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J&K CM appeals for talks

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): Whosoever is ready to reject violence and help in restoring peace should be engaged in a dialogue to address the Kashmir problem, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Sunday while not being averse to involving the separatists if they are looking for a peaceful resolution.

At the same time, she said a “conducive atmosphere” needs to be created for a dialogue to take place and the “bunch of people” provoking youth to “gherao and attack” security camps should stop abetting violence.

Mehbooba, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here yesterday to discuss the future course of action, also emphasised that the format of dialogue should be better than in the past when the central governments had nominated interlocutors and set up working groups.

She told PTI in an interview that “threads” need to be picked up from where these were left by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had made a “very serious effort” by having dialogue both on external front with Pakistan and on internal front with Hurriyat and Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit.

“What I am concerned about and told the Prime Minister is that people have lost faith in dialogue. So first dialogue as an institution has to be restored,” Mehbooba

Mehbooba Mufti

said amid the unrest which has been going on in Kashmir for the last 51 days resulting in the killing of 68 people.

“We need to put people who have very credible backgrounds and can communicate with the other side,” she added while noting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh have expressed readiness for talks for “some kind of solution to this problem”.

Emphasising that “whosoever wants a solution to the Kashmir problem should understand that solution is not going to come in days or months”, she said “do we make life so miserable for all that time the solution comes?

Do we want our boys to get killed? Do we want them to do something which is going to have retaliation and injuries? That

is something for everyone to think.”

Asked who all should be engaged in the dialogue, the Chief Minister said the central government should talk to “whosoever is ready to reject violence and not support violence and helps in restoring peace.”

On being asked whether talking to Hurriyat will help, she said that dialogue should be held with “everybody who wants peaceful resolution and is ready to contribute in containing the situation.”

Suggesting that there should be peace before talks are initiated, she said, “Today there is no alternative to dialogue but for dialogue (to happen), you need to have conducive atmosphere.”

Maintaining that nothing will be achieved through violence, Mehbooba said killings and deaths only “further complicate” the issue rather than help solve it.

In this context, the Chief Minister noted that Kashmir has been witnessing violence for the last 27 years but nothing has been achieved, except for killings which have left children orphaned and women widowed.

In a message to Hurriyat and other separatist groups, she said, “If they want to save young and precious lives, they need to tell them the truth that these killings, deaths are not going to solve the problem but these further complicate the

Rev. L. Bizo Delhi’s Safdarjung airport to passes away have full armed security cover D IM A P U R , A UG 2 8 (NPN): Former Baptist minister in Northeast India, Rev. L. Bizo, who lovingly and faithfully served the Baptist Churches in North East passed away on Sunday.

According to Fellowship of Naga Baptist Association (FNBA) general secretary, Rev. H. Gideon, late Rev. L. Bizo served as CNBC/ FNBA president for 22 years with much dedication and sacrifice.

He said under late Rev. Bizo’s leadership, FNBA grew from strength to strength and with great vision, he led Naga Baptist Churches in FNBA and missions outside.

He was also one of the most elderly and seasoned among Naga Church leaders and was known for his sincerity and integrity, stated FNBA. “Today we have lost our leader, a faithful servant of God and it will be difficult to fill the vacuum created by his demise”, said Rev. H. Gideon.

Further, FNBA family conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.

Meanwhile, it was informed that the the funeral service of late Rev. L. Beizo would be held on Monday, 11 am at his residence at CRDS Campus, Darogapathar village (2 1/2 Mile), Dimapur Thereafter, his last journey and committal service at Bizo Meyase Hamlet, Naharbari village.

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“Sometimes I feel, why waste paper and time issuing orders when nobody’s willing to implement them?”

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NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (PTI): The Safdarjung Airport in the national capital would soon be safeguarded by an armed security cover provided by a central paramilitary force in view of potential threats to the facility used primarily for flying VVIP helicopter sorties.

Official sources said a full-fledged security audit of the air facility located in the high-profile location of central Delhi has been ordered after central security agencies recommended the same and after a preliminary report was prepared about possible threats and vulnerabilities to it.

The over 200-acre airport is presently provided security by troops of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) drawn from North East states and they largely look after access-control duties through official entry/exit gates.

The facility is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and apart from

conducting regular administrative operations, the airport also houses the hangar for the Mi-17 series of choppers of the Border Security Force and is used to fly VVIPs using these or by the helicopters of the Indian Air Force.

Sources said post the security audit, the task to fully secure the facility could be handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is the mandated agency to guard major civilian airports in the country.

Facing threat of terror attacks, the Home Ministry had recently ordered security audit of nearly 100 civil airports and decided to bring all such facilities under the CISF cover gradually.

There are three facilities in the national capital which are used for flying operations including the civilian Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) guarded by the CISF and the Palam technical area used for flying jets for VVIPs and it is guarded by the IAF.

issue. It also hijacks the basic issue and gives it a tinge of violence.

“The whole world is fed up with violence. Nobody is ready to listen to the voice of violence. So whatever can be resolved peacefully, should be resolved peacefully.”

Mehbooba told the Hurriyat leaders that “whatever influence” they have on the young boys who indulge in violence, they should use it to see that some sense prevails.

“They (Hurriyat leaders) should feel about these young boys like we feel about our own children. Because if we let them go and attack camps (of security forces) and make them emotional that this is going to resolve the Kashmir problem, we are not being honest. We are misleading them and putting them in a very dangerous spot,” she underlined.

Referring to Hurriyat’s call to people last week to ‘gherao’ army cantonment in Badami Bagh in Srinagar yesterday, she said, “It is not done. If you are asking those young boys to go near these camps or ambush people, what is going to be the result?”

Asked whether these provocative actions are being deliberately undertaken, the Chief Minister said, “That is something that should not happen because every attack on security forces’ establishment means somebody is injured even

Babus to be awarded for implementation of priority programmes NEW DELHI, AUG 28 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will honour civil servants of both the Centre and states for excellence in implementing NDA government’s priority programmes like ‘Start Up India/Stand Up India’, among others.

Five priority programmes, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Start Up India/ Stand Up India and e-National Agriculture Market (National e-Mandi), have been chosen for this purpose by the Personnel Ministry.

Selected bureaucrats will get the Prime Minister’s awards on April 21, observed as Civil Services Day, for their contribution to effective implementation of these schemes, the Ministry said.

In addition to this, the awards shall also be given to organisations of central or state governments and districts for innovations in environment conservation, disaster management, water conservation, energy, education and health, women and child centric initiatives etc, it said.

The awarded district or organisation will be given an incentive of Rs 10 lakh which would be utilised for implementation of project or bridging resource gaps in any area of public welfare.

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KU appeals GoI, NSCN (K) to maintain peace DIMAPUR, AUG 28 (NPN): In the wake of the August 19 firing incident between Indian security force and NSCN (K), the Konyak Union (KU) hq Mon has fervently appealed to both the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN (K) to immediately denounce all forms of violence and hard stance against each other to maintain peace and tranquillity in the region. In a press statement, KU president S Manlip Konyak and general secretary Honang Konyak recalled that the subsequent incidences that had sparked off aftermath the abrogation of the ceasefire between GoI and NSCN (K), has not only injected fears into the minds of the children, but restricted/deprived all forms of public conveniences.

KU said that the present situation has also created untold hurdles into the mind of those Konyak students from Myanmar who have venture into Mon to acquire education.

In this regard, it asked both the NSCN (K) and Indian security forces to consider the plight of those students by avoiding unnecessary confrontation and stand-off “attitude” along the border. Moreover, KU said that the August 19 incident had even restricted the medical team from its mission to subside the recent outbreak of measles along the border area. It, therefore appealed to both the parties to foster on for peace and solution through negotiation and talks.

KU maintained that Mon district, “the land of the Konyaks had been doled out as the cradled of conflict and bloodshed ever since its struggle for sovereignty by the Nagas”. It stated that the sufferings, fears and hardship faced in the past had numerous untold stories which could never be erased off from the mind of the people. The union also expressed dismay that innocent Konyaks had always been inflicted upon on account of various incidences that had taken place in the past. In this regard, it asked the GoI and Naga Political Groups to reason out for peaceful solution without delay.

KU has also “out-rightly” expressed its unhappiness on the recent abrogation of the cease fire between the two, and blamed on the “lack of sincerity on both sides”. “The result or consequences of such negligence had culminated to a situation as it had been bestowed upon today”, KU said.

Further, while extending supports for “peace and solution”, KU appealed to both the parties to consider its stance and immediately resort into a negotiating table as per the aspiration and plea of the people.

KU also reminded the GoI that “no missile could diminish the spirit of the nationalism” and on the contrary asked the Naga Political Groups to realize that “our journey through violence will only lead us to an unending road to solution”.

Manipur: Student beaten to death for not paying fees Imphal, Aug 28 (IANS): A class six student was allegedly beaten to death by school officials in Imphal, Manipur as his parents could not pay the fees in time, police said on Sunday. The police have registered a case against the school officials for beating Suresh Tongbram to death. They will be arrested if the post-mortem report establishes unnatural death, a police source told reporters.

“Being a poor farmer, I have been unable to clear the school and hostel fees of Residential Kids Care School in Langol near Imphal where my son was admitted two years back. The school authorities told me to clear the fees or take my son away, but when I went to take him back they said unless the fees are cleared he could not be taken out,” Bira Tongbram, Suresh’s father, said.

“On Friday night, the school officials brought my son. He had bruises all over his body and I was told that my son was punished for being disobedient. The officials left in a huff and told me to clear the fees by August 31,” he said.

The boy, who had collapsed immediately after reaching home, died on Saturday. The police have sent the body to a hospital for the post-mortem. Bira Tongbram, however, said he will not claim his son’s body till justice is served to him.

MTLT stands by Aug 24 ‘demand charter’ World population set to DIMAPUR, AUG 28 (NPN): Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT) on Sunday said it has reiterated to stick on its August 24 “demand charter” and warned of consequences on the failure of the state government to give written assurance after the expiry of the seven-day notice.

MTLT media cell reminded the department that the power crisis was not about July 15, 2016 breakdown of the 5 MVA transformer at Power Station Mokokchung, but was a culmination of public displeasure over irregularity in power supply in the town over the past years.

According to media cell, locking down of the electrical offices in Mokokchung town on August 24, 2016 was just the start of the first phase of the agitation.

“The July 15, 2016 breakdown of the 5 MVA transformer at Sub-Station (Electrical), Mokokchung, was just the immediate cause of the pent-up frustration of the Mokokchung public”, media cell said.

Media cell said it appreciated the department led by its

executive officials in restoring the repaired transformer in Mokokchung within no time.

However, it strongly asserted that the power crisis in Mokokchung town was much deeper, which has been elucidated clearly in the “Demand Charter for Power in Mokokchung” that was submitted to the Power Minister (through ADC Mokokchung) on August 24, 2016.

In the demand charter, MTLT reiterated the demand made in 2015 during the similar crisis faced by the citizens of the town. Therefore, MTLT said it strongly stood by its demands. As a reminder included in its demand charter, MTLT demanded immediate implementation of the assurance by the Mokokchung DPDB in 2015 about the setting up of another power station (10MVA) is to be set up at Majakong Ward and another addition of 10MVA at the existing substation at Salangtem.

It also demanded that the concern authority and committee members strictly adhere on the Section 166 of the Electricity Act, 2003 to ensure smooth

power supply in the town.

Besides, MTLT demanded the utilisation certificate of an amount nearing Rs. 50 lakh sanctioned to the Mokokchung Power Division during the financial year 2014-15 for maintenance works within seven days from the issuance the ultimatum on August 24, 2016. While reminding the department, that restoring the transformer would not suffice, MTLT resolved that unless and until the state government, or for that matter, the power minister, gives a written assurance to sincerely look into its demands, “then this issue is far from over”.

In the event of any eventuality, media cell said that power department would be solely held responsible.

Meanwhile, MTLT reiterated its support on the demand of All Ward Union Mokokchung (AWUM) for an exclusive transmission line for Mokokchung town.

MTLT has also strongly endorsed the resolution of the AWUM for withholding the electricity bill to the government w.e.f July 2016.

reach nearly 10 bn by 2050

N EW YO R K , AUG 2 8 (IANS): By 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion, increasing 33 per cent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a private, US based non-profit organisation.

The latest ‘World Population Data Sheet’ released by the organisation revealed that by 2053, the global population will hit 10 billion.

“Despite declines in fertility rates around the world, we expect population gains to remain strong enough to take us toward a global population of 10 billion,” said Jeffrey Jordan, president and CEO of PRB. However, the report also showed significant regional differences in the expected population rise.

The population in Asia is estimated to rise from the current 900 million to 5.3 billion.

The population in Africa will reach 2.5 billion by 2050, while the number of people in

the Americas will rise by only 223 million to 1.2 billion.

Oceania (which includes both Australia and New Zealand) would rise from the current 40 million to 66 million.

Further, the combined population of the world’s least developed countries in the world is projected to double by 2050 to 1.9 billion.

There are 48 least developed countries, based on United Nations criteria, most of which are in Africa.

The population in 29 countries will more than double. Nearly all of these countries are in Africa.

In Niger, the country with the highest birth rate, the population will more than triple, the study said.

On the other hand, 42 countries will register a decline in the population. These countries are scattered throughout Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

Europe will register a decline from the present 740 million to 728 million.

School attendance up due to MDM scheme in Wokha Myanmar President to hold talks PM Correspondent

WOKHA, AUG 28 (NPN): A recent survey conducted as part of European Union (EU) funded project on ‘Improving access to information and delivery of public service schemes in remote and backward districts of NorthEast (NE) states of India’ has found increase in school attendance due to Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in Wokha district.

Around 75% of households surveyed in Wokha district believed there was an increase in school attendance due to the MDM scheme while more than 95% of the respondents claimed that their children were attending school. Carried out in the later part of 2015, the survey, which covered 28 villages from two blocks of Wokha district, also found that all mothers had participated in the ‘Mother Watch’ programme even though they claimed that the same had limited impact.

This EU-funded project

covers seven backward districts across five NE states, namely, Goalpara and Cachar in Assam, Ri-Bhoi in Meghalaya, Churachandpur and Chandel in Manipur, Lawngtlai in Mizoram, and Wokha in Nagaland.

The project is being implemented by Paris-based French NGO Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) along with Guwahati-based North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD) which in partnership with local NGO Team Metamorphosis (TM) is responsible for field implementation, Bangalore-based Public Affairs Center (PAC) which is tasked with the research component, and the Guwahati-based Nanda Talukdar Foundation (NTF) as its media advocacy component.

The project seeks to achieve three main results, namely, to encourage demand for improved service delivery, improved access to and quality of public ser-

vices particularly for the most marginalized and women, and to enhance transparency of service providers for 10 central government flagship schemes: IAY, JSSK, ICDS, MDM, MGNREGA, RKVY, NBA/TSC, RGGVY, NSAP, and TPDS. The survey also found that the main reason for leftovers/wastage across the district was due to taste even as 30% of the respondents claimed that the food was cooked outside the school premises. National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, commonly known as Mid Day Meal Scheme, was launched as a centrally sponsored scheme on August 15, 1995 with an objective of ‘Universalization of primary education by increasing enrolment, retention and attendance and simultaneously impacting on nutrition of students in primary classes.’

The revised objectives of MDM scheme include: to boost Universalization of primary education (classes 1-5) by improving enrolment,

attendance, retention and learning levels of children especially those belonging to disadvantage sections; to improve nutritional status of students of primary stage; and to provide nutritional support to students of primary stage in drought affected areas during summer vacation also.

Under MDM scheme, students of classes I-V studying in government/local body aided schools and central government run schools are entitled to receive a meal with nutritional value of 450 calories and 12 grams of protein, while Upper Primary students are entitled to a meal with nutritional value of 700 calories and 20 grams of protein per student per school day.

In addition to rice/chapattis, meals could include pulses, vegetables, etc., depending on local availability.

There is also a provision for cost of cooking and cost for engaging a cook/assistant @ Rs.1000/- per month and provision of meals during summer vacation in drought affected areas.

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold wideranging talks with Myanmarese President U Htin Kyaw tomorrow, in the first top level engagement between the two countries after iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy wrested power in Myanmar from the military junta.

The talks are expected to focus on imparting a new momentum to bilateral ties, particularly in areas of trade and investment, and to enhance management of the over 1,600 km- long Indo-Myanmar border which mostly criss-crosses militancy affected northeastern region.

This is Htin Kyaw’s first overseas trip after assuming charge of the top office nearly five months back following the landslide victory of Suu Kyi’s party. He arrived in the Buddhist pilgrimage town of Gaya yesterday where he visited the Mahabodhi temple, the most sacred of Buddhist shrines, Daijokyo Buddhist temple and Myanmar Buddhist Vi-

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hara. He travelled to Agra this morning and paid a visit to Taj Mahal before arriving here.

The Myanmarese President is accompanied by his wife, Daw Su Su Lwin, and a high-level delegation comprising several key ministers and top officials.

Besides exploring ways to boost overall ties, the two leaders are likely to also discuss ways to contain militant activities along the Indo-Myanmar border. “We are intending to make it a really substantive visit,” Sripriya Ranganathan, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs had said on

Friday while briefing reporters on the visit.

China has been increasing its footprint in Myanmar and making huge investments in several major projects. For India too, Myanmar is a strategic neighbour and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her visit to the country earlier this week conveyed to its leadership that India was ready to provide “all help” to the country in its march ahead.

Initially India was supportive of Suu Kyi’s fight for democracy but driven by economic and security interests, it had warmed up to the military regime, inviting criticism from her. Suu Kyi, who is the de facto leader of the new government, will also pay a visit here later this year to attend a conclave of regional grouping BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).

Htin Kyaw is coming to India at the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee.

He will meet Mukherjee tomorrow.

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AYO organizes seminar as part of its forthcoming 25th anniversary

Resource persons, panelists, AYO officials and others during the seminar at WAPO Hall, Sechϋ Zubza, on August 27. (Inset left): Rovi Chasie speaking at the seminar. (Inset right): Richard Belho speaking at the seminar organized by AYO at WAPO Hall, Sechϋ Zubza, on August 27.

DIMAPUR: As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations scheduled in November this year, the Angami Youth Organization (AYO) organized a seminar today at WAPO hall, Sechü Zubza.

The one-day seminar, on the topic economy, was hosted by the Western Angami Youth Organization (WAYO).

AYO, in commemoration with its 25th anniversary celebrations, would also be organizing similar seminars on the topics ‘Education, Environment’ at the other Angami regions including Northern Angami and Southern Angami on September 10 and 24 respectively. The first seminar on ‘Ethos’ was held on August 20 at Niathu Resort, Dimapur, hosted by Chakhroma Youth Organization.

The resource persons

for today’s seminar were Rovi Chasie, entrepreneur, Richard Belho, architect and Kesao Kesiezie, businessman, while the panelists were Khris Kire, businessman, Neivikuolie Khatsü, social activist and Dr. Vilar Solo, entrepreneur.

In his lecture, Richard Belho stressed the need for not only providing opportunities and platform to educated unemployed youths, but to the drop outs. To this, he suggested that the student and youth bodies come out with proper planning for drop outs in order to guide them towards having a bright future.

Belho, who also serves as the chairman of Zynorig Initiative Society, Training in Building Construction and Livelihood Sector, advised the youths on the importance of honesty, reliability and sincerity, if at all they wished to

news in brief TWUD executive meeting held: Tenyimi Women

Union Dimapur(TWUD) held an executive meeting on August 27 and has deliberated and resolved on certain points, wherein the amendment of the constitution was dedicated and released by president, Chakhesang Women Bino Kenye. A press note from TWUD president, Aba Khing and general secretary, S. Caroline Pao stated that the union would observe its women’s day once in three years.

NLSF emergency meeting: Nagaland Law Students’

Federation (NLSF) federal assembly has convened an emergency meeting on August 31, 2; 30 p.m at Mokokchung, hosted by the Mokokchung Law College. All the executives, tribunals and federating units have been requested to attend the meeting positively. It further informs the federating units to send three representatives to the meeting.

LMRSU informs: Lotha Middle Range Students’ Union has informed the range general public that the public meeting scheduled for August 30 has been called off till further notification. A press note by LMRSU president, Lichamo Yanthan and assistant general secretary, William Yanthan stated that notification was called on unanimous decision of the Lotha Middle Range Students’ Union executive’s after a deliberate discussion with senior citizens and leaders of the range. For more information one may contact @8974411185/ 9612316736/9856321381/ 8731826341.

NSCN/GPRN Chakhesang region notifies: NSCN/

GPRN Chakhesang region, caretaker-CAO, Steering Committee Member (SCM) Neitsolo Venuh has notified all that Khüchopra, leacy member of Ruzazho village and Thepuswuyi, Razou Peyu of Pholami village were discharged from the national service through an account of their anti-social activities. SCM has also informed that the region has issued stern cautioned notice to Beduta of Pholami village that had been discharged from national service 2015, but has still been posing himself as NSCN cadre and have been continuing to involve in anti-social activities.

NSCN/GPRN Chakhesang region has cautioned Beduta that it shall not been responsible for any further actions.

make a career in the business sector.

Another resource person, Kesao Kesie, proprietor of United Traders, Kohima, shared to the gathering the importance of building up a good relationship with the customers. With the market becoming so competitive, he also advised the upcoming generation to strive hard with perseverance until they were able to establish themselves as a successful businessman.

Rovi Chasie, who runs a livelihood enhancement centre, advised the aspiring entrepreneurs to establish their business careers with a positive mind aiming at the top. She reasoned out that many Nagas failed to establish themselves in the business sector, only because they aim for quick profit.

Earlier, the programme

ASTD appeals to Dimapur Ao community

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 7 (NPN): Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) has appealed to the Ao community in Dimapur that in matters pertaining to various disputes, the concerned individuals/ groups have been asked not approach any Naga Political Groups to resolve such cases, stating that the NPGs were already burdened with several issues, particularly at this juncture when all were concentrated on solution.

Furthermore, ASTD president Supu Jamir informed that the union during its meeting on August 27, resolved to urge the Ao community in particular that in the case of giving out loans, not more than three percent interest should be charged. It also said brokerage charge should be borne by the moneylender.

In the event of mortgaging land, ASTD said the title patta holder would be the sole signatory in the deed along with a legal heir as witness.

In this regard, ASTD said it has empowered the respective village unions/ units to supervise and implement the guide lines. It also said that appropriate action would be initiated the concerned village union against defaulter(s).

commenced with invocation pronounced by Neivilhou Kuotsu, associate pastor, Sechü Zubza Baptist Church, while the keynote address was delivered by Prasielie Pienyü, co-convenor, organizing committee, AYO 25th anniversary celebrations. A song was presented by Tsino Viya, and the vote of thanks was tendered

by Neizolie Rüpreo, finance secretary, AYO. Members from Angami Sports Association, Angami miapfü Mechü Krotho, Western Angami Public Organization, Western Angami Sports Association and Western Angami Students Union also attended the seminar.

The next AYO seminar on the topic ‘Education’ is scheduled on September 10 at Meriema village, to be hosted by the Northern Angami Youth Organization.

BJP Kiphire district clarifies to news item DIMAPUR: Reacting to the news item which was published on August 26 pertaining to ‘resignation from the post of mahila president BJP Kiphire district’, the BJP Kiphire district has clarified to the news item.

A press note by BJP Kiphire district president, Yangkhaba and general secretary, Likhumba Y. Sangtam stated that Lipila Ayee willingly resigned from the post of president as she was a government employee at VG department Kiphire. It stated that party had no ill-feeling towards the action as it was done in good faith. It further stated that most of the names list as appeared in media remains unknown and does not even exist in the party membership and some dedicated workers were even exposed without the knowledge of the concern just to create confusion. BJP Kiphire therefore stated that it would remain strong and dedicated with common purpose and destined to its goal and any hoax news or baseless statement related to party’s fate shall not cause hurdle or weaken the aims of the party.

Excise mobile squad seizes

DIMAPUR: Excise mobile squad manning Chumukedima excise check gate led by inspector Lichumse Sangtam seized 30 cases of IMFL on August 26, from the possession of one Rajen Sony S/o Rajkumar Sony residence of Eros line, Dimapur. Later the accused was booked under relevant section of NLTP Act 1989, and the seized articles were kept at excise Malkhana (mobile squad) Dimapur.

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ZSUD organizes interaction programme on career choice

Dr Kamei Aphun along with others at the programme.

DIMAPUR: Zeliangrong Students’ Union Delhi (ZSUD) organized one-day interaction program on career choice at Constitution Club of India, Speaker Hall, New Delhi on August 20.

The programme was attended by the Zeliangrong students in Delhi and nation capital region with six panellists from different fields, with the objective of producing successful candidates in civil service examinations from Zeliangrong community in the coming years. The president ZSUD, Mathiuchunbou Rimai warmly welcome all the participants and encouraged the students to be always a part of the union and not to forget their society.

T. Pamei IAS, asked the participants to reduce any activities that came in the way of their studies. He opinionated on the problems of cul-

tural attributes which become responsible for low level of professional/career achievement among the student and suggested the needs for paradigm shift. He even offered to assist the students financially if they require study centres for the preparation.

Senior assistant professor, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, Dr. Kamei Aphun, on the other hand made a strong argument on the importance of education and its role in liberating an individual and society at large.

G.G. Kamei, IRS enlightened the gathering on several career options available and reminded them to “start young and start early”.

She also spoke on several practical steps in choosing one’s career.

Attending Consultant at Fortis Escorts, New Delhi, Dr.

Meijinlung Dhangmei spoke on the career options available in the medical field and added several essential guidelines for effective and productive studies for getting through any competitive exams.

G. Machunlung Kamei, IRS, talked on practical approach on three most important factors for one’s success.

One has to work hard, motivate oneself and assess one’s work to be successful.

Timothy Tajonang Gonmei, IRPS, speculated on the “Five Minds for the future” that “we” need to apply to become successful in this 21st Century. Five minds include: disciplinary mind, synthesising mind, creative mind, respectful mind and ethical mind. He further advised the gathering to pursue studies seriously and to be an expert in one area if one desired to become a successful person.

SBAK-NM ordained ministers’ meet concludes in grandeur Correspondent

ZUNHEBOTO, AUG 28 (NPN): “Lord’s Supper”, with secretary ordination board, Rev Kughato Chophi marked the culmination of three daylong most “prolific and top Sümi religious leaders” ordained minister’s meet 2016 under the aegis of the SBAKNM, here in Asukhuto Village Baptist Church, Zunheboto district, Sunday.

Sunday devotion service witnessed one of the senior most serving ministers amongst the Sümi contemporary religious/spiritual leader sr pastor SBCZ and former executive secretary SBAK-NM, Rev Yevito Sumi as the speaker who delivered a sermon on the topic, “Ni eno ni kukuhoü/we and our church (s)”. He also cited his nearly three decades long service in different capacities.

He firstly, extended blessings and regards on his and Sümi Baptist Church Zunheboto (SBCZ) behalf. “The services rendered by the ministers/pastors should not only be confined to their respective churches but as a whole mission throughout the entire possible extent”, exhorted Rev Yevito Sümi. He further dwelt on the process of gruesome Bible translations to “our” mother tongue Sümi literature which was underway.

Rev Yevito urged the congregation to ponder on “introspection of oneself, who am I?”, including himself while quoting the Jews Exodus liberator Moses, who questioned God’s call by saying, “who am I to meet the mighty Egyptian pharaoh”. He also cited the examples, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Paul (Roman army captain) and various others, “who were young, naive and timid, but God chose them for the noble task which led to the extension of God’s Holy Kingdom and spreading gospels throughout the four corners of the world”, maintained Rev Yevito while exhorting the gathering, “to have faith since God had chosen us to do His Noble Tasks”.

“You did not choose me but I chose you amongst many other”, a very popular and famous quote which everyone, “not only the ordained ministers but other church leaders should also emulate”, maintained Rev Yevito while recalling his younger days back in 1991, when he was first appointed the pastor of Zunheboto Town Baptist Church now known as SBCZ and further, conferred ordained minister status in 1997.

“Ordained or ordination title has nothing to do with social status or superiority but rather, first among the equals”, stressed Rev Yevito while con-

Thirty Sumi ordained ministers at the meet.

cluding with a note saying, “there is nothing above or below us ‘ordained ministers’ but are equal to all the spiritual servants”. Earlier the program was chaired and recorded by director URF Rev Shekiye Achumi and Rev Hotovi respectively which began with mass “healing and cleansing” prayers. Sunday’s devotional service began with evangelist (retd) Rev Vihuto who said the invocation and called the Holy Spirit presence in the midst.

“Responsive reading” was led by pastor Viyixhe BC Rev Heshito, while “prayers and offertory” for the host Asükhuto village was administered by pastor SBC Naltoqa town, Rev Henito. Host Asükhuto village women folk and youths enthralled the congregation with very special songs respectively.

The devotional service ended with pastor (retd) Rev

Shitozü, who said the benediction followed by “Lord’s Supper” administered by Rev Kughato Chophi assisted by Rev Ghoheyi Aye and field supervisor Rev Tohekhü.

The speaker of the evening was pastor (Retd) Rev Dr Vitoho who stressed on the topic, “Ni eno Kungugha”; he exhorted the gathering citing his father’s exemplary who was also a pastor. His main concern and sermon was towards the host Asükhuto village community and administered lengthy blessings and prayers for the latter. Earlier the evening final service was led by ordination board member Rev Khuvihe and recorded by pastor Khukishe BC Rev Ghovito.

Secretar y ordination board Rev Kughato Chophi extended Thanksgiving and gratitude note to the host Asükhuto village and all those who had participated in various ways

for the success of the programme. He also thanked the editor-in-chief of Nagaland Post, Geoffrey Yaden for daily coverage of the event and prayed, “for providing more wisdoms, blessings, long life and future endeavours to his family and the Nagaland Post fraternity for wide publicity, far and across all four corners”.

Speech and felicitation were delivered by host Asükhuto village Akükau/GB and associate pastor women AVBC respectively; next annual session 2017, host village Aotsakili Village acceptance speech, greetings and keynote address was delivered by Akükau/GB Aotsakili Village.

Special song by host Asükhuto village BC womenfolk and thanksgiving/gratitude note by ordination board secretary Rev Kughato Chophi were the other highlights of the evening service.

Zeliangrong Bible skit competition organized by SCHE Awareness programme on HIV Baudi Kma holds and AIDS held at Lirmen village consultative meet

Participants with Dr. Imli after the awareness program on HIV & AIDS.

DIMAPUR: Lirmen village conducted a one-day awareness program on HIV and AIDS on August 26, organised

by Lirmen Teyaritep Society in collaboration with NSACS. The resource person was MO Mangkolemba, Dr. Imlisenba, who spoke on the basics of HIV and AIDS, importance of blood donation, drug abuse and substance abuse. He encouraged K

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He also shared about the misconception of blood donation.

The programme chaired by president of Lirmen Teyaritep Society, Yarangchang Imchen started with invocation by pastor Lirmen Baptist Church, Rev. A. Mar Pongen. Youth director Narola encouraged the youth to be more vigilant

and more informative. A word of encouragement was said by asstt. teacher, R.Bendang Lcr followed by vote of thanks by GB Lirmen Village Council, A. Meren Lcr and benediction

by Lirmen Baptist Church associate pastor women Amongla. The society also thanked NSACS department and parliamentary secretary, Dr. Benjongliba Aier for providing financial assistance.

DIMAPUR: Zeliangrong Baudi Kohima (ZBK) organized joint consultative meeting with the Kohima Liangmai Welfare Society, Rongmei Council Kohima and Zeme council Kohima, under the banner “Unity towards greater Heights” on Saturday at Ura Restaurant near Red Cross Building Kohima. During the meeting, the house unanimously resolved to celebrate the Zeliangrong festival Chaga Gadi and Langsimnyi as Zeliangrong ngi in Kohima on October 31 this year. The house also selected president ZBK, Kairinpibo Chawang as convenor of the festival Organizing Committee along with other members. Earlier, president, Liangmai welfare Society, Kohima, Namgangbi Chawang, pronounced the invocation prayer for the meeting.

Meanwhile, president ZBK Kairinpibo Chawang extended gratitude to all the Zeliangrong brothers for their firm standing support to uplift the welfare of the Zeliangrong unity.

DIMAPUR: Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE) organized English and Hindi Bible skit competition for the hostels and villagers of its youth centres in and around Dimapur, on August 28.

Twelve teams participated in the event. In the English group, the first position was bagged by Samaguri youth, second by Elite Hostel and Diphupar-Rongmei, and third by Borlengri. In the Hind section, the first and second were secured by Lahorijan youth and Khatkhatti youth respectively.

Rector of Salesian College of Higher Education, Fr. Thomas Karthikappallil SDB, said that “we should not only listen to the word of God, but also make an effort to visualize the Word of God after having seen the Bible passages being acted out”.

He also exhorted the youth to love the Word of God so as to live a dignified Christian life.

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Participants at the skit competition.

co-ordinated by the youth Christudoss Anthony SDB There were about 300 director of Salesian College along with residential stu- youngsters present for the of Higher Education, Fr. dents of the college. occasion.

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Dr. S.C. Jamir and his wife along with Naga Students Union Kolkatta.

DIMAPUR: Naga Student’s Union Kolkata celebrated its 51st fresher’s social with the theme “cradle of change” on August 27 held at the Stadel, Salt Lake Kolkata, where governor of Odisha, Dr. S.C. Jamir along with his wife Imkonglemla Jamir graced the grand occasion as the chief guest.

It was a nostalgic moment as Dr. S.C. Jamir in his speech recounted the golden memories of his college years in Calcutta way back in the 1950’s.

He reminded that the scarce Naga student’s community in Calcutta back then, had a vision to be different from Naga students studying in other states and therefore their mission was to work hard.

They sought to acclimatize themselves with the

cosmopolitan culture and eventually widen their vision and horizon. He asserted that narrow thinking was a hindrance to societal growth and therefore challenged the students to acquaint themselves with the knowledge and skills of the fast changing world.

While addressing the pathetic political, social and economic scenario of the state, he urged the young people to diagnose and find out the remedy of the malignant diseases of corruption and other social evils which is eating up the fabric of the Naga society. He urged the students to uphold the promise of God as mentioned in Isaiah 45:2&3.

The program was chaired by Keyie Ndang, a medical science student. Rev. Dr. S. Nungsang Jamir, pastor

of Naga Christian Fellowship Kolkata invoked the opening prayer.

A meaningful exhortation was given by Sashiwapang Lanu, an IRS officer.

He shared that change is a slow process which require patience and consistency in order to yield the desired outcome. Kumto Zhimomi, a BSc student from Asutosh College gave a speech on behalf of the freshers. Sangmai Chang and Livi Assumi were crowned as the Mr and Miss Fresher of NSUK 2016 respectively.

Alono Thorie gave the presidential address while Nungsangtoshi Aier, general secretary of NSUK highlighted the events and activities of the union and also expressed his gratitude to all the audience for their active participation.

C&SS conducts financial literacy camp at Mkg DIMAPUR: Care and Support Society (C&SS) Mokokchung conducted one-day financial literacy camp (FLC) supported under FIF managed

by NABARD at Mongsenyimti village on August 27 in collaboration with Nagaland State Cooperative Bank Ltd supported by NABARD. A press note by C&SS managing director, Imchawati Kichu stated that managing DDM, NABARD, S. Amarjit spoke on the role played by NABARD in financial inclusion program.

Asst. branch manager & in charge FLC, NSCB Ltd, Mokokchung, Temsulepden shared on the importance of banking, saving, financial planning. He shared various financial services offered by the banks for the general public. He further highlighted PMJDY, PMJJBY and APY in detail.

Program was chaired by Imchawati kichu, welcome address by chairman Mongsenyimti Village Council, Imnakumzuk and invocation prayer was pronounced by associate pastor women Mongsenyimti Baptist Church, Y. Koala.

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ANTA-Z repairing road along Zunheboto-Kohima/Dimaupr via Chishilimi.

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Z U N H E B O T O, A U G (NPN): Due to the deplorable condition of roads near Khucho river between Khukiye-Lukhayi village and Chishilimi village, the

vehicles reportedly couldnot ply on this road during rainy seasons.

This route is the shortest from Zunheboto connecting state capital KohimaDimapur.

Since none of the roads

connecting Zunheboto with the capital is properly maintained by the concerned authorities, public and NGOs had no options but to resort to their own arrangements, so as to connect Zunheboto along with the rest of the state.

UCTE celebrates ‘Azaadi 70’, ‘Independence 70’ wherein the faculty and students took part in different games and sports with great enthusiasm and unity. The event was closed with a brief prize distribution ceremony and sung patriotic songs ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Sare Jahan Se Acha’.

YouthNet’s ‘impact 5000 by 18’ at Kiphire

SP Kiphire Ben Longkumer and police officers along with YouthNet at ZPC KIPhire. (NP)

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KIPHIRE, AUGUST 28 (NPN): YouthNet under its ‘impact 5000 by 18’ which had conducted two-day programme at Kiphire concluded on Saturday. The programme was a joint venture of YouthNet and government of Nagaland with

local partner IofC Kiphire, Partner for 2016-17, Quest alliance Accenture-Skills to succeed.

Youthnet’s five year plan which is focusing on entrepreneurship, career guidance, recruitment drive and clean election campaign was held in different schools and colleges

and for entrepreneurship at Hopongkyu memorial hall and GA guest house Kiphire town.

Job seeker booth was also setup at Deluxe Point Kiphire where many job seekers and unemployed youth came and learned from Youthnet.

Youthnet also visited various schools such as Gov-

ernment Higher Secondary School, Saramati School, Agape School and Trinity School Kiphire. Two young ambassadors for clean election campaign also presented their speech at the inaugural programme.The young ambassadors were from Agape School Kiphire.

Youthnet Impact 5000 by 18 Youthnet members Kiphire team were, director Youthnet, Lezo Putsure, chief analyst, John Mayase, recruitment lead, Ebibeni Humtsoe, and training head, Nune Chase.

The inaugural programme was held at Zisaji Presidency College Kiphire with superintendent of police Kiphire, Ben Longkumer as the guest speaker. Guest speaker spoke on various challenges that youth of Nagaland needed to face in future. He also spoke on the skills where youths needed to undergo for their livelihood.

UCTE participants celebrate “Azaadi 70” “Independence 70”.

DIMAPUR: Unity College of Teacher Education (UCTE) celebrated “Azaadi 70” “Independence 70” focused on the theme “YaadkaroQurbani” by the students and teachers from 9th to 23rd August 9 to 23.

Principal UCTE, Dr.T.Yolila Sangtam highlighted the main idea of the event, about the life and history, and the impact of freedom fighters who made stoic sacrifices so that “we” could have a free and prosperous nation.

On August 9, Quit India Day was observed with patriotic songs, quiz and essay competitions. On the following days recap of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was enacted through skits and plays by different groups of B.Ed students.

Paintings and drawing on the life and history of icons of

freedom struggle was actively participated by the students.

A debate was also organized among the different groups.

On the evening of August 14 a candle light free-

dom march in the campus was observed. On the later part of “Yaadkaro Qurbani” fortnight, sports event was conducted and officially declared open by the Principal,

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APY & and opening of various types of accounts, small savings methods, curtailing of expenditures.

Branch manager H S J branch, Dusuzo Soho briefed the house on judicious utilization of loans and prompt recovery of loan in the specific time frame, Manager also appealed the villagers and the public in general to render their best services to the NStCB so that the department could also serve the public better.

In the interactive session S.Kevi Hibo discussed about the formation of SHG, JLG & KCC Loan and seeding of Aadhaar Number in the accounts as the benefits entitled can be directly

transfer to their accounts.

Hibo also highlighted dairy entrepreneurs development schemes which is a credit linkage subsidy scheme and challenged the participants to honestly venture the project sincerely.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Village Council chairman, Lhousakoulie Metha while pastor Baptist Church Teichuma, Razuosilie Mere invoked Gods’ blessing and the chairman delivered welcome address respectively. Benediction was pronounced by senior pastor Pfusovi Metha and vote thanks delivered by head GB Vavise Sogotsu. The programme was attended by hundreds of villagers.

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Hibo also elaborated on the importance of social security schemes such as PMJJBY, PMSBY, PMFSY,

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Security detailed at govt offices in Mnp after arson

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IMPHAL, Aug 28: Manipur government has taken up security measure to protect government establishments after two offices were set afire by miscreants in the last two days. Police suspect hands of the agitating DPC faced candidates of cancelled recruitment of police constable behind the arsons that has razed office buildings of the public prosecutor-cum-government advocate of the Manipur high court and a district transport office in Thoubal district.

The office buildings of the public prosecutor-cumgovernment advocate was set afire in the wee hour of Saturday while the Thoubal district transport office was torched on Friday morning.

A highly reliable source in the police department said that they suspect hands of the members of the agitating body

of the DPC faced candidates of the police constable recruitment 2013. A body of the DPC faced candidates under the banner of the All Manipur DPC Appeared Candidates of Manipur Police Constable Male 2013 has been agitating demanding revocation of a government order cancelling all recruitment processes.

Amidst the agitations of the candidates, the district transport office at Thoubal district headquarters was set afire by some youths on Fridaymorning. While the police were looking for arsonists, another government office, the office of the public prosecutorcum-government advocate of the Manipur high court at North AOC in Imphal was set afire by miscreants.

Anticipating targeting more government establishments, the state authority has detail security guards in government

KPLT cadre gunned down Correspondent/PTI Diphu August 28: Indian army and Assam police, in its stepped up operation against the Karbi militants killed the self-styled defense secretary of KPLT ( Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger) Sering Ringa near Bordikharu a preferred picnic spot around 80 kilometers from here, under Dokmoka police station around 12.00 noon yesterday, police also arrested one cadre alive. Two 9 mm pistol, ammunition, cell phone etc. have been recovered from the slain cadre. This is in succession to the August 28 operation of the security forces in Samalangso general are around 30 kilometers from yesterday’s place of incident, here another KPLT cadre was gunned down and arms and ammunition was recovered. Two cadres of UPLA (United Peoples Liberation Army), a different Karbi outfit were arrested from

Bakulia around 60 kilometers from Diphu last week.

PTI Adds: A hardcore Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militant was killed and another apprehended by security forces in Assam’s East Karbi Anglong district, a defence spokesman said here today.

Acting on specific intelligence input, an operation was launched by a joint team of the Army and the Police since yesterday in Bheleu Ghat area of the district and later came in contact with the militants who opened fire in a bid to escape.

An encounter followed in which the outfit’s self styled defence secretary Chingengri Kronjang was killed and the self styled Commander In Chief Moses Terang apprehended when he attempted to escape.

Two pistols along with ten live rounds of ammunition, and fired cases were recovered from their possession.

Fire razes 30 Karimganj shops

Silchar, Aug 28 (Agencies): At least 30 shops were gutted in a devastating fire in the Charbazar area of Karimganj town early on Saturday.

Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out at 2.30am. Soon, flames engulfed part of the market. Five fire tenders rushed to the site and brought the fire under control. Police said no one was injured in the incident. An electric short circuit may have been the cause behind the fire, the official said. The loss of property is yet to be estimated.

The traders have demanded adequate compensation from the district administration.

Assam tea output down due to heat JORHAT, Aug 28 (Agencies): The million dollar tea industry of Assam has suffered adverse weather conditions this month as the production decreased to 25 per cent from the expected level in most of the gardens, with the excessive heat affecting photosynthesis in the plants.

Scientists at the Tea Research Association (TRA) said that though the ideal temperature for a tea bush is recorded between 25 degree and 32 degree Celsius, the month of August experienced more than 39 degree Celsius in most of the gardens of Jorhat, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Sonari, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and several other locations of the state.

“We have recorded up to 39 degree Celsius in our gardens. We have gardens in Mariani, Cachar and Golaghat.

As the day-time temperature continued to be around 39 degree Celsius for the past many weeks, the temperature of the bushes increases automatically, which impacted photosynthesis in the leaves,” said Vikram Salathiya, a manager of Grob Tea Company Limited.

It may be mentioned that the state produced over 610 million kilograms of tea in the financial year 2014-15 and foreign consumers preferred it as one of the most popular beverages in several developed countries because of its quality.

offices besides asking police to conduct random patrolling in and around the important government establishments.

The authority also called out home guard personnel who will be stationed at the government offices. The home guard personnel have started taking their post from today, the source said. Meanwhile, separate district-wide bandh call given in Chandel and Senapati districts by the agitating DPC faced candidates of the respective district continued to hit normal life.

The economic blockade on the national highways also continued. On the other hand, the agitating candidates and their parents and guardians in Senapati district have call a total ban on vehicular movement and government offices in the district on Monday, a report said.

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Itanagar, Aug 28 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh unit of BJP president Tapir Gao along with party office bearers called on Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu at New Delhi and discussed issues related to railway connectivity to Pasighat township. During the meeting on Friday, Gao appealed to the minister to expedite the process of expansion of Railway lines to Pasighat town from Murkong Selek railway station in Assam, which is just 35 kilometres away, a party communiqué said here today.

He urged the minister to settle the compensation for land acquisition at par with the rate being given by the Railways in other parts of the country.

He explained that the land that are proposed to be acquired are cultivating land which are still producing food grain for the farmer’s families and so a fair compensation should be given by the Railways.

G u wahati , Au g 2 8 (Agencies): Perhaps he pined for his homeland; perhaps he felt his end was near.

Little else would explain why Bangabahadur - the elephant from Assam which was swept away by the Brahmaputra to Bangladesh - had started walking homewards before succumbing to exhaustion and weakness.

When a three-member team from the state forest department reached Sharishabari Upazila (subdivision) in Jamalpur district in the neighbouring country on August 4, Bangabahadur was barely 80 km away from the India-Bangladesh border near Meghalaya’s Garo Hills.

In spite of surviving the flooded Brahmaputra and coping with the completely unfamiliar environment of swampy Jamalpur, the elephant had mustered the energy to walk another 120 km up to Sharishabari in what turned out to be the last few days of his life.

“Another 80 km and the animal would have entered India. We studied the elephant’s behaviour and found that he was instinctively moving homeward.

Our first priority was to facilitate his passage to the

Garo Hills where he could have joined another elephant herd,” said Kushal Konwar Sarma, a wildlife expert and one of the members of the rescue team.

Those 80 km proved to be too much for Bangabahadur.

In spite of a sustained campaign by the expert team and Bangladesh’s forest officials since August 4, Bangabahadur succumbed to his struggle to reach home and died on August 16.

Sarma, who is also the head of the radiology and surgery department of the College of Veterinary Science here, said the animal might have died of a heat stroke.

“Unforgiving monsoon, the elephant’s ill health, the crowds which followed us everywhere and lack of infrastructure hampered our task of helping Bangabahadur move towards India,” Sarma said in his presentation to state forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma.

The team returned to Guwahati on August 9 after failing to tranquillize the restless jumbo.

“We tried our best to prod him towards India. We even extended our stay by two days.

We were supposed to leave Bangladesh on August 5 but we

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Mnp Gov discusses state issues with PM in New Delhi

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IMPHAL, Aug 28: New Manipur Governor Dr Najma Heptulla has called on with the Prime Minister Narender Modi on Saturday in New Delhi and discussed various issues pertaining to the socio-economic and educational development of the state. A communiqué of the Raj Bhavan issued Sunday said that Dr Heptulla brought to the notice of the Prime Minister that there is tremendous scope for promoting tourism in the state and with the direct airconnections from bigger cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangaluru etc will surely encourage people to explore natural beauty and rich culture of Manipur.

She also suggested the Prime Minister that skill development of youths having special focus on women and linking them with micro-credits will not only boost creation of jobs but also encourage them to become entrepreneurs.

The Governor apprised the Prime Minister that various campaign of social concern

Bangabahadur almost made it home left on August 7,” Sarma rued.

The death of the elephant triggered a controversy in both Assam and Bangladesh. Many animal activists here questioned the need for repeated attempts at tranquillization.

“Many misconceptions are being spread about our task in Bangladesh. I want to make it clear that tranquillizing Bangabahadur was not our priority. We tried darting him only on August 6 after he began moving away from Sharishabari. The attempt failed and we left for India,” Sarma explained.

Bangabahadur’s journey might have ended in failure but what it did do was highlight the tremendous resilience of the mighty animal. Separated from his herd in Kaziranga in June, the jumbo travelled nearly 1,000 km to reach Bangladesh.

There, too, he was always on the move, searching for food and safety amid constant disturbance created by a large and curious crowd.

Bangabahadur was finally tranquillized by Bangladesh’s forest officials on August 11.

After the effects of the sedatives wore off, the jumbo tore off his chains, forcing the officials to dart it again on August 13.

like environment protection, cleanliness, “Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao” were being carried out in the state in a large scale and efforts were being made to promote these objectives by launching a mass campaign, the communiqué said.

The Prime Minister appreciated the initiatives being taken by the Governor and also congratulated her for associating more people with the awareness campaigns.

He assured to extend all supports and cooperation to the state for undertaking developmental activities and for promoting various socio-economic and educational initiatives, it said. The Governor further met with Union home minister Rajnath Singh and apprised him about the law and order situation of the state, the communiqué added.

Dr Najma Heptulla assumed office as Governor of Manipur a week ago as 18th Governor of Manipur. She was the first woman Governor of the state.

CPI(M) MLA Samir Deb Sarkar dies

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IMPHAL, Aug 28: While revising its earlier weeklong protest series, Joint Action Committee against AntiTribal Bills (JACATB) Sundayannounced half day total shutdown in Lamka area of Churachandpur district on Sunday and Monday.

An emergency meeting of the JACATB on Saturday revised the protest series which among others include mass rally in Churachandpur and Sadar Hill of Senapati today (Sunday).

The rally at Churachandpur district headquarters was carried out however there was no report of such rally being carried out in Sadar hills. No rally was staged in Sadar Hills, a report from Kangpokpi

Dr Bibhuti Lahkar studied the grasslands of research at Manas when he Manas and is now recognised found himself in the height globally as an expert for the of the Bodo agitation, folthreatened flora and fauna lowed by the armed struggle of the Terai region along by Bodo insurgents when the southern foothills of the people occupied land within Himalayas, a release issued the Park and started rampant timber collection and poachby Aaranyak said.

During the early nine- ing within the Protected ties, Lahkar was conducting Area.

said.

However, a silent rally under a banner “Separation is the only solution” was reportedly carried out at the district headquarters starting from Churachandpur College campus.

As resolved by the emergency meeting, the JAC imposed a total shutdown from last midnight till noon of the day. The same shutdown stir will be carried out on Monday, according to the statement issued today.

The shutdown was effective only in Lamka, the epicentre of the movement against the three bills to protect the indigenous people of the state and its vicinity. Other parts of the district were not covered by the shutdown.

On August 30, besides

observing a similar 12-hour shut down from midnight till noon, a 34 km long protest march from Singhat to Lamka will be organised on the same day.

While calling upon the people to observe candle light service in their respective households at 6.30 pm during the entire weeklong protest, the JACATB will also organize a mass prayer besides releasing flying lanterns at 6.30 pm from Sapha Pumbuk, Churachandpur and will follow a torch rally.

On August 31, the day when the state assembly passed the three ILPS related bills and the mass uprising took place last year, the JAC called total shut down of all institutions and establishments in all tribal areas as part

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High cement, brick prices irk KMSS Samir Debsarkar Agartala, Aug 28 (PTI) :Senior Communist leader and sitting CPI(M) MLA Samir Deb Sarkar died here today after suffering from cancer at the Gobinda Ballav Panth hospital.

He was 67, a bachelor and is survived by three sisters and four brothers.

Deb Sarkar first became MLA from the Khowai constituency in 1983 and won from the seat for consecutive six times.

A former leader of the Student Federation of India, he joined CPI-M in 1976.

Deb Sarkar was a state committee member of the Tripura CPI(M) and Chief Whip of the party in the Assembly.

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Lahkar nominated for IUCN Award

Guwahati, Aug 28 (PTI): Assam ecologist and conservation activist Dr Bibhuti Lahkar has become the first Asian to be nominated for the prestigious ‘Heritage Heroes Award’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Lahkar is among five conservationists from across the globe to be nominated for this year’s Heritage Heroes Award which is aimed at recognising the “outstanding efforts” of conservationists around the world in making a difference in the conservation of World Heritage sites in challenging situations, an IUCN release said.

The conservationist has been working to save the grasslands, flora and fauna of Manas National Park area for the past two decades and is currently engaged as Manas Landscape Administrator for Aaranyak, an NGO working for biodiversity conservation in North East India.

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of the observation of “Tribal Unity Day”.

However, free passage will be given all private (noncommercial) vehicles.

As a mark of tribute to the nine tribal people died in the violent protest last year, traditional gun salute and traditional “gong” will be paid by each tribal house hold at 9 am of the same day.

Mention may be made here that the mortal remains of the nine people, the JACATB regards as “tribal martyrs” were still lying at Churachandpur district hospital morgue as unclaimed bodies.

At 10 am of the same day (August 31), the JACATB will perform a tribute paying ceremony before starting the observance of Tribal Unity Day, the statement added.

G u wahati , Au g 2 8 (Agencies): The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has threatened to launch a massive stir against the rise in prices of construction materials over the past three months.KMSS adviser Akhil Gogoi on Saturday said if the BJP-led government in the state did not take steps to roll back prices in the Guwahati, he would launch an agitation. KMSS hit out at three leading cement companies for selling their products at exorbitant prices. “Cement manufacturing companies have increased the prices of cement bags up to Rs 370. At the same time, they are supplying cement at rates between Rs 210 and Rs 280 to companies which are engaged in the Centre’s works.

In West Bengal and Bihar, cement costs around Rs 100 less per bag. How is that

possible?” Gogoi asked.

Last week, CM Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with representatives of 25 cement companies and asked them to control prices.

According to a KMSS survey, the price of a cubic metre of sand has gone up from Rs 1,300 to Rs 1,600 in the city. The same amount of sand would cost around Rs 700 and Rs 980, respectively, three months ago. He added that 2,500 pieces of bricks would cost Rs 15,000 about three months ago. Now the price has increased to Rs 19,000.

“Not just construction materials, pulses and mustard oil also cost more. The new government will soon complete 100 days. If we do not see any steps to arrest prices within the 100th day, we will start an agitation,” Gogoi said.

Tobacco-related cancer cases highest in Meghalaya NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Agencies): The Indian Council of Medical Research has recently found high incidence of cancer in the North East, including Meghalaya, due to heavy consumption of alcohol, use of tobacco and exposure to pesticides, among other factors.

“A very high incidence of cancer of all sites in general and tobacco and pesticiderelated cancer in particular has been reported in the North-East region of India.

In addition to tobacco usage and exposure to pesticides, the North-East region has different customs, food habits, lifestyle, diverse ethnic groups and type and pattern of tobacco use as compared to the

rest of the country,” the ICMR report states.

ICMR has set up Cancer Registries in the North-East under the National Cancer Registry Programme which have provided data on high prevalence of certain types of cancer.

It has also initiated multicentre studies to find out the genetic factors, besides common environmental exposures and local diet, to explain the high prevalence of certain cancers in the region.

These multi-centric studies will investigate the link between carcinogenic contents of tobacco and pesticides used in North-East and genetic variation, including polymorphism/mutations associated

Assam to redesign PPP policy G u wa hati , Au g 2 8 (Agencies): The state government is seeking consultants to overhaul an eight-year-old policy on public private partnership (PPP) notified by the previous Congress government that has failed to attract investors.

The Sarbananda Sonowal government has approached the World Bank to fund the consultancy service.

The consultant will assist the government “in building Assam’s attractiveness to private investors and promoting better public understanding and acceptance of private participation in infrastructure and other sectors”. The earlier policy was notified in 2008 to accelerate much-needed infrastructure and better service delivery on time and within budget, but it was found that the objectives could not be met at the desired level and pace and did not result in any significant translation into actual PPP projects.

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Win over the poor: PM Modi to BJP CMs

N E W D E L H I , Au g 2 8 (Agencies/ IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked chief ministers of BJPruled states to fix common targets for Aadhar-linked central schemes and set an example in implementing ‘pro-poor’ schemes through ‘maximum and flawless’ delivery.

Addressing a meeting of BJP CMs and party officebearers, Modi said the states should think of inter-linking Aadhar-related welfare schemes to optimise benefits and ease delivery. He said the party apparatus in these states should have `ownership’ of central schemes. Modi said a committee would be formed to finalise the agenda for welfare of the poor in these states.

“The PM asked us to work in mission mode; to take up several works at once...Then we can develop fast,” Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said later.

BJP president Amit Shah also asked the CMs to focus on its pro-poor agenda and develop a ‘welfare state’ for economically weaker sections.

“Garib Kalyan should be the driving principle of the states, which share equal responsibility with the Centre,” Shah said. He said focus on the poor would blunt the propaganda of the opposition which has been trying to project the government as “anti-poor” and “anti-Dalit”+ . BJP banks on implementation of these schemes to make a case for better governance and create

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Narendra Modi to a record of its work before going into the 2019 parliamentary polls. Party leaders feel the ‘Modi wave’ is strong in these states and performance of the governments, which are more ‘politically aligned’ with the Centre, will be key to BJP retaining ground and even performing better in future polls.

Several CMs came up with suggestions during the meeting. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar talked of making the state kerosene-free+ while Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh came up with suggestions to ensure that welfare schemes reach the poorest.

Shah said BJP has ushered in “politics of performance”, which should be emulated by states. “Our government at the Centre has initiated several reforms without caring about vote

bank.These reforms have laid strong foundation for a welfare state,” he said. “Our party is in power covering the country’s geographical area of more than 51%, inhabited by around 37% of the population. Therefore, states could play a vital role in success of the Modi government’s pro-poor policies,” said Shah. “States are responsible for execution of 75% of the welfare schemes launched by Modi government.”

At the meeting, states made a presentation of their work and future plans, especially in agriculture, women empowerment and employment, said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. The meeting came days after a day-long workshop of the party’s core committee members in which Modi had pitched for reaching out to all sections of society.

Govt to set up Rs. 1,500 crore buffer funds for solar projects

The fund will also cover delays in payments to Solar Energy Corporation of India.

NEW DELHI: Government will set up a Rs. 1,500-crore buffer fund to avoid delay in payments to solar power developers under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

“State-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will set up a Rs. 1,500 crore payment security mechanism (PSM) to ensure timely payment of VGF (viability gap funding) to the developers of solar power capacities under the JNNSM,” a senior official said.

The official further said, “This fund will have a corpus

to cover three months payment for the various VGF schemes approved by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) from time to time.”

The fund is significant as the government has set the target of adding 100GW of solar power by 2022.

The fund will also cover delays/defaults in payments to SECI by entities (discoms/ state utilities/bulk consumers), so that timely payment to developers could be ensured.

It will provide support to SECI to meet financial implications on account of

regulator y/policy/legal/ evacuation/ open access requirements, not foreseen at the time of approval of the schemes as well as difficulties arising during implementation of power purchase agreement or power service agreement or VGF securitisation.

SECI will open a separate flexi bank account to create and operate the fund.

It will also be responsible to make the payments within scheduled timeframe as per the power purchase agreement. Government introduced VGF mechanism while implementing JNNSM Phase II, wherein solar projects developers are selected through transparent competitive process to supply power at a pre-determined tariff.

First scheme under VGF mode for 750 MW capacity has already been implemented.

The ministry implemented second scheme for setting up of 2,000 MW of grid connected solar PV projects in August last year. Another scheme for 5,000 MW through VGF support was sanctioned in February this year. Besides these schemes, the ministry has also sanctioned several other schemes under VGF mode like solarisation of the Indo-Pak Border and special scheme for high visibility areas. The fund will also cover other solar energy schemes approved by the ministry in coming days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Mother Teresa, saying every Indian must feel proud as she has officially been recognised as a saint.

Modi said that despite being not an Indian, Mother Teresa dedicated her whole life serving the Indians.

“Mother Teresa devoted her whole life serving the poor and destitute people in India. When such a person is conferred with sainthood, it is natural for Indians to feel proud,” Modi said in his “Mann Ki Baat” radio address.He noted that Mother Teresa was an Albanian and English was not her mother tongue. “Mother Teresa is going to be canonised on September 4. We are sending an official delegation led

by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to represent 1.25 crore Indians at the ceremony,” Modi said.

Mother Teresa, who arrived in Kolkata on January 6, 1929, won numerous honours, including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. On October 19, 2003, she was beatified as “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta”.

A second miracle was credited to her intercession by Pope Francis in December last year, paving way for her to be recognised as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Gunrunner with 20 firearms arrested New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): An inter-state gun trading racket has been busted with the arrest of a person carrying 20 improvised sophisticated semi-automatic pistols from east Vinod Nagar area here, police said today.

With the arrest, the Special Cell of police claimed to have busted a gang that used to procure semi-automatic pistols from Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh and sell them to criminal elements in Delhi, said P S Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell).

Working on specific information, a special cell team arrested Firozabad resident Ajay Bhardwaj (39) from East Vinod Nagar and seized from him the 20 semi-automatic pistols which he had brought from Dhar, said the officer.

The team was set up in view of the growing use of sophisticated firearms in commission of robberies/dacoities, extortions and other heinous crimes in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) over the past few years, police said.

It said that in most cases, illicit weapons were manufactured in Khargone, Sendhwa and Dhar districts of Madhya Pradesh and were smuggled into Delhi and NCR. The team had travelled to almost whole of UP West, UP East, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh region to collect data on the modus operandi and area of operation of each gang.

India,US indispensable partners in promoting peace

Washington, Aug 28 (PTI): Confident of further advancement of partnership between India and the US, a top official of the Obama administration today said every future US government should continue with the joint strategic vision of the two countries being “indispensable partners in promoting peace, prosperity and stability in the region”.

Jeff Zients, Director of the National Economic Council, said the US-India partnership has never been stronger but the two countries still need to do much better given the size of their economies.

“With President (Barack) Obama’s visit to India during India’s Republic Day celebration and Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi’s visit to the White House last June and historic address in Congress, it’s easy to see the strong friendship between our two countries.

“Over the past sevenand-a-half years, our cooperation has strengthened in every field – from developing life-saving solutions for infectious diseases to strengthening humanitarian and disaster relief,” Zients told PTI in an interview ahead of his visit to India.

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He said the leadership from both the countries has helped galvanise global action to support clean energy solutions and combat climate change, including the historic Paris Agreement.

Zients also serves as Assistant to the US President for Economic Policy. Previously, he was appointed by the President to a newly created position of United States Chief Performance Officer.

Prior to joining the Administration, Zients spent 20 years in the private sector as a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur.

Asked about his assessment of the progress made by India and the US in trade and commerce in the seven-andhalf years of the Obama administration and the message for his successor, Zients said the two-way trade between the two countries has reached USD 109 billion and investment is generating new jobs and healthier economies.

“Our conversations this week will include governmentto-government discussions, as well as opportunities to hear from business people and entrepreneurs who rely on good government policies.

“It is undoubtedly in both of our interests to find

solutions to economic challenges together, remove impediments to growing our economies, and contribute to a sustainable, balanced global economy.

“I am certain that every future US administration will continue to move our strong partnership with India forward, advancing the joint vision that President Obama and Prime Minister Modi set out in 2014 of ‘chalein saath’ -- Forward together we go -- and capturing the benefits of our Joint Strategic vision as indispensable partners in promoting peace, prosperity, and stability in the region,” he said.

Zients further said the work done by the two governments and their businesses together is helping to create better opportunities for cities and rural communities and it increasingly has global benefits. “ We a r e e x t r e m e ly proud of all of our economic achievements, but at the same time we know there is a lot more we can do together.

“For economies of our size, we need to do much better. We can grow our commercial relationship with India if modest reforms are made, like strengthening intellectual

property protections, reducing technical barriers to trade, and by deepening engagement to address market access barriers,” he added.

He further said that in addition to governmentto- government work on the frame of bilateral trade and investment, increasing USIndia business-to-business ties remains one of the highest priorities.

“At this week’s Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) and US-India CEO Forum, we will have many opportunities to discuss ways to maximize and strengthen our economic and commercial partnerships and foster innovation. Since the last CEO Forum and S&CD, we have helped launch an initiative to build smart cities across India.

“We have helped to support smart city planning activities and hosted a study tour for officials from Andhra Pradesh, Vizag, and the Ministry of Urban Development.

And our Commerce Department led 18 US companies on a Smart Cities Infrastructure Trade Mission to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Vizag.

These activities are a winwin for India and the United States,” he said.

Participate in devp: Sushma tells diaspora

N ew D elhi , Au g 2 7 (PTI): India Sunday invited its diaspora community to make financial contributions to the implementation of various development projects including Clean India and Ganga rejuvenation, and get connected with their “roots”.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called upon overseas Indians to send funds under the India Development Foundation (IDF) for projects of their choice which may even include building toilets in villages and rural areas.

The gover nment had launched IDF to provide a platform for overseas Indians for carrying out development works in India through government agencies. The current government is giving a fresh push to make IDF an effective facilitator.

“India Development Foundation is such a platform through which Indians settled abroad can send money for India’s development.

“The money will not be just a donation. It is a way to get connected with the roots.

It is a way to pay back to your motherland. It will be a reflection of emotional attachment to the country,” Swaraj said in a video message posted on MEA’s twitter handle Indian Diplomacy. Swaraj said overseas Indians can make contributions to Clean India and Ganga Rejuvenation projects or any other under IDF.

Water tanker scam: ACB questions Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit N ew D elhi , Au g 2 8 (IANS): The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Sunday questioned former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in its ongoing probe into the alleged Rs 400 crore water tanker scam.

“We have questioned Sheila Dikshit today (Sunday) at her residence here,” ACB chief M.K. Meena told IANS. The ACB’s action came in the wake of complaints filed against the former Chief Minister by Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra.

While Dikshit, who is now the Congress’s chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, denied that she was questioned by the ACB sleuths on the alleged scam but given a questionnaire, and Mishra attacked the ACB for not interrogating her properly but just giving her questions to answer, Meena declined to provide details about the questioning.

“She has been questioned

Wife of diplomat intercepted at IG Airport

and right now, the probe is going on in the case so I can’t share further details,” he said.

Meena also refused to reveal if the ACB has asked Dikshit to appear before the investigating agency in the coming days. Addressing reporters at her residence, Dikshit said: “ACB questionnaire has 18 questions. And it will take time to answer them.”

Asked if the ACB has given a specific time for replying to those questions, she said: “ACB hasn’t set a time limit for me to reply to the questionnaire. There are a lot of details that I don’t remember and there were number of officers and agencies which jointly took the decisions to buy the water tankers, many of which are still operational till date.”

Meanwhile, Mishra alleged that the agency team went at the Congress leader’s residence to have a cup of tea while “no interrogation and no cross questioning was done”.

“I am the complainant in this case and I was called for questioning by the ACB. The ACB questioned me for over four hours. But when the ACB team reaches Dikshit’s house, they don’t interrogate her and just submit a set of questionnaire for answer,” he said.

“Did the team visit Dikshit’s place to have some tea,” he asked.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also demanded the arrest of the Congress leader in the alleged scam.

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): Wife of a Korean diplomat posted here was today intercepted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for entering the terminal by allegedly using a special pass issued to the spouse of another senior official from the same embassy, police said.

The incident occurred at 2:00 AM today after CISF and immigration officials detected that the Korean lady, wife of a diplomat posted at the Korean Embassy here, had entered the terminal-III of IGIA using a Airport Entry Pass (AEP) which was issued in the name of another lady, wife of a senior diplomat from the same Embassy, officials said.

The officials and police refused to divulge to which embassy the North Korean or South Korean embassy the husband of the lady belonged.

After preliminary probe, it was found that both the ladies bore resemblance and hence after the first got inside the terminal area, she reportedly sent her personal AEP outside the airport through someone, using which the other lady came inside the arrival area, they said.

The ladies had come to receive a guest from Beijing and after the senior lady departed, the second was asked to undergo some formal procedures by police authorities after which she was also allowed to go, officials said

Study Constitution well, Prez urges law students

Bengaluru, Aug 28 (PTI): Urging law students to study the Constitution well, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday asked them to be the change that they seek through participation in all matters relating to governance and the state.

“I urge all of you students of law to study our Constitution well. Understand our political system, its institutions and processes as established by the Constitution and law. Analyse the choices that were made to build the country into what it is today,” he said.

Mukherjee was speaking at the 24th annual convocation of National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here.

“Be the change that you seek through participation in all matters relating to governance and the state. Choose to engage with our beautiful, complex, often difficult and sometimes noisy democracy – help strengthen and refine our legal and political institutions,” he said at the convocation, which was not open for the media.

According to the President’s speech copy, he urged the law students to help the nation create better citizens who are able to access all opportunities offered by it and society.

He said they should recognise that intelligent choices have to be made to enable the country reach its maximum potential.

Asking them to partici-

Myanmar Prez visits Taj Mahal Agra, Aug 28 (IANS): Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal on the second leg of his four-day trip to India.

“A place we have wanted to visit. At last our wishes have come true. Indeed a testimony to India’s quality of art and greatness,” the President wrote in the visitor’s book.

The President stayed at the Taj for around an hour, according to Munazzar Ali, caretaker of the 17th century memorial.

“We thank you so much for the time and effort which has gone into making this visit a success. It really deserves to be one of the wonders of the world,” he added in his message.

U Htin Kyaw arrived in Agra earlier in the day after visiting Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Saturday where he offered prayers at the Mahabodhi temple.

The Myanmarese President is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.

He is accompanied by his wife and a 31-member Myanmarese delegation, comprising five ministers, government officials and family members.

President Pranab Mukherjee flanked by Chief Justice T S Thakur, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presenting Medal to a student at the 24th annual convocation of National Law School of India University, Bengalore. (PTI) pate in making these choices and not just be bystanders, he said they must help policy makers make the right policies and be willing to read, learn and formulate views on national issues.

“A democracy cannot be healthy without informed participation. It is not enough to merely vote periodically. It requires effective implementations,” he added.

The function was attended by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, Karnataka Governor (Rpt) Governor Vajubhai Vala, and Chief

Minister Siddaramaih, among others.

Mukherjee reminded the students that India has one of the finest Constitutions in the world and its driving principle is a compact between state and citizen, a powerful public-private partnership nourished by justice, liberty and equality.

He also said the Constitution represented a “second liberation” from the stranglehold of traditional inequality in gender, caste, community along with other fetters that had chained us for too long.

NLSIU came into existence in 1986.

The President referred to the special status enjoyed by lawyers in the country and said they have a duty to fight injustice wherever it exists.

Asking students to be brave, he said “If you are asked to pay a bribe, have the courage to refuse. If you are asked to support violence, corruption or oppression, have the courage to say no.

If you fear reprisal, remember that breaking an unjust system is about making difficult choices.”

Girls in jeans to be denied entry in MP temple

UJJAIN, Aug 28 (IANS): The management of a Jain temple here has asked visitors to ensure that girls aged above eight years are not dressed in skimpy clothing or in jeans, capri pants, gowns, and the like when they come to the temple.

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tors to ensure that girls and women aged above eight years are dressed in a restrained manner.

The tr ust’s president Mahendra Sirolia on Sunday confirmed to reporters that the dress code for girls and women has been put into effect.

decorously in line with Indian cultural norms with their head covered” would be granted entry into Shri Rushabh Dev temple in Chhagniram Pedhi in Kharakuan area in Ujjain district, the temple trust said.

A notice posted outside the temple “requests” the visi-

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM NAGALAND, KOHIMA

Schedule for District Audition for interested participants who desire to be a part of Hornbill Festival 2016 The Tourism Department, Nagaland propose to undertake District Audition for interested participants who desire to be a part of Hornbill Festival 2016.

The Audition is proposed to cover any array of entertainment including arts, crafts, sports, food, indigenous games, music etc that best portrays and encapsulates the rich cultural heritage of the State’s unique identity and fascinates the visitors coming to the State.

The panel of judges will comprise of: 1. Secretary (Tourism)/Representative 2. Deputy Commissioner/Representative 3. Project Director MTF 4. District Public Relations Officer 5. District Cultural Officer 6. District YRO/Sports Officer 7. President, Tribal Hoho 8. Representative of District Partner

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The auditions will start at 9 a.m. Tentative Schedule is as follows: 1. Tuensang - 06/09/2016 2. Mon - 08/09/2016 3. Longleng - 12/09/2016 4. Mokokchung - 14/09/2016 5. Wokha - 16/09/2016 6. Zunheboto - 19/09/2016 7. Phek - 21/09/2016 8. Kiphire - 23/09/2016 9. Peren - 26/09/2016 10. Dimapur - 28/09/2016 11. Kohima - 30/09/2016 Sd/Director Tourism Department Nagaland, Kohima Issued by: DIPR

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n the race to the White House between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; the general perception among the people reflects the way in which the western liberal media has projected the candidates. The candidate who has been unfairly treated is Republican candidate Donald Trump.

The unfair handling of Trump’s meetings focussed on small negative incidents while magnifying Hillary meetings. This has damaged the reputation of the liberal media but the biggest loss comes from the blurring of crucial issues that Trump raised. His speeches provoked and shocked people since they were not politically correct. He raised issues such as – unabated influx of illegal immigrants and the need to close the porous border with Mexico (which exports more than half the number of an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants). No US presidential candidate taken such a hard stand for fear of losing votes of the large immigrant community. The Obama plan to deport illegal immigrants eventually got modified in not to deport but provide temporary stay if the illegal immigrants are cleared by US immigration and also able to pay taxes due from them.

His hard hitting statements against Muslim terrorism rankled Arab nations and the liberals. Trump believed Muslims hate America for many reasons and one being its protection of Israel (a nation hated

by Muslims). He promised not to allow Muslims to US from countries that send terrorists against it. He promised to target families of American Muslims involved in terror acts against the US. Trump’s willingness to forge closer ties with Russia also didn’t go down well. His point was that Russia no longer poses any threat to the US after the breakup of the USSR. He instead saw more economic benefits for both nations. He also promised to greatly reduce US expenditure and role for NATO since the organisation has become redundant after the break-up of the USSR and its European satellites and end of the Warsaw Pact. The US spends more than 22% of NATO budget. NATO was founded in 1949 with 12 nations but today it has 28 nations including many from erstwhile USSR and European communist nations. U.S. beefed up its spending after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the cost has been very heavy. Even NATO itself admits it has an “over-reliance” on the U.S. for the provision of essential capabilities, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air refuelling, ballistic missile defense and airborne electronic warfare. Many European members -including big economies like France and Germany - spend less than the amount called for by NATO guidelines.

By reducing military expenditure, Trump wants to use American tax payers’ money be infused into its economy. Trump had said that NATO is redundant and that the real enemy of the US is China, the world’s communist super power. He said China steals American jobs (giving huge tax benefits to American manufacturers to invest in China) and also continually building up its military and flexing its muscles against neighbouring free and democratic nations. Trump asked African-Americans and Latinos not to be political vote-banks for the Democratic Party; a point that may be heartening to Indian politicians, that they are not the only ones in the business. And also that Trump, if he was an Indian would find big support here. The issues are crucial for Americans but the questions is whether the media has highlighted these or chose to focus on the negatives of Trump?

DailyDevotion The Purpose of Prayer …one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray…” —Luke 11:1 Prayer is not a normal part of the life of the natural man. We hear it said that a person’s life will suffer if he doesn’t pray, but I question that. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God in him, which is nourished not by food, but by prayer. When a person is born again from above, the life of the Son of God is born in him, and he can either starve or nourish that life. Prayer is the way that the life of God in us is nourished. Our common ideas regarding prayer are not found in the New Testament. We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

“Ask, and you will receive…” (John 16:24). We complain before God, and sometimes we are apologetic or indifferent to Him, but we actually ask Him for very few things. Yet a child exhibits a magnificent boldness to ask! Our Lord said, “…unless you…become as little children…” (Matthew 18:3). Ask and God will do. Give Jesus Christ the opportunity and the room to work. The problem is that no one will ever do this until he is at his wits’ end.

When a person is at his wits’ end, it no longer seems to be a cowardly thing to pray; in fact, it is the only way he can get in touch with the truth and the reality of God Himself.

Be yourself before God and present Him with your problems— the very things that have brought you to your wits’ end. But as long as you think you are self-sufficient, you do not need to ask God for anything.

To say that “prayer changes things” is not as close to the truth as saying, “Prayer changes me and then I change things.” God has established things so that prayer, on the basis of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things. Prayer is not a matter of changing things externally, but one of working miracles in a person’s inner nature.

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Let coming polls change India’s focus on games

ndia with the second highest population has been at the butt of severe ridicule for winning only two medals at Rio 2016 Olympics. It followed with criticism of the sports officials and all those responsible for the facilitation.

It cannot have a solace that no country in the Indian sub-continent did win even one medal.

Critics blame so many things. There are countries that have low population but have won higher number of medals and similarly there are populous countries which have fared well. Why does not India do it? Why cannot India win a gold medal?

Some countries like China and Russia have won higher number of medals. The US, UK and other European countries seemed to have won the largest chunks of the glory. They have created a culture of sports and health consciousness.

Ironically there is a huge connection in the amount of gold medals a country wins and that country’s GDP. So a $ 2 trillion Indian economy and a $ 12 trillion economy of China create the difference. China’s

percentage of gold medals won is increasing, as is its share of the worldwide GDP. The 10 nations with the highest GDP, including China, US, UK and Russia, scooped up almost 60 percent of the Olympic gold medals. Out of the four BRIC countries, China and Russia consistently have high medal counts. Goldman Sachs recently published a report stating that economic conditions are one of the factors that helps predict Olympic success. There is speculation that countries with higher GDPs have more money and energy to invest in sports and athletes.

But it is also true that mere economic wealth does not help win a medal. The West Asian countries with their petro dollars are the best example.

They also have the poor gender discrimination.

It requires much more than the wealth. The Olympics is a different culture. It requires a different mindset.

It can neither be won by just having money nor a large population.

It requires a mix of GDP, health status, nutrition, culture of sports and a national con-

Observing ‘national sports day’

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ational Sports Day is celebrated in India on 29th Aug. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand, the hockey player who won gold medals for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936.India’s most successful hockey player of all time was born in Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh on August 29, 1905.To commemorate his birth anniversary, in 2012, the Government of India designated 29 August as the country’s ‘National Sports Day’.

Dhyan Chand is officially known as ‘Major Dhyan Chand’; he enrolled in the Indian army at the age of 16. His mentor Subedar Major Bale Tiwari recognized his talent for hockey early, and guided him through the initial stages of his career in the sport, where he learnt the game of hockey from his coach Pankaj Gupta and soon became an expert in ball dribbling and goal scoring. He quickly became the Indian Hockey Team captain due to his excellent playing techniques. He captained India throughout his playing career and helped India win three Olympic medals – in 1928, 1932 and 1936. He scored more than 400 goals in his career which spanned over 22 years. During the 1936 Berlin Olympic finals Chand top scored with three goals and the Indians won easily, defeating Germany 8-1. That match represented the pinnacle of India’s hockey success; guided and inspired by Chand, they made for a virtually invincible team.

Till dateDhyan Chand is the only hockey player who has received the Padma Bhushan award. His lifetime awards and achievements in sports are considered as the highest point in the history of Indian sports and could arguably be the greatest sportsperson that India has ever produced.

It is not surprising, then, that the Government decided to celebrate his memory so strikingly; there can be no greater honour than having your birthday designated as the National Sports Day of a country.

On this day, the President of India Bestows prestigious awards such as the Arjuna and Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, etc to the sports persons who have contributed to the growth of sports all through their sports career and also after retirement. A lot of schools throughout the country celebrate this day as their Annual Sports Day. Although many “Days” are celebrated in Nagaland like: ‘Deworming Day’, ‘World Music Day’, ‘No Tobacco Day’, ‘Friendship Day’ and so on, we should also observe‘National Sports Day’, to encourage and uplift, preforming players as well as upcoming players. While observing the day we need not necessarily give out awards but should try and create proper guidance and awareness for sportspersons, to encourage and make aware of the possibilities in sports and what all advancement the country has obtained in sports, so that we may add to our list of National Level players if not Olympians.

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sciousness to participate and playing. The senior citizens compete. who are the worst critics of India has the last two. all government or social efforts Its population has the desire bar the children from playing in to participate and compete. It parks or whatever facilities are lacks the social and political there around. Children disturb climate to do it. What prime them, they say. The talent canminister Narendra Modi says not thrive in such atmosphere. that we should start preparing The social approach to games for 2020 is the right approach. has to change. In every, localBut we have to ity, new or go beyond and Shivaji Sarkar old, chilat least create a dren have climate for 12 years – three to be given facilities. There are Olympic games– preparation. such discussions since ages but Yes, the slogan has to on policy front the nation has be catching them young and not moved a bit. create a large pool of talent naSchools and colleges are tionwide. They have to be sup- so steeped in the race for high ported socially, may be through academic percentage that they corporate social responsibility at best give lip-service to the (CSR) and officially. games. Can it be changed? Can It needs large investment. there be fewer books?

A friend was saying that when The nation acts with pohis son was young he wanted litical slogans. Let creating him to arrange for coaching at sports talent in every locality be some sports facility. He could the slogan in the forthcoming not do so because it was far UP elections. It would engulf away from his residence. Now the nation. If Modi’s one slogan he says he finds his 30-year-old for “swachh Bharat” can create son also suffers from the same nationwide awareness, this too problem for arranging such would create ripples. coaching for the grandson. It But has India done resums up a lot. ally so poorly? Possibly, it has India’s cities or even vil- done much better for the kind lages do not have space for of investments the country has

made. Olympic medals are a consequence not of population but access to facilities.

Sports minister Vijai Goel told the Rajya Sabha on July 26, 2016 that his ministry spent Rs 49.2 crore ($ 7 billion) on Rio athletes. This includes Rs 25 crore under target Olympics podium (TOP). Apart another Rs 4.92 crore ($7 million) was spent on 67 sports federations since 2012.

The UK that got the second position spent $ 350 million for Rio, Australia spent $ 340 and Canada $ 139 million.

Gymnast Deepa Karmakar, just to cite an example, received Rs 2 lakh under the TOP scheme. The UK gymnasts got $ 14.6 million to build 1300 gymnastics club and won seven medals at Rio. It has been estimated that each medal the UK won in 2012 cost £4.5million.

A country that spends less does more politicking. Its officials do not understand the needs of sportspersons. The participants are neither treated with respect nor are given the necessary facilities. The sports cannot remain the preserve of a few departments like defence,

Post-mortem

Our thoughts on Nehruvian model of economy

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e came across the statement of our hon’ble Union Finance Minister of India Shri Arun Jaitley, through an electronic media on his views on Nehruvian model of economy, where he states that it was a wrong model. On this, we would also like to express our views. Yes, if one is to apply the Nehruvian model of economy at present then it may not be suitable but it does not mean that it was a wrong model then. Jawaharlal Nehru when he became the first Prime Minister of independent India, he was faced with both domestic and international problems and this atmosphere had a huge impact on his policymaking. Regarding domestic problems, India had suffered an economic exploitation for more than two centuries at the hands of British colonial empire, which had led to scarcity of resources. There was also a presence of mass poverty resulting in huge economic disparity between the haves and have not’s and illiteracy among the mass population in India. In the international arena, the world was divided into two power blocs, one led by USA and the other led by former USSR (Now Russia), which had led to hostile atmosphere in the world or what we called it as cold war.

Taking into account of both domestic as well as international problems, Nehru knew that it was not feasible for the country like India to have an economy policy set on one particular ideology. When it comes to Nehru himself, he was very much influence by the ideals of Socialism and Gandhisms, but when he sat to frame the economic policy of the country, he neither led any of these two ide-

ologies to solely influence him.

For he knew an economic policy based on particular ideology will not be beneficial to India, for which he decided to pursue the policy of “mixed economy” for India. An economic policy where some sector to be owned and control by the state and in some sector to be owned by the private individuals. He was also known as the father of “planned economy” in India. With the limited resources and the economic conditions prevailing, a careful planning of economy was needed for the country. Nehru understood it very well and for which he set up the Planning Commission in 1950, which resulted in the First Five Plan in 1951 for our country. The idea behind this was to identify the key industrial sector which needs the country attention first and which will be the backbone of our country economy in future.

To have an economic policies and programmes particularly to target those weaker economic sections of people, which should be the country first priority. It was also an idea to use limited resources carefully to our maximum benefits.

Nehruvian economy model was not a born in ideology but it was a born out ideology of the time and circumstances, which Nehru inherited. To which he was very quick to accept it and gave his own model of economy, which was unique in itself. We find Nehru as a realist here, who did not wait for something good to happen but rather he accepted the reality and went out to do something good for India and its people. We also find Nehru a very great statesman and diplomat as he had been. Who knew very well about the things

happening around the world and took a practical approach towards it. When India achieved her independence, the world was divided into two power blocs, one led by USA as a capitalist bloc and other led by USSR as a socialist bloc. In this situation, framing any policy adhering to a particular set of ideology would definitely alienate India from one group of nations. For which, Nehru pursue the policy of non-alignment as India’s foreign policy, which means India will not be a party to any of the two power blocs. Nehru’s policy of non-alignment was not meant to be neutral in international affairs but it was meant to be an active participation in international affairs, with an aim to maintain world peace. On the other hand, India to have friendly relations with all the nations divided into two power blocs, so that, India can get economic benefits from all those advanced industrial nations and they can in return can also be benefited from India. Which Nehru had termed as “mutual benefits” in one of the principles in Panchsheel or Five-Principles. This could be only possible if India does not follow or join any particular set of ideology, which Nehru understood it better.

Looking at the economic conditions of our country and the international situation during Nehru era, what can be said is that Nehru took the right and practical approach in his policies. If not, had India pursued a particular set of ideology, then there might had been a high chances of India witnessing another form of colonialism or India might had not been of what it is today. Yes, the pace of economic growth might had

Rejoinder to ‘Negligence of Rajbari’

achari Rajbari Preservation Committee is compelled to issue this rejoinder to the writeup under the caption “Negligence of Rajbari” issued by Nandita Gorlosa, President, Dimasa Youth Forum, which appeared in Nagaland Post, on 14-08-2016,because we have observed a mistake in the nomenclature of our Kachari Rajbari “which was mentioned as Dimasa Rajbari and also the nomenclature of Dimapur ruins was referred to as Somalis ruins in the statement which misrepresents the existing facts and misinforms the readers about the existing nomenclature(name) of the Kachari Rajbari at Dimapur, as per our record. A few other instances of such kind which appeared in electronic and print media in recent times were also brought to our notice. Recurrence of such kind of instances did not stop despite the sane advice of our respected Kachari leaders and elders. It was very disappointing and has hurt the sentiments of all right thinking Kacharis and many non-Kacharis.

Therefore, in this regard, Kachari Rajbari Preservation Committee would like clarify at the outset that issuance of this rejoinder is not meant to hurt the sentiment of anyone but to present dispassionately a few references from history books and some other records or facts which explain why

railways, or ONGC. It has to engulf the states, universities, institutions and even municipal wards.

It looks like a good idea.

But for a nation that is still striving with high poverty, health care, unemployment and not very high growth, it is not easy to do. Finances are its problems.

Despite this the centre has to take the lead in creating the sports culture and has to involve the states. Each state can promote one particular game. It has to look at large and small business, now more in the private sector, to extend the support that are necessary to elevate sports facilities India has established that when it comes to sports there is no gender discrimination. Be it athletes or gymnasts, girls have taken the lead. It means India has the capability. It has to turn that into a national urge.

India is not a rich country.

But it had traditionally a culture for building physique. It has to chalk out strategies to be one of the best sports performers. It needs to discuss with all to do that. The Rio is the beginning of an opportunity.

the word (name) Kachari was suffixed to the word Rajbari at Dimapur, for the readers’ perusal. Among many available records in history books and other records or facts, a few are mentioned below: 1. The term Rajbari is said to be a borrowed or adopted term from neighboring communities by the Kacharis.

The word (name) Rajbari literary means royal palace or residence of king.

2. The indigenous inhabitant Kacharis of Dimapur in Nagaland where the national monument is situated has a long tradition of using this name Kachari Rajbari based on historical records.

3. As per records of the Kachari Rajbari Preservation Committee, the correct name of the Rajbari(Dimapur ruins) at Dimapur is Kachari Rajbari.

4. As per reference found in Gazetteer of India, Nagaland, Kohima district (page22) by Dr. H. Bareh, the residence of Kachari Rajah (king) was said to be at Dimapur in the past. Reference to the last place of the Kachari king’s residence found in “A History of the Dimasa Kacharis as seen through coinage “by N.G. Rhodes & S.K. Bose (page 69) say that Khaspur was the last capital of Kachari kings and Haritikar was said to be the place of residence of the last Kachari king Govinda Chandra during the final period of his troublous reign.

5. As per article-1 of the treaty concluded (executed) between David Scott, Esquire, Agent to the Governor-General, on the part of the Honorable East India Company and Raja Govinda Chandra Narayan of Cachar or Herumba, at budderpore (Badarpur) on the 6th day of March, 1824., Raja Govinda Chandra Narayan acknowledged allegiance to the honourable company and placed his country of Cachar or Herumba under the protection of East India Company. In other words, as per that treaty, the official or legal name of the kingdom was mentioned as Cachar or Herumba which bear testimony to the fact that a kingdom called Herumba or Hedimba Rajya or ancient Cachar existed in the past.

Therefore, our kachari ancestors at Dimapur had found that the word (name) Kachari was relevant to suffix to word Rajbari to refer to the ruins of Dimapur Fort Township of the Kachari kings.

6. That, the inscription on the stone slab put up or displayed near the main entry gate for the visitors and public by the Superintending Archeologist, Archeological Survey of India, clearly state that the Kacharis, an ancient tribe had established their fortified capital on the bank of river Dhansiri around 10th century A.D. at Dimapur, which also bear testimony to the fact that the term “Kachari” is

relevant to refer to Dimapur Archeological site (Kachari Rajbari).

7. That, many renowned historians and scholars of the early time including Sir Edward Gait, Rev. S.Endle, Sir G. A. Grierson, Mr. William Robinson, Dr. Buchanan Hamilton in their historical account have used the name(nomenclature) Kachari to describe the Kacharis and the ruins of Dimapur fort or the ruins of Kachari capital at Dimapur.

8. The nomenclature (name) “Kachari” carries great significance and value for the indigenous inhabitant Kacharis of Nagaland because Kachari tribe is one of the recognized indigenous inhabitant tribe of Nagaland.

9. The name Kachari kingdom and Kachari Rajbari at Dimapur was always cited from historical records in memorandums submitted to the Government of Nagaland and the Government of India by our esteemed indigenous Kachari leaders of the past and present in Dimapur, Nagaland to emphasize on the matter of their submission. Therefore, it was evident that these nomenclatures were relevant to refer to Dimapur ruins or Kachari Rajbari since the time of our ancestors.

(To be concluded) Suman Mech, General Secretary, Kachari Rajbari Preservation Committee, Dimapur

been slow during Nehru era due to Nehruvian model but it doesn’t mean that it was a wrong model. It was about the circumstances, situation and atmosphere that had been at that time, where as a leader of a country, one had to frame the policies of a country taking into all accounts. As a leader of our country, Nehru taking into all accounts, the integrity, sovereignty and national interest of India, pursued the policies that was best and beneficial for India.

With Nehru policy, India stood against all odds, both domestic and international during his time and it grew stronger day by day. India of today cannot ignore the policy pursue by Nehru.

To judge any leader of his/her credibility, capability and utility of his/her policies, the criteria should be the time, situations, circumstances etc which they had been through and not on the present conditions. It had also been said that during Nehru era other nations developed but India didn’t, but the questions here to ponder upon is, which countries who achieved their independence on or after 1947 developed, was their economic, social, political and geographical conditions as same as India. We leave this to the academicians, scholars, researchers and students if one is interested in making in-depth study on Nehruvian economy model. We think Nehru, had tirelessly and selflessly worked towards for the betterment of India and for now this “Beautiful Soul” need a rest.

Temjen, BA 1st semester Pol. Sc (Honours) Yemhi Memorial College Dimapur

Reader’s Post

33% women reservation bill: A self-deprived advocacy

Sir,

“Reservation” is either agreeable or not, a term of inequality or describe best as “Superiority-Inferiority based Division”.

If we reconsider the term “Reservation” to the states like Nagaland, yes! The term always plays its vital role as in the case of ‘govt. jobs’, and even in the educational systems and other institutions as well.

In fact, none admits, yet, it is very certain that everyone is aware of how the term ‘Reservation’ is destroying the sensibility of independency and developmental competency, as in the case of education.

Likewise, to be very honest, I certainly have no doubt that there would be more women who doesn’t feel it right for the women to be advocating for “Women Reservation Bill”, because it is rather for the moral obligations, except, for societies like Nagas, we never have such binding principles subjugating women or depriving them, unlike other mainland social institutions.

Also, if women have to fight for such “Reservation Bills”, is not that about women depriving themselves??

It is no doubt sending messages that, women are inferior to men, and NO. No one would accept such fact, and none ever thinks of justifying that, because the equality of every gender is always respected and endorsed. If women are inferior, why should they want to shoulder the same responsibilities as that of men?

Then, it may be concluded that those advocating for such bills are biased and unjust. Rather than fighting for women’s bill, it is thus, depriving women and tagging women as inferior to men. (No personal/political bias intended) If we have to use the term “Reservation” for equality, I believe it would not be very right but against justice. Since time immemorial, it had framed the wrong conception about women and men in this case and thus, apart from certain moral obligations, I believe no one ever endorses such deprivations or gender based discriminations. Let equality and justice prevail.

Atoi V, (atoiveyito@gmail.com)

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.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, august 29, 2016

President hails ISRO for testing scramjet engine

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and the boy came back to the spot, Our Lady reappeared.

The wealthy man put up a thatched church at the site of the second appearance.

The third legend is that when the Mother rescured Portuguese sailors from a storm that damaged their ship.

The locals took the sailors to the thatched church and they decided to built a permanent church as a tribute.

These legends were beautifully captured in a Tamil movie “Annai Velankanni” in 1971.

Thomas said the movie really popularised the church and more people started visiting Velankanni.

A police official in Velankanni told IANS that security and other arrangements have been made to handle the devotees who congregate in large numbers.

“There is open space around the church and crowd management will not be an issue,” the police official added.

According to Thomas, special mass will be held in Tamil, English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Konkani.

Bihar flood toll reaches 156, twins born on boat New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): With three more deaths being reported today, the toll in Bihar rose to 156 even as there was no let up in the flood situation in the state while in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, the Ganga continues to flow above the danger level.

In Bihar, the three deaths were reported from Samastipur while twins were born on an NDRF rescue boat in Patna.

The Ganga is flowing above the red marks in four districts.

In the national capital it was a sultry day and maximum temperature settled three notches above normal at 37 degrees Celsius.

The minimum was 27.5 degrees Celsius.

An NDRF release said they got a request from the family members of Rekha Devi (25) for help. Within 50 minutes, an NDRF team reached Bihar’s Chandrapura village to shift the pregnant woman to Mohanpur primary health centre but she gave birth to twins on board.

The new-borns and the mother were admitted to the PHC. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected relief camps in Bhagalpur. He later reached Purnea where he held a meeting with top officials. He will visit Katihar tomorrow.

5.56 lakh people have been rescued so far from the 12 flood-affected districts.

The government is plying 2,821 boats for evacuation.

In Uttar Pradesh, the Ganga and Yamuna rivers have been receding with no fresh rainfall but they are still flowing above their respective danger marks at several places.

8.7 lakh people in 987 villages in Varanasi, Allahabad, Ghazipur and Ballia remain

affected due to floods. The state government has alerted the health department for outbreak of any disease.

According to a Central Water Commission report, river Ganga is receding everywhere in the state but is still flowing above danger mark at Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia.

The flood situation in West Bengal’s Malda district remained unchanged with the Ganga water level standing static at 48 cm above the extreme danger level.

Additional District Magistrate Kanchan Chowdhury said over 5,550 families in 45 villages are affected.

In Rajasthan, heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Kota, Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions. Light to moderate rains at many other areas in the state.

Keshoraipatan in Bundi recorded maximum of 14 cm rains followed Pirawa in Jhalawar (at 11 cm) till this morning since yesterday while Kota registered 10 cm precipitation.

The MeT department has issued heavy rainfall warning at isolated areas tomorrow.

Several places in Himachal Pradesh received heavy rains with Dharamshala being the wettest (106 mm rains) while Jogindernagar received 80 mm rains.

Meanwhile, most parts of Punjab and Haryana faced their maximum temperatures upto three notches above normal, barring few places where it was one notch below normal.

In Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, the maximum settled at 36 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.

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Patna, Aug 28 (IANS): Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Sunday said there will be no vacancy for Prime Minister in 2019 as the BJP-led NDA will win the next Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Narendra Modi. “There is no vacancy for the PM’s post in 2019,” he said in his reaction to a division in Bihar’s ruling grand alliance of JD-U, RJD and Congress over the likely prime ministerial candidate in the next Lok Sabha polls.

Prasad said the leaders of opposition Congress and its allies have been daydreaming to become the PM and no one can stop them from it. State Congress chief Ashok Choudhary, who is also Education Minister in the Nitish Kumar government, said at a joint meeting of the grand alliance that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be the prime ministerial candidate of the party in the 2019 general elections.

But Janata Dal-United state president Vashsisht Narain Singh and Rashtriya Janata Dal state president Ram Chandra Purve said that any prime ministerial candidate will be decided by the national leadership of their party. In fact, there is a strong speculation in political circles here that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD-U’s national president, is keen to be projected as prime ministerial candidate of a united opposition against Modi.

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Agencies): With a large number of vacancies in government jobs meant for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) remaining unfilled for want of candidates, the government is mulling relaxing the ‘creamy layer’ criterion by raising the income ceiling to Rs eight lakh annually.

27 per cent of seats in government jobs and educational institutions are reserved for OBCs provided the annual income of the family is up to Rs six lakh.

Those who earn above that are referred to as the ‘creamy layer’ and are not eligible for reservation. Raising the ceiling would result in a larger pool of candidates eligible for government jobs and seats in educational institutions.

The Social Justice Ministry is working on a proposal to raise the annual income ceiling of OBCs to Rs 8 lakh, according to official sources.

A Cabinet note is likely to be moved in this regard soon, they said.

the Lourdes of the East. The church building was given the status of basilica in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. According to the legend, Mother Mary with her infant appeared before a milk selling Hindu boy and asked for milk for her son.

The boy gave the milk and apologized to his customer for being late for delivery and also giving lesser quantity than usual.

But he was surprised and shocked to see his container full of milk. He narrated the incident to the customer and went back to the spot where he saw the lady with her son.

Then onwards the tank where the apparition happened was known as `Matha Kulam’ or Our Lady’s Tank.

The second legend is that Our Lady appeared before a lame boy selling buttermilk. She had buttermilk and asked the boy to give a message to a wealthy Catholic man in Nagapattinam about her appearance.

The lame boy ran to the man to give the message. He was cured of his handicap.

When the wealthy man

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vanced Technology Vehicle (ATV).”

The scramjet engine, used only during the atmospheric phase of the rocket’s flight, will help in bringing down the launch cost by reducing the amount of oxidiser to be carried along with the fuel.

“The launch marks an important landmark in our space programme and demonstrates, yet again, India’s capabilities in space launch technology. With this test, India has joined the select club of nations which have the technology of air breathing engines,” Mukherjee said.

“The nation is proud of this achievement,” he added.

The ISRO said: “With this flight, critical technologies such as ignition of air breathing engines at supersonic speed, holding the flame at supersonic speed, air intake mechanism and fuel injection systems have been successfully demonstrated.”

Govt may relax ‘creamy layer’ norms for OBC

Ch e n n a i , A u g 2 8 (IANS): A total of around 800,000 devotees from all faiths are expected to pray at the basilica Our Lady of Health in the Tamil Nadu coastal town of Velankanni during a 11-day festival starting on Monday.

The event star ts on Monday with the hoisting of the church flag and will end on September 8, an official said on Sunday.

“Around seven-eight lakh devotees from different faiths are expected to visit Velankanni church during the festival. On certain days the number of people will go up to 300,000,” Fr E.J. Thomas, Director, Shrine Media, told IANS over phone from Velankanni. He said people from other southern states and also Maharashtra, Odisha and other states would visit Velankanni.

It is widely believed that one is cured of sickness if one prays sincerely. The church is also called as `Sacred Arockia Madha Church’. The church attracts people of all faiths.

The shrine dates to the 16th century when the first appartion happened in the town and is also known as

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T h i r u va n a n thapuram, Aug 28 (IANS): The railways are short-changing Kerala while earning handsome revenue from the state, resulting in incidents like Sunday’s derailment, PWD Minister G. Sudhakaran said.

In a letter to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Sudhakaran expressed concern over the derailment of the ThiruvananthapuramMangalore Express in Kerala and said the state had been treated unfairly in provision of infrastructure.

“Kerala provides the biggest revenue to Southern Railway. But when it comes to railway infrastructure, Kerala’s need is always ignored,” Sudhakaran wrote.

“The quality of the coaches on trains in Kerala is the worst. Then there are no timely repairs and maintenance of the tracks in the state. All this could be reasons for frequent derailment,” the minister said.

He sought Prabhu’s intervention to see that the situation that caused the derailment was remedied and normal rail traffic was restored at the earliest.

The railways should also investigate what caused the derailment, he said.

of ‘acchhe din’ “peddled” by Modi have turned into bad days.

“Have you got houses, electricity, employment during the two-year stint of BJP government at the Centre,” she asked the crowd which responded with loud cries of “no”.

Slamming the BJP and the RSS, she said, “The central government has failed on all counts. BJP is strengthening communal forces like RSS and its associated organisations.”

The BSP supremo said BJP had waived over Rs 1.14 lakh crore worth of loans of the rich, while the poor were driven to commit suicide.

She said Modi had promised to bring back black money in 100 days, but it turned out to be a lie. The BJP was following in the footsteps of Congress on the corruption issue, she added “The roots of corruption in BJP are deeper than in Congress. Whether its Lalitgate or Vyapam scam or Vijay Mallaya case, BJP is following in the footsteps of Congress,” she said.

been made possible only because of our trained women constables have established a rapport with them through regular meetings,” Deputy Commissioner (Operations), Mumbai Police, Ashok Dudhe said.

Initially 8-10 women personnel were shortlisted from each police station and were given training on how to talk to women and young girls on sexual abuse.

The project, Dhude said, was launched with an objective to curb instances of child sexual abuse. It first began from Wadala, Govandi, Cheetah Camp, Deonar and Shivaji Nagar, all eastern suburbs, where such cases were rampant.

“After the training, they (women personnel) were asked to visit private and municipal schools under their respective jurisdiction, and conduct interactive sessions with girls. The girls told about difference between good and bad touch, by strangers, relatives or known person within or outside school,” said Dudhe, who is also a Mumbai Police spokesperson. The Police ‘didis’ also keep a close eye on activities of men in their respective areas, especially around schools.

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could “foment communal passions” for sake of votes.

“People have understood the designs of opposition parties, especially of BJP. It could trigger Hindu-Muslim riot in Uttar Pradesh before the state assembly elections and people should beware of this,” Mayawati said.

She accused the BJP of being anti-Dalit and the SP of encouraging ‘goondas and mafias’. The BSP supremo said if her party comes to power, the rule of law will once again be established in the state.

In an apparent attempt to downplay the exodus of senior leaders from BSP, she said her political opponents, mainly BJP, were lapping up “our rejected stuff ” (leaders expelled from BSP).

Of the 10 assembly seats in the area, the Samajwadi Party holds a majority. Mayawati is now hoping to make a dent in eastern UP in the coming state polls, and chose Azamgarh for her first rally in the region which has a significant Muslim population apart from her Dalit vote base.

Mayawati said the dreams

Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI): As s i s t a n t s u b - i n s p e c t o r Archana Patil is these days called ‘didi’ by scores of women from slums in suburban Chembur who would otherwise hesitate to talk to men and women in uniform to share their problems.

Thanks to Mumbai Police’s project ‘Police Didi’, the hesitation seem to be disappearing.

Like Patil, there are over 1,000 such ‘police didis’, who after their official work hours, reach out to young girls and women of all ages in slums.

Under the project ‘Police Didi’, these female officers talk to the women and girl from slums about the problems they face, especially those pertaining to sexual harassment.

Launched around two years ago in collaboration with few city-based NGOs, the project engages women personnel from 93 police stations across the city. They are mostly constable and some are ASI level officers as well.

“Now, women living in slums are coming forward more frequently and confidently to share their problems, including that of sexual harassment. This has

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A Z A M GA R H , Au g 2 8 (Agencies): BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday attacked the Modi government, claiming it could start a war with Pakistan on the issue of terrorism just to divert people’s attention from their failures ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls early next year.

Cautioning the electorate on Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s turf in eastern UP, she sharpened her attack on both BJP and ruling Samajwadi Party, saying they could go to the extent of engineering riots to reap electoral benefits ahead of the crucial polls, reported TOI. “To divert people’s attention from the failures of BJP and the Centre, the government can go to war (with Pakistan) on the issue of Kashmir and terrorism,” she said at a rally here. Azamgarh is represented

by Mulayam in the Lok Sabha.

He had won from both Azamgarh and Mainpuri in 2014 but gave up the latter. “Both the governments have cheated the people and failed to deliver on the poll promises,” she said, apprehending that these parties

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“India with Airtel offers end-to-end telecom and connectivity solutions to companies under one roof, thereby eliminating the challenge of dealing with multiple vendors and integration issues associated with it,” the company said in a release here.

The range of services being offered include mobile and fixed telephony, global and domestic data capacity and connectivity solutions, VSAT, VPN, data centre and cloud solutions, VAS and payment and billing integration, M2M, managed services, among others, it said.

“Airtel will offer global companies, particularly those in the digital space, extensive market reach through joint go to market programmes,” the statement added.

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“The RBI sells government securities which it holds in its reserves and abates excess rupee supply from the market. This exercise warrants RBI having huge stock of government securities,” the letter said.

Under such arrangement, the RBI can simultaneously manage public debt and maintain the exchange rate, it added.

Moreover, the proposed PDMA will only look after the central government’s borrowing but was totally silent about the borrowing programmes of the states.

“When the RBI is divested of management of central government debt, it becomes impossible for it do that for the states, since issuance and servicing of state securities by the RBI is based on the tranche, periodicity, maturity patterns, interest rates of the central government securities,” the unions said.

The United Forum of Reserve Bank Officers Employees had struck work for a day last year to protest the government’s moves to curtail the RBI’s powers, saying the PDMA “will also henceforth function as depository of government securities (G-Sec), thus taking away from RBI some vital operations having relevance to money market as well”.

under the Related Party Transactions, under which approval of 60 per cent unitholders apart from related parties, is required for passing a related party transaction.

Further, approval is required of 75 per cent unitholders, apart from related parties, for passing special resolutions such as change in investment manager, investment strategy and delisting of units.

Under the proposal for InvITs, Sebi may allow such trusts to invest in two-level SPV (special purpose vehicle).

The regulator plans to remove the restriction on the SPV to invest in other SPVs, thus allowing InvIT to invest in a holding company which subsequently holds stake in SPVs. Currently, InvIT holds a controlling stake in SPVs that do not invest in other SPVs.

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had, in the last year’s budget, proposed setting up a separate body under the finance ministry as an autonomous agency “to bring both the country’s external borrowings and domestic debt under one roof ”.

However, faced with opposition and in a big backtrack on the issue by the government in May, Jaitley withdrew from the Finance Bill the clauses pertaining to setting up of a PDMA and the amendments to the RBI Act. The unions said that when foreign investors want to invest large-scale in the country, they have to purchase huge amount of rupee bonds to buy domestic assets. Consequently, the rupee appreciates and makes exports costly, while to offset this the RBI has to intervene and remove excess foreign currency from the markets, thereby maintaining the exchange value of the rupee.

However, no single Trust has been set up as yet as investors wanted further measures, including tax breaks, to make these instruments more attractive.

While the government provided for certain tax benefits in the Budget this year, Sebi has now decided to further relax the rules.

Sebi’s board is expected to consider an easier set of norms on REITs and InvITs. It may allow the REITs and InvITs to have up to five sponsors, as against the current norm for maximum three.

Under the proposal for REITs, Sebi would allow up to 20 per cent investment by such trusts in under-construction projects, up from a maximum of 10 per cent allowed currently.

B e s i d e s, r e l a x a t i o n s would be made to provisions relating to compliance of minimum public holding norms, as also for investments by the associate entities of the trustees.

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Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS): RBI employee unions have urged MPs and state finance ministers to stop a proposed Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA), saying the move to withdraw the RBI’s powers to regulate government securities will cost the government heavily.

“Holding of government securities by the central bank in a developing economy is always advantageous. The argument for separation of public debt management from the RBI is hardly relevant in our context,” the unions wrote earlier this week, ahead of the change of guard at the central bank with Governor Raghuram Rajan due to hand over the reins to Urjit Patel.

“In today’s world of financial insecurity, the much chased financial stability can only come from a well coordinated monetary policy exercise, exchange rate control and public debt management which precisely the RBI is doing most efficiently and for which it is recognised the world over,” said the letter written by the All India Reserve Bank Employees Association, All India Reserve Bank Workers Federation, All India Reserve Bank Officers Association and the Reserve Bank of India Officers Association.

“The government will

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (PTI): To make domestic capital markets more attractive, regulator Sebi has lined up wide-ranging relaxations to its norms for REITs and InvITs and an easier set of listing rules for startups.

Several attempts are being made to garner due attention from business houses in the country but all the efforts failed leading to Sebi reconsidering the proposal to give further relaxations.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will consider these regulations in its board meeting next month, according to sources.

A consultation process is already underway for making the InvITs(Infrastructure Investment Trusts), REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations and to review the framework for Institutional Trading Platform (ITP) for startups.

Sebi had notified the REIT and InvIT Regulations in 2014, allowing setting up and listing of such Trusts, which are very popular in some advanced markets.

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New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): Coal imports during July declined by 11.1 percent to 18.03 million tonnes (MT) on the back of higher domestic availability of the fossil fuel.

The figure stood at 20.29 MT during the same month last year, according to mjunction services, an online procurement and sales platform jointly floated by SAIL and Tata Steel. “The decline in July imports this year against (the same month) last year can be attributed to number of factors, including monsoon, when imports generally come down.

“In addition, firmness in international coal prices since beginning of June and higher availability of domestic coal also impacted imports,” Viresh Oberoi, CEO and MD of mjunction said.

PwC’s Kameswara Rao said the thermal coal imports after a dip last year will be at similar levels. So, on the whole, the broader trend remains flat.

The real change is that with surplus generation capacity and adequate supplies of domestic coal, imported coalbased power plants are largely filling in the marginal gaps in demand requirement, taking opportunistic advantage of price movements, he said.

Further, with many imported coal based load power plants operating at lower utilisation, the overall volume of imports is likely to remain flat.

came off during the week as investors waited for the Yellen speech to sense whether and when US Fed will like to hike the interest rates,” added D.K. Aggarwal, Chairman and Managing Director, SMC Investments and Advisors.

But opinions were divided on the impact of Yellen’s speech -- a positive one for the US -- on Indian markets.

“In her speech, Yellen highlighted that the US economy is in a better shape, there is a good pick-up in demand and there is a good case for increasing the rates now,” said Sharma of Equirus Securities.

“Of course, there is no clarity on the exact timelines but it looks likely that unless the economic data deteriorates significantly in coming months, there is a good chance that we will see a rate hike by US Fed this year,” he said, adding that this will influence the markets.

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showed that foreign portfolio investors were net sellers of equities worth Rs 626.63 crore, or $92.89 million from August 22-26.

Trading during the past week also came after Urjt Patel was named as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. This apart, investors were awaiting for the crucial signals from the speech of US Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen at an annuam meeting at Jackson Hole in Wyoming.

Further, volatility was induced by the expiry of futures and options contracts.

“The appointment of Urjit Patel as the successor of Raghuram Rajan was in general perceived to be a good move by the government, but it also raised market concerns that the hawkish RBI stance on interest rates will continue,” said Pankaj Sharma, Head of Equities, Equirus Securities. “The markets, along with the global counterparts,

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Some are going through liquidation process.

Earlier this month, NSE had issued a notification stating that 14 companies would be delisted from August 31 as they were under liquidation.

On August 26, it had also said that 20 companies including Pyramid Saimira Theatre, would be delisted with effect from September 12.

Under compulsory delisting, these firms would cease to be listed on the exchange and would move to the dissemination board of the exchange.

The exchange’s closest rival, BSE, has also delisted 194 companies on August 17.

These entities have remained suspended for more than 13 years.

Trading in shares of over 1,000 firms listed on the BSE are under suspension for a period of seven years or more.

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS): Volatility in Indian stock markets is expected to continue during the sessions ahead, after two weeks of bearish trends, with some fresh directions also expected from the release of domestic macro data, notably the GDP numbers, analysts said.

During the past week, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE shed 294.75 points or 1.05 per cent, at 27,782.25 points. This came over and above the drop of 75.40 points or 0.27 per cent during the week before at 28,077 points.

As regards the other key index, the 51-share Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the fall was 94.35 points or 1.09 per cent at 8,572.55 points during the past week, and 5.25 points or 0.06 per cent at 8,666.90 points during the week before.

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of 80 companies would be delisted by end of September, following that delisting for 60 companies would happen,” NSE chief (regulations) V R Narasimhan said.

“We have so far only identified entities in which trading has been suspended for five years and more, we are not looking at initiating delisting process against companies which have been suspended for three years,” he added.

In April, NSE had named 80 companies for compulsory delisting through a public notice. The firms, including Pyramid Saimira Theatre, had been issued show-cause notices asking why their respective equity shares “should not be delisted from the exchange”.

NSE was unable to reach these firms but following the public notice, some of them have contacted the exchange.

have immense potential not just for domestic growth, but also for strengthening India’s position as a global business hub.

Other sectors mentioned in the report are ports and inland waterways, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and digitisation.

These 10 sectors are earning good dividends through the joint efforts of Indian government and industry, the report said.

“Activities in India are at an all-time high. India continues to open up its sectors to global companies with reforms such as raising FDI limits, dropping licenses and regulatory barriers, and inviting high-tech solutions,” PwC’ US Business Group partner Dwaraknath E N said.

“The high rate of economic growth and projections for coming years indicate that India will continue to be a preferred investment destination,” Dwaraknath said.

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Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI): Looking to deal with longsuspended listed companies in a swift manner, the National Stock Exchange has identified 140 such firms for delisting from its platform and the process is likely to be completed

by October-end.

Trading in these 140 companies have remained suspended for five years and more and their delisting would take place in a phased manner, a top official with the NSE told PTI. The National Stock Exchange (NSE), which has in the last few days already announced delisting of 34 listed companies, is planning to delist another 46 firms by end of next month.

Delisting of remaining 60 companies is also likely to be completed by October-end.

“NSE will delist these companies in tranches, a total

MUMBAI, Aug 28 (PTI): Positioned as a major investment destination to the world, India is targeting to increase its bilateral trade with the US to US $500 billion from current levels of over US $100 billion, in the near term.

According to a recent joint report by PwC and Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), bilateral relations between India and the US have been cemented further in the last two years with increased issuance of visas, visits by dignitaries, initiatives to combat terrorism, as well as trade.

“Both countries now aspire to increase bilateral trade to the tune of US $500 billion from the current US $100 billion plus annually,” the report said.

Further, it said that 10 sectors like aerospace and defence, banking, financial services and insurance, chemicals, dedicated freight corridors, energy and infrastructure

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Ascoli Piceno/Amarice, Aug 27 (AP): Mourners in Italyprayed, hugged, wept and even applauded as coffins carryingvictims of the country’s devastating earthquake passed by at astate funeral today, grieving as one nation after threedesperate days of trying to save as many people as possible.

In the central town of Ascoli Piceno, they gathered tobid farewell to 35 of the 291 people confirmed dead so farafter the quake that struck a swath of countryside earlyWednesday at the foothills of the central Apennine mountains.

The caskets of 35 people had been brought to a communitygym one of the few structures in the area still intact andlarge enough to hold hundreds of mourners. The local bishop, Giovanni D’Ercole, celebrated Massbeneath a crucifix he had retrieved from one of the damagedchurches in the picturesque area of medieval stone towns andhamlets.

Emotions that had been dammed up for days broke in acrescendo of grief. One young man wept over a little girl’swhite coffin. Another woman gently stroked another smallcasket.

Many mourners were recovering from injuries themselves,some wrapped in bandages. Everywhere people knelt at coffins,tears running down their cheeks, their arms

around loved ones.“It is a great tragedy. There are no words to describe it,”said Gina Razzetti, a resident at the funeral.

“Each one of us has our pain inside. We are thinkingabout the families who lost relatives, who lost their homes,who lost everything.” As all of Italy observed a day of national mourning, withflags at halfstaff, Bishop D’Ercole urged residents torebuild their communities.

“Don’t be afraid to cry out your suffering I have seen alot of this but please do not lose courage,” D’Ercole said inhis homily. “Only together can we rebuild our houses and ourchurches. Together, above all, we will be able to restore lifeto our communities.”

President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Matteo Renzijoined grieving family members, stopping to speak to some ofthem.When the caskets were brought out of the gym, themourners applauded, a traditional Italian way of honoringpeople who die in tragedy.

The bishop recalled the heartbreaking story of 9-yearoldGiulia Rinaldo, whose embrace apparently allowed her youngersister Giorgia to survive.

He said 15 hours after the quake struck Wednesday, hereturned to the church in Pescara Del Tronto to recover itscrucifix. Close by, firefighters were using their hands to digout the

two sisters.Meanwhile bulldozers with huge clawsand other heavy equipment clanked down the streets of Italy’squakedevastated town of Amatrice today, pulling downdangerously overhanging ledges and clearing rubble asinvestigators tried to figure out if negligence in enforcingbuilding codes added to the high death toll.

Italy’s state museums, meanwhile, embarked on afundraising campaign, donating their proceeds today to reliefand reconstruction efforts in the earthquake zone.

In addition to killing 291 people and injuring hundreds,Wednesday’s 6.2 magnitude quake flattened three medieval townsin central Italy, destroying not only private homes but alsochurches and other centuries-old cultural treasures. The idea is to use art for art harnessing the nation’srich artistic heritage to help recover and restore otherobjects of beauty in the hard-hit towns. Culture Minster Dario Franceschini had appealed toItalians to “go to museum in a sign of solidarity with peopleaffected by the earthquake.”

On Twitter, the appeal came alongwith the hashtag #museums4italy.

It’s one of several efforts that have sprung up to helpthe towns rebuild restaurants in Italy and elsewhere are alsoserving up pasta Amatriciana, the region’s most famous dish,in

Libya forces push into last IS-held areas of Sirte

Government forces rest during clashes with the Islamic State group in Sirte.

S i rt e ( L i b ya ) , Au g 28 (AFP): Forces loyal to Libya’sUN-backed unity government pushed today into the last areas ofSirte held by the Islamic State group in what was thejihadists’ coastal stronghold, a spokesman said.

“Our forces entered the last areas held by Daesh inSirte: district number one and district number three,” saidRida Issa, using an Arabic acronym for IS. “The final battle for Sirte has started,” said thespokesman for forces backing the Tripoli-based Government ofNational Accord.

About 1,000 pro-GNA fighters were taking part in theoffensive, he said, adding

Singapore reports 41 locally transmitted Zika

Singapore, Aug 28 (AFP) :Singapore today confirmed 41locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus, which can causedeformities in unborn babies, and said more infections arelikely. A day after announcing its first locally transmittedcase, that of a 47-year-old Malaysian woman resident, thegovernment reported 40 more -- mostly foreign workers at aconstruction site.

All 41 are residents or workers in a particular suburbanresidential and industrial district, the Ministry of Healthand the National Environment Agency said in a joint statement. “They are not known to have travelled to Zika-affectedareas recently, and are thus likely to have been infected inSingapore,” the statement said.

“This confirms that local transmission of Zika virusinfection has taken place.” It said that at this point the community transmission ofthe virus appears to be localised within the AljuniedCrescent and Sims Drive area, which hosts highriseresidential blocs and some industries.

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a tank had destroyed a bombriggedcar before IS jihadists could use it to target the forces atthe start of the assault.

An AFP photographer saw several tanks and armed vehiclesmove towards district number one and heard gunfire and rocketexplosions as they entered the northern neighbourhood.

The pro-GNA forces said on their Facebook page that theoffensive came “after air strikes overnight by the warplanesof international support”.

Pro-GNA forces, backed since August 1 by US air strikes,began an assault in mid-May to expel IS from Sirte. The jihadists seized control of the city, which had

beenthe hometown of Libya’s slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi, inJune 2015.

The pro-GNA forces fought their way into Sirte on June 9and seized the jihadists’ headquarters at the Ouagadougouconference centre on August 10.

Since entering the city, they have faced a barrage ofsniper fire, suicide bombings and booby traps, pinning downthe jihadists in a downtown area near the sea.

More than 350 pro-GNA fighters have been killed andnearly 2,000 wounded in the battle, according to medicalsources. IS casualty figures are unavailable.

Sirte lies 450 kilometres east of Tripoli

another fundraising effort.

Amatrice bore the brunt of destruction with 230fatalities and a town turned to rubble. Eleven others died innearby Accumoli and 50 more in Arquata del Tronto, 16kilometres north of Amatrice.

Overnight was relatively calm, the first since the quakestruck without strong aftershocks. In all, the region has seen1,820 aftershocks, according to the National Institute ofGeophysics and Volcanology.

Yesterday, mour ners prayed, hugged, wept and evenapplauded as coffins carrying earthquake victims passed by ata state funeral in the town of Ascoli Piceno.

The caskets of 35 people had been brought to a communitygym one of the few structures in the area still intact. Thelocal bishop, Giovanni D’Ercole, celebrated Mass beneath acrucifix he had retrieved from one of the damaged churches.

Emotions that had been dammed up for days broke in acrescendo of grief. One young man wept over a little girl’swhite coffin. Another woman gently stroked another smallcasket. Many mourners were recovering from injuriesthemselves, some wrapped in bandages. Everywhere people kneltat coffins, tears running down their cheeks, their arms aroundloved ones.

Lanka cricket team attacker killed by cops

Lahore, Aug 28 (PTI): Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists who were allegedly involved in the 2009 attack onthe visiting Sri Lankan cricket team were shot dead today byPakistani police here.

Seven terrorists attacked a CID team in Manawan area ofLahore where offices of the department are located, accordingto the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Punjabpolice.

“The police team which came under attack of terroristsreturned the fire, killing four of them on the spot while theremaining three managed to escape by taking advantage ofdarkness,” a CTD spokesman said. He said the police have launched a search operation in thearea to trace the absconding terrorists.

“The dead terrorists have been identified as -- Zubairalias Naik Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Adnan Arshad and AttiqurRehman.”

“They were involved in attack on the Sri Lankan cricketteam in 2009 and Moon Market Lahore attack in 2008,” thespokesman said.

Weapons and explosives were also recovered from theirpossession.

In June, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore had indictedsix members of banned LeJ in the Sri Lankan cricket teamattack case.

The LeJ suspects who were charged by the ATC were --Obaidullah, Javed Anwar, Ibrahim Khalil, Muhammad, Wahab andArshad.

Young boy devises breast cancer treatment

Krtin Nithiyanandam London, Aug 28 (PTI) :A 16-year-old Indian-origin boy inthe UK has claimed to have found a treatment for the mostdeadly form of breast cancer which is unresponsive to drugs.

Krtin Nithiyanandam, who moved to the UK from India withhis parents, hopes he has found a way to turn so-called triplenegative breast cancer into a kind which responds to drugs.

Many breast cancers are driven by oestrogen, progesteroneor growth chemicals so drugs that can block those fuels, suchas tamoxifen, make effective treatments.

However, triple negative breast cancer does not

havereceptors and it can only be treated with a combination ofsurgery, radiation and chemotherapy which lowers the chance ofsurvival.

“I’ve been basically trying to work out a way to changedifficult-to-treat cancers into something that responds wellto treatment.

Most cancers have receptors on their surfacewhich bind to drugs like Tamoxifen but triple negative don’thave receptors so the drugs don’t work,” Krtin was quoted assaying by The Sunday Telegraph.

“The prognosis for women with undifferentiated cancerisn’t very good so the goal is to turn the cancer back to astate where it can be treated. The ID4 protein actually stopsundifferentiated stem cell cancers from differentiating so youhave to block ID4 to allow the cancer to differentiate.

“I have found a way to silence the genes that produce ID4which turns cancer back into a less dangerous state,” Krtinadded.

Some women with triple negative cancer respond very wellto treatment while others

quickly decline.

The problem lies in whether the cancer cells are“differentiated” or not.

Differentiated means they look more like healthy cellsand they tend to grow and multiply quite slowly, and are lessaggressive.

However, when cancer cells are “undifferentiated” theyget stuck in a dangerous primitive form, never turning intorecognisable breast tissue, and spreading quickly, leading tohigh grade tumours.

He has also discovered that upping the activity of atumour suppressor gene called PTEN allows chemotherapy to workmore effectively, so the dual treatment could prove far moreeffective than traditional drugs.

The therapy idea saw him shortlisted for the final of theUK-based young scientists programme titled The Big Bang Fair.

His efforts had hit the headlines last year when he wonthe Google Science Fair for creating a test which helps pickup the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and potentially stopit spreading further.

Washington, Aug 28 (PTI): Bullish on expanding economicties with India, the US today said bilateral trade has reachedUSD 109 billion and it will get a further boost from newreforms including GST even as it flagged persisting concernsAmerican firms have on issues related to business climate inthe fast-growing economy.

US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who will be on a3-day India visit from tomorrow, also said that travel andtourism and sub-national engagement have been identified astwo new areas of focus to drive commercial cooperation betweenthe two countries in 2017, under which the focus would shiftfrom India and the US to Chennai and Charleston.

She said the Obama Administration in the past seven-and-ahalf years has made significant progress toward realisingthe potential of what could be one of the largest commercialrelationships in the world.

“Our two countries enjoy a thriving trade and investmentrelationship. US-India bilateral trade reached USD 109 billionin 2015, up from USD 37 billion in 2005. “US and Indian companies are also investing in eachother’s economies at record levels. In 2015, US investment inIndia reached more than USD 28 billion and Indian investmentin the United States reached more than USD 11 billion. Infact, US affiliates of Indian-owned firms now employ more than52,000 workers in the US,” Pritzker told PTI in an interview.

US ready to increase engagements with India

Washington, Aug 28 (PTI): Confident of greater bilateraltrade and enhanced cooperation at global economic platforms,the US today said it is ready to increase engagement withIndia to find new common ground at WTO and asserted that thefuture looks “bright” for this global trade body.

The comments assume significance as during the WTO’sNairobi Ministerial conference, differences had surfacedbetween developing countries including India and developedeconomies including the US on issues related to the DohaRound, public stockholding for food security purposes and newissues being pushed by the rich nations.

“In our view, the future looks bright for the WTO and weremain ready to increase our engagement with India to find newcommon ground after years of impasse in the Doha round,” JeffZients, Director of the National Economic Council, told PTI inan interview.

He also said that the proposed Bilateral Investment Treatybetween India and the US needs to be of “sufficiently highstandard” and discussions would continue to achieve thisoutcome.

Zients, who will be in India this week for the secondUS-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, further said: “Weare already working with India and other WTO members to findnew ways forward to take up pending

Jeff Zients

Doha Round issues and toensure that the WTO’s agenda remains relevant, particularlywith respect to issues such as the digital economy andinterests of small and medium enterprises.

“The last two WTO Ministerial Conferences in Bali and Nairobi were significant successes, including outcomes on theTrade Facilitation Agreement, agricultural export subsidies,and public stockholding for food security purposes.”

He added: “We recently built on these successes at theG-20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai where we madecommitments on lowering the costs of trade, coordinatingefforts to reinforce trade and investment, and supportingsound agriculture policies.”

Zients also serves as Assistant to the US President forEconomic Policy. Previously, he was appointed by the Presidentto a newly created position of United States

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Chief PerformanceOfficer.

Prior to joining the Administration, Zients spent 20years in the private sector as a CEO, management consultantand entrepreneur.

During his India visit, he would co-chair the secondUS-India CEO Forum alonside the US Secretary of Commerce PennyPritzker.

On concerns over slowing global trade and the role Indiaand the US can play, being the two major trading partnersof the world, Zients said: “US-India bilateral trade has grown80 per cent since 2009. Since that time, India has become oneof the fastest growing economies in the world, and the US hascontinued to strengthen following the recovery from asignificant economic recession, with policies that encourageinnovation, trade, and investment.

“We have each had our own challenging domesticconversations on trade, but trade has provided huge benefitsto both the US and Indian economies”.

He said both the economies are well positioned to continuecontributing to global trade growth.

He added that the Strategic and Commercial Dialogue andUS-India CEO Forum this week, as well as the Trade PolicyForum that will be held in October, are focused on ways tostrengthen bilateral trade partnership and business environments.

Turkish shelling in Syria kills 40 civilians

Beirut, Aug 28 (AFP) :Turkish shelling and air strikeskilled at least 40 Syrians today, a monitor said, in the firstsignificant civilian casualties in Turkey’s intensifyingcampaign in northern Syria.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said the army hadkilled 25 Kurdish “terrorists” in air strikes as part of itsunprecedented operation inside Syria.

The bombardments came after Ankara suffered its firstmilitary fatality since it launched the two-pronged offensiveagainst the Islamic State group and Syrian Kurdish militiainside Syria on Wednesday.

At least 20 civilians were killed and 50 wounded inTurkish artillery fire and air strikes on the village of JebelKussa early today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rightsmonitoring group said.

Another 20 were killed and 25 wounded, many seriously, inTurkish air strikes near the town of Al-Amarneh, it said.

The monitor also said at least four Kurdish fighters hadbeen killed and 15 injured in Turkish bombardment of the twoareas.

A spokesman for the local Kurdish administration said 75people had been killed in both villages.

The Britain-based Observatory said the bombardmenttargeted an area south of the former IS border stronghold ofJarabulus, which Turkishled forces captured on the first dayof the incursion.

Turkish armoured personnel carriers drive towards the border in Karkamis on the TurkishSyrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey.

Fighting has since intensified south of the town, whereclashes erupted between Turkish troops and forces belonging tothe Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) party, which Ankaraconsiders a terrorist group linked with Kurdish militants inTurkey.

U S - b a c k e d Ku r d i s h forces have also been fighting IS inSyria but Turkey fiercely opposes any move by Kurds to expandinto territory lost by the jihadists.

The latest fighting is likely to raise deep concerns forTurkey’s NATO ally the United States, which supports theKurdish militia -- known as the People’s Protection Units(YPG) -- as an effective fighting force against IS.

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The Turkish soldier was killed and three more woundedyesterday in a rocket attack

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Turkish media named the dead soldier as Ercan Celik, 28,and said a funeral for him would be held in Gaziantep.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due to visit the cityto express condolences for

last weekend’s suicide bombingthere at a Kurdish wedding that left 54 dead. Turkey’s NTV television reported that Turkish artilleryhad struck YPG targets throughout the night and that Turkishwarplanes had carried out new bombing sorties this morning.

Turkish forces carried out their first air strikes onproKurdish positions yesterday as part of what Ankara iscalling “Operation Euphrates Shield”.

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Pakistani shoemaker jailed for Paul McCartney demo given designing deer skin sandals for SRK to Cilla Black sells for £18K

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long-lost demo disc r e c o r d e d b y Pa u l McCartney that was given to Cilla Black has sold for £18,000 at auction, the Beatles expert who found it has said.

Black, who died in 2015, had a UK top 10 hit in 1964 with It’s for You, written by McCartney and John Lennon.

McCartney recorded his own version earlier that year, which was delivered to Black while she was performing at the London Palladium.

It was believed to have been lost or destroyed until her nephew found it.

The disc fetched £18,000 at the Beatles Memorabilia Auction at Unity Theatre in Liverpool but with commission the unknown buyer will pay £21,060.

Simon White said he believed his paternal aunt -

whose birth name was Priscilla White - gave the disc to his late father in the mid-60s.

“My father was an avid record collector who took great care of his record collection, and he personally created the cardboard sleeve in which the acetate demo has been stored in his collection for more than 50 years.”

Mr White assumed the copy was of his aunt’s version and took it with other items to be valued at The Beatles Shop in Mathew Street, Liv-

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‘Shaking with excitement’ Stephen Bailey, who has managed the store for 31 years, said they played what they thought were 21 demo discs by Black.

“We got to the last one and, as soon as I heard it, I thought: ‘Oh God, that’s not Cilla Black, it’s Paul McCartney’.”

“I was shaking with excitement and speechless.”

He added: “Apart from a few crackles, which you get with acetates, the quality is fine. It’s a wonderful recording.

“I can’t think of finding anything better unless I discover there is a sixth Beatle.”

Sir Paul was allowed to make a copy of his recording to add to his personal archive, Mr White said.

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Pakistani shoemaker has landed himself in jail after he boasted to the media that he was going to send Peshawari sandals made from deer’s skin to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

According to reports, a cousin of Shahrukh who lives in Peshawar went to shoemaker Jahangir Khan last Friday and asked him to make two pairs of Peshawari sandals for the actor.

“Apparently Jahangir Khan is a big fan of Shah-

rukh and decided to send the Bollywood star a special gift, Peshawari sandals made out of deer skin, from his side,” a local police official said.

“Soon after the news spread, the wildlife department officials contacted us and filed a complaint. We had to go and pick up Jahangir who is now behind bars,” he said.

A wildlife official in Peshawar said that the probe is on to confirm whether deer skin was used by Jahangir in making sandals.

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Always fun sharing the stage w this one... @marcanthony #NoMeAmes #radiocitymusichall #familia A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Aug 27, 2016 at 10:37pm PDT And Anthony prompted shared the post. #Repost @jlo  Always fun sharing the stage w this one... @marcanthony #NoMeAmes #radiocitymusichall #familia A photo posted by Marc Anthony (@marcanthony) on Aug 28, 2016 at 5:34am Later that evening, Anthony took it one step further to show their friendly relationship in a post showing the former couple with their 8-year-old twins, Emma and Max, and Anthony’s wife Shannon De Lima.

‘The X Factor’ opening night viewer lower than 2015

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he X Factor returned Saturday (August 27) to what is understood to be the show’s lowest opening night ratings since 2005.

The ITV singing contest pulled in an average of 6.8 million viewers and a 34% share of the audience between 8pm and 9.30pm, which was still enough to make it last night’s most-watched show, the Radio Times reports.

While these figures will increase once viewers watch-

For wedding photography, some couples eschew a pro in favor of GoPro

G ennifer Lopez surprised her ex-husband Marc Anthony during his concert at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday night. And despite their split in 2011, the pair was all smiles as they performed their hit Spanish song, “No Me Ames.”

In a video taken by a concertgoer, Lopez received a warm welcome from the crowd as she emerged in a sparkly, plunging black gown with a high slit. Lopez and Anthony, both 47, hugged after their performance and Anthony said, “The queen!” as she departed. He was clearly surprised, and said “Wow” several times before addressing the crowd.

Both Lopez and Anthony also took to their social media accounts to share the touching moment. Lopez wrote, “Always fun sharing the stage w this

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uests at weddings this summer may no longer be surprised by the couple’s casual manner of dress, or by the circle of food trucks in place of formally catered seated dinners, or even by the fact that an old high school pal of the groom has been ordained online and enlisted as the officiant.

It is the lack of another expected element — a professional wedding photographer, multiple cameras swinging from his or her neck — that may surprise some attendees.

Surprising, because those same guests are now being asked to put down their drinks and start clicking away with their cellphone cameras.

In a move to save money and contribute to the “winging it” feel, a handful of couples are relying on relatives and friends — their pockets and purses jammed with GoPro cameras, cellphones and mini iPads — to capture the bride taking that nervous breath before she walks down the aisle or the groom hugging his father, tears in their eyes.

“Two years ago, this was a conversation you never would have had,” said David Tutera, a celebrity wedding planner and the host of the TV show “David

Tutera’s Celebrations.”

Few are likely to miss the photo assistants holding large reflectors and shouting, “Look here!” But the more casual approach to capturing important wedding moments has had mixed results.

“Everyone we know has an iPhone, and most take beautiful pictures on Instagram, so we knew they’d be fine,” said Samantha Resnik, 33, whose wedding to Mark Edmunds, 43, included a large reception on May 21 at the West End Hall, on upper Broadway. A single photographer, she said, cannot be everywhere at once.

“He can’t possibly capture

what 175 guests can,” Ms. Resnik said.

In addition to asking guests to use hashtags on Facebook or Instagram to post photos, couples are now relying solely on them to tell a visual story. “We wanted friends and family to share the moments we ourselves were not present for,” Ms. Resnik said.

The couple left little to chance. They emailed photo instructions to guests, requesting that each one take a photo of themselves; one of the bride, groom or both; and one of their choosing. Everyone was also asked to download the Eversnap app so that the couple could dive into a pool of more

than 600 uploaded photos the next morning.

To woo couples who may be thinking of forgoing a professional, some who make their living photographing weddings are offering packages that no friend can match: images from the engagement party and rehearsal dinner, DVDs, bound albums and photo thank-you cards.

During big wedding moments, even professional photographers find that cellphonesnapping guests who thrust their devices into the air are impossible to avoid. “The reality is you’re going to have as many phones as there are pews,” said Brian Dorsey, a wedding photographer whose packages start at $7,400 and can go as high as $50,000.

“You can crop out as much as possible, but their presence is a statement of where we are today. It defines the time.”

Mr. Dorsey also admitted that some guests may capture a moment better than expected.

“Though smartphones haven’t impacted the hiring of photographers, because people see the difference in hiring a professional as opposed to a guest, many more people are taking photos, and they are taking good ones,” he said.

ing on various catch-up services are included, the overnight figures are well down on last year’s overnights, which showed 7.8 million viewers and a 39% audience share tuning into the opening show.

Back in 2011, at the peak of the show’s popularity, the series opener attracted in excess of 10 million viewers.

This year’s X Factor panel sees Simon Cowell joined on the judging panel by “old favourites” Louis Walsh,

Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne in a bid to boost the show’s flagging fortunes.

Longtime presenter Dermot O’Leary, who was ditched last year in favour of the heavilycriticised duo of Olly Murs and Caroline Flack, is also back for the 2016 series.

Meanwhile, it has recently been reported that Calvin Harris is “in advance talks” for a role on this year’s show as Cowell attempts to reverse its ongoing ratings decline.

Weekend Box Office: ‘Don’t Breathe’ terrorizes rivals with Winning $26.1M

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lsewhere, Obama date movie ‘Southside With You’ opens to mediocre numbers overall, but knocks out boxing drama ‘Hands of Stone’; ‘Jason Bourne’ scores big in China. Score another win for the horror genre.

Don’t Breathe scared away the dog days of August at the North American box office in opening to $26.1 million from 3,501 theaters, well ahead of expectations and easily placing No. 1. The movie, from Sony’s Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films, is sure to be profitable for the studio, considering it cost $10 million to make.

Overseas, however, it was Universal’s Jason Bourne that likely ruled the latesummer roost with $56.8 million after opening to a

stellar $50 million in China in its first six days, a series best and already more than any previous Bourne film earned in the Middle Kingdom. Reuniting Matt Damon with director Paul Greengrass, Jason Bourne’s worldwide total through Sunday is $347.9 million. (Foreign numbers weren’t immediately available for Ice Age: Collision Course, which wasn’t far behind Bourne internationally this weekend.)

In North America, Don’t Breathe is the latest horror film to strike gold during an otherwise difficult summer, a crop that includes The Conjuring 2 and Lights Out, both from New Line/ Warner Bros., and Universal and Blumhouse’s The Purge: Election Year.

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WEEKEND CUME 1. Don’t Breathe $26.1M $26.1M 2. Suicide Squad $12.1M $282.9M 3. Kubo and the Two Strings $7.9M $24.9M 4. Sausage Party $7.7M $80.0M 5. Mechanic: Resurrection $7.5M $7.5M 6. Pete’s Dragon $7.28M $54.7M 7. War Dogs $7.26M $27.8M 8. Bad Moms $5.8M $95.5M 9. Jason Bourne $5.2M $149.4M 10. Ben-Hur $4.5M $19.6M

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Presidents’ early lives on screen: 5 movies or miniseries to watch Salman launches his own game ‘Being Salman’!

-- are pretty forgettable.

With that in mind, here are five suggestions that might not be perfect, but are, historically or dramatically, worth the time: “Young Mr. Lincoln” (1939): Shot in glorious black and white, director John Ford’s imagined tale about Lincoln defending a pair of accused murderers features a wonderfully understated performance from Henry Fonda, shot so that it looks like he towers over the rest of the cast.

The movie also foreshadows Lincoln’s political future, with eventual rival Stephen Douglas characterizing him as someone who shouldn’t be underestimated. The stirring ending features Lincoln almost literally marching into history, as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” plays on the soundtrack.

“Eleanor and Franklin” (1976): One of TV’s great

early miniseries, the project starred the late Edward Herrmann and Jane Alexander as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, chronicling their courtship, his illness, her patient nursing and his betrayal of their marriage vows.

Told via flashback from Eleanor’s perspective, the ABC production featured stellar performances and won a record 11 Emmy awards. It was followed by the movie “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years.”

“Warm Springs” (2005): A virtual companion to “Eleanor and Franklin,” this HBO movie starred Kenneth Branagh and Cynthia Nixon in the central roles, zeroing in on FDR being stricken by polio and his search for a cure and relief from the pain at a spa in Warm Springs, Ga., while gradually being prodded toward his political resurgence.

Flea responds to Fox News host remark

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ed Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has reacted to a Fox News host’s negative comments about the band.

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Five after showing an item about Flea playing bass with a gorilla called Koko.

After the report, anchorman Greg Gutfeld said: “As most musicians know, this is a vast improvement over Red Hot Chili Peppers, who are the worst band on the planet.”

Speaking to NME at Reading, Flea said: “I remember seeing a poll recently that said people who watch Fox News knew less about world affairs than people who watch no news at all. It’s clearly a funny programme. It doesn’t faze me, not really.

“I heard that. It’s funny.

I don’t care. They’re all welcome to hate us. God bless

‘em.”

The bassist also told NME playing some of the band’s older songs all the time made him feel like his “cock’s gonna fall off ”.

“Has there ever been a night where I’ve been like ‘If I play fucking ‘Give It Away’ again my cock’s gonna fall off ’? Yes,” he said.

“There are moments of having a hard time finding the essence and spirit of a song, but in general it’s all about the people in the end.

It’s all about connecting with the people.

“I try to keep myself in a place of being completely selfless about it and doing my best to use every song, whether it’s one I’ve heard a million times or a new one, as a vehicle for connecting with people and making them feel less alone in the world.”

play a game on Twitter with all his fans but turns out the tweet was a hint about the official game of Salman Khan named as ‘Being Salman’.

Salman took to twitter and posted a video to launch the game. Salman wrote, “My official game #BeingSalmanGame is out now! Khelo ! http://bit.ly/ SalmanGame.”

Salman Khan ✔ @BeNotably, the role of FDR’s imperious mother -- who forbids the couple to divorce, even after Eleanor learns of his infidelity -- is played by Jane Alexander.

“PT 109” (1963): An account of John F. Kennedy’s World War II heroism commanding the crew of a torpedo boat that sank after it was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, “PT 109” was released a few months before his death.

It marked the first time Hollywood had put out a movie about a sitting president.

Cliff Robertson portrayed JFK (as Variety noted, the president had favored Warren Beatty), but the movie was only so-so and experienced interference from the White House, which secured approval over the script.

Paul Giamatti plays the title character in 2008’s “John Adams.”

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he new movie “Southside With You” depicts a young Barack and Michelle Obama, long before they were living in the White House. It’s just the latest movie or miniseries about U.S. presidents before they earned that title.

Obviously, there’s no shortage of movies devoted to presidents in office, most recently HBO’s Emmy-nominated “All the Way” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.”

Others, like “Amistad” and “Frost/Nixon,” have dealt with stories that involved commanders-in-chief after they left office.

As for seeing presidents before they rose to greatness (sometimes incorporating the time they served), the pickings are a bit slimmer. And some -- like Oliver Stone’s “W.,” and “Ike: Countdown to D-Day,” a TV movie starring Tom Selleck as Dwight Eisenhower

DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (DRDA) LONGLENG, CONDUCT MGNREGA JOB CARD VERIFICATION ALONG WITH PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA-GRAMIN (PMAY-G) VERIFICATION

Along with the rest of the ten District of Nagaland, DRDA Longleng carried out Job card verification in all the three blocks consisting of 32 VDBs. Besides MGNREGA, verification of SECC under PMAY-G has been conducted in two villages under Longleng and Tamlu block during the month of August 2016.

The verification exercise has been done as per the direction of Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) New Delhi and in accordance to the direction of Rural Development Department. The verification of individual job card with proper name, Aadhaar card and bank account number has been done to facilitate Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to all genuine job card holders.

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Morata, Kroos on target as Real win

Morata is joined in his celebration by his Madrid team-mates after scoring on 60 minutes.

Bale headed a good chance wide from Kroos’ corner.

Bale was first to threaten in the second half as his dipping free-kick clipped the top of the bar.

The breakthrough arrived on the hour mark when Alvarez’s poor clearance gave Modric the chance to run into the box and send a pass into the area. The goalkeeper thought he had atoned for his error by saving from Marco Asensio, but Morata was there to smash home the rebound with his left foot.

Morata came so close to a second on the counterattack moments later, seeing his deft shot hit the foot of the post after Kroos had superbly launched the move.

The failure to convert that chance then proved costly after 67 minutes as John Guidetti found Orellana 20 yards out and he picked his spot with curling shot into the far corner.

Substitute James Rodriguez and Marcelo both had penalty appeals denied as Madrid searched for a late winner, while Alvarez got down to keep out Bale’s header.

Just as it looked like Madrid were going to have to settle for a surprise draw, the winner arrived.

Lucas Vazquez, who had come off the bench, made ground down the right and cut back for Kroos and the Germany international guided a controlled low strike in off the post from 20 yards to keep the streak alive.

Three SL cricket team bus attackers killed Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS): Four terrorists, including three who were charged in the 2009 attack on a visiting Sri Lankan cricket team, were killed late on Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the provincial Counter-Terrorism Department said on Sunday.

“On August 27 at about 11 p.m., a CTD team was taking accused terrorists involved in the Moon Market Iqbal Town Lahore blast of 2008 for identification of a house in Lakho Dehr,” the CTD claimed in a statement.

Those killed were identified as Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Adnan Arshad and Ateequr Rehman.

“The first three terrorists were also involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, in which six police officials were killed ... and several cricketers were injured,” it said.

An anti-terrorism court in June indicted six members of a banned outfit in the Sri Lankan cricket team attack case. The suspects were identified as Obaidullah, Javed Anwar, Ibrahim Khalil, Abdul Wahab, Zubair and Adnan Arshad. The first three suspects are on bail, while others were behind bars.

All the suspects had pleaded not guilty and decided to contest the case during an in-camera hearing in Kot Lakhpat jail.

Rosberg wins chaotic Belgian GP

Rosberg claimed his sixth win of the season and closed the gap on Lewis Hamilton at the top of the driver’s standings.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Aug 28 (Agencies): Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg cruised to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, while his team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished third after starting 21st on the grid.

Rosberg, who started from pole, secured his sixth victory of 2016 but his first at Spa with a wire-to-wire win in a time of 1.44.51.08, ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.

The German’s 20th career win sees him move to nine points off the pace set by Hamilton, who started at the back of the grid following a series of engine changes but sped up through the field to secure a brilliant third place.

Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were involved in a first-corner incident, although all three recovered after heading into the pits for repairs. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg equalled his best-ever finish by coming fourth, with team-mate Sergio Perez fifth, taking Force India ahead of Williams into fourth place in the constructors’ championship. Ferrari’s Vettel and McLaren’s Alonso were sixth and seventh, with Williams pair Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa eighth and tenth, with the other Ferrari driver Raikkonen ending in ninth place.

To the disappointment of the home fans, Red Bull’s Ver-

stappen finished in 11th place after struggling to recover from the first-corner melee. “The start was not great, I dived in the inside and was easily making the corner, but they kept squeezing,” the 18-year-old told Sky Sports. “Sebastian turned in on both of us and I had a lot of damage. He knows he was on the outside and he turned into the corner when there were two other cars there.”

Renault’s Kevin Magnussen, who was running in eighth place, was taken to the oncourse medical facility as a precaution after suffering an ankle injury when he crashed into the tyre barrier coming out of Eau Rouge at over 150mph.

Madrid, Aug 28 (Agencies): Toni Kroos made the difference for Real Madrid just 10 minutes from the end to end Celta’s hopes of a share of the points, as the hosts prevailed 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu.

A quiet game burst into life in the final 30 minutes, with Alvaro Morata giving Madrid the lead, only for an excellent strike from Fabian Orellana to set up a tense finish.

But Madrid were not to be denied, with Kroos striking from outside the area with just nine minutes left to delight the Santiago Bernabeu.

Following the win, Zinedine ZIdane’s men have six points from their first two games, with title rivals Barcelona facing a testing trip to play Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Madrid have now won 14 league matches in a row and will have the chance to match their record of 15 – set in 1961 – when they play Osasuna after the international break.

The home side won last season’s fixture 7-1 in March, but goals were not flowing as freely without injured attacking duo Cristiano Ronaldo –

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PM Modi hosts National Sports awardees French tennis federation suspends Rio trio

Paes-Begemann lose WinstonSalem Open final Winston-Salem, Aug 28 (IANS): Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann were beaten 6-4, 6-7(6), 8-10

by Spain’s Guillermo GarciaLopez and Finland’s Henri Kontinen in the final of the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament. The match was closely contested but GarciaLopez and Kontinen eventually prevailed over the unseeded Indo-German pair here on Saturday. In the first set, Paes and Begemann played some attacking shots to force the Spain-Finnish pair to surrender the first set.

The second set saw Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen bounce back with some good counter-attacking play. The second set tie-breaker was initially dominated by PaesBegemann but they eventually ran out of steam.

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NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hosted the National Sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence here.

The PM greeted the athletes on the eve of the National Sports Day. Besides shuttler Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi, ace shooter Jitu Rai and trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar were also in attendance.

All the four athletes will be conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.

Sindhu scripted history by winning the silver in women’s singles badminton while Sakshi took the bronze in women’s 58kg freestyle category at the Rio Games.

In a first in Indian sports, Dipa finished fourth in artistic gymnastics at Rio. While Jitu has won over half a dozen medals in the past

two years.

“I showed him my medal and he was very happy. He congratulated me and said you did really well and made the country proud. That really made my day. It was a pleasure talking to him and I felt very happy,” said Sindhu after meeting the PM. Talking about her Olympic glory, she said, “It is great feeling to have won an Olympic medal. It was my dream and it has come true.

I am very happy. I am thankful to everybody, Gopi sir, my parents. I am really thankful to the government as they have been very supportive and also to the sponsors.”

When asked what did the Prime Minister tell her, Sakshi, who burst into the limelight with her bronze medal in Rio, said, “Prime Minister said to me ‘maarna mat mujhe’ (I hope you won’t hit me) and I told him that we wrestlers are very aggressive on the mat but off it, we are very soft hearted.”

Hockey greats demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand

Former hockey player Dilip Tirkey and sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik unveil a jersey at a demonstration to demand Bharat Ratna honour for hockey legend Dhyan Chand. (PTI)

New Delhi, Aug 28 (Agencies): A number of hockey greats of India gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday and demanded India’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’ for one of the greatest players in Indian hockey, Major Dhyan Chand.

On Saturday, demonstrators had submitted a memorandum to the President demanding the highest civilian favour for the hockey legend.

It is also expected that

the demonstrators will also be approaching to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand the same.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address to the nation, paid tributes to the legendary hockey player and said that he was a live example of “sportsman spirit and patriotism”.

“Tomorrow (Monday) August 29 is legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand’s birth anniversary which is

celebrated as national sports day. I pay him tributes and want you all to remember his contribution,” Modi said in his radio address.

“Major Dhyan Chand was a live example of true sportsman spirit and patriotism. He helped India in securing gold medals in Hockey in three Olympic games in 1928, 1932 and 1936,” the Prime Minister said.

Supporting the demand of Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand, former hockey player Dilip Tirkey said, “It’s a good thing that PM Modi has thought about sports and talked about Dhyan Chand.

It’s the country’s demand that he (Dhyan Chand) should be honoured with Bharat Ratna.”

Activist Abha Singh said, “The government should apologise to his family for not giving him the Bharat Ratna during his lifetime.”

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, “If any sportsman deserves it, it is him. It is really for the government to decide, but I think it will be a very welcome move.”

PARIS, Aug 28 (Agencies): The French tennis federation has provisionally suspended Kristina Mladenovic, Caroline Garcia and Benoit Paire for “damaging” its image at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Paire, who was seeded 16th at the Rio Games, was sent home after being kicked off France’s team. The 27-year-old Paire, ranked 34 in the world, broke “team rules,” the FFF said in its statement Sunday. He

are provisionally suspended from selection until a final decision is made on Sept. 24.

Mladenovic and Garcia are key players in France’s Fed Cup team that will contest the final against the Czech Republic in November. France plays away to Croatia in the Davis Cup semi-finals from Sept.

16-18, meaning that Paire is ineligible to play. However, he has yet to represent France and was not expected to be selected.

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colors. The pair was told just before going on court that they could lose by default if they did not change their clothing, and Mladenovic had to lend Garcia some spare gear.

Mladenovic was particularly angry, posting five tweets in which she lambasted what she called the “incompetence” of the FFF, blaming it for “ruining” their match. The FFF said all three showed an “unacceptable attitude,” adding that they

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GENEVA, Aug 28 (Agencies): FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in an interview published on Sunday that he will make less than two million Swiss francs a year, well below the salary of his disgraced predecessor, Sepp Blatter.

Infantino has not yet agreed to terms with FIFA but speaking to Switzerland’s Blick newspaper, he said his salary “will be less than the two million francs ($2 million, 1.8 million euros) people have speculated about.”

Blatter, who was mired in scandal before being banned from FIFA, made $3.6 million in 2015.

Infantino described past dealings with FIFA’s compensation committee as “insulting” and “completely arbitrary.”

During the first two months of Infantino’s tenure, which began in February, the compensation committee included former FIFA audit and compliance chief Domenico Scala, who has emerged as a fierce critic of world football’s new president.

Scala dramatically quit FIFA in May, accusing Infantino of trying to compromise the organisation’s independent committees and acting with an authoritarian streak.

Infantino said his pay could be finalised when the compensation committee meets again, with Scala no longer in the picture. Reflecting on earlier negotiations when Scala was involved, the FIFA chief said: “I expected to talk to these people about my salary based on guidelines and defined processes and not to face a fait accompli by Mr. Scala without a discussion.”

who scored four in that game - and Karim Benzema.

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Zidane’s men upped the pressure as the opening period progressed, with Luka Modric - who had earlier tested Sergio Alvarez – so unlucky not to score after surging forward and seeing a stunning, curling strike bounce away off the crossbar.

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ed in another De Bruyne delivery early in the second half and then hit the side-netting with another attempt soon afterwards.

However, West Ham got a goal back in the 58th minute after Arthur Masuaku made good ground down the left and stood up a cross to the far post that caught out Willy Caballero, allowing Antonio to thump home a header from close range.

West Ham were unable to create a single attempt on goal to grab an equaliser in the closing stages and it was City who wrapped up a deserved victory in stoppage time.

Just a few seconds after Silva had struck the post from substitute Samir Nasri’s pass, Sterling rounded Adrian and sent a cheeky, deft finish inSterling celebrates his goal with Nolito as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at side the near post from a tight the Etihad Stadium to continue their perfect start to the season. angle to cap a fine individual Manchester, Aug 28 take the sting out of proceed- yards out and he did the rest display.

(Agencies): Pep Guar- ings from then on, before Ster- with a confident first-time diola made it five consecutive ling wrapped up the points finish. victories as Manchester City in injury time with a brilliant Eleven minutes later, manager as his side held on strike to ensure Guardiola’s City doubled their lead when to defeat West Ham 3-1 in the winning run continued.

Kevin De Bruyne arrowed in Chances were few and Premier League.

The victory means both a free-kick from the right and far between as Middlesbrough City made an electric City and rivals Manchester Fernandinho rose to direct his continued their unbeaten start start, with Raheem Sterling United will go into their impressive header into the top to the Premier League season opening the scoring and Fer- mouth-watering derby clash corner - a day short of the an- after a 0-0 draw at West Brom. nandinho heading in his first after the international break niversary of his last top-flight The hosts had the better Premier League goal in al- with 100 per cent records. strike. of the first half, with James most a year.

City came flying out Belgium international McClean denied by a fine Guardiola’s men contin- of the traps and had already De Bruyne should have made save from Brad Guzan, before ued to dominate at the Etihad produced three attempts on it three prior to half-time, Salomon Rondon went close Stadium, although Michail goal before Sterling put them somehow missing the target to connecting with a dangerAntonio’s second headed goal ahead in the seventh minute. after Silva had laid it on a ous cross. in as many top-flight games In a slick passing move, plate for him to conclude anAfter the interval Saido threatened to tear up the script David Silva linked up with other spell-binding attack.

Berahino made an appearin the second half.

Nolito, whose cut back found Nolito had a goal ruled ance, with boos ringing from But City were able to fellow winger Sterling 10 out for offside when he chest- a section of the home faithful,

West Brom held in goalless stalemate

unhappy at the 23-year-old’s conduct in seeking a move away from the Hawthorns, but he couldn’t inspire his side to victory. The result sees Boro climb into the top six, while the Baggies are up to 10th.

Tony Pulis made three changes to the hosts’ line-up, with 18-year-old Sam Field making his first-team bow for the Baggies, and immediately he looked at home in the heart of midfield.

McClean was the main threat for the Baggies in the opening period, and had the chance of the half on 12 minutes, with his touch letting him down at the last, allowing Guzan to race from his line to smother in the Boro goal.

After the break Gaston Ramirez sliced wide from the angle after being played in by Emilio Nsue as Boro grew into the match.

Down the other end, Craig Dawson went close with a header from a corner, which flashed past the post, with Guzan beaten.

Berahino’s appearance failed to inject any enthusiasm into the match, with fans voicing their discontent at the sight of the controversial hitman.

The visitors had their first effort on target in the 74th minute, but Cristhian Stuani’s tame effort was easily gathered by a previously redundant Ben Foster in the home goal.

Stewart Downing fizzed an effort wide late on, but a goal didn’t materialise on a cagey afternoon in the Midlands.

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Pugilist Manoj Kumar appeals for PM’s intervention in boxing mess NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Agencies): Bitter about the administrative mess which he feels cost him a medal at the Rio Olympics, pugilist Manoj Kumar says Indian boxing is on death bed right now and desperately needs intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I am sure that I would have won a medal if India was not suspended from the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Had the first round in that pre-quarterfinal bout gone in my favour, the result would have been different,” Manoj told PTI in an interview.

The light welterweight boxer lost to eventual goldmedallist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan. Manoj said the four-year-old logjam in administration destroyed India’s chances in Rio. The country’s boxers could not fetch a single medal for the first time in eight years at the Games. “I think I should have got that first round against Gaibnazarov, that would have changed the complexion of the overall result,” he said.

The 29-year-old from Haryana, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, was included in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme only in June when he qualified for the Games.

Manoj said it was too little, too late for him.

“I never got the support that some others got. I have had to face so much in trying to just qualify. Nobody backed

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me, and by that I mean nobody. I was never considered a prospect, never given any financial support to prepare.

I did everything on my own merit and the support of my elder brother Rajesh,” he said.

“Boxing is dying because of all that has happened in the last four years. I want to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to plead with him to intervene,” Manoj said.

Originally terminated in 2012, India’s national federation is still quite far from taking shape and the AIBA has warned of stern action if elections are not held by

September 25. “There has been no National Championship. Where is the next batch of boxers? Boxing has been destroyed,” he fumed.

Manoj’s assertion of fighting his battles alone is not without grounds. The Haryana-lad has not been given the promotion he was promised

by Railways way back in 2010 after his CWG gold.

Besides, he had to fight a court battle in 2014 to get the Arjuna award despite meeting all the criteria for selection.

And he did not have any sponsor to back his quest for Olympic qualification.

Sania -Monica win Connecticut title Form committees to prepare West Ham complete Simone Zaza deal here. I ask her. When she said yes, I was so excited. It seems we won the tournament, so I’m happy I asked her.”

“We know each other for a long time. Also our games kind of suit each other, so you have that confidence. I think it helped we got a couple first easy matches in terms of the way we played. We kind of found our rhythm almost immediately,” said Sania.

Radwanska claims singles title Sania Mirza (R) and Monica Niculescu with their Connecticut Open doubles title.

New Haven, Aug 28 (Agencies): Sania Mirza received a confidence booster ahead of the US Open, beginning on Monday, with a doubles title victory at the Connecticut Open with Monica Niculescu of Romania.

Sania and Niculescu capped off their newly rekindled doubles partnership with their first title together with a straight set victory over the duo of Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine and Chuang ChiaJung of Taiwan in the final.

The Indo-Romanian pair won 7-5, 6-4 in the summit clash that lasted one hour and 30 minutes.

After pocketing a tough first set 7-5, Sania and Niculescu won a tightly contested second set 6-4 en route to lifting the trophy.

The last time Sania and Niculescu partnered up was way back in 2010, where they joined forces to reach the quarterfinals at the Western and Southern Open. They played that one tournament together before calling time on

the partnership.

Sania recently parted ways with Swiss Martina Hingis after a hugely successful partnership. She partnered with Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic at the Cincinnati Masters last week and won their debut tournament as a team, by defeating former partner Hingis and American Coco Vandeweghe.

Despite winning a title on their first tournament back together, Sania and Niculescu both made it clear that this partnership is just for the short term and both will return to their regular partners in time for the US Open.

“I play with Barbora Strycova,” said world number one Sania at the post-match press conference.

“I play with Vania King.

That’s why I said I hope it’s not the last time we going to play together,” Niculescu said.

Talking about teaming up with Sania in this tournament, Niculescu said, “I asked Sania in Cincinnati. I had an idea maybe she wants to play

Agnieszka Radwanska warmed up for the US Open with a 6-1 7-6 win over Elena Svitolina in the final of the WTA Tour’s Connecticut Open.

The top seed completed a flawless week with her victory over Svitolina, going through the tournament without losing a set.

Radwanska was in complete control from the start of the first set, winning 20 of the first 27 points played to storm into a 5-0 lead.

Svitolina saved two set points to avoid a ‘bagel’ but Radwanska made no mistake on her next service game to race through the opening set in 29 minutes.

The second set proved far tougher as 10th seed Svitolina grew into the match but a series of unforced errors meant chances for her to break the Pole were few and far between.

Svitolina did manage to force two set points but wasted both and Radwanska was well on top throughout the tie-break, claiming just her second title of the season - the first came all the way back in January in Shenzhen.

She starts next week’s US Open as fourth seed and plays America’s Jessica Pegula in the opening round.

for Olympics: PM tells states

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): After deciding to form a Task Force to prepare for the next three Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked states to set up similar panels as “lot more” needs to be done to improve India’s performance in sports.

During his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he hailed the girl power as he referred to Rio medal winners -- shuttler P V Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi. He also hailed gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed a medal by a narrow margin.

He lauded P Gopichand, ace badminton player and Sindhu’s coach, describing him as an example of a fine teacher. “It cannot be denied that our performance (in Rio) was not up to the expectation,” Modi said while mentioning about thousands of messages to him from people who wanted him to speak on the subject of sports in view of poor performance in Rio Olympics as they were badly disappointed.

“In some cases, Indian players could not even perform to the level they do in games at home and in the medals tally, we had only two,” he added.

At the same time, he said Indian participants in some events like hockey, shooting

and boxing performed well, even better than the past.

“But my countrymen, we need to do a lot more. If we continue doing what we have been doing, then perhaps we will again be disappointed,” he said.

In this context, he referred to his recent announcement to form a Task Force under which the government will “go deep” into the subject, study the best practices in the world and prepare a roadmap for the next three Olympic Games in 2020, 2024 and 2028. “We have to formulate a long-term programme,” he said.

The Prime Minister asked state governments also to form such committees to see what could be done to improve performances in sports.

He said states can also send their suggestions to the Centre in this regard.

He said associations linked to sports should also do brain-storming in an unbiased manner. Modi invited even individual citizens, with interest in sports, to write to him or the government.

“We should do all preparations and I am confident that the country of 125 crore people, 65 per cent of them youth, will move ahead with this resolve,” he said.

Zaza is West Ham boss Slaven Bilic’s eleventh signing of a busy summer transfer window.

London, Aug 28 (Agencies): West Ham have completed the signing of striker Simone Zaza on a season-long loan from Juventus.

The Italy international will cost the Hammers £5m

this season, with the deal becoming permanent for a further £20m if he makes a certain number of appearances for the club.

The 25-year-old, who is West Ham’s 11th signing of

the summer, was in and out of the Juve team last season, scoring eight goals in 24 appearances before featuring for Italy in Euro 2016.

Zaza has already played at the London Stadium this season, scoring Juve’s winner in their 3-2 friendly victory against West Ham earlier this month.

He told the club’s website: “I want to thank everyone for welcoming me including the fans and everyone at the club. I wanted to start a new experience and I feel this is the right choice for me.

“I have been fortunate enough to have already played at the new Stadium with a different shirt. It is a beautiful stadium and I felt the warmth of the fans and this was a big reason why I wanted to join the club.

“I want to become a better player and I know I can do that at West Ham. Unfortunately we could not qualify for the Europa League, but I am hoping I can help the club do that next season.”

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): In its endeavour to bring more fans to the stadium for watching the Indian Davis Cup team in action against formidable Spain, the DLTA has decided to conduct the World Group Play-off tie this month under flood-lights with singles matches starting at 5 in the evening.

The two singles matches on the opening day of the crucial tie on September 16, will begin at 5pm while the doubles rubber will start at 7pm, the next day.

The two reverse singles on the final day of tie will again start at 5pm in the eve-

ning. The singles matches during the World Group Playoff tie against Serbia, held in September 2014, had begun at 3pm, so it can easily be said that this will be India’s first ever tie, where the matches will begin so late in the evening.

“We want fans to come and cheer for the Indian players. We deliberated upon the idea how to bring more people to tennis stadium. We have kept those people in mind who have to attend offices during the day. They should not miss this opportunity to watch Indian as well Spanish tennis stars in action,” a DLTA official told PTI.

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