August 29, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 264

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State’s 3rd BSL lab in Tuensang

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KO H I M A , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Nagaland got its third Bio Safety Laboratory (BSL)-- integrated molecular diagnostic and research laboratory (BSL-2 Lab) at Tuensang, which was inaugurated by Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) minister S Pangnyu Phom on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, Pangnyu expressed happiness at the successful setting up of the laboratory after the BSL-3 laboratory at Kohima and BSL-2 laboratory at Dimapur.

Urging people to own responsibility of public property, he remarked that it was now up to the citizens how they make best use of the facility. Congratulating the people of Tuensang and all those involved on successful completion of the setting up of Nagaland’s second BSL-2 laboratory, Phom said in spite of all the hurdles like the lockdown and remoteness of the area, construction of the laboratory could finally be completed.

He acknowledged the Health department, citizens of Tuensang, chief medical officer (CMO) Dr I Moatemjen and Thermo

Chauhan’s tenure as CFMG chief ends D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Lt. Gen. (retd) Shokin Chauhan, who officially took charge as the chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG) on August 29, 2018, has completed his tenure. Lt. Gen. Chauhan, former director general (DG) Assam Rifles, took over from D.K. Pathak, IPS (retd) whose tenure ended on August 9, 2018.

According to reports, the Home ministry was looking for Chauhan’s replacement.

CFMG chairman is tasked to ensure the implementation of the agreed ceasefire ground rules.

JEE, NEET: Review petition filed in SC

NEW DELHI, AUG 28 (AGENCIES): A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the August 17 order dismissing the petition to postpone NEET-JEE Main 2020 exams. The review petition was filed in individual capacity by the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Punjab & Chattisgarh. Advocate Sunil Fernandes has filed the petition. The petition urges the Supreme court to reconsider its order. It further adds that in a situation when classroom teaching has been suspended, conducting such a large scale exam shows ‘non application of mind’.

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“How are we supposed to control traffic when we can’t blow the whistle with this mask on?”

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S. Pangnyu Phom with his colleagues and others after inaugurating the BSL-2 lab in Tuensang, Friday. (Twitter)

Fisher Scientific Inc and its executive Hiranya Thakuria, for having successfully put up a state-of-the-art facility in a remote comer of Nagaland.

He also appreciated the State government, High Powered Committee headed by chief minister Neiphiu Rio for their unceasing support during the process of setting up the laboratory.

According to him, the BSL-2 laboratory at Tuensang will not only cater to the entire district, but also other neighbouring districts like Longleng, Mon, Kiphire and Noklak, even as he expressed confidence that the people of Tuensang along

with the district hospital authorities and CMO would do justice to the project.

Describing the State’s ongoing battle against COVID-I9, the minister said it has so far been a learning experience as new things about the virus are being learnt each new day.

He elaborated on how the State government has developed standard operating procedure (SOP) to contain spread of the virus.

Mentioning that one of the strategies to combat the virus was increasing the testing capacity, he said the BSL-2 laboratory was meant not only for testing samples

for COVID-19 but could also be used to diagnose other diseases like TB, HIV and Hepatitis B & C, all of which have a very high prevalence in the region.

He admitted that rapid spread of COVID-19 has put normal life out of gear, but clarified that its mortality rate was low as compared to other diseases. He also claimed that compared with rest of India, Nagaland was doing relatively better in containing the virus.

With the facilities now in place, Phom hoped that viral load of various diseases could be studied within the State, instead of sending samples outside for the purpose. He also lauded the frontline workers for putting up a good fight to ensure that the citizens are safe.

He recalled the difficulties faced in setting up BSL-2 laboratory at Tuensang as this required comprehensive and detailed outline of the scientific framework with pre-requite manpower, space and funding, even as one of the important prerequisites was specifying the need for engineering control to accomplish the desired task within the timeframe.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Naga People’s Front president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, in a notification, informed that the party has constituted a 14-member Political Affairs Mission (PAM) to facilitate the Naga peace process. PAM shall work on mission mode in its assignment, NPF said.

PAM will be headed

by T.R. Zeliang, MLA & Leader of Opposition as convenor; Thenucho, working president (Pol. Affairs); Apong Pongener, senior working president and MLAs-- Imkong L Imchen, Yitachu, Y. Vikheho Swu, Dr. Chotisuh Sazo, Dr. Chumben Murry, Khriehu Liezietsu, Er. Picto Shohe, Azheto Zhimomi, Y.M. Yollow, Moatoshi Longkumer and Muthingnyuba Sangtam as members The committee has also been empowered to choose co-opt member/members whenever necessary.

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mittee during its meeting on August 26 decided to constitute PAM following withdrawal of its legislators from the Joint Legislators’ Forum on Naga political issue.

PAM will function independently: LoP Leader of Opposition Party (LoP), T.R Zeliang Friday said that the recently constituted Political Affairs Mission (PAM), which comprises NPF officials and NPF Legislature Party (NPFLP), would function independently.

Talking to Nagaland Post, convenor of the newly formed Political Affairs Mission, TR Zeliang, said the main objective of PAM was to persuade NSCN (I-M) and Working Committee (WC), Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) to arrive at mutual understanding and continue the dialogue with

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SSR case: Follow norms of coverage, PCI advises media

New Delhi, Aug 28 (AGENCIES): Concerned over excessive coverage given by media on the Sushant Singh Rajput case, media watchdog Press Council of India (PCI) issued an advisory Friday that took a dim view of the media coverage.

PCI said the media should observe the norms of journalistic conduct drafted by the PCI. Further the PCI advised media to not conduct their own parallel trial or foretell the decision to avoid pressure during investigation and trial.

“The council has noted with distress that coverage of the alleged suicide by a film actor by many media outlets is in violation of the norms of journalistic conduct and, therefore, advises the media to adhere to the norms…” the advisory said.

The PCI was constituted in 1966 to serve as a watchdog for newspapers and news agencies of the country, with powers to censure outlets for violations. It however does not have any jurisdiction over television news channels, which have been covering the case on (Cont’d on p-6) almost 24x7 basis .

NPF forms 14-member PAM on Naga issue the Government of India for “final inking”.

The former chief minister further said that PAM would continue to carry out the mission as facilitator.

He said that since NPF was no longer “part and parcel” of JLF, the newly formed PAM would function independently.

Zeliang said that the JLF was defunct without the opposition party. Zeliang pointed out that during “opposition-less” government the forum was known as Nagaland Legislators Forum (NLF). However, with opposition and the ruling party together, he said the forum was known as JLF. “There is no more JLF because without the lone opposition party how can they use the name JLF. Ruling PDA alone cannot use the name JLF, they should call it the PDA Legislators Committee or PAC created in 2018,” said Zeliang.

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COVID strikes Indian Premier League

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Aug 21 case: Inquiry committee submits report to state govt Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): The 3-member panel constituted by the state government to probe into the August 21 alleged assault on a doctor in Dimapur by IRB personnel, has submitted its report/findings to the state government. Confirming this to Nagaland Post, principal secretary Home, Abhijit Sinha said that the government had received the panel’s report and the same will be examined.

Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association had asserted that they will stand by the 3-point charter of demands put forth by its Dimapur unit. Earlier, NIDA president, Dr. Ritu Thurr said that the association would decide its next course of action only after getting to know the report of the inquiry committee.

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Centre concerned over slow progress of JJM in Nagaland State allocated `56.49 cr for the period 2019-20 Allocation increased to `114.09 cr for 2020-21 Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, AUG 28 (NPN): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who held a video conference with the chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio on Thursday, expressed his concern over the slow progress of progress of Jal Jeevan mission (JMM) in the State and poor fund utilization and urged the State to fasttrack the implementation.

Shekhawat joined the video conference from the hospital as recently he was tested COVID positive.

According to an official statement, Nagaland was allocated a budget of Rs. 56.49 crore for the year 2019-20, but the State could not utilize the full amount.

Under the State share, State could spend only Rs.4.67 crore against the mandatory matching State share of Rs.5.65 crore. The al-

location for Nagaland has been increased to Rs. 114.09 crore in 2020-21 and with opening balance of Rs. 32.95 crore. Nagaland has an assured availability of Rs. 147.04 crore of Central funds for JJM. With matching State share, the State will have Rs 163 crore during 2020-21 for implementation of JJM. So far this year, only 2,950 households have been provided tap connections against a target of 1.47 lakh.

At Thursday’s video conference, various aspects of the mission in the State were discussed at length. Rio assured to provide household tap connections to rural households of the State in an expeditious manner.

Under 15th Finance Commission Grants to rural local bodies, Nagaland has been allocated Rs.125 crore; 50% of this amount is mandatorily to be utilized on drinking water supply and sanitation.

The union minister urged the State for planning to be done at village level and Village Action Plan (VAP) of every village is to be prepared by

State active COVID cases drop to 929 COVID-19 STATUS AS ON august 28, 2020 District

Asymptomatic

Dimapur Kiphire Kohima Longleng Mokokchung Mon Peren Phek Tuensang Wokha Zunheboto Total

433 1 392 1 4 40 3 0 9 7 31 921

ACTIVE CASES RecovMiTotal Symptomatic Death ered grated Cases Mild Moderate 7 1 1424 1877 9* 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 742 1137 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 18 22 0 0 0 0 232 274 0 2 0 0 265 268 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 45 54 0 0 0 0 17 24 0 0 0 0 81 112 0 0 7 1 2858 3805 9 9

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

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): COVID-19 active cases in Nagaland dropped to 929 cases on Friday with 2858 recoveries made so far from the dreaded virus.

On Friday, 21 fresh cases were reported from across the state, taking the tally to 3805 cases till August 28 with 929 active cases, 2585 recovered, 9 deaths and 9 migrated.

According to Health minister, S. Pangnyu Phom 10 new cases were detected in Kohima, 7 in Dimapur, 2 in Zunheboto and 1 each in Wokha and Mon. The state also reported 115 recoveries as on August 28-- 110 in Dimapur and 5 in Kohima.

Further, out of the 3,805 cases, the distribution across various categories of people include 1,623 cases

Khango-led NSCN (K) refutes kidnapping charges NGBF reacts to NSCN (I-M) D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Khango-led NSCN (K) has refuted the allegation of the arrest of its two cadres by Dimapur police on charges of kidnapping an employee of SymBios Creations Pvt. Ltd., Dimapur on August 26, 2020 and sought to provide “actual sequence of events” for “public consumption and in the interest of justice.”

Khango-led NSCN (K) through its MIP stated that one Mughaka Sumi on August 25, 2020 had lodged complaint with the “NSCN authority in connection to duping/cheating case related to purchase of Motorcycle.”

Accordingly, MIP said “an investigation was initiated and the culprit Rohit Choudhary was found at Mid-land colony” on August 26 and taken to “working office for further inquiry and thorough clarity.”

MIP said its cadres were

“completely ignorant” of Rohit’s employment in the SymBios. It said that a lady manager of SymBios also personally had gone to West Police Station to withdraw the FIR “citing the incident as mere misunderstanding and mis-information”. MIP said that while the problem was being sorted out, the “Dimapur Ao youths came to the Police station in mob, took away the lady manager without allowing her to complete the formalities and forcibly registered the FIR as kidnapping offence.”

MIP maintained that Rohit was found to be guilty of selling the motorcycle with fake/forged documents and not innocent or a victim of kidnapping” working for SymBios. It therefore, urged DAYO, BAN and ALT to “ascertain the facts before rushing to the media accusing the organisation of criminal conduct.”

ASTD and ACAUT condemn

Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) and ACAUT Nagaland have condemned the alleged kidnapping of an employee of SymBios Creation Pvt. Ltd, Dimapur by the cadres of Khango-led NSCN (K) on August 26.

In a press note, ASTD president L Wati Jamir and general secretary K Mar Lemtur said that when Nagas were “prayerfully yearning for a fruitful solution” such “callous and dastardly act by NSCN-K (Khango) have totally curtailed the sentimental faith and emotional aspirations of the people of Nagaland in general and the Ao community in particular”.

ASTD said such “barbaric and cowardice act” of any such group/organisation had no room in a civilised society and must be totally condemned by all.

Further, ASTD reaffirmed earlier resolution by all Dimapur-based Ao civil society groups that “in the event of any untoward incidents or wrongful or fallacious eventualities that might happen to any of our Ao bonafide citizen/ members, it shall leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators into justice”.

ASTD urged the law enforcing authority to thoroughly investigate into incident and award befitting punishment to those accused.

The union has expressed appreciations to the personnel of west police station Dimapur led by ASI Vikishe Chophy for apprehending the perpetrators. It also acknowledged Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO) for lodging FIR. (Cont’d on p-6)

dovetailing all available resources by convergence of different programmes viz.

MGNREGS, SBM, 15th Finance Commission Grants, CAMPA funds, Local Area Development Funds, etc.

In Nagaland, out of 1,502 villages, 1,351 villages have PWS schemes, but out of 3.68 lakh households only 18,826 HH (5.1 %) have tap connection.

The Union Minister urged to take up the work a campaign mode so that around 3.5 lakh households belonging to poor and marginalized sections of the society could be provided with tap connections in next 4-6 months. Nagaland has one Aspirational district i.e. Kiphire and the State was asked to expedite the works in the district to ensure tap connections to all households.

Assuring the Nagaland chief minister of his full support to make the state a ‘100% FHTCs State’, Union Minister requested him to launch a campaign ‘Har Ghar Jal’ to make “every village” provided with 100% tap connections and achieve the goal much ahead of 2024.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Nagaland Gaon Bura Federation (NGBF) has said that there is a tendency within NSCN (I-M) leadership to brand Naga leaders, tribes, organisations and other civil society groups as “anti Nagas and traitors” for not towing their political ideology which it said was a “mockery of Nagaland for Christ.”

NGBF president Shalem Konyak, general secretary Shikuto Zalipu and media secretary Akhu Naga termed such statements from NSCN (I-M) as contradictory to their frequent fasting programmes and prayer requests seeking cooperation from Nagas.

NGBF said God-fearing leaders should not insist that their words and actions were final in the Naga context.

It also reasserted that people’s voices and will are final and declared that

NGBF is opposed to dictates that stifled people’s sentiment. NGBF said Nagas did not oppose British occupation and Indian occupation only to finally be treated like “expendable humans at the hands of fellow Nagas.”

NGBF also said that issuing statements such as “... any organization falling in line with RN Ravi is anti Naga ...” summed up the inconsistencies in the last 23 years of political talks between Government of India and NSCN (I-M).

Recalling the killings post the Shillong Accord of 1975 and the split in NSCN in 1988 in which politicians, bureaucrats and civil society leaders were targeted, besides the fratricidal killings, NGBF pointed out that the wiping out of a generation of young local entrepreneurs was still very fresh in the memory of “our people”. (Full text on p-4)

from the Armed Forces, 1224 returnees, 264 frontline workers and 694 traced contacts.

India’s COVID tally climbs to 33,87,500

PTI adds: A record single-day spike of 77,266 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s virus tally to 33,87,500, while the recoveries surged to 25,83,948 on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 61,529 with 1,057 people succumbing to the diseases in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The recovery rate was recorded at 76.28 per cent while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has further declined to 1.82 per cent.

There are 7,42,023 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 21.90 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

Petrol price up for second day D I M A P U R , AU G 2 8 (NPN): State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Friday increased petrol price for the second consecutive day across four metros by 10-11 paise while diesel prices continued to remain unchanged.

According to IOCL website, price of petrol in Delhi was increased to Rs 81.94. After today’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur rose to Rs. 87.23 per litre while price of petrol in the state capital Kohima stood at Rs. 88.13 per litre.

OMCs review rates of petrol and diesel on a daily basis and any changes are implemented at fuel stations with effect from 6 am. Currently, fuel prices vary in different parts of the country due to factors such as price of crude oil, foreign exchange rate and local taxes.

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WEATHER FORECAST august 29

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Some sun with a stray t-storm 33 26 Aizawl

A thunderstorm in spots

27 20

Guwahati Cloudy with a stray t-storm

33 25

A t-storm around in the a.m.

29 21

Imphal

Itanagar Cloudy

29 23

Shillong A p.m. t-storm in spots

24 18

Kohima A shower and t-storm around 23 18 Dimapur Some brightening

32 24

Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

26 20

Tuensang Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

21 15

Mkg

Some brightening

26 21

Zunheboto Cloudy with a thunderstorm

24 18

Wokha

Need to improve state agriculture sector: Kaito

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KO H I M A , AU G 2 8 (NPN): Minister of Agriculture & Co-operation G Kaito Aye Friday stressed on the need to improve agriculture sector so as to boost state’s aspiration for self-sufficiency.

Addressing officers of the department of agriculture during a co-ordination meeting in Kohima, Kaito asked the department officials to collectively work for the welfare of the farmers.

He also advised them to reach out to the “needy farmers”, interact and visit field and villages in order to improve the quality of farming while asserting the need to address “needs of the farmers” for sustainable farming.

The minister also asked the officials to ensure that the farmers are benefitted with “oriented scheme programmes” and that no lapses occur in procedures.

In a keynote address, APC & commissioner secretary, Y. Kikheto Sema suggested integrated sustainable farming for the growth of the farmers.

Stating that the department can be the “guardian of the farmers” as 70% of

Minister G Kaito Aye addressing the meeting. (NP)

the population in Nagaland are in agriculture sector, he said farmers should be supported to help them cater to their needs.

Despite COVID-19 pandemic, Kikheto said the state cannot afford to overlook agriculture sector as it was the mainstay of the state.

He then asked the offi-

cers to focus more on field activities than “countless office meetings”.

A power point presentation on department activities was presented by additional director agriculture C. Peter Yanthan while the meeting was chaired by director, M. Ben Yanthan and vote of thanks by S. Kivikhu Achumi

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020

NBSE informs on availing CSSS DIMAPUR: Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified all concerned as per the directive of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, National Scholarship Division, government of India certain steps needed to be followed to avail the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme (CSSS).

According to DIPR report, the following steps are to be followed: Application for fresh as well as renewal of scholarship must be submitted through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) on or before October 31, 2020. For submission, go to the portal http://scholarship.gov.in It has informed that Aadhaar seeding has been made mandatory for disbursement of all scholarships and that every beneficiary needs to have a separate bank account and get their Aadhaar number

linked with their bank account number.

Principal/head of the institutions must register their institution first in the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (http://scholarship.gov.in) and have been requested to inform their eligible students for CSSS to apply through the NPS portal within the time frame.

The guidelines stated that the head of the institution must verify the application of the CSSS beneficiary students (new and renewal) before forwarding to the given portal. The beneficiary students must be advised to submit the application within the stipulated time notified in the portal.

The beneficiary students/applicants in preceding years have been directed to check whether their given bank account is still active and Aadhaar linked.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved LATE MR. BENDANGWATI

of our beloved daughter

LATE MISS EASTER A year has gone since you left us for your Eternal Journey. Yet we still miss you each and every day with silent tears. But your sweet memories still lingers in our hearts and will always live with us forever.

Loving Mom, Dad & Family Members

29/08/2020

2 ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY

30/12/1980 – 25/08/2020

of LATE HAOPU LOTJEM

We the family of Late Hekiho Awomi would like to give our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to each and every individual, friends, neighbours, churches, unions, relatives, councils, communities and well wishers at the sudden demise of our beloved.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving wife, children, parents, brother, sister, in-laws and relatives.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “The Lord Gave and the Lord has taken away” (Job 1:21) Died on : 29.08.2018

Two years have passed since you left us but it feels like yesterday. Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear. You will forever remain alive in our hearts and memories.

Loving Wife, Children & Family Members

OCYO prohibits: Oriental Colony Youth Organisation (OCYO) Dimapur has prohibited anti social activities and gathering near Government College Dimapur especially during midnight. OCYO warned that it would conduct surprise checking and that action will be initiated against the defaulters as per the resolution of the colony youth organisation. OCYO has also appealed to the public to extend cooperation in this matter.

AR conducts workshop on COVID: Assam Rifles (AR) Phek battalion conducted workshop on COVID-19 on August 27 at Meluri, Phek. During the workshop, the participants were briefed on COVID-19 safety precautions, basic knowledge on the epidemic diseases and hygiene and sanitisation.

Books released: A book titled “A Star over Tenyimia -II 1963-1985” authored by SDB, Fr. Thomas Vattoth was released by SDB, Salesian Provincial of Dimapur, Rev. Fr. Jose Kuruvachira on August 27, at Maracchino Hall, Christ King Church Kohima Village. Meanwhile, a book titled “Beyond Goliath” – a Christian motivational book – authored by Moatemjen Longkumer was also released and dedicated and released by Rev. Dr. Mar Pongener on August 26 at Clark Theological College, Aolijen Mokokchung.

NSCN (I-M) recovers: NSCN (I-M) UT has recovered a two wheeler, hero glamour bearing chassis No: MBLJA06ANGGJ04735, engine No. JA06EJGGJ39328. The UT has asked rightful owner has to claim it by producing the original documents within seven days. One has been asked to contact at 7085596462.

GRATITUDE

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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Died on 29-08-2019 A year has passed since you left us but your memories are still felt deep in our hearts rest in peace dearest, till we meet again.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Words simply cannot suffice to express our sincere gratitude to all those who stood by us at sudden demise of our beloved son Lt. Ghokato H Zhimomi.

The family members would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Sumi Baptist Church Diphupar A. 2. Lizu Naghuto Baptist Born on : May 05, 1989 Died on : Aug 20, 2020 Church.

3. Lizumi Kuposhukulu Dimapur.

4. 12th NAP Battalion.

5. Khukiye Lukhi Village.

6. Friends, Relatives and Well Wishers.

We deeply regret our inability to thank everyone individually, but it is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Parents & Siblings.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late Vibeizolie (Neibu) Chüpuo

(24th Nov. 1981 – 19th Aug. 2020) We the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude to each and every individuals, families, friends, neighbours, organizations, churches and well wishers who stood by us physically, morally, financially and spiritually and shared our sorrow during unprecedented grief and sudden demise of our beloved Late Vibeizolie (Neibu) Chüpuo on 19th August, 2020.

We deeply appreciate your expression of kindness and sympathy during this time of loss.

Nevertheless we would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Doctors and nurses, CIHSR, 4th Mile, Dimapur.

2. A.G. Church, Chümoukedima 3. A.G. Church, Dimapur Section 4. Bethesda A.G.Church, Walford, Dimapur 5. Bodo A.G.Church, Naharbari, Dimapur 6. Chüpuo Thinuo, Dimapur 7. Dimapur A.G. Area Churches Fellowship 8. Department of History (students and teaching faculty), SJU 9. Department of Sociology, SJU 10. Kevihulie Pienyü, AGAS, Coordinator 11. Lotha A.G. Church, 5th Mile 12. Lecturers, Salesian College of Higher Education, Kuda Village, Dimapur 13. Little Flower High School, Chümoukedima 14. Market Management Committee, Saturday Market, Chümoukedima 15. Mopungchuket Village 16. Nousi Krotho, Chümoukedima 17. Rev. Moses Murry, Gen. Superintendent, AGEI 18. Sunday School Department, A.G. Church, Chümoukedima 19. Symbiosis (SHG), Chümoukedima 20. Thenupfüko Krotho, A.G. Church, Chümoukedima 21. Thepfüko Krotho, A.G. Church, Chümoukedima 22. T.M. Wati and Family, Chümoukedima 23. Ward -4 Youth organization, Chümoukedima 24. Youth Alive, AG Church, Chümoukedima 25. Zasi Krotho, Chümoukedima 26. Zhadima Women Society, Dimapur 27. Zhadima Union, Dimapur We deeply regret our inability to mention every individual’s name but trusting and praying that our Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly.

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-Loving family members and relatives

The family of Late Arkokba Longkumer wishes to express our sincere appreciation to our extended family, friends, neighbours and members of the community for all your kindness during the time of our bereavement for your visits, calls, flowers, financial donations and expressions of sympathy.

Words cannot express the strength you have given us during these most difficult times.

Thank you for your love and compassion.

We are forever grateful.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020

Assam tackles cattle disease amid Covid-19

4 districts in Assam have reported lumpy skin disease in cattle.

Guwahati/Kohima, Aug 28 (IANS): Amid Covid-19 and after African Swine Fever, Assam is now dealing with the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in cattle, officials said on Friday.

In view of the reported emergence of LSD in neighbouring Assam, the Nagaland government has sounded a high alert and asked the Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) of all districts to strictly monitor the occurrence of the disease.

LSD is an infectious viral disease in cattle transmitted by arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks caused by the Poxviridae family virus characterised by fever, multiple nodules

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on the skin and enlarged superficial lymph nodes with mortality ranging from one to three per cent.

The disease, however, causes huge economic losses in the form of a drop in milk production, reduced skin quality and restriction of trade and movement.

The LSD cannot transmit from cattle to humans. An Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department official said the incidence of LSD was first reported in June.

At present, cattle in four Assam districts -Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi in the Barak Valley (in southern Assam) and Kamrup in the Brahmaputra Valley are affected.

Deputy Director (incharge) of the Animal Health Centre of the Guwahati-based Regional Disease Diagnostics Laboratory Prodeep Gogoi said though the infected cattle often recover within two to three weeks, there is a reduction in milk production in cattle for several weeks.

Gogoi requested Assam’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department to do clinical surveillance of the susceptible cattle population for nodular skin lesions along with the recording of morbidity and mortality data in the LSD-suspected areas.

The Animal Husbandry department, in a statement in Kohima, said it has also instructed all district officers to issue a red alert to all check gates within their jurisdiction for the control of the disease and suspected animal movement.

The Chief Veterinary Officers of Peren, Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng and Mon districts have been asked to send a report on the disease outbreak.

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Sweeper’s Lane row : Subcommittee submits report

Manipur CM lays foundation stones for projects worth Rs 647 crore

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Shillong, Aug 28: Meghalaya Urban Affairs Hamletson Dohling on Friday submitted the report of a sub-committee to relocate Dalit Sikhs from Sweeper’s Lane to the High Level Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong.

The sub-committee or the consultative committee headed by Dohling had held several meeting with stakeholders – Hima Mylliem, Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council - to finds ways to relocate the residents of sweeper’s colony from their present location.

“We have received the report and now more or less the issue that we discussed form one meeting to the other has almost reached its final stage,” Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, who is also the chairman of the High Level Committee, told reporters after a meeting.

He informed that the High Level Committee will hold another round of meeting and compile the report of the sub-commit-

tee and then send it to the State government.

“Hopefully we would be able to finalize everything and submit the report to the Government to take necessary action,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.

The issues to relocate the residents of Sweeper’s Lane, known to the local people as Them Metor is located in the commercial area of Shillong near Ïewduh, one of the busiest markets in the northeastern states, have led to wide speared violence in the State Capital in 2018 after a minor scuffle between the residents and a local bus driver and his relatives.

The scuffle took a communal turn and over the next few months there were cases of violence and the district administration had to clamped curfew to prevent the situation spiraling out of hand.

For more than two decades, several indigenous Khasi civil society groups have demanded that the Meghalaya government re-locate Sikh residents living in Them Metor since British times, claiming most of them are “illegal settlers”.

Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 28: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday laid foundation stones for 375 surface minor irrigation schemes, 550 ground water irrigation schemes and 151 infrastructure projects to be taken up in different districts through video conference in a function held in Imphal’s City Convention Centre.

The projects are to be taken up with financial assistance from the Union ministry of Jal Shakti and the Union ministry of minority affairs at a total estimated cost of Rs 647 crores.

Deputy commissioners of different districts unveiled plaques of foundation stones in their respective sites on behalf of the chief minister.

Addressing the occasion, Singh claimed that the BJP-led coalition government has been able to take up various key developmental works within a short span of around three and a half year.

Projects such as Go to Village, Go to Hills, Meeyamgi Numit and Hill Leaders’ Day had enabled

N Biren Singh (NP)

the government to identify the people’s needs and wishes, he added.

The chief minister said that he had instructed concerned officials and agencies to complete all projects whose foundation stones were laid today by August next year.

Maintaining that there is need for enhancement of irrigation facilities to be self reliant in food production, Singh said the state government had revived 250 defunct lift irrigation schemes when the state faced drought last time.

Though the minor irrigation department was a little known department in the past, it has started playing a key role in enhancing irrigation facilities ever since the new government had come, he further

claimed.

Singh also said that out of the 151 infrastructure projects for which foundation stones were laid today, many residential schools, working women’s hostels and medical facilities were included.

Stating that people spend huge a huge sum in children’s education, the chief minister expressed hope that people need not send their children to Imphal or outside the state for education once these residential schools start functioning.

The chief minister added that a guest house for the village chiefs of different districts of Manipur would be constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs seven crore inside Royal Palace complex, Imphal.

He also informed that Barak and Makru bridges along Imphal-Jiribam highway would be completed

by December this year.

Earlier in the day, the chief minister also laid the foundation stones for river lift irrigation schemes with lined canal and a working women’s hostel at Kyamgei Mamang Leikai in Imphal East district.

More COVID-19 cases detected in Meghalaya after random sampling

Shillong, Aug 28: Random testing for COVID19 carried out by the Meghalaya government has yielded positive results with several asymptomatic cases being detected due to antigen tests conducted, mostly at market places, over the past few days.

As on Thursday evening, Meghalaya registered

75 new cases of COVID-19, including 33 during random sample surveillance exercise undertaken by the Health and Family Welfare department, taking the active cases up to 1222 and number of recoveries so far to 899, Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said.

He also informed one patient died on Wednesday due to COVID-19, taking the fatalities to nine in the

Endangered tortoise rescued in Wokha

Burmese Mountain (Black) Tortoise

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) Rangapahar, Dimapur has informed that an endangered species, Asian Brown Tortoise also known as Burmese Mountain (Black) Tortoise was rescued from Wokha district on August 26 brought to the park for care and rehabilitation.

A press release by NZP informed that the tortoise, a

female sub-adult of about 7 to 8 years old by visual analysis and weighing about 3.5 kgs (approx.), was rescued with the help of district agriculture officer, Wokha, Santsu Kithan, The release informed that the tortoise has welldeveloped physical features conspicuous of the manouria sub-species emys emys.

state.

70-year-old, Rajendra Shah, a resident of 29 Cantonment Anjalee, was brought dead to Shillong Civil Hospital on Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday, the deceased was not counted as COVID-19 death case, pending a decision of the medical team.

“After thorough consultation, this particular case

Dimapur police recover unidentified body DIMAPUR: Dimapur police recovered one dead body of a “local male” aged 28-30 years on August 25 from the rail track, Dimapur.

In a press release Dimapur Police PRO informed that the victim was “suspected to be hit by running train” and that the body was “recovered inside the Rail Track No. 254/0 to 254/1”.

PRO informed that on completion of all legal formalities the dead body was shifted to District Hospital Dimapur for PM examination / identification.

Further, police has asked claimant/ relatives/ friends of the deceased to contact Officer-in-Charge / GRPS, Dimapur.

Awareness on ‘tobacco in time of COVID’

Participants during the awareness programme at WCH conference hall.

DIMAPUR: An awareness programme on “tobacco in time of COVID-19” was organised by Western Chakhesang Hoho (WCH) on August 27 at WCH Conference Hall with National Tobacco Control Program Dimapur district, nodal officer, Dr. Reyosalu Lase Vizo as the resource person.

A press release by

WC H s t a t e d t h a t t h e awareness was organised as the hoho considered such awareness to be paramount to the community in today’s situation and that community health was the hoho’s first priority.

As COVID19 cases are increasing in the state, WCH said the dangers of tobacco habits especially during this time of pan-

demic need to be taken seriously, as it can complicate COVID-19 situation both in terms of transmission and co-morbidities.

The release stated that the awareness programme was attended by heads of different frontal organization under WCH, village chairmen, VDB secretaries and pastors from various churches.

was counted as death case due to COVID-19. It was also decided that from now on, any COVID-19 positive patient who died, no matter what they died of, will be counted as COVID-19 death,” Dr. War said.

Among the 75 new positive cases, the top medical official informed that 29 cases, including four cases of influenza like illness, were detected in East Khasi

Hills district.

27 positive cases were detected during the random sample surveillance exercise in Rongjeng and Songsak in East Garo Hills district, 15 cases in West Garo Hills district (11 armed force/ paramilitary personnel, and four civilians) and two cases in South West Garo Hills district.

South Garo Hills district and North Garo Hills

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CIH conducts online trainings on production technology DIMAPUR: An online training on “production technology of vegetables for North East region” was conducted on August 17 by Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, government of India, Medziphema, in association with Entrepreneurs’ Guild, Dimapur, Nagaland.

A press release by CIH Medziphema stated that special guest of the training, horticulture commissioner, government of India, Dr. BNS Murthy highlighted the importance of training for farmers and entrepreneurs.

He encouraged adopting “group approach” to get the desired result in production and productivity of vegetable crops.

Dr. Praveen Singh pre-

sented lecture on basics, prospects and technological details of hydroponics while Meribeni Shitiri presented on vegetable production technologies of selected vegetables with respect to NE conditions.

Earlier, CIH Medziphema, in collaboration with department of Agriculture, Medi-Caps University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, conducted a five-day online training on “Nursery management and production technology of selected horticulture crops” from August 10 to 14. Dr. S.K. Chaurey, HoD, Agriculture, MediCaps University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, addressed the gathering while concluding remark was given by Dr. S.D. Upadhyaya, dean of Agriculture, Medi-Caps University.

district detected one new case each.

Asked about the accuracy of the antigen test, especially the results of random sampling/testing, Dr. War said that “any test cannot be stated as accurate”.

“RT-PCR is the common standard test for COVID-19 and in case of doubts (regarding the tests like antigen and others), we

go for the RT-PCR test,” the medical official said, adding that anybody going for COVID-19 test on their ownhave to pay.

With 25 more persons recovering from the viral infection, the total number of recoveries in the state stood at 899 as on date, the DHS said.

Of the 1222 active cases, Dr. War said 847 cases (283 armed forces/

Paramilitary and 564 civilians), were detected in East Khasi Hills district, which is the most affected COVID-19 district in the State.

Meanwhile, several new residential and commercial premises in the state capital were brought under containment order issued by the East Khasi Hills District Magistrate in the wake of detection of Covid-19 positive cases.

NCC cadets conduct ‘plantation drive’

NCC cadets planting tree saplings at Kigwema Government High School premises.

DIMAPUR: A “tree plantation drive” was conducted by NCC Cadets of 24 Nagaland (I) Coy NCC Kohima under the aegis of Group headquarter NCC Kohima Friday at Kigwema Government High School premises.

A press release by NCC Kohima stated that

cadets of junior division (boys & girls), Associated NCC officers and instructors of the Army participated in the drive.

The release informed that a “large number” of medicinal and ornamental plants were planted by the cadets and that the importance of trees in

maintaining the delicate environmental balance was explained to the cadets.

The cadets were also encouraged to plant at least one tree on their birthday as a token of their gratitude to Mother Nature, informed the release.

Security forces nab one in Zunheboto

DIMAPUR: Security forces on August 22 apprehended one “arms dealer” near Kholeboto in Zunheboto.

A press release by PIB (Defence Wing) stated that based on specific intelligence regarding presence of arms dealer in the area, the security forces along with police representative launched an operation and apprehended the individual.

PIB said troops also recovered one AK-47 Rifle, three mag of AK-47, 60 live rounds of AK-47, one MK 3 Rifle, one mag of MK 3 Rifle, three live round of MK 3 Rifle.

The apprehended individual along with recovered Leo Club of Dimapur (LCD) celebrated “Women’s Equality Day” with officers of Women items was handed over to Zunheboto police station for Cell, Dimapur Women Police Station on August 26. LCD also gave a letter of appreciation further investigation, informed PIB. to the Women Cell, Dimapur.

Education department on reducing syllabus

DIMAPUR: Directorate of school education has informed that SCERT, Nagaland has reduced the contents in the subjects English Reader, English Grammar, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, Hindi, Life Skill Education and Nagaland Heritage Studies for classes 1 to 7.

According to DIPR report, the department has informed that the notification was in pursuance to the decision taken by the government to reduce 20% of the syllabus for classes 1 to 8 in consideration of COVID-19 pandemic. The department has directed all concerned to take note that

the reduced syllabus prepared by SCERT contains subjects of class 8 as well. In regards to content reduction for class 8, the department informed that schools shall follow content reductions notified by Nagaland Board of School Education vide Letter Nos. NBE-3/AdTB(10) 2020/567 Dated,

May 22, 2020 and NBE-30/ Ad-VIII 2020-21/569 Dated, May 23, 2020. It has been informed that copies of the revised syllabus can be downloaded from department’s website ‘https:// education.nagaland.gov.in/’ and that the revised syllabus comes into force with immediate effect.

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 264 Dimapur, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020

Litmus test for democracy

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ive states are scheduled to go for assembly elections and amidst the current pandemic and in light of the recent objections by several states against holding of JEE and NEET examinations in September, the question on whether or not to hold elections since the situation is not fully normal but nevertheless this will have to be weighed by the Election Commission of India. The term of the Bihar legislative Assembly comes to an end on November 29 and the polls are likely to he held sometime in October-November. While the BJP is prepared for the polls as it enjoys a huge advantage in terms of resource, manpower and most important, undeniable dominance over all the public institutions; the opposition is still in disarray, divided and lack all the needed resources to fight an awesome opponent.

This unpreparedness was aired by former Union minister and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) convenor Yashwant Sinha, who echoed the voices of a number of political leaders seeking postponement of the Bihar assembly polls in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other states which are scheduled to go to the polls next year include- Tamil Nadu by May 24,2021; West Bengal by May 30,2021, Assam by May 31,2021 and Puducherry by June 8,2021 It may be recalled that earlier, the ECI panel decided to defer eight bypolls - seven assembly and one Lok Sabha seat - citing floods and the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-month deadline to hold these eight bypolls was ending on September 7. The remaining 49 bypolls are due after September.Which way the ECI will take will also depend largely on how the centre ultimately ‘convinces’ the poll body. While the BJP is ruling in Assam and shares power with the JDU in Bihar; the AIADMK, a BJP ally, is ruling in Tamil Nadu; the Trinamool Congress, a staunch anti-BJP party is ruling in West Bengal while the Congress along with DMK share power in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The assembly elections in these states is more crucial for the opposition since it would be a massive boost if they manage to retain their states and wrest at least Bihar from the BJP. In Assam, the BJP is on a strong wicket and has managed to engineer large-scale desertions from the Congress mainly owing to the influence of former Congress stalwart and present finance minister of BJP, Dr.Himanta Biswa Sarma. The only factor that could upset the BJP in Assam is, if the ‘grand alliance’ of Congress and AIUDF and possibly some recently formed regional parties, manage to prevent splitting of anti-BJP votes. In consideration of COVID-19 pandemic, the ECI is open to the concept of a combination of virtual and physical campaigning and this could also be implemented in other elections if they are held amid the pandemic. Virtual campaigning would require efficient connectivity as well as at least 80% of people having mobile phones. However, according to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), only a little over half the population has a mobile phone and only 34 percent has a smartphone. The polls, are going to be a test for opposition parties, if they can do well and for the ECI to regain confidence of the voters by ensuring a truly free and fair poll.

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 askHim 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 selfsufficient, 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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The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values. ~ William Inge

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020

Post-mortem

Nagaland Gaon Bura Federation reacts to NSCN (I-M) T he Nagaland Gaon B u r a Fe d e r a t i o n (NGBF), the hereditary Custodians of Naga customs, traditions in the present state of Nagaland, puts on record the following matters for posterity in the face of alarming and malicious media publications on Indo-Naga political issues.

The NGBF observes the following: 1. In the last twenty three years of Indo Naga Peace talks, the GBs of Nagaland have stood for and supported inclusive, acceptable and honorable solutions for all Nagas irrespective of boundaries.

After the signing of FA 3rd Aug. 2015 between GOI and NSCN (I-M) and Agreed Positions between GOI and WC, NNPGs on 17th Nov. 2017, time and again the NGBF has appealed to all the negotiating parties to bring home honorable and acceptable political solution to our people. The NGBF has met Prime Minister of

India Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi and GOI interlocutor Shri R. N.Ravi a number of times for early settlement of Naga problem.

2. There is a perpetual tendency within NSCN (I-M) leadership to brand Naga leaders, tribes, organizations, other civil societies as anti Nagas and traitors for not towing their political ideology. This is a mockery of Nagaland for Christ.

The statements contradict frequent fasting programs and prayer requests seeking cooperation from Nagas.

God fearing leaders should not insist their words and actions are final in the Naga context. The people’s voice and will is final. NGBF is opposed to dictate that stifles people’s sentiment.

Nagas did not oppose British occupation and Indian occupation to finally be treated like expendable humans at the hands of fellow Nagas.

3. Post Shillong Ac-

cord in 1975, rampant killing among Naga national workers ensued in Eastern Nagaland. After the split of NSCN in 1988, the fratricidal killings spilled into present Nagaland state. The brazen assassination attempts on politicians, bureaucrats, civil society leaders and wiping out of a generation of young local entrepreneurs is still very fresh in the memory of our people. Today, leaders or groups with such tendencies must rethink. Our children have come of age. Wounds of the past must be allowed to heal and not flare.

4. On the issues being raised against GOI interlocutor Shri R.N Ravi, NGBF observes that the demand for replacement of interlocutor is unjust and untenable due to the fact that he is also the GOI interlocutor with other negotiating groups.

The status paper is with the tribal leaders and organizations. The transparency and practical aspect of the negotiations between GOI

and WC, NNPGs, without compromising Naga history, identity and political right in all Naga areas, being communicated to the tribes and public at the grassroots level has found favour with the people. In recent days, the NSCN (I-M) statements have described 14 tribes, NTC, NGBF, CNTC and other civil societies as planted by R.N Ravi and tutored by him has deeply hurt the sentiment of the Nagas. R.N Ravi was first seen by Nagas on TV having a warm handshake with Mr. Th. Muivah on 3rd August 2015. After twenty years of peace talks, the GOI had no option but to invite all other Naga Armed groups to the negotiating table.

Just like the NSCN (I-M), all the groups had different ideologies and policies and owe their origin to the very first undivided NNC. The only role the Naga civil societies particularly the NTC, NGBF and Churches played was bringing sworn

covid impact on edn of children of poor families

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ovid-19 is a global pandemic that had killed millions of precious life and has created serious impact on the economy of every nations of the world. This pandemic is also making a very serious impact in all levels of human existence even in state of Nagaland. The worst impact is felt by the ‘poorest’ section of the people in the society. The school children from poor families are at the receiving ends when it comes to education system. The affordable traditional educational system is badly affected, the formal traditional classrooms where every students can learn and interact with their teachers has been replaced by new method call “the online classes” which cannot be afford by many .

As I observed the school children are the worst hit. This led me to interact with several children from the poor families how they feel about the whole new normal. They are frustrated because they can’t go and meet their friends in the school anymore, they can’t go to church to attend Sunday schools/ can’t go to mosque to learn the Quran, and they can’t go outdoors to play with fellow friends, no family outings, no social gatherings, not visiting relatives/ friends, no religious festivals etc.

Another area of frustration was that many cannot join the online classes because their parents cannot afford to buy smart phone so they feel themselves inferior to other children.

It effect in their behavioural patternthey are becoming irritable, angry, and sad and depressed for minor reasons. Those who somehow could afford the smart phone are unable to handle the smart phone and also the new method of teaching on “online.”

Many children have lost interest in attending the classes from their own poor home where there is no study environment. Another issue is, for many poor families, one smart phone is not enough for all the children to attend their classes. These are some of the new challenges they are experiencing. The academic pressure gives

(From previous issue) ur society is a kind of society formed and shaped by moral philosophy and traditional beliefs. Though as Christian we may not strictly adhered and practice yet we should acknowledge and cultivate the good of our own tribal taboos and gennas which is the principal guidelines of our ancient morality. Comparatively today’s morality and ancient morality has a very different outlook. We all heard and know ancient morality has a very high and respectable value where every citizen is disciplined and accountable for the secured and peaceful society whereas today it is contrary. Having a good building, doors with hard lockers and fortified compound walls and yet still live insecure. Thus this single situational phenomenon absolutely explained the moral value between us and our ancient. Indeed it will be wise to inculcate those

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more stress on the children’s life and get depressed and online classes are inadequate for their studies. Thus, many of the parents are very worried about their children’s future.

Now many children with no school and not attending the online classes have the whole day free time at their disposal with nothing to do.

This home confinement has led them to mismanagement of time that lead to sleep disorder, eating time disorder, silent nature, and behavioural change which is very different than they used to be. These are some of the ill effect of the pandemic upon the school children of the poorer families. For the children of the well to do families the tale will be very different and issues also will be very different. Amid educational institution being shut due to Covid19 crisis the concern department is doing its level best to make up using different means of digital learning for instance initiated the programme like TV, Radio education, digital content distribution through YouTube channel, distributing pen drives loaded with study materials for Class 5-12 students. Despite all efforts to make digital learning accessible for all the children, there are still numerous issues that pose as obstacles for instance- pen drive is of no use without a computer/laptop, YouTube without smart phone with internet facilities, TV programme with no TV set. Sometimes power cut is an issue. Therefore, to reach out to all section of the people in the society government functionaries should continue to find out the means to accommodate all children.

In every human society, there will be poorer section of the people.

In the Bible we find so many passages that have concern for poor.

In Proverbs 31: 8-9, King Lemuel’s mother instructed her son to be always sensitive for the cause of the poor and destitute. In verse 8, 9 she said “speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute ... defend the rights

of the poor and needy”. The king represent the people who are at the top, those who make the policy, and the one under whose authority it is implemented. They are to “speak out” for those “who cannot speak”. Here, “Who cannot speak” is in reference to anyone who for any reason is unable to plead his/ her own cause. He/she may be tender age, lowly status, ignorant, and timid or a person with disability. These people will perish if left unaided, sure to be utterly ruined.

In this text king Lemuel’s mother advised her son to open his mouth freely, readily, boldly and intrepidly and plead for such persons. In our pandemic situation, unless someone or some persons of wisdom, power and authority interpose on behalf of all the children of the poor families, those children’s life will be in danger of ruin. I felt that there is an urgent need to address this “serious issue” in all levels. Government, NGOs, teachers and parents have a greater role to play in such a situation of ours to save those young minds.

• Parents should be informed to be very careful in dealing with their children, they can show more love, patience, more understanding, and should participate in children activities that may make them feel better and lively at home.

• Parents can teach the children the value of love, life, time, ability, hard work, and positive attitude towards the life situation and initiate to lead them to gracefully adopt the new normal of our time.

• Government, civil societies, and school management should make arrangement in such a way that even the poor children can access and be a part of digital learning process if at all we are to adopt the new learning process.

• Every effort should be make to ensure that no one is left out or left behind.

Temsunaro, Lecturer Discipleship Bible College Mt. Miracles Dimapur

enemies to a common table where they could see eye to eye for the sake of Nagas. It was providence.

5. 3rd August 2015 Framework Agreement signed between GoI and NSCN (I-M) clearly mentions that negotiations had concluded, R.N Ravi and Th. Muivah signed and sealed with a handshake.

Three years later, GOI realized it had been misled.

There were other stakeholders on the ground. Sensing exclusive pact was not going to solve the Naga issue.

NGBF and all tribal hohos insisted on an inclusive solution and on 17th Nov. 2017, the Agreed Position was signed between GOI and WC, NNPGs. Logic says if R.N Ravi, as NSCN (I-M) allege, planted or tutored stakeholders, he would never dare acknowledge or admit that the Nagas had political and historical right to self determine their future in consonant with their distinct identity. Not

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in a signed document. This is a great achievement and credit goes to Naga tribal Hohos, the GBs, Churches and prayer warriors. Blaming R.N Ravi or MHA has no basis.

6. A group negotiating with GOI with R. N Ravi as interlocutor and issuing statements saying, “... any organization falling in line with R.N Ravi is anti Naga...” this sums up the inconsistencies in the last twenty three years of political talks between GOI and NSCN (I-M).

NGBF cannot lie to the people at a grassroots level and therefore this press statement is issued with a hope that Nagas would stay calm and positive against disturbing media trials and presumptions.

Shalem Konyak, President NGBF Shikuto Zalipu, Gen. Secretary NGBF Akhu Naga, Media Secretary NGBF

Tax over tax

axation- Does it not sounds synonymous with Nagaland? The place where income tax is not applicable but every other tax under the sky is levied.

In an attempt to outdo other parallel governments, the state government instead of working for the welfare of its people decided to impose the Covid cess abrasively.

Barely one month after the nationwide lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19. The state government wasted no time to impose Covid cess in the state. The Covid cess came into effect on 28 April, 2020 burdening the common people by levying Rs. 6 on Petrol and Rs. 5 on Diesel respectively. This is in addition to the Value Added Tax (VAT) which is already collected by the state as its share. Starting 2014, there has been a continuous drop in crude oil prices. Today it has dropped to a record low of $34/ barrel. The last time crude oil was purchased at such cheap price was in 2004 when Petrol was priced at Rs. 35.71/- and Diesel at Rs. 22.74/-. For the general understanding of all, it is imperative to know the breakup of fuel prices. Currently, the base price of petrol is Rs. 24.95/ litre as per the Indian oil corporation website.

The Central share which is in the form of Excise duty is Rs. 32.98/litre on petrol and Rs. 31.88/litre on Diesel. This is an increase of over 270% in excise duty since 2014. During the UPA-II just before demitting the office, the excise duty was capped at Rs. 9.48/litre on Petrol and Rs. 3.56/litre on Diesel. The price of crude oil was also as high as $140/barrel in 2014. After that comes the VAT or the Value Added Tax which is the state’s share. Currently VAT is levied at over Rs.

17/litre on petrol and diesel.

However, it depends from state to state. Then comes the dealer commission, freight charges et cetera. All these add up to the exorbitant fuel prices which the citizens have to bear the brunt.

The Central government has collected a staggering 2 lakh crore rupees from the excise duty in the last six years!

Drawing inference from the above statistics, it is not rocket science to comprehend that the state government is simply imposing tax over tax on its gullible citizens. I will not feign ignorance by demanding the government of immediate accountability from the funds received for the post-devolution revenue deficit grant which many consider it as Covid-19 fund. That is entirely a different subject and will be taken up in due course of time. With little or no welfare schemes of the state government the citizens have had a harrowing time during the total lockdown.

The situation is no better even now. The relief rice under the NSDMA were also in some instances distributed under the name of the ministers of the ruling dispensation and the same did not reach the intended target. The present government seems to be completely cut off from reality devoid of any empathy for its suffering citizens.

The decision of the state government on Covid cess has added more woe to the misery of the common people. Now that the state government has decided to charge the returnees for food and other expenditures, it has no moral authority to continue sucking the blood of its innocent citizens lest it like to liken itself with the gruesome analogy of Stalin and the chicken.

X Chophika Sumi, Pishikhu Village, Khaghaboto Area

Fading originality amidst advancements

ancient moral principles. Today Nagas are struggling for national identity; however many young Nagas are still ignorant, some confused, some wrongly brained washed about the history, identity and lineage of the Naga ethnic group. Early study of foreign history and education might also be the cause. Nevertheless midway historical propaganda should not propagate less we lost our genuine identity in the process. To keep our identity alive and to form our substantial nation as unique and original; truth must be accept and told. We young generations have the right to know a clear undisputed historical account of our origin and existing lineage.

Real patriotism and nationalism spirit of any person for a given nation should come from one’s original sense of belongingness and bear responsible towards that particular unique identity formed by its blood relation, culture

and tradition. Any other given argument or claims of patriotism and nationalism outside of culture and traditional relation is a mere emotional expression or a conditional set of role to be played under political situation. Individual, group or regional interest can be a dangerous element to the spirit of nationalism and that is what it’s slowly crept into the mind of young Naga generation today.

While excelling and prospering in life, losing of one’s own intrinsic cultural knowledge in fact is a great lost. Losing of one’s originality may also lead to identity crisis. Had we failed to contain and preserve our cultural and traditional identity within ourselves today, our rich culture and tradition may be sparingly found only in the museum and library tomorrow. Had we failed to retain the originality of our identity with honesty and sincerity, our future generation may

probably have a fake and deficient historical account and may face identity crisis.

Educational department has introduced and integrated our folklores and histories in the school syllabus to learn about our own. However unless an individual posses a knowledge and acquired a trait personally it may at last inscribe into a degree certificates alone. Likewise every young people know at least a church choruses and hymns, a folk song of our own tribe can also be learned.

Simple yet foremost initiation can be diligently start speaking mother tongue or native language with families in the home and to homogeny tribal folks. Tribal Hohos and other tribal organization can emphasis more on promoting and preserving indigenous culture and practices, they are amiable and have better opportunity to organized and promote indigenous ethos than the government organization has. Lest we mastered and pass on our

cultural identity in person, our only to be talked about. descendant will study it like (Concluded) purely foreign culture, than Lohrü Soruna, our culture is a lost culture Kuda B village, Dimapur

Reader’s Post

Exorbitant rate of meat in Dimapur

Sir,

Since the inception of national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, butchers in Dimapur have taken immense advantage by selling meats at exorbitant rates.

Unlike other non tribal people, most Nagas crave for meat despite the exorbitant illegal rate charged by the butchers. In this regard, Dimapur Municipal council (DMC) have fixed rates of certain items twice or more, however, no heed has been paid on DMC’s fixed rate. As regular consumers of meat, the public has left with no other option than purchase it for consumption. Therefore, I would like to appeal the concerned authority to come up with more stringent laws and actions to curb the menace of illegal rate charged by butchers and other vegetable vendors in Dimapur.

Temsu Ozukum, Dimapur

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

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moves to amend law Part-II: E&S department survey Sushant case: CBI questions forGovt delimitation in NE states

Rhea Chakraborty for 9 hours

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty arrives at DRDO guesthouse for questioning by CBI team at Santacruz East in Mumbai, Friday. (PTI) Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI): Actress Rhea Chakraborty, accused of abetting the suicide of filmstar Sushant Singh Rajput, reached the DRDO guest house here on Friday for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an official said.

This is for the first time that Rhea Chakraborty (28) is being questioned by the CBI in the Sushant death case.

She was summoned by the central agency to appear before its probe team on Friday around 10.30 am, the official said.

Rhea Chakraborty, Rajput’s girlfriend, left her residence around 10 am to reach the DRDO guest

house in suburban Santacruz, where the probe team is stationed, he said.

Before Rhea Chakraborty’s arrival, Rajputs friend and flatmate Siddharth Pithani and manager Samual Miranda had reached the DRDO guest house to join the investigation, the official said.

The CBI team, which is in the city since the last eight days to investigate the Sushant death case, on Thursday recorded the statement of her brother Showik Chakraborty. The recording of statement lasted for more than eight hours.

The CBI has so far questioned the late actor’s flatmate Pithani, cook

Over 1,700 citizens demand FIR against Suresh Chavhanke NEW DELHI, AUG 28 (AGENCIES): More than 1,700 citizens — including prominent journalists, film directors, lawyers and civil society members — have written to seven chief ministers Friday, demanding that an FIR be registered against Sudarshan News Editor-inChief Suresh Chavhanke for spreading ‘hate speech’, reports The Print.

The petition demands action against Chavhanke after he posted a teaser of an alleged exposé of the “infiltration” of Muslims in the civil services, in what he termed as “bureaucracy Jihad” on Twitter Tuesday. It appeals for “appropriate action” against Chavhane and Sudarshan News “under the prevailing law for this grotesque assault on India”.

The petition has been signed by eminent personalities like directors Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan, Vikramaditya Motwane; senior journalists Meenal Baghel, Deepal Trivedi, Sagarika Ghose, Priya Ramani, Natasha Badhwar, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta; and activists such as Aakar Patel, Biraj Patnaik, Avinash Kumar, Piya Chakraborty, among others.

They wrote to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.

The petition states that Chavhanke’s video constituted “an assault on India’s most revered institutions, on the impartial nature of the UPSC examinations, on our society’s inclusive ethos, on the citizens of the country, and on India itself ”.

It added that he also violated Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, which penalises sharing obscene material online.

“These words mirror the hate speech that has been historically seen to precede social unrest and violence. They have no place in a progressive and peaceful society,” the petition notes.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

NAGALAND : KOHIMA NO.ED/PLN/MISC/2019-20 Dated Kohima the 28th August 2020

Show Cause Notice to Queen Mary School 3rd Mile, Chekiye Village, Dimapur.

Whereas, your School has not provided information as per notification No.NLD/SS/MIS-05/2020 dated 25.06.2020 issued by Samagra Shiksha and notification No.ED/AEI12/2019 dated 29.06.2020 issued by the Directorate of School Education. Whereas, despite repeated reminders

by Block and District Mission Authority the School did not submit UDISE + 2019-20 Data Capture Format (DCF), hence last date for submission of DCF was set on 17th August 2020 through press release on 15th August 2020 but no information was provided till date.

Hence you are hereby called upon to give your explanation within three days from the date of publication of this notice, why appropriate disciplinary action cannot be taken against you for the above misconduct. In case no reply is received within 3 days it will be presumed that you have no explanation to submit and further action will be initiated.

Sd/(SHANAVAS C) IAS Principal Director DC-504

Neeraj Singh and domestic help Deepesh Sawant, among others, as part of its probe in the high-profile case.

Earlier, before the CBI took over the probe, the Mumbai police had recorded the statement of Rhea Chakraborty in connection with Rajput’s death.

The Supreme Court last week upheld the transfer of an FIR, lodged by Rajput’s father in Patna against Rhea Chakraborty and others for allegedly abetting his son’s suicide and misappropriating his money, to the CBI. The 34-year-old actor was found hanging on June 14 in his flat in suburban Bandra.

NEW DELHI, AUG 28 (AGENCIES): The Union government has moved a proposal to amend the Representation of the People (RP) Act 1950 to give legality to its March 6 order setting up a Delimitation Commission for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland, reports The Indian Express.

The Law Ministry had notified the Delimitation Commission for the four northeast states and Jammu and Kashmir on March 6. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai is its chairperson, and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra is the EC’s representative on the panel. It may be recalled that, SK Mendiratta, who served with the EC for over 50 years, had red-flagged this in a letter to the three election commissioners in June.

Section 8A of the RP Act 1950, introduced by Parliament in 2008, states that delimitation in the four

northeast states, when held, would fall within the EC’s remit. Hence, any delimitation exercise in Arunachal, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland by the new Delimitation Commission would be “declared void by the courts” and, subsequently, result in “wastage of huge precious public funds”, Mendiratta had written in his letter. The poll panel had forwarded the message to the Law Ministry for consideration.

According to sources, the Law Ministry, in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has agreed to amend the RP Act 1950 to permit the Delimitation Commission to conduct the exercise in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland. The amendment would provide a legal basis for the March 6 order. The Law Ministry had also reached out to the EC this month for comments, and the latter is learned to have okayed the proposal.

report on amenities in villages

Correspondent

KOHIMA, AUG 28 (NPN): In continuation, the part-II of the survey report released on August 25 on local, block-level statistics for local level planning (LLP) 2020 by the department of Economics & Statistics highlights about various amenities that are available/ lacking in rural areas.

Phek district: Phek district has 8 blocks with 95 villages, all of which have Electricity, Road connectivity, Mobile phone service, fair price shop and Water supply (PHED) as on 31 January 2020.

Chizami village under Chizami block has access to 26 basic amenities, which was the highest in the district followed by Meluri village under Meluri block with 25 basic amenities.

The village with the least basic amenities was Shurhoba village under Phek block with only 9 out of 40 amenities.

district. 10.5 % of the villages in the district have the facility of Village Library, 90.5 % have Village Council Hall and 84.2 % of villages have playground.

About 5 % of the State’s Indoor Stadium facility was located in villages of Phek district while 30.5 % of its villages have Marketing Shed and close to 99 % have Anganwadi Centre and Public Toilet facility was available in 57.8 % of the villages in the district.

About 2% of its villages have the facility of Bank and ATM Booth and 8.5 % of the State’s Police Station was located in the district, while 4.5% cent of the State’s Police Beat Post was located in villages in the district. Common Service Centre was available in 9.4 % of the villages in Phek district, about 98 % of the villages have Self Help Group and Street Light was available in 26.3 % of the villages. (For more log on www. nagalandpost.com)

China builds 5G infra along Line of Actual Control New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS): As India and China continues to be in a border dispute deadlock, Beijing has started laying fibre optics cables and installing other equipments for Fifth-generation wireless technology -- commonly known as 5G -- along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops were also found constructing barracks and other structures near the Pangong

Lake. The intelligence agencies flagged that construction for 5G was noticed near Demchok area, one of the disputed sites at LAC, in the first week of August.

The agencies noticed installation of equipment for new spectrum bandwidths, laying of fibre optics cables and the development of cellular transmission technology.

The agencies also alerted that fresh construction works were seen along the Pangong Lake despite

China having stated they will move back.

New huts and sheds have come up at Pangong Lake.

This is happening even when both the countries are in dialogue for disengagement.

The India-China standoff is nearing four months after tensions broke

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out in early May. While initial disengagement took place in Galwan Valley and Patrol Point 15; Pangong Lake and Gogra-Hot Springs area also known as patrol point 17A remains volatile.

At Pangong Lake, China has strengthened their positions between Finger-5 and 8 and India is to take up

this move very strongly.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refused to pull back eastwards from the 8-km stretch it has occupied from Finger-4 to Finger-8 by building scores of new fortifications there since early May. The mountain spurs jutting into the lake are referred to as Fingers in military parlance.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

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The villages in Phek district have access to 14.8 % of the State’s Government bus and about 4 % of the State’s Private bus.

Taxi service was available to 72.6 % of the villages in the district. According to the report landline phone service was available to 5.2 % of the villages and postal service covers 56.8 % of villages in Phek district.

Villages of Phek district have access to 8.7 % of the State’s GPS, 6.3 % of GMS, about 15 % of GHS and 12.5 % of GHSS. On an average, 9.7 % of the state’s private educational institution was found in this district. 51.5 % of its villages have Sub-Centre facility, while Primary Health Centre was available to 22 % of the villages. One Private Clinic/Hospital was located in a village in Phek district which accounts to about 1 % of the villages.

Veterinary Health Centre facility is available to 21 % of the villages in the

Dated: Kohima, the 28th August, 2020

NOTIFICATION The Government of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) provides an opportunity to the students belonging to six Minorities communities notified by the Government of India (Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsis), Muslim and Christian) for availing scholarships under two scholarship schemes viz. Post-Martic and Merit cum-Means based Scholarship for the year 2020-21. The Department/ “Directorate of Technical Education” , Government of Nagaland invites applications for above scholarships, given by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India for the above schemes”.

Last Date for submission of online applications i. Post-Matric Scholarship for fresh scholarship (first time applicant) and & 31st October 2020 Renewal scholarship (applicant who has got ii. Merit-cum-Means based scholarship during 2019-20) by students.

Scholarship • The applicant should be the student of the notified minority communities (Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrain (Parsis), Muslim and Christian).

• The applicant should be pursuing studies in India in Government or recognized Private University/ Institute/ College/School.

• The course being pursued should be of Minimum one year duration.

• The applicant should have secured 50% marks in the last annual Board/ Class examination.

• The parental annual income ceiling from all sources should not exceed Rs.2 Lakh for Post-Matric Scholarship and 2.5 Lakhs for Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship.

For Applicants • Applicants are advised to apply online for the appropriate scholarship schemes on the website of National Scholarship Portal at www.scholarships.gov.in • Detailed ‘Instructions’ for filling in online application and ‘Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are available on the National Scholarship Portal homepage.

• Applicant is advised to give only that bank account details which remains in active mode compliant as per bank’s instructions so that payment of Scholarship does not fail.

For Universities/ Institutes/College/School • All Universities/Institutes/Colleges/Schools, where a minority student is studying, should get themselves registered (if not done earlier) on National Scholarship Portal Sd/(ER. ARJUN SINGH) DIRECTOR Issued by DIPR DC-503

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Contact Nos.:03862-233435, +91-6909617895.

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Online entrance test and interview date will be intimated.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.HED/SCHO-1/2016/ Kohima, dated, the 28th Aug. 2020 NOTIFICATION TO ALL BENEFICIARIES/ INSTITUTIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES UNDER DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

This is to inform all the students and Educational Institutions that: 1. The Online Scholarship application for all the three Schemes viz. Post Matric Scholarship-ST, Nagaland Merit & Research Scholarship and NEC-Merit Scholarship for the academic session 2020-21 shall be live (active ) from 7th Sept. 2020 till 30th Nov. 2020 via Common Scholarship Portal https;//scholarship.nagaland.gov.in.

2. Applicants studying within Nagaland are to submit the hard copy of their online submitted application along with necessary documents to their respective institutions for necessary verification/compilation and onward submission to the Directorate of Higher Education by the institution.

3. Applicants studying outside Nagaland are to submit the hard copy of their online submitted application along with necessary documents including Part B to the Office of the Directorate of Higher Education.

4. The last date for submission of hard copies for Merit & Research Scholarship, Annexure IV format of Post Matric Scholarship-ST (within Nagaland and NEC-Merit Scholarship (Renewal only) by the Applicants/Institutions/Colleges/Universities to the Directorate of Higher Education shall be 11th Dec.2020.

5. The last Date for submission of hard copy of online Scholarship application for students studying outside Nagaland to this office will be 11th Dec. 2021.

6. The mandatory Annexure IV format of Post Matric Scholarship (within Nagaland) to be filled up by the Institutions/Colleges/Universities can downloaded in the directorate’s website www. highereducation.nagaland.gov.in 7. Institutions are instructed to go through the guidelines in the given portal for necessary instruction.

Applicants are requested to fill up and submit the online application at the earliest to avoid congestion at the last hour.

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Request for proposal (RfP) for Appointment of Program Management Agency (PMA) for assistance in Implementation of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) The share of livestock in agricultural sector GDP growth has been increasing faster than the crop sector in the past decade because of the raising demand for livestock products propelled by income, population growth and urbanization. The livestock sector plays an important role in the socio-economic development of rural households. It contributes about 4.2 percent to the Gross Value Added (GVA) and 28.8 percent to the Agricultural Gross Value Added.

The sector has been fraught with challenges which have hampered sector's growth. These have included but not been limited to lack of health & breeding infrastructure, non-optimal network architecture and limited processing & marketing infrastructure. To address these challenges the Government of India recently announced Rs. 15,000 crore Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund ("AHIDF") to develop infrastructure for dairy processing, meat processing and animal feed processing.

The broad contours of the AHIDF are set out below: Proposed Beneficiaries: • Farmer producer organizations (FPOs), MSMEs, Section 8 companies, private companies and individual entrepreneurs Broad contours: • Beneficiaries are required to contribute margin money @ 10% in the case of Small Enterprises, 15% for Medium Enterprises and up to 25% for other category of enterprises of the total project cost. The balance would be the loan component to be made available by scheduled banks.

• 3 per cent interest subvention will be given to eligible beneficiaries.

• Two-year moratorium period for repayment of loans with six years repayment period • A Credit Guarantee Fund of Rs. 750 crore to be managed by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide credit guarantee to the projects which are covered under the MSME defined ceilings.

• The guarantee coverage would be upto 25 per cent of the credit facility.

DAHD intends to on-board a Programme Management Agency (PMA), for a period of 3 years to assist and support DAHD and State Governments / UT Administrations in the management of AHIDF. The PMA will be responsible for continuous engagement with the DAHD. State Governments/UT Administrations and other agencies being hired to implement and monitor the AHIDF. The salient features of the project, eligibility criteria and prescribed formats for submission can be accessed in the RfP document uploaded on the website : http://eprocure.gov.in and http://dahd.nic.in.

Interested applicants are requested to submit their responses to the "RfP" on Central Public Procurement Portal (http://eprocure.gov.in) on or before 18th September, 2020 by 11:00 AM. The submissions must be addressed to: Joint Commissioner (Poultry), Department for Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110001 davp 01201/11/0004/2021

No promotion without exams: SC

not within the domain of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

The Supreme Court concluded that direction of the University Grants Commission in its revised guidelines dated July 6, where it directs the universities and colleges to complete the final year/terminal examinations by September 30 shall be overridden by any contrary decision taken by a State Disaster Management Authority or the state government exercising power under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

The bench observed that the revised guidelines of the UGC cannot be termed to violate Article 14 of the Constitution on the ground that one date, September 30, has been

NRMSATA 2016 demands pending salary D I M A P UR , AUG 2 8 (NPN): Nagaland RMSA Te a c h e r s A s s o c i a t i o n (NRMSATA), 2016 batch has demanded that the state government immediately release of pending salary without any delay so as to avoid any further legal complications. In a press release, NRMSATA 2016 finance secretary Amos Seb and Kohima district convenor Vitseituo stated that RMSA2016 teachers have not been paid for nearly five months despite several representations and appeals to the authority concerned.

NRMSATA 2016 reminded the state government that the Gauhati High

Court, Kohima Bench had given in its judgement order for contempt of court dated May 19, 2020 stating that “in case, the petitioners have any grievance they are given the liberty to come back before this court”.

In this regard, RMSA2016 teachers questioned as to why the government and the department was not following the Court’s direction in releasing the salary of their teachers whereas other batches of teachers under Samagra Shiksha (SS) have been paid. They said that sidelining a particular batch of teachers was “total discrimination” on the part of the government”.

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fixed irrespective of the conditions prevailing in individual states. “The date for completion of examination was fixed throughout the country to maintain uniformity in the academic calendar,” noted the bench, but made it clear that it was not mandatory.

The top court noted that state governments under the Disaster Management Act have power to order postponement of exams in view of pandemic, and for this, if a state wants to postpone the final year exams beyond UGC guideline, then the state concerned should consult the UGC for fixing fresh date for final examination in that state.

This means the UGC’s September 30 deadline is not mandatory for state

State’s 3rd BSL lab in Tuensang

(From p-1)

But despite all the hurdles, Phom expressed happiness that the laboratory could be finally installed at Tuensang, adding the State would now be in a better position to tackle diseases with such sophisticated equipment. He called for utilising its capacity to the maximum.

Advisers-- H. Haiying and Toshi Wungtung also delivered brief speeches on the occasion, while MS Tuensang Dr Zathung delivered the keynote address and mission director of National Health Mission Dr Kevichusa Medikhru shared details about the BSL-2 laboratory. The programme was chaired by the CMO. District administration, police and civil society leaders also attended the inaugural programme.

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched six years ago on this day has been a game-changer.

“Today, six years ago, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched with an ambitious aim of banking the unbanked.

This initiative has been a game-changer, serving as the foundation for many poverty alleviation initiatives, benefitting crores of people,” the Prime Minister tweeted.

PMJDY under the National Mission for Financial Inclusion was launched initially for a period of four years (in two phases) on August 28, 2014.

It envisages universal access to banking facilities with at least one basic banking account for every household, financial literacy, access to credit, insurance and pension.

The scheme has provided a platform for the three social security schemes --Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Atal Pension Yojana (APY) and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY).

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS): Upping the ante against the Centre, hundreds of Delhi Congress workers on Friday staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education demanding postponing NEET and JEE exams.

Delhi Congress unit workers led by city unit chief Chaudhary Anil Kumar assembled near Shastri Bhawan here, which houses the Education ministry and raised slogans against the Narendra Modi government.

However, they were detained by the Delhi Police and taken to Mandir Marg police station. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and wrote, “NEET-JEE aspirants’ safety should not be compromised due to the failures of the government.

Government must listen to all stakeholders and arrive at a consensus.”

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also took to Twitter and wrote, “The govt cannot ignore the voices of the students appearing for NEET, JEE exams and those of their concerned parents. They are the future of our country. With the rising scale of the pandemic, is it fair to expose them to infection in this manner? At least some things should be

ASTD and ACAUT condemn

(From p-1)

ACAUT: Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has described as “unfathomable” the incidences of extortions and the recent report of alleged kidnapping of an employee of SymBios Creations Private Limited on August 26, 2020 in Dimapur.

ACAUT Nagaland through its media cell said that a time when everyone should be joining hands and working toward the revival of the economy and society, there were “still elements that would not stop at anything for their greed and material gains, completely devoid of humanity and suppression of their instinct for compassion”. ACAUT said that “such actions of few individuals are a shame not only to the organizations they serve but to the character of Nagas as a whole.”

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ACAUT said it “vehemently condemns this basest of human character displayed by the actions of these few individuals”. It has appealed to the responsible authorities to show no leniency in pronouncing punishment and allow due process of law to take its course.

Further, ACAUT urged every right-thinking citizens and organization to come forth in condemning such actions. Lauding the swift action of the police in rescuing the victim, ACAUT congratulated ASI Vikishe Chophy, saying his “alertness and presence of mind led to the timely rescue of the victim.”

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governments to adhere to, and they can fix dates beyond September 30 for holding final exams.

“The State and University cannot promote the students in the final year/ terminal semester without holding final year/terminal examination,” said the top court. During the hearing, the apex court had asked the UGC if there was a certain situation in a state, could it override the state government and take a position on the schedule of the exams.

The verdict of the apex court has come on a bunch of petitions challenging the UGC directive to universities across the country to conduct final year exams

by September 30.

On August 18, in a marathon hearing which lasted for close to four hours, the apex court had heard the final arguments from a battery of senior advocates appearing for various stakeholders, including Arvind P. Datar (for Maharashtra government), Jaideep Gupta (for teachers from West Bengal), K.V. Viswanathan (Delhi government) and the Advocate General for Odisha and West Bengal, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the UGC.

Cong demands to postpone NEET, JEE exams

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beyond politics.”

In the morning Rahul Gandhi also appealed to the people to join the nationwide protest for students’ safety. “Unite your voice with lakhs of suffering students. Speak up for student safety from 10 a.m. onwards. Let’s make the government listen to the students,” he tweeted.

The Congress is protesting across the country demanding postponing of NEET, JEE exams scheduled in the month of September amid the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, NSUI

workers are sitting on a protest outside Shastri Bhawan for the last three days demanding postponing the exams.

Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal visited the NSUI workers in solidarity. “Visited NSUI protest at Shasthri Bhavan to show my solidarity. The BJP government must listen to the voice of students who are concerned about safety and transportation during Covid-19. The government must listen to them before making a decision on JEE and NEET exams,” Venugopal tweeted.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KOHIMA : NAGALAND NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART-1 OF SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Succession Case No. 140 of 2020 Whereas an application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Lt. KEKHRIEROKO SANO has been filed by Smti. Neizokhono Medoze, W/o Lt. Kekhrieroko Sano, R/o Phezhu Jotsoma, Kma, Nagaland to draw/operate/close/ Transfer:- Service Benefits under NPS, SBI A/C 30087215093, Main Branch Kohima, SBI A/C 20094458701 SC College, Jotsoma Branch, Kma, Nagaland, who expired on 13.06.2019 Notice is hereby given that any person having interests in the administration of estate of this said deceased may he/she so desired appear in this court on or before the said day of 25th August, 2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 19th Day of August 2020.

Principal District & Sessions Judge K-1353 Kohima; Nagaland.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KIPHIRE : NAGALAND NO.PD & Sl.KPE OBJECTION NOTICE-1/2019-20/318 Dt. Kpe the 25th August 2020 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Tsiyimla, wife of Late Shri.Rithrong of Yingshukur village has applied for issue of Succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw / receive the payment of moveable/immovable properties of her husband Late Rithrong serving as VG rank constable P/NO14781 under the establishment of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards, Kiphire, Nagaland, who expired on 22-10-2015.

Description of the properties 1.GPF 2.GIS 3.FBF 4.Pension case 5. Any other dues etc., from the office of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards Kiphire.

Public are hereby asked to file objection/claim if any within 30(Thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant.

Sd/- Victo Sema (NJS) Principal District and Sessions Judge DP-3648C Kiphire, Nagaland.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KIPHIRE : NAGALAND NO.PD & SJ.KPE OBJECTION NOTICE-1/2019-20/317 Dt. Kpe the 25th August 2020 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Tsilongla, wife of Late Shri.Tsalumse of Yingshukur village has applied for issue of Succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw / receive the payment of moveable/immovable properties of her husband Late Tsalumse serving as VG rank constable P/NO15583 under the establishment of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards, Kiphire, Nagaland, who expired on 26-07-2020.

Description of the properties 1.GPF 2.GIS 3.FBF 4.Pension case 5. Any other dues etc., from the office of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards Kiphire.

Public are hereby asked to file objection/claim if any within 30(Thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant.

Sd/- Victo Sema (NJS) Principal District and Sessions Judge DP-3648B Kiphire, Nagaland.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KIPHIRE : NAGALAND NO. PD & SI. KPE/Objection Notice-1/2019-20/319 Dt. Kpe the 25th August 2020 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Sorito, son of late Smti. Hekhiangla Yim of Pungro Town has applied for issue of succession certificate under the India Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw/receive the payment of movable/immovable properties of his mother Late Hekhiangla Yim pensioner (F/224 W/O Lt. Youtsumong Yimchunger (A.I.M) Electrical Department of Salomi Village, Nagaland, who expired on 20.07.2020.

Description of the properties 1. Pension Case 2. Any other dues etc. from the treasury office Kiphire District, Nagaland Public are hereby asked to file objection/claim if any within 30(Thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant.

Sd/- Victo Sema (NJS) Principal District and Sessions Judge DP-3648D Kiphire, Nagaland.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KIPHIRE : NAGALAND NO.PD & SJ.KPE OBJECTION NOTICE-1/2019-20/316 Dt. Kpe the 25th August 2020 OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Yanluchi, wife of Late Shri. Birimong of Yingshukur Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to draw / receive the payment of moveable/immovable properties of her husband Late Birimong serving as VG rank constable P/NO.13160 under the establishment of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards, Kiphire, Nagaland, who expired on 18-11-2019.

Description of the properties 1.GPF 2.GIS 3.FBF 4.Pension case 5.Any other dues etc., from the office of the Deputy Commandant Village Guards Kiphire.

Public are hereby asked to file objection/claim if any within 30(Thirty) days from the date of issue of this order. If no objection/claim is received within the given time, Succession Certificate will be issued in favour of the applicant.

Sd/- Victo Sema (NJS) Principal District and Sessions Judge DP-3648A Kiphire, Nagaland.

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New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday said the University Grants Commission’s guideline for conducting the final year university examination before September 30 is correct, and states and universities cannot promote students without holding exams.

A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said: “We, thus, conclude that the State Disaster Management Authority and the State Government has no jurisdiction to take a decision that the students of final year/terminal examination should be promoted on the basis of earlier years assessment and internal assessment whereas the UGC guidelines dated July 6 directed specifically to conduct final year/terminal semester examination.”

The top court rejected the petitioners’ contention that promoting students thus on earlier assessment would in no manner lowering the standard of education. The top court said the decision of the Disaster Management Authority or the state government that students should be promoted without appearing in the final year/terminal semester examination, is

Nagaland Post, Dimapur saturDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020

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I, Shri. Lukhekhu Sema, S/o Nazuhe Sema permanent resident of Sukomi Village and presently residing at Atoizu Town, District Zunheboto do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, belonging to Sema (Naga) community resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual name is Lukhekhu Sema, but due to ignorance my name is inadvertently recorded as Luxekhu Aye in my son namely Inazhe's service documents (Army No-12994151).

3. That the above names Lukhekhu Sema and Luxekhu Aye are one and same person which is referred to me.

4. That the content statements made in para 1-3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and no part of it is false.

DEPONENT Sworn before me on this day 05 of 08, 2020 in the court of the undersigned.

Regd. No. 1/130, Date : 3/8/2020 MAGISTRATE

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IN THE COURT OF

DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE WOKHA : NAGALAND NOTICE

S/C NO. 73/20

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Rosenti Patton has been applied by Smti Lochibeni, W/o Lt. Rosenti Patton, Wokha, Nagaland for possession of: 1. S.B.I A/C No. 10810670403 2. G.P.F., G.I.S, leave encashment, gratuity and any related family pension benefits.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 20.09.20.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 20.08.2020.

District & Sessions Judge Wokha : Nagaland DP-3637

Shinzo Abe resigns as Japan PM

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) walks at prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Friday. (AP/PTI)

Israeli warplanes strike Hamas targets in Gaza

Gaza, Aug 28 (IANS): Israeli warplanes on Friday struck military facilities of the Islamic Hamas movement in Gaza in response to the firing of six projectiles into southern Israel.

Hamas security sources told Xinhua news agency that the Israeli warplanes targeted a training facility that belonged to al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, south of Gaza city, with no injury or damage reported.

Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokesman also confirmed the strikes on the facility and held Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, fully responsible for the projectiles’ attack.

Israeli Radio reported that the projectiles landed on unpopulated areas in southern Israel, causing no injury or damage. No one claimed responsibility for firing the projectiles from Gaza into southern Israel.

A tit-for-tat escalation of tension has been going on in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Gaza militants since August 6. Tension was started when unknown masked young men launched hundreds of incendiary balloons into Israel.

In response, Israeli army warplanes and artillery have been attacking posts, sites, and military infrastructure of Hamas. Egyptian and Qatari mediation had so far failed to defuse the growing tension, where Hamas leaders insist that their condition to restore calm in Gaza is to lift an Israeli blockade that had been imposed on the Gaza Strip for 13 years.

Allowing Sharif to leave was a mistake, says Imran

Imran Khan

Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that allowing his predecessor Nawaz Sharif to leave the country was a “mistake” and that his government “regretted” the decision.

In a wide-ranging interview to ARY News on Thursday night, Khan hinted that he was pressurised into sending Sharif abroad, saying that the reports presented to his government suggested that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) supremo was severely ill, reports Dawn news.

The federal cabinet, he said, had held a long debate over whether the government should let Sharif leave on humanitarian grounds.

Khan further said the court had declared that the government would be reK Y M C

sponsible, should anything happen to Sharif.

The premier also recalled that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif submitted indemnity bonds worth 7 billion PKR, promising the former leader would return to the country. “Now we feel embarrassed. Now he (Nawaz Sharif) has started doing politics (from) there as well and, when you see him, it seems like there is nothing (wrong) with him.”

“We did not give and NRO, we tried our best to do what we could, but the medical opinion presented to us was that if we didn’t do anything, he could die, that he might not even reach London. This is what we were told and after that we would have been held responsible. So after that we sent him in good faith,” Dawn news quoted Khan as saying in the interview.

Khan’s remarks came after Adviser to the Prime Minster on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar on August 22 said that the government has approached the UK for Sharif ’s extradition after he was declared an “absconder”.

demic and natural disasters that hit parts of the country earlier this year.

But rumours about the premier’s deteriorating health were amplified by his two trips to the Keio University Hospital in Tokyo within a week.

Abe’s first admission to the hospital on August 17 for what was described at the time as a “health check-up” that lasted for more than seven hours.

O n M o n d ay, A b e revisited the hospital to receive the results of the check-up and underwent more tests, lasting four hours.

Kabul, Aug 28 (AP): Roadside bombs struck two vehicles carrying civilians in separate attacks Friday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people, including three children, and wounding three others, officials said.

The spokesman for Kandahar province’s governor, Bahir Ahmadi, said the blast in the first attack in Spin Boldak district killed 13 people and was so strong that officials were having difficulty identifying some of the victims.

A second bomb exploded Friday in the afternoon on the same road hitting a truck. The driver was killed and three children were wounded, Ahmadi said. He said the victims were on their way to a wedding ceremony.

Provincial council member Yousuf Younosi said the two roadside bombs killed 19 civilians. The discrepancy between the two numbers could not immediately be accounted for.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks but both the Taliban and Islamic State group affiliate are active in the area.

Ahmadi accused Taliban insurgents of placing the bombs.

But Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied the insurgent group was responsible for the attacks saying the area used to be a battlefield and the bombs were likely from that time.

NZ investigating stock market cyber attacks

Wellington, Aug 28 (AP): New Zealand's government and its foreign spy agency are getting involved after cyber attacks disrupted trading on the nation's stock market several times this week.

The attacks have affected the private company NZX which hosts the mar-

ket, halting trading for up to several hours at a time.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said Friday that ministers had asked the Government Communications Security Bureau intelligence agency to help stop the attacks. “We as a government are treating this very seriously,” he said, add-

ing that security concerns prevented him from saying much more.

Neither the NZX nor Robertson said if the attackers sought a ransom, as some have speculated.

The security bureau declined to comment. NZX did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

OFFICE OF THE

SEYOCHUNG VILLAGE UNION DIMAPUR Dimapur : Nagaland - 797112

FELICITATION

We, the Seyochung Village Union Dimapur with immense pride and honour would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Thsapongkyu Sangtam on being elected to the prestigious post of General Secretary, Naga Council Dimapur.

The Union prays for your good health and bright wisdom and further wishes the very best as you venture out with this responsibility for the peace, unity and welfare amongst the public of Dimapur in particular and Nagas at large.

Sd/(ACHOBA SANGTAM) President

Sd/(KYUSEPI SANGTAM) General Secretary

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (IRCS) BUILDING, NEW DELHI-110001 Advertisement for filling up the following Posts (One Post each) in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Raipur, Kalyani, Guwahati, Rajkot and Awantipora on transfer on deputation basis.

Name of Basic Pay AIIMs for which the post is to be S.No. the Post (as per 7th CPC) filled up 1 Deputy Director Level-13 1. AIIMS Raipur (Chhatisgarh) (Administration) (Rs. 123100 - 215900) 2. AIIMS Kalyani (West Bengal) 3. AIIMS Guwahati (Assam) 4. AIIMS Rajkot (Gujarat) 5. AIIMS Awantipora (Jammu & Kashmir) * The vacancy at AIIMS Rajkot and AIIMS Awantipora are provisional.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (PMSSY Division) invites applications from eligible candidates for filling up the above mentioned post at AIIMS Raipur (Chhatisgarh), AIIMS Kalyani (West Bengal), AIIMS Guwahati (Assam), AIIMS Rajkot (Gujarat) and AIIMS Awantipora (Jammu & Kashmir) to be filled up on deputation basis. For further details, please visit Website of this Ministry & this Division i.e. www.mohfw.nic.in and pmssymohfw.nic.in.

Detailed advertisement will be published in Employment News. The last date of receipt of application will be the 45th day from the date of publication of advertisement in Employment News.

(Shambhu Kumar) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India (PMSSY) Tel : 011-23736977 davp 17101/11/0008/2021

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

No.DHFW-5/D.Pharm/Part-II/2014/

Dated, Kohima th Aug’2020.

ADVERTISEMENT Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, invites interested local candidates to undergo 2(two) years Diploma in Pharmacy course for the academic session 2020-2021 at Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology (RIPSAT), Abhoynagar, Agartala. The last date for submission of application form online is 5th September 2020. Short listing criteria and other details are as follows: 1. 2 (two) Nos. of Seats available.

2. Applicant should have cleared HSSLC (10+2) in Science Stream with minimum 50% marks aggregate for General Category and 40% in case of SC/ST candidates.

3. All relevant documents: HSLC & HSSLC Admit card, Mark sheet, Certificates, SC/ ST Certificates, Indigeneous Certificate, one recent Passport size photo should be pasted in the application form with complete address and contact no.

4. The maximum age limit is 25 years on or before 1st August’ 2020.

5. Application Form can be downloaded from the Department website: nagahealth. nagaland.gov.in 6. Last date of submission of Application forms online will be 5th September 2020.

Duly filled in application form along with all requisite supporting documents should be submitted in PDF format through email to: hfw.recruitment2020@ gmail.com 7. Selection will be done based on Academic Merit Marks.

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SD/- Dr. VIZOLIE Z SUOKHRIE Principal Director Dte. of Health & Family Welfare.

Nagaland : Kohima.

Issued by DIPR

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OFFICE OF THE

TENYIPHE VILLAGE COUNCIL (TVC) 6TH MILE CHÜMOUKEDIMA: NAGALAND

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Tenyiphe Village Council (TVC) would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to the Govt. of Nagaland, RD Dept, Dept. of Food & Civil Supplies, EAC & staff Chümoukedima Area Administration, Churches, Prayer Groups, TWO, TYO, TSU, SHGs, Tenyiphe-I GPS ‘A’ Khel Management & Staff, Volunteers & Cooks for the Quarantine Centre and every individual/families those who have generously & selflessly contributed in cash & kind towards the Village Quarantine Centre.

The TVC would like to give special thanks to the Covid-19 Committee members for whom the village quarantine centre was managed successfully till the last Quarantinee was released.

The TVC also would like to thank all the 26 Home Quarantinees for showing discipline and following all the protocols laid down for the pandemic Covid-19 and successfully completing their home Quarantine at the village Quarantine Centre.

The TVC also thank all the villagers for following the rules and regulation of the village council during the pandemic crisis and especially the youths of the village for tirelessly & selflessly safeguarding the village during the peak of the pandemic Covid-19 and requesting all the youths to be vigilant and ready when called for if any emergency arises.

Lastly, the TVC informs to all its residents that the Village Quarantine Centre is closed from 24th Aug 2020; and so if any Home Quarantinee arrives he/she should contact their own Khel Youth Organization Office Bearers for further details.

May God Bless each and everyone for all the good works to keep our village safe and sound.

(VARÜLHOU RUTSA) Secretary Tenyiphe Village Council

(HELIE KRUSE) Chairman Tenyiphe Village Council

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The Prime Minister said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to complete his term in office.

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister and officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held a meeting to discuss his decision to step down following his ill-health, the country’s national broadcaster NHK said in a report.

Abe had been busy in recent months - working 147 days straight - dealing with the coronavirus pan-

Also that day, he became Japan’s longest-serving leader with the most consecutive days in office at 2,799.

If confirmed, this will be the second time that the Prime Minister will step down from his post over a medical issue.

He returned to the top job in 2012 after a landslide election win in the Lower House, NHK reported.

Abe, prior to his health condition, was set to spend one more year at the helm.

Meanwhile with the premier resigning, the race to find his replacement has intensified, The Japan Times said in a report.

On Friday, before news of Abe’s resignation broke, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai told TV programme that Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is a strong candidate to succeed Abe. But Nikai also added that LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida and the party’s former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba were also possible contenders.

In a Kyodo survey conducted over the weekend, 23.3 per cent said Ishiba should become the next Prime Minister, while 11 per cent said Abe should stay on.

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi followed with 8.4 per cent, Defence Minister Taro Kono was at 7.9 per cent and Kishida was at 2.8 per cent.

14 killed in bomb attacks in Afghanistan

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T o k yo, A u g 2 8 (Agencies): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced that he was resigning from the post due to health concerns.

The 65-year-old made the announcement at a press conference in Tokyo, reports Xinhua news agency.

Abe said that he needed to be treated for a flareup of his intestinal disease that led his first one-year stint to end abruptly in 2007.

He said he will receive new treatment but required prolonged care.

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COVID strikes Indian Premier League CSK player, multiple staff members test positive

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI): A current India cricketer is among multiple members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent who have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the IPL franchise to extend its quarantine period in Dubai and causing upheaval ahead of the event starting September 19.

The franchise is yet to issue a formal statement but a league source told PTI that the number of positive cases could be between 10 and 12.

“Yes, a right-arm medium fast bowler, who has recently played for India in white-ball cricket, along with a few staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The number could be as high as 12,” the senior IPL source said on conditions of anonymity.

The development has forced the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side to extend the quarantine period till September 1.

While there is panic in the BCCI’s rank and file after this but it is understood that for the time being, there is no imminent threat to the league, shifted out of India this year due to the pandemic.

The source revealed that all COVID-19 positive

CSK player Shardul Thakur, Kedhar Jadhav and others at Chennai Airport before leaving to UAE. (PTI)

results came during day 1, 3 and 6 of testing after the contingent’s arrival in Dubai.

“As far as we know, one of the senior-most officials of the CSK management, an official’s wife, and at least two members of their social media team are also COVID-19 positive,” he said.

According to the BCCI’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), all those who test positive are mandated to go through an additional seven-day

quarantine.

They can enter the bio-secure bubble only after returning negative in tests to be conducted after the extended isolation.

It is understood that all the members of the jumbo contingent, who tested positive, are “largely asymptomatic”.

The biggest challenge will be tracing those who came in contact with these contingent members as it is understood that most of them contracted the virus in Chennai, where the

Chelsea complete signing of Silva

L o nd o n , A u g 2 8 (IANS): Chelsea FC has completed the signing of Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, who has signed a one-year contract with the club, having the option of a further 12 months.

His time as a Paris Saint-German player was coming to an end was one of the sub-plots on the big stage of the Champions League final at the weekend and he has opted to cross the English Channel to continue his long and distinguished career. “I am so happy to be joining Chelsea. I am delighted to be a part of Frank Lampard’s exciting squad for next season and I’m here to challenge for honours.

See you soon Chelsea fans, I look forward to playing at Stamford Bridge very soon,” said Silva.

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said, “We are delighted to be able to add a player of Thiago Silva’s proven world-class credentials to our squad.”

“Having performed at the highest level for many years, we have no doubt his experience and quality

Thiago Silva

will complement the many exciting talents we already have here. Thiago will be an excellent fit and we hope he can add some new trophies to his impressive list of honours,” he added.

His signing follows the

addition on Wednesday of Ben Chilwell to the squad and continues the long tradition of top Brazilian players gracing the pitch for Chelsea. Malang Sarr also joined earlier this week and will be on loan in 2020/21.

team had a short training camp before heading to Dubai.

“If you see, they all had tested negative for COVID during the two RT-PCR tests conducted in Chennai ahead of their departure. Had they been positive, they wouldn’t have been able to board the flight in the first place,” the league source stated.

It is understood those who have tested negative will be allowed to enter the bio-bubble. However, the IPL source believes that

DC sign Sams as replacement for Jason Roy Dubai, Aug 28 (IANS): Delhi Capitals on Thursday announced signing of 27-year-old Australian bowling all-rounder Daniel Sams as replacement for Englishman Jason Roy, who will not be a part of the upcoming season of the Dream11 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons.

He is a part of Australia’s limited overs squad for the tour of England next month. On joining Delhi Capitals, the left-arm fast medium bowler said: “The IPL is a huge platform for any cricketer, and back home, we all follow the tournament extremely closely every year. I feel fortunate to be a part of it this year, and I’m thankful to the Delhi Capitals management for giving me this opportunity. I can’t wait to join the rest of the players in the UAE.” Sams will be joining fellow Australians Marcus Stoinis and Alex Carey at the Delhi Capitals.

the likelihood of the team’s camp starting on September 1 is slim.

“I don’t think they can start the camp from September 1. It will take at least till September 5 before they can even think of resuming the camp,” he said.

In the BCCI corridors, there was bewilderment over the team’s decision to have a camp in Chennai before boarding the flight to Dubai. Tamil Nadu has recorded more than 4 lakh cases so far.

“CSK practised three days in Chennai out of the five days. Was there any tangible gain achieved from that camp?” a BCCI official said.

It remains to be seen what protocols will be followed for all those players who will be arriving late after the conclusion of the Caribbean Premier League and the England vs Australia limited-over series.

It couldn’t be confirmed whether BCCI will be coming out with an official release on the issue confirming the name of the player and staff members.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals’ fielding coach Dishant Yagnik had returned positive in tests conducted in India.

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No chance of Liverpool signing Messi, says Klopp L o nd o n , A u g 2 8 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : Ju r ge n Klopp admits there is “no chance” of Liverpool signing Lionel Messi from Barcelona this summer.

The Argentine star rocked the world of football earlier this week by communicating his desire to change clubs. Manchester City have been strongly linked, as have Inter, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus with Messi, at 33, ready to challenge himself outside of La Liga for the first time in his club career.

Interest in the story, naturally, is high across the world, but Klopp says a move to Anfield can be ruled out for certain.

Speaking at a press conference to preview the Community Shield against Arsenal, he said, “Interest?

Yeah, who doesn’t want to have Messi in their team?!

But no chance. The numbers are absolutely not for us, so we don’t even have to start thinking about it! It is clear, there is no chance. But... good player, to be honest!”

Klopp was later asked how he would react if Messi were to sign for Manchester City, and what that would mean for the Reds’ title chances. “It would obviously help Manchester City!” he said.

“It would make it even

Lionel Messi

more difficult to beat them and it was already very difficult. For the Premier League it would be great, 100 per cent. Having, I think, the best player in the world come to the league would obviously help. I’m not sure the Premier League needs

a boost, but it would be a boost.”

“It would be interesting to see as well. Messi never played in another league than Spain. Football is different here, so I actually would like to see it. But I’m not sure if I will.”

Ibrahimovic to play another season at AC Milan Milan, Aug 28 (Agencies): Zlatan Ibrahimovic will remain at AC Milan next season having reached agreement on a new deal reportedly worth 7 million euros ($8.3m) without bonuses, according to multiple reports in Italy on Friday.

Ibrahimovic, who turns 39 years in October, on Friday posted a photo of himself on social media wearing an AC Milan jersey with the number 11 written over the 21, and his arms wide: “As I said, I’m just warming up”.

The Swedish forward also posted a photo showing him lying relaxing with the caption “The quiet before the storm”.

Gazzetta Dello Sport reported that Ibrahimovic was expected back in Milan ahead of the new season on August 29, the same day he first joined the club back in 2010.

Ibrahimovic rejoined Milan in January on a sixmonth contract after leaving Los Angeles Galaxy, on a deal worth 3.5 million euros ($3.9 million) with

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

the option for an additional season.

The for mer Manchester United, Paris SaintGermain and Barcelona player had a big impact, scoring 11 goals in 20 games.

“I think that we can all see that Ibra has played an important part in our season and our growth,” AC

Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis said this week.

“We are doing everything we can to see that this can continue.”

The former seventime European champions moved up from 11th on his arrival to sixth, finishing the league season on a 12game unbeaten run.

Ibrahimovic helped

AC Milan to the last of their 18 Serie A titles in 2011.

He also won three league titles with Inter Milan and two with Juventus which were both revoked because of the ‘Calciopoli’ match-fixing scandal.

The Italian season kicks off again on September 19.

Djokovic plays down Nadal, Federer absence at US Open AFC Cup 2020 likely to be cancelled NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Agencies): World number one Novak Djokovic heads into the U.S. Open as red-hot favourite to win his 18th Grand Slam and has played down the absence of perennial rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Holder Nadal pulled out earlier this month due to novel coronavirus-related issues surrounding the August 31 to September 13 tournament at Flushing Meadows, while Federer will miss the rest of the season after having knee surgery in June.

Apart from their absence, with Federer boasting a record 20 major titles ahead of Nadal on 19, 2016 winner Stan Wawrinka has also pulled out but Djokovic noted that it would still be a very strong field featuring a pack of talented rivals.

“It’s bound to be weird that Federer and Nadal aren’t here...” Djokovic said ahead of the curtain-raising Aug. 22-28 Western & Southern Open in New York.

“They will be missed, no doubt, because they are legends of our sport. But

Novak Djokovic

apart from Federer, Nadal and Wawrinka, all the best players are there. It would be disrespectful to all the other players to say that I have a better chance without Roger and Rafa. (Dominic) Thiem, (Alexander) Zverev, (Stefanos) Tsitsipas, (Daniil) Medvedev, these guys are as strong as the three of us.”

“Anyone can win, even more after six months without the tour. We don’t really know how we’re going to

feel on the court.”

Djokovic’s decision to enter the U.S. Open represents a U-turn to his June statements that competing at the 2020 U.S. Open would be “impossible” due to “extreme” COVID-19 protocols.

While the other players are staying in two hotels, the 33-year-old Serb chose to rent a house for the tournament because of what he described as a more com-

fortable environment.

“I was informed of this rental opportunity and I did not consider any other option to come here,” he said.

“I am grateful that I can afford it to myself and be able to go out, have a garden, peace and quiet. With the trees and serenity, being in this kind of environment is a blessing. But, still, we are part of the bubble, as four people control the two entrances to the house so we

cannot go out without them seeing us.”

Djokovic was in imperious form before the season was thrown into chaos in March by the novel coronavirus pandemic, having won the Australian Open in January and Dubai Open in February.

During the break forced by the virus, Djokovic organised the ill-fated Adria Tour in June, an exhibition tournament in which he and three other players contracted COVID-19 as the event was devoid of social distancing measures.

Having recovered after two weeks in self-isolation, Djokovic resumed training and suggested he was fit to face the exertions of the gruelling U.S. Open on his favourite hardcourt surface.

“I’ve done a CT scan of my chest and OK, everything is clear. I’ve done several tests since my negative test for the coronavirus as well before coming to New York. I’ve done my blood tests, my urine tests, my stool tests, everything that I possibly can.”

M anama , Au g 2 8 (Agencies): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) might be forced to call off AFC Cup 2020 due to the increasing number of cases in the respective host countries, reported Goal on Friday.

Although AFC had earlier indicated that marquee competitions, namely the AFC Champions League (ACL), AFC Cup, and the AFC U16 and U19 Championships, which were slated to be hosted at a centralised venue will stick to the schedule, they have been forced to rethink their decision.

The apex governing body of football in Asia is already mulling over the decision to postpone the AFC U16 Championship to 2021. And now the Competition’s Committee is also deliberating whether it would be safer to call off the AFC Cup 2020.

It must be noted that they have already announced their decision to postpone the remaining rounds of the 2022 World

Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualifiers to 2021.

India’s lone representative happens to be Chennai City FC in the AFC Cup. They are drawn in Group E alongside Basundhara Kings (Bangladesh), TC Sports Club, and Maziya Sports and Recreation Club (both from the Maldives). All their remaining group stage matches are slated to be held in the Maldives.

Whereas, Bahrain Football Association, Kuwait Football Association, and Jordan Football Association have been confirmed as the host member associations for the

2020 AFC Cup West Zone matches in Groups A, B, and C respectively. Meanwhile, Vietnam will host Group F & G. Many of the participating teams are not being able to practice due to the increase in Coronavirus cases in their respective countries. Even Chennai City is yet to resume training.

The Maldives, which was to host Group E, has reported 178 new cases on August 26, taking their total tally to 7225.

B a h r a i n , Ku wa i t , and Jordan have reported 317, 698, 40 new cases respectively. Bahrain has over 50,000 total cases and Kuwait is all set to cross the 83,000-mark. Only Vietnam is a bit better off as there were only 5 new cases reported with 1034 total cases to date.

AFC is keeping a close tab on the Coronavirus situation in all these countries and if the situation does not improve, they will scrap this edition of the AFC Cup.

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