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Sonia continues; CWC maintains status quo

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): The stormy Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday ended with rival camps striking a common note of amicability and with the news that Sonia Gandhi will continue as interim party president as of now.

She has asked Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal to convene an All India Congress Committee (AICC) session to choose a new president.

CWC meeting saw Gandhi family loyalists and the rebel camp (consisting of 23 senior leaders who had expressed the need for the party’s democratic overhaul in a letter to Sonia Gandhi) attacking each other in the morning.

A second note of discord came to the fore when another rebel leader Ghulam Nabi Azad offered to resign if allegations made by some Congress leaders outside the CWC, that the letter was written at the behest of or in collusion with the BJP are proven to be true.

Rahul Gandhi and his aides were also reported to have attacked the 23 leaders for having written a letter to Sonia Gandhi at a time

School reopening: DoSE of warns fake info on social media D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): The directorate of school education (DoSE) has clarified that a pamphlet being circulated in social media was a rough work created with dummy dates for the purpose of discussion at higher level and was not an authorised/approved notification.

In a clarification note, principal director Shanavas C said the department’s attention has been drawn to unauthorised information being circulated on social media regarding re-opening of schools in Nagaland for classes 9 to 12 from the month of October.

Advising everyone not to circulate the “unauthorised pamphlet” and also not to be misled by such unauthorised information, Shanavas also warned that appropriate disciplinary action would be initiated against the staff who leaked the rough work to unauthorised persons without the approval of competent authority. It may be recalled that the DoSE, in July, had warned schools that reopening of schools in any manner in violation of the ‘lockdown order’ is strictly prohibited.

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“Why not act as facilitators for peace between the ruling party and governor now that we’re out of the JLF?.”

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File photo of Sonia Gandhi with his son, Rahul Gandhi during Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in 2019. (PTI)

(August 7) when the Congress was in the middle of Rajasthan crisis. Rahul is also believed to have taken offence at the aggressive posturing by the rebel leaders when they knew that the Congress president was unwell. However, after attacks and counter-attacks, the CWC appears to have seen a truce struck between the two camps. At least a unanimous resolution that was passed at the end of the meeting indicated so.

Addressing a press conference, Venugopal said that the meeting was attended by around 52 leaders, including all the CWC members, special and permanent invitees, and four chief ministers.

“All of them spoke in the seven hour long meeting,

following which the CWC passed an unanimous resolution,” he said. CWC reportedly also agreed to form a committee to assist Sonia to address the concerns raised by the 23 leaders in the days to come.

Letter’s signatories became focus, not the content: The letter had raised several concerns and demands — the need for elections to the CWC, a leadership that is visible and active on the field, and an urgent constitution of a central parliamentary board, among other things.

The signatories said none of these concerns were addressed and this was an “opportunity lost”, said a party leader, who was in the meeting.

“It’s like the actual content of the letter and concerns flagged were circumvented, and the focus was on who wrote the letter and why,” the leader added.

Three of the signatories, Manish Tewari, Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, arrived at Azad’s residence soon after the meeting got over to discuss the “future course of action”.

“Everyone unanimously praised the leadership of Mrs Gandhi. The content of the letter wasn’t addressed as much as why such a letter was written in the first place,” said the leader.

Many leaders who were signatories of the letter, also emerged as the first ones to praise Sonia’s leadership

Congress dissenters meet

Some senior Congress leaders, including Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor, met at their senior colleague Ghulam Nabi Azad’s house here on Monday evening after the Congress Working Committee debated their letter to the party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi seeking urgent organisational reforms.

The meeting was also

Nagaland COVID-19 tally 3714 COVID-19 STATUS AS ON august 24, 2020 District

Asymptomatic

Dimapur 651 Kiphire 1 Kohima 476 Longleng 2 Mokokchung 3 Mon 74 Peren 1 Phek 0 Tuensang 7 Wokha 4 Zunheboto 61 Total 1280

ACTIVE CASES RecovMiTotal Symptomatic Death ered grated Cases Mild Moderate 20 1 1178 1862 9* 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 597 1076 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 17 20 0 0 0 0 194 270 0 2 0 0 265 266 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 45 52 0 0 0 0 17 21 0 0 0 0 49 110 0 0 20 1 2396 3714 9 8

*1 death is Covid-19 positive but not due to Covid-19

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland on August 24 registered 28 new COVID-19 positive cases-24 in Kohima, 2 in Dimapur, 1 each in Longleng and Zunheboto, taking the tally to 3714 cases.

Out of the 3,714 positive cases, the total active cases are 1301, 2396 recovered, 9 deaths and 8

migrated.

As per the severity of symptoms, 1,280 active cases are asymptomatic, 20 mild and 1 moderate case.

Further, out of 3,714 cases, the distribution across various categories include-1,609 cases from Armed Forces, 1213 returnees, 246 frontline workers and 646 traced contacts.

during the CWC meeting.

Sonia hurt, but says ‘let’s move on’: A second party source said Sonia felt “hurt” over the letter. “She said such concerns should be raised and kept internal, not leaked to the media,” the source said.

Rahul reiterated her statement, saying it was on “the party’s insistence” that Sonia agreed to accept the post of the interim president one year ago.

“But in her closing remarks, she made it very clear that she holds no ill-will or grudges against anyone, including the signatories of the letter,” a second party leader said. It was a very “let’s forget and move on approach’,” the leader added.

India’s COVID tally breaches 31L mark

PTI adds: A single-day spike of 61,408 COVID19 cases took India’s virus caseload past the 31-lakh mark on Monday, a day after it crossed 30 lakh, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035 pushing the recovery rate to over 75 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 31,06,348, while the death toll climbed to 57,542 with 836 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.85 per cent, while the recovery rate has risen to 75.27 per cent. There are 7,10,771 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 22.88% of the total caseload, the data stated.

attended by Mukul Wasnik and Manish Tewari, along with some other signatories to the letter who were present in the national capital, sources said.

None of the leaders agreed to comment on their deliberations, which took place soon after the CWC meet ended. Only a few of the 23 signatories are part of the CWC.

Petrol prices hiked again D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased petrol prices across the four metros for the fifth consecutive day Monday. Diesel prices, however, remained the same across the metros. According to IOCL website, price of the petrol in the national capital was increased by 13 paise to Rs 81.62 a litre from the previous day price of Rs 81.49 a litre. After Monday’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur stood at Rs.86.93 per litre while in the state capital petrol price increased to Rs.87.83 per litre.

Currently, fuel prices vary in different parts of the country due to factors such as price of crude oil, foreign exchange rate and local taxes. State-run oil corporations, account for the majority of fuel outlets in the country, and review the rates of petrol and diesel on a daily basis.

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NIDA warns of ‘repercussive measures’ if govt fails to act D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland In-Service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) has warned of “repercussive measures” that will jeopardize the entire health services throughout the state if the concern authority failed to take exemplary punishment as demanded by the Dimapur unit against those IRB personnel allegedly involved in the August 21 assault on Dr. Atoka Wotsa.

In a press note, NIDA president Dr. Ritu Thurr and secretary Dr. Ahu Sekhose stated that the tolerance level of the association has reached its tipping point due to repeat of such abhorrent incidences in the recent COVID 19 times.

It was lear nt that NIDA had warned of calling for a one-day complete shutdown of all medical services throughout Nagaland on August 26 from 6 a.m., with emergency services to remain functional, if the authority concern failed to act.

According to the press note, NIDA said that in spite of the barbaric assault by erring police personnel

on Dr Nosezol Sezo on April 3, 2020 at Dimapur and Dr Mongshithung on April 17, 2020 at Wokha, NIDA, as a matured organization, had refrained from taking any drastic action, keeping in mind the sacred responsibility of public health as its top priority.

NIDA said that unless an exemplary action was immediately initiated by concerned authority as demanded by the NIDA unit, Dimapur, the association will be compelled to resort to undesirable repercussive measures which will totally jeopardize the entire health services throughout the state.

Nagaland In-Service Doctors’ Association therefore sought the support of public and NGOs to ensure timely justice to the aggrieved.

It was also learnt that NIDA Dimapur unit had deferred its decision to shut down all medical services following the request made by the parent body president.

NIDA Dimapur unit, in its August 23 meeting

minutes, stated that it had handed over the August 21 case to the parent body for “further perusal till the logical conclusion of the case on urgent basis.”

It may be mentioned that the state government on August 23, 2020 instituted an inquiry committee to probe into the alleged assault on a doctor, Dr. Atoka Wotsa by police personnel on August 21 night.

In an order issued through the principal secretary (Home), Abhijit Sinha, the 3-member inquiry committee will be headed by commissioner & secretary Rural Development, Neposo Theluo and two others as members-- secretary Law and Justice Khanrinla Koza and additional deputy commissioner Niuland, Rosy Margaret Athrila.

The committee has been directed to submit its report within seven days of the date of issue of this notification (August 23, 2020).

The 3-member panel was constituted in supersession to the independent inquiry formed by deputy commissioner Dimapur.

Nagaland Gov calls on Jitendra Singh

(L) R.N. Ravi calling on Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Monday. (Twitter)

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh and discussed with him the progress of various development projects in the North Eastern state.

Singh, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), said that soon

after assuming office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated that every effort would be made to bring the northeastern region at par with the more developed regions of the country, an official statement said.

In the last six years, not only developmental gaps were bridged successfully, but the Northeast has

also gained psychological confidence, he said.

The minister underlined that all sections of society are ready to move under Prime Minister Modi, the statement said.

Singh also tweeted that he had a fruitful meeting with Governor of Nagaland, R N Ravi and exchanged views on various state-related issues.

SCS Chessore bags national award for Innovation in Edn Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise to SC for his 2 tweets against judiciary D I M A P U R , AU G 2 4 (NPN): Innovating learning tools adopted by St Christopher School, Chessore in the ongoing COVID-19-incuded school shutdown to ensure continuity in education have won the school the maiden “Pallikkutam National Award for Innovation in Education, 2020”.

Constituted by Rajagiri Media, Kerala, in association with Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Federal Bank Ltd and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, the Pallikkutam National Award had 55 participants from all over the country.

The first prize comprised Rs one lakh and a citation, while the second and third prizes comprised Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively.

According to the organisers, the objectives of the award are to honour the

educational leadership of the nation who managed to provide education despite the disruption caused by COVID-19-induced lockdown, showcase the innovative ways in education as a model for other institutions to follow and to spread the praxis of excellence in education and make the quality of education universal.

Started by Diocese of Kohima in 2015 due to the specific difficulties faced by people following communal clashes, St Christopher School is a middle school up to class VIII and has about 500 students with 12 staff.

Though the existing infrastructure is bare minimum, the diocese is trying to build a proper building against all odds, especially considering its remote location and very poor road condition.

Despite the lockdown, the school management under leadership of Rev Fr Loyola Anthony motivated the teachers to realise that learning is not confined within the four walls of classrooms, but can also take place at home with proper guidance. But being located in a remote area, technological interventions like virtual classes, online tests, use of

smartphones and televisions were not feasible. Hence, the school authority relied more on direct intervention by allowing children to do more home-based activities to learn and grow by exploring their own creativity.

An awareness campaign was carried out to prepare them to combat COVID-19 through skits, placards, poster and booklets. For those who could afford smartphones, notes and assignments were shared and online tests conducted through WhasApp. For those who had no access to smartphones, school office was kept partly open every day for few hours by following SOPs of the government so that they could collect prepared notes, assignments and project works and gather information on various programmes initiated by the school. And the result was 100% participation.

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court on Monday for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continued to hold.

“An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution”, Bhushan said in his supplementary statement filed in the suo motu contempt case against him by the top court, taking note of advocate Anuj Saxena’s complaint.

An apology for expression of beliefs, conditional or unconditional, would be insincere, he said. On August 20, the top court had granted time till August 24 to Bhushan to reconsider his

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“defiant statement” refusing to apologise and tender “unconditional apology” for contemptuous tweets against the judiciary and rejected his submission that quantum of punishment be decided by another bench.

Bhushan said as an officer of court he believes as a duty to speak up when he believes there is a deviation from its sterling record.

“Therefore I expressed myself in good faith, not to malign the Supreme Court

or any particular Chief Justice, but to offer constructive criticism so that the court can arrest any drift away from its long-standing role as a guardian of the Constitution and custodian of peoples’ rights,” he said.

Bhushan further said that an apology cannot be a mere incantation and any apology has to, as the court has itself put it, be sincerely made. The apex court on August 14 had held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his two derogatory tweets against the judiciary saying they cannot be said to be a fair criticism of the functioning of the judiciary made in the public interest.

He faces simple imprisonment of up to six months or with a fine of up to Rs 2,000 or with both as punishment.

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ATMAs conduct various trainings and demonstrations

news in Brief GPP to observe Balidan Diwas: Gorkha Public Panchayat (GPP), Kohima, in association with Gorkha NGOs and clubs will be organising Balidan Diwas (Martyrs Day), in memory of martyred Saheed Major Durga Malla and Capt.

Neikezhakuo Kenguruse and other martyrs on August 25, 5 p.m at Gorkha Public Panchayat Hall, Chandmari, Kohima. All advisors of the GPPK and GB, Kamal Bahadur Chettri, will be attending as special invitees, while other members of the community within and outside the state will join the programme virtually.

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ATMA Phek conducts training and demonstration on ATMA officials with participants during exposure visit CIG/SHG members along with ATMA officials during training on value addition to pineapple on August 22. farming activities. to Rihuba village on August 22.

Participants at the demonstration held at Tesophenyu village.

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agencies (ATMAs) have been conducting various trainings and demonstrations for farmers in the state.

ATMA Phek, Chetheba block: ATMA Phek, Chetheba block conducted training and demonstration on agri and allied activities at Chesezu Nawe and Khulazu Bawe on August 21 and 22.

A press release by ATMA Phek stated that programme was chaired by Dzuthoru Chotsu, BTTc Chetheba.

Technical session consisted of training on potato management practices by Victoria Zaphu (ATM, Chetheba). Dr. Raveyi Khesoh

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(ATM, Chetheba) interacted with the participants and discussed several diseases related to farm animals and its treatment. He demonstrated on the use of KMnO4 as a disinfectant for livestock and poultry house/animal shed.

Dzuthozo Chizo (ATM, Chetheba) demonstrated the use of bio-fungicides as seed treatment for various seeds. Farm school on fishery was inaugurated at Khulazu Bawe. Dzuthoru Chotsu, BTTc Chetheba, explained about the concept and functions of farm school to the participants.

Reyota was selected as the farm school teacher. A total of 47 farmers participated in the programme along

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ATMA Phek, Rihuba village: ATMA Phek, Chetheba block organized an exposure visit within the district to Rihuba village under Kikruma block on August 22. A total of 10 farmers along with 4 ATMA officials took part in the exposure visit. The team visited Krofüva kiwi project at Rihuba village. The farm owner Mejomu Tetseo who has been practising Kiwi plantation for the last 12 years interacted with the team. He took the team to his orchard and showed different varieties of Kiwi and was expecting a harvest of around 3000 kilograms this year. He also mentioned that

his farm is totally organic and no chemical treatments were given to the plants. On being asked about the market he said that his produce is purchased by buyers from Dimapur and Kohima.

ATMA Dhansiripar block: ATMA Dimapur Dhansiripar block, conducted within district farmers training programme on “value addition of pineapple”, at Shokhuvi village on August 22. A press release by ATMA Dimapur, stated that BTM, Dhansiripar block, trained women members about post harvest management, which was one of the most important measures in preventing waste of surplus crop produce. Participants

were given hands-on training on steps involved on preparation of pineapple juice and squash. Training programme was attended by 15 women CIG/SHG members.

ATMA Chunlikha block, Tesophenyu village: ATMA Chunlikha block, Kohima conducted a demonstration at Tesophenyu village on July 6. In a press release, ATMA Chunlikha block stated that resource person, Chenobu Seb demonstrated on different simple composting techniques in orchards. Altogether, five farmers participated in the programme. ATMA Chunlikha block conducted demonstration on use of bio-

pesticides at K station village on July 3. Resource person appraised on the need and importance of bio-pesticides and stressed on pest problem. Demonstration was imparted to seven farmers on its uses and different types of bio-pesticides, mainly focussing on microbial pesticides.

Meanwhile, the block also conducted demonstration programme at Kandinu village on the topic, “management of agroforestry system” on July 3. Resource person, Chenobu Seb, ATM highlighted on the significance of agroforestry system in jhum field. Demonstration was imparted to five farmers on sustainable cultivation.

Virtual session on Nagaland and NE

DIMAPUR: London-based Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence organised a virtual platform on August 22, where Nagaland and the diverse North East were highlighted. A press release by organisers stated that, 5 times presidential awardee Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan, chairman of Cease-Fire Monitoring Group was hosted. He highlighted various

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dimensions of the North East with the help of an interesting powerpoint presentation. He highlighted the demography and diversity within the seven sisters of the North East and provided more insights into Nagaland and its 16 tribes, Hornbill Festival and the celebration of tribal culture and individ-

ual festivals within the tribal groups. He spoke on Battle of Kohima and the Kohima War Memorial, and what happened in Kohima and Imphal. In his SWOT analysis, he set out opportunities such as medical tourism and trade and spoke of the challenges and improvements.

The session concluded with

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BORN : MAY 1942 – DIED : 16 AUGUST, 2020

We the bereaved family of Late Viriethonyü Chüsi would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who stood by us and share our grief and pain at the sudden demise of our beloved father on the 16th August 2020.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally who supported us physically, materially, financially and spiritually but it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Children, Grandchildren & In-laws

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My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation.

God alone is my rock and my salvation. Psalm 62;1-2a.

a question and answer and brief interaction. Vote of thanks was rendered by Ragasudha Vinjamuri, founder of Sanskruti Centre who has also curated the session.

Audience consisted of professionals, researchers, educators, dancers, volunteers, community leaders and civil servants.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.

OF OUR BELOVED LATE MONGCHOW KHUVUNG Today marks the 1 st Anniversary of the day when we lost piece of our heart.

Your gentle face and patient smile, with sadness we recall. As we hold you close in our memory, even though we are apart, your spirit will live on.

Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts.

Loving wife, children, grandchildren & relatives

LATE VIRIETHONYÜ CHÜSI (THONYÜ)

(20.04.1938 – 01.07.2020)

With prayerful gratitude, the family of Lt. Ghotheli Monica Achumi would like to thank each and every one who stood by us during her prolonged illness till her graceful demise on 1st of July 2020. The valuable time, uplifting friendship, emotional and financial support you gave meant so much to us. We deeply acknowledge your solidarity with us in different ways and means in time of sadness and sorrow. May God bless you all plentifully.

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With fond remembrance.

Loving Children, In-laws and Grand children

GRATITUDE Died on 25-08-2019

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late I Lanu Longchar 25th August 2019

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goods seriously damage India’s economy?

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WEATHER FORECAST august 25

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Agartala An afternoon thunderstorm

34 26

A shower and t-storm around 28 21

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Guwahati A p.m. t-storm in the p.m

34 25

A p.m t-storm in spots

Imphal

27 21

Itanagar Times of clouds and sun

31 23

Shillong

A morning t-storm in spots

25 18

Kohima

A morning t-storm in spots

24 18

Dimapur A stray morning thunderstorm 30 23

Cloud and sun with a t-storm

26 19

Tuensang A shower and t-storm around

21 15

Mkg Wokha

A t-storm around in the a.m

Zunheboto A morning t-storm in the area

26 21 24 17

Dear Papa, Though you are no more Physically with us, still we feel your presence within us and alive in our hearts. We always remember you.

Missing you today & Always.

Loving Family members.

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Born on 05.03.1957 — Died on 19.08.2020.

Through this column, we the family members would like to extend our profound gratitude to one and all who stood by us and supported us physically, financially, morally & spiritually at the demise of our beloved mother Lt. Ghovini Swu, who has left us for Heavenly abode on 19.08.2020.

We also convey our special thanks to: 1. Mudutsugho Dimapur & Kohima Kuposhukulu.

2. High School, Bayavu & Sepfuzou Sumi Community Officials Kohima.

3. Doctors & nurses, Dispur Hospital Pvt. Ltd Guwahati.

4. Lower Bayavu Council & Youth Members.

5. Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Church Kohima.

6. High School, Bayavu & Sepfuzou Sumi Fellowship Church Kohima.

7. Dr. Heto Swu, Z.L.O Dimapur.

8. SABCK Prayer Group.

9. Swu Naga Guest House Guwahati.

10. Neighbour, Friends, Relatives & Well Wishers May the God Lord Bless You All. From Loving Daughters, In-Laws and Grand Children.

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We the bereaved family members of LATE NUNGDOKSASHI JAMIR, LONGMISA, sincerely express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, families, friends, organizations and well-wishers, who stood with us in prayers and supported us physically, spiritually and financially during his prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved father on 20th August, 2020. We deeply regret our inability to thank each one in person. It is our sincere prayer that the Almighty bless everyone abundantly.

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“Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord”.

2 Corinthians 5: 8

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Loving wife, children, in-laws and grandchildren

KIREMWATI WALLING (DIBUIA) Born : 1955 to Died : 10-08-2020 Through this column, the bereaved family members of Late Kiremwati Walling express our profound gratefulness to all our friends and well-wishers, including neighbours, who stood by us and rendered their support physically, materially, financially and spiritually during his passing on the 10th of August, 2020.

May God bless you all abundantly.

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NONGOTHUNG KIKON BORN : 14-02-1987 – DIED : 20-08-2020

(Born: 20.02.1941 – Died: 20.08.2020)

The family and relatives of Lt. Miss Suphe (23.09.1986 – 17.08.2020) would like to extend our deep gratitude to all those who stood by our side during our time of pain and grief. We would like to mention few of the many people or organizations who made our suffering bearable.

1. Nokhu Menyiu Hoikan 2. Nokhu Village Council 3. Nokhu Public Organization 4. Nokhu Students' Union 5. Tsu Choo Thang Gao 6. Nokhu Baptist Church 7. Christian School, Nokhu Although we are unable to mention each and every individual who were there warming our heavy hearts, we believe that our Almighty knows yours deeds, and we pray that you will be blessed by Him abundantly.

Loving parents, brothers, sisters, in-laws and loved ones.

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We the bereaved brothers and sister of Late Nongothung Kikon would like to express our profound gratitude and sincere appreciation to Dimapur Lotha Baptist Church, Notun Bosti Ao Khel Council, Dimapur Nkonjan Nungying Kikon & Patton Ekhung, Dimapur Musu Angling Club, Teens Up Faith Ministries, Relatives and all his friends and well wishers who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially at the sudden demise of our beloved brother on 20-08-2020.

It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all in abundance.

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Loving brothers and sister.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020

Differences within Manipur BJP resolved, says CM Biren

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Aug 24: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday claimed that differences within the ruling BJP party have been resolved after a series of meetings with Central leaders.

The chief minister accompanied by six Congress MLAs who resigned from the state Assembly as well as Congress party were camped at the national capital since August 16 last.

During their camping there, the chief minister met not only party national president JP Nadda but some other leaders. The six ex-legislators have also joined the BJP formally.

The chief minister and his accomplices stayed further in the national capital allegedly to meet Union home minister Amit Shah who is currently at AIIMS hospital for medical treatment.

However, they returned without meeting Shah the date of his discharged from the hospital was not confirmed.

Earlier, there were reports that the chief minister was seeking appointment with Amit Shah to discuss

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his proposed ministry reshuffle.

Reliable sources had said that Singh has a plan to affect a major reshuffle in his council of ministers.

According to sources, Singh intends to drop at least five incumbent ministers to induct new faces.

He also plans to induct two of the six resigned Congress MLAs while affecting the reshuffle.

The chief minister accompanied by the six exlegislators, out of which five had joined the BJP during their camping in Delhi touched down at Imphal Airport in the afternoon, around 3pm.

MLA RK Imo, the son-in-law of the chief minister, who has been expelled from the Congress for his anti-party activities, also accompanied the chief

minister.

Upon arrival at Imphal airport, all of them including the chief minister were subjected to COVID-19 test.

While talking to reporters, Singh claimed that all the problems within the ruling party have been settled through party Central leaders who he met during his camping in New Delhi.

The chief minister was referring to the discord within the party after some party legislators demanded replacement of Singh as chief minister while some others demanded ministry reshuffle.

With the internal discord resolved, the party will now concentrate on by-elections which will be held to fill the vacant seats of the state Assembly.

As notified by the Manipur Legislative Assembly secretariat, 13 seats were lying vacant in the 60-seat Manipur Legislative Assembly. Among them, four were disqualified by the Speaker under Anti-defection Law while nine of them resigned as members of the state Assembly. Among the nine resigned MLAs, three were from the BJP while the rest six were recently resigned Congress MLAs.

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Tripura’s COVID tally rises to 8,920

Agartala, Aug 24 (PTI): Tripura’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 8,920 as 200 more people tested positive for the infection, while one more fatality pushed its coronavirus death toll to 73, a health department official said on Monday.

A 73-year-old patient died at Agartala Government Medical College here on Sunday, the official said.

The new COVID-19 cases were reported from West Tripura (83), Sepahijala (59), North Tripura (15), Dhalai (16), Khowai (9), Gomati (8), Unakoti (6) and South Tripura district (4).

Meghalaya reaffirms closure of entry points to State Correspondent Shillong, Aug 24: Notwithstanding the central government’s unlocking restrictions on interState movement of people and goods, the Meghalaya government on Monday reaffirmed its earlier decision to shut down all entry points to the state for one week in September and November in view of the spurt of COVID-19 cases in the State.

In a communication to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories on Saturday, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has reiterated to States that there should be no restric-

tions on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking process.

However, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the closure of all entry points was necessitated to give a much needed break to frontline workers posted at all entry points across the State. However, certain essential inter-state transits will not come under the purview of the shutdown of the entry points.

“This decision was taken for easing out the pressure on the frontline health workers who have to man the entry points 24

x 7. Humanly speaking, we need to understand that it is difficult for anybody to continue working without any break. Therefore, the government has decided that the decision of closure will continue and notification in this regard has come out excluding transit movement,” he iterated.

The entry points are Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district, Ratacherra in East Jaintia Hills district, Bajengdoba in North Garo Hills district, Mirjumla in South West GaroHills district, Tikrikilla and Hallidayganj in West Garo Hills districts.

During the past six months, 30,470 citizens of the State have returned to

the State from all across the country.

Moreover, Tynsong said that during the closure, the areas where frontline workers are posted and working will be fully disinfected.

The Deputy Chief Minister also urged all local authorities who are imposing their own forms of restriction in terms of inter-district movement, to refrain from doing so.

“Local authorities should respect the notifications issued by the State government with regards to quarantine and should not enforce their own rules and regulations.” Tynsong said.

Central team to visit Assam to assess flood damage

Guwahati, Aug 24 (IANS): A six-member central team would arrive in Assam on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the monsoon floods that affected 57 lakh people and killed at least 113 people between May 22 and August 20, officials said on Monday.

Assam’s Revenue Department Commissionercum-Secretary M.S. Manivannan said that the central team led by Sandeep Poundrik, Joint Secretary (Mitigation), National Disaster

Management Authority, would visit some floodaffected districts to assess the damage to property, crops and various other assets including river dams.

“During the three-day visit to the state, the central team would hold meetings with senior officials of the Assam government and disaster management authority,” Manivannan told IANS over phone. He said that the Assam government has sent an interim flood damage report to the Centre and has demanded around Rs 2,300

crore as compensation for the tragedy.

“The floods since May and until August 20 had caused huge damage to the infrastructure including roads, bridges and embankments.”

He also said that over 81,000 people were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force and Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel.

Like previous years, Assam this year too witnessed devastating floods that killed 113 people in 22 districts,

while 26 others were killed in landslides since May 22.

With a respite in monsoon rains, the situation significantly improved in the first week of this month even as 57 lakh people have been affected in 5,378 villages in 30 of the state’s 33 districts.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials, a total of 2,65,402 hectares of crops in 30 districts are badly affected while the worst-hit 11 districts are Goalpara, Morigaon, Bongaigaon, Dhemaji, Baksa,

Nagaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Sonitpur, Jorhat and Kamrup. The floods also badly hit domestic and wild animals in various sanctuaries and national parks including the world-famous Kaziranga National Park, where 18 rhinos and 135 wild animals died due to the havoc of the deluge. Kaziranga National Park Director Karmashree P. Sivakumar said that 172 wild animals have been rescued from floodwaters, even though over 95 per cent of the park remained inundated until July 23.

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CHC Aboi receives new ambulance Organisations condemn assault on doctor in Dimapur

KU officials along with health care givers and the new ambulance at CHC Aboi.

DIMAPUR: An ambulance was donated by Eshak Konyak, MLA to Community Health Centre (CHC) Aboi on August 22, wherein a short programme was held.

A press release by Konyak Union (KU) Aboi president Pangao Konyak

and general secretar y, P h o n g n ye i C h a n g k h u stated that, in the reception programme of the new ambulance chaired by SMO i/c CHC Aboi, Dr. Neiphrezo Soroiinuo, short speeches were delivered by EAC Aboi Lithrila Sangtam, Pangao Konyak presi-

dent KU Aboi and HCMC chairman Ponge Konyak.

Dedication and thanksgiving prayer was offered by Aboi Pastors Fellowship led by police Baptist Fellowship pastor Mongnyei Konyak.

Invocation prayer was pronounced by Yanching Aboi Nagamese pastor.

NSCN (I-M) condolences

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed grief at the untimely demise of late Lemnyei Konyak, ‘deputy kilonser’ of NSCN/GPRN from Tang village under Konyak region on August 22 and SP Angphun Anal, ‘razou peyu’ of NSCN/ GPRN from Khubung village under Khurmi region on August 21.

A condolence note by NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that, late Lemnyei had joined the Naga national service in May 1983 and late Angphun had joined on the March 21, 2018.

MIP stated that both had served the

Naga nation with unwavering patriotism until their demise and the void created by their demise will be deeply felt and difficult to fill in.

It also stated that for their selfless contribution to the Naga national cause, their names shall be recorded in the pages of the Naga history and their sacrifices shall ever be cherished by all.

GPRN conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and friends of Lemnyei Konyak and SP Angphun Anal and pray the Almighty God grant their souls eternal peace.

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Y. Patton condolence DIMAPUR: Dy. CM and BLP leader Y. Patton has condoled the death of Woremo Humtsoe, father of Nzano Lotha, president of the BJP Mahila unit of Wokha district.

In a condolence message, Patton described late Humtsoe as an upright officer and a God fearing man who had served the state government in different capacities till his retirement as managing director of the erstwhile Dimapur Sugar Mill.

Patton on behalf of the state BJP legislators conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

DIMAPUR: Political parties, students’ unions and various organisations have condemned the alleged assault on Dr. Atoka Wotsa, pathologist at the COVID lab Chümoukedima by some IRB personnel on the night of August 21.

NPF: Naga People’s Front (NPF) central in a condemnation through its press bureau stated that, even though, the inquiry committee has been set up to probe the case, the NPF “demands a clear written explanation from the home minister, Y Patton as to why the police personnel have become a threat of the society and assurance to book the guilty immediately.”

Pointing out that lackadaisical attitude of the PDA government clearly shows that there was no proper coordination between various government departments and machineries, the NPF stated that, the government of the day should “take full responsible for such brutally high-handedness incident” and the government should also assure the safety of the people. Expressing disbelief that the police personnel during this time of pandemic do not spare even the front line workers particularly the medical doctors on duty, the NPF questioned as to how the security of the public can be guaranteed under such circumstances.

CNTC: Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) in a condemnation through its media cell stated that police personnel have to undergo lots of pressure and demands in their line of duty and encounter every type of personalities and characters. However, CNTC stated that, it was also a part of their duty to restrain, respect and have regard for human rights “instead of going berserk and start assaulting people wildly without any compunction.” CNTC expressed its appreciation on the prompt action

of the government in setting up an inquiry commission on the incident and hopes that befitting punishment be given to those found guilty so that it will set an exemplary action.

DSC: Dimapur Sumi Council (DSC) in a condemnation by DSC chairman Kuhoi Zhimomi and general secretary, Tokuka H. Awomi demanded for a thorough investigation and exemplary action taken as per law against the culprit/s. Instead of showing gratitude towards the overburdened doctors, nurses and other frontline workers, the DSC stated that they are “meted with disrespect and inhumane way causing them not mental stress but also inflicting physical torture.” DSC further appreciates the state government in setting up an inquiry committee on the unfortunate incident and expects a fair judgement.

KVC: Kitami Village Council (KVC) in a condemnation by chairman Kishepu Tsuqu and secretary, Kughakhu Tsuqu stated that such inhuman acts on the innocent doctor is purely barbarian and was intolerable. KVC further appealed and demanded the government to take stern action against the erring personnel and give immediate justice to the victim.

SAH: Sümi Aphuyemi Hoho (SAH) in a condemnation by president Inavi Swu and general secretary Ghuzui Shohe stated that any citizen of the land was expected to be safe at the hand of the police personnel but instead of protecting and guiding the citizens at the death of the night, harassing the public was unfortunate and unacceptable.

Hoho also appreciated the formation of the enquiry committee by the state government and requested the government to deliver justice as per the established laws at the earliest.

NIDA: Nagaland in-service Doctors Association (NIDA) in

a condemnation by president Dr Ritu Thurr and secretary Dr Ahu Sekhose stated that the tolerance level of the association has reached its tipping point due to repeat of such abhorrent incidences in the recent COVID-19 times. NIDA further stated that exemplary action is immediately initiated by concerned authority as demanded by the NIDA unit, Dimapur. NIDA further stated that association will be compelled to resort to undesirable repercussive measures which will totally jeopardize the entire health services throughout the state.

NIDA NHAK unit: Nagaland In-service Doctor’s Association (NIDA) Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) unit in a condemnation by NIDA representative NHAK unit, Dr. Angto Phom extended support to the charter of demands placed before the authority concerned by the NIDA Dimapur unit which was further endorsed by NIDA president.

NIDA NHAK unit further stated that it stands resolutely with any decision taken by NIDA executive body regarding future course of action on this matter till justice is delivered.

KTCN: Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland (KTCN) in a condemnation by president Ramesh Hasnu and general secretary, Lakhi Mech requested the concerned authorities to go for transparent investigation of the case at the earliest without any bias to deliver justice to the victim and to prevent such incidences in the future. While the need of the hour was for the frontline workers to work hand in hand, the KTCN appealed one and all to coordinate and cooperate and thank the frontline workers for their selfless efforts in this fight against the pandemic.

NSF: Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) in a condemnation by president Ninoto Awomi and

general secretary, Liremo R. Kikon has appealed to all the frontline workers for more co-ordinated efforts amongst the circle to ensure that such untoward incidents are averted in the near future. While acknowledging the yeomen service being rendered by the state police force, the NSF however stated that it was “one of incidents such as this that takes away the shine from their selfless sacrifices.” Federation also extended sincere appreciation towards the medical fraternity, in their sincere attempt to keep the people of the state safe from the deadly COVID-19.

PSU: Puneboqa Student‘s Union (PSU) in a condemnation by president P. Viyiho Tsuqu stated that, each and every member of the law enforcing department has to know that they have responsibilities of not only maintaining law and order, but also of building trust of the fellow citizens of the state. PSU has urged the state government to take strict action against the erring personnel.

ASTD: Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) in a condemnation by president L.Wati Jamir and general secretary, K. Mar Lemtur expressed that it was most unfortunate to witness such incidents between the police personnel and medical fraternity especially during this hour of pandemic, when there was shortage of manpower and frontline worker in Dimapur district in general. ASTD appealed the concerned to initiate unbiased investigation against the erring personnel as per law and further urged all frontline workers to set aside this difference and work hand and hand in the fight against COVID19. ASTD also urged the concern authority/government of the day to depute more manpower into the medical department to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Landslide affected families receive assistance in Zunheboto

Landslide affected family members receiving aid from Assam Rifles in presence of colony authorities and others.

DIMAPUR: Affected family members of the recent landslide incident at DC Hill West Colony, Zunheboto are being assisted by various

agencies and individuals.

A press release by GB of the colony stated that, 32nd Assam Rifles Zunheboto visited the spot on

Monday and took all necessary assessment and provided several relief materials to the affected members. Advisor of School Education

K Tokugha Sukhalu, the Indian Red Cross Society Zunheboto, commandant of Home Guards and district administration have also provided financial assistance to the affected family. Assistance in various ways also came from their relatives, neighbours and from the colony local and youths.

The mission centre SBAK Nito Mount also visited several places in the district that were affected by the landslide and extended support financially and through prayers. Rev. Hukugha Zhimo executive secretary SBAK Nito Mount also said that the church will visit other places

in the district which have been severely affected by landslide and will provide assistance to them. He also said that the church will always continue to help and assist people during this kind of hard times.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 260 Dimapur, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020

Congress in comatose state

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here have been more write ups, discussions and speculations over the state that India’s oldest party-the Congress- finds itself today, then on how it is dealing with various issues. This is because the grand old party is still grappling with throwing up a viable alternative leaders while the top hierarchy do not seem to be on the same page over various matters that has deprived the party of a directional leadership. The thrashing on two consecutive Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019 has only worsened the crisis. Of course, winning or losing is part of politics but for the Congress, whose leaders have been too used to being in power for several decades, being out of power is definitely taking its toll. Unfortunately, the party leadership appears to be in a comatose state and the courtiers expected to remain passively loyal and sycophantic. Many leaders in the Congress party are witnessing time flying away and realise that if this goes on then the remainder of their political careers are going to waste, since the Congress is unable to come out of a deep coma.

Several veteran leaders have written a letter to Sonia Gandhi, demanding a full-time leadership at all levels, thereby simply saying that the Gandhi family is not giving its best to the party. They have also demanded elections to the Congress Working Committee, a way of saying they want a non-Gandhi. It may be recalled that former party spokesperson Sanjay Jha had written about the similar issues but was immediately sacked from his position and his party membership suspended.

The latest development that has shaken the party is a letter by 23 senior leaders and heavyweights who have echoed the same sentiments. If the Congress feels pulled apart in two directions, the root of this dispute may well be tied to the Gandhi family itself. Sonia Gandhi remains the reluctant chief who was compelled to take the job. Even her son and heir apparent Rahul Gandhi has not proved his mettle as a politician who could lead the party. Rahul resigned following the second electoral drubbing in 2019 and has been sulking. Sonia had to take back the job but as interim president despite her health issues. According to a recent write up, the problem is not as much between the old guard (Ahmed Patel, Gehlot, Kamal Nath) versus new guard (Rahul brigade) but within the Gandhi family. Rahul wanted to put in some young leaders in positions (Jyotiraditya in Madhya Pradesh, Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan) but Sonia shot down the plans. According to the write up, Rahul felt it was no use being president if he could not have his way. Thus, his sulk from being active in party meetings and decision making.

When Rahul Gandhi resigned as party president he indicated that a non-Gandhi should be chosen for the post. This was his way of sending a message on whether Congress could be run without the Gandhis. Sonia vetoed Rahul and became interim president and this will remain. According to observers, Rahul feels stifled by his mother. Sonia is a status quoits while Rahul wants to experiment and be allowed to fail and learn. The Congress can only come out of its present comatose state if the family comes down from its ivory tower and learns to listen to saner voices within instead of punishing those who dare to differ.

DailyDevotion The Spiritual Search What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? —Matthew 7:9 The illustration of prayer that our Lord used here is one of a good child who is asking for something good.

We talk about prayer as if God hears us regardless of what our relationship is to Him (see Matthew 5:45).

Never say that it is not God’s will to give you what you ask. Don’t faint and give up, but find out the reason you have not received; increase the intensity of your search and examine the evidence. Is your relationship right with your spouse, your children, and your fellow students? Are you a “good child” in those relationships?

Do you have to say to the Lord, “I have been irritable and cross, but I still want spiritual blessings”? You cannot receive and will have to do without them until you have the attitude of a “good child.”

We mistake defiance for devotion, arguing with God instead of surrendering. We refuse to look at the evidence that clearly indicates where we are wrong.

Have I been asking God to give me money for something I want, while refusing to pay someone what I owe him?

Have I been asking God for liberty while I am withholding it from someone who belongs to me? Have I refused to forgive someone, and have I been unkind to that person? Have I been living as God’s child among my relatives and friends? (see Matthew 7:12).

I am a child of God only by being born again, and as His child I am good only as I “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7). For most of us, prayer simply becomes some trivial religious expression, a matter of mystical and emotional fellowship with God. We are all good at producing spiritual fog that blinds our sight. But if we will search out and examine the evidence, we will see very clearly what is wrong— a friendship, an unpaid debt, or an improper attitude. There is no use praying unless we are living as children of God. Then Jesus says, regarding His children, “Everyone who asks receives…”

(Matthew 7:8).

Quotes

It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love. ~ Miguel de Unamuno

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n the last two months three people, two working in a newspaper and one in a magazine, have savagely attacked the lakhs of animal feeders who have risked their own health to keep animals alive, and claimed that their feeding has alienated the whole of India. All three have stopped short of asking for them to be killed because they know that, while their ranting is harmless, any suggestion of violence will alienate most of the country. All three have this in common: they keep foreign pedigreed dogs.

They should read the paper published in Harvard

by Steven L Herman on the relationship between people and dogs in contemporary India. I am going to quote from it extensively.

“The canine appears to have been thriving in India since the beginning of recorded time. Recent DNA testing has determined that all Indian dogs, as well as dog breeds from the rest of the world, are from the lineage of Canis lupus chanco, the ancient and unique Himalayan wolf of northwestern India” The Indian human’s relationship with dogs in India goes back to mythical times. They are the envoys of Yama. Yudhishtra of the Mahabharata refused to enter heaven without his dog and it turned out that the gods were testing him on his compassion quotient – and he passed with flying colours. “Early

Vedic literature show the dog had a far more intimate position in the household than beasts of burden or worshipped animals. The rock carvings at Bhimbetka, near Bhopal show a man walking a curly-tailed male dog on a leash.”

“An interesting contemporary study is the Indian Pariah Dog (aka Indian Native Dog). For some cynologists a true Pariah, like wolves, must scavenge with a pack. In India, during the past eleven months of observation of hundreds of dogs referred to by locals as strays or Pariahs I have not seen any that congregate in packs and thus cannot be considered feral. Instead these dogs exhibit strong territorial behavior rarely tolerating more than one other dog on their turf.

These dogs will “belong” to a village and are parasitic off scraps of food from the human population.”

Which means that street dogs are not feral but very much part of the large Indian human community.

“The majority of Indian city dwellers do not find the stray dog a nuisance. Among the poorest, bonding between children and stray puppies, both surviving on the streets, may partly explain a higher than average level of tolerance between scavengers of the human and canine varieties in India. While stray dogs are ignored in many places and suffer from a lack of proper veterinary treatment, it is heartening

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020

Nothing is going to change it in a country with so much poverty and so many pressing social issues, there is a remarkable amount of volunteerism devoted to animal welfare among the middle and upper classes.

In Jaipur, a concerted effort by animal welfare organizations in recent years to sterilize, vaccinate and protect stray dogs had resulted in no further cases of canine-to-human rabies transmission.”

“The level of tolerance (for strays) is amazing and could be related to Hinduism,” says Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, retired dean of the Faculty of Wildlife Sciences of the Wildlife Institute of India. Dr. Johnsingh, presently a scientific advisor to WWF India, explains that because stray dogs have access to an enormous quantity of garbage in the cities, as long as this food supply is not reduced the number of dogs will not decrease” “The attitude of humans in India regarding dogs is something to which Dr. Amita Singh has given considerable thought. She is the Chairperson of the Centre for Study of Law and Governance at Jawa-

harlal Nehru University.

Professor Singh states that there are three types of people in India when it comes to attitudes towards dogs.

The first category is those who value dogs for companionship. They are especially evident among the elderly and the poor.

“Even if they have hardly any food, they will share it with the dog,” she says.

The second type is those who have affinity for dogs based on religious beliefs. The number of people in this category have expanded significantly in contemporary times with the growth of the Sai Baba religious movement, which has millions of followers. The influential guru preached protection of dogs and that if people feed dogs their sins will be transferred to the animal.

The group’s iconography of Sai Baba shows him in the company of dogs, likely appropriated from the centuries-old iconography of Dattatreya, an incarnation of the divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, still highly revered in western India.

“There is a story told in the movement of one

devotee who was preparing food for Sai Baba and hits a dog with a stick who tries to eat the food intended for the guru,” recounts Dr. Singh. The guru does not appear for his meal and, later, when the man asks why Sai Baba missed his meal the leader replies that he came to eat but “you hit me with a stick.”

The third type of dog lover is those trying to emulate India’s former colonial masters, the British, whose military leaders “always kept dogs.” But some observers, such as Dr. Singh, consider these modern-day emulators of the Raj, who exclusively prefer pedigreed dogs, to be “selfish because while they are nice to pet dogs, they are awful to dogs on the road and even advocate killing of strays. ” “There are remarkable attitudes concerning dogs among other elements of Indian society. The country is likely one of the few countries where “weddings” between humans and dogs takes place. These so-called marriages usually occur to reverse supposed curses placed on the human spouse. Recently a farm labourer in Tamil Nadu married Sevi, a four-year-old stray bitch, on the advice of his astrologer, to reverse a curse he incurred for stoning to death two dogs and hanging their bodies from a tree. The canine killer had suffered physical ailments, including partial paralysis and loss of hearing, since committing his

terrible act. There are also numerous cases of tribal girls in India being wed to dogs to cast off evil spells or prevent danger.

The nature-worshipping Munda tribe marries off girls when their permanent teeth appear, to make them immune to animal attacks.

A five-year-old girl of the tribe in Orissa was wed to a dog in 2005 to prevent her from being eaten by tigers.

A nine-year-old girl from the pre-Aryan Santhal tribe near Calcutta was married in 2003 to a stray named Bacchan while 100 guests joyously danced and drank home-made liquor.”

“From the mythical to the seemingly supernatural the bond between dog and human in India has stretched across millennia.”

And nothing is going to change it. No matter how annoyed our pseudo western writers get and how keen they are to replace the Indian dog with the Irish Setter and the Pomeranian, this is not going to happen.

And this lockdown has just shown that the movement to protect the Indian dog is increasing, not decreasing, in strength. Yes, there have been conflicts, there have been poisonings, some drunken men do beat animals when they cannot beat their wives.

But overall, it is a battle that the compassionate are winning. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www.peopleforanimalsindia.org.

Post-mortem

Emperical evidences of COVID-19 challenges in Dimapur context

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or India Nation the pandemic Covid-19 was announced by Honorable Prime Minister on 24th March 2020. Lotha Baptist Church Dimapur Deacons Board decided in an emergency meeting resolved to stop congregational worship services on 22nd March 2020.

Infact, it was a tough but right decision to be made because this nature of decision has never been in the History of our Church.

My empirical evidence challenge started from 22nd March 2020 and still continuing till date. In this fight of Covid-19 journey is purely based on personal empirical evidence.

First challenge: Covid-19 Pandemic is not a law and order problem, it’s a Medical, Health Emergencies. My intention of highlighting certain issues with police is not mean to blame them, but to be learned from mistake.

My first encounter with Police was on 29th March 2020 that was Sunday. Since it was Sunday I went alone to Church for prayer. As soon as I reached home I received a call from Police station and the police officer asked me to come to Police station without informing the reason, immediately I rushed to the police station and inquired about the reason. He charged me why did I conduct worship service. So, I replied to him, who informed you? what evidence to you have to summon me in police station without proper investigation or evidence. After exchange of words I came back from there.

And the above incident goes viral in social media. Some friends were insisting to write an FIR against the informer but in good faith I turn down their suggestion.

I was mentally disturbed, being harassed without my fault.

Second incident was while going for prayer and distribution of relief to the needy persons, we were stopped by police. I showed by own Covid-19 Identity Card but the policeman replied in a very sarcastic manner, “Heto card thori kina prathana koribole jai naki?” carrying this ID is not meant to go for prayer. I am quite sure he was also a Christian or a member in a particular Church, still then he acted as though he knew nothing about the value of prayer and service to mankind in this difficult time, where people suffer from many factors. But being trained police personal needs more politeness and diplomacy in dealing with others, who are also serving others without being paid anything to serve people.

Second challenges: Many civil societies, non-governmental organizations and many groups and individuals are actively engaged in the battle of Covid-19 but for the sake of space, let me concentrate on Churches participation in this challenge.

My empirical studies confine in two levels; Internal and external participation of Churches. a) Internal: According to my observation, almost all the Churches in Dimapur have been actively helping their own members in various ways, inspite of Churches economic being badly hampered, the Churches in Dimapur are continuingly supporting their members, according to their need base. And yet, this pandemic Coivd-19 fight is still on. Perhaps Churches in Dimapur should come together as a team and consider this pandemic task as a new challenge in our approach towards mission to create a new outcome within our Mission strategy. b) External: In this regard there are two categories. One as a Church organization and the other, Leaders of the Churches.

As Church organization, the involvement is external services to a larger group of people which is visible in terms of donation, relief work, support to administration, time to time encouraging others by way of prayer, counseling, etc.

But my point is that the capacity in terms of economic and human power is second to none.

Doing relief work to the needy persons occasionally, financial assistance to the government is well appreciated. But on the other hand, the expectation by the common people from the Churches could be more than what has been done. In such pandemic Covid-19 situation, the Churches can come under one roof and could work more meaningful in a general way to let the citizen of Dimapur feel the Holistic support by the Churches.

This pandemic Covid-19 is not a burden but an opportunity to set an example to the common people that Churches really care and love God’s people. Surely if Churches continually support people, this act of kindness would certainly create a strong memory in the hearts of people for a long time. It is a wake up call to all the Churches.

The other concern is, as leaders of Churches, we have been serving people, facing different kinds of situations make us qualify to deal with humans suffering and problems. So to

deal with many human problems Church leaders are also second to none. One of the ways to contain the spread of Covid-19 has to deal with lifestyle or human behaviors. Often regulation of SOP to the citizens will not be much helpful, unless, people change their behavior or lifestyle.

Therefore, to educate the masses to change their behavior or lifestyle, as experienced leader in dealing human problems, our active involvement in this factor is mandatory demanded by the Covid-19 context.

Church leaders should become role models to be impacting the community. So wake up call during these pandemic crises is how many Church leaders are actively serving the society? Just compare the service rendering by the frontline workers. All these days, they have been working day and night inspite of many criticism, discriminations and stigmatization they lay down their lives, taking all the risks.

We the Church leaders are called to serve people in any situations, even up to death like our master Jesus. Giving life for the good news of God does not mean only in witnessing God’s word but by serving people in any situation.

A Naga Contractor shared his involvement in Covid-19 from the day one till date he visited several places, helped many organizations and individuals spending some lakhs of rupees.

For me, it is God given opportunity to serve people but not a burden. Let us commit once again to avail this privilege to serve God’s people.

Third challenges: More than 20,000 returnees have already landed in our State and are still coming. Almost the returnees from different cities in India are engaged in different jobs. It is not only about their survivor but through their earning, at homes many parents are being supported by them. Once these young people were job holders but now they are jobless, even some parent’s survivors is at stake.

Now the question is how will the Churches and Church leaders respond to this issue?

Is this issue solely Government responsible? Do we have any concern for these returnees?. In order to respond to this challenge, the Churches and leaders should have a new dimension in our missionvision. Unless, the leaders of the Churches take up this challenge on priority with broad holistic approach, the Churches will have to face many social unrest. And

moreover, many souls will have to suffer.

Fourth challenges:The impact of Covid-19 among the community at present, the seriousness is about the health issue. But the impact of Covid19 among the communities on social discriminations and stigmatizations would remain for a lifelong, unless the Church do something to heal this psychological breakdown or relationship barrier created by discrimination and stigmatization. Covid-19 may one day subside because it is health issue but physiological or mental issue will be there in the minds of those who are being victimized. This needs a healing process. The calling of Church leaders also mean to heal and create a strong relationship among the community under the principle of Kingdom of God. For this challenge, the Church leaders cannot remain silent. The need of the hour is that many Church leaders should become counselors not in the Church pul-

pit alone but should get involved in house to house ministry.

In conclusion since the day one of Covid-19 lockdown was imposed till date as a Church worker, I have been supporting and serving people risking life, extending help to the needy people in any possible way from my side.

To me, and my family, I understood that it is not a burden but an opportunity to serve those who are in need, knowing how much the Lord has blessed me and my family in these difficult times.

Saint Paul says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:6. Lastly I pray for the Christian Leaders wherever you may be, that God’s favour be upon you, like “Gideon the Brave” in the Bible to fight for the needy in these difficult times when we are needed the most.

Yanbemo Lotha, Pastor Lotha Baptist Church Dimapur

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Government mute on internet issue

Sir,

Through this column, I personally would like to thank you and your staff for bringing in the issue regarding terrible internet issue in Dimapur. Your paper has been covering the issue of poor internet connectivity, and many students are grateful for it.

It however seems that our present government is mute on this scenario even after multiple publication and requests by general public, and specially the students, who have been affected the most.

I therefore urge the government of Nagaland, under the leadership of Chief Minister, Rio, to kindly and personally look into the matter of poor and terrible internet connectivity in the state.

Medemsoba Kichu, 4th Mile, Dimapur

Sir,

Frontline workers versus frontline workers?

Since the pandemic started, Nagaland has witnessed several occasions, where police personnel have mentally or physically abused other frontline workers.

Nagaland is now witnessing, in what seems, a repeated “George Floyd” incident, whereby, state police personnel have taken unnecessary measures against doctors, in several scenarios. We are also tempted to think about the incident, where a Journalist was also beaten down by the police force. Police forces are appointed to maintain law and order, not mess with it or take law into their hands.

Yes not all police personnel react the same, however, it is for those “selected few” that malign the name of the whole department. Justice should not be partial towards even the law protectors.

It should be fair and just.

Akai Konyak, Dimapur

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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SC declines plea for NEET abroad

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea for directions to the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) for setting up NEET exam centres abroad for the benefit of students in foreign countries in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, and S Ravindra Bhat asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to discuss with ministries concerned whether students who wish to visit India to sit in the NEET exam could be accommodated on the Vande Bharat Mission flights.

The court also asked Mehta to explore the possibility that aspirants based out of the Middle East countries were permitted to board such flights.

The bench also noted that the incoming students are permitted to approach the state governments concerned for relaxations in quarantine periods.

According to the rules, people arriving in India from abroad are required to undergo 14-day quarantine in the interest of public

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health. The Supreme Court orally directed Mehta to inform the ministries concerned that these students may be allowed to come back to take the exam.

Mehta contended before the bench that the issue could be taken care of, subject to quarantine requirements and that they establish that they were coming for the exam.

The top court told the petitioners’ counsel that he could ask his clients to plan their return in the backdrop of quarantine requirements. The counsel argued that many students abroad intended to sit in both the NEET and Joint Entrance Exams (JEE).

The petitioners said that only 6-day gap between JEE (September 1-6)

and NEET exam (September 13) was also an issue.

The petitioners had moved the apex court to challenge a Kerala High Court order to dismiss their plea to set up examination centres abroad, or postpone the exams due to the pandemic. The Centre has already decided not to postpone the NEET and JEE exams.

BJP asks Anna Hazare to join its movement

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Monday wrote to social activist Anna Hazare, urging him to join his party’s “mass movement” against the government led by AAP, which he alleged was the “new name of social, political and economic corruption”.

In his letter, Gupta alleged that the AAP government has demolished all parameters of “political purity” and also accused it of “planning” the northeast Delhi riots in February, which had left at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.

“The Aam Aadmi Party, which came to the government in the name of clean and fair politics, has demolished all the parameters of political purity,” Gupta wrote in his letter to Hazare.

No immediate reaction on Gupta’s letter was available from the AAP. AAP has launched a sustained attack on the BJP, levelling allegations of corruption in the three municipal corporations ruled by the party and also in connection with the riots in the city.

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Miss my friend a lot: PM Modi on Arun Jaitley’s death anniversary NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): The BJP paid rich tributes to party stalwart Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he misses his friend a lot and that his late Cabinet colleague diligently served India.

Top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and party president J P Nadda, fondly remembered Jaitley, who was the voice of the party on various issues for decades and was seen as its main trouble shooter.

The prime minister tweeted, “On this day, last year, we lost Shri Arun Jaitley Ji. I miss my friend a lot. Arun Ji diligently served India. His wit, intellect, legal acumen and warm personality were legendary.

Here is what I had said during a prayer meeting in his memory.”

He posted a video of his speech at the condolence meeting held here for Jaitley last year.

Remembering Jaitley, Shah said he was an outstanding politician, prolific orator and a great human

Prime minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to Arun Jaitley on his death anniversary.

being who had “no parallels” in Indian polity.

He was multifaceted and a friend of friends, who will always be remembered for his towering legacy, transformative vision and devotion to the nation, the former BJP president added.

Nadda said Jaitley’s huge contribution in nation-building will always be remembered.

He also inaugurated a blood donation camp organised at AIIMS in Jaitley’s memory and said that the late leader’s family members are serving society as he did.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, “Remembering Arun Jaitley ji on his punyatithi. Jaitleyji was a stalwart who made a big contribution towards

BJP’s growth and rise to power.” “He made a mark as a successful lawyer, seasoned parliamentarian and effective administrator. I offer my heartfelt tributes to him,” Singh said.

A key BJP leader and a crucial member of the party’s brain trust for decades, Jaitley was an articulate champion of the saffron party’s policies and ideology, and his warm personality and affable manners won him friends across the political spectrum.

He served as the Union finance minister in the first Modi government and wore many hats in public life, from that of a lawyer to a politician and a cricket administrator. He died at 66 years of age last year after battling prolonged illness.

Indo-US meet to set tone for ‘Unlock 4’: Metro train services may resume from Sept 1 post-Galwan Valley interaction reopening of

Haryana CM Manohar Khattar tests Covid positive

Chandigarh, Aug 24 (AGENCIES): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tested positive for coronavirus on Monday.

Khattar announced on Twitter that his tests came back positive. “I was tested for Novel Corona Virus today. My test report has returned positive,” he said in a tweet. “I appeal to all colleagues and associates who came in my contact over the last week to get themselves tested. I request my close contacts to move into strict quarantine immediately.”

The development comes hours after Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta tested positive.

in Lucknow and Agra.

Apprising about the progress of the Defence Industrial Corridor, state’s Chief Secretary R K Tiwari said that six nodes have been developed in Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Lucknow.

Tiwari said the state government has assigned 1,461 hectare land for the purpose, of which 1,310 hectare has been acquired, which is over 90 per cent of the assigned land, according to the release.

Investments of Rs 3,732 crore have been announced till now and works started on some of them which will be further speeded up, he said.

He also said that under the Aligarh node, the entire planning of Detailed Project Report, town planning and power station has been completed.

Another plane KHRIMTOMI UNION DIMAPUR FAITH THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE FELICITATION (Affiliated to Martin Luther Christian University) crash passenger Ura Villa Colony, Circuit House Area, Dimapur With immense pride and honour, we the succumbs to injuries Khrimtomi Union Dimapur, take this opportunity (Recognised by Government of Nagaland & UGC)

KOZHIKODE, AUG 24 (PTI): A 37-year-old woman, injured in the Air India Express plane crash at the nearby Karipur airport on August 7, died at a hospital here, taking the death toll in the accident to 21, government sources said on Monday. Manjula Kumari died last night, the sources said.

The woman had been to the United Arab Emirates to meet her husband early this year,but had to extend her stay due to the COVID19 pandemic. Eighteen people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several others injured when the flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot the tabletop runway and fell into a valley. It had broken into pieces in the impact.

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CONGRATULATORY NOTE The Dimapur Dibuia Senso Telongjem takes this opportunity to congratulate one of our esteemed members, Mr. L. Imkong Imchen, on his recent promotion to the post of SDO (E), Department of Power, Nagaland. We have nothing more than goodwill to offer as he begins to take a new role in the service of the public. With higher position comes greater responsibility and it is our ardent prayer that the good Lord Almighty guide him while discharging his government mandated duties.

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The Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) takes immense pride in felicitating K. Ghokheto Chophy on being elected as the President, Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) for the term of 2020-2025. The WSH also congratulates all the newly elected office bearers and members and wishes everyone of them the best in all their endeavours. May they lead with unity, integrity and God's wisdom.

The Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) further takes this opportunity in expressing that it was unfortunate and unbecoming of some vested elements who went all out and were hell bent against in going even to the extent of violating the constitution of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) to distrupt the present team from taking over the office. In every civilized society there is a written constitution that directs the powers and functions of an organisation. The WSH appeals to all our Naga brother tribes to kindly desist from such acts in future and work together to make our society more stronger, better and united.

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to express our heartiest congratulations to Er. L. HOKHETO SEMA on being promoted to the post of S.D.O. (Electrical).

We thank God Almighty for his achievement and further wishes him more success, good health and wisdom in his future endeavour.

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Lucknow, Aug 24 (PTI): Union Minister Rajnath Singh Monday reviewed the progress of Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor and directed completion of all works within the stipulated time, a statement issued here said.

The Defence Minister told the video conference review meeting that a cabinet note on a new policy for the defence production is ready and will be released in September.

Reviewing the progress of implementation of the MoUs signed for the Defence Corridor, he asked the state government to remain in continued contact with investors and take prompt action on their suggestions and resolving their problems, if any.

The Defence Minister also asked for speeding up the work on land acquisition

NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): The government is likely to allow resumption of Metro train services in the ‘Unlock 4’ phase beginning September 1, but schools and colleges may not reopen anytime soon, officials said on Monday.

Bars, which are so far not allowed to reopen, may be permitted to sell liquor over the counter for takeaway. Metro rail services may be allowed from September 1 when the ‘Unlock 4’ phase in the graded reopening from the coronavirus-induced lockdown will begin, an official said.

Affairs. On Saturday, the Centre has asked all states to ensure that there should be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing Unlock-3 phase.

In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said there were reports that local level restrictions on movement are being imposed by various districts and states.

Drawing attention to the Unlock 3 guidelines, Bhalla said such restrictions are creating problems in inter-state movement of goods and services and are impacting supply chains resulting in disruption in economic activity and employment.

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CONGRATULATIONS St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lazami express our heartfelt gratitude and extend warmest congratulations to the newly professed nuns, Sr. Livitoli Angela, daughter of Mrs. and Mr. Kuhoyi Achumi and Sr. Vilitoli Mary, daughter of Mrs. and Mr. Mukhupu Achumi, of the Ursuline Franciscan Congregation (UFC). We pray that the light of our Lord would shine through you as you serve the Church and His people and accomplish the purpose for which you have been called for.

The Church also extends hearty congratulations to Rev. Sr. Dominica Kasho of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), daughter of Late Punaho Kasho, Lazami on earning a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Spirituality from the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome. She is the first Catholic Missionary from the Sumi Naga tribe to have secured a Doctorate (in religious studies). We pray that our Lord may continue to bless you and inspire many to use the knowledge for the greater glory of God. (GHOKIYE ABRAHAM) Catechist i/c St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lazami K-1335

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FELICITATION The Kithagha Students’ Union takes pride to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Jichule Seb, D/o Late Inatha Seb on being conferred with Doctorate Degree under the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami on “Effect of altitude in the formation of ectomycorrhiza in Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. Ex D.Don and Prunus (Ser.) Steud” under the supervision of Prof. Talijungla.

The Union further pray that the Almighty God lead and give you wisdom in your future endeavors.

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bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.

Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions and other large congregations are also likely to remain prohibited next month.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for international travel on non-scheduled commercial flights under the Vande Bharat Mission and bilateral ‘Air Transport Bubble’ arrangements.

Accordingly, persons desirous to travel to India on Vande Bharat flights, will register themselves with the Indian missions in the country where they are stranded or residing, along with necessary details as prescribed

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The Akuluto Area Union Dimapur (AAUD) convey great happiness and extend heartiest congratulations to: 1. Mrs. Alemla J Chishi, W/o Er. Kavito Chishi, on being promoted to Additional Director, Department of Rural Development, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Ms. N.K. Keny, on being awarded the Indian Inspirational Women Award 2020 for her contribution towards Social Service.

3. Mr. S. Khetoshe Awomi, Havildar, DEF Dimapur, on being awarded the prestigious Governor's Gold Medal, on the 74th Independence Day, 2020.

4. Mrs. Rebecca Changkija Sema, W/o Mr. Absalom Sema, being awarded the Mahatma Gandhi National Award 2020 in recognition of her service towards Humanity, Peace Building and Brotherhood.

May our Almighty God continue to bless and guide you in your future endeavours.

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a difference to the dynamics of Indo-Japan ties which enjoy all-round support in Tokyo.

The Indo-US two-plustwo talks will follow the India-Japan summit and will be co-chaired from the Indian side by Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Defence Secretary Mark Esper.

The US and Australia recently held a similar twoplus-two meeting in Washington that saw Canberra pushing back at some of the US aggression on the South China Sea. However, there is alignment on the fundamentals of stalling China’s attempt to dominate the South China Sea and become a world leader in 5G technology.

be commercially viable for film-makers or cinema hall owners to operate following social distancing norm, another official said.

In the ‘Unlock 4’ guidelines, the central government will only mention about prohibited activities and the rest can resume. The state governments will take a final call on additional activities that should continue to remain prohibited during the ‘Unlock 4’, the official said.

The Unlock 4 guidelines is expected to be issued later this week.

The strict enforcement of lockdown in containment zones will continue across India. As of now, among the prohibited activities are Metro rail services, cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres,

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third summit of the USIndia Strategic Partnership Forum. The interaction is expected to see firm statements of intent from the newly-created US International Development Finance Corporation about countering China’s communication and infrastructure building spree in the Asia Pacific.

India has gone along with the US-Japan-Australia troika’s formulations on the security side in the South China Sea but is keen to give a push to the economic leg.

The latter aspect is also being deliberated in the run-up to a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, said sources.

The possibility of Abe stepping down on health grounds is unlikely to make

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): The first high-level Indo-US interaction, involving Cabinet Ministers and industry captains, to be held virtually later this week will set the framework for bilateral cooperation in the post-Galwan Valley environment.

The deliberations, expected later next month, would feed into a joint meeting of the Foreign and Defence Ministers of both countries, said sources.

US Vice President Mike Pence, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goel besides the captains of industry, including from the US Defence Industry, will address a week-long virtual conference on a raft of subjects in the economic and strategic spheres at the

States will, however, take the final call on reopening the rapid transport networks depending on the coronavirus situation there.

Metro services were suspended in late March to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 31 lakh people in the country so far.

The official said there will be no reopening of schools and colleges immediately, but deliberations are underway on whether to allow reopening of higher educational institutions such as universities, IITs and IIMs. No decision has been taken on the matter yet, the official added. There is almost no possibility of allowing cinema halls to reopen from September 1 as it will not

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The probing team went to the resort on Sunday also, but left as its staff members were not there.

Meanwhile, Rajput’s accountant Mewati, flatmate Siddharth Pithani and cook Neeraj Singh reached the DRDO guest house for questioning by the CBI, the

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The CBI questioned Pithani, Neeraj and Rajput’s domestic help Deepesh Sawant on Saturday and Sunday also.

These three were present in Rajput’s house at Mont Blanc Apartments in suburban Bandra when the 34-year-old actor was

Pithani, Neeraj and Sawant visited the late actor’s house to reconstruct the sequence of events before he was found dead.

On Friday, the CBI officials had recorded the statements of Pithani and Neeraj.

The Supreme Court last week upheld the transfer of an FIR, lodged by Rajput’s father in Patna against actor Rhea Chakraborty and others for allegedly abetting his suicide, to the CBI. After Rajput was found hanging in his apartment in June, the Mumbai Police registered a case of accidental death.

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After spending three hours there, the central agency team left the place along with Pithani, Neeraj and Sawant, who were then again taken to the DRDO guest house in the evening for questioning, the official said. Forensic science experts were also part of the CBI team which visited Rajput’s residence, the official said. On Saturday also, the CBI team accompanied by

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MUMBAI, AUG 24 (PTI): CBI officials probing Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case on Monday visited a Mumbai-based resort where the actor is said to have spent a couple of months, and also continued the questioning of the actor’s friend and cook at the DRDO guest house here.

Rajput’s accountant Rajat Mewati was also called on Monday for questioning at the DRDO guest house at Kalina in Santacruz, where the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths probing the case are staying, an official said.

A CBI team on Monday reached the Waterstone Resort in suburban Andheri, where Rajput is apparently spent about two months, for questioning its staff in connection with the probe into his death, according to

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG 24 (PTI): The opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Monday moved a no-confidence motion against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in Kerala, raising a slew of allegations including the gold smuggling case.

Congress legislator V D Satheeshan moved the motion, saying the Chief Minister’s office was “hijacked” by the gold smuggling gang.

“While the Chief Minister was attending the press conference and saying that everything was fine with the government and was ready to face any probe, his former principal secretary was being questioned by investigating agencies for hours,” Satheeshan said.

He said the ministers and the chief minister were trying to “put all the blame in the gold smuggling matter on the shoulders of suspended senior IAS officer and former IT Secretary M Sivashankar”.

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The Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan has allotted five hours for the discussion on the no-confidence motion, the first against the fouryear-old Pinarayi Vijayan government.

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At the military talks, the Indian Army has been strongly insisting that restoration of the status quo ante of April this year by China is the only way to resolve the row, according to government sources.

There is a growing view in the Army that the Chinese military is not serious about the resolution of the border conflict as it is resorting to “back and forth” negotiations while the Indian side has very clearly conveyed about its position on the matter. Sources said notwithstanding the border row, India has been carrying on with the work on laying new roads in the Ladakh region besides developing other key infrastructure.

preparations to maintain its current strength of troops in all key areas in eastern Ladakh in the harsh winter months.

Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane has already conveyed to all the senior commanders of the Army, overseeing operation of the frontline formations along the LAC, to maintain a significantly high state of alertness to deal with any Chinese “misadventure”, the sources said.

The Army is also in the process of procuring a number of weapons, ammunition and winter gears for the frontline troops, they added. The temperature in some of the high-altitude areas along the LAC drops to minus 25 degree celsius in the winter months.

The tension between the two sides escalated manifold after the violent clashes in Galwan Valley on June 15 in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The Chinese side also suffered casualties but it is yet to give out the details.

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tary and diplomatic talks in the last two-and-half months but no significant headway has been made for a resolution to the border standoff.

On Thursday, the two sides held another round of diplomatic parleys following which the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said they had agreed to resolve outstanding issues in an “expeditious manner” and in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Gen Rawat and the three service chiefs are regularly meeting to review India’s military preparedness in eastern Ladakh as well as to take measures in sync with the evolving situ-

“Our road construction is not in response to PLA infrastructure development but based on our requirements and those of our people,” said a source.

The formal process of disengagement of troops began on July 6, a day after a nearly two-hour telephonic conversation between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on ways to bring down tensions in the area. However, the process has not moved forward since mid-July.

The PLA has pulled back from Galwan Valley and certain other friction points but the withdrawal of troops has not moved forward in Pangong Tso, Depsang and a couple of other areas, sources said.

In the five rounds of Corps commander-level talks, the Indian side has been insisting on complete disengagement of Chinese troops at the earliest, and immediate restoration of status quo ante in all areas of eastern Ladakh prior to April. Even as both sides are engaged in diplomatic and military talks, the Indian army is making elaborate

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NEW DELHI, AUG 24 (PTI): India’s armed forces are prepared to look at any military option if the extensive talks to restore status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) did not yield any positive result, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat has said on the prolonged border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.

Gen Rawat, who has been part of the top military brass strategising on the Sino-India border issue, said a “whole of government” approach is being followed to peacefully resolve the row.

The armed forces are always prepared for military actions if all efforts to restore status quo ante along the LAC don’t “fructify,” the CDS said when asked about the over three-month-long border row.

Gen Rawat, who was the Chief of Army Staff from December 2016 to December 2019, said the transgressions take place along the LAC because of varying perceptions about it by the two countries.

India and China have held several rounds of mili-

Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote for RS election. (PTI)

COVID-19 protocols, the Kerala Assembly convened for a day on Monday and passed the Finance Bill 2020-21, which could not be passed after the state budget in February as the House was adjourned sine die on March 13 due to the coronavirus scare.

The opposition has been attacking the government on various issues, including the gold smuggling case and Life Mission housing project for the poor since the past few days.

In the 140-member house, LDF has 91 members and UDF 45.

A no-confidence motion against the government is being brought after 15 years. In 2005, then CPI(M) MLA Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had moved a motion alleging corruption against the Oommen Chandy govern-

ment. However, the UDF, is in aquagmire as the Jose K Mani faction of its ally Kerala Congress has decided to stay away from the motion owing to a factional feud.

The Kerala Congress party has five members, three belonging to party chairman P J Joseph and two of Jose Mani faction.

P C George, an independent member, has said he will vote for the motion.

BJP has one member-O Rajagopal. The by-election to the Rajya Sabha seat which fell vacant after the death of sitting member 83-year-old M P Veerendra Kumar, a media baron and veteran socialist, on May 28, is progressing in the Assembly today. The session was to have been held on July 27, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 situation.

A medical team conducted rapid antigen tests on the members early in the morning and social distancing in seating arrangements have also been ensured.

However, visitors were not allowed for the session.

Each member will have a separate seat for the session, and provided with a sanitiser, mask and a pair of gloves and those entering the assembly complex were subjected to thermal scanning.

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China launches advanced warship for Pak BEIJING/ISLAMABAD, AUG 24 (PTI): China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan, amid deepening economic and defence ties between the two all-weather allies.

The launching ceremony for the first warship was held at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on Sunday.

Pakistan-China defence ties turn a new chapter with the launch of the first ship of Type-054 class frigate, Pakistan’s staterun APP news agency reported.

The Type-054 class, equipped with the latest surface, subsurface, anti-air weapons, combat management system, and sensors will be one of the technologically advanced surface platforms of the Pakistan Navy fleet, the report said.

Pakistan signed a contract with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company Ltd. (CSTC) for the delivery of two Type-054 A/P frigates in 2017. Last year, the Chinese official media reported that under a major

The first ship of Type-054 class frigate constructed for Pakistan Navy unveiled at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Shanghai, China.

arms deal between the two all-weather allies, China would build four advanced frigates for Pakistan Navy.

The terms of the deal and the price of the ships were not revealed.

The launching of the ship coincided with the 2nd strategic dialogue between Foreign Minister of China

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Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi held at the Chinese holiday resort of Hainan on August 21.

Meanwhile in Islamabad, Foreign Minister Qureshi said on Monday that China and Pakistan were strategic partners. He said the cooperative rela-

tionship between Pakistan and China was an answer to objections regarding the ambitious USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Addressing the media on his return from China, Qureshi said Pakistan and China were pursuing the project and its pace of

implementation would increase and it would benefit the entire region.

The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan’s Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of China’s ambitious multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The CPEC is a collection of infrastructure and other projects under construction throughout Pakistan since 2013. Originally valued at USD 46 billion, the projects were worth USD 62 billion as of 2017.

India has protested to China over the CPEC as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The BRI was launched

by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013. It aims to link Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf region, Africa and Europe with a network of land and sea routes. It is seen as an attempt by China to further its influence abroad with infrastructure projects funded

by Chinese investments all over the world.

US allows emergency use of blood plasma treatment for Covid patients WASHINGTON, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): The US health watchdog has given emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients in the country, saying the benefits of the treatment outweighed any potential risks.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that over 70,000 patients in the country had been treated with convalescent plasma, which is made using the blood of people who have recovered from coronavirus infections.

President Donald Trump welcomed the move by the FDA on the eve of the four-day Republican National Convention which will renominate him to be the party’s candidate in the November 3 presidential election.

“Today I am pleased to make a truly historic announcement in our battle against the China virus that will save countless lives,” Trump said at a White House briefing, referring to the coronavirus that causes

Covid-19.

“Today’s action will dramatically increase access to this treatment,” he said, a day after he accused the FDA of impeding the rollout of vaccines and therapeutics for political reasons.

In a tweet on Saturday, Trump said “the deep state, or whoever, at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics.

“Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after [the US presidential election],” he said.

The FDA said in a news release said it has issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalised patients as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19.

Based on scientific evidence available, the FDA concluded, that this product may be effective in treating COVID-19 and that the “known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential

risks of the product.”

More than 176,000 people have died from coronavirus since the start of the outbreak in the US, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 5.7 million cases have also been confirmed nationwide, making America the worsthit country in the world after the disease emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan last year.

“The FDA’s emergency authorisation for convalescent plasma is a milestone achievement in President Trump’s efforts to save lives from COVID-19,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

“Our work on convalescent plasma has delivered broader access to the product than is available in any other country and reached more than 70,000 American patients so far.

We are deeply grateful to Americans who have already donated and encourage individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to consider donating convalescent plasma,” Azar said.

Twin bombings kill 15, wound 172 countries engaging with global COVID vaccine plan: WHO scores in Philippine south GENEVA/LONDON, AUG 24 (AGENCIES): Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments.

Countries wishing to be part of the global COVAX plan have until Aug. 31 to submit expressions of interest, WHO officials said, with confirmation of intention to join due by

was critical to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, and would not only pool risk for countries developing and buying vaccines, but also ensure prices are kept “as low as possible”.

“Vaccine nationalism only helps the virus,” he told a media briefing. “The success of the COVAX facility hinges not only on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus countries signing up to it, Sept. 18, and initial payments due by Oct. 9.

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the facility

but also filling key funding gaps.”

COVAX is co-led by the GAVI vaccines alliance, the WHO and the CEPI Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and is designed to guarantee equitable access globally to COVID-19 vaccines once they are developed and authorised for use.

It currently covers 9

candidate COVID-19 vaccines and its aim is to secure supplies of and deliver 2 billion doses across countries that sign up by the end of 2021.

“Initially, when there will be limited supply (of COVID-19 vaccines), it’s important to provide the vaccine to those at highest risk around the globe,” Tedros said.

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Personnel of Security Force at the site in the aftermath of an explosion in Jolo Island, Sulu province, Philippines August 24.

M A N I L A , AU G 2 4 (AGENCIES): Twin blasts including a suicide bombing killed 15 people and wounded 75 others on a restive southern Philippine island on Monday, among them security forces and civilians, with Islamist militants suspected of being behind the attack.

The bombs went off within an hour of each other in the main town on Jolo island, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic State-linked group that has intensified its campaign in recent years through the use of suicide bombers.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for what was the biggest attack of its kind in the southern Philippines since January 2019, when a double suicide bombing at a Jolo church killed more than

20 people and wounded over 100.

The military said the first blast happened around noon on Monday, when a homemade bomb in a motorcycle was triggered close to two parked army trucks, killing soldiers and civilians. As police and army surveyed the scene, a suicide bomber tried to breach a cordon and detonated her device, killing herself and several others.

In total, eight members of the security forces, six civilians and the bomber were killed and 27 security personnel and 48 civilians were wounded in the attacks on Jolo, one of a chain of mainly Muslim islands in the southwest of the majority Roman Catholic country.

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms

the explosion incidents in Jolo,” presidential spokesman Harry Roque said.

“Authorities are now conducting an investigation, which includes identifying individuals or groups behind these dastardly attacks.”

The troops were among hundreds from a special infantry division created by President Rodrigo Duterte to destroy Abu Sayyaf, a group notorious for banditry, piracy and kidnap-for-ransom and countless attacks on civilian and military targets.

Monday’s incident was one of at least six suicide bombings in the past three years, a mode of attack previously rare in the Philippines, despite decades of separatist conflict that has given rise to Islamist sentiments.

Dear Ipu, All praises to Lord God Almighty for His gracious kindness over your life. By His grace you are strong, healthy till this day. As you celebrate 75th Birthday today, we want to thank you for all the priceless things that you have done for us.

May good health, joy and happiness be with you always.

Loving wife, children in laws and grandchildren.

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The Western Sumi Kukami Hoho heartily congratulate Shri Ghokheto Chophy on being elected as the President of Naga Council Dimapur. The Western Sumi Kukami Hoho is optimistic that the Naga Council under his able leadership will scale greater heights and uplift the image of Sumi in particular and the Naga people in general.

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Bayern win 6th Champions League title

Bayern Munich players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.

Lisbon, Aug 24 (IANS): After a historic season, Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Estadio da Luz and crowned its impressive trajectory with the sixth UEFA Champions League title.

On the pitch on Sunday, the two coaches made changes in relation to the last game, with the Bavarian Hansi Flick going against expectations and selecting Kingsley Coman,

who came from the PSG academy, in place of Ivan Perisic, reports Xinhua news agency.

And as in a script worthy of the best films, it was precisely the French striker who was the executioner of the team that formed him for football with the title goal in the 14th minute of the second half with an accurate header after Joshua Kimmich cross. Before that, the game started a lot studied in the first min-

utes, with the two teams analysing the opponent, looking for the attack with great care, without taking risks until the first 15 minutes of the game.

From there, what was seen was Bayern with greater possession of the ball and total control of the midfield against a PSG depending on long balls raised to the offensive sector to exploit any mistake

by Bayern through the individual talent of their

three front men: Neymar Jr, Kylian Mbappe, and Angel Di Maria.

The Frenchmen’s best chance was in the 17thminute of the first half, with Neymar receiving the ball from Mbappe on the left side and hitting twice for the goal, for two great saves by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

T h e B ava r i a n r e sponse came strong after 21 minutes when Robert Lewandowski received his

back inside the area, spun on his own body and sent the ball over Keylor Navas’ crossbar.

From there, the two teams alternated attacks without real danger to the opposing goal and the first half ended with the Bayern players trying to influence the referee for a penalty, however, unlike the 1975 final, the referee refused to be swayed by the Bavarians.

Bayern’s dominance intensified at the start of the second half until, on 14 minutes, ex-PSG Kingsley Coman headed in, defining the final score.

Bayern Munich still had a few more chances to extend the score, but all were contained by the defense led by defender Thiago Silva.

PSG exchanged a few pieces and managed to create goal chances - all of them drowned out by Neuer, who made a game to go down in history.

But the destination was already sealed and, after five minutes of extratime, the party of the Germans from Bayern Munich started by raising their sixth “eared”, being the first UEFA Champions League earner to win all the matches of the biggest European club tournament.

Chelsea close on Havertz, Chilwell and Silva deals

Kai Havertz

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Thiago Silva

L o n d o n, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): Chelsea are close to agreeing deals to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz, Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell and former Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva.

Havertz has received interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe but is now set to move to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea close to concluding a deal with Leverkusen that could be worth up to £90m.

The Blues are also likely to add Chilwell to their ranks, with talks between them and Leicester

continuing on Monday.

The England international is understood to be keen on the move and a source has told Sky Sports News that the deal is “almost there”.

While 21-year-old Havertz and 23-year-old Chilwell would add youth to Frank Lampard’s squad, Thiago Silva would provide some much needed experience in defence.

Chelsea conceded 54 Premier League goals last season - more than any other side in the top half of the table - and 35-year-old Silva would be expected to help rectify the problem.

Silva is available on

a free transfer after leaving PSG. His eight-year stay in the French capital came to an end on Sunday night with defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.

Lampard is in the process of overhauling his Chelsea side following his first season in charge, in which he led the club to fourth place in the Premier League and the FA Cup final. He has already added Hakim Ziyech from Ajax and Timo Werner from RB Leipzig for a combined £83m and Havertz, Chilwell and Silva now look set to follow.

set for AFC Western & Southern Open: Pliskova, Kenin crash out ‘Messi would be welcome at PSG’ VAR Champions

Paris, Aug 24 (Agencies): Paris St Germain manager Thomas Tuchel says Lionel Messi would be welcome at the club if he ever decided to leave Barcelona but he does not expect the Argentine forward to do so.

Messi, who joined Barcelona aged 13, has scored a record 634 goals for the club in 730 games and is also their most decorated player with 33 trophies but the 33-year-old is into the final year of his contract at the club.

Reports in the Spanish media have cast doubts about his future at the club after a disappointing season that culminated in an 8-2 Champions League humiliation by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals this month.

“He’s very welcome.

What coach says no to Messi?” Tuchel told BT Sport after his side lost 1-0 to Bayern in the Champions League final on Sunday.

“I think Messi finishes his career in Barcelona.

He’s Mr Barcelona. Tuchel said the club would talk over their potential signing targets and that they

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needed a deeper squad to cope with the demands of the new season.”

“We lost lots of players for this campaign and we lose now Thiago Silva and Eric Maxim ChoupoMoting,” he added.

“We need to use the transfer window now to make the squad wider.

The campaign will be very

demanding without any breaks. We need to build a strong squad. We decided not to talk about transfers in this period. We’ll sit together in the next days.”

The 2019-20 French Ligue 1 season was cancelled in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the new campaign kicked off over the weekend.

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 24 (IANS): The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used from the quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League, Asia’s football governing body said on Monday.

“The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to ensure Asian refereeing continues to set new benchmarks was further underlined after it confirmed the implementation of VAR system from the quarterfinal stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League ,” a statement on AFC’s official website said.

Having organised numerous VAR courses, the AFC has a proven track record in the implementation of the VAR system which has been endorsed by both FIFA and the IFAB. Additionally, to further strengthen the AFC’s capabilities in the VAR system application in the AFC Champions League, a virtual AFC VAR Information Officer (VIO) Workshop 2020 will be organised on Wednesday to ensure VIOs are well informed on the latest VAR developments.

Karolina Pliskova

N e w Yo r k , Au g 24 (Agencies): Topseeded Karolina Pliskova and No 2 Sofia Kenin crashed out of the Western & Southern Open on Sunday, falling in their opening matches at the National Tennis Center in New York.

Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, ranked 41st in the world, toppled world number three Pliskova of Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4 in their second-round clash.

France’s Alize Cornet notched her first win over a

top-five player in two years when she shocked Australian Open champion Kenin 6-1, 7-6 (9/7) to reach the round of 16.

Kudermetova, who labored to a three-set firstround victory over Australian Ajla Tomljanovic on Saturday, rallied from a 1-4 deficit in the first set, and reeled off the last three games of the match to score the upset.

Pliskova had seemed in full control when she held at love for a 4-1 lead.

The big-serving Czech pep-

NBA: Toronto Raptors crush Brooklyn Nets 150-122 To ro nto, Au g 2 4 (Agencies): The Toronto Raptors brushed aside the Brooklyn Nets to set up a enthralling series against the Boston Celtics.

Reserve Norman Powell scored a career playoffhigh 29 points as the Raptors beat an undermanned Nets 150-122 to complete a four-game sweep in their first-round playoff series on Sunday.

Serge Ibaka added a playoff career-best 27 points off the bench and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Raptors, who swept a best-of-seven playoff series for the first time in their 25-year franchise history.

The Raptors, who set a franchise record for points in a playoff game, will now play the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Toronto played most of the game without guard Kyle Lowry, who had two points and three assists in nine minutes. He left the court with three minutes

remaining in the first quarter and never returned after twisting his ankle.

The Raptors went ahead early on and never looked back as they entered the fourth quarter with a 29point cushion.

Pascal Siakam added 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Toronto, Terence Davis had 14 points, Matt Thomas had 12 and OG Anunoby had 10 points and seven rebounds.

C a r i s L e Ve r t l e d Brooklyn with 35 points and added six assists and six rebounds. Tyler Johnson added 13 points, Dzanan Musa had 12, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 11 points, Garrett Temple had 10 points and Jarrett Allen contributed eight points and 15 rebounds for the Nets, who played without several top players.

LeVert sizzled early with 26 first-half points, but the Raptors opened the third quarter on a 17-2 surge with Powell scoring seven of the points on a dunk, a

Players of Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets in action during their NBA basketball match.

layup and a three-pointer.

Davis beat the buzzer with a three-pointer to end the third quarter with the Raptors leading 116-87.

Denver Nuggets 127-129 Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell scored 51 points and dished out seven assists to help the

Utah Jazz outlast the Denver Nuggets for a 129-127 victory, giving Utah a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Mitchell posted his second 50-point game in the series, becoming just the third NBA player alongside

Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson to score 50 points twice in the same playoff series.

Mike Conley scored 26 points and Jordan Clarkson added 24 off the bench for the Jazz, while Rudy Gobert chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Jamal Mur ray ex ploded for 50 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists to lead Denver, with Nikola Jokic adding 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the loss.

An 11-2 lead gave Denver their largest lead of the first half at 43-35 after a strong start, before baskets from Clarkson and Mitchell and two free throws from the latter cut the deficit to 65-64 at the half.

Utah moved into the ascendancy in the third when Conley produced a pair of three-pointers in a 12-4 run that put Utah up 91-83, before another triple and two free throws extended the lead to 102-91 early in the fourth.

Denver heated up from the perimeter and cut the deficit to 109-108 on back-to-back three-pointers from Murray, but couldn’t retake the lead as Mitchell drained a three-pointer and hit five free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.

Sofia Kenin

pered Kudermetova with 11 aces but still faced 13 break points in the match.

Cornet almost let her chance against Kenin get away. Up 6-1, 5-2, she squandered two match points before pulling off the upset in the tiebreaker.

Alize Cornet next faces either two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka or French compatriot Caroline Garcia, who defeated 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in a first-round clash.

Men’s fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way into the round of 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson.

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas needed just 69 minutes to subdue Anderson, pressuring the towering South African’s second serve as he broke four times.

He didn’t face a break point himself until the fifth game of the second set, when Tsitsipas fell into a 0-40 hold but won five straight points to escape the jam.

He gained the lone break of the second set when Anderson doublefaulted on break point in the eighth game, and finished off the match on his second match point when Anderson sailed a return of a second serve long.

Tsitsipas was the first of the top eight men’s seeds to see action as all enjoyed first-round byes.

Tsitsipas, seeking his sixth ATP title, next faces either 16th seeded American John Isner or Australian John Millman, both first-round winners on Sunday.

Olympic flame to go on display next month T OK Y O , A u g 2 4 (Agencies): The Olympic flame will go on display at the Japanese Olympic Museum from September 1, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) announced on Monday.

The flame was last seen in Fukushima after the torch relay was cancelled following its arrival from Greece but before it could start on the planned tour of Japan after the decision to postpone the Games in March due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

With the Olympics postponed until 2021, organisers had been discussing how best to store and present the Olympic flame whilst in Japan.

They have chosen to display the flame at the JOC museum which is near the National Stadium purpose-built for the Games.

To limit crowds gathering to view the flame there will be a reservation system with a designated

date and time.

There will also be a one-way viewing route to avoid unnecessary contact between members of the public.

The flame will be on display from September 1-November 1.

Neither the JOC nor Tokyo 2020 organisers have said where the flame will be located after that.

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