018

Nagaland Post This issue 12 + 4 = 16 Pages @ ` 5.00

www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXVIII No. 114

DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 Pages 16 ` 5.00

DMK, others protest in TN over Cauvery water

Spurs end Stamford Bridge hoodoo

Egyptian president Fattah alSisi re-elected for second term

national, Page 7

sports, Page 16

international, Page 9

Dalit protests turn violent; at least 9 dead

Protestors hurl brickbats as smoke billows out of burning cars during ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Muzzaffarnagar on Monday. (PTI)

DIMAPUR, APR 2 (NPN): Nagaland governor PB Acharya on Monday said the current education system in the country was based on what the British had outlined and was promoting a kind of knowledge that made people selfcentred, besides leading to obliteration of indigenous languages.

Speaking as chief guest at the “Academic Assembly & Felicitation to Prominent Personalities, Governor Award and Scholarship to Students” programme organised by Janjati Shiksha Samiti (JSS), an NGO, at Kevijau village here on Monday, the governor said knowledge should make people realise their debts to society and the country.

Pointing out that English was being favoured in the country, he stressed that content of a speech should really matter and not the language in which the speech was delivered.

He also advocated for a primary education system that made learning of mother (Cont’d on p-11) tongue mandatory.

Acharya along with the recipients of the Governor’s Award. (NP)

He also called on the people to change their mindset and recognise the good deeds of the leaders.

Referring to Piyong Temjen Jamir, recipient of Padma Shri (India’s fourth highest civilian honour) for literature and education in January 2018, the governor regretted that he was yet to be formally recognised by his own village.

Commenting on the present system of education in the State and country, Acharya pointed out that graduates were not employable and had become redundant, and hence stressed for skill development.

The governor said it was for this reason he had urged colleges and universi-

ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, officials said.

Centre on the other moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its recent judgement on the SC/ST Act, maintaining that the verdict will violate constitutional rights of these communities. However, the Chief Justice of India (CJI)

Fuel prices soaring: What’s stoking the fire

Cabinet to review renaming of IG stadium Above average temperatures,

This is it!

“Sir, we thought it was ok to use this seized gun since we’re short of weapons.”

K Y M C

many parts of the state and internet services were withdrawn to prevent rumours.

The protests also claimed two lives in Uttar Pradesh-- one in Muzaffarnagar and another in Meerut.

One person was killed in Rajasthan’s Alwar as the police opened fire to

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI/BHOPAL, APR 2 (AGENCIES): At least nine persons were killed and over 100 injured in violence Monday as Dalit protesters blocked trains, clashed with police and set fire to vehicles across several states during a nationwide bandh against the alleged dilution of the SC/

NEW DELHI, APR 2 (AGENCIES): Fuel prices on Monday inched up further, resulting in petrol hitting a fresh four-year high and diesel climbing to an all-time record high across India. The price of petrol stood at Rs 73.83 per litre while diesel was priced at Rs 64.69 a litre in Delhi, according to official data from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). In Nagaland’s capital Kohima, price of petrol stood at Rs 72.31 per litre and diesel at Rs 63.09 a litre.

According to TOI, global crude oil prices hold the key to the prices you’re charged whenever you go to refuel at a fuel pump. That is not all. A major share of petrol and diesel prices are made up of taxes- excise duty collected by the Centre and Value Added Tax (VAT) collected by the states. As a matter of fact, 48.2 per cent of what you pay for petrol is central and state taxes while for diesel, excise and VAT add up to 38.9 per cent.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had raised excise duty nine times between November 2014 and January 2016 to shore up finances as global oil prices fell, but then cut the tax just once in October last year by Rs 2 a litre.

declined to hear an urgent plea on the ruling to do with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The maximum deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh, with the police saying three people were killed in Gwalior, two in Bhind and one in Morena.

Curfew was imposed in

disperse a mob, according to officials.

The Home ministry said central forces were sent to Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to control the protesters. The Army and paramilitary forces were also put on standby in Punjab. Over 100 passenger and mail train services were affected as protesters squatted on the tracks to enforce the all-India shutdown, officials said, adding that the routes were largely restored.

While some states had ordered closure of educational institutions as a precautionary measure, incidents of arson, firing and vandalism were reported from MP, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab, among other places.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed for peace, while Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government was not a party to the Supreme Court decision on the SC/ST Act and “respectfully” did not agree with its reasoning behind the verdict. Prasad also said the government has filed a very comprehensive review petition in the matter.

Present education system detrimental to indigenous languages: Acharya

A view of the Indira Gandhi in Kohima, proposed to be renamed in memory of late Dr. T. Ao. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, APR 2 (NPN): After the newly installed eople’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) cabinet had on Day One (March 8), decided to rename Indira Gandhi Stadium after legendary Indian football captain Dr. T. Ao, the Neiphiu Rio-led PDA government is now on two minds about the matter in view of strong objections from various quarters.

Hours later after assuming office on March 8, the PDA government decided to honour Dr. T. Ao, who had captained the Indian football team at the 1948 London Olympics, by renaming the stadium after him to coincide with his birth centenary.

Talking to Nagaland Post here Monday, Youth Resource and Sports minister, Zalie Nyiekha said that the decision to rename the

stadium after Dr. T. Ao was likely to be reviewed at the next cabinet meeting.

The reason for the PDA’s quandary comes in the wake of stiff objection to the State government’s decision from the main opposition NPF during the recently concluded session and several sections of the society.

Some opposition legislators during the recently concluded budget session

of Nagaland Legislative Assembly went on to accuse the PDA government of showing utter disrespect to India’s first woman prime minister Indira Gandhi.

Opposition member Vikheho Swu had asked the treasury bench to clarify as to why the cabinet decision (to rename the IG Stadium) did not find mention in the chief minister’s budget speech.

Swu also drove the point that Dr T Ao deserved to be honoured with a new stadium and not by renaming an existing one in the name of the former Prime Minister.

Former speaker and NPF member Dr. Chotisuh Sazo also took a jibe by wondering if renaming a stadium, which was already named after the late prime minister was part of the PDA government’s slogan of “change”.

heat waves till June, warns Met

NEW DELHI, APR 2 (IANS): With above average temperatures already being felt in several regions across the country, the weather department on Monday predicted one to three degrees’ rise in temperature this year.

In the past 24 hours to Monday evening, maximum temperatures were recorded at least 10 notches above the season’s average at Srinagar in J&K, Manali in Himachal Pradesh, several regions of western Rajasthan and isolated parts of Gujarat, Nagaland, Assam and Arunchal Pradesh.

“The temperature recorded on Monday showed a rise of 1 to 3 degrees Celsius in most parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and North Eastern states, in some parts of Rajasthan, and in one or two pockets of east Madhya (Cont’d on p-11) Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat,

Konkan (Karnataka) and Goa and Marathwada (Maharashtra),” the weather department said.

According to the IMD, the core heat wave regions for April, May and June will be Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa and Telangana and the meteorological subdivisions of Marathwada, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Andhra Pradesh.

However, the IMD has predicted respite from heat wave conditions, especially in Rajasthan, from April 5.

“There is a possibility of rise in relative humidity over northwest India from April 5, 2018; as a result, heat wave would abate over west Rajasthan,” it said.

F&ES issues Dos and Don’ts of fire safety Drugs worth Rs 16 cr DIMAPUR, APR 2 (NPN): Ahead of the “Fire Service Week”, the Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services has issued Dos and Don’ts for the people to follow during fire incidents. In a press release, DIG(F&ES) Nagaland called for giving safety a serious consideration, saying one should take precautionary measures and see that it does not become a catastrophe.

Pointing out that fire prevention was better than fire fighting, the department stressed and called for eliminating and minimizing the risks of fire. dos and don’ts Call & Inform fire brigade immediately as and when fire breaks out. Do not panic Do not misuse Fire Service telephone numbers. It is a punishable offence Give right and precise information Use appropriate fire extinguishers at initial stage to contain fire

Do not pour water on oil and electric fire. Use appropriate extinguishers Inform power department to cut-off power line in the locality to avoid further catastrophe Give way to fire tenders to pass unobstructed for timely execution Locate the fire incident site – show and guide fire personnel the shortest possible route Locate source and supply water at the vicinity of the fire incident Do not disturb/drag fire delivery hoses while fire personnel are combating fire Install proper fire extinguishers/fire alarms/smoke detectors/fire hydrants/sprinkler system etc Maintain small water reserve tank to tackle fire before fire fighters arrive Kitchen fire, LPGs, candles, lamps etc, should be properly extinguished when not in use

Use certified and standard electrical appliances viz. wires, plugs, fuse, switches, sockets, etc Practise family evacuation drill/plans Store water at home to meet fire emergencies (for fire of woods, paper, textiles etc) Do not burn waste materials when strong wind is blowing (also, always take it out to some distance from human dwellings)

Fire Service week

Meanwhile, Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services would join other Fire Services across the country in observing the “Fire Service Week” from April 14-20, 2018.

April 14 is observed as “Martyrs Day” every year to pay homage to those brave fire personnel who lost their lives while performing their duty.

The day has been set aside for mass awareness campaign on fire hazards and safety measures in following

places: Kohima(S) -- P.H.Q Jn. at 10am and High School Jn at 12 noon; Dimapur -- Clock Tower at 10am and Super Market at 12 noon; Chumukedima -- Chumukedima bazaar at 10am and 2nd gate at 12 noon; Mon -- Bazaar line at 10 am and New Site Jn. at 12 noon; Phek -- DC office junction at 10am and Police point at 12 noon; Tuensang -Tower clock at 10am and High School Jn. at 12 noon; Zunheboto -- DC office Jn. at 10am and Police point at 12 noon; Mokokchung – Sungkomen at 10am and Police point at 12 noon; Wokha -- Police point at 10am and Zero point at 12 noon; Kiphire -- DC Office Jn. at 10am and Bazaar Jn. 12 noon; Peren -- Police point at 10am and New Jalukie Bazaar at line at 12 noon; Longleng -- Adjoining Leinak and Shamkang Ward- Police point at 10am and NST Jn. at 12 noon and Tuli -- Tuli Bazaar at 10am and City Gaon Valley at 12 noon.

seized in Manipur

Correspondent

IMPHAL, APR 2: In one of the biggest seizures, security forces in Manipur, manning ImphalMoreh section of NH-102, on Monday seized illegal drugs worth around Rs 16 crores.

According to official sources, the Assam Rifles personnel detected the contraband (World is Yours) tablets from a bus at its check post at Khudengthabi at around 4:30 p.m. The recovered drug, around 3,20,000 of WY tablets will cost around Rs 16 crores in the international market, officials said.

The drug was found concealed in a specially modified compartment below the drivera seat.

The driver and the seized items were handed over to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), officials said.

In another incident, one person has been arrested while trying to smuggle gold worth around Rs. 5 lakhs concealed in his shirt and trouser buttons. He was apprehended by personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) stationed at Imphal International Airport on Sunday.

Around 160/170gm gold was found neatly concealed inside 120 buttons. The arrested person has been identified as Pradip Kumar (45) of Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh. Kumar was about to board an Indigo flight to Kolkata scheduled for departure from Imphal airport at 3.20 p.m.

ties in the State to introduce skill development courses, which would open employment opportunities, avenues for self-employment and empower graduating students. He also called for a dialogue between industries and universities so that the latter knew the kind of graduates required.

Lamenting on the practice of unofficially installing proxy teachers as most of the teachers in government schools were not attending their duties, Acharya said they were hiring proxies for a fraction of their salary. In the same vein, he also warned private schools to refrain from running educational institutions for only for profit. (Cont’d on p-11)

Non-subsided LPG reduced by Rs 35/ cylinder, jet fuel cut NEW DELHI, APR 2 (IANS): Prices of nonsubsidised LPG, or cooking gas, have been reduced by Rs 35.50 per cylinder, and that of the subsidised one by a marginal Rs 1.74, according to state-run oil marketing companies, even as public sector Indraprastha Gas Ltd hiked the rates for piped and compressed natural gas (CNG) supply to cities in the national capital region.

The price of the subsidised cylinder, which a consumer has a quota of 12 per year, was also cut marginally

by Rs 1.74. OMCs revise LPG and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, prices on the first of every month.

Monday’s revision marks the fourth reduction in LPG cylinder prices so far this year. Every household in the country is entitled to 12 LPG cylinders of 14.2 kg each at subsidised rates in a year.

Meanwhile, Jet fuel prices have been cut by Rs 231 in Delhi and now sells at Rs 61,450 per kilolitre.

Prices vary with airports depending on local taxes.

Governor greets Konyaks, Phoms

DIMAPUR, APR 2 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P..B Achar ya, has extended greetings to the Konyak and Phom communities on the occasion of Aoling and Phom Monyiu festivals and urged both the communities to take time and thank Almighty for His unwavering love and blessing.

In his message, Acharya also called upon all to continue safeguarding and promoting the rich culture and traditions through the festivals.

The governor prayed that the festival of Aoling and Phom Monyiu bring peace, unity and prosperity to the Konyak and Phom communities in particular and Nagas in general.

K Y M C

state

2

Pangnyu launches ‘Swachhata Pakhwada (Fortnight)–2018’

S. Pangnyu Phom along with doctors and NHM officials at the launching programme of Swachhat Pakhwada (Forthnight)-2018 on April 2. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: “Cleanliness is important for healthy living” said minister for Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom at the launching of the Swachhata Pakhwada (Fortnight)2018 at NHAK MD conference hall on April 2.

According to a DIPR report, Phom said that cleanliness played a vital role in preventing many

diseases. He explained that cleanliness was important for environmental development besides health and spiritual development.

Cleanliness should start from the kitchen, the family and the individual, he stated, urging all to maintain personal hygiene in order to stay safe from viruses and infections.

The minister also

encouraged doctors and nurses to start cleanliness drives at hospitals, dispensaries and health centers, as it will set a good example for the public to follow and live healthier and cleaner lives. He concluded his speech by reading out the twelve Swachhata pledge.

National Health Mission, Nagaland is celebrat-

crime beat

Assam Rifles crime operations report

The apprehended individuals with a police personnel.

The four apprehended along with the seized items.

The apprehended along with the seized items.

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a series of operations in various locations during the month of March and April.

Mokokchung Battalion, Longleng: Mokokchung Battalion of Assam Rifles conducted an operation, along with a police representative, based on specific information, in the general area of Longleng, Mokokchung on April 1.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (North), during the operation Assam Rifles troops apprehended one NSCN (R) cadre along with three civilians for illegal possession of arms and ammunition. The recovery from the operation included nine muzzle loading rifles, one 12 bore rifle, one .22 rifle and pistol with magazines, ten live AK-47 rounds, 12 live 12 bore rounds, 46 live .22 rounds, 27 live 7.35 rounds, 50 gms gun powder, brown sugar and opium worth Rs. 1,15,000, Rs. 30,742 in cash and 13 bottles of liquor.

The apprehended were identified as ‘SS corporal’ Mankub Phom, son of Shasing Phom, age 39 years resident of Tangha village; Taushong Phom, son of Baushong Phom, age 43 years, resident of Tangha; Nganom Phom, son of Longthang Phom, age 17

prehended individuals included one 7.65 mm pistol, Regn. No. 34217 (Made in Italy), one .22 Pistol, seven live rounds 7.65mm, five live rounds .22, Indian currency Rs 4,52,940 in cash, mobile phones, four bottles MC Dowell Rum, three kani strips (Opium), one weapons issue slip dated March 4 of “Hauky at camp in the name of ‘SS sgt’ Wangnao Takhe” and one extortion note. The apprehended along with the recovered items were handed over to PS Aboi for further investigation.

Jalukie Battalion, Athibung: Jalukie battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted an operation based on the specific information along with a police representative in the general area of Athibung on March 29.

During the operation, PRO said the AR troops apprehended “one NSCN (KN) cadre in possession four extortion slips and Indian currency of Rs. 2000 in cash.”

The apprehended individual was identified as ‘pvt’ Mosia son of Tabui, resident of Tening village under district Peren.

In this connection, the apprehended along with the recovered items have been handed over to Athibung police station for further investigation.

K

Y

M

C

years, resident of Tangha and Phamugee Phom, son of Kangkau Phom, age 34, resident of Longleng medical ward. The individuals along with the seized items were handed over to Longleng police station for further investigation.

Tizit Battalion, Aboi: Tizit Battalion conducted an operation along with a police representative based on specific information about movement of NSCN (K) cadres in the general area of Aboi on March 28.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (North) Tizit Battalion, troops established a mobile check post at Aboi Chenmoho junction, wherein, during the search of a suspected Maruti Omni van registration No. AS-223847, security forces apprehended four cadres of the proscribed organisation NSCN (K) in illegal possession of arms and ammunition. The apprehended were identified as No - 19729, ‘SS sgt’ Wangnao Takhe (Wangyah), age 37 years, resident of Chenwentnyu, district , Mon, ‘SS corporal’ Khaopa Konyak, age 30 years, resident of Longching, district Mon, Hongshai Konyak age 43 years, resident of Chinglong, district Mon, and Achae Konyak age 30 years , resident of Chinglong, district Mon. The recoveries from the ap-

ing Swachhata Pakhwada (Cleanliness Fortnight) for fifteen days from April 1 to 15.

According to nodal officer Swachh Bharat & additional director, DH&FW, Dr. Tokuhu Chishi, “Swachhata Se Siddhi” will be the tagline of Swachhata Pakhwada, 2018 under National Health Mission Nagaland.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

news in Brief HYS Free Medical Camp: Hindu Yuva Sanga (HYS) will be organising a free medical camp at Government Primary School (GPS), K. Sachu Colony, Dimapur on April 3, from 10 a.m. Doctors from across the state will attend to patients of the area.

ANHTU Executive Meeting: ANHTU executive meeting will be held at CIH Dimapur on April 6, 11 a.m.

Attendance is compulsory for ANHTU central office bearers, all the unit presidents, secretaries, jubilee committee members from each respective units, advisory board members and magazine committee members.

Kohima PHH, AAY food-grain release dates: Assistant Director, Food and Civil Supplies Kohima has informed all the FPS/village councils of Kohima centre, that PHH and AAY food-grains will be released from April 5 between 10:30 a.m to 4 p.m. The concerned FPS/village councils have been directed to collect their respective quota within the stipulated period.

For Kezocha circle villages and Meriema, Tsise Basa & Bawe, Thizama and Rusoma on April 5, for Jakha circle villages on April 6, for Kohima Sadar and Secu circle villages on April 7 and Kohima town FPS on April 9 and 10.

DEO Dimapur informs: Nagaland Education Mission Society-SSA has notified all central and private schools that the department will be conducting its annual collection of school statistics as per UDISE (DCF) & SDMIS (SDCF) formats. Colleges/Schools (Classes PP to 12) under Dimapur district have been requested to collect the said Formats from the office of the District Education Officer (DEO), Dimapur Room No. 3, first floor, between 10 a.m to 3 p.m. The Formats will be issued from April 3 to 9 and are to be submitted on or before April 13. For further details one may contact 8974086719/9436430319.

NNC informs: NNC joint secretary, Acüyi Vadeo has informed all concerned that there will be a consultative meeting of the Central Executive Council (CEC) and NNC office bearers at the offices of NNC, Peace Camp, Chedema on April 17, 10 a.m. All regional presidents and CECs are informed that no separate notice will be served.

DVC informs: Darogajan Village Council (DVC) secretary, Rishiraj Girisa has informed all concerned that the annual general meeting of Darogajan village for 2018 will be held on April 7, 10 a.m at the council hall.

KGOU to celebrate 27th anniversary: Konyak Gazetted Officers’ Union (KGOU) will observe its 27th anniversary celebration on April 6, 10 a.m at council hall, Mon town with chief minister Neiphiu Rio as the chief guest.

The programme will be followed by a business session.

ANTA Peren unit general meeting: All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA), Peren unit has convened a general meeting on April 5, 10 a.m at Women Welfare Organization Conference Hall, opposite Electric Office, Jalukie town. All are informed to attend without fail and avail yearly registration for 2018-19.

DDGWTU general meet: Dimapur District Garage Welfare Trade Union (DDGWTU) has convened a general meeting on April 5, 9 a.m. at Ana-ki building.

All registered garage owners have been requested to attend the meeting.

SKD executive meet: Satakhami Kuqhakulu Dimapur (SKD) has convened its executive meeting for all constituent units under SKD on April 7, 9 a.m. at Bookmarc, Supermarket to discuss important agendas pertaining to the forthcoming silver jubilee, building construction and logo/theme of the union. All executives have been requested to attend the meeting.

TDLSA conducts training for GBs & DBs of Panso circle DIMAPUR: Tuensang District Legal Services Authority (TDLSA) organised a training programme for Gaon Buras (GBs) and Dobashis (DBs) of Panso circle on March 28 at Panso town EAC headquarters. Panso Circle consists of eight villages namely: Panso village, Panso town, Panso Nokeng, Yokao, Lengnyu, Ekhao, Tsuwao and Kingniu.

A press release from NSLSA public relation assistant stated that Principal District & Sessions’ Judgecum-Chairman TDLSA, Victo Sema gave a perspective and brief historical background of the customary courts and its functionaries in Nagaland. He encouraged the GBs and DBs court to maintain the principles of natural justice and free and fair trials while taking up the cases and to maintain proper written records. He also spoke on the proceedings to be followed by customary courts in comparison with judicial courts.

E A C P a n s o , E r.

Seyiekhrietuo Solo explained the importance of conducting training programmes with GBs and DBs which would not only

enlightened them to enhance their knowledge but also help them even in their day-to-day customary court proceedings. Stating that villages are an integral part of Naga society, he encouraged the DBs and GBs of Panso area to vigilantly uphold customary laws by performing their roles and duties.

Solo also mentioned the rules for the administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland and Article 371 of the constitution where protection of our customs, practices and traditions are guaranteed.

Highlighting the powers and duties of GBs, DBs and village councils as per the Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act 1978, CJM and secretary TDLSA, N. Kano explained the qualifications and disqualifications for members of village councils. He also stated that under the rules for the administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland, 1937, GBs and other village authorities are the designated rural police and they have the power to arrest any criminal and repress all disorder within their respective

TDLSA chairman, secretary and master trainer with GBs and DBs of Panso circle. jurisdictions.

Speaking on the topic Women’s Right vis-a-vis customar y law, master trainer NSLSA, Yimtsusangla Chang apprised the gathering on fundamental rights like equality before law, freedom of speech and expression which, she said, should not be denied.

Women should also be given equal opportunities to be heard and should not be suppressed on account of them being women. According to her, while taking up domestic violence and divorce cases, best interests of the children should be

SMC conducts parting social, medical camp

borne in mind and joint custody of children and custody of minors to mothers was advisable. On property matters, she also stated that women should also be given fair shares of both movable and immovable properties from inherited property.

President Panso GBs and DBs union welcomed the TDLSA team and appreciated the chairman of TDLSA for choosing a far flung place like Panso to be his first official trip’s destination after being posted to Tuensang as Principal District and Sessions Judge and chairman TDLSA.

During the interaction session, the questions put up by the participants relating to practical aspects and challenges faced by them were satisfactorily answered by both the chairman and secretary of TDLSA. The training programme was chaired by master trainer NSLSA, Cheliam Khiamniungan who welcomed and thanked the gathering for attending the programme from near and far and he also thanked the administration for the cooperation and taking the initiative to organise the training.

CPO condoles Chokriveyi Venyo

DIMAPUR: Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) has expressed shock at the untimely demise of Chokriveyi Venyo, former NSF president and former CPO press secretary 20092011, who breathed his last at Zion hospital, Dimapur on March 30. The condolence message from CPO general secretary, Miitsivoyi Kotso described late Chokriveyi Venyo as a com-

mitted and sincere leader who had selflessly rendered his services toward the Chakhesang community in particular and Nagas in general and stated that his demise was a great loss that created a huge vacuum that would be hard to fill. CPO further conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

Students, the outgoing batch and college faculty during the parting social.

DIMAPUR: Sakus Mission College (SMC) celebrated its parting social with a formal and entertainment session at the college auditorium on March 28.

A press release from SMC media cell, stated that, Dr. Arenla Aier, principal, exhorted the gathering and stated that each and every individual had to run their own race and encouraged them to carry on moving forward to the end. She also challenged the outgoing students to tackle life’s responsibilities faithfully in order to fulfil God’s programme.

The college manage-

ment also awarded certain individuals from the graduating batch of 2018.

The student of the year award 2018 was bagged by Dhopili, best attendance was awarded to Vekrolü, best library user award Shetringam and best chapel participant Rokovi. Alumni Suanmuanlian (batch of 2015) was also specially recognized for rendering their selfless contribution towards the institution.

Nikhuli of B.A. 4rd semester chaired the formal programme, while students participated and displayed their talents and potentials.

In a separate pro-

gramme, the college department of Sociology in collaboration with Eden Medical Centre, Dimapur (EMC) conducted a oneday Health Awareness and Free Medical Check-Up, at the college premises on March 29. Dr. M. Raleng gave a brief talk on the ill effects of using tobacco and shared some testimonial videos. Around 150 students received free medical check-ups along with free supplies of medication.

The department of Sociology has extended heartfelt gratitude to the management of the College, EMC and the teaching staff of the college.

A fire broke out on the roof of a building at Oriental Colony, Dimapur on Monday. It is suspected to have started due to electrical short-circuting of the installed BSNL mobile tower equipment. A bamboo structure on the terrace was completely destroyed.

K

Y

M

C

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Who is responsible for the abnor mally high expenditure in assembly elections ?

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

A B C

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

A

B

C

Candidates who use money 42% to lure voters Public who don’t like can- 54% didates without money 4% Can’t say

Next poll

Q: Are fears about Aadhar

being misused true?

 Yes  No  Can’t say

WEATHER FORECAST April 3

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hot with sunshine

36 22

Aizawl

A strong afternoon t-storm

29 16

Guwahati Mostly sunny and very warm 36 18 Imphal

Mostly sunny and beautiful

Itanagar Sunny to partly cloudy

31 14 32 17

Shillong

A morning t-storm in the area 24 10

Kohima

A passing afternoon shower

Dimapur A afternoon shower Mkg

A stray afternoon t-shower

26 12 34 17 30 12

Tuensang Partly sunny and not as warm 19 10 Wokha

Temjen Imna Along inaugurates Govt Polytechnic at Seithekema

A thunderstorm in spots

Zunheboto A stray afternoon t-shower

26 17 26 10

DIMAPUR, APR 2 (NPN): Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Temjen Imna Along inaugurated Government Polytechnic Seithekema here on Monday at Seithekema ‘C’.

Calling it a historical day in the technical chapter of Nagaland, Temjen Imna Along stressed on the importance of educating Naga students on technical aspects as it will pave the way for more employment.

He said that employment of our own Naga brothers and sisters was an important issue that needs to be addressed.

“Non locals are more efficient in work as they are well educated in technical tools. In future, if our young brothers and sisters are technically sound, we could employ more Nagas”, he added.

Temjen, on behalf of the Chief Minister, extended best wishes to the Polytechnic department and the village council adding that the People’s Democratic Alliance will surely “Strike For Change”.

He also said that the National gover nment’s “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas

the future of the upcoming generation.

Temjen Imna Along also inaugurated the government polytechnic building and unveiled the building monolith.

While delivering her opening remark, commissioner & secretary, department of higher and technical education, Dellirose M.Sakhrie (IAS) said that in India polytechnic constitutes a very important segment of technical education.

She also said that technical education consumes significantly socio and eco-

‘National Science Day 2018’ to be observed in Kma

NABARD conducts ‘Skill Development Training on Beekeeping’ in Wokha

Temjen Imna Along unveils the inauguration plaque. (NP)

(Collective Efforts, Inclusive Growth)” led by the Prime Minister, Narender Modi, was implemented to march towards development.

To this end, BJP and NDPP formed the government in Nagaland so that the state could also join in on the progress towards development. According to him, the People’s Democratic Alliance “does not have any agendas to go against the religion or church.”

The government is for the public, the Naga people and the citizens of Nagaland, added Imna.

He said that the government polytechnic will benefit not only the present, but the future generations. He called upon the people to make the new institution a success.

Lamenting encroachments on government land, he urged the people and the council to protect the 30 acres of the department for developmental projects. The minister was of the opinion that the land owner issue was the most significant problem in Nagaland. Therefore he called upon the people to learn what is important for

Zhadima celebrates anniv of village recognition

Zhadima head GB, Mezhiikieo pronouncing traditional blessing during celebration. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, APR 2 (NPN): In commemoration of 25 years since recognition of Zhadima Village and getting a new name, villagers celebrated the occasion with much pomp and traditional gaiety on Monday. The village name was changed from Keruma to Zhadima and it got its recognition from the government in 1993. It was unveiled by the then PWD minister Neiphiu Rio, now the chief minister of Nagaland.

Zhadima village was established in 1528 AD (approximately), according to the book on history of Zhadima village that was brought out to mark the occasion.

Ex-VDB secretary, Peter Kuotsu, in his address said the village had already celebrated 75 years of Christianity including the golden jubilee of the students’ union and village youth and sports association. Kuotsu said the village registered significant progress on many fronts in the 25 years.

He listed the facilities and infrastructure the village had like a standard badminton stadium, sports complex with standard playground, Govt. High School, Primary Health Centre, 220 KV power station etc. He maintained that developmental activities had been possible because of the complete sense of unanimity among the villagers and he was

optimistic that the village would continue to shine as long as unity and a congenial atmosphere prevaild.

Kuotsu said the village had produced an international football player in the person of Roko Angami.

Also after highlighting some developmental packages of the past 25 years, vice president Angami Public Organization, K.T. Vilie Theiinuo said “We need to do a lot more”.

He stressed on the need to focus on human resource development alongside infrastructural development and economic growth.

On the histor y of Zhadima village, chairman History Committee and president Northern Angami Public Organization, Neiyalie Pfiisenuo

DAPCU conducts awareness prog

DAPCU and AR officials and AR jawans at the programme.

DIMAPUR: District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) along with OST, DH conducted an awareness programme on HIV and AIDS with 35 Assam Rifles (AR) on March 31, at Mon. Delivering keynote address, resource person, SMO, Dr. Ajit Kumar, shared the basics of HIVK Y M C

route of transmission, prevention and treatment service which was followed by an open interaction session with the Jawans.

District Programme Officer, Mon DAPCU, Longyim Tzudir, highlighted the facilities provided through Service Delivery Points in the district and emphasised on the building

up coordination for treatment services and participation in HIV and AIDS prevention and control programme activities.

The programme was attended by around 50 participants.

Earlier, the welcome address was delivered by 2 IC, Dr. Kamlesh Kumar CMO, 35 AR.

said Zhadima village maintained a very conservative system of administration and clanism does not prevail in the village organization. He said that the village’s day to day administration was controlled by village council.

Pronouncing elderly blessings, Zhadima head GB, Mezhiikieo prayed that the denizens of Zhadima stay healthy, wealthy and emerge victorious on all fronts.

The function was chaired by Zhadima village council chairman, Kesovilhou Chiipuo while a welcome address was delivered by Zhadima village VDB secretary Roko Angami. Rev. Dr. T. R. Angami prayed over the celebration while a vote of thanks was proposed by GB, Kedilezo M. Keditsu.

A cultural extravaganza and community feast also marked the occasion.

Zhadima village is 18 kilometres away from the state capital Kohima. The total number of households stands at 809 presently with a population of 5498.

The village has 282 government servants and 777 students as per 2016 records. With eight khels, important landmarks in the village include a 10th NAP (IR) battalion headquarter and Ave Maria Prayer Retreat Centre.

Tovihoto Ayemi holds Thanksgiving Programme

nomic development of the country.

She informed the gathering that with the opening of the polytechnic it would provide skilled manpower for many sectors.

She also mentioned that the institute would provide three year diploma courses in various disciplines, however the government polytechnic would provide only one course of civil engineering which will be followed by other sectors.

Dellirose also said that the first batch of civil engineering would start from July, 2018.

The programme was chaired by director, technical education, Er Arjun Singh, while God’s blessing was invoked by pastor, CRC Seithekema Dimapur.

Welcome address was delivered by principal government polytechnic Seithekema, Athalie Dolie, short speech by GB Seithekema ‘C’ village council and vote of thanks was proposed by project director, technical education, Tiakaba Amer.

Minister, Temjen Imna Along was accompanied by chairman MARCOFED, Dr. Chuba Ao and party workers.

Staff Reporter

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

3

State

DIMAPUR: National Science Day 2018 will be celebrated under the theme, “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future”, sponsored by department of Science & Technology, Nagaland on April 6, 10:30 a.m at Little Flower Higher Secondary School, Kohima.

A press release from District Education Officer (DEO) Kohima, Piholi Swunetho stated that the programme will require compulsory participation of high school students up to the level of class 10 as spectators. Each of the short-listed schools will send 15 (fifteen) students to attend the programme. The schools are Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School, Little Flower Hr. Sec. School, St. Mary’s Cathedral Hr. Sec. School, Mezhur Hr. Sec. School, Minister’s Hill Baptist Hr. Sec. School, Holy Family, Fernwood School, Dainty Buds, Khedi Baptist Hr. Sec. School, Mt. Sinai Hr. Sec. School, Northfield School, N. Kire Govt. Hr. Sec. School, T. M. Govt. Hr. Sec. School and Rüzhükhrie Govt. Hr. Sec. School.

Tovihoto Ayemi holds thanksgiving prog

Tovihoto speaking at the thanksgiving programme.

D I M A P U R : A d v i s o r, Power, Government of Nagaland, Tovihoto Ayemi held a thanksgiving programme, at his private residence, Thakhehu village on April 2.

Speaking at the programme, Ayemi said he was confident that the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Government would provide a stable government and urged the public to extend their unstinted support for him.

Tovihoto said that the PDA Gover nment was seriously committed to work for the welfare of the people. Dimapur being a cosmopolitan city, he said, housed citizens who, regardless of their political and religious beliefs, cared about each other and the communities as a whole.

He pledged to continue working with the people, seeking their inputs so that the people could work together and keep Dimapur a peaceful and progressive place.

“Even though there

are legislators from the opposition bench in Dimapur district, we will all work hand in hand as far as development of Dimapur district is concerned,” he added.

He thanked God Almighty for making him victorious in his endeavours.

Tovihoto also thanked the Thahekhu village authorities, Church, prayer warriors, party workers, voters, his family and relatives and well wishers for contributing to his success during the recently held elections.

A host of speakers including Thahekhu village Head GB, Hukiye Yeptho; BJP Dimapur president, Bendang Ao; BJP state executive member, H. K. Khulu; Ex-DMC member, Kuhoi Zhimo; former chairman Thahekhu Village Council, Kakheho Dennis Yepthomi; Nagaland Bhojpuri Samaj, advisor, Yogendra Gupta and others also addressed the gathering.

Later, a thanksgiving prayer was pronounced

by TVBC pastor Tovishe Achumi.

Organizers and attendees of the training stand with Bee Boxes.

DIMAPUR: A “Skill Development Training on Beekeeping” was held at Mass Educational Welfare Society (MEWS) hall Wokha from March 26 to April 2, assisted

by NABARD RO Dimapur, implemented in association with the NGO, MEWS Wokha.

A press release issued

by MEWS Wokha chairman, Lanchibemo Tsopoe said that the training programme included theoretical and practical training for six days. The participants were taken to Renathung

apiary Khumtsu village on March 31.

The programme was inaugurated by DDM NABARD, S Amarjit Mangang on March 26 as the chief guest. 34 candidates from different colonies of Wokha town and its adjoining villages received intensive training and completed the training. The valediction function was held on April 2 at MEWS Hall, branch manager Central Bank of India Wokha branch, Lipok Ozukum was the chief guest while BM NStCB Wokha,

Masheto Nandu was the guest of honour.

The programme was chaired by MEWS Wokha chairman, Lanchibemo Tsopoe, the vote of thanks was pronounced by trainee, Mhathung Lotha.

The house thanked the officials and staff of NABARD RO Dimapur, LDM SBI Wokha, BM CBI, BM NStBC, MEWS Wokha and supervisor (KBI) KVIB Wokha for organizing the training for the welfare and upliftment of the beekeeper community’s livelihood.

Vehicle catches fire at Kohima petrol pump

KOHIMA, APR 2 (NPN): A vehicle (Gypsy) caught fire during r ush hour around 12 noon at Theja Agencies petrol pump near

Sanuorii Stream Secretariat Road, Kohima on Monday.

According to an eyes witness, the fire is suspected to have started due to a leak-

ing fuel pipe. Fortunately, timely intervention of the pump’s workers with fire extinguishers doused the fire within few minutes and

saved the vehicle as well the adjacent vehicles lined up for fuel. There were no casualties.

(Correspondent)

ASUS to celebrate Demonstration on mushroom cultivation its golden jubilee

DIMAPUR: Angami Students Union Shillong (ASUS) will be celebrating its golden jubilee on April 14 at U Soso Tham auditorium, Shillong under the theme, “Rise and Lead.”

A press release from ASUS organising committee convenor, Lhouvirielie Üsou stated that ASUS was founded in 1968 with Kevisiezolie Suohu as its first president.

ASUS is one of the oldest student bodies functioning under the umbrella of Naga Students’ Union Shillong and the wider apex body of Angami Students’ Union Kohima. The celebration will include dignitaries and alumni from Nagaland and Meghalaya. A post golden jubilee celebration-cum-alumni get together will also be held in Kohima at a later date.

Trainees with the resource person at the Mushroom Cultivation Training.

DIMAPUR: A demonstration on mushroom cultivation was conducted at Izhevi village where ATM Aghunaqa block, Aketoli, showed step by step procedures cultivating, caring for and harvesting mushrooms.

She also explained

how mushroom cultivation could strengthen local livelihoods through generation of a fast yielding, nutritious source of food and serve as a reliable source of income.

Since mushrooms do not require access to land for its plantation and cultivation, it is a viable activity

for farmers from both rural and pre-urban areas in the state, she said.

Later, a mobilization of farmer groups was conducted by BTM Aghunaqa block where the highlights were on the formation of SHG groups and discussion of their maintenance.

K Y M C

northeast

Shillong, April 2 (PTI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Monday lauded the Centre for launching the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS), a special scheme for North Eastern states.

In the scheme the Centre will fund 100 per cent of the project cost for infrastructure relating to water supply, power and connectivity including those in social sectors.

Calling on the Union DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi, Conrad briefed the Minister of the various proposals in which the state government has taken up under the NESIDS, an official statement from the chief minister’s office said.

The Chief Minister was especially lauding the Government at the Centre for launching the important scheme which could bring about development in fundconstraint NE region.

NESIDS is fully funded by the Government of India to fill up gaps of infrastructure relating to water supply, power, and connectivity especially for promotion of tourism. It also funds

VHP demands ban on cow slaughter in Tripura

Aga rtala , A p r 2 (Agencies): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday demanded a ban on cow slaughter in Tripura and threatened to launch an agitation otherwise.

According to Hindustan Times, a group of VHP activists, accompanied by Bajrang Dal workers, staged a protest at South Joynagar in Tripura West district, which shares a border with Bangladesh. “Cow slaughtering is done by a section of Bangladeshis who have intruded here in the Marxist regime. We want this practice to be stopped immediately, or else we will go for agitation,” said VHP, organisational secretary, Amal Chakraborty. The protest was withdrawn after the police intervened, but no complaint was lodged.

Soon after, a group of minority community people gathered in front of local BJP MLA, Surajit Datta’s residence in Ramnagar and raised the matter of protest by the VHP men.

Datta promised to look into the issue and sent them away. After BJP formed the government in Tripura last month, the party’s state incharge, Sunil Deodhar had said that his government would not implement ban on beef consumption as a large percentage of northeastern people consume beef regularly.

minister was on this. He has assured to give his best support to take the growth of Meghalaya forward”, the Chief Minister added.

The Chief Minister also apprised Singh of the different developmental works being carried out in Meghalaya and sought for his full support, the statement said. The DoNER Minister has assured full Conrad K Sangma support and cooperation to programme for creation take forward developmental of infrastructure in social projects in Meghalaya, it sector, primarily in primary said. and secondary education Wants ‘destination tourism’ and health.

Meghalaya Chief Min“We have decided to ister Conrad K. Sangma on hold a joint meeting with all concerned officials to Monday sought the intertake the proposed projects vention of Union Tourism for Meghalaya forward”, Minister K.J.Alphons to initiate “destination tourism” Conrad said.

The projects include projects in the state.

“We have to build tour– solar streetlights in 1800 villages, and upgradation ism around Unique Selling of several roads in different Points (USPs) of the region and the focus of the Governparts of the State.

The Chief Minister ment will be to balance touralso apprised him on differ- ism potential of the State in ent development works in sync with creating avenues Meghalaya, which are being for the farming community taken up considering the as well as youth to take upcoming National Games entrepreneurial activities,” 2022 and projects to boost Sangma said.

During the meeting, farming and tourism.

“The agenda is to set the Chief Minister who up a high end food process- was accompanied by State ing park in Meghalaya and Tourism Minister, Metbah my engagement with the Lyngdoh also discussed on

development of tourism infrastructure and amenities in different tourist locations with particular focus on Sohra, Umiam and eco-tourism destination of Nokrek and Balpakram.

Alphons suggested the Chief Minister to also work on possibilities to promote luxury tourism in State harping on its rich potentials. “Meghalaya is a priority State for the Ministry of Tourism and we are going to extend all possible help to boost tourism. I would personally take up the issue of road connectivity in Meghalaya with Union Transport Minister for his personal intervention,” Alphons said in his conversation with the Chief Minister.

The Union Minister also told the Chief Minister that 12 different locations has been identified in Northeast to promote destination tourism including Sohra, the wettest place on earth.

“We want to develop the cave network of Meghalaya and make it a major attraction for the tourist,” Alphons added.

Alphons promised the Chief Minister that all pending tourism projects of the State would be accorded thrust and would be implemented in right earnest.

Mizoram tops the list of HIV+ cases among pregnant women

Election in Williamnagar A/C seat on Apr 27

Aizawl, Apr 2 (Agencies): With 1.19 per cent HIV positive cases among pregnant women, Mizoram has recorded the highest rate of HIV among pregnant women.

According to Mizoram State Aids Control Society (MSACS) officials, the percentage of HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Mizoram is the highest in India, higher than the national average of 0.28 per cent. They said no other State has crossed one per cent, reported NElive.

Another Northeastern State – Nagaland follows Mizoram with 0.82 per cent.

A source in MSACS said Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh that used to have high prevalence of HIV have witnessed significant decline while the HIV rate is increasing in Mizoram.

Five districts of Mizoram – Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Lunglei and Mamit – also figure in the top 20 “key population districts” or the districts with highest population of high risk groups among the Northeastern States. Of these, Aizawl, Champhai and Kolasib are in the top three, the source added.

The study was conducted during April 2015 to September 2017. During this period, 620 HIV cases were detected in Kolasib in

Aizawl district, the highest among the eight districts in Mizoram.

The study attributed this to the fact that Aizawl is a key population district which means that it has high number of injecting drug users and commercial sex workers. The highest number of HIV positives found during this period are aged between 25-35, followed by 35-49 age group and 15-24 age group.

Unprotected sex is the commonest mode of HIV transmission in Mizoram with 64.1 per cent, followed by sharing of syringes with 33.4 per cent. What has worried HIV activists is that the rate of HIV among injecting drug users has increased during the last three years.

The rate of transmission through sexual intercourse is said to be static during this period.

Meanwhile, Mizoram Government has recorded 322 AIDS related deaths between April 1, 2017 and mid- March this year, Health Minister Lal Thanzara has recently informed the Assembly. In the year 20142015, a record number of 569 HIV related deaths was recorded.

Mizoram SACS has started testing blood randomly from 2013, and out of the 3, 17,356 blood samples tested, 7,641 were found HIV positive.

Shillong, Apr 2 (PTI): The Election Commission has announced that polling in Williamnagar Assembly constituency will be held on April 27, Meghalaya’s Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said here Monday.

Elections to Williamnagar seat in East Garo Hills district had been postponed following the murder of Nationalist Congress Party candidate Jonathone N Sangma in a militant attack on February 18, nine days before the Assembly polls in the state. Kharkongor said the last date of filing nomination is April 10 and scrutiny of nomination papers will be held the next day. The last date of withdrawal of nomination is April 13.

Polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm on April 27 and votes will be counted on May 2, he said. Elections to the 59 of the 60 seats were held on February 27 as there was polling in Williamnagar.

Meghalaya threw up a fractured mandate and National People’s Party president Conrad Sangma became chief minister of a coalition government in which is a constituent. Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma has also vacated his Ampati seat and retained Songsak seat.

The elections for Ampati is yet to be announced.

Assam Cong seeks privilege motion against minister Guwahati, Apr 2 (PTI): Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed Monday sought to bring a Privilege Motion against Minister of State for Power Pallab Lochan Das for “misleading the House” in giving replies to the questions raised in the Assembly.

Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami disallowed the motion, but cautioned all ministers to be more careful in replying inside the House as the questions represent issues of the common people of the state.

“On March 26, 2018 and February 12, 2018, I had asked two questions regarding electrification of villages in Mandia block.

Minister Pallab Lochan Das misled the House by providing wrong information. This is a contempt of the august House and

is a fit case for reach of Privilege. Hence is the Privilege Motion against him,” Ahmed said in his appeal to introduce the motion.

Elaborating, he said Das had replied to his queries on the two dates that some villages under discussion were either partially or fully electrified by the government, but even electric poles were not erected in most of these villages.

“On February 12, an annexure was provided saying that nine villages were electrified. But, tower lines have to be built over Jaljali river for electrifying these villages and it is not done yet. Das jas misled the House,” Ahmed said.

On August 13, 2016, the government had announced in the House to float tender “within a short period of time” to construct tower lines over Jaljali, but

it did not happen despite giving an assurance, the Congress member said.

“Again on September 11, 2017, the concerned Minister said in the House that electrification will be done within March this year. So, how could he say on March 26 and February 12 that electrification have already done? Under these circumstances, I request you to kindly allow me to move a Motion of Breach of Privilege against the Minister,” Ahmed urged the Speaker.

Reacting to the request, Goswami said that there are some procedural deficiencies in raising the Privilege Motion, but he allowed it to be raised by the opposition member because of seriousness of the issue.

“I allowed you to speak because a message should go from here. It is better if the answers are

proper as the questions are asked for the people. It is a serious matter. I do not want to allow this Motion, but taking it very seriously.

The message should be loud and clear from here,” he added.

The Speaker also said that Breach of Privilege Motion is for giving wrong answers willfully, knowingly and intentionally, but it has to be examined first before accepting.

“The ministers should note this and reply carefully. If any wrong information is given, then it should be corrected,” he added.

Accepting the Speaker’s decision, Ahmed concluded by saying “We do not want to put any minister in an awkward position by bringing in a Privilege Motion. But giving wrong information have been happening repeatedly for the last two years”.

Ita naga r , A p r 2 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Monday sought cooperation from the state’s electricity regulatory commission to cut down huge Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) loss and also for efficient power distribution in the state.

Inaugurating the new office premises of the Arunachal Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (APSERC) here in presence of Power (Electrical) Minister Tamiyo Taga, the chief minister said that in coming days, Arunachal would see huge investment in works for setting up of transmission lines across the state. Khandu also sought support of the commission in capitalising on the state’s huge hydropower potential.

“The state is looking forward to working with public sector companies, such as NEEPCO and NHPC Ltd,” he added.

The chief minister suggested that wherever possible, the state government should take up hydropower projects on feasibility basis.

GUWAHATI, Apr 2 (Agencies): The MHA on Monday partially withdrew the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 from Ar unachal Pradesh in two police station areas in West Siang and East Siang districts bordering Assam after a review suggested improved situation in these areas.

According to TNN, the Act has however been extended by another six months in the state’s three eastern districts of Arunachal Pradesh—Tirap, Longding and Changlang, which border Myanmar and specific areas under eight police stations of seven other districts bordering Assam. The three districts have been under the AFSPA, 1958 since January, 2016.

The MHA notification states that a review of the law and order situation was undertaken in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and in the area falling within the jurisdiction of 11 police stations bordering the state of Assam. “Now, therefore, Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and

the areas falling within the jurisdiction of the following eight police stations in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the state of Assam, are declared as disturbed area’ under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 up to September 30, 2018 w.e.f.

April 1, 2018, unless withdrawn earlier,” the notification said.

The two police station areas from where the Act has been withdrawn are Likabali police station in West Siang district and Ruksin police station in East Siang district.

The eight police stations where the Act will stay are Balemu and Bhalukpong police stations in West Kameng district, Seijosa police station in East Kameng district, Balijan police station in Papumpare district, Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district and Sunpura police station in Lohit district.

These areas have been declared as disturbed area due to various violent activities by NSCN(K), ULFA(I), and NDFB(S).

Agartala Book Fair begins Aga rtala , A p r 2 ( I A NS ) : B i b l i o m a n i a gripped the people of Tripura as the 36th edition of Agartala Book Fair kickedoff on Monday.

Tripura Governor and writer Tathagata Roy inaugurated the 12-day-long book fair in the presence of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, his deputy Jishnu Debbarma, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath, Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Prafulla Jit Sinha and eminent writer Tilottama Majumder.

Before leaving for New Delhi, the Chief Minister in his brief speech said the state government was keen to organise book fairs at the district, sub-divisional and block levels.

“Share a good book among your friends to spread the knowledge and motivate excellence in all spheres of the society,” Deb said.

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma said from this year, the state government had introduced two more awards -- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Integration Award for outstanding contribution in the field of social service and the Kalikinkar Debbarma Award for excellent performance in classical music.

Assamese girl develops navigation of fighter jets G u wa h at i , A p r 2 (Agencies): Meet Priyanka Das from Dhemaji, Assam, achieving her dreams and reaching the sky heights has made her name as one of the few to work for the development of the satellite navigation wing of Rafale Fighter Jets, which will be used for Indian Air Force in the year 2019.

Das is a PhD student at ISAE-SUPAERO and is working on satellite navigation systems in cooperation with Safran Electronics and Defense.

Recently, She has been honored French Nationality by the French Govt for her immense contribution towards the navigation system

of Great ‘Rafale’ Aircrafts.

Passionate about space, Priyanka started her academic career with Bachelor’s Degree in Physics (Honors) from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi. Later, she joined Ecole Polytechnique for its 4-year Ingénieur Polytechnicien program (promotion X2013), specializing her third year in Data Science. She joined ISAE-Supaéro during her fourth year for a double degree masters in Aerospace Engineering, specializing in Autonomous Systems and Data Science.

She has not only earn fame but has also made her family as well as the entire state proud.

ALIMI KÜKÜPUTSA

ROCHILL (MÜLÜNU) Alagha alimi baghi küküptsa hino ashekhau küküptsa shi niye ani, tighenguno KiptiToti pulokinimi kumtsu ighi tsu penike pithi ani. Azu-u akukuphu (donation) tsuni pipua keqo ye aküpütsa hipau lo peighi tsu penike qhunuju ani, aki hekusa lakhilo Rs 500/- ghi suighi tsu penike shikimithi ani.

A-a : Ino Khekiye Rochill ki, Khuwaboto, Zunheboto North Point Atsala : 14 ghixu(april) 2018 Ado : 9:00 inaqhe Küsütsa kile luni keu -Ino Phuhoshe Rochill - 9436019713 -Ino Kivito Rochill - 9436616133, 9383231541

Dear Aliza Awomi (Liniza) We thank the Lord for sending you to us on this day, and as we celebrate your first birth day. May the Lord bless you abundantly with joy, health and long life. Happy birth day our Angel.

With Luffs all your family members Babunie, (Yimjila) Every day, my love for you grows.

Tomorrow, I will love you more.

Count on me to be with you every day of my life, with even more love in my heart. Happy birthday, May God Bless You..

Your... Tsumbo...( Adan)

INFORMATION

Nihoto Village Council inform to all land holder/owner who are yet to renew their land permit and who has not procured the land permit to renew and procure their permit along with two passport photos on every Saturday w.e.f 14/04/2018 from 7:00 AM onwards.

Contact No : 7005587354/9402018360

Gram:Agricomplex Medziphema

DP-2628

Correspondent/PTI

AFSPA extended for 6 months in three districts in Arunachal

DP-2558

Conrad lauds Centre’s NESIDS

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Khandu seeks help from APSERC to cut down AT&C losses

Phone:247241/247250 Fax :03862 -247241

ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION

FELICITATION

(Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland- 797106

With thanksgiving to the Lord, the Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill Kohima (CBCMHK) warmly congratulates Rev. Wepre Mero, Pastor of CBCMHK on being ordained a Reverend on March 22, 2018 under the auspices of the Chakhesang Baptist Church Council CBCC). The church also extends gratitude to the CBCC in this regard.

The Church hereby prays for the Reverend in undertaking greater ministerial responsibilities as co-worker in God’s great redemptive mission; may the Lord’s blessings rest upon the tent of his servant.

No.RCN/Tender/649/2013-Vol-V/ Dated Jharnapani the 02nd April, 2018.

RE-TENDER NOTICE Sealed quotations are hereby invited from the reputed Firms/ Suppliers/ Manufacturers/ Authorized Dealers for the supply 1) Veterinary medicine for poultry & piggery unit at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, on or before 4.00 PM of 20th April, 2018 and 2) PVC Pipe at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema under NICRA Project on or before 4.00 PM of 18th April 2018. For details please visit our website www.icarnagaland.nic.in or office during office hours.

Sd/Asstt. Administrative Officer DC-718

K-873

4

Rev. Dr. Vevo Phesao Senior Pastor, CBCMHK

Regd. No. 108/18

Mr. Rhücho Tureng Head Deacon, CBCMHK

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Shri. VITIMONG YIULIU, son of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name VITIMONG YIULIU and ACHUMO EZUNG, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name ACHUMO EZUNG, that I had renounced the name ACHUMO EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name VITIMONG YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name VITIMONG YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. VITIMONG YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

DC-XXXXX

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Chetheba Town lauds Power department

The Citizens of Chetheba Town and the EAC, Chetheba would like to express profound gratitude to the Department of Power, Nagaland for restoring the power supply in the town by replacing the old and damaged transformer from 133 KV to 250KV. And also Vizovolie (Butu) Nyekha, first class contractor, for his contribution, while thanking the general public for bearing with the irregular power supply due to the frequent breakdown of the old transformer.

The Chetheba citizens appreciated the Power department for its quick response towards the issue and hope the department will continue to show its concern for the town and the society in the future.

Chetheba Citizens, Phek District K-869 Regd. No. 354/2018 Date : 02.04.2018 AFFIDAVIT I, Smti. Lovungi Ranthang, W/o Chumthungo Ranthang, resident of H/No. 235/10th SEC-C, B Village, 5 Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of above mentioned address.

2. That due to ignorance and over sighted I have entered and registered my as Smti.

Lovungi Lotha in my joint bank account bearing A/C No. 30369547202 at S.B.I (Diphupar Branch) Dimapur.

3. That whereas my real and actual official name is Lovungi Ranthang and the same has been reflected in my Aadhaar Card bearing No 2681 4409 4548, which is true and correct.

4. That henceforth this affidavit is made for the purpose of declaring my real and actual official name for correction and rectification before the concern authority.

5. That the statements made from para 1-4 are true to the best of my knowledge and information and nothing is false.

Deponent Solemnly sworn and declare before me Place : Dimapur Date : 2nd day April, 2018 NOTARY PUBLIC DP-2624

Northeast

Around 4000 used fraudulent means to be included in NRC

Sources also regretted that neighbouring states are still delaying in responding to the ligancy documents sent by the NRC authorities for verifications. (File/Representational) G u wahat i , A p r 2 (Agencies): The National Register Citizen (NRC) authorities have identified more than 4000 people who were declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal but found to have been trying to get their names included in the NRC by submitting fraudulent papers.

Informing that authorities have also found that among those declared foreigners at least 700 have produced voters identity card as evidence for inclusion of their names in the NRC, sources in the NRC told this newspaper that people who are not eligible

for getting their names included in the NRC are using different modus operandi to get their names included in the citizenship document, which include using the legacy data code of other persons, bribing people to use their legacy, submission of forged documents etc.

Pointing out that verification of family tree has revealed various modus operandi, sources said that there were instances in which persons who used same legacy data code could not recognize each other.

It is significant that around 48 lakh mismatches in family trees have been

detected so far and NRC authorities are calling such individuals for on the spot verifications.

Pointing out specific cases, sources said that in one such case of Nagaon district, one person claimed himself to be Suresh Das, son of Robi Das. He used the legacy data code of Robi Das. Interestingly Robi Das could not recognize Suresh.

During questioning, Suresh admitted that his real name is Fakaruddin, son of Umed Ali. The most disturbing finding was that Fakaruddin had even managed to get a voters’ identity card in the name of Suresh Das.

Northeasterners term petrol price hike as ‘unending saga’

Shill o n g, A p r 2 (Agencies): The price hike in petrol and diesel in the country did not go down well with the public, who complained that this ever rising price is affecting the common man even as they termed this development as an ‘unending saga’ of oppressing the common folks of the country.

Petrol price hit a fouryear high of Rs 73.73 a litre while diesel rates touched an all-time high of Rs 64.58 in the national capital, renewing calls for the government to cut excise tax rates.

While petrol is being sold at Rs 73.73 in the national capital, in Meghalaya and other northeastern states, petrol is being sold at Rs 73.28 per litre while diesel is being sold at Rs Rs 64.53 a litre.

According to TNT, irked with the ever increasing price in petrol, the common people of the state have stated that this will adversely have an impact on other sectors like transportation. “If the price of petrol is hike, then definitely, taxi fares will also go up and this trend has been going on for a long time,” a concerned

citizen of Shillong said adding that due to the absence of proper regulation in checking price of necessity commodity and services, traders and service providers will take advantage.

Another youth from Karbi Anglong in Assam, Arak Mohesh Lindokpo Ronghang expressed “The price hike won’t bring development but more crisis in ground level. Frankly speaking, don’t hope the government will fulfill its promise because what we are seeing and experiencing now is the opposite of what was promised.”

Ronghang fur ther stated that if neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka etc are selling petrol in a reasonable price compared to India, “Our country, which is more develop than them, should be able to rise up to the need of the people,” he added.

It is just another day of business at any of the petrol pump but the customers are not so happy about the unending climb in petrol prices. While the metres calculating the amount is increasing, the display meter of the num-

ber of litres poured is decreasing.

Unhappy customers at the petrol pump vented out their frustration when enquired about the problems they are faced with due to the rise in petrol prices and also urged the central government to do something about it at the earliest.

“Rise in a rupee or a paisa, it is going from our hard-earned money and the steady rise in petrol price is only making it difficult for us as we travel to and fro on a daily basis,” said a two-wheeler rider refuelling his scooty near the Fire Brigade petrol pump in Shillong.

Echoing similar sentiments, a college-going student from Nagaland, said, “ I wonder when will the price ever go down or atleast stop the climb. The central government should take a look at it as it is making our life difficult”.

Meanwhile, the manager of a local petrol pump located in Shillong, Lamphrang Warjiri said, “Yes the prices are rising and it is the doing of the oil company. We have nothing much to say as we do not really have a say”.

In another case of Morigaon district, a person who was declared as a foreign national by the Foreigners’ Tribunal, used legacy data code of another person and declared that his father is dead. But later it was found that the person, whose legacy data code he had used is very much alive and they have no relation.

In a case in Barpeta, one Abdul Salam submitted application for inclusion of his wife Kanchan Nessa in the NRC and gave the legacy data code of one Gazi Sheikh. But during the process of verification, the other siblings of Gazi Sheikh did not recognize the woman who claimed herself to be Kanchan Nessa. Later during investigation, it was found that Kanchan Nessa was the name of the first wife of Abdul Salam and she died some time back.

Salam, while submitting the application for inclusion of names in the NRC, mentioned the name of his second wife Kadbanu as Kanchan Nessa and used the legacy data code of the father of his first wife.

Sources also regretted that neighbouring states are still delaying in responding to the ligancy documents sent by the NRC authorities for verifications.

India’s 2nd longest bridge to come up in Arunachal I t a naga r , A p r 2 (Agencies): After Dr Bhupen Hazarika Setu, the longest river bridge of India over the river Lohit connecting Dhola with Sadiya in Tinsukia district in Assam, the Northeastern region is going to have the country’s second longest bridge soon.

This time, it will be a 6.20 kilometre long bridge over the river Dibang connecting Meka with Bomji in Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh.

It is under construction at a distance of only 50 kilometre from Dr Bhupen Hazarika Setu. The new bridge is almost ready for traffic and will be inaugurated by April or May. Navayuga Engineering Company which constructed Dr Bhupen Hazarika Setu is engaged in construction of this new bridge by Union Ministry of Road Transport and National Highways. An official of the Company said that the technology used in Dr Bhupen Hazarika Setu is also being used in this new bridge. With the opening of this new bridge, road connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh will have a significant development as Lower Dibang Valley district will be connected with Lohit, East Siang, West Siang district and Assam.

5

Huge cache of arms recovered from M’laya’s Garo Hills Shillo n g, A p r 2 (PTI): A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district, the police said Monday.

Acting on a tip off, a team of officers raided Dorengkigre village in the district last night and dug out 21 rusted pistols and magazines, two walkietalkie sets, some arrow heads and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) literature, Superintendent of Police Ringran T G Momin said.

Momin suspects that GNLA militants had hidden the cache in the village a long time ago.

“Going by the rust formation on the pistols, it seems that the arms were buried in the village many years ago,” the SP said.

The founding member of the militant outfit, Sohan D Shira, was gunned down at his hideout in February. He was on the run since 2010.

Shira, who carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was accused of killing of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma, ahead of the February 27 Assembly elections.

Two weeks after Shira’s death, eight of his close aides surrendered before the new home minister James Sangma at police headquarters in Shillong.

Corruption complaints against 8 Cong MLAs, MP in Assam G u wahat i , A p r 2 (PTI): The Assam government Monday said it has received various corruptionrelated complaints against eight current and former MLAs and MP, including three ex-ministers, of Congress party over a period of time.

In a written reply to a query by the Leader of the Opposition and Congress MLA Debarata Saikia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said two complaints have been received against former Congress minister and MLA Rakibul Hussain and enquiry is in progress in both the cases.

While the first complaint was registered in May 2017 pertaining to an alleged misappropriation of government money by misusing official power and position in the P&RD department, the second complaint of alleged disproportionate assets was registered against Hussain last month.

Replying on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who also holds the Home portfolio, Patowary said another exCongress minister, Atawa Munda, has been named in a complaint pertaining to misappropriation of P&RD department money along with Hussain.

Two separate complaints have also been

S H I L L ON G, A p r 2 (Agencies): As debates over better aerial connectivity and viability of railways pick up pace, there is less discussion on improving road connectivity between Shillong and other parts of the northeastern region, including the nearby Assam.

According to Shilllong Times, hundreds of tourists coming from the neighbouring state complain that there should be better public transportation from Shillong to different parts of Assam as not many can afford to book private vehicles. Several tourists spoke

to The Shillong Times, but on condition of anonymity, and narrated their difficulty in reaching the closest hill city. One tourist said he recently went to the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) counter at the Meghalaya Transport Corporation (MTC) office in Police Bazar to enquire about bus service to Tezpur (Assam). He was told that the service has been stopped. Later, he learnt from local shop owners that there was one bus to Tezpur that left on the day.

Many private travel agencies here do not have bus service to important

IMPHAL, Apr 2: Manipur Congress has alleged that the recently exposed missing arms case of the state police department was a political conspiracy, as no such issue related to security took place during Congress rule.

Senior state Congress leader and former deputy chief minister Gaikhangam, who expressed doubt on the issue said there was no report of missing arms in the state police department during his tenure as home minister. “What is happening in the security related matter during the one year rule of the BJP-led government is a matter of concern. There is something questionable,” he said.

“We doubt having a political conspiracy of maligning the state security matter for political gain, the former home minister.

Gaikhangam made this statement, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Imphal Congress Bhavan, where three rooms of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) office were dedicated to late former chief ministers of the state.

Meanwhile, Manipur government has placed three more police officers under suspension based on the preliminary findings.

parts of Assam such as Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur. It may be mentioned that MTC is operating its services from Shillong to Silchar and Hailakandi and many private buses which come from Guwahati pick up passengers from Shillong on their way to Silchar, Agartala and others places.

Few buses are also available from Shillong to other places of the region such as Kohima, Imphal and Aizawl.

On the other hand, Shillong is connected to Siliguri, which is considered to be the gateway to

the North East. The owner of a travelling agency in Siliguri said altogether 10 buses operate between Shillong and Siliguri and vice versa everyday.

The owner said the passengers who use buses are less right now simply due to the coal mining factor.

Leaving apar t the neighbouring states, few buses from Shillong also leave for Garo Hills region like Tura on a daily basis and good numbers of Sumos are also available for people to travel to Garo Hills from Shillong early in the morning.

JOB VACANCY

ADMISSION 1. Coaching for NPSC ,UPSC(Prelims-2018) SSC and other competitive exams.

2. Montessori Teacher’s Training (PERI) 3. Spoken English.

4. Computer courses:- (DCA, DTP) 5. Stenography & Typewriting 6. Cutting & Tailoring 7. Embroidery 8. Knitting Contact CAPITAL TRAINING INSTITUTE Near T.C.P. Gate, Kohima Mob: 9402831939/9436201083 K-877

Candidates who are interested to go for management training (4-6) months at Kohima and Dimapur are invited for interview on 3rd and 4th April 2018.

Ed. Qualification : 10th Passed and above During training : Rs. 5,000/- – Rs. 8000/- (as per your quality) After training : Rs. 35,000/- – Rs. 45,000/Time : 11 AM – 2 PM For interview bring your original Educational documents to the undersigned.

TQMO Office Dimapur UMF Office Kohima Opp. : Veterinary Hospital, Dimapur Opp. State Library Kohima Burma Camp Ground Floor Bank of India (BOI) Ph. No. 9436619200 P.R. Hill Above Jotsoma Sumo Stand, Kohima 8794950461 Contact No. : 8730877036 K-866

DP-2591

Edu-Care Montessori & Primary Teachers Training Institute Under ICST Reg. No. H/RS-3980, Govt. of Nagaland

DP-2645B

atrocities, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora said in a memorandum to the Prime Minister. “We believe that Additional Solicitor General (ASG) representing the Central Government failed to defend the rights of the SC/STs in the Supreme Court for want of proper guidance from the central government,” Bora said in the memorandum. The SC/ ST Prevention of Atrocities Act had been enacted to end atrocities against the SC/ ST people and for ensuring social justice as well as safeguarding their constitutional rights, he said.

The guidelines provided by the Supreme Court while diluting the provisions of the Act has made it ineffective in safeguarding the SC\STs from Atrocities, Bora said in the memorandum.

Correspondent

Assam tourists cry for better road connectivity

SC/ST Act: Assam Cong urges Modi to file review petition

G u wahat i , A p r 2 (PTI): The Congress in Assam Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to file a review petition in the Supreme Court to modify its recent order that, it claimed, would make it more difficult for SC/ST people to protect themselves from atrocities.

The Supreme Court on March 20 diluted the provisions of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and said government servants should not be arrested without prior sanction and private citizens, too, should be arrested only after an inquiry under the law.

The Supreme Court’s March 20 judgement in the case of Subhash Kashinath Mahajan Vs State of Maharashtra has caused distress among SC and STs as it will make it more difficult to protect themselves from

registered against former Congress minister Akon Bora in May 2017 alleging misappropriation of government money as the then Social Welfare Department Minister.

A complaint of disproportionate assets has been registered in April 2010 against current Congress MLA Sherman Ali as the then Forest Ranger of the Maibong Afforestation Range in Haflong, Patowary said.

Besides, two former MLAs -- Ataur Rahman Mazharbhuya and Abdul Mohib Mazumdar -- also have complaints of misappropriation of MLA fund and misappropriation of government fund respectively, against them, he added.

The government has also received complaints against former Lok Sabha MP Ranee Narah and former MLA Siddique Ahmed, both Congress politicians from the state.

Besides the elected representatives, several senior state government officers have cases of corruption under investigation against them, while many have been chargesheeted also, Patowary said.

The CID, Assam, has registered 19 cases since 2008 against various officials and chargesheets in seven cases have been submitted, he added.

Missing arms case: Congress alleges conspiracy

DP-2622

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Organization & Member of Indian Montessori Centre International Accreditation by TNV UK LTT

ADMISSION GOING ON Courses Offered : Certificate - 3 Months Diploma - 6 Months Advance Diploma - 1 Year Address : United Colony, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur : Nagaland.

Contact No : 7085997126, 8415057699 DP-2521

DC-715

K-876

DP-2645A

6

OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 115 Dimapur, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

P

Mock parliament

arliament session is in danger of being washed out when repeated disruptions marred House proceedings in the last four weeks, with TDP members agitating for a special category status for Andhra Pradesh and AIADMK members raising the Cauvery waters dispute. In the Lok Sabha, MPs belonging to AIADMK disrupted proceedings over their demands for early constitution of the Cauvery water management board. In the Rajya Sabha, vociferous protests from Opposition members forced Chairman Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House. The Congress, TDP, YSR Congress and CPI(M) have filed notices for a no-confidence motion against the NDA government and regional parties like the TRS, DMK, TMC and others have extended their support to the motions.

The AIADMK said it would not hesitate to file a no-confidence motion over the Cauvery dispute and demanded the Congress to back it. A no-confidence motion will only be allowed in the event of 50 or more Parliament members are signatories. The AIADMK has 37 members -13 short of the required number. The government is primarily responsible for ensuring smooth functioning of the House, as per parliamentary procedure. Yet, it seems that although the BJP-led government has the numbers to defeat a no-confidence motion, it is using the divisions in the non-BJP camp to ensure that it does not come up for discussion. This is because the Opposition is not only energetic but more united after the recent defeats of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. The opposition demanded that the protesting lawmakers be suspended for a day in order to allow passage of the No Confidence Motion. The demand was turned down by the Speaker and House was adjourned for the day. However, despite the government and the opposition agreeing, the notice could not be taken up, since the Speaker placed a rider that decorum be restored inside the House. Both houses now stand adjourned till Wednesday, without any business being conducted yet again. The BJP is not worried about the no confidence motion since it has a simple majority of 274 and with allies such as Akali Dal, Shiv Sena etc it can sail through with added support from AIADMK. However, what has riled the BJP is the surge in regionalism that poses a political and ideological challenge to it’s thrust for one nation, one party; one nation, one language, etc. The NDA does not really fear the numbers.

Even after the exit of the TDP, the NDA combine enjoys a comfortable majority. The Shiv Sena, despite some initial anxiety, has sent positive signals to the BJP by calling the no-confidence motion an immature step. The Akalis have reinforced their confidence in Modi. The AIADMK, despite its political posturing on the Cauvery issue, is not ready to oppose the BJP given the serious corruption allegations on the government and the internal fragility in the party. The TRS is sending confusing signals to the Opposition by holding parleys with senior leaders of the anti-BJP camp and adopting tactics inside Parliament that ultimately benefit the BJP. The pandemonium in the House seems to be engineered as the AIADMK and TRS are determined to disrupt order, thus helping the government realise its objective. In the ultimate analysis the washouts and futile no confidence motions have exposed the severe deficit of Indian democracy and made a mockery of parliament.

DailyDevotion The Glory That’s Unsurpassed …the Lord Jesus…has sent me that you may receive your sight… —Acts 9:17 When Paul received his sight, he also received spiritual insight into the Person of Jesus Christ. His entire life and preaching from that point on were totally consumed with nothing but Jesus Christ— “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2).

Paul never again allowed anything to attract and hold the attention of his mind and soul except the face of Jesus Christ.

We must learn to maintain a strong degree of character in our lives, even to the level that has been revealed in our vision of Jesus Christ.

The lasting characteristic of a spiritual man is the ability to understand correctly the meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ in his life, and the ability to explain the purposes of God to others. The overruling passion of his life is Jesus Christ. Whenever you see this quality in a person, you get the feeling that he is truly a man after God’s own heart (see Acts 13:22).

Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you.

Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus, I’ve lost sight of all beside, So enchained my spirit’s vision, Gazing on the Crucified.

Quotes

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead

A

n interesting scientific experiment took place last year.

Two reasons. One is because it is about the air expelled from the anuses of living beings, popularly known as farting. The other, because the scientists investigating asked the public to send them information through a twitter handle called #doesitfart.

The information has been printed in a book with the same name.

Fart, also known as flatulence, describes gas generated or held in the stomach or intestines and expelled through the anus.

The scientific study of farts is called flatology. Those who have the talent to fart at will are known as flatulists (or comedians).

Few people, and even less scientists, have been brave enough to even talk about this issue. It is usually a matter for pre-teenage boys’ jokes. But the study of the diet and digestive systems of animals is an important part of understanding how they survive and even how they affect climate change.

The data gathering mission was spearheaded

by Daniella Rabaiotti, a Ph.D student at the University College of London, a member of the Zoological Society of London, and environmental researcher.

She was asked whether snakes fart, and wrote asking a colleague, David Steen, a biologist at Auburn University. “Snakes sometimes discharge faeces and musk as a defensive strategy, and this is often

accompanied by what I would consider classic fart noises,” he said. Rabaiotti decided to make a large study of different animals.

From there #DoesItFart was born.

Hundreds of biologists, researchers, wildlife enthusiasts and laypersons have written in from all over the world. Nick Caruso, a PhD student at the University of Alabama, created a spreadsheet. Each entry was submitted to researchers to verify.

Here are some interesting details about gastric gases and how they are discharged out of the posterior portal: Guinea pigs produce clouds of brown mist that “stink to high heaven.”

Lions fart and so do Orangutans. Bobcats are supposed to be the smelliest with their “squirrel-based farts” (I doubt that they would be smellier than the person who sits next to you on a plane or in a closed car) They are in close competition with woodlice who excrete ammonia.

The dog and the cat also emit gases (and often take the blame for their owner’s bad stomachs).

Here are some of the entries: “Do chimpanzees fart? Yes. “Worst when eating figs. So loud and frequent we locate them in forest occasionally by following the farts; Even worse when eating Cynometra seeds!” wrote University of Kent evolutionary anthropology Ph.D Adriana Lowe. Bats do, according to David Bennett, a PhD at Queen Mary

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

A novel way University of London. And the bigger they are, the harder they honk.

Tapirs? Most mammals pass wind and some insects as well. Birds do not pass gas, They don’t have the same gas-producing bacteria in their gut that are found in mammals and other farting animals, and food passes quickly through a bird’s digestive system, which leaves no time for a build-up. Marine invertebrates such as oysters, whelks, salamanders, mussels and crabs do not fart either. The Pogonophoran Worm, the Jellyfish, Corals and Sea Anemones cannot fart as they lack anuses. If we count air coming out of the siphons of squid/octopus/ cuttlefish as farting, yes, they do. Frogs can, and do, fart quite often and rather pungently. Rats can fart but they can’t burp. Turtles fart, and their farts smell incredibly bad.

It’s not only interesting which animals fart, but how they do. This is what the spread sheets say“The copperhead snake elicits a small squeak, so small that you think you may be mistaken, until it hits you. Very dry with a slight hint of stalemusk.

The orangutan does it often

and happily. The millipede emissions are of the silent but deadly variety (methane and hydrogen sulfide.

Whereas most animals that fart have soft, fleshy derrières, millipedes have hard valves that probably act as silencers !)” Seal farts smell like lutefisk which is a Nordic dish made of lye that can drive anyone else out of the house. The Burmese Python “Thick and meaty? If it were a colour it would be brownish-yellow.” “Spotted Hyenas are especially bad after eating camel intestines.”

Herrings communicate with each other by expelling air through their anuses producing pulses of sound that is too high for their predators to hear.

Honey badgers emit smelly, suffocating secretions and gas from their anal glands, which they then use to mustard-bomb unsuspecting bee hives.

This causes the bees to flee their homes and leave the honey behind for the honey badger.

Some snakes, like the Sonoran Coral Snake, also weaponize their farts and use them to scare off unsuspecting predators.

The gases vary in different species. Most farts contain hydrogen, carbon

dioxide, nitrogen and sulphurous gases (with the latter responsible for much of the smell), but scientists are concerned about another common component, methane, since it is a potent greenhouse gas. According to a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology, nearly 30 percent of Earth’s methane emissions originate from plant eating animals grown for meat. According to the EPA, cows are among the top methane makers. Cows release an estimated 551 to over 1,100 pounds of methane per day. Goats produce a lot of methane in their stool, farts, belches and even breath. In 2015, an airplane in Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing when the smell of goat farts was mistaken for smoke in the cargo hold. The flight was diverted, inspected and delayed for hours, according to the Daily Mail. NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science determined that a pig emits about 3.3 pounds of methane per year and a sheep produces 18 pounds of methane. A horse can produce 45.5 pounds of methane gas per year, but amounts vary. A lactating mare, for example, only releases 34 percent of the methane released by a lactating dairy cow. While elephants are not ruminant animals, they do produce an incredible amount of gas, however. According to the International Elephant Foundation, a car “could travel 20 miles on the amount of methane produced by one elephant

in a single day.”

Each adult person emits about a third of a pound of methane per year, according to the Goddard study. That is a fraction of what cows produce. The United Nations, however, estimates that there are at least 7 billion people on the planet now, so total methane output stacks up by sheer numbers alone.

Termites may be tiny, but they are mighty methane emitters. While an individual termite cannot produce much gas, a study published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, determines that termites contribute methane “that accounts for at least 5% of all global emissions.” Other researchers say that the percentage is much higher. According to Rentokil the pesticide company, cockroaches release more methane in relation to their body size than any other creature they’ve ever had to deal with.

A methyl mercaptan gas leak at a Dupont facility in Texas killed people .

Farts contain not just methyl mercaptan, but other asphyxiants like flammable methane, nitrogen and dimethyl sulphides. The amounts depend on your diet. However, since each fart has only 110 millilitres of gas you cannot make a homemade weapon. Have fun! At least it’s a novel way to introduce children to serious science. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@ nic.in, www.peopleforanimalsindia.org

Post-mortem

I

Being a Brand

love brands and I believe you do too. There’s always a quantity of amount tag in the tags of brands yet we always know the quality of materials. Though we purchase, we never feel loss spending more in brands than of ordinary goods, for we are all satisfied with what we have gained.

Gaining is something we all humans want in life. We want gain in all spheres and walks of life.

Maybe this is why many youths prefer governmental jobs then of private jobs for throughout their life they’ll gain pension money after retirement. But I stand here not in against government services for I respect all kinds of jobs if it is about work. Trends has place is in such a ground that we boss round if we have governmental tag. And people go round and round seeking ‘respectful’ government jobs only. If they don’t get one, they don’t have any job. Brands are something unique, different and always a better than all others. Thousands of clothes in the markets but yet brands are

brand. You don’t need to go all where the world’s going. Be you.

Be a brand. Don’t be pressured with lot of pressures pressing your ears. Set your vision. Work on your mission. Don’t be any other ordinary standing in line with the crowd. Don’t be in Waiting list.

Be creative, show your creative power and how brand are you in your ways. You don’t need to involve everywhere making yourself known. Just be best where you are and you won’t make efforts asking people to turn to you. You are beautifully and wonderfully made. You are special and you are worthy. You have a purpose and with your purpose meet, you have your lifelong paying job with no retirements for that job defines you. Wherever you go, whatever you do, be a brand that nothing else stands before you. Be different, be unique and lend you love in your work. Remember, you are a brand and no one else can be you. #strive for excellence.

Vini H Aye, Tetso College, Dimapur

A

Rejoinder to pensioners ‘scam’

CAUT alleges major pensioners’ “Scam”published on 22.2. 2018.

The undersigned pensioners are not the residents of Dimapur district, nor the members of the Dimapur District Pensioners Associations (DDPA) and we cannot give any comment on the collection of Rs. 2000/ or any other collection by the DDPA. However, as member pensioners of Nagaland pensioners community-we may like to clarify some points raised by the ACAUT-on jurisdiction, power, duties and functions of the pensioners association.

Pensioners Associations are non-governmental organizations registered under the registration of societies Act. It has got its own memorandum of association and rules and regulation (approved) by the government.

The present case is to fill up the form prescribed by the finance department, government of Nagaland in the form of

Annexure-II and submit to the accountant general, Nagaland through treasury/ sub treasury for those drawing pension through bank branches.

ACAUT: i) if the department of treasury has not authorised the Dimapur district pensioners association (DDPA) distributing it?

The form was prescribed by the government of Nagaland to be used for the revision of pension/ family pension of pre-2008 pensioner/ family pensioner and the government have neither authorised nor forbidden/ restricted to issue the form by any government department or NGO. Therefore, the question of not been authorised by treasury does not arise. Besides, such are the main functions/ responsibilities of the district pensioners associations to collect information/ orders and instructions relating to pensioner/ pensionary benefits and help its members to process / settle and get their

Hornbill Festival - To reduce or extend or expand?

Reader’s Post

(A macro-economic impact assessment)

(From previous issue) Several tourists remarked how they wish to visit again but only because of two major reasons they will not visit again until these two factors are taken care of: 1. One of the worst roads in the world 2. Pricing regulation For the tourism industry to thrive, it is all about the experience and in order to welcome our guests warmly they need to have a pleasant journey. Not just expediting the completion of our four lane but ensuring all roads in Nagaland are as good and lasting such as as the German-technology road built in Dimapur leading to Dhobinullah-Signal BastiThahekhu. Without good roads and connectivity, tourists would have to think twice before coming to Nagaland.

There has been several complaints of the food being sold in Kisama as overpriced. However, we must understand that Governments cannot enforce pricing regulation but can only levy taxes on goods and services being sold by entrepreneurs.

It is up to the business owner to fix the price of his product or service and it is up to the customer to decide whether the price of a certain product or service is worth paying for.

Food stalls in Kisama should note that their over-priced products will leave a bad impression on the value for money factor on visitors and should reconsider the pricing of their goods and services during Hornbill.

HOW TO IMPROVE HORNBILL? 1. RESTRUCTURE THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL: The Government should make Hornbill more people and tourist-centric by doing away with the typical VIP Government culture especially during the inauguration function. These are outdated third world cultures which we are picking up and should be done away with.

2. SET EXPECTA TIONS, TARGETS, FOCUS AREAS AND OUTSOURCE THE ENTIRE EVENT MANAGEMENT: There is a need to work with strategic, marketing and branding consultants

by way of reducing the burden of departments and improving sponsorship, quality of festival, and keeping a focus on revenue expenditure & generation. For one year, Government can test a strategic outsourcing model with top event management companies with target KPI and SLA’s such as return on investment, global reach, attendance, tourist feedback, local economic impact assessment etc without having the need to give away a title sponsorship. This year is declared by Ministry of tourism as year of adventure. The Government can also include this theme to be delivered in the plan of action by the event implementing agency.

3. IMPROVE GOVERNMENT TAX ADVISORY: Governments across the world earn revenue only through levies and taxes or a few successful Public Sector Undertakings. The Nagaland Government will earn during Hornbill mostly through indirect taxes such as GST where tourists spend on accommodation, food, taxi, products etc so long as these

businesses include GST in their invoices and collect commercial taxes on behalf of the Govt and deposit these taxes to the Government.

However, most of our local products and services are usually sold without including GST. Our Government will need to work with commercial taxes department and also consult with tax advisory consultants to devise strategic taxation models for enabling a financially inclusive economy wherein Government treasury also becomes a beneficiary of the tourism industry without increasing burden on local business and tourists/ visitors.

Innovation and bringing in new elements each year by making it more interesting and engaging for the tourist will make Hornbill an attractive destination without losing out to competition from Arunachal, Manipur and other neighbouring states which are aggressively progressing ahead.

(Concluded) Yanpvuo Kikon (Yan)

due in time. ii) Is it not the duty/ job of treasury department to tabulate the ROP and disburse the pension? Then why is it allowing an NGO to do right under its nose and in its premises?

At the present stage, the eligible pensioners/ family pensioners are to submit the form claiming the steeped-up revised pension/family pension of the post.

That rejecting the filled forms submitted by individual beneficiaries or though DDPA will only be victimising the aged pensioners/ family pensioners causing more delay to settle the case and get their dues.

We appeal the treasury/ sub treasury officers of the district to reconsider and extend all possible help to get the case settled without further delay.

DPA, Mokochung ex-general secretary L.T. Aier & DPA Mokukchung ex-president N Talitemjen Jamir

Sir,

A stitch in time saves nine

Some of the articles featured in newspapers have truly enlightened many of us on the real meaning of Easter Sunday, otherwise to be correctly used as Resurrection Sunday. All these years, as a mother I had been making easter eggs and hiding them in the garden for the children to hunt on easter morning. All those hours of labour, hand painting the eggs no matter how creative has been a waste of my time and energy. I should have been teaching my children the word of God and the reason why Jesus died on the Cross for our sins, instead of revelling in easter egg hunts.

My children are still young and impressionable but getting over the age of collecting easter eggs now. I will have to tell them that those games were not meaningfull and must now tune them into the true meaning of Resurrection. Going through the Sunday Post feature on Resurrection of Christ has truly enlightened me and made me more grateful as I still have time to re-train my children.

Above all, I hope that young mothers like me will also take a moment to reflect on this.

We can still do away with all those unnecessary trappings and fripperies. A stitch in time saves nine.

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

National

DMK, others protest over Cauvery waters

Activists stage a demonstration against the Central and State governments for their alleged failure to constitute the Cauvery Water Management Board as per Supreme Court order, at Shastri Bhavan in Chennai on Monday. (PTI)

CHENNAI, APRIL 2 (IANS): It was a day of protests in Tamil Nadu on Monday against the Central government’s failure to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) despite a Supreme Court order.

Activists of the DMK and other organisations staged noisy demonstrations protests here and in other parts of the state.

DMK members protested at several places in the city including the arterial Anna Salai stretch in Saidapet, disrupting traffic.

I n C o i m b a t o r e, around 500 km from here, DMK members stopped a train by squatting on train tracks. The party and its allies have called for a shutdown on April 5 over the Cauvery issue.

Members of some fringe organisations picketed post offices and Central government offices in the state. In Mannargudi, students protested outside their colleges. The Centre has failed to set up the Cauvery Management Board within six weeks of the Supremem court’s order of February 16. The six-week deadline ended on March 29. Tamil Nadu political leaders say the BJP is acting in favour of Karnataka, which is opposed to the CMB and where Assembly elections are due.

The DMK has said black flags would be shown to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whenever he comes to Tamil Nadu.

Meanwhile, police in Thiruvannamalai rounded up several youths who showed

black flags to BJP Tamil Nadu cief Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday.

According to reports reaching here, Puducherry’s Lt.Governor Kiran Bedi has written to Modi to constitute the CMB in the interests of people of the Union Territory.

SC to hear TN Cauvery plea next Monday

The Supreme Court will hear on next Monday (April 9) Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking contempt proceedings against the Central government for its “wilful disobedience” in carrying out its direction to set-up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as directed by the top court. “We will hear it on Monday and

resolve the issue,” a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said after Advocate G. Umapathy, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, mentioned the matter for an early hearing.

The Chief Justice assured that it will ensure that Tamil Nadu gets its allocation of Cauvery water. He also said that the “scheme” for the implementation of modified 2007 tribunal order does not mean the CMB alone. Tamil Nadu government had moved the top court on March 31 seeking contempt action against the Central government for its failure to constitute the CMB and the CWRC as directed by the top court by its February 16 judgment.

At the same time, the Central government too moved the Supreme Court by filing a clarification petition and asking for three months for implementing its judgment in view of the May assembly elections in Karnataka. It had said that due to divergent views expressed by four governments - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Ketrala and Puducherry - on the “framing of the scheme”, it is felt that if any scheme was framed by the Central government by itself, the states may again approach the court.

It had cited the stands of Kerala and Kar nataka governments that any scheme proposed under the inter-state water disputes act should first be shared with them before its notification.

7

Selja blames Centre for not presenting full facts regarding SC/ST Act in SC NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (AGENCIES): Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana and former Union Minister Kumari Selja on Monday hit out at the NDA government for allegedly not presenting sufficient facts before the Supreme Court which led to an order by it diluting the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. After her party’s protest in the Rajya Sabha on the issue, Selja said outside Parliament that the Attorney General did not submit full facts before the court as part of an ill-design of the BJP-led government against the Dalits and Adivasis. The BJP-led government is driven by right wing RSS ideology.

“The RSS and the BJP

Kumari Selja

have been against reservations and other welfare measures given to Dalits and other weaker sections,” Selja said.

The Dalits and tribal population have hit the road across the country today in large numbers against the government.

With regard to the review petition filed in

the apex court against its order, the Congress leader said the government has indulged in double standards by first allowing things to come to a sorry pass, and then trying to project itself of being sympathetic to the Dalits and tribals.

“The government had tested waters. The Congress has forced it to move the review petition,” she said. She cautioned the government that the Congress will always step in against its misadventures.

A delegation of Congress led by its president Rahul Gandhi had recently called on President Ram Nath Kovind in the matter on dilution of the provisions of the Act. The government must desist from playing with the emotions of the downtrodden, she added.

Supreme Court slams Centre over unauthorised construction in Delhi

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Central government and other authorities over their inability to stop unauthorised construction in national capital and asked it to justify its stand supporting laws protecting unauthorised constructions.

A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta expressed anguish over the protest against the ongoing sealing drive in Delhi, saying there is a “complete breakdown” of law and order in the city.

“You cannot go on destroying Delhi. There has to be some reason,” the bench told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.N.S. Nadkrani, appearing for the Central government.

“Tell us that there will be no ‘dharnas’ in Delhi.

There is a complete breakdown of law and order in Delhi,” it said.

The bench put questions to the Central government relating the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 and subsequent legislations, which protects unauthorised construction

from being sealed in Delhi.

It asked what action has been taken on unauthorised constructions which were not protected under the law and also sought to know whether there were facilities and infrastructures like sewage, drainage, parking, green areas, schools in unauthorised colonies here and whether the residents there were paying the taxes.

The bench asked why Central government why it kept extending immunity to illegal constructions in Delhi, and preventing their demolition or sealing.

rape Kerala TV sting alleges CPI President presents Padma Awards notMarital an offence:

hand in glove with land mafia

Gujarat HC

NEW DELHI, APR 2 (NPN): President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented five Padma Bhushan and thirty-eight Padma Shri Awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President, Prime Minister, Speaker Lok Sabha and Union Ministers.

Padma Bhushan awardees—Pankaj Advani, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, H.E Alexander Kadakin (Posthumous), Laxman Pai and Dr. Sharda Sinha.

Padma Shri awardees— Damodar Ganesh Bapat, Prafulla Govinda Baruah, Sudhanshu Biswas, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi, Jose Ma. A. Concepcion III, L. Subadani Devi, Dr. Doddarangegowda, Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, Sitavva Dundappa Jodatti, Manoj Navneet Joshi, Rameshwarlal Kabra, Bounlap Keokangna, Vijay Kumar Kichlu, Prof. Tommy Koh, Vijayalakshmi Navaneetha Krishnan, H.E. Hun Many, Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta, Sissir Purushottam Mishra, Prof. Tomio Mizokami, Dr. Keshavrao Sadashivshastri

Musalgaonkar, Dr. Thant Myint-U, Bapak Nyo man Nuarta, Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Haji Malai Othman, Dr. Gangadhar Vithobaji Pantawane, Bhabani Charan Pattanaik, Prof. Habibullo Rajabov, Dr. M.R. Rajagopal, Prof.

Chandrasekhar Rath (posthumous), Dr. Sanduk Ruit, His Holiness Smodet Phra Ariyavamsagatanana, Dr. Pankaj Manubhai Shah, Ibrahim Nabisageb Sutar, Dr. Vikram Chandra Thakur, Most Ven Dr. Nguyen Tien Thien, Prof.

Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi ‘Vagish Shastri’, Romulus Whitaker and A. Zakia.

K Y M C

let-down in the probe and anyone found guilty would not be spared,” said the Minister. Suhas, on his part, has decided to seal the two revenue offices in Wayanad to see that the probe is not hampered. Putting up a brave face, Cherukara denied of any such deals and termed it as a conspiracy.

“Let there be detailed probe into this... This is a fake news to defame the present Left government,” said Cherukara. As soon as the news broke out, angry youth wing activists of both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took out protest marches to the Wayanad Collectorate, while the youth wing of the CPI-M demanded a thorough probe into the whole episode.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the BJP over Dalit issues, saying those challenging the system that keeps their caste at the lowest are hit by violence. “It is in the DNA of the RSS/BJP, to keep Dalits at the lowest notch in the Indian society.

Those who challenge this thinking are hit by violence,” he tweeted.

“Thousands of Dalit brothers and sisters are on the streets today demanding to protect their rights from the Modi government. We salute them,” he added.

His remarks came in the wake of the ongoing protests by activists from various organisations against a Supreme Court ruling on the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Act.

AAP supports Dalit protests NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Par ty on Monday expressed support for the protests by Dalit activists from various organisations against a Supreme Court ruling on the SC/ ST Act. “AAP supports the SC/ST community in the situation, arising after the Supreme Court’s order on the SC/ST Atrocity Prevention Act.

ACADEMY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT OB-22 NSA (Super Market) Dimapur, Nagaland - 797112 2 Month Free Training on Beauty and Spa Culture with a Training Stipend of Rs. 5000.

100% Job Placement with Starting Salary of minimum Rs. 10000 Female Only, Qualification No Bar, Age 18+.

1st Batch Trained and Successfully Placed.

Only 10 Seat Open for Per Batch.

For more details, Call 8787447177/7005934603 An Enterprise of Saloni Agency DP-2587(A)

DP-2556(B)

Wotsa Arts & Training Centre DC-717

VIJAYAWADA, APRIL 2 (IANS): An Iraqi student died in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district late on Sunday, police said on Monday. Saad Abdul Bari Zabeth, a Ph.D. student of Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur district, was killed when he was knocked down by a bus near Guntur town.

According to police, he was going to the town on his motorbike. His two friends were accompanying him on another bike. A bus of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corp (APSRTC) hit his two-wheeler from the rear at Gaddipadu on the outskirts of Guntur. He died on the spot.

Saad, who was doing Ph.D. in law, had submitted his thesis and was expecting the degree in another month.

According to his friends, he had shared this news with his parents in Iraq over telephone a few hours before the tragedy.

The Iraqi student had done his post-graduate from Pune before enrolling in Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU).

alleged to have facilitated usurping of the government land in the district. The expose shows an Asianet TV channel team posing as a group of businessmen looking for a particular piece of land in the district to build a resort. They first approach Kunju Mohammed, a real estate broker, who takes them to Wayanad Deputy Collector T. Somnathan and some CPI district leaders, including its Wayanad unit secretary Vijayan Cherukara.

Mohammed connects them with Somnathan and Cherukara, and the latter using his influence gets access to the state secretariat. The visuals -- besides the audio of conversation between Mohammed, Somnathan and Cherukara -- try to establish that there is an unholy alliance between them to allegedly usurp the government land. Chandrasekheran told the media that the probe had already begun into the expose. “There will be no

Rahul slams BJP over Dalit issues

DP-2459

Iraqi student dies in Andhra road accident

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 2 (IANS): A sting operation by a leading Kerala-based TV channel claims to have exposed an “unholy alliance” between the Revenue Department officials and real estate brokers with the active support of ruling CPI’s Wayanad district unit.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the second largest ally of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.

On hearing the news, party’s state secretary Kanam Rajendran, who has been quite vocal about the alleged corruption of previous Oommen Chandy government and projecting the CPI’s tough stand on corruption, said he would ask for a detailed probe into this.

As soon as the news spread, Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekheran on Monday ordered a probe and asked Wayanad District Collector S. Suhas to suspend the Deputy Collector, who is

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) March 28 decision to reconduct the maths exam for Class 10 after its question paper was leaked.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, on Monday said the matter will be taken up on April 4 after it was mentioned for urgent hearing.

Besides challenging the re-conduct of the exam, the petitioners have sought a probe into the leak and declaration of results on the basis of the exams already conducted.

The government on March 30 announced the re-examination will be held for Class 12 economics paper throughout the country on April 25 while a fresh test for Class 10 maths paper will be held only in Delhi, NCR and Haryana in July.

PURANA BAZAAR, EAST DIMAPUR Govt. Regd. No : 13/06/01566 Affiliated to Tripura Art Society

DP-2403

Recognized by Indian Artist Ideal – Delhi, Mumbai and Institute of Mass Communication Film and Television Studies, Kolkata ADMISSION GOING ON Fine Arts Training Courses : 1yr., 2 yrs. and 3 yrs. Diploma Limited Seats available

First Come First Seat Basis

Special offer for students

Classes start in 2nd week of April Training Centre : BRAINETTE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Blend Complex near Axis Bank, Purana Bazaar

DP-2542

Spl. Correspondent

DP-2644

President of India with the second batch of 43 Padma Awardees, in New Delhi. (NP)

GANDHINAGAR, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Gujarat High Court on Monday observed that nonconsensual intercourse by a husband cannot be dubbed as rape. However, it also stated that subjecting his married partner to have oral or unnatural sex was akin to cruelty.

The court made these obser vations in a case pertaining to a lady doctor’s complaint of rape and physical harassment against her husband, who too happens to be a medical professional.

The complainant said that her husband forced her to have sexual intercourse with him against her wishes and that he would also subject her to have oral sex and indulge in unnatural sexual activities, other than torturing her for dowry.

Seeking rejection of her wife’s complaint against him, the husband moved the Gujarat High Court.

SC to hear pleas against CBSE retest on Wednesday

DP-2552

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Contact : 9383149438/7630900101

K Y M C

KAKURO

No. 3446 Yesterday’s solution No. 3445

No. 2472 Yesterday’s solution No. 2471

DP-2646

• In Hindi subject upto Class-X • One to One Tutoring.

• Tutoring of Small groups 3 - 5 Students.

• Limited Seats available.

Contact : 7005148191

FOR SALE

FORT ECOSPORTS (Titanium) Top Model white Colour 2013 New Tyres Tip Top Condition for Sale in Kohima Contact No. 9862242525

DP-2428

K-870

FOR SALE

Mahindra KUV 100 6

Model : 2016. Run : 29000 Km Price : 4.50 Lakhs

Contact : 7005079495/9856372318

FOR SALE

TO-LET FLATS

Model 2013 (Dec) Price : 1.70 Lakhs (Negotiable) Contact No. 9612002312

@ Naharbari Village Near Highway Contact : +91 7005681722

LAND FOR SALE

FOR SALE

1. at Diphupar 'A' Khel 2. Quanto (Vehicle) Model : 2012 # 9612302597/9089180712

LAND FOR SALE Size : 40 x 60 sq. ft.

Rs. 10 Lakhs Aoyimti, Dimapur Lane Touched. No Broker Ph. No : 8413031858

LUCKY DRAW POSTPONED

The Lucky Draw of Yezashi Baptist Church which was supposed to drawn on 1st April' 2018 will be postponed to 8th July' 2018 due to unavoidable circumstances.

DP-2637 # 8729929185

DP-2626

LOCAL TAXI (Alto 800)

WANTED

EON ERA PLUS

Experienced Driver

FOR SALE

WANTED

Model (2017) Colour : Red Contact No : 9383024654

ZONAL TAXI PERMIT Rs. 35,000/- (Fixed) Contact : 8974664882

PLOT WITH 2 BHK HOUSE FOR SALE AT UNITED NORTH BLOCK - A BURMA CAMP 60/30 PRICE : 18 LAKHS CONTACT : 8826440538 7085949696 DP-2611

STONE BOULDERS FOR SALE

(Salary Rs. 8000/Month) Contact : +91 9862184676

DP-2632B

Across 1 I’m amused about cold area in pub (5) 4 Pig accepting messy home in a way (7) 8 Pop star having celebration with heavenly food brought round (7) 9 Traced, tied, and taken out (5) 10 Bottle never cracked (5) 11 If possible, attend to some animal sound (5) 13 Block request for woven material (6) 15 Tool found by architect in front of church (6) 18 In the centre of San Francisco Michael Palin’s amusing (5) 20 Row about head of government being an aggressive type (5) 23 Warning when first couple have left room (5) 24 Expressions of discontent, say, in manuscript (7) 25 Turncoat’s first motive for disloyalty (7) 26 Thick poles in river (5) Down 1 Drink made Noel tipsy (8) 2 A tree that’s cared about (5) 3 Old soldiers dance (7) 4 Bashful about a couple of bishops? That’s contemptible (6) 5 An insect, say, not very bright, ascending (5) 6 Cheer for revolution in Teheran (7) 7 Pale old penny that’s used by a magician (4) 12 Hypocrite taking pence before he accepts a pay increase (8) 14 Horrible bra came undone (7) 16 Staff going round gallery, showing what Turner did?

(7) 17 Man with cue, getting break, displays keen perception (6) 19 Roman god penning English horses (5) 21 Inexperienced environmentalist (5) 22 Disney characters seen from low altitude (4)

TUTORING

One Cook Wanted to Work in a School

Address : Half Nagarjan, Dimapur.

Contact : 8787710538 8729960241 DP-2647

Wanted ! Wanted !

Experienced Cook (Indian and Chinese) Salary – Rs. 10000 Male Waiter (Angami, Chakhesang) Salary – Rs. 3000 Accommodation Free.

K-862

No. 8827 Yesterday’s solution No. 8826

rate income tax is 17.1&% and the same for personal income tax (including STT) is 18.9&%.

As against 5.43 crore ITRs filed during FY 201617, in 2017-18 as many as 6.84 crore returns were filed, a growth of 26&%. Of this, 6.74 crore returns were e-filed. Between March 30 and 31, the last day of fiscal 2017-18, 56 lakh ITRs were filed.

“This was because of continuous follow up by our department. We have issued large number of SMS, emails on the basis of data with us. Because of which new returns have come and around Rs 13,000 crore of self assessment tax has come in last two months because of continuous follow up by the department.

unaltered at Rs 24,800 per piece of eight gram in limited deals.

In sync with gold, silver ready strengthened

by Rs 175 to Rs 39,375 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 205 to Rs 38,525 per kg.

Silver coins however continued to trade at last level of Rs 74,000 for buying and Rs 75,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

DP-2632A

estimates because these are provisional figures as of today and more collections are likely to come,” he told reporters here.

Asked if the revised estimates of Rs 10.05 lakh crore from direct tax collection was too aggressive, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said, “We should always try to be more aggressive when it comes to targets”.

“I hope this Rs 9.95 lakh crore will reach up to more than Rs 10 lakh crore.

At least next 3-4 days, we will get adjustment of Rs 5,000 crore. It will be a landmark if we achieve Rs 10 lakh figure in current year,” said Adhia, who is also the Revenue Secretary.

The growth rate for net collections for corpo-

Singapore. Besides, increased buying by local jewellers at domestic spot market too supported the uptrend, they said.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity rose further by Rs 110 each to Rs 31,460 and Rs 31,310 per 10 gram, respectively.

It had gained Rs 50 in Saturday’s trade. Sovereign however remained

Contact : 7085191592/8974459009

VACANCY ACCOUNTANT - 1 POST

(with Knowledge of Tally with GST) Job Location : 3rd Mile, Chekiye Village Near Hornbill School

about 85,000/- cm at NIULAND

For more details, Contact : 8132084888 9862444422

Salary : Negotiable Date of Interview : 04.04.2018 Between 11:30 AM & 2 PM Contact : 7005109050 Location of Interview : Academy of Computer Training 1st Floor Center Point Market, Delux Point, Bata Charali

DP-2627

Su doku

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI): The income tax collections during the 201718 fiscal has exceeded the Budget target at Rs 9.95 lakh crore, helped by addition of one crore new assessees who have started filing income tax returns. However, the government has missed its ambitious target of Rs 10.05 lakh crore as per the revised estimates set in the Budget for 2018-19.

CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra said that as per data collected so far, tax collections for 2017-18 is Rs 9.95 lakh crore, which is 17.1&% higher than net collection of 2016-17. The Budget estimate for the 2017-18 fiscal was Rs 9.80 lakh crore.

“We have already crossed the BE and we are in process of getting the Revised

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI): Gold rallied by Rs 110 to Rs 31,460 per 10 gram at the bullion market Monday, tracking a firm trend overseas amid sustained buying by local jewellers.

Silver also advanced

by Rs 175 to Rs 39,375 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Traders said sentiment remained upbeat on the back of a firm trend overseas as the dollar eased amid fresh concerns of trade tensions between the US and China.

Globally, gold rose 0.44 per cent to USD 1,330.80 an ounce and silver by 0.55 per cent to USD 16.44 an ounce in

DP-2614

Crossword

cent, respectively, during the month under review.

Electricity generation too grew by 4 per cent in February against 1.2 per cent expansion in February 2017. Coal and steel production growth slowed to 1.4 per cent and 5 per cent respectively during February against 6.6 per cent and 8.7 per cent respectively in the same month last year. Cumulatively, the eight core sectors grew by 4.3 per cent in April-February 2017-18 against 4.7 per cent in the same period last fiscal. The core sector would have an impact on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data as these eight segments account for about 41 per cent of the total factory output.

enabled services have been implemented to facilitate the examination work and optimise the speed and quality of examination, he added.

He also said that timelines have been imposed to ensure speedy disposal.

With the use of IT, now applications can be transferred electronically from any of the branches of patent office to another.

Usually, it takes about 6-7 years for grant of a patent. The ministry is working to significantly cut this time. Grant of patent involves different stages of scrutiny and examination including application filing, screening and classification, and request for examination.

Gold rises by Rs 110 on global cues, buying

DP-2639

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI): Eight infrastructure sectors grew by 5.3 per cent in February, mainly helped by a robust performance of refinery products, fertiliser and cement segments.

The eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -had grew by just 0.6 per cent in February 2017. The core sectors expanded by 6.1 per cent in January.

Petroleum refinery production spurted 7.8 per cent in February against a negative growth rate of 2.8 per cent in the yearago month, according to the official data released today. Fertiliser and cement production rose by 5.3 per cent and 22.9 per

“The pendency of patent applications at examination stage has come down from 2.04 lakh as on March 31, 2017 to 1.72 lakh as on February 28, this year,” he said.

The minister informed that necessary physical and IT infrastructure is established in all patent offices -- Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

“Manpower has been augmented for examination and disposal patent applications, 33,495 examiners of patents and designs have been recruited and 84 new posts of examiners and 95 posts of controllers have been sanctioned for patent offices,” he said.

Computerised workflow, automation and IT

DP-2643

Core sector growth up 5.3% in Feb Direct tax mop up at Rs 9.95 lakh cr in FY18

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI): Pendency of patent applications at the examination stage has come down to 1.72 lakh as of February end this year on account of measures such as hiring of manpower and use of IT, the government said Monday.

The ministry has taken multi-pronged approach to increase disposal of patent applications, Minister of State of Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. As on March 2017, the pendency of applications was 2.04 lakh. He said that 6,235 applications were examined in February alone as against 3,925 during the same month last year.

K-871

NPAs is likely to peak, the agency said credit growth, exports growth, corporate leverage and the stressed asset resolution as the key monitorables.

The RBI’s efforts to weed out troublesome assets to ensure that balance-sheets of lenders present a true picture through the onetime asset quality review, followed up with closer reviews that led to discovery of ‘divergences’ have led to the quantum of stress in the books being very high.

After the passage of the insolvency and bankruptcy code and the ongoing resolution of select accounts with high quantum of stress, the RBI overhauled its NPA resolution mechanism on February 12 making it mandatory for banks to classify assets as non-performing if they fail to pay up and also removed all the existing recast schemes, making initiation of insolvency proceedings mandatory.

It can be noted that apart from the scam at Punjab National Bank, a host of other frauds have been detected at state-run lenders over the past two months like the over Rs 3,500-crore Rotomac fraud.

Icra said the revenue growth from the US during FY12-17 period witnessed a CAGR of 19.3&%, though the growth came down from 14.4&% in FY16 to 4&% in FY17 and the trailing 12 months growth is 16.2&%, despite consolidation benefits. Gaurav Jain, vice-president, Icra said the growth momentum is likely to face further pressures going forward, led by limited near term first to file (FTF) generic opportunities, pricing pressures and product rationalisation for US base business.

“Besides increased regulatory scrutiny, consolidation of supply chain in the US market resulting in pricing pressures along with sustained investments in R&D will also have an impact on profitability of domestic pharmaceutical companies,” he added.

Icra report noted that the aggregate revenue growth of sample comprising 21 companies is projected at 7-10&% over FY18 to FY20 after mid-to-high double digit growth over last five years. The revenue grew marginally at 1.5&% in the December quarter of FY18 as against the prior year, compared with 0.8&% growth in the September quarter and 8.8&% in the June quarter.

DP-2621

scam and allegations of quid pro-quo at ICICI Bank could play a dampener.

“These frauds could play a part in bringing credit growth down,” he said, when asked about the impact of frauds and investigations on the banking system.

He said a possible impact from the same has been factored-in in the 11 per cent banking system credit growth estimate for FY19 versus 10 per cent it is likely to close FY18 with, and added that corporate credit growth will not be “very high” as they will continue largely to depend on working capital loans.

In FY19, the agency expects corporate loans to grow 5.5 per cent, retail credit to grow 20 per cent, agriculture by 15 per cent and small and medium enterprises by up to 10 per cent. The agency expects net profit of state-run lenders to continue being “suppressed” due to high provisioning which will be required for the high quantum of the bad loans.

Terming FY19 as a “year of reckoning” for the banking system, where the over 5-year problem of

Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI): Although demand prospect for the domestic pharmaceutical market is expected to remain healthy, slowing growth from the US, increased competition, among others, are likely to keep it’s revenue growth to single digits, between 7-10&%, during financial year 2017-18 to 2019-20, a report said.

This is after mid-tohigh double digit growth over last five years.

Growth trajectory for the pharmaceutical industry is likely to be moderate, in single digit, according to rating agency Icra, on the back of slowing growth from the US given the relatively moderate proportion of largesize drugs going off patent and increased competition leading to price erosion in low double digit.

Generic adoption reaching saturation levels and regulatory overhang along with base effect catching up were also cited as the major challenges impacting growth. The agency said while the demand prospects from domestic market are likely to remain healthy given increasing spend on healthcare along with improving access, regulatory interventions, especially relating to price control and mandatory genericisation remain a concern.

Pendency of patent applications down to 1.72 lakh

K-864

Mumbai, Apr 2 (PTI): Even though the banks will see their dud assets piles peaking, rating agency Crisil Monday warned that the ongoing probes into the frauds and allegations of improprieties against bankers will dent credit growth in the new fiscal year.

The massive revision of bad loan resolution norms announced on February 12 will lead to a spike in impaired assets in the March 2018 numbers, but will peak by mid 2018-19 and will gradually slide down, Crisil said and described FY19 as a “year of reckoning” for banking system.

The agency expects gross NPAs to shoot up to up to 11 per cent in the March quarter from 9.4 per cent a year ago, and inch up further to hit a peak of 11.5 per cent during the fiscal but will slip to 10.3 per cent in March 2019, senior director Somasekhar Vemuri told reporters over a concall.

He said once NPA worries are over, focus will return to core activities of credit growth and operational profit but seemed to suggest that the ongoing frauds like the nearly Rs 12,900-crore Nirav Modi

Pharma sector may post singledigit growth in FY18-20: Report

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

DP-2527

NPAs to peak midway in FY19: Crisil

business

DP-2631

8

LOST NOTICE

I, Miss Vilakuonuo Metha, am applying for duplicate copy of Driving Licence as I lost it bearing No. NL- 0120120025757. K-863

LOST NOTICE I, Tonchingkhumla applying for a duplicate copy of Class VIII Pass Certificate, as I have lost it.

Name : Tonchingkhumla F/Name : H. Chuba DOB : 03/11/1999 Roll No : 22 Year of Passing : 2016 School : Govt. Middle School, Dzuvuru Poterlane.

DP-2625

international

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Gaza toll 18; Israel rejects allegations of excessive force

G A Z A C I T Y, A P R 2 (AGENCIES): The Palestinian death toll in last week’s mass protest on the Gaza-Israel border rose to 18 on Monday, officials said, as Israel rejected allegations of unlawful use of lethal force against unarmed demonstrators, reports AP. More than 750 Palestinians were wounded

by Israeli fire in Friday’s protest, according to Gaza health officials, making it the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 Israel-Hamas war.

Gaza’s Hamas rulers have not said if the final aim of protests, which are to continue off and on for six weeks, is an attempted mass breach of the border fence.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday hinted at an escalation, saying last Friday’s protests had a “limit,” but that “next time, we won’t know where that line would be.”

Bahrain discovers largest oil and gas reserves DUBAI, Apr 2 (Agencies): Bahrain on Sunday announced it has discovered the largest oil and gas field in the history of the small kingdom, which unlike its Gulf neighbours is not energy-rich.

“The new resource is forecast to contain highly significant quantities of tight (light crude) oil and deep gas, dwarfing Bahrain’s current reserves,” said the country’s Higher Committee for Natural Resources, which is chaired by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad.

The find in the Khaleej al-Bahrain, off the west coast, was “the largest discovery of oil in the country’s history”, it said in a statement.

Prince Salman tweeted that a press conference on Wednesday would “provide additional details on the discovery, including initial findings of size and extraction viability”.

Manama is the smallest producer of hydrocarbons in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which also groups Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Palestinian protesters wave their national flag in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Israel accused the Islamic militant Hamas of trying to attack its border under the guise of protests.

Officials said Israel has a right to defend its border, and that troops were instructed to target what the army described as the “main instigators.”

However, the military’s open-fire policies came under more scrutiny as two amateur videos emerged purportedly showing two Palestinians being shot — one killed and one wounded

— while not posing any apparent threat to soldiers.

In one video, a man later identified as Ibrahim Abu Shanab is seen kneeling on the ground in the first of two rows of worshippers Friday, facing the border fence at a distance of 150 to 200 meters (yards). Suddenly, he stands up, limps a few meters (yards), collapses and his carried away by young men who shout “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is Great.”

Adli Abu Taha, who

Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Mandela dies at 81

Winnie Mandela

Johannesburg, Apr 2 (Agencies): Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died today at the age of 81, her spokesman said.

She died in a Johannesburg hospital after a long illness, spokesman Victor Dlamini said in a statement.

Wi n n i e M a n d e l a , who was married to Nelson Mandela for 38 years, played a high-profile role in the battle to end whiteminority rule but her place in history was also stained by controversy.

“It is with profound sadness that we inform the public that Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela passed away at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday,” said a statement

issued by Dlamini, a family spokesman.

“She died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year.

She succumbed peacefully in the early hours of Monday afternoon surrounded by her family and loved ones.”

Most of Winnie’s marriage to Nelson was spent apart, with Nelson imprisoned for 27 years, leaving her to raise their two daughters alone and to keep alive his political dream under the repressive white-minority regime.

But her reputation came under damaging scrutiny in the twilight years of apartheid rule.

In 1986, she was widely linked to “necklacing”, when suspected traitors were burnt alive by a petrol-soaked car tyre being put over their head and set alight.

In 1990 the world watched when Nelson Mandela finally walked out of prison -- hand in hand with Winnie.

The following year, she was convicted of kidnapping and assault over the killing of Stompie Moeketsi, a 14-year-old boy.

filmed the scene on his mobile phone, told The Associated Press that Abu Shanab had thrown stones close to the fence before joining the group for Friday prayers.

The incident took place east of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and medics said Abu Shanab was shot in the leg.

In another video that spread on social media, a young man later identified as Abdelfatah Abdelnabi, is seen being fatally shot from behind while carrying a tire as he ran away from the border.

Majd al-Omari, who filmed the incident on his smartphone, said that just before the shooting, Abdelnabi had been involved in burning tires about 200 meters (yards) from the fence.

The Israeli military accused Hamas on Sunday of releasing videos that were incomplete, edited or “completely fabricated,” but did not elaborate.

Nepal to deploy drones along India border Kathmandu, Apr 2 (IANS): Nepal has decided to deploy drones to patrol the border with India, Home Affairs Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa announced on Monday.

While unveiling the Home Ministr y’s 82point reform plan, he told the media: “We need to change the present guidelines on use of drones and it was now essential to use drones at Nepal-India border for patrolling.”

He said India has deployed border security posts at every kilometre but “we have hardly stationed one in every 25 km. Hence, we will use drones to address the challenges we are facing at the border”.

Nepal and India share an about 18,000 km joint border which is open and can be crossed without a visa.

While people living in the bordering areas can cross it without any valid documents, travellers need to provide a valid ID card.

Thapa only named India in his speech even though Nepal shares a significant length of border with China.

9

Death penalty for 10 terrorists: Pak Army chief Islamabad, Apr 2 (PTI): Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa Monday approved death penalty for 10 terrorists including those who shot dead Amjad Sabri, one of the country’s finest Sufi Qawwals. In a statement, the military’s media wing said the terrorists, tried by special military courts, were involved in killing of 62 people and heinous crimes against the state including attack on security forces and a five-star hotel in Peshawar.

The terrorists were identified as Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Rafique, Muhammad Arish, Habibur Rehman, Muhammad Fayaz, Ismail Shah, Muhammad Fazal, Hazrat Ali, Muhammad Asim and Habibullah. Ishaq and Asim were involved in the killing of Sabri and attacking the law enforcement agencies/ armed forces of Pakistan, which resulted in death of 17 officials, the statement said, adding that they were awarded death sentence.

Egyptian president Fattah alSisi re-elected for second term CAIRO, Apr 2 (Agencies): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes, the same proportion that the former military commander secured four years ago for his first term, official results showed on Monday.

However, turnout was lower at 41 percent, despite efforts to get as many Egyptians as possible to polling stations during last week’s vote. Sisi had been virtually guaranteed a landslide win, confirmed by early tallies as voting ended on Wednesday.

The election featured only one other candidate - himself an ardent Sisi supporter - after all serious opposition contenders halted their campaigns in January.

The main challenger was arrested and his campaign manager beaten up, while other presidential hopefuls pulled out, citing intimidation. Sisi said he had wanted more candidates to run and that he had had nothing to do with the opposition

London, Apr 2 (Agencies): The Syrian government appears poised to regain control of the last rebel-held town in the Eastern Ghouta region close to the capital Damascus.

State media said the first members of the Jaysh al-Islam rebel group had left Douma on buses and were due travel to the northern town of Jarablus.

The government’s key ally Russia announced on Sunday that Jaysh al-Islam had agreed to an evacuation.

However, there has so far been no confirmation from the group.

Jaysh al-Islam continued to hold out after two other rebel factions - Faylaq al-Rahman and Ahrar alSham - agreed last month to be evacuated from towns under their control to the mainly rebel-held northern province of Idlib.

More than 1,600 people are reported to have been killed and thousands injured since the government and its allies launched an offensive in mid-February to retake the Eastern Ghouta, which was the last major rebel stronghold near Damascus.

A state television correspondent reported that the “implementation phase of removing” Jaysh al-Is-

Some civilians were evacuated along with Faylaq al-Rahman fighters from Douma on Sunday.

lam from Douma began on Monday.

A number of fighters and their families had left the town on four buses and passed into government-controlled territory via the nearby al-Wafideen checkpoint, from where they would later travel to Jarablus, the correspondent added.

A live feed of the checkpoint broadcast by the Russian military showed several buses arriving and then leaving, but it was unclear who was on board.

There was no immediate comment from Jaysh al-Islam.

On Sunday, a senior

DP-2460

K-755

K-820

K-854

al-Malki said: “We take this report very seriously and it will be fully investigated as all reports of this nature are.”

withdrawals. The election commission said the vote was free and fair as it gave the results in a televised announcement on Monday.

The lower turnout is a potential setback for Sisi, who suggested before the vote that he saw it as a referendum on his presidency rather than a genuine contest. Turnout in the 2014 vote that won him his first term was 47 percent.

State media had portrayed failure to vote as a betrayal of Egypt. Some voters said they were offered incentives to cast their ballots including money

Last rebels ‘begin leaving Syria enclave’

Air raid kills 16 near Yemen port of Hodeida: Sources Aden, Apr 2 (AFP): An air strike near the Yemeni port of Hodeida Monday killed 16 people in a building where Huthi rebels were gathering, security sources said. There were conflicting reports on the number of rebels versus civilians killed in the strike which was believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition.

The coalition said it was investigating the reports and could not immediately comment. The strike occurred in the district of AlHali in Hodeida province, which is controlled by the Iran-backed insurgents.

The security sources said a second air strike targeted the house of a Huthi commander in the same area, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The rebels’ Al-Masirah news outlet also reported two air strikes in Al-Hali district, saying they targeted a camp for displaced people and that most of the victims were women and children.

The security sources said there was no camp for the displaced in the area.

In a statement to AFP, coalition spokesman Turki

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

and food, local and international media reported, but did not say who had made the offers.

Officials said that if any such incidents took place they were not statesponsored and extremely limited.

Critics say former general Sisi’s popularity has eroded amid tough economic reforms, which have left most Egyptians worse off, and also an unprecedented crackdown on dissent.

His suppor ters say those measures are needed to stabilise the country, which faces a stubborn Islamic State insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula and which was rocked by unrest after a 2011 uprising that ousted veteran leader Hosni Mubarak.

Sisi led the 2013 military overthrow of Egypt’s first freely-elected president, Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, after protests against Mursi. Sisi swept to victory in an election a year later with 97 percent of the vote.

political official from the group denied agreeing to a deal that would see its thousands of fighters leave Douma.

Mohammed Alloush told the pro-opposition Enab Baladi website that negotiators had only approved the evacuation of people needing humanitarian assistance.

The BBC’s Martin Patience in Beirut says it is not clear whether Jaysh al-Islam’s fighters want to give up their weapons, and possibly become a security force under government control, or be bussed to a rebel stronghold in northern Syria.

The rebels are also coming under intense pressure from the estimated 70,000 civilians trapped inside Douma who are desperate for the fighting to end, our correspondent adds.

The UN said last week that 80,000 civilians living in other towns had fled on foot to government-held territory, as troops made dramatic advances in recent weeks and split the region into three pockets - the largest of which was around Douma.

State media say 41,000 people have also been evacuated to Idlib under deals with Ahrar al-Sham and Faylaq al-Rahman.

state

10

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

AR organises various activities across Nagaland

Jalukie Battalion at Athibung.

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) has been conducting civic action programmes in various districts of Nagaland for public welfare.

Jalukie Battalion at Athibung: Jalukie Battalion conducted a month long skill development training for youths at Athibung handicraft centre on March 19. The aim of the training was to enable the youth to begin their venture into earning a livelihood, wherein Henpu, a trained handicraft master has been assisting the Assam Rifles in this noble cause. A one month basic course on handicraft skill development programme was sponsored by Jalukie battalion in the way of providing raw materials and technology with minimal expenditure to the trainees. GBs and chairman of town and nearby villages

attended the opening ceremony and training.

Phek Battalion Meluri: Phek Battalion organised an interaction programme with representatives of various local organisations at Meluri on March 21 with an aim to address issues related to development of Meluri area, recruitment of local youth in Security Forces and various job opportunities available to the local youth. A total of 20 people attended the programme wherein Assam Rifles promised to train many youth from the village to join the Security Forces.

Phek Battalion on HIV/AIDS: Phek battalion of Assam Rifles organised an awareness programme in collaboration with DAPCU on HIV/ AIDS at Phek on March 24 with an aim to educate the troops and families about HIV/AIDS and preven-

Phek Battalion at Meluri.

Phek Battalion on HIV/AIDS.

Wokha Battalion motivational lecture. tive measures. A lecture was delivered by DPO, District AIDS Prevention and Control unit, Kudovo Kezo who briefed the audience on preventive and

protective measures from HIV/AIDS. A counselling session was also held for IS (Immuno Surveillance) patients by Kudovo Kezo.

A total of three officers,

69 ladies and 219 soldiers attended the lecture.

Wokha Battalion Motivational Lecture: Wokha Battalion organized a motivational lec-

S&CW, AH&VS deptts bid farewell to outgoing officers

Rutsa, joint director.

AH&VS: Three senior-most officers of the department -- director Dr. I. P Khala, additional director, Dr. Rongsentemjen Ao and additional director, Dr. Viral Yore, on their retirement, were accorded a farewell on March 31 at the directorate conference hall.

Acknowledging the services rendered by the three officers on behalf of the state government, commissioner & secretary, M. K Mero congratulated them for completing 35 years of service without stigma or blemish.

Mero was also confident that younger doctors S. N. Singh (front row third from left) and Temjenlemba (front row third from led by the incoming HoD right) with other senior officers.

Dr. Walling could take up the challenge in guiding the department forward.

He encouraged the officers and staff of the department to be more cohesive among the different sectors of the department and the districts and introduce innovative programs.

Speeches were also delivered on behalf of the AH&VS officers by joint director Dr. L. Temsu, on behalf of the districts by CVO Phek, Dr. Weprenyi Mero, Nagaland Veterinary Association Dr. Ilang, NVFAA B. Imlier Jamir and ministerial staff registrar Zapori.

The outgoing officers also delivered short speeches while Dr. Neikeyielie Theunuo tendered the vote of thanks. Additional director Dr. Aomangyang Walling has assumed office as the head of department.

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

2nd Timothy 4:7

LATE T. ZHETONI AYEMI

Naga Hills Battalion National Integration Tour. ture at Don Bosco School (DBS) Tseminyu on March 20 and A.G. School Tseminyu on March 21 respectively.

The lecture was conducted by the school students of Tseminyu region who had participated in National Integration Tour (NIT) to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur organized by Assam Rifles from March 4-15.

The students narrated their experiences during their tour to cities outside the North Eastern region.

Also, four students of Don

Bosco School Tseminyu and four students of AG School Tseminyu who participated in the National Integration Tour were felicitated. A total of 175 students attended the lecture at DBS Tseminyu while 55 students attended the lecture at AG School Tseminyu.

Naga Hills Battalion National Integration Tour: A 12-day long National Integration Tour organised by Naga Hills Battalion Assam Rifles culminated on March 15

at Chieswema. The tour comprising of 20 students and two teachers from various districts of Nagaland was flagged in by brigadier commander five sector, Sandeep S Sharda at Chieswema.

The tour visits included India gate, Chandni Chowk, Qutub Minar, Red fort in Delhi, Albert Hall, Nahargarh Fort, Nehru Bazaar, Hawa Mahal, Amber fort in Jaipur and Jahangir Palace, Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Sadar Bazar in Agra.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Death takes the body.

God takes the soul.

Our mind holds the memories.

Our heart keeps the Love.

Our faith lets us know we will meet again.

We, the bereaved family of Late Nukshimeren Jamir would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all individuals, churches, villages, neighbours, friends, relatives and all well wishers who stood by us morally, physically, spiritually and comforted us with immense kindness and compassion during the times of his illness and at the BORN : 22.07.1956 DIED : 27.03.2018 demise on 27th March 2018.

In our grief, we still cherish the rich legacy of our father’ s humility, simplicity, integrity, wisdom, courage and strong faith in God, as a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and our mentor. We regret our inability to thank everyone personally but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly.

DP-2618

Loving wife, daughters, son, son in- laws and grandchildrens.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are at loss for words in our concerted effort to thank all those who provided us with invaluable assistance at the demise of our beloved father, Leonard Rishemo Patton. We are overwhelmed by the respect and love shown to him in acknowledgement for his genuine contribution during his days of Apostolic Mission. An act performed in kindness comes without scale attached and we pray for God’s choicest blessing upon you and your loved ones.

A farewell programme for the three senior-most officers of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences was held at directorate conference hall in Kohima on March 31.

DIMAPUR: Departments of Soil & Water Conservation (S&WC), Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science (AH&VS), in separate functions bid farewell to outgoing senior officials in Kohima.

S&WC: A joint farewell programme was organized by department of Soil & Water Conservation (S&WC), Kohima, for outgoing director S. N. Singh and cartographist Temjenlemba at the directorate’s conference hall on April 2.

A press release from S&WC Kohima, stated that, both outgoing officers rendered 35 years of K Y M C

service to the department.

The outgoing director, S.N Singh, while maintaining that it was a sad day for him, thanked officers and staff of the department for their co-operation and concern. He also advised them to be sincere in carrying out their responsibilities.

Temjenlemba, also thanked his colleagues and staff for their moral support, prayer and counsel and for having a positive impact on his life.

The incoming head of department, Viliehu Nguzhü praised both officers for their commitment, inspiration and efficiency in delivering public service to

the best of their abilities. He also believed in the potential of the officers and staff and that good team work and co-ordination could bring the best solution to problems.

District soil conservation officer, Kiphire, Chumei Yanlem congratulated both the officers for the successful completion of their service tenure. She also expressed her gratitude for their steady faithfulness in executing assigned responsibilities.

The programme was presided over by K. Zhekheto Awomi, project director and a vote of thanks was delivered by Kevingutso

Born 1977- Died 25.02.2018 Through this column, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us with your prayers and comfort at the demise of my beloved wife and our mother, LATE T. ZHETONI AYE, Khaghaboto Town on 25.02.2018.

We also like to express our special thank to : 1. Civil Hospital Doctors & 11. Hewoto GB. Sukomi Village nurses.

12. Khaghaboto B/C W/D, Y/D 2. Shri. N. Jacob Jimomi 13. Shokhuvi B/C W/D, Y/D 3. Shri. N. Akavi Jimomi 14. Xekiye B/C 4. Er. Picto Shohe 15. Zukihe B/C 5. Er. Kujeto & family 16. Hevishe B/C 6. Er. Vikihe & family 17. United B/C Khoghaboto Town 7. Shri. D. Jembo & family 18. Dimapur S.B.C 8. Rev. Z.K Rochill 19. A / Saghem Dimapur 9. Rev. Vitoshe Pastor SBC 20. Khaghaboto Area G.Bs 10. S.D.O No (I) Electrical Office 21. Khaghaboto Unit B.J.P Party & staff 22. Khaghaboto Unit (Ind) We deeply regret for our inability to thank each and every one individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving husband, children and relatives.

DP-2617

Added gratitude to : Longsa Catholic Community St Paul Catholic Church, Wokha Longsa Ekhung Dimapur Lotha Community, Kohima Most Rev James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima

RISHEMO LEONARD PATTON

22 seed FEB 1942 – 25 MAR vocation 2018 Rishemo Leonard Patton patiently sowed in his life the of Catechist as part of the first batch from the year 1967 to 1969 at Dibrugarh. Upon completing his training, he began his Apostolic Mission, in the year 1973, as a Touring Catechist putting his wholesome learning into practice. He subsequently took over the responsibility of St Paul Catholic Church, Longsa village, as Catechist from the year 1977 to 2007. While at Longsa village, he also initiated the founding of St Peters’ School, taking over as the schools’ first Headmaster. On relinquishing the post of Catechist, he was assigned with the responsibility of Home Evangelist. He gave 38 years of unflinching and faithful service for the cause of the Church.

Left us yet lives in our hearts Loving wife and children K-861

K Y M C

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid protest

Parliament of India.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after the opposition parties created pandemonium over their demands.

Soon after the House met, the AIADMK, TDP and other opposition members trooped near the Chair’s podium shouting slogans and holding placards.

Amid the pandemonium, the papers were laid on the table of the House.

Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said there were many issues related to bank fraud, Dalits and minorities that needed to be discussed.

Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu urged the agitating members to maintain order as he was ready to allow every party to raise their concerns but they did

not relent.

“Entire countr y is watching you. You are not going to achieve anything this way. You are making mockery of the democracy.

The chair is ready to discuss each issue,” he said.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel also appealed to the agitating members to let the House function as important bills like triple talaq and motor vehicle amendment were pending.

“I am not being able to understand why they are disrupting the proceedings when the government and the Chair were ready to discuss their issues. They are disrupting the House with their smaller issues related to their states. We have long list of bills that need approval of the House. I appeal you all to let the House function,” he said.

As the din continued, Naidu adjourned the House for the day.

The Upper House has witnessed disruptions over different issues including demands for special status to Andhra Pradesh, setting up of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the multi-thousand crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud since March 5 when Parliament reassembled for the budget session after recess.

The TDP is demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh while the AIADMK members are asking for constitution of the CMB to manage water distribution between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Lok Sabha adjourned till noon

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday amid protests.

As soon as the House met, AIADMK members protested near the Speaker’s podium for the Centre’s failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan tried to proceed with the Question Hour, but as protests continued, she adjourned the House.

Present education system detrimental...

(From p-1) Meanwhile, speaking on the occasion as guest of honour, Higher and Technical Education minister Temjen Imna Along Longkumer called for promotion of Hindi language in Nagaland and said “today, each and every person of us as Indians should be able to stand up and speak in Hindi”.

Pointing out that being able to speak in Hindi did not tantamount to losing one’s culture, he stressed “India is our country and we have our culture”.

He also encouraged his department’s staff to put in their best efforts so that government-run institutions could match up with private institutions.

This, according to him, would allow the poor and the weaker sections of society to gain from government educational system at a much lesser cost.

A short speech was also delivered by Dimapur deputy commissioner Sushil Kumar Patel. Meanwhile, the governor released the “Naga Bharati” annual magazine 2017-18. He also

presented the governor’s award to three students – Maithang Langthasa (Guru R a n i n d r a n a t h Ta g o r e award for music), Khasrindi Jidung (Freedom Fighter Rani Ma Gaidinliu award for academics) and Derjet Phoulo (Dr Talimeren Ao award for sports). Four students also received scholarships under the Sona Devi Sethi Charitable Trust.

JSS also felicitated three prominent personalities – Padma Shri M Piyong Temjen Jamir, Temjen Imna Along Longkumer and Binod Kumar Sethi.

Cabinet to review renaming of IG stadium (From p-1) Four days after the budget session concluded, Kohima Village Council (KVC) expressed strong reservations against the proposal to rename the Indira Gandhi Stadium to Dr T Ao Stadium.

While appreciating PDA government for giving priority to sports, KVC, viewed that the renaming of the I.G. Stadium would tantamount to disrespecting former Prime Ministers- Indira Gandhi in whose memory it was constructed and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who inaugurated it in 2003.

KVC expressed shock at the sudden decision of the new government to do away with the legacy of the former Prime Min-

isters without consulting the stakeholders, land owners and public leaders.

KVC pointed out that the foundation stone and the inauguration stone were laid prominently at the entrance of the gallery for all to see and to destroy these historical monoliths physically was not a wise decision.

It may be recalled that the foundation stone of the stadium was laid by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on October 6, 1987 and its construction commenced on September 19, 2002. After its construction was completed on October 9, 2003, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated it on October 28, 2003.

Bodies of four IS victims from HP to be cremated on Tuesday

SHIMLA, APRIL 2 (IANS): The mortal remains of four construction workers hailing from Himachal Pradesh -- whose bodies were flown in from Iraq to Amritsar in Punjab -- will be taken to their native places late Monday and consigned to flames a day later, officials said.

Aman Kumar, 27, Inderjeet, 26, and Sandeep Kumar, 38, all from Kangra district, and Hem Raj, 32, of Mandi district were among the 39 Indians who were killed by the Islamic State terror group in Mosul in Iraq in 2014. The body of Sandeep Kumar will be kept in a mortuary at Nurpur town, while those of Inderjeet and Aman Kumar will be kept at Dharamsala town on Monday night. The remains would be handed over their families on Tuesday.

The body of Hem Raj will be sent directly to Sundernagar town in Mandi district. Earlier in the day, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh had accompanied the mortal

remains of 38 Indians back home. The coffins carrying the remains of 31 victims -- 27 from Punjab and four from Himachal Pradesh -were handed over to respective authorities at the Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar, seven coffins were shifted to another aircraft to be flown to West Bengal (3) and Bihar (4).

Himachal’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kishan Kapoor was among those present at the airport to receive the coffins, along with officials of the other states to which the victims belonged.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had informed Parliament on March 20 that all 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in 2014 from Mosul have been killed.

The Minister had earlier said that she will not consider them dead unless there was proof in this regard, rejecting lone survivor Harjit Masih’s claim that the captives were shot dead.

11

national/state Rajnath urges political parties to keep calm

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged political parties to avoid tensions in the wake of nationwide protests against the dilution of the SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. “A review petition has been filed in Supreme Court today. I would appeal to all to avoid tensions.

I seek their support,” the minister told reporters.

“We should not create a situation that leads to communal tensions. It is the moral responsibility of all the political parties to cooperate so that any kind of tensions can be avoided,” he added.

C.P. Joshi removed as Congress Bihar pointsman NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday removed senior leader C.P. Joshi as the party in-charge of Bihar, replacing him with Shaktisinh Gohil.

“The party appreciates the hard work and contribution of C.P. Joshi, who is relieved from the charge of General Secretary in-charge of Bihar,” a Congress statement said.

BSP supports protest against SC/ST Act, says Mayawati L U C K N OW, A P R 2 (AGENCIES): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday extended support to the protest against the dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court.

She, however, condemned the violence taking place during the protest and said that strict action should be taken against the one indulged in it. “I support the protest against the SC/ST Act. I have got to know that some people are spreading violence during the protests, I strongly condemn it. Our party is not behind the violence during the protests,”

Mayawati

She said while interacting with media. “Strict action should be taken against those who spread violence during the protests,” she added.

Even as the Centre has filed a review petition in the top court, outrage over the review in the Act made by the Supreme Court has

Bihar violence: Another BJP leader surrenders

PATNA, APRIL 2 (IANS): BJP leader Anil Singh, the key accused in inciting communal violence in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, surrendered on Monday, two days after he escaped from police custody, the authorities said.

Soon after he surrendered, Singh was sent to 14 days judicial custody, Aurangabad Superiintendent of Police Satya Prakash Singh said.

Singh, who is also associated with the Hindu Seva Samiti, is said to have played the key role in inciting violence in Aurangabad during a Ram Navami procession late last month.

On Saturday night, Union Minister Ashwini Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat,

(From p-1) Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, a prominent Dalit leader and head of NDA constituent LJP, appreciated the government’s quick decision.

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad alleged that incidents of atrocities on Dalits and minorities have increased in the country since the NDA came to power in 2014, while AAP leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and BSP supremo and Dalit leader, Mayawati extended their support to the protesting groups.

As protests turned violent in Agra, Hapur, Meerut in western UP, DGP O.P. Singh, said, “We have sought more force from the Centre that will be deployed there.”

A group of about 2,000 people disrupted trains at the Hapur station as well, disrupting the movement of many goods trains, railway officials added.

As precautionar y measure, CBSE postponed the Class 12 and Class 10 examinations scheduled to be held on Monday in Punjab at the request of the state government.

In the national capital region, protesters squatted on tracks at several places, stopping trains, including the Dehradun Express and the Ranchi Rajdhani, while a Northern Railway official said services were also disrupted by a mob in Ghaziabad.

The Supreme Court had on March 20 diluted certain provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in a bid to protect ‘honest’ public servants discharging bona fide duties from being blackmailed with false cases under the Act. The verdict is being widely criticised by the Dalits and the Opposition who claim that the dilution of the Act will lead to more discrimination and crimes against the backward community.

M U M BA I , A P R I L 2 (IANS): The Shiv Sena on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), this time using Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘enlightening’ speech in Raigad on March 30.

“Corruption has increased in the country.

This is the reason why there are so many anti-corruption agitations all over India. Instead of doing soul-searching, it is being ignored,” the Shiv Sena said, quoting Bhagwat’s speech at the Raigad Fort.

Among other issues, the RSS chief said the country’s polity had weakened and women’s safety was not guaranteed. He also praised the Maratha warrior king Shivaji who ruled without any religious discrimination against his subjects.

“These days, the Na-

Sealed tenders are invited for disposal of the following condemned vehicles of SIB, Kohima on “AS IS WHERE IS BASIS". Each tender should be accompanied by a bank draft/DACR of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two thousand) only as earnest money deposit payable to the DDO, SIB Kohima :

1 2 3

Type of vehicle Maruti Gypsy (Hard Top) Maruti Gypsy (Hard Top) Ambassador Car

Registration Year of Place number make NL-10-3206 2000 SIB office compound, Dimapur NL-10-2250

1997

SIB office compound, Kohima

NL-10-4061

2002

-do-

2. The above vehicles can be inspected at the places mentioned against each during office hours on any working days.

3. Sealed tenders, along with a Bank Draft/DACR (Deposit-at-Call- Receipt) separately for each vehicle, will be received up to 1400 hrs on April 26, 2018 in the office of SIB, Kohima near TCP Gate, Post Box No. 4, Kohima797001, Nagaland and would be opened at 1530 hrs. on the same day at SIB, Kohima, Nagaland. The highest bidder for the vehicle will have to deposit 1/4th of the tender amount in cash on the day of opening of tenders and remaining amount will have to be paid by Demand Draft in favour of DDO, SIB Kohima payable at State Bank of India, Kohima in the next two working days. The delivery of the vehicles would be given only on receipt of full amount and after change of the registration number/number plate in his favour. In the event of failure of highest bidder to make the payment, he would forfeit his earnest money and the vehicle will be sold to the next highest bidder. In the event of bid found less than the fixed price, the same would be cancelled. The Joint Director, SIB, Kohima reserves the right to reject any or all of the tenders without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

DP-2616

accused of inciting violence in Bhagalpur district, surrendered after evading arrest for over a week.

Shashwat was sent to 14 days judicial custody on Sunday but he will approach the Patna High Court on Monday for bail.

Bihar’s Aurangabad, Nawada, Samastipur, Munger, Bhagalpur and Nalanda disticts have witnessed communal tension in the last 10 days.

Additional security forces have been deployed in the affected towns.

The opposition parties have slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for what they called his “failure to handle the situation”.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Terming as “shameful” the remark of Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh that giving compensation to the families of 39 Indian workers killed in Iraq “is not like distributing biscuits”, the Congress on Monday demanded that he be sacked.

It also demanded an apology from him as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the remark was “shameful, reprehensible and unacceptable”.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her deputy V.K. Singh continued to mislead the families of 39 Indians, killed by ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul, by giving them false hopes that they were alive though knowing well there was overwhelming evidence that they had been killed.

“And now, that their mortal remains are becoming back, instead of holding hands, sympathising with the families and providing succour in form of compensation and jobs to the families... the completely inhuman statement of Singh that giving compensation is not like distributing biscuits, is shameful, reprehensible, unacceptable in a democracy.”

Dalit protests turn Sena attacks BJP again, with RSS stick violent; at least 9 dead

TENDER NOTICE

Sl. No.

engulfed numerous parts of the country, as various states, including Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, are witnessing border-line riots with protesters taking to destruction of private and public property to send their message of disapproval to legislature and judiciary.

Various Dalit organisations had called for a nationwide shutdown or a ‘Bharat Bandh’ to protest against the ruling. The apex court had, on March 20, introduced the provision of anticipatory bail in the act while directing that there would be no automatic arrest on any complaint filed under the law.

‘Sack V.K. Singh for his remark on compensation’

Assistant Director Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) Government of India, Kohima, Nagaland

DC-716

Shiv Sena

tionalist Congress Party (NCP) is carrying out a ‘Halla-Bol’ in Maharashtra against corruption.

It appears that Bhagwat briefly grabbed the reins of the agitation, and pushed down corruption from the Raigad hill top,” the Sena said in edits in the party mouthpieces ‘Saamana’ and ‘Dopahar Ka Saamana’.

Referring to the 2014 general elections, the Sena said it was on the issue of corruption that lakhs of RSS workers toiled hard to evict the erstwhile (UPA)

government.

“Despite having Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, corruption has gone up in the country, and this is declared by Bhagwat himself.

Corruption is being discussed all over, the opposition paralysed Parliament for a week on this issue, Anna Hazare carried out a week-long agitation in New Delhi on the same,” the edit pointed out.

The edit said Bhagwat was compelled to raise the tough question: “Why social and political organisations are carrying out such agitations - Because corruption has snowballed.”

“The RSS is the ‘parent’ of the BJP and its views are significant’ However, if there’s anybody who feels that RSS chief is talking nonsense, let them dare to step forward and say so,” the Sena said.

12

National

Mortal remains of Iraq victims arrive in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, APRIL 2 (IANS): The mortal remains of 38 Indian men killed by the Islamic State terror group in Mosul, Iraq, in 2014 arrived here on Monday afternoon on a special IAF aircraft.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh accompanied the mortal remains.

“We are thankful to the authorities in Iraq for the help (they rendered) to locate the victims and exhume the mortal remains.

The government of India did its best to know about the missing Indians,” Singh told the media.

Although 39 Indians were killed as the Islamic State took over Mosul in June 2014, the mortal remains of 38 were brought back as the identification of one body is still pending.

While the coffins of 31 victims -- 27 from Punjab and four from Himachal Pradesh -- were handed over to the respective authorities at the Amritsar airport here, seven coffins were shifted to another aircraft to be flown to West Bengal (3) and Bihar (4).

Punjab’s Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh

A casket holding one of 38 Indians abducted by the Islamic State group in 2014.

Sidhu was present at the airport to receive the coffins, along with officials of the other states to which the victims belonged.

The victims’ families were told by officials not to open the coffins since the mortal remains had been exhumed from graves and could emit toxic gases.

However, most have refused the direction and said that they would opt for a traditional cremation.

In the wake of the nationwide protests against the dilution of the SC and

ST Prevention of Atrocities Act on Monday, the Punjab government had appealed to the demonstrators to allow the mortal remains to pass without hindrance.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had informed Parliament on March 20 that all 39 Indian construction workers kidnapped in 2014 from Mosul have been killed.

The Minister had earlier said that she will not consider them dead unless there was proof in this regard, rejecting lone sur-

vivor Harjit Masih’s claim that the captives were shot dead.

Masih had escaped from the clutches of the terror group in June 2014.

After Mosul was freed from the clutches of the Islamic State in July 2017, there was hope that the missing Indians would be found.

However, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim alJaafari, during his India visit in July, said he was not sure if the men were alive or not.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

SC extends interim relief from arrest to Karti

Jaitley, Kejriwal move Delhi court for settling criminal defamation case

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday extended, till April 27, the interim protection from arrest it granted to Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram in an alleged INX Media money laundering case.

The court ordered the relief as it adjourned the hearing on the matter relating to Karti Chidambaram since a pending matter that was being heard by the court was likely to last long.

On March 26, the top court extended till Monday (April 2) the Delhi High Court’s March 9 order directing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any coercive action against him till March 20.

On March 15, a top court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud extended the relief to Karti Chidambram till March 26 while transferring to itself the cases pending before the Delhi High Court relating to adjudication of the ED’s power to arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

NEW DELHI, APR 2 (AGENCIES): Union Minister Arun Jaitley and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today moved joint pleas before the Delhi High Court and the trial court to “settle” their over two-year long litigation regarding alleged defamatory statements made against the BJP leader after the AAP supremo apologised for his remarks.

The move by Kejriwal came as no surprise as he has already apologised to some others, including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit, who had filed defamation suits and complaints against him.

While in the high court, Jaitley had filed a civil defamation suit in December 2015 claiming Rs 10 crore as damages, he had also lodged a criminal defamation case against Kejriwal for his remarks relating to alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) during his tenure as the president of the cricket body.

Along with Kejriwal, five other AAP leaders -- Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Deepak Bajpai and Kumar Vishwas were facing proceedings in

Arvind Kejriwal and Arun Jaitley.

both the high court and the trial court.

While all those facing these proceedings tendered unconditional apology, Vishwas has not yet done so and hence, the proceedings shall continue against him.

Both the high court and the trial court have listed the matters for hearing tomorrow.

According to the first joint application in the high court, apart from Kejriwal, other AAP leaders -- Chadha, Singh, Ashutosh and Bajpai -- have tendered an “unqualified” apology for their statements against Jaitley and his family members in connection with the irregularities in DDCA and also “unequivocally” withdrawn their allegations.

“Plaintiff accepts the apology and does not wish to further prosecute the suit (against the five AAP lead-

ers),” the application said.

With regard to the second defamation case against the AAP supremo, the application said that “defendant (Kejriwal) has categorically stated that disparaging and malicious statements made

by Ram Jethmalani were without his knowledge and/ or instructions”.

“In view of the categorical statement by defendant, plaintiff (Jaitley) does not wish to prosecute the suit,” the application said regarding the second Rs 10 crore defamation case.

The application said that “each of the accused (Kejriwal, Singh, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh and Deepak Bajpai) have unequivocally withdrawn all the allegations made by them in print, electronic or social media against the complainant and his family members.

Mamata Banerjee appeals for peace amid violence

CBSE’s answer to leaks: Encrypted BJP always a well-wisher of Dalits: Gehlot question papers to be printed by schools

KOLKATA, APRIL 2 (IANS): Expressing concern over violence that gripped parts of India amid Dalit groups’ protest against a Supreme Court order on the SC/ST act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed for peace while extending her support of their cause.

“We are shocked and pained that some of my Dalit brothers and sisters have been killed and injured. We support their cause. I appeal for peace,” Banerjee said in a tweet.

Protesters clashed with police in Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Odisha -- states where normal life was paralyzed in varying degrees amid incidences of violence and arson.

NEW DELHI, APR 2 (AGENCIES): Facing flak over paper leaks, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday put in place a ‘leak-proof ’ system of “encrypted” question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools.

With just one dummy run, the system was implemented on Monday and it faced multiple glitches.

The CBSE sent a confidential note to all examination centres in Delhi on Saturday, which carried a set of ten instructions to be followed to introduce the new system.

“In the light of the recent developments, CBSE has devised a mechanism of providing encrypted question paper at the examination centres just before the commencement of examination,” the note

Qualifications : Have a New-birth, Called for Teaching Ministries, & Graduated of MTh (ATA/Serampore) in OT, NT, Sys. Theo., Christian Education, or Religion. Apply along with a Hand-written Application, CV, Own Pastor’s Recommendation, Personal Testimony, All the Academic Certificates, Marks Sheets, & a Copy of MTh Thesis before two days ahead of the Interview on 07 April 2018 by 09 am.

Contact Mobile : 8787745535/9774540219.

DP-2630

MUSICIAN'S ACADEMY Admission Going on...

MUSIC CLASSES

* Piano * Violin * Cello * Drums * Guitar * Vocal * Music Theory

Contact : Purana Bazar : 7630856991 Chumukedima : 7630856992

DP-2612

Tawarchand Gehlot

of Jan Sangh. The party has taken several historical decisions in their interest.

The Atal (Bihari Vajpayee) government amended constitution to restore their constitutional rights,” Gehlot said, referring to its measure to ensure benefits of seniority and protect consequential seniority of employees who get promotion by virtue of reservations.

AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. Bihari Lal, S/o Lt. Ratan Lal, aged about 59 Years, resident of H/No. 713 Railway Colony, Dimapur : Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows : 1. That I am a bonafide and law abiding citizen of India and residing at the above mentioned address.

2. That my name has been written/entered as "Bihari Lal" and "S.B Rai" in some of my official documents.

3. That the correct name and spelling of my name is "Bihari Lal".

4. That "Bihari Lal" and "S.B Rai" is the same and one person.

5. That the purpose of swearing this affidavit is to declare that "Bihari Lal" and "S.B Rai" is the same and one person. i.e. Myself.

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

Deponent Sworn before me on this 23rd Day of March 2015.

Notary Public Regd. No. 922/15, Date 24/03/2015

DP-2615

the source of which remained unexplained.”

The accused had also, along with family members, filed income tax returns, which were found fabricated and no business operations was detected.

“It was found that benami liquor shops were acquired and operated by Yadav in the names of his servant and other staffs,” the official said.

Prayerful, Committed & Experienced Faculty Wanted

K-874

PATNA, APRIL 2 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached property with a market value of over Rs 10 crore of Bihar gangster Ashok Yadav who is an accused in cases of murder, kidnapping, extortion and dacoity, an official said on Monday.

The attached property includes a house in the name of Yadav’s wife Bibha Devi, 25 plots in his name and in the names of his other family members, and three bank accounts.

The ED said that Yadav was named in 26 FIRs. On the basis of an FIR filed by the Bihar Police, the ED had initiated investigation against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. During investigation, the ED found that Yadav had amassed huge properties in his name and in the names of his family members from the proceeds of crime, the official said.

In order to launder the ill-gotten money, Yadav allegedly deposited cash in the bank accounts of others, from whom he got cheque for equal amount issued in the names of his family members.

“Yadav acquired huge properties through cash,

the centres have to use the password provided by the regional office minutes before and extract it,” the note read.

The schools were also supposed to send details of the number of printers, computers installed, name of the computer staff or teacher in charge by 4pm on Sunday.

The board had directed those schools which do not have required facilities to hire the same, and centre superintendents to personally supervise the arrangements and ensure adequate security arrangements.

With limited time to understand and implement the robust “leakproof ” system, schools on Monday struggled and the exam was delayed at a few centres. However, students were compensated for the lost time.

Regd. No. 102/18

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated 28/3/2018

Gehlot said Modi government strengthened the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, widely observed the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and declared five places associated with him as ‘panchtirath’ among other measures.

“And Rahulji, I want to also tell you that Modi

government has decided to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. All this shows that the BJP government is fully committed to safeguard interests of these sections and will remain so,” he said.

Citing a BJP tweet claiming a a 17.3 percent increase in crimes against Dalits during the UPA rule between 2009 and 2013, he alleged Congress-led governments had not put their trust on the people from backward communities and only used Dalits and weaker sections as vote banks.

Earlier, Gandhi had alleged that it was “in the DNA of the RSS/BJP, to keep Dalits at the lowest notch in the Indian society”.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LONGLENG : NAGALAND

No. LLG/JUD/SUC/2009-10/837

Dated, Longleng the 27th March' 2018

OBJECTION NOTICE

Whereas, Smti. Alem Phom of Sakshi Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/draw/transfer/withdraw the securities in respect of Late Shri K. Langphong Phom, who expired on 23-01-2018.

Now therefore, public are hereby asked to file claims/objections, if any within one month from the date of issue of this notice.

DP-2620

Regd. No. 106/18

(John Tsulise Sangtam) Deputy Commissioner, Longleng : Nagaland.

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Smti. EKONBENI YIULIU, daughter of LEANGMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name EKONBENI EZUNG and EKONBENI YIULIU, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name EKONBENI EZUNG, that I had renounced the name EKONBENI EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name EKONBENI YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name EKONBENI YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as LEANGMONG YIULIU instead of PHYANTSAMO. VERIFICATION I, Smti. EKONBENI YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland DC-725

I, Shri. LIMKOK YIULIU, son of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name MHATHUNG EZUNG and LIMKOK YIULIU, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name MHATHUNG EZUNG, that I had renounced the name MHATHUNG EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name LIMKOK YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name LIMKOK YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. LIMKOK YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. DC-721 Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Regd. No. 107/18 AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION Dated. 28/3/2018 I, Smti. MHABENI YIULIU, daughter of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name MHABENI YIULIU and MHABENI EZUNG, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name MHABENI EZUNG, that I had renounced the name MHABENI EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name MHABENI YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name MHABENI YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Smti. MHABENI YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. DC-720 Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

Regd. No. 103/18

DP-2638

ED attaches Rs 10-cr property of Bihar gangster

read.

The instructions issued by the board to the centres included identifying a safe and secure room for installation of computers and printers and ensuring high-speed internet connection.

All computer teachers and staff were supposed to report to the examination centre by 7:30am on all exam days to handle downloading and printing of the encrypted question papers.

The schools were also asked to arrange adequate A4 sheets—at least 10 pages per candidate.

“On exam day, the question paper will be available on the CBSE website. The same user ID and password as used for registration can be used.

After downloading the zip file of the question paper,

NEW DELHI, APRIL 2 (IANS): Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot on Monday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his allegations against the BJP concerning the Dalits, saying party members have worked for the community’s empowerment from the days of erstwhile Jan Sangh.

In a series of tweets, Gehlot said that the Modi government had taken several steps for empowerment of Dalits and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 had been strengthened by it in 2015.

“BJP has been a wellwisher of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and OBCs from the days

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Shri. LEANGMONG YIULIU, son of Lt. KHIUNGJUMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name PHYANTSAMO EZUNG and LEANGMONG YIULIU, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name PHYANTSAMO EZUNG, that I had renounced the name PHYANTSAMO EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name LEANGMONG YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name LEANGMONG YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. KHIUNGJUMONG instead of Lt. CHIPOSAO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. LEANGMONG YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland DC-724

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

Russia ridicules West over spy poisoning case

London, Apr 2 (Agencies): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the UK and Western partners of playing “children’s games” in their response to the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

He accused countries of “disregarding all accepted behaviour” and resorting to “open lies and disinformation”.

Twenty-nine nations have expelled diplomats over the poisoning, which the UK holds Russia responsible for.

Mr Lavrov also issued fresh denials at the news conference on Monday.

He made the comments in response to a question by the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg about how dangerous growing tensions were between Russia and the West in comparison with the Cold War. “In the classic Cold War,” Sergei Lavrov said, “there were rules and accepted behaviour”.

“I think our Western partners, I think firstly Great Britain and the USA and a

Sergei Lavrov few other countries that blindly follow them, have disregarded all the accepted behaviour.”

“We do not want to play children’s games, but so far our partners are doing precisely that,” he added, saying it was up to them to reduce tensions.

“When we were kids we used to say whoever started it should be the one to finish it.”

During the news conference he also suggested the poisoning could be “in the interests of the British government” because of the “uncomfortable situation” they had found themselves in with Brexit.

“There are other explanations. The experts are speaking about them. They

say it may well be beneficial for the British special services who are known for their ability to act with a license to kill.”

“There could be a whole number of reasons and none of them can be r uled out,” Mr Lavrov said.

The poisoning row has rumbled on for nearly a month, with the UK saying it is adamant Russia was behind it.

Russia has now told the UK more than 50 of its diplomats have to leave the country, after the British government ordered a cut to 23 Russian staff over last month’s Salisbury poisoning. Russia said their deeper cut is so the two nations have parity in representation. Other governments also ordered expulsions of scores of Russian diplomats from their countries, deepening the row.

On Monday Mr Lavrov said it was wrong to target diplomats who “by definition intended to support relations, resolve complicated situations and find way out of difficulties”.

International

13

Trump vows ‘no more DACA deal’

‘Tough’ H-1B visa application process begins amid scrutiny

Washington, Apr 2 (IANS): US President Donald Trump, blaming Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly “dangerous” flow of illegal immigrants, unleashed a series of fiery tweets in which he vowed “no more DACA deal”, media reports said.

Minutes after wishing the nation a happy Easter on Sunday, Trump denounced “liberal” laws that he said were preventing Border Patrol agents from doing their jobs, reports The New York Times.

“Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch and Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to nuclear option to pass tough laws now. No more DACA deal,” Trump tweeted.

In two more tweets, Trump threatened to dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he called Mexico’s “cash cow”, if the country does not reduce the flow of immigrants coming across the southern US border, reports CNN. The President fol-

lowed up on his tweets as he went into Easter Sunday church service in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“Mexico has got to help us at the border. If they’re not going to help us at the border, it’s a very sad thing between two countries. Mexico has got to help us at the border. And a lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA and we’re going to have to really see.

“They had a great chance. The Democrats blew it. They had a great, great chance. But we’ll have to take a look. But Mexico has got to help us at the border. They flow right through Mexico.

They send them into the United States. Can’t happen that way anymore,” he added.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, known as DACA, gave protected status to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, reports The New York Times.

The programme requires immigrants to have resided in the US since 2007, meaning any crossing the border now would not be eligible.

Washington, Apr 2 (Agencies): The process of filing petitions for H-1B visa has begun amidst unprecedented scrutiny by United States President Donald Trump’s administration.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is the federal agency responsible to process the visas, has indicated that there will be zero tolerance for even minor errors, reported ANI. H-1B is considered the most sought-after work visa among highly-skilled Indian professionals.

It is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

Earlier in March, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services had announced that it would temporarily suspend the premium processing for the H-1B visa.

“The USCIS will begin accepting applications for the fiscal year 2019 (October 2018 to Septem-

ber 2019) from April 2.

The suspension will last until September 10,” the body had said.

“This temporary suspension will help us reduce overall H-1B processing times.

By temporarily suspending premium processing, we will be able to process long-pending petitions, which we have currently been unable to process due to the high volume of incoming petitions and the significant surge in premium processing requests over the past few years,” the USCIS added.

The Donald Trump administration recently announced a new measure, making the approval

of H-1B visa tougher.

As per the new policy, any company will have to make one more clarification to prove that its H-1B employee at a third-party worksite has specific and non-qualifying speculative assignments in a specialty occupation.

The updated policy is a part of Trump’s ‘Buy American and Hire American’ Executive Order, which directs to protect the interests of US workers.

According to the US administration officials, the scrutiny is needed to ensure the integrity of the controversial visa programme, which according to critics has cost American jobs.

Chinese space lab Tiangong-1 Malaysia approves ‘fake news’ law despite outcry breaks up over South Pacific

Airstrike kills 30 Taliban fighters KABUL, Apr 2 (Agencies): An Afghan official says an airstrike on a Taliban training camp in northern Afghanistan killed more than 30 insurgents and wounded many more on Monday, while the Taliban said the airstrike hit a religious school during a graduation ceremony, killing dozens of civilians.

According to Foxnews, it was not immediately possible to reconcile the conflicting accounts. A number of children were being treated for wounds at a local hospital, indicating civilians were in the area.

Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said that the airstrike in the Dashti Archi district of Kunduz province killed more than 30 Taliban fighters, including nine commanders, updating an earlier toll.

Trump invited Putin for White House summit, says Russia M OSCO W, A p r 2 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump proposed a White House summit when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, prior to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US, a top Kremlin aide said Monday.

“Tr ump proposed holding a meeting at the White House in Washington,” Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, told reporters.

On March 20, Trump called Putin to congratulate him on his re-election, and the US leader told reporters afterwards that the two would “probably get together in the not-toodistant future.”

In calling Putin, Trump ignored explicit advice from his national security advisers not to do so, The Washington Post has reported, quoting officials

familiar with the call.

U s h a k ov s a i d o n Monday, however, that the two sides have not had any “concrete discussions” about the summit since that rare Trump-Putin phone conversation.

GRATITUDE

Through your esteemed paper, we, on behalf of All Ollo Welfare Association (AOWA ) and Ollo Community in general would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Govt. of the People's Republic of Nagalim led by his excellency Vice Yaruiwo Gen. (Retd) Kholi and honorable Ato Kilonser Mr. Th Muivah for recognition of Ollo Community as one of the Naga Tribes enshrined as Ollo Naga Tribe into Naga Constitution in the recent Tatar Hoho Budget Session on dated 23rd of March 2018.

In view of giving thanks and heartfelt gratitude to the GPRN/ NSCN, the Ollo Community Dimapur convened Thanks Giving Programme under the theme "Glory and Honor belong to the Lord" on 31st March 2018 at Ollo Baptist Church Dimapur Campus in which Ollo Prominent leaders, church leaders and other delegates from Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh and East Patkai Hills collected and attended the Programme. The Programme started with invocation prayer by Mrs. Shimdharla Zeliang.

Amidst the speakers in the programme were Lt. Col. Keewang Diosha, Kilonser JK Matehen, Kilonser Kimong Lowang, Kilonser JL Ranshoong and CAO, Pangmi Region Tatar J. Rumchu who, all belonging to Ollo community extended their warm wishes and thankfulness to the GPRN/NSCN. In the mid-programme, various Leaders, Students' Unions and delegates from Ollo community led by Pastor Keena Wotey, Ollo Baptist Church Dimapur prayed for good health and abundantly thanked the collective leadership of GPRN/NSCN for recognition of Ollo community as one of Naga Tribes.

Further, Ollo community in general urges and anticipates to get constant support and blessings from the collective leadership.

The programme ended with closing prayer by Mrs Singyoala Zimik, Steering Executive followed by community feast.

Mr. Rangmo Ranto General Secretary All Ollo Welfare Association Lazu, Dist. Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh Ph. : 9862536489 DP-2635

OFFICE OF THE

DIMAPUR NKONJAN NGULLIE EKHUNG

anger from activists, press freedom groups and the opposition, who believe it is more aimed at cracking down on dissenting voices than safeguarding the public from false information.

Before the law was passed, Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, condemned it as a “blatant attempt by the government to prevent any and all news that it doesn’t like, whether about corruption or elections”.

The 5th Edition T-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Viyito Baptist Church, Department of Youth Ministry would be held from 23-26 April 2018. Total cash Prize for the champion is Rs. 25000/- (Twenty five thousand) and for the runners-up Rs. 15000/- (Fifteen thousand).

The Tournament will be played with Tennis Ball.

Interested Teams/Clubs can collect form from Kiran Sports (Church Road Dimapur) and C.M Bazaar 4th Mile, Dimapur.

Contact No. 7085465695/8787778187/7005945041 GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SATAKHA : NAGALAND OBJECTION NOTICE

NO.JUD-7/Pt-1/15-16/: Date Satakha the 28th March 2017 Whereas Smti. Zhekheli Zhimo, W/o Viyeto Zhimomi has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925, Part X to draw/withdraw/Operate/Transfer his/her .................. (Pension/GPF/GIS/ Leave Encashment & Gratuity) Bank A/C No. 31280339428 Who expired on 2nd January 2018 at Satakha Village.

Now therefore Public are hereby asked to file Claims/Objection if any with in One Month from the date of issue of this notice.

(Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa) Additional Deputy Commissioner Satakha : Nagaland DP-2642 Regd. No. 100/18

FELICITATES

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Smti. ZUBENI YIULIU, daughter of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name ZUBENI EZUNG and ZUBENI YIULIU, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name ZUBENI EZUNG, that I had renounced the name ZUBENI EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name ZUBENI YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name ZUBENI YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Smti. ZUBENI YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

Regd. No. 101/18

The Dimapur Nkonjan Ngullie Ekhung, Dimapur with intense pride and honor felicitate Shri. N. NTSEMO NGULLIE on his appointment as Chairman, Nagaland Bee-Keeping & Honey Mission, by PDA Government, Nagaland.

The Ekhung in this regard expressed our sincere gratitude and thanks to our honorable Chief Minister & Dy. Chief Minister Shri. NEIPHIU RIO and Shri. Y. PATTON & the entire team of PDA Government, Nagaland. Thank you for the trust and confidence invested on one of our most respected senior member Shri.

N. NTSEMO NGULLIE whom we regard him as a leading Naga Public figure, selflessly committed his entire life uplifting the Naga Society’s interest.

We pray the good Lord to grand him health and longevity and wishes him success in all his future endeavour.

(PONATHUNG NGULLIE) Eranpvui DNNE

can be reversed as false,” said Lim Guan Eng of the Democratic Action Party.

“This is something very dangerous for our country.” The law will still have to be debated in the senate, though it is expected to be passed with more than half of the senate filled with Barisan Nasional members.

After this, it will have to be sent to the King for his royal assent before it can take effect. The new law has sparked widespread

5th - EDITION T-20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT

DC-728

Dimapur-7 971 12 : Nagaland

(KHOCHEO NGULLIE) Khokthepvui DNNE

“This law is not intended to restrict the freedom of speech, but to restrict the dissemination of fake news,” said minister Azalina Othman Said.

But opposition Members of Parliament were not convinced, criticising the law’s heavy penalties and its potential to limit free speech.

“This bill ... is a weapon to close the truth so that what is false can be upheld as true, and what is true

DP-2634

communicate with the space lab, controllers had no way of managing its descent.

Earlier forecasts said only around 10% of the bussized spacecraft would likely survive re-entry, mainly heavier components such as its engines. Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist at Australian National University, said the re-entry was “mostly successful”, although he noted it would have been better if the lab had not been spinning toward Earth.

“It could have been better obviously, if it wasn’t tumbling, but it landed in the Southern Pacific Ocean and that’s kind of where you hope it would land,” he said.

“It’s been tumbling and spinning for a while, which means that when it really

ning much of Monday and last week Thursday afternoon, parliament -- which is dominated by the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition -- voted in favour of the new law. The law originally proposed a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and fine of 500,000 ringgit ($130,000) for publishing what authorities deem to be fake news, but the government lowered the jail term to six years following a storm of criticism.

DP-2619

Asia and Australia.

Tiangong-1, which translates to “Heavenly Palace 1”, was sent into orbit in 2011 for experiments as part of China’s space programme. The original plan was to decommission it in 2013, but the mission was repeatedly extended.

The space station was set to have a controlled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, but the lab stopped working in March 2016.

China had said its reentry would occur at the end of 2017 but the process was delayed, causing some experts to suggest the space lab was out of control. Tiangong-1 had not been occupied for three years, so there was no way of knowing for certain where it would land.

And without being able to

DP-2636

Beijing, Apr 2 (Agencies): China’s Tiangong-1 space module has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and broken up over the South Pacific. The “vast majority” of the defunct space lab burnt up on re-entry, which occurred at 1.15am UK time, China’s Manned Space Engineering Office said. It had originally said that the space station was expected to re-enter off the coast of Brazil in the South Atlantic, near the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, reported Skynews.

The US Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) also confirmed the spacecraft had re-entered the atmosphere over the southern Pacific after coordinating with counterparts in the UK, Europe,

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2 (Agencies): Malaysia’s government Monday pushed a law through parliament that makes “fake news” punishable with a maximum six-year jail term despite an outcry from critics worried it will be used to stifle dissent before elections.

The law targets foreign as well as local media, and is seen in part as an effort to silence criticism of the scandal surrounding sovereign wealth fund 1MDB that has rocked the administration of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

The election is expected within weeks and Najib is battling to win a third term in office at the head of the coalition that has led Malaysia for over six decades.

After a debate span-

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Shri. NAIVITSU YIULIU, son of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name NAIVITSU YIULIU and SULANTHUNG EZUNG, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name SULANTHUNG EZUNG, that I had renounced the name SULANTHUNG EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name NAIVITSU YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name NAIVITSU YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. NAIVITSU YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland DC-727

BEFORE THE MARRIAGE OFFICER FAMILY COURT, DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

Marriage Regd No. 03/2018 Dated Dimapur the 02/04/2018 NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE I hereby give notice Under Section 15 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 that a petition of intended marriage has been filed by Mr. Sunil Maji, aged about 27 years, S/o Shri. Kashop Maji, resident of H.No. 203 UNB Naga Colony Burma Camp, Dmr. AND Miss. Mosume Khatun aged about 19 years, D/o. Shri. Lt. Naser Ali, resident of H.No. 509 UNB Naga Colony Burma Camp, Dimapur before this Court on 02nd day of April 2018 and whereas 02nd May 2018 has been fixed for solemnizing their Marriage. Objection if any are to be furnished on or before the aforementioned fixed date.

MARRIAGE OFFICER

DP-2640

Regd. No. 104/18

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Shri. KHIARENTSU YIULIU, son of Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name KHIARENTSU YIULIU and CHINITHUNG EZUNG, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name CHINITHUNG EZUNG, that I had renounced the name CHINITHUNG EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name KHIARENTSU YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name KHIARENTSU YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as Lt. MUREMONG YIULIU instead of Lt. NYANBEMO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. KHIARENTSU YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

DC-723

Regd. No. 105/18

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT OF NAME DECLARATION

Dated. 28/3/2018

I, Shri. VITSUMONG YIULIU, son of LEANGMONG YIULIU a permanent resident of Pokphur Village, Dist. KIPHIRE, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under;1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, I was known by the name THUNGCHIBEMO EZUNG and VITSUMONG YIULIU, which subscribes to same and one person.

3. That previously, I was known by the name THUNGCHIBEMO EZUNG, that I had renounced the name THUNGCHIBEMO EZUNG, henceforth I shall be known by the name VITSUMONG YIULIU. 4. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth, I shall use the name VITSUMONG YIULIU in all my initials, official and undertakings.

5. That, I also declare that my father’s name shall be known as LEANGMONG YIULIU instead of PHYANTSAMO. VERIFICATION I, Shri. VITSUMONG YIULIU do hereby verify that the contents of the above affidavit, which are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, wherein nothing has been concealed to mislead any institution/authority whatsoever.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this day of 28th March 2018.

DC-722

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC. Oren Humtsoe, Advocate & Notary Public, Nagaland

14

Infotainment

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

The Weeknd is suing someone who is Luis trio Jazz Band to perform Westlife ‘in talks’ to reform trying to trademark the phrase ‘Starboy’

T Irish band - put together and managed by X Factor’s Louis Walsh - had fourteen number one singles in the UK alone. Westlife sold 50 million records worldwide, encompassing albums, singles, video releases and compilation albums.

The band still have an active fanbase in South Korea so getting the band back together after their split would be a coup.

(Metro)

Blac Chyna turns baby stroller into weapon

‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Excited For Special Guest Bill Gates

T

I

In the episode, Leonard, Howard, and Raj meet Bill Gates who is meeting with Penny about merging their companies, and Sheldon thinks it’s an April Fools Day prank. In the above interview, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco talk about their guest star’s comedy chops and how the entire cast nerded out, and Bill Gates talks about his experience with the show.

‘The Big Bang Theory’ airs tonight, March 29, 2018, with the episode titled “The Gates Excitation” at 8 PM EST on CBS. (Hollywood.com)

ggy Azalea has revealed that her friends and new management team sent her on a “mental retreat” after staging an intervention.

The Australian rapper is set to release her second album ‘Surviving The Summer’ later this year.

It will be the follow-up to 2014 debut ‘The New Classic’. Azalea’s previously planned ‘Digital Distortion’ was long delayed and eventually scrapped.

Speaking to Billboard, Azalea details how she recently teamed up with Demi Lovato‘s management team, who – along

Kapil Sharma turns 37, hopes to keep reinventing work

Taylor Swift ‘Deadpool’ episode was last straw: Stephen Glover

Ranveer won’t Christina Aguilera: ‘Domestic violence victims can’t just walk away’ perform at IPL

K

apil Shar ma has seen a lot of ups and downs in his professional and personal life. But the actor-comedian, who turned 37 on Monday, says he hopes to have a long innings in the industry and he will make it happen by reinventing different films and shows.

Kapil is making headlines for his comeback show “Family Time With Kapil”.

Asked where he sees himself after five years, Kapil told IANS: “After five years, I will be sitting here and talking to you about my next venture.”

“I just wish I get new ideas and ways to entertain people. One tends to get bored if one keeps on doing the same thing. I will keep on coming out with some different show or different film.” Kapil became everyone’s favourite with his comical gigs with “Comedy Nights with Kapil”, but the good run ended after a vioK

Y M C

lent fight with co-actor Sunil Grover on a flight made headlines.

What ensued was talk about his drinking habits, about his newly acquired high-handedness and making his guests wait for long hours -- all leading to bad PR and TRPs for his second show “The Kapil Sharma Show”. It went off the air with a promise to be back soon.

“Family Time With Kapil”, which premiered last month, is also getting mixed reviews, with some saying that the gigs are redundant while some are appreciating Kapil’s endeavour. The actor says he is not ashamed of his shortcomings, like not being well-versed with English.

“When you are a public figure, everything about your personality comes out in the open. So why shame?”

Kapil spoke about his career with IANS when he was here to promote his film “Firangi”.

(IANS)

various parts of the country and first time in Nagaland.

Pucho informed that workshop for music teachers and advance students also arranged during their visit to Kohima.

The band’s guitarist and Jazz music teacher, Loic Sanlaville who work at New Delhi said Jazz music has positive opportunity to progress in India as it is growing its popularity in the country. Sanlaville who

is also a sound engineer and originally from France said he is working hard to mix with Indian tabla (Indian musical instrument) and Jazz and hope to develop new music out of it.

The band team said that they will be performing around 15 songs and more if people desire. The ticket will cost Rs. 200/- per head available at the spot for around 100 persons only.

(Correspondent)

with “my friends that I work with” – asked her to attend a meeting in Arizona before suggesting that she spend two weeks working with mental health professionals to address anger and mental health issues.

Azalea says the mental health professionals spent time analysing her turbulent childhood, while her camp have described the stay as a “mental retreat” that included “intensive therapy”.

“I thought I was coming in to speak about something else,” Azalea says. “Then they were like,

‘We think you need to go away to this place.’”

“They were like, ‘We think you’re really talented and you can go to the studio and make hits all day, but we don’t know if, you know, someone says something about you and you have a reaction it could ruin a branding deal. We need you to go and speak to these people and make sure that you’re mentally prepared to come out with new music.’ I didn’t want to go there — I didn’t like the idea of being sent away somewhere. I was pissed.”

Azalea says she finally agreed to the plan and found it useful. “I’ve never really sat down and had an honest conversation with professional people,” she explains. “It was good to say something to somebody who could give me the tools and information on how to make my life t’s been a year since and downs, and the countmanageable when I’m feelWWE’s favorite cou- less times they’ve changed ing those things. So it was ple, John Cena and their minds on matrimony, really useful — I’m glad Nikki Bella, got engaged the couple stayed together that I went.” live at WrestleMania 33! and ultimately got stron(NME) And since the epic pro- ger. posal was captured on ToNow, they’ve jumped tal Bellas, the stars haven’t into wedding planning and been able to stop gushing most recently celebrated about each other. their engagement in JanuWhile it seemed like ary of 2018.

John was never going to There’s no official get married again, fans word on a date for the saw John change his mind WWE wedding, but while over the course of a few we wait on the sure-to-be years. fairy tale moment, let’s B u t j u s t b e c a u s e celebrate the one-year anhe’s ready to tie the knot, niversary of their engagedoesn’t mean he’s going to ment by taking a look back buckle down and have kids at their sweetest quotes on or a bachelor party for that love, marriage, family and matter! more. ollywood star RanThrough all their ups (Celebrity news) veer Singh, who was scheduled to perform at the opening 75TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ceremony of the forth"Even to you old age gray coming Indian Premier hair I am he, I am he who League (IPL) season, will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you. I will won’t shake a leg at the sustain you and I will rescue." event to avoid aggravating Isaiah 46:4 a shoulder injury.

May God richly bless your Ranveer had injured new age. his shoulder during a foot"Happy 75th Birthday" ball match. He has been to an amazing mother, strictly advised by doctors mentor, friend to avoid performing at and a loving wife. the cricket tournament’s Love, opening ceremony on Husband, children April 7. and grandchildren “After multiple medical checkups, the doctors FELICITATION have strongly advised RanWe the Yimchungrü Union Tuensang veer Singh not to perform Town (YUTT), Yimchungrü Berü at this year’s IPL opening Arihako Tuensang Town (YBATT) and ceremony in which he was Yimchungrü Students' Union Tuensang doing the grand finale act. Town (YSUTT) take the pleasure to They feel his high-energy extend our heartiest congratulations performance would only to Shri. S. Throngso Yimchungrü of Village for being elected as the overstrain his shoulder Kuthur President of Yimchungrü Tribal Council and aggravate the injury,” (YTC). The Unions looks forwards that, the actor’s spokesperson his innovative knowledge will help us said in a statement. to bring positive changes in near future However, Ranveer’s and further wishes him all the best and great success in his future film shoot has not been endeavor.

(L. KIUTHSANG) (T. YIMSO) disrupted.

President, YUTT General Secretary, YUTT (IANS)

he Big Bang Theory has had guests from all sorts of nerdom, from entertainment to those who contributed more to society.

Among these names have been Stan Lee, Bob Newhart, Buzz Aldrin, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy, Stephen Hawking, Adam West and even Steve Wozniak. One nerd god had eluded them, that is until now and tonight’s episode. Microsoft founder Bill Gates guest stars on tonight’s episode, and as excited as fans are, as it turns out, the cast was able to nerd out as well.

I

opener due to injury

B

A

ctors Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover were rumoured to have left their roles in the animated Deadpool TV series over creative differences.

But the latter says it was the proposed episode with singer Taylor Swift in the show which was the “last straw”.

“There really was a Taylor Swift episode. It was hilarious. And it definitely was the last straw,” Stephen tweeted, reports billboard.com.

“Our show wasn’t too black. It wasn’t really that black at all. But we definitely wanted to give ‘Rick and Morty’ a run for their money and I think we would have. Proud of the gang,” he added.

Stephen’s remarks follow a series of tweets from Donald revealing that he wasn’t “too busy to work on ‘Deadpool’”, as some had suggested.

(IANS)

Mele (L) along with Luis Trio Jazz band at SAOM Tinpati Kohima during press conference on Monday. (NP)

Iggy Azalea opens up about her friends Look Back at Cena & Bella’s Sweetest and management staging an intervention Quotes on Love, Marriage & More!

M

odel Blac Chyna was in a rage after some park guests set her off and she turned her own daughter Dream’s stroller into a weapon.

Chyna was at Six Flags Magic Mountain here on Sunday. It’s unclear exactly what led to Chyna’s outburst, reports tmz.com.

In a video, she is seen breaking away from her security guard for a brief moment, grabs Dream’s stroller and whips it around to try attacking her provoker.

Another video shows a fist fight between two women. Dream was not in the stroller then.

Chyna, 29, has been the target of heavy criticism for dating 18-year-old rapper YBN Almighty Jay. (IANS)

W

ith the aim to promote Jazz music in the state, Luis Trio a Jazz band from New Delhi will be performing a live on stage concert on April 3, 5:30 p.m. at Symphony café TCP gate Kohima organized by Hope centre for excellence and Symphony Academy of music. This was announced by managing director of Symphony School of music, Mele Pucho during press conference held at Symphony Academy of Music Tinpati Kohima in the presence of Jazz band namely Sonic Shori (Bassist), Aditya Dutta (drumer) and Loic Sanlaville (guitarist) on Monday.

Pucho said the aim of organizing Jazz music concert in the state capital is to promote and popularize this music for the musicians as well as music lovers which are rare opportunity to witness live on stage. He said the Luis Trio Jazz band is a full time musician and have been performing concert in

C

hristina Aguilera has lashed out at critics of abused women who refuse to leave their partners, insisting it’s not as easy as it seems.

The Beautiful singer witnessed the beatings her mother took at the hands of her father as she was growing up, and has always been committed to standing up for domestic abuse victims, and in a new Paper magazine interview, she takes aim at those who can’t understand why victims at the other end of a fist or a slap – or worse – don’t just walk away.

“I hate when people say, ‘Why doesn’t she just leave?’” Christina says.

“There’s psychological damage and mental abuse

that comes with being in a situation like that. A lot of people don’t have the ability to vocalize it themselves or have the know-how to get out.”

The Genie in a Bottle singer has often spoken out about the abuse her mother was subjected to, and tells Paper, “I watched my mom have to be submissive, watch her Ps and Qs or she’s gonna get beat up (sic).”

And she admits what she saw as a child empowered her: “You can either be, unfortunately, so damaged by it that you take a turn for the worse, or you can feel empowered by it and make choices to never go down that route.”

(Hollywood.com)

DP-2650

reported that all the band members have signed for the TV appearance, except Shane Filan who has been pursuing a solo career.

The website Allkpop. com claim representatives from KBS revealed the talks are in progress. Shane is the only member of Westlife to still be in the music industry - the band split up in 2012 after forming in 1997.

Throughout their incredibly successful career, the

live on stage in Kohima today

DP-2623

T

he programme traditionally features a celebrity guest musician, usually a K-pop singer, and a selection of amateur singers who sing the guest’s songs. The show has a competition-style format and a final winner is chosen. So Westlife would essentially be celebrating some of their back catalogue of hits, which had a huge fan base in Asia as well as Europe. It is

he Weeknd has reportedly filed a lawsuit against an individual who is attempting to trademark the phrase ‘Starboy’, the name of a Weeknd album and single. The R&B performer (real name Abel Tesfaye) released his third studio album ‘Starboy’ in 2016, which included a Daft Punk collaboration of the same name. ‘Starboy’, the song, reached number one in the US and number two in the UK. According to TMZ, Tesfaye’s camp has filed a motion against Eymun Talasazan, who is seeking to trademark ‘Starboy’ for use on TV projects and comic books. Documents obtained

by TMZ see Talasazan accused of capitalising on Tes-

faye’s celebrity and success.

Talasazan is also alleged to have trademarked the phrase “Runnin’ Through The 6” after they appeared in Drake’s ‘Know Yourself ’ lyrics. NME has asked The Weeknd’s press representatives for a response to the reports.

Over the Easter holiday, The Weeknd released a surprise new album called ‘My Dear Melancholy’.

The album features two collaborations with French DJ and Kanye West collaborator Gesaffelstein, as well as production credits for Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Skrillex, Frank Dukes, Mike WiLL Made-It, Daheala, Cirkut and Marz. The Weeknd is also planning on releasing his own Marvel comic book this summer. Tesfaye recently shared more details about the comic, with issue one of The Weeknd Presents: Starboy set to be released on June 13 – featuring Tesfaye as the hero of the piece.

(NME)

K

Y M C

Lacklustre Atletico beat Deportivo

Kevin Gameiro celebrates with Atletico Madrid team-mates after converting a penalty kick against Deportivo.

Madrid, Apr 2 (Agencies): Atletico Madrid beat La Liga strugglers Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 at home on Sunday without starting first choice strikers Diego Costa and Antoine Griezmann, cutting the deficit behind leaders Barcelona down to nine points.

French forward Kevin Gameiro scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 34th minute in a generally underwhelming display against relegation-threatened Deportivo. The spot kick was awarded after Pedro Mos-

quera tugged the shirt of midfielder Saul Niguez in the area.

Valencia tightened their hold on the fourth Champions League spot by winning 1-0 at Leganes and opening up a 15-point lead over fifth-placed Villarreal, who lost 1-0 at basement club Malaga as the Andalusians won a first Liga game since Dec. 10.

Gameiro started on his own in attack for Atletico as top scorer Griezmann was suspended and Costa was recovering from muscle discomfort, although the Spain international came

on in the second half, replacing 19-year-old debutant Carlos Isaac.

Deportivo have still not managed to win in 2018 but created the better of the chances against Diego Simeone’s side.

They could have taken the lead early on when forward Lucas Perez burst into the box with only Jan Oblak to beat but shot straight at the goalkeeper. Later in the half he was again thwarted by the Slovenian with a headed attempt.

Mosquera wasted a great chance shortly before halftime when the ball fell to

Bad light hinders Eng bid for win vs NZ

New Zealand’s Neil Wagner is congratulated by his Kane Williamson after taking the wicket of Joe Root. (AP/PTI)

CHRISTCHURCH, Apr 2 (Agencies): England’s bid to win the second Test against New Zealand and level up the series was hindered by bad light on Monday when play on Day 4 was abandoned early with the hosts 42 without loss chasing an unlikely 382 for victory.

The tourists, without a win in their last 12 overseas Tests and needing victory to save the two-Test series after losing the opening Test in Auckland, earlier declared their second innings closed on 352/9 with dark clouds on the horizon

at Hagley Oval.

New Zealand openers Tom Latham, who had made 25 not out, and Jeet Raval, unbeaten on 17, will resume on the final day on Tuesday after weathering an early storm from England’s seamers and a period where declining light forced England to bowl spin.

England had still looked in a strong position to get the win they required to stymie New Zealand’s hopes of a first series triumph against them since 1999 when bad light also brought an early end to day three on Sunday.

Dhoni, Pankaj Advani receive Padma Bhushan

Having made 307 in their first innings before dismissing New Zealand for 278, they resumed on 202/3 and pushed cautiously towards a position where they might declare later in the day.

Joe Root and Dawid Malan both reached the half-century mark before a double strike in three balls saw them depart for 54 and 53 respectively to leave their side 278/5 at lunch.

England’s next four wickets went for only 70 runs, more than half of them coming from the bat of Jonny Bairstow with Root calling his players in once the wicketkeeper had departed for 36.

After New Zealand’s pace spearhead of Tim Southee and Trent Boult had taken all of the England wickets on the first three days of the match, Colin de Grandhomme finally got the other home bowlers in on the act.

The allrounder’s gentle medium pace accounted for Malan, Ben Stokes (12), Stuart Broad (12) and Mark Wood (9) and he finished with figures of 4/94.

his feet at the back post but he sent it flying over the bar.

In the second half, Atletico defender Lucas Hernandez made a perfectly timed challenge to swipe the ball from the feet of Perez as he was racing towards goal.

Atletico coach Diego Simeone admitted his side had underperformed.

“It’s always difficult after an international break so close to a World Cup and on top of that we had players suspended and injured and we responded by getting a result,” Simeone told a news conference.

“Our first half was better than the second, we scored and could have taken more of our chances, but we were up against a side fighting for their lives and we couldn’t finish the game off.”

Simeone’s side are second in the Liga standings on 67 points after 30 games. Leaders Barca have 76 while champions Real Madrid are third on 63.

Deportivo are 19th on 20 points, eight adrift of safety and only three ahead of Malaga, who snapped a 14-match winless run by seeing off fifth-placed Villarreal with a first-half penalty by Gonzalo Castro.

Algeria endorses Morocco’s bid to host 2026 WC

Algiers, Apr 2 (IANS): Algerian Minister of Sports El Hadi Ould Ali has confirmed that his country endorses neighbouring Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “Supporting Morocco’s bid is a decision of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and we are very proudly committed to fulfil it,” Ould Ali told reporters on Sunday.

Several days ago, the Algerian iconic ex-footballer Lakhder Belloumi had announced that he will be ambassador for Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid, reports Xinhua news agency.

Belloumi was reluctant to accept the offer of Morocco due to diplomatic tension between Algiers and Rabat, but the Algerian government has finally given him the green light for this mission. Morocco has already chosen several “African Ballon d’Or” winners, including Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and El Hadji Diouf to be ambassadors for the bid.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”

(Romans 14: 8)

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Bhushan to Indian cricketer M.S. Dhoni on Monday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, Apr 2 (Agencies): Former India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and multiple world-champion cueist Pankaj Advani on Monday received the country’s third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Dhoni came to the ceremony in his honorary Lieutenant Colonel uniform, which was conferred by the Indian Territorial Army to him on November 1, 2011, months after India won their second World Cup under his K Y M C

leadership. The 37-year-old Dhoni is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour. Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour in 2009.

Advani also has a distinguished career having won gold twice in Asian Games in 2006 Doha and 2010 Guangzhou. He is also a multiple world champion.

15

sports

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

It is unreal to be so real that you are no more in the flesh but we know that your life will go on eternally. Your loving smile, caring heart, kind teachings and warm embrace that you generously shared will always be in our hearts dear IZA. We the bereaved family of Lt. Khezheli V. Chishi, wife of Vikheto S. Chishi of Vikhokhu Village convey of our deepest gratitude to everyone who have supported us in every way possible at the sudden demise of our dear Born on 06-12-1953 Died on 26-03-2018 mother on 26th March, 2018.

We sincerely convey our heartfelt gratitude to : 1. Shri. Phukato Sumi Hd. G.B Vihokhu 2. Shri. Kuhovi Zhimo G.B Vihokhu 3. Vihokhu Village Baptist Church 4. Vihokhu Village Council 5. Vihokhu Village Development Board 6. Unity Village Baptist Church 7. Asukhuto Town Baptist Church 8. Bhandari Town Baptist Church 9. Mission & Evangelism Department NCRC Sumi 10. NCRC Akhemi Kuqhakulu 11. Ayinato Prayer & Healing Centre Vihokhu 12. Kulolau Akhemi qo 13. NCRC Sumi Vihokhu Village 14. NCRC Sumi Kohima 15. NCRC Sumi Thilixu Village 16. NCRC Sumi Purana Bazaar East Dimapur 17. NCRC Sumi Doyapur Road 18. NCRC Sumi Unity Village 19. NCRC Sumi Ghokito Village 20. NCRC Sumi Hevikhe Village 21. NCRC Sumi Vikuho Village We deeply regret our inability to mention and thank all individually but we remain indebted and grateful for your profound act of generosity, kindness and love. It is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

DP-2629

Loving husband, sons, daughters, grandchildren, in-laws & relatives.

Rathore assures help to ailing Assam footballer

Guwahati, Apr 2 (IANS): Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has promised to help an ailing footballer from this city.

Sumit Rabha (26) who has represented Assam besides playing for several city-based clubs has been suffering from kidney related illness.

Guwahati City FC officials who first brought the matter to the attention of the sports minister said that both the kidneys of Rabha have been damaged.

“He needs a kidney transplant which is highly expensive. Rabha belongs to a poor family and for his family it’s not possible to bear the cost. So we appealed to the sports minister on Twitter. Thankfully he responded. We are glad that he did,” Guwahati City FC director Kaustav Chakraborty said on Sunday.

The matter was first tweeted by the GCFC later it reached Singh who on Sunday asked the local SAI officials to get in touch with the young footballer and assured all support from the ministry of sports.

Isner wins Miami Open title Miami, Apr 2 (Agencies): John Isner claimed the biggest title of his 14year career as he defeated Alexander Zverev in an absorbing Miami Open final on Sunday.

Isner followed Sloane Stephens’ victory on Saturday to give the United States their first clean sweep at Key Biscayne since 2004 when Andy Roddick and Serena Williams swept to glory.

The 32-year-old, who had won just two matches heading into Crandon Park, sealed a stunning 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4 comeback victory in two hours and 29 minutes to land his maiden Masters title.

German fourth seed Zverev, who was aiming to collect his seventh career ATP Tour title and third Masters 1000 crown, was forced to repel five break point opportunities, but he came through unscathed against the 6ft 10in American as the set headed to a tie-break. In a nerveracking affair, both players relinquished mini-break advantages until Zverev, 20, rolled up his sleeves to take it 7-4 after 58 minutes.

When the pair met in the last 32 of the tournament last year all three

John Isner with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Alexander Zverev in the men’s final of Miami Open.

sets went to tie-breaks, but Isner, who ended Indian Wells champion Juan Martin del Potro’s 15-match winning streak en route to the final, looked the determined player in the second set and when his forehand painted the line at break point in the ninth game, he celebrated in style in front of his home supporters.

There was more angstfilled drama in a highlyentertaining 10th game as 14th-seeded Isner eventually served it out to send the final into a deciding set.

Isner was the aggressor and after Zverev showed guts to save three break point chances early on in the set, he finally wilted in the ninth game as the American broke through before successfully serving out the biggest title of his career.

Isner, who had previous three major tour final appearances in 2012, 2013 and 2016, on Monday became the top-ranked American after moving up to ninth in the world ranking.

Pakistan thrash WI in first T20 in Karachi

K ARAC H I , A p r 2 (Agencies): Pakistan thrashed a depleted West Indies side by 143 runs in the first Twenty20 International on Sunday at the National Stadium in Karachi, the first such match in the city for nine years.

Pakistan, the world’s t o p - r a n k e d T 2 0 I s i d e, equalled their highest total in the format of 203/5 in 20 overs before bowling the West Indies out for their lowest-ever T20I total -- 60 runs -- in 13.4 overs.

The West Indies, missing their regular skipper Carlos Brathwaite and stars like Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard, could not handle Pakistan’s varied bowling attack.

Only Marlon Samuels (18), Rayad Emrit (11) and Keemo Paul (10) reached double figures.

Pakistan’s margin of victory is the second-biggest in T20Is, behind Sri Lanka’s 172-run win over Kenya in Johannesburg in 2007.

Previously, the hosts’

Pakistan beat West Indies by 143 runs in the first T20 on Sunday at the National Stadium in Karachi.

biggest victory in T20Is was a 102-run win against Bangladesh in Karachi in 2008, after scoring 203/5.

Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz and Shoaib Malik got two wickets each.

The West Indies’ new T20 skipper Jason Mohammad blamed the defeat on poor batting. “It was a tough day. We did well with the ball till the last two overs.

4th Death Anniversary

of our beloved father Lt. Nitoshe K Shohe

God is our merciful father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in our troubles to that we can comfort others

It was a good wicket, but our shot execution wasn’t good,” said Mohammad, who fell for nought.

The West Indies’ previous lowest T20 total was 79/7 against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain in 2010.

Debutant Hussain Talat top-scored for Pakistan with a 37-ball 41, hitting a six and two boundaries. He added 75 for the third wicket with Sarfraz, who scored a

22-ball 38 with a six and four boundaries.

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit a 24-ball 39, while Shoaib Malik played a fiery knock of 37 not out, facing 14 deliveries and hitting two sixes and four boundaries.

The charge helped Pakistan get 66 runs in the last five overs.

Despite this being the first international match in Karachi - Pakistan’s largest city - only 18,000 people watched the match in the 33,000-capacity stadium.

The three-match T20I series against the West Indies is seen as a big step towards reviving international cricket in Pakistan, which was suspended following a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore. Pakistan hosted five limited-overs internationals against Zimbabwe in 2015 before last year’s final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), followed by a T20I series against a World XI and a T20I against Sri Lanka.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

OF OUR BELOVED LT. K. ROKO THAKRO

(2 Corinthians 1:4)

Ipu, We cherish every moment with you and find strength in knowing that even if you are gone you still live in our hearts forever. We miss you so much daddy.

DP-2633

Loving family members.

It’s been a year since you left us on this day (03/04/2017) for eternal heavenly home. It’s been hard but you are not forgotten. Not a day passes by us without thinking about you.

Forever in our hearts.

Loving mother, brothers, sister-in-laws, nephews, niece and relatives.

K-865

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We the bereaved family members of our beloved mother Late HÜZÜLÜ (LHOUZE-Ü) NIENU, W/o Lt Hükhüni Nienu of Sohomi Village, who died on 29.03.2018 at the age of 118 at Phek Town do express our heartfelt gratitude to Senior Pastor Thupuciyi Khuso of Phek Town Baptist Church and his colleagues and from churches of different tribes at Phek Town, Sohomi Baptist Church, Rev. Bony Resu, Rev. Vevozo Khamo, Doctors & Nurses of Civil Hospital, Phek, Father’s Fellowship Campers, neighbours, relatives, different colony members and all well wishers who have uphold us during the saddest situation with your presence, materially and financially and through prayer at the sudden demise of our dear mother.

Words are not adequate enough to say ‘Thank you ‘to each and everyone but it is our prayer that the Almighty bless you abundantly in your lives.

From loving sons & daughters, family members, in-laws, grandchildren & great grandchildren K-867

We the bereaved family members of Late ASULO OVUNG, W/o Late Yivungo Ovung, Phiro village would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, families, friends, churches, villagers and well wishers who stood by us at our darkest moment of life. Your physical support, financial help and prayers during the illness and at the sad demise of our beloved and precious mother shall always be remembered.

God bless you all.

Born : Nov 1929 – Died : 23.03.2018

K-872

Loving children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, in laws and relatives.

K Y M C

sports

16

Spurs end Stamford Bridge hoodoo

L o n d o n , A pr 2 (Agencies): Tottenham ended their 28-year Stamford Bridge hoodoo as Dele Alli struck twice in a 3-1 win to severely dent Chelsea’s top-four hopes on Super Sunday.

Not since the days of Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne had Spurs triumphed at the Bridge and their first Premier League win there came the hard way having fallen behind to Alvaro Morata’s opener (30).

With a fit-again Harry Kane back amongst the substitutes, Christian Eriksen’s stunning 30-yard strike was a real game-changer (45+1) for Spurs before Alli, who was making his 100th Premier League appearance, struck twice in four minutes (62, 66) after half-time.

The result leaves Antonio Conte’s men eight points behind Tottenham in fourth with their only hope of silverware being the FA Cup, where they play Southampton in the semi-final.

The match was played in a hostile atmosphere

Dele Alli scored twice as Tottenham beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

following fixtures like the “Battle of the Bridge” in 2016 when Spurs surrendered the title to Leicester courtesy of a Chelsea comeback.

With the fast-paced tempo in midfield neither team had much space to work with but Marcos Alonso, who scored twice in the reverse fixture at Wembley this season, had a goal chalked off on 19

minutes as he was marginally offside from an N’Golo Kante cross. Spurs did not heed the warning of Chelsea’s dangerous attacks down the right flank and Morata made them pay on the half hour. Victor Moses swung in no more than a decent cross and the Chelsea striker rose above a flapping Hugo Lloris to flick in his first Premier League goal of 2018.

IWL: ESU register 2-0 win over Gokulam

Eastern Sporting Union continued its unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory over Gokulam Kerala FC.

S hill o n g, A pr 2 (IANS): Eastern Sporting Union (ESU) registered their fourth consecutive victory with a 2-0 triumph over Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian Womens League (IWL) football tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday.

Mandakini opened the scoring in the first half with her strike in the 24th minute before Kamala Devi doubled the lead after the break in the 50th minute. The win took ESU to 12 points from four matches.

ESU came into the match on the back of three victories while Gokulam Kerala FC thumped Indira Gandhi ASE 6-1 in their previous encounter. Both teams started off on a positive note, putting the ball into each other’s boxes.

Gokulam won a couple of corners with ESU’s Kamala combining with Prameshwori to have a go at the goal. The breakthrough came in the 24th minute when Mandakini struck from outside the box. Her shot from 30 yards out found

the far post corner.

Kamala had a chance to double the lead in the 29th minute but her shot was blocked as Gokulam found it difficult to get the ball forward. Fazila made a run into the box in the 31st but was unable to find the net.

A serious injury to Naocha in the 42nd minute made her leave the field on a stretcher as the half ended 1-0 in ESU’s favour.

The second half saw ESU doubling their lead as Kamala Devi struck in the 50th minute. Her curling left footer made it 2-0 for the reigning champions.

Meanwhile, at the other end Fazila was unable to show her usual set of skills as Umapati Devi and Manisa Panna kept her under check.

Tempers flared when the Ugandan lost her cool as she elbowed Sweety in the face to earn a yellow card in the 62nd. Umapati clearly had the striker under control as she made crucial interceptions to stop her supply line. Apart from a save by Rashmi to deny Kamala in the 77th no other noteworthy chances were created as Eastern Sporting Union notched up their fourth consecutive win to top the table.

ESU will next face KRYHPSA on April 6 while Gokulam will square off against India Rush SC on April 6.

Chelsea remained a threat but Alonso was denied by Lloris and Kante had a goal-bound effort blocked by Eric Dier.

Spurs looked short of ideas but Eriksen hauled them back into the game on the stroke of the half with a stunning long-range effort.

There did not look much on from 30 yards out but the Dane pinged

a swerving effort that deceived a flat-footed Willy Caballero and flew into the roof of the net.

Caballero redeemed himself somewhat after the break with a flying one-handed save to deny Heung-Min Son but minutes later Spurs were in front, with a goal which showcased the talent at the disposal of Gareth Southgate.

Dier picked out his international team-mate Alli with a super 50-yard pass over the top and the 21-year-old controlled the ball into his stride before finishing past Caballero.

Four minutes later, Alli wrapped up the game.

This effort was much scrappier than his first but nonetheless important as he fired home from sixyards after a goalmouth scramble, where Chelsea’s defenders failed to clear their lines. Kane was introduced with 15 minutes to go as Spurs dealt with a wave of Chelsea pressure that was full of oomph but lacked a killer touch as another Premier League title defence is left in tatters.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur

TUESDAY, APRIL 3,2018

Esa Warriors, Diphu XI in Silver Cup final

Along of Esa Warriors and (R) Pranjal of Diphu-XI receiving the man of the match awards.

Correspondent

Kohima, Apr 2 (NPN): Esa Warriors and Diphu XI have reached the final of 9th edition of Silver Cup T-20 Cricket Tournament organized by Youth Department of Nepali Baptist Church Kohima. The tournament is being played under the theme “Peace and unity through Cricket.”

Playing the first semifinal, Esa Warriors defeated Valour Cricket by 84 runs.

Favoured in toss, Esa Warriors decided to bat and set a target of 148 runs in 20 overs losing. Suresh scored 38 runs while Deepak Chetri

remained not out on 24 runs.

Valour CC bowlers Bashir claimed 3 wickets while Bittu and Sunil claimed 2 wickets each.

Chasing the target, Valour CC were bundled out in 12.3 overs for 59 runs.

Deepak Sahu and Nayan scored 11 and 10 runs respectively. Esa Warriors bowlers Muktar, Washim and Musuf claimed 2 wickets each while Along, who was adjudged the man of the match, claimed 3 wickets.

In the second semifinal match, Diphu XI defeated Kohima Hornbill by 5 wickets.

Diphu XI won the toss

and put the rivals to bat. Kohima Hornbills could score only 87 runs in 20 overs.

Anga contributed 14 runs while Diphu XI bowlers Pranjal took three wickets while Shivram and Mridul took two wickets each.

Chasing 87, Diphu XI comfortably reached the target in 16 overs losing five wickets. Sarklimso and Pranjal scored 26 and 17 runs respectively. Pranjal of Diphu XI was adjudged man of the match for his 3 wickets and 17 runs.

The final between Esa Warriors and Diphu XI will be played on April 4 at 10:00 a.m.

Stephens breaks into WTA top 10

Sloane Stephens

PARIS, Apr 2 (Agencies): American Sloane Stephens’ victory in Miami saw the 25-year-old break into the top 10 of the WTA rankings, to ninth, for the first time in her career on Monday.

Ro m a n i a ’s S i m o na Halep (8,140 points) remains top of the pile with Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki trailing far behind in second (6,790).

Stephens’ move up three places to ninth pushed Petra Kvitova (10th), Angelique Kerber (11th) and Daria Kasatkina (12th) down one place respectively.

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal reclaimed top spot in the men’s ATP rankings on Monday with Swiss rival Roger Federer slipping to the second spot following his defeat to American John Isner at the Miami Open.

The Swiss veteran, however, slipped 10 points behind his Spanish rival and into second place after a second-round defeat to Isner that saw the towering American leap eight places to ninth thanks to his eventual victory Sunday in the Masters 1000 event.

Klaasen replaces Smith in RR squad NEW DELHI, Apr 2 (Agencies): South African wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been confirmed as the replacement for Steve Smith in Rajasthan Royals’ squad for the 11th season of the IPL starting April 7.

Smith had last week stepped down as captain of Rajasthan following the ball-tampering controversy that broke in Cape Town, and then had his IPL contract torn up once Cricket Australia suspended him for 12 months.

A BCCI press release today confirmed that Klaasen, 26, has been pur-

chased by Rajasthan for his base price of Rs 50 lakh having been overlooked during the player auction in January. This will be his first stint with an IPL franchise. In 49 career T20s, Klaasen has scored 1043 runs at a strike-rate of 146.28, with six fifties.

He has 28 catches and 12 stumpings too.

He made his T20I debut against India in February and was Man of the Match in his second game, scoring 69 off 30 balls as South Africa chased down India’s total of 188 with six wickets and eight balls remaining.

Indian boxers cleared of doping charges at CWG

Indian boxing contingent (L-R) Pinki Rani Jangra, Mary Kom, Sarita Devi Laishram and Lovlina Borgohain during the country’s flag-hoisting ceremony. (PTI)

Gold Coast, Apr 2 (PTI): In a huge relief for India’s Commonwealth Games contingent, its boxers were cleared of any doping violation, but they remained under the scanner for breaching the Games’ strict ‘no needle’ policy.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) though continued to avoid naming the country involved in the matter, which

is highly suspected to be India.

The concerned Commonwealth Games Association has been summoned for a hearing tomorrow, said the CGF, but clarified that there was no doping offence involved in the matter.

The CGF ‘no needle policy’ prohibits the administration of injections without strong medical support. The policy is relaxed

only for athletes requiring prescribed medication or nutritional supplements under the supervision of a medical practitioner.

However, the CGF insists that athletes should take prior permissions, failing which can result in unspecified sanctions.

A hearing will now take place in front of the CGF’s Federation Court, the organisation’s disciplinary body, to determine a

possible punishment.

The Indian contingent has been insistent that there has been no wrongdoing on its part.

After claiming that the syringes found could have belonged to other teams who are staying in the same compound of the Games village, a top official Monday confirmed that the recovery was indeed made from an Indian but denied any dope violation. “There has been no doping violation because the syringe had been used to inject multi-vitamins. The boxers have been tested and had there been a violation, we would have known by now,” a top official in the Indian contingent had told PTI. “We are now waiting for what the CGF decides.”

The CGF CEO had said sanctions would be in order depending on the explanations put forth by the concerned unidentified Commonwealth Games Association.

Printed, Published and Edited by Geoffrey Yaden at G.M. Printers, Circular Rd. Dimapur-797112. Ph: Desk 248489, Fax: 225366, e-mail-npdesk@gmail.com, nagapost@rediffmail.com. Adm.& Advertisement :248267 Fax: 248500 e-mail-npostadvt@gmail.com Kohima: 2290567, R.N. 40978/90 RN/NE 707 K Y M C

K Y M C