April 7, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 119

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018 Pages 16 ` 5.00

Indian firms should leverage on technologies: NITI Aayog CEO

Arsenal stroll to Europa win

S. Korea’s ex-prez jailed for 24 years for corruption

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Rio spells out PDA’s thrust areas

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has identified infrastructure, sports, tourism, agriculture and allied sectors as priority areas which his government vows to bring change to Nagaland within the next five years.

Rio said this on Friday during the 27th anniversary of Konyak Gazetted Officers’ Union (KGOU) at Council Hall Mon town while also conveying greetings on Konyak apex festival Aoleang.

Reiterating key focus areas of the PDA government, the chief minister said it would focus on promoting tourism, which could help the economy as also create jobs for the people.

Stating that Hornbill Festival required an investment of around Rs. 4-5 crore that fetched a turnover of approximately Rs. 51 crore, the chief minister informed the meeting that the government would train tour operators, tourist guides and agents for which the gazetted officers should document stories and legends of the tribes so that tourists get a first hand narration of “our great history and culture”.

Dimapur police to go hi-tech with body, dash cams DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): In order to improve overall security environment in the commercial hub of the State, some new initiatives have been taken to augment Dimapur Police’s law-enforcing capabilities.

During a review meeting held at Dimapur Police Commissioner’s office here on Thursday, DGP Nagaland, Rupin Sharma instructed Dimapur Police Commissionerate to ensure that at least one member of all patrolling parties in the town wear body camera during duty with immediate effect.

The DGP further directed that all mobile patrol vehicles and quick response teams (QRTs) install dashboard cameras on vehicles

by Monday.

Ordering installation of more Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the town in the coming days, DGP maintained that these measures had been initiated to ensure a safe and secure environment to all residents of Dimapur. According to DGP, similar measures would be put in place in Kohima next week.

Neiphiu Rio with members of the Konyak Gazetted Officers’ Union on Friday.

He said the government has also decided to promote tourism by holding mini Hornbill Festivals across the districts, which would be primarily hosted by respective tribal hohos, to showcase rich cultural heritage of each tribe to the tourists.

Mentioning the eagerness of various corporate and charitable institutions like Tata Trust, Reliance Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BMW Foundation, and John Deere Foundation to come and work in Mon as part of their corporate social responsibility activities, the chief minister advised KGOU to leverage the opportunity and extend its support in work-

ing out plans in the field of education, health, skill development and livelihood & employment generation.

Stating that the government would be meeting various corporate groups soon, he revealed that an Australian company was willing to provide free air ambulance service. But for this to materialise, the government and people would have to extend cooperation towards building a 500-metre runway.

The government would also build a convention centre and tourist guest house in Mon town and many other areas in Eastern Nagaland districts so that basic amenities were available to the tourists, he added.

Rio also laid emphasis on air connectivity within the State for which Rio claimed that a plan had already been submitted to the Centre during his earlier tenure as chief minister. He added that proposals had also been submitted to New Delhi for Foothill Road (Express Road) to Mon without touching Assam as well as a railway line to Tizit.

Hoping that these projects would soon become a reality, the chief minister urged the people to come forward to give land for such projects. “If you want development, you should cooperate with the government,” he stressed.

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DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Nagaland’s deputy chief minister and minister in charge for Home and National Highways, Y. Patton vowed that road development and maintenance across the State would be his priority.

Speaking at a thanksgiving service held at his private residence at Wokha on Thursday, Patton asserted that road development would not remain confined to any particular area, but would be carried out across the State. He admitted that currently almost all roads in Nagaland were in a deplorable condition.

He also urged people not to create hurdles in road construction and other developmental activities in the name of landownership as any developmental activity was meant for the entire society. Patton explained that he chose to contest the recently-held general elec-

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tion from BJP to protect and speak out in support of the Christians as atrocities were committed upon members of the community in some parts of the country by some vested interest groups in the name of political parties like BJP. Urging Naga Christians not to view BJP as an anti-Christian party, the deputy chief minister clarified that, unlike some political parties, his party was purely a political party and had nothing to do with religion and promoted only secularism.

Patton also sought forgiveness from his opponents for any misgivings during the recent election and urged his supporters to do the same. He dedicated his victory to the Almighty God even as he acknowledged the support from central BJP leaders, entire rank and file of the State unit and supporters.

Thanking chief minister Neiphiu Rio for reposing trust on him and making him the deputy CM, Patton said it was for the first time that a member from the Lotha Naga community held such a high position in the government.

Short speeches were also delivered by from Lotha Hoho chair man Mhao Humtsoe, Wokha district BJP president Meribemo Humtsoe, NBHM chairman Ntsemo Ngullie and former BJP candidate from 17 Chizami Phek constituency Atso Dolo.

the members should keep in mind the larger interests of the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the House.

Last day of the session was also marred by protests

by AIADMK and Congress members over setting up of the Cauvery river management board as well as by TDP members demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. Mahajan also said she wanted to take up the notices for no-confidence motion. “I am sorry... if you don’t want to take up (notices for no-confidence motion),” she said and proceeded to read out a brief summary of the Budget session and its second leg before adjourning sine die.

In the Rajya Sabha, Naidu even wondered if the fears of those who doubted the need for a Second Chamber during the debates in the Constituent Assembly were coming true.

“I am pained to note that it(the session) turned out to be an eminently forgettable one on account of utter disregard of the mandate of this important parliamentary institution

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Government of India has stated that one fake advertisement for recruitment to various posts for Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme on contract basis has been floated in many states. In a notice, Human Resource Development ministry, Department of School Education & Literacy (Mid-Day Meal Division), informed all state governments/UTs that no such advertisement has been issued by the ministry.

It, therefore, stated that all such response/references in this regard may be considered as fake and be treated accordingly. Further, all states/UTs have also been requested to issue disclaimer in local media so that general public were not duped by such frivolous/ fake advertisements.

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (PTI): The washed out second leg of Parliament’s Budget Session ended Friday as both Houses were adjourned sine die, capping a month of relentless disruptions and stated to be the least productive since 2000 with nearly 250 working hours being wasted.

As a blame game erupted between the BJP and the Congress over the opposition protests that paralysed both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the rival parties announced protest fasts by their MPs and workers next week. An anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said the budget session was “eminently forgettable”.

Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) recommended prorogation of the Budget Session of Parliament to President Ram Nath Kovind.

Lok Sabha was also unable to take up multiple opposition notices for noconfidence motion against the Modi government with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan saying there is no order in the House. Mahajan said

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): State Health & Family Welfare minister S. Pangnyu Phom, accompanied by state health officials, called on Union Health & Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Anupriya Patel and Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Naik in New Delhi on Friday.

According to a government release, Phom thanked the Union ministers for their constant support to the State in improving the healthcare delivery system. He also appraised the ministers about the progress made by the State in implementing various Centrally-sponsored schemes.

He further urged them to extend support for priority projects in the State, which include running Nagaland Medical College in Kohima as a Central institute like NEIGRIHMS or RIMS,

Residents complain over waste burning

Burning of plastic waste and other materials at the dumping site. (Pics by UNB)

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Govt warns of fake recruitment advt for MDM

and its responsibilities and missed opportunities,” he said.

The disruptions and adjournments were caused by protests over issues like special status to Andhra Pradesh, bank scams, demand for Cauvery water management board, vandalising of statues, review of the recent Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act and law and order situation in Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh.

The second leg of the Budget session, that started on March 5, had 22 sittings that were mostly disrupted.

Speaker Mahajan said a total of 127 hours and 45 minutes were affected by “interruptions and forced adjournments” while Naidu said the Rajya Sabha lost over 121 hours.

Just five bills, including the crucial Finance Bill 2018 for which the Budget Session is convened, were passed and five were introduced during the Budget session in the Lok Sabha.

According to PRS Legislative Research, “this was the least productive Budget session for both Houses since 2000”.

Nitish to felicitate G. Kaito in Patna

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Bihar chief minister and JD(U) leader, Nitish Kumar, has planned a felicitation programme in Patna on April 8, 2018 at 12 noon in honour of Nagaland Minister for Agriculture & Co-Operation, G.Kaito Aye, the lone JD(U) legislator in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. In a press release, JD(U) Nagaland media cell secretary, Mhademo Shitiri, said a delegation of JD(U) Nagaland led by the party president, Senchumo NSN Lotha along with minister G.Kaito Aye would leave for Patna on April 7. Media cell secretary said the delegation was scheduled to attend a high level meeting with key signatories of the party and ministers. He said the meeting was pertaining to expansion of the party in various north eastern Pangnyu Phom with Union Health minister JP Nadda. states. The delegation would improving infrastructure help to complete the ongoing return to Nagaland on April facilities in district hospitals projects in the State, besides 9, 2018. in Tuensang and Longleng considering the new projects and setting up a new medical proposed by the State govcollege in Eastern Nagaland, ernment for improving the DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): AYUSH hospitals in all the health sector in the State.

State government has dedistricts, accident and trauma The delegation also clared April 7, 2018 as holicentres in all district hospitals extended invitation to the day for the state government and a Regional Medicinal & Central minsters to visit offices as compensation for Aromatic Plants Research Nagaland and see person- the declaration of second Centre in the State. ally the progress made by Saturday and fourth SatThe Central ministers the State in implementing urday of March, 2018 as assured the delegation led by the Centrally-sponsored working days during the Budget Session.

Phom to extend all possible schemes and projects.

Road development top priority: Patton Pangnyu urges Centre to prioritize health sector

This is it!

“So much problems against cigarettes. Prices rising, smoking place shrinking and diseases increasing.”

Parliament adjourned sine die; over 200 working hours wasted

DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Two colonies under Dimapur’s United North Block (UNB)– Naga colony and Sunrise colony– have registered complaint against the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) with the

Nagaland Pollution Control Board (NPCB) for burning plastic waste at the dumping site.

In a complaint letter addressed to the member secretary NPCB, the UNBNaga Colony Council chair-

man, Zasivikho Z Punyu said the colony was located in the vicinity of the dumping site maintained by the DMC. Over the last three weeks, the colony chairman said DMC was continuously

burning waste and adversely affecting the health of residents and polluting the environment.

The colony council called upon the NPCB to impose penalty on DMC as directed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. It also urged the board to immediately direct the DMC to stop burning of waste mostly containing plastic waste and to take remedial measures for pollution created.

In another complaint letter to the NPCB, the Sunrise Colony Council (UNB) chairman, Hauthung Phom, and secretary, Athempu Kamei, urged the board to immediately impose penalty against DMC for violating the directions by the NGT. Fur ther, they also urged the NPCB to direct the DMC to immediately stop burning waste and take remedial measures for the harm caused.

Apr 7 declared holiday

CM condoles demise of Dr. Neitsalie Zhasa DIMAPUR, APR 6 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio has expressed pain over the demise of Dr. Neitsalie Zhasa (retd) IFS on April 5. In his condolence message, Rio said late Zhasa was a former principal conservator of forest, government of Arunachal Pradesh and principal secretary, environment, forest and climate change, Nagaland. Rio described late Zhasa as an efficient officer, who always carried out his given responsibilities with dedication and sincere commitment.

“I knew him as an honest person who stood by his principles and he always executed his responsibilities with utmost integrity,” the chief minister said.

Meanwhile, Rio conveyed his deepest condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed to Almighty God to let the departed soul rest in peace.

Amazon to expands its delivery network in NE G U WA H AT I , A P R 6 (AGENCIES): Online shopping store Amazon.in plans to expand its delivery network in the North Eastern region of the country.

The online shopping store presently has its own delivery network in Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya.

With the new plan it aims to cover Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Sikkim, said Amazon India’s vice president, Customer Fulfillment, Akhil Saxena Saxena said that Amazon now has 20 service partner nodes across the eight Northeast states. The service partner programme will enable Amazon to reach interior locations in India with its own delivery services, he added.

Commenting on the expansion of its delivery network, Saxena said in line

with the vision of making e-commerce a part of everyday life, Amazon India now have delivery services in every state of North East.

Amazon now has over 350 service partner nodes across the country including Jorhat in Assam, Agartala in Tripura, Zunheboto in Nagaland, Tirap, Saiha in Mizoram, Ukhrul and Tamenglong in Manipur, Saxena said.

Under the ‘I Have Space’ program (IHS), Amazon India partners with local store owners across different cities to deliver products to customers within a 2 – 4 km radius of their store.

On an average, Amazon India’s store partners deliver between 20-30 packages a day, earning a fee per delivery. Amazon India now has over 17,500 stores under this flagship program in over 225 cities.

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Intensive cultivation the only future: Mhathung Yanthan

Advisor Horticulture, Mhathung Yanthan inspecting the Hi Tech vegetable Seedling Production Unit at SHN along with Director of Horticulture on April 6. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: Department of Horticulture, Advisor, Mhathung Yanthan emphasized the importance of intensive cultivation within a minimum space with maximum productivity using hi tech farming techniques.

He was on his first visit to the State Horticulture Nursery (SHN) Dimapur, on April 6, after taking over as Advisor of the department.

According to DPRO Dimapur, Mhathung Yanthan exhorted them to give their best and deliver better services to people, while in service, so that there may

be no regrets after retirement.

He pointed out that the department had been fortunate enough to have 32 hectares of land at a prime location like Dimapur. He encouraged them to fulfill the vision of the department by making it a hub of research and a repository of knowledge.

Regretting that many local indigenous crops were on the verge of extinction, Mhathung Yanthan advised them to preserve and promote edible wild vegetables and fruits found in Nagaland. He pointed out that farmers in villages

Thanksgiving prog for Er. Picto held at Atoizu

MLA, Er. Picto Shohe, addressing the gathering at Atoizu on April 5

DIMAPUR: A thanksgiving programme of 32 Atoizu AC MLA, Er. Picto Shohe MLA was held at Atoizu local ground on April 5.

A press release issued by his PS, Hokato stated that speaking at the programme, Er. Picto told the public of the area that he would leave no stone unturned to see that the development due to them is realized. He assured the people of the constituency on his commitment to sincerely work for the development of the area.

Er. Picto thanked God for making him victorious during the recently held

assembly elections. He also thanked voters for supporting him and appealed for their continuous support so that he could work for the welfare of the people.

Ex-MLA, Atovi Shohe who is also the NPF vice president; chief agent, Kahuto Chishi and Nihoto Shohe also addressed the gathering. Executive Secretary SBAK Aizuto, Rev. Mulato Chishi said the invocation, while Evangelist SBAK, Nito Mount, Rev. Ahoto Awomi pronounced the benediction.

The programme was attended by GBs, leaders and public of Atoizu area.

were giving up farming as they find their produce to not be lucrative without an assured market.

He was of the view that Dimapur district ought to be the leading district in terms of production and marketability, considering the favorable climate and geographical proximity to a large market.

Yanthan encouraged in-depth study and introspection for the department they were engaged in so that they may meet farmers’ needs. “Giving them seeds and financial assistance are not the end of your responsibility, mo-

tivate and encourage them continuously” he maintained.

The advisor also asked the department officials to put up a proposal to expand the present SHN Central laboratory, because, he said, space was very limited in the present lab. Assuring that he would address the deficiencies of the department in whatever manner possible, Yanthan encouraged the officers and staff to work together and collectively in order to bring change.

“Let us be creative and innovative and make a new beginning with new thinking and a new approach keeping pace with the changing times,” he stated.

Department officials briefed the advisor on the activities and grievances of the department, after which the Advisor assured them that he would look into these matters.

Mhathung Yanthan visited the Hi Tech Vegetable Seedling Production Unit, Hi Tech Controlled Green House, Plant gardening facilities, Warehouse, Central Lab, Mushroom Development Centre and Green Park at the State Horticulture Nursery, accompanied by the Director Horticulture and department officials.

Fire at Nepali Kashiram DIMAPUR: A fire broke out at Nepali Kashiram in Dimapur, at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. A source in the fire department informed Nagaland Post that the affected building was an “Assam Type pucca” structure.

Although no concrete assessments could be made as yet, the worth of the property damaged or incinerated may come to several lakh rupees. However, the source said no casualties was reported from the incident.

The structure had five rooms and all of them were completely destroyed except for the brick part of the walls, the source said. A total of four fire engines were put into action to douse the flames, three from the Fire Department and one from the Army.

APO mourns Zhasa

DIMAPUR: Angami Public Organisation (APO) Kohima has mourned the demise of Dr. Neitsalie N. Zhasa. In a condolence message, APO president Dr. Kepelhousie Terhüja and general secretary Neisakholie Ziephrü described late Dr. Neitsalie N. Zhasa’s as a great leader, a man who made innumerable contributions to society and that he was irreplaceable.

APO further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

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BJP Peren celebrates 38th BJP foundation day DIMAPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Peren district celebrated 38th BJP foundation day at Jalukie on April 6 with BJP Peren president, Huzantadbo Meriam as the speaker.

A press release by BJP Peren district stated that speaker Meriam addressed the gathering citing the example of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the founder president of BJP in 1980.

He encouraged the party workers to set high visions because, he said, the power lies with the workers to bring changes.

He concluded by speaking about the significance of the day.

The programme was chaired by 7th Peren Mandal treasurer, Izaisile, invocation by Sehlen Khongsai, welcome address was delivered by Kisan Morcha president, Keyiteibuing Nren, while vote of thanks was said by BJP Peren vice president, Letkholen Hangsing.

news in Brief DoSE Kma informs: Directorate of School Education (DoSE) has informed all officers under elementary and secondary sections that Tentative Seniority List of Officers for 2018 has been prepared which will be available at respective DEO offices. Officers are to check their position in the seniority list and submit claims and objections with documents if any at Room no. 12 of the directorate on or before May 7. DEOs and SDEOs have been informed to collect the seniority list at the directorate. DoSE has further informed all officers and G/T to submit five years APAR from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2018.

NSCN (K)/GPRN discharge order: NSCN (K)/GPRN “Brig.” Akaho Jimo, DAN operation commander has discharged Kisheto Aye, “major” NSCN (K) Naga army badge No. 13841 of Vekhuho New from Naga army service basing on his medical heath grounds with effect from April 6.

ANTA Wokha unit executive meeting: All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) Wokha unit has convened a meeting on April 8, at 3 p.m at the office chambers of ANTA Wokha Unit , Tsumang B above Gravity Showroom, Wokha. All executive members and advisors have been requested to attend the meeting.

CMO Dimapur informs: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dimapur informs all concerned that notification on quarterly medical board for confirmation of service, invalidation and commutation of pension for grade-III and IV staff under Dimapur district will be held on April 24-25, 10 a.m at the office of chief medical officer, Dimapur.

DSE informs untrained Hindi teachers: Director, Directorate of School Education (DSE) has informed all untrained Hindi teachers (UGHT/GHT/PGHT) serving under Directorate of School Education (DSE), appointed after September 2001 to apply for undergoing professional training at CIH Agra and other Centres for the Academic Year 2018. The teachers should apply in the prescribed format on or before April 21 along with appointment order, latest transfer order and all the educational documents from matriculation onwards (Xerox copies), duly signed and forwarded by the concerned DEO/SDEO/Principal/Head Master to Room No. 39, DSE Nagaland. The prescribed format can be obtained from the DSE/DEO/ SDEO’s offices during office hours. Hindi teachers who have already completed professional training need not apply.

CII Nagaland mourns Yashitsungba’s demise DIMAPUR: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Nagaland State Council has expressed shock over the demise of Yashitsungba Ao on April 3.

A condolence note from CII-Nagaland state council, Neichute Doulo opined that late Yashit-

sungba had revolutionized entrepreneurship in Nagaland, at a time when locals considered the profession an alien activity and unfit for the natives. It said that he had acted as a role model in the field of entrepreneurship for many and mentored many more.

Such contribution by a self taught and self made personality needed to be acknowledged and celebrated, it said. Late Yashitsungba is not just an individual but an institution in the truest sense of that word, it added.

CII also stated that his role as a dedicated en-

trepreneur would be very rare to find among the contemporary Naga entrepreneurs.

CII Nagaland state council extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and further prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

ATMA organises trainings & demonstrations

Noksen Block DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Tuensang, Noksen block and ATMA Satoi block, Zunheboto conducted trainings and demonstrations at their respective blocks.

Noksen block: ATMA Tuensang, Noksen block organised a training, demonstration and mobilization of farmer groups from March 27-29 at Noksen Headquarters.

A press release from ATMA Noksen block stated that ATM, Selila and ATM, Limasunep were the resource persons.

The programme interactions between resource persons and the farmers and the participates were trained on various topics covering packages of practices of banana in foothills and maize, air layering techniques, farm hygiene and post-harvest management of kidney beans.

During the training, a new Farmers Interest Group (FIG) under the nomenclature “Thangjam Fig” was formed with 10 members. Altogether 16 farmers and one SHG participated in the programme.

Satoi Block: ATMA Satoi

Satoi Block block, Zunheboto conducted a Field Day & Demonstration on cultivation of kharif crops on February 22 at Kheshito village.

A press release by ATMA Satoi block stated that on the field day, ATM, Vishepu Sumi discussed different aspects of kharif crop production technology and demonstrated for the participants, seed treatment.

After field inspection, Vishepu also apprised the farmers on the importance of soil and water conservation and encouraged them to practice

crop rotation, intercropping, mulching, contour binding and terracing.

A separate programme on mobilization of FIGs, CIGs and SHGs was also conducted wherein BTM, Wellson Shitio apprised the participants on concepts and importance and encouraged them to work together to achieve a common goal. Seed money was given to Mulakivi SHG by ATMA for financing their initial start up and a vote of thanks was delivered by “farmer’s friend”, Yekato Anar.

Felicitation prog held for Tongpang Ozukum Thanksgiving held for Nchang in Tening & Ahthibung

Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, APR 6 (NPN): A felicitation programme was held at Ajajima, Mongsenyimti village by ‘Core Committee of the Independent’ for Minister of PWD, Tongpang Ozukum, which was attended by thousands of supporters from 24th Angetyongpang and well wishers.

Speaking on the occasion, Tongpang Ozukum thanked the constituency voters for offering him an opportunity to serve the people, a passion which he always held dear. At the same time, he also mentioned that, all his visions for the betterment of the Nagas could only be achieved with the dedicated and sincere support and advice of the constituency.

He, therefore, called on all the people to extend consensus support, cutting across political affiliations within the constituency, for a brighter Nagaland.

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PWD Minister Tongpang Ozukum addressing the gathering.

The minister pledged to his supporters that he would always remain, with God’s blessings, an independent candidate in the government, as he was now, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nephiu Rio. Tongpang also said that, ‘change’ for a better Nagaland was coming and that he was going to play a major part in the ‘change’, with the total support and

positive criticism from the people.

Short speeches were delivered from a host of dignataries, along with MLAs Imnatiba, Dr. Longri, etc and the thanksgiving message was shared by MBC, Pastor Imli Ozukum. A welcome note was delivered

by Village Council Chairman, Lima Ozukum while God’s presence was invoked

by MCBC Pastor, Imli.

DIMAPUR: Thanks giving programmes for MLA Namri Nchang was held on March 28 and April 5, at Tening and Ahthibung respectively.

MLA Namri Nchang thanked all the people for casting their vote in favour of him and said it was God who for chosen him to lead the people.

He urged the people to co-operate with him and the government, saying that the PDA government was unlike previous governments and committed to welfare of the people.

Speaking on the motto “Change is coming” he asserted that we need to change our attitudes and practice a healthy work culture and lend a helping to the government.

He also clarified on the counting result of 6th Tening A/C, saying that there had been no recounting of EVM but it had been tabulation error, where 200 excess votes were added in favour of the NPF candidate and the election commission had issued a directive to cancel the result declared in favour of NPF and declare him the winner.

Therefore, he said that the issue of vote counting had been resolved.

LBA executive secretary reverend Kitanwi Chewang and reverend K. Singsit blessed Namri Nchang at Tening and Ahthibung respectively.

Namri Nchang at the thanksgiving programme in Tening.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: In 2014 crude was $108 and today $60 per barrel so should petrol and diesel be both below Rs.45 ?

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Guwahati Turning cloudy Imphal

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Kashiho Sangtam visits departments in Kiphire

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LEAD --- Kashiho Sangtam visits departments at Kiphire Kashiho Sangtam interacting with the staff of district Soil Conservation Office, Kiphire. (NP)

Correspondent KIPHIRE, APR 6 (NPN): Taking stock of various department functionings in Kiphire, Minister of Soil & Water Conservation & Geology & Mining, V. Kashiho Sangtam visited Soil Office, Civil Hospital Kiphire, Chief Judicial Office and Kiphire Jail, today.

During an interaction with staff of Soil Department, District Soil Conservation Officer (DSCO) highlighted the issue of the department being understaffed which was affecting and hampering the effectiveness of the department.

He further said that the condition of office building was precarious.

Due to non-availabili-

ty of basic technical equipment for soil testing, he explained that the department is not in a position to conduct research. The minister assured the officials that he would look into the issues raised and work out solutions.

At Kiphire Civil Hospital, Kashiho inquired about the status of the hospital. The doctor in-charge revealed that the hospital was functioning with only 11 nurses and 5 doctors making it extremely difficult to run the hospital.

According to the medical officials, the hospital is short of 52 staff. Further amplifying the problem was the lack of Ultrasound and specialist doctors. Taking note of these shortcom-

ings, Kashiho directed the department to put up these issues at the next DPDB meeting.

The minister expressed his displeasure that the new hospital building had not been completed. He said the health sector could not be taken for granted and warned of action against those that violate public trust.

He further directed the district administration to come up with a plan for setting up a Juvenile Court and Bar Office within the premises of Chief Judicial Magistrate. He also asked Kiphire district Central Jail Officer to prepare a roadmap to alleviate the development deficit faced by the jail authority.

RMSA, DEMO organizes Girls’ Adolescent Awareness the changes, she said.

A booklet on Parenting and Teaching Skills for Raising Teens Part-I and Career Support for Girls Part-II were also distributed among the participants. The programme was chaired by RMSA district co-ordinator Aseno Yanthan.

Resource person, DDEO Dimapur along with the teachers at the awareness prog. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, APRIL 6 (NPN): A One-Day Girl’s Adolescent Awareness Programme for teachers was organized by Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) District Education Mission Office (DEMO) Dimapur Friday, at UBRC hall (Kuda) Nagarjan, Dimapur.

At the programme, resource person RBSK, medical officer Dimapur, Dr. Kadila highlighted health, hygiene, menstruation and related physiological changes that affect girls during the adolescent period. She pointed out that the period was an important stage in the phase of a girl’s life taking into account the overall development a girl goes through.

Focussing more on health issues, development stages and changes, Kadila pointed out the measures that could be taken to tackle girls’ issues. She maintained that educating adolescent girls may help the girl child through the seemingly never-ending cycle of issues like dropping out of schools, which can be see more among girls, low attendance, marriage at young ages and unwanted pregnancies. Specific inputs are necessary to enhance their self-esteem and selfconfidence to familiarize them with problems related to women, she added.

The resource person also mentioned school sanitation as being also equally important in the context of creating safe and hygienic environments in schools which facilitates good academic environments.

She asserted that the manner in which a girl learns about menstruation and its associated changes may have an impact on her response to menarche and understanding of the health problems related to menstruation.

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JPC on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to resume hearing on April 12 would not be able to take any more burden of Bangladeshi nationals irrespective of their religion as the state has already accepted the burden of the foreigners who came to the state up to the midnight of March 24, 1971 and all sections of indigenous people of the State are opposed to granting citizenship to foreigners who came to the State on or after March 25, 1971.

The proposed bill has created a lot of anger in the state as a large number of organizations pleaded that the JPC should conduct its hearing in the state instead of holding it in New Delhi.

The AASU chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya has warned that the Central and State Governments should be ready to face a vigorous movement if they try to pass the bill forcefully by not accepting the opinion of the people of the state. He said that the JPC should take the opin-

Meghalaya may have new roads to save Umiam dam

Broken pavement along the Umiam Dam lies in a state of neglect. (File photo) Shillong, Apr 6 (PTI): The Meghalaya government is exploring the possibility of having additional roads in the Guwahati-Shillong route to minimise the vibration caused by vehicular traffic causing harm to the wall of the Umiam hyroelectric dam, the assembly was informed Friday.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) recently expressed concern about the safety of the Umiam concrete dam saying the government may give priority to take up an alternative road, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.

Presently every vehicle coming from Guwahati side has to pass the 220 sq km scenic lake, a tourist attraction, and everyday

thousands of vehicles ply by the dam, the first and the main hydro electric project in the state.

“We are looking at the possibility of having multiple entry-exit points in the state. The CWC has advised that traffic is to be diverted downstream of the Umiam dam,” Sangma said in his reply to the debate on governor’s address.

The issue of diversion of traffic on Umiam dam, located around 15 from Shillong, was taken up by the Meghalaya Energy Corporation (MeECL) with the state government, he said.

He said the MeECL had conducted a traffic vibration measurement study on the Umiam concrete dam in 2012, through the Central

Assam assembly passes Bills to hike salaries of MLAs G u wahati , A p r 6 (PTI): Assam assembly Friday unanimously passed three Bills to increase salaries of all lawmakers by up to 50 per cent without a single amendment.

The salaries of the speaker and the deputy speaker will be raised to Rs 1.2 lakh and Rs 1 lakh per month from the existing Rs 80,000 and Rs 75,000, an increase of 50 per cent and 33.33 per cent respectively.

Besides the salary component, both will get Rs 30,000 as parliamentary assistance and sumptuary allowances, according to one of three Acts.

For the chief Minister, the salary will go up to Rs 1.3 lakh from Rs 90,000, while his allowances for the two categories will become Rs 34,000 from Rs 17,000. So his total take away would be Rs 1.64 lakh every month.

For cabinet ministers and the leader of the opposition, the salary has been

proposed to be raised to Rs 1.1 lakh from Rs 80,000 at present, while the allowances have been doubled to Rs 30,000 from Rs 15,000.

A minister of state will now get a salary of Rs 1 lakh compared to the existing Rs 75,000, while also drawing an additional Rs 28,000 as parliamentary assistance and sumptuary allowances as against Rs 14,000 a month.

A deputy minister’s salary will become Rs 95,000 in place of Rs 70,000 and the allowances will increase to Rs 26,000 from Rs 13,000, the Act said. The salaries of all MLAs were hiked in a separate Act to Rs 80,000 from the existing Rs 60,000 per month, while doubling allowances for constituency, camp office and secretariat to Rs 40,000. In addition to the above emoluments, all of them will get other allowances under categories such as assembly sitting and travel among others, besides other non-cash benefits.

Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune.

“The findings indicated that the vibration levels are very low, insignificant and within safe limit,” he said quoting the report of the CWPRS. However, the chief minister said, the CWPRC also suggested that it was not advisable to have continuous vibration due to heavy traffic on such an important structure and suggested diversion of traffic near the dam.

The dam at the Umiam river came up in the early 1960s and the Meghalaya State Development Report in 2008 said it has a projected life span of 400 years with a gross storage capacity of 1,47,000 acre feet.

ion of all the indigenous people of the state before formulating its opinion and if the Centre tries to impose the bill against the wishes of the people, it would be responsible for the consequences.

The group intellectuals lead by noted social activists Hiren Gohain has also called people from all sections of society to unite and demand immediate withdrawal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and oppose the “steamrollering of Assamese sentiments”.

The noted RTI activist Akhil Gogoi alleged that it was the conspiracy of the BJP government to hold the hearing of JPC in New Delhi so that many of the stakeholders could not appear before the committee.

He also warned that any attempt to impose the bill would be counterproductive. “We are going to oppose the bill tooth and nail,” said Gogoi.

Tripura CM tells BJP workers to be modest Agartala , A p r 6 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Friday asked the leaders and workers of the ruling BJP to be more modest and not to be guided by “ego and power-illusion”.

The BJP came to power in Tripura in a landslide victory in the February 18 vote, defeating the 25-year-long regime of the CPI(M) led Left Front. The saffron party and its ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, secured 44 seats in the 60member assembly.

“The leaders and workers should not be guided by ego and power-illusion.

They should be more modest to people and should not consider themselves more important than the party,” Deb said at a the BJP’s 39th foundation day programme here.

Deb, also the party’s state unit president, said the leaders should always remember that people were the main driving force who brought the BJP to power.

“The BJP’s rise to power is a story of grit and hard labour of thousands of workers at the grass root level. Not everyone becomes minister, MLA or councillor. But everyone can become a party of the government,” he said. He warned party leaders against self-glorification.

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DIMAPUR LIRMEN SENSO TELONGJEM DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

FELICITATES

The Dimapur Lirmen Senso Telongjem with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations and profound appreciation to Miss. Chubanaro Longchatsur, D/o Mr. Limatemsu Longchar & Mrs. Wezoteu Puro for successfully achieving the post of Junior Engineer under N.F. Railway Maligaon Guwahati.

The Union further wishes and prays that the gracious God bless and guide in her future endeavour.

President Nungshikaba Lkr.

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dents’ Union (AASU) and 26 other organizations representing different ethnic groups of the state, have already submitted a joint memorandum to the JPC but only a few of the organizations have been called for the hearing.

The AASU which appeared before the JPC long back, has strongly opposed the bill saying that the bill violates the provisions of the Assam Accord and poses a threat to the identity of the indigenous people of the state.

The AASU in its memorandum to the JPC stated that the proposed bill would destroy the valued principle of secularism enshrined in the Constitution of India.

The Bill has a hidden agenda of creating vote bank at the cost of the secular fabric of the country and the Bill would encourage further infiltration from Bangladesh, the memorandum said.

The memorandum further said that Assam

FELICITATION The Royal Club Kohima, with immense pride and honour, extends our heartiest congratulations to two of our members Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire and Khriehu Liezietsu for being successfully elected to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Dr. Neikiesalie Kire has been elected for the 3rd consecutive term from 9th Kohima Town Assembly Constituency, while Khriehu Liezietsu has been elected for the second consecutive term from 10th Northern Angami-1 Assembly Constituency.

We express our profound happiness on their success and also wish them good health. May the Almighty bless them richly in their future endeavour.

Er. Kevizatuo Miachieo President Royal Club

Kepelhouto Nakhro Press Secretary Royal Club

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G u wahati , A p r 6 (Agencies): In what has triggered an angry reaction in Assam, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has decided to resume hearing in New Delhi on April 12 but a large number of stakeholders who opposed the bill have not been called for hearing.

The JPC has asked the organisations who were called for the hearings to submit their memorandum well in advance along with the names of the representatives, attending the hearing.

It is significant that formation of the JPC had necessitated after a large number of organizations in Assam opposed the bill seeking to provide citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis who came to India after March 25, 1971 due to religious persecution in their own country.

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SC asks 4 states to pay Rs 127 Cr to tea-workers

Teachers’ certificates from doubtful institutes unacceptable: Himanta

Guwahati, Apr 6 (Agencies): In a sigh of relief for the tea workers of four states whose legal dues have remained unpaid for a period of fifteen years, the Supreme Court on April 4 directed the States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to make an interim payment of approximately Rs 127 crores to tea garden workers.

According to the figures submitted by the Centre, Assam topped the list in non-payment of dues which amounted to Rs. 249 crores followed by Tamil Nadu (70 crores), West Bengal (30 crores) and Kerala (27 crores).

Over three lakh tea garden workers will be positively affected by the court’s’ order.

A Bench comprising Justices SA Bobde and L Nageswara Rao passed the order in a contempt petition filed by the International Union of Food Association and the Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity.

G u wahati , A p r 6 (PTI): Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Friday said the government will focus on quality of teachers and will not accept certificates from any doubtful institutes while appointing them. Sarma, during a discussion on education in the Assembly, said his focus is to improve the system, keeping in mind the students’ interest on top.

“Students have the fundamental right of quality education. Unless we have quality teachers, it is not possible. In the venture schools or colleges, no one knows how the teachers are appointed,” he said.

Countering the appeals of MLAs across all political parties that a humanitarian approach should be adopted for retaining jobs of teachers, Sarma said the human rights of students is of topmost importance.

“Teachers are getting certificates from varsities like Magadh University and Vinayaka University. This time, when we will provincialise ( to bring under Assam

Conrad accords priority to education; allocates Rs 1000 cr Shillong, Apr 6 (PTI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Friday said his government has prioritised education and allotted nearly Rs 1000 crore for the sector.

Replying to a debate on the Governor’s address, Sangma said, “We have allotted nearly Rs 1,000 crore for the education sector.

But this is not enough as the financial burden in this sector is high.” He said the government has also set up a task force to study the education policy and it is expected to submit its report within three months. The chief minister highlighted the need to release salary of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan school teachers which was lying pending for the last 7/8 months was a big task for the new government.

The chief minister said 150 schools will be provided with additional classrooms and activity-based aids for the students to help them learn science and mathematics. “We have to inculcate

their love for the subject when they were young,” he said, calling on the parents and society to also play their part in this sector.

On the safety of women and children, the chief minister also called on the society at large to change their mindset first and foremost. Stating that awareness camps and meetings need to be held to ensure that women get their due respect, Sonowal said a number of measures were taken by the government to ensure safety and security to women and children. He said the government has set up women helpline 181, the anti-human trafficking units in four districts - Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills district - apart from women police stations which were set up in 7 districts.

He also said that proposals for creation of more women police stations in four remaining districts are also under consideration by the government.

Himanta Biswa Sarma government service) the venture institutes, we are going to check each certificates,” he added. Around 6,000 teachers whose jobs were provincialised recently, 95 per cent of them carried certificates from either Magadh or Vinayaka University, he informed the House.

The minister also criticised the MLAs, particularly the BJP MLAs, for seeking

Dear, Yudener Longchar, Turning 2nd year old is twice as great as the greatest thing in the world “Happy 2nd Birthday.”

From, Brother Vaoti, Oba, Oja, Tanubo, Otsu, Obuo & Relatives Dearest, Lanutemsu Imsong Every day we thank our lucky stars that you came into our world. You are the sweetest boy ever. Happy third birthday son .God bless you.

From: Mom, Dad and relatives Dearest Olivia Awomi, We wish smiles, love, hugs, luck and every good thing for you on your birthday. Stay blessed always. Many happy returns of the day !

Best Wishes, Teachers & Friends.

Little Laureates Montessori Dear Kuosiechu H. Sharu On this special day, We wish you all the very best, all the joy you can ever have and may you be blessed abundantly today, tomorrow and the days to come!

May you have a fantastic birthday and many more to come... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! God Bless you.

From your loving siblings, Easter & Tamiehie

Happy birthday Dear Manching 4m your loving family

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The Northern Angami Sports Association with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to our wrestler Mr. Menuosetuo Yiese from Kohima Village being awarded champion in the recently concluded Naga Style Wrestling Meet 2018 organized by the Nagaland Wrestling Association.

The Association further wishes him all the best and great success in his future endeavour.

Lhoubeizo Mere Kesiyie President, NASA K-930

Kelhouneisa Khezhie Gen. Secy., NASA

AFFIDAVIT (CHANGE OF NAME)

I, Smti. Dil Maya Sunar, W/o Shri. Chandra Bahadur Sunar have changed my name as follows through an Affidavit vide Regd. No. 82/2018 dated 06/04/2018.

Old Name Correct Name 1. Smti. Dil Maya Sunarai Smti. Dil Maya Sunar NOTARY PUBLIC

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IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA, CAMP : DIMAPUR : NAGALAND NO. M 54/18/237

NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the 5/4/18

Notice is hereby given that Shri. Bendangtoshi Longkumer -Vrs- Tiamerenla Monalisa Changkija resident of Duncan Bosti Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/ objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this Court in writing on or before 5.05.18.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Bendangtoshi Longkumer , Village /Town Block No. : 04, Patta No. : 80, Dag No. : 409, Area : 01-00-15.

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Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur : Nagaland.

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA, CAMP : DIMAPUR : NAGALAND. NO. M 55/18/234

NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the 5/4/18

Notice is hereby given that Shri/ Smti Tekawati -Vrs- H. Akaito Sema resident of Dimapur Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/ objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this Court in writing on or before 5.05.18.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Tekawati, Village /Town Block No. : 05, Patta No. : 738, Dag No. : 817, Area : 00-02-18.

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transfer requests of teachers and said that by doing this, the schools are getting affected.

“In the secondary level, we have more than 14 lakh students and 62,761 teachers along with over 7,000 contract teachers. This brings the teacher-student ratio to 1:14. This is because, in some cases there are hardly any teachers, while in some schools there are more teachers than required,” he added. Amid a noisy scene for a brief period over his remark on Right to Education Act and necessity to continue teaching of Arabic language, Sarma said the government wants to modernise Madrassa education by focusing more on subjects like mathematics, science and computer science.

DISOWNED

This for general information to all concern that I have disowned Anwar Khan from my family forever. He claims to be my son and uses my name. Hence I would like to let it be known to one and all that Anwar Khan is not my biological son nor my adopted son, Therefore from today onwards anybody dealing with him in any manner whatsoever either in cash or kind, I shall not be held responsible for the same.

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(Abdul Hai) R/o East Block Colony, Ward No - 4 Dimapur, Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT

I, Mr. Imnameren Longkumer, S/o Mr. Limawati Ao (New Name) and Mr. Imkongmeren Longkumer, S/o Mr. Limawati Ao (Old Name) both refer to one and same person, from today my name shall be known as Mr. Imnameren Longkumer with vide Regd. No. 230/2017, Dated : 16/11/2017.

Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Dimapur : Nagaland DP-2763 AFFIDAVIT (CHANGE OF NAME) I, Smti. Ambika Devi Kuwar Chhetri, W/o Shri. Indra Bahadur Kuwar Chhetri have changed my name and my daughters name as follows through an affidavit vide Regd. No. 81/2018 dated 06/04/2018.

Old Name Correct Name 1. Smti. Ambika Devi Smti. Ambika Devi Kuwar Chhetri 2. Daughter's Name Miss. Aita Kumari Chhetri 3. Daugher's Name Miss Indu Chhetri NOTARY PUBLIC DP-2768A Regd No 479

AFFIDAVIT

Date 28/04/2017

I, Shri Sekhota Ringa, Son of Late Chekhwusayi, resident of New Secretariat Colony, District Kohima, Nagaland, 797001 do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India hailing from the Chakhesang Naga Tribe.

2. That in my entire Academic records, service book and records my Surname has been entered and recorded as Nyenga as Sekhota Nyenga and in my children’s academic records and in my Aadhaar Card my name has been entered and recorded as Sekhota Ringa.

3. That for and on behalf of myself I hereby renounce/ remit /relinquish and abandon the use of my former Surname Nyenga and use my surname Ringa as my official Surname in place and in substitution of my former Surname.

4. That whether my name has been entered and recorded as Sekhota Ringa or Sekhota Nyenga it refers to one and the same person i.e me and it interchangeable and synonymous.

5. That this affidavit shall stand as a piece of evidence for any ratification/clarification if any complication that may arise with regard to change of my Surname as Ringa and henceforth I shall at all times hereafter in all record, deed and in writing and in all proceeding, dealings and transactions private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever use and sign my name of Sekhota Ringa .

6. That, I expressly authorize and request all persons at all times hereafter to designate and address me, by such assumed surname of Sekhota Ringa accordingly.

7. That this affidavit is signed and sworn before the competent authority and herein it shall be used for all my official records, future references and future correspondence.

That the above statements made in Para 1-7 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the Competent Authority on 28th April 2017 at Kohima Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above named on this the 28th April, 2017.

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IMPHAL, Apr 6: The war of words between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress over the alleged multi-crore scam in the state public works department (PWD) continued.

Intensifying its attack on the government, opposition Congress Friday accused the government spokesperson of concealing the actual amount involved in the scam.

It was not Rs.3 crore but over Rs 30 crore that had been misappropriated, the Congress alleged while rubbishing the clarification made by the government spokesperson Th Bishwajit over the scam related with alleged fraudulent withdrawal of a huge amount fund in the PWD using forged Cheque Drawal Authority (CDA).

On April 3, the opposition Congress exposed the scam in the PWD and also produced documents written from the state finance department to the PWD regarding withdrawal of fund using forged CDA. Making a clarification on the allegation, the spokesperson claimed that the government was able to save a huge amount of

fund from the attempted withdrawal. The minister, however, said that fund amounting to around Rs three crore could not be saved as it was found already withdrawn.

Meanwhile, opposition Congress, unconvinced by the clarification, charged the ruling BJP of misleading the people by cheap propaganda.

“If they felt that there is nothing wrong to the issue brought up by the Congress party over the misappropriation of public money, why are they delaying to hand over the case to an independent agency for investigation,” Congress spokesperson Kh Joykishan questioned.

He challenged the ruling party saying that “if BJP has the guts, then let form a committee with members from both ruling and opposition as member to enquire into the scam.

Representatives from media fraternity can also be invited to the committee.”

Joykishan, who addressed a news conference in Imphal’s Congress Bhavan, alleged that works minister’s claim of involving only Rs three crore has clearly showed that government was trying to

mislead the people. “It was not Rs three crore only that had been withdrawn. The actual amount was over Rs 30 crore,” said Joykishan.

It is a big scam of financial irregularities and the ruling government must produce a white paper on how fraud checques have been used for withdrawal from government exchequer, he demanded.

The exchequer of the state government was lapsed on March 28 but there were reports of withdrawing money even after the closure of the financial year by diverting plan head to non-plan heads, the Congress spokesperson alleged.

Joykishan also hurled fresh charge of issue of cheque for withdrawal of fund to the black listed contractor. He said, “What is more surprising is that the state government had issued cheque involving a huge amount of fund to a black listed contractor”.

The Congress legislator also alleged that the BJP-led government was unable to clear the salaries and pensions of employees as it had not taken up steps to disburse the amount before the closure of the financial year.

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IMPHAL, Apr 6: Striking employees of Manipur government have intensified their cease-work strike demanding implementation of pay structures recommended by 7th Pay Commission from Friday.

Earlier, employees attended offices without discharging their official duties.

However, after the striking JAC announced the intensified form of stir “No office attendance”, employees have abstained from attending offices from Friday.

Employees under the aegis of Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Government Employees’ Organization (AMGEO) and All Manipur Trade Union Council (AMTUC) have been resorting to cease-work strike since March 22, pressing BJP-led coalition government to adopt the 7th Pay Commission in the state.

M a n i p u r G o ve r n ment Services’ Federation (MGSF), another pressure group of the state government employees have also joined the strike with effect from April 2 last.

While announcing the intensified form of stir late Thursday, JAC general secretary Laitonjam Biken alleged that the state government was trying to

arrest top functionaries of the strike body instead of addressing the plight of the employees.

“The strike has completed 15 days on Thursday.

Instead of addressing our demands, government is sending out state police and security force personnel to search and arrest JAC leaders,” he said. The government has an intention to neutralize the impact of the ongoing cease work strike, he alleged while reiterating that the JAC will not retreat from its ongoing stir until a positive response comes up from the government side.

Meanwhile, extending moral support to the ongoing cease-work strike of the employees demanding 7th Pay Commission, the Manipur State Pensioners’ Union (MSPU) has also started launching series of sit-in-demonstration.

The demonstration was staged in Imphal’s Singjamei on Thursday and will stage in the headquarters of other districts in the coming days, a statement of MSPU informed. While justifying the demand of the employees, the pensioners’ body asserted that the Central government had adopted the pay structures recommended by the 7th Pay Commission a year back in the backdrop of ever increasing prices of essential commodities.

80% job reservation for locals mooted in Assam

G UWA H AT I , A p r 6 (Agencies): The new cancer hospital attached to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) to have come up is a relief for many cancer patients, who otherwise have to wait in a long queue to avail radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment at the B Booroah Cancer Institute (BBCI) because of the huge load of patients there. These patients now visit the cancer hospital at GMCH to avail similar services.

Equipped with the latest diagnostic and radiology facilities for cancer care, it is already receiving a good number of patients every day. The hospital has three departments - medical oncology, surgical oncology and radiotherapy.

The BBCI at present receives about 90,000 old cancer patients and about 12,000 new patients every year. The load of patients is very high and there have been instances when cancer patients had to get admitted to other private hospitals to avail treatment. According to data, the hospital receives an average of 30 cancer patients for chemotherapy per day and an average of 120 patients in the radiotherapy department per day. The hospital receives about 2530 new cases of cancer in its out-patient department per day and about 120 old cases per day.

NESAC to help govt fight weather woes S H I L LO N G, A p r 6 (Agencies): The Revenue and Disaster Department is coordinating with the Regional Meteorological Center in Guwahati and the North East Space Application Center (NESAC), Umiam, for weather forecast and the information is shared with all deputy commissioners.

This was informed by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Kyrmen Shylla to a call attention motion raised by Congress MLA PT Sawkmie after the havoc spread by hailstorm and heavy rain was reported in the state. Sawkmie asked on the steps taken to distribute relief to families affected by natural calamities and urged the government to enhance the monetary benefit

to affected families.

As per the initial report, 237 villages have been affected by the severe hailstorm in West Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills, East Garo Hills and different blocks of Mawshynrut, Mairang, Laskein, Songsak, Rongjeng and Samanda in which 250 households have been affected. “Assessment is still going on and these figures may change to some extent.

So far, there is no report of casualties or loss of life,” Shylla said.

As for monetary relief, he said the government has earlier placed Rs 20 lakh with every DC from which they can meet immediate needs for relief and additional fund will be placed with them as and when required.

Shylla added that Chief Minister Conrad Sangma convened a meeting to take action to extend relief and other necessary relief assistance to the victims of the natural calamity, in the form of Gratuitous Relief (GR), tarpaulins, CGI sheets etc.

“GR food items have been distributed to more than 2500 families initially for a period of three days, other relief materials such as tarpaulins and blankets have also been distributed.

Some DCs are also arranging CGI sheets, as per actual requirement,” he said.

Shylla said that DCs, SDOs have been asked to make detailed assessment of damage to dwelling houses, crops, livestock and poultry etc and to submit reports as early as possible.

I tanaga r , A p r 6 (PTI): The Ar unachal Pradesh government has made a detailed presentation of state finances, including “several challenges” and requirements before the 15th Finance Commission, officials said Friday.

A team of the Finance Commission arrived here yesterday and had a meeting with state government officials, they said.

The Arunachal Pradesh gover nment’s presentation contained the state finances, besides the requirements for urban local bodies, vulnerability to natural disasters and suggestions for sharing

Imphal, Apr 6 (PTI): Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla Friday criticised Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif for his reported statement that Bollywood star Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in jail in a blackbuck poaching case, as he hails from the minority community.

She said that the Pakistan foreign minister has no business to interfere in India’s internal affairs.

Heptulla told newsmen at Raj Bhavan here that in this country, individuals irrespective of religion, caste and creed, are punished on the basis of the crimes committed by them and there is no segregation based on “minority” or “majority” as claimed by the Pakistan minister.

If the actor made a mistake, he has to pay the price, Heptulla added.

“India has her own Constitution, laws and can solve its own problem,” she told newsmen at Raj Bhavan

here. Her reaction came after Khwaja Asif had reportedly told a Pakistan TV news channel yesterday that Salman was sentenced to five years in jail by a Jodhpur court as he hails from the minority community.

India has not interfered into the affairs of the neighbouring country, she said adding that Pak should concern itself with its own problems and not bother with the internal affairs of India.

“Pak has no right to interfere in the country’s internal affairs. We can take care of our problems and we have proper Constitution and laws,” Heptulla said.

Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in jail and fined Rs 10,000 by a Jodhpur court in connection with the killing of two blackbucks near Jodhpur in October 1998, while he and a group of other actors were in Rajasthan for the shooting of the film ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’.

Central taxes, Shaktikanta Das, Acting Chairman of the Finance Commission, said.

“The state has several challenges besides opportunities to invest in hydro-power, tourism, food processing and agri-horti sectors. There are borderrelated challenges and insurgency problem in most of the border areas of the state.

“We have open mind on all issues projected by the state at this point of time. We will examine all the suggestions and projections and accordingly recommend to the President,” Das said.

He said the Arunachal

Pradesh government had suggested giving weightage on population, infrastructure gap and border area development as criteria for devolution of Central taxes.

Das said the Commission, after holding consultations with the 29 states, would submit its recommendations to President Ram Nath Kovind by October 31, 2019.

The recommendations will come into effect for five years starting from April 1, 2020.

After Arunachal Pradesh, the Commission is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir and then Kerala, Das added.

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In a report submitted to the House on Wednesday, the committee stated that after an ‘in-depth and on-the-spot investigation into Saikia’s complaint, it has observed that the recruitment process of ONGC’s Assam Asset did not adhere to the provisions of Rule 4 of the Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959’ and recommended that ONGC and other central PSUs should follow a policy similar to that followed by the Gujarat government and reserve 80 per cent of the posts for local unemployed youths, the report added.

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The House committee was constituted last year on a complaint petition filed by leader of opposition, Debabrata Saikia with the Speaker of the Assembly that hydrocarbon major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Assam Asset has A worker carries bamboo on the bank of River Brahmaputra in Guwahati on denied employment to eligible local candidates during Friday. (PTI)

Guwahati, Apr 6 (PTI): Assam assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami Friday reprimanded Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha for coming to the House wearing a t-shirt bearing some writings in Bengali, and did not allow him to speak until he changed it.

The moment Purkayastha stood to speak after the House reassembled for the post-lunch session, Goswami did not allow him to say a single word until he changes his t-shirt.

“With this dress, I cannot allow you to speak.

I request you to please change your dress. Please follow the dress code. I said this in the morning also though I did not mention any name,” he sternly told the Congress member.

“If you want to speak anything, please give it to your leader and he will speak for you,” he added.

Purkayastha the changed the t-shirt and wore a formal shirt before rejoining the proceedings.

Earlier addressing a press conference during the day, Goswami said there was a laid down dress code for the MLAs and they should follow that.

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World Health Day

Vol. XXVIII NO. 119 Dimapur, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018

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By deed undone

emesis has finally caught up with Bollywood’s mega superstar Salman Khan in the 20-year old illegal hunting of blackbuck and chinkara in two separate incidents at Jodhpur in 1998 when the trial court finally pronounced him guilty and sentenced to five year rigorous imprisonment. Salman and his friends were accused of killing a blackbuck and a chinkara in two separate incidents in 1998, during the filming of the movie ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. The others who were also charged but later acquitted included - Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu. Earlier Salman Khan was awarded a five-year jail term on April 10, 2006 under Section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act for hunting one blackbuck, a protected animal, at Ghoda Farm near Jodhpur’s Mathania village on the night of September 28-29, 1998. Three days later the sessions court granted him bail in the case. After the same court rejected the defense plea to suspend the sentence on August 24, 2007, Salman Khan surrendered before the court on August 26, 2007 and was sent to the Jodhpur jail. He was granted bail by the Rajasthan High Court on August 31, 2007.The accounts of the driver, Harish Dulani who drove the actor and others on the fateful night in September 28 1998 provided a clear depiction of an actor who was unstoppable in his quest for a macho thrill. That meant firing at the blackbuck from the vehicle and then with the help of another person, chopping off the injured animal’s head with a knife. As it is, the poaching case has been dragging for nearly two decades, reinstating once more how wheels of justice move tardily. The judgment establishes that Chief Judicial Magistrate Khatri was focussed on meting out justice no matter what the circumstances were or whether the accused was a powerful personality or a superstar.

This difference is often blurred not just by frenzied fans, but those in power too. It may be noted that Salman Khan enjoys immense popularity not only as mega-superstar with box office hits after another but also one who has massive fan following across India and for which he was made India’s Goodwill Ambassador for the Rio Olympics. Salman Khan is also acknowledged as the biggest donor of charity and one who never refuses help to anyone even including struggling stars. In fact, many Bollywood stars owe their success to him, it is said. Many testify that Salman Khan is a gem of a man with a heart of pure gold. His fans say the case is so old and thus justice has been denied to him. Further, there is the argument that Salman is the victim of his own fame.

The court may have got it right in as far as penalty for the offence is involved but it has unfortunately not done any good to the Indian judicial system where biases and prejudices at rife. Those holding this view say that while those who lynch people for suspected beef eating or transportation are not even arrested, but in the case with Salman, despite having served some time in prison and despite lack of evidence, he is being hounded out. If Salman deserves to be jailed for killing an animal, what about those fringe elements who have killed hundreds of people within a span of three to four years in the name of culture?

DailyDevotion The Collision of God and Sin

…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree… —1 Peter 2:24 The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. It was the supreme triumph, and it shook the very foundations of hell.

There is nothing in time or eternity more absolutely certain and irrefutable than what Jesus Christ accomplished on the Cross— He made it possible for the entire human race to be brought back into a rightstanding relationship with God. He made redemption the foundation of human life; that is, He made a way for every person to have fellowship with God. The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming. He is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). The incarnation of Christ would have no meaning without the Cross.

Beware of separating “God was manifested in the flesh…” from “…He made Him…to be sin for us…”

(1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Corinthians 5:21). The purpose of the incarnation was redemption. God came in the flesh to take sin away, not to accomplish something for Himself. The Cross is the central event in time and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both.

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

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

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

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018

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Health Benefits of Honey

he World Health Orga- coverage matters?

“No one should have nization was founded Countries that invest in to choose between death on the principle that Universal Health Coverage and financial hardship. No all people should be able to (UHC) make a sound invest- one should have to choose realize their right to the high- ment in their human capital. between buying medicine est possible level of health. In recent decades, Universal and buying food.”

“Health for all “has Health Coverage (UHC) has Throughout 2018, we therefore been the guiding vi- emerged as a key strategy to aim to inspire, motivate and sion of WHO for more than make progress towards other guide Universal Health Covseven decades. It’s also the health-related and broader erage (UHC) stakeholders to impetus behind the current development goals. Access make commitments towards organization – wide drive to to essential quality care and Universal Health Coverage support countries in moving financial protection not only (UHC). towards Universal Health enhances people’s health and • Inspire – by highlightCoverage (UHC). life expectancy, it also pro- ing policy-makers’ power Along with the rest of tects countries from epidem- to transform the health of the world, Nagaland also ob- ics, reduces poverty and the their nation, framing the serves World challenge as Health Day ‘Health is a human right. No one should get sick exciting and 2018 on the a m b i t i o u s, theme “Uni- and die just because they are poor, or because they and inviting cannot access the health services they need’ versal health them to be a coverage: evpar t of the eryone, everywhere”. risk of hunger, creates jobs, change.

• Motivate – by sharExperience has illus- drives economic growth and ing examples of how countrated, time and again, that enhances gender equality.

Universal Health Coverage is What World Health tries are already progressing towards Universal Health achieved when political will Day can do? is strong.

Some countries have Coverage (UHC) and enSo in this 70th anniver- already made significant courage others to find their sary year, WHO is calling on progress towards universal own path.

• Guide – by providing world leaders to live up to health coverage. But half the pledges they made when the world’s population is tools for structured policy they agreed the Sustainable still unable to obtain the dialogue on how to advance Development Goals (SDG) in health services they need. If Universal Health Coverage 2015, and commit to concrete countries are to achieve the (UHC) domestically or supsteps to advance the health of Sustainable Development porting such efforts in other all people. This means ensur- Goals (SDG) target, one countries (e.g. expanding ing that everyone, everywhere billion more people need service coverage, improving can access essential quality to benefit from Universal of services, reducing out-ofhealth services without facing Health Coverage (UHC) by pocket payments).

At least half the world’s financial hardship.

2023.

The Organization will World Health Day will people do not receive the esmaintain a high-profile focus shine a spotlight on the need sential health services they on Universal Health Cover- for Universal Health Cover- need. Get the tools you need age (UHC) via series of age (UHC) – and the ad- to raise awareness and help events through 2018, starting vantages it can bring. WHO advance universal health on World Health Day on 7th and its partners will share coverage for everyone evApril with global and local examples of steps to take to erywhere. conversations about ways to get there through a series of Directorate of Health achieve health for all. events and conversations held & Family Welfare, Why Universal health at multiple levels.

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1.Pevents cancer and heart diseases: It contains flavonoid, antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancer and heart diseases.

2. Reduce ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorder: Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis. This may be related to the 3rd benefit.

3. Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-fungal: “All honey is antibacterial because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide”.

4. Reduces cough and throat irritation: It helps with coughs, particularly buckwheat honey. In a study of 105 children, a single dose of buckwheat honey was as effective as a single dose of dextromethorphan in relieving nocturnal cough and allowing proper sleep.

5. Blood sugar regulation: Even though it contains simple sugars, it is not the same as white sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its exact combination of fructose and glucose actually helps the body regulate blood sugar levels.

6. Heal wounds and burns: External application of honey has been shown to be as effective as conventional treatment with silver sulfadiazine. It is speculated that the drying effect of the simple sugar and honey’s antibacterial nature combine to create this effect.

7. Strengthen the immune system: Manuka Honey has been found to stimulate the production of immune cells according to a study at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK. Side effects of honey Over-consumption of honey or having allergic issues or diseases may cause the following side effects:1.Abdominal discomfort: Overconsumption of honey may cause severe abdominal pain. Being

rich in fructose, it can interrupt the nutrient absorption capacity of our small intestine. It can also impose long-term effects on our gastrointestinal system and cause several gastric issues, such as bloating, gas, cramps, etc. Sometimes it also leads to acute conditions like diarrhea or an upset stomach.

2. May cause Allergic reactions: Ingestion of raw honey can also give you mild to moderate allergies. This situation can get worse in those who are allergic to pollen grains. It is the unprocessed nectar of flowers that may contain pollen, pesticides, insecticides, and lots of other chemicals. Its direct consumption can lead to the development of allergic symptoms like swelling, itching, inflammation, rashes, hives, puffiness, cough, asthma, wheezing, iritis, breathing troubles, difficulty in swallowing and so on.

3. Anaphylactic Shock: Eating raw honey and in larger doses can cause severe allergic reactions like anaphylaxis. It holds allergens in most cases, which generate a grave medical condition called ‘anaphylactic shock’.

This condition is characterized by whole-body allergy along with dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath, hypotension, heart failure, etc. This is a serious side effect of honey as it can sometimes even lead to death.

4. May cause internal bleeding: Honey should be avoided by those people that have bleeding disorders or are taking drugs that may increase the risk of internal bleeding.

5. May cause infections: Honey might be appealing and tasty, but it should be avoided by those who have a weak immune system. It may increase the risk of bacterial and fungal infection in the body.

Khaiko, St. Joseph College, B.Sc 6th Semester

The vitality of parks and green spaces on human health

(From previous issue) There is increasing evidence that ‘nature’ in the urban environment is good for both physical and mental health. Natural views-of elements such as trees and lakes-promote a drop in blood pressure and are shown to reduce feelings of stress (Hartig et al, 2003). Many people express this effect by saying that a park or green space is a good place to ‘get away from the stresses of life’. It has been found that park users reported better general perceived health, higher levels of activity and the ability to relax faster (Payne et al.

1998).

Studies have found that mental fatigue and aggression was higher among urban public housing residents (Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. 2001). Due to lack of green spaces in urban sites, people have an unhealthy quality of

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life. But today, with attention to parks and green spaces, the health quality of urban residents have improved. A state wide study in West Virginia found that countries with greater recreation opportunities (e.g., existence of parks, number of facilities, acres of recreation lands) also had higher rates of physical activity, lower health care expenditures and lower obesity rates.

Grahn (1992) also highlights the positive effects of green spaces such as stress relief, strengthened immune system, improved concentration and learning capacity. Green spaces can enhance selfesteem, self-confidence, social and communication skills whilst also improving stamina, coordination and balance. Pretty et al., (2006) suggests that every green environment improves both self-esteem and mood. The mentally-ill

hey are going to solve the problem”. This popular dictum seems to be doing round for quite some-time. I have heard people talk about various problems like economy, health, education, poverty and different other kinds of problems. But we tend to say ‘they’ are going to solve the problem. Many of us tend to think that someone else is going to solve the problem for us and never want to get involved.

Now, the word ‘they’ seems to be very tricky here. At times it is even difficult to understand as to whom we are really referring to. I think every good thing comes with responsibility. Yet many of us take responsibility with a pinch of salt. Responsibility is character quality that needs to be developed. For, it is not a natural characteristic and we have to earn by the sweat of our brow but many of us want to skip this hard part instead of rolling up our sleeves and get ourselves involved.

Even in the recently con-

had one of the greatest selfesteem improvements.

Evidence from Japan emphasises the vital role that tree-lined streets, parks and other green spaces play in our lives.

Not only do they enhance our sense of community and our attachment to a particular neighbourhoodthey can even help us live longer. Of more than 3100 people born between 19031918 in Tokyo, 2211 were still alive by 1992; the probability of their living for a further five years was linked to their ability to take a stroll in local parks and tree-lined streets.

These are all the evidences of the vitality of parks and green spaces on our overall well being.

My study was carried out in Lady Hydari Park, Wards Lake and Golf course in Shillong city.

Furthermore, my study also found out that with Shillong city witnessing

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cluded state election (Nagaland), speculations wrapped through every media, making almost every house hold a talking point about change and development.

In many of the popular Facebook pages and Whatsapp groups, the talk still continues, many even gets in personal fights while trying to assert their own sense of right and wrong. But the larger question is what kind of change are we talking about? Certainly not from bad to worst! I think positive change is something we all long for yet the question of who will bring that change still goes answer, except the promises surfaced in the manifestoes of different political parties.

Even in the realm of spiritual health, I am sure if not all many want to have good place of worship or a church. But when it comes to responsibility we tend to take a back seat though we know a good church comes with lots of responsibilities. We expect good things to come from the church but never want to get involve in contributing towards

increasing rate of urbanization, significant negatory changes in public health and environment splurges into wider debate.

The negative implications of urbanization cannot be ousted entirely yet it can be minimized with significant efforts. One such effort is to multiplicate the available green spaces in the city. Green spaces dispense motley of purposes for different people. Green spaces have an important legacy since time immemorial providing opportunities for individuals to ameliorate their health, for communities to develop, and to fortify the environment.

It is paramount that this resource be augmented for a sustainable Shillong.

With additional support and succour from literature review, the study also confirmed the posit medium of green spaces’ advancement towards

the responsibilities of the church.

For instance, we want to have a good church ‘bulletin’, but when it comes to responsibilities like, writing articles, contributing financial needs, reaching to unreached etc., we tend to say, “They will do it!” Likewise, there are numerous other responsibilities like, attending Sunday service, giving tithes, attending meetings (GBM), arranging the sound system, distributing song books, serving refreshment, etc. but many of us tend to think, these are not my job!

One common tendency we have towards responsibilities is, “They will do it”. I think we expect too much on our leaders and failed to act on our part. I think it’s time we ask, what can I contribute for the betterment of the society rather expecting on others? So let’s get involved, do whatever we can only then I think we can expect to see the change, we want in our society.

Wungnaongam Pou, Research Fellow University of Delhi, (naongampao@gmail.com)

physical health benefits of the users in all the study sites. In addition to physical health benefits, the green spaces (Lady Hydari and Golf Link) offered non-physical benefits (mental health and well being) through sedentary activities like sitting and relaxing within the green space. But this was not the case in Wards Lake- there was no report of sedentary activities apart from socializing, family outing and access to physical health benefits. Different agegroups have different motives to visit green spaces and also variant activities they engage in. The management, therefore, should take into consideration different recreational requirements of all target groups. The conservation and development of such green spaces will, then, aid in transforming and enhancing Shillong into a more liveable, resilient and

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sustainable city.

The main purpose of this communication is to advice the citizens of Dimapur that, given the weather conditions as compared to Shillong, we should be keenly seeking to adopt ways and practice the same for a more sustainable city. We have huge mass of properties, be it in our homes or work place, which we can utilize to make it green so as to condition our homes naturally, which is directly linked to our health.

We have to utilize our potential to its extent in order to achieve sustainability at its best.

As I rightly state“The greener our homes and towns, the healthier its citizens”.

(Concluded) Alino Sumi, PhD Scholar, Martin Luther Christian University, Meghalaya, (alinosumi06@gmail.com)

Correction

propos the article titled “Rejoinder to pensioners ‘scam’”, published on April 3, 2018, the third paragraph should read as “Annexure – II and submit to the Accountant General, Nagaland through Treasury/Sub-Treasury for those drawing pension through Treasury and through Bank branches for those drawing pension through Bank branches” and not as rendered.

Reader’s Post

Tribute to Late NN Zhasa (Netsale) Sir,

Everything seems so swift, so early and momentary.

Parents gave you a name, Netsale, meaning ‘sowing seeds of happiness’. And you did live up to your name at home and beyond, as an IFS officer serving in the States of Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Nagaland.

All along, yours was apparently a success story, my favourite example in many motivational talks to our young people and students. Nevertheless, the hurried homecoming leaves behind a question deep down in our grief-laden hearts.

Anyway, believers don’t say Goodbye. So, farewell for the time being, brother. I bid you adieu - vivolieluo.

Dr. Dietho-o, South Corner, AG Road, 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.

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CBI continues questioning Nepal PM arrives in Delhi on 3-day visit Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law

Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli received by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to the country on Friday.

meet Prime Minister Modi and is expected to take up various issues including the early execution of India funded projects in Nepal, implementation of the Mahakali Treaty, which pertains to sharing water of a river by the same name, and

construction of integrated check-posts.

Oli is also scheduled to visit the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology and the Breeder Seed Production Centre and an integrated farming project in Uttarakhand.

Oppn slam TMC for violence

Clashes in Kerala over land acquisition

N ew D elhi / K o lka t a , A pr 6 (AGENCIES):Opposition parties on Friday accused ruling Trinamool Congress of sponsoring widespread violence in the state to prevent their candidates from filing nominations for local body elections in the state— an issue that appears to have put a spanner in Banerjee’s anti-BJP front efforts.

Five Left parties— Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist Liberation), Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), and the All India Forward Block—addressed a joint press conference on Wednesday called to ask for the state election commission’s intervention.

CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury accused the ruling TMC of launching an assault on democracy and rule of law by capturing the block Development suffices (BDOs), Sub-Divisional Offices (SDOs) and even District Magistrate offices in some district to drive

development, education and training, exploring the possibility of inland water navigation upto Indian ports from Nepal, and expansion of Indian rail up to Kathmandu between the two countries.

In the evening, Oli will

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away opposition candidates from filing nominations for the three-tier panchayat elections.

“This is a form of pre-election rigging which makes the election a farce,” he said.

He also voiced his distrust of Banerjee’s initiative to cobble up anti-BJP Front for the 2019 General Election, sending a strong signal that they will not be associated with any move of antiBJP mobilisation initiated

by Banerjee.

“See what is happening in West-Bengal where the TMC goons are throttling democracy with the collusive support of the government machinery. Do these people have any political credibility?”

The Bharatiya Janata Party made similar allegations against the TMC earlier in the day. The party held protests against the TMC, and asked for additional central paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair elections.

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy and BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha held sit-in protests in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Mayo Road area in the city.

“The Trinamool Congress has turned the panchayat elections into a farce in the state,” Roy said, accusing both State Election Commission (SEC) and police administration of being “mute spectators”.

“Police are acting like cadres of the TMC,” Roy said, adding that party workers of both CPI (M) and the Congress—both of which he called spent forces—should join the saffron brigade against the “TMC misrule”.

Meanwhile, 25 people were wounded in clashes between BJP and TMC in Jalpaiguri district.

Tractor accident kills 9 in Telangana HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 (IANS): Nine agricultural labourers were killed and 15 injured when a tractor plunged into a canal in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near Vaddipatla, about 130 km from Hyderabad.

The tractor, which was carrying about 30 labourers, fell into the MR canal after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Rushing to the scene, locals launched rescue and relief operations.

They alerted the police, which pulled out the bodies with the help of the rescue workers.

Police suspect the driver’s negligence led to the tragedy. Some survivors claimed that the driver was drowsy.

The workers were going from one village to the other to work in the fields.

MALAPPURAM (KERALA), APRIL 6 (IANS): Protesters on Friday clashed with police here over land acquisition for a national highway development project, leaving several women and children injured.

Fearing their land and houses would be taken away, the demonstrators fought with the police as a land survey work was going on.

Trouble started with the beginning of the survey for a new alignment. According to the protesters there are two alignments -- in one 58 houses will be demolished and in the other a mosque and a temple will have to go. “There is enough government land near the new alignment. Why cannot they take that first and then take ours?” asked a woman who took part in the protest.

A large number of people had assembled near A.R. Nagar near Vengara on Friday. The clash started when they pelted stones at the police, who retaliated by chasing them.

The roads were then blocked and old tyres were set on fire. Over the past few months, Kerala has been witnessing mass protests over land acquisition.

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala accused the Left government of trying to “terrorise the people”. “The need of the hour is that the government should invite the protesters for talks. This is not the way development activities should take place.”

Accompanying Oli are Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Gyawali, Industry Minister, Commerce and Supplies Minister Matrika Yadav, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Raghubir Mahaseth, Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister Bishnu Rimal, MPs and senior officials.

The visit comes amid a hitch in bilateral ties.

Oli had to step down as Nepal Prime Minister in 2016 following a blockade on the India-Nepal border.

Many in the Himalayan nation blame India for the blockade that crippled Nepal’s economy.

The ties were further strained after Nepal decided to join China’s One Belt One Road initiative amid India’s concerns that the Chinese initiative would harm its strategic and economic interests.

Nepal has also signed a host of trade and transit pacts with China.

MUMBAI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The CBI on Friday questioned ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar’s brother-inlaw Rajiv Kochhar for a second consecutive day in connection with a case of Rs 3,250 crore loan to the Videocon Group in 2012.

Rajiv Kochhar is being questioned at the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Bandra-based office since morning.

Informed sources said the CBI was probing Rajiv Kochhar’s link over allegations pertaining to his Singapore-based company Avista Advisory’s dealings with the ICICI Bank.

The bank, however, has denied its engagement with Avista for any services ever.

The CBI on Thursday questioned Rajiv Kochhar for over five hours in connection with the case.

He was on Thursday stopped at Mumbai airport

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by immigration authorities around 11 a.m. while he was about to leave for Singapore.

Later, he was handed over to a CBI team which brought him to its Bandra office for questioning him in connection with its preliminary enquiry against his brother Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot.

The agency had regis-

WB panchayat polls: Supreme Court reserves order on BJP’s plea NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a BJP’s plea seeking that its candidate for the West Bengal panchayat elections be allowed to file their nomination papers and re-scheduling of the election.

A bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre reserved the order for April 9 as the BJP sought the deployment of paramilitary forces alleging that its candidates were being denied the nomination papers by the Block Development Officer and were being targeted by the ruling party people.

The Block Development Officer has been designated Assistant Panchayat Electoral Registration Officer for giving and accepting the nomination papers.

At the outset of the hearing, the bench asked the BJP to approach Cal-

cutta High Court.

However, senior counsel told the court that they have approached the top court because of the twomonth-old strike by the lawyers in the High Court.

Describing West Bengal a “troubled state”, senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the BJP, told the bench that if the state government was unable to discharge its constitutional responsibility, then the Centre must step in and uphold the constitution.

Appearing for the Centre, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, referring to the situation, said three major political parties in the State - the BJP, Congress and the CPI=M - were asking for central forces.

Appearing for the West Bengal government, senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the BJP was doing all this for the sake of “splash in media” and cited the areas of West

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Bengal where BJP had filed more nomination papers than the ruling TMC. Agreeing with Rohatgi that there were troubles in the state, Singhvi said the question was who was fomenting the trouble.

“There is trouble in the state. The question is who is fomenting the trouble.

You (BJP) have no pres-

ence in the state. You are fomenting the trouble and asking for central forces,” Singhvi said responding the BJP’s arguments.

He said that without approaching the State Election Commission and the High Court, the BJP has parachuted to the Supreme Court and this was only for the media splash.

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SRINAGAR, APRIL 6 (IANS): Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar city and some other places in the Kashmir Valley on Friday to prevent separatist called protests.

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, has called for peaceful protests after Friday’s congregational prayers. Geelani and Mirwaiz continue to remain under house arrest while Malik has been lodged at the Srinagar Central Jail.

The restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar’s old city areas while sufficient security deployments were made in other sensitive areas, the police said.

After widespread protests by students on Thursday, authorities ordered closure of all schools, colleges and universities in the Valley on Friday.

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tered a preliminary enquiry against Chanda Kochhar’s husband Deepak Kochhar, Videocon Group officials and others for its probe to determine any wrongdoing or otherwise in the sanction of the loan to the Videocon Group by the ICICI Bank as part of a consortium of banks in 2012.

Chanda Kochhar, who is facing questions of conflict of interest on the issue, has not been named in the preliminary enquiry, which was registered after news reports raised questions about Videocon Chairman giving loan of Rs 64 crore to a firm he had jointly promoted with Deepak Kochhar, six months after his group got the Rs 3,250 crore loan.

The said money was part of a loan of Rs 40,000 crore which Videocon received from a consortium of 20 banks led by the State Bank of India.

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NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli arrived here on Friday on a three-day visit -- his first foreign trip after he returned to power in February for a second time.

Oli and his wife Radika Shakya were received

by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the airport here.

Oli’s first foreign visit to India after taking charge as Nepal Prime Minister keeps up with the tradition of India-Nepal ties that have of late been strained.

He is scheduled to have talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also hold delegation-level talks on Saturday.

A 54-member highlevel delegation is accompanying Oli for his April 6-8 visit, according to Nepal Foreign Ministry.

The two sides are expected to sign pacts related to agriculture, research and

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It said the major issues are non-generation of Unique Porting Code (UPC) by the donor operator or non-receipt of UPC by the subscriber, multiple times rejection of porting requests by donor operators on various grounds of rejections prescribed in regulation 12 of the MNP regulations, instances of fraudulent porting, issuance of interim bills for postpaid subscribers, non-refund of the prepaid balance and se- The second outlet of Lilliput, a multi-branded store for children, was inaugurated curity deposits of post paid by Pastor of Victory Church of All Nations, Mhalevilie Yongo at Luo-o Kire complex, subscribers.

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“Over 1,200 redundant laws have been scrapped.

These efforts have been showing phenomenal results. FDI is at an all-time high. Between 2014 and 2017, India received USD 160 billion FDI.” The government, he said, has also been providing a huge impetus to entrepreneurship.

Since the launch of ‘Startup India’ in 2016, more than 8,200 startups have been recognised by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

“The release of innovation and startup policies of various states and Union Territories remove the informational barriers and policy uncertainty around the innovation ecosystem,” he said.

He higlighted the Micro Units Development and Refinancing Agency (MUDRA), which provides loans to small and micro enterprises. “Nearly 79 per cent of MUDRA’s loan beneficiaries are women entrepreneurs.”

Touching on gender parity, he said the government has removed key impediments to women’s labour force participation by easing access to credit under MUDRA.

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“As of last month, 437 schemes across 57 ministeries are covered under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme. DBT has led to the removal of duplicate and fake beneficiaries and reduced leakages.

“The government has approximately saved about USD 12.7 billion. Similarly, under the JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile Technology), the government had made tremendous progress in enhancing financial inclusion,” said Kant.

India has also relaxed 87 rules on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across 21 sectors, he told around 240 delegates at the conference.

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New Delhi, Apr 6 (IANS): TRAI on Friday issued a consultation paper to review the mobile number portability process to resolve inconveniences being faced by customers.

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SINGAPORE, Apr 6 (PTI): Indian firms can leverage on state-of-the-art technologies and emerging fields such as artificial intelligence to reimagine production and leapfrog the economy, CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) Amitabh Kant said on Friday.

He also said that India needs to focus on design and innovation to become a major manufacturing hub.

Addressing an annual International Conference on South Asia “Emerging South Asia: Politics, Economy and International Relations”, organised by a think tank of National University of Singapore -- the Institute of South Asian Studies, Kant said India, in recent years, has channelled public funds to spur innovation.

“We need to focus on design and innovation, to become a major manufacturing hub,” he said and cited market estimates that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to add over USD 900 billion to the Indian economy by 2035.

He also said that the technology was being used to increase eficiency and enhance governance across the government.

Kant said that the

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period,” Sebi Whole Time Member Madhabi Puri Buch said in the order.

She also noted that adjudication proceedings have been initiated against 567 entities in the first phase.

According to the regulator, there is a need for some similarity of approach in taking action against the various entities even though the difference in amount of profit made or loss incurred through the non-genuine trades varies.

The directions have been disposed of against two out of the 59 entities as the regulator did not come across any adverse findings, as per the latest order.

“With reference to the remaining 57 entities, investigation has found that these 57 entities along with 14,663 other entities, were involved in executing nongenuine trades thereby violating... Sebi (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations,” Buch said.

Since the 57 entities would be subject to adjudication proceedings, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has decided to drop the proceedings that were initiated earlier.

Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum declined to comment.

All four refiners imported about 205,600 bpd Iranian oil in the previous fiscal year.

Iran, which used to be the second-biggest oil supplier to India before sanctions, has been gradually growing back its market share in India since the lifting of sanctions against the Islamic state in 2016, becoming the third largest supplier to India in 2016-17 after Saudi Arabia and Iraq, government data shows.

Official government data for 2017-18 is not yet available but information from sources showed Iran remained the third-biggest oil exporter to India during April 2017-February 2018, while Iraq replaced Saudi Arabia as top supplier.

State refiners, which account for two-thirds of India’s 5 million bpd refining capacity, last year curbed imports from Iran in protest at Tehran’s move to grant development rights for the giant Farzad B gas field to others.

But oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan in February, after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Bijan Zanganeh in New Delhi, said state-refiners will boost purchases in the current fiscal year as Iran sweetened terms.

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non-genuine trades.

Upon analysis of the trading activity of these entities, Sebi observed that the scheme, plan, device and artifice employed in executing reversal trades in illiquid stock option contracts at “irrational, unrealistic and unreasonable prices”, was prima-facie a fraud on the securities market in as much as it involved non-genuine or manipulative transactions in securities and misuse of the market.

Through an interim order in August 2015, Sebi had restrained the 59 entities from the securities markets till further directions.

The interim directions were confirmed by other orders in July 2016 and August 2016 after providing “certain relaxations”.

Later, the scope of investigation was expanded to cover all the entities that had indulged in executing reversal trades in BSE’s Stock Options segment.

The time period was also extended to September 30, 2015.

“The investigation has found that 14,720 entities were involved in executing non-genuine trades in BSE’s Stock Options segment during the investigation

NEW DELHI, Apr 6 (Agencies): Government owned refiners plan to almost double oil imports from Iran in 2018-19, drawn by incentives offered by Tehran, sources with knowledge of the matter said, potentially helping Iran increase its share in the world’s thirdbiggest oil importer.

Iran is pushing to retain its oil customers in Asia, offering better terms than other Middle Eastern suppliers including Saudi Arabia, even as the threat looms of potential further US sanctions on the OPEC member.

Tehran recently deepened freight discount to firms in India, its secondbiggest oil client after China, in return for higher volumes.

In the current fiscal year to March 2019, state refiners Indian Oil Corporation, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum plan to import 396,000 barrels per day (bpd) Iranian oil, according to two sources familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Four other sources had knowledge of the import plans of some of the refiners.

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NEW DELHI, Apr 6 (PTI): Sebi will take action in a phased manner against 14,720 entities for “nongenuine trades” through illiquid stock option segment as it clamps down on fraudulent activities in the securities market.

Adjudication proceedings have been initiated against 567 entities involved in such trades in the first phase, according to a Sebi order dated April 5.

The markets regulator came across violations by 14,720 entities while it was probing 59 entities in a case related to alleged trading irregularities in stock options segment of the BSE. With regard to 59 entities, Sebi had initiated a preliminary examination in the matter of illiquid stock options for the period from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 during which it was noticed that the entities were repeatedly incurring significant losses by executing reversal trades in the stock options segment of BSE. Another set of entities were repeatedly making significant profits by becoming their counter parties in orchestrated trades with a common objective of intended execution of the

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had gathered outside the courthouse. Many protesters sat or lay in the road crying, while others formed a protest rally calling for her release. “The rule of law in this country is dead today,” said Han Geun-hyung, a 27year-old Park supporter.

Park herself was not in court for Friday’s judgement which, in a rare move, was broadcast live on television.

She had boycotted most sessions of the trial in protest at being held in custody.

Instead she was informed of her fate at a Seoul detention centre, where she sat in a reception hall with

her lawyer awaiting the outcome, Yonhap news agency reported. She now has seven days in which to file an appeal. Park becomes the third former South Korean leader to be convicted on criminal charges after leaving office, joining Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, who were both found guilty of treason and corruption in the 1990s.

Judge Kim said he had passed a tough sentence to “prevent such an unfortunate event from happening again”. The presidential Blue House said in a statement after the verdict: “Each person must have different feelings about former President Park Geun-hye. But a bleak wind blew through the hearts of all of us today.

“It is a heartbreaking event for the nation as well as for the person’s life. A history that is not remembered is bound to be repeated. We will not forget today.”

Park, the daughter of dictator Park Chung-hee, lost both her parents to assassins. She took office in 2013 as a conservative icon who cast herself in the role of daughter of the nation -incorruptible and beholden to none.

Vietnam awards harsh jail terms to 6 for advocating democracy

Surrender or face arrest, judge tells Brazil’s Lula

“The purpose of the group is to change the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, build a multi-party system,” the official Vietnam News Agency quoted the verdict as saying.

“The defendants’ act is not fight for democracy, but acts that aim at overthrowing the people’s administration.”

“The defendants’ act is especially serious because it directly impacts the survival of the people’s administration,” it said.

Prosecutors identified Dai as the mastermind of the group who recruited members and sought financing from foreign organizations and individuals, which totaled more than $80,000, VNA reported earlier.

Dai and four others had previously been jailed for violating national security laws, and Dai’s license to practice law was revoked.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the United States was deeply troubled by the harsh sentences under a “vague charge” and called for the release of all “prisoners of conscience” immediately.

RIO DE JANEIRO, APR 6 (IANS): A Brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of former President and presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Federal judge Sergio Moro ordered the arrest on Thursday just hours after the Federal Supreme Court rejected a habeas corpus to save Lula from beginning a 12-year prison sentence until he had exhausted the appeal process, Xinhua reported.

Moro ordered Lula to turn himself in to the authorities in Curitiba, capital of Parana State, before 5 p.m. (Brazilian time) on Friday, and start his sentence.

“Regarding the convict and ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, I grant him, in consideration of the dignity of the post he occupied, the opportunity to voluntarily turn himself in to federal police in Curitiba by 5 p.m. on April 6, when his prison sentence must be fulfilled,” Moro said in a statement.

The judge added that a special area has been readied at the federal police headquarters for Lula to begin his sentence.

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, former South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrives to attend a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul.

all the charges against her, displayed no remorse and showed an incomprehensible attitude by blaming Choi and other... officials,” Kim said, referring to Park’s secret confidante and longtime friend Choi Soon-sil.

Park was also ordered to pay a fine of 18 billion won ($17 million). When the wide-ranging corruption scandal broke last year it prompted massive street protests against Park across the country. On Friday, the verdict was greeted with public displays of outrage and grief by several hundred Park supporters who

Prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, left, stands trial in Hanoi, Vietnam April 5, 2018.

HANOI, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Six human rights activists were sentenced to harsh prison terms in Vietnam after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the government by advocating a multiparty democracy.

Prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai received the most severe penalty of 15 years in prison and five years of house arrest at the one-day trial Thursday, said his lawyer Nguyen Van Mieng. The others received sentences from seven to 12 years.

They were charged with affiliating with a group called Brotherhood for Democracy, whose purpose

was to change the leadership of the Communist Party and build a multiparty system.

“The sentences are too harsh to the defendants,” Mieng said. “They fought for human rights, they fought for the rights of multi-party system ... which are recognized achievements of mankind, but the court sees it as serious (threat) to the regime.”

Five of the defendants including Dai maintained they were innocent because what they did was right, Mieng said. One defendant confessed to the crime and got the most lenient sentence, he added.

China vows to fight US ‘at any cost’ as trade spat worsens statement.

Trump’s proposal intensified what was already shaping up to be the biggest trade battle since World War II. Global financial markets had fallen sharply as the world’s two biggest economies squared off over Beijing’s aggressive trade tactics. They calmed down Wednesday and Thursday on hopes the U.S. and China would find a diplomatic solution but slid Friday after Beijing said it would fight the Trump administration’s latest threats.

The White House announced after the markets closed Thursday that Trump had instructed the Office of the United States Trade Representative to consider whether $100 billion of additional tariffs would be appropriate and, if so, to identify which products they should apply to. He’s also instructed his secretary of agriculture “to implement a plan to protect our farmers and agricultural interests.”

MOSCOW, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Moscow denied Friday a British news report that the nerve agent used against a Russian ex-spy in England came from a military facility on the Volga River, reports AFP. Britain blames Russia for the March 4 poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, a charge the Kremlin furiously denies.

Britain claims the pair were attacked using a Soviet-made military-grade nerve agent.

The affair has sparked a crisis in ties between Russia and the West and a wave of tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.

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Several Russian officials said Friday that no chemical weapons were ever stored at Shikhany, though they stopped short of specifically addressing the claim that Novichok was made there.

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DURBAN, APR 6 (AGENCIES): South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, later telling a crowd he would be proven innocent in the long-running case that resurfaced after his fall from power, reports Reuters.

Zuma’s transition from “Mr. President” to “Accused Number One” in less than two months is a significant setback for the 75-year-old, whose nine years in office were marked by economic stagnation and credit downgrades.

He faces 16 charges including fraud, racketeering and money laundering.

In a procedural appearance that lasted less than 15 minutes, state prosecutors and Zuma’s lawyers asked the Durban High Court to adjourn the case until June 8 so both sides could prepare submissions. Judge Themba Sishi approved the request.

A potential trial would take several more months to prepare.

Zuma later made a rousing speech from a podium outside the Durban court, telling thousands of supporters that his oppo-

Volga region and former chairman of the state commission for chemical disarmament, told Interfax news agency.

“All the bases where chemical weapons were stored are well-known.

Shikhany is not one of them,” said Babich.

He added there used to be another such “facility” in the surrounding Saratov region but it was not located in Shikhany.

The Times report came after the British defence laboratory analysing the nerve agent said that it could not say whether the substance came from Russia.

The closed town of Shikhany is the location of a branch of the State Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and

Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock at the High Court in Durban, South Africa, Friday, April 6, 2018.

nents were telling lies and the judiciary and politicians believed that he did not have rights.

He said he was hated for championing policies to improve the lives of the country’s black majority.

“It amazes me when people treat me as if I’ve given up. They want me to be treated as a prisoner,” Zuma told the cheering crowd, flanked by family members and religious leaders who offered blessings before he spoke.

“I can’t believe all the lies that are said about me.

I am innocent until proven guilty,” he added, speaking

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Technology (GNIIOKhT).

Several scientists have said that Novichok, a group of nerve agents, was invented by scientist Pyotr Kirpichev in Shikhany.

The scientists claiming this include Vil Mirzayanov, who first revealed the existence of Novichok and now lives in the United States.

One of the chemists who worked on the nerve agent, Vladimir Uglev, told independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta that components to produce the weapon could be bought in several countries so it was difficult to pinpoint the country of origin.

Uglev said he was not able to say the word “Novichok” because he had signed an oath not to disclose classified information.

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WASHINGTON, APR 6 (AGENCIES): China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. “at any cost” after President Donald Trump proposed slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies, reports AP. Trump’s surprise move Thursday to instruct the U.S. trade representative to consider the additional tariffs came a day after Beijing announced plans to tax $50 billion in American products, including soybeans and small aircraft, in response to a U.S. move this week to slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports.

In Beijing, the Commerce Ministry said China doesn’t want a trade war — but isn’t afraid to fight one.

“China will dedicate itself to the end and at any cost and will definitely fight back firmly” if the U.S. persists in its “protectionism,” the ministry said in a

KABUL, APR 6 (IANS): Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here on Friday on a day-long visit and was warmly received Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace.

A contingent of Afghan Army presented a guard of honour to Abbasi upon his arrival in Kabul.

During his visit, the Pakistani leader is expected to discuss the Afghan peace process and political and security situation with Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Bilateral trade, return of Afghan refugees, combating drug production and clamping down on the narcotics trade will also come under discussion during the meeting, reported Dawn online.

This is Abbasi’s first visit to Afghanistan since he assumed office.

The Pakistani leader’s visit “was taking place in the backdrop of Islamabad’s support to President Ghani’s offer of peace talks with the Taliban for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and strengthening bilateral engagement”, the statement by Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

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SEOUL, APR 6 (AGENCIES): South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was jailed for 24 years Friday for corruption, completing a dramatic fall from grace for the country’s first woman leader who became a figure of public fury and ridicule, reports AFP. A trial which lasted more than 10 months and highlighted shady links between big business and politics in South Korea ended with Park being found guilty on multiple criminal charges, including bribery and abuse of power. Park’s successor described the sentencing as a “heartbreaking event” for both the nation and the exleader herself.

“The accused abused the power bestowed by the people -- the true ruler of this country -- to cause chaos in national administration,” said Judge Kim Se-yoon, delivering the ruling.

Park, 66, was convicted of receiving or demanding more than $20 million from conglomerates, sharing secret state documents, “blacklisting” artists critical of her policies, and firing officials who resisted her abuses of power. “Despite all these crimes, the accused denied

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in Zulu in his home KwaZulu-Natal province.

Zuma denies any wrongdoing and is challenging the decision to prosecute the case, a dramatic development on a continent where political leaders are rarely held to account for their actions before the law.

The speed with which prosecutors have booked his day in court is a sign of the loss of control Zuma has suffered since his successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, became head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in December.

Zuma, who has never lost the ability to rouse a

crowd with traditional song and dance, still retains some popular support, especially in his Zulu heartland.

He led the crowd on Friday in a rendition of “Umshini wami,” a song made popular by the ANC’s armed wing during South Africa’s decades-long struggle against apartheid and which translates as “Bring my machine gun”.

Heavily-armed police in riot gear looked on.

Marchers, many clad in the distinctive gold, green and black of the ANC, carried placards reading “Hands off Zuma” and “Champion of Radical Economic Transformation”.

They said they would come out in force for Zuma’s next court appearance in June and that the former president was the target of a politically motivated witchhunt.

“Zuma has opened our eyes as black people that the problem is not the government of ANC but the systems in place that prevent black people from benefiting from the economy,” said Mondli Mthembu, 32, a laboratory analyst who travelled over 150 km (93 miles) to support Zuma.

Office of the Commandant 9th Bn. Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Government of India :: Ministry of Home Affairs C/o 99 APO, Pin-934409 Notice Inviting e-Tender The Commandant, ITB Police Force, Lohitpur District Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh) inviting on behalf of the President of India online bid for hiring of civil porter/labour on three bid system as per detail below :Name of work & location : Hiring of porter/labours for forward posts of 9th ITB Police Lohitpur (A.P.); Estimated cost put to tender (Rs.) : 75,00,000/-; Earnest money (Rs.): 2,25,000/-; Period of completion: 01.02.2018 to 31.03.2019; last date & time of submission of bid : 23.04.2018, 1600 hrs.; Time & date of opening technical bid: 24.04.2018, 1600 hrs.

The bid forms and other details can be obtained from the website: www.eprocure.gov.in (CPP portal) or www.itbp.gov.in Commandant 9th Bn. ITP Police Force For and behalf of President of India davp19112/11/0002/1819

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Awareness program on forest & wild fire conservation held at Tsg

Department officials and villagers with Y .M Jami at the programme.

DIMAPUR: An awareness programme on forest and wild life conservation was held at Divisional Forest Office (DFO) Tuensang on April 3 with Conservator of Forests, Northern Territorial Circle (NTC), Divisional Forest Officer Tuensang and Divisional Forest Officer, Longleng, Y .M Jami (IFS) as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Jami said that every creature in this universe was created with a specific

purpose and human beings were created as guardians to care for the creatures and not to harm them.

DFO Longleng, Beizo Suokhrie, in his speech, reminded the listeners of God’s blessed natural resources and how to enjoy their benefits while maintaining a healthy life.

Dr. C. Zupeni Tsanglao (IFS) DFO Tuensang delivered the welcome address and urged the gathering to conserve available natural resources by util-

ising them in ways that could help sustain the sources of these natural resources.

She also explained both the importance of wildlife for maintaining the ecological balance and the provisions of the Wildlife Act of 1972.

Litem village Council Chairman, H. Chang narrated the success story of the Sambhar Deer’s preservation within their reserve forest. He encouraged the other villages to take up

similar efforts.

The prog ram was chaired by Range Officer Tuensang, L. Tsingthrise Sangtam and the vote of thanks was proposed by Range Officer, Florence Sangtam.

Village councils from different villages under Tuensang division participated in the programme along with the department’s staff. The programme began after a tree sapling was planted by the chief guest.

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DCMCU Tsg seeks clarification from 40 Assam Rifles DIMAPUR: DC Mechanical Colony Union (DCMCU) Old Medical ‘B’ ward Tuensang Town has sought clarification from 40 Assam Rifles authority for the reason or intention behind “searching Kiumuhean Yim”, on March 29 at around 6:30 p.m. According to DC Mechanical Colony Union, Yim is a former vice chairman Tuensang Town Council and presently Advisor colony union.

A note issued by chairman DC Mechanical Colony Union, R. Thsarangse Sangtam and Secretary C. Akhum Yim, stated that, Kiumuhean Yim was one of the senior citizen of the locality and a good advisor who supported and helped the union for its welfare.

Sadly, the decent and responsible armed personnel “came and search of him,” when he was out of station. Searching or raiding a good citizen without any valid reason is highly questionable it said.

The union further said it believed that the Assam Rifles is a protector of the public however such acts of false allegation had created a fear psychosis and insecure feelings among the peaceful citizens.

Materials allegedly being stocked for construciton of Assam police outpost purportedly near Chandalashung New along Assam-Nagaland border area. (Social Media)

Khadria elected Vice Lions Dist Governor-II

Lion Lalita R. Khadria from Lions Club of Dimapur Blue Vanda with others at their 39th Annual District Conference.

DIMAPUR: Lalita R. Khadria from Lions Club of Dimapur Blue Vanda has been elected as Vice District Governor-II of Lions District 322D for the Lionistic year 2018-19 at the 39th Annual District Conference which was held in Guwahati on April 1.

According to PRO of

Leo & Lions Club of Dimapur, Ankit Paharia, Lalita R. Khadria’s success was supported by the co-operation and support of all members of lions family of Dimapur especially president of Blue Vanda, Priyambad Sharma, secretary of Blue Vanda, Chubala Mukherjee, president of Lions Club, Ravi

Podar, conference chairperson, Saraswati Sharma and zone chairperson, Sumita Sharma. Thanking to each and every member of lions family of Dimapur, she sought the help of all service minded people of Dimapur to take lionism to greater heights in the service of mankind.

BJP 31 A/C holds Thanksgiving for Kazheto AH&V services deptt Tseminyu conducts vaccination camp

Kazheto addressing the gathering at Akuluto.

DIMAPUR: A thanksgiving programme in honour of Advisor for Skill Development, Labour & Employment and Civil Administrative Works Division (CAWD), Kazheto Kinimi was organised by BJP 31 Assembly Constituency (A/C) Akuluto at Akuluto Public Ground on April 5.

A press release issued by media and publicity incharge, Steve Chophy stated that Kazheto Kinimi in his thanksgiving speech thanked Almighty God for his victory and credited his electoral success to his party workers, family members, supporters and to the electorates of 31 A/C Akuluto.

Kinimi assured the people that he would do his best to fulfil his promises and the commitments he made to them. He sought support and cooperation from the public for all round development of his constituency.

Kinimi, while expressing gratitude lauded the

dynamic leadership of chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and expressed the hope that with his in-depth knowledge in the field of governance and experiences from being the Chief Minister for four terms, the PDA government would provide a stable and transparent government and complete the five years term in office without any hindrances while ensuring good governance. He thanked the chief minister for appointing him as the Advisor for Skill Development, Labour & Employment and CAWD. Minister PHED, Government of Nagaland, Jacob Zhimomi who also attended the thanksgiving programme, expressed immense gratitude to the electorates for electing its party candidate Kazheto Kinimi in the recently conducted 13th NLA elections. Zhimomi said that finding a lasting solution to the Naga peace process would be the main priority for the PDA

government. The minister also asserted that overnight development would not be possible, however he assured the gathering that PDA would genuinely work for the progress and development of the people.

Fo r m e r M i n i s t e r s, Kheto Sema and Kakheto Kinimi also spoke during the programme and exuded confidence in the leadership of Kazheto Kinimi and urged the public to extend their support and cooperation for progress and development.

T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by Hosheto Y Awomi, invocation was said by Lumithsami Baptist Church youth pastor, Akai Yepthomi, a party address was delivered by 31 A/C Akuluto Mandal president, Hovito Chishi, a special number was presented by Lumithsami Voice, while the thanksgiving prayer was pronounced by Lumithsami Baptist Church pastor, Rev. Ghuqhevi Katty.

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Participants and officials of the awareness & vaccination camp. states due to the shortage of locally produced meat. About 50 people participated in the training programme who included

village council members, GBs, church leaders and progressive farmers and a few educated unemployed youth interested in begin-

P.B.C 8th NAP NEW CHURCH BUILDING DEDICATED

The new Church building of P.B.C 8th NAP Bn. Naltoqa was dedicated by Rev. Dr. Hukashe Zhimomi, E.S. NPBCA, on 27th March 2018 in a significant dedication service. It was attended by invitees from all units and surrounding villages, officers from other units and also the Commandant, Officers and other ranks of 8th NAP Battalion.

Rev. Tohovi Aye, Pastor and all Church leaders of P.B.C. 8th NAP Bn. express our deepest joy and thankfulness to Shri. Kuhovi Sema the then Commandant under whose initiative the construction was started and Shri. James Humtsoe, present Commandant 8th NAP who has successfully completed the works of construction and furnishing.

We are also very much thankful to the senior officers in P.H.Q, E.S. NPBCA, all Police Churches, neibouring villages, officers and jawans of 8th NAP Battalion, families and individuals on whose generous donations, contribution, prayer, moral and physical supports, this Church building is now standing for the glory of God. May Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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ning livestock farming.

Altogether 215 animals (SF=151, ARV=64) were vaccinated against swine fever for pigs, and rabies

for dogs. Medication for de-worming, vitamins and minerals were also distributed free of cost among the farmers.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Mrs. Late Limei Konyak Born on : 10th August 1955 – Died on : 23rd March 2018. “ Those who have died in Christ shall rise first.”

1st Thessalonians 4 : 14 – 16.

We, the bereaved family members and relatives would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to those who stood by us physically, financially, spiritually and in prayer during the demise of our beloved mother Lt. Mrs. H. LIMEI KONYAK, who left us for her heavenly abode on 23rd March 2018.

We convey our special thanks to :1. Doctors & nurses of Nikos Hospital and Research Centre Dimapur.

2. Konyak Baptist Church Dimapur.

3. Konyak Union Mon Hqtr.

4. Totok Union Dimapur.

5. KNSK, Mon Headquarter.

6. KNSK Zaklom Ward, Mon Town.

7. Konyak Baptist Bumeinok Bangjum (KBBB).

8. Konyak Baptist Church Mon Town (KBCM).

9. T/ Chingkho Sheko Khong, Mon Town.

10. T/ Chingkho Baptist Church.

11. Leangha Zukya Khong Mon Town.

12. T/ Chingnyu Village Council.

13. T/ Chinglen Village Council.

14. T/ Chingha Village Ahng and Council.

15. Konyak Literature Board (KLB).

16. N. Thongwang Konyak, Hon’ble MLA Mon Town.

17. Shri. Khoiwang Konyak, President (ENPO).

18. W. Wangyuh Konyak, former MP Nagaland.

19. Shri Anden Konyak, Director DUDA, Kohima and family.

20. C. John Konyak, Ex – MLA. 21. O. Kamzei Konyak, Ex – Deacon (KBCM).

22. O. N Meren, Rtd. Deputy Director School Education and family.

23. Mr. Repka Khar. Rtd. S.D.O (PHE) and family.

24. Mr and Mrs. C. Akai Toalem and family.

25. Mrs. C. Yumah Konyak former President (KNSK) 26. Mr. P. Yanyam Konyak and family.

27. Hapson Snock and family Dimapur.

28. Mr. Chi-na Konyak.

Though we are unable to thank each and everyone of you individually, yet we are deeply indebted for your presence, support and prayer. We humbly pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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DIMAPUR: A one-day vaccination camp cum awareness programme was conducted by Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department under Tseminyu sub-division on April 5 at Sendenyu, Thongsunyu & Lotsuphen Villages. In the camp, farmers were sensitized on potential Zoonotic diseases that may be contracted from animals via direct contact (bites, scratch, saliva etc.), vector borne or through food sources (meat, milk, egg etc.) The farmers were also educated on the scope of livestock farming in the state and how we have to import meat from other

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Mumbai woman molested in train; accused arrested

her money over which they had an alteration in the train.

The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Thursday. A handicapped commuter on an adjoining seat shot a video of the entire incident.

The video, lasting a few minutes, went viral on social media and also spurred police into immediate action.

Khan, 32, is seen sud-

denly pouncing on the woman sitting on the opposite seat in the handicapped compartment. He then drags her by the hair and attempts to strangle her.

He also tore off her clothes even as other cocommuters raised an alarm to alert a policeman in the adjoining compartment of the speeding train.

When she resisted and pushed him off her, he fell on the train floor, but got up and again lunged at the woman on the seat as she screamed for help.

According to Government Railway Police Dadar Senior Inspector Nitin Bobde, the woman had lend money to her attacker on a friendly basis as she had known him over a few years.

Late on Thursday, they caught the suburban train from Dombivali, Thane bound for CSMT and en route, the victim demanded her money back from Khan and asked him

Defence Ministry website hacked; 9 more sites affected

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The Defence Ministry’s official website was hacked on Friday while nine other government sites, including that of the Home Ministry, also crashed in no time. But the government said it was all due to a “process of technical upgradation”.

The trouble began with the Defence Ministry website where a Chinese character appeared on top of its home page when www.mod.gov.in was opened. Later, the words “the site cannot be reached” and “please try again” appeared.

Minutes later, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter to say: “Action is initiated after the hacking of MoD website.

“The website shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, every possible step required to prevent any such eventuality in the future will be taken,” she said.

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mation Centre (NIC), however, refuted the Defence Ministry website had been hacked. “https://mod.gov.in is not hacked. There is some technical issue since 2.30 p.m. today (Friday).

Drupal theme https:// www.drupal.org/project/ zen framework. The site displayed the default logo,” NIC tweeted.

Soon after the Defence Ministry website episode, other government sites -- including those of the Union Home Ministry, Water Resources Ministry, Labour Ministry and Law Ministry -- crashed on

Friday.

When opened, the home pages of all these sites displayed error messages “the requested service is temporarily unavailable.

Sorry for Inconvenience. It would be available soon.”

A Home Ministr y spokesperson said its departmental website was not hacked and that “it was a process of technical upgradation as security features were being upgraded”.

Gulshan Rai, head of the Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT, said there had been no cyber attack on any government website or any sabotage.

“It is a hardware failure, affecting around 10 government websites.

Drupal is a content management software used by the affected websites. The websites will be restored soon,” Rai said.

CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents when they occur.

BJP, RSS want to bring back Manuvaad: AAP Minister NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Friday accused the BJP and RSS of wanting to bring back ‘Manuvaad’ in the country and that 10 crore people were creating an “unsafe” environment for the remaining 115 crore population of India.

Addressing the media here, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Seemapuri urged the central government to release all “innocent” persons arrested during the April 2 ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by various Dalit organisations and withdraw police cases registered against them.

The bandh was called to protest the

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dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act through a Supreme Court order of March 20.

“Tell about one law in India that is not being misused. Every law will be misused a little, but diluting it is not the solution,” the Minister for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Minorities said.

He claimed that people who ought not be part of the protest mixed up with Dalit protesters and indulged in arson and stone-pelting.

“Identify and arrest such persons and try them in special courts,” he said.

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Date : 06.04.2018

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW A Walk-in-interview for engagement of 1(one) Guest faculty each (total 2) in the Department of Botany and Department of Forest Sciences, Nagaland University, Lumami will be held on 17.04.2018 in the office chamber of the Dean, School of Sciences, Nagaland University, Lumami from 11:00 A.M onwards.

The requisite area of specialization in the Department of Botany is Cell Biology & Cytogenetic/Plant Biochemistry/Molecular Biology.

Interested candidates may appear before the interview board in person on the aforesaid date with their curriculum vitae (bio-data) along with all original testimonials in support of their educational qualifications and experience.

Qualification, eligibility criteria shall be as per the UGC/university norms in force.

Honorarium for Guest faculty shall be Rs.1000/- per lecture to a maximum of Rs.25000/- per month as per the UGC norms.

This engagement is purely on need basis which is not against any sanctioned post and therefore candidates, if selected, shall not claim any regular appointment in future.

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to stop harassing her.

Apparently angered by this, Khan abused, molested and attacked her in full public view even as the train was approaching Dadar station.

A Government Railway Police team, waiting at Dadar, took Khan into custody as he deboarded.

He was subsequently arrested and produced before a court here this evening which remanded him to police custody till April 9.

Meanwhile, r uling ally Shiv Sena lawmaker Neelam Gorhe shot off a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging him to take concrete steps to stop the growing incidents of violence against women commuters.

She recounted several recent incidents in Mumbai suburban trains where women were targeted and said the time has come to provide police security for ladies compartments even during daytime.

SC dismisses plea linked to Vadra

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed against the re-assessment notice issued by the Income Tax (IT) Department to a Delhi-based hospitality firm linked to Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s order which had asked the firm, Sky Light Hospitality LLP, to join proceedings before the assessing officer.

Earlier, HC had rejected the firm’s plea challenging the Income Tax notice for re-assessment of its profits from land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan for the years 2010-11. The firm had later moved the apex court.

The IT Department, in a tax evasion report filed before the High Court, had said it had reason to believe that over Rs 35 crore, earned by the firm in 2010-11, had escaped from assessment.

The High Court in its February 17 order while asking the firm to join proceedings took note of the tax evasion report and said: “After going through the reasons, we are satisfied that the ‘reasons to believe’ show and establish a live link and connect with the inference drawn that income had escaped assessment, which is required for issuance of notice.”

Rio spells out PDA’s thrust areas

(From p-1) Pointing out that Mon was doing well in cardamom and other crops, the chief minister emphasised testing of soils in various areas so that cultivation of the right kind of crops could be taken up and make these economically viable too. He asked the DC to make an assessment with all departments of economic condition of the people of the district and how the government could do more for the people.

He also expressed his desire to construct a special dedicated football ground with all modern facilities in Mon in order to promote sports in the district. He also recalled that NDPP-BJP alliance’s campaign for the recently-concluded Assembly election kicked off from Mon town on February 13.

He expressed his delight on returning to the town for the first time after forming the PDA government.

Congratulating KGOU for leading and guiding the Konyaks for the last 27 years, Rio also appreciated the union for enhancing its responsibilities and applauded it for observing the anniversary with the theme “Resilience for sustaining excellence”, which, according to him, was need of the hour.

Acknowledging its founding

members who came together with a vision to promote culture and tradition, foster unity and oneness and serve the people, the chief minister hailed KGOU as pillar of support for Konyak Union, KNSK, Konyak Students’ Union and various agencies, including the Church.

Drawing attention to low literacy rate in Mon, which was lowest in the State, Rio challenged KGOU to endeavour to spread literacy so that the district could be on a par with the State and nation, for which the people would have to partner with the government, particularly in bringing quality education to the area. “It is also commendable that KGOU has taken the initiative to improve the quality of education in Mon. The literacy rate of Mon is only 56.99% as against the State average of 79.55%. The challenge before us can be seen from the fact that the literacy rate of our State in 2001 was 66.59%, around 10% higher as compared to the literacy rate of Mon in 2011,” the chief minister stated and lauded the union for its initiative to start coaching for Central and State civil services examination for the aspirants. He also appreciated Mon deputy commissioner (DC) Thavaseelan K for his

“humanitarian service” in taking the initiative with the help of NCS, NPS, IAS and IPS officers posted in Mon district to provide free weekly classes for civil service aspirants. “We must take full advantage of this initiative,” he exhorted.

“It’s also heartening to note that many youth from Mon have registered for mock tests being conducted

by Shankar IAS Academy, Chennai. I am hopeful that other districts will also follow this example and take advantage of these free mock tests to be conducted on April 29 and May 13 and 27 in Dimapur and Kohima.

Shankar IAS Academy has also helped set up a library in DC office for UPSC and NPSC aspirants. I am sure these initiatives can be further strengthened with the involvement of KGOU, which also plans to set up a library-cum-reading room where books, magazines and newspapers will be made available for the aspirants,” he added.

Stating that an important requirement was addition of Science wing in Wangkhao Gover nment College, Rio called upon all stakeholders to work towards the same to benefit students of the district. Speaking on the occasion, the DC

NEW DELHI, APR 6 (IANS): All the five Lok Sabha MPs of the YSR Congress tendered their resignations to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday -- the last day of Budget session -- to protest against their unfulfilled demand of Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.

They are also enraged at the Speaker not taking up the no-confidence motion moved by the party against the Narendra Modi government.

The five MPs -- Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, Y.V. Subba Reddy, Vara Prasadarao Velagapalli, Midhun Reddy and Y.S. Avinash Reddy -- had announced their decision to resign on Thursday itself.

The MPs would now proceed on an indefinite fast at the Andhra Bhawan in the national capital till their demand is met.

YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy also dared the rival Telugu Desam Party (TDP) to follow the suit.

“We do as we say!

YSRCP MPs are submitting their resignations today (Friday). I challenge Chandrababu Naidu to make TDP MPs resign and stand united with the

Five YSR Congress Lok Sabha MPs.

claimed that the district administration was focusing on seven priority sectors – health, education, agriculture, livelihood and employment generation, water and sanitation, infrastructure (telecom, power and roads) and financial inclusion with focus on seven groups, viz., women, children, youth, differently abled, elderly citizens, PLHIVs, drug and opium addicts, etc.

Others who spoke included former minister and first KGOU general secretary MC Konyak, Konyak Union president Manlip Konyak, while planning committee chairman T Manhom Konyak delivered the vote of thanks.

The programme was chaired by Atong Yanlem while invocation and closing prayers were pronounced by district chaplain Tuishimla Konyak and KBBB finance secretary Rev L Metjen Konyak respectively.

Others who attended the programme included ministers Metsubo Jamir and Paiwang Konyak, advisors Noke Wangnao, Pohwang Konyak and Khehovi Yepthomi, N. Bongkhao Konyak besides a host of government officials and tribal leaders.

Earlier, the chief minister also released the KGOU souvenir.

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people of Andhra Pradesh in their rightful demand of special status for Andhra Pradesh,” Jaganmohan Reddy tweeted.

The YSR Congress, as well the TDP, staged noisy protests inside both Houses of Parliament over the demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh ever since the second-half of the Budget session had commenced on March 5.

While the TDP quit the ruling coalition -- the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) -- over the issue, the YSR Congress gave notice for the no-

confidence motion against the Modi government.

However, the Speaker did not take up the motion even as other opposition parties also gave no-confidence notices, saying the motion could not be taken up when the House was not in order.

“On one pretext or the other, the Speaker is not admitting our no-confidence notices and has been denying us a discussion on the motion. We have given at least 12 notices.

If the motion is not taken up again on Friday, we will have no choice but to resign,” Vara Prasadarao Velagapalli of the party had said on Thursday.

Bowing to a longpending demand by a section of the state’s population, the central government had in 2014 bifurcated the state to carve out Telangana and residuary state of Andhra Pradesh by getting the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act passed in Parliament.

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Man arrested for allegedly molesting woman in ladies’ compartment of Mumbai local train

MUMBAI, APR 6 (IANS): A woman was molested and assaulted by a man in a moving suburban train bound for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus late on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

The accused has been arrested.

The accused -- identified as cabbie from Byculla, Rafiq Khan -- and the victim were known to each other and he owed

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Baptist Theological College offers Bachelor of Divinity Degree (BD) Course under Senate of Serampore College/University. The duration of the Course is as followed: Sl. No. Degree Duration of Study 1.

10+2 passed 5 (Five) Years 2.

Graduate & Post Graduate 4 (Four) Years nd 3.

B. Th. 2 Division & Above 2 (Two) Years rd 4.

B. Th. 3 Division 3 (Three) Years Any committed candidates, who want to prepare themselves for the ministry of God may apply. Application Form can be collected during office hours. It can also be downloaded from the College website- www. btcnagaland.edu.in Last date of submission of Application Form : May 15, 2018 Entrance Examination : May 24, 2018 Rev. Dr. Yiepetso Wezah Principal Baptist Theological College T. Chikri, Pfutsero Contact No. 9436428870 Email-principal1btc@gmail.com

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Court to decide Salman Khan’s bail plea today

JODHPUR, APRIL 6 (IANS): Bollywood actor Salman Khan will spend another night in a prison here after a court on Friday decided to reserve its order on his bail plea until Saturday.

District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi reserved the bail hearing in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case in which the Bollywood superstar was convicted on Thursday and was sentenced to five years

imprisonment.

The defence and prosecution will present their arguments at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday.

According to informed sources, the judge asked for more documents, such as files of previous cases heard by Rural and High Courts before he takes a decision on the actor’s bail plea.

Salman’s case was presented in the sessions court on Friday by senior

NCLAT clears decks for RCOM’s full asset sale

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): Clearing the decks for selling the complete assets of Reliance Communications, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday vacated the stay on its tower and fiber asset sale.

It has allowed the execution of sale deeds to proceed, directing the sale proceeds to be deposited in an escrow account with the State Bank of India (SBI).

The NCLAT has ordered the final hearing on the matter on April 18, when it will decide on the allocation of proceeds.

“As directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, RCOM moved the Hon’ble NCLAT on Friday for vacation of the stay in relation to sale of its tower and fiber assets. The Hon’ble SC had itself vacated the stay in relation to spectrum, MCNs (media convergence network) and real estate yesterday,” a RCOM spokesperson said in a statement.

“By an interim order passed today, the NCLAT has vacated the remaining stay, and allowed execution of sale deeds and deposit of the proceeds with SBI in an escrow account. Based on these orders, RCOM can now proceed with com-

Youth beheaded in Kashmir SRINAGAR, APRIL 6 (IANS): A youth abducted by militants this week was found beheaded on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, drawing widespread condemnation.

The torso of 25-yearold Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was found in Hajin in the Kashmir Valley.

Police sources said the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had abducted the youth and his father, Abdul Gafar Bhat, from Hajin on Wednesday.

“The father managed to escape from the clutches of his abductors although he sustained a bullet injury.

He is now being treated,” a source said.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah denounced the “inhuman act”.

Abdullah said he was not surprised over separatists neither condemning nor calling for protests over the brutal murder.

Abdullah said: “Any shutdown call or call for peaceful protests for Manzoor Ahmed whose decapitated body was found after he’d been abducted and killed by militants? No? I’m not surprised.”

pletion of its entire asset monetisation plan, covering spectrum, towers, fiber, MCNs and real estate,” the spokesperson added.

The company said it is now very confident of achieving overall debt reduction of around Rs 25,000 crore within the next few weeks.

“Based on legal advice, RCOM believes the claim of the minority investors in the tower and fiber proceeds, which is fully disputed by RCOM, can at best be Rs 200-300 crore,” the spokesperson added.

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for the sale of its assets, including spectrum, to Reliance Jio Infocomm as it vacated a stay granted by the High Court.

RCOM can also part with its assets involving media convergence network (MCN) and real estate.

A bench comprising Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman set aside the stay by the Bombay High Court, which had re-affirmed a restriction by the arbitration tribunal on the sale of the company’s spectrum and optical fibre assets.

Nirmala Sitaraman

LUCKNOW, APRIL 6 (IANS): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Friday taunted the Congress saying that a party that muzzled freedom in the country during the emergency should not preach to the BJP on democracy.

Speaking at the party headquarters here on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Foundation Day, the Minister told reporters that people still remember the days when the media was gagged and political leaders were put behind bars.

The then President, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, had declared an emergency under Article 352 of the constitution. It was in ef-

fect from June 25, 1975 till March 21, 1977.

The order bestowed on the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, the authority to rule by decree, allowing elections to be suspended and civil liberties to be curbed.

For much of the emergency, most of Gandhi’s political opponents were imprisoned and the press was censored.

“Congress is in a state of shock and it is out of these that words like ideology are coming from them,” Sitharaman said and added that it was strange and ironical that a party which gave birth to dictatorship in the country was talking of “values and ideology”.

Speaking on the proposed defence corridor in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, she said that bringing employment and investment to the impoverished region was a big challenge and the Narendra Modi government at the Centre was committed to making it happen.

BJP has emerged as big platform for national unity: Law Minister

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The BJP on Friday hit out at the Congress and other rival political parties opposed to its ideology and said that in its journey spanning 38 years, the ruling party had emerged as a “big platform for national unity”.

“The BJP is a big platform for national unity. It has one voice, one slogan, and one commitment -- to make the country a super power. Today, the BJP is a party of all Indian and the party with all-India presence,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters on the occasion of the party’s 38th Foundation Day. Recalling former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s lines that “the cloud will go away, the sun will come up, and lotus will bloom”, he said that the BJP at present rules the country with a clear majority and with its allies it is ruling in 21 of the 29 states.

“The BJP has got 15 Chief Ministers and eight Deputy Chief Ministers.

The BJP is ruling all northern states, except Punjab.

We are ruling most of the northeastern states. We are ruling the hill states. Today, we are ruling 70 per cent of the country’s geographical

clear,” Prasad said.

“In BJP, even a boothlevel worker can be party President (Amit Shah). This is the specialty of the BJP. Throughout its journey, the party has focused on issues uniting the country,” he said.

BJP protests against Congress in Parliament over disruptions

Union Parliamentry Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, Union Ministers Ramvilas Paswan, J P Nadda and other BJP MPs protesting against Congress and opposition parties during last day of the budget session, at Parliament House on Friday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): The BJP members on Friday staged protest in Parliament against the washout of the second leg of the budget session due to disruptions, holding the Congress responsible.

Soon after both the Houses were adjourned sine die, concluding the budget session, half of which was completely washed out due to disruptions, the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs assembled near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue and marched to B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in the Parliament House Complex.

The BJP leaders were holding placards saying “Congress Stop Hypocrisy, Save Democracy”.

Talking to reporters Parliamentary Affairs

Minister Ananth Kumar accused the Congress for disruptions in Parliament.

He said that the Congress did not let the House function.

“BJP works to connect people while the Congress works to divide them.

The Congress indulges in divisive, negative politics.

We are protesting against the negative attitude of Congress which the country has seen during last 23 days,” Kumar said.

The session has witnessed very little business due to continuous disruption over various demands by opposition and other parties.

Both the Houses witnessed disruptions over different issues including demands for special status to Andhra Pradesh, setting up of the Cauvery

Management Board and the multi-thousand crore PNB fraud since March 5 when Parliament reassembled for the budget session after recess.

The Telugu Desam Party has been demanding special status to Andhra Pradesh while the AIADMK members were asking for constitution of Cauvery Management Board to manage water distribution between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

The Congress and other opposition parties were demanding discussion on the Punjab National Bank fraud under the adjournment motion.

The Budget Session that began on January 29 and went into a recess on February 9, resumed on March 5 before concluding on April 6 (Friday).

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area,” Prasad said.

The BJP leader recalled the days when the party was dubbed isolated by the opposition and even during the 1980s attempts were made to remove its leaders from the Janata Party on the issue of duel membership.

He said sacrifices made

by BJP leaders and cadres had brought the party to its present situation.

“The powerful energy that arose because of sacrifice of its workers has brought us here,” he said.

The Minister took a jibe at the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi, saying if one has to grow in Indian politics, one has to embrace the country’s soil, its culture and tradition.

“Regardless of potential or talent, the top party leadership can go to a family only. I am not taking anyone’s name, but the hint is

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advocate Mahesh Bora, who came with a 51-page bail application.

He said the witnesses’ statement should not be trusted in the case as they raise a benefit of doubt and questioned why only Salman had been convicted out of all co-accused.

Salman and other Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam allegedly went hunting on October 1-2 in 1998 outside a forest reserve near Kankani village in Jodhpur while shooting for “Hum Saath Saath Hain” in 1998.

While Salman was found guilty, the four costars and a local, Dushyant Singh, were acquitted.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri convicted Salman under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife Protection Act. Salman is lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail as “Qaidi No. 106”.

Congress cannot preach values, ideology: Sitaraman

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US new sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs

2 Palestinians killed as Israel-Gaza border protests resume, say medics

WASHINGTON, APR 6 (IANS): US on Friday imposed new economic sanctions on 17 senior Russian government officials, a state-owned weapons trading company and its subsidiary, a Russian bank, seven Russian oligarchs with ties to President Vladimir Putin along with 12 companies they own or control.

“The Russian government operates for the disproportionate benefit of oligarchs and government elites,” US Treasury Department said in a statement. “Russian oligarchs and elites who profit from this corrupt system will no longer be insulated from the consequences of their government’s destabilizing activities,” Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said, citing Russia’s occupation in Crimea and its ongoing efforts to supply the Assad regime with materials and weapons. The action targetted Russian oligarchs including Putin’s son-in-law Kirill Shamalov, senior Russian official Oleg Deripaska and Suleiman Kerimov, according to the Treasury Department.

GAZA BORDER, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian protesters and wounded at least 150 along the Israel-Gaza border on Friday, Gaza medical officials said, raising the death toll to 22 in the week-long disturbances, reports Reuters.

They said the men were killed at protest sites east of Gaza City and Khan Younis during a round of daily demonstrations that began on March 30 and are known as “The Great March of Return”.

The protesters, including Palestinian refugees and their descendants seeking to regain homes in what is now Israel that were lost during its 1948-49 independence war, have set up tent encampments a few hundred metres (yards) inside Gaza.

Large groups of youths have ventured much closer to the no-go zone along the border, risking live fire from Israeli troops to roll burning tyres at the barrier and throw stones. “Israel took everything from us, the homeland, freedom, our future,” said Samer, a 27-year-old protester who

PM dissolves Malaysian parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, paving the way for a general election showdown with his old mentor and the country’s most seasoned campaigner, Mahathir Mohamad, reports Reuters.

Najib is under pressure to deliver an emphatic win for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, as he struggles to appease Malaysians unhappy with rising costs and a multi-billion dollar scandal at a state fund he founded.

The 64-year-old leader is expected to retain power due to a rift in opposition ranks between Mahathir’s bloc and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.

But analysts predict a tough fight from Mahathir, who transformed Malaysia into an industrial nation from a rural backwater during his iron-fisted 22-year rule until 2003.

The opposition says the election will be unfair.

In recent days, parliament approved plans to redraw electoral boundaries and passed a contentious anti-fake news bill, changes

A man passes a live telecast of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak addressing the nation on the dissolution of Parliament at a electronics shop in Port Klang, Malaysia April 6, 2018.

critics say will favour Najib.

The government rejects the accusations.

“If victory is given to BN, we promise to do our best, to carry out a bigger, more inclusive and more comprehensive transformation of the country,” Najib said in an announcement on state television, adding that the dissolution of parliament would be effective from Saturday.

Polling must be held within 60 days of a dissolution. The Election Commission is expected to meet in days to announce a date for the approximately 14 million eligible voters to cast

their ballots.

High living costs and corruption are issues that have resonated with voters but overall, Najib’s standing is likely to be bolstered by a robust economy.

“We don’t choose parties, we choose leaders,” said 27-year-old Amir Mukris Bakeri, a travel agent in Kuala Lumpur.

“If the leader can provide for people’s welfare, that’s who we’d pick.”

Growth has been buoyed by a recovery in global crude oil prices and increased trade and infrastructure investment from Malaysia’s largest trading

Immigration row overshadows start of Merkel’s fourth term BERLIN, APR 6 (AGENCIES): A scuffle over immigration has marred the first weeks in office of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fourth coalition, promising anything but smooth sailing in the years ahead for the loveless left-right alliance, reports AFP. Conservatives among Merkel’s Christian Democrats are keen to restrict as heavily as possible so-called “family reunifications” that would allow some of the million-plus migrants and refugees who have arrived since 2015 to bring in relatives. That has stirred the ire of Social Democrats (SPD), the reluctant junior partners who helped Merkel into office to end the longest period of post-election limbo in post-World War II German history.

In their painstakinglynegotiated coalition deal, the parties agreed that up to 1,000 people per month could enter Germany under family reunification, with only immediate relatives eli-

Angela Merkel gible. New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is eager to tighten the screws further, with a draft law that would prevent people dependent on social benefits from bringing in family members and further restrict which relations are eligible, including ruling out siblings.

Many people who arrived in Germany as refugees are yet to join the labour market, undergoing job training or language classes, and would therefore not qualify. Seehofer is a former leader of the ultra-conservative CSU, the smaller Bavarian sister party of Merkel’s more centrist CDU. He is keen to burnish

his outfit’s anti-immigration credentials ahead of a state election later this year, when they will face a stiff challenge from anti-Islam, antiimmigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD).

“We don’t want an influx into the social system.

That’s also how we’ve discussed this within the coalition,” he told Der Spiegel magazine’s Saturday edition.

Two years ago, Seehofer blasted Merkel’s 2015 decision to open Germany’s borders to refugees arriving in Europe via the so-called “Balkan route” from the Middle East, saying it had produced a “rule of injustice” in Europe’s most populous nation.

Arriving in his Berlin ministry after being ejected from the state premiership in prosperous Bavaria, he lost no time before stirring up controversy with a declaration that “Islam does not belong to Germany”, which is home to around four million Muslims.

Hungary PM Orban on track for third straight term in power

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech at the National University of Public Service in Budapest, Hungary, April 4, 2018.

B U DA P E S T, A P R 6 (AGENCIES): Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Europe’s hard-liner on immigration, on Friday hailed his common eurosceptic path with Poland’s right-wing government as he headed into an election which seems certain to hand him a third straight term in power, reports Reuters.

After a campaign in which Orban has positioned himself as a saviour of Hungary’s Christian values and culture against a flood of Muslim migrants, all opinion polls put his Fidesz party well in the lead for Sunday’s election.

An emphatic victory

could embolden Orban, Hungary’s longest serving post-communist prime minister, to solidify a Central European alliance against the European Union’s migration policies, and against a deeper integration of the bloc which he opposes.

It would also give a boost to other rightwing nationalists in Central Europe, in Poland and in neighbouring Austria, and expose cracks in the EU bloc.

On Friday he voiced common cause with Poland, whose governing Law and Justice (PiS) party like Fidesz is under fire from the European Union over their refusal to take in migrants

under a quota system and over their efforts to tighten state control of their courts and media.

“We believe Poles and Hungarians have a common path, common fight and common goal: to build and defend our homeland in the form that we want ...

Christian and with national values,” Orban said on at the unveiling of a statue marking a 2010 plane crash that killed the Polish president.

Poland could count on Hungary in its brushes with Brussels because “when Poland is attacked then it is Central Europe under attack,” he said.

Poland’s PiS leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, attending the ceremony commemorating the plane crash in Russia in which his twin brother was killed, endorsed Orban ahead of Sunday’s vote.

“The dignity and freedom of nations is closely linked to Viktor Orban’s name not just for Hungarians, but for Poles as well,” Kaczynski said through an interpreter.

Orban’s Fidesz party, with a firm grip on the media, dominates the public agenda.

partner, China.

Political apathy, however, is pervasive among young Malaysians and urban voters, many of whom are reluctant to choose between Mahathir and Najib, who are seen as cut from the same cloth.

Mahathir, 92, who was himself criticised for his authoritarian premiership, told a news conference Malaysia’s 14th general election would be “dirty”.

“Should Najib win this election through his tricks and his cheating, then we can kiss goodbye to democracy in the 15th, 16th, 17th elections,” Mahathir said.

If elected, Mahathir would become the world’s oldest prime minister.

Najib resisted demands to step down in mid-2015 following reports of financial mismanagement at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), including that $681 million was deposited into his personal bank account.

Najib has denied any wrongdoing in connection with 1MDB, but the scandal created a rift between Najib and Mahathir, who has become the prime minister’s harshest critic.

Czechs face prospect of early elections PRAGUE, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Chances of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis forming a majority government suffered a blow on Friday, with the Social Democrats officially breaking off coalition talks, raising the risk of early elections, reports Reuters.

Talks between Babis’s ANO party and the Social Democrats broke down late on Thursday evening in a row over ministries.

The Social Democratic Party’s leadership met on Friday and endorsed its top officials’ recommendation to end talks with ANO, after Babis rejected its request to be given control of the finance or interior ministries in any alliance.

“The leadership approved unanimously the steps that we made in negotiations about a possible coalition with the ANO movement and it also ended talks with ANO about creating a coalition,” Social Democrat vice-chairman Jiri Zimola told reporters.

would not give his full name, fearing Israeli reprisals. “I have two kids, a boy and a girl, and if I die, God will take care of them.”

The number of protesters on Friday was larger than in recent days, but lower than the outset of the disturbances on March 30, when 17 Palestinians were fatally shot by Israeli forces.

The deaths drew international criticism of Israel’s response, which human rights groups said involved live fire against demonstrators posing no immediate threat to life. Israel stationed sharpshooters on its side of

the frontier to deter Palestinians from trying to break through the fence. Many of those killed were militants, Israel said. An Israeli military spokesman said on Friday that the army “will not allow any breach of the security infrastructure and fence, which protects Israeli civilians”.

Refugees comprise most of the 2 million population of Israeli-blockaded Gaza, an enclave ruled by the Islamist militant movement Hamas which calls for Israel’s destruction and is designated by Western states as a terrorist organisation.

China enforces ban on online Bible sales BEIJING, APR 6 (AGENCIES): Bibles have been pulled from Chinese online retailers in “recent days”, merchants told AFP on Friday, as Communist authorities ramp up control over religious worship.

The clamp down on “illegally published books” also comes as the Vatican and Beijing negotiate a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops in China.

“Bibles and books without publication numbers have all been removed in recent days,” a merchant on Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao told AFP, without giving details on how authorities have enforced the ban.

However, another merchant said she can list Old Testament editions of the Bible while English editions were still available in search results on Amazon China and Dangdang.com.

Online sales of other major religious texts including the Koran and the Taoist Daodejing did not appear to be affected.

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All books sold in China technically must go through an official approval process, but Bibles have been readily available in recent years.

an official approval process, but Bibles have been readily available in recent years.

The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) governs the distribution of China’s equivalent of the International Standard Book Number (ISBN), which is needed for books to be legally sold in the country.

China’s State Council and GAPP authorities did not immediately respond to AFP’s requests for clarification.

Jin Mingri, pastor of the Protestant Zion Church in Beijing, which is not registered with the government, said the restrictions were tied to “overall tightening in the overall environment.”

“Maybe (authorities) think that the spread of the Bible on informal channels is not conducive to state ideology,” Jin told AFP. “This certainly has an impact on believers’ access to the Bible,” he added.

The state-linked China Christian Council estimates

the country has around 20 million Christians -- excluding Catholics -- in official churches supervised by the authorities.

But the true number of worshippers could be higher, at least 40 million to 60 million, according to some estimates, as some pray at “underground” or “house” churches which seek to exist outside government control.

Meanwhile China’s roughly 12 million Catholics are divided between a government-run association, whose clergy are chosen by the atheist Communist Party, and an unofficial underground church loyal to the Vatican.

The Vatican relaunched long-stalled negotiations on the appointment of bishops with Beijing three years ago.

China’s officially atheist government is wary of any organised movements outside its own control, including religious ones, and analysts say controls over such groups have tightened under President Xi Jinping.

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BASN members along with Ruopfuzhano Whiso and Kaheli Chophy at Kohima, Friday. (NP)

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ighteen year old and reigning Miss Nagaland 1st runner-up Ropfuzhano Whiso is all set to represent Nagaland in the FBB Colours Femina Miss India 2018 slated to be held in Mumbai in the later part of June 2018.

A student of Little Flower Higher Secondary School Kohima, Whiso had recently appeared her Class XII exam and has been involved in charity works.

Talking to media persons, BASN member Mele Pucho said Whiso was selected out of five contestants during an audition for FBB Colours Femina Miss India East Zone organised by Miss India Organisation held at Big Bazaar, City Square, Guwahati on March 11.

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new setup of the BASN took over, this will be the second time the society will be sending it’s contestants to take part in the national arena.

Pucho added that BASN was also working on a project for Whiso under the theme “Beauty with a purpose”, BASN member Tiarenla said Whiso will be groomed by the East Zone mentor Pooja Chopra, who was also the Femina Miss India World in 2009. Tiarenla informed that BASN will provide all logistic support to Whiso, while also welcoming any kind of assistance to help Whiso.

Sharing her experience, 1st runner up of Miss Nagaland 2014, Kaheli Chophy said she had a great learning experience when she represented Nagaland.

C h o p hy ex p r e s s e d gratitude to the people and BASN in particular for giving her the platform to represent Nagaland.

Meanwhile, Chophy appealed to all Nagas to extend full support to Whiso in order to return home victorious.

BASN member Neitho Khamo also urged all Nagas to encourage Whiso, especially through social media, to help boost her confidence.

Whiso can be followed on instagram @ Ruopfu_ whiso and on Facebook-Ropfuzhanowhiso. Whiso also disclosed that she would be singing an Angami traditional song with the Tati musical instrument during the talent round.

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ingers Kesha and Bob Dylan have joined forces with a slew of other artistes to honour LGBT community by reworking some classic love songs with gender flips.

They changed the pronouns on such songs as “She’s funny that way” and “I need a man to love me” in hopes that the new versions could be used by same-sex couples at their weddings, reports aceshowbiz.com.

The six-song album, “Universal Love”, was released on April 4.

It features Kesha’s “I need a woman to love me”, a spin-off to Janis Joplin’s “I need a man to love me”.

“I’ve always been an advocate for equal rights.

It’s an issue that is so close to my heart. It is something that is part of my family, part of my friends and is a part of me,” she said in a video interview released with the album.

“When I was approached for this project, I instantly said yes. It was a no brainer, and I fought my entire life and my whole career for equality, and I will continue to do so forever,” she added.

Dylan reimagined “She’s funny that way” into “He’s funny that way”.

St. Vincent reworked The Crystals’ “Then he kissed me” to “Then she kissed me”.

St. Vincent said: “I

think if you look at the history of music, it’s always been about changing the culture. If you are a musician, if you are a writer or a storyteller, you get to tell the stories that people see themselves in. The great thing about music is that transcends all the barriers, and it goes right to people’s heart, and everyone has a heart.”

Valerie June re-recorded “Mad about the boy” and changed it into “Mad about the girl”.

Tom Murphy, a coproducer of “Universal love”, said: “If definitions of love and marriage are changing and becoming more inclusive, maybe it’s time love songs caught up.”

He also tells New York Times, “If we view music as something that brings people together, shouldn’t these popular songs be open to everyone?”

(IANS)

Elton John’s eagerly awaited album ‘Revamp’ out now

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The album, released on Virgin EMI, spans an array of styles, shining a light on John’s unparalleled influence across popular music of all genres, ranging from hip-hop/soul (Q-Tip, Mary J. Blige) to rock (The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age) to pop (Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Pink).

Two songs from “Revamp” were earlier unveiled.

“Don’t go breaking my heart” by Q-Tip and Demi Lovato was the first taster of the album. This was followed by Lady Gaga’s powerful take on “Your song”.

“It’s always a huge compliment when an artiste loves your song enough to take the time and effort to rework it. As songwriters, Bernie and myself are thrilled when singers we admire and respect as much as those on ‘Revamp’ choose to add their own unique twist in the process.

“It means that our music is still relevant and ultimately that our songs continue to reach new audiences. We are humbled and thank them all for their generosity,” John said in a statement to IANS. Singer Ed Sheeran

thinks John has “influenced” most artistes nowadays musically.

“He is just a great songwriter. The first time I heard ‘Candle in the wind’ would have been (Princess) Diana’s funeral, I was 6 at

the time. I remember my dad bringing me in and sitting me in front of the TV and being like ‘This is really important - you have to watch this and you have to remember this’,” Sheeran recalled.

Singer Sam Smith said not only he was completely in love with John’s music, he had also become an important figure in Smith’s life, and a beautiful friend.

Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin said: “It’s an honour to do it. For as much as one progresses through life, if you are lucky, you get to meet all these people and spend time with them and work with them.

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FELICITATION T. Khel Kuotsu Union heartily congratulates Dr. Neivotsonuo B. Kuotsu, Assistant P r o f e s s o r, K o h i m a Science College, Jotsoma for having been awarded with Ph.D for her thesis on “Studies on certain organic transformations using new environment friendly pathways” under Chemistry Department, Nagaland University, Lumami.

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With immense pride and honour, we the Mezoma Welfare Forum (MWF) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to SHRI VILIEHU NGUZHÜ, one of our esteem members on being promoted to the Head of Department for Soil and Water Conservation, Govt. of Nagaland.

The MWF wishes him the best and hope that under his leadership, the Department in particular and the State in general would see Changes.

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Big B set to wrap up ‘Thugs of Hindostan’

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egastar Amitabh Bachchan is nearing the end of his shooting schedule for “Thugs of Hindostan”, which has been a strenuous project for him.

Big B wrote about it on his blog. “The work pressure increased. Some issues arose and that did not allow me the liberty of getting out of ‘Russia’. Something that can easily come off and on because of the intricate prosthetic make-up for ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ and the time it takes. So, look a bit Russian too with that woolly cap. “ B ut wo r k o n the ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ reaches an end soon like for me perhaps tomorrow then there are the promotions to do. Invent and write to execute them... it’s work and more work... and it should never stop,” he wrote.

The cine icon, 75, was geared up for “another rough day”, maybe the last for him on the film.

It was during the shoot of “Thugs of Hindostan” in Jodhpur when a team of doctors had to be flown in to check on Bachchan, who had been involved in some action scenes for the movie and was required to wear heavy costumes.

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan shoots on goal during a lively start to the Europa League quarterfinal at the Emirates on Thursday.

Languishing in sixth in the Premier League, 13 points adrift of the top four, Arsenal’s last realistic hope of qualifying for next season’s Champions League is by winning the Europa League in Lyon on 16 May. And that desperation showed in a thrilling four-goal first 45 minutes.

Ramsey opened the scoring by rounding off a fine team move on nine minutes by firing Hector Bellerin’s cross into the roof of the net.

While CSKA were

unable to cope with Arsenal’s speed of thought and movement at the back, they exposed the Gunners’ own defensive weaknesses.

Aleksandr Golovin curled home a wonderful free-kick after haphazard defending from Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny to level six minutes later before Ahmed Musa passed up a huge chance to put CSKA in front.

2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal tie.

The Colchoneros needed just 22 seconds to get on the board in front the more than 53,000 people in the stands at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano.

Losing possession seconds after the kick-off, Atleti pressed forward and got their reward in the form of a gift from Sporting defender Sebastian Atletico top Sporting 2-0 Coates, whose poor pass in Atletico Madrid de- the direction of teammate feated Sporting Lisbon Jeremy Mathieu was inter-

1st open football tournament underway Dimapur, Apr 6 (NPN): The 1st Open Football Tournament, organised

by Dimapur District Football Referee Association (DDFRA), kick-started Friday at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur. Altogether 30 Students taking part in march past competition during the annual sports and games teams are taking part in of St Xavier’s School, Kidima on April 5 and 6. Red house emerged as the champion the tournament which will of the meet. conclude on April 18.

The champions and runners-up will receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and Rs.25,000 respectively while the semi-finalists will receive Rs.5000 each.

There will also be prizes for the best player, custodian and defender.

In the opening match, 110 FC beat DYC by 5-4 and Hills United beat Weekend Warriors 2-1 in the second match.

St. Joseph University sports meet

A student competing in shot put during the St. Joseph University sports meet.

Dimapur, Apr 6 (NPN): The first sports meet of St. Joseph University, Dimapur, Nagaland was held at the university campus. Sr. Thainese,

DMI, invoked God’s blessings, Fr. Justin MMI administered the oath to the players and Vice Chancellor of the university, Dr. Gnanadurai officially

declared the sports meet open. Various sports and games like football, volleyball, shuttlecock and indoor games etc were conducted.

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Born on 10-11-1931 | Died on 27-03-2018 During our moment of great sadness at the sudden demise of our beloved mother Late KHEGHOLI AYE, W/o Late Mighishe Kinimi, Chaplain, on 27.03.2018 at Satakha, we are comforted: our hearts are filled with gratitude for the support and solace that have poured in from all walks of life.

We sincerely convey our special thanks to: 1. S.T.B.C, NITO MOUNT SATAKHA 2. U.B.C, SATAKHA 3. S.B.A.K , AIZUTO SATAKA 4. KIYESHE BAPTIST CHURCH, AIZUTO 5. SUKHAI BAPTIST CHURCH, NITO MOUNT 6. KIYESHE / SUKHAI WELFARE: SATAKHA, ZUNHEBOTO, KOHIMA. 7. SUMI ALAKISHI KIGHINIMI, GHATHASHI 8. G.H.S.S, SATAKHA. 9. B-KHEL PRAYER FELLOWSHIP, SATAKHA We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual in this column but we pray to Almighty God to bless you all abundantly that we can never repay the act of kindness you have bestowed upon us.

Loving children, in-laws, grand children, great grand children, relatives and family members.

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord”.

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cepted by Diego Costa.

The big forward got the ball to an unmarked Koke Resurreccion racing toward the goal and the midfielder beat Patricio to make it 1-0.

Bas Dost and Gelson Martins threatened the Atletico goal before the hosts returned to the high press, forcing yet another defensive blunder.

This time, it was Mathieu’s failure to cut off a pass from Saul Ñiguez that left the ball to Antoine Griezmann, who outran three Sporting players to score in the 40th minute.

The French international has 16 goals in his last 15 matches for Atletico in all competitions.

More mistakes by Coates early in the second half created a pair of chances for Costa, but Patricio proved himself equal to the challenge on both occasions.

Atletico were in full control for the balance of the match, though their hopes for an additional goal or two to give them an even bigger edge heading into the second leg went unfulfilled.

Davis Cup: India trail 0-2 to China TIANJIN, Apr 6 (PTI): The Indian Davis Cup team was staring at defeat at the zonal level for the first time in five years following shock defeats of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal on the opening day of the second round tie against China, here on Friday.

In the absence of inform Yuki Bhambri, who skipped the tie due to a minor abdomen injury, Ramkumar Ramanathan was expected to deliver but he ended up losing the first singles 6-7(4), 4-6 to China’s new tennis sensation Yibing Wu. The 18-year-old Chinese, who was junior world number one till very recently and won both the singles and doubles junior US Open titles in 2017, dropped serve in the very first game of the match but immediately broke back and eventually took the set via tie-breaker.

Ramkumar, who has risen to career-best rank of 132 in singles and has relished win over top-10 player Dominic Thiem, had two break chances in the second set against the world number 332 but could convert none and dropped serve once to let the home side take a 1-0 lead. The onus to bring India back in

the tie was on young Sumit Nagal, ranked 213, but the Haryana youngster lost 4-6, 1-6 to Ze Zhang, ranked 247 in just 67 minutes.

India’s non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi described the opening day as “shocking”.

“It was disappointing display by both. No hunger, no fight and no aggression,” Bhupathi told PTI. India have managed to win a Davis Cup tie from being down 0-2 only once.

It was in 2010 when India beat Brazil in Chennai with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi winning the doubles and then Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna producing thrilling victories on the last day.

Paes and Bopanna will now play a do-or-die third rubber against MaoXin Gong and Di Wu on Saturday. If India win the

doubles match, Paes will become the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup. He is tied on 42 wins with Italian great Nicola Pietrangeli.

The last time India lost a tie at the Asia/Oceania level was in February 2013 when all the top players, led

by Somdev, had boycotted the contest against Korea and the depleted Indian side lost 1-4 in New Delhi.

Since then, India have never lost a tie in the zonal competition, consistently reaching the World Group Play-off stage. However, they could not cross the final hurdle and lost to Serbia (2014), Czech Republic (2015), Spain (2016) and Canada (2017).

The last time India competed in the elite 16nation World Group was in 2011 when it lost to Serbia in an away first round tie.

PL title the priority, says Kompany London, Apr 6 (Agencies): Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists Saturday’s derby against United has to become the short-term priority even if they have unfinished business against Liverpool.

A 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final leaves Pep Guardiola’s side with a mountain to climb next Tuesday.

But before that they have the small matter of trying to beat their neighbours

opportunities to do the job,” for our fans but after that said Kompany. we will go back to this un“We’ll make it [the finished business we have Premier League] a priority got here.” now for the next three days.

“There’s not one single It’s never been like this. You person at Manchester City play the league and usually who believes this game is go on holiday but this one over. Not one person...” feels completely different.” Liverpool’s three-goal ad“Whatever happens on vantage means if they score Vincent Kompany Saturday we will take the in the away leg next week at the Etihad Stadium to game extremely seriously, City will have to come up secure the Premier League we know how important it with five goals if they are to title. “We’ve got one chance [the Champions League] is progress to the last four. to do it in the Champions League. In the Premier League we’ve got plenty of 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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“WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN AND SO WE BELIEVE GOD WILL BRING WITH JESUS THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP IN HIM” 1st Thessalonians 4:14

Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude to one and all those who stood by us, shared our grief, sorrow and supported us spiritually, physically, financially and materially at the sad and untimely demise of our beloved LATE K GHUKIYE JIMO on 25th of March 2018.

We would like to convey our special thanks to : 1. Phukayi Sumi, Advisor, Food & Civil Supply/ LM&CP/NSDMA GON 2. Tovihoto Aye, Advisor, Dept of Power, GON 3. Hukiye N.Tissica, NPF Candidate 34AC Aghunato 4. Er Ghushito Yeptho, Chief Engineer PHED GON 5. Er P Khetoi Awomi EE PHED Urban Div Dmp 6. PHED Urban Div Dmp 7. PHED Store Div Dmp 8. Ikuto Zhimomi Director Agri GON 9. Zakato Aye, Caretaker Nagaland House Shillong Born : 26.07.1970 – Died : 25.03.2018 10. Khekaho Aye, Treasury Officer Dimapur 11. Akashe Zhimomi, President DCCI 12. Mughalu Chishi (Khekiye) 13. Nihoshe Welfare Society Dimapur 14. Nihoshe Welfare Society Zunheboto 15. Hoshepu Range Union Dimapur 16. Aghunato Area Union Dimapur 17. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church 18. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church Women Department 19. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church/12 Colony Fellowship 20. Kiyeshe Sukhai Baptist Church 21. Kiyeshe Sukhai Welfare Society Dimapur 22. Hoshepu Ghami Zbto 23. Avabo Group Dimapur 24. Lithsumi Union Dimapur We express regret for our inability to thank and mention each and everyone of you in this column but your love and support will never go unforgotten and it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless each one of you in abundance.

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Ramkumar Ramanathan lost 6-7(4), 4-6 to 18-year-old Chinese Yibing Wu in the Davis Cup. (File Photo)

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ANGAMI PUBLIC ORGANISATION KOHIMA, NAGALAND

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE The Angami Public Organisation (APO) is deeply saddened by the news of Dr. Neitsalie N. Zhasa’s demise. APO conveys its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. He was a great leader, a man of innumerable contributions to the society and he is irreplaceable. We the Angami Public Organisation cannot express our sorrows with words. APO prays that our Almighty God gives the bereaved family the peace and comfort they need and may the soul of our loved one rest in peace.

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Lo n d o n, A p r 6 (Agencies): Arsenal romped towards the Europa League semi-finals with a 4-1 thrashing of CSKA Moscow on Thursday in a match devoid of any of the political tension that threatened to overshadow the tie due to frosty relations between London and the Russian capital.

Britain has suspended high-level diplomatic contact with the Russian government after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in the southern English city of Salisbury last month.

However, with only around 200 CSKA fans making the long journey west, there was little bad blood inside the ground for the quarter-final first leg.

And Arsenal quickly ended any doubt over the contest on the field as Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette both scored twice in the first half to surely put the tie out of CKSA’s reach.

It remains to be seen if a more hostile atmosphere awaits Arsenal fans and players in the Russian capital next week.

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CONDOLENCE MESSAGE The Sümi Aphuyemi Hoho expresses its deepest shock and grief on the sad demise of Lt. Er. Huqheto Sheqi, of Mishilimi Village, Executive Engineer Design, PWD Kohima on 4th of April 2018 at Dimapur. On his demise the Hoho has lost one of its sincere, dedicated and young officers.

It is learnt that he was one of the few engineers who have underwent the German Technology of road construction which was recently implemented in Dimapur under his supervision. His death has created a huge vacuum and it is a great loss for Aphuyemi in particular and Sümi in general, nevertheless it is the will of God. May his soul Rest in Eternal Peace and we pray to Almighty to grant solace to the bereaved family members.

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Lifters continue medal-winning run at Commonwealth Games Badminton mixed team enter quarters; Boxer Panghal, Tanwar reach last eight

Gold Coast, Apr 6 (PTI): There was no stopping the Indian weightlifting juggernaut with Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather adding a gold and bronze to the team’s tally, while the shuttlers and boxers continued to be unbeaten on the second day of the 21st Commonwealth Games here Friday.

If Mirabai Chanu was the toast of the nation yesterday, it was the turn of Sanjita Chanu to hog the limelight Friday, claiming a gold and a Games’ snatch record in the 53kg category.

The diminutive Manipuri lifted a total of 192kg (84kg+108kg) to claim the gold and broke down in tears on the podium.

Ensuring that the men also had a share in the day’s

exploits, Lather became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a CWG medal with his bronze in the 69kg category.

While Lather had luck on his side as his nearest rival fouled the all-important final clean and jerk lift, Chanu had her fortitude to thank as she claimed her second successive CWG gold despite nursing a nagging back problem here.

The contrast couldn’t have been more striking between the two Indians.

While Chanu broke down in tears when she was presented her medal, Lather was grinning ear to ear and in mild disbelief at his good fortune.

“I was just sitting inside and hoping the Samoan would fail his attempt.

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Indian weightlifters Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather (Right) competes during the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, on Friday. (PTI)

for someone but I couldn’t help it,” Lather said breaking into a laughter after the medal ceremony.

The only disappointment in the weightlifting

arena was Saraswati Rout in the women’s 58kg category.

She failed to complete a single valid lift in the snatch section and was

disqualified from clean and jerk as a result.

There were several other good results to celebrate for India though, a prominent one being

the women’s hockey team bringing its campaign back on track with a 4-1 thrashing of Malaysia.

The triumph helped the side recover from the

shocking 2-3 loss to a lower-ranked Wales in the tournament-opener.

The Indians continued to be the big bullies of the badminton court, dismantling Scotland today to top their mixed team event group and advance to the quarterfinals.

Saina Nehwal was in rampaging form and took down Julie Macpherson in just 36 minutes during the mostly one-sided contest which India won 5-0.

“I think that these wins in the tournament are important because they give us confidence moving forward,” said K Srikanth, who defeated Kieran Merrilees in straight games during the rubber.

In the boxing ring, CWG debutants Amit Panghal (49kg) and Naman

Tanwar (91kg) were hardly pushed as they recorded unanimous victories to enter the last-eight stage.

On the squash court, Joshna Chinnappa entered the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Australia’s Tamika Saxby.

The day was, however, not without its fair share of disappointments, a big win among them being Dipika Pallikal in the women’s singles squash competition. She went down to England’s Alison Waters 0-3 in her pre-quarterfinal match.

Former Asian goldmedallist Deborah Herold made the final heat of the women’s sprint event in cycling but lost to Australian Kaarle McCulloch to bow out of medal contention.

Rio graces State Games closing ceremony

Dimapur, Apr 6 (NPN): Khelo India State Games 2018 for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) concluded Friday at Old Showba, Dimapur. Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio graced the closing ceremony as the chief guest.

In his address, Rio lauded the efforts of the office bearers and organisers for organising the event with a very apt motto, “Let me win, but if I cannot win, Let me be brave in the attempt.” Sports is being taken very seriously all over the world and therefore, sports persons are considered as one of the most favourite and liked persons, he remarked.

He appreciated the commendable exemplary commitment and patience undertaken by the coaches and various organisations spending hours and hours in nurturing the potentials

and talents of PwDs. Dealing with them needs special care and extra attention not only from parents and coaches but the society as a whole, Rio maintained.

On the occasion, the chief minister informed that Nagaland will be announcing special fund for sports and assured that Government would include Special Olympic Nagaland (SON) under the ambit of Olympic Association Nagaland.

Rio also suggested to the advisor of youth resources and sports, Er Zale Neikha, who was also present, to undertake further study in promoting sports for both abled and disabled persons. “Disabled persons can become abled if they are taken care in a special way” Rio said. Describing differently abled people as the children of God, Rio assured financial support

to enable them to organise such programmes regularly and said, “We care for them.”

The chief guest also gave away the medals and certificates to the winning athletes.

SON area director, Arenla Tzudir Ezung appealed the Government for SON recognition by Nagaland Olympic Association and sports department, cash award to all national and international medallists which includes 131 medals thus far, and for earmarking yearly budget for SON mission for 5 years starting from financial year 2018-19.

During the programme, heart touching skit, choreography and special songs were presented by the Person with Disabilities (campers). Deputy speaker Nagaland, Zhaleo Rio also attended the programme.

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SETHU FC continue winning streak in IWL

Players of SETHU FC and Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports and Education during theirmatch on Friday.

Shillong, Apr 6 (PTI): SETHU FC defeated Indira Gandhi Academy for Sports and Education 3-1 to continue their winning streak in the Indian Women’s League (IWL) football here Friday.

Indumathi’s 27th-minute strike and Bangladesh international Sabina Khatun’s brace helped SETHU FC collect three points after Pradeepa Sekar had pulled a goal back in the 35th minute.

Both teams gauged each other in the first half and although SETHU FC tried to cajole a clear goal scoring opportunity in the 4th minute, the deadlock in the match finally broke in the 27th minute when Indumathi scored from inside the box to give SETHU FC a

solitary goal lead.

Indira Gandhi Academy brought the match to level proceedings in the 35th minute when Pradeepa Sekar slyly finished her chance past the onrushing custodian.

With momentum on their side, Indira Gandhi Academy almost took the lead in the 45th minute after Pradeepa once again found the net. The referee, however, cut the play short for off-side as the half-time scoreline read 1-1.

Changing over, the match evolved into a battle for possession in the midfield as both teams cancelled each other out, unable to hold on to the ball. In the 56th minute, Indumathi’s

freekick was palmed away by the opposing custodian as SETHU FC upped the ante. Indira Gandhi Academy survived a howler in the 63rd minute when their custodian rushed to clear away a dangerous long ball only for the ball to bounce over her head and fall to SETHU’s attack line, who failed to find the net.

In the 76th minute, SETHU FC took the lead when Sabina Khatun scored from a tight angle as her lofted shot went over the opposing custodian’s head to make the scoreline read 2-1.

In the 81st minute, Sabina curved home from inside the box to extend SETHU FC’s lead.

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